Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne!
After the long chapter, we're back to the shorties again. This fic is loved and hated, as all stories should be.
Enjoy!
Things went on as normal in the castle, and Yuki endured, until one day, four months later, she came to bed after a long session in the bath. Van looked up, having had been waiting for her to come out, but noticed something different about his wife.
"Yuki, did you gain some weight?"
She nodded, then sat down on her side of the bed, hunched over, her arms cradling her stomach. After taking a deep breath, she looked over at her husband. "Van, I'm with child."
His eyes brightened a little before a small smile came to his lips, all he could manage at the time. He crawled over to her and held her close. "That's wonderful, Yuki."
"But what will happen if I die before it's born? What will you do?"
"Don't worry, I don't think you're going to die. You have a strength that I've never seen before in a woman."
They lay back on the bed together, Van nuzzling her hair. "To finally have an heir, after so long, twelve years of heartbreak and death…I must be blessed by the heavens."
She snuggled up to him, kissing whatever skin she could reach on his chest. "I won't let you down, Van. I won't give up, not just because my life is at stake, but your happiness."
He held her close, careful of her stomach. "You do this all for me, why don't you live for yourself?"
"Because if I did, then I would be a selfish person, and love isn't about selfishness."
I think this pretty much explained itself. Van is slowly regaining his emotions and Yuki now has to have the determination to live long enough to at least bring her firstborn into the world!
Keep faithfully reading and the later chapters will tell!
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