Times Tourniquet

Chapter 11: Danger

Shuichi was in his eighth month of pregnancy. For the first and second trimesters Eiri had been put through hell. He would wake in the middle of his precious sleep because Shuichi would

have a craving and wouldn't let him sleep until he had what ever he was craving. Eiri would actually have to flinch at the mention of the foods Shuichi wanted. The worst yet was peanut

butter, bologna, ketchup, sardine sandwich. Eiri couldn't even think about making that meal so he called Tohma to come over and make it. Tohma also flinched but made it for fear that his

pregnant brother-in-law Shuichi would castrate him. Oh yes. Shuichi's pregnancy affected everyone in the clan. If Shuichi didn't get what he wanted then everyone would pay. "Eiri! I want

pickles and Doritos. Not the cool ranch kind, but the cheesy nacho kind." Shuichi yelled from the bed. Eiri had just walked into the room when Shuichi said this. He sighed. "Alright. But I'm not

kissing you until after you brushed his teeth when you're finished eating." He turned back around and headed to the kitchen. Grabbing the things he needed he headed back to the bedroom.

Meanwhile, Shuichi went to the bathroom to relieve his bladder. "God, this baby won't leave my bladder alone. Come on baby, please be nice to me." Shuichi whispered to his tummy hoping

his baby would hear him and relent its torturing of his bladder. Walking to the balcony he took a look at the scenery hoping it would sooth him until his food arrived. Suddenly a cloth was

placed over his mouth. 'NO! Eiri help. Chloroform!' Shuichi could no longer hold his breathe and passed out. "Grab him and let's go." A man said jumping off the balcony. Three other men with

the man jumped off the balcony, leaving one man to pick up Shuichi who then jumped off as well. Eiri entered the room minutes later. "Shuichi, I brought you your food." Eiri walked over to

the bed and placed the tray down on the bed. "Shu? Are you on the balcony?" He walked out onto the balcony and noticed the cloth on the ground. Picking it up he sniffed it lightly.

"Chloroform. Shuichi!" Eiri yelled looking at the grounds for any sign of his missing lover. "NO!" Eiri ran from the room. "Dad! What's wrong?" Cain asked hearing his father tell. "Shuichi's been

kidnapped. We have to find him." Eiri said collapsing to his knees, no longer having the strength to stand; for fear that his lover and child were in danger. "I'll call Uncle Tohma. He can help

us. Right?" Cain asked worried about his mother and not yet born sibling. "I don't know." Eiri said completely breaking down. Elsewhere Shuichi groaned and opened his eyes but quickly

closed them as light seared his eyes. Slowly opening them again he tried to adjust to the lights. Finally he was able to see. He looked around the room from the bed he laid in. "Where am I?"

Shuichi said to himself. "You're with me." A voice spoke from his left. Shuichi turned his head to see who spoke. "Who are you? What do you want from me?" "I want your child. That's what I

want. As for who I am. You don't need to know just yet." The man was about 6' tall with black jeans and a loss fitting button down shirt. The man spoke in a tone that would scare Freddy

Kruger. Too bad Shuichi wasn't such a wuss any more. "I won't let you have my baby. There will be an apocalypse before I even think about letting you touch my child." Shuichi said with a

strong tone. "Oh, I can assure you there will be an apocalypse. But it won't be until after I have your child. You see your child is the key to the end of the world. Your child has been

mentioned in the prophecy." Shuichi shook his head in disbelief. "What prophecy?" The man spoke. "A child born of light and dark. Will soon have to do it's part. Ending the world of eternal

light. Earth soon, will have new life. That is the prophecy." "That doesn't make since. My child wasn't born of light and dark. My mate and I were both vampires when it was conceived." The

man laughed at Shuichi. "Oh you poor little fool. You still don't understand what you are. You're not a vampire. On the contrary, you're the exact opposite of a vampire. You're what we call a

half-blood. You were born to a vampire and a mortal. You were bitten, yes, but it wasn't a bite that would turn you. All that bite did was activate your dominant blood. As a half-blood there

will be nights when you are mortal and not a vampire. You and your mate conceived on a night where you were mortal." Shuichi crawled to the back of the bed until his back hit the

headboard. "How do you know all this?" The man smiled. "We've been monitoring you and your family for months. Ever since we heard that you could be the answer to the prophecy." Shuichi

shook in fear. "You're sick!" Shuichi yelled at the man. "Maybe, but I will still have your child. Nothing will stop me from ending the world of light and creating a new world of night." The man

left the room and Shuichi cried. "Eiri, please. Find me soon." Months passed since Shuichi's abduction and there were no clues as to his whereabouts. "Tohma, I need answers and soon.

Shuichi is dued at anytime. I don't want him to give birth in the hands of some crazy bastard." Eiri yelled at Tohma while pacing back and forth. "If he isn't dead." Tohma muttered in worried

tone. "He's not dead." Eiri stated trying hard not to choke the living crap out of his brother-in-law. "Yes I know. But there is a possibility that something happened to him and the baby. You're

acting like we are going to find them okay. For all we know we might just find a body. I'm not saying it to be cruel. I'm just saying we may have to prepare for the worst."