I'm getting back into the updating habit. Sooo, here's chapter 11! And Don't worry, I have no intention of killing Natsume.
Disclaimer: I don't own GA
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A sharp pain rippled through Mikan's entire body, as she experienced her first contraction. A loud gasp escaped her. She wasn't suppose to have her baby yet! He was due two weeks from now!
It was a few hours since Natsume left, and Mikan had been resting in her cot, sipping glasses of water. Her fist slammed down on the button, calling the doctor.
The nurse entered, unconcerned, and she asked, "Is something the matter, Miss. Sakura?"
"Yes! I just had my first contraction!" Mikan yelled, panicking. How long before he came? Ten minutes!
The nurse stared at her for a long moment, before chuckling, "Miss. Sakura, has your water broken?"
"W—well, no but—!" She sputtered, feeling a second pain. She quieted, feeling utterly stupid for that mistake. If Natsume was here. . . Wait. "Where's Natsume?"
The nurse was silent, before she whispered, "I'm not suppose to tell you, but he's on a mission."
Mikan's jaw went slack, and she swallowed painfully, "When is he going to be back."
The nurse shrugged, "I'm not sure." She smiled, "Call me when your water brakes. Dr. Kenji will be here to deliver your son." Mikan nodded slightly, gripping the sheets when another pain was brought her way.
She sighed, and fingered the alice stone in her pocket. It was a nullification stone, orange in colour. She planned on giving it to Natsume before he went on another mission, hoping it'd do some good. Mikan squeezed it. What good would it do Natsume if she had it?
She sank against the bed, feeling suddenly weak. She wished she'd noticed that she wasn't having enough iron. What were the symptoms? Paler? Well, she had been pale lately. Strange cravings? She did ask for paper one time, but Natsume refused to give it to her. Wow, she felt terrible now. How could she not notice? She chocked down her tears.
A few hours later, after her water broke, and the contractions were a minute apart, did Kenji finally make an appearance. He came in, disheveled and looking lost. His eyes were blood shot; and his beard shaven sloppily.
"Okay, how far apart are her contractions?" Kenji asked, and Mikan screamed a moment later. "I see. How dilated is she?"
"She's not." The nurse replied worriedly, and a dry feeling clawed its way up Mikan's throat. She was thirsty, very thirsty in fact.
"Can I have a glass of water? I'm so thirsty. Please, I'm parched." The nurse pursed her lips, then shuffled off to get a glass of water and a pitcher.
When she returned, Mikan downed a glass within seconds, and held it out for more. Kenji knitted his thick brows together, staring at Mikan intently. After the pitcher was bone dry, and Mikan's throat was still burning, she felt nauseous. A contraction hit, then another closely followed.
"Shit." Kenji cursed, and rushed to the end of Mikan's cot. Mikan's breathing was shallow, and she gulped back the nausea in the back of her throat.
He lifted her gown, and Mikan resisted the urge to call him a pervert. He's a doctor, she reminded herself.
Kenji muttered profanities. "We have a problem. Prep the delivery room. We have to get this baby out, now." The nurse peaked then scrambled out of the room, yelling orders at another. "Why didn't they check sooner? Do I have to do everything here?"
"What's wrong?" Mikan croaked, gasping as another contraction hit.
He faked a smile, "Nothing, Miss. Sakura. It seems, however, that your placenta has detached. It took Mikan a moment to figure out what that meant.
Rage bubbled in the pit of her stomach, as reddish spots burst over her skin, "You mean Ryuu's dying?"
Kenji was grave, "I mean, by the time we figured it out, he could be dead already." Mikan screamed, and not from the contraction the hit her.
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In the delivery room, a blue sheet covered Mikan's view of her abdomen. But she didn't care. All she wanted was for Ryuu to be safe. Mikan felt a blade slice her stomach, and she screamed. Tears streamed down her face, caused by concern for her son.
Blood dripped down her stomach, and she felt hands reach in her open belly. The sensation Mikan felt was strange, and her body immediately wanted to dispose of the offending hands in her. Then, the placenta and Ryuu were jerked from her body, and Mikan felt her eye lids droop.
She heard the nurses around her. "He isn't crying. Do you think we were too late?" Followed by a snip and noises she couldn't make out. Her heart was heavy.
A piercing cry was the last thing Mikan heard before she blacked out.
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With a cry and a jerk, Mikan pulled herself from her black out. A sharp pain hit her, again, but this time it wasn't a contraction.
"Where's Ryuu?" She demanded, and Kenji stared at her bemused.
"You lost a lot of blood Miss. Sakura." He said instead of answering her question, "We had to give you a transfusion."
"Where's my baby?" She whispered brokenly, gazing at the man with sad eyes.
His face was passive, "It seems, that he has been stolen."
Mikan froze, "What?"
He ignored her cry, "It also appears, that Hyuuga-san is in intensive care." What is going on?
"How long have I been out?" She demanded, glaring pointedly at the doctor. Her concern at the moment, sadly, was entirely focused on Ryuu and not Natsume.
"Four hours at the most."
Her face dropped all emotion, "Please, can you give me a few moments to myself?" Kenji nodded and left the room. Mikan waited until he was gone for sure, before she slipped out of bed and gazed at her reflection in the mirror. Pale faced, thinner then she had been in a while.
She shook her head, and yanked on her uniform after pulling off the gown. Her feet fit snuggly in her boots, and she snuck out of the hospital room, leaving the school.
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Mikan shivered slightly at the cooler air, as she scouted the grounds.
Her feet ached after walking for so long, but she pursued the journey.
When she neared the woods, Mikan tripped over a root and cursed when she hit the forest floor. She lay there for a moment, wondering if all hope was lost.
A muffled cry snapped Mikan back to her senses and she whipped around, hope filling her. When all she saw were the school building, her hope was smothered.
Until Mikan noticed the silver latch in the ground. A small light was coming from the ground, and Mikan crawled to the silver latch. She wiped the leaves away from the latch, and there was a door. She opened the latch, and pulled open the door. A small staircase greeted her, as she slid into the hole, closing the door behind her.
Mikan's footsteps echoed around her, as her heart pounded against her rib-cage.
The cries grew louder, and Mikan instantly recognized the cry to be Ryuu's. A door at the end of the long corridor was were the cries came from. Mikan's breath quickened, and she threw open the door.
Two figures stood over the cradle, all too familiar. The man turned at her entry, and smirked.
"Tsubasa-sempai?"
*Mind blowing* Woah! Can you believe it? Mind fuck! Ahhh! *smirk* Review please? See ya next week!
~Emerald~