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Chapter 12: A New Beginning

Yamato talked on the phone for several minutes. Takeru was curious to know what the call was about but 'yeahs' and 'okays' were the words he heard the most. He asked about the subject as soon as his brother hung up.
"So?"
"They want me to go on another mission."
"You didn't agree with it, did you?"
"No. I said I would have to talk to Sora about it. I think we should decide together, now that we're sort of a couple again."
"What?" Takeru asked. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"We just decided it. I could have told you but you were so angry earlier. What happened there, by the way?"
The writer sighed and sat down on the bench. The Odaiba Park brought so many memories to the chosen children it became a escape place for them, though it was the most obvious place to hide.
"Hikari… have you ever felt like your whole life was a lie?"
"Yeah, a couple of months ago. There's something I still need to fix. Anyway, why are you feeling this way?"
"She kind of hinted Yamazaki was an accident."
"You're kidding, right?"
"No, I'm serious." The blonde put his head on his hands. "I was mad because she's afraid of telling everyone we're together. I'm tired of hiding it, Yamato."
"I see where you're coming from." Yamato sat down next to his brother. "I used to be like that when I was a teenager."
"Except we're not teenagers anymore. We're adults. Our parents won't call us out on our decisions. I think she's still afraid of what Taichi will say."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because she told me." Takeru sighed deeply. "Wellm she was afraid of what Taichi would say when she found out she was pregnant. That was when the whole thing started."
"If you ask me…" The astronaut said with a cool tone. "I think he already knows the truth."
"You really think so?"
"Yeah. Don't be so hard on Hikari, Takeru. She doesn't want to disappoint the people she loves. It's very important for her to know they are proud of her. I think we all felt like this in our lives."
"I guess you're right." The writer stood up. "I will talk to her again."
"I'm proud of you, brother." Yamato said with a smile. "You became an amazing person."
"I learned with the best examples I could ever ask for." He smiled. "Promise me you will talk to Sora about the call."
"I will, I swear."
"And you will never shut her out."
"I promise. I love Sora, Takeru. I had to spend sometime alone to figure out how I truly felt and I know now I can't live without her."
"I always knew that. I'm happy you realized that."
"I have to go now. There's something I need to talk to Sora about."
"Not arguing, I hope."
"No, it's actually good." Yamato could barely control his smile. "But that's all I can say now."
"Okay, I guess. I'll see you later then."
"See you."

Yamato opened the front door of his apartment and saw no one in the living room. As he walked in, he heard some whispers and laughs coming from the twins' bedroom. He smiled to himself and headed there. Sora and Hikari were sitting on the bed, playing with Ayumi, Masanori and Yamazaki. The stylist looked up and saw him.
"Oh hey, Yama." She said cheerfully. "We're spending sometime with our babies. Would you like to join us?"
"Sure." He sat down beside his wife and started playing with his son, who gave a loudly giggle.
"I should be going now." Hikari stood up and picked her son up. "It's late."
"Stay a little more, Hikari." Sora said.
"I'm sorry, Sora." The brunette apologized. "But it's past Yamazaki's bed time already."
Yamato noticed she looked at him, biting her lower lip. He took a deep breath and spoke.
"Yes, I talked to him. He'll come to you when he's ready."
"How is he?" She asked hesitantly.
"He's upset, he's hurt. Give him sometime to absorb everything that happened."
"I never meant to hurt him, Yamato." She said, with tears coming to her eyes. "You have to believe me."
"I believe you." He said in a reassuring tone. "Takeru believes in you too, but he was caught off guard. He'll take a while to heal."
Hikari nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes. She then turned around to exit the room.
"Are you gonna be okay, Hikari?"
"Yes, I am." She tried to force a smile for her friend. "Thanks, Sora."
"No, I should be thanking you. You took care of my babies."
"My pleasure to help. Well, it was a hell of an intense night. I need to rest."
"Okay, if you need anything just call me."
"Sure." She smiled. "Bye."
"Bye."

Sora turned to Yamato after Hikari left. She had a concerned look on her face.
"Do you think they're gonna be okay?"
"They are just as meant to be as Ross and Rachel." He teased. "They are adults, they will be fine."
"I hope so."
"They will." He looked at her and kissed her briefly. "We have other things to worry about."
The stylist cupped his face and stared at him intently. Yamato lifted her shirt and laid his hand on her belly.
"What do you say we forget about our worries tonight?"
She brought his face closer to her and kissed him passionately. After a couple of minutes they broke away from each other. Yamato caressed her cheek with the back of his hand. Sora slowly shut her eyes as she shivered from his touch. He lay down next to her and wrapped his pale and muscle arms around his wife, pulling her close to him.
"I'm sorry I never appreciated you enough."
Sora was taken aback with his sudden statement, so she lifted her head and looked at him.
"What? Why this so sudden?"
"Well, I know how much being recognized means to you."
"So you're saying this because you want me to feel good?"
"No, no. I'm saying this because I mean it."
"You're a terrible liar, Yamato."
"Don't do this, Sora. I don't want to fight again."
"I'm not doing anything." She said as she got up. "I'm just trying to know why you suddenly blurted it out like that."
"I wanted to please you. That's all."
"Are you sure there isn't anything else?"
"Ugh, you're always so suspicious about everything, Sora!"
"I just want to know, Yamato!" She shouted. "You never really compliment me unless you want something or have something to say."
Yamato sighed and rubbed the back of his head. Sora's expression turned to concerned and she sat down next to him, putting her arm around his shoulder.
"What's wrong, Yama?"
"Nothing."
"Come on."
"I can never really fool you, can I?"
"Not once. Your eyes betray you when you lie."
"Well…" Yamato looked away and sighed. "I got this call and…"
He was interrupted by the sound of a phone ringing. Sora reached down and grabbed her phone. She looked at the called ID and then to Yamato.
"I'm sorry. I really have to answer this. We'll continue when I'm done, okay?"
"Sure."
The blonde looked at his wife as she exited the room to talk to whoever was on the other side.

Hikari arrived at her apartment feeling really dizzy and with a terrible headache. She was holding Takato's hand and kept Yamazaki as close to her as she could. She couldn't stop thinking about what had happened a couple of hours ago. After closing the door with her foot and startling her sleepy nephew, she immediately put her son to sleep. The brunette then walked to her room and threw herself on the bed. She looked around and saw a picture of all the children when they were younger. She stared at the photo for a while, more specifically to Takeru, and sighed deeply. She then grabbed her phone and dialed a number. A sleepy voice answered on the other side.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me."
"Hikari? Why are you calling so late?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I just really wanted to talk."
"Why? Is something wrong?"
"I'm sorry I have been a terrible sister."
Taichi sat down on the bed, really astonished. "Are you drunk?"
"No." She gave a small laugh. "I just wanted to apologize."
"Okay, now I know there's really something wrong."
"Sometimes I hate you."
"I love you too." He teased. "So, what happened?"
"Eh…" Hikari took a deep breath. "There's something I need to tell you. Can you come over?"
"Right now?"
"I know it's late, but yeah, it has to be now."
"Okay then. I'll be right there."

Akiko woke up right after her husband hung up the phone.
"Who was it?" She asked with a sleepy tone.
"Hikari." Taichi replied rather concerned.
"What did she want?"
"She wasn't exactly clear. She said she had something to tell me, so I'm going over there."
"At this time?"
"Yeah." The man scratched the back of his head. "I'm worried about her, Akiko. I need to make sure she's okay."
"You've always been very protected of your sister." Akiko said proudly. "It's one of the characteristics I admire the most on you."
Taichi smiled widely and leaned over to kiss his wife. She then wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his chest. He kissed her forehead and pulled away from her.
"I won't take long, I promise."
"Take your time."
"Are you sure?"
"Your sister needs you. So go be with her. Yeah, I'm sure."
"Thank you. I love you."
"I love you too."

Sora looked at the screen and couldn't help but think of Mimi's ability of cut important conversations. She knew it wasn't her fault, but sometimes it was like she knew exactly the perfect time to call. The red haired woman pressed the answer button and put the phone next to her ear.
"Hello?"
"Sora!" Mimi said in her usual excited tone. "I told Koushiro the big news!"
"Oh, that's great, Mimi."
"You don't sound happy about it."
"I am. I am. It's just…" She sighed. "You called in a bad time."
"Why? What's up?"
"Well, you know how hard it is to get Yamato to open up. He was about to tell me something when you called."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…"
"I know. Don't worry, Mimi. It's not your fault." Sora paused. "Anyway, what did Koushiro say?"
"He was so happy! We went out to dinner and I put a pair of tiny shoes on the table. He was confused at first but then he smiled so widely I couldn't help but smile back."
"That's so cute, Mimi."
"I'm so happy, Sora! I've always wanted to be a mom but not in a million of years would I think it'd happen this way."
"Well, congratulations. Being a mom is an unexplainable feeling."
"Yeah, I'm starting to believe it." Mimi said rather proudly. "So, are you feeling any better?"
"I'm sorry?"
"Well, you were upset about Yamato when I left."
"I guess I'm better. Like I said, I was getting him to open up when you called."
"Is he there?"
"Yes."
"Are you guys back together?"
"Sort of."
"That's so great, Sora!" Mimi screamed on the phone. "I've always knew you two would work things out eventually."
"I know. You've always been one of our biggest supporters."
"That's right. I support true love."
Sora couldn't help but give a warm smile. "I guess Yamato and I are each other's true love."
"You guess? All of us are absolutely sure."
"We're just a regular couple, Mimi. I don't like being labeled as the it couple."
"But your love story is amazing, Sora."
"I just don't like being an inspiration to other girls. I'm just like all women around the world."
"Alright, if you say so. I gotta go now. I'll talk to you later, okay?"
"Sure thing. Congratulations again."
"Thank you."
"Good night, bye."
"Bye."
Sora pressed the end button, leaned against the wall and sighed. Yamato walked out of the bedroom and stopped on the other side of the hall, looking straight into her cinnamon eyes.

Taichi opened the door and let himself in his sister's apartment. He slowly tiptoed to her bedroom, trying his best not to make any noise and wake the kids up. He softly knocked on the door. Hikari looked over and smiled a little. Taichi walked in and sat on the bed, beside her. He had a concerned look on his face.
"Hikari…" He hesitantly said. "You are a…"
"Mess." She completed. "I know. I don't know what to do, Taichi."
"Why don't you start by telling me what's going on?"
"Okay. Eh… Yamazaki is… he's Takeru's son."
"What?" Taichi screamed loudly and quickly covered his mouth.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I was afraid of your reaction."
"So I was right all along."
"You knew about this?"
"Well, I had a clue. You can't deny Yamazaki looks a lot like Takeru."
"And you're not mad at me?"
"Why would I be?" Taichi asked. "It's like you don't know me sometimes. Of course I'm not mad at you, Hikari. I've always thought you and him made a beautiful couple."
"Are you serious? You don't know how relief that makes me. I lied because I didn't want to disappoint my family, especially you."
"You can't please everyone. The best you can do is live your life to the fullest and be as happy as you can. It doesn't matter who you date as long as you like the person."
"Yeah, you have a point."
"I wish you could tell me everything."
"I know. Takeru wanted me to. He was tired of hiding."
"Well, I can understand that. But why did you hide it from me, and all of us?" Taichi inquired.
"I didn't hide it from everyone." Hikari said simply. "Sora knew it all along. I told her not to tell you."
"It hurts me that you can't even tell me your secrets. I'm your brother, Hikari. I get the feeling you forget that sometimes."
"I'm sorry, Taichi." The teacher said, trying to fight the tears threatening to fall from her eyes. "I'm so pathetic, aren't I? I'm so scared of being seen as a failure to everyone I hurt you and Takeru."
"Did you two fight?"
Hikari looked at Taichi and didn't say anything. She just nodded and looked away.
"He doesn't even want to talk to me. You should have seen the way he was when I told him Yamazaki was sort of an accident."
"Wait… what? You told that to Takeru?"
"In my defense, it wasn't supposed to come out like that." She took a deep breath. "But Yamazaki wasn't planned, that's true. It just happened."
"What did he say?"
"He was mad, of course. I love my son, Taichi. I love Takeru too. He's everything to me."
Hikari wiped the tears forming in the corner of her eyes away. A concerned Taichi put an arm around his little sister and pulled her close to him. Her head was leaning against his chest.
"So you know what to do, don't you?"
"Yeah." She said weakly. "But what if it doesn't work?"
"He loves you too, Hikari. I'm sure." He caressed her back. "Why don't you try calling him?"
"He won't answer me."
"How do you know? Maybe he will now."
"Yeah, maybe he will." She stood up. "Thanks a lot, Taichi. You're a great brother."
"I do my best." He teased, and then grabbed Hikari's cell phone and handed it to her. "So call him."
"Okay." Hikari took it and dialed Takeru's number.

Yamato stared at Sora's eyes so intently she was getting uncomfortable. She could feel the tension in the hall.
"Do you have something to tell me?"
"Actually, I do."
"What is it?" She asked. "You're scaring me, Yamato."
"I got a call from the Japanese Air Force. They want me to go on the next mission."

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