EPISODE 58: SURPRISE. FATHER MISTERY REVEALED.

(Isa's voice)

"Ok missy." The nurse said holding my hand softly. "Ready to give some blood without biting us again?"

"I do not bite." I said.

"Yeah, but you scratch us." The other one said. "One, one and a half… three!"

"STOP IT! YOU ARE HURTING ME, YOU BLOODY BASTARDS!!" I shouted when I was sank the needle at my arm.

(Yasu's voice)

"Oh, my god!" Gimpei said when he heard Isa's sworn through the closed door while she was just trying to take some blood for a blood test. "How much strengths!"

"You should hear her when she is tried to be forced into that therapy that…" Shin said.

"Acupuncture." I said.

"Hello." Nana said smiling and waving at us as Takumi and she arrived. "Are we on time to see the babies first?"

"Nana, how are you?" I asked her.

"Fine, fine." She said.

"At least her morning disease is going better each day past." Takumi told us. "Have you already spoken to the doctors?"

"She is being returned her sons today." I said. "So finally we are going to check them; after a week and a half."

"Oh, oh." Nana said nervous. "Whom will they take after? I bet it's Nobu, but if they had Ren's face…" She said dreamily.

"Dear… you are seeing too much science fiction lately." Takumi said embarrassed.

"Ufff." The male nurse said going out of the bedroom pooled in sweat while the doctor came out with a couple of scratches. "She is stronger each day."

"You can get in and keep on with the visit now." The other one said drying the sweat from his forehead.

"You bit them again?" Shin asked her.

"They were hurting me!" She complained.

"Isa, if you were on an ordinary hospital you would have been forgot or hit long ago." I told her.

"And then they would have been suited by my lawyers." She answered kissing Nana's cheek as greetings. "How are you, Nana?"

"Good, my morning disease is going weaker day after day." She said.

(Ren's voice)

"Am I late?!" I asked getting in the bedroom without even knocking afraid of having missed the entrance of the babies and checking it was packed with people.

"No, the show has still not begun." Takumi said. "I would tell you we saved you first row seats but…"

Sure, Shin was at Isa's right and Nana was on her left taking the best seats near the hospital cranes for the newborns.

"Never mind, I'll see them when they are brought here." I said taking off the jacket and placing it at the hanger.

Certainly the room was packed with people; it seemed nobody wanted to miss the event. Shin, Nobu, Yasu, Takumi, Nana, Naoki, Reira, Gimpei, that Mishato girl… everyone was there.

"How many cameras do we have now?" Isa asked when I fidgeted with mine.

"It seems about six." Shin said.

(Isa's voice)

It was fifth time the door opened to let someone get in after fill the room when finally the doctor came in and seemed a bit surprised to see so many people in there.

"My, my, my!" She said. "And I was forbid to tell anyone about the babies!"

"How are they? Where are they?" Everyone began asking fast and speaking ones over the others but for Yasu, Takumi and I.

"Oh, my, they are worse than mosquitoes!" I muttered. "Hey! Allow the madam to speak and you will find out!"

Then everyone fell silent slowly and the doctor finally managed to speak.

"Thanks." She said. "Well, the truth is they are being taken here on about five minutes because now they are being done the last tests and… well, I would rather you guys came here following a turn because this is not a social room and those two are going to need some peace."

"But how are them?" I asked her worried. "Do they have all fingers?"

"Yes, they have both ten fingers and ten toes so they are normal and have everything at their right place. Lacking of a better word for describing them, they are simply perfect and healthy." She said. "However…"

That word was magic for us: HOWEVER. Everyone was now worried looking at her so she realised on what she just did.

"However what?" Ren asked shocked.

"However I'm afraid you are going to have a little problem with them." She said. "They've inherited the lungs from their mother so when they cry they certainly cry. Ah, and it seems they are also easily calmed with music. By the way, I would like to ask the mother for her permission to… make a further study on them."

"Hum?" I asked her. "Research? What kind of research?"

"Well, they…"

"Excuse me." A female nurse said knocking on the door. "May I…?"

"Ehem." The doctor said. "Could you please behave while the babies are placed at the cradles, please?"

"Sure." The people said.

"Can I hold them?" I asked holding out my arms to ask for it.

"Sure, but… well, I must advise you about something before… well, before you see them."

"Don't tell me you know now who the father is." Takumi said.

Suddenly everything was silent and Takumi went astonished.

"Oh, so it was so." He said.

"I should say it's the first case I've ever came across of such an estrange birth." The doctor said. "A couple of guys, on different amniotic sacs and… well, you'd better check it with your own eyes." She said when I was handed both babies to be held one with the right arm and the other with the left one.

With a lot of care they were removed the cloth at their head and when they were shown we couldn't help but to go astonished.

(Takumi's voice)

"It's… it can't be!" I said. "It's naturally impossible!!"

"Well, so did we think." The doctor said. "But I must admit this time nature jumped another rule. I've got proves that they are coming from the same mother but about the father…"

"How can it be?" Yasu asked. "One blond and the other one black haired?"

I couldn't believe it either.

"That's the prove that they have different father each." The doctor said. "Miss Isabelle is red ginger haired and so has her family been for generations but for her father which in fact had no strength for her hair colour so it is undoubtedly that the father of each baby were the same hair coloured than their babies…"

"But how could it be?" Naoki asked for first time. "Two different ones… ah!! You cheated both!!"

"OF COURSE I CHEATED NONE OF THEM!!" Isa roared angry. "It must be another explanation…"

"Well, the only explanation would be that at least one of the first boyfriend's spermatozoids remained at her utter and managed to survive until the second boyfriend's ones came in they joined. That way, there were two spermatozoids fecundating two different ovules at the same time so… well, the two babies have been born."

There was a silence and then nobody spoke. I suppose the rest were as astonished as I was.

Two different spermatozoids? Spermatozoids surviving inside her utter for so long?

Man, that was like a science fiction film.

"You are joking, aren't you?" I asked. "What you are saying is impossible."

"So I thought." The doctor said. "But…" She added looking at the babies.

(Isa's voice)

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. How could it be I had a baby from Nobu and another one from Ren? It was naturally impossible. Furthermore, just thinking about the reasons the doctor was giving us… I felt sick.

"Please, stop speaking about that." Shin said holding my forehead while Nana and Reira held my babies putting them at the cranes. "It's just disgusting!"

I could see I was not the only one feeling that way, Nobu was appearing to be at a shock state and same went for Ren. Both had the same discomposed face looking to the ground.

I was feeling no well now, I felt sick, nervous…

"Ok, ok. Nothing's wrong, dear." The doctor said coming to check on me. "Everything is going to be fine, you've got nothing to be embarrassed at it's."

Then I felt my mouth filled with the little things I ate before, everyone turned and Shin held my forehead helping me putting all out me.

"I think we should drop this." The doctor said. "If you all have the deference of waiting outside, please. I have to check on some of her things now."

"Sure." Yasu said. "C'mon, everyone out. You too Shin."

"If you need anything just call us." Narita offered.

They left, I would have bet on Nana wanted to stay but Takumi pulled from her.

"Isa, you know I've always be your friend, I was the one helping you be born and I've been your gynaecologist since you were old enough for having your period." The doctor told me. "I've seen you grow up, so I suppose I've earned the confidence and trust enough for being able to speak to you with freedom, haven't I?"

"Y… yes." I nodded.

"Then trust me, it's nothing ashaming on this all." She said. "You have had a couple of precious babies that will fill your life with love and happiness, you are going to grow them with no problem and I now have no doubt that your house will have more than one paternal figure to look up at and all the love they can dream about."

"And what when they grow up and realise they are not as similar as it's suppose to be from two brothers from the same father? What will I tell them then? What am I going to tell two brothers born at the same time and that don't look so similar among them?"

"Isa, calm up." She told me. "You… you could always marry."

"Who do I marry? Whose father should I marry to?" I asked. "Who of the two men should I ruin his life, hum? They have dreams; they are fighting for their dreams. I don't want to make them drop those dreams now they've gave up so many things to reach this far."

"Well… maybe you should consider on the third option." She said. "Or accept your father's offer and…"

"I don't want to do anything my father tells me!!" I shouted hitting the serum holder and throwing it to earth waking up the babies. "Shhh… sorry my little ones… sorry… sorry…"

"Did anything happen?!" Shin asked blasting through the door where everyone seemed to reappear again. "Ahhh! You are bleeding!!"

"Wait outside." The doctor said taking out a gauze and pressing it hard against where the serum via had been before and that was grubbed when the structure fell. "Could the two ladies come in, please?"

"Su… sure." Nobu said.

"Lock the door before you, please." The doctor said. "Sorry ladies, mind taking care of the two babies, please?"

"I don't want to do anything my father says about that." I hissed her.

"I just suggested you had also that option." She said. "Or maybe you could… accept the chance Renato made you."

"I want NOTHING to do with that guy." I said hissing in rage while the doctor healed the torn at my arm.

"What guy?" Reira asked me.

"Renato Verlinni." The doctor said. "Isa… think a bit more about your happiness… you don't want to marry any of the fathers, you don't want to accept marrying a tycoon child to engross your father's empire… and you don't want to marry that man."

"No." I said. "I don't want to marry someone I don't love just for economical matters as if we were still at the medieval ages and it is against my beliefs, I don't want to marry Renato because I don't want to keep on wondering where my husband would be while I'm alone in the night and what would he be doing or who… and I don't want to ruin the life of two great men that I know without doubt would do anything for giving my children and I a good life." I said. "This is my mistake so I will load this all alone, thanks."

"Who don't you want to ruin the life of?" Nana asked me astonished.

"Nobody." I said.

"No, say it clear." The doctor told me. "It's a laudable choice, so say it clear. You don't want to accept the fathers of your two sons because you are afraid they would drop their dreams to make your sons and you happy."

Then both women were astonished while I felt embarrassed.

(Narita's voice)

"I think she is loosing her mind." I told Naoki and Reira while we were driven back our homes.

"She is not crazy!" Reira said.

"Having the chance of marrying Ren that is a good man…" I said. "Well, he is not rich, but he certainly has some money saved."

"She should have chosen him." Naoki said. "So mean wanting to deny Ren his right to become a father…"

"She is not that!!" Reira said angry and worried.

"Reira, I'm sure you are a nice girl, but you can't deny she…" Narita said.

"She is afraid!" She then shouted.

The car suddenly filled with a thick silence while she covered her mouth with her hands.

"What did… you said?" I asked her.

"Nothing." She said.

"No, you said she is afraid." I said. "What about?"

"It's a secret!" She said worried and frightened.

"Reira, we are not going to tell around." Naoki told her.

"She… she said she didn't wanted Ren or Nobu to drop their dreams for her…" She told us. "She is afraid of ruining their lives…"

(Yasu's voice)

"Hello." Isa waved with her eyes closed when I walked into the room.

"Did you know it was me?" I asked her as I sat down.

"Who else would smell on such a smart perfume sexily mixed with coffee smell?" She asked smiling in fun and opening her eyes. "Came to bodyguard me?"

"I see you have got back your humour sense." I said. "How have been the two angels?"

"Fine, they cried a bit when the nurse came in to take some blood samples." She said smiling. "It seems they already took after me a bit."

"Well, let's hope not." I said. "With one like you is more than enough."

That made her smile mildly as I suppose she should have been sleeping before.

"You should rest." I told her.

"You know I can't rest much." She affirmed.

"How were you hurt your arm like that?" I asked her.

"I got over nervous when my doctor spoke me about certain things." She said softly. "I suppose you would not go shock if I tell you I've had more than 10 marriage proposals counting Ren and Nobu's ones."

"Really?" I asked her surprise on that.

"Aye, have a look at my mail." She said. "Other than our two friends, the rest come from important people, heirs, empire owners that want to engross their empire…"

"Maybe you should consider again Ren or Nobu's." I suggested her. "You know any of them have saved some money they would not minding spending it on giving a good life to their family."

"I don't need money." She said. "And I don't want them to put away their dreams for me or my child."

"Isa, be reasonable." I told her. "Two son are not cheap to bring up, not even when you earn two salaries working as singer and economisician."

"I've got some savings." She said. "And… my incomes are not just what you think…"

"Really?" I asked her. "How much incomes do you have?"

"I've… it's a secret." She said. "I've got some more incomes I keep on some safe vaults at Switzerland."

"A secret?" I asked.

"Yes, a secret." She said. "I… you will soon find out."

"Soon will find out?" I asked. "Does it have to do with a certain 'family business'?"

"That's not for reading." She said removing the envelope from my hands.

Late, I had already saw who the letter was from.

"What did you father wanted from you?" I asked her.

"It was not my father, it was my brother." She said nearly whispering and this time I doubted it was for not waking the babies up. "My father would not have been this soft…"

"And what did he want from you?" I asked her.

"He… he wanted to speak me about a friend of him." She told me.

"A friend of him?" I asked confused on why she couldn't speak me about that normally.

"Yes, he wants me to… well, to met him and…" She said.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked. "You can tell me, really."

"In the society I'm part of, the social status I have from birth… well, it's still up to day to marry for business or… economical matters."

"And he wants you to marry him." I said suddenly realising on what she meant to say.

"Hum." She nodded. "To tell you the truth… I was already engaged but… I broke the engagement when I came here… And now he says he wants me to met him but… I'm afraid what he really mean is to settle another engagement as he suggest here."

"I can't believe it…" I said.

"To tell you the truth… they were too angry at me for this." She said fidgeting with the letter. "For them it's a disgrace to have a daughter and sister that has have two kids without knowing the father and without being married…"

"And what do you plan to do?" I asked her. "Do you plan to get marry?"

"No." She said shaking her head. "I'll came up a plan before that. I'm going to do it my way, as I began it…"

She was being really brave. Really, really brave.

She would not mind to face everyone, specially her family and friends and people that used to once be her 'friends'. She would go through a hell due to her beliefs.

"Isa, I know you already know it but… I'm here for everything you need me."

"Thanks." She said smiling softly. "You are the best friends a lady can wish."

It was funny, but that made me smile too.