Akima walked into HQ with a bright smile that morning.

"You should be at home it's your day off!" Quatre said.

"I know I'm just picking up some files." Akima smiled as she headed up to her office.

~*~*~*~*~

"Mamma!" Rin yelled, as Akima was just about to open her door.

Akima turned around and smiled with arms wide open.

"Hey there." Akima laughed.

"Kagome had to get to work early and Inuyasha had some business to take care of so I dropped Rin off." Sango said getting out of her car.

"Come on in." Akima smiled as she opened the door.

Sango, Rin and Akima stepped in.

"Unidentified person in the house." The computer said immediately.

Akima paled the computer knew Rin and Sango. Searing pain shot through her arm and then her other arm.

"Sango take Rin and get to HQ keep Rin safe! Go now!" Akima said.

Sango cried out when a bullet hit her arm. Sango picked Rin up and made a mad dash for her car. Akima was about to shout but a voice made her freeze.

"Hello my pet." He purred.

Akima whirled around and saw.

"Naraku." Akima gasped.

Akima backed up blood was all over her floor and it was all hers. Akima reached behind her back as Naraku knocked over her roses. The vase shattered and the water and roses spread everywhere. Akima pointed her gun at Naraku and he pointed his at her.

~*~*~*~*~

Sango rushed into HQ with Rin crying hysterically.

"Sango what happened!" Dorothy shouted.

"Forget about me you have to go help Akima!" Sango shouted.

Zechs and the others came running out of the lounge.

"What happened?" Noin asked.

"Naraku, Naraku is over at Akima's house as of this moment. Akima is bleeding, she told me to bring Rin here. If we don't get over to Akima Naraku will kill her." Sango said.

"Sango you come with me so I can bandage your shoulder the others will go over to Akima's." sally said.

The others dashed out of the building.

~*~*~*~*~

The others held their guns up and cautiously trotted inside. The house was a mess there was blood on the floor.

~*~*~*~*~

Akima and Naraku were out back with their guns pointing at each other. Akima had been shot in her left shoulder; the bullet pierced her lung causing her to have a hell of time breathing. Her arms were bleeding her leg was bleeding. The blood gushed like a merciless waterfall.

Akima had managed to shoot Naraku in the arms, with her magnum 44. She had the more powerful gun and she could tell by the expression on his face that he was in great pain. The two guns were still pointing at each other, the world of reality was blurring around Akima. But she was holding off with all her might not to pass out.

@$@$@$@

Two shots echoed throughout the forest that was behind her home. Naraku smirked and then felt warm liquid run down his forehead and nose. There was a hole the size of a baseball in the middle of his forehead, and his brains could easily be seen. He fell backwards and Akima fell backwards just as everyone piled outside.

Naraku didn't hit Akima, but she was too tired to stand.

"She needs to be hospitalized at once!" Catharine said looking over Akima.

Akima passed out soon after she was picked up.

~*~*~*~*~

Akima woke two weeks later from her coma like state; the private room was empty with the exception of her self. She took in a deep breath and then slowly sat up. She remembered shooting Naraku, falling backwards and then seeing Catharine before passing out. Everything else was a blur.

~*~*~*~*~

"Naraku Onigumo one of Japan's biggest illegal arsenal and drug dealers has finally been obliterated. Thanks to Clan Leader Akima Takahashi no more arsenals or drugs will be imported by the notorious Naraku Onigumo." The reporter said.

"How long have I been out?" Akima asked herself.

She looked at her clothes and noticed she was wearing a pair of pajamas. Just then kagome walked in looking at her clipboard.

"How long have I been out kagome?" Akima asked.

Kagome's head shot up and she looked at Akima.

"You're. YOU'RE AWAKE!" kagome exclaimed.

She ran over and gently hugged Akima tightly.

"You've been out two weeks. We thought you weren't going to make it!" kagome cried.

Akima wrapped her arm around kagome and smiled.

"You know better than anyone else that I can make it through just about anything." Akima smiled.

"I'm going to go call the others and let them know you're awake, Rin should be here in about five minuets. She and Shippo have been coming in at three every day after school to see if you had woken up yet." Kagome said.

@$@$@$@

The door opened and Akima looked towards it. Akima scooted off the bed and then kneeled when Rin ran over to her. Rin clung to Akima like no tomorrow.

"Hello sweetie." Akima said holding Rin close.

Shippo clung to Akima as well.

"Why don't you three go get something to snack on while I call the other's ok?" kagome said.

"KAY!" they chirped and let Akima stand before taking her hand and walking her to the cafeteria.

~*~*~*~*~

"Hello Une speaking?" Une said.

Her eyes lit up and she smiled brightly.

"We'll be over in ten minuets." She said as she hung up the phone.

She grabbed her purse and keys and then rushed out her office door.

~*~*~*~*~

"Let's go we have something important to do!" Une shouted.

The others jumped with plastic cups flailing everywhere. (Oh that would be funny!)

"Let's go now!" Une said as she and the others made their way out.

"What's going on?" sally asked.

"We've go to get to the hospital." Une said as they ran to get to their cars.

They made their way to the hospital and then followed Une to the cafeteria.

"Mamma! You have to eat something!" Rin exclaimed.

"I'm not really hungry." Akima laughed.

Rin pouted and then caught sight of the group. She jumped up and down waving her arms and pointing over to Akima who was trying desperately to keep the spoon of pudding from being shoved into her mouth. Akima started laughing, and it caught the others' attention.

"Some body please! Get this little nut off of me!" Akima laughed as Shippo tried to put the pudding in her mouth.

Akima kept scooting away but Shippo kept trying to put the pudding in her mouth.

"Hey!" Akima laughed.

"Well this is certainly interesting." Relena smiled.

Akima looked over towards the group with a smile.

"A little, help please?" Akima laughed as Shippo persisted.

Hilde and Wufei got an evil glint in their eyes and automatically rushed over to Akima and Shippo.

"Uh, help!" Akima exclaimed as she started running.

"Onna come back here!" Wufei laughed holding up a spoon and pudding.

Akima turned a corner and then winced.

"You. just. stay where you are." Akima said.

She took a deep breath and then winced again. Before Hilde or Wufei could do anything they go swatted over the head with a newspaper. They turned and saw kagome fuming the smoke was clearly visible. Hilde rubbed the back of her head and nervously laughed. Wufei's eye twitched and his eyebrows shot upwards.

"Don't you know that this is a hospital, Akima is a patient and not fully recovered?" kagome asked calmly.

Wufei gulped and then blanched.

"Akima was supposed to come in here, get something to eat and then return to her bed. Not to play around and make her injuries opened up again. Grrrr." kagome growled.

"Uh. sorry?" Wufei said.

"What I didn't hear you." Kagome said.

"I'm sorry." Wufei said.

"Well since your sorry then you're forgiven!" kagome chirped.

The group fell to the ground style and Akima sighed rubbing her temples.

"That's kagome for you." Akima sighed.

"Inuyasha if you think that sneak up attack will work then think again." Akima said.

"Dammit! I thought it was going to work this time." Inuyasha said snapping his fingers.

"Dad sometimes you're an airhead." Shippo sighed.

"Why you little come here!" Inuyasha said as he chased Shippo around.

"Inuyasha sit!" kagome exclaimed.

"Ah!" Inuyasha yelped as he fell face first to the ground.

Akima started laughing and couldn't stop. Rin climbed up onto Akima's lap and then clung to her tightly.

~*~*~*~*~

The months flew by; Akima's wounds healed perfectly and were no more.

"Come on Akima! We've got a whole lot of people to do Christmas shopping for!" Relena said.

Akima smiled.

"Relena don't get so excited! You need to take your time, even at three months you still need to stay calm trust us we know." Kagome laughed.

Akima smiled and nodded as they put presents in the back of the van they had rented.

"Oh that piece of lingerie for Hilde!" kagome said evilly.

"And those boxers for Wufei!" Akima laughed as she high five-d Relena.

Kagome walked up and inspected the boxers that Akima pointed to. They had small angry smiley faces on them with a little caption next to them.

"Bite me." Kagome started laughing.

Akima smiled but it turned to a frown for a split second.

"So Akima, has Zechs proposed yet?" Relena asked.

"No, not yet." Akima smiled gently.

Relena frowned,

"He's up to something I can tell." Relena said.

"You'll never know. Patients are a virtue." Akima laughed with her hands to her stomach.

Relena sighed, and kagome shook her head.

"You and Zechs have been dating nearly five months! Inuyasha proposed to me two months after we started dating!" kagome said.

"Not all people are as rambunctious as Inuyasha kagome." Akima replied flatly.

~*~*~*~*~

"Hey! Guess what?" Hilde exclaimed as she caught up with them.

"What?" Relena asked.

"Duo proposed! At lunch!" Hilde said jumping for joy.

Relena and kagome gave Akima a quick glance. She just smiled and shook hands with Hilde.

"Hilde you have to help me." Akima said.

"With what?" Hilde asked.

"I can't decide whether to get duo a hair brush or a new heavy metal CD that hasn't came out yet." Akima said.

"You know a heavy metal group!?" the girls exclaimed.

"Yeah. Ever heard of heard of Marilyn Manson?" Akima asked.

"Duo would absolutely love you for that!" Hilde exclaimed.

"Good well I make stop later on." Akima said writing that down on her lists.

"Now. I got kagome, Relena, and just about everyone else, I just need Heero, Une, Zechs and Noin's boyfriend Chad."

"Oh I know what I'll get Heero." Akima said. "I'll meet up with you guys in an hour!" Akima called as she trotted down the street.

"Alright we have to find something for Akima." Relena said as the three ladies walked down the street.

~*~*~*~*~

"Alright Akima we'll have the results tomorrow around noon so feel free to come in anytime after lunch." Kouga said.

"Thanks Kouga I owe you one. And what ever you do don't tell kagome or anyone else alright?" Akima asked.

"You have my word." He said.

Akima smiled and then grabbed her bags and dashed out of the building.

"Alright, sorry I'm a little off schedule I had to made a stop." Akima said as she got into the van.

"That's alright. We need to get home so we can wrap these presents." Sally smiled.

~*~*~*~*~

"I think that covers just about everything." Duo said as the guys put the presents they bought into the van they had rented.

"Hold on I need to made one more stop." Wufei said as he trotted off down the street.

He came back a few minuets later and put something in his pocket.

"Alright let's get going." Quatre smiled.

Trowa ruffled Quatre's hair affectionately and then they drove off.

@$@$@$@

Nine p.m., same day.

"Mommy is everything wrapped?" Rin asked knocking on the door.

"Yes honey you can come in now." Akima chuckled as she lay there on her bed.

Rin cuddled up next to Akima and soon fell asleep. Akima drifted off into sleep a few minuets after.

~*~*~*~*~

Akima woke the next morning and found Rin still cuddled up next to her.

She stood up and then put her hand to her mouth and then ran into the bathroom and huddled in front of the throne.

~*~*~*~*~

Akima and Rin went shopping for a while and then made a stop.

~*~*~*~*~

Rin waited patiently while Kouga gave Akima her results.

"Congratulations Akima, you're about a week into the pregnancy." Kouga smiled.

Akima was in shock, but she smiled brightly and hugged Kouga.

"Come on Rin let's go get lunch." Akima said as she and Rin walked out of the clinic.

~*~*~*~*~

"Would you like some whine Akima?" sally asked as the others sat there for dinner they had every Friday night.

"Oh no thanks." Akima smiled sipping on her water.

The others looked at her oddly, but brushed it off.

"So anything knew happen lately?" Hilde asked.

"Yes, I'd like to announce that the baby is a boy." Relena smiled with her hand over her stomach.

The others smiled and congratulated her. Rin yawned as she sat on Zechs' lap. She curled up against his chest and swiftly fell asleep. Akima yawned into her hand as she sat back. "Anything interesting happen to you Akima?" Catharine asked.

"Yeah, I'm tired that's interesting." Akima laughed.

She blocked her face as a pillow flew at her. She stood up and then stretched slightly.

"I'll be right back." Akima said as she headed for the bathroom.

~*~*~*~*~

She rinsed the vomit from her mouth and then washed her hands.

~*~*~*~*~

She lightly took Rin from Zechs and then said her good byes and then went home which was just next-door. Relena had started talking about connecting the two houses into one big mansion. Wasn't a bad idea, and Akima would be able to keep an eye on Relena and help her with her work.

~*~*~*~*~

Akima laid Rin down in her own room and then shut the door leaving the night light on for her. Akima then went downstairs and then grabbed a pickle and then headed to her own room. Frankly she was scared to death to tell Zechs that she was pregnant. She didn't know how he would react. She smiled imagining his shocked face. She fell asleep with that image in mind.

~*~*~*~*~

The next day she woke and showered and then started working in her office after she had made breakfast.

"Hilde Schbeiker at the door." The computer said.

"Let her in." Akima said absently.

~*~*~*~*~

"She's in the study aunt Hilde." Rin said from her book.

Hilde smiled and thanked Rin and headed into the study.

~*~*~*~*~

"Hey Hilde what's up?" Akima asked.

"You've been acting strange lately. I just wanted to know if you'd mind telling me. The others are worried about you." Hilde said.

Akima chuckled and took of her small-framed glasses.

"There's absolutely nothing to be worried about, Hilde. I promise but," Akima paused. "If you can keep a secret then I'll tell you why I've been acting so strangely lately." Akima said laying her chin on her hands.

Hilde smiled.

"I promise I can keep a secret like an unbreakable safe!" Hilde smiled.

"Well, I. uh. well. oh hell here you read the paper." Akima said handing the piece of paper to Hilde.

Hilde's eyes scanned the paper and then they got large.

"No way!" Hilde exclaimed.

Akima flushed, and Hilde smiled brightly.

"You're going to have Zechs' baby!" Hilde exclaimed quietly.

"I'm a week along. And I'm scared to tell anyone besides you. I had Kouga do the test because even if I told kagome not to tell she would. I was petrified stiff when I was pregnant with Rin. I was so scared that my mother, father and Kikyo would be angry. Hell I though Sesshomaru would be pissed." Akima said burying her face in her hands.

"I'll tell them." Hilde said.

"No! No, it's my baby I have to tell them. The only reason I told Zechs Relena was pregnant was because this is Relena's first baby." Akima sighed.

"When do you plan on telling everyone else?" Hilde asked.

"At Christmas if I don't chicken out first. I don't get it, I've never been afraid of anything, and yet I'm afraid that Zechs will be pissed." Akima said.

"Was Sesshomaru angry when he found out?" Hilde asked gently.

"No, you wanna know why?" Akima asked.

"Why?" Hilde asked.

"Because he passed out in shock." Akima said.

Hilde started giggling.

"And besides Sesshomaru didn't find out until about a month before I was due to have Rin." Akima said.

Hilde just laughed harder.

"You laugh now but just wait until you have your first baby." Akima laughed.

Rin walked in with a book in hand.

"Mama what's this word and what does it mean?" Rin asked pointing to the word.

"Pregnant? It means that the mommy is going to have a baby." Akima smiled.

"Oh," Rin said.

"Thank you!" she said as she darted out of the study.

"Well coincidence or not?" Hilde asked.

Akima blushed darkly and chuckled.

Boy oh boy! I wonder how Zechs will take it. OH! By the way! Wufei can't talk right now; I had to gag and bound him because he said some very unpleasant things. And well the others are sitting there being good, people.

Any ways R&R~

Wufei: MHMHMHMHHM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!