Notes:
Thank you Samii for your review. At least I got one! I'm going kind of too fast, ne? But I have writer's block for a remake. Don't alarm onegai! I don't have witer's block for writing the fic itself. It's already complete! I am just posting little by little to improve my writing at least for future fics. On with the fic then!
3: The kidnapping
Six months had already passed since the day of the announcement. Time had passed quickly and everything seemed to be forgotten. Tohru was already seven months pregnant, but she didn't look so big. Still three more months to go (In Japan they count 10 months instead of 9). Since the beginning of the pregnancy they had decided that Tohru wasn't going to a Sanfujinka (Ob/Gyn hospital or clinic). Hatori had been the one checking on her every month. He carried the necessary tests and he had rented the ob/gyn equipment. The only thing that worried Yuki was that Hatori had to check on Tohru at the Main House, but Hatori assured him that Akito would never try anything stupid in the Main House and that he was sure Akito wasn't going to harm Tohru. Tohru was happy with her belly and she already made Yuki, Saki, Arisa, and even Megumi to feel the baby's kicks. She had even showed them the mini "photo album" she always carried with her. It had the baby's development month by month through ultrasound pictures. Hatori had even made her a few videos of some of the ultrasounds and she loved to watch them everyday with Yuki. (In Japan they carry ultrasounds every single month and during the last months of pregnancy every two weeks, and every week during the last month.) During the last appointment Hatori had also started with the fetal heartbeat and contractions monitoring sessions. Tohru felt really calmed when she listened to the baby's heartbeat. For her it was one of the most wonderful feelings. Hatori always smiled when he used the gel on her belly before putting the special sthetoscopes and the wraps because she always giggled. Same thing happened everytime he used the gel for her scans. She had told him the gel was kind of ticklish.
Tohru was soon to get her maternity leave. That day at work Arisa asked her the same question she had been asking everytime Tohru had a check up: "So what's the sex?" Tohru giggled and as always wouldn't tell even though she already knew. Hatori told her in the last appointment. Saki spoke while typing: "It's a girl. I can feel it in Tohru's waves." "Hana-chan!", was all Tohru could say giggling again. Arisa then looked in Saki's direction: "Why didn't you say so before Hanajima? It's not like it's the first time I ask!" Saki kept typing calmly and answered: "Because Tohru-chan just found it yesterday in her appointment. I could read it in her waves today. Not before." "So is that 100% accurate?", asked Arisa. "No. It's a 70% probability. That's what Hatori said Uotani-san," added Yuki calmly looking at her and smiling. Arisa couldn't keep her mouth shut: "I can see the daddy is very happy about it!" Yuki just blushed a little.
They worked silently and after a while it was time for lunch. "Oh look at the time! It's already lunchtime!" Arisa stood up taking her purse with her. Yuki looked at her: "You are not having lunch with Hanajima-san and Tohru?" Arisa grinned: "Nope! I will have lunch with someone. Some guy that invited me. He works here. But even though it's an invitation I won't dare let him pay for my lunch." And with that she left. Yuki seemed uneasy, but let the thought go away: "Tohru, you can have lunch with Hanajima-san and her otouto. I will have to stay here. Too much work and I cannot leave the office alone." Tohru stood up: "We can bring your lunch here!" Yuki decided against it: "Oh don't worry! I'll go get something upon Uotani-san's return." Saki, Tohru, and Megumi then left the office to get some lunch.
Tohru was sitting with Saki and Megumi at a restaurant eating their lunch, but something was odd. Even though it was lunchtime they were the only people in the restaurant. The restaurant was usually crowded. They knew it well because they had lunch here almost everyday. "It seems that Arisa is having lunch in another place," said Saki. Tohru noticed it was true: "Right! She is not here! I thought we were going to catch up with her and her companion!" Megumi, who almost never had a comment, decided to speak, no emotion in his voice whatsoever: "Something is wrong." Saki looked at him expressionless. "You are very right. Something is going to happen." Tohru didn't understand a thing, but after less than a minute they were surrounded by men in black.
Yuki was putting some drafts on Hanajima's desk when the phone on his desk started to ring. Yuki suddenly had a bad feeling because the phone never rang during lunchtime: "Hello! This is Sohma speaking!" A mysterious voice asked a strange question: "Do you know where your wife is?" and then a 'click' and the tone. The person had hung up. Yuki didn't have to think twice. He ran towards the elevator. When it opened Arisa came out with some other employees and Yuki quickly entered and pushed the close door button. Arisa was shocked: "What the hell!? I didn't know he was THAT hungry!"
Yuki arrived at the restaurant. He knew Tohru didn't have lunch anywhere else thanks to her pregnancy cravings. He was shocked to see that the restaurant seemed to have been receiving its first customers. There was no sign of Tohru or the two Hanajimas. Suddenly someone spoke behind him: "Even if you had been with them there's nothing you could have done about it." Yuki turned and saw Hatsuharu, who had a troubled expression. "Haru? What are you doing here!" Haru lowered his gaze: "Yesterday I noticed Akito was up to something so I knew I had to tell you. I know I get lost easily so I discarded the idea of getting to your apartment and decided to arrive to your workplace then. I knew that if I tried hard I was going to be able to find it and get here today, but I was too late. When I got here I saw about a dozen men in black leading Tohru, Hanajima and a black haired young guy who looked like Hanajima into a gray van. Then they were gone. I'm sorry." Yuki punched the wall so hard his knuckles started to bleed and he trembled all over. Haru hugged him: "Breaking your hand won't solve anything. And if it makes you feel better I can assure you that they will not be harmed... at least not Tohru. You have to be strong Yuki. You cannot break now. Come on, let's eat something, but not in this restaurant." Yuki had calmed a bit and gave Haru a sad smile: "I guess that if you left the Main House yesterday you must be hungry." Haru's stomach started to make noises in answer to that making Yuki laugh in the middle of his uneasiness.
Thank you Samii for your review. At least I got one! I'm going kind of too fast, ne? But I have writer's block for a remake. Don't alarm onegai! I don't have witer's block for writing the fic itself. It's already complete! I am just posting little by little to improve my writing at least for future fics. On with the fic then!
3: The kidnapping
Six months had already passed since the day of the announcement. Time had passed quickly and everything seemed to be forgotten. Tohru was already seven months pregnant, but she didn't look so big. Still three more months to go (In Japan they count 10 months instead of 9). Since the beginning of the pregnancy they had decided that Tohru wasn't going to a Sanfujinka (Ob/Gyn hospital or clinic). Hatori had been the one checking on her every month. He carried the necessary tests and he had rented the ob/gyn equipment. The only thing that worried Yuki was that Hatori had to check on Tohru at the Main House, but Hatori assured him that Akito would never try anything stupid in the Main House and that he was sure Akito wasn't going to harm Tohru. Tohru was happy with her belly and she already made Yuki, Saki, Arisa, and even Megumi to feel the baby's kicks. She had even showed them the mini "photo album" she always carried with her. It had the baby's development month by month through ultrasound pictures. Hatori had even made her a few videos of some of the ultrasounds and she loved to watch them everyday with Yuki. (In Japan they carry ultrasounds every single month and during the last months of pregnancy every two weeks, and every week during the last month.) During the last appointment Hatori had also started with the fetal heartbeat and contractions monitoring sessions. Tohru felt really calmed when she listened to the baby's heartbeat. For her it was one of the most wonderful feelings. Hatori always smiled when he used the gel on her belly before putting the special sthetoscopes and the wraps because she always giggled. Same thing happened everytime he used the gel for her scans. She had told him the gel was kind of ticklish.
Tohru was soon to get her maternity leave. That day at work Arisa asked her the same question she had been asking everytime Tohru had a check up: "So what's the sex?" Tohru giggled and as always wouldn't tell even though she already knew. Hatori told her in the last appointment. Saki spoke while typing: "It's a girl. I can feel it in Tohru's waves." "Hana-chan!", was all Tohru could say giggling again. Arisa then looked in Saki's direction: "Why didn't you say so before Hanajima? It's not like it's the first time I ask!" Saki kept typing calmly and answered: "Because Tohru-chan just found it yesterday in her appointment. I could read it in her waves today. Not before." "So is that 100% accurate?", asked Arisa. "No. It's a 70% probability. That's what Hatori said Uotani-san," added Yuki calmly looking at her and smiling. Arisa couldn't keep her mouth shut: "I can see the daddy is very happy about it!" Yuki just blushed a little.
They worked silently and after a while it was time for lunch. "Oh look at the time! It's already lunchtime!" Arisa stood up taking her purse with her. Yuki looked at her: "You are not having lunch with Hanajima-san and Tohru?" Arisa grinned: "Nope! I will have lunch with someone. Some guy that invited me. He works here. But even though it's an invitation I won't dare let him pay for my lunch." And with that she left. Yuki seemed uneasy, but let the thought go away: "Tohru, you can have lunch with Hanajima-san and her otouto. I will have to stay here. Too much work and I cannot leave the office alone." Tohru stood up: "We can bring your lunch here!" Yuki decided against it: "Oh don't worry! I'll go get something upon Uotani-san's return." Saki, Tohru, and Megumi then left the office to get some lunch.
Tohru was sitting with Saki and Megumi at a restaurant eating their lunch, but something was odd. Even though it was lunchtime they were the only people in the restaurant. The restaurant was usually crowded. They knew it well because they had lunch here almost everyday. "It seems that Arisa is having lunch in another place," said Saki. Tohru noticed it was true: "Right! She is not here! I thought we were going to catch up with her and her companion!" Megumi, who almost never had a comment, decided to speak, no emotion in his voice whatsoever: "Something is wrong." Saki looked at him expressionless. "You are very right. Something is going to happen." Tohru didn't understand a thing, but after less than a minute they were surrounded by men in black.
Yuki was putting some drafts on Hanajima's desk when the phone on his desk started to ring. Yuki suddenly had a bad feeling because the phone never rang during lunchtime: "Hello! This is Sohma speaking!" A mysterious voice asked a strange question: "Do you know where your wife is?" and then a 'click' and the tone. The person had hung up. Yuki didn't have to think twice. He ran towards the elevator. When it opened Arisa came out with some other employees and Yuki quickly entered and pushed the close door button. Arisa was shocked: "What the hell!? I didn't know he was THAT hungry!"
Yuki arrived at the restaurant. He knew Tohru didn't have lunch anywhere else thanks to her pregnancy cravings. He was shocked to see that the restaurant seemed to have been receiving its first customers. There was no sign of Tohru or the two Hanajimas. Suddenly someone spoke behind him: "Even if you had been with them there's nothing you could have done about it." Yuki turned and saw Hatsuharu, who had a troubled expression. "Haru? What are you doing here!" Haru lowered his gaze: "Yesterday I noticed Akito was up to something so I knew I had to tell you. I know I get lost easily so I discarded the idea of getting to your apartment and decided to arrive to your workplace then. I knew that if I tried hard I was going to be able to find it and get here today, but I was too late. When I got here I saw about a dozen men in black leading Tohru, Hanajima and a black haired young guy who looked like Hanajima into a gray van. Then they were gone. I'm sorry." Yuki punched the wall so hard his knuckles started to bleed and he trembled all over. Haru hugged him: "Breaking your hand won't solve anything. And if it makes you feel better I can assure you that they will not be harmed... at least not Tohru. You have to be strong Yuki. You cannot break now. Come on, let's eat something, but not in this restaurant." Yuki had calmed a bit and gave Haru a sad smile: "I guess that if you left the Main House yesterday you must be hungry." Haru's stomach started to make noises in answer to that making Yuki laugh in the middle of his uneasiness.