A/N So sorry guys I am so lazy at updating, but I am trying my best to take time out for this. To me writing is more of a fun thing to do then anything else but it's just so hard to fit fun into my boring schedule. : ( Anyway I am trying.

Important Note: The scene Michiru remembers about calling Haruka and going to the beach belongs to Naoko-san. It was created by her. I am merely using it.

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When I opened my eyes I saw Haruka's face looming over me. She was frowning immensenly and her eyes were bloodshot.

"Haruka…" I started immediately, feeling slightly woozy.

"Shhh," she pressed her fingers gently on my lips. She sat by me on the bed and ran her hands through my hair.

"Go to sleep, Michi, you'll need the energy later," she told me, her hands still running in my hair. So I did so. I closed my eyes and went to sleep without a worry in the world.

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The second time I woke up Haruka was still there. Only now she was doing some paper work while sitting in a chair.

"Haruka," I whispered trying to get up.

"Michi!" she jolted up, "Don't get up!"

"Why not?" I asked.

"Just…don't…" she bit her lower lip as she placed her hands on my shoulders to keep me down.

"What are you doing?" I struggled against her hold on my shoulder.

"Just trust me," she smiled at me weakly so I stopped. I looked at the ceiling feeling fuzzy. I had been sedated, I knew that. But why.

Then I remembered. I was pregnant. Maybe the baby was danger. So instinctively my hand went for my stomach…

"Oh my god!" I shrieked getting up, wincing in pain, and pushing Haruka back slightly.

"Michiru…" Haruka started.

"Oh…my God…" I felt tears come to my eyes as I looked at my flat stomach. I was only wearing a shirt. It was pulled up so my stomach was visible. I saw stiches. And I saw that there were a lot of towels around my legs because I was having…my period!

As I sat there and cried Haruka quietly pushed my back onto the bed and then she pulled the blanket up to cover me. All the while I kept crying.

Then I felt Haruka pull me into a hug.

"Listen to me Michi," she whispered, "And don't say anything until I am done." I nodded and she started.

"Two days ago it was Sunday. You were at Mako's café. That day Rei found a plate sitting on the waitressing table with your table number on it. She assumed it was for you so she brought it to you. It was near dinnertime. After a while you had pains in your stomach and then you fainted. They called 911. The paramedics brought you to the hospital.

"Minako was with you. They told her they needed your papers or some such thing. She got frustrated and called Ami who send her mom down to you. You were semi-concious at that time. And you were in a lot of pain. Rei had called me on my cell phone while Mako closed the café. I came as fast as I could, but it took me 2 hours and Mizuno-san couldn't do anything to you without my permission. She was keeping you alive though." Haruka's voice was cracking and I had stopped crying. I felt as if she was telling me someone else's story.

"When I got there Mizuno-san told me that the baby was poisoned and it was dead. And that the poison was spreading to you as well. And she said that the baby was stuck in a position that could be fatal to you. She asked me if she should remove the baby. And…and I said yes." I pulled away from her suddenly.

"What?!" I asked.

"Listen to me Michi!" she was near tears.

"I have been listening and it doesn't make sense!" I yelled at her, "How did my baby get poisoned?!"

"I don't know!" she told me, "You have to listen. They arrested Mako because it was her food that had you in that condition. And the man who claimed to be your baby's father? He had Mizuno-san arrested too for murdering the child. But she didn't do it. She wouldn't. She told me there was no heart beat. She forgot to print out the record. And no nurse saw it either. So he had her arrested. Ami is frustrated. Her father is in America so she doesn't know what to do. Rei's sister will be fighting her case. Rei and Minako are also trying to get Mako out. Rei was almost arrested too because she served to you!"

I was shocked. My friends were all in trouble for my sake. I broke down in Haruka's arms and I cried for all my friends, for Haruka, for myself, and for the baby boy that never got a chance to see this world. She held me tightly till I could cry no more.

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3 days later I was up on my feet. Haruka and I, there was this silence between us. As if talking was troublesome. I remembered that once long ago late at night I had called Haruka. Instead of saying "Hello?" she had picked up the phone and said "Michiru?" I had been surprised. But she had laughed and said that there was no one else that would call her at that time. I had asked what she was doing. She had replied she was sleeping. I had asked her to come to the beach with me. And as late as it was she still had come. Right out of bed. It was a gesture I never forgot. Whenever I thought back to it I realized that we had loved each other a lot back then. And it hurt to think that had changed now. We were distant again.

We had gone to see Rei's sister.

"Hi Tima," I said to her.

"Oh Michiru, my God, you look horrible!" she exclaimed as a greeting. Haruka remained silent.

"Nice to see you too, Tima," I told her sarcastically.

"Well not under these circumstances, hun," she replied honestly and I felt bad.

"How is Makoto and Mizuno-san?" I asked.

"Mizuno-san still in jail, Makoto is out," she replied, "They checked her café, did extra probing of her food and declared it safe and let her go. Frankly it wasn't food poisoning or such that had gotten to you. It was a very rare drug and they all realized Makoto didn't even know the drug let alone have access to it."

"I say we contact…" Haruka started but stopped. She meant the detective. I nodded at her then turned back to Tima.

"Thanks Tima, see you soon," and we left leaving her puzzled.

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Sanaka-san was looking at us solemnly. We had just finished telling him everything that had happened to me. He already knew but we told him anyway.

"Any of these girls…would they ever harm you?" he slowly asked.

"No!" Haruka and me chimed together. He nodded, knowing that we were firm in that topic.

"You see, Michiru-san, it's not one person we are talking about that had been doing this. I believe it's an organization," he started and continued when I nodded, "Some organizations, they are very hard to trace down. There may be hundreds of members yet all the members won't know each other. One member would probably know 3 to 4 people. The people he would know would know people he wouldn't know. It's all very complicated."

"You must have some suspects!" Haruka said irritated.

"Yes, we do. All the men that have been involved in these pregnancies are suspects. Yet…" he stopped and I waited for him to continue.

"Yet?" I asked eagerly, wanting to go and strangle whoever was responsible for my baby's death.

"Yet they all have barely any connection to each other," he sighed, "The best I can do is keep an eye on the women that get pregnant. Now that you are not carrying a child anymore then I think there is no more investigation I can do into your case."

"What!?" Haruka basically shot off her chair she stood up so fast.

"Beg pardon?" he looked at her towering figure.

"What about Mizuno-san!? He had her arrested. She has done nothing but help us!" she declared, "You must see into that!"

"Yes, Detective, I agree," I nodded sagely, "He is still involved with us as long as he is involved with Mizuno-san." The detective was looking at us wearily.

"Alright then," he said sighing, "I will look furthur but if I find nothing then I move on."

"Alright," I agreed and Haruka nodded. Things were getting complicated by the minute.

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A/N There ^^ another chappie. Hope that makes people happy about the "not updatin fast enough" problem. R/R please and thanks for readin.