Chapter 4 - Horrible Nightmare
It was warm.....so warm....Mika wanted to stay right there....forever....in this embrace....embrace?
She was being held by someone. The room was lit by a fire, burning comfortably somewhere near her. Her eyes were still closed. The embrace she was in was warmer than the fire though. Who was.....?
Hiroto Amagiwa. He must have carried her home. Had she fainted? Her head hurt....a headache? Maybe a fever? No...she didn't feel sick...
Soft breathing came to her ear, she realized that she was laying down. Mika opened her eyes. She was still in her dress, he was still in his nice outfit too....but his jacket was on her. He was laying on her couch, the fire burning slowly. He was hugging her, even though he'd fallen asleep...
Mika closed her eyes to keep from crying again. Why would she cry? Hiroto cared too much about her...
'Well momma, I wore the dress on a date with the man that loves me....you know what love is, right?' Mika thought.
Mika found her hand lay inside Hiroto's, she noticed this when his grip on her hand tightened ever so slightly. What was he dreaming about? Mika could only wonder. As if granting her wish, he began to talk in his sleep.
"Mika...." She looked up at him, thinking he was awake. "No Mika.....don't...." he was dreaming? No. This was a nightmare. "No...I won't....I'll pick a different driver....Mika....."
A dream about her driving the shaft?
"Mika....2nd Lt. Seido.....The ring. Don't go..." Mika nearly gasped, he was crying now. "I said no....." his embrace became tighter, more protective. "Don't....don't go..." he said a minute later.
Hiroto blinked. He was back in the captains spot on the Bilkis. Everyone was there, Mika was there. She was glaring. Beeping caught his attention and he turned to his register.
"Energy levels are high. It's a ring Captain. 2200 in front. Preparing for attack. Prep the shaft." she ordered.
"Shaft preparation completed." One of the workers said a moment later.
"D selection Captain." Beatrice asked. Everyone looked to him. Mika glared.
"I'll do it. I'll show you what I can do, bastard." she declared, turning towards the door. "Come on Sofia!"
"Mika." Hiroto called. Only Mario turned to looked. "No Mika. Don't go. I didn't choose you." he said feebly.
Mika opened the door and ran out, Sofia right behind her.
"No. I won't allow it.....I'll pick another driver." he said softly to himself, but Beatrice crushed that hope.
"I'm ready!" came Mika's voice.
"Launch preparation complete, Launching Shaft." Beatrice announced.
The Shaft launched, it was headed for the ring. The ring was charging up.
"Mika...." He became more forceful, yet more worried. "Second Lieutenant Seido. The Ring is about to attack. Don't go. Discontinue."
Mario was still looking at him, Beatrice had only glanced, the others were either watching Mika or working.
The ring shot. It hit the Shaft head on. The attack was longer than the others, as if all the energy had been put into one attack. When it finally stopped, the ring disintegrated and the Shaft, now in shambles, floated through space.
"Retrieve the shaft! Hurry!" he ordered. The shaft was retreived. Although he was captain, Hiroto ran from the room and was the first one to the boarding room. Mika's cockpit returned, all bent and broken.
"Mika!" Tiki called. Sofia jumped from her pod and ran over, Hiroto was crying, but only Mario noticed, everyone else, Tiki and Sofia, were crying.
Hiroto took Mika in his arms and held her as Sofia checked her life signs. "No...No! Please let it be wrong." Sofia cried, hitting the pod. "She's dieing...."
"No..." Hiroto held her tighter. "I said no...."
"Hiroto..." Mario put a hand on his shoulder, but he took no mind.
"Don't go...." Hiroto pleaded softly with her. The sound of heartbeats from the pod's life monitor began to fade. "Don't....don't go....." they stopped all together. "Mika!" he held her closer, hoping she would wake up, praying. But her body became cold, the room became black.
Mika took comfort in Hiroto's embrace, she closed her eyes. Did she love him too? She thought so....after forgiving him, it seemed she began to care for him. Soon, Mika fell asleep. Minutes later....
Hiroto's eyes snapped open. He was about to sit up when he realized where he was.
'Mika's house....' he looked in his arms. 'Mika....' he smiled sadly. 'It was all just a dream....I'm glad. That lunch was nice, it wasn't a dream. That was a nightmare, I wouldn't want it real...'
Mika snuggled further into the warmth of Hiroto's shirt. He smiled. She was alive....
Bis walked over with a sign. 'You cried in your sleep.'
"What?" he asked. Hiroto felt his eyes, there were remnants of water around them. "I did....Did Mika wake up?" Switching of signs.
'Yes.' 'Sleeping again'
"I see." Mika opened her eyes and rubbed them. "Oh. Did we wake you?" he sat up slightly.
"Yea...No worries though." she sat up. "What were you....dreaming of?"
"Huh?"
"You cried....I woke up and saw you crying...why?"
"N-Nothing....I do not need to explain it."
"You were dreaming about me driving the shaft...." shocked look from Hiroto. "I heard you say 'driver' so I pieced it together." 'Oh' "Where you crying...because in your dream....I died?"
Hiroto looked down at the couch.
"I see. You really do care I guess." Mika stood up. "I'm going to bed, you can stay here for the night if you want Captain...I mean, Hiroto." she went into her room. Hiroto looked hurt.
Bismark picked up a sign. 'She cares.'
"Really? It doesn't seem so." he sounded monotone.
'She does. Mika's a hothead.'
"Yes, she is isn't she. Good night Bis. I'll sleep here, the extra covers are in the closet right?"
'yes'
He retrieved some covers and laid on the couch. Bis went to his little room. Hiroto fell back asleep.
Mika picked up the phone. She dialed a number.
'Click' "Hello?"
"Hi. Is this the child agency?"
"Yes. Would you like us to make a child for you?"
"Yea...."
"Do you have a spouse yet? Would you like his DNA incorporated into the child as well?"
"Well....can I call back in the morning....after I ask if he wants his DNA in there?"
"Of course. Good-bye." 'Click'
"Kinda rude, but okay."
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Mika woke up before the rest of them and made breakfast. She had eggs and bacon ready by the time Bis and Hiroto woke up.
Bark.
"Morning Bis. Oh, Hi Hiroto....I'm still getting used to not calling you captain all the time." she smiled nervously.
"What's wrong?" he asked, sitting down and staring at the eggs. "You made this?"
"Yea. I thought I'd make breakfast for you too, since you're already here and all." Mika answered, sitting down at the table too. Bis sat under the table, and ate his food.
"So. What's wrong Mika? Why are you nervous?" Hiroto asked as he finished. Mika swallowed the last of her meal and picked up the plates.
"I uh.....called the uh....well, Sofia always wanted one...I thought maybe I would get one...."
"A what?"
"A kid."
"What?"
"A kid. I called the child agency place. They asked if I had a spouse and if I wanted to have his DNA in the kid too." She looked at him and blushed. He blushed slightly too. "I said I'd get back to them....on it..." the blush deepened.
"You wanted to know....if I wanted my DNA in your daughter, or son?" he asked, clearly understanding the dilemma. Nod. "If you want it to be....but I'd have to be....your...spouse.....husband....." deepened red blush.
"O-ok....I'll uh....call them back and....yea....." Bismark interrupted her babble by sitting on the table with a sign in his mouth.
'Get Married' was on the sign. It was written in her mother's handwriting. Mika knew her mother had planned for when this happened.
They stared at each other. Hiroto spoke first.
"Well then...I should do the honors I guess..." he said. "Mika Seido" 'Full Name! Oh gosh....' "Will you..." 'I can't take this!' Mika was screaming in her head. "Marry me?" he finished. All screaming thoughts were gone.
"Yes." she said simply. They both smiled through their blushes, which were deeper red than any blush ever. Silence ensued.
"Ok. I'll call them back then...." she picked up the phone.
'Click' "Hello again. You are calling about the child's DNA. Your answer?"
"Yes. Put both DNA in the child." Mika said, her blush returning.
"What may I ask is your name?"
"M-Mika. Mika Seido."
"And What is your spouses name?"
"H-Hiroto A-Amagi-wa...Hiroto Amagiwa."
"Amazing." The lady was surprised at the name. "I need confirmation from the spouse."
"Yes, include my DNA too." Hiroto said to the phone, which he had switched to videophone.
"Ah. Hello Major Amagiwa. I understand. You will be notified at this number when you can pick the child up. Good-bye." 'Click'
Ok....I didn't get a SINGLE review to the third chapter....But I'm posting anyways...