Author: Elf Asato
Written: 10/20/05
Summary: Canon incest.
Disclaimer: Not mine whatsoever, and neither is the song.
Notes: Written for the "Five things that never happened to..." challenge on the Togakushishrine community at Livejournal. The italics at the end are from an actual song, though so many artists have done it that I don't even know who it belongs to. You can google the lyrics for some mind-bending fun, though.
Two
By Elf Asato
"You're not sick, are you?" Seishirou asked, sitting on the floor at a low table in the main living area, as his mother walked into the house.
Setsuka sat next to her son on the floor, hugging him as she leaned over and saw what he was working on. "Oh, are you doing homework? What subject is that?"
"Anatomy," he answered simply.
She gave a wry smile as she poked him in the side playfully and said, "Ohhh, I know you like that. ...Did you need me to help?"
It was hard for Seishirou to stifle a smirk. "Not right now," he said, "...maybe later."
Setsuka giggled a little and rest her head on his shoulder.
"...You didn't answer my question from before," Seishirou said after a few moments of silence.
"And what question was that?"
"Did the doctor say what was wrong with you?"
She made a face. "No, no, there's nothing wrong with me."
Seishirou never looked up from his homework. "Then did he explain why you haven't been feeling well lately?"
"Well," she began playfully, then leaned in so that her lips grazed his ear, "...I'm pregnant." Immediately she sat up and giggled like a much younger girl, beaming. "Isn't that crazy - think about it, you'll be a father, and I'll be a mother again! And I love you so much, unlike your father, so I actually want us to stay together for this, and maybe you'll fall just as in love with these kids as I did you! I can't imagine anything greater - and eventually you'll kill me, too, and oh Seishirou! I'm so excited for us!" Setsuka clapped her hands together and giggled again with giddy delight. "I mean," she went on, "I've even thought of names for our kids - I did mention that the doctor said I was having twins, right? - and I really want a boy and girl. I'd really like a constellation theme for all my kids, too, and on the way home I was thinking of the perfect names for them. What do you think about Subaru and, well, I haven't really gotten to the girl's name yet, but what do you think, Seishirou? ...Seishirou?"
Seishirou's mind was a total blank, save for a curious song running through his head.
...It sounds funny I know, but it really is so. Oh, I'm my own grandpa.