Here is chapter nine! I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the last chapter. Just so everyone knows…Tohru is now up to about five months of pregnancy. Hope you enjoy! Sorry if her pregnancy appears to be rushed…And I'm sorry if this chapter is a bit rushed too.
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Tohru was inside Hatori's office. She didn't even know how she had ended up here. She just remembered telling Yuki about the Pass Out Game. Obviously Yuki had passed it on to Shigure, and then Shigure must've let Hatori know, and now she was in his office, and he was thinking of prescribing her with some anti-depressants.
"Tohru, I have to admit, it wasn't smart what you did. You could've endangered yourself and the baby. I know that Jake did something to you, can you please tell me what it was?" Hatori asked.
Tohru clasped her hands. "It's not important…I just want to go to school."
"Which leads me to another point, I realized that you never did go on to that tour up at Salem State…You're almost improved with your Braille, so you might be able to return to school. My question is…What made you decide to go off to college anyway? About a year ago you weren't even thinking about college. What changed your mind?"
"My cousin convinced me. She's about a year older than me and we happened to get in touch through e-mail…What does that have to do with anything?"
"Well I thought the only reason why you wanted to go to college was so that you could get away from Jake."
"What? For God sake I'm not that much of a wimp! Why would I even go to the other side of the world to get away from him? What do you take me for? Some sort of a stupid teenager who doesn't think things all the way through?" Tohru snapped.
"Now, clam down Tohru…I'm only trying to get answers. What did Jake do to you the other night?"
"What he always does…He takes me somewhere private…He says how much he loves me, than he tries to rape me, I tell him to stop and he gets angry…Then he beats me and leaves me like he always does." Tohru replied.
"You're used to this?" Hatori asked.
"Well, yeah. He's been doing this sort of thing for about three years so I'm pretty used to it."
"But…Tohru…What he's doing…It's not right. It's not fair to you. Has he been doing this to you for the past two months since he found out about the accident?"
"Yes…It's no big deal…It's okay to just drop it."
"Just drop it? Tohru…He's committing a crime!" Hatori exclaimed.
"You think I don't know that? There's nothing I can do about it! Unless you want him to kill me!" Tohru snapped.
"He threatened to kill you if you told somebody?" Hatori asked.
"Yeah! Besides, I'm smart enough to know that he really would do something like that so just leave it alone!"
"Why? Has he killed people before?" Hatori asked.
"I don't know! I just know that when he has a bad temper it's best not to screw with him! So can I go now or what?" Tohru asked.
Hatori rubbed his temples. "I think it would be best if I put you on some anti-depressants."
Tohru gave out an exasperated sigh. But she didn't answer.
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Two months later…
Shigure walked in to see Tohru bent over a textbook written in Braille.
"I'm glad to see that you're getting back on track with your schoolwork, and that you're back to your normal self."
Tohru jumped slightly at Shigure's voice. "Yeah…The anti-depressants have really helped me to get my life on track. Plus the counseling from Hatori has helped a lot."
Shigure nodded, and stood there for a long time watching her.
"Is something wrong?" Tohru asked.
Shigure cleared his throat and sat down on a chair beside Tohru's.
"They found Jake last night. He was put under arrest for drug theft, and a girl from a different part of Japan told of his…sexual issues. He's going to be put in jail for a long time. I thought you ought to know. It's been on the news all morning about the crimes he's committed. Apparently, you're not the only girl that fell for his charms and good looks. There are about three other girls out there who are the mothers of Jake's children."
Tohru was silent for a long moment.
"Are you okay?" Shigure asked.
"I'll be all right. I just wasn't expecting it to be over like that. But at least this way he won't hurt anymore girls…So, are you still up for taking the responsibility of being the 'father' for the baby?" Tohru asked suddenly.
"I think I can handle it." Shigure said.
Tohru smiled. "Good."
And with that, Shigure stood up and left feeling happier about what just took place.
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Another two months later…(AN: Hey, I told you the pregnancy was going to be rushed didn't I?)
Shigure made it through the crowd with Hatori, Momiji, Haru, and Kisa following.
Shigure spotted Tohru first in the crowd of happy teenagers.
Apparently Momiji spotted her as well. "Congratulations on graduating!" Momiji exclaimed.
Tohru laughed turning in his direction. "Thank you…I can't wait to get out of this gown though. It is so hot out here!"
"I think it looks nice on you." Kisa said shyly.
"Thank you. Its sky blue right?" Tohru asked.
"Yeah, and we got dark blue." Kyo said coming up behind her followed by Kazuma.
"Tohru, it's nice to see you again. You're looking well." Kazuma said with a smile.
"Oh! Kazuma! I didn't even realize you were there! I'm guessing Uuo and Hana left, I don't here their voices anymore…I'm so excited!" Tohru said happily.
"AYAME WILL YOU JUST BUZZ OFF?" Yuki shouted.
Tohru laughed as Ayame came back with a smart reply.
"How's the baby?" Shigure murmured next to her ear.
"Oh! She's all right. She's been kicking a lot though." Tohru said, putting her hand on her stomach immediately. Tohru had a visible swell by this point, which none of the students seemed to have minded.
"Really?" Shigure asked. The next thing she knew, she felt his hand on her stomach and they both felt a kick.
"I guess you're right." Shigure said with a smile, removing his hand slowly, before turning to talk to Ayame and Yuki.
"So Tohru, I heard that you got a place at a Japanese college." Kazuma said.
"Yes. I decided that I wanted to be close to home. I decided to major in education. Of course I'll have to have an aid to help me take care of my students once I get my degree, but I should do okay." Tohru said brightly as she heard another argument erupt between Ayame, Shiugure, and Yuki.
Kazuma smiled at her. "Very good."
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That night…
Tohru sat up with a start. She felt her stomach and felt the baby kicking. She timed the kicks as best as possible and realized that they were about thirty seconds apart. This meant contractions, which meant the baby was coming.
Tohru reached for the bell immediately and rang it constantly until she had woken up the whole household. She heard the boys standing in the doorway and Shigure ran over to her.
"Tohru? What's the matter?"
"IF YOU DON'T GET HATORI OR SOME DOCTOR DOWN HERE IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES I'M GOING TO KILL YOU BECAUSE THE BABY IS COMING!" Tohru screamed.
Shigure's eyes widened and he bolted up immediately to call Hatori.
Yuki followed him. "You know, don't you think that's a little stupid to call Hatori? After all he's never delivered a baby before, and we're cursed, and the baby is supposed to be a girl."
"We'll take our chances. What's Hatori's phone number?"
"You're kidding right?"
"Yuki…I am on the verge of panic…What is the damn phone number?" Shigure snapped.
Yuki sighed. They were all going to be doomed.
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An hour later…
"PUSH!" Hatori yelled.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M DOING? PULLING?" Tohru thundered.
"Do you need anything?" Kyo asked.
"KYO! I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF LABOR WHAT DO YOU THINK I WANT?" Tohru snapped.
"Right…I'll go get more ice chips." Kyo said running out of the room.
"Hatori…Please tell me you have some idea what you're doing." Shigure said.
"Not a clue." Hatori answered.
"Well that's always good…" Shigure said.
"AS SOON AS THIS BABY IS BORN I'M GOING STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE JAIL HOUSE TO STRANGLE JAKE BECAUSE THIS IS ALL HIS FAULT!" Tohru yelled as sweat dampened her forehead.
"Here, let me wet your face…" Yuki asked.
"DO NOT TOUCH ME YOU IMBECILE!" Tohru yelled.
"Big words for a little lady." Hatori muttered.
"Shouldn't something like this be grossing you out?" Kyo asked coming back with the ice chips.
"Seeing that I nearly had my eye gouged out, no. Don't forget, I'm also Akito's doctor which means I have seen him…"
"Do not even finish that sentence." Yuki said darkly.
"Yeah, do you want our eyes to be scarred for life at that unnecessary visual?" Kyo asked.
"ARE YOU EVEN PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING?" Tohru yelled.
"Of course I am Tohru I…Oops."
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" Tohru yelled hysterically.
"Uh…Nothing. Everything's okay! False alarm…Hey! I see a head!" Hatori yelled happily.
Yuki rubbed his temples.
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Two hours later…
"WHY THE HELL IS THIS TAKING SUCH A LONG TIME?" Tohru screamed hysterically as Kyo and Yuki both tried to calm her down.
"What are you dong?" Momiji asked, appearing beside Kyo.
"GEEZ! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM?" Kyo yelled.
Shigure called everyone here for support.
"What do you mean 'everyone'?" Yuki asked.
"HANG IN THERE TOHRU! I HAVE FAITH IN YOU!" Ayame yelled.
"Oh…crap." Yuki and Kyo both said at the same time.
"I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE AN AUDIENCE WHILE I'M IN LABOR!" Tohru yelled.
"Hari turn around! This is a picture for our family memories!" Ayame called.
"CAN YOU NOT SEE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING HERE?" Hatori screamed.
"AM I DONE YET? I THINK I'VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF PAIN RIGHT NOW!" Tohru yelled.
"Yes! We're almost there…Right?" Shigure asked, turning to Hatori.
Hatori only nodded in reply.
"Why didn't you just give her pain medicine?" Haru asked.
"BECAUSE HE WASN'T THINKING!" Tohru screamed.
"Gee, thanks a lot." Hatori muttered.
"WELL IT'S TRUE ISN'T IT? IF YOU HAD ANY COMMON SENSE YOU'D KNOW HOW MUCH PAIN I WAS IN AND YOU'D BE SMART ENOUGH TO BRING PAIN MEDICINE!"
"IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, I HAVENT EXACTLY BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE!" Hatori retorted.
"HATORI, FOR GOD SAKE! HOW WOULD FEEL IF YOU WERE PUSHING A HUMAN BEING OUT OF YOUR WHO'S IT WHAT'S IT?" Tohru screamed angrily.
All the guys shuddered at the thought.
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Another three hours later…
"Is she here?" Tohru asked.
"Yes." Shiugre said.
"What does she look like?"
"She has pale skin, there are some tufts of brown hair, and she's got bright beautiful eyes with a gold rim around the iris. Got any idea what you want to name her?" Shigure asked.
"Yes, an American name that I heard once…Melody." Tohru said as she felt her child being put into her arms.
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(Sobs) The next chapter is the final one! Sorry I rushed it! Please review! I hope you liked it. The next chapter will take place a year later.