Disclaimer: I do not own Ayashi no Seresu.

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Beh… So this is it! The last chapter! I'm sad to say that this story didn't get a lot of attention. I looked at all the other Ceres fics and I saw that they didn't get a lot either, but this is probably one of the ones that got very, very few. Oh well. It was my little break, these past five weeks, so I guess I can let this one slide. But if it happens again, I'm gonna have to kill some one… I mean… I'm gonna yell at you. :)

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DORAMATIKKU.

Chapter 5

Final

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There's nothing worse than waking up on the living room floor, naked, with a blanket draped over you, and hearing Aniishi's voice while lying next to her also naked husband.

Thank God Aniishi wasn't there in person though. It was her voice on the answering machine, telling the two of us that she would be home early.

I groaned and stretched. My head hurt like a bitch. I knew I drank too much last night. I didn't know Yuuhi was next to me until I rolled over and my eyes landed on the back of his head, and trailed down his bare body until the blanket covered him up, which was (unfortunately) right above his ass. So sad…

I tried thinking of some way to get up without disturbing him. But Yuuhi was a very light sleeper, and if he felt the blanket move I knew he would wake up. So I just lay there, staring up at the ceiling and listening to the constant beep of the answering machine to inform us that we had a message.

When Yuuhi did wake up, he almost pissed his pants. That is, if he had any pants on. He took on look at me, sat straight up and jumped away. He didn't think to cover himself, so I had to put on a small smirk.

"What is going on?"

"You don't remember?"

"No…" he groaned. "Oh, my head."

"That should tell you everything," I pointed out.

He opened his eyes and looked around himself. Our clothes were strewn everywhere and our bed was two pillows from the couch and a small blanket meant for one person draped across a two person place. "We didn't, did we…?"

"We did."

He pressed his eyes shut like this was the most frustrating thing he'd ever done.

"Hey… our hands aren't stuck together anymore!" I cheered, trying to lighten the mood.

"That is the least of our concerns, Aya. We got so drunk last night that we cheated on Aniishi!"

"We? I think you mean you cheated on her. And speaking of her…" I got up, holding the blanket across my front, and pressed the button on the answering machine.

'Hey guys… It's Aniishi. I just wanted to let you know that I'm coming home today. My parents had to be stupid and take the pregnancy the wrong way, saying that I'm too young and such. So I left early. I'm at the airport right now, so I should be home in about eight hours or something. See you soon! I love you, Yuuhi. Bye.'

"Eight hours. When was that message left?"

I couldn't come up with an answer, so luckily the machine said: Saturday, 8:19 AM. End of messages.

"8:19... And it's 11:06 now. That's three hours. She'll be here at three." He walked to his room and yelled out as he was getting dressed, "Aya, you gotta help me clean up the place."

"Will do," I replied, getting my own clothes on, then washing the residue of the superglue off my hand in the sink.

"Aya, please don't tell her about last night. We both know it was a mistake."

"Don't worry, I won't," I said, although I wished it wasn't just a mistake.

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Yeah… I decided to fast forward to 8 months later.

Aniishi is in labor, and the three of them are in the hospital.

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We were waiting in the waiting room for hours. Aniishi went into labor about seven hours ago, and she still hadn't squeezed it out. Yuuhi was pacing the floor like a madman, and I was just about ready to die of boredom.

I wish I hadn't been so self centered during this time, because just one man was ready to wrap it all up for us. Just one doctor came out to the waiting room, and called Yuuhi over to speak. I couldn't help but let my ears drag themselves over to their conversation.

"Mr. Aogiri… I'm sorry to have to say this to you… But both the baby and Aniishi expired during the labor."

At first Yuuhi or I said or did anything. I don't even think I was breathing. Finally, Yuuhi said, "I see."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Aogiri. You may see her if you wish."

"No, thank you."

"We'll do the favor of getting her ready for the funeral without a price."

"Thank you. I think we'll be on our way now. Let's go, Aya."

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It was a sad day. I drug my feet as I walked along the dirt path to the tombstones. Aniishi and the baby's graves were set in the Aogiri family plot. Yuuhi got down on his knees, laid down flowers and incense, and started praying. I followed suit.

"The thing that hurts me most," Yuuhi whispered, "Is that we didn't even know what gender the baby was."

I swallowed the tears. "I'm sorry."

"We all are." He stood and held out his hand to me. "Let's go."

I took it and stood up as well. I wanted to say something, but there was nothing to say. We sat down quietly in Oda Kyuu's car, and she started driving back to Yuuhi's restaurant in Tokyo.

I could tell by the way Yuuhi's lifeless eyes stared out the window that he was hurting more than he ever had in his life. "Yuuhi… I'm here for you," I said.

He turned to me, and gave me a sad smile. "I know."

He placed his hand over mine and gave it a squeeze. Maybe, just maybe, he would let me ease his mind and let this go. Because now, I'd be happy to be Aniishi's replacement.

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A/N;; so… that was it. I think the ending was sort of boring, really. I knew I wanted Aniishi to die, and that Aya and Yuuhi should be together at the end, but I didn't want them to just go home and have sex or something. It's basically saying that Aya really wants Yuuhi to be happy again, and so she's willing to take Aniishi's place and make him happy.Yep.

Thanks to the very few people who read this, it means a lot to me.

If you read Inuyasha fics, please keep your eyes open for my new fic coming next week! Another short story, this one will only contain 3 chapters.