Femelle Guerrier

By: EmpathicReader

To Swan, for being the absent-minded genius of a friend.

A/N: Hey guys! I'm back with another fic! Being a fickle-minded person, I changed my idea lots of times but I settled down on this one. R&R:D

She was anxious. Who wouldn't be? The whole country received the notice on the latest developments of the war. They had won and now, those brave soldiers who risked their lives there are returning home. Amongst those brave souls were her beloved sweetheart and darling husband. Then a thought struck her. What if he died? Where would that leave her? Here she was, heavily pregnant with his fourth child and he dared to die? The nerve! She clenched her fist at the thought. She was going to give him a piece of her mind when she went down to hell!

Then, a sedan coming towards her made her stop her train of thoughts. She felt her stomach knot in anxiety as she shifted her feet slightly. Then, her pensive look was replaced by one of happiness when he stepped out. She let out the breath she didn't know she was holding. His face lit up when he saw her. More specifically, her bloated abdominal area. He walked towards her limping slightly.

"My lord, your leg…" Lara started.

"It's nothing. It's lucky it wasn't aimed for my head." Uzumi joked.

"Hush, I do not want to hear you cursing yourself again!" Lara stated sternly, putting her finger on his lips. Lord Uzumi smiled at her before turning to his three daughters.

"Yumi, Yui and Yachi! How are my lovely girls?" Lord Uzumi asked carrying his youngest daughter, Yachi.

"Wonderful, Papa!" Yumi replied leading them in.

-x-x-x-x-x- Later in the Afternoon -x-x-x-x-x-

Uzumi cringed slightly as he felt Lara clutching to his hand. She let out an agonizing scream. Her face contorted in pain and she tried her best to push the baby out. Lara panted heavily and gasped for air as she pushed with all her might. Lord Uzumi was trying to soothe her pain by whispering to her 'it will be alright'. It pained him deeply to see her convulse in pain. Her face was red from all the pushing and her hair was matted on her sweaty forehead.

"Lord Attha, Madam Lara is having a difficult time giving birth and if this continues, she might die!" the midwife revealed anxiously. Lord Uzumi's eyes widened with alarm.

"Lara, you can do this! Remember that this is a boy you're carrying!" Lord Uzumi said clutching to her hand tightly.

"A boy. Yes, a boy! Must…… Push!" Lara replied squirming in pain. She breathed deeply before giving her all in that one last push. With her ear-splitting scream, came the delightful sound of crying from the newborn. His son. Uzumi laughed heartily as the midwife handed his son over to him. But he was in for a shocking discovery of yet another daughter instead of the son predicted by the fortune-teller.

-x-x-x-x-x- Later that night -x-x-x-x-x-

Lara stared at the baby girl in disgust. Why couldn't she produce a male heir for her lord? She hit her womb in desperation. Hadn't she suffered enough? The humiliation of three daughters was hard to bear and now this? Why? Why? Why? Suddenly a thought struck her. Her lost expression hardened into a look of rage. She pushed herself up and stood weakly. Yes, it must be this baby's fault! It took her son away.

Lara gave the sleeping baby girl a cold look before throwing her into the bucket of cold water. The baby awoke with a screech as the cold water came into contact with its sensitive skin. Lara pushed the baby deeper into the bucket in an attempt to stop its screeches. Just then, Lord Uzumi limped in. He stared at Lara for a while before registering what she was doing. He threw his cane to the ground and rushed towards her.

"Lara, what are you doing?" Uzumi asked trying to grab his daughter.

"I'm drowning it, that's what!" Lara replied angrily.

"How could you? This is our little girl. Our blood flows in her veins!" Uzumi shouted, finally able to take his daughter away from his wife.

"This isn't my daughter! The fortune-teller said I was having a son but now this… She is a demon! She killed my son and took his place! Give me back my son!" Lara shrieked hysterically. Lord Uzumi's lips curled slightly with disgust as he looked at the angry woman. His face softened a little when tears started to slip down her face.

"I know you want to give me a son Lara but these things cannot be controlled. Killing this child will not change things." Uzumi chided Lara softly. Lara looked towards the side angrily.

"Now what will we call her?" Uzumi continued looking lovingly at the tot lying in his arms. Lara huffed a little before answering spitefully.

"Cagalli. After my hateful Great Aunt." Lara hissed before stepping out of the room. Lord Uzumi sighed before turning to the tot. Cagalli… It's a nice name. Lord Uzumi thought before setting the girl down in her crib.

-x-x-x-x-x- 19 years later -x-x-x-x-x-

A woman skipped happily down the small hill and towards stream. Throwing her basket full of dirty clothes down, she rubbed her hands before grinning to herself. She tugged at the sash around her waist and let the top few layers of her clothing drop to the ground. With a huge splash, she jumped into the stream.

"Cagalli! What are you doing?" Yachi asked incredulously.

"Come on! I'm just taking a dip to wash the grime away. Besides, it's such a hot day!" Cagalli replied as she dived into the water. Yachi shook her head in wonderment as she continued with washing the clothes given to her.

Cagalli swam in the stream slowly. She closed her aurora eyes to relax herself when some rustling came from the side of the stream. Cagalli stopped and listened closely. There were giggling too! Cagalli closed her eyes in frustration before jumping out of the stream and towards her clothes. She had her clothes on in lightning speed before grabbing the piece of wood used to clean the clothes and threw it in the direction of the bushes.

"ARGH!"

Cagalli ran there and gave the despicable man a swift punch in the gut before sending him flying into the stream with a roundhouse kick. She rubbed her hands in satisfaction before walking home.

"My Lord, why are you sighing?" Sachi asked with concern.

"My dear, Cagalli is 18 going on 19.Yet she isn't married. The situation is starting to worry me…" Uzumi replied as he furrowed his brow.

"I'm sure the matchmaker would…" Sachi said reassuringly.

"I can't be too sure about that…Before I forget, Iori is your son don't let Lara spoil him." Uzumi said rubbing his temples.

"I…"

"GET BACK HERE!" Lara screeched. Uzumi and Sachi shook their heads before walking out to see the commotion. Lara was chasing Cagalli around the backyard with a cane in her hands.

"Stop screaming!" Uzumi shouted as Cagalli hid behind him.

"What's the matter?" Uzumi asked as Lara glared daggers at Cagalli.

"Ask your precious daughter! I told her to wash the clothes at the stream and none were taken back!" Lara said angrily as she tried to calm down. Uzumi looked at Cagalli questioningly as she moved forwards.

"Well, I was bathing when I found this pervert peeping at me. So I fought with him and the clothes just flowed down the stream." Cagalli explained somewhat heatedly. Uzumi, Lara and Sachi widened their eyes in alarm.

"You! Our family honor is destroyed all because of you!" Lara cried out in despair.

"Did… you wear anything?" Uzumi asked weakly.

"Of course I did!" Cagalli said in indignation.

"How can you be so shameless?" Lara screamed.

"I take my bath and they do their stuff. I didn't ask them to look at me." Cagalli stated in a matter-of-fact voice. Uzumi shook his head in wonderment at her tone. At this rate, she won't get married.

A/N: How's the story?