Chapter Seven
"That can't be true," Aya told the doctor I disbelief "that's just ridiculous!"
"That's what we though but we reran the tests and got the same results. There is no other explanation to what the results show." The doctor looked down at the folder in front of him. "It would also explain about the other symptoms you've been showing. I expect you've been experiencing other symptoms like backache?"
"I'm not . . .I just can't be. It's a ludicrous concept." Aya shuck his head as he scoffed at the idea "If that's all you have to say I'm going I have better things to be doing" He stood to leave
"Aya, wait!" Manx called out before turning to the doctor,"men can't have children. So how?"
"Well we believe it to be something to do with what Doctor Kawaguchi injected him with. At the time, we had no idea what it was of what it did. I know it sounds farfetched but it's the truth. I mean if you had told me that you could turn a person into a monster before all that business with Takatori I would of disbelieved it but now I know better than to laugh at the idea. If you would care to have an Ultrasound I'm sure we'll either be able to confirm or disprove my theory."
"I have no time to waste indulging your fantasies. I'm leaving. Get into touch when you have some serious answers. Good bye."
Aya left the room, not paying attention to what the doctor had been saying. The concept to him was unbelievable. I mean a male pregnancy? Never going to happen. Especially to him.
"Aya!" a voice called him from down the corridor but he ignored it knowing it would be Manx or the doctor. He walked on more urgently down the corridor hoping to escape this place.
"Oi Aya. When I call it's not nice to ignore me!" A hand grabbed his wrist and he turned round to face Youji
"What are you doing here?" Aya asked his lover surprised by his presence.
"Well I got back from doing the deliveries and Omi told me you had come to the hospital. I decided to meet you. I thought we could go grab some lunch. I know a nice little restaurant just around the corner."
"Fine," was all Aya said as he turned to follow Youji as the exited the hospital.
The restaurant was small, quaint and French, something that didn't appeal to Aya considering he was still feeling ill. That brought his thoughts back to what the Doctor had told him before he had exited the hospital. Pregnant? It must be some cruel joke, a waste of his time. If the Doctor wasn't going to tell Aya the truth then the Doctor obviously wasn't worth visiting.
Children were never something Aya had given much thought to since he had become an assassin. In his life before Weiss, he'd thought of them only because his parents expected him to settle down, marry and have kids. He never really got round to telling him that he wasn't too keen on that concept. Now, he'd just never thought about it. He didn't expect to find himself in a position where children were an issue. Not that they ever will be.
"You've been quiet," Youji said after ordering, "How did it go?"
"The doctor never said anything was wrong." Aya said not wanting to tell Youji what the Doctor had really said.
"That's good to hear," Youji said as he took a sip of water from the glass in front of him
"Youji do you ever think about having children?" Aya asked. Youji's immediate response was to choke on the water he had just drunk, trying not to spit it into the face of his lover
"That's a strange question Aya," Youji stuttered ah he caught his breath. "Why do you ask?"
"Answer the question, " Aya replied "I asked one first"
"Well me and kids . . . never a thing I've really thought about. I mean me settle down? Never really expected that to happen. We could never have them with our job choice. Plus all they do is cry, poop, smell and throw up. I swear that they give out more waste than they take in when they eat. Also they keep you up all night crying. It's enough to drive anyone insane. Then they grow up and are even worse. They dominate your life. Plus they cost a fortune. Seriously, who in their right mind would want children? I mean look at Ken, absolutely dotes on the kids he teaches football too and he's not exactly the sanest of people. Oh no, please don't tell me that's your way of telling me you want to have kids?"
"No I don't. I feel the same as you," Aya replied
"Good. You had me worried for a minute there," Youji said with a smile. "Looks like the foods here. Although I'm not so sure I should of brought you here?" Youji added as began to eat
"Why?" Aya asked
"Well, how to say this without you punching me, " Youji trailed off with a smile. "Well you've been putting on weight recently. Not that I mind" he added the last part quickly
"What do you mean I'm putting on weight?" Aya coldly demanded to know shooting his lover his patented death glare.
"It's nothing," Youji replied meekly as he focused on his food knowing that Aya had had quite temperamental recently.
"No what do you mean. Are you saying I'm getting fat?" Aya spat out looking ready to explode. "I never knew you was so shallow as that! Although I should of guessed with how vain you are. You spend more time in the bathroom that me, Omi and Ken combined!"
"I am not vain! I just like to look good. It's just you seem to, er, have put on a tiniest bit of weight on. You can't tell. It's just your tummy's looking bigger. I blame myself for bringing you out to lunch or dinner all the time," he said jokingly as he put his fork down and reached over to clasp Aya's. "I think you are the most beautiful person I know"
"What, really?" Aya asked shocked, "what about that supermodel. I forgot her name"
"Nothing compared to you" Youji said with his most charming smile trying to sweet talk his way out of the situation.
"So you don't think I'm fat?" Aya asked self consciously looking at his stomach
"No I don't. I think your perfect."
"Good because if you if I ever hear you say anything about me I will run you through with my katana. Now eat your lunch before it gets cold." Aya said as he started on his own
The rest of the afternoon passed comfortable for Aya in Youji's company as he attempted to forget what the doctor had told him that mourning. They spent the afternoon after lunch watching a movie before heading back to the Koneko and spending a cosy evening in front of the television but Aya failed in keeping the doctor's news at bay and when he was finally in bed listening to Youji softly snore, he couldn't escape the thoughts any longer.
What if he was pregnant? Yes it was a stupid idea but. . . he did have the symptoms. He was suffering from sickness in the morning. He had been acting out of character and it would be nice to blame how he'd allowed his relationship with Youji on hormone imbalance. It would also explain the backache and how he got so tired so easily and the strange food cravings. Pickled ginger wasn't something he normally ate but he had found himself going to get some whenever he felt peckish.
No, it was a stupid thought. He could barley believe he was even toying with the idea. It was ludicrous. He was being stupid and not thinking straight. 'It was an impossible idea' he thought as he finally found sleep
The following morning Aya woke to found himself alone in bed. He looked at he clock and cursed when he realised he was meant to be in the flower shop ten minutes ago. He rushed to climb out of bed but had to stop when he was hit by a sudden wave of nausea. After a moment and that had passed, he quickly got dressed and headed downstairs. "Damn you Youji why didn't you wake me?" he asked Youji as he entered the shop
"Because I told him not to," he was greeted with Manx, "I wanted you well rested before I give you your orders for today. If you don't mind I'd like to discuss them in private" she stood and headed for the basement.
"Why?" Youji asked
"That's between myself and Aya."
They walked in silence until they reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Sit," Manx ordered Aya as they entered.
"I'd much rather stand."
"Sit down." Manx's voice commanded and Aya found himself taking a seat on the sofa. "Good. Now listen Aya. What you were told at the hospital yesterday morning was . . . unexpected but if you had bothered to stick around I'm sure you would of seen that the doctor could be right." Aya made to interrupt but Manx prevented it by raising his hand to stop him. "Hear me out Aya seeing as you wouldn't hear the doctor yesterday morning. We know what you was told is unbelievable but the test results show that it is the truth. There is one test that can confirm the doctors theories because that's all they are at the moment, theories or it can show us that the doctor is right and we can deal with it. Please just come to the hospital with me now and have an Ultrasound. If you don't and what the doctor said this morning is true, you're putting both yourself and the child in danger and I refuse to stand by and watch that happen."
"If I refuse?" asked Aya
"I'll tell Persia and get him to make it an order." Manx sighed.
"What makes you think I'll follow his orders?"
"We have certain, leverages. Your sister's hospital bills are paid because you follow his orders. What happens when you don't?"
"It appears I have no choice in the matter then." Aya admitted defeat with a sigh, annoyed with the tactics Manx had used, "Let me get my coat and tell the others I'm going out." With that, he stood and left the room.
Meanwhile Youji was currently standing at the door leading down to the basement with his ear pressed against the door attempting to listen to the conversation going on downstairs.
"Damn you chibi. Why did you make this door soundproof?" he growled
"To make sure no one could overhear us," Omi replied sweetly.
"But what if someone wants to listen?"
"Well they can't. It's soundproofed to stop that from happening. Would you like it if someone heard a private conversation you had down there? Or if a customer heard what our real business was? Anyway, don't you trust Aya? If it was important I'm sure he'd tell you."
"I suppose," Youji admitted reluctantly. He stepped away from the door just as it was opened. Aya shot him a quizzical look.
"I have to go out. Mission," was all the stoic redhead said.
"Are you sure you should be doing it?" Youji quizzed, "You've been ill. Are you to it? I can do it"
"I'm fine. I'll be ok"
"Good" Manx said, "Lets get going. The sooner we go the sooner we can get back"
"Why didn't he take his Katana?" Youji asked himself as he watched his lover's retreating back through the window of the Koneko.
***
Aya lay on his back on one of the hospital beds he hated so much having a rather strange experience. The drive to the hospital had been silent and normal. Then he had been lead to part of the hospital he had never visited before and was surprised to find out there was part of the hospital he had never visited before. He'd been lead into a room with some strange looking equipment connected to what looked like blank TV screen.
Which brings us to him lying on the bed with some strange women, who after rubbing some fairly cold stuff on his stomach, had proceeded to place one part of the contraction on his stomach and turned the screen on to show some weird shapes Aya couldn't distinguish.
"Oh my!" the nurse exclaimed "I am getting something here . . .I don't believe it there's an embryo! Look you can see it," she pointed at the screen. "One moment let me turn the sound on to see if we can hear anything." As she did a faint heartbeat could be heard.
"You mean to tell me that there is that thing inside me?" Aya asked the women in disbelieve "That I can hear its heartbeat? I'm really pregnant?"
"Yes you are congratulations."
Manx chose that moment to enter being bored of waiting outside. "Are you feeling ok Aya you look pale. Even more pale than normal."
"I'm pregnant," was all Aya said as he looked at Manx wide eyed with disbelieve.
"So what do you intend to do?" Manx said unsure of what else could be said.
Aya thought about his life. How could he fit a baby into it? But would he have the heart to have it aborted? He didn't think he could bare the guilt of taking the life of something that had yet to live. He was an assassin. He couldn't do missions they would endanger the baby. And what about Youji? Youji had made it clear that he never wanted to have children. What could he do?
"I have to leave. No-one is to know about this," he answered after a pause
"What about Youji?" Manx asked
"No-one is to know," Aya repeated, "I'll leave Weiss and I'll leave the Koneko. Weiss isn't too know"
To be continued
A/N Well I didn't like this chapter. I struggled with the ending. ;_; but, wow long chapter (well by my standards on this story). Thank you to all who reviewed.
"That can't be true," Aya told the doctor I disbelief "that's just ridiculous!"
"That's what we though but we reran the tests and got the same results. There is no other explanation to what the results show." The doctor looked down at the folder in front of him. "It would also explain about the other symptoms you've been showing. I expect you've been experiencing other symptoms like backache?"
"I'm not . . .I just can't be. It's a ludicrous concept." Aya shuck his head as he scoffed at the idea "If that's all you have to say I'm going I have better things to be doing" He stood to leave
"Aya, wait!" Manx called out before turning to the doctor,"men can't have children. So how?"
"Well we believe it to be something to do with what Doctor Kawaguchi injected him with. At the time, we had no idea what it was of what it did. I know it sounds farfetched but it's the truth. I mean if you had told me that you could turn a person into a monster before all that business with Takatori I would of disbelieved it but now I know better than to laugh at the idea. If you would care to have an Ultrasound I'm sure we'll either be able to confirm or disprove my theory."
"I have no time to waste indulging your fantasies. I'm leaving. Get into touch when you have some serious answers. Good bye."
Aya left the room, not paying attention to what the doctor had been saying. The concept to him was unbelievable. I mean a male pregnancy? Never going to happen. Especially to him.
"Aya!" a voice called him from down the corridor but he ignored it knowing it would be Manx or the doctor. He walked on more urgently down the corridor hoping to escape this place.
"Oi Aya. When I call it's not nice to ignore me!" A hand grabbed his wrist and he turned round to face Youji
"What are you doing here?" Aya asked his lover surprised by his presence.
"Well I got back from doing the deliveries and Omi told me you had come to the hospital. I decided to meet you. I thought we could go grab some lunch. I know a nice little restaurant just around the corner."
"Fine," was all Aya said as he turned to follow Youji as the exited the hospital.
The restaurant was small, quaint and French, something that didn't appeal to Aya considering he was still feeling ill. That brought his thoughts back to what the Doctor had told him before he had exited the hospital. Pregnant? It must be some cruel joke, a waste of his time. If the Doctor wasn't going to tell Aya the truth then the Doctor obviously wasn't worth visiting.
Children were never something Aya had given much thought to since he had become an assassin. In his life before Weiss, he'd thought of them only because his parents expected him to settle down, marry and have kids. He never really got round to telling him that he wasn't too keen on that concept. Now, he'd just never thought about it. He didn't expect to find himself in a position where children were an issue. Not that they ever will be.
"You've been quiet," Youji said after ordering, "How did it go?"
"The doctor never said anything was wrong." Aya said not wanting to tell Youji what the Doctor had really said.
"That's good to hear," Youji said as he took a sip of water from the glass in front of him
"Youji do you ever think about having children?" Aya asked. Youji's immediate response was to choke on the water he had just drunk, trying not to spit it into the face of his lover
"That's a strange question Aya," Youji stuttered ah he caught his breath. "Why do you ask?"
"Answer the question, " Aya replied "I asked one first"
"Well me and kids . . . never a thing I've really thought about. I mean me settle down? Never really expected that to happen. We could never have them with our job choice. Plus all they do is cry, poop, smell and throw up. I swear that they give out more waste than they take in when they eat. Also they keep you up all night crying. It's enough to drive anyone insane. Then they grow up and are even worse. They dominate your life. Plus they cost a fortune. Seriously, who in their right mind would want children? I mean look at Ken, absolutely dotes on the kids he teaches football too and he's not exactly the sanest of people. Oh no, please don't tell me that's your way of telling me you want to have kids?"
"No I don't. I feel the same as you," Aya replied
"Good. You had me worried for a minute there," Youji said with a smile. "Looks like the foods here. Although I'm not so sure I should of brought you here?" Youji added as began to eat
"Why?" Aya asked
"Well, how to say this without you punching me, " Youji trailed off with a smile. "Well you've been putting on weight recently. Not that I mind" he added the last part quickly
"What do you mean I'm putting on weight?" Aya coldly demanded to know shooting his lover his patented death glare.
"It's nothing," Youji replied meekly as he focused on his food knowing that Aya had had quite temperamental recently.
"No what do you mean. Are you saying I'm getting fat?" Aya spat out looking ready to explode. "I never knew you was so shallow as that! Although I should of guessed with how vain you are. You spend more time in the bathroom that me, Omi and Ken combined!"
"I am not vain! I just like to look good. It's just you seem to, er, have put on a tiniest bit of weight on. You can't tell. It's just your tummy's looking bigger. I blame myself for bringing you out to lunch or dinner all the time," he said jokingly as he put his fork down and reached over to clasp Aya's. "I think you are the most beautiful person I know"
"What, really?" Aya asked shocked, "what about that supermodel. I forgot her name"
"Nothing compared to you" Youji said with his most charming smile trying to sweet talk his way out of the situation.
"So you don't think I'm fat?" Aya asked self consciously looking at his stomach
"No I don't. I think your perfect."
"Good because if you if I ever hear you say anything about me I will run you through with my katana. Now eat your lunch before it gets cold." Aya said as he started on his own
The rest of the afternoon passed comfortable for Aya in Youji's company as he attempted to forget what the doctor had told him that mourning. They spent the afternoon after lunch watching a movie before heading back to the Koneko and spending a cosy evening in front of the television but Aya failed in keeping the doctor's news at bay and when he was finally in bed listening to Youji softly snore, he couldn't escape the thoughts any longer.
What if he was pregnant? Yes it was a stupid idea but. . . he did have the symptoms. He was suffering from sickness in the morning. He had been acting out of character and it would be nice to blame how he'd allowed his relationship with Youji on hormone imbalance. It would also explain the backache and how he got so tired so easily and the strange food cravings. Pickled ginger wasn't something he normally ate but he had found himself going to get some whenever he felt peckish.
No, it was a stupid thought. He could barley believe he was even toying with the idea. It was ludicrous. He was being stupid and not thinking straight. 'It was an impossible idea' he thought as he finally found sleep
The following morning Aya woke to found himself alone in bed. He looked at he clock and cursed when he realised he was meant to be in the flower shop ten minutes ago. He rushed to climb out of bed but had to stop when he was hit by a sudden wave of nausea. After a moment and that had passed, he quickly got dressed and headed downstairs. "Damn you Youji why didn't you wake me?" he asked Youji as he entered the shop
"Because I told him not to," he was greeted with Manx, "I wanted you well rested before I give you your orders for today. If you don't mind I'd like to discuss them in private" she stood and headed for the basement.
"Why?" Youji asked
"That's between myself and Aya."
They walked in silence until they reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Sit," Manx ordered Aya as they entered.
"I'd much rather stand."
"Sit down." Manx's voice commanded and Aya found himself taking a seat on the sofa. "Good. Now listen Aya. What you were told at the hospital yesterday morning was . . . unexpected but if you had bothered to stick around I'm sure you would of seen that the doctor could be right." Aya made to interrupt but Manx prevented it by raising his hand to stop him. "Hear me out Aya seeing as you wouldn't hear the doctor yesterday morning. We know what you was told is unbelievable but the test results show that it is the truth. There is one test that can confirm the doctors theories because that's all they are at the moment, theories or it can show us that the doctor is right and we can deal with it. Please just come to the hospital with me now and have an Ultrasound. If you don't and what the doctor said this morning is true, you're putting both yourself and the child in danger and I refuse to stand by and watch that happen."
"If I refuse?" asked Aya
"I'll tell Persia and get him to make it an order." Manx sighed.
"What makes you think I'll follow his orders?"
"We have certain, leverages. Your sister's hospital bills are paid because you follow his orders. What happens when you don't?"
"It appears I have no choice in the matter then." Aya admitted defeat with a sigh, annoyed with the tactics Manx had used, "Let me get my coat and tell the others I'm going out." With that, he stood and left the room.
Meanwhile Youji was currently standing at the door leading down to the basement with his ear pressed against the door attempting to listen to the conversation going on downstairs.
"Damn you chibi. Why did you make this door soundproof?" he growled
"To make sure no one could overhear us," Omi replied sweetly.
"But what if someone wants to listen?"
"Well they can't. It's soundproofed to stop that from happening. Would you like it if someone heard a private conversation you had down there? Or if a customer heard what our real business was? Anyway, don't you trust Aya? If it was important I'm sure he'd tell you."
"I suppose," Youji admitted reluctantly. He stepped away from the door just as it was opened. Aya shot him a quizzical look.
"I have to go out. Mission," was all the stoic redhead said.
"Are you sure you should be doing it?" Youji quizzed, "You've been ill. Are you to it? I can do it"
"I'm fine. I'll be ok"
"Good" Manx said, "Lets get going. The sooner we go the sooner we can get back"
"Why didn't he take his Katana?" Youji asked himself as he watched his lover's retreating back through the window of the Koneko.
***
Aya lay on his back on one of the hospital beds he hated so much having a rather strange experience. The drive to the hospital had been silent and normal. Then he had been lead to part of the hospital he had never visited before and was surprised to find out there was part of the hospital he had never visited before. He'd been lead into a room with some strange looking equipment connected to what looked like blank TV screen.
Which brings us to him lying on the bed with some strange women, who after rubbing some fairly cold stuff on his stomach, had proceeded to place one part of the contraction on his stomach and turned the screen on to show some weird shapes Aya couldn't distinguish.
"Oh my!" the nurse exclaimed "I am getting something here . . .I don't believe it there's an embryo! Look you can see it," she pointed at the screen. "One moment let me turn the sound on to see if we can hear anything." As she did a faint heartbeat could be heard.
"You mean to tell me that there is that thing inside me?" Aya asked the women in disbelieve "That I can hear its heartbeat? I'm really pregnant?"
"Yes you are congratulations."
Manx chose that moment to enter being bored of waiting outside. "Are you feeling ok Aya you look pale. Even more pale than normal."
"I'm pregnant," was all Aya said as he looked at Manx wide eyed with disbelieve.
"So what do you intend to do?" Manx said unsure of what else could be said.
Aya thought about his life. How could he fit a baby into it? But would he have the heart to have it aborted? He didn't think he could bare the guilt of taking the life of something that had yet to live. He was an assassin. He couldn't do missions they would endanger the baby. And what about Youji? Youji had made it clear that he never wanted to have children. What could he do?
"I have to leave. No-one is to know about this," he answered after a pause
"What about Youji?" Manx asked
"No-one is to know," Aya repeated, "I'll leave Weiss and I'll leave the Koneko. Weiss isn't too know"
To be continued
A/N Well I didn't like this chapter. I struggled with the ending. ;_; but, wow long chapter (well by my standards on this story). Thank you to all who reviewed.