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a door bell startled the lady in the kitchen who was doing her chores
she looks up at the clock to notice that it was late night
" who is it.., at this hour" thought the lady to herself as she stops cleaning the dishes and goes for the towel to dry her hand
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another door bell rings
"yeah im coming!" she shouts as she is drying her hand then a thought enters her mind
'could it be them?' she quickly dries her hand and reaches for the door
she opens the door to find exactly who she thought it was and also with an expected guest
"HO! tarou its you!" she exclaims with happines " i thought that it must be you late at this hour..., and who might this young lady be?" she asks looking at saki sitting in wheelchair
" this is my wife.. that i told you about, she just arrived today" answers tarou a little nervous
"saki-san this is my landlord,yuna san, yuna san this is my wife saki tarounoshi..." tarou introduces saki to his landlord
saki looks at the landlord,she was a beautiful woman, she looked like she was in her mid 30's, she was very fair and had a very thin body structure, she didn't seem to be married, her hair was long and her eyes were light brown, her face had a very precise and sharp structure, she seemed a very mature person from her look, her hair were tied in bun.
" nice to meet you..." says saki
" oh!... she's soo beautiful, why is she in a wheelchair though" asks yuna glaring at tarou
"well...that...uh... she had a little accident and this is her last month of pregnancy so the doctor said that it would be better is she did as minimum stress a possible" says tarou clarifying
" By the way taoru I'm still very pissed that you didn't tell me that you were married earlier, calling me late out of the blue yesterday and then saying that you're bringing your wife who is pregnant..." she pinches him in the shoulder " that was not a cool move.., you know that i already had my eyes on you..." says yunyuna
"ouch!..." tarou reacts" I'm sorry.., i was going to bring her here as soon as my financial situation got better but then things happened and... here we are.." he smiles scratching the back of his head
saki sees this and tries to get up from the wheel chair
" saki-san!, what're you doing you shouldn't be stressing yourself in this situation" says tarou
' atleast he's back to his older self' saki thinks to herself while giving no heed to tarous words and still trying to get up
she loses balance slightly
" saki san!" tarou reacts quickly to catch her before she's about to fall but before he could get to her, yuna had already grabbed onto saki's shoulders to catch her
"it's alright, I've got her" say's yuna as she helps saki stand straight
as yuna sees that saki can stand comfortably she asks
"you alright now?" asks yuna with a smile
saki nods and then yuna let's go of saki's shoulders then saki stands there for moment and then bows
"thank you for looking out for my husband, I'll be in your care from now" says saki
yuna is surprised for a moment but then snaps out of it and says
"oh! she's soo cute!, tarou where did you find this cute girl, i like her already!" says yuna
"well..." tarou is confused and fumbles
"it's a long story.." says saki
"then how about we discuss it over dinner, come, I've already prepared dinner like tarou requested, you guys must be hungry" says yuna as she takes in the couple
while they were having dinner, yuna was the first to ask a question
"so.. saki-chan, how far along are you?" asks yuna
saki swallows the food which was very delicious as she had told yuna couple of times while eating, and answers
"around 7 and a half months" answers saki
"oh! wonderful!, so have you and tarou-san decided on names yet?" asks yuna
tarou freaks out almost choking on his food as he is taken by surprise
"na-na-names..?" says tarou sounding confused which was also the same expression that could be seen on saki's face since she had not decided yet on what she would name her child
"yes-yes, you guys are going to be parents now, you should already be deciding on these little stuff beforehand, otherwise you'd end up making rushed decisions" says yuna seeing how both tarou and saki had not even thought up of names for their child
"well...i haven't thought up of any names yet.., it kind of slipped my mind in the past" says saki looking down and suddenly being reminded of the things she had to go through to save money during her pregnancy
tarou saw this and understood what must've been going through her mind
he reaches his hands for her on the table, holding her hand, she raises her head and looks at him looking directly into her eyes, he gives a small smile and a slight nod, as if to tell her telepathically that he understands her and that he's here for her.
tarou turns to yuna and speaks
"you see yuna-san, saki-chan was very busy preparing for things for the child, she was working a lot for the child,so it must've slipped her mind" says tarou while still holding saki's hand on the table
"oh, well that's wonderful..., I'm sure saki-chan will be a very good and hard-working mom" says yuna complimenting saki and then turns to tarou
"well since saki is safe, now it's your turn, why haven't you thought up of a name for your upcoming child, tarou?" asks yuna a little angry
well since he had supposedly been father since only 48 hours ago, he probably didn't have the time to think up of a name, since saki knew this she spoke to try and defend tarou
"you see yuna-san tarou-kun was very buy in his job so he probably-"
"eh eh eh, excuses won't work saki-san, since he was living here for years, i know exactly how much free time he gets " says yuna before getting lost in a thought for a second and then coming back
" now that i think about it, tarou did once mentioned what he wanted to name his child if he ever had a daughter or son.." says yuna trying to remember the names
meanwhile tarou freaks out and starts fidgeting.
"oh right i remember the names!" says yuna
"AaaAH! wait stop, don't say the names, yuna san please, those names are not good at all, lets change the topic and finish the dinner!" says tarou overly embarrassed by the situation
the rest of the dinner was awkwardly quiet
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" here you go, the keys to your apartment" says yuna dangling the keys in front of them " ive already set up the room as per requested so dont bother me in the future" says yuna laughing and jokingly
" thanks again yuna san for accepting my request out of the blue, and again im sorry for all the trouble this caused you" says tarou accepting the key to him room and bowing
" oh dont be, its was my pleasure that i could help, and saki-san be sure to rest well and dont strain yourself too much, if you need anything be sure to call me, from the landline, or i will just come by tomorrow afternoon to pass time" says yuna with a smile
"haha, sure yuna-san it would be a big help for me" replies saki with an genuine smile and nod
" okay, goon night , take care both of you" says yuna as she closes the door
tarou and saki reach their room and enter into the house
" welcome saki-san to my humble abode" says tarou while pushing the wheel chair she sitting on
saki looked around, it was a normal apartment, probably the type of apartment a working class citizen would have, it was not too big like a royal apartment, nither was it too small, looking at it she wondered
'he must be earning well, this apartment is good'
"your apartment looks good" says saki to tarou
"oh, thank you" he replies
"should we take you to bed?" asks tarou
saki is surprised at his question
'does he want to have sex?, even though I'm pregnant ,is that why he brought me here?, is this like a fetish he has?' these questions were coursing through her mind
'well it's not like this will be the first time, plus he's giving me a place to stay, of course he would want something in return, if i say no and he gets angry, he might kick me out of the house, where will i go this late in night?' saki's mind was bombarded with these several questions
"saki-san?" a voice interjects her mind
she snapped put of her thoughts and looked up
"yeah..?" says saki
"saki-san i was asking whether you'd like to go to bed, it's late and i have to wake up early tomorrow, we should get going" says tarou smiling
"ye-yeah... okay..." says saki
she readies herself
tarou take her to the hall sets the wheelchair in a corner.
"hold on saki-san" he says as he slides his right hand around her back and his left hand under her legs and picks her up
"woaw!!" says saki, surprised
tarou had picked her up bridal style and was walking towards his room
"you shouldn't!, i think i can walk properly now, plus I'm quite heavy in my current condition" says saki
"saki san the doctor said that you need at least a good night's rest before you should walk, and you're not heavy at all, it's actually my pleasure" says tarou
saki looked at his face, he was struggling, of course it was a hard and heavy thing to pick up a pregnant lady in a bridal style, though she was a bit impressed as she could feel his strength and his hold, and she could feel his arm muscles tightening.
he got close to his room, but it was closed
"crap, i should have opened up the room before" says tarou
"here let me help" says saki as she extends her hand to open the door
she opens the door a pushes it a little
"thanks saki-san" says tarou with his face still trying to hide the struggle of picking up saki
they enter his room, saki looks around, it was a normal bedroom by the look of it, there was a bed probably enough to house two people, there was a study table with books on it, a small closet and a window.
tarou walks towards the bed with saki in his arms and lays her down on bed
saki was a little nervous, what was about to happen now wasn't something she hasn't done before,but still she felt like he would be different then rest of the people
saki then sees tarou going to his closet, tarou picks out some of his clothes from the closet and closes it
he then comes near saki's bedside and picks up the futon and lays it above saki covering her from feet to shoulder
"is that warm enough saki-san?" asks tarou
"ye..yeah" says saki, anticipating that he would come onto her anytime now, even though she didn't like it, she wouldn't have any way of saying no since she was indebted to him
"alright then, i better be off" says tarou as he truns and takes his clothes he took out of the closet and starts to walk out of the room
"eh!.., where are you going?" asked saki still surprised by this sudden turn of events
" to the hall, to sleep." says tarou almost as if it's nothing
before he gets out of the room saki speaks
"wait!.." says saki
tarou turns hearing her voice and sees saki trying to sit up
"oh! do you need something saki-san" he says approaching her, he was going to run to her to help her sit but she had already done that so he asked in a calm manner standing beside her
"you didn't bring me here to sleep with me?" asks saki
"..." tarou was speechless for a moment
"...huh..?.. what makes you ask that type of question saki-san, why would i bring you here just to sleep with you?" asks tarou both surprised and confused
"when i lived in streets people used to buy me to sleep with me inturn for a shelter" says saki, feeling abismal to even say it "so..i thought you also brought me here to sleep with me, in return for letting me stay here " completes saki
there's a moment of silence between them
"saki san, I've never been good with words, so I don't know how to respond properly but" he takes a deep breath and speaks
"i won't be an insensitive person and say that i understand or can comprehend the pain that you've went through, i can't say that i understand or accept your reasons and choices you made in life that took you on such a downward spiral " he palms the top of her head
"but i can this, that you won't ever have to sell your body again, not to anyone" he says while looking directly into her eyes
saki after hearing that suddenly remembers her mothers words, when her mother said that she will always be there for saki, she suddenly missed her mother, it had been soo long since she last saw her mom
she was shaken by his words, how long had she hoped for someone to say that, how long had she hoped to hear that
"...uh...*sob*...uh...i am...*sob...mom..*sob.. i am... sorry..*sob..."
tarou feels saki cluching onto his shirt
"...uh..mom I'm sorry...*sob..." these strings of words coming out of saki and the sobs building up were all that could be heard throughout the room
"it's alright saki-san, let it all out" says tarou
almost as if like a trigger, he suddenly felt both of saki's hand clenching the abdomen part of his shirt as then he felt her leaning her head on his stomach
"Ahhh...Auuuhhh..UWAGGHHHHHH!"
she burst her dam of tears, the room was echoing with the sound of her cries as she was bawling her eyes out
tarou just stood there, being a pillar for her to cry on, he knew that there was nothing more to say here, and that letting her cry it all out so that she can finally let go of the past is the right thing to do.
for the next few minutes saki just cried onto him and tarou just stood there, until he felt the sound of her cries dimming and her hold onto his shirt loosening and in the next few minutes her cries had all but died and replaced with sniffles
" you alright now?" asks tarou
saki just nods looking down
tarou leans in his right hand and raises her chin to make her look up
her eyes were obscured by tears there were a few tears leaving her eyes probably the residue of all that crying and there was a little snot coming out the nose, her lips still quivering.
tarou traces his fingers along the track of her tears wiping them and flicks the tip of her nose a little surprising her
"hey, Cheer up, this is not the end, infact this is a brand new beginning for you and your child, so be sure to make the most of it" he says while rubbing her head
"...thank..*hic*..you..tarou-san..*hic*.."
says saki
"no problem saki-san" says tarou smiling
saki lets go of his shirt
"alright then, if you're feeling better now, you should go to sleep,it isn't right for the baby if you stay up late and i have to wake up early to go for work" says tarou as he wipes the remaining tear tracks on her face and then reaches out for the napkin on the table and gives it to her
"you should wipe your nose" says tarou
saki suddenly having realized that there was probably snot coming out of her nose flusters and takes the napkin and covers her nose with it
"haha, alright goodnight" says tarou as he begins to walk out to go to the hall, saki just watches him leave but just before closing the door he turns again to look at saki their eyes meet and then he gives a small smile and says
"goodnight saki-san" says tarou
' ba-dump..ba-dump..' saki could feel her heart flutter a bit
"goodnight tarou-san" says saki
with that tarou closes the door and the only one in the room was saki now
she lays down on the bed with pillow beneath her head and just keeps on wondering
'why would he do Soo much for me? is it just because i was his classmate once, he doesn't seem to be Conning me or something, so then why would he do soo much for a girl like me?' saki couldn't help but wonder what was this guy's reasoning to help her
and while contemplating these thoughts her eyes became heavy and before she knew it se went to sleep
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sunlight coming through the window was falling on her eyes, while a certain pregnant lady was snoring through the room, the lady was snoring loud enough to break glass.
"hmmm..." finally opening her eyes a little she saw that it was morning
saki rubbed her eyes as she was starting to wake up
" *yaaaaaawwwwwnnnnnn* that was a good sleep" saki couldn't remember the last time she felt the comfort of a good beed
she turns around to look at the small clock on the table beside her bed
" 10:34 am..." she closes her eyes again
'i go to work at 7 am in the morning'
she suddenly remembered tarou's words and opened her eyes wide again
"he must've gone to work" saki gets up from the bed and goes to the hall
as she enters hall she notices that it was clean, she looks around for food as she was hungry
she sees a note on the dinning table
" SAKI-SAN, I HAVE ALREADY LEFT FOR WORK, I MADE BREAKFAST FOR YOU, IT'S IN THE OVEN, MICROWAVE IT FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE EATING IT, IF YOU NEED ANY HELP PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK FROM YUNA SAN,I WILL BE BACK BY EVENING, AND DON'T FORGET TO RELAX FOR THE REST OF THE DAY."
saki reads his letter and smiles, saki couldn't remember the last time she was this happy, she was happy for this new life she got.
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THE END
well this chapter took longer than i expected but due to studies and other work i couldn't give it more time, there will be future chapters but it'll take time, anyways enjoy this chapter