"Inko, what is the matter?" asked a man with blonde hair and sea green eyes. He tilted his head at the woman in question.
"Nothing my dear Yu." Inko said with a small smile before looking back out the window. A soft sigh escaping her as she whispered "Just another dream."
"You have been having them more often than not." Said Yu with a frown on his face before shaking his head. "Should I ask Toshinori to go through those dreams again?" asked Yu with concerned frown on his face.
"No, I'll be alright. It's nothing, really." She whispered, as if the dreams were an everyday occurrence. It seemed rather odd for the bystander who was just watching. As the green haired Inko, or more like the current age Inko just watched on in confusion.
Inko couldn't help but watch as the princess just seemed lost, afraid and scared. Did the dreams frighten her so much to the point that she refused to speak of them at all to anyone? Had her son be the only one to ever truly see the dreams in the first place? This was all rather puzzling and confusing that it made Inko just sigh.
"Inko, you shouldn't be having these dreams. Come on, dreams of being another person with someone else? I wonder if you even love me still." Yu said with a frown on his face.
Inko couldn't help but stare at the man in confusion. He resembled Toshinori to a certain degree, but still had his own features. So, it puzzled her if she mostly married this man because he resembled him so much in the first place? "Mom!" shouted a new voice, causing Inko to look over and saw Toshinori, or at least the princess's son rush into their hut with a frown on his face. "Are you having more nightmares? Allow me to remove them quickly."
"No, no, they aren't bad dreams at all Toshinori. They are rather happy memories I've experienced with your grandfather and…" The princess's voice trailed off as if part of the memory itself was enough to hurt her. Inko couldn't help but feel bad for the princess, it made her sad for her really. As if the very thought of Toshinori, the current Toshinori was enough to bring pain to her chest. His name, along wasn't enough to hurt her as she was able to name her son after him but refused to call him 'Toshi' as it seemed that she preferred using his full name.
"But mom…"
"I'll be fine, you don't need to worry about me." The princess said with a soft smile and looked back out the window.
"Fine, I'll leave it alone for now. But really mom, if you want me to use my quirk for your dreams please let me do something." He sighed softly before making his way out of the hut, grabbing what appeared to be some kind of cutting tool for crops on his way out. Inko wondered what kind of dreams the princess had, it was rather puzzling for her but she knew that this was something that she herself, couldn't experience as it seemed that she was only going through memories of the princess.
As for why that was, she had no idea.
Reaching out, Inko wondered if she could comfort the princess, but knew that even if she wanted too, there was no way that she could comfort the princess as she had now. Inko blinked as she watched the princess push herself up and make her way out of the room and making her way outside, her face a soft smile yet there within her eyes almost seemed rather sad.
A soft yet sad hum was escaping the princess and Inko knew right away what that song was. It was the song that was passed down in the family for years. Did she sing it that much as if hoping that Toshinori would hear it, hoping that he would have followed the melody back to her? But why? What kind of meaning did this song have for the princess in the first place?
Or, was it that the song also had many happy memories for her too, that the song itself was the only thing that brought her any kind of happiness in her marriage?
Following the princess, Inko couldn't help but wonder where it was the princess was even going. Or if she was even a princess now? She knew that it had taken a while for them to regain their lost fortune but Inko knew that it still took a lot of work for the princess with her husband and child. Sighing softly, the young woman tilted her head as she kept hearing the princess hum under her breath. "Toshi, what would our lives be like if I hadn't left? Would I have joined you where you are? Would you still even be alive if I had?" asked the princess, her thoughts wandering as she gazed at the forest.
Wait, that's the forest from the last dream. It had to be the same forest where Toshinori was turned and just… walked off. "If you are alive, do you remember me? If you remember me, if you are even alive why haven't you returned to me?" Inko watched as silent tears rolled down the princess's face as she gazed at the forest. Everything that had happened over the years seemed to have taken its own toll on the princess, yet she still held hope in her heart that she would find Toshinori one day.
That, he would return to her someday.
Yet, Inko knew the truth that he would never return to her. That Toshinori wouldn't return because he had no memory of who he was and won't for many, many years to come.
Sighing softly, the young woman watched as the princess went on with her walk. It just seemed rather strange, but seemed that the princess would keep with her wait, no matter how long it would take her. Even if it took her all the time in the world…
Inko blinked as she slowly opened her eyes and frowned at the dream that she had. It was strange, dreams like that have been happening more often lately, they had stopped when she was younger, thanks to her parents sending her to a therapist, but now? They seemed to have returned. She wasn't sure what it was, but knew that there was something wrong with her. Maybe she should talk to Shouta about it. He was doing research on the journal trying to get it figured out. After all, what else could be causing them to come back?
Her parents gave her and Toshinori the journal without much of a fight. Yet, she couldn't help but wonder what her father and Toshinori talked about. It seemed that after Toshinori had ran off, her father had gone after him and… when they got back Toshinori had some kind of somber expression about him and… some kind of inner peace if that was the right word for it.
Yet, there almost seemed as if there was even more secrets within the man than usual. Though at the same time it seemed as if he was trying to sort out his own feelings for this whole thing but knew that he couldn't do anything about it yet. The emotions that she could feel swirling within her heart, she knew that they were not her own.
His heart was swimming in different emotions right now that she had trouble trying to figure out what it was that he was feeling was a struggle.
Sighing, the young woman pushed herself up onto her feet and started to make her way to the bathroom to get herself ready for the day. It was her day off and she thought that she should get herself ready for the day. Yet, everything that had happened lately, the young woman couldn't help but wonder what kind of life she would have had if Toshinori hadn't been in it.
Maybe rather dull and boring.
Grabbing her brush the young woman started to brush her long green locks as she let out a soft sigh of content. "I wonder, what should Toshi and I do today?" She asked herself, rather curious as to what they could do. Maybe Shouta had managed to crash on some things that they could do together. Though, she just hoped that they could still enjoy a whole day together since Toshinori's resistance to the sun had increased.
Hm, now if only they could get some kind of food that they could enjoy together. Though it seemed that no matter what, he just couldn't eat anything other than blood. Though… 'I don't mind the bites much though…' Inko thought to herself with a deep blush on her face before shaking her head a little.
Humming softly, the young woman turned on the water as she decided that maybe a shower will make her feel better, and hopefully make time pass by a little quicker for her. Once the water was running, Inko smiled as she stripped down and stepped into the shower as she kept humming the tune under her breath.
"Toshi, I wonder what you and daddy spoke about. I just hope that you'll tell me someday." She said softly before running a hand through her hair before grabbing her shampoo and conditioner and started to lather up her hair as she thought about Toshinori. What could she do? There had to be something that the two of them could do together but, what? What could they do?
Oh wait… "They have that nice diner here. I think Mitsuki said there is even a dance floor for couples." Inko said with a smile on her face as she giggled a little and started to let the subs rinse out of her hair before grabbing her body wash and went to scrub at her body. Though what she found was what confused her all the more. Looking down, she frowned as she found a small bump on her. Had she… gained weight?
Frowning a little, she poked at it and frowned as it sure didn't feel like fat. Odd, what could this be? Tilting her head, the young woman tried to think on what it could be. Going over her options and choices and then something came into her head. Eyes widening, she held up her hand and started to count off when was her last cycle.
It… it'd been a while.
"That can't be possible… can it?" Inko whispered softly. "We've only… and he's…" Her eyes were wide, no, this is just a fluke. That's all it is. Nothing more and nothing less, she would be fine. She was sure that this will go away in due time. Nothing to worry about!
A small smile appeared on her face, though it looked a little nervous and rather, scared. Grabbing her conditioner, she knew that this was going to be hard to explain to Toshinori but maybe he won't even notice? It's hardly noticeable. Yeah… 'Then again Toshinori has really good eyesight compared to a human's.' She thought to herself with a frown.
'He'll notice…' Inko wanted to cry out. She wanted to scream, shout and cry thinking that he'll hate her, reject her and maybe never want to see her again thinking that she was letting herself go but… then again she frowned a little. "Unless I'm being rather silly. He's not shallow." Though then again, even he would go into shock if he ever found out about this. Well, assuming that this is even what was going on. If she was indeed… "Pregnant…" She whispered softly.
"I'm gonna have my work cut out for me." Inko whispered softly as she tried to keep herself calm and collected before rubbing her face. Once she was done in the shower, the young woman walked out, wrapping a towel around herself before making her way to her bedroom and threw on a nice little sun dress for the weather. It wasn't that chilly out but it made her a little happy to see such a thing. But, at the same time it still had her a little worried. Would he notice?
Looking at the full length mirror, Inko turned to her side and saw that it wasn't noticeable. She was thankful for that at the very least. Though, what was she to do?
"Ugh, my mind is over thinking this…" Inko groaned to herself before leaving the apartment.
Inko let out a soft sigh as she looked up at the apartment complex that Toshinori and Shouta lived in. She wondered what they were doing right now. Tilting her head, the young woman made her way up into the building and toward the shared apartment of Toshinori and Shouta. The young woman was rather curious, had Toshinori or even Shouta learned anything from the journal since they've had it? Hm, it had been a couple weeks, so they had to have learned something at the very least.
Groaning a little, Inko managed to push herself up the stairs. Ugh, she hated stairs, why couldn't this place have an elevator?
Checking the time, the young woman saw that it was still rather early in the day, even with the wait for the cab and the ride itself. She wondered if anyone was even awake, though with Toshinori, it was rather hard to say. Since he started to sleep, it was as if he could sleep at any time he so desired. He could still stay awake still as long as he wanted at any time he wanted. Though, it still puzzled her as to how it happened that way in the first place.
Once she reached the apartment, she could hear chatting from within, it had her curious as to who it was. She could make out Toshinori's voice at least, and… Shouta? Shaking her head, the young woman knocked on the door and the chattering stopped. The only sound she could hear was the quick footsteps coming to the door and it was then that it opened with a smiling Toshinori. "Inko!" He said with a gleeful smile before pulling her in his arms and spun her around as he backed up in the apartment.
"Toshi!" Inko said in shock, not sure if he even felt her stomach and she didn't want to find out what his reaction to such a thing would have been. "Please put me down I'm getting dizzy." Which… in a way wasn't a lie. He frowned a little before carefully putting the green haired woman down and tilted her head to the side as he wondered if she was okay. "I'll be okay but… I… I…" She groaned before covering her mouth and rushed to the bathroom.
"Inko?!" Toshinori called out in shock and surprise.
It had seemed that with how much Toshinori had spun her around had upset her stomach in some way, though she knew that she still couldn't tell him about the possibility of the… dear god she couldn't even say it.
Soon, she felt someone rubbing her back, the hand felt too small to be Toshinori's but knew that it was still a man's hand at the very least. Looking over, she saw Shouta rubbed her back as she was about to ask where Toshinori was until he shrugged. "I think he rushed down to the pharmacy to get something to settle your stomach. It seemed rather odd that you were ill before when he would spin you around…" He was giving her a calculated glance before tilting his head at her a little before shaking his head. "Anyway, I've looked through the journals and it seems that your ancestor had indeed kept a few things from Toshinori." She did? Odd.
"Like what?" asked Inko with a frown before her skin went pale again and she turned her head throwing up. She couldn't help but groan a little, this wasn't normal!
"Inko, tell me this… what is wrong with you?" asked Shouta with a calm, calculated gaze. In a way it reminded her of her father's gaze during the meetings that she sometimes stumbled upon as a child.
"Nothing, I mean, this all started today so I don't really know." Which wasn't a lie, until now it never hit her but maybe it was the stress of everything that was going on. Turning her gaze to Shouta, she saw that he was looking down at her with a bit of a harsh gaze at her. "What's wrong?" asked Inko with a frown on her face.
"Inko, tell me what is wrong. You can trust me with this, is it something that I should alert Toshinori about?" Shouta said with a small glare, his hair flying upward into the air as if the wind was blowing the air around in the room. Though Inko knew that this had to be the quirk he had at his disposal. The young woman knew that she had to confide in someone, but what she could do? She didn't feel safe knowing that she could be but…
"Shouta, please promise me you won't tell him? Because even I don't know what is wrong. I don't even know how it's possible for I just feel so confused and freaked out by this whole thing and I just noticed it today and-"
"Whoa there, Inko what's going on?" asked Shouta with a frown on his face.
Inko looked at the raven haired boy with a frown on her face. Tears filled her eyes before she looked away from the man as she tried so hard not to cry from this whole thing. Everything was spinning out of control and it scared her more than anything in the world. "I… I think…"
"Think what?" asked Shouta with a frown on his face.
"I don't even know how but I… I think I'm pregnant…"
Shouta hit the floor causing Inko to panic and scream his name, asking if he was alright, he waved off her concern before pushing himself up onto the floor, kneeling in front of her before he took a deep breath. As if to calm his nerves before looking at Inko with wide eyes. "I'm fine, but I think I heard you wrong here. But, did you say that you think you're pregnant…"
Inko looked down, a faint blush on her face as she gazed up at the man before looking away again. "I… I noticed it while showering today. I saw a small bump there and I… I don't know if it's true or not but… I think I'm having Toshinori's baby. He's the only man I've ever been with!"
"Wait, not even when you were with that guy? Hisashi or whatever?"
"No- wait how do you know about Hisashi?"
"Uh… don't blame either of us on this but Toshinori but… he would sometimes have me spy… on… you uh… Inko what are you doing? What are you doing with that bottle of shampoo? Why are you holding it in your hand and giving me that dirty look? Wait! Why are you looking like you're gonna hit me?! Fuck!" He shouted at last when Inko slammed the bottle of shampoo at his head. "Damn it!" He shouted before holding his head and groaned a little.
"That's for spying on me!" Inko shouted at him only to rub her head. "I don't even know if it's true though anyway. I mean, how can it be possible? He's the undead right? He shouldn't be able to… to… um…"
"Be able to impregnate you? Well, since he does have blood in a sense, flowing through his veins even before the heartbeat, it makes sense that he could do something." Shouta said with a frown on his face as he crossed his arms in confusion. "It is still pretty likely, after all we know there are records of what a child born from a human and vampire is called, but to see some kind of evidence itself? Hard to say, but if you already noticed a bump and of course if you are late then well there is a chance of that too."
Inko blushed red at that.
"Though Toshinori also hasn't complained about fresh scent lately, so maybe you are late. Have you had it lately?" Inko just glared at him. "Uh… why are you giving me another dirty look? Um, why are you holding onto that straightening brush? Wait, why do I even have a straightening brush? I don't recall buying one in the first place! Inko don't! Don't you dare hit me with that! Fucking damn it all to bloody hell!" shouted Shouta as Inko hit him on the back of the head though not as hard as she wanted too, wanting to make sure that she kept the man alive.
He glared at Inko for a moment before letting out a soft sigh and rubbed the back of his head. "Okay, best thing I can suggest for you is to get a test done."
"I… I'm scared Shouta." Inko whispered softly.
Sighing softly, Shouta calmly said "I'll go with you, and if you want I'll wait with you as well." He let out a soft sigh before looking at her as he calmly said "Just relax is all alright?"
"Just don't tell Toshi yet please, I want to tell him myself."
"Fine, fine I won't tell him. Just be careful alright? He's been very possessive of you so if he thinks that something is gonna hurt you he will act." Shouta whispered with a soft sigh.
"Alright… I promise I won't tell Toshi…"
"Thank you Shouta."
Yet, unknown to the two, a certain blonde vampire was listening, his blue eyes stared in shock before turning a bright red with crimson.
