Mikoto's Legacy

Summary: Genderswap. As his Sword of Damocles continues to deteriorate Mikoto thinks about what he wants to leave behind besides a giant crater. To this end, he asks his loyal vanguard to perform one last service for him.

Two lines.

Yata blinked.

Still two lines.

Yata threw the test against the wall. Then she hurried and picked it up again. Stared at the two lines for a solid minute before groaning.

Two fucking lines.

What happened to 'almost certainly infertile' and 'will require medical intervention to conceive'? Yata suppressed the urge to track down that doctor and punch him in the face.

Then again, she should have taken that with a grain of salt. Her mother had the same problem, and yet here Yata was. But her mother hadn't had a cyst the size of a golf ball removed from her left ovary when she was twelve, so Yata felt justified in thinking her case was a little more severe.

Yata froze. Fuck, a positive pregnancy test didn't necessarily mean she was pregnant. Actually, that would be one of the better outcomes. She needed to see a doctor—no that would take too long, and the fucking Blues would find out, and the custody hearing was next week damn it.

Anna. Anna could tell her for sure. Yata reached for the door and threw it open—

A few hours later, a much calmer Yata found her way to Anna's room. A deep fortifying breath and a short knock brought Anna to the door.

"Is something wrong, Misaki?" Anna asked after they sat down on the bed.

Yata bit her lower lip, trying to think of the best way to say what she needed to ask. "Anna, I need you to do something. With your power."

Anna blinked. "Okay."

"Right," Yata said. "Can you tell if... if there's another mind in here." Yata gestured toward her belly.

Anna stared, not reaching for one of her gems. "You mean the baby?"

It was Yata's turn to stare. "You knew?!"

Anna nodded. "I've been able to see her mind since Mikoto's wake."

"…And you didn't think to mention it before?"

"You were so sad after Mikoto died. Then you were worried when you found out Mikoto wanted me to stay with you. I didn't want you to worry any more than you already were."

Yata pinched the bridge of her nose, the same way she saw Kusanagi do so often. "Anna, this wasn't information that would keep."

"I'm sorry."

She didn't like things being kept from her. It about drove her crazy during the search for Tatara's killer when Kusanagi, Mikoto, and Anna all seemed to know more than they were telling the rest of the clan. Yata'd gone off on Kusanagi after Mikoto was arrested and they found out that had been the plan from the start. She might have given Mikoto a piece of her mind after he broke out if there had been time. But she wouldn't hold it against Anna. She was a little girl who had lost too many people she loved in too short of time. It was the girl's prerogative to worry at this point.

"Just don't keep something like this to yourself again."

"Ok, Misaki."

Letting her anger go, Yata's mind spun off in a new direction. She needed a plan of action. She couldn't see a doctor until after the custody hearing, but that shouldn't be a problem. She was nearly to the end of the first trimester if she was doing her math right and somebody had told her that that was when you were most likely to lose the baby.

It could work. If everybody kept their mouths shut, she could get through the custody hearing without this screwing it up. She would have to tell Kusanagi afterward, which she was not looking forward to, but this could work…Oh, fuck. Saru was going to find out eventually. This was going to suck.

"Are you certain, Captain?" Awashima asked.

Munakata nodded. "With the facts we have, it seems to be the most likely conclusion."

Silence.

"Shit," Awashima muttered.

Munakata ignored the expletive, allowing that the situation called for it.

"What are we going to do about this?" Awashima asked.

"I was hoping that between the two of us we could come up with a workable plan."

"For handling the inevitable fallout when Fushimi finds out?"

Munakata remained silent and Awashima's eyes narrowed in suspicion. "What else?" she demanded.

"Suoh asked me to look after his girls. Plural. And as there were only two women in his life at the time of his death, it stands to reason that those are the girls he was talking about."

"…Suoh asked you to look after Yatagarasu? And you agreed!"

"Well, it would only be polite as he was dying at the time," Munakata replied, a hint of steel in his voice.

"Of course, Suoh's last request involved you taking an active interest in Yatagarasu's life. Is it possible that he was trying to kill you from beyond the grave? Because that is the only way I see this ending, if not at Yatagarasu's hands, then Fushimi's."

It was possible but highly unlikely. Suoh was usually straightforward about killing someone. If you angered him enough to take action, he would waste no time in letting you know. Only the Colorless King's unique ability allowed him to hide from Suoh's wrath for so long.

"It was a joke," Awashima clarified.

"I knew that," Munakata replied. He'd come to that conclusion a second before Awashima told him as much.

"…Anyway, Suoh wants you to risk life and limb to look after Yatagarasu, who may or may not have been his lover, and you are at a loss as to how to go about it without alerting Yatagarasu or Fushimi. Does that sum the situation up?"

Munakata nodded.

"Do we have any clear threats to Yatagarasu's safety?" Awashima asked.

"Too many to list."

"Of course. Let's start with something more reasonable. Our copy of Suoh's will states that Yatagarasu is to receive full custody of Anna Kushina, correct?"

Munakata nodded. "But with her record and lack of funds a judge would likely find against her… But we could influence the judge to find in her favor. Anna Kushina would be safer remaining with Homra. They are both aware of the threats against her and have proven capable of defending against them."

"Good," Awashima agreed. "As for the other matter, is there any chance of keeping a discrete eye on the situation from afar?"

Munakata shook his head. "No. Misaki Yata is remarkably adept at recognizing when she's being followed. And there would be no way to keep it from Fushimi."

Awashima frowned. "I could approach Kusanagi."

Munakata raised an inquiring eyebrow.

"He wouldn't give us reports or anything on Yatagarasu, but I could make it clear that Suoh charged you with looking after both Yatagarasu and Anna Kushina. Suoh trusted Kusanagi, if he believed that the two of them were in danger he would do what was necessary to ensure their safety—even coming to a rival clan for help if need be."

It wasn't a perfect solution, but with the limitations on what he could do it was the best option available.

"Do it."

AN: Yata has Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. It can cause infertility along with a bunch of other problems that can range from embarrassing (hairy toes and body) to deadly (increased risk of uterine cancer). I've always had it in my head that Yata had reason to believe she was infertile, though I only recently learned about PCOS. It's why she wasn't all that worried about using protection with Mikoto, so I didn't have to write her as a clueless virgin who had no idea how her body worked. This version of Yata lived above a brothel and regularly interacted with the women working there.