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AN: Thanks for the reviews and here's chapter 11. Finally finished ten chapters. I'm so proud of myself. Enjoy!
Ch11
Usagi walked around the palace halls of Kotou as Hotaru walked beside her. Servants and advisors would take one look at Usagi and sneer at her golden yellow hair and crystal blue eyes, but no comments were made out loud. After all, just by taking one look at eight-year-old Hotaru carrying her glaive on her back would only make someone who is suicidal to insult Usagi for all to hear.
Usagi wore her hair in a low ponytail with wrapped a white ribbon that tied the hair. She wore a dress that Setsuna had designed for this trip. It was a light lilac dress that trailed down to her ankles with a dark violet sash tied tightly around her waist. The top had the shoulders bare with only a thin strap on both sides; the ends of the shoulders were also bare, but it had had sleeves that flared out slightly, ending at her wrists. Usagi's right hand played lightly with the red ruby jewel hanging on the necklace with a simple blue jewel on a silver band glistening on her ring finger.
"Mommy!" Katsuya shouted as he ran down the hallway with Setsuna following patiently after him. "Mommy! Guess wha', guess wha'!" he said as he ran into the princess's open arms.
"What is it, sweetie?" Usagi asked. She laughed as the youngest child buried his face into her neck; the ends of his slightly long blond hair brushed against the bare skin of her shoulder.
Katsuya pulled himself slightly back and smiled at his mother with a toothy grin. Usagi, Hotaru, and Setsuna all smiled at the cute picture he made with the two dimples on his cheek. " 'Suna and me go owside. I see 'big' pond an' lots a fishies!" he said, using his two arms to emphasize the word 'big'.
"Oh, did you have a lot of fun?" she asked, smiling at her son.
"Yup," he replied with a quick nod of his head.
"Mooommmmaaaaaaaaaa!" Everybody turned to see Katsura running full speed towards her with Haruka racing beside him. "Momma, me and 'Ruka ran everywhere," he said, running smack against Usagi's legs with his arms wrapping around them. "We go to the pond and kichen and dine room and betroom and room with the big chair!"
"We had the entire tour of the palace in full speed," Haruka said, with a smile. She shrugged her shoulders and added, "I highly doubted that anybody could keep up with us."
"You guys went everywhere?" Hotaru asked, "You didn't happen to go over to the emperor's bedroom, right?"
Haruka let out a mock laugh. "As if I'm that stupid to go to the palace's brothel with koneko-chan's son," she said, "No way in hell! We stayed far away from that hellhole!" Usagi, Setsuna, and Hotaru shook their heads at Haruka's outburst.
"Kaa-san, I heard that we're gonna go somewhere," Sakura said as she walked towards her mother with Michiru walking gracefully in tow. "Where are we going?" she asked.
"Well, your oto-san said that we'd be heading to Hokkan," Usagi replied, "Did you have fun exploring, sweetie?" Sakura nodded her heads with a smile. "Seiryuu said that we'll be traveling with his seishis," she continued, not seeing the disgusted look on her daughter's face.
"When will we be leaving?" Michiru asked.
"Whenever they leave, I suppose," Haruka said, shrugging her shoulders. She walked over to Michiru and gave her a kiss on the lips. She wrapped her arms around the top of Michiru's shoulders and leaned her weight slightly on her. "I don't like the idea of going with them. Those guys will have to be the worst kind of seishis I've ever seen," she said.
"We have no say in this, Ruka-chan," Michiru said, "The fates chose the seishi not our gods."
"Usagi-hime," Nakago said, walking towards the small group. "We will be arriving to Hokkan tomorrow, so I suggest that you have everything packed up."
"Arigato, Nakago-san," Usagi said. She held Katsuya in her arms and held onto Katsura's hand. "Sakura, come, it's time for your nap," she said.
Sakura nodded her head and was about to follow her mother when she turned to face Nakago. "I hate you," she said. Her voice was filled with so much venom that Nakago was shocked to hear. And before he could say anything, she left going after her mother.
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Hotohori kneeled in front of the statue of Suzaku and leaned his hands against each other in a prayer form. "Suzaku, please look after Usagi and make sure that she remains safe. Please protect her and allow me to see her before I die," he said. He lifted his head up and gazed at the golden statue. Something bad is going to happen, he just knows it. Ever since Usagi and the others went to Kotou, he's been having this bad feeling that the war may have a turn for the worst.
"Everything will be fine, Hotohori-sama," Ami said, walking towards the concerned emperor. "Usagi-chan will be following the Seiryuu seishis so there's a chance that the others will see her."
"But wouldn't she be safer here than traveling around like that?' Hotohori asked.
Minako shrugged her shoulders. "Who knows what the higher ups think? We don't question their orders, we follow them," she said.
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Along the roads of Hokkan there were carriages and horses road side by side. In one carriage, Yui was sitting and waiting until they settled down. In the other carriage, Usagi sat with her three children and Hotaru and Setsuna sitting beside her as Haruka and Michiru drove the carriage and managed the horse.
Usagi watched as Sakura, Katsuya, and Katsura as they stared excitedly out of the window. She closed her eyes and smiled as sounds of their laughter filled the area. Maybe it was a good idea for them to be traveling, she decided, since it gives the children the chance to see new places. But…Usagi can't shake the feeling that something is going to happen. Whether it was good or bad, she doesn't know; all she knew was that it was something big.
"Usagi-hime," Hotaru said with a smile. She held a small plate of freshly cut apples. "Do you want any?"
"Ooooo….I want!" Sakura said, raising her hand. Hotaru held the plate towards the children. Sakura quickly grabbed some and handed them to her brothers who were now distracted by the sweet scent from the fruit.
Usagi had to sit back against the seat as Sakura dived for the fruit. She picked one up and bit into it, but as she was about to swallow it, a sickening feeling from her stomach started to travel upwards. Usagi quickly covered her mouth and stormed out of the moving carriage.
"Haruka, stop," Setsuna ordered loudly.
The carriage stopped moving as Usagi fell to the ground, throwing up the food she ate. Her guardians quickly ran to her side, asking if she was okay as they rubbed her back. The three children stared shyly at their mother with concern. Nakago noticed the predicament they were in and ordered everybody to stop.
Usagi had finally stopped throwing up and was breathing hard as she tried to find out what had just happened. The last time she threw up after eating was when… "Oh my GODS!" Usagi shouted. She quickly brought her hand and placed it against her flat stomach and started to breath in deeply.
Michiru's eyes widened as she whispered, "Don't tell me…"
"…that you're…" Haruka continued.
Setsuna then caught on what they were implying and said, "…with child."
AN: Is Usagi pregnant? And if she is, just who is the father of Usagi's child? Oh the suspense! And the annoying cliffhangers I just happen to put in during the scenes where you don't want them. So what's gonna happen next? Are the Suzaku seishis going to meet Usagi again? I'll just leave that to your imagination. After all, nothing helps create the fanfics we read other than our imagination! Send in your reviews please.