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AN: Thanks for the reviews and here's chapter 12. There are those who don't want the child to be Suzaku's or Seiryuu's. Be calm. Everyone take a deep breath while I share something with you. The child is NOT theirs. Whose child is it? If you want to know, continue to read.
Ch12
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."
Usagi was struck speechless as she thought about it. It could be possible that she's pregnant. It's not that she wasn't happy about it, but right now is a bad time to be expecting, especially if she would be traveling and probably be meeting danger ahead.
Yui stuck her head out of the window and stared at the blond general. "Nakago, what's going on? Why did we stop?" she asked.
"I'm not sure," Nakago replied. He kicked his horse's sides gently and had the animal take him to young women. "Are you all right, Usagi-hime?" he asked.
"Usagi-hime is pregnant," Hotaru told him with a smile on her face.
Nakago's eyes widened at the news. "What…why…but how…" he stared at Usagi as he struggled with words for the very first time in his life.
Haruka snorted as she rolled her eyes. "Well those many month-long actions must've done it," she said.
Michiru slapped Haruka on the back of her head and muttered, "And that was a fine example of you speaking without thinking."
"But Michi-chan, it's true," Haruka whined as she tugged on the aqua-haired young woman's arm.
"So…who's the father?" Nakago asked, completely ignoring the two lovers squabbling.
Setsuna closed her eyes and noted a white glow surrounding Usagi's womb. When Usagi was pregnant with Sakura, her stomach had a light blue glow and when she was pregnant with the twins, there was a red glow. "It's Byakko-sama's child," she replied, "But it's still too early to know if there's just one or more than one."
"Kaa-san's gonna have a baby?" Sakura asked, staring curiously at the young adults. Heads started to nod up and down at her question. "All right!" she cheered, "Is it a boy or a girl?"
"Gomen, Sakura-chan, but it's still too early to know for sure," Setsuna said.
"We get baby bwother?" Katsuya asked, staring at his older sister.
Sakura grinned and added, "Or a baby sister."
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The Suzaku seishi had traveled through the Hokkan plains just to stop at the small town where Tamahome had just rescued a young boy, when Minako felt a shiver down her spine and her heart started to beat faster. "Oh Byakko-sama," she whispered to herself.
Rei glanced at her worriedly and asked, "Mina-chan, is something wrong?"
Minako looked up to see everyone looking at her either with concern or with puzzlement. "Usagi-chan, she's pregnant with Byakko-sama's baby," she reported.
"NO WAY!" the other three guardians shouted as they stared at her in complete disbelief. "You've got to be kidding me," they shouted in unison.
Makoto shook her head and sighed, "Is this just me or is Usagi-chan getting pregnant every year or after she gave birth?"
"By this rate, she'll probably be having over twenty or thirty kids by the time she'll stop ovulating," Ami said.
"And that's by mortal standards," Rei muttered, "The minute she turns twenty-two, our masters are gonna make her immortal, which means she'll end up giving birth every year for eternity."
"Actually I can't wait to see it happen," Minako said with a big smile on her face, "I think it's just so cute with the way that Usagi acts all motherly and everything."
"Mina-chan, do you remember how much trouble it can be to look after her children sometimes?" Makoto asked.
"Not to mention, her children are just giant brats with a capitol B," Tasuki shouted, "Especially that little girl. I swear that she has serious issues. Every time she's around us and her mom isn't around, she's like a little devil."
"You can't blame her, Tasuki, besides, she doesn't really like the Suzaku and Seiryuu seishis," Rei said with a smirk on her face, "And anyway, she is quite correct about your fangs making you look like a vampire."
Tasuki glared at Rei and jumped up to his feet, grabbing his diamond fan. "Ya wanna fight, bitch," he snarled, "I'll teach ya to go an' insult me!"
Rei just smirked at him and said playfully, "You sure you want to fight me. All right then, but I have to warn you that we're much more stronger than you seishis and that Suzaku-sama would be deeply disappointed in you trying to attack the warriors he helped create."
"See if I give a frickin' damn!" Tasuki shouted as he jumped and moved the fan from one side to the next, yelling, "Rekka Shien!"
Rei just yawned and when the fire came her way. The flame wrapped itself around her in a cyclone. The rest of the Suzaku seishis were about to go and put out the fire when Rei's friends motioned them to stop. They watched in surprise as the fire vanished without a trace with Rei standing there with her hands on her hips, a mocking grin on her face, and not a scratch on her. "Was that suppose to hurt?" she asked Tasuki, whose jaw was dropped down to the floor, "I was kind of expecting more. If you're this weak, then you'll never win against the Seiryuu seishis."
Tasuki's eyes twitched and he was about to jump at her again when a light blue aura surrounded him and made him suspend in the air. "Damn it, Chichiri, put me down!" the bandit shouted as he thrashed his arms and legs in the air, "You damn fucking monk!"
Chichiri sighed in defeat and shook his head at his friend's stubbornness. "I don't think that's a good idea, no da," he said, "If I actually let you fight against Rei-san, you're going to get your butt kicked."
Makoto watched as she counted how many curses Tasuki was putting into one sentence as he was still suspended in the air. "You know…I just realized something," she said. Her best friends looked at her in boredom and amusement. "We just found out that Usagi-chan is pregnant today, right?" Heads nodded up and down. "Do any of you remember what happened when Usagi-chan had realized that she was pregnant and our masters found out?" she asked.
"Yeah," Ami replied. Her head tilted to the side with a curious look on her face. "Why do you…oh…" Her face flushed red, as she now comprehended what the Genbu warrior was talking about.
"What are you talking about?" Minako asked.
The tall brunette and timid blue-haired girls looked at Minako and Rei, who were waiting for their reply, and just stared in shock at how they couldn't remember what had happened when the four gods rejoiced at the news of the pregnancy. "They celebrated all night long," Makoto replied, trying to make it as discreet and to the point as she could.
The two remaining warriors glanced each other and burst out laughing. The Suzaku seishis and miko continued to be remained in the dark and were wondering what was going on. They were following the conversation just fine with Usagi-hime being pregnant with Byakko's kid, but after that, they got lost.
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The Seiryuu seishis had settled down for the night in the midst of a snow filled meadow. Big white tents were placed up with each one of them housing some of the travelers. Nakago and Yui had their own tent while the rest of the seishis shared. Haruka and Michiru shared one with Setsuna and Hotaru in another. The three siblings took one while their mother lived in a separate tent, but as of right now, they were all staying in Usagi's tent.
Usagi watched in silent amusement as her children played tag in the not so small and not so big space. She placed a hand over her stomach, gently rubbing it and was hoping to feel the heartbeat of the life she now carries within her womb, a habit created since she was first pregnant with Sakura. She closed her eyes and just relaxed her entire body and mind, not noticing her children staring behind her with wide eyes and wide smiles.
The four beloved gods of Konan, Kotou, Hokkan, and Sairou were standing behind their wife with proud and loving eyes. Sakura, Katsura, and Katsuya had stopped playing and stared at their fathers with wide eyes. Smile grew on their faces as they were about to scream out their nicknames for their fathers but the four gods quickly placed a finger over their lips to signal them to not speak.
The three other gods looked at Byakko with a playful smirk on their faces. Suzaku and Seiryuu had been the one when Usagi was expecting their children, so now was Byakko's turn. The tiger god leaned forward and spied her closed eyes with a smirk; teasingly, he brought his lips to the side of her neck with his tongue making a small trail up to her ear.
Usagi jumped and opened her eyes. She was shocked and somewhat surprised to see her four prevailing husbands standing behind her. "What are you four doing here?" she asked.
"We just wanted to see our beautiful wife and children," Genbu said before pressing a kiss on her cheek.
"Which reminds me, it's time for bed, you three," Seiryuu said. He walked over to his daughter and picked her up; a smile slowly lit up on his face as he listened to her whining of wanting to stay up longer.
"No complaining, Sakura," Suzaku said, "I'm pretty sure that you would want to start exploring tomorrow, so you need to get enough sleep." The phoenix god picked up Katsuya with Genbu taking the other twin.
Byakko took Usagi's hand and helped her up. With his left hand holding hers, he wrapped around her waist. Together, the family walked out to meet the shocked eyes of the people from Kotou and the bowing figures of the warriors they had each created. "May we help you?" he asked, looking at their shocked faces and began to wonder if this is what Usagi has to face when she tells people that she's their wife.
The seishis' jaws just continued to remain dropped, all except Nakago, who appeared to be calm on the outside, but on the inside, he was just as shocked as his teammates are. "Shut your mouths before something flies in and it turns out to be poisonous," Seiryuu ordered. He sighed and spoke as if he was complaining to a force greater than him, "Why me?"
"I told you they suck," Sakura muttered. "They probably would die from swallowing something poisonous without fighting Suzaku-papa's seishis."
"Now, Sakura, that's not nice," Usagi said, softly scolding her daughter. Her eyes were on her daughter so she didn't see the slight praise in her husbands' eyes. Thank the gods she didn't because if she did, she would throw a fit, and especially in her pregnancy, it might be a very emotional fit, filled with tears and shouting. Hey, she may seem like a perfect woman who is void of tantrums, but every seemingly ideal woman would be upset in their time of the month or pregnancy.
"Sorry, kaa-san," the two-year-old said, sincerely. When Usagi turned away, Sakura turned to the seishis and stuck her tongue at them, as if trying to say that just because she'll listen to her mom, it doesn't mean that she'll like them.
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Usagi was sitting on the bed laid out for her with her back towards the tent's entrance, silently combing her hair, while the four gods were bidding their children goodnight. "I hope the others would be okay," she thought silently, not noticing the cover being lifted with the four gods entering the pavilion.
"Are you worried?" Byakko asked, sitting beside his petite wife, snapping her out of her thoughts. Usagi jumped slightly and turned to the human form the white tiger possesses and nodded her head. "Everything will be fine," he said, silently reassuring her. He leaned his head against hers gently, mixing his white locks with her golden ones before continuing, "Minako and the others will be protecting them."
"Then why do I have this bad feeling inside?" Usagi whispered softly. Her blue eyes glazed slightly as she just released all tension and relaxed her weight on the Sairou god.
Suzaku knelt down in front of his disturbed wife. He took her hands in his gently and said in a regretful tone, "I'm afraid that even with our warriors there, my seishis and Seiryuu's seishis might perish in combat."
"So, Ko-kun and onii-chan might die?" Usagi asked with wide eyes. Seeing the phoenix god nod his head in a remorseful manner, Usagi leaned her head forward and a sad depression loomed over her.
"Nice move, Suza," Seiryuu said in an angry tone, "Did you have to make her upset?" Suzaku just glared at him for the nickname he so despise.
Usagi shook her head and said quickly before they would start arguing, "No, I really appreciate that Suzaku told me this. I prefer if you tell me straight out, rather than lie to me when it comes." She looked at each of them and said with a small smile, "Just promise me that when that time comes, that you'll take good care of their souls."
Genbu smiled as he softly caressed her cheek with his hand. "We will," he said, before he planted a small kiss just below her earlobe.
Usagi grinned as she placed a hand on her stomach and concentrated a bit to feel a warm sensation coming from the still growing child within her. "It feels warm," she said unconsciously, "I can't wait to see this little one." She let Byakko turn her head to him and felt captured her lips in his in a cage of fiery passion. As she surrendered completely to the men she love so much, Usagi felt the other three gently pry off the dress she wore, the soft fabrics leaving behind a tingling sensation behind.
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Suboshi stared at the four warriors, who were idling around. "Just who are you people?" he asked, "I mean, I know your names, but just who are you exactly."
"We're warriors who serve our princess, along with our gods," Hotaru replied.
Suboshi tried to discreetly move away from her, considering even grown men would be scared of the image of a young girl sharpening the blade of her glaive. "So," he said, deciding to turn to Michiru, who looks harmless rather than the rest of the group, "Are you guys seishis or something?"
"No, but we are warriors who serve them," the teal-haired woman replied. She took out her mirror and polished the glass. "We serve and adore all four gods, but we each serve a particular god more. Like I'm a warrior of Seiryuu-sama."
"Genbu-sama," Hotaru said, not looking up from the sharpening.
Setsuna was watching Suboshi with those all knowing eyes of hers as she said, "Byakko-sama."
"Suzaku-sama," Haruka said, her eyes were glaring at Suboshi, as if daring him to do something uncalled for.
Suboshi swallowed a big gulp of air as he decided to inch away from them, just in case they jump and attack him. "Do you guys have a symbol on your body to prove that you protect Usagi-hime?" he asked.
"We're not like you seishis," Haruka said, turning her head to the side. "We were created by the four gods themselves to protect koneko-chan."
"Created?" Yui asked. She was walking towards them when she had overheard their conversation. "How in the world could humans be created other than the procedure of conception?"
"Well, they are gods," Hotaru said, rolling her eyes. "They do have the power to create or destroy life. They only thing they can't do is interfere with the fate of the seishis; if they were destined to die in battle or by old age, then they die."
Yui thought back to the science fiction movies she had seen back at home. "If you were created, how come you have control over your own actions and heart?" she asked.
"They may be our masters, but they're not heartless themselves," Michiru said, "They are very compassionate people, who just so happens to have the power of the world in their hands."
"And don't go disrespecting Seiryuu-sama by saying it's in his name that you're going to fight with Konan, who is a country that never did anything to you," Haruka said angrily, "It disgusts me with the way you portray Seiryuu-sama as a callous god who demands more by conquering other countries for your own selfish greedy needs."
"But doesn't Seiryuu want us to conquer Konan and seal Suzaku away?" Yui asked. Now everything was confusing her. She had always believed that Seiryuu wanted her to go and get rid of Suzaku so Kotou can overpower Konan, but as she listens on with how these warriors and the princess talk about the gods, it almost sounds like Seiryuu and Suzaku are like brothers.
Setsuna looked at the priestess with amusement as she asked, "Who told you that? Or rather, what gave you that idea?" She laughed softly when she saw the embarrassed look on Yui's face. "Our four gods have no complete influence over the emperors other than what they think our masters want them to do," she said.
"Exactly what is so special that all four gods had decided to take on a bride?" Suboshi asked, "I never heard about this whole contest on choosing a bride. And why pick Usagi out of all the other princesses?"
"Because for the first time in history, there is someone who doesn't worship or love just one of the gods," Setsuna replied, "As you all know, Usagi-hime's mother was a wanderer, and by wanderer, she had been through all four countries and had learned to love all four gods, just like she was the native of those nations."
"But Usagi was raised in Konan, so wouldn't she only worship Suzaku out of the four gods?" Suboshi asked.
"She may have been born and raised in Konan, but her mother had done the raising and taught Usagi-hime to appreciate the four gods," Hotaru replied, "Just because she might adore Suzaku a bit more doesn't mean that she doesn't love the other three."
Nakago walked over to the conversing group and said to Suboshi, "Stop idling around, Suboshi. Why don't you take Yui-sama to her tent to rest?" The young teen knew that even though it was a suggestion, it was an order; he quickly nodded his head and ushered the priestess to her tent. He then turned to bow down towards the warriors. "I bid you a good night," he said, but his blue eyes were watching to see if he could just figure out what exactly they were doing here.
He walked back towards his tent, but on his way there, he passed by the supposedly sleeping princess. That was when he heard something that sounded like a scuffle was happening within the tent's confinement. Being the cautious person he is, he moved closer to see if he could hear anything that might prove the princess's security is being harmed, but before he could move any closer, he was pulled back by Haruka.
"I suggest that you stay away from the tent for the rest of the day," she said, "And tell the rest of your team as well."
"What's going on?" the blonde general asked, not knowing what was happening in the tent.
Haruka studied Nakago silently and then a smirk appeared. "If you enter the tent when koneko-chan is alone inside, especially at night, then you would be killed immediately. And besides, I never knew you were that kind of a person, Nakago." Instead of answering, the blonde clad in blue armor stood there with a puzzled look on his face. "I never knew that you were a voyeur, seishi of Seiryuu," Haruka said before leaving to go back to her friends, noticing the flustered look on Nakago's face for the first time.
AN: Sorry for the long wait, everyone. But here's chapter twelve! If you guys are waiting for the next chapter of Aneue, please be patient a little while longer. I'm afraid that I'm gonna be a bit busy, especially during the summer now because now not only do I have to teach kindergardeners and first graders, but all the way up to the fifth grade over at my mom's summer school program. But to appease all my readers, I'll give you a bit of a preview of chapter six.
Kagome's mouth dropped and asked, "Just because Usagi-san said that, doesn't mean that it could be true."
InuYasha glared at Kagome and said, "Actually just because Usagi says it, it means that it is true."
"If she said that Naraku could be trusted, would you believe her?" Kagome asked.
"Of course," InuYasha, "It just so happens that I trust her a whole lot more than you!" He turned his entire body to face Usagi. "Nobody's more important to me than Usagi."
That was it. Kagome couldn't take it anymore. First he goes on trying to protect Kikyou, even when she's trying to get him or her killed. And now, he's all friendly with this woman who none of them has ever seen before, trusting every word that comes out of her mouth. "I need to go get more supplies," she muttered, grabbing her yellow backpack and heading out the door.
"Guess she's heading home," Shippo said, staring after Kagome. He then glared angrily at InuYasha and shouted, "Just what were you thinking? This could all be a trap, for crying out loud!"
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