To reply to Tache's review, there will be more of the wedding throughout the story, just have to be patient. You're also going to learn more about what's happened over the last 8 years.
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Without You
Chapter 2
"Mama I think you should go home for a little bit. You need a good night's sleep. You haven't left here for a week now."
"No." I covered my mouth to try and hide my yawn. I couldn't leave Haruka's side, what if she was to wake up? I sighed at the thought. The doctor's have already made it clear that the possibility of Haruka coming out of this coma was less than 5 percent. Yet, I still have hope. Nobody knows how strong she is but me; not even Setsuna. I know her in a way that Setsuna never could have.
"He's right Michiru. You should go home, get some sleep, get something healthy to eat; all these vending machine meals aren't good for you." Setsuna looked at her close friend over her book. "Rune and I will keep watch al-"
"I said no!" I closed my eyes and rested my head on Haruka's stomach. I had pulled one of the chairs to her bedside so I could stay close to her. You have to wake up Haruka. You have to wake up…
"There was something else too that was supposed to make tonight special." Haruka took both of my hands into her own and looked into my eyes. "I need you to close your eyes, alright?"
I nodded and did so, a smile playing on my lips. "What's this surprise?"
I heard her take a deep breath. I shifted in my spot as I waited for her. Why was I shaking so much? Surely it wouldn't be anything bad. I heard a little bit of scuffling on the gravel before she spoke to me "Open your eyes." I did so and couldn't hide the gasp that escaped my lips at the sight of the aquamarine ring. "Will…Will you marry me?"
I stared at her dumbfounded. I couldn't even form any words as I just stared at the ring and her. Thankfully though, I was able to force myself to nod before flinging myself into her arms.
She kissed me passionately before pulling away just long enough to slide the ring onto my finger. "Thank you. Thank you so much."
I looked up into her eyes and allowed a sly grin come to my face. I leaned up to whisper into her ear. "Let's skip the pizza and just go home."
"You want to what?" She stared at me blankly. She looked almost as if she were a deer in the headlights. I couldn't help but to laugh at her. "Repeat that one more time…"
"I want to have a baby."
"That's what I thought you said." She allowed her wrench to fall to the floor, the metal clanked against the concrete. "How?"
I laughed. "A donor silly."
"No…Rune came from a sperm donor, you're not going to go through the same thing I went through."
"Honey." I tried to contain my laughter. "Honey I don't have to let some man fuck me to have a baby."
She's so cute when she's confused. I reached up to try to wipe off some grease from her cheek. "Then how would you have a baby?"
I shook my head and leaned up to kiss her. "You don't watch many movies do you. It's called artificial insemination."
She frowned as she gave me a strange look. "It sounds painful." I tilted my head as I watched her bend over to pick up her wrench. "Why did this come up all of a sudden?"
"Ruka I've been trying to bring it up for about a month now. But every time I start to talk about it one of
your manager's calls you and you have to take it. And you're finally alone now. So I want to talk about it. I think we're ready for a baby that we can call ours." I closed the hood of her car, much to her dismay. She wasn't going to be able to blow me off this time.
"What would Rune think? He's going to be 14 in 3 months. I'm 30 now, and you're going to be 29 in a few weeks too. I think we're getting a little too old to handle a young child."
I frowned and looked down. "I've always wanted a baby of my own Ruka. Maybe we can sit down and talk to Rune when he gets back from the mall. Maybe he'll like the idea of having a little brother or sister, even if there is 14 years between them."
"Rune can we talk to you for a minute?" Haruka yelled through the garage door when she heard Rune yell that he was home. "Can you come in here?"
"What did I do?" I couldn't help but to giggle. He had the same guilty attitude as his mother did. "I swear I didn't do it."
"Boy you didn't do anything…you're almost as bad as me when someone has to talk to you." I watched Haruka run her dirty fingers through her hair. "Your mama has a question for you…don't you Michiru?"
I sighed and looked down at my hands. "I've been doing a lot of thinking about it. I'd like to have a baby." I looked over at him and watched his eyes light up.
"You mean I'll have a little brother or sister!"
"Only if your mother says I can." I smiled and looked at Haruka again. "Please baby."
She sighed in defeat, there was no way she could battle her son as well. "Fine, fine, we'll go to the doctor in the morning about it."
I was going to tell you when we got home that night after the race. The night you got shot. I was going to tell you that I'm pregnant Haruka. We're going to have a baby…
"Michi wake up. You're going to get a stiff back from sleeping like that."
I groaned and opened my eyes. "Why didn't you let me sleep Ruka? I'm so sleepy." I nuzzled my face against her hand, quickly falling back to sleep.
"Just let her sleep Aunt Sets. I'm going to go get a drink, would you like something?" Rune stood up from his spot and looked at his aunt who simply nodded. "I'll be right back."
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If you haven't figured it out yet. All of the text in italic is a dream/flashback. This story's going to be full of them as they anxiously await Haruka to awaken.
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