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Chapter 4: Our Daughter
"Where am I?" I looked into a wreck. It was the place I was with Jaden. I guess this is our escape. Well was our escape. He's gone now.
"You're back where it all started Miss.- I don't know who you are but you're in what was the biggest city until the invasion when all of them were killed. It's a good thing you don't remember Miss. It wasn't very pretty." I sat on a stone smiling.
"No, I want to be dead now. I lost the love of my life and someone very close to me and I couldn't help but let it happen. I left him to die." The man laughed.
"I know someone who is just like you. She is the only ones left of the most wonderful people anyone until this day has ever known. Miss. Yuki. She's the oldest, the youngest, and only Yuki now. That was it, Jaden wasn't related to Molly. He died for a correct reason. Still horrible but he was right.
"Can you tell me about her and if you've ever heard of anyone by the name of Jaden Yuki or referred to that name?" I wanted to know if this was the past of future. I hoped it was neither so I could either save the future of stop the future from happening when I return.
"I'd rather not about the horrible battle. Jaden, I will however. Wonderful man he was. He saved every man, saved my life but forgot two of his own." He said looking into a pile of clothes and things next to him.
"This isn't exactly related to him but is very close Miss.- Her name is Hailey Yuki. Her mother was just as beautiful as her. Her father said. I've never met her parents either of them. It's just what I'm told." He picked up the silent bundle of adorableness named Hailey and handed her to me. "Here, take her with you. She's in better time and place now, then here. Take her with you."
"I can't take her to the future. I'm already sad with one death. I can't take care of a child who has been through so much to live with my pain and sorrow." He laughed and pushed the now crying baby girl into my arms.
"She belongs to you now and in the future when you return. See how she quiets in your arms. See how you lose your own sorrow. It's very simple that you and her need each other." I flung into the future and fell into a time where it was actually 9months and 1 year later than when I remember doing something.
I was back at my house and I was sleeping on a boat like I do when I return from DA for the Spring Vacation. "Hi Dad!" I said as I arrived at the dock and greeted my parents. Then I realized that I had a newborn baby in my arms and I had been gone for 9 months. They thought this was my child, great! sarcastic.
"Don't hi me Alexis. You're in big trouble." My dad said marching me to the couch and when he got near Hailey she cried but I held her tighter she stopped.
"Get mom, it might take a while to explain and I don't want to have to do this more than once. Atticus should be here too." I said making Dad go get mom and Atticus. He did and they sat down.
"Alexis, how dare you get pregnant in you're last year at school. You could have just waited. I new that new boy was evil; he did this to you didn't he?" I had no clue what she was talking about. I thought they'd blame Jaden. I now remembered he has been dead for about 2 years so it was no chance they could blame him.
"It's not my child, just listen please." I said trying to seize my tears.
"Fine Alexis but it looks exactly like you did at that age and what your brother said. It matches exactly." I had just missed the last 2 years of my life so I had no clue what to explain this.
"I time traveled to the past and there was a horrible accident then. This child is the only remaining child of the Yuki family and a guard said that it was destined to be in my care and to be with someone like me. I brought it back. Her name is Hailey Yuki and she's related to Molly and kind of to Jaden." I sighed, would they believe me.
"Of course the child isn't yours. It's just that it looks like you and acts like you did when you were with your mother so I guess I guessed wrong." It is odd how she is like me and born many years before me.
"So who are the parents, Alexis dear?" I shrugged and held the child in my arms and she fell off to sleep. "You named her?" I shook my head.
"I don't know really anything about her but she might be related to Jaden and is related to Molly so they could be related." My parents laughed at this.
"You still miss Jaden, don't you sweetheart?" I nodded holding the child closer. If she was related to Jaden even a little, than she was more than welcome to be my child. Even if she wasn't she is someone who likes me and she has been through a lot.
Time Change to original time I left
I flew through time with Hailey still tight in my arms. "It's all done now. It's all over, no more, no more." Atticus said. Once again I cried but this time he didn't hug me he looked at me oddly and saw Hailey and jumped back.
"Atticus, meet Hailey Yuki. I brought her back from the past. Isn't she so sweet?" He oddly nodded and looked at her.
"She looks like you Alexis. You're warm brown eyes and sweetness." I nodded. I've been told that many times. Jaden and Molly also cared this rare feature, the brown eyes I mean.
"We can go now, I'm ready." I said getting up and accepting that my beloved was dead and some day I would meet another evil guy who wanted to make me have a child. I couldn't do that I wouldn't want it for many more years.
"To go to the hospital? Jaden's fine for now. He just wanted us to tell you that." I fell off my bed onto my back with Hailey still in my arms but somehow I knew this was coming. I don't know why but I expected this.
"You guys, I thought you meant that he was dead. Not that he was fine." Atticus smacked his head. Molly laughed.
"I told you she'd get the wrong idea by that. See Alexis you saw him suffering really bad and you fainted and were so scared well we told Jaden when he woke up and he told us to calm you down. He's fine. We'll take you to see him to clearify." I happily nodded. Jaden's alive, yah!
I arrived in Jaden's room with Hailey. The doctors' saw that Hailey was asleep and hadn't made a sound yet so she was allowed in the room with me to see Jaden. It was quiet. "Hey Alexis, who's that? Do I know him, her?"
I thought for a second. "Maybe you do, maybe not yet. Her name is Hailey Yuki. She somehow related to you Jaden."
"That's awesome, so I could still be a Yuki." I nodded. "So I did that for no reason?" I laughed at his suggestion.
"Na, see she could be from the future so you could have just kept the name Yuki as a symbol or name and given to her if she was like a great great granddaughter down the line or something. It doesn't matter because you're okay now, right?" He nodded.
"I'd leave if they let me." He pouted. "Can I hold her? Either way she's part of my family, right?"
"Um Jaden, she's not very polite to anyone but me." He took Hailey and I covered my ears and he held her. "Wow, you handle her like a pro."
"See no worries, she seems to like me and you too by the way the doctors let you in. They wouldn't let Syrus in, thought it would disturb me." I laughed.
"Miss." I turned around to see a nurse. "The child you are holding, she looks newborn, is she?" I looked at Hailey.
"Ya, she is only 2 or 3 days old. Is there some problem with her health or something?"
"No miss it's just that she needs a lot of documentation and shots and things and according to my books and the information we checked on her none is listed." I looked surprised and shrugged.
"So I suppose that you need me to fill out paperwork and such." The nurse nodded.
"Come with me, she has to stay quiet and it seems with you and the young man in the hospital bed is the only way she will stay quiet." I nodded and looked at her.
"Can you test the DNA samples of Molly Yuki and Jaden Yuki to see if they match? We're not sure if they were related. It was a mix up of family at an orphanage." She nodded and came back in later after Hailey was given her shots. She had made no sound yet not even during the shots. She was fairly healthy for what the blood sample said. It didn't show much but she seemed fairly well.
"Well I have good news, Miss. Yuki and Mr. Yuki is related but not siblings as they thought. They are actually cousins so does that cause a problem?" I shook my head.
"I'm going to tell them and be right back." I walked into Jaden's room and sat on a chair next to him. "Guess what Jaden?"
"What Alexis?" I smiled.
"Molly is your 1st cousin but not you're sister. You're a Yuki but just not her brother. That is okay right?"
"Ya Alexis, we're family. So let's go take care of Hailey here's paperwork." I nodded, worried of his condition but he was taken into the hall over by wheelchair and was fine to leave but I suggested he stay longer.
They handed me the form:
Name of Child:
Day of Birth, month, year:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
H. Phone:
C. Phone:
Mother's/Father's names:
Blood Type:
Health Condition at Birth:
Shot Received:
Medication:
It was not very easy. I put her name as Hailey Marie Yuki. Birthday was April 12, 2006. I didn't know what year it was then or the date so I put it as 3 days ago. Address as mine, as well as phone numbers, and other stuff.
"Jaden what do I put as parents names?" He looked confused.
"Alexis, just put down her parents. It's easy." I laughed.
"Jaden, I brought Hailey here back from that horrible place we saw. The family and child weren't Molly it was Hailey who's parents died then. Not yours but yours died in the same war but that was when Hailey's died. We don't know her parents." He sighed.
I marked with a pencil down; Unknown/ Legal Guardians- Alexis Rhodes mother and Jaden Yuki father. "That look good?"
"Ya Alexis but we're going to be expected to take care of her so be prepared." I laughed at Jaden's very simple yet correct statement.
"We can sure do it Jaden. If anyone can it's us. And we got plenty of people backing us up. And some people waiting for you to mess up but you don't so let's make sure this turns out great for her; especially how her life is going now." I held her small delicate frame in my arms and just felt that even though she wasn't related to me and wasn't even my true child. She was now Jaden and My daughter, our daughter.
"You're so right Alexis. I'm mean we're only 16 and in school. But we've already gone through all the hard parts of parenting." I was confused. "You didn't have to go through school while you were pregnant and you don't have to get a job to take care of the child. It's all done and ready. Parents supply money and I will too and you have your own money. It'll be easy." I nodded.
"Jaden will you promise to do me and her a huge favor?"
"Ya, Lex, You know I'd do anything for you guys." I laughed. "Now What?"
"It's something I want you never to do for us again."
"What?" I leaned up to him a kissed his cheak.
"Don't ever suffer because you're alone and you can handle things on your own because news to you. You can't always rely on one thing or yourself without help from friends." I started heavily crying.
"Alexis, what's up now?" He said so sweet and endearing that it made me cry even more.
"When I saw you're body and heard what had happened to you and what everyone had tried to do for you. It made me sick how even with all that help secret you were dying. You almost died and if I lost you or she did then we'd both be so sad and pointless to us."
"Oh Lex, I'm so sorry that I scared you that much and upset you so much. But I needed to know and I went about it the wrong way. I will try my hardest to not hurt you. I love you Lex, I didn't mean to hurt you. I just felt so alone." I laughed.
"You're never alone Jaden, because you have me, Molly, Atticus, my parents, and even Hailey now. I love you too and I just want you to stay healthy and happy without pain." Jaden and I joined in our first kiss only for a second but it meant and saw love and the suffering and Hailey showed us that.
A month passed and well everyone was on the search for information about on Jaden's Parents. Later in the month we finally found information; it was an article on the horrible accident on a nearby island a few years ago. It read:
The Yuki Fortune is one of the biggest in the entire world today. Those who match and exceed it are The Rhodes Family, The Truesdale Family, as well as other on their own private island. The Yuki's personal island was destroyed in fire during a chemical imbalance after Mr. and Mrs. Yuki forgot to check on their chemicals with the birth of their son, Jaden Yuki. Annie Sentaria (madden name) Yuki and Charles Yuki died three days after the small explosion at their chemical plant. The help of family of Eliza Sentaria (madden name) Yuki and Danny Yuki the child of Annie and Charles, Jaden was saved but at the cost Eliza and Danny Yuki died. It is a tragic event leaving the children of this family alone.
"It's my fault." Jaden said coldly as if he wasn't there.
"Of course it's not Jaden. It wasn't your job to check the chemicals. It's not you're fault you were born." Jaden looked at me like it was his fault and he didn't need to help.
"Jaden, you're parents messed up. Not you. My parents were lost in the attempt and we both were too young to help. It's okay." Molly said holding her cousin close to her. They were all each other had so they were like siblings but still family.
"So Alexis what's you're theory on Hailey there. It doesn't make sense. Jaden is the child who died in an accident on a island so where does that put Hailey?" TK asked trying to make sense out of our little dilemma.
"I don't know but I think it's time for a visit from our Worlds' Expert, Amy. I'll call her over." I nodded and handed Kari my cell and held Hailey in my arms then Jaden asked to hold her and I gladly handed her over.
"She's like me, a horrible accident." Atticus and I grabbed Jaden and took him into the next room away from everyone.
"Perk up Jaden, now!" I yelled at him. I hope that would get through his tough skull. "What do you really think about you're life?" I said hoping this was just a phase.
"If I wasn't born then Molly's and my parents wouldn't have died. My parents and hers would be rich and happy, and alive." I smacked Jaden hard, so hard it hurt me emotionally and physically.
"Jaden, they wanted you, they wanted a child. They protected you and Molly and that's how you lived. If they didn't then you would be dead. You mean something not only to them but to me and everyone here. You know how much better off we'd be without you?" I asked, now using reverse psychology on him. I hoped it work. "I'd be much better off without you. I wouldn't have my brother. I'd be a shadow rider. I'd be dead and kidnapped a lot. I'd be drowned, and sad. You see like I am now, I'm so much better off with you."
"What?" I laughed. It was a bit too complicated.
"I'm simply saying that I owe a lot to you Jaden. I owe Atticus' life to you, mine, and many other people. You've saved Atticus, me and hundreds of other people. Would you rather have us all dead or 4 deaths to keep 2 people who have done wonders for all of civilization?" I started crying.
"I guess you're right. I guess 4 deaths is bad but not the worst. I was well worth it but to be alone is…"
"You're never alone Jaden. You need to stop beating up on yourself and go back to being Jaden. The Jaden who was happy to duel, to be wherever he was and with whoever he was with. That's who you are and because of that you save us all. So if you don't play you're part in the world's play. Well then it's a waste of those 4 deaths."
"Lex, thanks. I'm glad you cheered me. Up so what's next to do?" Jaden said in his usual jumpy, excited voice.
"You might need to think of a plan of what to do with miss quiet here." My mom said. I looked at Hailey.
"What about her? Jaden and I are taking care of everything for her. She's fine, asleep and everything." She didn't make any noises while Jaden and I were with her.
"You need a plan of what to do with her while you two are at school. If she's not with you then she's a monster of tears and a wreck." My mom said.
"You can ask Mr. Shepard when we get back from school? In not then we can create a plan." Jaden said taking Hailey out of my arms to see her return to sleep in his carefulness.
"We need to explain how we acquired the child then ask if she can stay with me. Sound good? But, the sooner the better." Jaden laughed at this. I sighed. "What?"
"Say that she is my sister who we found at an orphanage where Molly and I grew up and you decided to take care of her and explain her behavior and ask. Let's go." I nodded and we got on the ship.
"So do you'll think that he'd seriously let Hailey stay with me." Jaden said putting Hailey down in the carrier.
"Yah, if all goes well. Who couldn't turn away her? You know what Lex?" He said stopping mid-sentence and looking at her.
"She looks like me." I said guessing that's what he was going to say.
"Yah, I know she's not related to you but she seriously looks just like you. It's awesome." He said handing me the carrier.
"Thanks, but she looks a lot more like you than me. I mean the brown eyes and her hair is brown and blondish color. She's really pretty." He nodded and we landed on the island.
"Mr. Shepard, you there?" I came in the door hoping someone was here. I jumped backward to see Dr. Crowler in Mr. Shepard's chair. "Hello Dr. Crowler; is principal Shepard here?" I said looking around.
"No, Miss. Alexis; he's out for this year. I'm filling in, can I help you and… Jaden Yuki?" Man did Principal Shepard pick a horrible person to put as Principal.
"Hey there Dr. Crowler. How are you?" Jaden turned around with the beautiful daughter of ours Hailey but that's not how Dr. Crowler saw this. He saw…
"Alexis Rhodes, my perfect Obelisk Blue and Jaden Yuki, the Slifer Red flunky together? With a child." He fell back behind the desk and fainted.
"Hello Dr. Crowler, it's great you woke up. We need to talk to you." I said as cheerfully as I could without bothering him from his faint resting.
"Oh Good Alexis, you're here." I shook my head and waved my finger.
"We three are here." I said showing my hand in the polite direction of Hailey and Jaden.
"You aren't serious Alexis? I mean you and Jaden, the baby." He walked over from Jaden and Jaden quickly handed me Hailey so she would stay quiet. "What did you do to Obelisk Blue Pixie Alexis, Jaden?"
"I didn't do anything to Alexis. Not yet anyway." I seemed disturbed but so did Dr. Crowler. "Cool it Dr. C; I didn't mean anything by it."
"Explain then Mr. Yuki." He said waiting for an explanation of the child and me and Jaden here together.
"This here is my sister, Hailey. She was separated from me and Molly and when a blood sampling showed that she was my sister well I was put in charge of her. Alexis just volunteered to help me." It was more the other way around but his explanation did wonders.
"Oh of course that isn't your baby, good. Because I couldn't accept you to the school if Alexis and you did." I was slightly offended by that. That Jaden and I would even think of the thing but this explanation was a start to our progress. "I think it was a wonderful thing of Alexis to do to agree to help you take care of your baby sister. Of course she would make a more suitable parent than you, right?"
"Ya, parenting isn't exactly my thing. I do my share but Alexis is much better at caring for Hailey than I am. Right Lex?" I just nodded and tried to see where Jaden was going while holding Hailey.
"Is there anything you wanted to do other than make me faint again?" Jaden shrugged then I smacked him.
"I was wondering if at all possible, Dr. Crowler; if Hailey could stay with me, during school this year? She doesn't let anyone else near her well except for her brother of course. She's so young and we're the only people who she knows. Is it at all possible, Dr. Crowler?" I said putting on my most sincere, pleasing face and attitude.
"I don't know Alexis. It wouldn't set a very good example of for our school. We let young adult parents keep their children with them during school. Don't you find that a bit strange yourself? Isn't it best to keep her with your parents Alexis?" I faked a very sad almost at tears face.
"I told you before Mr. Crowler. The only people she won't fuss and fight with is me and her brother Jaden. If you did let her come you'd be showing the world of dueling how that even those who take on huge responsibilities and are kind hearted can still go to school and get an education. I don't think it's strange. Most kids in normal cities as horrible a fact as it is are pregnant in the next few years. We know it's wrong but you will show them even after horrible tragedies in your family this school with advance and make every effort to help them. What do you think, Dr. Crowler?" I said now looking down at the peaceful baby cuddled in my arms.
"Fine Alexis, and Jaden; since she hasn't made any sounds while awake or asleep and even with all the drama that's happened to her she can come. But if your grades drop Alexis you're parents will receive a notice. I mean anything B or lower." I nodded excepting the consequences. "And you two… Jaden and I turned around.… Make sure doesn't turn out like her brother did." I nodded and laughed at this. Jaden laughed to.
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Yah! Child at Duelists' Academy. Hailey's been accepted to Duelists' Academy. How do Jaden and Alexis plan to take care of Miss. Hailey at school. Will this work out, or not? I don't know because I haven't written the chapter yet, as of the first of May, 2006.