Holla holla I am back sorry for updating never I try ok but um yeah here we go! I talk about Minato and the others in this one woo! There are some curse words and stuff but like it's okay! Thanks!
The next morning was cold and tranquil. I felt Akihiko's soft breath hit my ear, and when I turned to face him, I felt the arm around my waist grow tighter. He opened his eyes slightly, and smiled. With his sleepy, groggy voice, he managed to greet me.
"Hi," he said, and kissed me lightly on the tip of my nose. I felt my cheeks grow red and burn.
"Good morning, Akihiko,"
"Did you sleep okay?"
"Mmmhm," I grumbled, and turned toward the ceiling. I breathed in heavily, and felt Akihiko's hand trail down to my stomach. I gasped at his touch to my swollen tummy. What is he thinking right now?
"This is real," he spoke after what seemed like an eternity. He slipped his hand right under my shirt, touching my bare skin. I felt tears welling up in my eyes.
"Yes, of course it is, Akihiko," I turned away, and sat up at the edge of the bed. I was a mess. This room was a mess. My life, yet again, was a mess. I felt the bed move underneath me, and Akihiko wrapped his arms around me and kissed me.
"Mitsuru, it's gonna be okay. We're gonna work this out." He planted soft kisses down my neck and shoulder. As much as his warmth comforted me, it wouldn't pull us out of this predicament. I pulled away from him, and tears starting to roll.
"And how are is this going to work out, Akihiko?! I would love for you to tell me how this huge fiasco can be fixed!" I didn't mean to come off rude or snarky, but the words just left my mouth that way. He sighed, looking hurt. He furrowed his brow, and stood up, pacing around the room.
"I don't know, Mitsuru! I wish I could tell you, but I have no fucking clue!"
That's when I felt my tears all roll down at once. I brought my knees up to my chest, and covered my face with my hands. Once I felt safe in my little shell, I just began to sob.
"Ugh, Mitsuru, you don't have to-"
"But I do, Akihiko! We have no idea what we got ourselves into! It was just one night! One night, and everything changed!" I stood up to meet his gaze, my eyes glossy. He looked angry with me, but I couldn't contain myself anymore. I enveloped his neck with my arms, and buried my head into his shoulder. I am crying so much, I can't help it. What a disgrace I've become.
After a couple of minutes standing there, I felt my eyes dry up, and my sobs slowly becoming inaudible.
"Mitsuru, why don't you get cleaned up, then we go get something to eat. It's still pretty early, and we could probably think better if our energy is up."
He let go of me, and gave me a little push to the bathroom. I walked in with my head to the floor. I turned on the faucet, the colder water running through my hands. I splashed it in my face a couple times, then took the towel from the side and rubbed the cold water off. When I looked into the mirror, I saw someone who wasn't me. I wasn't Mitsuru Kirijo, CEO of the Kirijo Group, sophisticated, put together, and completely in control. I was a young woman, with a hopeless look to my eyes, who has lost her way. My face has gotten more rounder, my chest tighter. I didn't want to think that it was the pregnancy, but it was.
I folded the towel back, and replaced it. I walked back into the room, picked up my clothes and got dressed quietly. When I walked out to the living area of the room, I saw Akihiko laid back on a chair, his eyes clothes.
"Ahem," I fake cleared my throat, to catch his attention. He stood up in one brisk movement, then walked to the door, opening it.
"Ready? Let's go."
I walked out first, and kept ahead of Akihiko. Our whole way down was a quiet trip. We arrived to our destination, took a seat, and waited to be assisted.
"Hello, I am Cho, and I'll be your waitress. Are you ready to order?" I looked up at Akihiko, and he took initiative.
"Um, yeah. Can we just get today's special?"
"Is that all?"
"Yeah, It is."
"Alright then," She scribbled quickly on a piece of paper. "It'll be about half an hour until your order is ready. If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask. Thank you." And she sped away to the background.
Akihiko sighed, and turned his attention over to me.
"So," he smiled, exhaling.
"Akihiko, do you have college credits?" I said, completely unaware of what I was thinking. He looked shocked for a moment, then begun to think about the question.
"Uhm, I do. But I never finished college, obviously. I didn't have enough money for, uh, tuition." His face turned bright red with embarrassment. That's right, I thought. He didn't have a family, really, or a wealthy background. How selfish of me. I began to feel bad, for leaving him and the others here, with nothing. We were all broken after Minato's death, and my way to cope was to run away.
"Ah, right." I breathed in, and begun again. "I'm not sure, I just, I want to keep this child, but I do not want to do it without its father. And I love you, Akihiko. I can't hold it in anymore. But with the company, and- and my husband. I mean, there is always a choice for divorce, but I am not sure what'll happen if that turns out to be the case. It'll cause a giant uproar in the media, and will result in bad reputation for the company."
"And y'know, I'm not rich or have a popular background. I'm just another normal guy, working minimum wage, in a shitty apartment. Why don't you just forget about me, Mitsuru? I love you, too. So much, my heart hurts. I thought about you every night after that 'one' night, wondering why I couldn't I have been born in a different situation, or whatever. Mitsuru, I do not, and I probably won't ever have what you need."
"Akihiko, please, don't talk that way, please. I'm trying my best. I don't care what people have to say about us, or our child. It seems hopeless now, but in the end it'll all work out."
"And how do you know that, Mitsuru? You don't! This won't work out like how you have it planned out. This is going to be hard! Do you have any idea at all?" Akihiko's face begun to redden in anger. But I can tell, he wasn't angry. He was scared, nervous. He had as much as a clue as I did.
"Akihiko, calm down, please. I think, maybe if you, maybe if I paid for you to go to college, and you learned all the rules and regulations on how to run a company and all the other necessities. I'm not sure of how much it'll work, but it's worth a try, right?"
"Mitsuru, you know I can't let you do that," he said, rolling his eyes.
"And why can't I? If we have faith, Akihiko, it'll work out in the end,"
"Okay, then when are you planning to do this big charade, huh?" His voice was snarky, but he was scared. "You are starting to show signs of pregnancy already, Mitsuru. You can't wait any longer."
He was right. I had begun gaining more weight. Sooner or later, I will be getting asked about my weight gain.
"Food's done!" Cho said, and came up to us and laid down out order. "Do you need anything else?"
"No, no, it's fine," I replied, "If we need anything, I'll ask." She flashed me a bright smile, and turned back to help other customers.
"Anyways, just give me some time Akihiko. I have a flight back home at around 4, and I'll take it from there."
"4? But that's only a couple hours from now. Do you have to leave so soon?" His voice broke while speaking, and it broke my heart to tell him.
"I'm sorry, Akihiko," I reached over and held his hands over the table. "But I just, have so much on my plate already. I want to stay here with you, I really do. You are the only one that can protect me, and our child. I don't want to hurt you, but I have to do this on my own for now,"
"And you're just gonna leave me here? Did you not hear what a said earlier? I thought about you everyday, Mitsuru, and now, now I don't know what'll do without you. Do you know how hard this is for me?" Again, for the second time, I felt my eyes water.
"Yes, Akihiko, I know. I know, trust me, I really do. But I will get this together, I promise, and I won't leave you again. I will do this for you, and our child."
He turned away from me, and begun to eat his breakfast. I did the same thing, and things became pretty quiet. After a while, Cho came back with the check and left it at our table. Akihiko sighed and took out his wallet, pulled a couple bills out, then replaced his wallet back to his pocket. I had finished my meal, and was eating the extra leftovers that Akihiko had. I was pretty embarrassed to say that I was doing that, to be quite honest.
"Having fun?" He said when I picked some of the extra hash brown he left on his plate.
"Oh, um, I'm, I'm just, kinda hungry, uhm." I shoved the fork in my mouth and dropped it on the plate once I swallowed.
"It's fine, Mitsuru. You are eating for two now." He smiled at me. "You ready to go?"
We left the restaurant, and since I would be boarding my flight in a couple hours, decided to go back to the room and get myself packed up. We held hands on our way up to the room, and it brought me so much happiness, but it also made me feel sad. I would be leaving his warmth soon enough. I felt my heart slowly break as he watched me pack my things in the suitcase. After I was all done, I stood up and sat on the edge of the bed. I felt the bed move, and Akihiko pinned me down.
"Ugh, what on earth are you doing?!" I felt my face redden, and I was breathing hard.
"Hey, I don't know how long it's gonna be until I see you again, and I want to take full advantage,"
"Akihiko…" He leaned in and kissed me tenderly, trailing down my neck with slight nips and licks. He lowered himself down so he straddled me, and I shuddered.
"Be careful," I said as he worked at my clavicle. "Of course, I wouldn't hurt you at all," He breathed into me.
Akihiko brought his lips up to mine and wrapped his arms around my waist, flipping me over so I was on top of him. I brought my hands up to his hair and ran them through it. We kept like that for a couple minutes, in silence, enveloping each other. It felt nice to be like that. After so long, for someone to care for me, someone I can bring my walls down for. Akihiko brought his hands to the front of my shirt and began to unbutton it. I leaned away from him.
"Akihiko, please…"
"You don't trust me?"
"Of course I do, it's just…"
Akihiko sighed heavily, and then softly nudged me to the side.
"It's okay, I understand," He said solemnly, running his fingers over my cheek. I smiled at him, and cuddled his hand to my shoulder. I brought myself in closer to his chest, and rested on him. I would be leaving soon, but I still have some time before my flight. We fell asleep against each other, slowly and calmly. Every now and then I would feel Akihiko kiss me somewhere on my face. I just wanted to stay like this, with him.
I managed to wake up before he did. I softly lifted myself of the bed, and walked to the bathroom to wash my face. When I returned, I sat on the edge of the bed and looked back at Akihiko, his arms still the way I left him. I watched his chest rise and fall slowly along with his breathing. Should I wake him? I thought. I don't want to cause him any pain. I would just be making it harder. The reason for my selfishness? I didn't want anyone to get hurt. I left them, Akihiko, Yukari, Junpei, and the others that time, many years ago, because I didn't have any clue of how to pick up the pieces. And here I am, leaving again, right in the middle of everything. But I won't make that mistake again. I will fix this, for us, and for the wellbeing of this child. I don't care what happens to the company, or my husband. I just want to be with the one I love.
I wrote a note to Akihiko, telling him this. I left it on the pillow beside him, and then leaned in to kiss him one last time. His lips were soft and warm, and made it that much harder to leave. I got up, grabbed my bags, and walked to the door, opening it with a shaky hand. I took one look back at his sleeping form, and left the room.
As soon as I boarded my flight, I felt empty again. He wasn't here with me. Was he still sleeping, or had he woken up and read my letter? Is he lying back on the bed, furrowed eyebrows, with his arms covering his face? Or did he leave, trying to get his mind off of things? I wish I knew the answer. Although I felt alone without him here, I knew I had one thing that would still keep as connected. I touched my stomach gently, rubbing my hands against my navel. It's too early, of course, for the baby to move. But hopefully it knows that I am here for it. I would have to schedule an appointment as soon as possible, just to verify and see if everything is okay. It'll be okay. I know it will.
It took some time getting back, because it was raining, but as soon as I entered into the office, I made my way up to Ryouhide's office. I knocked gently at the door.
"C-come in," He said, stuttering. Once I walked in, two female coworkers stood up from sitting on the desk and excuse themselves. Ryouhide's face looked shocked to see me, I looked all around, and found some empty wine bottles at his desk,
"Mitsuru! You've, uh, come back so early!" He got up from his desk and approached me, trying to kiss me. I leaned away, and he managed to only catch my cheek. He reeked of cheap wine.
"Ah, no, Ryouhide, please sit. I have something to discuss with you." I said, pushing him away. He walked back to his desk, sat in his chair and leaned back, his eyes glassy.
"Mitsuru, tell me, what do you, *hic* need?" How disgusting.
"Alright then, Ryouhide," and I began.
YeAH! Thanks for reading! Review if you want, tell me anything, or give me some advice maybe! And thanks to Liz like always she helps me so much with this! Also I am starting school next week so I don't know when I'll update again. I will try uwu bye!