Chapter 13 of AHIN.

Chapter 13: The Search Begins…

Julia and David lay asleep in the master bedroom of their apartment. It seemed that everyone was exhausted after the incident at the library. Julia was so deep into her sleep she almost missed Saya's call. She reached over, took the phone out of its cradle and sat it on her face, a habit she had developed during the time she spent working for the Red Shield. They would call at all hours of the night and she would have no choice but to answer. Groggily she spoke into the phone.
"Hello?" She said.
"Uh… Hi, Miss Julia. Do you have a minute to talk?"
Julia looked at the clock on the nightstand which read a quarter past 2. "Saya… it's 2:15 in the morning, can't it wait until the morning?"
"Well… it's kind of really important." Saya said.
Julia sighed into the phone. "Okay, Saya. What's wrong?"
"Well…" there was a pause. "I think I might be—"
"Pregnant?" Julia shot up out of her bed as she repeated Saya's statement.
"Yes." Saya said.
"Wow, you and Haji sure didn't waste any time, did you?" Julia said to herself.
"What?" Saya asked.
"Oh, nothing dear. I'll be over in a few minutes to examine you."
"Well, you don't have to if your tired"
Julia cut Saya off. "I'm fine, Saya. It'll only take me a few minutes to get dressed, and about five to get there."
"...Okay. If you say so, Julia."
"Alright. I'll see you in a bit."
"'Kay, bye Miss Julia." Julia heard a click on the other line, letting her know that Saya had hung up.

"So... What did she say?" Kai asked. Because he had been so worried about Saya, he wouldn't let her out of his sight, not even to use the phone. "She said she'll be over in a few minutes to examine me." Saya looked over at her brother and she could see disappointment in his eyes. "Kai?" She said. Kai looked at Saya, and saw that she was looking down, body language that meant she was upset. Although he saw this he thought it better to let her bring it up on her own. Saya looked up and turned her head so that she was looking at Kai. She tried but could only look to the side. "Are you mad at me?" Kai couldn't lie to Saya. "Well, I can't say I condone it, but at the same time I can't say anything really because, you're 17. What you do is out of my control, and I know you're going to be a great mother." Kai saw Saya smirk slightly, and smiled at her. "Besides, I think I'd make great uncle...again. Heh heh!" Saya laughed a little. "Well you're doing a great job so far. Aiyu and Yuki turned out to be two great nieces, and I have you to thank!" Kai smiled, and was about to say something when, there was a knock at the door. "That must Julia."

Saya stood up, but Kai put a hand in front of her. "I'll answer it." Saya sat back down. Kai went to the door and took his trusty bat from the corner. "Kai!-" Kai shushed Saya. "Who is it?" Kai demanded. "Its...Julia. I told Saya I would be here." Kai opened the door, still wielding the bat. "It's okay, it's just Julia." Kai said. "Uhm, can I come in?" Julia said, becoming uncomfortable standing at the door. "Oh, right." Kai opened the door and saw Julia was carrying a large plastic bin. She stepped in gently closed the door with her foot. She sat the bin on the table and tied her white lab coat over her black skirt and wine colored shirt. "Saya I need you to sit in this chair next to the table." Julia said, referring to the chair next to her. Saya took a seat in the chair and waited for the next instructions from Julia. "Okay now I'm going to take some blood from you similar to how I did when you first woke up." Julia pulled out a long strip and tied it just above her elbow. Julia didn't have to tell Saya what to do next; Saya clenched a tight fist 3 times and one of her veins apppeared. Julia got the needle and vial ready. She gently pushed the needle under Saya's skin and the vacuum-sealed vial began drawing her blood.

"So, what exactly are we looking for in my blood?" Saya asked. "A higher than normal concentration of HcG horomones. These horomones are produced during pregnancy. If they're present in your bloodstream more than they usually are then you're pregnant." Julia removed the needle and put a cotton swab over the puncture sight. "Hold that there for a moment." Saya put tewo fingers over the cotton ball. "But wait, how can you detect them now? It hasn't been 2 weeks since..." Kai cringed at the thought of Haji and Saya having sex in his bed. Oh man, I didn't even wash my sheets, Kai thought. Oh God, I've been laying in it! Euhh- Kai's thoughts were interrupted by Julia answering his question. "Well," Julia began, placing a sample of the blood into a scanner, "since Saya is a chiropteran, her bodily fucnctions are sped up, functions such as healing and gestation periods that normally take weeks and months will happen in a matter of hours and a couple of weeks."

Saya sat and watched the results of the test load. Once they were done, Julia opened the top of the scanner nd pulled out the freshly printed results. Once she looked over them, she told Saya. "Well I'll be damned... Saya you're pregnant, about a week and half; in human terms about a month and 2 weeks." Julia at Saya and saw a small smile, but could tell she was a bit worried about something. "Kai... I'm going to be a mommy." Saya looked over to Kai with a smile on her face, but she was crying. "Hey... What's wrong?" Saya touched her face and realized she was crying. "Oh," she sniffled, "I'm fine, it's just that... I feel terrible for kicking Haji out like that." Saya chuckled slightly and wiped her face with her fingers. "He probably hates me right now." Julia put an arm around Saya and rubbed her shoulder gently. "Hey," She spoke softly. "I know Haji misses you just as much as you miss him."
Saya looked up and smiled at Julia. "You think so?"
"He came back didn't he?" Kai said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right... but we need to go find him." Saya said.
"Now?" Kai asked.
"If that's what Saya wants to do." Julia said, looking at Saya for a confirmation. Saya nodded and went to throw on some clothes. She came back dressed in a black sweater and dark blue jeans. Kai just put a jacket and changed out of his shorts into a dirty pair of jeans. Julia packed up her equipment, and the three left the house, making sure to lock up.

Where did you go, Haji?