Previously
"I can't believe this is really happening" Ami said as she drove
"Yea" Zoi said nervous, as he held on to his seat with one hand and the other out pushing against the dash board "you think you could…I don't know SLOW DOWN??!"
"This whole time" she said ignoring Zoi's panicked plea, as if to frighten the teen more she took a sharp turn "How could he notsayanything?"
"M-Maybe he has a good…ahh…Good lord woman!" he screamed as Ami stopped abruptly, almost hitting another car…thank god for seat belts.
"Maybe he had a good reason?? What reason would keep you from telling your only sister -that well, she's your sister?!"
"I think I'm about to be sick" Zoi whispered as the light turned green and Ami took off again
"I mean it can't be a coincidence!"
"Maybe it was….SQUIRL!" Zoi breathe a sigh of relief, they had missed the creature by seconds
"What? That he just happens to work at the same school and become her teacher, all at the same damn time?!"
"M-maybe he…whoa! Man on bike MAN ON BIKE!!!" he screamed "Sorry!" he yelled out the window "he didn't look to happy..." he whispered as he turned his attention back to the angry blue haired teen "h-he was trying to protect her?"
"From what?!" Ami yelled as she pulled the car into the schools parking lot.
Stumbling out the car, Zoi landed on his hands and knees "oh thank you sweet Jesus, thank you" he cried kissing the ground "who ever gave you your divers license should be shot" he hissed kissing the ground once more as Ami simply rolled her eyes
Military Life
Chapter 22
After regaining his composure he stood up staring at the large high school…
"What's wrong with you?" Ami asked as she turned toward him "we need to get in there now"
"I-It just hit me"
"What?"
"That we're actually going into school, after hours and confronting one of our teachers…."
"And?!"
"W-Well you see…the thing is…I actually like Kakeru-sensei…he doesn't just have us writing metaphorical material…but meaning full and hypothetical things…."
Ami rubbed her temples trying to restrain her growing temper "Look, this man has kept the biggest secret from my best friend. I won't just sit back while she's lying in her room crying her eyes out thinking she's alone!" Ami clinched her fist in irritation "I'll kill that cold hearted jack ass!"
Zoi's eyes widen as he heard her threat. Thinking quickly he ran pushing Ami to the ground.
15 minutes later…
Zoi ran a head scrambling into the doors of the classroom, panting he looked out the door in a panic, good she wasn't here yet, oh god she was going to kill him…
"Zoi, what are you doing here?" Ty asked as he stood from his chair
Zoi only continued to pant as he looked out the door once more
"Zoi, the school is closed, you better have a good reason for being here" Kakeru stated
"I don't think it's me you need to be concerned about sensei" Zoi said as he looked around frantically
"Excuse me?" he asked confused, he quickly noticed his student's frantic state "Zoi…is there something wrong? Is someone trying to hurt you?" the blond asked
"Stop asking me ridicules questions, run right now" Zoi warned as he looked out the large classroom door "Go out the window" he informed as he saw the ranging bluenette storm down the hallway "Oh sweet mother of pearls" he whispered
"I'm not going anywhere" he said crossing his arms "not until you tell me what is going on"
"Okay it's your funeral" The teen said with a shrug popping his head out the doors "He's right here!" he yelled "and let me tell you that I-I'm really sorry for pushing you…" but Ami ignored him pushing the doors wide open
"YOU!" The two teachers took a step back "YOU NO GOOD PIECE OF-"
"Ms. Mizuno!"
Ami's anger dissipated, as she paled at the sight of her history instructor "M-Mr. Juno"
"What is the meaning of this?!" he demanded "out of all my students, you are the last one I would ever think of seeing…being absolutely disrespectful!"
"I…I well you see there's a perfectly good expli-"
"That man is a liar!" Ami and the two adults turned to the paranoid teen wide eyed "You sir are a liar! You lie! You L-I-E!"
"What are you talking about?!" Kakeru yelled in frustration "You can't just come in here accusing me of god knows wh-"
"Oh yes we can!" Zoi yelled "I almost died coming here…DIED! Not to mention that poor squirrel or the man on the bike…that's beside the point, the point is I ALMOST DIED!"
Rolling her eyes Ami stepped in front of the anxious teen "We know" Ami yelled finally finding the courage to speak "we know" she whispered
"Excuse me?"
"Usagi…Usagi is your sister" Ami looked into the eyes of the now shocked English teacher
"I don't know what or how you got your information, but I will advise the two of you-"
"Birth certificates don't lie…and neither does your personal records…You've been fallowing her…since the death of your mother"
"H-How did you find this out?"
"Believe it or not Ami here is quite the little hacker" Ami quickly sent a glare to her blond comrade "what? You are" he said crossing his arms
"Ami, that's beyond unacceptable"
"You know save the lector" Ami growled "The fact of the matter is we know; we know that you are her brother that you have been fallowing her around! Why didn't you say anything? Why didn't you tell her?!"
"It's more complicated than that"
"Please, Do you have any idea how heartbroken she is? How alone she feels? She believes she's been left behind, that everyone is leaving her! Her mother died two year ago-taking her unborn brother, then she finds out that her mother wasn't really her mother…but she can't meet her birth mother because her birth mother is dead and never wanted her to begin with…then this…her dad? He's dead! And you're sitting here instead of comforting her?! Don't you see? Don't you get it? You're the only one who can save her…you can bring her out of this depression…"
"Let's get some things straight Ms. Mizuno, One: Mother always wanted Usagi, it was her psychopath of a step mother that caused our mother to give up on knowing her! Two: if it wasn't for Seiya I would be at her side right now-"
"Seiya? What about Seiya?!" Ami asked confused
"Man and I didn't bring my freaking video camera; This would be great on lifetime!" Zoi said watching with much interest.
"He and his mother have kept me at bay, always intersecting me every time I get to close to her…then there was her step mother…" he let out a breath "and now…look mom was right…she's grew up she has her own life…what right do I have to just walk in and ruin it…"
"Ami I think this is something he and Usagi need to deal with themselves" Ty said as he stood next to Zoi, Ami feeling a strange sense of power sent her history instructor a chilling glare
"I think now would be a good time to just shut up" Zoi whispered
"Look I knew Serenity and I know that Kakeru-"
"I know your secret too Sensei" The bluenette whispered as she turned to face him "but I believe that story should be kept…for the time being that is"
Ty nodded
Ami turned back to Kakeru "look the best thing to do is just leave Usagi alone, let her work this out…like I said before she's better off not knowing, I mean she has you guys right? She still has her Aunt and Cousin…so let's just pretend none of this ever happened"
"Pretend like nothing happened?!" Ami screamed as her petit hands grabbed hold of the now frighten English teacher "Now you listen and you listen good pretty boy! You WILL come with me to Usagi's house and tell her the truth and you WILL sit and talk with her as long as it takes or so help me god I will make sure that you NEVER reproduce! Do I make myself perfectly clear?!"
Kakeru nodded as Ami pulled him out of the classroom.
Shocked and a bit frightened themselves Zoi and Ty fallowed
"Um…Mr. Juno did you bring your car?"
Mamoru walked quickly to his sisters room, excited with what he had found
"Rei" he called as he opened her door "Rei?" he asked when he noticed his sister crying on the floor as she was being rocked by a tearful Jed "What happened?" he yelled running to her side. With a shaky hand Rei handed her brother the pregnancy test "Rei" he whispered
"Mamoru I'm so sorry" she sobbed
"It will be alright Rei…We'll make it work" Jed cooed
"Please enlighten me on how the HELL you are going to make THIS work?!" Mamoru yelled pushing Jed away from his baby sister "YOU can't even take care of yourself let alone a child!"
"My f-future is over" Rei sobbed even harder
"You're not helping!" Jed screamed "Rei, baby it will be alright…you can still go to college! Tokyo University is great and-"that only seemed to ignite even more tears from the raven haired teen
"She got accepted to Harvard you jack ass!" Mamoru yelled as he pulled his sister into his arms "as in the USA!"
Jed fell back words "What? Rei you never told me…you never said you were….what about us?! What were you planning on doing?! Dumping me before your little trip!?"
"No, it wasn't like that" Rei sobbed as she looked up at Jed "I-I was hoping we coul-"
"Could what, continue?!" he laughed "please Rei you'll be in another country, How the hell were we going to make this work!?"
"Well it doesn't matter now does it?!" Rei yelled "I'm pregnant!"
"Pregnant?!" the three teens turned to Rei's door, there stood Don, Akio, Miko and Lee furious and flabbergasted.
"What the hell do you mean you're pregnant?!" Her father's voice bounced off the walls throughout the room
"Dad" Mamoru tired to interrupt
"Stay out of this Mamoru!" Lee yelled as he glared at his 'step-son'
"You're not my father! Don't tell me what to do when it concerns my sister!" Mamoru shot back as his mother walked forward and smacked her son
"MOM!" Rei yelled
"You mind your manners!" Akio hissed as Mamoru held his cheek, glaring at his mother and father "This conversation has nothing to do with you now leave!"
"I will no-"
"I said LEAVE!" she screamed pushing Mamoru out of the room. Turning back to her daughter she shouted "Answer your fathers question now!"
"y-yes" Rei stuttered crying "I'm so sorry"
"I would have expected this from anyone else, but not you Rei; you had more sense than this! How could you let this happen?! How could you disappoint us?! We trusted you!" Don yelled as Jed stood tall not showing his intimation "Are you the father?!"
"Yes"
"Get out!" Don yelled
"Daddy you can't just kick-"
"SHUT UP!" Don yelled at his daughter "YOU JUST SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" he screamed
"STOP TALKING TO HER THAT WAY!"
"Get out of MY HOUSE!" Don yelled grabbing the teen by his arm and pulling him out into the hallway
"NO STOP!" Rei screamed as she ran after him, but was stopped by her mother and Miko "LET ME GO! -JED!"
Akio pushed her daughter on to the bed "Now you will stay here! You are NEVER to see that boy again!" she yelled
"YOU CAN'T KEEP US AWAY FROM EACH OTHER!" Rei yelled back as Miko slapped her
"Do NOT speak to your mother in that tone! We will not allow you to continue whoring yourself around town! You will stay here and you will attend Harvard this fall!"
"There's still time to fix this" Akio said walking out the door and down the stairs with Miko
Rei sat in shock as she listened to the screaming and yelling from downstairs, her tears falling from her eyes as her hand fell to her stomach protectively
------------Makoto---------
"Do you think we cooked enough?" Makoto asked as she and Motoki loaded the first week's worth of food
"I think you cooked enough for a month" Nephrite said coming up behind them "thanks for letting me come alone" he said sending a sad smile to Makoto "and sorry about Mr. Tsukino…I-I know he was like a father to you guys…"
Makoto and Motoki nodded
"So you said you had food?" Motoki asked changing the subject.
"yea" Nephrite said rubbing the back of his neck "I made a Herb Crusted Chicken Breast, Roast Potatoes & Beans Almandine & Natural Jus, Leek and Potato Soup with a swirl of Gorgonzola Cream, Roasted Black Cod, Pommel Puree, Tomato con_t and Sautéed French Beans with Vegetable Confetti Buerr Blanc and a Roasted Butternut Squash and Caramelized Apple soup with Cheddar Cheese Straws" he stood silent for a moment as Motoki and Makoto stared at him "what?" he asked confused
"How- when did you…" Makoto couldn't finish her sentence
"how did I make all this?" he asked as the two nodded "my mom is a chef, she's trained all over the world, France…Italy…America…Germany…china…um…come to think of it, I thinks she's been practically ever where" he said with a laugh "what?" he asked again as they stood awe stricken "she's the chef at Aoimi-"
"You mean the top restaurant in Tokyo?!" Makoto asked grabbing hold of the teens arms "Chef Lo?!"
"You're cutting off the circulation to my arm" Nephrite mumbled as he nodded his head
Without another thought Makoto slammed her lips into Nephrites, when she pulled away she shook him "I love you, if you please PLEASE introduce me I swear on everything that is holy I will…I will do anything ANYTHING you ask!" she said pleadingly
"Anything?" Nephrite asked raising an eye brow "you mean anything anything right?"
Makoto nodded "yes, damn it! I'll even marry your ass if it means that I get to meet Chef Lo!"
"Makoto maybe you should calm down a bit…" Motoki warned not liking where this was going
"No I will NOT calm down! I'll have his damn babies if it means I can have one day with japans' greatest chef!"
Nephrite laughs as he pulls out of her death grip "let's not go that far….yet" Motoki set the brunette teen a glare "…how about we get the food in the car, and take it to the walkers…than we can come back bring Usagi and Minako their meals and then I'll take you down to meet mom"
--------Else where------
"Minako" Kunzite whispered as he gently stroked Minako's hair, after two hours of crying the blond finally fell asleep upon Kunzites lap. "Minako love" he whispered again kissing her forehead
Slowly opening her eyes she looked up "hey" she replied
"Hey yourself" he smiled
Sitting up the blond looked to the clock on her wall "oh wow its late…"
Kunzite shrugged "6:30" he said smiling "not that late"
"You must be hungry or needing to get home" she said running a hand through her hair
"Actually I called mom while you were sleeping and yes I am pretty hungry but that's not im-"
"Oh well I'll make you something, we have rice or pie or…"
"Whoa there" he said with a chuckle "I think right now, we should head outside"
"Why?"
"Look" he said pointing out the window
Looking outside Minako's eyes widen as she saw a very angry Ami pulling her English teacher out of the car with a very frantic Zoi and her history teacher Juno…they were trying to calm the angry bluenette
"What happened?" Minako asked standing up and rushing out the door "what do they think they're doing? Usagi doesn't need this not now!" Kunzite fallowed his girlfriend as she ran up to the group "What are you doing?!" she demanded
"Minako" Ami said with wide eyes
"What's going on?" Makoto asked walking up from behind holding a slow cooker "why is our teachers here?"
"There's a perfectly good explanation for all of this" Ami said but was stopped when a demanding voice yelled out
"What is he doing here?!" Seiya
"What are you doing here?" Ami asked with the same venom
"We brought him here after we dropped off food for him and his mother" Motoki answered confused "he was worried about Usagi"
"Why are you all here in front of Usagi's house?" Nephrite asked holding a covered plate
"That's what I want to know!" Minako growled "and from the look on Ami's face I can see it's not a 'let me give my condolences' visit!"
"No I'm afraid not" Zoi said looking to the ground
"What are you all yelling about?!" Mamoru growled walking up to the group
"Good lord what the hell's wrong with you?!" Zoi asked looking at his friend carefully "you look pissed"
"It's been a long night" he grumbled "now what is going on? Why are they here? And what the hell are you all doing outside of Usako's home?"
"That's what I've been trying to find out!" Minako yelled in frustration
"WHY IS HE HERE?!" Seiya yelled once more walking up to Kakeru "I thought you understood!"
"So it's true" ami said causing everyone to turn to her "you did tell him to stay away from her"
"Stay away from who?! And will someone PLEASE tell me what the hell is going on?!" Minako screamed losing her patience "MY uncle just DIED! Usagi doesn't need this crap right now so whatever drama filled shit you have planed forget it!"
"See I told you this was a bad idea" Kakeru groaned "let's just leave" he insisted
"NO!" Ami yelled "Not until you tell her!"
"Tell me what?" everyone turned to Usagi's front door, what they saw broke their hearts. There stood their blond friend, broken…her eyes red and puffy from crying, her hair knotted from continually pulling at it. She wore a pair of blue boxers with a pink tank top with her zip up hood. "What did you want to tell me?" she asked again
"Usagi" Minako began as she ran to her cousin's side "don't worry about it" she tried to pull her cousin into the house but Usagi wouldn't move
"Why are they here?" she asked pointing at her two teachers "are you here to take me away?" the group looked to Usagi with widen eyes "because you can…I mean" she looked around with a laugh "why not right?"
"Usagi" Minako whispered
"No really Minako its okay" the blond continued to laugh as tears fell from her eyes "I lost my whole family so why not take me away from the little extended family I have left right? Just-just take everything else away from me…" she shook her head "because that would just make everything so much better" she said loudly "Hell" she walked out into the front yard "take me like this, I don't need anything…Nothing" she covered her face with her hands as Mamoru ran to her side holding her up "I would give everything…everything that I own…to just have them back…everything"
There wasn't a dry eye in the group as they watched their broken friend
"Usagi" Ami finally spoke "There's something you need to know"
"No" Seiya said grabbing her arm
"Why do you stop this?!" Ami yelled turning around to face Seiya "Why do you keep them apart?!"
"Because she asked us too!" Seiya cried
"She was wrong!" Ami yelled "they have a right to be together!"
"What are you two talking about?!" Makoto asked as she stood on the other side of Usagi
"She's talking about Me" Kakeru said walking in front of the crowd so that he could be in front of Usagi "Usagi and Me" he finished as Mamoru embraced her tighter "not in that way" he added
"What about us?" Usagi asked quietly
Taking a breath he looked up into her eyes "I been wanting to tell you this for so long Usagi…but…it's just really hard" he added running his hand though his hair "here" he handed her his mothers journal
"An old journal?" she asked a small smile gracing her lips "confused?"
"It belonged to my mother" he answered as she raised an eye brow still confused as she opened the cover her eyes widen. She looked up meeting his blue eyes "our mother" he whispered
Everyone stood stun
*SMACK*
Kakeru held his reddening cheek as he stared at the blond, who stood inches away from him "I knew there was something about you" she said her voice showing all her emotions "you waited…you waited till now to tell me?" she shook her head walking toward her front door "and you" she said turning to Seiya "please tell me this is just some kinda crazy turn of fate…that you hadn't known that I had a brother out there?...please tell me that you hadn't been keeping him from me" she shook her head as tears fell from her eyes as Seiya looked to the ground "you are a selfish ass whole Seiya Walker!" she took a step back as her eyes fell upon her history teacher "what do you have to do with this huh? Are you some long lost brother as well?!"
Ty looked sympathetic to the girl
"don't look at me like that" Usagi said shaking her head "I don't need sympathy, especially from people who pretended…no I can't do this" she said turning away from the group "I can't han-handle this right now" she kept the journal in her hands as she slowly backed up against her front door "please leave me alone" she pleaded as Minako helped her into the house.
After getting her cousin up to her room, Minako ran outside standing in front of the group, she glared darkly at them
"this was the worst thing you could of possible done to her!" she yelled "she is hurting, so bad" it was then that tears started to run down her face "she's up there crying her eyes out once again" she yelled pointing to Usagi window "she's crying and praying for god to take her! TO TAKE HER!" She shook her head "I don't care what good you all think you were doing, but this…this hasn't done anything but break her more…"
"Minako we never meant to hurt her" Ami began
"Stop" Minako warned "I don't want to hear it, just…just leave okay" with those words she retreated into the house
"This is all your FAULT!" Seiya yelled pushing Kakeru into the ground
Standing up Kakeru glared at Seiya "My fault?! If you would have just stayed out of this I would have told her years ago!"
BAM!
Kakeru fell to the ground, as Ty ran to help him up
"That's for keeping such a secret from her!" Mamoru yelled as he turned to Seiya who was smiling
BAM!
"What the hell Mamoru?!" Seiya yelled as he fell to the ground
"What kinda friend are you?! What right do you have keeping him from her?! She's feels alone!" Mamoru yelled as the two men stood up holding their jaws "You know, I can't believe I was actually jealous of a prick like you" he said with a laugh "your nothing but trash Seiya" Mamoru turned to Kakeru "You need to fix this" he said pointing at Kakeru who nodded "and if you have anything to do with this Mr. Juno, I suggest you come clean to her too"
"Mamoru…I'm really sorry I never meant for things to get so out of control" Ami cried
Mamoru grabbed the bluenette and embraced her "It's alright Ami; I just wish you would have called me" he looked down at his lifelong friend and smiled "she'll forgive you, she just needs time…to much information in one day…."
Ami nodded as she walked over to Makoto "well…I'm sure everyone's hungry…so why don't we go set the food up in Minako's house" Makoto offered
"Motoki and Zoi can take care of that…" Mamoru said looking to his house "as for you two ladies…can you go to my house and check on Rei?"
The girls turned a curious eye "why? What's wrong?" Makoto asked worried
"She's just in need of a friend…don't mention anything that went on tonight she doesn't need the stress…Nephrite you might want to go over there…Jed could use a friend too…and some ice"
"Why do I have a feeling this has something to do with your fist and his face?"
Mamoru didn't say anything as Nephrite rushed over placing his plate in to Motoki's hands and running into Mamoru's house as Makoto and Ami fallowed.
"Now I suggest you three work out your issues" he said pointing at Seiya, Kakeru and Ty as he walked into the house with Kunzite close behind.
After closing the front door Mamoru took a deep breath
"You alright man?" Kunzite asked placing a supportive hand on his shoulder
Mamoru shook his head "just a very stressful day…" he said looking to his hands and leaning his head against the door "let's go check on the girls."
----JED---
"I'm not leaving!" Jed yelled pushing don off him "not without knowing that Rei is alright!"
"You will get out of my house when I say get out!" Don screamed pushing Jed in the chest
"You are to never see my daughter again!" Akio yelled coming down the stairs "you are done"
"You can't keep us away from each other, we're having a baby!"
"No, She is having a baby, not you" Miko said with a glare
"That baby is as much mine as it is hers! I will not be cut out of my Childs life!" he screamed
"Well after tomorrow there won't be a baby to speak of!" Akio hissed
"What?!" Jed was upset "You can't…you wouldn't?!" he shook his head "You can't make that type of decision!"
"We're her parents we can make whatever decisions we want!" Don yelled
"I'm sure your parents would agree with us!" Lee yelled
"My parents will be upset when I tell them, but not enough to kill an innocent life!" Jed screamed "Never the less their own grandchild!"
"Our daughter had a bright future a head of her before you and she will have one after you! I will not let her future suffer over some stupid mistakes!" Don growled
"Or did she not tell you she was heading to America in the fall? You couldn't possible believe that this relationship was going anywhere!" Miko yelled
"I just found out about the Harvard thing, but it doesn't matter! I love her!" he yelled back "and she loves me! She's just scared as I am, but we can get though this together!"
"You're not going anywhere with her!" Don yelled as Ami and Makoto busted in thought the doors
Akio sighed "She's upstairs, go see if you can talk some sense into her!" she hissed as Makoto and ami, confused, nodded running upstairs. Nephrite came in after them staring at the group in front of him
"Oh man what the hell did you do now?" he groaned
-------------------Rei's Room----------------
"Rei what are you doing?!" Ami asked as she watched the raven haired teen running around her red room packing a suit case "Oh god Rei, What happened?" Ami noticed the large hand mark on her face
"Rei answer us!" Makoto yelled running over to her friend grabbing her by the arms "What happened?! Jed is down stairs arguing with your parents and you're up here packing?! What the hell happened?"
Looking to the dresser Ami went wide eyed "I think I have an idea" Ami held in her hand the small pregnancy test "Rei"
The raven haired teen stood silent as she stared at her opened suit case
"You're pregnant" Makoto stated as she turned to her friend with worried eyes
Rei nodded her head as she slowly folded one of her shirts
"Your parents are kicking you out?" Ami asked walking up to her
She shook her head
"You're just leaving…with Jed?" Makoto asked
She shook her head again
Makoto and Ami looked to each other confused "then where are you going?" Ami asked
There was no answer
"Rei we can't help you unless you….oh Rei…" Ami stopped as she saw the tears fall from the raven haired teen's eyes. The two quickly pulled her into an embrace "we're here for you" they whispered
After a couple of house they had fallen asleep on either side of their raven haired friend. Before drifting off there wasn't much talk, just crying and supportive words. Now they lay on the Raven haired teen's floor, due to the fact that Makoto wasn't planning on sleeping, sitting or lying on a bed that was used to created the life growing in her friend, which in turn received a small laugh from their distort friend.
----Jed---
After getting Jed to leave the Chiba house, Nephrite took him back to his house.
"So your gonna be a daddy" Nephrite said tossing his friend a cold soda. Jed said nothing as he opened his drink and began to drink it. "What happened over there?"
Jed shrugged looking completely defeated "After school I went to Rei's to comfort her…you know because of the whole Usagi's dad thing…well I saw the door open so I walked in and up to her room…when I got to her room I found her on the floor crying. At first I thought it was because of well you know…it was when I went to hold her that I found her holding the pregnancy test…" he placed his drink down "it was soon after that that Mamoru came in and well everything just went to hell"
"I'm sorry man, but you know we're here for you"
"I know" he said running his hands though his hair "their talking about making Rei get an abortion"
"What?! They can't do that"
"That's what I said" Jed yelled standing up and pacing the floor "I mean…it's up to her…"
"Is that what Rei wants?"
"No!...I mean I don't know" Jed said groaning as he took his seat again "I was to angry to even ask! She never told me she was heading off to America for college! It just made me so mad"
"Whoa…What?"
"Yea" he said with a sarcastic laugh "she was accepted to Harvard…I didn't find out till well this whole thing happened"
"wow…man I'm really sorry" Nephrite felt bad for his friend, he could see why Rei's parents were thinking of such extreme measures…Harvard…it wasn't everyday that someone gets accepted to such a prestige's school -let alone in America. "Do you want her too?"
Jed looked up at his friend wide eyed "no" he said right away "I love her…I know this will sound…strange but" he took a deep breath "I can't explain it…but when I saw that pregnancy test…my heart skipped a beat…I was so excited…scared but happy"
Nephrite nodded as he gave his friend a sympatric smile after a few moments of silence Jed spoke up "Enough of this" Jed said covering his face with his hands "how is Usagi?"
Nephrite told him what unfolded while he was at the Chiba's
"Kakeru?! Dude, that's insane!" Jed yelled "But why did they feel the need to tell her now of all times?! Her father just died" he said shaking his head "I understand Ami was trying to do the right thing but…tonight just wasn't the right time"
"Well now she's not talking to anyone…well Minako and Mamoru of course…I think kunzite is there too, but that's because of Minako"
"Poor Usagi" Jed whispered "I hate to say it…but we have to tell her about Rei" Nephrite looked to his friend shaking his head "if there's anything I've learned about Usagi, it's that she loves her friends and if no one tells her about this she will be livid, I mean heads will roll"
Nephrite thought for a moment, when realized his friend was right he agreed, Usagi would never forgive them for not telling her about Rei's condition. Who knows maybe this will distract her. "So you spending the night? Or go home and telling your ma?"
"I can't deal with any more drama, I'm staying"
----PARENTS----
"What are we going to do?" Lee said running his hand -for the hundredth time that night- though his hair.
"Akio called Dr. Tan and he said that he would be able to see Rei tomorrow afternoon" Miko said with a smile "all will be back to normal after tomorrow"
"I don't believe any of this will ever be normal…" Don said looking out his window "I don't believe we're doing the right thing" he said turning to his wife, who had just entered the room
"What are you talking about? We are doing the right thing! Rei is too young to have a child!"
"She has a bright future ahead of her!" Miko said standing up
"It-it just feels to much like…"
"like Seren" Akio finished looking at her husband with tearful eyes as Lee and Miko sat confused, before the two could asked their partners Akio turned to them "can you give us a moment?"
"You want us to leave?" Lee asked almost offended
"Please" Don said with an apologetic look
Looking to each other Miko and lee nodded leaving the room "We'll go grab some dinner" they said and left the house.
Don turned back to the large window sighing "it's just so ire" he turned back to Akio "this whole situation is so much like when Serenity was pregnant with Usagi…"
"I don't want Rei to go though that…" Akio said holding herself "I couldn't watch my child go though that"
"But aren't we making decisions for her? Shouldn't we talk to her about this? See what she wants?" he asked looking to his wife with understanding "we're pushing her into the same situation..."
"But Rei has such a bright future…Serenity…Serenity caused her issues…she made the choice to do what she did" Akio said tears falling from her eyes
"Did she?" Don countered, Akio only stared at him "You know as well as I that we were all wrong back then…we pushed her, isolated her…we also knew that Ikuko was obsessed with Kenji…you heard her yourself…" Don said as he recalled the conversation he overheard…the day Serenity came by to see Usagi for the first time. He and Akio both were on the side of their home, placing stones. Even though the two houses of the Tsukino and Chiba's were almost touching, there was a small space in between the two homes, leaving enough room to place a small stone path to the front of the house.
After over hearing everything, Don and Akio kept what they heard a secret and regretted their decision ever since.
"I know…I know" Akio sighed "God Donny" she groaned as she let her body fall onto the couch covering her face with her hands as Don came and wrapped his arm around her
"We'll talk with her tomorrow" he whispered "I don't want to lose my daughter…and something tells me that if we push her…if we go through with this…we'll lose her forever"
"Okay" Akio whispered "you do know that this means….if she keeps it…he will be involved"
Don frowned "I know" he mumbled "but there's nothing we can do about that"
"I want her to finish school" Akio said looking serious "she needs a diploma! They both do, one of them will go to college if not both. I will not have my grandbaby being supported by a McDonald hamburger flipper"
Don chuckled and nodded in agreement kissing his lifelong friend and companion on the forehead
It was a few moments before a knock broke them apart. "Who could that be?" Don asked as he whipped away a few tears. Opening the door he gasped "Millie?" he pulled the crying woman into the house
"Oh god, what happened?" Akio asked worried
She said nothing for a few seconds as Leila, Leo and Anna walked in "I have something to tell you all" she said between sobs; with a nod the couples walked the tearful blond into the office.
It was only a few more minutes before she spoke again "Kenji…Kenji's dead" she whispered
"No" the group gasped as they all began to whip
"w-what happened?!" Don asked frantically
Millie shook her head helplessly "They were ambushed…he wasn't supposed to be there…he wasn't suppose to go on the convoy but refused to leave his men…he refused to let them go without him…and now…now he's gone"
"Oh god" Anna sobbed into her hands "this can't be happening…not again"
"What of Usagi?" Lee asked as he wrapped his arm around his wife and long time friend, Anna
Akio looked up quickly "oh god Where is she?! Does she know?"
Millie nodded "she was told at school today…all the kids know"
"that explains Motoki and Makoto's cooking frenzy…" Leila whispered
"Wait, school? You mean they told her at school? Where you there?" Don asked looking shocked
Millie shook her head "believe me, when I found out I was livid…I gave that principal a piece of my mind…but she locked herself in her room…she wont come out…Minako, Mamoru and Minako's boyfriend Kunzite are with her as we speak" she took a breath "I needed to tell you not just because Kenji was like family to us…but so that you know where Mamoru and possible the others are"
Akio shook her head "Makoto and Ami are upstairs with Rei…"
Knowing the look on her friends face Millie spoke up "what happened to Rei? Is she okay?"
The group turned to Don and Akio with worried expressions
"Rei's pregnant"
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"Are you going to read it?" Minako asked gently as she watched Usagi tenderly run her fingers down the binding of the book
Usagi shrugged, keeping her eyes on the black leather "I-I'm kinda scared too" she whispered "I mean she never wanted me…in the first place" she looked up at Minako "but I have so many questions"
"Maybe this will answer your questions" Minako said pushing a piece of hair out of her cousin's face
"Maybe" she whispered looking back at the book with a sigh…she slowly opened the first page and began to read…she read about her mother's pregnancy, and Kakeru…how her father never knew about his birth…or conception.
Minako stayed quiet thought it all, finally feeling her stomach grumbling she laughed "sorry, I'm a little hungry"
"Go eat" Usagi said looking up
"You want anything" Usagi shook her head as she went back to her mother's journal "okay...Well if you need anything just yell" Usagi nodded waving her cousin away.
As Minako made her way down stairs she stopped as she saw Mamoru and Kunzite standing in front of her "if you had anything to do with-"
"I didn't know Minako" Mamoru said placing his hands up in defense
"Okay" she said pulling the two down stairs "she's reading her mother's journal and wants to be left alone, and I'm starving"
After eating the three retreated to the living room. Mamoru sat on the large sofa with kunzite beside him as Minako slept on a recliner
"What's eating you?" kunzite asked leaning his head back "I know it's more than this" he said gesturing to Minako then to the stairs
Sighing Mamoru closed his eyes "Rei's pregnant" he whispered not turning to look at Kunzites expression
"Wow" he whispered
"Yea"
"I'm guessing you punched Jed again, am I right?"
"Yea"
"Rei was pretty pissed wasn't she?"
"Yea"
Kunzite chuckled "it's okay man, I would have done the same damn thing if someone was to knock up my little sister…especially a friend"
"It's just" he groaned "she was accepted to Harvard for crying out loud! How is she suppose to go to an Ivy League school with a baby on her hip?!" he rubbed his eyes with his hands "it's not like it's here in Japan where she has people to help her! It's in America!" he shook his head "I mean we knew the possibility was there…after that night…" he cringed "but I honestly thought it wasn't going to happen"
"What did Jed say?"
"He didn't know she was heading off to the states for college…"
"I'm guessing he's pretty upset"
Mamoru nodded "yea…"
"What did he say?"
"I didn't really give him a chance…"
"You punched him before he could say anything?"
"He said some stuff…but before he could continue I just lost it" he said with a shrug "but he deserved it!" he then leaned his head back "then my parents showed up and well…here I am"
Kunzite laughed as he placed a hand on Mamoru shoulder "heaven forbid you have a daughter man…I can just see you as one of those dad's that own like 50 shot guns" Mamoru laughed "Can you image if she looked exactly like Usagi?"
Mamoru frowned "she wouldn't be allowed out…ever"
The two guys laughed.
"So you really think she's the one?" Kunzite asked looking at his friend with concern "I mean it is high school"
Mamoru smiled "She's it for me man, has been since we were kids…" he looked up to the ceiling "I love her"
"I'm happy for you Mamoru" Kunzite said smiling "love is hard to find…so when you have it" he looked over at the sleeping Minako "you shouldn't let it get away…"
Up in Usagi's room she continued to read. She learned that it was true; her mother didn't want her in the beginning, but was happy to find out that she only said it in fear…Usagi understood; I mean come on your 18 a senior in high school…who wouldn't be scared? She was a bit saddened to learn that her mother wasn't truly in love with her father…but again understood that people grow and sometimes things just don't turn out the way you want them too. She frowned when she read how everyone treated her…how pushy her father was being, but in his defense he had just returned from America…he didn't know. He only acted on his instincts, which were to protect his unborn child.
Usagi smiled a little as she read how excited Kakeru was to meet her…how he would tell her unborn self stories. She was interested to meet this Unazuki…the woman who played such a role in her mother and brothers role…brother…Usagi couldn't help the smile that graced her lips.
She thought that if her father…if everyone would have just taken a moment to back off and listen…things would have turned out differently.
Frowning at the fact that her mother never tried to kill her, that the incident was nothing more than a misunderstanding made her insides boil. She became over welled with sadness once she found out that Ikuko, the woman who raised her, the woman who she had called mom for 15 years had in fact be the source of all this trouble.
Usagi was surprised to see that her mother wrote every day, she was surprised to learn that her mother had sent her gifts for every birthday and holiday…Babies…stuff animals…jewelry…and so on…but she never received one…She wondered what Ikuko did with all of her gifts and letters, did she throw them away? Did she hide them?
Marking her place she closed the book. So many questions ran though her mind. She knew that she had to meet with Kakeru, have him explain everything…he was after all her brother.
It was then that she looked out the window and noticed it was daylight; she had stayed up the entire night reading. Usagi smiled as she remembered one fact…
Her mother wanted her.
"How do you think she's doing this morning?" Minako asked as she folded her blanket
"Hopefully better" he said stretching "man this couch was like heaven" Kunzite said smiling
"It's a $50,000 couch it better be like heaven" she said laughing when his face paled
"Okay one of you need to explain to me how a military man could afford a $50,000 couch!" he said looking at the now seemingly untouchable couch "is that gold?!"
Minako nodded "you should see the dining table" Mamoru said with a smirk "real diamonds"
"Holy sh-"
"She wanted me!" the three turned quickly to a smiling Usagi, who stood halfway down the stairs in her pink top with no bra and black lace underwear. Kunzites face grew red, as he quickly looked away "it's all here, everything!" she said jumping up and down- her breast moving with her movements "She wanted me!"
"That's great Usako" Mamoru said smiling as he hugged her
"What's wrong with Kunzite?" she asked walking up to him
"U-Usagi…don't you think you're a little under dressed?" Kunzite asked as he kept his head turned away
Looking down Usagi screamed as Mamoru and Minako laughed
"You alright there Kunzite?" Mamoru asked laughing as the red faced teen glared at both mamoru and Minako
"Saw something on my cousin you like?" the blond joked
"I hate you both" he mumbled as he excused himself to the restroom
After a few moments an embarrassed blond came back down stairs
"So what are you going to do?" Minako asked as she sat next to a now dressed Usagi.
Taking a deep breath Usagi looked up "I have to talk to him" she said looking over an old photo that she found in the journal-it was of a 5 year old Kakeru wearing a shirt that read I'm a big brother "Kakeru is the only one who can explain what happened…I mean I read the rest of the journal, I know what happened…it's just…"
"You need to hear it from his lips" Kunzite said from across the room
Usagi nodded
"You want one of us to go with you?" Mamoru asked
"No" she said shaking her head "I have to do this alone…I have to figure this out"
There was silence before Minako spoke up
"I can't believe I had another cousin out there and mom never said anything!" she hissed "I thought we told each other everything after dad died" Minako shook her head "I can't believe her!"
"Mimi, I'm pretty positive that Aunt Millie didn't know" it was then that Usagi shared what had happened all those years ago.
"Wow" Mamoru whispered "I think you should tell your mom Minako…that is if it's alright with you Usako"
"It's alright with me; you can even take my journal…" Usagi said handing her mother's journal over to her blond cousin "I think it's time she knew the truth"