Sorry that this wasn't instant but I got caught up reading the last chapter and then I talked to a good friend of mine I haven't spoken to for a while. Sorry that this is all over the place, but at least it's not completely boring right? It's messy but not boring right?

Chapter Twenty Three :: The First Ultrasound

Next Week

Hikaru looked at Kyoko as they sat at the doctor's together, Hikaru nervously looked through the magazines that had been put out for the people in the waiting room. He kept sneaking glances at Kyoko though who was more quiet than usual. "Kyoko-chan?" he asker her, leaning over to look at her, "Are you alright?"

"Yes, of course," she replied shyly feeling a little disappointed that Ren hadn't shown up. She had hoped that by bringing Hikaru here he would have stormed in and demanded another chance, she looked across and Hikaru and smiled weakly. "Hikaru," she said nervously, "Do I look alright?"

"Yeah," he smiled before taking in her appearance, she was wearing a simple blue dress with white cardigan with lace. She had with her a black bag and white flat shoes. "Are you warm enough?" he asked her thinking about the weather as she nodded. She looked at him before gesturing to her necklace, it was a silver necklace with blue jewels in the shape of a butterfly, "My White Day gift to you."

"Of course," she smiled up at him, "Of course I would wear it, today is a special occasion you know, our first date as a couple."

"So we're a couple now," Hikaru asked excitedly as Kyoko nodded

"I guess so, I mean I can't think of anyone else I'd rather be with," she told him as he looked at her nervously.

"Really, I mean you and Kuon were..." he saw her anger at that name

"Please don't mention Kuon to me," she said looking away before the doctor called her name.

"Kyoko!" the doctor said coming out before smiling at Hikaru, "Will he be joining us today, you're Ishibashi Hikaru right from Bridge Rock?"

"You know me?" he asked before bowing deeply, "Thank you for watching,"

"Of course ever since Kuon was on there it's been exciting," she said as Hikaru paled and Kyoko seemed to have more hate building.

"Please do not mention that name to me," she said, "He and I have nothing to do with each other anymore..."

Hikaru looked at Kyoko and looked at the doctor, "Would it be possible to have the tests now, Kyoko-chan has been looking forward to it."

Kyoko bowed her head remaining quiet as the doctor looked at her with a smile

"Is that right?" she asked kindly as Kyoko nodded not saying anything, "Did you manage to talk to the people at the ryokan? Find out anything about your mother?"

"Oh...not yet," Kyoko replied before catching the doctor's pitying look, "It's really alright though...I mean when I go down to Kyoto after finishing my current job I'm sure I'll get the information."

"Kyoko-chan?" Hikaru asked as Kyoko nodded to him, "You worked in a ryokan?"

"Well when I was really young my mother left me with some people who owned a ryokan," she said thankful she hadn't given any information as to which family it was, if people learned about her being with Fuwa then her reputation would drop. Afterall no one wanted a plain boring girl.

As she got up she took Hikaru's hand before leaving for the room. Once they had taken the ultrasound she smiled at the baby, thankful that she hadn't done this step alone. She could see it clearly and that just made this whole thing seem so much more real. She was already into her third month of pregnancy which meant that in another month she'd have entered her second trimester and would be starting to show. "Can I..." she sniffed having seen it and now she didn't want to look away, "May I..."

"I think Kyoko-chan would like a picture to keep," Hikaru smiled before seeing Kyoko's fervent nod.

"Yes," Kyoko smiled at him, she looked down, "Would that be possible?"

"Of course," the doctor smiled at them, "You two make a great couple, it must be the hair..."

"Oh?" Kyoko blinked before looking between the two of them and then blushed deeply, "Hikaru-san is my sempai..." she said before thinking instantly of Ren and shook her head quickly, "He's a friend as well and he's my boyfriend. It's nice to think that..."

"That you're dating him just to get over me?" Ren asked as he stood at the doorway, his eyes and hair still brown as the doctor blinked at him.

"Hizuri-san" Hikaru began before Kyoko shook her head

"No, this type of him is Tsuruga Ren," she said before growling, "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to see the baby," Ren said as he gestured towards the monitor, "Isn't it alright for the future father to see it. I mean, when I win you back."

"I am not a prize to be won," Kyoko said before blinking and smiling happily with a little giggle, "Always wanted to say one of her lines."

"Kyoko-chan?" Hikaru asked before looking at Ren and saw him come over to Kyoko and take her hand but she pulled away at once staring at him roughly. "Kyoko..." Hikaru asked and then looked up at Ren and stood up trying to do what was best for Kyoko, what Kyoko wanted him to do, "Please leave," he said boldly to Ren, "You are upsetting my girlfriend."

"Am I?" Ren asked before bowing deeply, "I'm sorry, but this makes us rivals," he looked at Kyoko, "I screwed up. I didn't tell you that I...about her, but I love you. I don't love her."

"For a man to cheat on Kyoko is wrong, for him to then try to use lines like those," Hikaru began trying to defend the girl he loved.

"It's true," Kyoko replied before Yashiro started to enter the room

"Ren," he asked following him into the room, "Come on, we have a filming to go to right now, it's better if you don't..."

"I wanted to see this," Ren explained gesturing to the ultrasound. "It's beautiful isn't it, Kyoko and my baby."

"What the hell are you talking about!" she asked, "This isn't your baby, you're not the father."

"I'm sorry I lied," he began slowly, "However...I love you. I don't want to let you go, you're my precious kouhai."

"Once upon a time maybe," Kyoko said slowly, "But Samantha..."

"Samantha doesn't mean anything to me," Ren said slowly as Hikaru blinked.

"That's the point, how can your daughter...though deceased now...mean nothing to you?" she said as Hikaru blinked.

"What?" he asked, "Hizuri-san has a daughter? Is that what you're saying Kyoko?"

"What?" Yashiro asked in shock as he looked to Ren for an explanation as his charge looked about to break.

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