Authors Note: Once again, sorry for the wait, guys! But, here is chapter 14, enjoy! quick author's note: there are MAJOR spoilers and flashbacks in this chapter. and they base off of the manga, not the anime. so if you have not read the manga, do it! right now! before reading this chapter. and if you dont care to be spoiled, go right ahead and read it.. then go read the manga!! lol anyways hope you enjoy. this one's probably one of my favorites. and please keep reviewing guys.. keep this story alive! thanks!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Kodocha!
Summary: It's been a couple weeks since Akito returned from America. But now, there's a problem: Sana is pregnant. And they're only 15!! What will they do now?? This story is based off of the manga more than the anime, because I like the manga better. Lol. Hope you enjoy. Please review. Tell me if you like!
Chapter 14: More promises, mistakes, and heartaches
"Thoughts"
"Talking"
A day had passed, and Akito was still in the hospital. He knew he had to stay and confess about his numb arm again. He kinda lied to Sana, though. He told her that he had a serious headache, and the doctor was concerned, so they let him stay. Obviously, the real reason was because of his arm. Once Sana left for the night, he had his father stay, and he told him everything. Once Fuyuki got all of the details, he quickly told the doctor. It was ironic, because it was the same doctor that took care of Akito the first time he got that arm injury. He didn't have the guts to tell Sana though. He already knew the outcome, and he wasn't ready to face it. His father understood, and instead, told Misako and asked her to tell Sana. Akito remembered his father telling him, "You know, you can't just not talk with her about it." Akito muttered, "I know."
Akito looked at the clock. It read 2:15 pm. Sana had not shown up yet. He knew why, and he was okay with that. He didn't blame her, he was upset too. His father was at the hospital all day, but he left Akito in his room. He wanted time to himself to think.
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thougths begins)
I remember that incident like it was yesterday. It seems so long ago, though. I was in the seventh grade when it happened. I was still with Fuka, and Sana was as famous as ever. One day, there was a survery being passed out at school. Sana was not present that day. On the survey, it said to list a few of your close friends. I wrote down a few, Sana included. All of a sudden, this random kid approached me. He asked me if he could write my name on his "Close Friends" list. I was confused. I didn't know the kid. I didn't even know his name. Of course, now I know that it was Komori. Anyway, I simply told him, "Why my name? Why not put your real friends on there? I don't even know your name." How was I supposed to know that telling him that would throw things so far off course.
A day or so later after that, I was called out of my class to the principal's office. Great, what did I do this time? It seemed that I kept getting in trouble. It was always when Sana wasn't around, that I always acted up. Even Fuka didn't seem to be much help, not like Sana. I guess, Sana's the only person in the world that can actually keep me, I guess you could say, "In Line." I went into the principal's office and saw a few teachers, the principal, and a woman with tissues in her hand. She happened to be Komori's mother. One of the teacher's handed me a piece of paper. It was a letter. It pretty much said that I had hurt him, and that he was so hurt that he was going to commit suicide. What? They all looked at me waiting for an answer. I told them what I did say, but they looked at me like I was lying to them. My teacher, who was my worst enemy at the time, started telling them about my bad past. Of course, they would believe an adult over a kid. How pathetic. What he said was true, but I didn't even hurt that kid. I just told him the truth. The principal sent me home, while they searched for Komori. I went to my locker, and when I opened it, a book that did not belong to me fell out. It had Komori's name on it. I quickly stashed it in my bag, and headed home. Once I was far away from the school, I pulled the book out of my bag. I flipped through it, and saw that it was a journal or a diary of some sort that belonged to Komori. As I read through it, he was talking about how I was his best friend. I was stumped. I had never talked to the kid. He also had a lot to say about his mother. Once I got to the end of it, it once again said that he wanted to commit suicide. He even gave away his location where I could find him. That's all I needed. I immediately called Sana. For some reason, I just really wanted to see her. We met at the train station, and I let her read the journal. She gave me her watch, and promised to wait for me. She wanted to go with me, but I insisted that she stay. I then realized, I still loved her. My relationship with Fuka was going downhill at the time. I went on the train, and stopped off at some forest area. I actually did find Komori deep in the forest. He looked at me and smiled. Why was he smiling? I asked for an explanation. He had caused a lot of trouble. He pointed at two trees. There were two ropes hanging off of them. Actually, they were nooses. He said that we were both going to die together. Not on his sweet life. I told him, that if he wanted me to die, he'd have to do it himself. He pulled out a knife, and punctured my arm. I was really irritated now. If he really wanted me to die, he would've done it right the first time. Of course, my arm hurt like no other, but I still managed to pull the knife out. He all of a sudden fell to his knees, and cried. I started to walk away, and he followed me all the way home. The whole time, Komori actually opened up to me. The whole time, I realized he just needed a friend. I wrapped my arm in a sweater, so the bleeding would stop. Then, I put my arm in a bag, so no one would see it. When we got off of the train station, everyone was there. I saw Fuka, and then I saw Sana. I muttered, "Sorry." and fainted. I couldn't breathe either.
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thoughts end)
A knock on the door brought Akito out of his thoughts. He watched the door and saw the person that entered. It was Sana. He saw her face and noticed that it looked slightly wet. And her eyes were a little red too. She had been crying. She pulled up a chair, and sat beside Akito. She was on his right side. He lifted his left arm to try and touch her, but Sana grabbed onto his right hand first. He put his left arm down, and just watched her. She was holding onto it like it was a child, and ran her hands over his hand like its mother. Of course, he couldn't feel it. She hid her face, and Akito saw a tear drop on his hand. He didn't feel it, but he saw it.
"It's all my fault." He heard Sana whisper. He touched her chin with his left hand, and lifted her face up. "No, it's not your fault." She dropped her head back down. "Yes, it is. I should've never pressured you into that interview. I just thought.." Akito lifted her face up again. "I'm the one that got into a fight with cameras." Akito simply stated. They got quiet again. Akito tugged on her hand, pulling her onto the bed. He scooted over to make room for her, and they sat there, holding eachother. Akito could feel Sana slightly shaking, and he could hear her quiet sobbing. She was crying for him, again. Most of her tears that she shed, they were for him or because of him. He just let her cry, as his thoughts went off again.
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thoughts begin)
I woke up to see my dad, Natsumi, and my friends over my head. Sana was the only one not there. I just had a dream, or was it? To this day, I'm still not sure if it was real, or just a dream. Did I really see my mother? Did she really, in a way, save me from death? I don't know. The nurse was already sending everyone home. Fuka wanted to talk, but she didn't get to. I kinda already had a feeling what was going on with her. My assumption was correct that next day, when she broke up with me. I wasn't as hurt, as people would think. Don't forget, I loved Sana. So, my thing with Fuka was over. We're still friends up to this day, but of course that was it. Sana never came to visit. I thought she was just busy, and she was. That day, I realized the truth of my arm. My hand was paralyzed. I tried pinching it, and everything. I didn't feel anything from the wrist, down. Apparently, Komori had punctured an artery in the upper section of my arm. That explains the major loss of blood, and my near death. When Komori did that, a nerve in that area was severed. When I was unconscious, the doctors did surgery to reattach the nerve, but here we are, and my hand was still paralyzed. More weird things started happening too: like those weird psychological attacks I had in the middle of the night. Nights full of needles in my arm and oxygen masks, no fun at all. Four days passed, and my condition continued. Attacks in the middle of the night along with a paralyzed hand. Other than that, I guess I was okay.
When I didn't think she ever would, Sana finally showed up. She looked at me with tears in her eyes, and ran to me. I was so happy to see her. As I hugged her, she said something to me. What was it? Oh, yeah. I remember. She said:
"No matter what kind of painful things might happen in the future, don't run from them. Take them as they come, because I'll be there with you." I remembered those words to be very comforting to me. I genuinely told her, "Thank you."
That started our newly begun relationship. It also opened up a new door to rock bottom.
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thoughts end)
Another knock at the door brought Akito out of his thoughts again. Sana wasn't crying anymore. She just sat there with him. They both looked at the door. Misako walked in carrying Koharu. "They let me bring her in real quick." Misako said. When Koharu saw Akito, she started crying. "She really missed you." Sana sniffed. "Everywhere I turned around, she was calling for "Daddy." Sana laughed this time. "Oh, she missed both of you." Misako added in. The whole day, Misako had been taking care of Koharu. When she told Sana the news, it left her shocked. She could tell that she wanted to be alone. So, she took Koharu for the day.
Koharu had her arms out. Akito gladly took her. She didn't stop crying as she attached to him like Velcro. He could hear her constantly say, "Daddy.. daddy.. daddy." She whimpered. He was holding her with one arm. "Akito?" He looked at his father. "The doctors said that you could go home in a few hours." Akito just nodded, and Fuyuki left the room. "Sana?" Sana looked up and Misako motioned for her to follow her out of the room. Why did they have to do that? Akito already knew what was up. He already overheard the conversation earlier that morning between the doctor and his father. He sighed, and leaned his head back. Koharu was still whimpering, "Daddy." Akito hadn't paid any attention to her. How could he? He whispered to her. "Shh, it's okay. Daddy's gotcha." Really, he didn't feel like he did. He was only holding her with one arm, instead of both. He felt like he couldn't ever protect her like he usually could. He watched through a window. Sana was sitting in a chair. Misako was sitting beside her with her arm wrapped around her shoulder. Fuyuki was standing there watching. Sana's eyes had widened. Her legs were slightly shaking, and she had part of her pants balled up in her fists. What was she thinking?
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thoughts begin)
The day I was sent home was probably the best day of my life. My relationship with Sana finally became somewhat official. She was all giddy, and oddly shy. She was embarassed too. Kinda funny thinking about it now. The first few weeks were decent. On December 24, our middle birthday, I took her to the cemetery to visit my mother. Then she dragged me to the skating rink. Heck, she finally, at will, kissed me. The only problem in my life was my paralyzed arm. It affected my everyday living. Since I wrote and did everything with my right hand, I had to start writing and do everything with my left hand. Another huge downfall, was karate. I wouldn't be able to do karate with a paralyzed hadn. That was difficult too. However, that was the only flaw. Other than that, I thought life was actually going to go in our favor. That is, until my dad came up with sudden news. He wanted to move to Los Angeles, California. That was how far away? Very far away. He told me that it was a business transfer, and he wanted the family to go together. That meant, me leaving Sana. That was the last thing I wanted to do. When I told her, it shocked her to no end. She kept pleading, "Don't go! Don't go!" I told her that I would ask my dad to stay behind..
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thoughts end)
Akito continued to watch Sana. She saw her body shake. Yep, she was crying again. Then, he saw Misako hug her, and try to comfort her. Next thing he knew, she nicely shoved Misako away, and ran out of the hospital. Misako just stood there with her head hung low. Akito sighed to himself. Koharu looked up at him, and just stated, "Daddy." Akito looked down at her. Her "Akito-like" eyes stared back at him, with a slight smile. In a way, she could see right through him. He attempted to smile back at her. He tried to pull her closer to him, but it didn't feel the same. Fuyuki walked in. "Do you want to go home now?" Akito just nodded. "I hate it here. Please, get me out of here." Akito simply said. Fuyuki nodded. "Very well. Just give me a few minutes and we'll leave." He walked out of the room. It took him five minutes, and he and the doctor came back. Akito quickly reverted his eyes to the doctor's hands. He was holding a wrist brace in one of them. Akito silently sighed to himself. "I think you know the drill, Akito." Akito sat up, with his legs on the side of the bed. Fuyuki was holding Koharu while the doctor put the brace on Akito's wrist. "Come back here on Thursday, and we'll start the whole rehab process again. As far as possible surgery, your father will talk to you about that." Akito just nodded. Ten minutes after that, Akito and the family were leaving the hospital. The only one absent was Sana, who ran the whole way home.
The family walked up the door and entered into the house. Sana was nowhere to be found. More than likely, she was in her room. Everyone could smell something delicious coming from the kitchen. "Akito, will you get Sana please?" Misako asked him. Akito nodded and walked up the stairs. Koharu had fallen asleep, and Akito quickly took her up to her room. After that, he quietly went to Sana's room. He knocked on the door. When she didn't respond, he quietly opened the door. She was lying on her stomach with her arms hiding her face. It seemed she always did that when she was upset. He sat down beside her and lightly touched her back. "Sana?" He whispered incase she was asleep. He saw her move. He knew she was awake. "Sana, dinner's ready. Let's go."
"I'm not hungry." Sana quietly mumbled. Akito sighed to himself. "Here we go again." "You have to eat something."
"Akito, just leave me alone for awhile, okay? I'll eat something later." Once again, he understood her behavior. With a quick nod and an "Okay.", he left the room to eat his dinner.
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thoughts begin)
A couple days after my moving away news, I approached my father about me staying home. He immediately told me no. He used to go on business trips all the time. Everytime he left, he would send me and Natsumi to live with relatives. Why would he decide to take us with him now? I kept pleading, and he was not budging. I dropped the subject, still worried about what I was going to tell Sana. That night, we talked on the phone. I told her that I had to go to L.A. with my family. She got upset. She yelled at me. She said, "You lied to me." and hung up. Great. Maybe the next day after that, I got a visit from (Rei). He seemed angry, and I had no idea what I had done. He told me that Sana was sick. I went with him back to the house. When I saw her, she seemed okay. She talked normally. All of a sudden, Misako took her chipmunk off of her head, and placed him on my head. Why was she doing that? Sana started laughing. I watched her laugh, and noticed that her face showed no expression. You could hear the happiness in her voice, but her face was not smiling. It was weird. She kept laughing, but her expression stayed the same. The other thing about it, was she couldn't tell the difference. When she looks in the mirror, she can see herself smiling. Misako called it "Mannequin Disease." Misako told me the story of Sana's past: the first time she got the disease. Misako asked for an explanation, because she became that way shortly after she saw me. The only thing I could think of was, my moving away. We tried to figure out how to help her, but everything we tried, it was in vain. I even had the nerve to work with Naozumi to help her get better. Nothing worked. We started fighting alot too. She would bring up the Los Angeles issue, and then get angry at me for talking about it with her. She was always the one that brought it up. She got just as angry when I brought it up. I was trying to talk to her like a normal couple should. She didn't want to hear it. It really irritated me. Why couldn't she snap out of it already? Problem was, she didn't realize anything was wrong with her, and looked at me like there was something wrong with me. As her condition got worse, she had a temporary memory loss too. She forgot about me. She had gotten so angry with me that she allowed herself to forget who I was. Luckily, that was only temporary. After that, she started to realize that something was wrong. That confused her even more. She knew there was something wrong, but she didn't know what it was. Her mother constantly told me to "tenderly protect her". How was I supposed to do that? She needs to realize what's wrong. I still respected her mother's wishes, and "tenderly protected her." I became softer.
One day, Sana had come up with an idea. She wanted to run away, just me and her. She felt like it was unfair that we had to be seperated just because we weren't old enough to have a say in what happened. I agreed with her. Part of me was saying, "This isn't a good idea." I couldn't forget that mentally, she was in a bad state. I still decided to go along with her idea. We decided to go to an amusement park. She had been dying to go there. Then, we would have to find a place to say, not forgetting were a couple of middle school kids. As crazy as the idea seemed, I still went. She enjoyed herself at the park, but when we got back to the hotel, things went downhill again. We managed to rent out a hotel room. I was sitting on the bed, and Sana was in the bathroom. I heard a crash, and rushed to the bathroom, and saw that Sana had fainted. I panicked, and attempted to call an ambulance, but Sana stopped me. She didn't want our time together to be ruined. What was I supposed to do? She was not well. It was driving me insane. Sana stayed there on the bed, and I just sat in one of those chairs by the window. I placed my head in my hands, hiding my face. A few minutes passed, and I heard Sana rummaging through a bag. It was too late to stop her, she already opened it. While we were at the amusement park, we got pictures. Not one picture had her smiling in them. Of course, she thought she was smiling. I lifted my head up and watched her. Her face looked confused. I heard her talking to herself. I told her what was going on: the truth of her illness. Once again, she didn't believe me. She thought I was an idiot. She was about to walk away. No, I was not going to let her run away again. I grabbed ahold of her and lightly shoved her against the wall. I told her the honest truth. I did not want to leave her. She thought she was the only one suffering? Think again. I felt like I was the one that would be more hurt than anyone. As I talked to her, I started crying. I had never broke down like that before. That was what snapped her back to reality: my tears. She embraced me, and kept whispering, "I'm Sorry." over and over again. It made me feel a little better. It got a whole lot better the next morning when Sana was back to normal..
(A/N: Flashback and Akito's thoughts end)
"Akito?" Fuyuki snapped Akito back to the dinner table. "Are you alright?" Akito who was for some reason speechless, nodded. He went back to eating, but his thoughts wouldn't stop. He kept thinking about Sana. He just hoped to God that Sana wouldn't go "Mannequin Disease" on him again. He just didn't know what he'd do if that were to happen. However, the thought kept invading his head, to where his mind started to panic. He stood up really fast and ran out of the room. The other occupants at the table just watched him. They didn't bother to follow after him. It took maybe five seconds and Akito returned. He forgot to prepare a plate of food. Once he had that, he ran back out. He ran upstairs and opened the door. He didn't even care to knock. Sana was in the same spot. He wasn't going to interrogate her. He just wanted to be by her side. He sat the plate of food on her nightstand, and then sat beside her on the bed. She didn't move. Akito just sat there and watched her. All of a sudden, crying came loudly from the baby monitor. He sighed to himself and stood up to take care of the needy Koharu. He whispered, "I'll be back." He shut the door behind him, and saw Fuyuki at the door of Koharu's room. "I'll take care of her. I think you've got more important things to worry about." Fuyuki stated while pointing back at Sana's room. Akito knew where he was getting at. He needed to talk with Sana about this whole thing. But, on the other hand, Koharu was just as important as everything else in his life. She was definitely more important than an arm injury. Akito didn't budge. "But.." he started, but Fuyuki interrupted him. "No "buts". Go back in there. It's okay. I promise." Fuyuki didn't wait for an answer and entered Koharu's room. Akito just stood there. Finally feeling defeated, he went back into Sana's room. Sana was still in the same spot. Akito sat beside Sana again, and this time placed his hand on her back. He moved his hand up towards her hair. Once he reached her hair, he started to comb it with his fingers. He wanted to say something. But, what could he possibly say to make her feel better. "You're probably still upset with me, aren't you?" He didn't expect her to answer him. He continued to talk. "I know you told me to leave you alone, but I can't do that." He felt her move a little. "Are you awake?" He asked. He saw her head nod. He did the unexpected: he picked her up from the bed, and held her close to him. She didn't move. If she wanted to, she could've shoved him away. No, he let her hold her. "Hm, I guess I was right." Akito continued. "So, you're not mad at me? Cause if you were, you would've been smacking me by now." She didn't respond. Akito kind of sighed. Was she ever going to talk to him tonight? "I can understand why you're upset. I don't know what I can do to make you feel any better, but I.." He was interrupted when a hand covered his mouth. He looked to see Sana looking at him, with tears lining her eyes. "I.." she started, but choked on her sob. Akito took his left hand and rested it on the side of her face. "Yes?" She couldn't speak. Akito was patient, and just waited for her to speak. His eyes were on her the whole time.
"I just... we.." She stopped and looked at him straight in the eyes, her voice clear. "We're going with you." Sana was indicating her and Koharu. She wasn't finished. "We're going to Los Angeles with you. I'm not going to let this.." She lifted up his right hand. "problem ruin us." Akito knew why she was really crying. He sighed. She knew the truth as much as he did. "I'm sorry, Sana. You and Koharu have to stay here."
"But.." Akito stopped her. "I heard the conversation earlier." The tears lined up again. "My dad was on the phone with your mom, right? He was asking for you to go with us this time, right?" Sana looked away and nodded. "So, why can't you go?" Akito asked, already knowing the answer. He waited for her answer. "Because I.." She hated the answer. It felt so useless to her, but it was important. He spared her and answered for her. "Rumor has it, you've had a lot of job offers. That's why you should stay. How are we going to raise Koharu without money, huh?" Sana nodded again. Her tears still wouldn't stop. "Sana, please? Don't cry anymore. It's going to be okay." She shook her head "No." "Not without you." She whispered. Akito pulled her closer to him and sighed. "What am I going to do without you?" She had her head buried in his chest, and he could feel his shirt get slightly wet due to her tears. "It's not going to be forever. I'll be back soon. Trust me." He pulled her away to look at her face. "Seriously, after all this, do you really think I'm going to leave and not return?" She giggled a little and wiped her tears with her sleeve. "But.." Akito said, stopping her laughter. She had his attention. "You have to promise to wait for me." She caught him off guard, as her lips met with his. She released him, "I promise." She whispered, as more tears spilled out. His hand reached up to wipe her tears, and he said, "Don't cry anymore." Her tears didn't stop, but she kissed him again, this time knocking him down, with her on top of him. "I promise." She said again. She let go again, and looked him in the eyes. "You have to promise that you will come back to me.." Akito was about to speak, but Sana stopped him "But.. you can't come back to me until you're hand is fully healed." She started to cry again as she said this. Truthfully, she didn't know how long he would be gone this time. She definitely hoped not two years like last time. She sniffed, "Promise?" Akito was at a loss for words. He simply nodded. "Remember, I don't promise. I swear on my mother's grave. I will come back to you and Koharu." She captured his lips again, this time with much more urgency. She gave out a light moan, and Akito could tell what was going on. He managed to pull apart from her, although it seemed very difficult. "Sana.." He started, but his lips were being taken over again. This was going to be a difficult battle to fight. Heart, body, and mind were not agreeing. He could hear her whimper, as he pulled her apart again. "We can't.." He started. Once again, Sana took over. The quick conversation went like this:
"Sana *kiss* we can't. *kiss* Not now. *kiss*"
"Please? *kiss*"
"*kiss* can't. I don't *kiss*."
Sana grabbed a hold of his shoulders, and pulled him up to where her eyes were dead set in his. Her voice got low and desperate. "I don't care." Akito's eyes widened, as she took control and flipped over to where Akito was on top of her. As Akito's huge mental battle was coming to an end, he lost.
The baby monitor went off again, waking up Akito. He grumbled to himself, as he attempted to sit up. He realized that two arms were wrapped around his chest. He grabbed ahold of Sana's hands and placed them beside her. He quickly placed a light kiss on Sana's forehead, and got out of the bed to put his clothes back on. Koharu's crying didn't stop, though. He quickly ran out of the room to Koharu's room. Once he opened the door, he saw Koharu just sitting there in her crib, waiting. "Aw, come here." Akito said softly, as he picked her up. He took her back to Sana's room, to see Sana already sitting up with her pj's on. "I think she just wants attention." Akito stated. "Is that so?" Sana asked, as Akito handed Koharu to her. Sana started to bounce her and held onto her hands, making her dance. Sana started laughing when she saw Koharu slightly smile. Akito just sat there and watched them. He couldn't help but laugh too: watching his mini-me smile, while being danced around. "You'd think she'd hate that." Akito said. "Well, she's my daughter too. She's got to have some of me in her."
"I don't see it." Akito mumbled under his breath. Sana heard him, but shrugged it off. She looked at Koharu and noticed her eyes were getting sleepy. "Someone's getting tired."
"I'll take her." Akito grabbed her, and Koharu just fell asleep in his arms. He went into Koharu's room, and laid her down in her crib. She didn't budge. He didn't leave though. He stood there and watched her sleep. He, unconsciously put one of his hands in the crib by her face. He started to run his finger down her face carefully, so that he wouldn't wake her up. His hand left her face and once it was within grabbing distance of her hand, she grabbed onto his finger. Akito chuckled to himself, as she gripped his finger like a lifeline. It reminded him of when she was a newborn. She always did that. She still does that. "Akito?" He turned around to see Sana standing at the door. Once his finger left Koharu's, she started whining. Akito looked back at Koharu and gave her his finger back. "Shh, it's okay. Go back to sleep." He stood there, and waited for Koharu to go back to sleep. He turned his head though, and looked at Sana. Her face was in a frown now. "It's really hard on you, isn't it?" Sana asked. Akito looked back at her. He didn't answer, instead he just nodded at her. Once he was sure she had fallen asleep, he let go of her finger, and walked to where Sana was standing. "I'm tired." He said quickly and walked out of the room. Sana followed him out, but realized that he was going the other way. Instead of turning right to go to Sana's room, he was turning left to go to his room. "Wait." She grabbed his wrist, and led him back to her room. They walked into her room, and she sat on her bed. "What is it? I was going to bed." Akito said. She pulled on his wrist, making him sit down. She didn't say anything. She just stared at him. "Well, goodnight." Akito stood up to leave, when Sana grabbed onto his wrist again. "Please, don't leave me. Stay with me tonight. Please?" Akito wouldn't mind that. The only problem was their parents. "Wait a second." He let go of her, and ran out of the room. He ran across the house to figure out where everyone was. Nobody was in sight. They had to have gone to bed. He sighed in relief and ran back up to Sana's room. "Clear?" Sana asked. She was already cuddled up in her bed. Akito nodded, and joined her. He threw his shirt off, but that was it. He climbed in the bed, and pulled Sana closer to him. Sana pulled away from him. "Hey?" Sana started. "Yeah?" He asked back.
"What exactly is the plan?" Akito sat up. "What do you mean?"
"Well, you need to go to L.A. soon. What's the plan for that?"
"Oh, well once again, my dad has to wait for the "O.K. letter". More than likely, it will be the same guy that helped me the last time. But, he's a busy guy, so it might take awhile for him to respond. But, once we get the letter, we'll have to leave." Sana nodded understanding the concept. Then something came to Sana's memory. "You know, I remember the first time you left: it was around the same season. You left in January." Akito just nodded, but then looked at her seriously. "Sana, let's not talk about it anymore." For once, he was the one changing the subject. Sana smiled. "Okay." Akito laid back down, when Sana spoke again. "Akito?"
"Yes, Sana?" He asked, with irritation in his voice. Yes, it was only 9:00, but this whole week had taken its toll on him, and he was very tired.
"You do know how much I love you, right?" Sana asked, waiting for the obvious answer. Akito smirked and whispered in her ear. "I think so." He lightly kissed her cheek, and pulled her closer to him. His voice was very mute, but Sana could hear him whisper, "I love you too." With a smile on her face, she fell asleep. With his arms surrounding her like a security blanket, Akito gave her another kiss. It didn't take too long for him to fall into a thoughtless, worriless slumber.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS!!"
Three weeks came and went. Koharu was just woken up by her mother's cheerfulness. She had that little "Akito scowl" that said, "What the hell?" and "You're crazy." Sana picked Koharu up out of her bed, and started twirling her around, dancing with her. "It's Christmas! It's Christmas!" Sana kept singing, as she continued to spin around with Koharu all over the house. She even danced down the stairs. Luckily, she didn't trip and fall. She finally stopped at the living room. Akito was the only one there. Everyone else was out for the day. It wasn't necessarily Christmas Day. It was December 24: Christmas Eve, or they call it, the Middle Birthday. Akito decided that he wanted to spend this year's Middle Birthday at home with his family. Sana didn't object to that.
Once Sana had stopped spinning, she quickly sat Koharu down on the floor, and she literally crashed on the couch. She put her hand to her head, as if she looked ill. Akito noticed this and got a little concerned. "You okay?" Sana's face that was all nauseous looking, quickly turned to normal. "Yeah, I'm fine. Spinning around like that can really put you out, huh?" Akito knew the truth, but put it off, until later. Sana quickly stood up. "I'll be right back." Before Akito could say anything, Sana went running. He left Koharu with her toys, turned up the baby monitor in case of emergency, and quietly ran after her. He stopped, when he heard noises coming from the bathroom. Akito sighed to himself and just walked up to his room to get something. The walk up was somewhat slow, as he started thinking. The past week or so, Sana had been acting weird. Akito was the only one who seemed to catch onto it though. "I've got to get to the bottom of this today." Once he got to his room, he got the bag of stuff, and walked back towards the stairs. When he reached the stairs, Sana was already standing there. "I went into the living room, to see that you were not there. What's up?" Sana asked curiously. Akito didn't want to put it off any longer. "Sana, come here." He started walking towards Sana's room. She just followed him, although he did not know his intentions. She did notice the bag in his hand. "Why is he giving me his present now? It's too early." Once they reached her room, he stopped and turned around. He held up the bag in front of her face, wanting to give her some form of clue, before he continued. She got a good look at the bag, and saw the box inside. She panicked. She covered it, though, and just "smiled" it off. "Well, what is it?" She couldn't hide from Akito. He already saw the panicked look. He sighed to himself, as he pulled out the box in his hand and gave it to her. Sana couldn't move. "Akito?" He just pointed to the bathroom that was right beside Sana's room. Sana, still playing dumb, asked, "Akito, what is this?" Akito had had enough.
"Oh, come on, Sana! It's a pregnancy test!"
uh-oh! im too evil. good lord, this chapter was super duper long. or at least, i felt like it was. and this is probably my favorite one with all the flashbacks and stuff. once again, if you people have not read the manga, i suggest you do it. otherwise this point in the story will make no sense. lol, thanks again for reading and reviewing!
-Stephanie
