Mitsuki stood there, in complete and utter shock. There he was, Takuto. She felt so happy, but she was terrified. It felt like he was a stranger, but she had known him for so long. She felt her pulse race and her head whirl. She wanted to fall into his embrace, feel his strong manly arms wrap around and make her feel protected and safe.
Takuto wanted to run to Mitsuki and kiss her. Never had he craved her soft small lips as much as he had at this moment in time. He realized all the things he took for granted; her soft red lips, her silky smooth curls that wrapped around his finger, her pale moonlight skin that felt like a flower petal, her thin hour glass figure, her rosy cheeks, her thick black luxurious lashes, and all the little things that made her the beautiful girl she was.
Then he looked down, and saw what he dreaded, her stomach. She was now at least 4 months pregnant, she had a bump. Not a huge bump, but a nice little noticeable bump. He could see it. Now it hit him that a baby was growing inside. No turning back, the baby was inside her stomach and was growing. Mitsuki noticed that he was staring at her stomach; this reminded her that he wanted to take this child and kill it. She soon covered her stomach, protecting her child from their murderer of a father.
Alice finally broke the silence, "Takuto, mind if I talk with Mitsuki? She's probably very confused right now,"
Takuto wanted to say no, that this was his territory. Then he recalled that Alice brought him back to her, so he gently nodded his head.
Alice winked at him and pulled Mitsuki away, who was still phased by Takuto appearance. She locked the door to her bedroom and sat Mitsuki down.
At first, Mitsuki yelled. Hell, she screamed. She felt betrayed by Alice. Then she started crying, she fell into Alice's arm with tears crashing onto Alice's shoulder. Mitsuki fell into hysteria as she and Alice slowly fell to the ground. Alice caressed her gently in her arms, to calm the distraught Mitsuki.
Takuto could hear Mitsuki cries from the hallway. He knew he was the cause of this pain. Not too long after, he gently fell to the floor and felt the tears slowly fall from his eyes. He wanted to cry as hysterically as Mitsuki, he wanted to break the door down and cry into her soft arms. But he held it all in, and instead softly wept to himself. He had to be a man; he could not show her that he was weak. But then he thought to himself, "Who cares if I am weak? Who cares if I don't fit the characteristics of being manly? I am who I am, why do I need to change that?"
As Takuto contemplated his actions while slowly weeping, Mitsuki managed to calm herself down. She now had few tears streaming down her face and gained back her control. She felt mostly at peace again as Alice gently stroked her back. Mitsuki pushed herself up onto the bed and Alice followed.
For a moment, there was complete silence. Mitsuki stared at Alice, while Alice stared into space. Mitsuki finally grabbed Alice's arm and muttered softly, "Why?" For such a small word, this was the most powerful word utter by Mitsuki in the longest time. Alice felt the effect and could feel her own tears forming. She held back, she had to be brave for Mitsuki.
"Because you weren't happy. The girl I met at the clinic had a certain spark in her eye; she had a little gleam that emerged with every word she said. When I first saw you, even though you were distressed, you gave off such positive energy and even hope. But it disappeared the moment you left. You say you're happy, but you aren't. You lost that energy. I hear you gently weep at night. And if you don't miss Takuto, then why is he still on your speed dial and for that matter still in your phone? You use your phone all the time, and you're not one to forget. Also, you had recently called him from our phone. I saw it in the recent call system," Alice said sternly. Mitsuki opened her mouth as if she was to counterattack Alice's statement, but she said nothing. Rather she buried her head onto her belly. She then fell slowly onto her side.
"You're right. I did miss him. I missed the smallest things, the biggest things; I felt empty. I kept trying to remind myself of what he had said, of what he had almost done to me. But then I would think back to our past, and how he would make me laugh and smile, how he would gently hold me in his arms when I was sad, and all this shit that he did to me," Mitsuki started to cry again. Alice saw not only saw pain on her face, but she also saw regret. Mitsuki sniffled, "It's like I'm trying to erase all our happy memories for the one incident. I don't want to forgive, it's like the baby is telling me not to. But I want to forgive him, I want to run into his arms and having him pick me up like a princess," she said sadly.
Alice fell down to her side to face Mitsuki; she gently wiped away her tears. She let a small laugh and began to talk, "I remember the first day I met my husband. He was a junior and I was a freshman at Princeton. He was the biggest goofball I had ever met. I was in his math class because I was super advanced for my age. That boy used the cheesiest pickup lines on me. He even told me he needed tutoring just so he could talk with me. I thought he was the biggest dumbass ever, but I still went for it. I remember all the times he made me feel like I was on top of the world. But I also remember his last year at college, when I was only a sophomore. He was in a bad place. His sister had just died of cancer, and he took up drugs and alcohol. He stopped showing up to classes, his grades were slipping, and he went missing multiple times. He used to yell and say horrible things to me when he was under the influence. At first, I broke up with him. I hated him, he was a jerk. But then I saw him one day, he was so wasted and he was just crying. At that moment, I knew that I shouldn't have broken up with him so soon. I knew that I should've gone for help, because he had changed. I called his parents and talked to them. He went into rehab. He hated me for the longest time. Refusing to see me. But once he got out, we sat down and talked. He was good again; he had that same goofy atmosphere he originally had. We started over, and we acted as if all that shit during his senior year had never happened," Alice stopped to catch herself. Mitsuki could tell this was a painful moment for her. But Alice talked again, "What I am saying is that you and Takuto are going through one of those times. At the time, the decision to leave was smart. But where has that gotten you? You're third wheeling a pregnant couple and you're depressed. Four months ago, I would've told you to let it go. But now I'm saying to just go talk to him. Not to go and take him back, to just speak to him. Is that so much to ask?" Alice said seriously. Mitsuki stood frozen, but then nodded her head.
Meanwhile, Takuto had taken to crying more hysterically and began to punch the wall very weakly. Mitsuki opened the door and saw him. She felt her heart sink, but she was also in fear. Alice pushed her out, and gave her a wink. Mitsuki smiled back.
Takuto remained crying on the floor as Mitsuki walked over. Mitsuki knelt down and sat beside him. Takuto looked over and was overcome by emotions, he began to cry and scream that he was sorry. He buried his head in his legs. Mitsuki didn't move. She just let him get it all out. She wanted to hug him, and show that she loved him. But she could not give up so fast. He had to know what he did wrong.
After 5 minutes, Takuto stopped yelling. But his head was still buried in his legs and he was still shaking. Mitsuki still hadn't moved. She looked straight forward and sat upright, caressing her belly.
"Takuto, what you did was wrong. You asked me to do something to my body, without considering my feelings. You asked me to kill someone. It is not your choice what happens to my body, you can give your voice but you cannot force me. Then you almost punched me. You broke part of the wall. You scared me. I didn't feel safe anymore. First you tell me to harm myself, and then you almost harm me. I would be crazy to forgive you," Mitsuki said angrily. Takuto started to talk but Mitsuki interrupted, "I understand your reasoning, but you hit the borderlines of abusive relationship. You really screwed up. Frankly, seeing you in this state gives me some satisfaction," She said even more angrily. Takuto started to talk again but once again Mitsuki interrupted, except her expression changed to a more soft appearance, "But at the same time, I wanted to run over and hug you. I wanted to feel your strong arms wrap around me and everything would be better. I wanted this all to go away, I wanted everything to go back to the way it was. I know we can never get our past back," She said softly. Takuto didn't speak, and Mitsuki continued, "I love you. I know you had good intentions behind it all. I knew that aggressive asshole I saw wasn't you. We've had a hard life, and you've been stressed. This incident just added to your stress. But it also added to mine. You were being selfish and I hate you for that. But I know you are so much more than that. If you can show me that you are a true man, one who is there for his lover and doesn't try to outshine her, then I will stay. Can we try again?" Mitsuki said with a smile and with slight tears.
Takuto's heart exploded with happiness, he was grinning like an idiot with tears falling down his eyes. He grabbed Mitsuki and kissed her. Not a hard or forced kiss, but one of those extremely passionate kisses you see in romance movies. Her soft lips intertwined with his strong lips. They embraced as they snogged. They both were crying tears of joy.
"I love you, Mitsuki," Takuto said.
"I love you, Takuto," Mitsuki said.
"Yeah yeah we love each other, whoop de doo. Stop snogging, otherwise the baby might get an unexpected twin," Alice said sarcastically. Takuto and Mitsuki blushed and separated. But then everyone just laughed. Mitsuki fell into Takuto and they started laughing. He placed his hand on her head and gave her a gentle noogie. She laughed even harder. Alice watched from a distance as the magic happened. That spark had returned to Mitsuki.