Chapter eighteen:
Near puts the calendar on the table in the kitchen before he heads out to work on the preparations. He after all wants to run the date past Matt before they announce it.
After a little while Matt comes back out to take over again.
Near turns as he was by Matt's place at the time. "Ah Matt. I wanted to talk to you before I headed to bed." He says since the sun is now beginning to rise over the horizon.
When Near took over the sun was setting.
"Sure." Matt nods and follows Near to his place where he is lead to the kitchen.
Near holds up the calendar to Matt. "I think I found the perfect date to have the attack on." He moves the calendar to point to the date he has picked. "I believe this date would be good."
Matt nods with a hum of approval. "Yes. I can agree with that." He tells Near. "It is reasonable."
Then before I go to bed let's make an announcement." Near says placing the calendar on the table again.
"Yes. The sooner the better." Matt agrees and the two head to go talk to the others. "PLEASE GATHER! WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE!" He hollers then they wait a little bit to let people come over to listen to what the two have to say.
Once it seems that at least most of the others are here Matt continues and he keeps his voice raised to ensure that everyone can hear him.
"WE HAVE DECIDED THAT IN TEN MONTHS FROM THIS DATE IS THE DAY OF OUR BIG ATTACK TO TAKE DOWN LIGHT." Matt announces.
"PLEASE BE PREPARED. LIGHT MAY BE THE ONLY ONE THAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE ON TAKING DOWN BUT AS I'M MORE THAN CERTAIN YOU KNOW THE GUARDS WILL NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT." Near says taking a step forward and Matt glances to him for a moment with a small smile. "WE ARE GIVING THIS TEN MONTHS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME TO GET READY FOR THIS AS WELL AS THAT WE CAN LET THE ENEMY RELAX A BIT BEFORE WE STRIKE."
The people begin cheering a little then quiet down as Near continues and Matt turns to look to the others.
"REMEMBER TO NOT ENGAGE IN FIGHTS WITH THE ENEMY UNLESS THERE IS NO WAY AROUND IT." Near tells them. "WE NEED THEM TO RELAX THINKING THAT WE ARE DONE ATTACKING FOR A BIT."
"SO! WE WILL ALL BE GETTING READY FOR THIS. I KNOW WE ALL CAN DO VERY WELL IN THIS ATTACK." Matt adds taking a rather small step forward.
Everyone cheers in agreement.
As the meeting breaks up Near heads to go get some rest and as soon as he is on the bed he is asleep.
He didn't dream of anything but got a good nights rest… Then it is ruined when he awakens…
Near's P.O.V.
I blink my eyes open half way as I awaken not fully sure what woke me up at first but I am still rather tired. I blink opening my eyes to fully open and I quickly scramble out of bed rushing to the bathroom. I pant and am sweating a little by the time that I have relieved my stomachs contents. I lower my head with a slightly out of breath sigh. I get up once I feel well enough to do so, flush the toilet and I wash my mouth then my hands. I leave the bathroom and settle on the bed hoping to get some rest but I am having trouble falling asleep.
A little later there is a knock on the door but I don't want to get up.
I shift getting up though since it might be important. I head to the door and open it to find Matt standing on the front step.
"Hey. I came to see if you were awake and wanted to practice on your powers." Matt greets smiling then his smile fades. "You don't look too good."
I try to wave it off. "I probably just caught a flu bug."
Matt frowns in worry. "But what if it isn't the flu bug?" He questions. "Hold on. I'll get a healer to take a look." He leaves before I can say anything.
So I head to the living room to wait for him to return with a healer.
It doesn't take too long as soon the healer and Matt are in the living room.
The healer begins looking over me like a doctor would as a quick check up. She has purple hair that is styled to be more over one side and she has sharp magenta eyes. She is wearing a white tank top that has the top part reaching her collarbone and grey tight pants. Her name is Lula.
After the checkup she settles next to me.
Matt had settled to sit on the floor to wait to hear what it is.
"Well you don't have a fever." Lula comments. "So before I can say what it is I need to ask a few questions."
"Ok." I accept that.
"Were you given the potion to allow you to become pregnant?"
"We believe so." I tell her.
"How long has your sickness been going?"
"Only since when I woke up today."
"Alright. You had sexual activity recently?"
"Well not that long ago we used a little something to let Mello come back using Matt's body for a bit. It was the only way that we could try to get an heir and let it be Mello." I then pause and look slightly wide eyed to her. "You don't think."
"I think it is. However. We should get you to take this test." She hands me a blue and white test. "It will confirm or deny what it is."
I nod and head off to take the test. I come back looking at the test unsure how I should feel about the results.
"Well?" Lula asks as she and I hand her the test to take a look. She does and smiles. "Well that's good."
Matt gets to his feet. "What is it?" He asks. "Is he ok?"
"He's just fine." Lula glances back at Matt who relaxes. "It's as we suspected. Whatever you did must have worked."
"I'm glad to hear that he will be fine." Matt says with a sigh of relief.
"Just don't tell anyone yet." I speak up and they turn back to me. "Right now I would like to keep it under wraps."
"I understand." Lula nods. "I will come to do a checkup once a week and I will do my best to not raise any suspicions."
"Thank you." I nod and for now Lula leaves since we don't have everything that the city has so unless she finds something I will have to deal with morning sickness without taking anything for it.
I look down and now there is one thing burning in my mind.
Did what we do fully work? Is the child really Mello's? I really hope that it is but we won't know until it arrives and honestly it kind of scares me.