3. Angry Grandmothers and Doctor's Appiontments

Tomoe opened his eyes as the sunlight burst into his room; he winced, his head throbbing and his ears flopping over. He didnt know why but he felt an uneasy pressence enter his room; it made him uneasy...

So when he felt something grab his ankle and jerk him down the hall? He had to open his eyes and gasp. There holding his ankle and allowing his head to bang into a few things, Was his Sobo. He didn't know why she was here; or how she got there for say...

But it was painful to say the least...

" You fool!" She screeched over her shoulder making the fox yelp. He head hit a wall and he dug his claws into the floor ; It left marks and as he was drug by Nanami's door? He saw her look at him in surprise...

Sobo draged him into the living room and glared, " DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE!?" She screamed out leaving Tomoe confused. He was still half asleep as he rubbed the back on his now brusied head and shook it in confusion.

The woman glared at then pointed at Nanami, Who had just walked in. Nanami blinked in confusion as the little old woman patted her head and cooed, " You got this cute little girl pregnant!" " She glared at him, " I don't even want to describe what I saw that night! Being the goddess of the Past and Present; you know I can see everything that transpires in your life boy!"

It suddenly clicked in Tomoe's head what she was saying; and it made his stomach turn in shock and embarrassment. He blushed and looked at Nanami who looked shocked from the woman's words. The fox knew his grandmother was blocked from seeing the future; no one knew why but she was..

But she had vivd visions of Tomoe's life and what happened in it; everything.. that happened in it. The fox swallowed and blushed a bright red as Sobo wacked him upside the head with her cane. She then pointed it at his head and swore, " I WAS PRETTY SURE THAT MIKAGE RAISED YOU BETTER THEN THAT!"

The fox bit his lip before standing and glaring, " I WAS DRUNK!"

The old woman glared at him and huffed with an, ' I know' Expression. This made the fox blush uncontrolably in shock. He couldn't believe she said that! He hated it when she read into the things he did! It was embarrassing and he could never do anything without being smakced for it.

Even his thoughts were read at times.. and it ticked him off greatly; giving that he wanted to keep some of them to himself. The fox looked down and cursed to himself as the woman looked at Nanami.

" Hey there sweetie.. I'm this deadbeats Grandma.'

Tomoe sent her a glare before getting rudely hit again, he yelped and ran two feet from the woman; his tail going limp in shock.

Nanami felt herself smile; Tomoe had ticked her off last night, and sent her body into panic. She had to take pills so that she didn't throw anymore in her sleep. She heard it was a possibltiy... So she took two pills and was out like a light.

Tomoe on the other hand wasn't as lucky; he had laid in his bed tossing and turning; He had picked up his phone and stared at his refelction before sitting it down and staring at the oak wood roof. His nerves were rattled and tearing at him...

Nanami had been throwing up rather harshly, and it had made his stomach turn and twist in pain. She had thrown up some more after he left and for some reason his body wanted to walk back and hold her in his shaking arms.

But it was only because of their little contract together; it was only because she was his mate by accident. He didn't even know what to do... He knew that child would need a father, but it made him more nervous then excited.

The fox didn't want to be a father because when he grew up he didn't have one. What did a father do exactly? It worried him to think that something so small came from him... That he would have to hold it without breaking it...

He couldn't do this..'

Then the thing the fox did do was stand up from his bed and run his hands through his hair; He moved from his room and opened the door to the dimly lit hallway. He opened a window and let the moon light ruffle at his silver locks; making them glow like the moon itself was holding him close to her rays..

The fox sighed and followed the light to the dance room; he chewed his lip and knocked. he was surprised when all he heard was a snort.. He blinked but let his hands pull at the door; it scarped open and he walked in...

Tomoe spotted the king sized futon and looked at the girl laying it in. She was tossing around alot and he seemed to remember getting kicked in the side..' He winced and rubbed his side from the memory as he walked forward and quietly looked down at the girl.

Her mouth was open and he rolled his eyes at how unsightly it looked; to be honest she was kind of cute when she snorted but no one in their right mind would admit to such an embarrassing thing.

The fox kneeled down and tugged the blanket over the girl before pausing and looked at her mid-section. He blinked his eyes and breathed out as he touched her stomach. He felt an energy go through his body and his heart thudded slightly in his chest..

There was really something in there. There was a child in there..

He retracted his hand and swallowed; his saliva was now sandy and he felt his body cring in shock. There was a baby in there.. It wasn't a lie or a fib to get a house to live in; it was a baby...

And it was something he helped with...

His hand tingled and his heart sped up in shock. This was his fault... this.. was...He shook his head and tried to clear it; but it wasn't working. Tomoe turned and nearly ran from the room; he closed the door quietly and stormed to his room as his heart throbbed in a great pain.

He slid down the door; his eyes wide and his heart throbbing. He didn't know what he was going to do; after that he had passed out and now?

He was being stared done by his Sobos' evil glare. He swallowed and looked down embarrassed; he knew she saw him last night too; and she knew what he had thought.. Thats why he was shocked when she patted his head and sighed.

Then she hit him and he glared at her for doing so; Sobo then patted Nanami's stomach and sighed, " A yokai.. " She closed her eyes and then poked a place of the girls stomach. Nanami tried not to giggle as The old woman opened her eyes and smiled, " Its here..." She pointed to a spot and Nanami blinked.

Tomoe looked at the spot and his blood started to course through him; thats the spot where the baby was? The, 'Yet to be Formed' Baby? He stood at a distance as Mikage walked in and gasped. He gave his mother a , ' WHAT!?' expression.

She shooed him away and then wacked Tomoe in the tail, making him move towards his accidental mate. He looked at Nanami as his Sobo grabbed his hand and placed it on the girls stomach.

An awkward silence passed and Nanami blushed. She didn't know what was going on but she did know that her stomach was now churning. Tomoe felt the energy go through him again and he blinked..

The baby was there...'

For some reason the fox couldn't breath.. It wasn't even formed yet but he... Tomoe hardened his look and yanked his hand away; he glared at Sobo and crossed his arms, " Why did you do that? I hardly even knwo this person!"

Thats when his blood ran cold when she glared at him, " You should have thought of that when you two met on the street." She smriked at him and the fox looked at her in shock. He remembered that night... in fact it had been haunting his dreams the last few days.

The fox swallowed and then breathed in as she circled them and then pointed at Nanami with her cane, " You have an appointment right?"

The girl blinked in shock, " Y-Yeah.. Bu-'

Sobo held up her hand and smiled, " Your having an Appiontment in the Yokai world; its already been changed."

Tomoe's ears perked as he stepped forward, his mouth moved before he coudl stop it and the grandmother looked at the teen, " Its to danergous for humans in the yokai world, Especailly humans with Yokai babies!" He covered his mouth and then furrowed his brow, Why was he acting so protective.. This didn't involve hi- Tomoe stopped his thoughts and blinked..

This DID involve him; didn't it?

Thats when the Sobo gave him a look that could make a yokai turn in his grave. The teen stepped back and swallowed as she smirked evilly, " Oh I know.. Your going with her."

Tomoe blinked and looked at her as his stomach dropped, " Eh!?

The Doctor looked at his charts and then at Nanami who was fidgeting to herself. She looked tired but that made sense, she had been puking almost all night. Tomoe looked stressed but he was filling in that stress with his teenage curiosity.

He looked at a female diaphram as the doctor sighed and looked at Nanami, " So.. Your conception date was a month ago, On.." He looked at some papers and sighed, " On a friday. Your due in the Winter." He winced and Tomoe shivered at the thought of having a winter baby.

That was a horrible time to have a baby; it was cold and the baby needed constant warmth. The shrine was always cold so that meant things would have to be installed so that Nanami could stay warm. Not that he cared... Kind of..

The fox swallowed and looked back at the diaphram, He blushed at its detail and backed up. His back hit a skeleton and he gasped as its arm fell into the floor, He looked at Nanami panicked and the doctor chuckled, ' Its fake; I 'm not luring her in.." he chuckled as Tomoe blinked.

The fox didn't get it. Why was he being so.. Protective to this girl?

The Skeleton's arm wouldn't go back on so Tomoe kicked it under a desk and pretended it was a one armed model. He chewed his lip and walked over to the desk at which Nanami was sitting."

The man looked at them both and smiled, " Another matter we have to take care of is the mate mark."

Nanami looked at him confused and Tomoe felt himself go rigged. He had only heard of the mate mark but he knew how embarrassing it was. To think that he had a mate.. To him it was hard to imagine; and the bad thing?

Yokai's mated for life.

Which meant that this girl was his one and only mate; and it was all a mistake that he couldn't take back. Which meant he had to treat her like a mate; the problem? He didn't know how...

He bit his lip and tugged at his hair as the man smiled and chcukled, " I can tell you don't know... Has he bit you close to your shoulder?"

The girl blushed and even Tomoe felt his heart skip a beat. He blushed in embarrassment as the man saw their expressions and smiled. The doctor had seen this reaction between many people but every time it was cute...

Nanami nodded and unbuttoned his collar, Tomoe felt himself back away from her; his eyes wide. He blushed as she pointed at four marks on her neck and winced, " Its still tender, I was thinking it was infected?"

The doctor waved her off and smiled, " Oh no, It only means that he marked you to be his till death. Your his mate."

Nanami stiffened and touched the skin while Tomoe felt his heart rile up rather quickly. He saw the mark and blushed brightly as his teeth bared and scraped his tongue. He put a hand over his mouth and blushed in confusion.

What was with him?

The girl covered the mark and then glared at the fox, " So I'm his mate; no other yokai will try to like me?"

The male nodded and shuffled some papers, " True; but they will try to eat your baby." He winced, " You have a power demons child growing in you. You need to rest and relax your body. You seemed healthy but your blood level was in the high range."

The girl swallowed, " What does that mean?"

The doctor looked at her and smiled, " Nothing now dear; Hopefully the problem won't insue.. If it doesn't than your fine. No big deal." He chuckled and then looked at Tomoe, " You'll have to help her.'

Tomoe looked at him and the man smiled, " She won't need an ultrasound for another four weeks.. The baby will start to develop to a fully level by then." He smiled and Tomoe blinked..

So she was healthy? But the Yokai baby could make her turn for the worse; plus when they were coming here she had said that the pollen in the air was bad; she seemed to breath to heavily which confused Tomoe greatly. He didn't know what to do..

He didn't car eand yet; this was his fault. He had a great part in it. So he had to take part in this; how he didn't know. He didn't want to be a dad.. He didn't know how to be one; but.. he would try.

Flashback

A beautiful woman tugged at her sons hair as he looked at her with his violet eyes; He giggled when she tickled his ear and he hugged her. He sighed and then whimpered befor elooked at her with big eyes, " Mama.."

She looked at him and smiled as he looked at her, " Hum?"

"Whats a Da-Dy?" He furrowed his brow and she blinked in shock. Then she chuckled before ruffling his hair.
" Someone who cares for you like I do."

The little kistune let his mother tie his long hair in a a pony tail as he looked at her, " Where's mine?"

The mother paused and swallowed; she would like to know the answer of that question as well; but there was no way for her to find out unless someone told her where he was. She tugged at his ear and smiled, " He's a great samurai! And he is always busy.. Work is important to him."

The little kitsune whimpered, " Am I not important to him? Whats so 'w'great about work?" He pouted and rubbed at his eyes. The woman winced and held him close, She patted his head and sighed.

" Maybe when you get older? You'll choose family over work; okay?" She smiled at him and the little kitsune nodded and grabbed at his mother's kimono.

" I'm gonna be a Da-Dy!" He declared and then looked at her, " I wanna make a family!" He smiled inncently as the woman gapsed and covered his little mouth.

" T-Tomoe!"

End of Flashback

Tomoe ground his teeth; nope. He wasn't going for this whole dad thing, " STOP IT! YOUR SO STUPID! HUMAN!" He seethed as Nanami complained about a pain in her stomach. She had been whimpered loudly for a while and it made him twitch.

" I'M NOT STUPID! STUPID!" She glared, " I CAN'T BEIEVE YOUR MY MATE!"

" SAME HERE!" Tomoe swore out and stormed forward; he was ticked and aggervated. He didn't have time for kids or woman. He had to much to do at the shrien; and he would fall behind if he didn't hurry. He would loose everything he worked for, ( If he hadn't lost it already )

Tomoe huffed out a breath and then blinked when he neared the shrine. His Sobo was still there; sweeping away at the porch steps and humming to herself. Tomoe ground his teeth; she already did his work? Great... Now what was he supossed to do exactly?

He felt his ears flop over as She smirked and pointed at the shrine, She mouthed the words, " You, Her, Now..'

Tomeo swallowed harshly and looked at Nanami who was completely unaware of his Sobo right at the moment. He didn't want to talk to her; or even look at her.. His body was screaming no! But his mind was saying.. this is your problem too. He ground his teeh and followed Nanami into the shrine.

The girl sat down and flipped the TV on; she looked tired and Tomoe coudln't blame her; he felt liek he had gotten hit in the head with a hammer of some sort. He was out of it and sleepy..

Nanami looked at him as he massaged his temple and sat beside her; He looked at the TV and hugged a pillow with a dispondant look on his face. They both looked at each other and then looked away before Tomoe breathed out..

This scene was way to familiar to how they first met...

" I feel like puking." Nanami sighed out and slumped a bit. Tomoe looked at her surprised but didn't say anything. She was rubbing her stomach and the fox felt his ears twitch.

He didn't care.. he didn't care.. Or did he? Maybe about the baby? Not the girl? How could he care about someone he barely knew; it had to be a mate thing. The girl sighed as Tomoe breathed out and looked at the TV. It messed with his ears and it made his head ache.

He sighed heavily and winced in pain from a mark on his neck.. His mate mark. He rubbed it and blushed; nothing came out of his mouth though. He didn't want to say anything; he had hidden it.. and it wasn't as deep of a scar as Nanami's.. She didn't have sharp teeth like him.

He ran a tongue over his tooth and winced, They were sharp... He cursed under his breath and sunk down, hugging his pillow tightly. He felt sick too but that was from his nerves... He was going to be a daddy..

A dad to a living and breathing thing. How was that supossed to happen? How was he supossed to do this? He swallowed...

He didn't want this.. But what else could he do? Tomoe stood up and came back soon with a glas of water. Nanami looked at him as he handed it to her and winced,
" It should help with your stomach.." He muttered quietly, more to himself then to her.

Nanami stared at the water and blinked but accepted it with a quiet thank you. She smiled at him and her bright eyes shone slightly; to him? It made his heart pound for some reason... He bit his lip and tried not to break to skin with his already sharp teeth.

She sipped the water and sighed, the water wte her lips perfectly and for some reason Tomoe could sense the life in her jumping. His wides widened and his breath quickened before he pulled himself to a safer distance.

Tomeo covered his mouth and blushed but was surprised when he looked at Nanami. She had finished the water and was now quietlt sitting there with a worried expression. Tomoe swallowed; he knew how that worry felt.. it was unnerving.

The fox then did something he wasn't sure of. He didn't want to be a father but it couldn't be helped..

He leanec down his head and pressed it against her stomach, He winced out and blushed for the first time as her warmth went against his ear.

" B-Baka!" Nanami winced out and hit his head in shock, " What are you doing jerk!"

Tomoe swallowed and looked at her, " I don't know what to do; and neither do you! So.. Lest figure this out. Even though. " He looked at her, " I don't want to." He sighed and Nanami looked at him for a second.

Her eyes suddenly watered and Tomoe paniced, " W-Wha..." He stuttered in shock. What did he do? Why was she crying!? For the love of Everything ! He glared at her and huffed out a breath, looking away fro even talking to a human.

He hated humans, and this girl was no esception. He just had to figure out the child and maybe things would work out. He didn't really care.. he didn't WANT to care. This child was a mistake.. and so was this girl..

But then he was shocked when he felt something touch his mouth; His eyes grew wide as his heart kicked into over drive. His breathing hitched as her lips parted from his; he gasped for air and looked at the human in surprise. The kiss was quick and chaste but it still did a number on Tomoe's common sense.

The fox blinked in shock and the girl looked at him and smiled slightly, " Thank you." She muttered this but there was no romantic way about her; Tomoe blushed and pulled his head away, his heart was pounding.. He wanted to kiss her much more then that.

And...

He didn't undertsand why...