Kai
Rei wakes up first and I look at Kaiya, I was hoping she would wake up first. Then again Rei is the one with the healing ability.
"Are you alright?" I ask taking her hand into mine. She's so damn beautiful I can't believe it.
She nods and gets out of bed taking her coat off. I can see her pregnancy very clearly now. She looks away when she catches me staring. I notice a tattoo on her lower back.
That's the symbol of the Red Dragon, the Hiryu family is born with this mark on them.
"I thought your last name was Arashi? Are you married?" I sure don't see a ring.
"No, I'm not. My last name is Arashi, why are you using an accusatory tone?" She turns around while putting her coat back on looking at me.
I did not use an accusatory tone, she's lying to me, "Why do you have the Hiryu family regalia on your body."
"What?" She asks looking at me like I'm crazy.
I take her hand walking to the mirror, I show her the tattoo, she looks me in the eyes more shocked than I have ever seen anyone be.
Okay, so maybe she's not lying, maybe I was using an accusatory tone.
"What?! No, I don't want that. Can't I get rid of it?" She asks and I shake my head.
"Only a person with Hiryu blood in them has that mark." My eyes widen now realising what that means. The father of the child must be a Hiryu.
"So, you're carrying a Hiryu's child. Who?" I ask.
She looks away, "The tall lanky one with blue hair and blue flames." She looks away trying to hide something.
"Toya. Haven't seen him in a while." A really long while. Two years in fact. The night Kaiya's mother joined his side and left us. I can never forgive her for that, how could she leave her own daughter?
Rei suddenly jumps up with life, "Look. I should get going. Thanks again for the job but I'll come get her tomorrow, your house is not a safe place at all. I'll tell you where we are after we arrive there safely." She practically runs out of the building.
At least she's still sticking around to be Kaiya's teacher.
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Rei.
Toya Hiryu, so that's his name. I never got his name. It's honestly embarrassing now that I think about it, knocked up by a one-night stand. No memory of the events, I did not black out or anything, the memories are just blurred.
My fault of course, I probably drank the entire bars shelf that day.
Good news finally.
I was starting to think I would have to do this on my own, thinking of all the times The child would ask me, who their father was? What was he like? Who is his family?
Worst case scenario they had his blue flames and needed a teacher and I couldn't cut it. Gosh, right now I feel like all that stress just got off my chest. I can breathe a little easier now.
Ahhhh!!!
That is what relief feels like.
I know where I can find him for sure. He's at the building 20 minutes away from here by car.
So, let's get in the car and drive there.
I park outside the building and run to the reception. I tap the desk and the woman looks at me slightly pissed, I am too frantic and nervous right now, sorry lady on a call.
"I need to see Toya Hiryu, now, it's urgent."
"I'm here."
I turn around after hearing those words and it's really him. I clear my throat and he turns around walking away. I follow behind him and we make our way to the elevator. He doesn't say much but I can sure as hell remember him from that night, he's just the quiet type.
We step into an office I'm assuming is his. He points to a seat and I shake my head, I didn't come here for much discussion.
I turn around and take my coat off, I show him the mark that I know wasn't here this morning, "This appeared on my back today, it wasn't there this morning and had it not been for it I wouldn't have found you either. I didn't remember much about the black party until I saw you again and it just came back."
I wear the coat to hide the belly and he roughly grabs it and burns it. That was rude and rough.
He may be quiet but his temper sure is loud.
He stands in front of me fuming, his body heat is off the charts and escalating.
"Get out, and don't you ever step foot in this building ever again, do I make myself clear?" He looks at me and takes a step back before grabbing the black cloak with red inner lining and helping me wear it, "Don't you ever step foot in this building Rei, I'm warning you."
I should probably be thinking, woah, he remembers me.
I leave the building and get in my car driving home. I walk into my apartment and it finally hits me like a ton of bricks.
He was so-o angry, that is not how I expected it to go.
I sit down on the couch and my heart breaks. I have never felt this bad in my life before. I grab the tissues and just cry, and cry, and cry, and cry, and cry, and cry. I try to stop but I keep crying, and crying, and crying, and crying.
My phone rings and I get it together long enough to answer the phone and my mother assumes I'm sleeping.
"Yeah, mom, I'm in bed. I don't feel so good. I'll call you back." I hang up and cuddle my blanket. I can't get it out of my head.
I look at the coat, he only gave it to me to hide the pregnancy. It's fine, doesn't matter, I don't need him anyway. I did the right thing on my end and told him.
But, why does the right thing hurt so much?
I wish I never told him anything. Nothing at all.
"Geez you're miserable." A whitehaired girl says walking towards me. She sits beside me and sighs.
How did she get in?
"Look, get it together. I need your help. I have some kind of virus killing me, I have a few hours left to live, heal me and I'll never bother you again. I'll do you a little favour too, for your baby."
I touch her forehead and there's nothing I can do, "Sorry, I already exhausted myself saving someone today. I don't have the strength to save your life. I'm not in the best shape to help you." I give her my mother's address, "That's my mother, tell her I sent you, but don't mention anything else, especially a pregnancy, clear?"
She leaves and I fall asleep on the couch. I wake up and I'm in bed.
I get out of bed and follow the smell of cigarettes; I look outside and Toya is holding a cigarette.
"Get back inside, I'll come to you when I'm done." He says without looking at me.
I get back in the house and I'm hungry but don't know what to eat. Back in bed it is.
Then I remember I have work today. I take a shower and get ready for work I find Toya in the kitchen and he's waiting for me.
"You said you're on the pill." He starts the conversation seething, must've had a lot of time to think while on that cigarette.
I look at him then walk to the cabinet and show him the contraceptives I was taking.
"These made me sick, they're the reason I have memory loss from what happened that night. They make me weak. I didn't lie to you, I just didn't know that these things don't work for me, all my friends recommended it."
I put it back and he takes it throwing it in the trash.
"You're not feeling well, call sick from work." Again, he gives out an order like I am his slave. I really feel like I just contracted the murdering Rage disease. His face makes me so angry I have already noticed 10 things in range I could use to kill him.
"I already quit my job, I tutor this home-schooled girl. That job I can handle, I have to go get her now, we'll be working from home."
"Give me the address and I'll pick her up personally." He waits for the address and I give it to him.
Remember when I said 10, make it 53.
He walks out of my apartment and I change into casual clothing.
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Raena
The woman pulls out an ugly looking worm. She looks at me and sighs.
"I'm sorry, but it's too late. You only have a few hours left. Why did she bring you to me, she's the only one who can heal this, she knows I could only buy you some time, unless she intended for me to do just that."
The woman sends me back.
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Toya
Kai's house? What the hell am I doing here?
I open the door and there's a little girl, this must be Kaiya. Last saw her on her third birthday. Chatty little thing back then.
"Your teacher sent me to come get you, hurry up. You're late for school."
She follows behind me and we drive to the apartment building. I open the door and Kaiya screams. She's trembling so much. I look ahead and there's a white haired female. Santo is dead on the floor.
Where's Rei?
"Run back to the car." I tell Kaiya and she runs to the elevator.
I close the door and catch the white haired girl by surprise. I didn't want Kaiya seeing this part.
I know Rei is still alive.
I pull the white heads heart out and wash my hands before getting back to my car.
Kaiya is on the phone.
I call Rei to come down and she gets in the car glaring at me. She hugs Kaiya and I'm confused about why she's mad at me.
"Why'd you kill them?" She accuses me and I turn around looking at her.
"I didn't kill anyone. Your friend is the one that killed Santo, I sent him to watch you. That girl scared the hell out of Kaiya, why are you friends with someone like that?"
She turns to Kaiya since she doesn't believe me. She asks the girl what happened and hearing her side of the story really pisses me off. Why is Rei over using her power? I felt so drained yesterday I couldn't understand why, now I know why.
"Hey, stop using your power. Every time you do you kill the baby. You need to focus on keeping my child alive." I start the car but Kai stops right in front of mine.
I get out of the car and he grabs me by the collar.
"Easy there pal, you wouldn't want to scare your little princess now, would you?" He lets me go and I call the police, "Now we collaborate on a cover story. That's the mother of my child you put in danger."
He smiles at me, "She's quit the fox, from what I hear she's available."
"Tch, try your luck. You couldn't handle a girl like her, we both know you're attracted to the crazies. I mean, look at Yachi, then crazy girl up there. She's a good woman, you know you can't handle a woman that's good for you."
He chuckles, "Is that what you tell yourself? What a sad man you are. I'll have a go at her, don't go wanting her when she's mine." He walks past me getting in the car.
Right, I come up with the cover story, just like old times.
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Rei.
I stand at the funeral confused. Apparently, I was friends with this girl and whoever tried to kill her came for her at my apartment. I lived because Santo took a bullet for me, the guy left right after.
That is not at all what happened, when I bring it up, both Toya and Kai treat me like I am crazy. It's a really huge red flag.
Strike One! Two more and I am out. With my child and all.
Kaiya is not here, I wish I was her, I wouldn't have to pretend I knew white haired girl, but she did keep her end of the bargain. Since she touched my stomach I feel a lot of movement inside. It kinda tickles.
I turn my head and Toya is staring at me with my hand on my stomach. I take it away immediately, but the pleasant feeling is hard to ignore, feels like more then one.
"Quit smiling at a funeral, and don't touch him, he needs his beauty rest." Toya jokes in my ear. I look at him and he's just waiting for me to laugh.
What a sadist!
I look forward and the reality sinks in, I have an angry Toya to deal with and an even angrier Kai.
Toya is not really angry, he's just scoldy. He treats me like I am a child. I hate that.
How was I supposed to know she's the one that hurt Kaiya? I'm used to having people follow me to my house asking for help. I didn't exactly see her stab Kaiya, when we found her on the floor there was no one there.
I get in the car with Toya who clears his throat, "Look, I told my father about you and he wants to meet you. I didn't want people knowing about the child because they would come after you, but since even people who don't know about the child will be coming after you anyway, I want to be able to protect you, and staying away from you is not going to work like I initially thought."
He smiles at me, "I'm asking you to give me a chance to make up for the shit I said Rei."
"Ohh, you should've started with that, I was confused."
"Yeah. So uhm. I have a building I don't use not that far from your old place. You and Kaiya can use it. I was going to sell it but it's better spent being used by you. You can use the entire building. It's only three stories with different rooms.
"Also has an underground floor, you could turn that into your personal space for you and the baby. Please use the underground entrance and exit too. I don't want you getting followed." He gives me the key card to the building.
I smile and he takes me to the building after eating out together. He sets a date for me and his father to meet before leaving and I look around the building.
I definitely could get used to this.
It's perfect.