Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Anya of the Flower Rose ❯ Until We Meet Again ( Chapter 12 )

Anya of the Flower Rose

Chapter 12: Until We Meet Again

 

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, the rights belong to the creator: Yoshihiro Togashi

 

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One week, it was just one week, and I nearly made it too, but the pain was too much, and I couldn't sleep; I needed to get sleep.

 

So, two weeks later, I'm already starting to grow. I grabbed the larger of my uniforms and my sweater. I hate it when Kyoko's right. No one's really noticing my larger stomach because of my sweater, and no one's questioning it either, I wear it practically all year round. Now it's the last week of school, five more days until I'm out of here for good. At least I'm spending it with the ones that I love.

 

“Wow Anya, you weren't kidding when you said that you'd show fast.” Kyoko said sitting on top of my desk.

 

I shoved her, causing her to hit the ground. “As far as I know, I'll grow for about another week, then stay about the same until two weeks before delivery.”

 

“And here I thought that you had no idea on how or what would happen if you could get pregnant.” Kurama said. He put his arm around me, resting his hand on my slightly large stomach.

 

“I went and did a bit of research Kurama. That's the most that I could find out though. I'm meeting with someone that sent me the small bit of the information.”

 

“You're not going by yourself.”

 

I sighed. “Kurama, I never said that I was going alone. I never go anywhere alone now that I'm mated with child.” I swung around and threw my arms around him in a hug.

 

There was a loud slap on the desk. “Ok everyone, sit down and face foreword. You know that today we have our first two exams and-” Sensei stopped when the class phone rang. “Hold that thought. Yes? Mmhmm…yeah…got it…who? …Really? …Alright, I'm sending them down now.” She put the phone back on the hook and turned around. “Rose, Minamino, Shina, you three are wanted in the main office.”

 

We cast a few nervous glances at each other before standing up and leaving. We came in and the secretary merely glared at us. “The principal will see you all in his office.” She glared at us all the way into the back.

 

We walked in. “I know…I know…yes…I understand…it's being taken care of…yes…I know…ok…ja ne.” He put the phone into its receiver. “Rose-san, Minamino-san, Shina-san, I trust you know why you're down here?”

 

“Sir, we don't.” I said.

 

He sighed and rubbed his temples. “Rose-san, I am to understand that you are pregnant, and Minamino-san is the father?”

 

Kurama and I cast a nervous glance at each other.

 

“Uh-”

 

“Erm-”

 

“I'll take that as a yes. You both know the rules of this school. This isn't something that I'd expect from you two, especially you Minamino-san.”

 

“Um, sir,” Kyoko said in a small voice, “how exactly does this concern me?”

 

“The hospital called, they thought that the school would be interested to know the REASON YOU PASSED OUT LAST WEEK!”

 

Kyoko's eyes widened and she stood up. “They told the school before they FUCKING TOLD ME!”

 

I grabbed her arm and yanked her down. The principal folded his hands under his chin. “Rules are rules, the secretary will give you the slips. Now, you three can go and clean out your desks.”

 

“Sir, if I may-” Kurama started to say.

 

“No, you may not Minamino-san. Good bye.”

 

We went back to the classroom. We pulled any personal items from our desks and packing them into our bags. Kurama put his arm around my shoulder and we walked out with Kyoko close behind us. About halfway down the entranceway, I heard her hiccup, then her bag hit the ground.

 

I spun around out of Kurama's arms and went to Kyoko, whose face was in her hands and she was on the ground. “Kyoko,” I said as I pulled my arm around her shoulder.

 

“So close, only five days.” She mumbled into my shoulder.

 

I glanced back at Kurama. He nodded to me and Hiei appeared next to us. I passed her to Hiei and went back to Kurama. “Let's go to my mother's cove.” I whispered.

 

“In the Makai?” he whispered back.

 

“Yeah, that's where I'm meeting the guy.” Kurama relayed the message to Hiei and we walked to one of the alleys around the area. I lifted my right hand and made a circle in the air, the portal opened. I turned and smiled. “How d'you think that we got from the Makai to the Ningenkai? I had my glove made so that it could open the portal.”

“You know that if Koenma ev-”

 

“Yeah, I'd be busted big time, I know, but he's not going to find out. I've had this thing for about one hundred years. About the time you punctured my hand.” I walked through and Kurama followed.

 

My mother's cave. The sacred grounds where we would escape from my father. It's small, and merely a cave with certain accommodations, but it was our home away from home. Without waiting for Kurama, I went in. “Oi ma tra! Anya!” I heard from inside.

 

That was, wait. “Oi bo tro! Okuro!” I called back, hoping I was right.

 

From the shadows into the light of the fire came Okuro, my older brother. His black hair was still at his shoulders and his black eyes were still as they once were, just like mother's. Without another word, I ran to him and jumped onto him in a hug and he fully hugged me back. After pulling back, he gave me a look over. “I see you weren't kidding about growing quickly”

 

“Shut up Okuro.” I mumbled.

 

He grabbed my gloved hand. “And I also see that you still cover the bite from the one who broke your heart with the glove I gave you.”

 

“More like the one who stole my heart niisan.”

 

Before Okuro could respond, Kurama stepped foreword. “You gave her the glove, have you any idea of the risk you are taking? And where did you get it?”

 

“Who's the stiff? Can I play?” Okuro whispered to me.

 

“No, down boy, this is Yoko. Kurama, this is my older brother, Okuro. Okuro, what happened to you? You just disappeared!”

 

“I didn't disappear, I just couldn't take dad anymore.”

 

I looked down. “And you left me alone with him, some big brother you are.”

 

He grabbed my shoulders and shook me. “You weren't old enough that you could take care of yourself without having to depend on any of us.”

 

“But it still would have been nice to have my big brother with me.” I started to see a tinge of red. Now why am I crying?

 

Arms grabbed me from behind and his face went into my neck. “Anya, you're getting yourself worked up about small thing, calm down.”

 

My hands went up and held onto his and I leaned into his arms. “I'm trying Kurama.” I really was, but it seemed to make more tears fall.

 

Okuro came closer and wiped my tears away with the deep red handkerchief mom used when we were younger. “Yoko, it's part of her pregnancy, she'll cry a lot.” He said, not me, but my mate.

 

“Okuro, I want to know how you know this.” I asked as new tears formed. He handed me the blood stained cloth to wipe my tears.

 

Okuro sighed and motioned for us to sit. “Back before you were born, Anya, I had to deal with father, and because I was male, he decided that mom didn't need to raise me in any way as I might be weak”

 

“That sounds like father.” I rolled my eyes.

 

“I managed to sneak out with mom a lot, and she looked happier being with me more than at meals when we had to act proper. Because of our idiot father, she couldn't birth any more children. I went to the garden outside here, and with a little help, I blessed the roses, and you were `born.' It took me a few years as I was inexperienced, but I got it right on the first try.”

 

I smiled. “So `niisan' is really `otousan.'” He glared at me, I simply smiled wider. “I'm just teasing you Okuro, you should know that by now.”

 

“Yeah, yeah.” His eyes became more serious. “Anya, I talked with the one that helped me, my mentor, and I discussed every twist, turn and possibility. If you have any questions whatsoever, please don't hesitate to ask.”

 

“I have one.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“How come you never told me any of this before?”

 

He smirked. “How come you never asked?”

 

I opened my mouth, but closed it when I realized that I had no response. I contented with glaring. He and Kurama laughed. They were laughing at me! So, I stood up calmly and whacked their heads together. I smiled innocently and left to the outside garden.

 

“Damn mood swings.” I herd Okuro mumble. I guess that's part of it too. I wandered off to the side where mom's garden, where I was `born' stood. It remained just as beautiful as before, nothing's changed, I'm glad.

 

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“You feel better Kyoko?” I asked.

 

“Mmm.” She said with a small nod. It's about two days later. I made Kurama and Okuro let me come back to talk to Kyoko. I have to make sure that she was all right.

 

“That's not very convincing, you know that right?”

 

“This is better, Anya. Yesterday she was sniffling every time I turned around.” Hiei said from his place behind me.

 

“Kyoko, you most likely wouldn't end up living in the Ningenkai anyways, you don't need the tests to tell you that you're smart enough to pass.” I looked up at the clock, my five minutes are narly up. “Kyoko, Yoko'll flip if I'm not back, now I've also got my brother breathing down my neck.”

 

“Of course.”

 

I stood up and gave Kyoko a quick hug. With one hand still on her shoulder, I said, “Look, I have no idea when we'll see each other again. We might even be enemies next time.” I walked to the door in her room stopping at the door and turned around one last time. “And Kyoko, if you get too depressed, you'll miscarry and I know you don't want that.”

 

I left her with those last thoughts. Outside, Kurama stood there with an agitated look. “Yoko, I only went over by one minute, take a chill pill.”

 

“Let's just go home.”

 

I smiled and brought open the portal, we were going home.

 

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