My Future

Disaray

A.N. This chapter will be shorter!!

"He was only protecting you. You realize that don't you?" Mitsuya said to me after Draken's funeral. The two of us were sitting in my living room. "Mikey knew South wouldn't have hesitated to kill you. Despite everything he's done he still cares about you. As crazy as that is." He turned to me and put his hand on my shoulder. "Adriana. You've barely said a word since then. What's going through your head?" I placed my hand on my stomach and smiled softly as tears flowed down my face. "I don't know how I'm gonna do it Takashi. I'm just a 17 year old girl! How am I gonna raise a baby?! By myself!" His eyes widened and I remembered I never told him or anyone else. "You're pregnant?" I nodded my head and stood up, walking to the counter and pulling a picture off and taking it to him. I handed it to him and he looked at it, his expression softening. "I'm about eight weeks along. I found out the day he was shot. I didn't even get to tell him. Mikey found out that night after my pregnancy test dropped out of my pocket." I sat back down next to him and admired the ultrasound picture in his hand. "This is precious Adriana. I guess in a sense Draken is still with us isn't he?" He said as he handed it back to me. "He is." I smiled as I looked at the picture.

"I was so overtaken by grief that I didn't care about anything else so long as South died. If anyone had stepped in my way I probably would have killed them. I threatened to kill Mikey. My bloodlust was so out of control and it's obvious now that he knew that. He kissed me Takashi. When he did every ounce of bloodlust I felt was gone and instead I was just emotionally broken. I loved Draken with everything I had but as crazy as it is to me, a small part of my heart still yearns for Mikey. But the way he hurt me when he left... I can't seem to shake it. I just don't get it. I've tried so damn hard to forget about him and just live my life but every time I get close he comes creeping back in. Why is that?" I buried my head in my hands and groaned. The ringing of my phone echoed across the room. I glanced up at the caller ID and nearly laughed. "Speaking of the devil. He's been calling me for days now." Takashi laughed beside me before standing up. "Weather you like it or not Adriana the heart wants what the heart wants. Talk to him. Maybe you can make some sense of what your feeling. I'll come by and check on you later." I slowly picked up my phone and answered as he walked away. "Why haven't you been answering my calls?! I've been worried."

I stood up and walked the counter. "I'm fine Mikey. You shouldn't worry about me." I grabbed a water from the fridge and took a quick drink. Just then I heard a bike pull up outside. "But I do Adriana. I can't stop it. Open the door." I groaned as I hung up the phone. I should have known! I recognized that exhaust sound. Walking over to the door I opened it and stepped to the side. He walked in with a store bag in his hand. He sat it down on my couch and removed his coat while I closed the door. "Why weren't you answering my calls?" I scoffed as I faced him. "That should be obvious at this point Mikey! My boyfriend died and I'm pregnant with his child! Kinda a lot to take in ya know?!" He sighed and pulled me into a gentle hug. "I know. I'm sorry." He said as he placed his head on my shoulder. I wrapped my arms around his torso and cried quietly. "Why are you here Mikey?" I pulled away and sat down on the couch. He sat next to me and pulled the bag he brought into his lap. "I think you should get out of Japan for a while."

I looked at him in utter disbelief. "I'm sorry, what?! Why would I leave. Everyone I've ever loved and cared for is here. There's nothing for me back in America. And you know that." He pulled a box of mochi out of the bag and handed it to me. "Strawberry is your favorite still, right? Anyway. I think it would be best if you leave at least until the baby is born. You've got enemies here and not good ones. Ran Haitani is out for your head and I don't think he would let you slide just because your a woman." His words ran through my head as I just stared at the floor. "Let's be real here Adriana. You deserve better than this life. You always have. So take the chance to live a normal life. Away from all this chaos." I groaned and threw my head back. "God! Your right! My child deserves the best. And I can't give that to them here." Mikey placed a small envelope in my lap. I picked it up and pulled out a plane ticket. "I hoped you would see it that way otherwise I bought this for nothing." He said while smiling. I looked at him in awe before replying. "Mikey you shouldn't have. I could have got my own ticket." I placed it on the coffee table in front of us and watched as he picked up my ultrasound picture. He gazed at them longingly before facing me with tears in his eyes.

"Kenny's still here." He then placed his hand on my stomach. "A part of him always will be, because of you." He said. His hand then moved to cup my face. "This may be really selfish of me but can I ask you something?" I looked at him and noticed a familiar emotion in his eyes. His eyes were filled with love...and lust. He's looked at me this way before. I slowly nodded my head wondering what he was going to say.

"Can I touch you? One last time?"