The Baby Project

8. Two Words

  It was almost midnight at the Urado mansion. The only sounds in the creepy place was snoring, the click-clacking of a keyboard, and the humming of monitors. Two members of SPR sat in the base, one sitting at the monitors and the other looking through the huge stack of papers Madoka had brought over.

"Lin is there any tea left?" Naru looked up from the paper in his hand to his guardian.

"You drak the last of it two hours ago." The teen repressed a moan and sat back in his seat, rubbing a hand over his face as he wished for something exciting to happen.

RING RING RING RING

"Hel-" Lin blinked as he was cut off by a frantic Madoka.

"Oliver started crying so I went in to check and he was sitting next to Mai and she was passed out on the floor and I can't wake her up and Oliver won't stop crying!" The tall man blinked again before sighing once more. His job was really tough.

"Calm down Madoka, Naru and I are on our way as soon as we wake up Brown-San, Yasuhara-San, and Takigawa-San." Naru looked over at his guardian, wondering why he was dragged into nonsense. He found out when Lin hung up and told him what was happening, and he no longer complained as he grabbed his jacket and hopped out the window.

~x-X-x~

She had been sleeping so peacefully less than ten seconds ago, so why was she awake now? What had woken her? Oliver wasn't crying so wha-

Two hands tightened their grip on her arms and suddenly she was wide awake. What was going on?!

"-!" She couldn't speak! Oh Kami she was going to die! Oliver! What had they done to Oliver?!

"Ah!" She was pushed through a doorway into a warm room, the only objects noticeable was a large armchair, a table with a wineglass on it, and a flickering fireplace. A yank to the right drew her attention the door that appeared from the air.

Oh Kami she was going to die.

The hands pulled her through the door way and her toes sank into warm dirt. Eyes darting around, she tried to figure out what else was going on as she was dragged through a hedge maze.

She doesn't want to die.

Eventually she was pulled to a stop in front of a small building with a steel door.

~x-X-x~

Naru burst through the bedroom door and his eyes locked onto Madoka. The frazzled woman was frantically rocking a wailing Oliver as he squirmed and tried to reach around behind her. When the door burst open, Oliver turned to look at the noise and when he saw Naru he stopped crying.

"Da?" The room froze, then a scream rang out and Naru was dashing past the baby into the room beyond. Mai was on the bed, still, pale, and barely breathing. He knew what was happening.

She was having a death dream.

~x-X-x~

As the door opened she saw tiled floors covered in blood, a metal table, and tiled walls. She struggled harder as they pulled her through the door, cursing the kimono that restricted her movements.

Wait.

When did she put on a kimono?

"Put her on the table and strap her down. This one seems to think she will live." The men chuckled and she was thrown harshly into the table, pain flashing through her as the metal edge cut into her neck. They strapped her down quickly, causing her to gasp in pain as she was squeezed tightly.

"Are you going to slit her throat or shall I?" One of the men picked up a knife and held it out to his companion.

"I'll do it, you go prepare Master." The other grabbed the knife and stepped towards her.

No! She can't die yet! She has to take care of Oliver!

Her struggling tripled and this time when she opened her mouth she could speak.

"No! Let Me Go! Please! What Did I Do Wrong?! No Please! I Don't Want To Diarghajdks-" Her pleas were cut off by the feeling of cold slicing through her neck and warmth trickling through her lips.

~x-X-x~

Oliver didn't know why the pink haired woman kept trying to feed him, change his underwear thingie, and rock him! His mommy was in trouble! He could feel it! And to make it worse daddy wasn't doing anything! Didn't he know mommy was in trouble?

"Give him here." Naru stood next to her with his arms outstretched. "You're obviously doing it wrong."

Stunned, she handed the wailing baby to her student and went to sit with Lin, discreetly pulling out her phone to take pictures. Both adults were stunned when the crying stopped. Naru had sat down, propped his leg up and laid Oliver on his chest.

CLICK.

Naru sighed but left Madoka alone, he had a headache anyway. Letting his head drift back, Naru closed his eyes and went over case files in his head. He had to solve this case as quickly as possible so he could get back to finding Gen-

"AAAAAHHHH!" Naru jerked awake at the sound of Mai's screaming, his hands quickly moving to protect Oliver as he stood. Madoka raced after him to the bedroom and when Naru stopped in the doorway she rushed in and slapped some sense into the girl. After all, one of her students got like that whenever he had death dreams as well.

Mai blinked as her voice went out like a light and her mind registered the sharp, fading sting in her right cheek. What was going on? She had just...her hand went up to trace her throat and when she realized she was still alive tears welled in her eyes as she sat up, finally registering what was going on around her.

Madoka was sitting on one side of her, rubbing her hands and looking a little guilty. Lin was standing in the doorway being all Lin-y, except a little part of his eyes looked relieved. And Naru, Naru was standing right in front of her, a squirming Oliver clutched in his arms as he stared at her.

"Mama!" All eyes went to the wriggling child as he leaned forward and clasped his fingers. Mai blinked, her heart going into overdrive as the word he uttered ingrained itself in her mind.

"Mama!" Naru watched as the fear in Mai's eyes slowly faded as they locked eyes. Then when Oliver said that word it completely disappeared, replaced with a look of absolute love and adoration. He stepped forward, squaring next to his assistant and holding Oliver out to her.

"Hi!" She reached for her son, a smile breaking out across her face as he immediately grasped her nose, babbling away as she cried. A noise above her made her look up and what she saw made her blush.

Naru was holding out a handkerchief. She grinned wider, taking the small cloth and wiping her cheeks as her tears slowed to a stop.

"Thank you Naru." She went to give it back and it was quickly stuffed into a pocket. It was then that she registered Naru was wearing blue striped pajamas. She blinked and then burst into giggles, missing the soft look in her boss' eyes.

"Dada!" Her giggles stopped and both her and Naru stared at the child.

CLICK.