Rebirth (boyxboy)

Chapter 25: Iris

Chapter 25

CYAN'S P.O.V.

Baby: 2 weeks and 5 days until birth

I tapped my fingers against the trunk beside me, relieved when i received a tap back. Aku had been inside the trunk for almost two hours now. We were well on our way back to the base in the mountains so I decided it was safe to open the top for a bit.

I unlocked the container with the key around my neck and then lifted the heavy lid. Aku sat up, blinking from the sudden burst of light. "Plan again?" Aku asked, stretching his arms now.

"We're being driven back to our base right now, but before we get there Elijah is going to stop by the palace and see how the rebuild is going. When we drive through the woods for cover, i'll open the back doors and let you out. Fiera will be waiting for you and she'll lead you to a lake deep in the forest. You'll stay there until Vincent meets you and then you guys have to run. We'll have to pursue you for the first few days but then we'll be forced to focus our attentions back on the war. So stay out of the ocean and as far from here as you possibly can."

"What Vincent not come? What Aku have baby alone?" Aku worried, wrapping his arms around himself. "What Aku do?"

"Vincent will come Aku, don't worry. Also the fairies will check on you and care for you. They'll send word if you need me and i'll come right away, okay?" I assured him.

"Kay." He sighed, keeping his eyes down. "What do mother find Aku?"

"If Margarette finds you... i think you should try to talk to her. I mean she's going to be a grandmother. Maybe she'll change her feeling if she knew-"

"Mother not change feelings." Aku stated, cutting me off. "Vincent and Aku run because baby. Mother take baby. She keep baby and raise like Ima and Aku. Fairy say...if i not run baby live like Aku... Aku not want that."

So the fairies had seen this, i thought. The fairies always see everything. I guess I could see what they had predicted on my own. Margarette was an overbearing mother. She gave her children no freedom and giving her a grandchild seemed like just another opportunity for her to exert power over her family by not allowing the child to have any freedom either.

"Cyan?" Elijah called from the front of the truck. "We're going to be entering the forest. Be ready to open the doors when I say I spot Fiera."

"Alright." i called back, helping Aku step out of the trunk. His belly stuck out much farther thann mine despite him having been pregnant for a much shorter time. I tried not to worry about that. My baby is fine, I reminded myself as he stirred in my tummy. He was just small, but he was strong. "Are you ready?"

He nodded, squeezing my hand. "Vincent come soon?"

"As soon as possible. Just give us a week or two.  I'm going to try my best to get you both out safely." I promised him.

"Two weeks?" Aku seemed distressed by this. "Cyan, Aku w-"

"I see her! Help him out now Cyan! We can only stop for a second. We never know who's watching!" Elijah called and a second later the truck was still.

"What were you saying?" I asked Aku.

"Not important." He replied.

"Are you sure?"

He nodded, hugging me as tightly as he could with his giant baby bump before walking to the trucks door and lifting the latch. I rushed over to help him push the doors open. We were greeted by the bright smile of Fiera, who held her hand out to help Aku out of the truck.

"Be safe." I sighed, just as the truck started back up. "I'll try to get vincent to you as soon as possible."

Aku still looked heartbroken as we drove away.