A Rough Beginning

What to do?

Welcome to Chapter 12, sorry it's a few days late, but I couldn't uploaded because my internet signal was too weak to upload. 

It isn't as well written as I would like, but I'll try to come back and makes revisions later.

Chapter 12

The carriage pulled up to the castle steps. Torshiro helped Karin out as the servants came out. Matsumoto came out exhausted.

"King we have a problem" she said barely understandable. Stepping up Torshiro could hear the urgency in her voice.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"It's about Momo and Aizen, their kingdom, Aizen has become ruthless and a fire started in his Castle and no one has seen Momo, we have numerous letters from worried towns people worried about their soft hearted queen and even more from some servants that work for Aizen. Some give us account on what they think happen, but no one is absolutely sure what had happened. Momo just disappeared. Also servants do confirm that she is pregnant and are worried for the heir as well" Matsumoto reported. Torshiro left Karin without a word going to his office. He immediately started on the work on finding Momo and figuring out what had happened. Torshiro didn't get any sleep that night or the night after. Karin tried to convince him, but he refused. Soon weeks turned into a few months and no one knew where Momo was for the last two months when someone finally knocked on the door late at night. Torshiro had finally stopped sleeping in his office and once again joined Karin back in bed. When a knock came on the door during the middle of the night. A servant answered it and a young girl with a big stomach came in crying,

"I need to talk to Shiro..." she cried in panic and pain. The servant almost freaked out seeing Momo and a skinny male with short blond hair holding her. The servant called Matsumoto. Matsumoto freaked out and told a servant to go get Torshiro. She had the person holding her take her to a guest room Momo to a guest room and had a servant ride a horse into town to try get a physician. A loud knock on the door had awoken Torshiro and Karin from their sleep. Torshiro got out of bed and put a robbe on. He kissed Karin on the lips before heading to the door and opening it. Outside he saw a nervous servant,

"Momo, she's here!" she exclaimed.

"Okay, I'll be there shortly let me just get dressed." He told her before shutting the door. Karin watched her husband go into the closet and change.

"What's going?" she asked. Torshiro looked at his wife in bed, wishing he could just sleep with her again, but was overcome by the need and want to see Momo.

"I'm sorry Karin, I have to go. Momo has appeared here, and we need answers. I'll make it up to you," he promised. Karin laid down in a sigh.

"Okay, go take care of your friend." with hearing theses words from Karin, Torshiro was gone out of the room. He had gone to the room where Momo was being cared for, he could see that her stomach was decently big, she had to be 7 to 8 months by then and close to being ready to deliver. Torshiro took a seat next to her,

"Momo, what happened with Aizen." he asked calmly.

"It all happened by surprise, Aizen wasn't himself. He was acting different. He wasn't calm he was crazy, but I know he still loves me. Regardless of starting the fires he still loves me, because he allowed me to escape" Momo said quickly becoming out of breath. Torshiro shook his head not believing what he was hearing.

"What about you?" Torshiro pushed on. "How did you get here?"

"I escaped and took wagons all the way here, people were nice, but me and my servant Kira got here. I didn't know where else to go" Momo explained. Torshiro looked up seeing the servant that she was talking about.