In one of the timelines where Mikey had killed Baji, and Maria and Baji's child didn't survive.
You know, that one chapter where she tells Takemichi about that safe code. LOL
TW: murder and swearing, lying included
Maria's POV
"How long have you kept this from me?" Baji asks me.
"Perhaps after I got stabbed by Kazutora." I said to him flatly while sitting in my favorite cocoon chair hanging from the ceiling of our penthouse.
I stared at the setting sun instead of looking at Baji as my hands cradle my round stomach gently, the pulsing life inside of me makes me crave for my favorite food as Baji struggles to not yell at me.
"It's not like it's that big of a deal anyway." I muttered as Baji finally snaps.
"Not big of a deal?! Our child won't have a mother!" Baji yells at me as I flinched and he immediately regrets yelling and kneels by my side, cradling my bare legs as I struggle to not cry.
"Why didn't you tell me back then that you were dying?" He croaks out as he places his head onto my knees.
When I came into this world, my body was already weak from Mikey pushing me into the table as my head had hit the side of the table .After that, Kazutora had poisoned then stabbed me. It made my health so weak the doctors said I have only 12 years left in this world.
Naturally I told them not to tell anyone.
"Because I didn't want you to not love me." I said , startling him as he stares at me bewildered.
"I didn't want you to not love me because I'm dying soon and you'll leave me for someone else." I finally admitted after such a long time.
"We have about 4 years left together." I whispered, it has been 8 years since the doctors have told me of my limited time in this world and a year since we got married.
"Maria, you're so fucking dumb. I'll always love you." He says as he lays his head against my neck as he cries, "you should have told me, then I'll would have left everything behind to spend more time with you. Not wait until the doctors have to tell me about this after the checkup of our child." He says as I wipe his tears away.
"Please promise me you'll take care of our child when I'm dead." I whispered as I cradled his head to my neck as he hugs me.
"I will." He promises.
2 months later, 3rd Person's POV
Maria was 5 months pregnant as Baji gets a threat with guns pointed at his head.
"Come on, let's date and have fun together, until your wife gives birth. Then I'll remove the bombs from your house." Komori Ume says as she holds a sharp bladed fan under Baji's chin as her men surrounded Baji's office. (Character shall be introduced later, self created, not related in anime)
"I will not cheat on my wife." Baji stated calmly as the brunette in his lap pouts. "I not only have bombs in your house. I have men watching all the time too, they could go have some fun with her now. If I die, the men will violate her then they'll set the bombs off." She says as Baji was finally cornered.
"I had the men watching you guys since half a year ago and you two didn't even know! Ahahaha!" She cackles maniacally as she cradled Baji's face.
"Such a handsome man, why should only she have you?" She says as her sharp red nails dug into Baji's face and she stares at him crazily.
"Now then... tell your wife you won't be going home tonight...."
2 months later,
Baji was summoned to one of Boten's hideout as he looked about weirdly. He wondered why Mikey had summoned him here just as he was knocked to the ground unconscious.
"Seems like you're conscious now. Brother in law." Was all Baji heard as he wakes up dizzy.
He finds himself tied up as Mikey's long blonde hair make him look mature despite his short figure, but that wasn't the main issue now as he turns his head back to see Sanzu with a gun pointed as his head.
Maria's "brothers", Ran and Rindo stand behind Mikey as they stared intently at him.
"So then, I'll start. Why the fuck were you fucking another woman when Maria is married to you and is pregnant?" Mikey snatches Sanzu's gun out of his hand as he shoves it against Baji's head, pissed and fuming.
The shocked looks on the Haitani brothers' faces told him that Mikey didn't tell them this was why they were summoned here.
Rindo walks forward but was pulled back by Ran despite the burning look of rage on his face. He was always the calm brother who had a lazy smile on his face. Now he looks utterly pissed and mad.
"Baji, tell me, or I'm going to shoot you to protect Maria and her child." Mikey orders as he grinds the gun into his head.
"Then do it."
"Huh?"
"Kill me then. It wasn't like Maria is that good anyways, she's going to die soon."
Bang
The sound of a gun being fired echoes throughout the building as Baji's ear was bleeding rapidly.
"I'll give you one more chance. Tell me why you cheated on my sister." Mikey says as he holds Baji's neck tightly in his left hand and has the gun pressed against Baji's head in his right.
Sanzu, Ran and Rindo stood in a corner silently.
"Is that the best you can do? Shoot my ear?" Baji laughs crazily as his sharp canines reflected in the dim light of this hideout.
"I only cheated on Maria because she's a shit fuck and is going to die soon. Just kill me already. I can't even bear to think she has my child." Baji sneers as Mikey pulls the trigger and didn't miss his target this time.
Sanzu helps Mikey up as he wobbles shakily. He looks to the side sad and struggles to not cry. His best friend since childhood is dead. If Draken was here, would he have comforted and approved of his actions?
Mikey feels so dirty and done, all he wanted is to protect his last living relative.
His twin.
His equal.
—————————
Maria's POV
The child in my belly kicked my stomach again as I chuckled sadly. "You miss your father don't you? He should be home soon." I said as I stood up and waddled over to the fridge and found the strawberry cheesecake ice cream I craved for as I took it and placed it on the table. Kuro meowed softly beside me as the bell tied around his neck doesn't jingle.
"Now then, where's my spoon?" I mumble just as my phone rings loudly. Who would even call me at this time? I wondered as I saw Fuyuka's name on the screen and accepted her call.
"Maria! Get out of your house now! I'm coming over to you! Run!" She yells just as the door to my house got busted down and several huge guys entered.
Did the security guards die or something ?
"They really didn't lie. This pregnant woman is really a beauty." The one in the lead say as I opened one of the kitchen drawers before me. Kuro stayed by my side as he was hissing madly at them.
"Come on. Don't be shy. We don't bite. Twin sister of Bonten's leader~" They said staring at my body as my sleeping outfit was a bit revealing due to the summer heat.
"You can eat this." I snarled as I pulled the trigger on the grenade in my hands and threw it at them, ducking under the kitchen counter.
"What the hell is that explosion?!" I heard more yells outside as I grabbed a few more grenades and knives and ran to my room and nearly fall but I caught myself, Kuro ran beside me the whole time.
"Everything's going to be alright." I whispered to my son in my stomach. "Mommy's going to make sure you live and your father will dote on you a lot." Suddenly I felt a twinge of pain in my stomach as sweat pulsed on my forehead.
I punched in the password at Baji's desk as the bookshelves turned to reveal our secret room as I ran in and punched in more passwords to get into the fortified room at the very back.
"Baji, please pick up." I prayed as I called for him through the phone as I sat on one of the beds in the fortified room and a coppery smell made its way to my nose.
I peered down only to see my bloody footprints leading to this fortified room as I tried to not panic. The blood was coming from between my legs.
"No no no." I muttered not believing what was about to come as Baji finally picks my call. Kuro licks my arm to comfort me as I heaved a sign of relief.
"Baji where are you?" I called desperately to my husband.
"There's blood flowing from between my legs and I'm under attack now. Please come home." I cried as I was having a mood swing now.
"Maria what?" I hear Mikey through the phone.
"I'll come get you now!"
"I want Baji too, please." I begged, I haven't seen or talked to him in so long.
Whenever I wake up, the spot next to me on our bed will be cold like he was never there. I know he's busy with Bonten business but I wish he would talk and spend more time with me.
Especially when I'm pregnant and don't have much time yet.
"Maria I can't, he's dead." Mikey says as I nearly drop my phone.
"What?"
"Shit! I'll come over to your house now!" And just like that, Mikey shuts the call and I sat in the room with the pool of blood slowly growing on the bed.
My phone was buzzing again as I see Fuyuka calling for me. I laid on the bed as I felt tired from the pain, I was sweating so much.
"Maria where are you?" She calls desperately as I felt dizzy from the blood lost. "There's a hidden room past many doors behind the bookshelf in my room. I'm in there." I groaned out.
"Are you alright?"
"No, please help me, there's so much blood." I whimpered as the smell made me sick, I gave her the passwords as within 5 minutes, she rammed open the door and sees me.
"Maria!" She yells as she scoops me up and carries me, when was she so strong?
The world faded in colors as I dropped the katana I was gripping onto and I heard a commotion.
"Hurry!" Mikey's face appeared in my vision for a moment as Rindo's face appears. He was patting dry my forehead as Ran covers me up with his suit.
"Baji's dead?" I whispered to them as Ran and Rindo avoids eye contact.
I turned my head weakly to see Sanzu sitting beside my brother as I blacked out.
3rd person POV
"Hurry the hell up!" Fuyuka yells at the limousine driver as he speeds the car up.
Maria had just gone unconscious in her arms as Rindo who was next to her holds Maria's limp hand gently, as if hoping she'll live.
Just now, right after Mikey was about to leave, Baji's phone rang so Mikey picked it up to see Maria calling as he picked the call only to get the horrendous message.
He stares intensely at his twin who was lying on one of his few female subordinate's lap.
As they reached the hospital, he made his mind up as his twin was wheeled into the emergency room while Ran fiddles with his hands.
"Giving birth early...." Sanzu mutters as Mikey's eyes slid to him, Baji and Maria's cat was sitting in his hands calmly, but it's yellow eyes were wide and vigilant.
Sanzu was going to say something more but didn't say it. It was the one question they're all thinking of.
If Maria and the child would make it.
After what seemed to be ages, the doctor walks out of the room but Mikey drags the doctor away to speak to him.
"Is the child and mother alive?" His tired eyes stares into the doctor's worn out ones.
"Both? Yes. And has Manchiro told you that she doesn't have long to live?" The doctor asks Mikey as he was about to leave but stops.
"What?"
TBC