"Neka! Hi!" Houkou yelled, taken by surprise.
I looked at him, sizing him up. Obviously he wasn't completely with it yet. His eyes darted a little, shaken.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
He paused, processing his thoughts into speech. "Nothing...I think. I keep seeing things, that's all."
"Your probably nervous." I replied, or had he forgotten why we were here?
He nodded anyway as I took a seat on the examining table. Minutes passed, I couldn't help but stare down at my stomach. I began to think about Francis and Hikari.
Before I was born, Matthew would always tell me stories about our family's adventures. Not that he didn't want me born, but just to tell a story.
The last story he told me was about Francis and his birth. Matthew had a power of seeing into people's memories, he couldn't help but look into everyone's. Our family was part of a "Dark Clan" my parents escaped it in hope of finding a new life.
When Francis was born, he bite my mother when feeding. She had to get surgery. Ever since then, my father hated him, but accepted him as he got older. Finally, when Matthew was born, he was the perfect child. Everyone loved him, that made Francis jealous. Francis planned on ways to kill him, but couldn't because of his power. Matthew couldn't die because you couldn't hate him.
Basically, Francis hated all people that were loved by everyone. People whose smile brought you in.
People like Hikari.
I shivered, and Houkou noticed.
"About Francis-" we both said at the same time.
"You first." Houkou said.
"Francis...Would never hurt Hikari, Houkou. Everyone loves Hikari, and he loves her too..." I heard what I said. Did Francis love Hikari? The girl who resembled much of Matthew?
"I know...Well, I really don't know actually. You know him better than I do, but you don't know him at all though. Neither of us know what to think, so-" he began.
"So, let's just think of the baby." I interrupted.
That kept coming back up in my mind, I had to think about the baby. Francis can wait...I hope.
