Re: And he doesn't even know...

[Jayrin]

I did. I was itching to hold her. I gathered the tiny baby in my suddenly huge arms. She squirmed a slight, but quickly settled. "Remember me?" I asked softly. She squeaked a little. "I thought so." I smiled and kissed her forehead. So beautiful... such a blessing to me.

[Ikuar]

More pictures were taken of Drew sitting in the rocker with the baby. He was a natural and that surprised me just a little bit. A week before we'd decided to go to classes together but I guess there wouldn't have been any point.

Not long after it was time to go and I wanted to sleep some more but I wanted to take Anastasia with me. T-T

And I had to leave her in the hospital until she was really ready to go home.

[Jayrin]

I frowned, waking up one morning. The crib was still empty. No waking up in the wee hours of the night, feeding a baby girl. No, not yet. I sighed. I wished they'd just let us take her home. But it wouldn't be for a while.

[Ikuar]

I was standing over the crib staring down inside it while fiddling with the ear of a teddy bear Dad got from the gift shop. It was holding a rattle with a ribbon on it that said 'It's a Girl!'

I had to remind myself that she was okay and that she just needed some extra time to grow. But she wasn't where I wanted her to be. T-T

"Drew... I feel kind of empty inside. I wonder if that's normal..." I knew he'd woken up, I just hadn't looked back.

[Jayrin]

"I do too. I want Annie here."

[Ikuar]

"Annie..." I giggled, "Yeah, me too."

To fill in that void, at least temporarily I made it to visit her each day but then I started work back again. Walking was torture and my stomach hurt a lot, and my back hurt and my legs. Everything hurt.

But I knew the more I worked the faster time would go and the sooner she'd come home to stay. <3

[Jayrin]

For me, on the other hand, I was lucky to see her twice a week, though Lauree would always text me a new picture of her, every day. She was growing quickly.

[Ikuar]

And then that day came. We left the hospital with a car seat in hand and our tiny baby was laying cuddled inside it. She was fast asleep as she always seemed to be.

But it seemed as soon as we got her home she liked to cry.

[Jayrin]

I rolled over with a groan. "It's my turn, isn't it?"


"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Ikuar]

"Mhm... I'm tired from last night." And we'd been so excited to bring her home too. Though somehow I think we took those quiet nights for granted.

[Jayrin]

"Mmmrph. Kay then." I rolled off the bed and shuffled to the crib. "Hey, sweet baby..." I said, picking her up. "Let's go get a bottle of milk, hmm?" She was squeaking more now. And we walked to the kitchen.

[Ikuar]

I giggled at the sound of her little squeaks, she was so cute! <3 I fell back asleep to the sound of her having a 'conversation' with Drew.

Everything was the way it should have been.

-Seventeen Years Later-

*Julius*

I was a new kid, kind of late in the year but that's when my parents decided to move me away from where I used to go. Or rather 'quietly transfer' me to a new school. I got into fights a lot, but not of my own free will so much as people just hated my guts. I was tough looking but academic. Rough on the outside, sappy on the inside. Kind of.

"Two twenty-four."

"Seriously?! For lunch?" I grumbled a little. Some people were standing behind me and beginning to look hungry. I tore off my shoe and a bunch of dollars and quarters began to fall out.

[Jayrin]

I peered around the person in front of me to see a guy in the very front of the line, paying with the money invested in his shoes. No really, it was in his shoes! I snickered a little. Finding it slightly amusing. He was new though. I could tell that much at least.

[Ikuar]

"Oh come on!" Someone shouted and then another shouted "You're holding up the line!"

That girl in particular was pregnant and I looked back and grinned after paying for the food I tossed her some crackers, "Line's long, have a snack!"

Then I went to find a table. I heard her curse me out and then looked back again, "Hey, not when kids are present!"

Yeah okay, so I was a bit of a jerk. >.>

[Jayrin]

Ugh. Alright, meanie. >.>

I glared menacingly at him as he walked past me. I didn't take kindly to mean people. Especially when they were mean to poor Courtney. She'd been pressured by her last boyfriend. He got her pregnant, then transferred schools. She was really a sweet girl.

[Ikuar]

*Courtney*

I never cursed like that but he really made me mad. I got up closer to Anastasia and gave a slight glance towards the new guy.

"Okay I thought he was kind of cute but now I just think he's a jerk." Then I glanced back at the crackers that I couldn't pick up. >( Maybe I actually wanted them!

[Jayrin]

I picked them up, poured Germ-X on the package and got all of his microbes off before handing them to her. She didn't' need his microbes! His microbes weren't good enough for her! D<

"Here, I was thinking the same thing. That butt is such a waste too." I shook my head sadly. Nice butts are always wasted on bad men.

[Ikuar]

"Oh my gosh, no joke!" I saw him sitting there eating a sandwich and pulling his shoe on at the same time and immediately felt kind of grossed out by it. "I wonder what his deal is. Where did he come from?" I whispered as we found a table.

[Jayrin]

The only available table was one table away from him. I frowned. "I don't know, but he's already on my dislike list." I pulled my list out of my pocket and wrote down his name which I had gotten from the lunchroom's sign in sheet at the checkout place. "Write 'em down..." I began to scribble out his name. "And mark 'em off!!!" D<

[Ikuar]

"Doesn't he know it's really wrong to mess with a pregnant woman though?" I was trying not to laugh, because of being pregnant everyone was nicer but also kept the distance I wanted. Except my bestie, who happened to be Anastasia.

"And another thing, who tosses crackers? I mean seriously! That's just wrong in all kinds of ways!"

[Jayrin]

"I know! They get all cracked and messed up! Can I have your tomatoes?"

[Ikuar]

"Yeah, I'm not going to eat them." I used the spoon I wasn't using either and just scooped them up and put them on her tray. I disliked tomatoes but I loved pickles. I tilted my head up and looked over her shoulder and then grinned.

I put a couple of pickles from my sandwich on that spoon, topped them with mustard, aimed and launched. It hit the new guy in the back of the head. I was queen of good aim.

I was also in trouble. <3

[Jayrin]

Me eyes grew wide. "C-Courtney! Please don't tell me you just did what I think you did!" I whispered harshly. "That guy's mean! He'll kill us both and shove us in the school freezer! It's never used!"

[Ikuar]

"Oh I highly doubt he knows where that is!" I whispered.

"Aw dude! You have mustard drenched pickles in your hair!" Someone shouted, "That's nasty!"

"WHAT?!" He shot up and immediately looked back, pickles sliding out of his hair and down his shirt. He looked around and then looked back at us.

He was coming and I began to sink down as low as I could go. If I went too low I wouldn't be able to get back up again. T-T Why had I done that?

[Jayrin]

I started shaking in my boots, but I glared at him. I couldn't make it seem like it was me though. Courtney had mustard and pickles all over her plate. It was pretty obvious...

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