James took her hand. "I was worried and brought you here. Are you feeling ok?" he asked.

-

"Amaru..." Alex said quietly to himself. "Did something happen to Tsumai?" Alex asked worriedly.

"Yeah,but something doesn't feel right"She said,putting her hand on her stomach.

~

"We don't know if she lost the baby"Maru said.

"Oh god..." Alex said, a ball of nausea lodging itself in his stomach. 

-

Tsumai's baby doctor came into the room. "Hi doc! Hows the baby?" James asked. The doctor lost her smile. "tsumai... I'm so sorry..." 

Tsumai knew what the meant.Tsumai's eyes filled with tears."This can't be happening!"She sobbed.

~

"We'll know when they get home"Maru said.

Alex nodded, his face giving away the fact that he was worried and sad about the possible result.

-

The doctor bowed her head and left them. James jumped up and hugged Tsumai. "Oh... I'm so sorry Tsumai..." James said, blaming himself. 

"Just take me home!"Tsumai cried.

~

Maru waited and sighed.

James nodded and helped her out of bed, once she was good to go he teleported her to the bedroom at the apartment.

-

Shizuya giggled at Alex, reaching for him.  

Maru heard them and handed Shizuya to Alex.He went into the bedroom."So whats the news?"He asked.

~

Tsumai flung herself onto the bed and sobbed.

James came up to Maru. "The baby didn't make it." He said quietly to Maru to that Tsumai didn't have to hear it again.

Shizuya's hands were automatically in Alex's hair. "Lets not start this again... AW!" his hair sore from earlier. 

Maru's eyes widened."Oh Tsumai!I'm sorry"Maru said,walking over to the bed.

~

"I was excited about having the baby too!"She cried.

James left them and went to find Alex. He smiled sadly when he was Alex near tears with Shizuya holding small clumps of Alex's hair in his hands. "Hey Alex." He said, sitting next to him. "Oh! oh! Take him! He's so mean to me! He hates me!" Alex exclaimed, handing James Shizuya.

James took the baby. "Alex, the baby didn't make it..." He said. The house was quiet. 

Maru sat cross-legged on the bed.

~

Tsumai crawled into his lap and sniffled.He stomach growled again.

~

Maru held her and climbed off the bed,going into the Kitchen."She's hungry"He said,sadly.

James got up and put Shizuya in his crib then went to help Maru figure out what to make Tsumai. "How about... Ramen?" James asked, one hand one his hip as he pointed up at the things in the cabinet. "She likes Ramen..." He said. "Or I could cook something... theres plenty in the refrigerator that should be used or it could go bad." James mused, walking over and looking through it. 

"I'll go ask her what she preferrs." He said as he went into the other room.He knocked lightly on the door. "Tsumai?" He asked gently, going over to lay beside her on the bed. "Is there anything you want in particular?" He asked, putting his hand on hers. "We have Ramen, or I could make you whatever you want." He told her. 

-

Alex poped onto the roof and made his way slowly to the edge so that he didn't fall. He felt the wall and put his hands on it, he could see the view in his mind. He closed his eyes when a sudden hot and stinky breeze nearly blew him over. "Alex..." said an extremely deep male voice. Alex blinked, "Hey Alexander." Eric said, still on Amaru's head. "Why are you up here by yourself? you could fall and I'd have to kill someone." Eric told Alex.

Alex reached out and felt a very wet ob
ject which had to be Amaru's nose. "Hey Amaru..." Alex said happily, smiling. "You're blind Alex..." Alex lost his smile. "Yeah..." he said, rubbing his arm. "How did this happen?" Amaru asked. "Apparently a wall? I don't know, i can't remember..." Alex told him, "You've grown." Alex said. "Hw can you tell?!" Amaru barked. "Because i can touch your nose and I'm on the fourth floor." Alex explained. "Ah, well, maybe a little." Alex hear Eric land beside him and a loud pop meaning Amar was gone. 

"What does it look like? Eric?" Alex asked suddenly. Eric was caught off guard. "Uh.. what? Alexander?" "The sunset." Ales said sadly. "How could you tell it's sunset." Because i can feel the sun, but its starting to get cold." Alex explained. "I can't explain..." Eric said. "Ok, tell me what colors there are." Alex said, putting his hands on the wall and leaning. "Theres uh... orange and pink and blue. Some red too." "Hm." They were quiet for a moment. "Hey, do you think... if I jumped from here... would it kill me?" Eric's eyes widened in surprise. "Well I uh... I-i" Eric stammered.

"Im kidding." Alex said flatly. "If im gonna die its gonna be out on some battlefield somewhere, and im gonna die fighting." He said sternly. And determined look in his blind eye. Eric smiled, they were almost having a moment until Eric saw the marks on Alex's neck and remembered Maru. 

(( Its about time Alex went back to see about his eyes X3 )) 

"Thats fine.I love Ramen"Tsumai sniffled,curling up against James."How did this happen?"She asked him."How could I lose our baby?I was being careful and everything"she said.

~

Maru went onto the roof and sighed."Eric...Tsumai lost the baby"Maru told him.

"I don't know.." James told her, pulling his closer. "I'm so sorry." He told her again.

-

Eric looked up at Maru. his face was confused but he was completely shocked and sad. "I see..." Eric said, understanding Alex's behavior now.

-

Alex didn't react but simply stared blankly forward, his ex
pression void of all emotion.

Tsumai sniffled and sighed."Its all my fault"she said.Then something hit her."Orochimaru killed my baby!"She sat up.She got out of bed and went on to the roof."MAru Orochimaru did this!"she said,crying again.

~

Maru growled and held Tsumai close.

"No." Eric replied, "When Amaru released him to the AMBU he turned out to be a double." Eric said.

-

Alex huffed quietly.

-

James sagged physically.