Shadows of the Past

Shadows of the Past

Ch. 4

The next morning, Katze entered with a pretty female mongrel with black hair and violet eyes. Also with them was a tall man with long brown hair tied into a ponytial and grey eyes.

"I've brought Miss Raye and Guy Haven, Master." he informed as he entered the dining room where Iason, Riki, Riku, Heiku, and Ima were eating breakfast. Riki stood when he saw Raye. "Raye?"

"N-nii-...san?" She asked confused by what she was seeing. When she and Guy had entered the room she saw Riki sitting in a blondies lap with said blondies arm wrapped around his waist. When her brother attempted to stand to greet her the blondie pulled tighter on his waist causing a slight wince indicating his pain as he was held to the blondies lap.

Raye despretely wanted to run to and hug her brother but was afraid of the blondie holding him. Behind her Guy looked owlishly at Riki's position on the Blondie and instantly became angered by the sight.

"What the hell, Riki!?" He yelled. "Why aren't you fighting against this bastard? Why aren't you fighting for your freedom that you used to cherish? Why are you even here and not with us?"

Riku ran and hugged the leg of the man he'd called hid daddy all his life. "Guy, I know this is strange for you but--Guy, I'm in love with Iason. I've been here for the last 5 years as his...his pet. My love for you is one of a best friend." When Iason released him at last, Riki embraced them both and balanced Riku on his hip.

"Riki...a pet?" Guy said shocked before he made to move over toward Iason only to be halted by Riki and Raye. "Don't," Raye spoke softly. "He'll kill us all." Their words struck chords in Riki's heart. 'Would Iason really kill them?' He turned wide eyed to the now standing and approaching Iason.

"Pet," he began smoothly. "We will begin the test after we have finished our meal." He looked toward Raye and Guy. "Food will be brought for you as well. Sit and eat." Iason's tone brokered no room for protest or argument and Riki turned eyes on them that said 'Do as he says, please.'

Riku looked up at Guy and smiled. His front baby teeth were missing. "Papa, we're going to take a test after we eat!" he said as he bit into his buttered toast. "W-what?! Why?" Guy looked from Riki to his son and back again.

"I wish to know the child's true parentage." Iason responded.

"Are you tryin' to say Riku is not mine and Riki's son?! I was there when he gave birth! I was the one who had to cut him open while the rest of bison had to steal some med units to heal him after. And I'm the one how made him pregnant in the first place!"

Riki shook his head. "Guy, one day I went out to steal for our survival. I met Iason when he saved me from being killed. I slept with him in return. Exactly nine months later, Riku was born. Iason found me soon after and just last night, Riku found me. Don't you see the similarities between him and Iason?"

"No." Guy stated flatly crossing his arms in the process. "An' ain't he sterile or some shit like that?" Riki bowed his head. "Guy, I still hope you want to be part of Riku's life and I hope that you don't hate me. Please, I don't want to lose your friendship." Riku meanwhile was drinking juice now standing next to Iason. "You're gonna be my papa too?" he asked innocently.

Iason furrowed his brows at the strange creature standing at his feet. "Yes I suppose I will." Riku's eyes grew to three times their previous roundness. "Hontou ni!!" Riku shrilled.

"Yes. If I am your father and it is alright with your mother." He looked toward Riki with love. Riki's eyes narrowed. "If he's not, I want a promise that Guy and Raye won't be harmed."

"You have my word your family will be taken care of, Riki. Do you truly need to ask?" Iason responded. "Riki I'm concerned that Blondie didn't say anything about my protection," Guy stated narrowing his eyes at Iason.

"Does this mean Mr. Blondie here is going to have me killed simply because Riku's mine and your son? Or will I be killed because I was your partner in more ways than one for so many years?"

"I had no intention of having you killed," Iason calmly, "though after such insolence and insult I believe you may recieve appropriate punishment for you actions." Iason raised a menacing eyebrown at the annoyed mongrel.

Riki looked at him pleadingly. "Iason, he helped raise Riku. He deserves some clemency." He placed his hand on Iason's clenched, gloved hand. Iason responded dryly, "So long as he keeps his thoughts to his self. I will do no harm unto him nless further provoked." He then took Riki's hand as well as Riku's.

After they ate, Heiku set up a series of small two inch long devices with tiny nozzles at the end as well as a small machine to attach them to.

"I'm ready as soon as everyone else is Iason." Heiku said as Iason, Riki, and Riku approached. "You," he said pointing to Guy who had remained in his spot, "Comw over here and join the fun I unlike Iason won't bit." Heiku then winked at the rather handsome mongrel as Iason scowled deeply at him.

"I am going to take a blood and tissue sample from all of you," He began. "And I'll start with little Riku. "Ima whispered to Heiku. "Master, what if that guy...er...Guy tries to steal Riki and Riku?" she asked not wanting her baby's adopted uncle to go back to that dirty Ceres place. "He wouldn't make it past Ayuda in the hallway."

Ima nodded with renewed reassurance. Heiku took samples from each of his subjects. "Papa, if Daddy Iason is my papa, I'll still come visit and bring candy!" Riku told Guy brightly. "That stuffs bad for your teeth though so don't eat to much of it. Ok." Guy responded with a chuckle to his son's antics. "How long will this take, Doc?"

"Not long," Heiku replied "Maybe about eight to ten minutes or so." "Riku-chan," Riku started with the call of his name and looked to find Tai motioning him over. "Why don't we go have a look at the garden while we wait, hmm? There's some beautiful fish in a small pond inside."

"But we're so high from the ground," Riku looked thoroughly confused blinking several times as he spoke. "How can there be a pond up here?" he asked. "I'll tell you all about it." Tai chorused gently taking Riku's smalle hand in his and leading him down out of the main hall.

Riki smiled. "It's actually in the building. The garden room is designed to look like it's outside, baby." he added after a thought. "Tai, show him the rainbow hummingbirds as well. He'd love those."

"Sure," Tai responded smiling warmly, "I love those as well as the butterflies. "But are fries?" Riku said even more confused looking up at a nearly grinning Tai. Laughter could be heard from Ima and Heiku and a few chuckles from the guards Askel and Freyn. "It's hard to explain." Tai managed to speak while chuckling himself.

"Let's hurry and I can show them to you sooner." Tai said as he led him away.

Riki sighed aloud. "I just want him to have a better life than I had," he said as he watched his son skip along merrily with Tai. A series of beeps were heard through the main hall and Heiku rushed to the small terminal he had set up to see the results. All eyes were held i rapt attention as he read the report from the test.

"Fascinating," he mumbled.

"By Jupiter! Spit it out Heiku!" Iason called frustrated as to what was taking the man so long in answering the question on everyone's mind. "Patience is a virtue you aparently do not have, Iason."

Iason then rounded the table and looked at the results himself. He then turned a very pleasant shade of red and began to lean on the table to maintain his balance.

"H-he's mine." he gasped. Heiku was kind enough to push a chair in behind Iason for him to sit down in as Daryl brought a tall glass of Zenien Burboun. "What!?" Guy and Riki spoke simultaneously looking at one another.

Ima was bouncing lightly on her feet as she held her swollen belly. "Lord Iason's the father! Lord Iason's the father!"

Riki gaped for a moment and then smiled happily. "He is? really?"

"Yes he is." Heiku laughed slightly at his friend look of shock.

"This also means you Riki will need to be examined at my hospital to find out why you have not conceived again. And you my good friend why you were able to impregnate him."

Riki said sarcastically "Maybe Iason's a one hit wonder when it comes to baby making?" he said jokingly.

This earned Riki two hard smacks to his rear from Iasons open hand. "Mind you pet mother of my child or not you are still punishable."

Iason pulled Riki flush against his chest as Riki held his smarting ass.

“Master, Lord Am and Yui have arrived. Shall I invite them in?” Daryl’s soft voice asked.

Everyone was so busy with the DNA results that they hadn’t heard a single knock on the door or the doorbell.

Raoul entered with Yui following close behind. "Iason..." he paused when he saw Guy. "Is this that mongrel we heard of last night?" he wasn't impressed with what he saw.

"Yes this is he," Iason groused, "and the girl is my Riki's younger sister."

"We were just going over the results of the DNA tests, Raoul" Heiku smiled. "Care to join us?"

Raoul tilted his head. "DNA tests?”

"For Riku, Riki, Guy and myself." Iason answered rubbing his temples in an attempt to stave off the approaching headache.

Raoul's face showed his confusion as to why Iason would have a DNA test performed when his data was already listed in the databank.

"It is to determine is the child is Riki's and if so whether the father is Guy or myself."

Raoul was shocked. "You? Father? Impossible! We are sterile beings, Iason."

"Read the results yourself, Raoul." Heiku said stepping away from the mini-terminal as Raoul approached.

"As you can see Riku has the DNA of a blondie and a non-elite human. He has 18 allyles incommon with Riki and 19 incommon with Iason. He is Iason's son."

Raoul calmed down.

"Incredible. Oh no. Iason, if Jupiter realizes this something worse than a public whipping may be in store."

"I will protect my family Raoul, you needent worry. I have made plans for Riki if somethin should happen to me. I will make plans for Riku as well."

Riku's happy voice interrupted them.

Riki smiled although it was a bit sad after hearing about the possible danger from Jupiter. "Baby, did you enjoy the hummingbirds and butterflies?" he asked as Riku danced around his legs.

"There's SO many colors in there!!" Riku chirped happily.

"One even landed right here on my shoulder!! And there was this big 'ellow fish that came to my hand but Mr. Tai said I couldn't take 'em with me." at which point he pouted for about ten seconds.

"But he said I could have a flower if Daddy Iason said I could!" he protested to his mother.

"Take as many as you'd like, son." Came Iason’s immediate reply. "You may take no more than two each day after today though as I would like to have some flowers left in our garden to view myself."

Riki smiled. "You may have the fish but they have to stay in the garden's pond so they can live and you can visit them and the birds, butterflies, and flowers whenever you like."

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A/N: Cliffhanger! HAHAHA!! Please send lots of reviews? Please?