Author's Note: Hey, I'm back. This turned out longer than expected. Anyway, this is a new story from another cartoon. This is my first try in writing the Pucca fandom so good and bad reviews are welcome. Pucca and the gang are 20 years old.

~princessamber081898

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my plot.

Chapter One: Gotta Go My Own Way

Pucca's POV

I just woke up from my drunken night of passion with Garu. I think we just did it last night. I better go now before he wakes up and break my heart. I quickly made my way to my clothes and quietly out of the cottage. It was dawn and it was still early. I could easily sneak my way up to my room. When I got to the Goh Rong, the door was shockingly unlocked. My uncles must have seen me and Garu going out into the night. It would be a one night stand, one that I don't think I'll ever forget. At least, a drunk Garu wouldn't shove me away from him like he would usually do. I got into my room and tucked myself in and closed my eyes.

Third Person's POV

Garu woke up to feeling very cold. His head hurts and he felt like he just had a wonderful night with someone but couldn't remember who or which. It was already around 10 AM, a little late than when he'd usually wake up to but his hangover was killing him. Someone knocked on his door and he thought it was Pucca, he suddenly felt that he was a bit glad to see the girl again. He put on his boxers and when he opened his door, it turned out to be his best friend Abyo. He and Pucca broke their vows of silence last night which cause the ENTIRE Sooga Village to celebrate at the Goh Rong that even Ring Ring decided to join into the party peacefully.

"Hey, Garu. Good morning," Abyo greeted as he eyed his friend from head to toe, "Man, did you just wake up?"

HIYA! And Abyo's shirt was on the floor, ripped into two.

"Yeah, I have a very bad hangover, I feel like my head would explode," Garu replied.

"Oh, guess what?" Abyo said, cheerfully.

"What?" Garu prompted.

"Ching and I are dating now," Abyo announced, obviously proud of the relationship.

"Finally," Garu said with fake enthusiasm.

"Wow, Garu, you're definitely one to talk. What about you and Pucca?" Abyo said.

"How did she get in this conversation, Abyo. I only meant it was about time that you finally reciprocate your feelings towards Ching," Garu said.

"Exactly, Garu, exactly," Abyo said.

"You're not making any sense and you're definitely making my hangover worse. Please get out before I do something bad," Garu warned.

"Eat noodles at the Goh Rong so you'd feel better," Abyo advised before leaving.

Suddenly, Garu had a thought, did he use a condom or not?

That afternoon, Pucca was doing her deliveries when she got to the dojo. Ching and Abyo ordered noodles for two. Ching greeted her friend but she immediately noticed something was wrong with Pucca so she sent the pouting Abyo home with his noodles while she rushed Pucca inside to her room.

"Pucca, what's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing," Pucca replied.

She was about to pry more but it looked liked Pucca wasn't going to tell so she gave up.

"Ching, thank you for worrying," Pucca said.

"Hey, am I your best friend or what?" Ching asked.

Pucca just smiled at her enthusiastic friend. She suddenly felt very sick.

"I need to go to the bathroom," Pucca said. She rushed to Ching's bathroom and got sick in front of the toilet.

"Pucca, are you okay?" Ching asked while holding her hair out of the way. Ching flushed her sickness while Pucca freshened herself by the sick.

"It's probably all that liquor last night or I ate something bad," Pucca said and gave Ching a weak smile.

"It must be the latter since you hardly drank last night," Ching said, still worried about Pucca.

Three weeks later, Pucca was still sick and Garu hasn't seen her since the party at the Goh Rong. So after her uncles' continuous nagging she wouldn't have went to the doctor for a check up.

"Pucca, you're three weeks pregnant," Dr. Claus announced. "I'm guessing Garu is the father. Are you okay?"

"Pregnant?" Pucca said, shocked. I'm okay now, but what about the baby? I want to keep the baby but Dr. Claus, you can't tell Garu about this. Not a word about this to anyone," Pucca begged.

"Pucca, you and the baby would be fine. Why do you want to keep it from Garu, he's the father," Dr. Claus said. Pucca didn't need to answer, Dr. Claus saw it in her eyes, the fear. Pucca's afraid that Garu wouldn't want the baby. She's afraid that Garu would give the baby the same treatment its mother gets. "I see. I'll write you a prescription of vitamins to keep you and baby healthy."

Pregnant. She's pregnant with Garu's baby. How will she tell her uncles? Ching? She passed by the dojo. Ching, Garu and Abyo were training and laughing together.

Garu's laughter died down after a minute. He frowned, then. He hadn't seen Pucca for three weeks. Ching said she was sick the next day after the party. Dada took over Pucca's jobs at the Goh Rong, the following days later.

"Do you guys have any news on Pucca lately?" Garu asked.

Ching and Abyo shared a look then Abyo shook his head no.

"She's been sick, she called me yesterday. I was worried about her so I offered to visit her but she protested and said that she's going to see the doctor today," Ching answered.

Garu felt relief wash over him. So she just caught a virus...wait, why the heck was he worried? he wondered.

"Pucca? Thank goodness. Are you okay now?" Ching asked, breaking Garu from his reverie. Pucca was, indeed, there inside the dojo gripping her bag tightly. Wait, had she really been sick for the past month? Why does she look blooming? Garu thought.

"Would you boys mind if I take Ching home with me for today? I just have something important to tell her and my uncles and it's for their ears only. Please," Pucca said.

"Okay. It looks urgent, though," Abyo said, looking at Pucca with pity. "By the way, Pucca? Are you alright now?"

"Yup, a bit nauseous but fine, nonetheless," Pucca said with an almost convincing smile.

"Is it me or she didn't noticed me?" Garu asked once the girls were out of earshot.

When Ching and Pucca arrived at the Goh Rong, they went to the kitchen and asked for some privacy from Dada. Pucca was on the verge of tears when her uncles looked at her, expecting the results of her check up.

"Uncle Dumpling, Uncle Ho, Uncle Linguini, Ching. The doctor said there's nothing wrong with me," Pucca began, she swallowed.

"How come there's nothing wrong with you?! You've been sick for three weeks! That's not normal!" Linguini said.

"It's more than just being sick, uncle. I also missed my period," Pucca finished, looking down at the floor. Ching's eyes widened. Pucca's pregnant?!

"Is Garu the father?" Ho asked, calm. Pucca nodded.

"Does he know he's the father or the fact that you're even pregnant?" Dumpling asked.

"NO! NONE OF YOU WILL TELL HIM! PLEASE! I don't want the baby to feel the way I do, unwanted by his or her father! I'd raise this baby alone, if I have to! I'll move out of Sooga, if I need to!" Pucca said, sobbing.

"Pucca, calm down. Garu deserves to know he's going to be a father," Ching said as tears fell down her own eyes, too.

"Pucca, think about the baby," Dumpling said.

"No, I want to get out of Sooga to get away from him. That way, he'll never find out about this baby. He'll have what he's always wanted. Freedom from me," Pucca said.

"Pucca, don't say that. If you want to get away, fine but one of us would have to go with her," Linguini said.

"I'll go with her. I'll just tell Abyo that I need to go for a one-year mission and I'd have to let Dad in this little secret or else Abyo'd never believe me," Ching said.

"There has to be a better alternative," Pucca said.

"Pucca, you're uncles can't leave the Goh Rong. I'd go with you, Abyo would understand," Ching said.

That night, Ching and Pucca started packing. Abyo was in Ching's room, trying to convince her to stay.

"Abyo, even though Pucca's strong enough to take a live dinosaur down. I can't possibly leave her to fend for herself. She's my best friend and I promised to be by her side when she needs me too. Abyo, I know you'd do the same for Garu," Ching said.

"Yeah, but why now? Why when we've just started dating?" Abyo demanded. "Why can't I go with you?"

"Abyo, I understand how you feel but I have to do this. The distance can help with our relationship. I'll be home from time to time but not Pucca. She needs to be at our destination full time. I can't tell you all the answers now, Abyo but I promise things will change for the better," Ching explained.

"I guess if you put it that way, I'll just have to live with it," Abyo said.

Ching smiled and gave Abyo a quick peck on the lips.

Pucca and Ching left when everyone was still asleep at dawn. Pucca said goodbye to her home. She means to go back after two years when she's finally adjusted to motherhood.

"Good-bye, Garu," Pucca said.

At the same time, Garu woke up from a dream about Pucca leaving Sooga. Little did he know how true that dream'd be once the news about Ching and Pucca's departure spread through the village.

~princessamber081898