Hi guys! Here's s continuation-ish thing for The Next Step! Please keep in mind that they both take place on a different timeline/universe of sorts than Reality Kick. I just wanted to make Hinami pregnant, tbh. That's all I can say really... {OOC as fuck probably though}

[Stay tuned for A/N]

Enjoy~

Sighing dejectedly, Hinami exited the bathroom and plopped herself on the living room couch, cuddling a pillow. It had been over a month since her last period, which normally wouldn't worry her since she had always been irregular, but she had never missed two in a row. The first one she chalked up to excitement and stress of packing her things to move in with her boyfriend. However, now she was done packing and still hadn't come.

Standing, she made her way towards the bedroom, scanning the apartment for her boyfriend's presence warily. Relaxing slightly when she realized he wasn't home, she entered their bedroom and began to change out of her lounge clothes. After she was dressed appropriately she left the room, grabbing her purse as she walked out of the apartment, locking the door behind her. Slowly walking along the road, she thought about what would change if her suspicion was correct.

"What will Ayato do? What about Big Brother and Big Sister? What am I going to do?"

As the store came into view, she pushed those questions into the back of her mind, determined to remain positive and avoid jumping straight to conclusions. Stepping into the store, she wandered the aisles until she found the one she needed. She dreaded the idea of what she needed from the aisle, but she knew it was the only way to get answers. Hinami briskly moved through the aisle and picked up what she needed, barely even pausing to see what brand it was.

Luckily for her, the store had a self-checkout option that would save her from the embarrassment of buying a pregnancy test. Quickly she paid for the test and left the store, almost running towards the apartment.

Once there, she paused briefly to listen to the silence and determined that her boyfriend still wasn't home. Locking herself in the bathroom, she took the test from the box and read the instructions-even though she knew how one was supposed to use a pregnancy test.

As she waited a few minutes for the results, she sat on the floor amidst the stacks of unpacked boxes brought from Kaneki and Touka's house. Hinami forced herself to calm down slightly, telling herself that no matter the result freaking out wouldn't change it. Five minutes later, she mustered up just enough courage to stand and pick up the test.

Hinami froze. She stared at the two pink lines, eyes wide and mouth open slightly. True, she had known that that would most likely be the result, but that didn't mean she wasn't affected by it. Dropping the test, she took a deep breath as it clattered into one of the unpacked boxes sitting on the counter.

Stumbling out of the bathroom in a daze, she stumbled down the hallway and into the bedroom. Falling onto the bed, she stared at the ceiling as the news finally set in completely. She laid there for a while, wondering what she was going to do now.

"First thing's first, I have to tell Ayato," she groaned, rolling onto her stomach and burying her face into a pillow.

Meanwhile, Ayato had gone to his sister's house to get the last of Hinami's things. He immediately began to regret doing so when the first thing he was faced with was his brother-in-law's scowling face.

"Hey Touka, your stupid husband is being weird again!" He sighed and stood in the entrance, not bothering to take off his shoes.

Touka appeared behind her husband and grabbed his ear, dragging him away from Ayato and into the living room where she forced him to sit down. She looked back at her brother.

"Sit down, he wanted to talk to you or something. I'll go get Hinami's things," she ordered before disappearing down the hallway.

Grumbling, Ayato sat in a chair across from Kaneki. "So, what do you want?"

"Nothing much," Kaneki drawled. "I just wanted to make sure you won't change your mind about Hinami."

"And why would I do that?" Ayato huffed, crossing his arms. "I might be a giant ass, but I know that I wouldn't leave her."

Kaneki looked at Ayato sternly before he relaxed and smiled brightly. "That's good! Because if something like that ever did happen, you would be in a world of trouble. I don't care if you're Touka's brother, if you hurt my little sister I will personally end you. I won't just stop at 103 bones."

Ayato shuddered faintly. He clearly remembered when he was an immature shit and was "half-killed" by his future brother-in-law. He didn't want to go through that again and Kaneki saying it with a cheerful smile just made it feel more threatening.

"Also," Kaneki continued, causing Ayato to grunt impatiently, "If you do something stupid like getting her pregnant before you're married, you won't be able to sire any children after that one."

Before Ayato could respond with a snarky comment, Touka smacked her husband on the back of his head.

"You're acting like you are Hinami's father, it's creepy," she said. Kaneki just smiled goofily.

"Well, alright then. This has been shitty enough for me, I'm leaving!" Ayato stood up from the chair and quickly walked out the front door, pausing briefly to grab the small box Touka had set on the table.

Finally arriving at his apartment, Ayato breathed a sigh of relief as he unlocked the door and entered the quiet space. Setting the box on the pile of other unpacked boxes, he looked around the living room and kitchen for his small girlfriend. Not seeing her, he wandered down the hall and stopped by the bathroom. The bathroom was empty so he glanced at the closed bedroom door and shrugged, deciding to take a shower before going to her.

Stepping out of the shower, Ayato wrapped a towel around his waist and maneuvered around the bathroom to stand in front of the mirror, rubbing his hair with another towel. Glancing down at the boxes cluttering the small room, a plastic stick caught his eye. Curious, Ayato picked it up and studied it. It was all white except for the two thin, pink lines at one of end; lines that Ayato thought he would never see in his entire life.

"Fuck." He threw the towel in the hamper as he stalked out of the bathroom and to the bedroom, holding the test in his hand.

Hinami looked up from her book when she heard the door open, revealing her towel clad boyfriend. She smiled when she saw him, but it dropped as she caught sight of the test in his hand. Trying act normally, she looked up and met his eyes that were focused on her seriously. He sighed and walked to the dresser to get dressed as Hinami closed her book and staring blankly the cover. Once the rustling of Ayato getting dressed stopped, the test was suddenly thrown into her lap. Shuddering lightly, she slowly looked up from her lap.

"What's this?" She heard him ask rhetorically. Mustering some bravery, she tried to laugh lightly as she responded,

"It's a pregnancy test, Ayato, can't you see that?"

He said nothing as he continued to stare at her, an eyebrow raised. Sighing, she looked away and mumbled under her breath, "I'm pregnant."

"Yeah I figured out that much," he retorted. "How long?"

"I just found out today," she whispered, gesturing to the test in her lap. Feeling tears gather in her eyes, she bit her lip and continued, "I'm sorry."

Ayato sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose, moving to sit on the edge of the bed next to her. He wrapped his arms around her shoulders, letting her cling to his shirt.

"You don't have to apologize," he said as she clutched his shirt in her fists and began to cry.

"But… I know you don't want children," she cried, her voice muffled against his chest. He sighed.

"Yes, I didn't want kids, but what's done is done," he told her. "We can't go back and change it so we just have to accept it."

Hinami nodded, still crying into his chest. Ayato held his girlfriend closely, rubbing her back comfortingly. He wasn't sure how he felt about becoming a father; he didn't entirely oppose the idea but he also didn't completely accept it either. All he could do right now was comfort a Hinami and just accept the fact that it was happening. Suddenly, the conversation with his brother-in-law earlier popped into his head and he groaned internally.

'Shit, Kaneki is going to fucking kill me.'

Oh man, what a shitty ending right? I kind of lost steam towards the end, I really liked the idea of him finding the test and then freaking out, but I just couldn't get him to freak out for some reason? OH I KNOW! I'll write another one where he freaks out! *whispers* While at the same time telling Kaneki and Touka...

Temporary Hiatus Announcement: I'm still not completely out of the woods here yet, and probably won't be until the semester is over. So, another 6 or 7 weeks and then it'll be summer so I can write! But, I am coming up with ideas for things to write, so that's a positive! c:

I wanna ask y'alls opinion, and please be honest: Okay so my friend got me into Fairy Tail and it ruined me so of course I really wanna write FT fanfiction now. But, my main idea for an FT fic is going to be a journal of sorts. As in, I'm going to write a story about Lucy (because she is my child) and she'll go through some of the same things I do. Mostly depression and overcoming it. Idk, I thought it might also help me with my own struggle... Tell me what you think! (Also just let me know if you think I could write FT or anything besides Tokyo Ghoul tbh)

As always, a huge thank you for reading and putting up with my shenanigans! I promise to bring Reality Kick back as soon as possible! I know what the next chapter is about, I just need to find the motivation to write it! But anyway, please tell me what you think and if you have any constructive criticism or suggestions, I will be more than happy to hear/read them!

With love,

Lau ( ˘ ³˘)

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