In My Life
Chapter 1
"Hey, Katsuya?" Yami called his attention as he put Jounouchi's bowl of rice in front of him. He set his own bowl of rice by his chair and turned around to take the miso soup from the counter and put the two bowls by their rice.
Jounouchi took some kimchi from one of the small plates in front of him that served the viands. "Yeah?" he answered, taking the preserved cabbage in his mouth, then taking a piece of grilled beef from another plate, dipped it in its salty, sweet almost barbeque sauce, again taking it to his mouth with a small ball of rice his chopsticks picked up. "What is it?" he asked through his full mouth.
"What would you do if you found out I was pregnant?" Yami asked, eating quietly. He wasn't really that sure, he was just getting a hunch, that feeling.
The blonde swallowed. "You? Pregnant?" he took another bite of beef and rice. "I dunno, really." He continued to eat, "I'm not ready for kids yet. And besides, you're the only one with the stable income; I still have to find a good enough job with a good enough pay. In addition, I'm not good with kids. You see how I treat my sister, we don't get along very well, do we?"
Yami looked at his soup, stirring it gently with his chopsticks. "Okay,"
"Why, do you want kids?" Jounouchi asked, pausing a while to look at him. "This early?"
"No, it's not that," he said, "I mean, I do want kids yes, some time in the near future," yeah, in like a year, it would arrive if his hunch was right that he really was carrying Jounouchi's child. "I was just asking, that's all," he smiled.
"Alright," he resumed eating. "By the way, I saw this ad on the newspaper; I'll go, so maybe I'll be back late tomorrow evening,"
"Sure. I'll be home late anyways." Yami stood up and poured them both a glass of water.
"Where are you going?" he asked, draining the glass of its liquid.
Yami poured water in Jounouchi's glass again. "I'll go to the mall with Otogi," he half lied. Otogi was going to the mall, it's just that he was going to the doctor. "He said he wanted to buy some new leather shoes,"
"Okay,"
Yami didn't really know what to feel. If he should be relieved, that Jounouchi had that kind of answer, or scared, that it was the only answer Jounouchi had. It was true that Jounouchi wasn't good with children, but, it wasn't impossible that he could be good with his own children.
Dinner went on silently, with no more questions were asked, no stories were shared.
"I'll go to sleep. I'll look for the employer early tomorrow," said Jounouchi, leaving Yami with the dishes.
Alright," Yami watched him walk away. He sighed when he heard their bedroom door close. If it was true that he really was with child, and Jounouchi wasn't ready for one, it was going to be a long and difficult start.
Yami woke up to an empty left side of the bed, as usual. It was around seven, and work doesn't start until nine. He took the pregnancy test from under the bed, and took it in the bathroom.
Minute after minute passed. The white stick rested motionlessly on the vanity.
Three minutes had passed, and Yami didn't want to look at it. But he had no choice. Bravely, he stood up from the tub sill, and looked at it.
"Oh, God."
Positive.
He made sure he didn't leave any trace of the pregnancy kit around, so he threw everything in a colored plastic bag, then threw it in the bin. Of course he left the stick behind.
Was he happy? Worried? Scared? He didn't know. He put the stick in his drawer, under all the papers, and reached for his phone, speed dialing one of his contacts.
Hello, good morning, Doctor Ishizu Ishtar's clinic.
"Good morning, yes, may I please speak with the doctor? If she's not busy?"
Yes, of course, she has just come in.
"Thank you," Yami waited for a few moments, then a warm, familiar voice came from the other line.
Hello?
"Ishizu-nee!"
Yami? She chuckled. Hey, how is it going? Grandpa needs some medication on the other side?
Yami laughed a little. "Actually, it's kinda me who needs you,"
You? Well, that's certainly new. What is it? Is there something wrong?
"I'm pregnant."
Congratulations! So you want a check up?
"Well, yeah, of course, though, can I come after six? I can't skip work,"
Sure. Be careful, though. Who's the father?
"I'll tell you in person, I'm not comfortable telling you here,"
Alright, I am excited though. Keep safe, Yami. Love you.
"Love you, too, Ishizu-nee, and thanks," he smiled, and put the phone down.
"Really, Yami, you have to go to the doctor." Said Otogi, taking a little time off from the work he and Yami were doing to have a little talk in the bathroom. "You can't keep doing this to yourself. So what if you' really are pregnant, Jounouchi should at least be happy, I think. And besides, you should do something about your throwing up here all the time, it's disgusting," he complained, handing Yami some wet ones when he went out the toilet cubicle.
Yami rolled his eyes and took the wet disposable towels. He wiped his mouth, then proceeded to open his little hygiene kit that rested on the counter by the sink to take out his mouthwash. "You try getting knocked up. It's not my fault I throw up!" he said while brushing his teeth.
"Then try taking something that would ease it," said Otogi, just watching him.
"And hurt it? Hell no!" he spitted out the foaming toothpaste. "I am not taking any kind of drug, even if you say it'll make me feel better,"
"Yeah right," he flicked the leaf of the plant in the bathroom. Then he looked at Yami as if he realized something. "Wait, so you're sure now that you're having a baby?" he leaned on the counter, watching him closer.
After spitting out the mouthwash, he put back his things in the hygiene kit. "I checked this morning, when Katsuya left. It's positive." He stared at his flat stomach on the mirror. "So I'm going to get checked later. There's this doctor my Grandfather always went to. She's fond of him so I'm going to her,"
"You've mentioned her name before; it's that Ishizu lady right?" Otogi asked as they went out.
"Yep."
"But aren't doctors' clinics already closed by then?"
"I know. I called her this morning and asked for a favor. She loves kids, so she'll let me in her clinic tonight,"
As they walked down the halls of KaibaCorp, Yami thought of how badly he wanted to get into the company when he was still in his college years. It was nice that he and Otogi ended up together in the same company from all the companies they sent résumés to, and also ended up in the same department like they planned and promised. Yami had also taken a liking to the company's owner, Kaiba Seto, in college. Although Kaiba didn't know who Yami was, Yami knew Kaiba. And he liked him. A lot. It kind of made him say that he was glad that he took computer science.
But he met a blonde, who was a varsity scholar taking marketing management, at a free concert in the campus when he was in his senior year. They clicked, then dated. Yami never really forgot about he liked Kaiba, watching him around the campus, stealing glances.
Yami put his kit in his drawer and looked at the clock. 5.30pm. Good. Only thirty more minutes and he can leave. Besides, it was a bit easy to waste thirty minutes in the office.
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