Haru learns she is pregnant with Rin's child and doesn't know what to do
Makoto comes to help her and decides to make sure things go smoothly
Please review, follow and favourite
Haru leaned over the bathtub her chest heaving as she rid herself of her stomach contents. This was the 6th time today she had thrown up; she had been vomiting on and off for the past week. She could barely keep anything down and just about anything made her sick to her stomach.
Her throat was sore from throwing up and her mouth tasted awful. She had nothing left in her stomach after the amount of vomiting she was doing and it was now mostly acid. It burned on the way up and on the way down; god she felt like death alive.
On top of that she had seemingly put on weight despite being a swimmer. Her stomach seemed bigger with a slight bump and her waist was a little bigger too. I mean she had noticed herself getting curvier lately but said nothing of it. Rin hadn't seemed to mind when he saw her in; in fact, he was pretty aroused by it.
Then a scary feeling came over her; the kind when you realized something about yourself that was pretty important. The kind that caused you to make life decisions. The kind that made you wake up and realize things were changing.
Haru stiffened but decided to tidy herself up a little. She flushed the toilet and rinsed her mouth wanting the taste of vomit to vanish already. She took a large mouthful of mint wash and gargled it for a long time before spitting.
She then sat down on the toilet closing the lid. When was the last time she had gotten her period? It should have been due by now, shouldn't it? Yet it had never come and here she was still waiting for it to happen to her.
She had just believed it to be late and waited for it to come on its own. However, she was never met with that pain in her abdomen that told her she was not bearing any kids. Instead it was the opposite; the kind of thing most women wanted in their early thirties to late twenties, not in their teens!
Shakily Haru got to her feet tucking her black hair behind her ear. It was messy and somewhat sticking to her due to throwing up. But she didn't care right now; she had something else on her mind.
Later
Makoto opened the door quietly removing his shoes. When Haru called, she sounded really upset and scared which made his red alert mentality come on. Haru did get moody and was often hard to understand but she never cried. For her to be crying down the phone and sound shaky; something had to be seriously wrong.
He then removed his coat and headed upstairs to her room. There was no smell of cooking in the kitchen but the bathroom did smell a bit…. odd. Sour; like how a drunken night smelled but without the booze. Had she caught some form of stomach bug? God that had to rough.
He then reached the raven-haired teens bedroom and knocked on the door quietly "Haru; I'm coming in" he said kindly. What if she was curled up in bed? What if she was sleeping? I mean after throwing up so much who wouldn't want to lie down and restore their energy?
When he opened the door, he was stunned at what he saw in front of him. It was like he was looking at a completely different person and not the childhood friend he had grown up with. It was like he had stepped into another room and the woman before him was a complete stranger.
Haru was curled up at the side of her bed with messy hair, wearing a dark blue over-sized hoodie and baggy jeans. From what he could make out she was wearing a black T shirt underneath. Her face was pale with no colour in it whatsoever; her eyes were red from crying and she looked pretty tired. Just what in the hell had happened to her?
"Haru?! What the hell happened to you?!" Makoto cried anxiously rushing towards her. She was a complete mess and had the complexion of a vengeful ghost. Hell it was like looking at the Grudge except this wasn't a horror movie; this was real life!
Haru looked up at him but placed her hands in front of her so she didn't come closer. She was still feeling pretty weak from throwing up and lack of food in her system. Her head was still spinning a little and her body was no energy in it whatsoever.
"Just…. please sit down Makoto…" Haru said wearily. She wasn't very strong right now and needed to relax; she was in enough shock right now as it was. If he panicked it would only make it worse. She was barely keeping her sanity together as it was; part of her still wanted to break down or throw things in anger.
Makoto did as he was told but he wasn't happy. Haru was a mess and something was seriously wrong; but he could only think of the worst-case scenario. There was a long period of silence as Haru shifted uncomfortably gripping her stuffed dolphin toy tightly. It was the biggest source of comfort she had right now and it helped.
"I…. the thing is…. I'm…" Haru stammered quietly. She knew Makoto would go def con one; he was the mother of the friend group after all. He was highly protective of everyone not just her. She was terrified that he would lose his shit and go punch a wall or on a rampage.
She brushed some of her black hair out of her face quietly. God at this point she would give anything to have a hair tie to keep the damn stuff out of her face. It was lank, greasy and heavy; she needed to wash it but didn't have the energy to right now.
Makoto gripped his legs tightly his heart racing in his chest and his nails digging into his legs. His eyes were wide with fear and anticipation; the tension was killing him. He just wanted to know already so he could stop panicking already.
Haru closed her eyes tightly "I'M PREGNANT!" Haru yelled loudly. Tears filled her eyes as she yelled; it was hard enough accepting it to herself. I mean she did have a small life growing inside her; how could she not freak out?!
After learning she was pregnant a couple of hour ago; she started shaking with fear then crying. She cried until her throat was hoarse and she had no more energy; she had then called Makoto and just sat in her room quietly.
Makoto sat there quietly the shock and seriousness of all this slowly hitting him. His best friend Haru was pregnant; with a baby?! But to whom? How did it happen?! Haru wasn't even married; she lived alone and tended to be very introverted. She never went to parties and spent all her time studying or at the swim team!
"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" he yelled loudly trying to hold back all the emotions running through him right now. How long had she known? How far along was she? Holy fuck he wished this was a joke but it was obviously anything but; god how was he supposed to act?!
Haru pulled out a 2 pregnancy tests from her hoodie pocket and threw them on the table. Both were adorned with red positive signs proving this was no joke. She had washed them off a little after using them so they smelled less of pee. However, she couldn't rid of it completely but at least they were semi clean now.
Makoto could only stare in awe; he was going to be an uncle? Hell, an in-law of some kind. I mean Haru was like a sister to him after all. They had grown up together and she was someone he trusted more than anyone else in the world.
I mean luckily, he was used to dealing with kids because of his younger brother and sister; but he didn't plan on having kids for himself until he was a lot older than he was now. I mean he was too busy thinking about his studies and his future to worry about relationships anyway.
"I took them before you came over. I did about five but I threw the rest in the trash" Haru retorted bluntly. She had drunk so much liquid just to be able to do that many tests.
She had always been careful with sex when it came to Rin; but it seems not careful enough in this case. Here she was a high school senior and pregnant with a baby. God the rumours really were true; finding out this sort of thing really was as scary as they say. Her head was a mess and she had no idea of what to do with herself at all.
Makoto was completely stunned by this turn of events. They were both still in high school and were already looking at colleges for their future. Haru wouldn't be able to attend college if she was raising a child. She would have to give up her dreams for the sake of a baby! She was only 17 after all!
Part of him wanted to break down into a rage but looking at Haru that would only make her cry. She was even more scared than he was and probably felt so alone and confused right now. Unsure of what to do or how she even got herself into this mess.
If he acted out or got angry she would only blame herself and cry again. Give how weak she was right now that was not the best course of plan to take. She needed him now more than ever; she was at her weakest and this was a serious situation. Haru was going to be a mother at the end of all this.
Slowly he got to his feet and approached the raven-haired swimmer quietly. She stiffened in his embrace but allowed him to hug her; it felt nice, safe even. She felt her worries ease a little but not completely leave.
"It's gonna be ok Haru; I'll stay beside you the whole way" Makoto said supportively. He was her best friend; there was no way he was just going to abandon her in her time of need.
Haru softened in his arms and her tenseness lessened; she eased into the hug and placed a hand on his back gently but her grip was weak. "Thank you, Makoto…." She said weakly. It meant a lot to have him here beside her. It gave her the strength to know she wasn't alone in all this.
Makoto's gaze became annoyed and his eyes filled with frustration "Its Rin's, isn't it?" he retorted bluntly. He had known for a long time those two had been involved with each other. However he had thought they wouldn't have kids until after their college years at least.
Haru nodded quietly into his hug; as if it could be anyone else's. They had been dating for some time now and he was the love of her life; she had loved him since they were kids. Even after he had left to train in Australia she had never gotten over him and missed him terribly wondering what became of him.
He wasn't upset that they were together in fact he couldn't be happier. The two had been crushing on each other since they were 6 or 7 years old. For the past 11 years, they had eyes for only each other.
As teenagers, their tension had only become stronger and the amount of eye sex that went on between them was unending. It had only been a matter of waiting until they got together. However, he doubted Rin even knew Haru was pregnant. She had always been the type to keep things to herself after all; even as a child.
He only hoped Rin took responsibility for what he had helped create. This was his baby too after all and she was very vulnerable by herself. There was no way she could raise this child alone. I mean Haru could look after herself but she was still a baby herself in some ways; she was still learning!
Makoto loved Haru like a sister and wouldn't let her suffer alone. He wouldn't let Rin abandon Haru with his child; he would make sure he helped raise it with her together. It would be anything but easy but that was parenthood; it never was easy even his parents could attest to that.
However, telling Rin would be a different matter entirely; how he would react was going to be interesting indeed. But no matter what he was in this with her too. "How far along are you?" he asked curiously his tone stern. From her curves and weight gain; he was willing to bet 3 months at least.
Haru swallowed weakly her throat dry "3…3 months" she muttered quietly. Makoto mentally patted himself on the back; his guess had been correct. His intuition really was never wrong; good thing he followed his gut.
"Does Rin know?" he asked sharply. Even if he had to barge up to Samezuka and show Rin up in front of everyone he would make sure Rin knew about this. Hell, he might as well tell Gou and she could tell him. She visited Samezuka regularly to catch up with her brother and Sousuke. She could easily tell Rin if he told her to.
Haru shook her head quietly; she wanted to to, she had to but she was scared of how to do it. God knows she loved him so much, but what if he didn't want it? What if he pushed her away because of this?! What if he didn't want her anymore?!
Makoto frowned "I'll call Gou shortly; for now, you need hydration and rest. Leave the rest to me" he said firmly. However it seemed the raven haired swimmer had other plans despite his concerns.
Haru shook her head "I don't want to sleep; my head…. I can't settle" she retorted sternly. In her current state of mind, she would never be able to relax. She would simply lie on the bed as panic and shock overwhelmed her all over again.
Makoto sighed heavily and pulled her away to look at her "Then I'll give you plenty of tea and some melon pan. It will give you strength" he said sternly. She had lost enough liquid from vomiting and crying; the sugar and fluid would help her feel better than she did right now. She needed to keep her strength up for the baby.
Haru nodded obediently to which he ruffled her head. She needed a bath but that was not important right now. She could deal with all that later once she had gotten over her stress and panic; it was on her to do list.
Makoto then got up and went downstairs to make her snacks. As he did so he slipped his phone of his pocket to text Gou. The sooner Rin knew the better; there was no point in dragging it out as it would only cause more problems.
"I'm doing this for Haru's sake; even if she will be mad at me for it" he muttered quietly. Right now the future of that baby was more important than anything else.