"…Hello, Nobu?"

"Oh hey, Otani, what's up?"

"Hey Nobu, I've heard you've come back to town."

"Yep! I'm here for a few days, why?"

"Well cause, Koizumi's been sick all morning and she's in the bathroom right now. I was wondering if you could come over and watch her for a bit, since I've got school."

"Sick? She can't be that bad, can she?"

"No, she's really sick. She's been like this since yesterday."

"Well then can't you ditch school for one day?"

"I would but it's a big exam today. So can you come?"

"Yeah I'll be right over."

"Hello?" Nobu said as she knocked on the front door. She heard a bang and then a crash. Then the door was opened by a pale Koizumi. After quickly opening the door, Koizumi collapsed on the couch.

"Wow, Koizumi! You must be really sick! Do you have a fever?"

Nobu placed her palm against Koizumi's forehead, but it wasn't abnormally hot.

"Uh…Nobu, I feel so awful."

"What's wrong? Did you eat something wrong? Cramps?"

"No. I've been puking since yesterday."

Nobu sat up strait and looked straight into Koizumi's eyes. Could it be? No, it wouldn't, it couldn't!

After a few moments, Nobu cleared her throat and began to ask,

"Koizumi, how many times do you normally do it?"

"Huh? Do what?"

"It with Otani."

"Huh? What with Otani?"

"What are you, a kindergartener? I mean sex." Nobu said as she rolled her eyes.

Koizumi's eyes began to bug out. She sat up strait and began to play with her fingers. Nobu stared into Koizumi's avoiding eyes. Koizumi began to blush, returning a bit of color to her face.

"Uhm… I don't know…Mm…Once in a while I guess…Once a week…"

As Nobu sat and thought to herself, Koizumi thought over her little white lie. It wasn't exactly a lie, but it wasn't exactly the truth either. They did do it at least once a week… sometimes more…much more. In fact they did the deed once a night. They began to feel comfortable with each to begin to explore. Otani was beginning to try different positions. So more or less it was a lie.

"You guys do use protection right?" Nobu asked, snapping Koizumi out of her thoughts.

"Yeah, of course!"

"Condoms and birth control?"

"…No…just condoms…"

"Hm…."

"Koizumi, I want you to sit down and take deep breaths, okay?"

Nobu pushed Koizumi onto the couch. She grabbed her hands, and gripped them tightly. She tried to keep her eyes locked on Koizumi, but it was difficult.

"…Okay?"

"Okay, please don't freak out, but I think…I think you may be pregnant."

…

….

…..

What did she just say? Pregnant?

What? That can't be there was protection!

"But…But…But… That can't be true, Nobu-chan! We've always used protection.!"

"Yes, I know," Nobu said as she stroked Koizumi's hair. Koizumi looked like a flustered little child. She was in her pajamas. Her hair was a mess and her eyes were popping out. She looked as if she was going to cry.

"But we don't know for sure! We'll have to take a test!"

"A test? So there might be a chance that I'm not pregnant?"

"Yes, but you have to take a pregnancy test to be sure."

Nobu had handed Koizumi a little, rectangular box after she got back from the store. Then Nobu had ushered her into the bathroom.

Koizumi slowly looked at the box and opened it. Out came a small stick and a little piece of paper. She began to read it:

Step One: Pee on the small, blue tab on the end of the test.

So Koizumi sat down and peed. After she finished, she set it on the sink and went back to the instructions.

Step Two: Wait three minutes until the test has developed.

Koizumi stared at the test, waiting for the seconds to past by. But three minutes began to feel like forever.

There is no way that I'm pregnant. It can't be. We've always used protection. Otani would never lie to me…But what it I am…What if I am bearing a child? What will happen to my life? Otani's life? My parents? His? Could I support a child? Can I finish school? Will it be a boy or a girl? What will our parents say?

Koizumi began to ponder until she looked at the clock. Five minutes had gone by. She continued onto the last step.

Step Three: The results will appear on the white line. If a minus sign appears then you are not pregnant, if a plus sign appears then you are pregnant.

Koizumi shut her eyes tight and stepped over to the sink. She grabbed the test and looked at the white line. It was a…

Plus sign.

Hello everyone! I'm sorry this is really, really late. I'm also sorry that it's short. But I thought it would be good to just stop like this. It really surprised me that people like my first chapter. Thank y'all so much! And I hope you like this chapter too and will continue to read on.