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---Chapter 2---

Yuzu quietly laughed at the dumbfounded expression on Rukia's face.

"It's quite a possibility, considering your symptoms. I'll have Dad come in to make sure and run a few tests."

Rukia just sat there, both of her hands tightly wrapped around her stomach.

"I expected it to be something….big…..But not this big..." She finally blurted out.

Yuzu smiled at her, "I'm sure Ichigo is going to be delighted when you tell him." She said happily.

A few seconds later, Rukia fainted.

Yuzu caught her instantly, preventing her from falling face first on the floor.

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Ichigo scrambled up from his seat, making a mad dash for the room Rukia had been taken to.

Yuzu came to the door, closing it almost completely, leaving just a crack open so Ichigo could see her.

"Ichigo, she'll be out in a little bit. We aren't finished yet."

He looked at her, completely baffled.

"What the hell?? Why can't I come in? And what was she screaming about?"

"Believe me, Rukia is going to want to be the one to tell you what's going on."

With a snort he turned away. "Fine. How long is this gonna take?"

"At the most, another 30 minutes."

"Alright…."

Walking slowly back down the hall to his chair, he sat down, resting his head in his hands.

'What in the hell is going on?'

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Yuzu had laid Rukia down onto the bed and already called Isshin. He'd be there within minutes- -

"Hey, Yuzu!!" Isshin said enthusiasticly, busting into the room.

"Dad! Shhh! Don't be yelling like that, I don't want her to wake up in a panic!" She whispered as quietly as she was able, since she was just a bit annoyed with her father.

"Right…we do need to wake her, though."

"I know, just not like that."

He turned away, crossing his arms.

"Dad, don't be so immature…"

He whirled around, smiling again.

"Aha! So you do need me!!"

She whipped the clipboard at her father, "Dad, shut up!! You're going to wake her!"

Rukia blinked her eyes open, looking around, wondering where the in the hell she was. She sat up, leisurely, rubbing her eyes, and saw Yuzu and Isshin fighting.

Yuzu glanced at Rukia and saw she was awake.

"See, Dad! Look what you did!?" She said pointing at Rukia.

"Jee…you don't need to blame it all on me, you know. You were yelling too."

Yuzu placed a hand on her temple, sighing. "Nevermind….Let's just get on with this."

Isshin nodded and looked at Rukia.

"So I s'pose Yuzu already went through symptom questions, eh?"

She lifted her head, "Yes."

"Alrighty, then we'll move straight on to running the tests. I'm going to need you to come with me." He said with a welcoming smile.

She slid off of the bed and stumbled toward the door. Isshin helped her out to a different room that was much larger and seemed to be made for why she was here.

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Ichigo could no longer sit in one place. He found himself pacing back and forth in front of the entrance of the clinic.

'Why wouldn't she let me in? Damn it, Yuzu. I have a right to know what's happening….and what the hell did she mean by "Rukia will want to be the one to tell you"? Ugh….I'm so damn confused.

He cursed at himself, still pacing around, with one hand on his chin.

The minutes passed by him feeling like hours.

'I need to know, now.'

He heard footsteps down the hallway and turned around to see Yuzu, Isshin, and Rukia.

She looked exhausted.

"Rukia…" He said, a hand behind his head.

She smiled faintly.

Isshin stepped forward, "That's my boy, Ichigo." He said with a smirk.

"What the hell are you talkin' about, old man?"

He just smiled at his son.

"Get some sleep you two, you're going to be needing it for the next several months."

Ichigo looked more confused than ever.

"What? Why?"

He pushed Ichigo and Rukia out the door of the clinic.

"Good luck!" He said waving.

Ichigo shook his head, sighing. He saw Rukia walking to the car and ran over to her. He smiled before opening the door for her.

"Ichigo…."

"Just get in." He said, still smiling.

She slipped into the car and sat down with her hands in her lap.

Ichigo walked around the car and opened his door, sitting down and starting it up. He looked behind him as he backed up.

And again, within minutes, they were at their destination.

Yawning, he yanked the keys from the ignition and carelessly opened the car door.

He began walking to the house since he saw that Rukia had gotten out of the car by herself.

He unlocked the door after waiting for her to catch up.

Walking inside the house, he put his arm around her, tossing his keys onto the table. She snuggled against him, one of her hands gripping tightly onto her stomach.

Ichigo walked her into their bedroom and looked up at the ceiling.

"Get yourself some sleep, okay?" He said, obviously trying to hide his concern.

It wasn't working.

Rukia stared at him.

"…Yeah…" She replied, already slipping herself under the blankets.

He was dying to know what was wrong with her, if anything was. Well, apparently something was, since she was throwing up so much. Even though he was aching to know, he figured he'd wait until morning. He didn't want to get her worked up just as she was drifting off to sleep.

Letting out a deep sigh, he climbed onto bed, and placed his hands behind his head.

Hehe poor Ichigo, left in suspense.

Next chapter, Ichigo is told exactly what's wrong with her!

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