Title: The Unexpected
Author: Dana16
Rating: PG

Starlight Mansion

Aja had been waiting for a perfect opportunity to get everyone in one place before she announced her news. Her chance came soon enough, when the other Holograms, including Jerrica, were sitting around the living room. For once, they were all relaxing...well, except for Aja. She felt a little nervous, but she knew she couldn't keep this a secret.

"Guys, I have to tell you something." Aja started

"What is it?" Jerrica asked, as she looked up from her book.

"I'm pregnant." Aja said softly.

"WHAT?" Jerrica exclaimed, dropping her book. She couldn't have heard that right! No way!

"Yes, I'm pregnant; I just took the test today, and...and I don't know what to

do." Aja confessed as she looked down at her lap.

"Pregnant! Is that why you were in the bathroom for two hours?" Kimber asked.

Jerrica looked at her sister with anger. "You KNEW about this, Kimber?"

"What? No!" Kimber said defensively. She took a breath to calm herself and

explained, "Aja was in the bathroom for such a long time that I got worried. I

had no clue what was going on."

Jerrica hardly heard her sister's explanations. She was trying to control her

shock and anger, but found it difficult. "Aja, I can't believe this!"

"I didn't do it on purpose, trust me. Help me figure this out, you guys." Aja

begged. Then, she said quietly, "I'm scared," and started to cry.

Seeing Aja cry conviced Jerrica that she couldn't be mad at the guitarist right

then. She took her friend into her arms and hugged her tightly. Kimber joined

in immediately, followed by Shana and Raya, turning Jerrica's comforting embrace

into a big, warm group hug.

"Okay, the first thing to think about is seeing a doctor, and then...we'll go

from there." Jerrica said, as she pulled back from the hug, looking into Aja's

eyes.

Aja nodded her head and wiped her face, she was glad to get this off her chest

and the others (especially Jerrica, after the inital shock) seemed okay with it.

'Let's just hope Craig feels the same about this baby,' she thought to herself.

"Are you feeling sick at all?" Jerrica asked intently.

"Um, no, not at the moment," Aja stammered, surprised at Jerrica's suddenly

business-like attitude. She took a step back and announced, "I'm going to go

for a walk. I need some air."

"Do you want me to come with you?" Shana asked.

Aja nodded, grateful that her best friend had spoken up before Jerrica could say

something. Knowing Jerrica, it would be a lecture on the importance of Aja

using the buddy system.

As they walked out the door, Jerrica flopped onto the couch, dramatically

flinging a hand over her eyes. Kimber stifled a giggle. Seeing her normally

unflappable older sister in such a state was funny, even though the cause was a

serious one.

"I can't believe she's pregnant." Jerrica mumbled.

Gabor Mansion

Jetta came out of the bathroom with a look of shock etched in her features.

"Well, what does it say?" Stormer asked as Pizzazz looked up from her magazine.

Catching the look on Jetta's face, Stormer realized that she hadn't needed to

ask the question. It was obvious what the answer was.

"It's …pink, which means…I'm pregnant." Jetta managed to get out. As she

watched Stormer and Pizzazz's eyes widen in an expression of shock, a crash came

from somewhere upstairs.

"Pizzazz…I..." Jetta choked out, just before she started crying. She couldn't

think of anything else to say.

"Go see if Roxy is all right, I have Jetta." Pizzazz mumbled as she went beside

her sobbing bandmate. She led her to the bathroom and she shut the door.

As Stormer ran up the stairs she couldn't help but think about Jetta's test

results. She was so worried and lost in her thoughts that when she entered

Roxy's room, she nearly stepped on the broken glass scattered on the floor.

Roxy was sitting on her bed with the test in her right hand. Her left hand was

clenched in a fist on the bedside table, and the remains of several scented

candles revealed that the broken glass came from candleholders.

"Roxy, are you okay? We heard a crash and…" Stormer started.

"It's pink, I'm pregnant." Roxy admitted, looking up at Stormer with devastated

eyes.

"Oh no, not you too!" Stormer blurted out. She covered her mouth and mumbled,

"Oops."

"Wait, Jetta is pregnant too?" Roxy demanded. If it was possible, this news

made Roxy even more miserable.

"Yes, Pizzazz is with her now." Stormer said. She stepped delicately over the

broken glass and came to Roxy's side. "What are you going to do, Roxy?"

"Honestly, Stormer? I have no clue, and Pizzazz is gonna kill me." Roxy said as

she laid back on her bed. Not knowing what else to do, Stormer took her

friend's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

In the downstairs bathroom Jetta managed to stop crying long enough to dry her

eyes again.

"Jetta I know you didn't do this on purpose…" Pizzazz started to say.

"Pizzazz, I want to keep…I'm goin' be sick again!" Jetta exclaimed as she turned

toward the toilet, this time missing it completely. Pizzazz watched with disgust

as Jetta's vomit gushed on the floor.

"Oh, man! I can't take this!" Pizzazz announced, yanking open the door. She'd

tried to be understanding. She really had. But there were definite limits to

what Pizzazz was willing to do. "I'm calling Steve. He is your boyfriend, after

all. Let him deal with this crap...he did it to you!"

Jetta didn't reply. She heard Pizzazz calling for the maid, so she knew that the

mess would be taken care of. Suddenly feeling tired and ashamed of herself, she

crawled into the bathtub and lay down, resting her burning face against the cool

porcelain.