Story: Night's Eyes
Chapter: Three
Anime: Sailor Moon
Pairing: Serenity/Endymion
Rated: Teen
Author's Notes: Did I update again? That quick? I'm impressed with myself. I guess this is the result of it being summer. Enjoy.
Endymion stared at me with a strong expression. I would have run straight out of there if my legs were able to function properly. I seemed to be glue to the leather chair while he just looked at me from where he was standing. Ever so slowly, I rose to my feet and walked over to him with hesitance in my actions. I waved my hand in front of his face and touched it. I repeated the action he did before by slightly brushing the side of his mouth. His eyes blinked and he looked at me more closely.
I spoke with confidence even though I definitely wasn't feeling the same way. "Dr. Shields? You okay? It's shock, I'm sure. Don't worry. It'll pass."
He reached up to pull my hand away from his face. "You… You were that girl at the party?"
I nodded. "I have good reason to believe so."
His eyebrows knit together. "And… you and me… I had sex with you?" I nodded. "But you weren't there when I woke up."
I shook my head. "No, I left."
"But why?"
I sighed, releasing my hand from his. "Look, Dr. Shields, what I did with you that night was very unlike me. I was intoxicated therefore my actions weren't reasonable. I have to say I regret spending that night with you, especially since I have a boyfriend."
His eyes changed back to emotionless. The midnight blue color seemed to solidify as my words processed his in mind. He pulled away from me and returned to his chair. I followed his lead and returned to my own. "You regret it because you were intoxicated, right?" I nodded. "Well, I guess I can't blame you. This isn't the first one night stand I've had. Although, it's me who usually leaves in the morning." He sighed, running his hand through his hair. I figured the action was a habit. "And I've never gotten a woman pregnant before."
I sat up straighter in my seat as I thought hit me. "You're not going to back out, are you? Regardless if this happened the way it did, this child is still yours, and I will not tolerate you turning away from it."
His eyes slightly melted. "Why the hell would I do that? I'm not going to be a deadbeat father, Ms. Silver. You're right. This child is ours, and I plan to keep it that way." He paused. "Didn't you say you had a boyfriend?"
"Have."
He waved his hand in front of him. "Whatever. Does he know?"
"About what?"
He rolled his eyes. "About everything: the night and this pregnancy."
I shook my head, feeling sadness come over me briefly. "No, I haven't told him anything."
"But the night was two weeks ago. You haven't told him by now?"
"No. I was still processing it myself, trying to get over it. I wanted to forgive myself for my actions before I told him. I thought I was beginning to, but then you told me I was pregnant."
Endymion cleared his throat. "Hold on. First of all, are you absolutely sure it's me. I mean, I don't know you. You could have been a coincidence that we had a one night stand on the same night."
I inhaled a gulp of air and let it out slowly. "No, I'm pretty sure it was you." I made eye contact; blue clashing with blue. "It's your eyes that confirmed it. I don't believe anyone else could have those eyes."
A smirk came on his face. I figured he was regularly complimented on his eyes. "I see." There was a slight knock on the door. "Come in."
The nurse from the front desk appeared when she opened the door. "Dr. Shields, you have an impending appointment." She looked over at me. "Should I tell the couple to wait?"
"Is it urgent?"
The nurse shook her head. "I don't believe so. They're here for a check up. Mrs. Bern just started her fourth month."
Endymion nodded, making his bangs fall over his mesmerizing eyes again. "Okay. Tell them to give me a couple minutes, and then I'll be right out." The nurse nodded and left. Endymion turned his face back to me. "Ms. Silver, it seems we have a need to stay in touch not only for medical reason but also personal. May I have your number?" I nodded. He handed me a small piece of paper to scribble my cell phone number down on. I gave it back to him while I stood up.
"Thank you, Dr. Shields." I started to make my way towards the door, but his voice stopped me.
"Seeing as how we're going to be parents of this child, I think we should be on a first name basis, don't you?" There was a smile on his face. I smiled back, giving my agreement away. "Don't forget to make a checkup appointment with the girl."
"I will. Bye, Endymion." I didn't hear his goodbye because I was already out the door. I quickly made an appointment at the front desk, and then called Mina.
She picked up after the first ring. "How did it go?"
I felt relief wash through me as I stood in the parking lot. "It went fine. He was really nice about it."
"Well, that's not the everyday reaction of a man. You must have bagged a good one." I could hear her laughing.
My face turned red. "Mina!"
She giggled. "Sorry. I'm coming in now." She pulled up along the edge, and I went over to the passenger side to slide into the seats. "Anywhere else?"
I sighed, hitting my head on the head rest. "Yes. Seiya's house."
She hit the brakes, looking over at me. I could hear a few horns behind us. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. It's now or never." She nodded briefly, releasing the brakes. She pulled out into the busy street, zooming down the road. The car pulled into another car garage we got beside his apartment complex. "Thanks, Mina," I said as I got out of the car. She gave me thumbs up, and started to drive away. Seiya's apartment wasn't far from the hospital, and I wasn't sure if I was grateful or not for that. I read the complex's name above the automatic glass doors, Crimson Rose Complex. I hurriedly went through the doors and into the air conditional fancy lobby. I quickly made my way over to an elevator where I slipped in the closing doors. I clicked the button for level 17, and the cart started to rise. When the elevator reached the floor, I stepped out into the bare hallway. My feet seemed to drag with dread in each toe as I walked to his door. I read the number, 17C, very slowly to avoid knocking, but I had to anyway. Weakly, I lifted my hand to knock on the wooded door. I could hear footsteps behind it, and then Seiya's face appeared.
"Serena? What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I need to talk to you." I saw his brothers looking at us from the end of the mini foyer. "Alone, please."
Seiya looked behind him, motioning for his two brothers to go somewhere else, and then he opened the door wider for me to pass. "Let's go into the living room." We didn't say anything as we went into the living room. I sat on a chair while he sat on the couch.
I let out a hard breath. "I went to the doctor's today."
I leaned forward, resting his hands on his knees. "Okay. You were sick these past couple weeks. What did the doctor say?"
I sighed, tears welling up in my eyes. "Look, Seiya, I don't know how I'm going to say this without bursting."
Seiya's eyes widened at my statement and the tears that were already beginning to shed. "Oh, my God! You have a few months to live, don't you?"
I let out a strangled laugh. "No! Gosh, you and Mina both thought that." I didn't bother wiping at my eyes because I knew as soon as I got it out, they would overflow. "Seiya."
He put his hands back on his knees as he looked in my eyes. "What is it, Serena? Whatever it is, I'll help you through it."
That did it. The walls completely broke, and the tears came like a tidal wave. Seiya got on his knees as he went over to me. Pulling me into his arms, he shushed me sobs. "It's okay, Serena. Calm down. Everything will be all right."
I tried forcing it out through my tears. "Seiya… I'm… Seiya – oh, God – I'm… pregnant." I knew I truly said it out loud when I felt his body freeze underneath my cheek and my hands. He didn't move for a whole minute, but then I knew he was still breathing when I pulled back slowly to look at me.
His voice came out in a troubled whisper. "What? But we… you and I… we never…" He cleared his throat. "How?"
I wiped at my eyes as I pulled away from him. "Two weeks ago, I told you I was going out with the girls, remember?" At his nod, I continued. "Well, we went to a party with an old friend of ours from the local arcade. There was this punch." I didn't need to continue because Seiya was already on his feet. He knew.
His eyes looked me over as he paced the floor in front of the television set until he suddenly stopped. He came in front of me, forcibly putting his hands on the arms of the chair so I was trapped. He was so close. "Why didn't you tell me?"
I sniffed back some more tears. The air was hot from our close bodies. "I was going to, but I needed time to collect myself first. Those two weeks… that's what I was doing. Gosh, Seiya, I'm so sorry. I wanted to tell you, I really did, but I couldn't. I was going to soon, I swear I was."
Seiya didn't say anything. He just kept looking at me all over. I wasn't sure what was going through his head. It made me nervous. I thought he'd gotten lost in his thoughts until his lips came crashing down on mine. He kissed me with force and roughness I never felt him use before. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me forward where I smacked into the front of his body. I could feel my lips going raw from his kiss. He wasn't letting up. I placed my hands on his chest, trying to push him away. My voice was lost in his mouth as he continued to move his lips across mine. I had to resort to biting down on his lips to make him stop. He pulled away quickly, his hand going to his mouth where there was a little blood. I stood up from the chair and moved behind it. He looked at me.
"Serena, come here." His voice was gentle, but I didn't move. He sighed, letting his hand fall to his side. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." He looked away. "Do you know who the father is?"
My voice came out in a squeak. "Yes."
His eyes returned to my face, and I saw them flicker to my red lips. "I want to meet him."
My eyes widened. "You what?"
"I want to meet him. You know where he is, I can tell." He moved over to me to grab onto my hand. His grip was slightly tighter than I would have liked. He pulled me towards the door, yelling over his shoulders to let his brothers know he was going out. We went into the brightly lit hallway, and swiftly walked to the elevators. We had to wait for the cart to reach our floor. The ding it made sounded deafening in the empty hall. The metal doors slid open to reveal a man standing in the corner. A man wearing a black dress shirt with matching slacks. Immediately, my eyes connected with his. Sapphire blue clashed like blades in the middle of a heated battle with midnight blue.
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