Chapter 4

Len fidgeted uncomfortably in the waiting room chair while Gakupo spoke to the lady at the front desk. He had put Len in his car as soon as he had recovered from his usual bout of throwing up at six in the morning, driving him down to his private doctor's office. Now he sat as far from other people as he could manage, keeping his eyes down as his lover demanded he be seen, even though they had no appointment. Never mind the fact that he had never seen this doctor before in his life.

Why am I here? Why did I let him drag me here… I just want to go to sleep… His eyelids drooped even as he thought about it. I should go home… I can walk there from here, I think… Or maybe I'll just… sleep here…

A door slammed open, startling Len out of his almost-sleep, prompting him to shoot an irate glare at the source of the sound. An older man, maybe in his late 30s, came through the doorway. "Gakupo!" He called, walking straight to Len's boyfriend. "I got your message. What's going on? You said it was an emergency?"

"Sir!" The receptionist stood, glaring at what seemed to be her boss. "You're completely booked today! I don't care how famous Gakupo is, you have to tend to those who were thoughtful enough to call ahead, first!"

Len decided in that moment that he had no business being there. The three started squabbling amongst themselves, and even from the other side of the room the exchange got on his nerves. They went on and on, none of them bothering to ask who it may be that Gakupo was desperate to bring. None of them ever wondering if maybe he was uncomfortable.

"That's it." He mumbled, feeling tears of frustration building in his eyes. I shouldn't be here, I'm a boy. I can't get… It's not possible. He stood abruptly, ignore the wave of nausea that crashed over him and stumbling towards the door. None of them even looked his way. They can stand there and argue. I'm going home. He didn't stop to recover his balance, and it wasn't until he turned to open the door that he realized what a mistake that had been. His left turn sent the world spinning to the right, and he lurched against the door. Fortunately, it was a "push" door anyways. Unfortunately, as he staggered into the hall, he lost what was left of his composure, falling to his knees and throwing up everything that was left in his stomach from the small breakfast Gakupo had insisted he eat. See if I listen to you again…

"Len!"

The door swung open, and a hand—one that Len knew immediately wasn't Gakupo's—touched his shoulder.

"D-Don't touch me," the blonde shrugged the hand away forcefully. "I'm going h-home."

"No, Len, you're not." Gakupo knelt beside him. "Look at yourself. You've put this off long enough already, you're not leaving until we know what's wrong with you."

"Well it's going to be a while then!" The teen snapped hotly, glaring up at his lover. "You stood around bickering for so long I nearly fell asleep! I'm too tired to be here!" He forced himself into a standing position, slapping Gakupo's hands away as he reached to help him. "I don't need a doctor! I just need sleep…" As quickly as it had come, his blinding rage melted away, his blue eyes turning into pools of distress as he looked up into Gakupo's shocked violet eyes. "Gakupo…" He whimpered, reaching out shakily for his lover. The samurai wrapped his arms around him as if the boy had never slapped him away. "I hate this…" the teen sobbed. "I h-hate it. I just want to feel normal again…"

"Well, getting a thorough check up would probably help you feel better faster."

Len glanced at the doctor from Gakupo's embrace. "I…" Gakupo squeezed him a little tighter, and he sighed. "Okay."

Gakupo pressed a chaste kiss on his forehead. "Thank-you, baby…"

"Right this way."

Len didn't say anything as the doctor led them back through the waiting room, mentioning off-handedly to the receptionist that there was a mess that needed cleaning in the hallway. Upon seeing Len, she seemed to rethink all of her arguments, simply nodding as they passed. The doctor took them to what seemed be the furthest room before instructing Len to sit on the uncomfortable bench-table.

"Now," he began, adjusting his glasses. "I'm Dr. Chase. Gakupo called me last night while I was off the clock and left a message saying that you needed urgent care, but he couldn't take you to the hospital. Would you like to tell me what's going on?"

Len took a deep breath, drawing courage from Gakupo as the older Vocaloid took his hand and gave it a squeeze. "A while ago," he rasped, "I started getting really sick. It happened all the time, but it was always the worst in the morning."

"Ridiculous hours of the morning." Gakupo added. "For around 4 weeks."

"Then Gakupo went on tour, and while he was away I stayed with my twin sister, Rin. It was…"

"Two weeks," the violet-haired Vocaloid supplied helpfully.

Len nodded. "And something happened that made me really upset, and after it was all said and done, Rin told me I was acting like a p… pr…" He couldn't bring his lips to form the word.

"Pregnant." Gakupo explained when Chase glanced at him. "His sister told him he was acting like a pregnant lady, and after teasing him for a while she locked him in the bathroom with a pregnancy test that he took to humor her."

Dr. Chase raised an eyebrow. "And…?"

Len shook his head, gripping Gakupo's fingers tightly. Gakupo rubbed his thumb against the back of his boyfriend's hand, answering for the blonde. "It was positive."

"Also part of her teasing?" The doctor mused.

"I thought the same thing," Gakupo sighed. "So I bought a new box of tests and had him use two. They were also positive."

The doctor frowned thoughtfully. "Well. I can certainly say that this isn't something I've ever seen before." He paused for a moment before continuing, "I'm going to run some tests, is that okay?"

Len gave him a small nod of approval, and the doctor took his momentary leave. The teen watched the door swing shut before he let his shoulders slump. "What do you think he's going to do?"

"If I had to guess, he's probably going to turn you into a pin cushion." Gakupo teased, leaning forward and kissing his boyfriend's cheek. "Relax, Len. We're going to figure everything out."

The next few hours were filled with various needles and scans, as well as a series of more-than-slightly uncomfortable questions about their sex life. "How often?" Not enough. "Which positions?" All of them, what kind of a question is that anyways? "How long?" As long as possible. "So it doesn't end after the first climax?" First climax? Are you kidding? Do I look like an 80-year-old man? I could keep at it all day every day. "So you would say you have a high libido?" What does it sound like to you? "Does he climax inside of you?" Do you like cleaning up cum? Yeah, we don't either. It always ends up inside me one way or another. "I see you've been experiencing mood swings." What was your first clue? I thought you were supposed to be asking me questions? "…I think your test results are in."

So there he was, sulking while Gakupo scolded him for being rude to the doctor.

"I'm sorry," he insisted for the hundredth time. "I've been up since one o'clock this morning, I can't help that I'm cranky. Look, I'll apologize when he gets back in, okay?"

Gakupo still looked stern, but he gave his lover an approving nod. "Good. I might reward you when we get home."

Len felt his heart skip a beat, but before he could ask Gakupo to elaborate, the door swung open, revealing a very, very pale Dr. Chase.

"Well?" He turned to the doctor. "Oh, and this one wants me-"

"I can't believe it."

"To apologize…" Len felt another stutter in his chest. Can't believe what…?

"It's not just imbalanced hormones. Every single test I took has the same reading. Mr. Kagamine, you are very, very pregnant."

Len choked on the breath he was taking. "What?"

"Are you sure?" Gakupo's voice was quiet and calm, but his eyes were a violet storm of emotions. "You don't have any doubts at all?"

"If I do—and I'm sure the two of you do, as well—then they're about to be completely disbanded. I'm having some ultrasound equipment rolled in here as we speak. If the time frame you gave me is accurate, then he should be roughly in week twelve."

"Twelve?" Len's voice cracked.

"Yes," Chase opened the door, waving in a nurse who drug a large piece of equipment behind her. There was all manner of chords attached to it, and a large screen. "Now, I'm going to need you to lie down and lift your shirt for me while she gets that plugged in and ready."

Len looked helplessly at Gakupo, who came to his side and put a hand on his shoulder. "Do as he says, Len-kun. Lie down." The teen obeyed his boyfriend, letting his hand guide him into a lying down position. Len flinched away when his lover's fingers brushed his stomach.

"I can do it," he muttered. But Gakupo was already pushing his shirt up his ribs, exposing Len's pale abdomen.

Chase observed their interaction without interrupting, waiting until Gakupo had removed his hands before stepping close to the teen. "This is cold," was the only warning Len got before a frigid gel was applied to his stomach. He yelped and squirmed, and only Gakupo's hand on his shoulder stopped him from trying to escape. Once the gel was spread evenly, he took a microphone-looking object from the nurse.

"This is called a transducer, and hopefully it's going to allow us to see what's going on in there," Chase explained. "Keep an eye on the screen."

Len turned his gaze immediately to the screen, holding his breath subconsciously as Chase rubbed the device all over his stomach. There's nothing there, he told himself silently. I don't see anything… He was about to let himself feel relieved when Chase froze.

"Amazing," the doctor shook his head, then pointed at the screen. "Do you see that, Mr. Kagamine?"

Len's heart dropped into his stomach. Impossible… On the screen was a clear, black and white picture of what seemed to be a little jelly bean with arms and legs. "B-But…" The nurse offered a set of headphones to Chase, who put them on for a moment, wrote something down, and turned to Len again.

"Would you like to listen?" He asked, his voice surprisingly gentle."

"To what?" The teen couldn't look away from the screen.

The doctor didn't answer, leaning forward and putting the headphones over Len's ears. It was unlike anything he had ever heard—a soft flutter of stressed and unstressed beats. He didn't have to ask again, he knew as soon as he heard it what the sound was. Finally, it hit him.

I'm going to have a baby.

Whatever composure he had left came crumbling down with the floodgates, tears streaming down his face.

"Len…" He could hardly hear Gakupo, but he could feel his fingers wiping desperately at his cheeks, as if trying to stop the tears.

Chase said something to the violet-haired Vocaloid before leaving with the nurse on his heels.

"Gaku-nii…" Len blinked up at his lover, his vision blurred by tears. "I…"

"Hush, baby… I know…" He leaned down, kissing the teen. "I love you, Len, you know that. I know this is scary. But I'm here for you, okay?" He wiped at the tears again, this time with a little bit more success.

"It's just…" Len helped, rubbing at his eyes. "It's… amazing…"

The smile came back, the warm, gentle one. "Is it?"

Len nodded eagerly. "H-here." He gave Gakupo the headphones, watching with suddenly bright eyes as his lover's violet gaze softened.

"You're right," he murmured, chuckling quietly as Len immediately took the headphones back.

There was a light knock at the door before Chase re-entered. "I've got a copy of the picture," he handed an envelope to Gakupo. "There's also a cd with a recording of the baby's heartbeat on it. I want to see you here every couple of weeks, Len."

The blonde Vocaloid nodded. "Okay."

"There's also some papers in that envelope, books I recommend and some advice and such. I've got to get to some other appointments now, but if you have any questions—and I mean any questions—you call me. Understand?"

"I'll make sure he does," Gakupo assured him.

"Good." Chase looked at each of them in turn. "Well, that's all." He handed Len a towel for the gel on his stomach. "Oh," he paused at the door, glancing back at Len. "And as your new primary care doctor I'd like to be the first to say: congratulations, Len."

The teen smiled. "Thank-you, doctor."

The trip home was quiet, and Len spent the whole ride alternating between reading the notes Chase had written and staring at the picture. He hardly noticed when the car stopped. He did notice, however, when his lover scooped him out of the car, carrying him bridal style through the front door and directly back to the bedroom.

"G-Gakupo!" Len laughed when he was deposited gently on the silky sheets. "What are you…"

His sentence was lost to Gakupo's lips, and he smiled, throwing his arms around the older man's neck and pulling him as close as possible. "I love you, Len-kun," he murmured against the teen's lips. "I love you."

"I love you, too," Len giggled happily. "So much." He let his head fall back against the pillows. "I can't believe that we're actually… We're actually going to have a baby."

"Can you imagine what Rin is going to say?" Gakupo smirked, settling on his side next to his boyfriend, propped up on his elbow with his cheek in his palm.

Len snorted. "She's probably going to throw a fit about you violating me." He rolled his eyes.

"Probably," Gakupo smiled, his free hand travelling to his lover's stomach, rubbing small, soothing circles there. Len let his eyes slip shut, feeling relaxed for the first time since he had first started throwing up.

"…tired…" the blonde Vocaloid yawned, most of his sentence lost in the action.

"Then get some sleep," Gakupo kissed his forehead.

"Mmkay," Len kissed the samurai sweetly. "Stay with me until I fall asleep?"

Gakupo smiled at him. "Of course, Len-kun."

He didn't stop rubbing his stomach, and before Len knew it he had drifted into a blissful doze filled with tiny baby socks and the precious flutter of his baby's heartbeat.

Hey guys! Thanks for sticking with me! And thanks to those that reviewed chapter 3 (and of course the chapters before it!)! You guys are what keeps me going! Anyways, I'm making this note to ask a very important question.

WHAT SHOULD THE GENDER BE?

If you have a preference/suggestion, please let me know, either by review or pm. I really have no idea which I had planned on when I started this lol. Thanks again! I love you all!