I know this chapter is so late it isn't even funny. I just lost track of time and forgot. Excuses I know, but they are true.

I don't own Powerpuff Girls Z or otherwise.

Brick's Point of View

It was a while before Buttercup was admitted to a room. They let me stay with her on a cot and her mom went home. Buttercup and I stayed awake for a little bit. She wanted to know what happened after she passed out.

"Are you sure the doctor said that I am about three months along?" she asked.

"Positive. That was just an estimate though. How late were you before you noticed?"

"A month but it has been two since my last period because my my birth control."

I thought about this. Pregnancy is determined by the first day of the last period.

"Does that mean you had your period two months ago or that you missed last month, the month before that was a skip month, and the month before that you had it?"

"The second one I think. I was also supposed to have it around next week if that helps you."

I nodded. Maybe the doctor was right. It made sense. I think.

"I just can't believe this happened." she whispered.

I sighed and looked up at the ceiling.

"I know. I am still having a hard time believing it myself. I am actually going to be a dad. I never thought that it was possible. I"m not human. I was never born. I am a clone. And yet, somehow I am able to have a child. Not to mention it is with you of all people. Don't get me wrong, I love you. It is just not how I ever saw my life turning out."

"I know what you mean. If someone told me all this would happen to me six months ago I would have pummeled them into the ground."

"Yeah, same here."

we were silent for a while. I could tell that she had something on her mind that was bothering her. I looked at her to see her looking at her intertwined hands.

"What is it?"" I asked.

"Do you think we are going to be bad parents?"

I blinked at her. This seemed to have come out of no where, but then I remembered. Poochie had upset her earlier by saying something that inferred that we wouldn't be. I got up and sat in the chair next to her bed and took her hand. I bought it to my lips and kissed it.

"Honestly? I don't know. I have never really been that good around kids. Then again I never tried to be. I think we will stumble around a lot. There will be times when those around us seem to be the only ones who can actually do anything for the baby. We will just have to keep trying. As long as we give the baby all our love, I think it will be impossible to be 'bad' parents. If anything we will be more unskilled parents. Okay?' I gave her a little smile.

"Your right."

"I know. You don't need to tell me that."

She rolled her eyes with a smile on her face. Smiles are good. They mean that she is feeling better.

I kissed the top of her head and wished her goodnight. Tomorrow we would be able to see if our baby is okay.

I hope it is.

Buttercup's Point of View

My mom came back to the hospital for the ultrasound. I was brought to a special room in the hospital and Brick and my mom were allowed to come along. I was asked a bunch of questions and had blood taken before the actual ultrasound began. The gel had been heated so it was nice and warm on my skin. This helped to ease my nerves as the picture came to life.

Brick leaned forward and had a look of wonderment on his face. I was right there with him. Based on what I heard about ultrasounds in school, I wasn't expecting to see something that actually looked like a baby. I guess I was pretty far along if I could actually tell that I was looking at a child. Just seeing it made everything a bit more real. Brick took my hand and squeeze it. I looked back at him and saw a look of apprehension on his face. I guess things were more real for him too.

"Okay, Here is your baby. The doctor will be able to better tell you if everything is as it should be, but in my experience everything looks fine." She said pointing at the baby. "The development is going very well. You seem to be about fifteen weeks in."

Brick released a breath that I didn't know he had been holding. Hopefully the technician knew what she was talking about. I don't think either of us would be able to deal with hearing good news only for it to change into bad.

The appointment carried on and soon ended. We were led back to my room and a look at my mom told me she was crying a bit. I looked to Brick and saw that he had a smile on his face now that he had calmed a little bit. I was in a bit of a daze. I had seen my baby that was still inside of me. My baby.

Brick kissed me sweetly.

"I hope the doctor can confirm what the tech said. I really hope that everything is alright considering all that had happened." He said.

I touched his face gently.

"I hope so too."

And I did. I really did. If something turned out to be wrong, I don't think I would be able to stop from turning into a crying mess. I love my baby. If something ends up being wrong…

It was a little less than an hour when the doctor came in. She had looked over the ultrasound and determined from my last period and the state of the development that I was 17 weeks along.

"Everything seems to be going good. Your bloodwork came back normal which is great. Your blood pressure is a bit of a problem. Hopefully we can get it under control before you leave. I understand that you were under a lot of stress before coming here so we are going to see if it will go down on its own. If it doesn't then we will have to take action. Other than that everything is normal. You should be due around February 23rd. You really need to start taking prenatal vitamins so that everything can continue to go smoothly. It is important that you start taking them as soon as possible so we will get you started while you are here. Do you have any questions?" The doctor explained.

I couldn't think of anything. I was a bit light headed in relief that everything was fine. Brick however had some things he wanted to know about.

"Yeah, if her blood pressure doesn't go down then what will be done?" He asked.

"We will give her medicine. It won't hurt the baby. Blood pressure is important to monitor because if it is high it can be because of pre-eclampsia which can then become eclampsia and that is very dangerous for both mother and baby. Don't worry about it too much right now. If her blood pressure calms down now that she isn't in a high stress situation then we can talk more about it. Anything else?"

"Is it bad that she didn't take any prenatal vitamins during her first trimester?"
"Well, it is not good. She needs to get all the nutrients she can to the baby in order for good growth. We will get her on them. It shouldn't be a problem. The baby is looking good and her bloodwork was fine."

"Okay."

Not much was said after that. The doctor left and soon a nurse came in with the vitamins. She talked about them to me before I took them and I was once again left alone with my mother and Brick.

We were quiet for a while. They were on either side of me with Brick holding my hand. Lunch time was approaching so I ordered my meal and Brick went down to get something from the cafeteria. My mom asked him to get her a sandwich and drink and I was left alone with my mom.

The air was tense. I know she was concerned and disappointed in me. I should have known better. I should have realized that I was late sooner. There were many thing I know she was thinking that I should have done but didn't.

"I'm sorry about all this." I told her.

I was looking at my lap. I didn't know where we stood with one another. My dad and brothers were pretty pissed and most likely wouldn't come to visit while I am in the hospital. My mom however… she was visiting me and she came to the hospital after I collapsed. That was it.

My mom took a deep breath and grabbed my hand.

"I know honey. It isn't like you planned this. You tried to prevent this from happening but it didn't work. I don't know. Maybe this was meant to happen. Perhaps this is what life decided for you."

"It doesn't matter if it is. It is happening either way."

"You seem to be handling this pretty well."

I thought about this.

"I think I am still in a state of not fully understanding. Ever since we found out Brick and I have done hardly anything but talk about it. But I don't think we really understand what this is going to entail. Neither of us are familiar with children; him less so than me. We are also in a sort of delicate state in our relationship having only just realized how we really feel about each other. This is just a huge step up from our previous relationship. We had never even been on a date before last night. Now we are going to have a child."

"That may be, but you two were having sex for however long. These things happen. That is why it is best to save sex for when you are deep into the relationship."

I was blushing now.

"We weren't in it for the relationship. We were in it for the release. Tensions between him and his brothers and me and my friends are high. We were attracted to each other and this was how we dealt with it. Dating was the last thing we thought we could do. We still hated each other for a while. It was all just physical."

My mother was silent for a while. My face was burning hot. Talking to her about this was one of the most embarrassing conversations of my life. I was glad when she didn't say anything else and Brick returned.

Eventually my mom left and it was just Brick and I again. We watched TV. For the first time in what felt like forever and not a day, we didn't talk about the baby. We just enjoyed each other's company given the circumstances. It was peaceful.

I hoped things would stay the same.