A/N: Hello! I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. I thought I'd add up a bit more humor for all the bad things that seem to happen to those three. We're going to be wrapping this up pretty soon once I cover all the bases. I can think of four more chapters I will have for certain, but after that it'll pretty much be over.
GirlNapped!
37. Pregnancy
Kairi yawned and stretched her arms to the ceiling. "Tired?" Sora asked as he watched her from across the table. She lazily nodded and rolled her shoulders back. "I guess it has been a pretty busy day. Roxas ain't even home yet. Yuh can go tuh sleep if yuh want," he suggested, "I'll stay up an' wait fer 'im."
She shook her head. "No, no. I only want to go to bed if you're going to come with me," Kairi answered happily. She winked at him before she stood up and left her seat at the table.
Sora felt the butterflies in his stomach flutter as he watched her walk toward the bed they shared. The sway of her hips was all the motivation he needed to follow her. He quickly jumped out of his chair and ran after her. He scooped her up from the ground and tossed her onto the bed. Kairi giggled as he climbed on top of her. "I see you got my message," she joked happily as she ran her fingers through his spiky hair.
"Yeah," Sora whispered as he leaned toward her face. He quickly kissed her lips and pulled away. "We're gonna hafta make this quick, though. I dun' know when Roxas is comin' back," he breathed as he hiked up Kairi's dress.
"That's fine with me," she whispered her response as she helped him slide off her underwear. She helped him slip out of his overalls.
Sora smiled down at her as he slipped out of his underwear. "I love yuh, yuh do know that, right?" he quickly asked.
Kairi happily nodded. "Of course, I know, Sora. Now don't make me wait any longer," she begged cutely.
He grinned at her. "As yuh wish, Kairi," he joked.
"How many times do we have to say we're sorry?" Kairi whined, "I mean, you know we're married and well, sleep here. You should've knocked instead of just barging in like that!"
Roxas rolled his eyes. "Maybe if yuh had tuh decency to wait till I'm home an' what not this wouldn't have happened!" he exclaimed, "How dare yuh blame this on me! I was jus' comin' in tuh eat dinner an' tuh next thing I know I'm seein' my brother's ass in the air!"
Sora blushed and tugged at the collar of his shirt. "Sorry…again," he muttered apologetically.
"Why does this always happen to me?" Roxas grumbled as he walked toward the door of the shack. "Surely, there's nothin' wrong with me. It's gotta be you guys so yuh need tuh fix whatever it is that keeps makin' me see all these horrendous things! That was way worse than hearin' it all through tuh night!"
Kairi sighed and held the door open for him. "Sorry again," she bothered to grumble, "You should look into buying ear plugs if it really bothers you that much."
"As if we have tuh munny fer that!" Roxas shouted back as he stepped through the doorway.
Sora quickly jumped in. "Speakin' of that, how much did yuh make today? Do we have enough tuh fix tuh fence?" he dared to ask. They hadn't been doing well in the market ever since Roxas's little incident. It seemed as though everyone was ignoring their goods on purpose now.
Roxas shook his head. "No one seems tuh want tuh buy anything from me anymore," he explained regretfully, "I only got 5 munny today fer an egg that someone reluctantly bought 'cause all of tuh other vendors ran out."
"It'll lighten up. I'm sure people will be buyin' from us soon enough," Sora said with a small smile, "It can't last like this forever, after all. But anyway, if yuh excuse us we'd like to return tuh what we were doin'."
"Ew, too much information! Can't yuh be more vague, geez!" Roxas cried as he hurried away from their shack, "I hope I dun' suffocate tuh death tonight tryin' tuh block out Kairi's moans!"
Kairi blushed. "Shut up, Roxas!" she screamed before she slammed the door shut. She sighed and leaned against the door. "He sure knows how to embarrass a person," she muttered under her breath.
Sora shrugged and moved in closer to her. He pinned her against the door and smiled. "Yeah, but who cares what he thinks. I think yer moans are sexy," he whispered into her ear as his hands trailed over to the straps of her dress. Kairi giggled as Sora began to kiss around her neck and collarbone.
"Sora," she managed to get out through her giggles, "What if…"
"What if, what?" Sora asked as he let the dress fall down to her ankles.
She shook her head. "N-Never mind. Forget I said anythin'," she suddenly whispered. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a kiss.
A week passed and for some reason Kairi found her health decreasing. She couldn't even get up in the mornings, which didn't please Bessy at all. The cow was more edgy than before. Sora worriedly watched over her, but that's all he could do. They didn't have enough munny to pay for a doctor visit or to even take her to the doctor. Roxas insisted she would be all right, but that was only because he was too afraid to think that she wasn't.
Kairi groaned as she exited the barn. She held her queasy stomach as she slowly walked toward the shack. She looked around her and was surprised Sora wasn't anywhere outside. She shrugged it off and walked as fast as she could to the shack. She needed a nap. She pushed through the front door and saw Sora in the kitchen area making a meal.
"Sora?" she called curiously as she walked toward him.
Sora smiled at her. "Yuh should rest. I'll take care of this today, okay?" he announced, "Jus' go lay down."
Kairi inwardly frowned. She was happy Sora was being so nice about this, but she hated feeling useless. She tried to always make dinner and lunch; it was her job. She hated not being able to do her job. "All right," she sighed as she changed direction toward the bed. She opened her mouth to speak again, but she suddenly felt sick. "Sora!" she groaned before she ran for the door.
Sora spun around alarmed. He only managed to catch a glimpse of her fall out of the door and puke onto the dirt in front of their shack. He grimaced. "That's…gross," he muttered under his breath so Kairi couldn't hear him. "Are you all right?" he called as he turned off the stove.
"N-No," Kairi stammered as she shakily attempted to lift herself from the ground, "Maybe I really do need to r-rest."
Sora hurried over to help her up. He let her lean on him as he escorted her to the bed. "Do you want some water?" he asked as he pulled the blanket over her. Kairi shook her head; she was already drifting off. He frowned. "When yuh wake up we're gonna hafta talk 'bout yer health, Kairi. You've never been this sick before," he mumbled as he watched her fall asleep.
A couple of hours passed before Kairi woke up. By then, Roxas had already come home with a handful of munny; it wasn't much. Sora had already made dinner and the two had already eaten. She lazily gazed around the shack as she tried to shake off her stupor. "Sora?" she called.
"I'm here," Sora answered from across the shack. He finished cleaning the dishes and approached her. He placed his hand on her forehead; he was surprised she didn't have a fever. "How do yuh feel?" he asked, "Do yuh think yuh need some medicine?"
She shook her head. "No, I think I'm all right," she replied with another yawn, "I am kinda hungry, though. What's for dinner?"
"I made tomato soup, I thought it might be good fer yuh," Sora replied, "Want me tuh get yuh a bowl?" She slowly nodded. He couldn't help but be surprised at her sudden change. It was as though she'd never thrown up in front of the shack. She wasn't even pale. He decided not to question it, though. It wasn't like he wanted her to be sick.
The next couple of days had their ups and downs. Kairi felt sick every now and then and mornings were still horrible for her, but she managed. Kairi sighed as she fixed her hair in Roxas's mirror. He was in town so he couldn't yell at her for being in his shack. She frowned at her appearance. "I feel like I'm forgetting something," she mumbled to herself, "But I can't seem to put my finger on what it is."
She looked around her for answers, but there wasn't much she could get from Roxas's belongings. So, instead, she decided to think over the past month. She couldn't think of a single thing she had missed. Then it hit her like a ton of bricks. "I haven't had my period," she suddenly announced to herself.
Kairi paused. She looked down at her stomach curiously. Somehow everything made sense to her. "Could I really be…?" she murmured to herself; she smiled. It was a great alternative to being sick, but she wasn't sure the farm was ready for a baby. She knew for a fact they couldn't afford to have one. Her smiled turned into a frown. She didn't know whether this was good or bad news.
She quickly left Roxas's shack to find Sora. Perhaps if she told him what was going on, he could make sense of it better than she could. She found him by the chicken coop. He was lazily tossing feed on the ground; he didn't even bother to check the amount he'd already fed the chickens. His mind seemed to be somewhere else.
"Sora," Kairi gently called as she quickly, but carefully approached him, "I think we have to talk 'bout something."
"Can it wait till later?" Sora asked, "I was gonna try tuh fix tuh fence with the broken wood. I know it's kinda a long shot, but we can't really afford anything else."
She shook her head. "No, we need to talk about it now," she insisted, "It's really important."
Sora sighed and reluctantly nodded. "All right, what's goin' on, Kai? Are yuh feelin' all right?" he asked. He moved to touch her forehead again, but Kairi stepped away from him before he could touch her.
"I think I'm pregnant," she suddenly announced. She opened her mouth to speak again, but she had nothing else to say.
Sora was silenced. Those were the last words he expected to come out of her mouth. "Y-Yer pregnant…?" he asked again. Kairi slowly nodded. "Are yuh sure? 'C-Cause people dun' jus' wake up pregnant, right? I mean, w-we didn't decide this. I'm not ready!" Sora suddenly shouted. He dropped the bag of seed and held his hair as he began to panic. "A baby!" he exclaimed.
Kairi nodded. "I know it's a lot to take in…but I missed my period by a whole week," she explained as tenderly as she could. She didn't want to push Sora any further; he might have a conniption at this rate. She placed her hand on his shoulder. "It's somethin' we need to start planning for," she added gently.
"Kairi, I-I dun' know if we're ready for this. I know we talked about it before, but that was only hypothetical. I dun' know if I could actually be a father! I can hardly take care of myself!" he exclaimed fearfully, "This ain't even tuh place tuh raise children. It's so dangerous 'ere, especially with the town hatin' us."
"I know, Sora. But we can't stop it from coming!" she exclaimed logically, "We have to deal with this!"
Sora sighed and nodded. "All right, all right. Jus' let me try an' calm down. We'll tell Roxas tuh news when he gets back from town an' we'll go from there. If yuh really are pregnant, I think we should seriously consider visitin' yer folks. They might be able tuh help," Sora suggested.
She shook her head. "They're out of my life now, Sora. I can't just go back 'cause I have a baby on the way," she replied, "They probably won't even recognize me. No, we can't go visit my parents. That's not an option."
"Fine," Sora regrettably agreed, "I dun' know how we're gonna afford this, Kai."
The couple announced their news over dinner and Roxas freaked out just as Sora had. In fact, they ended up freaking out together while Kairi boredly watched. At one point, they were hugging each other while sobbing about one thing or another. She thought it was funny that they were so alike. A couple of days had passed since then. Her sickness was beginning to subside. Kairi was functional in the mornings, not as much as she used to be, but she could get out of a bed with no troubles.
Sora watched Kairi carefully. He didn't leave her alone. He was stuck to her like glue. Even Roxas didn't go into town as much as he used to. He wanted to be at the farm should anything happen. He knew pregnant women were especially vulnerable so he wanted to be there to make sure everything was all right. There could be absolutely no complications; they couldn't afford complications. They probably wouldn't even be able to afford the doctor bill when Kairi finally birthed the baby. It was yet another week of worries.
"Is the water okay fer yuh? We can always jus' go to tuh public ones," Sora suggested as he watched Kairi dip her toes into the lukewarm water. "Is it too hot?" Sora asked worriedly. He dipped his finger into the water and shook his head. "No, no. This is way too hot for you," he agreed with himself.
Kairi laughed at him. "Sora, stop bein' such a worry wart. I'm fine. The water feels great. I'm going to go get undressed, okay?" she said as she began to walk away.
"Be careful, Kairi. Try not tuh trip over any rocks!" Sora warned. He watched over her and made sure she made it to the rock safely. He sighed and also began to take off his clothing. 'I still think tuh water is too hot,' he mentally grumbled as he slipped out of his overalls. He slowly began to unbutton his shirt when he heard Kairi scream. "Kairi!" he cried as he turned around. He hurried over to her and looked around. "What's wrong?" he asked.
Kairi shook her head. "I got my period," she whispered as she stared down into her stained underwear.
"Yuh sure it's not jus' somethin' else?" Sora asked as he also peered down. Normally, he would be disgusted, but now he was just curious.
"I-I don't know," she whispered nervously, "I have been feeling cramps lately…" She frowned. "What if I lost it?" she asked worriedly, "Did I do something wrong?"
Sora frowned. He could already tell where this was leading. Kairi was already pushing herself farther and farther into unhappiness. He knew she was going to blame herself and see it as her being unfit to be a mother or something along those lines. He pulled her into a hug. "Kairi, jus' dun' worry 'bout it. Dun' blame yerself, either. Things like this…they jus' happen," Sora attempted to soothe her, but she pulled away.
"No, I must've done something wrong," Kairi whispered sadly, "I need to take care of this, though. I guess you can't bathe with me today." Sora nodded and stepped away from her. "You can go back to the shack and get me what I need."
"All right, are yuh sure you'll be all right if I leave yuh alone like this?" Sora asked, "I dun' mind stayin' with yuh."
She shook her head. "No, I think I jus' want to be alone right now. I'll be fine," she quietly replied. She sighed and stripped off the rest of her clothes. She trudged over to the hot spring and slipped underneath the water.
Sora sighed. "What should I tell Roxas?" he dared to ask.
"Tell him there's no reason tuh worry about the munny anymore," she replied, "Now, can you please go?"
"I'm goin'," he murmured. He sighed and disappeared into the weeds. He knew for a fact Kairi was going to wallow around in her sorrow. She was probably already crying. He knew how much she actually wanted to have a baby. She'd spoken so happily about it before; he knew how badly this was going to hurt her. She'd already started picking out names for it. They were mostly girl names, but Sora wasn't complaining.
Sora reached the farm and spotted Roxas by the pig pen. He decided to just walk past him. He could tell Roxas what happened later.
"Sora?" Roxas called curiously, "Where's Kairi?"
Sora sighed. 'I'm jus' not good at sneakin', am I?' he thought with a frown. "She told me tuh leave 'er alone," Sora vaguely explained.
Roxas smirked. "Guess tuh hormones are finally talkin'," he joked, "She'll be screamin' fer yuh tuh come back in a few minutes, I'm sure of it."
He shook his head. "No, she wants to be alone 'cause she's sad. She got 'er period," Sora finished.
Roxas frowned. "Are yuh sure?" he quietly asked.
Sora shrugged. "She'd know better than me. But there prolly won't be any baby," he replied, "I was kinda lookin' forward tuh havin' one…"
"I'm sorry, Sora," Roxas whispered.
He shook his head again. "Nah, nothin' tuh be sorry 'bout. I'm sure Kairi an' I will have other chances tuh try an' make another baby," he explained hopefully, "Maybe next time it'll be under better circumstances."
