Chapter 52: Pregnant

Sick.

That was how Serena felt at the moment. All throughout the past month she'd been feeling sick, sometimes throwing up and sometimes getting cramps that hurt like hell. She had no idea what was wrong with her; she hadn't eaten anything funny the past weeks, yet she felt sick every single time she thought about food, or ate, or was just taking a walk!

She'd had to take the day off, not able to remain standing for twenty minutes without having to run to the next bathroom. She'd explained things to Adam, he'd even opted to stay home and take care of her (which was really sweet of him), but she'd told him that she would be fine on her own and that he should not worry about her. Though she could see that he was still worrying about her.

She was momentarily lying in bed, trying to get some sleep since she hadn't slept much the previous night, before she felt sick again. Throwing aside the blanket, she quickly got up and rushed to the toilet, doubling over just as all that she had eaten (which wasn't much to begin with) came up and into the toilet. She scrunched her nose at the foul taste and the feeling that overcame her every time bile started to come up as well.

Getting up, she rinsed her mouth for the tenth time and sprayed her face with water, getting rid of the sweat. She thought about what could have caused her to become so sick. She was one-hundred percent sure that it had nothing to do with food, which left few options. Maybe she'd caught some kind of virus? But none of her students or the teachers had been sick, so that was probably not it as well.

A thought crossed her mind and her eyes widened at the possibility of it. It couldn't be! She washed some more cold water over her face, trying to get a clear mind. There was the possibility of it being so, but still…

A knock on the door accompanied by the voice of Ruby and Yang distracted her from her thoughts. Drying off her face, she put a thin jacket over the navy blue top that she was wearing and went to the door. She was greeted by the concerned faces of the two sisters, saying a meek "hey" in ways of greeting and letting the two females enter.

"Serena, are you okay?" Ruby asked, concern written all over her face.

"Not really," the raven head replied honestly, gesturing for them to take a seat in the living room. "Would you like some tea?" she asked, but before she could even attempt to get to the kitchen, Ruby caught her arm and motioned for her to sit down, telling her that she would take care of the tea. Serena nodded and sat down in the comfy armchair by the window, Yang sitting opposite her.

"Adam told us that you were sick," Yang started off. "We wanted to make sure that you were okay, so we asked Professor Ozpin if we could go check on you. Luckily he agreed on it. He told us to tell you that he hopes you'll be better soon."

"That's really nice of him. Tell him that I appreciate it and hope so as well," Serena said, grabbing the mug of tea that Ruby reached her as she re-entered the room. The girl sat next to her sister and they quietly sipped their tea for a few moments before Ruby spoke up.

"So, what's wrong with you?"

"I honestly don't know. I've been feeling sick for about a month now, though it hasn't been as bad as it is now."

"Think you caught an infection or virus or something?" Yang asked, placing her cup on the wooden table that adorned the room.

"I'm not sure. None of the people I've been around has been sick lately and I also haven't eaten anything funny lately."

"And what if you're…" Yang trailed off, not really sure how to say this, though they all knew what she meant.

"It can't be. I mean, you didn't-" Ruby started, but stopped when she saw that Serena was blushing more and more. "Oh my god, you did?!" she exclaimed with giddy joy. Serena only nodded, head down and back to sipping tea. The silver-eyed girl looked over to her sister in joy. "So you mean she could be pregnant?!"

"It's a possibility," Yang replied, shrugging her shoulders as though it was no big deal (which it totally was).

"I don't think that I can get pregnant," Serena objected silently.

"Huh? Why not?" Ruby asked, not understanding what the older girl meant.

"You see, when I got here and woke up in the forest, I noticed something. The thing is, before I came here, I had my period, but when I woke up back then, I didn't have it anymore."

"So you mean," Yang said, eyes lowering in sadness.

Serena nodded solemnly. "I probably don't have my ovaries anymore. I guess I somehow lost them when I got here, which would make it impossible for me to become pregnant," she finished quietly.

The room was silent for a few moments.

"But you're not sure, right?" Ruby asked.

"No, but I don't think that there is any other plausible explanation. Otherwise, I would still get my period, which I don't."

"Then you should go to the doctor," Yang said. "Let him run a few tests, see if what you say is true. I mean, it could also be that you just don't get your period anymore but can still conceive children. It wouldn't be that unrealistic; after all, you were transported into another world when you should actually be dead."

"I guess not," Serena said, a little dumbfounded at the possibility of what Yang said being true. "So, what doctor do you suggest?"


"Miss Caldron!" the assistant called, her head peeking out of the room that served as examination room. Serena stood up and went over to the woman, giving her a small smile in greeting and entering, the assistant closing the door. Heading over to the desk, she seated herself in the chair that was placed in front of it and waited for the gynecologist to get there.

"Hello Miss," a man of about forty-five years greeted her as he took his seat in front of her. "I heard that you needed a scan of your sexual genitals. Tell me, are you having any trouble with them? Any pain or cramps?" he asked, filing out a report of her person.

"No, that's not the problem," Serena answered, not sure how she should explain the situation to someone who didn't know what she'd been through. She tried nonetheless and, although the man was at first skeptical, he seemed to believe her a little more by the time she was finished and even recognized her as the Grimm Tamer.

"I will have a look at it at once. If you would please come over her and take off your pants, Miss," he said, leading her to a smaller, adjacent room that held a stretcher and an ultrasonic machine. Serena did as told and was soon lying on the stretcher, gel being rubbed onto her stomach and pelvis by the assistant.

The man scanned her stomach and lower region and told her that everything was fine with her ovaries, however, there was something else there that wasn't supposed to be room with mixed feelings.

She went to Beacon, encountering a few students and teachers on her way there, but she wasn't really paying much attention to anything at that point in time and suddenly found herself in front of Ruby's door. The girls, Blake and Weiss among them, talked long about what to do and how she should tell Adam about this.

After all, no one had thought that this would happen.


It was late evening when Serena arrived back home and unlocked the door, tired by what had happened. Hanging up her coat, she slurred to the living room and sat down in the armchair by the window, drawing her knees up and head resting on them. Adam was not yet home and she was thinking hard about how she should break the news to him.

When the front door opened, she jerked her head up and observed him as he hung up his coat as well. He was about to go to the bedroom, thinking that she was still there, until he noticed her sitting in the living room.

"Hey," he greeted her, kissing her on the cheek. But by the lost and confused expression on her face he realized that something was off. Squatting down next to her, he took her hands in his and asked her what was wrong. "Are you still feeling ill?" He was worried that she might feel even worse than before.

"Yeah." The reply came as if she wasn't even really listening to what he was saying.

"Hey now, what's wrong?"

"Adam," she started off, tears gathering at the edges of her eyes. "I have to tell you something."

At the sight of tears, he swiftly picked her up and sat down on the chair himself, her nestled against his chest, head resting in the crook between his neck and shoulder. "You can tell me anything," he whispered, hoping to soothe her with a kiss to her head and running his hand up and down her back.

Serena sobbed once and buried her head in his shoulder.

"Just tell me. I won't be angry," he tried to calm her, having no idea what was wrong. This morning she had been feeling ill and now she suddenly had to tell him something that made her cry.

"I…" Serena took a deep breath, swallowing an oncoming sob to tell him what he needed to know. "I… I'm pregnant."

Adam tensed, his hand stilling on her back and breath hitching in his throat.

"What?" he asked slowly, not trusting his hearing at the moment even though he knew it was immaculate.

"I'm pregnant," the girl repeated, fearing that he was angry with her. It would be no surprise. They were still young, barely together for about a year and she went and got herself pregnant.

"You're…pregnant," he repeated slowly, his mind trying to process the information. Serena nodded against his neck, head burying further into it. Adam stared a few seconds into nothingness, before it finally dawned on him.

With a speed and strength Serena wasn't aware he possessed, he was suddenly standing, holding her in his arms still and twirling her around. When he came to a halt, the girl looked up to see the biggest and most loving smile on his face that she had ever seen. He kissed her on the hair, the forehead, the nose and finally on the mouth, conveying to her all of the joy he felt.

"You're… You're not mad?" Serena questioned half in disbelief, half in awe.

"How could I be mad about this? I'm going to become a father. A father!" he exclaimed, hugging her more closely to him, almost crushing her but she didn't mind.

"So, you want to have the children?" she asked cautiously, peeking up at him through blurred eyes.

"Of course I do! Wait. Children?" he repeated, looking down at her with big eyes who were a bright red, brighter than she gad seen them be yet. Serena nodded once, giving him a small but loving smile and he told himself that she had never looked as much as an angel as she did right then and there.

"I have twins," she told him quietly but proudly, settling a hand on her stomach. He kissed her again, not believing the luck he had.

The evening was spent with discussing about names and what they would look like, whom they would take after. The next day, Serena went back to work and informed Ozpin of her current condition. The man smiled and hugged her (which she hadn't expected) and congratulated her full-heartedly. The teachers did the same as soon as they heard of the news and even the students congratulated her, some girls even crying and hugging their teacher.

Serena was overwhelmed by all the compassion and love she received, and for the rest of the day she could not stop smiling and cried more than once.


A/N: I do not own RWBY or its characters. I do, however, own my OC Serena and any other OCs that appear in this story.

It's twins! Oh man, I was so thrilled to finally be able to write this chapter and I hope you guys like it just as much as I do. Tell me what you think! And there will be some more fluffy chapters - fluff overflow! - before this little baby has to come to an end.