Hearing Natalya sound so certain about wanting to take such a step in their relationship, Tyson swallowed around the lump that seemed to have been forming in the back of his throat as he just nodded his approval to Natalya's request. With Tyson taking hold of Natalya's hand again, the couple continued on their walk to Tyson's apartment, where a new chapter in both of their lives would soon unfold and begin to take shape.

So, after Natalya and Tyson make the big step in their relationship, what will come with a female Gem being pregnant? Read on to find out. And, enjoy, my loves. =)

(And, a side note. I hope you all enjoyed your Valentine's Days/Single's Awareness Days. =) )

Fourteen Years Earlier

It had been a little over two months after the night when Natalya and Tyson had decided to take their relationship to the next level, and over the course of these past two months, the blonde and pink-streaked Gem had been feeling...strange. For some strange reason, Natalya had found herself regressing into habits that seemed typical of Dean...meaning she was eating large amounts of food and sleeping a lot. And, in addition to her rather Deanlike habits, she was also having periods where she'd feel nauseous and would vomit. This all seemed strange to the Gem, but she had a fairly good idea of just why she was acting so strangely.

Seth, Dean, and Roman, and even Tyson, on the other hand, didn't think all was well with Natalya. None of the three Gem males knew what to do about Natalya's current state with Tyson feeling...nervous about telling the other Gems about what happened between he and Natalya, largely because...well, to be honest, he just didn't want to get hurt by any of these three.

"Maybe she's caught some kind of human sickness," Seth pondered aloud one day.

"And exactly what kind of human sickness would make her want to eat pretty much everything in the house?" Dean moaned as he looked in the kitchen cabinets in search of a midday snack.

"Probably the same kind that would make her stomach get bigger, and make her want to just lie around all day," Seth said, bringing up something he had noticed.

While Dean and Seth had been talking around him, Roman had been using the device called a "computer" that was actually a pretty fast way of learning human knowledge. Having noticed all of these signs in Natalya himself, Roman had taken it upon himself to figure out the cause of the blonde and pink-streaked Gem's odd behavior. ...However, even with all of his research in all of the books they had, Roman had been hitting dead ends, stumbling upon sicknesses and diseases that he knew that she couldn't possibly have as many of them had been cured by human scientists and doctors in the past. It wasn't until he had decided to make use of the "computer" device Tyson had brought to their house and given to them that he felt like he was on the road to figuring out just what was wrong with Natalya. After spending a few hours in front of the device, Roman felt like he just may have figured out what was wrong with Natalya. ...Although, just looking at what it was, it just seemed like it was something that seemed impossible for Gems...

Having heard Roman stop clicking away on the "computer", Seth looked over to the brunette Gem. "Roman? Everything okay over there?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I...I think so," Roman said, sounding surprisingly confused.

"Well, don't keep us in the dark, man. What is it? What has the computer told you?" Dean asked, tearing into a packet of strawberry toaster pastries that he finally managed to find.

"Well, according to this, it says that Natalya is...pregnant," Roman answered, slowly sounding the word out.

"Pregnant? Wha-What does that mean? What kind of sickness is that?!" Seth asked, immediately feeling worried for the female Gem.

"It's not a sickness, Seth. Although, this says that sickness does come with being pregnant," Roman soothed the two-toned Gem. "According to this, it's something that happens to females when offspring develop inside of them. There's also a lot of other stuff here that...it's all fairly strange to me."

"Wait. You mean to tell me...that the reason why Natalya's been acting so strange lately and her stomach's been getting bigger is because...there's something growing inside of her?!" Seth asked, not seeming to believe this.

"That's right. Apparently, the offspring inside of Natalya is called a baby, and in nine months, she'll be able to bring it into the world," Roman read the information on the computer screen. Sitting back in his chair, the brunette let this information sink in as he said "Well, that... That's something new you don't learn about every day."

"What's something new, Roman?" Natalya could be heard asking as she came to join her fellow Gems.

His grey eyes turning to look at Natalya, Roman could begin to see some of the signs of human pregnancy that he had just read about in the female Gem: Her chest area seemed to be a bit bigger than it normally was, and, even though she was wearing a simple white blouse and a pair of loose black pants, he could still see where her stomach was bloated with where he guessed her baby was growing. This was all something that he had just learned about, and even then, the brunette Gem started to feel a strange sense of...happiness start to rise in him.

Seeing Roman just staring at her stomach, Natalya blushed before asking "Uh, Rome? Everything okay?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm okay. I just...," Roman stopped himself before standing up, and, in a move that surprised everyone, giving Natalya a hug that the blonde and pink-streaked Gem was surprised by at first but then returned as she smiled, having a good idea of why Roman was giving her a hug.

Sharing a look with Seth, Dean asked "Um, did we...miss something here?" around the bites of toaster pastry he was chewing. "Why's Ro getting all huggy with Nattie over her being pregnant?"

"I don't know, Dean," Seth said, feeling equally confused. "Unless, ...this is all a good thing?"

"It is, Seth. It really is," Natalya smiled as Roman let go of her. Placing a hand on her stomach, Natalya decided to make her announcement now...even though her fellow Gems already seemed to know. "Guys, in case you already haven't figured it out from Roman, I'm pregnant. Now, I know you three are probably worried that this is something that'll hurt me, but don't worry, it won't. If you remember my friend Aksana and her son Claudio, I'm going to be doing what she did. Which means, for the next seven months, I'll be carrying a baby inside of me until I bring it into the world."

"That means... So, you aren't going to be hurt?" Seth asked, really hoping that Natalya wouldn't get hurt by this.

"No, Seth, I won't," Natalya assured the two-toned Gem. "I mean, according to Aksana, there may be some pain when it's time for the baby to come, but other than that, I'll be fine."

"That's a relief," Seth said, a wave of relief washing over him. Feeling a bit curious, Seth asked "Can I...can I...feel the baby?"

"Yeah, me too," Dean chimed in, setting down what remained of his toaster pastries. "I wanna feel the little one."

Looking over to see Roman looking at her with a look that mirrored what the others were asking, Natalya let out a soft laugh before saying "Sure, guys." Once the others were gathered around her, the blonde and pink-streaked Gem lifted up her blouse, drawing gasps of surprise from the other three as they saw the size of her stomach. Feeling first Seth and then Dean place a hand on her stomach with Roman being the last and placing both of his on her stomach, Natalya couldn't help but let a few happy tears slip down her cheeks as the feeling of her fellow Gems rubbing where her baby was growing just felt so...right. The blonde and pink-streaked Gem had many worries at first about whether or not her pregnancy would be well-received among the others; so, feeling Seth, Dean, and Roman rubbing her stomach gave her just the answer she was looking for. Now, ...now, all she had to do was tell the others that it was thanks to Tyson that she was going to be bringing a baby into the world.

...

Present Day

"So, how did Natalya telling you guys that it was because of Tyson she was pregnant go?" Bayley asked.

"It went...mostly okay. I mean, at first, none of the three of us really knew just why Nattie was telling us about Tyson having something to do with her pregnancy. It wasn't until Tyson explained it all to us in a way that we could process that we figured out why she had to tell us about Tyson being involved," Seth said, around a laugh. "So, for the next seven months after all of that, Natalya's pregnancy was going pretty well. And, then...then came the month that brought about Nattie bringing her baby into the world." But, as Seth said this, he couldn't help the way his voice seemed to catch as he spoke these words.

Well, it looks like Natalya's pregnancy was pretty much like a human pregnancy...what with the morning sickness, the urge to want to nest/sleep a lot, and the food cravings/eating a lot (something that didn't sit all too well with Dean since it meant he didn't have much in the way of food to eat himself...XD). Now, on the note of Seth, Roman, and Dean, how great was it that they were worried for Nattie? Really goes to show how close the Gems all are with each other that, when one isn't particularly well, the others start to worry, as shown here with the guys all worrying about Nattie. Learning about pregnancy via the Internet. At least Roman got the info from credible-sounding sources...just doesn't really help the ensuing confusion from the guys. XD And, let's not forget how precious it was that the three guys were fascinated and curious about Natalya's little one (as Dean said)...so cute. =3 Now, next chapter... Next chapter's probably gonna be the end of this arc, if not the next to last chapter in it. And, it... ...Just to say in advance, I recommend bracing yourselves, because it's gonna be a bit of a feels-puncher, my loves. Until then, don't forget to R&R please. =)