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Out of Control, Part 6

Vaughn managed to catch her before she hit the floor. "Ver!"

Bobby was shocked. He had never seen her like this before. He thought back to earlier that afternoon. She had looked pale and drawn, so unlike the Veronica he knew. He took several steps back.

Vaughn picked her up in his arms and lay her back down on the couch. "Ver," he called again as he patted her pallid cheeks lightly. His eyes were filled with worry. "Veronica, wake up." He looked over his shoulder at Bobby. "Don't just stand there, Arquette, go get her father!"

Bobby paled. He was deathly afraid of Heero Yuy, but he nodded his head. "Sure," he replied as he ran out of the room.

Vaughn's attention returned to Veronica. He smoothed back her hair. "Come on sweetheart, wake up."

Bobby came back with Heero running behind him. "I'll leave now," he stuttered as Heero turned cold Prussian blue eyes towards him. He left.

Heero knelt down next to the couch as Vaughn moved out of the way. "What happened?"

"Bobby and I were going to get into a fight, and she tried to stop it. She was pale looking before so I told her to lie down on the couch until I came back. She got between the both of us and before I knew it, she passed out," Vaughn answered softly.

"She hasn't eaten anything all day. No, make that, she's barely eaten the entire week," Heero informed the young Winner, as he looked at his daughter's pale face. He pressed a hand against her cheek. "Veronica, Veronica, wake up. Dad's here," he said quietly.

Veronica's lashes fluttered. She felt so disoriented. She blinked several times to focus in on her father's face. "Daddy?"

He breathed a sigh of relief. "How do you feel?"

"I don't know. What happened?" she asked as she tried to sit up. Stars danced in front of her eyes. "Oh my," she breathed.

"Lay back down," Heero instructed as he put his hand behind her back, lowering her back slowly.

"You tried to prevent me from getting a piece of Arquette," Vaughn said as he stood up and shoved his hands into the pockets of his black cargo pants.

"Is that what happened?" Veronica asked, confused. She closed her eyes, trying to think. "I got up off the couch and pushed my way between the two of you. You two were going to fight and I didn't want you to. I remember feeling dizzy again and that's it."

"You blacked out for about ten minutes." Vaughn raised his eyes to hers. "You didn't tell me that you hadn't been eating for the entire week."

"I've been eating, just not very much. It comes back up again," Veronica said weakly as she looked away from him.

"I won't have you passing out again," Heero said firmly as he got to his feet. He scrutinized his daughter. "You're going to the doctor first thing Monday."

"But, dad…"

"No "buts" young lady, you're going to the doctor. Something is wrong with you and we're going to find out what."

Veronica frowned.

"Now, come on, time for us to go home," Heero sighed. "Stand up, slowly."

She swung her legs over and gradually sat up. She squeezed her eyes shut briefly before opening them again. Gingerly setting her feet onto the floor, she stood, holding onto her father's arms. "All right, I'm up."

Heero nodded his head and bent down, scooping her up in his arms. "I'll carry you. I don't want you passing out again." He turned to look at Vaughn. "Bring her things." He walked out of the door with her.

Vaughn shook his head and got her things, following them out the door.

Veronica leaned her head against her father's shoulder. It felt comforting and she felt safe. Her arms were loosely linked around his neck as he carried her out to his black Escalade. "Thank you, daddy," she whispered.

Heero let a slight smile cross his face. He didn't reply, but pressed a light kiss on her forehead.

Vaughn set Veronica's things in the back. He paused before he closed her door. "You'll be ok?"

She smiled at the concern she heard in his voice. "I'll be fine. Don't worry about me, Winner." She leaned forwards and pressed a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you too."

A light flush came into his face. "It wasn't a problem." He smiled gently and closed the door as the engine rumbled to life. His hand came up and rested on the window.

Veronica pressed her hand against his, through the glass. She mouthed, "Thank you," again before her father finally pulled away.

Vaughn looked after the disappearing lights. His brow was knit in deep thought. "What's wrong, Veronica?"

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That Monday, Veronica sat patiently in the doctor's office. Victoria was out in the waiting room, having volunteered to come along with her sister. She looked at the doctor as he came back in. "So what do the results say?" she asked, curiously.

The doctor looked up at her. "You're very healthy, Miss Yuy. You're blood count, everything is in order. However, I want to ask you a few questions."

"All right," she replied uncertainly. "What do you want to know?"

"Have you experienced sickness like this before? The dizziness, the nausea?"

"No."

"Ever passed out before this?"

"No."

The doctor folded his arms across his chest as he sat down. He looked at her through his glasses. "Are you sexually active, Miss Yuy?"

Veronica tilted her head up slightly. "Yes."

"You always use protection? Birth control, condoms?"

"Yes, always."

He took his glasses off and rubbed his thumbs under his eyes. "Did it ever occur to you that you could be pregnant?"

She shook her head, sending her blond ponytail over her shoulder. "My sister didn't get sick. She just had bad mood swings."

The doctor sighed and slid his glasses back on.

Veronica felt a chilling feeling run through her. "Am I?"

He sighed again. "Yes, Miss Yuy, you're pregnant. Six weeks to be exact."

"That can't be! I'm so unbelievingly careful!"

"Things happen, Miss Yuy, nothing is one hundred percent guaranteed."

Veronica felt blood drain from her face. She slumped down in the chair. "This can't be happening," she moaned as she rubbed her temples with her index fingers.

"I take it, this was not planned?" the doctor asked gently.

"No, but what pregnancy is planned," she mumbled as she looked back up at him. "Are you sure?"

"As sure as I can be."

"Oh no, what's my father going to say?"  she whispered as she buried her face in her hands. "How am I going to tell him that? He'll flip his lid. He'll go berserk. He'll go after Bobby with his bare hands." Her head popped up again. "Oh no! Bobby," she moaned again into her hands. "How am I ever going to do this? Dad will kill me. And mom? What will mom say? What will they all say?"

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"WHAT!"

Veronica twisted her fingers on her lap. "I'm pregnant," she replied softly.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!"

"I'm sorry, daddy."

"Heero, calm down," Relena said as she latched onto his arm as he stalked by her again. She looked over at her youngest child. "Who's the father?"

Veronica cringed as she looked up at her mother. "Bobby," she replied in a small voice.

"Oh you can be serious," Victoria said with disbelief as she stared at her.

"I couldn't be more serious, Victoria," Veronica answered as she looked up at her sister. She looked back over at their father. "Daddy?"

"Heero, answer your daughter," Relena said firmly as she looked up at him. Her sapphire eyes met his Prussian blue ones.

Heero looked over at his daughter. "You're pregnant by that bastard."

"Yes, I'm pregnant by that bastard. I don't like it anymore than you do, believe me."

"Oh man, what a mess this is going to be," Dominic muttered under his breath.

"I didn't know! I'm on birth control! I didn't think this would happen!" Veronica continued to stare at her father.

"You know that the only way not to get pregnant is not to have sex," Victoria said quietly.

"Well, excuse me for living a little!" Veronica snapped.

Relena paled. "How long have you been…having sex?"

"Since I was sixteen." She glanced away from her mother's look of total shock.

"Sixteen," Relena breathed, her eyes wide. She looked up at her husband. "Did you know?"

Heero nodded his head. "I knew," he replied tightly. "Everyone knew."

Relena's gaze swung back to her daughter. "How come no one told me?"

"You had enough to worry about with your job, mom," Veronica said as she got up from her chair and walked over to the study window. "No one wanted to tell you that your youngest child slept around."

Relena's eyes shot back to Heero's. "And you never told me? Why didn't you tell me! Answer me, Heero!"

"It wasn't important at the time. And like she said, you had enough to worry about with your job," Heero said as he raked his hand through his messy hair.

"That's no excuse not to tell me! Dammit, Heero! You should have told me!" Relena hissed angrily.

"I didn't want you to worry!" Heero retorted sharply.

"Well, you should have told me! I'm worrying now! My child is pregnant out of wedlock!" she yelled.

"And you think this doesn't worry me!" he shouted.

"Don't fight! This is hardly the time to be fighting!" Victoria yelled over her arguing parents.

Relena and Heero paused and turned to look at their eldest child.

"Whether or not you were told, mom is hardly relevant now. Veronica is already pregnant. And, dad, we should've told mom," Victoria said as she sat down in her chair again.

Relena sighed and bent her head. "I just find this hard to believe that everyone knew except for me."

Veronica went over to her and sat down. She grasped her mother's hands in hers. "I'm so sorry, mom. This is my fault. I'm the one who gave everyone reason to keep it from you." The two pairs of sapphire eyes looked into each other's. "You wouldn't have wanted to know that your youngest daughter is a slut."

"Oh, Veronica, I would never think that of you," Relena said as she brushed back her daughter's hair. "You're my child, I would never think that of you. I don't like that you've slept around, but I would never think you're a slut."

"But what am I going to do now? I'm pregnant and everyone knows who I am, who you are. It'll be in the public spotlight that the youngest daughter of Heero and Relena Yuy is pregnant, with no husband," Veronica said softly as she stared at the carpet.

Relena's lips thinned into a tight line. "No one is going to malign my family. You won't be alone in this. You'll have our support as well as everyone else's." She looked at Heero. "You will support our daughter, Heero."

Heero looked over at his wife and daughter sitting on the couch. His gaze traveled over the resolute expression on Relena's face. She knew as well as he did, that he would do anything to protect his children. It didn't matter what it was. They were his and he would be damned if something were to happen to them. His eyes went to his daughter. She looked scared and so very vulnerable. He went over to them and sat down. "You will have my support, Veronica.  You know me better than that. This doesn't make me happy, but I will be damned if I let people think any less of you. You've always been a good daughter." He put his arm around her shoulder and drew her close. "You'll always have me here."

Veronica closed her eyes as a lump in her throat formed. She pressed her face against his shoulder. "I'm sorry, daddy."

Heero didn't reply, but placed a kiss on top of her head. He looked at his other two children. "You two will support your sister."

"You know us better than that, dad," Victoria said as she nodded her head.

"Whatever we have to do," Dominic agreed as he nodded as well.

A slight smile crossed Heero's lips. He looked back at Victoria. "And you make sure that husband of yours keeps his comments to himself. Set him straight on this."

"I will," Victoria replied. "If he was home right now," she added under her breath.

"How are we going to tell everyone else?" Relena asked as she rested her hand on Veronica's shoulder.

"We'll tell them at Sunday dinner. I think everyone will understand since they all know. Not one of them will say anything, especially the kids. They're as clannish as one can get. They'll support her." Heero looked back down at Veronica. "Do you want us to tell or do you want to inform everyone?"

"I'll do it. I won't be shy about it," Veronica answered with unwavering look of determination in her eyes.

A/N: I know, I made her pregnant, but don't think for a minute that there won't be a twist to this somewhere. Stay tuned for more and if you still want to strangle me, please raise your hand.

XOXO!!