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Chapter 2: Sometimes you just want to punch someone.

    Padma started looking better after our chat by the lake.  At least she had color in her face again.  Still, you couldn't help looking at her the same way again when you know she's wasn't going to be a normal teenager anymore.  As far as she's told me, she was about a month pregnant.  That left two months left before she started showing.  God I wish she would tell somebody other then me!  This is waaayyy too big a thing to land on somebody at 17.  I wanted to tell somebody, but I couldn't.  Damn her and her insecurities!

    Classes were getting harder and harder to concentrate on.  Especially since we have charms and History of Magic with the Raveclaws.  The whole time during class I can't look away from Padma.  Luckily she sits in front of me in both classes, so nobody notices.  Not to mention Lavender has been trying to get me to tell her what the problem is.  I just keep telling her it's family business and none of hers.  She doesn't believe me.  I don't blame her either.

    Another month and a half went by, and it seemed Padma still didn't tell anybody yet.  This was getting ridiculous.  I pulled her aside into an empty classroom one day after the last bell rang.  "What do you want now?"  She asked.

    "You haven't told anybody yet have you?"  I asked.  She didn't answer me right away.  "I'll take your silence as a no then?"  I told her.

    "What's it to you anyway?  You haven't been knocked up."  She started to sound agitated.

    "What's it to me?  Are you listening to yourself?  Being pregnant is a big thing!  You have to at least tell Blaise.  You owe it to him.  I mean here he is thinking your little fling went peachy keen when it obviously didn't.  I mean what are you going to do in a couple months?  People are going to notice something wrong with you.  What have you been telling your roommates about you throwing up every morning?  You have to…" But before I could finish, she cut me off.

    "Will you shut up for a second? This isn't easy you know!  I've been telling myself the same thing over and over again, and you're not helping!  I've wanted to tell somebody, but every time I think about it, I can't get my nerve up.  I hate this!"  She shouted, and then sat down on a desk.

    I couldn't help it.  I sat down next to her and comforted her.  "I'm sorry Padma.  I had no idea.  Don't worry.  You're going to get through this."

    "It's just that this is way too big a thing to put on me.  I don't know if I can handle it."  She said sobbing.

    "What are you saying?  Are you thinking of getting an…an abortion?"  I asked trembling.  She didn't answer.  "Are you?"

    "I don't know.  I didn't want this to happen to me, but I'm not sure I just want to kill somebody before they even know they exist."  She said.

    "Now hang on a second.  First you wouldn't even tell anybody about it, and now you're talking about killing it?  What is with you?  Have you gone insane?  That's it.  I can't keep my mouth shut any more.  I'm telling mum and dad.  You can tell Blaise.  As the father of the kid, he would want some say in the matter."  With that I left for Gryffindor tower.

    I could not believe her.  Thinking about getting an abortion.  Obviously she didn't get an abortion since I'm sitting here watching them.  I wasn't going to tell my parents outright in a letter.  I didn't think that it was that kind of thing to do because it's so serious.  I want to tell them face to face, so I told them to meet me at the Three Broomsticks the following Saturday at 2:00.  I told them to expect something that would not be so easily forgiven.

    Funny how time flies when you can wait for something.  I suppose this is how Harry felt before one of those TriWizard challenges.  But I was still there fifteen minutes early waiting for them.  Unfortunately, she wasn't late and apparated at exactly 2:00.  It was only my mom and not my father.  She ordered a drink and sat down across from me.  It seemed she prepared for me because she wasn't smiling.  "You're father couldn't make it.  Too swamped at work at the moment.  So what was it you wanted to tell me?  You're not on drugs are you?"  She asked.

    "No mom, it's a much worse then that.  I know I promised her that I wouldn't tell anybody, but I told her the other day that I would be telling you.  Now please don't scream.  Padma's pregnant."  I closed my eyes and waited for the tirade that would soon come, but it didn't.  I chanced opening one eye and only saw her staring blankly past me at the wall.  "Mom?"

    "She's wh…what?"  Was all she could utter out of her mouth.

    "She's pregnant.  You know, knocked up, got a bun in the oven, went straight past third base heading for home which leads to overtime?"  It was after I sputtered that out when she fainted.  Just great.  I had help and hauled her to the Hogwarts' Hospital Wing.

    When she woke up, I was sitting on her bed, while Padma was sitting in a chair against the wall.  She looked thoroughly scared.  I had hauled her with me on the way to the Hospital Wing.  "How could you?  I thought you were responsible!  You're father is not going to like this.  Oh God!"  My mother started to ramble while Padma was shaking barely able to move.

    "This might take a while.  I'll leave it to you to figure this out because it's your problem not mine."  I got up and left the room.  Padma was staring after me with a pleading look that was obviously telling me not to go.  But I had to leave.  There was too much tension in the air.

    When I got back to my dorm room, I immediately flopped down on my bed and wanted to dream my problems away, but unfortunately, Lavender came in at that moment.  "Ok you're going to tell me why you've been acting so weird lately.  You've hardly talked to me at all in the last month, and have been avoiding everyone.  What's wrong?  Does it have something to do with your sister?  Come on.  You can tell me."  She pleaded.

    "You really want to know don't you?"  My voice was muffled because it was in my pillow.  She said yes.  I lifted my head and looked right at her.  "The reason why I've been acting so weird lately is because my sister has been knocked up two months ago and refused to tell anybody while making me promise not to tell anybody either.  After I talked to her again the other day, she said she has been considering getting an abortion, which was when I stepped in and told our mother.  Right now Padma is in the Hospital Wing talking to her.  That is why I've been acting weird lately."  I saw Lavender's astonished face for a few seconds before putting my head back down.  I was about to punch her for prying, but I was too tired.  Besides, the look on her face was priceless.

Next: Padma's on the warpath