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_ Neko _ (the time is now: 10:45 pm, 3.06.03... ^_^)

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Chapter 7: Unexpected Tidings

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A few weeks later....

"Duo... nnnn! My stomach...!" Neko moaned, clutching her stomach on the floor.

"what's the matter??" Duo asked as he knelt down to help her up.

"i... i don't know. I just feel really, really sick..." she moaned again.

"here... let me get you in your room and we can call a local doctor or something, ok?"

She nodded. Duo helped her into the bedroom and lay her down.

"here's the phone book... I'll go get you some soda and crackers for your stomach," he said, kissing her forehead.

"thank you..." she said as she looked up the number for the nearest hospital.

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hello? Charles Baker Medical Center, how may I help you? the assistant asked.

"Hello, yes... I need to get your first available appointment for this afternoon."

lets see... I have one for, 4:30 and one for 5.

"i'll take the one for 4:30..."

can you please tell me your symptoms so i can tell the doctor?

"well... you see this appointment is for my girlfriend," he explained sheepishly.

oh... the tone in the assistance voice dropped slightly.

Duo handed the phone to Neko, covering the receiver with his hand, "she wants to know your sypmtoms..."

"hello?"

yes. Can you tell me your symptoms?

"yes. Well, i'm extremely nausious and i can't keep much on my stomach for very long......yes... yes... uhm, i'm not sure about that off the top of my head... alright, thank you," she said conversing with the assistant.

can i please talk with... your boyfriend to get your legal information?

"yes, here you go..." she said handing Duo the phone.

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"Neko... Neko..!" Duo said as he gently shook her awake from her nap.

"hmmm?" Neko said rolling over and slowly opening her eyes.

"Neko, honey. It's time to go to the doctor..." he said quietly as she sat up.

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Moments later they arrived at the hospital and entered the waiting room. After taking their seats, they were almost instantly called back to the back offices.

"Neko Kage?" the nurse called into the room.

Duo helped Neko out of her chair and walked her towards the nurse.

"i'm sorry sir, but you'll have to stay here," the nurse said as she helped neko down the hall.

"but-" he stuttered.

"i'll have another nurse send for you when we're finished..."

Duo sighed as he walked back to his chair and sat down.

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The nurse walked Neko to a small office where she sat down on an examining table, awaiting her doctor.

Moments later, a tall blond woman entered the room and closed the door.

"hello....?"

"Neko... Neko Kage, ma'am."

"hello, Neko. I'm Dr. Erikson. How are you today?"

"sick, duh....oop!" she spat under her breath, then realizing what she said clamped a hand over her mouth.

The doctor chuckled, "my, my! We're irritable today...!"

"sorry.... i think it has something to do with me being sick..."

"that's okay....now, I need you to answer a few questions for me.... that okay?"

"if it'll make me better...!" Neko smiled and they began exchanging questions and answers.

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Duo was still sitting in the waiting room rather impatiantly wondering what was going on in that office.

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After Dr. Erikson came back in with some of the test results, she calmly talked to Neko.

"I'm not sure how you are going to feel about this... but, my views are telling me that although you are almost 18, you are still mentally just a child. And from what you tell me, you still have much more of your life to live, with school, with your relationship..."

Neko nodded, still slightly confused.

"...but these results are very accurate."

There was a long pause as the doctor sighed.

"Neko..... you're pregnant."

Tears of confusion began to well up in her eyes, "w- what?!"

"all the nausia and headaches you've been having, it's just morning sickness...."

A single tear trickled down her cheek, followed slowly by two more. She quickly wiped it away wit a sob.

"are you okay?" she asked handing Neko a tissue.

"y- yes.... i'm fine..." She took a deep breath before exiting the room.

//how.... how am i going to tell Duo?? How could i possibly explian....this? i know we haven't...// she blushed at her thought, //no... not this soon. But how then?//

As she entered the waiting room Duo quickly gets up and helps his girlfriend over to her things, then they leave.

"Neko, what's wrong? What did the doctor say?" Duo asked as they got in the car.

She just shook her head, "i'll tell you later..."

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Once they arrived at the apartments, Duo helped Neko up the stairs and into the room. They sat down on the couch.

Neko's eyes began to fill with tears again.

"Neko... tell me what's wrong," he said, leaning in to kiss her.

She turned away.

"is it really that bad? What did she say?"

A tear fell down her cheek, "I'm.... I'm..."

"you're what...?" he replied in a worried tone.

"she said all the headaches and nausia were...." she started in a chocked tone, "....were morning sickness..."

Duo's face was distorted into a sudden state of shock, "you- you're pregnant!?"

Another tear fell.

"but- but how!? We haven't-... you checked every time! How-?!" he stammered.

"i know...." she interrupted, "i was going over the whole thing in my head... and the only logical answer would be...."

Duo listened patiently.

"do you remember last month, when Hawk-..." she started.

His eyes widened, "...you mean, Hawk did this to you?! ....that bastard!" he growled and balled up his fist. With that, he got up from the couch spitting and cursing as he made his way to the door.

"Duo wait!" Neko sobbed, "Where are you going?!" He was silent. The only thing on his mind was Hawk. Nothing more, nothing less.

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there's the FULL EXTENDED CHAPTER!!! WØØT!!

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_ Neko _ (the time is now: 3:30am, 3.7.03 ^_^ i was bored... and i was *supposed* to b working on my 2 English papers.... i'm such a slacker! ^_~)