Ello!! ^_^

Pixie: goes to whack Ami over the head*

Ami: *ducks* HA!!

Pixie: *rolls eyes and whacks Ami over the head*

Ami: X.X

Pixie: *smiles* it's so much fun to do that...

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Telling the Father

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"Well?" Ray asked Mariah; they were at a cafe.

"Well what?" Mariah asked calmly.

"Who's the father!" he hissed under his breath. "And WHY did you do THAT with anyone! Seriously Mariah... You of all people should know that having a baby out of wedlock if greatly shunned upon our people..."

"I know Ray," Mariah looked sharply up at Ray. "And it's none of your business." Ray looked down at his cup of coffee.

"What are you going to do?" he asked after a few minutes.

"I don't know..." Mariah sighed, and then stood up. "I'm going home..."

Ray watched her go, still in a state of slight shock over the news.

After awhile, he stood up as well, and left. There was going to be a team meeting at Tyson's soon enough, and he didn't want to be late...

After about an hour of slow walking, he made it to Tyson's. He knocked on the door, and Grandpa opened it, smiling.

"Hey there lil dude!!" Grandpa said. "Wha's up??"

"Nothing much Grandpa," Ray smiled a little. "Where's Tyson?"

"G Dawg is out back with his hommies," Grandpa said. Ray backed away slightly, and nodded, then walked around to the back.

"Hey Ray!!" Tyson said as soon as he saw him. Max smiled and waved, Kai just stood there, and Kenny was too busy on his laptop.

"Hey Tyson," Ray sighed, and sat down.

"What's wrong?" Max asked, sitting beside him.

"Yeah man, did Mariah burn the flowers you got her or something?" Tyson asked, sitting down as well.

"No..." Ray sighed. "She went to the doctor's today..."

"What? Why?" Tyson said quickly.

"For a check up," Ray sighed, and looked up at the clouds. "But... I found out... She's pregnate..."

"Oh..." Tyson looked shocked. Kenny looked up from his laptop.

"Ray you sly ol' dog!!" Dizzi whistled.

"I'm not the father!" Ray glared at the laptop.

"Oh..." Dizzi didn't say anything else.

"Well... if you aren't... who is?" Kenny asked.

"Um... I just remembered that I've gotta go buy some food!!" Tyson shot up. "Bye!!" And he was gone...

"What's up with him?" Ray asked. THEN it clicked in...

~*~

Mariah sat on her couch. She was biting her lip, hugging her knees to her stomache.

'How do I tell him?' she thought to herself. 'What if he hates me? What would I do then?'

She looked at the letter he had sent to her. Taking a deep breath, she opened it, almost expecting words of hatred on it...

'My dearest Mariah,

I counted the stars tonight. I tried for hours on end to figure out where I saw this one star before... when I realised that it was in your eyes...

I cannot wait until I see you again...

Forever yours'

Mariah almost choked on a sob.

"How am I going to do this?" she muttered to herself. "How am I going to tell him?"

There was a knock on the door, and she got up. She went over to it, and checked the peep hole.

It was Tyson.

~*~

Tyson stood there, looking at the door intently. Finally, it opened. Mariah smiled up at him delicately, and he smiled back.

"May I come in?" he asked carefully. Mariah nodded, and moved aside. When he got in, he closed the door, and pinned Mariah up against it gentally. "Mmm... missed you..."

"So your letter said," Mariah looked as if relieved, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Tyson leaned down, and bit her ear playfully, and then started to trail kisses down her neck. Mariah giggled. Then Tyson pulled back, sighing, and looking at Mariah intently.

"So I'm going to be a father?"