Author's Note: This chapter took a lot of revising before I dared go out a
limb and post it. Well, I hope you enjoy it and tell me what you think .
Thanks,
~Nightfire
Chapter 15: Setsuna's Insight
Haruka had never felt so ill in her life. Early that morning, she had been sick and now was curled up in bed, drawing the covers over her head, trying to get her stomach to settle down. The smell of breakfast coming from downstairs only made her feel worse and she pulled the covers completely over herself, trying to get back to sleep in vain.
"Still in bed?' Setsuna asked Michiru as they cleared the dishes from breakfast. Hotaru sat outside on the back porch in the sun, reading.
"Yes. She's still not feeling well," Michiru frowned. She was worried, she had never seen Haruka this sick before.
"I understand," Setsuna said, thinking to herself. She knew that Haruka had been dating Seiya and now had been sick in the morning for the past two days. She could have guessed what was really going on.
"I am not going to argue with you Haruka. You are going and that is it," Setsuna said firmly, looking down at Haruka.
"Go away," Haruka grumbled, rolled over away from Setsuna.
"Haruka, you are going to see the doctor and it's not debatable," Setsuna was starting to look annoyed, which was not good for anyone her temper was directed at. Haruka knew the tone of her voice well, knowing as well that it would do no good arguing with her.
That afternoon, in accordance of Setsuna's will, Haruka sat in the doctor's office, waiting. The doctor had insisted on various tests and Haruka's patience was running thin.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," the doctor, a young woman with reading glasses perched on her nose, came in and sat behind her desk. "So, you are not married?" she asked.
"Yes," Haruka said, confused to what that had to do with anything.
"Well, I know what must have been making you sick for the past couple of days-"the doctor started.
"Well?" Haruka asked, thinking she just had the flu.
"You're about 2 months pregnant," the doctor said, looking at the papers sitting before her.
"You must be mistaken..." Haruka insisted. This couldn't be happening to her, she thought, and she didn't want to think what kind of parent she could be.
"I am sure that there is no mistake," the doctor assured her after checking her papers once more. Haruka couldn't think how to tell Seiya, and she didn't want to think how he would react.
~Nightfire
Chapter 15: Setsuna's Insight
Haruka had never felt so ill in her life. Early that morning, she had been sick and now was curled up in bed, drawing the covers over her head, trying to get her stomach to settle down. The smell of breakfast coming from downstairs only made her feel worse and she pulled the covers completely over herself, trying to get back to sleep in vain.
"Still in bed?' Setsuna asked Michiru as they cleared the dishes from breakfast. Hotaru sat outside on the back porch in the sun, reading.
"Yes. She's still not feeling well," Michiru frowned. She was worried, she had never seen Haruka this sick before.
"I understand," Setsuna said, thinking to herself. She knew that Haruka had been dating Seiya and now had been sick in the morning for the past two days. She could have guessed what was really going on.
"I am not going to argue with you Haruka. You are going and that is it," Setsuna said firmly, looking down at Haruka.
"Go away," Haruka grumbled, rolled over away from Setsuna.
"Haruka, you are going to see the doctor and it's not debatable," Setsuna was starting to look annoyed, which was not good for anyone her temper was directed at. Haruka knew the tone of her voice well, knowing as well that it would do no good arguing with her.
That afternoon, in accordance of Setsuna's will, Haruka sat in the doctor's office, waiting. The doctor had insisted on various tests and Haruka's patience was running thin.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," the doctor, a young woman with reading glasses perched on her nose, came in and sat behind her desk. "So, you are not married?" she asked.
"Yes," Haruka said, confused to what that had to do with anything.
"Well, I know what must have been making you sick for the past couple of days-"the doctor started.
"Well?" Haruka asked, thinking she just had the flu.
"You're about 2 months pregnant," the doctor said, looking at the papers sitting before her.
"You must be mistaken..." Haruka insisted. This couldn't be happening to her, she thought, and she didn't want to think what kind of parent she could be.
"I am sure that there is no mistake," the doctor assured her after checking her papers once more. Haruka couldn't think how to tell Seiya, and she didn't want to think how he would react.