Chapter 3: the third month.
There was a HUGE party going on in Faerie City for Fyora's birthday. Jhudora was standing behind a table awkwardly, as since she was very skinny to begin with and already beginning to show, watching Illusen, who was doing the same thing. She was not sure what the other faerie's reactions would be to the news that she was expecting. She knew for a fact that she'd get a lecture from Illusen on safe sex
By now, she was getting hungry. As she leaned over the table to grab a little cake, she noticed Illusen staring at her. At her stomach to be exact.
"Oh, shit. I'm probably gonna get a lecture on safe sex or eating habits if I lie and tell her I'm gaining weight!" she thought.
There were other faeries talking and pointing to her occasionally. She guessed that they wondered why she was so taciturn lately. She had not chewed out even one busboy since the party started.
She sat there eating her cake, trying to hide her growing belly from the other faeries. Illusen was still trying to get a good look at her. Illusen finally mouthed the words, "what's wrong with you?" to which Jhudora stuck out her tongue and pulled down her lower right eyelid with her finger. Illusen made an "L" on her forehead with her thumb and forefinger. Jhudora flipped Illusen off. Pretty soon, the war of immature gestures had erupted. Finally, Fyora stepped in.
"Ladies? What are we doing?"
"Nothing." They said in unison.
"It looked to me like you were being rude to each other again. And at someone else's party, too."
"We were playing."
"Well, find a less immature way to do it."
After she left, Illusen leaned over to Jhudora.
"Forgive me for asking, but............ Are you in a motherly way?"
"Sorry?" Jhudora acted like she didn't understand.
"Are you with child?"
"Huh?"
"ARE YOU PREGNANT?!?!"
Everyone turned to look at them. Jhudora turned red as a beet.
"Yes" she said in a really tiny voice.
Jhudora braced herself for the lecture. Instead,Illusen put her hand on her shoulder.
"That's okay. I am too. My boyfriend and I............... Well, we made a huge mistake. So I won't lecture you like I usually do."
"You...... are...... pregnant?"
"What, it's not like I'm perfect!"
Neither of them noticed the crowd that had gathered around. At least until Fyora spoke.
"You two are pregnant? Oh, that's wonderful!" She gushed. "My sisters are having babies!"
The Uber Dark faerie spoke to Jhudora "How far along are you?"
"Three months."
"Oh, so am I!" said Illusen.
The Uber Dark Faerie sheepishly spoke to Jhudora. "Can I feel it kick?"
"Well, it's not kicking yet."
The other faeries were all abuzz.
"We'll do a double baby shower!"
"We can bring presents for the mothers AND the babies!"
Jhudora looked at Illusen and actually smiled. She was happy to know she wasn't alone, in a rueful, uncertain way.
When she got home that night, she realized something. For a fleeting moment, she had forgotten to hate.
End Chapter 3
There was a HUGE party going on in Faerie City for Fyora's birthday. Jhudora was standing behind a table awkwardly, as since she was very skinny to begin with and already beginning to show, watching Illusen, who was doing the same thing. She was not sure what the other faerie's reactions would be to the news that she was expecting. She knew for a fact that she'd get a lecture from Illusen on safe sex
By now, she was getting hungry. As she leaned over the table to grab a little cake, she noticed Illusen staring at her. At her stomach to be exact.
"Oh, shit. I'm probably gonna get a lecture on safe sex or eating habits if I lie and tell her I'm gaining weight!" she thought.
There were other faeries talking and pointing to her occasionally. She guessed that they wondered why she was so taciturn lately. She had not chewed out even one busboy since the party started.
She sat there eating her cake, trying to hide her growing belly from the other faeries. Illusen was still trying to get a good look at her. Illusen finally mouthed the words, "what's wrong with you?" to which Jhudora stuck out her tongue and pulled down her lower right eyelid with her finger. Illusen made an "L" on her forehead with her thumb and forefinger. Jhudora flipped Illusen off. Pretty soon, the war of immature gestures had erupted. Finally, Fyora stepped in.
"Ladies? What are we doing?"
"Nothing." They said in unison.
"It looked to me like you were being rude to each other again. And at someone else's party, too."
"We were playing."
"Well, find a less immature way to do it."
After she left, Illusen leaned over to Jhudora.
"Forgive me for asking, but............ Are you in a motherly way?"
"Sorry?" Jhudora acted like she didn't understand.
"Are you with child?"
"Huh?"
"ARE YOU PREGNANT?!?!"
Everyone turned to look at them. Jhudora turned red as a beet.
"Yes" she said in a really tiny voice.
Jhudora braced herself for the lecture. Instead,Illusen put her hand on her shoulder.
"That's okay. I am too. My boyfriend and I............... Well, we made a huge mistake. So I won't lecture you like I usually do."
"You...... are...... pregnant?"
"What, it's not like I'm perfect!"
Neither of them noticed the crowd that had gathered around. At least until Fyora spoke.
"You two are pregnant? Oh, that's wonderful!" She gushed. "My sisters are having babies!"
The Uber Dark faerie spoke to Jhudora "How far along are you?"
"Three months."
"Oh, so am I!" said Illusen.
The Uber Dark Faerie sheepishly spoke to Jhudora. "Can I feel it kick?"
"Well, it's not kicking yet."
The other faeries were all abuzz.
"We'll do a double baby shower!"
"We can bring presents for the mothers AND the babies!"
Jhudora looked at Illusen and actually smiled. She was happy to know she wasn't alone, in a rueful, uncertain way.
When she got home that night, she realized something. For a fleeting moment, she had forgotten to hate.
End Chapter 3