Crazychickie4life: 'ello everyone. It's been a long time since I've updated huh? Anyone hate me now? Mwuahahahahaha! Jk...Anyway, I twisted around with the plot in the story, and I've decided I like where my evil mind is going. So expect awesome chapters soon...hehehe. Now, as a lot of my chapter names seem to have no rhyme or reason to the actual writing of the chapter itself, this one on the other hands goes with the plot of the chapter. So I liked it a lot! Anyway, I'll stop my babbling and let you read. For those of you who are wondering, I just updated my fruits basket story, and would appreciate reviews! If you're a fan of fruits basket, I'll 3 you forever if you read it. And on another note, for those of you who are wondering when I'll update Avalance Madness..seeing as how it's been what? Months..years? Decades? Hehe. I'm working on that next, so watch out for it!

Note : I have made up some weird disease thingy in this chapter (un named), and is based on an actual disease, but I don't remember the full extent of it, and I don't know what it's called...so I made one up!

Chapter 11:Every good thing comes with a price

Heero had booked into his room beside Relena, and had settled himself in within two minutes time. But, just as he had been about to check up on the angry girl, the phone had rung.

Heero was highly suspicious, nobody knew that he was in the hotel in the first place. No one back at the house had asked where it was he was going, no specifics had been shared. But then again, it was a possibility that it was just someone from the hotel either accidentally calling him, or personal checking up on him. And yet again, he didn't find that likely either. After all, it had been minutes since he had checked in.

Glaring at the phone as if it would set off any minute, he swiftly picked up the receiver.

"Hello"

"How are you Heero?" A familiar feminine voice rang through his ears.

"How the hell did you know I was here Noin, and even better, why did the clerk let you through?" Heero sighed in frustration. How the hell did Noin know where he went? He was beginning to believe that she had internally wired him, and most likely every other employee she had under her.

Noin laughed in response. "I have my ways Heero...." She left it hanging at that, only causing Heero to begin body searching himself as he kept the receiver pressed to his ear.

"Relax Heero, I had a preventor follow you in order to give you information personally. But you see, he could not deliver while you were busy criticizing your fiancé. So he waited, and finally Relena left in a apparent 'huff', and you followed her home. When she did get home, she packed a bag and left without giving you a second glance, and then she went to the hotel. You then followed her there, made certain that she checked in alright, and then went back home, grabbed a bag 'stuffed' it and then headed back into the hotel checking in right beside her room. "

"So where is the informant?"

"He got tired of chasing you around so he insisted I create a meeting time for you two to rendezvous."

"Where, time, date"

"Halibut garden café, 2:35 p.m. tomorrow"

Mentally noting the information he said goodbye and hung up the phone. Even though Noin was superior ranking over him, he never acted as if she was his boss half the time. He did what he was asked of, but aside from that, he considered himself to be self employed.

Looking at his clock, he saw that Noin had taken away ten minutes of the precious time he could be making up for his wrong doings to Relena.

Walking to the door, he was just about to open it when someone anxiously knocked on his door. Now even more puzzled, he opened it, only to be trampled by Relena, who flung herself into his arms.

Surprised that she knew where he was, and that she had willingly come into his arms (shaking at that), after the night's events, he looked down at the blonde haired woman. And if that wasn't enough for Heero, she also said something that he least expected at a time like this.

"Heero I'm pregnant!"

Quickly bringing her into the room and shutting/locking the door behind him, he led her to his bed where he planted her down beside him.

"What do you mean pregnant?" Heero asked. Although he was fully aware of what that phrase meant, he was too shocked for it to register.

Relena rolled her eyes and patted her tummy. "That a baby is growing inside of my stomach!" She said exasperated.

"Are you sure?" He asked uncertainly.

"Positive! I took a pregnancy test" Her face overflowed with happiness, but she seemed to also have a look of uncertainty as well. He wasn't responding in any positive ways to her news, so she must be terrified that he would not except the baby at all.

Realizing that he was still in a state of shock, the news finally sank in. He was going to be a father. He was going to have a child with the only woman he loved. They were going to start their marriage, and already have a family. Joy began to fill him as he realized what that meant.

"Relena, we're pregnant?" He asked again to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

She nodded in response.

Taking her into his arms, he hugged her assuringly. "I'm happy for us" he smiled into her hair.

Relena sighed in relief. "I'm happy too!"

The two looked intently at each others lips and slowly their heads came closer and closer together. At once their lips met and they kissed passionately.

When they finally pulled apart, Heero was first to speak.

"I'm sorry Relena for earlier....."

"No I'm sorry! How could I get mad so easily? I guess it's just hormones."

But their happy moment ended when another series of pains decided to rack Relena's body.

Crumbling to the floor, Relena clutched her stomach, her face twisted in a pained expression. It was only getting worse and worse for her. The pains were becoming more frequent and more intense as time went on.

Heero's immediate reaction was to kneel down by her side and ask what was wrong. But Relena was in too much pain this time to even hear what he was saying. This only led Heero to worry more, and as Relena blacked out, he rushed to the phone, not hesitating when he dialed 911.

When the ambulance arrived, Heero watched as her fragile and shaking body was moved carefully onto a stretcher, and he followed the emergency workers down to the ambulance, and squeezed himself in as well. He refused to leave Relena by herself at this point in time. How many times did she have to go to the hospital? How many times did she have to be rushed there? How many times did she have to be hooked up to IV's and other needles? He hated the fact that she was always injured or sick. He wanted to protect her desperately. He didn't know what he would do without her....

"What's wrong with her?" Heero asked as calmly as he could at the moment. He had reasoned with himself that panicking and getting in the paramedics way of doing their jobs, was not going to make Relena any better.

"We're not quite sure yet sir, but I'm sure the doctors will be able to tell you when we arrive at the hospital" A paramedic stated without looking at him, as he placed an oxygen mask over Relena's mouth and nose. Another paramedic repeatedly checked her vitals, as another one poked an IV into Relena's arm. The vein had been punctured so many times, Heero was afraid that one day it would burst.

Heero sat quietly in his corner of the ambulance, trying to logically think of an appropriate explanation for why Relena was so sick now. No matter how many times he wanted to deny it, the only thing he could think of that would effect her in this way, was her baby. Why did every good thing have to come with a price?

Heero was knocked out of his thoughts however, when a paramedic told another that Relena's breathing was becoming shallow. Now more alert, Heero watched helplessly as they put a breathing tube down her throat. He sighed in relief when he heard the faint sound of the heart monitor speed up and become louder again (in other words, normal).

They arrived at the hospital not soon later, and Relena was wheeled at an easy going pace to her room. Heero took this as a good sign, because if she were to be in serious harm, they would have moved her under the inspection of doctors as soon as possible.

When Relena was in her room and placed gently onto the bed, the paramedics gave her one last inspection and took off her oxygen mask. Each of the two that had brought her in had puzzled looks on their faces. Both shrugged and left the room as a doctor walked in, in a white lab coat.

"Ahh, I see miss Relena is back in our care" The doctor stated grimly as he shook hands with Heero. Heero instantly recognized the man as the doctor that had taken care of Relena a while back for her illness.

"Do you know what's wrong with her?" The doctor asked as he flipped through a chart that a paramedic had filled out before she left.

"Well as that is your job, I was hoping you could tell me" Heero said.

The doctor sighed in response and gave Heero a knowing look. (which basically said that he knew the shock and worry Heero was going through, and understood his frustrations at the moment.). The doctor looked even older and warn then he had upon their first meeting. His hair even grayer, and the creases in his eyes becoming bolder.

He checked her pulse, her blood pressure, the color behind her eyes. He examined her for a while and then decided to take the intervenes out of Relena's arm, and the breathing tube out of her throat.

"Heero, is she pregnant?" The doctor asked.

"Yes"

"Can you tell me what happened before she was rushed here?"

"She and I were talking about the baby, and then she started to clutch her stomach as if she was in pain, and then she passed out on the floor. She hasn't woken up since..." Heero reached for his soon to be wife's hand, and took it in his own.

"I need to do a cat scan of her tummy, but I already have a feeling I know what it is." The doctor took off his too large glasses, and rubbed his temple.

"What?"

"It's perfectly normal...at least for now it is. She has severe cramping because her body is adjusting to the baby that is growing inside of her. The number of cramps a woman has while carrying, and the intensity of the pains varies between body types. Relena is just suffering from very bad cramps...for now."

"So that's all? She'll be fine then? The baby will be fine?" Heero felt the light at the end of the tunnel drawing nearer. His fears would be erased, and all would be right again. But then, as it is the ctors job too, his hopeful fate turned grim.

"Heero, it's not that simple. Normally I would tell that to mothers who have been pregnant for at least a few months. Mothers that are in Relena's stage of pregnancy right now, which I am guessing is only a few weeks, usually only suffer from things like minor cramps which they mistake for their periods, no periods at all, and some early stages of morning sickness. Relena's case is very rare. If I am correct and the tests prove right, Relena's baby is not adjusting very well to her body and is creating a negative effect."

"How is it that a baby can't adjust to a woman's body, when it's not even grown, but just the size of a coin?" Heero asked angrily, not liking where this conversation was heading.

"Her body is rejecting the baby growing inside her in general." The doctor said carefully.

"How the hell does that happen?"

"Well, anything could have caused it really. For example, the illness she had months earlier, the stress she's been under, anything..."

"So what's going to happen to her?"

"She has to abort the baby, or go through with the pregnancy. If she doesn't abort the baby, then there are chances that she may not survive when she gives birth. If she terminates the baby, then the emotional stress may way her down, and her body might refuse to function."

Alarmed, Heero looked at Relena. "What do you mean? Are you saying that this is a lose lose situation?"

"Sadly, in cases like these, there's not much we can do."

"What are her chances of survival?"

"If she goes through with the pregnancy, 69%, if she terminates the baby 75%" (A.N I'm making the numbers up, so don't worry!).

"Is there anything we can do to stop this?" Heero was currently so frustrated, that he was ready to smash through walls and tear down anything he could find.

"Well...there are some medications that she can take. You see, the whole problem lies with the babies heart now. When it does grow to it's potential size within 4 months (at that time it will be a fetus, but still needs to grow) (A.N if this isn't right...seeing as how I haven't been pregnant before ;; please correct me so I can change it! And I'm not saying the baby is even close to full grown yet so don't blow a gasket on me!) , the baby will more then likely have a weakened heart. Because the baby is already showing signs of distress against Relena's body, it won't help any when its heart is fully grown. When it does grow, and its heart is weak, then Relena's body will work extra hard to try and nurture and fix the problem, which is natural. But, as her body works to correct the problem, it will become weaker as well, and in the end effect her heart. I know this all sounds confusing now, but there's no real way of explaining it for you too understand."

"What will the medications do?"

"They'll work hard to jolt Relena's heart a little more so that it will be up to its task when the baby reaches the four month point. Other then that, I can give her pain medication to ease the pain, but nothing else is going to help right now. If the babies heart gets too weak, and Relena's heart gets weak as well, we may have to consider putting her on oxygen tanks. But, we won't know that until the eight or ninth mark of pregnancy. For now we have to monitor her heart regularly."

The conversation ended abruptly, when rustling of sheets and a sleepy voice asked where she was.

"Relena!?" Heero rushed to her side and took her hand once more (he had abandoned her earlier when he talked to the doctor).

"Yes???" Relena asked confused.

"Hello Relena, I'm Dr. Roman, Heero brought you in after you passed out on the floor earlier. I have a few questions for you though. Have you eaten anything today?"

"Yes" She nodded confused.

"Have you had any pains in your stomach lately?"

"Yes"

"How long has that been going on?"

"Umm....about a week now"

"Have you been doing anything stressful lately?"

"I'm planning my wedding!" Relena's face lit up.

"When is that?"

"Next week."

The doctor gave her a kind smile as he wrote everything she told him on his chart.

"Heero here, has told me the good news! Your pregnant!" The doctor said in a cheery voice.

"Yep I sure am!" Relena rubbed her tummy.

"Okay Relena, well everything looks fine right now, but it's a standard test for all soon to be mothers, to go for a cat scan so that we can see if baby is alright. Are you up for it?" The doctor asked concerned.

Relena stared at him as if he were stupid.

"Yes, I want to see if my baby's alright!"

"Alright then, we'll just get a wheel chair for you and you'll be on your way." The doctor left the room briefly and returned minutes later with a nurse and a wheel chair.

"Nurse Ivy will bring you to the cat scan room, don't be nervous, you'll be just fine." The doctor gave her a reassuring smile, and Heero and Ivy silently helped her into the wheel chair. As Ivy wheeled Relena out, Heero made to follow, but was stopped by the doctor.

"Heero aren't you coming with me?" Relena questioned with a raised eye brow.

"No Relena, Heero isn't allowed in the cat scan room. Girls only" The doctor poked her playfully and Relena smiled.

As soon as Relena and Ivy left the room, Doctor Roman began to talk again.

"I didn't tell her what's going on quite yet, because the added stress would be too much for her to handle in one day. I need you to make the decision of whether or not your going to tell her now or not however. If you tell her now, she'll be worrying until the day she gives birth, which will only add more stress to her heart. But, if you don't tell her, then she will have to go through with the pregnancy for sure. It's a risk you have to take either way. I can't make the decision for you, and for that reason, I give you all my sympathy.

"And if you really want her to stay stress free right now, I would set the wedding date a little farther away from now, say in a couple of months or so. The wedding plans could cause more problems then we need right now. Either that, or get someone to fully plan it for her. All the same, be careful. Don't let her strain herself, and keep a close eye on her. If she has any more severe pains where she passes out, I want you to contact me on my pager." Dr. Roman handed him a piece of paper. "I have it on at all times for my unique cases purposes. Please don't hesitate to leave a message."

Heero nodded and together they made their way towards the cat scan room. The doctor left Heero outside, and looked at the results on a screen, as Ivy wheeled Relena back out.

When the doctor returned, Relena was in her room, re dressed (she had to wear a gown), and waiting patiently with Heero beside her.

"Relena, I have to talk with Heero for a moment while Ivy tells you the basics of pregnancy and what to be looking forward too" The Doctor ushered Heero out of the room before another word was spoken, and shut the door behind him.

"It was as I predicted. I made two prescriptions out. I have a nine month long prescription for Tylenol codeine, and a nine month prescription to the heart medication I told you about. However, you cannot let Relena take Tylenol codeine all the time. Only when her pains are severe. If she takes it too often, then she will get addicted to the codeine. The heart medication needs to be taken only once every other day. It is up to you to decide whether or not she should know what the heart pill is. I also want you to bring her in every few weeks for a checkup, which I have told nurse Ivy to tell Relena, is routine. Don't let her eat to many fatty foods like sugar and take out. That won't strengthen her heart either. Make sure she drinks plenty of milk and orange juice. And, I know I am implying throughout this that you'll let her go through with the pregnancy, but as a doctor at my age, I already know what your decision most likely will be....." The doctor patted him on the back and left without another word. The prescriptions were dangling uselessly in Heero's hand.

What was he going to do? So many decisions lay in his hands right now. Way to many for him to handle. But he wasn't going to give up on Relena right now, he couldn't. He would just have to figure out what had to be done, and the doctor was right. Was he really going to make Relena terminate the one thing she showed so much joy for? He doubted it. And he didn't think it would be good for her to tell her the bad news either.....For now he would keep it a secret. As much as he hated it, he was helpless. He couldn't do anything to help her, and he didn't want to lose her either.

Heero shook slightly, his strong demeanor long lost. Putting on a brave face, he walked back into the room....

Every good thing , comes at a price.......

A.N.... So was that good? Was that worth the wait? It better be! Hehe now go review my ickle minions!