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Pre-Read by: DeathofHell & HinaGuy749
Keitaro...I'm Pregnant: Party Problem
The whole afternoon wasn't as bad as I expected while trying on some clothes. Shinobu's friends came over to hang out and have a sleep over. I was a little surprised to see Tsuyoshi and two other boys with her since this will be a sleep over, but she told me that the girls will sleep in her room and the boys will sleep in the living room.
With that out of the way, she introduced me to her friends. I already met Tsuyoshi and remembered his torturous hand shake, so I just smile and wave at him. I was surprised to find out that Hideki is his twin brother. I see the resemblance, but not at first because of their hair. Now I know how people react when they can't tell Ariel and I apart. Kazuhiro seemed like the jokester when I shook his hand and felt an electric shock. After getting the feeling back in my hand, I meet Akiko, who is Shinobu's best friend and dating Kazuhiro before slapping him silly for embarrassing her. Last was Sachiko, who helps Akiko beat up Kazuhiro. I keep thinking that Shinobu's friends are strange, but who am I to talk when my own friends are much worse!
They got to talking with me, asking a lot of questions about me and how it is living in America. I was a little shocked that none of them asked me about the relationship that Shinobu and I are suppose to have. Then again, I'm glad they didn't since I don't know what she told them about me. They start a game of uno before I realize a have two hours before I have to meet my friends. I take a quick shower and see what I can wear. I'm not a fashion person, but I do like to show off what I'm wearing.
Putting on my Celtics' jersey and black khaki pants, I go downstairs to find Keitaro. I asked him the day of Shinobu's examination if he wants to go to this party. I told him that my friends are going to be there and been meaning to see him again. Keitaro wasn't sure if he wanted to, saying that he wanted to spend more time with Shinobu. But she told him to go since she was planning to invite her friends over to spend the night before they go their separate ways once high school is over and will have to neglect him if he stayed. Understanding that she has little time to be with her friends, he agreed to come to the party.
I search everywhere on the ground floor and didn't see him. I am about to interrupt the uno game to ask if they seen Keitaro, when I notice Shinobu isn't playing with them.
Curious, I run back upstairs and knock on Keitaro's door. With no answer, I let myself in. The room is quiet and almost dark if not for the faded orange sunlight going through his window. I take a look around, seeing no one. I leave his room and walk across the hallway to Shinobu's room. I'm about to knock when I notice the door is cracked. I peak through, seeing the two of them kissing. I smile at the sight of this, knowing they deserve some alone time together. I pull back to see if anyone is around. Not seeing anyone, I cup my hands on the crack of the door, putting my mouth over my hands.
"You know..."I see the both of them pull away from each other, looking bewilder to hear a voice. "...if anyone else saw what you were doing, we would all be in big trouble!"
"Raymond? Is that you?" Shinobu ask.
"Yes! Can I come in?"
"Go ahead." I look around again before stepping into her room. "How did you see us?"
"The door was cracked. It wasn't much, but it was enough to see you two..." Instead of saying the word, I put the tip of my fingers together, making it look like they were kissing. Both look a little embarrass that they were caught, mildly blushing.
"Well," Keitaro begins. "I wanted to see her before I left. So.."
"I know how you feel. Now come on! My friends really want to see you."
"All right, but can I give her a goodbye kiss before we go?" I show them a vulgar expression. It's mainly because I miss Fong Ling.
"I don't want see it. And please don't take too long." I turn around, heading out of the room. I stand next to the door waiting for them to finish when I feel someone punch my shoulder. I turn to see Keitaro standing next to me while Shinobu walks away from us.
"Let's go down in a bit so no one gets suspicious." I nod my head, fiddling with my fingers. We wait for a minute before going down. I notice that Shinobu and Kaolla are watching the card game. "Bye everyone. We'll see you later."
"What? You're going out too?" Kaolla ask.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Kitsune, Mutsumi, Naru, and Motoko all left together. Don't know where though." Now, what do those four have in common that would make them leave together?
"All right then. We'll be back later." We wave goodbye to everyone before heading out.
We take the bus to the train station, where we take a ride going to Tokyo. I look out the window, seeing the moonlight shine down all over. I notice Keitaro expression, seeming to not have a care in the world. Since the examination, he's been acting like the guy I remembered when I came to Japan.
"What are you thinking about?" I ask.
"Not much. Just Shinobu."
"You always have her on the brain!"
"What can I say? We're in love with each other. Everything she does is so special to me. The way she walks. How polite she is. Even the way she pretended to be angry at the girls before her examination.
"HUH?" I can't picture her ever angry. "What did she do?"
"She looked all mad and yelled at them for thinking they knew what she's going through when none of them have been pregnant."
"Wait a minute. I never taught her anything on acting."
"I know, but she said she observed you. And you know what? I think you can get out of any situation life throws at you just with your acting since you've been helping us. Seems that you can lie about anything." I feel a knot tying my stomach.
"No I can't." I give him a serious look, showing him I'm not kidding. "There are certain things I just can't lie about."
"Oh. What like?" I mind race for ideas, but this is the first time I come up empty.
"I'm not sure, but I know I just can't lie about some things."
"OK. Sorry that I said that."
"It's all right." There is this awkward silences, making me real uncomfortable. It only takes a minute before he speaks again.
"So...I never been to one of these parties before. What should I expect?" Now this questions has endless possibilities.
"For starters, a bunch of drunken college students..."
For the rest of the ride, we end up talking about the kinds of party we been at and what we have done. I nearly laugh myself to death when he told me that he gave Motoko a bra at a Christmas party and some of the girls tried to put it on her. He nearly went into a coma when told him that on a dare, I stripped down to my boxers, hopped like a bunny across a street, humped a tree and hopped back. This conversation actually relaxed me before we came to our station.
Since the student apartments is on the way to the college, we just take the same route we always do. When we enter the complex, we see a lot of college students with what appears to be either a can or a bottle of beer in hand. We make our way towards my friends' apartment, where I see Steve sitting on the stairs, drinking a bottle.
"Hey Steve," I yell at him, climbing the stairs. "How's it hanging?"
"I'm fine Raymond," he takes another sip from his bottle. "Life is good!" Looking up, he immediately stands, splashing a little amount of beer to fall on my face as he wildly shakes Keitaro's hands. "BILLY! It's nice to see you again!"
"Thanks. Nice to see you too." He leads us back into the apartment letting us sit on the couch. Once we do, I notice Jill in the kitchen.
"Hi Raymond," Jill says, waving at us before closing the fridge. She walks towards us, sitting on the end off the couch next to Keitaro. She looks towards him with a sweet smile and dreamy expression. Uh oh. I know what she's up too. "Hello...Billy." I almost laugh at her deep, but sexy voice. I remember she would always to this do me. It's fine time that someone else got this. "You know...I been...missing you ever since we met. I been...dreaming about you doing...well..." I see his face turn bright red, looking down. I turn to his direction, noticing her hand on his thigh. I see Steve, jiggling his beer bottle side to side with a bright smile. I hold my ribs, trying not to laugh. Seeing her inch her way towards his 'special area', I turn away and see Mark near me, covering up his mouth. As funny as this is, I have to break the mood.
"Hey Mark! How's it going!" His laughter sounds like giggling when he uncovers his mouth.
"Nothing much man!" He comes towards me, shaking my hand.
"HI MARK!" Keitaro yells as he stands up, shaking his hand and bowing to him.
"Keitaro my man! Everything fine with you?"
"Yes! Oh yes! Everything is fine!" They continue to talk about some anime shows that have been airing on TV lately. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Jill's hand reaching for Keitaro's butt. Before I could react, she grabs it, causing him to scream.
"My! Your tushie is so soft, like a pillow I just want to sleep and drool on." And that caused all of us to laugh really hard that it hurts! I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard, seeing Keitaro cries a river of tears from his strawberry face.
"Damn man!" Hearing Steve, I see he turned his bottle upside down. "No more. Hey! Can someone get me another beer?"
"I'll be happy to do it!" Keitaro says, heading towards the kitchen. But Mark grabs him by the shoulders.
"Oh no, no, no. You are our guest here. I'll grab the beers. Please...sit down..." He pushes him back into the couch. "And let our hostess entertain you." Walking away, I chuckle as Keitaro covers his face and shakes he's head. Out of nowhere, I see Jill raise her arm, putting a bottle in her mouth.
"Hey Jill. Is that beer you're drinking?" She pops out the bottle, looking at me.
"Yeah, it is. Why?"
"We aren't suppose to drink. We're underage."
"In America...yeah," Steve says. "But Mark found out that the legal drinking age here is 20."
"What?!" I slowly turn to Keitaro, who look a little better now. "Is that true?"
"It is. Didn't you know that?"
"NO!" I'm a little surprise about this. If I had known, I probably would be looking for some alcohol my first day here.
"Well...now that you know, join us in a drink!" Steve says.
"Yeah! It's cool knowing that you can finally do it here," Jill adds.
"I don't know," I tell them. "I mean, there is just one drink I want to try and I..."
"Oh Raymond." Mark says, jiggling a bottle at me. "It's Mike's Hard Lemonade!" I can't help but shake my head, smiling. I get up from my sit, walking towards him.
"GIVE ME THAT!" I grab the bottle out of his hand. I try to twist the cap off, but the edges are about to cut my skin off. I try with a shirt, successfully taking it off. I take a deep breathe and drink. The taste feels heavier then any lemonade I ever drank and there is a surprising aftertaste. But it has alcohol, something I been meaning to try for a long time. "Oh man. This what Nirvana must feel like." I can hear my friends chuckling at me while Keitaro looks very confused. "Don't be making fun of Buddhism."
"Sorry man, but it just sounds too funny for us," Mark explains. I just smile at them and nod, knowing that this is my way of accepting their apology, before I take my sit.
For the next hour or so, we just kick it at their apartment, talking about how school is going for each of us. I don't know if it's the alcohol or the atmosphere, but we're all laid back, especially Steve since he's notorious for being all wild and crazy when he's drunk. I noticed that both Jill and Mark are having more alcohol then Keitaro and I combine. Then again, the three us of are underage to drink back home, so might as well enjoy it until our next birthday. As I finish my second bottle, a watch starts beeping loudly.
"It's time guys!" Steve announces, turning off the beeping.
"YEAH!" Mark and Jill yell.
"Uh...what are we going to do?" Keitaro nervously ask, shaking in fright what they might want to do. I wonder this myself.
"Oh, we're just to go walk around the apartment building and see the drunks passed out on the ground," Steve explains.
"What for?"
"Mostly to point and laugh at them. Sometimes Jill takes a picture of some drunk in a very unusually position or they've pee their pants or something that just too funny." My friends to go the kitchen and grab a bottle. I follow, asking Keitaro if he wants one too. He declines. With all us 'Teen Titans' now with our drinks, we head out the door.
We don't even reach the bottom of the stairs before we find someone laying on it, passed out with a can in hand. I shake my head, knowing that this is the last bottle I'm having for the night.
We take a pathway that seems to connect most, if not all, the apartments together. I wasn't surprised with the numerous amount of people passed out either on the grass with the sprinklers on or the pathway, but was surprised to see most of them holding their cans, bottles and with one girl, a keg when they did. The ones that can stand up are lively, talking loudly or dancing with each other when there is no music. There are some people 'getting it on' behind some bushes and a fight between which came first: the chicken or the egg.
"Are all American college students like this when they drink?" Keitaro ask, looking stun at the results.
"Some are, as sadly as it is, but not all the people on the ground are Americans."
"You sure?"
"We're sure Billy," Jill says, snapping a picture of him. "Everyone living in the apartments knows each other and about ten to twelve percent are from the U.S."
"You got to be kidding me!"
"We're not. Ok, look over there." She points to a guy, who runs to a nearby bush and throws-up. "That's Mikhail Victor from Russia. And those two." She points to a guy and girl doing what I believe is a 'tequila up' on each other's bodies. "Is Eike Kusch from Germany and Alyssa Hamilton from England."
"Oh my," Keitaro says with a surprising tone. "I thought students here came only to study."
"You know what they say: All work and no play will cause your brain to fry like an egg." Steve tells him. Keitaro backs away from my friends, maybe seeing the other side of what this college offers. I walk beside him to keep him company.
"How are you enjoying yourself?"
"All right, I guess. But all this partying isn't me. This would be more of Kitsune types, if she ever got a hold of enough sake." I chuckle, knowing that would be true.
"I think you're right; but it's better being the one seeing this then the one experience it. And I think you really want to be with Shinobu now, don't you?" Before he can answer, we hear Steve and Jill hassling Mark. I'm unable to understand them since both are talking at the same time. Suddenly, they take off while Mark comes to us.
"Sorry about that, but their is someone you two should meet."
"Is it another titan?" Keitaro ask.
"No. For that to happen, we need all of us to decide. This one...is...someone I have a crush on."
"Is this going to be your future wife?" I ask.
"No she's not!"
"Is she Japanese?"
"Hmmm...Yes..."
"So, you are showing me your future wife." Out of the corner of my eyes, Keitaro looks like he just drank expired milk. I turn to him and say, "I'll explain all this later."
"Any who, let me introduce you two to her." We follow him to where Jill and Steve are. We can't really see her since those two are blocking our view of her. "Hi there."
"Oh! Hi Mark!" I seem to recognize the voice, so it might be someone I know from a class I'm taking. "How are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine. I'm so glad you came. Let me introduce you to some more of my friends. You already know Steve and Jill." He yanks me by the arm so I can see her. "This is my best friend..."
"Mutsumi?!" I shake in terror, wondering if the liquor is making me hallucinate.
"Oh, Raymond!" She waves. "And Keitaro too. Boy! I never excepted to see you two here." I quickly turn to him, seeing the same bewildered expression that I must have.
"You three know each other?" Steve ask.
"Why yes. We all live together back at the Hinata Sou." I'm a little nervous that someone back at the apartments discover us here. But she's about the only one from the apartments that I have been on good terms with. But didn't some of the other girls come with her?
"WHAT THE?!" We all turn in the direction of the yelling, Seeing Naru and Motoko carrying what appears to be a drunken Mitsune. "RAYMOND! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" As of this moment, it's a bad dream of some sort that I can't wake up from.
"He's our friend and we invited him to come over," Jill explains.
"Well, he shouldn't have come over," Motoko says.
"What? Why not?"
"Because he got our friend Shinobu pregnant and should be taking care of her right now!" My friends drop their mouths from this news. I feel that this is it. The secret is about to come out. I can't lie when all the facts come together. No amount of acting that I know can pull off lying about the truth. There is nothing I can do before everyone here knows what's really going on.
"That can't be."
"Why not?"
"Because he's..." Jill never gets to explain that I'm dating Fong Ling, which would cause the girls to know the truth. With the truth out, nearly everyone at the apartments would beat me up and kick me out, not knowing what would happen to the happy couple. But this will not happen. Jill never got a chance to tell since Keitaro kisses her on the lips, causing all of us to stare in shock. When they release, both of them breathe heavily. "WOW! So that's what oriental flavor taste like."
"KEITARO!" Naru screams with a blood curling tone, walking up to him. "YOU...YOU...YOU..." Once she's close enough to him, she uppercuts him, sending him into the air. "PERVERT!" I see her run off in the other direction. Motoko gives me a dirt look before running after her, still carrying Mitsune. I look up, still seeing him flying.
"Well, I better go after them," I over hear Mitsumi tells Mark.
"I understand. See you in class?"
"Sure." They wave good-bye to each other before going their separate ways. He joins us just before Keitaro disappears in the night sky.
"Man! That girl can punch!" Steve exclaims. I turn just to see Mutsumi disappear herself. I have a bad feeling they all are going back home and will tell Shinobu what happen. I want to run after them and hope to tell and explain my version first, but I really have to wait for Keitaro. I just hope he falls back down to earth soon.
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"Uno!" I yell out, putting down a green two card. I notice that my friends are starting to get frustrated since I won the last three games. Hideki mumbles something as he puts down a blue two card, passing it along to Akiko.
"Reverse!" she says, putting down a blue reverse card. "You better have something to stop Shinobu from winning again!"
"I would have if you put down a yellow card. Guess I have to use this." He puts down a blue five card, looking at my reaction. "Have anything to put down?"
"I think so. Does this count?" I put a draw four wild card down, smiling in victory.
"Not again!" Su yells. "How is it either you or Kazuhiro always give me that card!"
"It just must be your lucky day." I get up from my chair, stretching my arm. "I'm going to get some more food." I walk into the kitchen and open the cupboard. Most of the items I see are canned food that I have to cook for about ten minutes and I'm hungry now! I do find a box of pocky behind some of the cans. I rip open the box and start eating it when I hear someone yelling. I hurry back to the living room, thinking it's one of my friends arguing about nonsense again. I'm surprised to see Naru, Mutsumi, Motoko, and Kitsune (who looks passed out on the couch) return.
"I heard yelling. Is something wrong?"
"YES! EVERYTHING IS WRONG!" Naru yells. "I CAN'T BELIEVE HE DID THAT!" I notice my friends stop playing, turning their attention to them.
"Who did what?" Sachiko ask. "What happen?"
"You see, I was invited to this party at the student apartment near Toudai," Mutsumi explains. "I didn't want to got alone so I asked them to come with me."
"But what happen to get Naru-Sempai angry?" Tsuyoshi ask. I have a feeling they saw Raymond there, but I'll keep my mouth shut until they say so.
"I was just getting to that. Anyway, I saw some of the invitee's friends and talked to them before I saw him. He introduced me to another friend of his and it just happens to be Raymond."
"That's all?" I say, knowing it all along. "Naru, I told Raymond he could go and see his friends."
"She's not mad about that," Motoko says. "She's mad about what Keitaro did."
"Huh?" I can hear my heart beating faster, wondering what he did to get her upset. "What did...he do?"
"Well, we argued to Raymond how he should be taking care of you instead of going to this party. The next thing we know, Keitaro kisses this girl." I hear more of what Motoko is explaining, but the words 'Keitaro kisses this girl' echoes in my head.
"He really...kissed...another...girl?"
"THEY KISSED!" Kitsune yells, getting her upper body up from the couch and raising her arm. "HE KISSED THAT FRIEND OF RAYMOND'S FULL SMACK TAB ON THE LIPS! I ALWAYS KNEW KEITARO WAS A PLAYBOY DEEP DOWN INSIDE!" She flops back down on the couch, rolling around before falling to the floor.
I feel my heart just drop into my stomach, trying to get the image of Keitaro kissing another girl out of my head. But the damage is done. I excuse myself and run back into my room. I run over to my bed, tightly hug my pillow and cry on it. The image of him kissing another girl becomes more vivid that I start seeing Mutsumi or Naru or Su or Motoko or Akiko or Sachiko getting kissed by him. My whole body hurt by this image that I just want to die.
"Shinobu!" I pull the pillow out of my face and I see Keitaro in the doorway, holding his jaw. I picture the image again, crying in the pillow. "Shinobu! Wait!" I feel his hand on my shoulder, trying to get the pillow out of my face. I fight to keep it on there, but I feel weak to do so. I do my best to hold back my tears when he takes it off my face. "Shinobu. Let me explain..."
"Did...you...kiss...another...girl?" He nods with a guilty expression. All my emotions let out from that face, pounding my fist into his chest as I cry some more. "WHY?! WHY DID YOU DO IT?! WAS SHE PRETTIER THAN ME? WAS SHE NOT PREGNANT LIKE I AM? DID YOU WANT A RELATIONSHIP NOT SO SECRET LIKE THIS ONE, HUH? WHY?"
"He did it to save me." I stop hitting him and hold back my tears, turning to see Raymond, who looks very depressed.
"What?"
"He did it to save me. You see, when the girls were arguing with me, I'm not sure who said it, but one of them said that I got you pregnant. My friends were in disbelief that my friend Jill almost told them I was dating someone else. Before she could, Keitaro kissed her so she wouldn't say it." He walks towards me, putting his hands on my shoulders. "If you want to someone to blame, blame me. And if you want someone to take it out on, take it out on me."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Now I understand why Keitaro had done it. I don't like his decision, but I understand. I turn to him, still seeing his guilty face.
"I am so sorry Shinobu," Keitaro says, about to cry. "I never want to hurt you, ever. I just..."
"Was this Jill a good kisser?" I ask. He seems very confuse.
"What?"
"Was Jill a good kisser?"
"I don't know! All I was thinking about was you. How much I wanted to be with you. How much I was going to hurt you when I told you. How much I wished it was you I was kissing." I see him shed a few tears down his eyes. I walk up to him, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"Don't think. Just do." I kiss him on the lips, hoping he understands that I forgive him for what he did. When I pull back, I wipe away his tears.
"Thank you. I..."
"Don't. I understand now. Now, I hate to be rude, but I need sometime to get myself together so the others don't think I cried." They both understand and leave my room. I sit back on my bed, thinking. I get why he did it, but it still bothers me that he did it at all. I feel that there is more to this then what everyone is telling me. I want to talk to this Jill person about what happen, in case they left something out. But I trust them. Oh...what should I do?
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