Gamer To Farmer
Chapter 10: Aftermath
A/N: Happy, happy, happy! I feel so much better after the recent developments. Mage finally got out of the hospital on last Thursday. I got her to read this fic once again. She had read it before but only up to chapter 7 and was extremely happy with it and it's reviews. Thanks. Now I amover halfway to my goal of one hundred reviews.
There is one review that I would like to address. I am only bringing this up because the review was submitted anonymously. I would expect that with a name such as "guy who hates Elli" you would have to be an uneducated moron. I won't say anything more then that.
Back to the story.
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"Oh, my Goddess!" Elli exclaimed as she tried to cover herself up. Popuri did the same. I sat between the two girls, silently thinking over what must have happened. "Do you think the others know?" I asked at length.
Popuri got up and headed towards the door. It was shut tightly and the lock was turned. "Chances are that this is still a secret among us." We were alone in the room.
Elli got up from her spot and began to dress. She noticed that I was watching her and smiled. "Consider the view repayment for my birthday." She whispered as she tied her apron around her waist.
I laughed a little bit as I began to climb out of bed. "A little late on my birthday gift, are we?"
I looked over at Popuri who was putting on her dress. She instantly blushed and hid her face. "What are we going to do about this? What if one of us gets pregnant? What then?" She asked. She must be worried about what Kai would say if he found out.
Elli walked up beside Popuri and put her arm around her. "Don't worry about it. I can arrange for Evan to run some tests later this week to see if anything did happen. Does that make you feel any better?"
"A little." Popuri admitted. "But, I feel bad that I cheated on Kai. What is he going to say?"
I began dressing. "Don't mention it to him."
Popuri gave me a look of shock. She shook her head. "I can't do that. The relationship I have with Kai is built on trust. I have to tell him."
Judging from the look on her face, she was serious. Both Elli and I looked at her with amazement. "I hope he takes it well and understands that it was just a drunken accident." Elli said.
Popuri nodded her head in agreement. "I hope he does too." I watched as she turned the lock. Her pink hair swayed as she pulled open the door. Popuri shut the door silently behind her, leaving me alone with Elli.
I did up the last button on my shirt as I walked over to Elli. Her back was turned to me, for she was still looking at the door. I wrapped my arms around her waist and placed my head on her shoulder. "I love you." I whispered into her ear.
Elli turned her head and kissed me softly. "I love you too."
"Do you remember anything about last night?" I asked.
"Actually, I remember everything. I didn't have a single drink all night." Elli admitted to me.
I let go of Elli and turned her around so I could look into her brown eyes. A sparkle glittered in her eyes, captivating me with their beauty. "That means that..." I began but was quickly interrupted by Elli's finger against my lips.
"Yes, I was sober the whole time. We slept together because I love you and I am ready to take our relationship to the next level." She explained before taking her finger away from my lips.
"How did Popuri fit into this? If you were sober, how did she get involved?" I asked. My brain was starting to ache from the hangover and the information overload.
Elli placed her arms around my neck. "She stumbled in about an hour after we did it. You had passed out pretty much instantly. She was really drunk when she woke me up. All she told me was that Kai was being a jerk. I invited her to spend the night in here with us and she accepted. I had no idea that she had snuck into the bed."
"Wait a minute. If I was passed out, that means that I probably didn't have sex with her." I exclaimed. At that second, a loud crash came from the main room.
I quickly opened up the door and stumbled into the room. Everyone was staring at the front door. Popuri was down on her knees, tears flowing from her eyes. "Kai... I'm sorry." She whispered as she reached towards the door.
Elli knelt beside Popuri and embraced the sobbing girl. "I see that he didn't take the news very well."
Popuri violently pulled away from Elli. "Get your hands off me! This is all you two's fault!" Her voice was full with anger. "Rick! Take me home!" She demanded.
"Sure thing, Popuri." Rick said as he got up from Karen's side. He took one look at me and Elli. "I hope that you are happy for ruining my sister's life." The door slammed behind them as they hastily made their exit.
I looked around at the rest of the group. Ann and Mary had a look of deep hatred in their eyes. Karen seemed to look sympathetic, while the guys appeared to be jealous. "I don't even know if I slept with Popuri or not." I explained to the teens.
"I think we should go." Elli whispered to me. I nodded my head in agreement.
We headed towards the end of the dock. The sun had barely peaked over the horizon and glared into my eyes. Elli sat down at the dock's edge and looked out across the water. "What have we done?" She asked as I sat down beside her.
"Hopefully we can solve this problem. I'm sure that if we tell Popuri and Kai that this is all a mistake that they'll understand." I commented, placing my arm around Elli as I said so.
"There is always the chance that you two did do something intimate at one point during the night. That's why we have to get some tests done. I will go and make an appointment with Doctor Evan for myself and Popuri. What will you do?" Elli stated as she got to her feet.
"I'll go do my work back on the farm. After that I will try to find Kai and Popuri and explain the situation to them." I replied. Clouds began to collect overhead. It was going to rain before the day was over.
"Well, good luck." Elli gave me a quick kiss goodbye before she headed off into town.
It was almost a full week later. Kai refused to speak with anyone. The same went for Popuri, Rick, and pretty much the rest of the town. A few people sided with me and Elli, knowing that if anything weird had indeed occurred that night, it was the result of drunken misunderstanding. Nearly all of the town's activities had taken the backburner to the incredible amounts of gossip that had spread.
Evan had performed some tests on Elli and Popuri. Today was the day that the results of the tests would be announced. Evan would reveal the results at exactly ten this morning. He considered it best if the results were announced in private.
I had originally believed that I never had sex with Popuri. That changed about four days after the incident. Everyday, I had gone over to Popuri's house and tried to explain the situation to her. She listened to the reasoning behind my explanation and believed it somewhat. That was until she fell ill.
One day, Rick refused to let me see her. He claimed that she wouldn't leave her bed. According to him, Popuri had thrown up quite frequently the night before. Even her mother claimed that Popuri was showing early signs of being pregnant.
To make matters even worse, Elli had also fallen ill. She locked herself away at home and refused to see any visitors. Poor Stu was also locked inside as not to blab about any problems.
To top everything off, rumors were flying about the town that there might be another vote to get rid of me. Apparently, people were really upset about the fact that I was causing so many problems. "Memo to self: quit doing stupid things." I had told myself many times during the past week.
I arrived at the Clinic half an hour early. Evan was quite surprised when I entered the Clinic. "Can't wait for the news?" The Doctor said as he pulled out a large envelope from his desk.
"Those are the results, right?" I asked as he waved the envelope in front of my face.
"Yup. But, I won't show the results until everyone else is here. This is quite a mess you got yourself into." Evan stated clearly upset over the matter.
"Hopefully everything will end up for the better." A female voice stated from the door.
I turned to face the newcomer. "I totally agree with you, Popuri. I feel so bad for causing all of this." I got to my feet and offered a hug.
Popuri hesitated for a second before bursting into a flood of tears as she collapsed into my arms. "It's not your fault. I won't hold anything against you." Popuri managed to say through her tears.
"Get your hands off of her!" Another voice demanded. This time it was Kai. He walked up to me and pushed me away from Popuri. It was obvious that he still had feelings for Popuri, even if she could've cheated on him. During all of this, Evan kept looking back and forth like a spectator at a tennis match.
"What's wrong with you?" I retaliated by giving Kai a push.
"You want to know what's wrong with me!?! I'll tell you what's wrong with me!" Kai was quite angry as he advanced on me. "I've been in love with Popuri since I met her the first time I came to Mineral Town! Then you show up and ruin everything that I've worked so hard to get! That's what's wrong with me!"
"Kai..." Popuri attempted to interrupt but Kai pushed her aside.
"I don't know if I could love somebody that cheated on me." Kai stated flatly.
"What if I told you that she never cheated on you?" Elli stated as she entered the Clinic. She was looking extremely pale and she appeared weak as she stumbled over to me. This was starting to turn into a soap opera as each person came in and elevated the drama.
"Are you ok?" I asked as she nearly collapsed into me.
"I'm fine." She replied as she shook of my assistance.
Popuri seemed confused. "How is it possible that I didn't do it with Tint? All three of us were naked when we woke up in the morning. How do you explain that?"
"Simple actually. I was sober during the entire thing. You didn't show up until after Tint passed out." Elli explained.
"That means..." Kai began.
"That's right. Unless Tint and Popuri both woke up at some time during the night and did it, which is doubtful, they didn't do it." Elli finished.
"But we needed to run the test to make sure." Evan finally got his chance to speak. "Now if you kids take a seat I will read the results for you."
Evan directed us to a set of chairs and beckoned for us to sit down. He then took hold of the envelope. He looked over our nervous faces before opening up the envelope and unfolding the paper. Evan's eyes scanned over the lines and looked up. "There is good news and bad news for both of you."
I held onto Elli as she gulped nervously. Popuri was nearly ready to burst into another wave of tears. "First, I will read Popuri's results. Do you want the bad news or the good news first?" Evan asked.
Popuri looked into Kai's eyes before replying, "Bad."
"Suit yourself." Evan shrugged his shoulders. "According to the results... You did have intercourse with someone sometime that night."
Popuri made a small whimpering sound as she buried her head into Kai's chest. Kai shoved her aside and got up. He was just about at the door when Evan stopped him. "Wait around for the good news." He said to Kai. Kai grumbled something in reply before returning to his seat. Popuri tried to grab Kai's hand, but he refused. Instead, he pulled his chair as far away from her as he could from her.
"What's the good news, Doctor?" Kai asked impatiently.
"The good news comes in two forms. The first good result for the pregnancy test came back negative." Popuri let out a huge sigh of relief. Even Kai seemed relieved by this news. "The second thing, that may be considered good news, is that I ran a DNA test. I don't really understand this result based upon your accounts of the evening, but you may not remember this occurring. The results say that Popuri had sexual intercourse with Kai and not Tint."
"But how? I don't remember sleeping with her that night." Kai began protesting.
"Maybe that was what Popuri was so upset over." Elli commented. "She did say that you were being a jerk. That was why she wanted to spend the night with us."
Meanwhile, Popuri was rejoicing. "No offence Tint. You are a handsome guy and I would date you if I wasn't already involved with Kai. But, I feel so relieved that it turned out to be Kai."
"I understand. I felt bad knowing that I could've messed up your life." I admitted.
"Time for Elli's results." Evan announced, interrupting the celebration. "Since you admitted to having sex, I won't bother with that obvious result. The tests for diseases came back negative, just like Popuri's. The only difference is the result of the pregnancy test. It came back positive."
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A/N: I say that is a fitting end for the chapter. I had originally written this chapter to be a public reading of the results, but chose against it. Amazing how many problems have arisen because of that one night. Will the relationship of Elli and Tint be able to survive the pregnancy? Will Elli keep the child? Does this force Tint into the position of proposing marriage? How will this affect the entire town? What will Tint's family say if they ever find out? Find out the answer to most of these questions next time.