Visual Sensations

By: Kia Wolf

I own absolutely nothing from Petshop of Horrors or anything else I might take reference to.

Kia: I know, I know. I haven't updated in the LONGEST time, but school's gotten the best of me.

Leon: yawn D's been sick day and night since the last chapter… which means I get no sleep…not to mention D spends more time with the toilet than he does me…I'm jealous.

D: I am very sorry, Leon. But I actually feel ok right now.

Tiy: in background KIA! DO YOUR HOMEWORK! I'M NOT GOING TO POSE AS YOUR MOM FOR ANYMORE PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

Kia:P Poo to her. AND THAT WAS ONLY TWICE, TIY! sigh Homework…oh well, it'll get done eventually.

Jar: Chapter 6 is here!

(Title)

Chapter 6

Leon slowly picked up Jar, who was holding out his arms expectantly to Leon. Leon's back was starting to hurt.

"God, you're heavy, Jar." Leon complained as he settled Jar on his narrow hip. Jar just hugged him tight. Things sure were more parent-son like between them now. Leon trudged around, slowly picking up random toys or objects.

He had bags under his eyes, his whole body ached, and his work seemed more stressful than normal. But, then again, everyone that lived in the petshop, animals included, had been feeling terrible since D had gotten sick. At the moment, Jar was staring silently, sadly, at Leon. His stomach grumbled.

"You hungry?" Leon asked. It was 6:30 am, and Leon's parental instincts had awoken him, although it took a moment to register what these feelings were.

Jar nodded in response to Leon's question. Leon sighed in relief. Lately Jar hadn't been eating, and hadn't seemed hungry.

"Ok. You can't have too much though. After all, it's really early. A little later you can have more." Leon smiled.

Before Leon made it to the kitchen, D walked into the room. He seemed ok at the time.

"D? You ok?" Leon asked.

"Yes. I'm fine…for now." D smiled. He headed into the kitchen. "I was just craving some pickles and chicken."

Leon froze. Chicken? But… "D, you're vegetarian. You don't eat chicken…and you never liked pickles."

D stopped in front of the fridge. "Oh, that's right…isn't it?" D glancing at Leon and blushed slightly. "Then perhaps some chocolate…"

"Uncle Leon?" Jar tugged gently at Leon's ponytail. "Can I have some oatmeal?"

Leon stood next to D at the counter, where D was unwrapping some chocolate, and set Jar on the cold countertop. He let his gaze wander over D's figure. For some reason, D didn't seem as tiny as he usually did.

"You gain some weight, D?" Leon asked, taking some oatmeal from the cabinet.

D stopped the chocolate inches from his lips. He put a hand over his stomach self-consciencelly. Silently, D put down the chocolate. Leon didn't understand. D glanced at him momentarily before leaving the room.

Leon frowned and turned to Jar, who stared at him with big eyes. "What?"

"You called Daddy fat."

"What? I didn't…oh." Leon said, realizing why D left the chocolate. "I didn't mean he was fat."

"You oughta tell D that, not mini you." A deep voice said.

"T-chan? You can move?" Leon asked. Out of all the animals, T-chan was the only one that couldn't move at all due to pain.

"Yeah. For now." T-chan answered.

Leon thought a moment before darting out of the kitchen.

"Hey!" Jar exclaimed. He picked up the neglected oatmeal sadly. "My food?"

T-chan laughed. "I'll fix it for you, Jar."

D and Leon's Room…

"D?" Leon skidded into the bedroom.

He found D curled up on the bed, arms wrapped around his stomach, eyes shut tight. "Hey, D?" D responded by curling into a smaller ball.

Leon sighed. "I'm sorry if I insulted you, D."

D opened his dark eyes. Leon smiled. D suddenly shot from the bed into the bathroom.

Leon paled at the sound of D's retching. "Ugh. A cop that can handle blood but gets sick the moment his boyfriend starts puking?" He scolded himself.

Q-chan chirped and flew out of the room, leaving Leon to tend to D.

"Leon?" D called. Leon winced.

"Yes?" He approached D slowly, who was kneeling in front of the toilet.

"Food." D muttered. "I need food…"

"Sure, D! Chocolate?"

D gagged. "No! No, no chocolate, please." He thought a second. "We have some cheese crackers in the pantry in the kitchen. Get them please."

"Sure." Leon ran his fingers gently through D's hair before leaving.

At PD, Jill's desk…

"Hello, Miss Jill."

"Hm?" Jill looked up, knocking off a paperweight. "Oops." She picked it up, and then smiled up at Sofu D. "Hey, it's Older D! What brings you here?"

Sofu clasped his hands together. "I was hoping you could help me with something."

"Sure." Jill nodded.

"You might have known that my grandson is not feeling very well at all. He has not been feeling well for quite some time. Almost a month, I believe."

"Oh, yeah. Leon mentioned that. Then he mentioned that HE didn't feel too good either." Jill leaned back in her seat.

"Yes, well, I have done a little research on my grandson's symptoms…and I am quite distressed at what I came up with." Soft said.

"Oh? What symptoms?" Jill asked, hoping for the best.

"He has morning sickness, and then sometimes throws up his meals afterwards. He has mood swings every so often, which resulted in more than one animal hiding from him, along with Leon trying to calm him…"

At the Petshop…

"Here you go." Leon handed D the crackers. Glancing at the frosted window, he noticed it was finally dim light outside. "Hey, lookit that. Good morning, D." He smiled.

D took the crackers and growled, "What's so good about it?"

Leon looked down at him. "Geez, you don't have to be so darn mean." He shook his head. A crash was heard from down the hallway, followed by a shout. Leon didn't even look at D. He just started for the kitchen.

"What happened here?" Leon asked, noting how Jar was covered from head to toe in oatmeal, as was T-chan. He looked really upset.

"Jar…Jar…" T-chan couldn't even say anything except that and point at Jar.

"I didn't do it! Honest!" Jar said, doing his best puppy eyes impression on Leon.

Leon felt himself falling for it. Thankfully, he snapped out of it when he heard knocking on the entrance door. Glancing at his watch, Leon started to wonder why in the world someone was here at 8:00 in the morning.

"Yeah?"

"Leon! Where's D?" Jill said, pushing past him, ignoring his uncombed hair and crumpled clothes.

"I'm right here. Grandfather? Miss Jill?" D inquired. He was holding his crackers in one hand and the other was on his stomach.

"D?" Jill approached him. She held a box in her hands. "Can I, um… talk with you in private?" They disappeared down the hallway.

Leon closed the door and looked at Sofu. That guy had always frightened him…and Leon thought that Sofu had never really approved of D falling in love with him.

"Oh! Jar, T-chan, and the oatmeal!" Leon exclaimed, heading back into the kitchen.

In the bathroom

"What are you implying, Miss Jill?" D asked, sitting on the toilet seat lid as instructed.

"I listened to all your symptoms and stuff, and the only thing I could come up with was that you're pregnant. And, considering that you're not at all human, this might be possible." Jill shrugged, opening the box.

"And what is this?"

"A pregnancy test…although I'm really not too sure if it'll work on guys…"

Apparently it did. D was most certainly pregnant. By Leon.

Kitchen

"Jar, don't argue with me! I said clean it up! I don't care if you didn't do it!" Leon exclaimed, arms folded over his chest.

D walked slowly to Leon. "Leon?" He whispered after scanning the mess being cleaned up by T-chan and Jar.

"Hm? Oh, D!" Leon smiled.

"I need to tell you something important, Leon." D whispered.

"What?" Leon asked, pulling D close.

"I'm, um…pregnant…Leon…It's ours. We're going to have a child." D said.

Leon let go of D. "What?" Leon whispered. "How did that happen?"

D blushed. "Please, Leon. Don't make me explain intercourse…"

Leon frowned. "I know what that is, D! I mean…you're a guy!"

D smiled softly. "Ah, but I'm not human, right?"

Leon laughed. "I suppose…" He hugged D. "A baby? We're gonna have a baby!"

Jar looked up. He had heard baby. He knew what a baby was… even though his Uncle Leon had sometimes called his Daddy a baby…

"Jar! You're gonna be a big brother! Just like your Uncle Leon!" Leon laughed. His smile faded. With a sigh, he picked up Jar. "Bath time."

D giggled. Leon had certainly gotten much better at this parenting stuff. As they headed down the hallway, D heard Leon saying, "Watch it! That's cinnimon oatmeal! You know I hate that stuff. Too sweet. Only reason we gots it cuz D likes it."

"Pregnant?"

"Hey, Count, what's pregnant?"

"Who's pregnant?"

"Count?"

D smiled down at the random calls from his pets. "I am pregnant, my dear pets."

"You are!"

"Wow!"

"A little count? COOL!"

"WHAT'S PREGNANT?"

"When someone's gonna have a baby, stupid."

D grinned at the positive responses. Only T-chan's frown stood out. "T-chan?"

T-chan lifted his head, eyes blazing. "That…MAN-THING got you PREGNANT?"

"T-chan! That is very rude! You shouldn't talk about Leon like that!" D scolded.

"I don't care, Count! How could he DO that?" T-chan stormed away from D and the others.

"T-chan!"

Kia: Well…there you go. BTW, I was reading over my stuff, and realized that Devin's wife's name was Asa. I think in Relaxing I put a girl named Asa as one of the spa peoples. They are NOT the same person. Just a mistake on my part. Anyway, I know I sorta forgot Julie-

Julie: Yeah, you DID!

Kia: Ahem…but don't worry, she'll be ok.

D: Pregnant…I'm pregnant…

Leon: About time.

D: What?

Leon: Think about it. We've been together a long time according to Kia. 'Bout time you got pregnant.

Kia: sigh Right…Anyway. I'll try to get the other chapters done soon. Adios. Review please.