Chibi-Kari: The next chapter will be good and I'm pretty sure you will all enjoy it or hate me
for it...not sure.
Mokuba: Yeah, and she doesn't own...
Chibi-Kari: That's a sad disclaimer.
Mokuba: I can't think of anything. On with the fic...
Secret Love
Chapter 6-The Baby
The Blimp's Hallway
It had already been another month and Serenity was now visibly pregnant. To
Mai's discontent, Serenity had still not told her brother the identity of the father. She
made, what had become a routine now, the long journey from her bedroom to the
kitchen. She thought to herself about all that had come with the baby, 'First there was
that horrible morning sickness...who named it that anyway...it's not in the morning...oh
man, I thought that I was never going to eat again. But now...I'm not sure what's worse,
these cravings or the morning sickness. Should I have ice cream...no...avocado...no...
pickle...that sounds good...hmm...Oh I can make a Pickle Shake!' She clapped her
hands in happiness at figuring out what tasted good. Serenity, then, broke into a run for
the kitchen. She was Starving.
When she entered the giant sterile room she shuddered and then ran to the
blender, pulling it forward and plugging it in. Then she proceeded to run to the fridge
and pulled out the milk, whipped cream, and a jar of pickles. Serenity poured all of the
food into the blender, and then ran to the freezer and pulled out some ice, dumping that
into the blender as well. She then put the lid on and pressed frappe feeling good that
she did it all by herself. Serenity stood, in an awkward position, in front of the blender
with her eyes level with the spinning green glop, her hand positioned under her chin,
and her legs crossed and away from the counter that she was leaning on.
Seto's Study
Seto, like most of his life, was in his study working. He had actually done all he
needed to, but work being one of his unhealthy obsessions, he was now working ahead
onto the next visual designer that wouldn't even be designed for another year. All of a
sudden he was snapped out of his silent work by clapping. He listened closely and
realized that the shuffling of running feet was now heading for the kitchen.
He knew there was only one explanation, "Serenity" He said out loud and smiled
before pulling himself out of his seat and making his way toward the kitchen.
When he arrived he heard the sound of the blender on and he then looked in the
door way to find Serenity perched in a way that baffled him as to how she was staying
up.
He laughed, still not grasping her attention from the concoction. He was
curious at what the disgusting green glop could be, "Why didn't you have one of the
cooks do it?"
She was so startled that she tried to turn around without standing up, which only
caused her to fall in a heap on the floor. Seto seeing her fall rushed over, "You should
be more careful. I don't want anything to happen to you."
"I'm fine." Serenity said as he helped her up to her feet, "I didn't want to bother
the cooks and last time I asked for something, he got sick trying to make it for me."
Seto cocked an eyebrow at this, "Then I need to get a better cook."
"No it's not him...It's me. I just get cravings for the strangest things." She said
putting a hand on her stomach and looking down at it before looking her husband in the
eyes.
He smiled, "But that's what's supposed to happen." He then placed his hands on
her stomach, as well, "What is that stuff anyway?" Seto said looking around her toward
the still spinning green glop.
"Oh! It's a pickle shake! Doesn't that just sound phenomenal?" She asked
getting a cup and then pouring it into a glass.
"Umm..." He himself was turning green at the aspect, "It sounds interesting."
She had just taken a drink and found it exactly what she wanted. His last
statement, upset her, "You...you...think...th...that...I'm weird!!!" She started to cry at
the aspect of her husband think that she had strange tastes.
"Stupid hormones." Seto cursed under his breath and then walked over to his
emotional wife and wrapped his arms around her, "No I think that you are perfectly
normal."
Serenity sniffled and then looked up at him in the eyes, "Really? So you wouldn't
mind trying some."
He blinked a few times as he thought about ways to get out of it, but each ended
worse than the first. "Fine." He grimaced as she handed him a glass. He took a drink
and tried to put on a face of enjoyment, which he found was the hardest thing he had
ever had to do in his life.
Serenity thought he really like it, so she put on a happy face and clapped her
hands together, "I told you it was good! Well I'm awfully tired, I'll see you tomorrow!"
She said as she gave him a kiss on the cheek and skipped back to her room.
Seto poured the rest of the glass down the sink and then looked back toward the
doorway and sighed, "The things I do for love."
The Next Morning
Serenity sat up and yawned, stretching her arms in the air, her eyes still closed.
When she opened them she saw a picture of a man she didn't know, in front of her
face.
"Is dis him?" Joey asked referring to the picture.
"No." She answered him dully, like she had done for the past month. She threw
her legs over the side of the bed and past Joey toward the bathroom, while he was still
holding up pictures and asking the question, she hated the most.
After her shower she walked to the breakfast room and sat down with the others,
throwing a smile at her husband, who excepted the smile with a loving glance.
Suddenly Joey turned to her and said, "Tell me who it is! I promise I won't be
upset because obviously it wasn't your fault."
"Joey it's not as ea—" Serenity started, she was going to tell him this time.
"Wait, maybe it was one of the male maids!" Joey said running out of the room.
Mai just shot Serenity an 'I'm sorry' glance. Serenity gave a smile back, it had
been like this the whole time. It was almost like Joey didn't really want to know. He
couldn't handle the fact that his sister wasn't that innocent and more than once had he
made her cry about it. The situation was causing a great deal of stress for her, and
Seto was not happy about it. Along with her trying to carry anything over two pounds, or
for that fact reaching above her head to get anything. Joey was just as bad. Between
the two of them she couldn't do anything on her own.
The guys, Tristan, Ryou, Duke, and Yugi were staying out of the whole situation,
besides when Joey would go on one of his yelling sprees at Serenity. They had been
able so far to keep him from saying anything he would regret. But everyone knew it was
just a matter of time. Tea had her suspicions and they were pretty sure that Yugi knew,
based on his not so subtle comments. Tea and Mai were excited. They had already
planned names and had ideas for baby showers. They had spent a lot of time on the
internet looking at name brand baby clothes. Of course, Serenity didn't see a point in
buying baby clothes that were more expensive than her Nine West shoes. Seto on the
other hand, agreed with the girls. The baby was to get the best and when Serenity had
made the comment about her shoes, all he said was, 'Then we have to buy you new
shoes' and walked away.
Serenity just sat there looking at her plate. 'This baby is going to change
everything.'
TBC
Chibi-Kari: That was it and it was the longest chapter I've ever written on my
own!!! I hope you all enjoyed it. I tried to throw in some humor because the next
chapter won't have any.
Mokuba: Thank you for reading!!!
Chibi-Kari: Thank you for the reviews again!!! Bai-Bai!!!
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