"Kitty Pryde stop daydreaming and pay attention to the sum on the board." The teacher said exasperated. She had no idea what had gotten into Kitty lately. She was usually such a good student and was the only 16 year old in the advanced math classes. But today Kitty had bigger problems on her mind. She was almost two weeks late. She had been seeing Piotr Rasputin for the past six months now and they had finally taken the next step in their relationship. And after it they had just gotten closer to each other and could now talk to each other about practically anything. "And he really trusts me to like tell him if there is a problem and let him help. So maybe I should like tell him. He will find out eventually and I just can't deal with it on my own." Kitty thought relapsing back into her thoughts tuning out the sound of the teacher as she made a decision. She would tell Piotr and they would figure out something together. She felt a lot calmer after she made that decision and began worrying about how she would tell her parents instead. They were great parents but had never really approved of Piotr and now she had no idea how they would react. She sat back trying to forget about her parents and concentrate on how she was going to tell Piotr instead. The bell finally rang and Kitty rushed outside ignoring the look that the teacher gave her.

She met Piotr at the gate and he hugged her and kissed her lightly before saying " So I guess I will be seeing you in a week huh? I will get back as soon as I can get away. And don't worry I will call you first thing when I get home okay." He said all in one breath as he opened the door of the car for her. Kitty didn't know what he was talking about for a moment and then she remembered. He was going to Russia for a week to visit his parents and attend his sister's wedding. Kitty desperately wished that he wouldn't go leaving her now but she couldn't tell him now. He would just worry the whole time and besides she wasn't even sure yet. Kitty decided to make sure first and tell him later when he came back if there was anything to tell that is. She settled back in the seat and tried to pay attention to what Piotr was saying.

She waved goodbye as Piotr sped away to the airport and opening the door of the house she went to her room and lay down on the bed considering the best way for her to buy a pregnancy test without being recognized. She decided to go down to the store way out of town and buy it the next day. She hadn't slept too well the past few nights and exhausted she fell asleep.

She woke up to the sounds of her mother banging on her door yelling at her to wake up. She groggily opened her eyes and realized that it was dark outside. She slowly got off the bed and opened her room door to find her mother waving the hone in her face. "It's for you" was all she would say when Kitty raised her eyebrows questioningly. Kitty said "hello" into the receiver and immediately she heard Steven's terrified voice on the other end. Steven was Piotr's friend and one of the few people who knew about her and Piotr. He calmed himself down and said "Kitty I don't know how to say this but there had been an accident. The police have found Piotr in a totaled car and have taken to The Victoria Hospital." Kitty just banked out when she heard these words and sat down on her bed dazed. She could not believe this was really happening. Her mother brought her a drink of water and after swallowing a few drops Kitty asked in a small voice to be asked to the hospital. Her father hurriedly complied and they were at the hospital in a few minutes. She spotted Steven and he took her to the room where Piotr was being operated. Kitty's mind was in a blur. She had no idea what she would do if something happened to Piotr. How would she deal with everything by herself without him? She just couldn't face the thought of losing him.

She spent the night in the hospital waiting for news of Piotr and finally at about 2 in the morning the doctor finally told them that Piotr had passed away during the operation. He just said he was sorry for their loss and left them to be by themselves. Kitty just went numb when she heard the news. She did not even notice when her mother hugged her and tried to console her. It was no use at all. It was all over. She had lost the one person in the world that she had loved more than anyone else and there was nothing that anyone said or did that would make her feel any better. Her father refused to let her look at the mangled body of Piotr and drove her home despite her protests. Kitty locked herself up in her room and for the first time in the horrifying 5 hours she had spent at the hospital Kitty let the tears fall. She looked at the pictures of Piotr and herself that she had pasted on her mirror and clutching them she fell on her bed sobbing her heart out. Her mother found her the next day sleeping on the bed her face tear strained the pictures clutched tightly in her fist.

Piotr's parents and family arrived from Russia the next day and the funeral was arranged for he day after. Kitty did not want to go to the funeral. She could not bear the thought of sitting in front of Piotr's corpse as people spoke about what a great person he had been. No fancy words would ever come close to how really great Piotr was. And a funeral just made it so final. She did not want to believe that that had really happened and if she saw him being buried in the soil she would just have to face the facts and she couldn't do that yet. So while her family and all her friends went to the funeral to say goodbye to Piotr, Kitty said her own private good byes remembering all the time she had spent with Piotr.

Her friends tried their best to make Kitty smile and laugh and just basically spend time with all of them again but Kitty was still just getting over the shock and besides now she had another worry plaguing her. She was two weeks late now and she realized that she couldn't just keep pushing it any further. So that day after school she drove to a supermarket on the outskirts of the town and after strolling past the rack where all the pregnancy tests were kept she finally mustered up her courage and without even looking at the brand she picked two different ones off the rack and hurried to the cash register. Ignoring the look that the cashier gave her and paid for the tests and left without taking the change. She crept into the house praying that no one was home and thankfully for her both her parents were out that day. She rushed to her room and locking the door carefully she opened one of the packs and read the instructions carefully before she went into the bathroom and did as she was supposed to.

She was anxiously waiting for the two minutes to pass when she heard the front door open and the sound of her mother's voice asking if she was home floated up to her room.(1) Kitty panicked and tried to decide whether she should pretend she wasn't at home or whether she should tell her she was in the bathroom. She realized that if she did not respond her mother would come up to check and so she yelled that she was in the bathroom. Her hands trembled as she picked up the strips to make out the color and initially she could not make out the color but she realized that it was pink and she checked the label to find out what that meant and her breath stopped short when she realized that she was pregnant. (2)

Tears swelled up in her eyes as she stared at the label but forcing her self to calm down she opened up the other box also and did the test all over again. It came out positive too and Kitty just crumbled up into a heap on the floor and this time she did not even try to stop them as the tears fell down her cheeks. Greta sobs swelled up in her chest and hearing the sounds her mother came up alarmed and when she found the door locked she rushed to find the spare keys. When she finally managed to get into the room she saw Kitty on the floor sobbing and terrified that her daughter had hurt herself her mother held on to her and tried to comfort as she tried to figure out what happened. She spotted the pregnancy tests lying on the floor and she got up dreading what she was about to see.

When her mother saw the results she just sat down drained of all energy and when Mr.Pryde came home from work that evening she explained the situation to him in a flat voice devoid of all emotion. On hearing the news her father's face got contorted with rage and he looked like he would have liked nothing more that to strangle his only child. But instead he looked at her straight in the eye and said, " This is the worst thing that anyone has ever done in this family. I told you to stay away from that boy but you just wouldn't listen and now this. You have brought a lot of shame to this family Kitty. Do you have any idea what your mother and I will have to go through because of your stupid mistake? Look at your mother what do you think she has done to deserve all this? We have always supported you through everything Kitty and this is how you repay us? I really wish I had never had a child. It would have saved me and your mother from all this disgrace that we have to go through now. That child will not stay in this house. We either kill that child or you take that child of yours and your disgraceful face away from here and never come back here again." Kitty rose up and ran to her room sobbing.

How could her father say that to her? Did he really mean what he said? And what about the baby? She would never give up the one thing that she had to remind her of Piotr. Surely they did not really expect her to kill it? But as she remembered the look on her father's face when he had said it Kitty was absolutely sure that he had meant it. Well then she just couldn't stay in this house anymore then. Maybe if she just left her parents would be saved the disgrace and she could still keep her baby. Her baby deserved a loving home and that was exactly what she would give him. She would leave and start a new life. One with her baby. She would give him everything that he deserved. So Kitty decided that she would leave and go someplace else. Somewhere that she could start her new life and give her and Piotr's child all the love and support that he deserved. She packed her bags and took all the money she had ever saved and she waited until her parents fell asleep and she went to the station and brought a ticket for Venice. Piotr had always wanted to go to Venice. The beauty of the canals and the elaborate statues and buildings had enthralled him and so Kitty felt it was most fitting for her to raise their baby there.

Do you really have to wait for two minutes before you can see the results?

Does pink really mean that the test is positive?

This is the longest chapter that I have ever written. Sorry the updates are a bit slow but schools started and I am kinda busy with the schoolwork. Plz R&R