A/N: To demonwoman... I'm not sure how this is going to end up, but I'm pretty sure that it's going to be Kadie/Draco. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with Tia... I guess we'll all just have to wait and see. And to Elwen of Lorien... believe me, I can be a little bad for details too... I don't really know why I didn't see that one. Eh, what can you do? And horseloverIII and fightingfool... I'm glad that you like it. I feel so loved:)
Kadie looked at me intently. I had a feeling I wasn't going to like her plan, but hey. If it stopped Malfoy from ruining my life, I was willing to at least give it a listen.
"He's got nothing against you if everyone already knows." Kadie said, the smile still plastered on her face. I just sat there, staring at her.
"Are you kidding? How is telling everyone going to help?" I asked.
"Because, Tia, he knows that you're pregnant. The only thing he can do is tell people, right? But what if we beat him to it?" She looked as me as if I were brain-dead. Well, everyone's going to find out eventually... I couldn't believe what I was about to say, but before I had a chance to stop myself, it slipped out.
"Okay." Kadie looked stunned. I don't think she was actually expecting me to agree to this. After what seemed like a minute or two, Kadie seemed to have registered my answer.
"You sure?" I nodded. However, I started to feel uneasy. I was about to do something I had been dreading for the past 5 months.
"I'm not going to let Malfoy use my own child against me." I took a deep breath.
"So, we're going to tell everyone?"
"Yeah. Everyone." Oh god. I had a feeling it was easier said than done. And within a few minutes, I would find that my instincts were right.
Neville Longbottom slipped into our compartment, looking rather embarrassed.
"Have either of you seen - " He seemed to have caught a glimpse of my stomach. This is the perfect chance... I thought to myself. Kadie seemed to notice the expression on his face. She was going to tell him. Maybe I'll just let her tell everyone... I couldn't help but smile. Maybe this wasn't going to be so hard, and I could make Kadie happy in the process. I mean, there was nothing she enjoyed more than gossiping, so letting her tell everyone the secret I had made her keep for so long would make her ecstatic. She looked at me, as if looking for permission. I nodded, and her slight smile was replaced by something so big, calling it a massive grin would be an understatement. Neville looked as though he was debating whether or not to ask about my sudden weight gain, when Kadie exploded.
"She's pregnant!" She giggled. Definitely not the way I had planned on breaking it to everyone, but it worked. Whatever it was, Neville was definitely not expecting that. He stared at me with an expression that looked like a mix between awe and horror.
"I'm really sorry, Neville. She's very excited about this." I smiled innocently. He smiled back too, but still looked slightly unsure of what to do. Finally, he backed out of the compartment. That was when Kadie pointed at a little green blob hiding under the seat. It almost seemed to frighten her. I, however, smiled. "Well, hello Trevor." I picked him up, and chased after Neville, who seemed to have hurriedly gone back to his compartment. Of course, I had no idea where this was. So, I walked around the train, glancing in the compartment windows, looking for the forgetful boy. Turns out, he was only a few compartments down. I rapped on the window, and held Trevor up when Neville looked. He smiled, stood up, and opened the door. "Lose someone?" I joked.
"Th-thanks Tia!" Neville smiled back. It was painfully clear that he was uncomfortable, however. I really wish he wouldn't be, he was the first person I had told willingly (well, Kadie had told), and I really didn't want to have to leave the rest up to that prick Malfoy because I was too scared.
"Look, I know it's really weird, but please don't act like I'm any different. I'm already a little scared by this, and I don't want my friends acting oddly because I'm – uh – expecting." Neville nodded. Who was I kidding? Of course my friends were going to act weird! I'm like, the first pregnant student at Hogwarts since, well, probably ever! This really wasn't something everyone could get used to. I gave Neville a quick hug (I don't know why… I just felt like it…), and strolled back to my compartment. I stopped in front of the door, and looked through the thick glass. Sitting there, laughing with Kadie, were the last three people I wanted to see at the moment. Harry, Ron and Hermione all looked up at me as I slid open the door. "Kade, can I talk to you for a minute?" She smiled and joined me outside.
"What's up?" She asked.
"Please don't tell me you told them…"
"I didn't." Yet, for some reason, I didn't quite believe her. I raised my eyebrow, and she rolled her eyes. "Okay, I know your whole deal with Harry, so I figured I'd let you tell him."
"And Ron and Hermione?"
"If I told them, then I may as well have told Harry. None of them know anything." I could have sworn I heard her mumble "But not for long", but I figured it might have just been a figment of my imagination. I sat down next to Kadie in the compartment, facing the trio. I tried to make it look as though I thought of today as just another day, but I knew I was failing miserably. I still didn't quite believe that Ron and Hermione knew nothing, but Harry seemed quite in the dark. I decided that I might as well get this over with. I figured I'd let Kadie tell Ron and Hermione, and I led Harry outside the door. I made sure it was closed, and turned to Harry. Well, this is going to be interesting... I thought to myself. I looked up and saw that Harry was looking at me as though he was concerned. Mind you, he did have that right, I mean, I didn't exactly look like I had rainbows and unicorns on my mind.
"What's wrong, Tia?" He asked. I buried my hands in my pockets and rocked slightly on the sides of my feet.
"Um, what exactly did McGonagall tell you guys happened to me?" I leaned my head to one side so my hair covered my face. He looked puzzled.
"That you broke your wrist and it didn't heal right... why?" She couldn't come up with anything better? She may as well have told the team I was mauled by a giant butterfly for all the good it would've done. I looked at my feet, and ran my hand through my hair.
"That's not it..." I mumbled. He just stood there, staring at me. I knew he was waiting for me to tell him what was really going on, but I didn't know that I could.
"Well, what is it, then?" He asked after a minute or two of awkward silence. I tried at all costs to avoid his eyes, as I mustered up the courage to spit it out.
"I'm uh... um... pregnant." Four down, Merlin knows how many more to go.
A/N:This was originally longer, but I read through it and it sounded better ending like this... so now I have like, half of the next chapter written! Anyway, tell me what you think!