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Amenable
By: Rika
Chapter Five: Sweet Seventeen - Part Two
"I don't get it, Joshua," Rosette said between gulps of her food at the breakfast table, "How can Azmaria forget her own birthday?" Joshua didn't answer, but continued just poking and prodding at his food, as if he were lost in thought. Rosette noticed her younger brother's silence, and stopped cramming food into her mouth at the speed of light long enough to avert her cerulean gaze to him and watch for a moment. As she watched, Joshua kept poking at his food, never stopping to acknowledge that his older sister's eyes were upon him. Rosette kept watching him for a few moments more, watching as he kept playing with his food, poking and prodding it like it was actually interesting. Rosette's cheeks puffed out in anger at being ignored, and she had to remind herself of what today was to keep from strangling him. Rosette finally waved a hand in front of Joshua's face to get his attention.
"Hellooooooo, Joshua! This isn't the time to be in la-la land! Reality is calling to you!" Joshua's eyes narrowed, and Rosette's hand was gently slapped away from his face. Again, Rosette's cheeks puffed out in an attempt to control her anger.
"Joshua, what is wrong with you? You know that today is supposed to be a happy day, so why are you being such an ass?" Rosette asked him forcefully. Joshua sighed.
"I'm just nervous, that's all, sis .." Rosette laughed and slapped her brother lightly on the back.
"What's there to be nervous about, Joshua? It's not like you're going to propose to her, right?" Rosette stared at Joshua, who stared right back at his older sister with an unreadable expression on his face. Rosette's face became serious, and so did her attitude. When Joshua didn't answer, she became a bit scared.
"Joshua, are you planning on proposing to Azzy?" Joshua stared at Rosette for another moment, then looked away.
"ANSWER ME." Rosette ordered, a hint of panic in her voice. Joshua was silent for a bit longer, then ..
" ... No, Rosette! I'm not!" Joshua finally responded, then burst out into laughter. "You should have seen the look on your face, Rosette!" For a moment, Rosette looked relieved. Then, when she realized that Joshua was still laughing, a look of murder appeared, and she slapped Joshua on the back even harder than before.
"OWW!" Joshua yelled as he felt the impact of the blow from Rosette, then felt that he couldn't breathe as she put her arm around his neck in a headlock.
"You have no idea how much that SCARED me, little brother .." Rosette whispered in a murderous tone. Joshua's air supply was slowly diminishing with every passing second that Rosette had him in the headlock; it took every bit of air that Joshua could muster just to cry out "Rosette! Stop!" Luckily for Joshua, though, Rosette's 'significant other' came upon the scene and rushed over, prying his fiancee off of her younger brother.
"Joshua, you really should know better than to tease her like that .." Chrno sighed as he sat between the siblings, one side fuming, and the other side scared to death.
"I know .. but I haven't done that in a while, I just wanted to have a little fun .." Joshua said while cowering beside Chrno.
"Marriage is no laughing matter, Joshua!" Rosette fumed. "You don't propose to a girl after being with her for only a few months, it dosen't work that way!"
"But i'm not proposing to her yet, Sis!" Joshua said shakily.
"I can just smell the sibling love in this room," Chrno sighed and shook his head. "Look, Rosette. I know for a fact that Joshua isn't going to propose to Azmaria right now. He knows very well that it comes later."
"It's still not something to laugh ov-" Rosette cut her speech short and placed a hand to her abdominal area, wincing in pain. Chrno looked to Rosette, expecting her to finish her sentence, but saw her pained expression instead. His eyes widened and he immediately put his hands on her shoulders.
"Rosette! Are you okay? You're not hurt, are you? Please tell me you'r-"
"CHRNO!" Rosette cut him off with a growl. "It's j-just that time o-of the month .. i-i've got a c-cramp .. ARGH! I'm going to the bathroom!" Rosette announced as if it were something she would normally say, and stood up from her seat, rushing torwards the "bathroom" Chrno almost got up and ran after her to make sure she was okay, but Joshua held him back.
"She's going to the bathroom, Chrno," Joshua said with a small smile. "'Bathroom' is code for 'Privacy,' you know!" Chrno looked to Joshua with a slight glare, then sat down again.
"Joshua, what's wrong with Rosette?" Chrno asked forcefully, out of worry for his fiancee. Joshua looked suprised.
"Nothing, it's just that time of the month for her-"
"She was lying. What's going on? You and Azmaria both know, I can tell. So you tell me," Chrno interrupted. Joshua narrowed his eyes at Chrno, then responded.
"Why do you think she was lying?"
"She stutters when she's lying. Even you should know that by now."
"How do you know that she wasn't in intense pain?" Joshua asked again, trying his best to keep his sister's pregnancy a secret, and respect her wishes.
"Joshua, i'm not stupid! Rosette dosen't just get up and go to the bathroom every time she has a cramp! Something is going on with her, and everyone seems to know what it is except me! I don't like being kept in the dark, I want to know what is wrong with the love of my life!" Chrno yelled angrily at Joshua, which made the two very glad that they were in an empty cafeteria. Joshua stared at Chrno for a moment, then stood up.
"I understand how you're feeling, Chrno. You're going to have to ask Rosette about this, though. I've been sworn to secrecy, and besides, Rosette should be the one to tell you anyway," Joshua smiled at his future brother. "I can tell you one thing, though .."
"And what's that?" Chrno growled, obviously very worried, and very tired of all of this.
"You're going to be very happy about the news." Joshua turned and started walking torwards the doors of the cafeteria.
"Where are you going?" Chrno asked, and stood up to follow him.
"I've got to go prepare some more for a certain special someone's birthday," Joshua laughed. "Just go ask Rosette about this later. She's going to have to tell you sometime, anyway." With that, Joshua was out the door, leaving a stunned Chrno to ponder over his words. Chrno was silent for a moment.
"Why would I be happy about something that causes Rosette to be in pain ..?" He asked himself aloud, then exited the cafeteria, on his way to Rosette's room.
Azmaria was in her room at the time, having just finished taking a shower, and was getting dressed. She had her slip on, and was getting ready to put the rest of her uniform on for the day, when she heard a frantic knocking at her door. Azmaria spun around, rushing to the door and opening it curiously. When she opened it, she saw Rosette standing there, looking so much in pain that she might cry. Azmaria became curious, and her gaze shifted to the hand that was clutching the fabric of her shirt at the stomach, and immediately ushered Rosette to the bed, helped her sit down, and closed the door.
"Rosette, what happened!" Azmaria asked as she rushed back over torwards Rosette's side, alarmed.
"It .. hurts .." Rosette barely managed to breathe out shakily. Azmaria gently helped Rosette lay down on her bed, taking her hand gently and telling her to calm down. Rosette's breathing continued to be shaky for several minutes, before slowly but surely, it became normal again. Azmaria looked as if she were thinking throughly about something before questioning Rosette.
"Rosette, were you extremely angry just now?" Azmaria asked gently as she coninued holding onto Rosette's hand.
"Yes," Rosette murmured quietly, "Because of Joshua." Azmaria wasn't suprised that Joshua was the one who had made her angry; after all, the two of them were brother and sister, and no matter how close they were, they still had their moments. What she was more suprised about, was the fact that just a simple argument with her younger brother could have this effect on Rosette ..
"Rosette, you should know that when the mother is upset, the baby is upset as well .. you were lucky this time that you didn't lose the baby," Azmaria told Rosette, relieved that it didn't resort to that this time.
"YOU MEAN I COULD HAVE LOST THE BABY?" Rosette screamed, instantly panicking again.
"ROSETTE! Calm down, just calm down!" Azmaria said again, not so softly this time. Rosette held onto Azmaria's hand even tighter when another sharp pain entered her lower stomach, but let go a minute later.
"Calm down .. it's okay, you didn't lose the baby .. " Azmaria whispered softly to her friend, still having a hold of her hand.
"I think i'm okay now, Azzy .." Rosette whispered, but still held onto Azmaria's hand, just in case.
"Rosette, promise me right now that you won't panic when I tell you this, okay?" Azmaria said gently, continuing when she saw Rosette nod her head in agreement.
"You're going to have to work on staying calm. Since you're pregnant, you're going to be having a lot of mood swings, and your moods will all be at full swing. For example, when you're mad, you're furious," Azmaria explained to Rosette quietly. Rosette nodded, saying she understood. Azmaria continued.
"If you get yourself too worked up, the baby could .. oh, how can I put this .. the baby could overreact, and could end up dying while still inside of you."
"You've been reading up on this, haven't you?" Rosette breathed out. Azmaria nodded.
"You've been so busy with the wedding plans that you really haven't realized that you have another life inside of you .. or at least, it seems that way," Azmaria commented.
"How can you forget when you wake up at the crack of dawn every morning and immediately rush to the nearest trash can you can find?" Rosette complained. "I have read a few books about it, but since I was trying to keep it a secret from Chrno, I haven't been able to do much. Thanks for helping, Azzy." Rosette grinned wearily.
"You really should cut down on the work, Rosette .. it's not good for the baby .." Azmaria chided gently.
"I know, but I have to make it so that Chrno dosen't suspect anything," Rosette whined. "Besides, I can't just sit around doing nothing, it makes my head hurt."
"Then sleep!" Azmaria laughed. "God knows you need some! You've got bags under your eyes!"
"But how will the wedding get planned?" Rosette whined some more.
"Rosette, you've had the wedding planned since the month Chrno proposed to you. Give it a rest. I know that you want to have the perfect wedding, but keep in mind that not everything is going to go perfectly," Azmaria said with a smile. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and without warning, Chrno opened it and poked his head inside.
"Hey, Azmaria, have you seen Roset-" Chrno's eyes widened as he saw Rosette laying on Azmaria's bed, still looking like she was in pain. "Rosette!" He rushed over to her side. Azmaria sighed.
"Well, there's no hiding it now .." Chrno looked over to Azmaria as she said this and cocked an eyebrow.
"No hiding what?" He asked curiously.
"Tell him, Rosette. And stay calm about it, all right?" Azmaria advised. Rosette nodded, and sat up slowly.
"Chrno .. promise me you won't faint when I tell you this." Rosette requested. Chrno nodded, holding her hands in his.
" ... I'm pregnant."
All was silent for a moment. And then ..
" ... You're pregnant?" Chrno asked, almost in disbelief. Rosette nodded.
" ... You're carrying my child, right now?" Again, Rosette nodded.
All was silent again for another few moments .. then ..
"You're having a baby!" Chrno laughed joyously and hugged his soon-to-be wife. "We're going to be parents, Rosette!" He cheered, as he scooped her up into his arms and kissed her softly.
"You're not mad?" Rosette asked, a bit stunned.
"Mad? How can I be mad? This is wonderful! Why didn't you tell me sooner, Rosette? We're going to have a baby! Our first child!" Chrno said happily, and Rosette grinned.
"We're going to be parents, Chrno! I'm going to be a mother!" Rosette squealed out in delight, and embraced Chrno tightly. While all of the commotion was going on, There was another knock at the door, and Azmaria walked over to it with a huge smile on her face, opening it to discover Joshua standing there.
"Why is there a party going on in here, and why wasn't I invited?" Joshua said jokingly, watching as his older sister and her fiancee embraced in happiness.
"Ahh .. he knows. I knew he'd be happy about the news!" Joshua wrapped his arms around Azmaria and whispered in her ear. Azmaria giggled.
"I'll bet Rosette feels better about telling him, too," She said happily and smiled up at Joshua. Joshua grinned and kissed Azmaria quickly, keeping his arms around her as he addressed the other two lovebirds in the room.
"Hey! Rosette, Chrno! You'd better be ready tonight! Formal dress!" Joshua said with a smile.
"Huh? Why formal dress?" Rosette asked curiously, and Chrno looked to her with a smile, which Rosette understood immediately. "Oooohhh .. All right then." Azmaria became confused.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"It's your birthday, remember? We're going to celebrate." Joshua said with a smile, as he hugged Azmaria closer to him. Azmaria blushed.
"But-"
"No buts. We're going to celebrate. That's one part of the suprise," Joshua commanded.
" .. Okay," Azmaria complied, her cheeks still a bit red. Chrno and Rosette smiled at each other.
"Well, we'll be off! I'm going to make sure that the future mother of my child gets some rest before we go out tonight," Chrno said.
"Heeey! I feel good enough to get around!" Rosette whined.
"You were just in pain, right?" Chrno said.
"How did you know?" Rosette questioned.
"First, you were lying down in Azmaria's bed. Second, just because the contract isn't draining your life anymore, dosen't mean we're not a part of each other," Chrno chuckled and swept Rosette off of her feet and into his arms again, while Rosette laughed in delight.
"We'll see you two later!" Rosette called as Chrno carried her to her room.
Joshua laughed, then finally let go of Azmaria, looking at what she was wearing for the first time since he came into the room. His cheeks became red, noticing that she was only in her slip, and he looked away, muttering an apology. Azmaria giggled.
"Don't worry about it. Besides, you've seen me like this before, Joshua." Joshua's face became redder at the memory of when she was singing in the lake. Azmaria laughed.
"You can't say you didn't like it," She said. Joshua grinned.
"How about we replay that scene?" Before Azmaria could answer, she was pushed down onto the bed, giggling wildly at the sensation of light grazes across her skin from Joshua's fingers tickling her. Once Joshua tried to make the transition to her stomach, Azmaria grabbed his arm with one hand and began tickling him with the other. Joshua tried to contain his laughter, but couldn't, just like the last time. Joshua tried to regain control of this tickle war once again, and ended up on top of Azmaria. The two stared into each others' eyes again, the memory of the last time this happened playing through their heads. This time was different, though.
This time, they knew they were in love, and didn't try to hide it. Joshua didn't hesitate to kiss her passionately when he found himself leaning in.
After a while, Joshua finally pulled back, and got off of her quickly, feeling lightheaded. Azmaria sat up and tried to ask him what was wrong, but he stood and started walking torwards the door. Before he exited the room, though, he looked back at Azmaria with a smile.
"Oh .. Az .. remember to bring a change of normal clothes, too. For the other part of the celebration." With those words, he opened her door and stepped out of the room, closing the door behind her and rushing to his room. He didn't even hear her answer. He opened his door, ran inside, and closed it, placing his back against the wood of the door and sliding down.
" ... I almost did something I know i'll regret .." Joshua breathed out, his face flushed.
He knew he wanted her. He knew he had to get out before something more than what was happening actually happened.
Joshua placed a hand against his forehead and sighed. "Damn .."
TO BE CONTINUED ..
RAMBLE OF THE AUTHOR: AHH! That has to be the hottest thing I have EVER written! xD Guys, if you ever look at my stories that i've posted, you will see that none of them are past T, or PG-13. This chapter would have been rated M, if I hadn't have made Joshua stop. xD Oh My God. This just shows that i'm developing a sixteen year old mind, finally. xD
Anyway .. in my last chapter, I did say that Part Two would be about what happens on Azmaria's birthday. That's partly true, because all of this DOES happen on Azmaria's birthday. But you might have thought that it would be the birthday party in general.
.. Okay, I lied. xD Hey, it's not my fault! I have no idea where this story is going, it's not like it's prequel at all ..
Inner Rika: IT'S BETTER:D!
... According to the reviews, it is. xD Anyway, You know the drill. :3 You read, You like, You Review, You tell me if I have any typos. Haha! Actually, any suggestions at all to make the story better are accepted. :D
OKAY PEOPLE! POLL TIME! Yay! I'm going to ask you some little poll questions throughout the remainder of the fanfic, God knows when it's going to end, but these poll questions are going to help me with the fanfic. :D A lot. I mean it.
Sooo. A lot of people who write fanfictions where one character or another gets pregnant all have the same questions. Here it is again.
I'm having trouble deciding if Chrno and Rosette's child will be a boy or a girl. What gender do you think their child should be?
That's it for this chapter. :D I'll try to write the next one soon! n.n Seeya later!
