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A/N: Sorry it took so long to update guys! My first excuse is that I had my first real case of writer's block concerning this particular story. It was like after I wrote the last chapter my mind just went blank. Plus there's been a lot of stuff going on, drills and my PT test is coming up. I already mentioned this in my Deadly Dealings chapter, but I'll say it again for you guys. Send out your hopes for my cat, Betty who managed to get ear mite medicine in her eye. I just took her to the vet today and though staining her eye and using a black light we saw an ulcer on her cornea. I'm so worried about her! She's sleeping in my lap right now so maybe she can be my muse. She's kooky enough to do that, she's the only leash-trained cat I've owned so far so that should qualify...
No more ramblings about my cat. Sorry. Thank you so much to all who reviewed last chapter! It all just kinda flowed out, the ending even surprised me a little! Hope you enjoy this one just as much! I kind of did this chapter in one fell swoop kinda like I did with my Deadly Dealings chapter so please fogive any grammar or spelling mistakes.
Chapter 23
Wonder Drug
(Raph blushes as you look on him with the biggest grin in mankind. He glares at you and you somehow manage to grin wider.) WHAT! What's the big deal! I mean, it's not like proposals haven't been done before or something! I mean, c'mon! (somehow his blush becomes deeper and you grin ever more wider. He glares at you once more.) FINE! BE THAT WAY! I mean it's not like you need to hear the rest of the friggin STORY or nuthin! (Immediately you do your best to look sympathetic.) I see through your phony disguise! Damn! You think I'm a friggin idiot dontcha? (You shake your head) Thought so. Puh. Pathetic. Useless. Whatever. Anyway, I suppose that we still sorta kinda have a little bit more of the story to tell...
Vivid looked at me in stunned silence. It passed one milisecond too long for me and immediately I felt my heart drop. No! She couldn't possibly be considering saying no, could she!
Her mouth worked, "Married? That's like.."
"Bonding, yes." I finished for her in my haste. Damn I hate feeling like this. I felt so friggin vulnerable. Not physically, but in a different way somehow. Like she had my spirit in her hands.
One more agonizing second passed and I looked at her with an expression of terror. What was I doing! What was I thinking! You're a FREAK Raphael! What could have possibly possessed your mind into thinking that she wants anything to do with you! What kind of idiotic, moronic, flat headed, noodle brained...
"YES!"
Her scream broke my thoughts and I staggered back onto my other knee. I had just convinced myself so thoroughly about her saying no that now I couldn't quite believe it. I was confused. "Yes? Yes what?"
She cocked her head at me, a huge smile splitting her face. For a moment she was as confused as I was, then she must've realized what my mental processes were. "Yes, Yes I will marry you! Yes I will Bond with you! Yes I will spend the rest of my life and be happy with you! You're my Makkame!"
My mixed up brain jolted itself back to the situation and I couldn't help but grin madly. She threw herself in my arms. I crushed her to my chest and buried my beak in her shoulder. A strange knot formed in my throat and my eyes burned slightly. Yet even still I couldn't imagine a happier time in my life other than that moment in space.
Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Not quite sure what made me turn around, but I did. Slowly I loosed our hold on each other and peered over my shoulder. What I saw sent a mess of curses streaming through my head. There was Mikey, standing there in stunned silence. Vivid noticed and looked up as well. For a moment we just stared at each other, not really knowing how to think.
I gritted my teeth, waiting for it. Mikey would laugh, probably do some sort of silly dance that involved poking me with his finger, all the while screaming something stupid. Or perhaps singing, something like 'Vivid and Raph, sitting in a tree...' kind of thing. It was just like him, and to be honest right now I wasn't even in the mood to fight it back, so I just steeled myself waiting for it.
Instead he squealed, hopping on his toes and clapping his hands like a schoolgir. He bounded over to us and threw himself in Vivid's arms. For a brief moment my hackles raised and my muscles tensed as I was ready to pummel my brother to oblivion. Then I noticed what he was saying..."I have a sister! I have a sister! I can't believe I finally have a sister! YAY!"
I leaned back and grinned. Vivid was smiling at Mikey as well, then made him squeal even harder by stating that she's never had a brother. "Ooooh! I'll be the best brother ever! Don't pay any attention to those other doo-doo brains!"
Sometimes Mikey could be a real knucklehead. Absentmindedly I rubbed my stomach. I still felt like I had to go poo. I had those cramps that didn't stop, I recognized them from many a post-chili night. Only this time they were spreading around my sides and to my back. It was just wierd, and it kinda hurt too. Hehehe. I must have some major gas.
By now Mikey was beginning to turn his attention on me. I groaned loudly but inside I was kinda smiling. Damn I missed Mikey. He's got enough enthusiasm for all of us.
Luckily I was saved.
My other bros came into view. I grinned at the site. Up in front was Don, who looked like a nervous wreck. He had Leo by the shoulders and seemed to be trying to use him as a reptilian shield against Heartfelt's pinching. She was obviously enjoying every minute of it, trying to act oblivious but actively searching for an opening for her to excercise her fingers. Amuke was somewhat behind them. He was actually smiling a little, watching the antics of Heartfelt and Don. He was holding the side of his chest with a wide hand. Seems like that prediction of broken ribs was true.
Mikey squealed as soon as he saw them and immediately began dashing towards them at breakneck speed, dragging Vivid along with him. With a sigh of resignation I jogged after them.
We reached them, who by now were looking at us all very curiously due to Mikey's actions. With his cheeks split in half with his grin he took a deep breath to speak. Great. I propose and I don't even get to tell my family, my annoying brother has the honors. I steeled myself for the outburst and reaction. Well, here goes nothing...
Before Mikey could get a single word out a shattering explosion rocked the floor. It shuddered just enough that we had to dance around a little bit to keep our balance. The walls shivered with the concussion and finally the floor calmed. We looked at each other, worried and confused. We hardly had time to move before a piercing, wicked scream tore through the air. It was loud enough to make us wince and Mikey to clap his hands over his ears dramatically. Goof off.
"What was that?" Donny quivered as soon as it passed.
I shuddered. I knew exactly what it was. "Honor." Immedieately everyone looked at me. I cocked a grin at them. "Sound's like Honor's having a temper tantrum."
"Do you think she found out you were missing?" Mike looked around nervously.
I rolled my eyes. "No, Mikey. I'm sure that she's just upset because the toothfairy forgot to leave her a dollar."
For a brief second he looked at me confusedly before his face flashed. "HEY!"
I slapped him on the head and Leo motioned us forward, already ignoring us. "C'mon guys, we gotta go. I'm not going to let her get her hands on my brother again."
I grinned and walked after them. Then my grin was wiped off my face as my stomach seemed to roll over again. I stopped briefly, rubbing my belly and was able to continue on with them. I had no idea what was going on, little did I know I was about to find out.
Right before the exit to the huge lab was a couple of clear plastic storage cabinet things. As we were passing by them, Mikey of all people recognized something on it's clean steel shelves.
"Hey, that's the stuff that they were using on Raph!"
Of course, this got Donny's immediate attention. Immediately he backtracked and practically shoved Mikey aside in his haste to see. "What? What are you talking about?"
Mikey pointed to a container on one of the upper shelves. "That one. I recognized it because all the things have different color tops and this one has a rainbow-ish looking thing. The ladies were just starting to throw it away when we came in, remember?"
Wasting no time, Donny snatched a metal instrument off a nearby table and shattered the glass. Turning the thing around in his hands with almost expert ease his eyes grew wide. Shoving several of the others aside he reached me and yanked my arm. Of course I immediately protested but he didn't seem to hear a thing I said. Instead I stopped and looked at him, wondering what he could've been doing. He examined the skin of my forearm, running his fingers along my skin. Creepy. I shivered. He took no notice. Not finding what he wanted on that arm he reached for the other. Then he found it. He said nothing, just pointed.
On the top of my forearm was what looked like a pinprick, the skin around it was bruised and somewhat tender. I was surprised that I didn't notice before. Don looked at me. I really didn't like that look in his eyes.
Especially since his freaking silence was really starting to tick me off.
"Look Donny, what the hell do you think you-"
"How are you feeling, Raph?"
I looked at him, confused. But he was in full science mode so it would be pointless to jab at him right now. So I gritted my teeth and answered him, still pissed for being kept in the freaking dark. "Fine. Just dandy. Peachy. Ya happy?"
Apparently he wasn't. "I don't mean like that. I mean little stuff, like cramping, aches, pains, maybe a feeling that you have to take a bowel movement?"
Shit. Where the hell was he going with this! "Um, let's see, yes, yes, yes, and oh yeah, yes. Now would you mind telling me what the hell this is all about! Damn you!"
As usual, he was unfazed. Instead, his face turned a tad bit pale. No one else really understood where he was going at. Well, almost no one.
Vivid, Heartfelt and Amuke were all glaring at me. "Why the Hell didn't you tell us!" "Damn, don't you care! Information please!" "Stupid idiot.".
Needless to say I was confused out of my mind. I wasn't sure wether to be angry or copy the others and be shocked or whatever else. Damn I'm confused! Why does all this fu#king stuff have to happen to me!
Finally Leo stepped in. "Come on, Don. Let us in on a little bit. What's going on? What's that stuff that you have in your hand?"
Don shook his head. "Well, what I have in my hand is Pitocin. It is a drug, or, well it's more similar to a hormone. Anyway what it does is induce labor. All the signs that I just stated and Raph" He pointed an accusing finger at me "Just admitted to are active signs of early labor."
HOLY FU#KING SHIT IN A HANDBASKET DIPWAD MOTHER FU#KER NASTY EGGSUCKING B!T#HING FU#KING
SHIT! HOLY SHIT!
A/N: Sorry for the long line of curses at the ending there, guys. I just thought that it was slightly appropriate knowing Raph's point of view. For those of you who have been paying close attention, he has been having to poo since they busted him out of the container. So this has been going on for a while! To answer any questions, the three drugs I know to induce pregnancy are Oxytocin, Pitocin and Sirvadyl (Did I spell that last one right?) All methods that I've seen these drugs introduced is through an IV catheter line, hence the reason Don was looking for the injectoin site. Hope that this is an alright chapter for y'all.
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