A.N- OMG A TIME JUMP? Yeah, I know you were all about to kill me if I didn't do this. I think I'm finally in a place I can put one in and I think a month is good with what I'm going to do, so enjoy!:) Also thank you for getting my spirits back up for this story. Oh and I also put up another story, hope you check it out:)

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Kate's Confessions

A month later…

I'm sitting on a couch right now, watching a movie with Fang beside me on the left side of the couch. Dylan was to my right and Maya was beside him, on the right side of the couch. We could all fit because it was a four person couch by the way.

Nudge was on the ground leaning her head on my knees.

Ratchet was on another couch; with Kate's head on his chest as they both watched the TV. He hugged her to him with one arm, the other behind his head.

Star was perched on the arm rest beside Fang, and Holden was on the ground leaning his back against the front of that arm rest, watching the TV intently like everyone else.

Iggy and Gazzy had decided to leave after a few minutes, claiming they had already seen it. I'm not sure when they had though… So they went to train, or something.

We were watching Fast Five, yeah I know, probably not what a normal nine year-old would be allowed to watch. But you know what? We've lived through more violent things than this, so who really gives a hoot? It was like the only good DVD we had, and Gazzy had left anyway.

Fang's arm was around my waist, behind me, and I was leaning against his arm. I was absentmindedly playing with the fingers in his free hand with the two of mine. We'd gotten closer after our talk a month ago. I wasn't mad at him anymore and to be honest, I should be living my life like any day could be my last, since that really was a strong possibility, and I don't think I should be wasting my time being mad at him. I was over it now anyway.

I'd noticed that Dylan and Maya have been closer too, and was actually happy for them. I was glad that Dylan found somebody. He'd talked to me about it (since we're still friends, you know) and I had actually found what he'd said very touching and sweet.

He'd told me how Maya could actually relate to being a copy of someone and being told what you're supposed to do in life. She'd helped him realize that he was in charge of who he wanted to be; not Hans, or Itex, or anyone else. He'd told me how he still loved me, but that he'd realized it was more of a family love now, and how he feels the same way with Maya that I feel with Fang (he knows this because of his power).

Dylan, Fang and I had agreed on that: no matter who the father was, that Fang would be the 'dad' in an emotional sense. However, when he is old enough or asks, we will tell him the truth, if it wasn't actually Fang.

So all in all, life was pretty good at the moment.

A few minutes later, the credits started rolling and everyone started to move, stretching and yawning.

Fang took his arm from around me and stretched both of his arms over his head and behind him, with a yawn.

Nudge is the first to get up. "That was a really good movie! OMG, I read on some internet site that they're going to make a sixth one and I didn't even know that there were four other ones! Did you all know that? I want to watch them all if they're as good as this one! I wonder if it'll have her baby in it. I wonder what their baby will look like. That guys was so ho-"

"Nudge, honey, please…" I say rubbing my forehead as I stand up too. "You're giving me a headache sweetie."

Nudge makes a zipping motion on her mouth and walks away with pursed lips, down the hallway, off to her room.

"Good night Nudge." I say in her direction.

She runs back and gives me a quick hug. "Mmhh, mum muu(translation- night, love you)." She mumbles, her lips still sealed.

I smile and shake my head as she walks away again.

"I think we have some Aspirin or Tylenol." Fang tells me, getting up after me.

"No," I tell him since I hate to take medicine, especially pills. "It'll go away, I just need some sleep."

"Alright." He says. "I'll be back in a bit, I'm going to tell the guys the movie's over." He tells me and walks down the hall, where Nudge had gone a moment ago.

Star had left right after Nudge, probably to the room she and Kate shared.

Holden had turned the TV off, after he had taken the DVD out and was now walking out of the living room, talking to Fang.

Ratchet and Kate had gotten up and talked. They didn't say much and Ratchet quickly left Kate, walking down the hallway to his room like the others.

Maya was laughing at something Dylan said and then told Dylan something, making him nod with a smile and they both disappeared out of the room as well, down the hall. I'd rather not know…

The only ones left in the room now were me and Kate.

"Max?" Kate asks quietly.

"Yeah." I say as I walk into the kitchen, with her following.

"You always seem sort of busy, so I haven't been able to, but I've been meaning to talk to you about something." She says quietly, almost like she doesn't want anyone to overhear.

"Yeah, what is it?" I ask, biting into an apple I'd grabbed and sitting down in the small kitchen table.

She looks around and after a moment, speaks. "I was just wondering if you ever, um, maybe thought about not having the baby."

I pause, mid-bite and glare at her. "I thought all of us were past this-" I say until her eyes widen and she raises her hand.

"Wait, no. Not like that. I didn't mean for it to sound like that." She reassures me. "It's just that, well I have a friend that might have accidently um, gotten pregnant." She whispers nervously. "And she's not really sure she wants it…"

"Is Star pregnant?" I whisper loudly, shocked.

"Shhh!" She shushes. "They might hear. And no, it's not Star." She tells me.

"Oh, OK." I breathe a sigh of relief. "Wait. Are you pregnant?" I whisper cautiously.

She looks away from my eyes, down at the table. "Yes." She breathes.

My eyes widen. "Oh my gosh Kate." I gasp. "Ratchet?" I ask.

"Yeah."

"Oh God. Is that why you all have been so weird around each other, does he not want it?" I ask quietly.

"No. He actually doesn't even know yet." She says looking at me again.

"You have to tell him sooner or later."

"I don't know." She says and puts her elbows on the table, and her face in her hands. "I know I shouldn't even think of this, and I wasn't raised to believe this is even an option, but I was thinking of not having this baby." She confesses.

"Oh Kate." I whisper sadly. "Do you not love him? Is that it?"

"No that's not it at all. I love him more than anything, that's why... You should have heard him when we found out you were having a baby." She tells me, looking up again.

I shake my head. "I'm sure he would have reacted differently if it was his own child. You shouldn't worry too much about that. You shouldn't make that kind of decision on someone else's opinion anyway. This will be your child, part of you, so in the end it's your choice."

She nods, listening to my every word.

I liked Kate, she was a nice girl. She always listened to everyone, even Nudge, and actually cared about what people had to say. She was a little too easily influenced though. It wasn't too bad, she had her morals, she knew when to say no to things she was against, but she wasn't very assertive about it most of the time.

"It's his baby too, but you're right." She tells me. "I should tell Ratchet though, see where things go after that. I'm surprised I was able to keep it from him for this long, he's usually really observant." She says.

"Well if you decide to keep him we can both go through all these joys, together." I say sarcastically, with a smile.

She laughs. "Yeah, because this is exactly what we needed. Two hormonal pregnant girls in the house." She tells me, rolling her eyes.

I go silent when I hear something from the door leading to the hall.

Kate notices my tension and she quiets as well.

We both look back to the door and a few seconds later, we see Ratchet slowly walk into the kitchen.

Kate gasps quietly and I stiffen, feeling O-so very awkward now.

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~L