Author's Note: I do not own anything…. Blah, blah, blah
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Air seemed hard to grasp, her stomach growled in pain, her brain pulsed at overtime, her body flushed with fever. Isis threw the covers from her and ran to the bathroom, vomiting into the porcelain commode.
"Are you ok?" A raspy voice sounded from the bedroom and Isis sighed, flushing the toilet.
"Fine Seto…" This was the millionth time she had thrown up in the morning. Morning sickness scared her. What if she was pregnant? She didn't look it. She turned to the side in the mirror. She had gained a little weight, but you couldn't tell and she still had her regular periods. Seto walked into the bathroom, leaning on the doorpost.
"Don't worry kid; you're not pregnant, probably just catching some virus during the Christmas season. Take it easy." He kissed her cheek and caressed her head.
"I know…it still bother's me though." He kissed her forehead and jumped into the shower.
"Natalie called; she's in town and wants to meet up with Alice and you today around noon at the Café. Isis turned on the faucet sighing.
"How lovely."
Café
"It might be possible that you are pregnant." Natalie said, buttering a piece of bread.
"There's no way. I haven't gained any weight." Isis said looking at the menu. They had decided to sit outside, good thing she had worn her red and white striped sweater, jeans, and white newsboy hat, but she forgot about footwear and wore red ballet slippers.
"Well…you might not be that far into pregnancy." Joey implied shoving a roll into his mouth. "But I'ma guy so I wouldn't know anything about what you guys are talking about." Natalie rolled her eyes.
"But…of course we can't just tell by that." The waiter came to the table and smiled.
"Can I help you all with anything?'
"Yes, I would like one foot long sub with pickles, mayo, a little bit of chocolate syrup, cheese, lettuce, sprinkles, and some bar-b-q sauce. Oh! And a side of fries and ice cream." Isis bit her lip smiling and handed the waiter the menu.
"Ah…yes…and for you all?" Joey smiled.
"I wanna have what she's having."
"Me too!" Lacy said jumping and down and Alice sighed.
"Yes she'll have that and I'll have the half tuna sub, light on the lettuce, mustard and tomatoes." Natalie stared at them confused.
"I'll just have a French vanilla cappuccino with a gingerbread cookie, soft please." The waiter nodded and took their menus before walking off shaking his head.
"Weird cravings…that could be sign." Natalie said, taking another bit of her roll.
"Well then Lacy and Joey must be pregnant too." They all laughed. "But…it isn't possible. I mean I'm still having my regular periods."
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Joey covered his ears.
"W-what's wrong?" Alice said confused.
"Joey has a problem with any reference to period."
"AGHHHHHHHH! That's so disgusting!" Joey shook his head and Isis rolled her eyes.
"What is it with guys and the things concerning menstruation?" A loud screech sounded through the outside café and they all looked at Joey.
"Just STOP the TORTURE!" They all laughed as the waiter brought out their food. They munched and Joey lifted his head.
"This is actually pretty good, taste it babe." He held the sub out towards Natalie who looked at in disgustedly.
"I don't think so."
"It IS good!" Lacy said, a chocolate streak going from the corner of her mouth to her cheek. Alice wiped is laughing.
"I'm sure it is, but normal people wouldn't want to try that." Isis and Joey glanced at her.
"HEY!"
"It's the truth!"
"But you should get that checked out." Isis nodded and looked down at the sandwich. It did look disgusting, but…it tasted so good….why?
Doctor's office
Isis waited uncomfortable on the bed waiting on the doctor to come in. Her stomach churned with the uneasy thought of something growing inside of it. She breathed in sharply and exhaled heavily. The fluorescent light beaming down the dull pale green room along with the ticking of the clock didn't help her. The door creaked opened the doctor walked in, looked at papers.
"Well…it's not just some virus you have Mrs. Kaiba. You are pregnant." Isis dropped her head slightly. Her thoughts ran at speeds that made her eyes hurt and she closed them.
"But…I don't understand how."
"Well you see-"
"Not like that." Isis spat frustrated and breathed in. "I mean I haven't gained much weight and I'm having my regular period."
"Some people just have it that way. Different people react in different ways to things." Isis sighed and nodded. She reached into her purse and pulled out an agenda.
"So this puts me at…September?"
"Try March." Isis' breathe was caught in her throat.
"W-what?"
"You're six months pregnant. You see, you are a very strange case. You show no signs of pregnancy and yet, you are and 6 months at that." Isis said, her head getting light as the doctor turned to leave.
"A baby in three months…what am I going to do?"
"Oh…that's the other thing, try having 2 babies in three months." Isis let out a distinct cry before blacking out.
Later
Isis felt as if her life seemed to be working in 6 months intervals. First her brothers, then her wedding…now…babies? She sighed as she trudged out of the car, her cream and brown Cavalier King Charles dog, Pigeon, and rustic and cream colored Shiba, Puka greeted her happily, but also very frustrated. Puka whined as he tugged on her sleeve, pulling her towards the door.
"What's wrong Puka?" Isis asked half-heartedly and followed them to the door. She opened it lazily and shut it lying against it. Puka whined again and barked at the opening to the sitting room as Pigeon jumped up barking. Isis walked into the sitting room to see a blonde sitting in one of the azure satin chairs. She wore a pink tweed skirt suit, the jacket on the back of the chair, exposing her satin silky shirt with slight ruffles in the front. She turned to her.
"Oh, hello!" She smiled as Seto came in from the other entrance of the room with two glasses of wine.
"Sweetheart!" A golden Chihuahua popped up beside her, a pink collar studded with diamonds ringing her neck. "You're here!" He said stepped towards her after handing the woman her drink. 'In with one old slut, in with a new one.'
"Who is she?" Isis said plainly and Seto turned towards her.
"Her? She's the one I told you was coming in town, my buddy all through school."
"You never told me." Isis said, her eyes showing her confusion and suspicion and he sighed.
"Well, she got in right after you left and we've been talking ever since." Isis let her purse slip off her shoulder and Puka took it from her wrist and passed it to Pigeon who took it to Isis' favorite chair.
"I called you more than once."
"Really!?" Seto glanced at his phone that was clipped to his waist. "Wow, you called a lot of times. Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing at all." The lady stood up.
"I'm sorry, since Seto won't properly introduce me, I'm Mimi." She smiled, presentation her bright, pearly white teeth and extending a hand. Isis took it, shaking it briefly before dropping her hand.
"I'm Isis, his wife." Mimi chuckled, turning back to Seto. "She's so adorable." Isis bit her lip to keep her words suppressed and sat in her chair.
"Let me get you something to drink." Seto said and ran back out. The room was silent until Mimi decided to break the ice.
"You have a very charming house and charming companions." She said, inclining her head towards Puka and Pigeon and Pigeon growled.
"Yes…they are the best."
"So…umm…how did you and Seto meet?"
"It's a long story, but let's just say it was advantageous for us to run across each other." She smiled and nodded.
"Understandable. I'm sure you helped Seto come out of his icy prison and help you grow up some, huh?" Isis smile seemed frozen, her eye twitching slightly to keep from saying what she truly wanted to. At the moment Seto walked in with a glass of wine for Isis, who took it sipped.
"So…are you still going with Seto to his business party tonight?" Seto choked on his wine and set the cup down.
"Um, yes…unless the plans have been changed?" Seto shook his head.
"No, they haven't." He smiled, clearing his throat again and Isis smiled fakely.
"Well, if you'll excuse me, I should be getting ready." She grabbed her purse and went upstairs, Pigeon and Puka following. She drew a bath and got in it, letting her thoughts flood her vision as she relaxed in the bubbly water. Three months, two babies, one woman in the way. She started thinking about the colors of the room, what they would do, and why they would do it. How would Seto react when she told him? All the thoughts were making her tired so she got out quickly and got changed into some comfortable clothes before falling asleep on their big fluffy bed. When her eyes opened again, the clock red 8:30 in icy blue numbers.
"We're 30 minuets late!" She slipped into her little black dress with a heart shaped neckline and slide into her black tights along with her black heels. She wrapped her silk black scarf around her neck and grabbed her black crocodile purse and ran down the stairs. No one was waiting in the foyer and the lights were off in both living rooms. One butler waited at the door.
"Wh-where are they?"
"Madam Mimi said you looked darling sleeping and said to let you sleep. Sir Seto suggested that if you were to awake that you would be taken there." Isis sighed and started to turn around.
"Well, I guess I should go get changed again."
"Ah, Madame Kaiba." She turned to the old man to see a slight mischievous twinkle in his eye. "I would go."
Limo
Isis stared out the window as the Limo pulled around the corner towards the front of the building. Photographers, journalist, paparazzi, and fans stood at the door still.
"Take me around back." The limo pulled up to the back and Isis walked into, glad to escape the frenzy going on in the front. She slipped through the door and past a couple of workers before Miho bumped into her.
"Icy baby!" she said smiling. She wore a green bubble dress with forest green heels and her long blue hair was pulled back with a green ribbon. "I didn't think you were coming!"
"Yeah, I actually wasn't."
"Is everything ok with you and Seto? I saw that little pink trollop he came in with earlier. I saw it wasn't you and you know if I noticed, the press defiantly noticed." Isis blushed.
"Yeah…I know. Everything is fine. I shouldn't be worried anyways, it's just…one of his childhood friend's named...Mimi." People with cameras flew past them towards the main foyer.
"Look! It's Seto Kaiba! Who is that blonde next to him?!" Miho and Isis followed the press to see what all the fuss was about. Mimi stood at Seto's left side, his arm wrapped around her waist. She wore a black, satin halter topped dress which fit her curves nicely and silver heels. Seto wore a dark blue tuxedo shirt with black pants and black casuals. That was defiantly out of the normal for him. Mimi's blonde hair tumbled down her shoulders, curling at the ends. Her bright, round, green eyes were darkened with mascara and her full lush lips were coated in red. If people didn't know about her, they would've thought that they were married. She was almost as tall as him and they had great chemistry. He even smiled in front of the cameras. They almost seemed made for each other. Isis bit her lip and looked elsewhere.
"Let's find a table." They sat at a table that coincidently had a great view of Seto's and Mimi's table. No one had really noticed that she was there beside Miho and a few noisy co-workers who were shooed away by Miho. Isis started feeling sick from the sight of Seto and Mimi. They were always laughing and joking and whispering and getting greeted like a newly wed couple. They even brought Mimi's dog, who Isis later found out was named Fifi. Mimi had caught glance of Isis and tapped Seto's shoulder.
"I-I don't feel good." Isis said gathering her purse.
"What's wrong Icy baby?"
"It's just my stomach." Isis fled the room and through the back way to the limo. "Get me back home." Isis shifted uncomfortably in the seat as she looked back out the window. Apparently a noisy photographer and a journalist had been snooping around and caught sight of her. After soaking the bathtub, she let her hair air dry which made it wavy and changed into a long sleeved jersey shirt and white shorts. She sat on the bed looking through her yearbooks with Pigeon and Puka lying on the bed with her. The sound of a car driving through gravel, made her jump out of bed and look out the window. Seto and Mimi stumbled from the car laughing. Isis shut the blinds quickly and sat on the bed again. The door opened downstairs and laughter filled the hallway.
"Isis!" Isis slowly exited the room and stood at the top of the stairs. In her mind, she looked like a young teenager in front of adults. Her hair was still slightly damp and had gotten tangled while it dried. They looked so fixed up, of course they had just gone out, but Isis didn't doubt that Mimi didn't look anything like she did when she got ready to sleep.
"OH…maybe I was mistaken. Maybe I saw someone who looked like you. You look like you just woke up darling." Mimi said smiling.
"No…I was there. I just wasn't there long."
"Well why did you run off?" Seto asked, slipping out of his jacket as Mimi let Fifi out of her hands and let her start to roam the place.
"I didn't feel good and then the paparazzi started following me and I wanted to get out of there." Seto nodded and looked at her.
"Are you ok?"
"I'm fine. Don't stop your night because of me…I'm fine." Isis turned away and went to her room.
"Strange." Seto said shaking his head and Mimi stared after her.
"Maybe." It seemed to be forever till Seto walked into the bedroom. Isis lay under the covers on her side rubbing Pigeon, who was curled up in front of her, absent-mindedly and staring at the wall. Puka, who was curled up on the other side of her looked up at Seto curiously.
"Am I interrupting something?" Seto said jokingly and sat on the bed. Isis looked at him and smiled slightly.
"No…nothing at all." He lay back on the bed, pulling her close to him, making Puka move to the foot of the bed and he sighed.
"I'm so sorry if I made you feel left out today. It's just that, she was like my best friend all through school, even though I probably acted like I didn't have any and it's very exciting having her here, seeing her again." Isis nodded.
"I understand." He kissed her forehead and sighed again.
"Why'd you call me so many times? You can't tell me that it wasn't anything important." The remembrance of the twins struck through her body.
"I-it wasn't important. I was just calling to check up on you and then you didn't answer so I got worried."
"Why?" Seto said getting up and taking off his clothes.
"You always answer your phone."
"Oh." Seto laughed and made his way into the bathroom. "Well…there's nothing to be worried about. I'm just fine." 'But I'm not.'