Five Fics in Three Days Challenge #05

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Title: New Feelings
Fandom: Code Geass
Characters/Pairings: Gino Weinberg/Kōzuki Kallen
Word Count: 1,881
Prompt: 27-3 – All New
Rating: T
Summary: SPOILERS FOR R2! With her life finally settled, Kallen feels content with things the way they are. However, she has a surprise in store for her that she never saw coming.

Written for the Five Fics in Three Days challenge on the 5_Prompts community on LiveJournal.

Disclaimer: Code Geass is property of Bandai Entertainment and CLAMP.

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Kallen felt the ship shift beneath her and fought back the urge to vomit. She was feeling seasick, but had no reason to be since the ship was an airborne one. Flight had never been a bother for her before, making her wonder if she was getting sick. She was walking down the hall of one of the Black Knights' flagships, the Excalibur, heading back to the room she was sharing with her husband of four years. A trip to China became necessary, so she and Gino packed their bags and boarded the ship for the five-day trip.

It was only day three, but she had gotten sick the day they'd left and it hadn't let up. It was terrible timing. She was supposed to meet with Empress Tianzi when they arrived, but how could she when she was throwing up every single day and unable to keep her food down?

Maybe she would leave this conversation to Gino and the others Knights of the Round.

She managed to find the door to her room and stumbled as the ship rocked slightly. Why in the world was this ship so unsteady? Between Rakshata and Lloyd, they had made airships virtually immune to turbulence. She stumbled again and made a straight shot for the floor, stopping in her descent as two arms wrapped around her.

"Whoa, there. I got you."

She looked up with a weak smile at the face of her husband and muttered, "Why is this flight so damn rough?"

He cast her a look that clearly told her she was imagining things before reiterating, "Kallen, the flight has been as smooth as Tristan's new finish."

She grunted and pulled herself to a proper standing position and asked, "Then why can't I keep my balance?"

With a smile on his face, he pulled her into a hug and enveloped her in his arms tightly. "Because you're drunk?"

She glared at him before pulling out of his hold and moving over to drop down on the bed. "I'm not drunk, Gino, and you know it."

He held his hands up in surrender with that same playful grin in place. "I know, I know. I'm kidding. But seriously, though, are you all right?"

She let herself drop back on the bed and blew her hair out of her face in defeat. "I dunno. I felt sick the day we left."

He suddenly appeared over her from the opposite side of the bed and pressed a quick kiss to her forehead. "Go see the doctor on board. Maybe you just need some antibiotics or something."

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Kallen sighed and trudged down the hall, fighting back the urge to throw up. She hated doctors, but she knew Gino was right, for once. Sucking up her pride and annoyance—because there was no way she was afraid—she made her way towards the small medical bay on board the Excalibur. She found the right room and walked inside, trying to make herself appear casual.

The room was empty besides a woman in her mid-thirties sitting behind a computer with thick-framed glasses on her nose. She smiled and looked up as Kallen walked in, saying, "Good morning! What can I do for you?"

She crossed her right arm across her stomach and rubbed her opposite elbow awkwardly. She hated doctors, especially Britannian ones. "I'm, uh, not feeling well. I've been sick since we took off."

"Come over here," she said, gesturing towards an examining bed and drawing a curtain around them for privacy. Holding up a tablet and stylus, she asked, "Name and station?"

"Kallen Kōzuki-Weinberg, Knight of Five of the Knights of the Round and pilot of the Guren Tetra."

"Ah, I see. You've quite a mouthful, there."

She raised her eyebrow in an 'I am so not amused' way and crossed her arms. "Can we get this over with?"

The doctor smiled and gave a slight chuckle. "Of course, Ma'am. What brings you in here today?"

She squirmed in her seat slightly before answering, "Nausea and dizziness, mostly. Feels like the ship is hitting every damn patch of turbulence possible."

The brunette woman nodded. "All right. Given that there isn't any turbulence at all, I think you made the right choice in coming here."

"More like my husband made that choice."

"Even if it isn't anything to worry about, it doesn't hurt to have it checked. Now, I want to do a few preliminary things, like check your pulse and blood pressure, all right?"

Kallen did her best to sit still as the doctor did her 'preliminary things.' She felt restless and uncomfortable, making the whole process seem much longer than it actually was. Finally, the doctor stepped back and said, "Well, you're definitely dehydrated. That could be the cause of the dizziness and possibly the nausea, but I have my suspicions on that. Tell me, are you sexually active?"

She felt her face heat up and looked away, mumbling, "Is that your business?"

"If you want me to give you a proper diagnosis, I'll need your cooperation. Rest assured, nothing you say here will ever leave this room."

She glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. "Swear it?"

"There are several laws prohibiting doctors from sharing patient information without their consent. It doesn't set well on my conscience, either, so, yes, I swear it."

"Fine," she mumbled. "Yes, I'm active. I'm married. Don't judge me."

She gave another one of her airy chuckles. "Trust me, no judgment from me. I see people in here who jump at that answer and aren't even in a relationship. Besides, if I were married to someone as handsome as General Weinberg, I'd be taking advantage of it."

She felt her face flush again and she looked away. Kallen never was one for sharing her endeavors in the bedroom. "Why did you need to know that?"

"One more question first. Are you currently on any form of contraceptive?"

She froze and stared, dumbfounded, at the doctor. "Wait, do you think I'm pregnant?"

"You tell me. Is it possible?"

"I…" she started, then let herself trail off. It… It could be. She couldn't remember the exact date, but she missed her dose sometime between a month and two months ago. On top of that, now that she thought about it, her period was late, too. She felt shoulders slump and her jaw drop open slightly, the realization just starting to set in. "You mean… I'm pregnant? As in, I'm having a baby?"

The doctor smiled and said, "I can get you a test to be certain, but it sounds like it is certainly possible."

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Two hours later, Kallen sat on the bed in hers and Gino's room, staring at the same place on the wall that she'd been focused on for over an hour. Her thoughts had bounced back and forth between taking the test right away, or waiting until Gino got back from his meetings and councils and whatever else he was doing, but she finally built up the nerve and just did it.

As soon as the test had its results, she had stood up, walked to the window, and called Gino. Her senses had been in a state of shock, so all she had told him was to come back to their room for lunch because she had a surprise for him.

Now, her shock was hitting her full force and she sat still, staring numbly at the wall. Gino should be there for lunch soon, she figured. Or, rather, she hoped. It had already felt like eons had passed and still no sign of him.

Finally, the door opened and he walked in with a smirk on his face, saying, "So, what's this 'surprise' I get for lunch?"

She turned slowly to look at him, saying nothing and just blinking. He walked closer to her and set his hands on her shoulders supportively, offering her a slight smile. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"Gino…" she managed, then swallowed to moisten her dry throat and shook her head. "Gino, it's… You might want to sit down."

He stayed where he was, standing in front of her with his palms clamped on her shoulders. His eyes burned into hers, giving her a silent cue to continue. Slowly, she nodded and said, "I went to the doctor this morning, like you said, and, well…"

His eyebrow rose, prompting her to continue. "Kallen? What is it? You're okay, right?"

She nodded. "I'm not going to drop dead or anything."

"Okay, good." His posture relaxed slightly, but he still held tightly to her shoulders. "Then what is it?"

She sucked in a deep breath and said, "I told you, you should sit down."

"Kallen, just tell me before I start freaking out."

She closed her eyes, unable to look him in the eye as she blurted, "I'm pregnant."

His eyes widened significantly and he let her go, standing up straight as he took in the information. "You… What?"

She looked him in the eyes this time, saying, "I'm pregnant. We're having a baby."

He blinked for a long moment, saying nothing, before falling face-down to the floor.

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Kallen sat on the floor, holding Gino's head in her lap, and fought back the rest of her laughter. She was wary of what Gino's reaction would be to finding out she was pregnant, but she never imagined it would be as funny as him fainting. The fact that he had just hit the floor had brought her out of her own shock and made the news that much easier to handle.

Suddenly, she was at peace with the idea of having a baby.

His face scrunched slightly as he started to come to, his eyes opening in a snap almost immediately afterwards. His military instincts kicked in as a result of waking up without willingly going to sleep and he looked around in alarm. Searching the room for the cause of his unconscious state, he realized Kallen was sitting beside him with a humored smile on her face and he let himself relax. He reached up and touched his forehead gently, teasing it for pain. "Kallen, what hap-?" he started, cutting off his own sentence as he remembered.

She watched as he jumped to his feet and glanced at her in shock and surprise. "Kallen-! You- We-"

She climbed to her feet and smiled at him, happy. "Yep. We're having a baby, Gino."

He stared for a long moment as the concept sunk in, before pacing away and running his hand through his hair. Stopping mid-step, he turned back to her and smiled. "I'm going to be a dad! And you're going to be a mom! This is… This is… I don't even know how to describe this, but it's amazing!" His voice got slightly higher with each word, nearly shouting the last word. He moved back to her in two quick steps and placed his hands on either side of her waist, lifting her off her feet and spinning her in a circle. "I'm going to be a daddy!"

She couldn't help but laugh. Seeing his smile and his cheery—albeit hilarious—reaction to the news, she knew deep inside that everything was going to be just fine.

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-Valk