Aryll and her grandmother curiously followed the trio into the living room where they all took a seat. "Well, what is it?" Aryll asked, innocently.

"You see...um, well...Tetra and me...we..." Link began. It was hard finding just the right words, so his grandmother wouldn't get mad. He knew that she was going to be disappointed, but he didn't want her mad. "Grandma, we...You know how Me 'n Tetra have been, well, dating for about a year?"

The old woman nodded, as she gave her son an odd face. What is this leading to?

"Well..." Link and Tetra instinctively let their hands grasp each other. Link bit his lip before continuing, "Tetra's, uh...pregnant."

Aryll stared at Tetra. "Tetra...Wh...When did it happen?" She asked with wide eyes.

"Um...I only found out this morning," Tetra sounded as if she was on the verge of tears. She was trying to suppress the urge to cry. She didn't want to look weak, or look like she couldn't handle it.

"No...I mean," Link's grandmother shook her head, "Was...was it rape?" She asked seriously.

Link, Tetra and Komali stared at her in shock. Tetra, who now had tears leaking out of her eyes, at Delia's conclusion.

"G...grandma" Link exclaimed. "Of course it wasn't...rape..."

"Then..." the old woman still appeared to be somewhat baffled, "Tetra," she said, sternly. Now, she was beginning to get a bit angry. The girl who had been like a daughter to her had become pregnant, and she felt as if she was being left out in the dark. "I want to know what happened, and I want to know now."

Komali had wanted to intervene a while ago, but he felt it was not his place.

"Well we..." Link began, "The only one who could be the father is me."

Aryll's face fell, "Link you...?" She trailed off, bitterly. "I guess I don't really have a right to be mad, now do I?"

The trio of friends each shared the same confused expression.

"I had Linky when I was 16 too. So, Tetra you're a year older then I was when I had him. I wasn't as lucky as you guys though. When my mother found out that I was pregnant, she was kind at first, and told me that she would be there for me, when I got the abortion. I told her I didn't want an abortion and she kicked me out onto the streets."

Link suddenly had a sickening feeling in his stomach, He quickly shook his head and pushed that feeling aside, letting his guardian continue.

"When your granddad found out about you, he wanted nothing to do with your me...I had no family, all my friends left me..." The elderly woman realised she had gotten off topic "Just because I'm not as mad as I should be doesn't mean I'm not disappointed."

"We...we understand." Tetra said, quietly. "But, umm, this may be a stupid question...but what do we do now?" Tetra asked, shyly.

"Tetra, first of all, honey; that's not a stupid question. I would recommend making an appointment with the doctor, you know, just to make sure everything's a-okay in there." The woman smiled warmly, her good-naturedness coming back.

Tetra blushed, slightly as Komali spoke up, "There's a really great Medical Clinic in town. My friends sister works there as one of the head Doctors. I could give her a call, if you want."

Tetra smiled, "Thanks Komali!" Tetra leaned into Link in the loveseat they were sitting in. "Is this really going to work?"

Link wrapped an arm around her, "Of course it will, Tetra! We've overcome so many obstacles in the past, I'm sure we'll get through this one too."

"Link, this isn't an obstacle. When we have this thing, it's going to be there for the rest of our lives. Always looking to us for advice and guidance...can we really do that?" Tetra said, dubious.

Link was about to say something when his grandmother cut him off, "Tetra, you really shouldn't refer to the baby as a 'thing'. It may not have a face yet, but it's still a human being. It's a small life."

Tetra's face paled. L-life...?

Link scowled, "Grandma, quit it, your scaring her." He hugged his girlfriend, "It's alright Tetra, we're gunna do this together."

Tetra nodded awkwardly.

"I could make the call after dinner, if that's okay with you." Komali offered, standing up.

Link and Tetra nodded, once more

"Well in that case I'm going to start on dinner." Komali said, leaving the room.

"I'm going to go help." Aryll said, happily. Aryll, Komali, and Link's grandmother left the room leaving Link and Tetra alone.

Link noticed Tetra, looking down nervously. He pulled her into a comforting hug and kissed her cheek. Tetra looked up at him, slightly confused. Link took advantage of her confusion and kissed her lightly on the lips. She returned the kiss as it deepened. They broke apart for air.

Tetra looked at Link in amazement, "I don't get how you do it...when you smile or even look at me, all my worries somehow fade away...when we kiss...I feel like I can do anything. Trust me I know that sounds cheesy but it really is true...I love you, Link."

Link smiled, hugely. "I love ya too, Tetra." He said, quietly as he snuggled her.

--

Komali walked into the living room drying his hands with a dishrag, "Dinner's on the table you two."

Link and Tetra stood up, and made their way to the kitchen. They sat down as Aryll served them their food.

There was a pretty awkward silence, until Link's grandma broke it, "So, are you two going to get married, before or after the baby's born?"

Tetra choked on her water as Link accidentally bit his tongue. " W-we can't get married! I'm only 16! We're still too young!" Link exclaimed, blushing like mad.

Tetra nodded, frantically in agreement.

"Oh...well, you do...plan to get married, right?" Delia asked, slightly nervous they'd say no.

Link and Tetra glanced at each other. Tetra smiled and looked down, blushing. "I would...like to...someday..." She said in a small voice, making Link blush. Tetra looked up, slightly making eye contact with him.

Link blushed, and shoved the rest of his cheeseburger into his mouth.

Dinner was then quiet.

--

"Ugh!" Link said as he crashed onto the bed. "Why does my grandma seem to enjoy making things awkward?!"

Tetra sat down next to him, "It wasn't that bad. At least she didn't bring up—" Tetra caught herself and blushed deeply.

"Huh? Brought up what?" Link asked, innocently.

"You know...the fact that we..." Tetra left the sentence hanging.

Link felt his face heat up, "O-oh...t-that."

They sat in silence for a few moments.

Out of the corner of her eye, Tetra noted the time. "It's getting late." She lightly commented. "I'm tired."

Link lay down next to her, and stared at the ceiling. "I know; me too. I feel like I want to go to sleep, but if I tried, I wouldn't be able to."

Tetra giggled, "Same. Hey...didn't Komali say he would call his friend at the doctors after dinner?"

Link sat up in bed, "I completely forgot about that. We should ask him how it went...if he even remembered to do it."

The two went downstairs and found Komali and Aryll watching the news.

"Hey Komali!" The couple said in unison. "Did you call your Aunt?" Tetra asked.

"Yeah I did. I was going to talk to you guys tomorrow about it, because after dinner you both went into Link's room and I didn't want to disturb you." Komali said, politely.

"Well, what did she say?" Link asked, curiously.

"She said she could see you guys in a few weeks. She said she'll get back to me tomorrow." Komali explained.

Tetra and Link nodded.

Tetra yawned, "I think that I might go to bed now."

"Yeah, I think I'll do the same." Link said, rubbing his eyes. "Come on, Aryll, its way past your bed time" Link said sarcastically

Aryll picked herself up and walked to her room "night guys" she said quietly at the top of the stairs, trying not to was the elderly woman in the room next to her.

"Goodnight, guys." Komali called after them.

Link walked into his room and saw Tetra, freshly changed into her nightgown..

"You know," Link commented, as he changed into his pyjamas. "It's already starting to feel like we're a family

Tetra giggled lightly, "Yeah I guess it does."

Link jumped into the bed and lay down next to Tetra. "I think it's about time we went to bed."

"I guess your right..." Tetra said as her eyes drooped closed.

"Goodnight..." They both said as they drifted off to sleep.