HEY GUYS!!! Sorry for the late update, i've been having writters block or something. anyway, this chapter's really exciting, a little predictable maybe but good. it did cause some problems between me and my friend/editor Felicia, she didnt like all of the thing in it, so i made some which... i will admit, i think made it better. but i still kept some things so HA!
Yeah so, please read and enjoy. oh and reviews are REALLY good too.

One more thing. the characters might be alittle Out of Character from the book but whatever. I can't gat them exactly perfect, so i wont bother trying. i'm just doing the best that i can, so dont get mad at me if they arent like you remember in the book, they arent. (got that Karina?)

Chapter Three: The Surprise

We arrived at the commander's palace three days later, and Valek immediately went to the war room to update the commander. I headed for the training grounds to find Ari and Janco. A group of soldiers were gathered around to watch the fight taking place. Six men stood swords in hand, trying to avoid my friends' attacks. If they wanted to fight Valek, they'd have to get passed Ari and Janco together. It seemed that this batch wasn't up to it and the fight ended quickly. The crowd dispersed, leaving the two in the middle of the ground.

"Well, look who it is." Janco said as I made my way up to them

"I see you're still beating on trainees to make yourself feel better." I teased

"And you're still cocky. Wanna prove you're right?"

"I'd love to, but I have to meet with the Commander."

"Sounds like you're chickening out to me."

I didn't want him to think he was right, so I grabbed my bow from my back and swung his feet out from under him. Our match began. Sensing his moves, I was always one step ahead of him, but I did still have to work to stay that way. Our match was interrupted when Valek appeared out of no where and grabbed my bow, stopping it from catching Janco's side.

"I believe you're supposed to meet with the Commander in a few minutes." He said an amused expression on his face.

"I was just—"

"Getting distracted. Come on, you can still make it."

"Don't worry Yelena; I can finish beating you later." Janco called

"Meet us tomorrow for laps." Ari added.

I hastily put on my newly created liaison's uniform and rushed to the war room. Commander Ambrose was sitting behind his desk checking papers when I came in.

"Yelena," he said, nodding his head in acknowledgement. I nodded back. "What is the situation in Sitia?"

"The council is rounding up the few warpers and Vermin left."

"Does the council seem stable?"

"Things are still a bit shaky, but it doesn't seem permanent. Mostly they are taking care of the families who lost people."

"Well I've set up a delegation soon, it would be good, I think, if you where there."

"Yes sir, I will be."

"Good, I'll give you more details later."

Dismissed I headed back to the suite to rest.

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The next morning I woke up early to run with Ari and Janco. I started running next to Ari, but had a hard time keeping up. After the first thirty laps I began to feel sick. As soon I was finished I promptly found a bush and threw up. I hadn't done that since my first times running. Ari hovered over me with a worried look on his face.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah. Probably just ate too much for breakfast. Don't worry about it."

The same thing happened the next couple days. I decided to eat breakfast after running instead, but it didn't help. In fact it seemed to be getting worse. By then, Ari and Valek were worried and insisted that I go see the physician, which I didn't do. After two weeks of this, I barely wanted to move, and my abdomen seemed to be swollen. I had to visit Dilana's to fix my uniforms.

"Yelena! I haven't seen you in ages!"

"I know, sorry. I've been sick. I vomit when I wake up, I'm sore, and I'm putting on a lot of weight."

She looked at me for a few seconds, and then burst out laughing.

"What? What's wrong with me?"

"Oh no, I don't want to spoil your surprise," she took the stack of clothes from me, smiling. "I'll have these done by lunch."

Annoyed, I went back to the suite. Why was my pain so hilarious? I went through my symptoms trying to figure it out. I only came up with one answer. No, it couldn't be…

I rifled through Valek's stacks of books until I found a medical book. Following the chart of symptoms I found the books diagnosis. The book fell from my hands, making a resounding crash on the floor.

Oh no! I thought. In my haste I accidentally made contact with Kiki

Lavender Lady loud

Sorry Kiki. I just found out something terrible

Lavender lady, foaling

What?

Foaling. Youngling

Great even Kiki could tell, but then she was connected to my mind.

What am I going to do?

Lavender lady smart. Good at new job.

I sighed, thanks Kiki.

I sat on the couch staring at the wall for a while. There was no way I could do this. What was I going to tell Velek?

I avoided everybody for the next couple days. I blamed illness and stayed in bed. I wouldn't let anyone see me. After two days Valek banged on the door demanding to be let in.

"Go away Valek, I'm sick."

"That's bullshit and you know it. Let me in."

"I can't."

I heard a sigh, then silence for a few seconds. Suddenly the door opened and Valek walked in holding a lock pick.

"I was trying to give you privacy and the chance to be reasonable but this has gone on long enough. Now, what's wrong?" his electric blue eyes held mine, if I didn't tell him he'd find out anyway.

I pulled the covers off and stood up, swaying a little.

"I'm pregnant."

He just looked at me. A slow realization crossed his face. He looked from me to my stomach and back.

"You're pregnant?"

"Yeah. Which kind of explains my moodiness."

He smiled, "no love, that's just you normally."

I went to hit him, but he easily dodged. Then, faster than I could have imagined, he wrapped me in his arms, holding me close. I leaned my head against his chest, asking what we were going to do.

"We'll do the best we can when it comes. Don't worry, you're going to be a great mom."

That startled me. I had thought so much about the baby, I forgot my role in all of this. I was going to have to be responsible for its life. I didn't think I'd be able to do this.

"And don't forget," Valek said. "You'll have me, and your family, and Ari and Janco"

"Oh no, what are my parents going to say?" I paused thinking, "Janco and Leif are going to have a field day."

Valek laughed, "Then we'll give them clean up duty. See we'll be fine, we'll take it in stride."

"But what about our jobs. We can't just take maternity leave."

"We'll figure something out. You just worry about staying healthy for our baby. And for me."

I smiled. Our baby. That had a nice ring to it. Maybe things would be ok. I suddenly got a nauseous feeling. I turned around to Valek, glaring at him.

" I blame you for this."

He laughed as I headed for the bathroom.

HAHAHA!!!! This was fun to write. I'm trying not to make this like Twilight, especially since she completely screwed up the end but whatever. Review PLEASE i'm begging you. ideas and criticism(not too harsh) is needed. Hope you enjoyed and more is coming, quicker this time i promise.