Chapter 3: YOU'RE WHAT?!

One year later... Kuzco and Malina were celebrating their one year anniversary.

It was a beautiful sunny morning. Kuzco and Malina were in bed together, just waking up to enjoy the day. Kuzco turned over and smiled as Malina was still

asleep. He marveled at his sleeping wife and how their marriage has been great so far. After a year of being together, Kuzco was proud that he was able to be

an emperor and a husband and not lose his mind! Malina finally woke up to her smiling husband. Confused but also happy as to why her husband was smiling

so much, she decided to smile as well.

"Good morning sweetie." Kuzco said with a smile.

"Morning honey. You look awfully happy this morning." Malina said.

"Why wouldn't I be? Do you know what day it is?" Kuzco asked.

"Um Thursday?" Malina said with a grin. She knew that it was her anniversary, she just wanted to see if Kuzco actually remembered.

"Thursday? Malina, it's not just any Thursday. It's our first anniversary!" Kuzco said as he was shocked that his wife forgot about this perfect moment.

Malina began to laugh.

"Um Malina, I don't find this funny." Kuzco said with a confused look on his face.

"Oh Kuzco relax. I'm laughing because I thought that you forgot about our anniversary, but clearly I was wrong." Malina said as she continued to laugh.

"How could I forget? It's the day that I married the woman of my dreams! What man would forget that?"

Malina blushed. "Awwww Kuzco! That's so sweet." she said as they kissed.

"So, what do you want to do today?" Kuzco asked as he sat up straight in the bed.

"Well, I want to eat breakfast first of course." Malina said as she rubbed her stomach.

"Okay, breakfast it is. Chef!" Kuzco called as a chef ran into the bed room.

"Yes your highness." the chef said as he was ready to take their orders.

Malina shook her head. "Kuzco, you know that I can just go to the kitchen and get myself something to eat. I told you, I don't like pushing the servants

around like that."

"Malina, Malina, Malina. These are our servants, they are supposed to be pushed around. It's what they do, it's what they're paid to do." Kuzco said as he

began to place his order. Malina sighed as she waited for him to finish.

"I'll have a spinach omelette with wheat toast and coffee." Kuzco said.

"I'll have seven pancakes drenched in syrup, six scrambled eggs, a dozen bagels, ten strips of bacon, five waffles, and three slices of French toast, make

that with regular toast too." Malina said very fast.

The chef was trying to write as fast as she was talking.

"Did you get all that?" Kuzco said as he saw the chef struggling to write everything.

"Yeah she wanted 7 pancakes covered in syrup,6 scrambled eggs, 12 bagels, 10 bacon strips, 5 waffles, and 3 slices of French and regular toast. Is that

right?" the chef said as he read off of his notepad.

"Wow you're good." Kuzco said.

"On second thought, I'll just have everything on the menu." Malina said.

"EVERYTHING?" Kuzco and the chef said at the same time.

"Malina, isn't that a bit much?" Kuzco asked. He was concerned about his wife's eating habits.

"A bit much? A BIT MUCH?! I'm the empress! I can eat whatever I want. Are you saying that I can't have everything I want?!" Malina yelled.

"No, no I'm just saying that it's a lot to eat. I'm afraid that-"

"AFRAID? What are you afraid of Kuzco?! You don't think I can eat all that food huh? Well, you know what, I'm just as capable of eating food as you

are!" Malina yelled as she stomped out of the room in anger.

Kuzco and the chef looked at each other.

"What was that all about?" Kuzco asked.

"So she doesn't want everything?" the chef said.

Kuzco jumped out of bed and ran to find Malina. On his way down the hallway, he bumped into Pacha. (when Kuzco became emperor after graduating Kuzco

Academy, he let Pacha and his family move into the palace with him).

"Kuzco what's going on?" Pacha said as he helped Kuzco up off the ground.

"Sorry Pacha. Malina is acting weird."

"Weird? How so?"

"Well, we were both happy about our anniversary today and then I asked Malina what she wanted to do. She said she wanted breakfast so I called the

chef. I ordered my usual, and Malina ordered a whole breakfast buffet. I was trying to tell her that I'm afraid of her eating too much and getting sick and

she took it the wrong way and then she stormed out of the room and now I'm trying to find her." Kuzco said as he began breathing heavy.

"Woa woa woa, slow down! What happened to Malina now?" Pacha said as he struggled to follow Kuzco's rambling.

"Long story short, Malina just exploded and now I have to find her. Do you know where she went?"

"I think I saw her turn that way." Pacha said as he pointed around the corner.

"Thanks Pacha. See ya!" Kuzco said as he zipped around the corner.

"Happy anniversary!" Pacha said but Kuzco didn't hear.

Kuzco was running down the hall when he found Malina throwing clothes out of her closet.

"Malina! There you are. What are you doing? Are you packing? Oh no! Are you leaving? No please don't leave Malina, I'm sorry for what I said I was

just-"

"Knock it off Kuzco! I'm not leaving." Malina said as she threw more clothes.

" You're not? Whew what a relief! What are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm trying to find some clothes to wear. I don't want to stay in my pajamas all day." she said as she threw more clothes.

"So you're not mad about this morning?"

"What about this morning?" Malina asked.

"Nothing! Nothing at all happened. I'm just glad that you're okay." Kuzco said as he hugged Malina's waist and kissed her on the cheek.

Kuzco felt Malina's waist. He felt that it was a little rounder than usual. He let go slowly. As he let go, Malina continued searching for clothes.

"Um Malina, did you gain weight?" Kuzco asked.

"What do you mean? Just because my clothes don't fit doesn't mean I gained weight. Are you calling me FAT?!" Malina yelled.

"No Malina listen to me. I never called you fat. Why are you like this?" Kuzco asked in a harsh tone.

Malina began to get nauseous. Her head was spinning and her stomach had an upset feeling.

"Kuzco." Malina said in a faint tone. Soon, she held on to Kuzco and began to vomit all over him.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kuzco screamed.

LATER THAT DAY...

Kuzco and Malina were in the doctor's office in the waiting room.

"Sorry for vomiting on you." Malina said.

"It's alright honey. It was just vomit. I'm Kuzco, I can take anything!" Kuzco said.

Malina just sighed and shook her head. Soon, a nurse came out and called for Malina.

"I'll be back Kuzco." Malina said as she held Kuzco's hand.

"Don't worry sweetie, everything will be okay." Kuzco said as they kissed and Malina went with the nurse.

Soon, Kronk came and sat next Kuzco.

"Kronk? What are you doing here?"

"Hey Kuzco. I'm here for my annual physical. If I'm going to keep my position as your royal advisor,(which Kuzco gave to him and fired Yzma) I have to be

healthy. Why are you here?"

"Well, I'm here with Malina. She's been acting strange lately."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, she's eating a lot, vomiting, having weird mood swings, and she can't fit into most of her clothes anymore."

"Kuzco, haven't you ever thought that maybe, she might be-"

"Might be what?" Kuzco asked as Malina came back.

"Hey Kronk." she said.

"Hello Malina. You look happy." Kronk said as he noticed Malina's bright smile.

"Um hello, Emperor Kuzco is in the room and he wants to find out what the doctor said about his wife!" Kuzco said making his presence known (as usual).

"Okay. Kuzco, Kronk, I have some good news."

"What is it? What is it?!" Kuzco yelled anxiously.

"Guys, I'm pregnant!" Malina said with an excited tone as she hugged and kissed Kuzco.

"Pregnant?!" Kuzco repeated nervously and he wrapped his arms around Malina.

"Yaaay! Everyone needs to know!" Kronk said as he left the doctor's office. He left Kuzco and Malina hugging with Kuzco nervously thinking about his now

pregnant wife. What was he going to do?