thanks so much for following this story! here's ch. 2 as promised! :0)
[CA] has began pestering [TA]
CA: hey rust blood. I heard from Fef that you're sick.
CA: Wwell aren't you goin to defend your pathetic immune system?
CA: Probably just amazed by my glubin presence.
TA: far from iit. Ii'm ju2t tryiing two iignore you iin hope2 you'll leave me alone and ab2cond off the face of thii2 planet.
CA: That's the wwrong wway to adress royalty. Do I need to teach you a lesson and blind you again?
TA: no, but ii thiink you need two be 2liiced iin half for good fii2hdiick.
CA: wwhatevver.
Sollux's stomach growls and begins to churn painfully. He groans "thit not again." and darts into the bathroom. He throws up again, sputtering in pain. In between bursts he snarls "thupid thandwich!" then sinks to the ground. He lays on the cold surface of the floor for awhile, breathing hard. Finally he gets up and walks to the computer, collapsing in the chair. He looks at the screen and rolls his eyes.
CA: Are you ignorin me?
CA: you stupid land dwweller
CA: Howw dare you ignore me
CA: I'm not goin to stop untill you answwer
CA: do you hear me?
CA: I wwon't
CA: Sol?
CA: are you there?
CA: Sollllllllllll
CA: hello?
CA: Cod wwhere are you?
CA: are you kiddin me?
CA: Sol
CA: Sol wwhere the glub are you? I knoww it doesn't take that long for you to type
CA: howw do you evven call yourself a hacker?
CA: glubin rude
CA: Sol?
He sighs and begins typing.
TA: wiil you 2top fuckiing me22agiing me? your only 2uceediing iin makiing your2elf look liike an iidiiot.
CA: There you are, I wwas wwonderin if you just ran from my presence like a cowward.
CA: Wwhat took you so glubin long?
TA: iif ii mu2t tell you ii wa2 vomiitiing due two our contiinuou2 conver2atiion
CA: Ha ha, vvery mature
TA: fiine don't beliive me
CA: Wwait, you can't be serious
TA: oh 2o your fii2h-clogged braiin ii2 fiinally comprehendiing what ii 2aiid
CA: Then you really are sick.
CA: Good. You deservve it.
TA: whatever. 2hould ii ju2t 2end a viiru2 two blow up your computer? Then we'll 2ee who2e laughiing
CA: like you evven can
TA: don't make me enjoy blowiing you up more then ii already wiill
CA: I'll make you regret evven utterin a wword towwards me
TA: two late, ii already do. 2hould ii be 2cared or 2omethiing?
CA: you're a fool not to fear this royalty, I could end you wwhenevver I glubin please.
TA: every tiime ii talk two you ii regret makiing you my kii22me2ii2 more and more. maybe ii 2hould go make that iin2ufferable priick 2triider my kii22me2ii2? ii'm two tiired two deal wiith you. iim out.
CA: wwait I, lucky for you, loathe you enough to let you be my kissmesis. don't wwaste the honor of bein in one of my sought-after quadrents.
CA: but are you okay? not like I really care, I'm just wwonderin.
TA: iim fiine, ju2t 2iickened by haviing a conver2atiion wiith you for two long. ii'm goiing two kiick your a22 a2 2oon a2 po22iible a2 2oon a2 ii am able two 2tomach your hiideou2 face.
TA has logged off
Sollux sighs "finally.". Then goes back to typing. He tries to focus on the screen but his vision begins to blur. He yawns and rubs his eyes 'why am i tho tired?'.
He wakes up to Aradia gently shaking him "hey Sollux wake up, I found Kanaya.". He looks up "huh?" and rubs the marks the keyboard left on his face. He looks over and notices Kanaya, standing politely to the side. She looks at him closely "It Does Appear As If He Is Ill.". Aradia nods "this morning he was pretty sick.". He frowns "I feel fine now.
I'm not thick two my thomach or anything tho I gueth I'm off the hook?". Kanaya watches him "Well I Must Examine You Properly Before You Return To Your…Promiscuous Lifestyle." and Aradia rolls her eyes. Sollux crosses his arms annoyed "ith not "promithcouth" I juth have all my quadrenth filled.". Kanaya smiles "Indeed, Now Please Stand So I May Examine You.". He stands and grimaces "thith ithn't nethithary." and Kanaya begins to prod him. She examines him thoroughly then finally stops and nods "It Seems You Are Now Completely Well Now.". She begins to turn away but freezes and her eyes flash an iridescent yellow. She looks at Sollox curiously "Your Blood Smells…Strange." and she leans toward him puzzled. "May I See Your Hand?" he looks at her confused "uhhh thure." and holds out his hand to her. She takes on of his fingers and gently bites into it "OW! What the fuck wath that?". She licks at he blood then pulls away and straightens herself gracefully. She nods slowly "This Is Familiar.". He frowns still irritated "What?" . Then she looks at him, recognition flashing in her eyes. "Your Blood Has A Very Familiar Taste, Similar To Certain Hormones I've Tasted Before. Hormones Like That Of The Mother Grub… Sollux I Believe You May Be… Pregnant.".
He looks at her bewildered "Wait. What?!". Aradia's eyes widen and she puts a hand on his shoulder, confused. "But thath impothible! We aren't like thoth humanth!". Kanaya shakes her head "Not Necessarily, Now That our Bodies Are Mature And Ready For Reproduction, And We Sense A Lack Of Imperial Drones And The Mother Grub We Revert To A Sort Of Fallback,To Prevent Extinction, In Which We Can Reproduce On Our Own." Then she smiles "May I Be The First To Say Congratulations.". He puts his head in his hands "thit thit thit thit thit thit! Thith can't be happening. Thith ith tho fucked up." and Aradia throws her arms around him "We're going to have a wriggler! Come on, cheer up.". He looks at her "but I don't want two be the one two do thith." . She smiles "well that just means no more late nights and sleeping with everyone, right?" he frowns "yeth."
Then he pauses "wait AA what if ith not "ourth"?" then he begins to panicked "what if thith ith thomeone eltheth? Oh thit no! I can't deal with any one of thoth idiot's wriggler in my body!" .Kanaya calmly looks at him "Relax Sollux. Normally There Is A Period Of About Two Weeks After Being Conceived Before You Are Affected By Symptoms. So Just Think Back To Whom You Had Relations With At That Time.". Sollux frowns, thinking, then looks down "All of them." Kanaya looks at him startled "All…Of Them?" "Yeah…Aradia, then KK, Feferi…Eridan.". Kanaya frowns and Aradia sighs "Sollux.". "Well I didn't know thith would happen!." . Then he looks at her, uneasy "how elth can you tell? Thome thort of teth or raindow drinker thentheth or thomething?" She shakes her head "There Is No Other Way To Tell Currently Untill It Is Born." . He groans "Noo" and Aradia pulls him close, frowning. Sollux sighs "thith ith the worth moment of my life. Ever." and leans back into arcadia's arms "what do I do now?" "Well I Suggest Alerting The Other Possible 'Parents'.". He looks at her distraught "thith juth got worth." then looks at Aradia "we don't have two tell them.". She frowns and lets go of him "I think you do." "What? Why me?" "because you're the one who made this mess, now go.". He glares at her incredulously "Now?" "Yesy now. I'm going to talk to Kanaya about wriggler care.". He glances at her pleadingly and she shakes her head "go now.". He walks out angrily, picnics craclking around his angry fists.
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