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Chapter 10: Disappointing
"Ms. C.C., may I speak with you please?" Kallen asked as she stepped out of the crowd of students making their way out of the classroom and up to the green haired teacher who was packing up her books. Ms. C.C. glanced up at Kallen through her glasses and Kallen knew immediately that her teacher knew just what was going on.
"Kallen…may I say I never expected this from you," she said. Kallen tried not to fidget in front of her, she didn't want to make it apparent that she was utterly embarrassed and ashamed of herself. She would put up some semblance of Millay- the strong and independent woman-the same woman who was on the corridor, gesticulating widely for Kallen to come on.
"I didn't expect it either," Kallen muttered.
"Well…you're not a teenager now; neither are you a lesbian as I thought, so…" Ms. C.C. said. Kallen's eyes went wide at the mention of "lesbian". Was that what she had been thinking when she gave them that talk about 'the birds and the bees'. Oh no…
"…so, I am safely assuming that you know exactly what you're doing. Is the father aware?" C.C. asked as she gathered up her books to her chest. That question caught Kallen off guard and she was uncertain if she should lie…or lie.
"No…I want to surprise him. Actually, we're planning on getting married soon. This baby will probably hurry it along," she answered, cringing internally at how desperate she sounded.
"That's wonderful! I only hope he doesn't desert you. You know men, always running away from responsibility. I should know, I'm married to one just like that. It gets hard…but we're married for a reason," she said.
"Oh…he'll be excited, I'm sure…but I never knew you were married. Have you been wearing a ring all these months?" Kallen asked, her eyes searching her teacher's finger for a ring…and there it was.
"It's…complicated and also personal."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to go this far. I'm glad you understand," Kallen said, backing out of the room.
"Just don't fall behind on assignments and tests. I refuse to go easy on you just because you're…" Ms. C.C. began.
"Thank you, very much. I'll continue doing my best," Kallen cut her off, not wanting to hear the word again, she was still trying to absorb it herself. She joined Millay in the corridor who wasted no time in grabbing her hand and pulling her out the front doors.
"We're going to be late for the doctor's appointment," Millay obsessed as they turned into the parking lot. The both of them screeched to a halt when they saw none other than Mr. Kururugi sitting on the hood of a silver convertible, smiling when he saw them.
"Uh-oh," Millay said. Kallen swallowed past the newly formed lump in her throat.
"Not good," she whined. Millay put on a fake smile and continued to drag Kallen over to their car, which was coincidentally right beside his. Kallen dug her heels into the concrete, but sometimes it seemed her best friend had super strength because in the blink of an eye, she was standing in front of the man she had a small crush on…while she was pregnant for another. This was the perfect time to feel like a slut.
"Kallen, it's been a while. Hello Millay," he said.
"Hi Mr. Kururugi. Sorry, but we can't stay, important matters to attend to," she said as she fished her keys out of her pocket and proceeded to open the car door. She got it unlocked and tried to open it, but he slammed it shut. She looked at him and knew that he was a very dangerous man.
"Is it so important that I can't talk to Kallen for a while?" He asked, feigning innocence.
"Yes, it is. I'm bringing her to the doctor," Millay said, standing straight and narrowing her eyes at him. She didn't let anyone intimidate her, especially if it was a man.
"Then I'll take her," he said.
"I'd rather go with Millay," Kallen spoke for the first time, feeling defeated. There was no way they could be together now. They were ruined before they even got a chance to start. He looked at Kallen, slightly shocked. He couldn't have read her wrong, she liked him-it was obvious. So why was she turning down this offer.
"Really?" He asked. Kallen nodded. Best to avoid him as best as possible…oh man…but he was so good-looking and sophisticated! Damn Lelouch! Why couldn't she hate him?
"Yeah…it's a girl thing," Kallen said. That usually got all guys off of their backs. No guy wanted to be involved in a "girl thing"…unless another girl and a bed were included.
"Ok, I understand. Maybe I'll call you," he said, removing his hand from the door. Millay opened the door with such force that Kallen was surprised she didn't rip it off the car.
"Maybe…bye," she said and got into the car before her best friend started yelling and being extra bossy. Millay stomped on the gas as soon as Kallen buckled in and their backs hit their seats so hard that Kallen's breath was knocked out of her.
"I cannot believe him! Trying to scare us…US! He is so lucky that I have to take you to the doctor or I would be sleeping in a jail cell tonight!" Millay raved angrily as she took a sharp turn. Kallen was now seriously beginning to fear for her life.
"Millay! Calm down! And while you're at it, slow the hell down!" Kallen yelled as she gripped the sides of her seat.
"I am calm!" Millay shouted as she turned her face to Kallen so that her red headed friend could see how truly angry she was.
"Millay! The road! The road!" Kallen yelled pointing to the road.
"I know! I'm not an idiot, you know!" Millay said as she stepped on the brake. The car came to a halt an inch from another that had stopped to observe the traffic lights. Kallen let out a huge sigh, unsure if it was luck that had saved their lives, or if the girl who was huffing and puffing beside her was that skilled a driver.
"Why are you even this upset?" Kallen asked as the light turned green and they began to drive again, this time according to speed limit. Millay blew out a frustrated breath.
"I'm feeling a little bit pressured, that's all," she answered, keeping her eyes glued to the road. Kallen raised an eyebrow. Pressured? Heelllloo! She wasn't the one who was going to have a baby for a man that more than likely didn't want it. At least if she got pregnant now, Rivalz would happily love them and care for them both. Kallen couldn't help but be a little jealous. Her heart had been broken so many times before, but the first time Millay put her heart on the line, she ended up with the perfect man.
"Please, explain," Kallen said, trying to keep the edge out of her voice. Suddenly she was feeling like a bitter old woman.
"I have to support you, Kallen. Not the dude who knocked you up, neither your family if you told them! I also have to keep this secret from Rivalz. Do you know how hard it is to not tell him what's really happening? Just last night he told me he knew I was hiding something from him. I asked him how he knew…and he said he's been around me long enough to know when things are ok and when they're not. He's going to find out eventually…and…he's going to tell Lelouch," Millay said, tears forming in her eyes.
"Thanks for being sensitive and not making me feel like a whore, Millay," Kallen said, wrapping her arms around her stomach as tears rose to her eyes. Out of nowhere she was feeling extremely sad.
"I'm sorry, Bunny! I didn't mean it to sound like that," Millay apologized. Kallen smiled-a tiny smile-and then frowned.
"Damn mood swings," she said and then they both laughed.
"I have no idea how we're going to do this, Bunny," Millay said as she turned into a tiny parking lot.
"Me either. I'm having mood swings and well…you're a girl in her first relationship. We're both emotionally unstable," Kallen said. Millay nodded in agreement as she parked the car.
"But…but we have to do this. Because we might find out one day that we only have each other. Rivalz and I might not last forever and I don't trust Mr. Kururugi."
"Do you want you and Rivalz to last forever?"
"No, I want our relationship to traverse all times, all dimensions and all worlds."
"That's pretty deep."
"It is, isn't it."
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"Love you too. Can't wait to see you again. Ok. Bye," he said into the phone before hanging up.
"Who was that?" C.C. asked as she got into the car. Lelouch felt like rolling his eyes. She didn't trust him. She was only being cautious after having a confrontation with Shirley that had left her feeling terribly inferior, but she had tried to make her question seem innocent. Lelouch, however, had caught on to the true meaning behind it. He pulled the car out of the back parking lot.
"I'm not a dumbass. I'm not that big of an idiot to call my lover right before you jump in the car? What do you take me for?" He asked. He wanted to add that that was her thing, her specialty, but decided against it, he needed a bed mate that night. Shirley was always available, but doing a prostitute wasn't always the best way to go. She was filthy from the inside out.
"I didn't mean for it to come out like that, I'm sorry," she said, placing her hand on his thigh, severely close to his crotch. He half-smiled. She knew how to work him; he had to give her that.
"I know you are," he said, moving her hand even closer. She purred in her throat as he smiled to himself.
"Thanks for agreeing to bring me to the doctor. I've been feeling weak recently and my head's been hurting way too often," he said, drawing her hand from his lap to gently massage her temple.
"No problem, not like I'm working today or anything," he said, cruising down the street.
"Oh Lelouch, stop complaining. It's not like your job is important, you don't even have to work,' she said glancing at him behind half-closed eyelids. Lelouch had a million replies for her statement, but he said nothing. He felt like her slave all of a sudden. She knew that she now had something to control him. He knew that she had no idea why he was suddenly trained, but she didn't seem to want to know. He frowned as she started to talk. Life was becoming unbearable for him now. All because he was finding himself falling in love, yes, IN LOVE, with the only girl who had walked out willingly and mentally stable on him. Damn, what did Kallen have? It couldn't be red hair? It wasn't her enormous breasts either. Surprisingly, when he thought of her he only saw her face staring up at him in his bed. It was a perfect night, the eye of the storm.
"We're here! That was quick," C.C. said as she opened the door and got out. Lelouch snapped back to reality trying to shake the images of Kallen from his head. He got out of the car also and followed C.C. into the building.
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"Thank you very much Dr. Lloyd," Millay and Kallen said in a chorus to the eccentric silver haired doctor.
"You're very much welcome! Ladies, please, have a lollipop!" He said, pulling three from out of nowhere. The girls blinked twice before they stretched out their hands to take the candy from him.
"There're three of them…but two of us," Kallen said. He winked.
"Not for long," he said in a sing-song voice. Kallen smiled.
"Thanks again, see you next month," Millay said as they backed away from him slowly. Sudden movements around Dr. Lloyd could lead to almost anything…mostly something weird and painful. While in his office, poor Millay had grabbed a falling bottle filled with pills (surprisingly prescribed for the good doctor himself) and he had flung a needle at her. It missed her hand by an inch but had taught the two girls a very valuable lesson.
"That was weird," Kallen said as they watched him enter his office.
"I can't help but like him though…how strange."
"Yes, strange indeed," Kallen agreed as she turned to look at her best friend.
"At least we know little Bunny is safe in there," Millay said, reaching over to pat Kallen's stomach. The red head giggled.
"I wonder if it's going to have red hair or black?" Kallen asked, making her way over to the exit.
"I hope its red, if he or she comes out looking like their father, I think I'll just go crazy," Millay said.
"Me too," Kallen responded and opened the front door. Her foot caught on something and she felt herself being flung forward. She closed her eyes as she crashed into someone who immediately wrapped their arms around her as the two of them rolled down the steps together.
"Ouch," Kallen said as she hit her head. They came to a stop and she opened an eye to peer at the person she had managed to bring down with her.
"Oh my goodness! Kallen!" Millay shouted from the door. Kallen gasped as she gazed down at the man whose arms surrounded hers. She felt like she couldn't breathe.
"Kallen," he said in a breathy voice and violet met blue.
"Lelouch!" C.C. yelled in fright, running over to them.
"Lulu," Kallen said, as she stared at him. She forgot for a moment what had separated them as she examined his beautiful face. He really was a gorgeous sight to behold, much more stunning than Mr. Kururugi she had to admit.
"Get away from her!" Millay yelled, running over to them. Kallen ignored Millay's voice as her mouth slowly spread into a smile.
"It's ok, Millay! He's my husband! Careful Lelouch! She's pregnant!" C.C. said as she held onto Kallen. C.C.'s voice permeated Kallen's barrier and her smile faded. With the help of Millay and C.C., Kallen was no longer staring into Lelouch's face.
Lelouch couldn't help the surprised expression on his face as he scrambled to his feet, fighting not to grab her into a hug. Had he heard correctly? Was she…
"You're pregnant?" He exclaimed.
"You're married," Kallen said in a soft voice. He had been playing her all along. He had baited her and she had allowed him. She had played his games and had let her mind dwell on him for the past two months. To make it worse, she was having his baby. She was now thoroughly embarrassed.
"Are you two ok?" C.C. asked, wondering why they were asking such absurd questions. Millay grabbed Kallen and folded her into a hug. She too was surprised. Too much drama was unfolding before them. One of their teachers was married to the man who the father of Kallen's baby! She was becoming overwhelmed.
"She's fine. We're leaving," Millay said as she felt Kallen's tears on her neck. She narrowed her eyes at Lelouch, the message she was meaning to send reaching him. She turned away to make it to the car, Kallen never looking back. Lelouch stared at her back, he was letting her slip away again.
"Kallen!" He cried out, moving off to go to her. C.C. held him back.
"She'll be fine, Lelouch…I'm sure about it. Her child probably wouldn't have lived if you hadn't caught her," she said. Lelouch watched helplessly as the car with the two university students drove off. It took a few seconds for it to soak in.
"Are they two of your students?" He asked.
"Yes, they are. Kallen told me this morning that she was pregnant. She told me she and her boyfriend were going to get married…that the baby would bring them together. But I'm really unsure about it all. Some men can be irresponsible and immature…you should know about that," she said. Lelouch's eyes trailed the car until it disappeared. Wow…he was going to be a daddy.
"You're right, she's going to be ok…her boyfriend is definitely going to take responsibility of her child. He's going to give him or her a life one can only have in a fantasy," he said, feeling a tenderness toward his unborn child.
"Ok then…let's get inside. What happened was kinda weird, but not so weird that we're going to stand here like idiots," she said, intertwining her fingers with his and tugging him in the direction of the doctor's office. It was going to take a while to sink in…he was going to be a father.
I must boast and say that I wrote this the same day I wrote chapter 9 and re-wrote chapter 8, because I am so proud of myself! Yay! I am on a roll! :D. So, what more surprises can I pull out of my bag when everyone knows about Lelouch's wife, Kallen's pregnancy and basically every secret I have previously mentioned? Only way to find out is to await the arrival of chapter 11! Oh yeah!
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