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Amy- Usual disclaimer
blackamber41- PS. I really like the first sentence :D
I hate being pregnant, Amy thought darkly as the tiny… thing inside her kicked against her stomach once more, I hate it, I hate it, I HATE IT!!
"Aim… You alright?" Brook asked noticing the dark scowl that had just appeared on Amy's face.
Amy didn't quite respond, just growled incoherently under breath.
"Don't worry, dearie, you'll get used to it in time. Besides, it's only for four more months," Norah smiled reassuringly at her.
"I still think it's adorable," Melissa grinned, hugging Emma.
"Adowable," Emma echoed, giggling brightly.
"Yes, that's right," Norah cooed, "just like you." The older woman moved over to her daughter, lifting the tiny girl out of Mel's arms.
"You won't think it's so adorable when you look like you swallowed a whole watermelon and your stomach is constantly being assaulted by a miniature Jackie Chan wanna-be," Amy snapped.
"Don't take it personally," Claire comforted, "it's just the mood swings."
"Amy, may I speak with you?" Derek asked.
"Which, in Doctor lingo, actually means it's check-up time," Amy grumbled, stalking over to the thirty-seven year old doctor. "What's up?"
"I've been thinking-
"That's never good, coming from you I mean."
"I think it's about time… they knew."
"They?" Amy questioned.
"Tala… and your brother."
"Oh no," Amy shook her head, "letting Tala know is one thing but Kai? He'd murder Tala then come after me!"
"He is your family, Amy, he should know, and so should Tala," Derek said seriously.
"I know… I'll tell him… not now… but I will," Amy said, her gaze cast downward. "You have to promise me you won't call him."
"Amy, he has a right to know, he is the-
"I know! But I can't…" Amy paused, tears brimming her eyes, "I can't deal with him right now."
"I want you to call him… before the end of this month," Derek warned, "if you don't, I will."
"I understand," Amy sighed, trembling slightly. She didn't know why she was so scared of telling Tala. Technically, the whole thing should be considered a blessing, after all it explained her strange behavior; and yet, she was terrified. She turned away from Derek, walking towards her room that was moved upstairs with Norah's fear that the stairs to the basement would become too difficult for her as time wore on.
She gently grazed her fingers across her stomach at the exact moment the baby kicked, she smile slightly, her previous anger completely forgotten. "Hey, little one," she said, calmly. Amy had gotten into the habit of talking to the child when she was alone, "Looks like things are getting a little hectic out here. I really wish I could talk to your da… your father, but I can't. I'm not brave enough to."
She had stopped herself from calling Tala the baby's daddy, it was just too weird to say it out loud, even if she was alone. She sighed heavily, "What am I going to do…?"
"So, she went to Canada to visit Claire by herself?" Kai asked, finding the news somewhat strange.
"Yeah, apparently all her old team-mates were going and I figured it was, sorta, a girl thing so I told her to go and have fun," Tala explained, lying through his teeth.
"I tried to call her cell, she doesn't pick up," Kai noted.
Tala shrugged, he had noticed that too. He had tried to get in touch with her, but all he got was her voice-mail, and there was no way in hell he was calling the Carters house where it was quite possible to reach anyone but the desired person. In fact, Tala wouldn't be surprised if the Silver Fang team was at the Carters' farmhouse-mansion.
"She may be busy working with her apprentice, she followed Amy to Canada," Tala suggested, mostly trying to tell himself that that was the reason and not that she was purposely avoiding his calls.
"Apprentice?"
"Yeah, this little kid named Sadie convinced her to teach her to Beyblade properly."
Kai snorted, he could not picture Amy working with a little kid for any reason.
"Now, is there an actual reason as to why you came here?" Tala questioned, praying to God that there wasn't any serious reason.
"My original plan was just to check up on my sister, mostly because my father has been asking about her," Kai growled.
Now that was surprising news. They all knew Kai's father was very interested in his son's future as a bey-shooter, but never gave so much as a rat's ass for Amy's wellbeing.
"I told him what happened to her after she left the abbey and he actually felt bad about it; felt it was kinda his fault that it happened. So, I figured I'd come and check up on her, convince her to at least talk to our father, whether it be over the phone or whatever, just to put his mind at ease a little." Kai chuckled slightly, "He really is a pathetic man, doesn't even have the gull to try and contact her himself."
"Would she even speak to him if he did?" Tala questioned, briefly forgetting that he and Amy weren't exactly on speaking terms at the moment.
"Point taken," Kai smirked, "you would know her best, huh?"
Those words stung Tala, forcing him to once more remember why Amy was really in Canada. "Yeah, I would," he said, forcing a laugh.
Unfortunately, Kai caught on to the fact that the laugh was fake and narrowed his eyes at Tala, "What's really going on here?"
"Nothing, why would you think that?" Tala asked, pasting a fake smile on his lips.
"Tala," Kai growled, "where is my sister." His expression was dangerous and Tala knew he had to choose his words carefully, for not answering was just as dangerous as telling the whole truth.
"Well, Amy is really in Canada, I can tell you that much," sighed Tala, praying not to be killed.
"Why?"
"Uh… I said some things I shouldn't have said to her… " Tala run an uneasy hand through his hair, hoping Kai wouldn't question him further, like asking what he had said.
"Oh really?" Kai asked snarkily, "like what?"
'Damn,' Tala thought, trying to calm his thoughts. "Just… some things, it's not important."
"Would Amy say the same thing?" Kai asked, his gaze darkening, "what the hell did you say to her!?"
"I-
Tala was saved from this interrogation by the ringing of his cell phone; he privately thanked God for it. He was very surprised to see Amy's name on the caller display. "Hello?"
There was a pause before a question came in unmistakably Amy's voice, "Tala?"
"Oh, thank God! Amy I was worried about you," Tala sighed in relief, hoping that those words would console Kai's anger as well as help Amy forgive him.
"I'm fine," her voice was very detached, "is something wrong?"
"No… nothing… uh, Kai's here," Tala said into the phone.
"Oh?" Amy's voice hitched at the mention of her brother's name. Well, so much for telling Tala… I can't say it when he's there.
Tala noted on the way her voice caught and related it to fear. "You want to talk to him?" He asked this although he knew how she really felt, she didn't want to talk. Hell, she didn't even sound like she wanted to talk to him. He privately berated himself for saying that, for now he put her in the position where she couldn't refuse.
"Yeah… sure," Amy said indifferently.
Tala slowly handed Kai the phone, watching as Kai's expression turned to one of a psychotic murderer to that of an overprotective brother.
"Hey, Aim. Is everything alright?"
"Yeah… fine," Amy said, beginning to feel the sudden mood swing taking hold. She knew, if she didn't act fast, she was either going to break down crying or screaming her head off. At which point, both boys on the other end would know everything was not 'fine'.
"Look," Kai paused, "I've been in contact with father."
"Oh really?" she could feel the emotion of annoyance catching in her voice. Please don't start yelling, please don't start screaming, she chanted to herself.
"Yeah, he, uh, really feels bad about what happened to you," Kai explained, "I think you should call him?"
"Why? So he can tell me how much of a burden I was!?' Amy snapped before she could stop herself. She winced immediately afterwards, and it was not because the baby had kicked again.
"Aim?" Kai said questioningly, looking towards the phone in confusion.
"Sorry… it's just years without even knowing him… kinda makes it hard to accept that he really cares about me," Amy said, trying with all her might to keep her emotions in check.
"At least consider it," Kai said gently. "I have another question for you."
"Alright, shoot?" Amy said, taking deep soothing breaths slightly away from her cell.
"What's up with you and Tala?" Kai demanded.
Tala paled at Kai's question.
Amy choked on the breath she was taking in. "Wh-why would you think anything was up?"
"Tala told me he said something to you before you left for Canada, what did he say?"
"It's nothing for you to worry about, Kai. We just had a little fight that's all. If you want to know the truth, I just used the fight as an excuse to come over here and see Claire and the Carters; it's no big deal. I'll be back in Russia in no time," Amy explained, lying slightly. "And since when were you so concerned about Tala and mine's love life?"
"I'm not, I just want to make sure you were okay," Kai grumbled.
"That's sweet Kai, but I'm fine," Amy actually smiled as she said this, "now will you please stop harassing my boyfriend?"
"Fine, you win," he sighed, handing the phone back to Tala.
"Aim?"
"It's alright, I didn't give any details. I just said we had a small fight and that I would be back soon," Amy explained, feeling knots in her stomach. "I miss you… you know."
"Yeah," Tala half smiled, "I miss you too. And I'm… I'm really sorry about what happened and all… I-
"It's alright," Amy said. "I'm not coming home yet, but soon, okay?"
"Alright," responded Tala, somewhat disappointed, "I'll see you then."
"I love you." Without waiting for a reply, Amy hung up, flopped back onto her bed, and began to cry. I'm so sorry Tala.
Without you,
The ground thaws
The rain falls
The grass grows.
Without you,
The seeds root
The flowers bloom
The children play.
The stars gleam
The poets dream
The eagles fly
Without you
The earth turns
The sun burns
But I die,
Without you.
Amy hugged herself, trying to ignore, for once the annoying kicking of her baby and the happy laughter of her friends down the hall. She ignored the barking of Blue and Tolle as the chased one another around the house, or the ear-piercing, screaming laugh of Emma as either her mother or father picked her up to fawn over her. That's going to be us, she couldn't help but think, bringing more tears to her eyes.
Without you,
The breeze warms
The girl smiles
The cloud moves
Without you
The tides change
The boys run
The oceans crash
The crowds roar
The days soar
The babies cry
Without you
The moon glows
The river flows
But I die
Without you.
Why, why did she have to call him? It only made her want to be with him all the more. Why!?
The world revives
Colors color renews
But I know blue
Only blue
Lonely blue
Within me blue.
Without you.
Without you
The hand gropes
The ear hears
The pulse beats
Without you
The eyes gaze
The legs walk
The lungs breathe
The mind churns
The heart yearns
The tears dry
Without you
Life goes on
But I'm gone
'cause I die
Without you.
She quickly whipped the tears from her eyes as Sadie called to her, saying that her and Mel's practice session was about to start and that she promised to watch, as her teacher and all. Tentatively, she rose from her bed, exited her room, and made a quick stop in the washroom to wash her tear stained cheeks.
"Hey, Aim?" Mel stated, stealing a quick glance over at said person in the middle of her match.
"What is it Mel?" Amy asked, as normally as possible.
"You know… I have suddenly have the dark desire to call Kai." Mel beamed at her older friend.
"Uh, why?" Amy asked, remembering her own conversation with her brother not moments ago. She was interested, of course, as to what Mel could possibly need to talk to Kai about.
"'Cause I know he'll flip when he finds out what-"
"Mel," Amy interrupted, "you are officially banned from any contact with a phone."
"I was joking!" Melissa exclaimed.
"I'm not," Amy stated, turning her attention back to the match. She would keep this a secret from Kai for as long as she could, and with luck, that would be a good few years… or till she dies- she is praying for the latter.
blackamber41- This isn't a bad chapter... I had a few laughs
Bryan- you forgot to disclaim the song
blackamber41- THAT'S RIGHT! BRYAN!!
Bryan- Why do you keep doing that when I'm right beside you?
blackamber41- 'Cause it's fun :D
Bryan- (sigh) blackamber also does not own the song Without You, it was originally by John Larson (anyone who knows RENT should know it)
Tala- R&R