One Night 3
AN: hmm... it seems no matter how hard I try these chapters will not get longer... I'm sorry, I do want to make them long, but they just don't want to be written that way for some reason... though this one is longer than the others so far... a lot longer...
That isn't so bad though, right?
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Allen wondered why god hated her so much as she emptied the contents of her stomach into a toilet in the men's room of the black order. It wasn't the first time that week she had been sick either. For some reason all Allen wanted were odd food dishes at random times in great quantities, then every morning she would retch painfully into a toilet, cursing every deity she could think of for such torment. At first she had passed it off as a stomach virus, but aside from her morning meeting with the toilet bowl and odd cravings, she felt fine.
She sighed leaning her head against the cool wall of the bathroom stall she was occupying as she tried to ignore the burning at the back of her throat. Timcampy fluttered sympathetically around Allen's head, earning a small smile from the white haired girl.
"It's alright Tim, I'm fine..." the irritated flick of the golden creatures wings obviously was code for 'Yeah, and I like cats'. With a sigh Allen pushed herself up, holding her stomach gingerly.
"I'm fine." she insisted, flushing the toilet and walking out of the stall. And right into Kanda.
"Jesus Christ moyashi, watch where you're fucking walking!" the girl twitched, letting the name slide because she was too nauseous and tired to start an argument.
"Good morning to you too Kanda." Allen said dryly, glaring as hatefully as she could muster at the moment.
"Yeah whatever, Koumi wants to-" Allen's hand suddenly came up to her mouth and her eyes widened before she dashed back into the bathroom stall she had just vacated to get reacquainted with the porcelain bowl, "See... you..." Kanda trailed off lamely, blinking in slight surprise before sneering at the sick teenager.
"Che, pathetic."
"Sh-shut up Kanda..." Allen groaned, panting slightly as she wiped her mouth on her sleeve, "I am not in the mood."
"Whatever. As soon as your vomit-fest is over, go talk to the mad scientist." And with that, Kanda continued into the bathroom, exiting through the door that attached to the public bath house.
"Will do..." the grumbled response came a bit late as Allen stared off into space mournfully.
"What did I do to myself...?" Allen sighed, leaning her back against the wall as she brooded. Timcampy poked her shoulder with its long tail and the white haired teen lazily turned her head towards the golem. A small projection of Lavi and Allen pressed together against Allen's door making out came from its mouth.
"TIMCAMPY!!! Y-you didn't tell me you recorded th-that!!! E-erase it!!!" she blushed hotly, lunging for the small creature who easily dodged her grabbing hands. She jumped up to attempt capturing the elusive creature, but her stomach churned threateningly and she sank back to the ground, waiting for the wave to pass.
"I hate being sick in the morning-" Allen stopped, eyes widening, "...morning... sickness...?" she trailed off before turning to Timcampy again with fear in her eyes, "T-Tim, what's the date today?" a small 'February 12' flashed and dread sank into the pit of Allen's stomach.
"I'm... two and a half weeks late... how did I not realise...?" she swallowed thickly and stood slowly wetting her suddenly dry lips as she came to a decision.
She was going to tell Koumi.
Things had gone far enough, and if her suspicions were correct, she needed to know right now.
Even if she was terrified.
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Koumi Lee looked up at a soft knock on his door and smiled. There was only one person in the order who still actually knocked on his door before entering anymore.
"Come on in Allen~ the door is open!" he called smiling warmly at the boy as his silver covered head poked through the door.
"Ah Koumi... uh... I was w-wondering if I could speak with you..."
"Of course Allen!" the Chinese man gestured to the couch and the slender boy made his way into the paper strewn room after closing the door softly behind him, "Kanda told you I wanted to see you, right?"
"Uh... oh! Yes he did, but this is an entirely different reason..." he took a seat in the couch, a nervous look on his young features.
"Oh?"
A loose string on the couch suddenly became very interesting to Allen and Koumi wondered why he wasn't meeting his eyes like Allen usually did.
"I... you just have to promise that anything I say here... stays here. No one can know, alright?" Koumi instantly became serious as fearful grey eyes darted up and met his, nodding as Allen took a deep breath.
"Um... alright, uh... I... well..." Allen searched for the right words as Koumi sipped his coffee, "Okay, I'm a girl." Koumi spat is coffee out and stared at Allen in shock.
"Th-that's a joke, right? Lavi put you up to this didn't he?" the girl in front of him sighed and smiled sheepishly.
"I'm sorry, but I'm completely serious Koumi," Allen licked her lips worriedly before continuing, "A-and... I need to... um... I need you to confirm s-something for me."
"U-um... sure Allen... wh-what is it?" the 'mad scientist' had been caught completely off guard, something that didn't happen very often.
"I... well... I think... I might... maybe... possibly could be... p-pr-pregnant." Koumi just stared, the blush creeping onto Allen's cheeks and the way she shamefully looked to the side told him that what she was saying was the truth, but there was no way sweet, pure innocent Allen Walker was... even sexually active, let alone pregnant! With that thought in his mind, Koumi stood, walking around his desk and stopping in front of Allen who looked up at him fearfully.
And then he groped her chest.
The loud slap across his face echoed loudly in the room, and the thoroughly violated girl blushed heavily, keeping her arms firmly crossed over her chest.
"Wh-what the hell Koumi!?"
"Oh... you really are a girl then... well what do you know..." the older man stood, brushing his coat off and cleared his throat professionally.
"Anyway, Allen, you do know what it takes to become pregnant right?"
"... Koumi, I know what sex it. Think about who my master is..." Allen deadpanned giving Koumi a meaningful look.
"R-right, so how active are you sexually?" the uncomfortable sound Allen made in the back of her throat was amusing, and Koumi sipped his coffee again, waiting for the answer.
"W-well... I... um... o-only once..."
"When?"
"O-on new years..."
"Ah, I see... and who is the father?" Allen instantly stiffened, biting her lip nervously as she hesitated, "...It was... consensual, right Allen?"
"What? Of course it was! I just... I don't think he would want you to know..."
Koumi sighed, but nodded, accepting the answer, "Alright, well, it will take a few tests to confirm it, but would you mind telling me your symptoms?"
"Ah... um, well... I've been getting sick in the mornings for the last several days, I've been getting the desire to eat... a lot of... weird combinations of food...a-and... W-well... I'm... about two and a half w-weeks late..."
"Have you been more tired than usual? Any unusual back or headaches? Have you been going to the bathroom more often?" Allen furrowed her eyes in thought, going over the last month and a half in her mind.
"Now that you mention it, I have felt more tired... I just thought I wasn't going to bed early enough... and... I haven't had any more headaches than is normal or anything... though... I have been going to the bathroom a lot... aren't these symptoms supposed to show up after the first week? Not a month and a half later?"
"It's different for every woman, and every pregnancy Allen. Don't worry, alright? If you are going to have a little one, you'll be well taken care of." Koumi patted her shoulder reassuringly.
Allen smiled wearily at him and nodded, "Right, so... shall we check?"
"Of course! Of course, right this way. All I need is a blood sample, and I'll have the results back to you in a few days, alright?" Allen nodded and they walked into the lab attached to Koumi's room together.
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Allen walked out of Koumi's office tenderly rubbing the area Koumi had jabbed her with a needle. She was scared of what the results might hold, but right now, she wondered at how well Koumi took the fact that she was a woman... it was truly amazing. All he did was feel her up a little! There seemed to be no trust issues, no more questions than necessary, no betrayal, just... professionalism. Which was odd, considering who she was thinking about.
Allen didn't even notice the person standing in the halls with her until his voice rang out in the empty corridor.
"So, you're a girl then?" She froze, turning to face the man slowly, a disbelieving look on her face.
"U-um, excuse me?"
"You heard me moyashi. You're a girl, right?" Kanda glared back at her, his arms crossed in annoyance.
"Wh-what? N-no, of course I'm not?"
Kanda snorted, his glare intensifying, "Liar. I just listened through the door. You're a girl and you're knocked up." Allen stared in horror at him, not quite believing he of all people had gone to the trouble on listening in at Koumi's door.
"Y-you... K-Kanda, please, you can't tell anyone! I..."
"Save it moyashi, I'm not a god damned gossip like the woman, or the rabbit. Just tell me who did it and I'll be on my merry way." Allen had the urge to giggle, because Kanda's way would not be described as 'merry' but was able to fight it back.
"Wh-what? Why would you want to know who...?"
The answer was blunt, honest and just such a Kanda thing to say; "So that I can kill him."
"Excuse me? Why on Earth would you want to kill him!?"
"Because whoever it is that got you pregnant is responsible for his actions. It's his fault you're in this situation and I will not allow a coward in my presence. So, who did you say it was?" the younger teen sighed heavily, ignoring the sound of Mugen being drawn slightly from its sheath.
"I didn't. And I'm not going to. Its just as much my fault for being in this situation as it is his, so I would really rather you not kill him."
"Idiot, he's the one who sticks it inside you-"
"I know perfectly well what happens Kanda!" Allen flushed hotly, glaring at the taller man to cover up her embarrassment.
"Che, well that makes it his fault."
Allen sighed again, rubbing her temples in irritation, "That's really sweet of you Kanda, going to such lengths for me, its touching, really, but I don't want you to kill him. It takes two to do that sort of thing. We're both equally responsible. So please... just drop it?" Kanda glared evilly at her before returning Mugen to its rightful position in its sheath.
"I'm not being 'sweet'; I just don't want to deal with some goddamned fool who can't keep it in his pants. If he doesn't take responsibility for his actions, you tell me. I'll skewer him."
"Err... thank you?"
"Whatever." And with that, Kanda left the poor girl alone in the hallway, confused and slightly disturbed.
"That was weird..." she thought aloud to herself before her stomach rumbled and she sighed, trudging towards the cafeteria with a protective hand over her stomach.
--CHAPTER END--
AN: well that was a lot longer than other chapters... and I'm really getting upset with the lack of reviews... seriously... why don't people like this?
Please review...