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Chapter 4:

Pregnant With His Child

With the folder that contains his x-rays held tightly to his chest, Kai slips silently out of the taxi Tenzen insisted he'd pay for. As any good doctor, he refused the let the teen that is clearly in a state of shock anywhere near public transport. The possibility to miss his stop, accidentally engage in a confrontation with someone and to faint again were too strong to ignore.

He didn't say a single word for the entire trip, merely sat in the back clutching the evidence of his condition in his arms. He stared blankly at the floor, appearing as though he was in a trance. He heard the driver say a few words, but he couldn't find the strength to pull himself out of his confusion to answer him.

He's pretty sure the driver must think of him as some kind of a weirdo. He has no idea how right he is.

Handing the money over to the driver he quickly turns around and gazes up at the entrance of the dojo, a suddenly feeling of fear taking hold. He has to tell them what's happening with him. He has to tell them everything. His night with Hiro, his past in the abbey he doesn't quite remember.

It's a little scary. What will they say? Will they understand or will they throw him out for being the freak he is?

Kai can feel his fear rise at that thought. What if they do push him away? What will he do then? He can't handle this unexpected pregnancy all by himself. He might have Tenzen as his doctor, but he really needs the support of his friends. He's never admitted it to anyone before, but he really relies on his teammates. He has no other relatives so they're his family now.

With a shaky hand, Kai moves to open the front door, almost jumping out of his skin when it opens to its own accord. Suddenly, a tall man with unruly brown hair and kind chocolate brown eyes appears in front of him.

"Bruce?" Kai stutters in disbelief, a look of surprise on his face at seeing Tyson and Hiro's father.

"Kai," Bruce smiles at him, mentally noting how much he's grown over the last few years. In fact, everyone on the team has. He hasn't seen them for a good three years. "I heard you haven't been feeling well. How did the doctor's visit turn out?"

Kai freezes to the spot, his face turning a shade paler and his eyes glazing over a little as he stares blankly forward.

"Are you alright?" Bruce asks with concern, finding Kai's unresponsive nature a little startling. He places a hand on his shoulder, making him look at him with his ruby red eyes that seem to be shimmering with unshed tears. "Kai, what is it?"

Suddenly, the sound of approaching footsteps reaches Kai's ears and he realizes that everyone must be waiting for him to hear the results. Everyone is here for him, but when he tells him, will they remain by his side?

"Kai?" Ray is the first person who reaches him and is immediately hovering by his side, his amber eyes looking at him in blatant concern. He could swear to the heavens above that Kai is far more paler than he was this morning. "What did he say?"

"Yeah," the others chorus around him, all looking at him in concern.

"Are you going to be ok?" Max asks, staring at him with his expressive baby blue eyes.

"I…" Kai suddenly bows his head, his chin touching his chest and his shoulders begin to tremble. It takes Bruce and the others a moment to realize that the once aloof teen is now crying. "I don't think I'm ok…"

Without a second thought, Ray wraps his arms around Kai's trembling frame and holds him against his chest. Kai simply lets the neko hold him, feeling overwhelmed by everything. The way he can't seem to control his feelings, the knowledge that his life will never be the same again and the prospect that he might have to face being a man pregnant all by himself. Unable to keep in all in, Kai begins to silently cry into Ray's chest, the concerned voices of his fellow teammates and two adults falls on deaf ears. The need to sleep overtakes him and he closes his eyes, hoping dearly that this whole ordeal is nothing but a dream.

For the third time in many hours, Kai finds himself wading through the darkness of his sleep-hazed mind. He lingers in consciousness and unconsciousness for a moment or two, not wanting to wake to the reality of his life at the moment, but when he feels something soft and wet touch his forehead, he is unable to stop a groan from passing his lips.

He fainted…again. After he started sobbing. The others are probably hysterical right about now.

Opening his eyes, Kai resists the urge to groan again when he sees yet another male hovering over him in concern. This time it's Bruce, his usually gentle expression pulled into a look of concern with a hint of confusion.

"Kai?" He asks when he sees that he is awake. "Can you tell me what's wrong?"

Silently, Kai places a hand on his stomach and swallows thickly when he suddenly realizes that there is a living being, a small piece of Hiro, growing inside him. Not only will this child be his, his connection with Hiro, but also Bruce's grandchild and Gramps' great grandchild.

They have to know. Surely, they won't abandon their own flesh and blood?

Slowly, Kai sits up, still tenderly holding his stomach. He turns to face Bruce and swallows thickly. "I want to tell everyone, ok?"

"Sure," Bruce replies as he helps the now delicate teen up off the bed and leading him out of the room. "They're worried sick about you."

"I'm sorry," Kai replies softly, gripping a little tighter on his stomach. "Where is the folder I had?"

"It's in the lounge room," Bruce tells him. "But we didn't look at it."

Kai gives a small sigh of relief, knowing even if they did look at it, they'd be confused as hell. As they approach the lounge room, familiar voices drift through the walls causing Kai to give an almost invisible sad smile.

"Leave the thing alone, Tyson," Hilary orders, her voice high with frustration. "That belongs to Kai. We shouldn't look at it. It will most likely have personal information on it."

"I know that," Tyson snaps back, no doubt giving her this pained look of annoyance. "That's why we should look at it."

"I don't think we should," Kenny points out and even though Kai can't see him at the moment, he can just imagine the young brunette playing with his glasses like he always does. "We probably wouldn't understand what's in there anyway."

"Let's just wait for Kai to wake up," Ray's calm voice rings out through the room. "I'm sure he will tell us when he's ready."

"I hope he's ok," Max says with a sigh, causing Kai's chest to tightening at the obvious concern.

Placing his hand on the door, Kai slides it open and meekly steps inside, feeling a hint of embarrassment about his earlier behavior, but mostly he feels apprehensive about what's to come. Hopefully he can do this without breaking down again.

"Hey," Kai murmurs, unsure of what else to say.

"Kai!" the room seems to explode with movement as several teens nearly crush into him in their haste to reach him. While they ask a million and one different questions in rapid fire concession, Ray tries to pull them all back, being the one to notice how pale and fearful the enigma is looking at the moment.

"Back off the K-man, ya dig?!" Gramps loud voice immediately stops the mini riot, causing everyone, even Bruce to slink back a little.

"Sorry," the teens mutter as he slowly step away, but continue to send looks of concern in Kai's direction.

Walking over to the table in the middle of the room, Kai sits down in front of his folder. He lifts a hand and places it on the folder, subconsciously playing with the corner as he gathers his nerves.

This isn't going to be easy.

"Before I start, I want everyone to promise me that they won't say a thing until after I'm finished, ok?" Kai asks, risking a quick glance to everyone in the room.

Tyson opens his mouth to protest, but Max merely covers him up with his hand. "We promise, Kai," he says, also turning his eyes to everyone, smiling slightly when he sees them all nod in agreement.

"Here goes," Kai says softly to himself as he takes a deep breath and averts his gaze to the table in front of him, trying his best to ignore all the gazes that are staring at him. "It's started when I was in the Abbey. I don't remember much of my time there, just bits and pieces."

"Which is probably for the best," Kai hears Ray mutter under his breath and finds himself nodding in agreement.

"You probably wouldn't know this, but sometimes Boris and Voltaire liked to conduct some experiments," Kai says, a low growl in his voice, his eyes narrowing a little. "A hobby, I suppose you can call it. One experiment was tactilely known as 'Breeding'."

"I thought the Abbey was a boys only kind of thing?" Kenny comments before he has a chance to reconsider. He suddenly eeps and hides behind his laptop when everyone looks at him. "Sorry," he squeaks.

"It's ok," Kai replies, still keeping in gaze on the table. "Yes, the place was filled with only males. Boris was –and still is- a sexist pig. He believes females are completely worthless and wouldn't even let one step foot inside the Abbey."

"So, how does this breeding program work?" Bruce asks, a horrified look slowly creeping onto his face.

Kai's breathe hitches in his throat as he pauses for a moment. "They…created artificial wombs and transplanted them into the bodies of a few specially selected bladers."

Sounds of utter disbelief and horror echo around the room, causing Kai to grip the table tightly with his hands. Humiliation, anger, fear and disbelief grips Kai's body as he tries his best not to break down again. This is too much, even for someone like him.

"But Kai," Max's voice silences the room. "What does this have to do with you being sick?"

An uncomfortable silence overtakes the entire room and Kai can feel several sets of eyes staring at him, making his heart fall into the pit of his stomach. "I was one of the few chosen," he mutters, bowing his head forward to cover his eyes with his hair. He suddenly clenches his hands into fists and make a rash decision to tell everyone his condition as short and as blunt as he can. He's already stalled for long enough.

"And I'm pregnant," he says with a stern voice. "And the kid is Hiro's."

Complete and utter silence reigns supreme, the only sound Kai can hear is his heart thundering loud in his chest. So fast is his heart beating, he fears he might pass out again.

"What?!" Tyson suddenly cries out, his tone sounding like a mixture of disbelief, shock and an unhealthy dose of anger. He crosses the room and slams his hands on the table, snapping everyone out of their shock. "What do you mean you're pregnant with Hiro's kid? Is this some kind of a sick joke?"

Kai merely keeps his head down as he opens the folder, pulling out a scan of his abdomen and taps his finger on the large white organ. "The scan doesn't lie," he murmurs, his voice barely above a whisper. "I'm sorry."

Tyson picks up the x-ray and stares at it, his face oddly blank. "You slept with Hiro?"

Kai physically winces at the question but nods. "It was just a reckless one night thing," he replies, embarrassment heavy in his voice. His body suddenly grows tense when he feels tears trying to break the barrier of his eyes lashes. This is so embarrassing…

"Why would you sleep with my brother?" Tyson suddenly asks, anger with a hint of disappointment in his voice.

"I'm so sorry," he says suddenly, bowing his head almost violently, releasing a few tears from his eyes. "I had no idea something like this would happened, if I'd known…"

"That's enough!"

Kai immediately tenses, biting his bottom lip to stop himself from crying even more. Here it comes, he's going to be kicked off the team, blacklisted from the dojo and condemned to a life where he has to go through this pregnancy alone.

Suddenly, Kai snaps his head up when he feels a comforting hand on his shoulder. A tear rolls down his cheek when he looks at the hand and notices that it belongs to one Bruce Granger. The brown haired man gives him a comforting smile, no anger in his gaze whatsoever.

"It's ok," he says, causing Kai's breathe to hitch in his throat again. "There's nothing to be ashamed of. You're a capable young man who is more than capable of making his own decisions. If you say you're pregnant with Hiro's child, then I believe you."

"You…?" Kai finds himself stuttering softly in disbelief, an expression of feeling utterly lost on his face. "You're not going to abandon me?"

"Listen here, little dude," Gramps suddenly says as he points at Kai with his kendo stick, a stern look on his face, but a hint of a smile on his lips. "You're a part of this family whether you like it or not. And the fact that you can give birth does little to change that. Now, you're going to be moving in here with us during the pregnancy and afterwards. There is no way we're going to turn out back on our own flesh and blood."

Kai stares at him in disbelief at the words his said and the fact he said them normally, none of that gramps speak he's gotten used to. He turns to look at Bruce who simply smiles at him and nods. "This is no doubt a scary time for you but you won't face it alone."

"He's right," Ray suddenly speaks up as he moves to kneel by Kai's side. "None of this is your fault. You can't help the cards fate has dealt for you. And they certainly won't stop us from being there for you."

Swallowing thickly, Kai offers a small smile when he feels even more tears appear in his eyes. He casts a quick glance around the room, his gaze lingering on each one of his teammates. He sees a sense of shock, but also a sense of determination. They want to see him through this, regardless of how much of a surprise it is.

"Thank you," Kai murmurs as he hastily rubs at his eyes.

"Duuuuuuddee," Tyson suddenly mutters as he takes his gaze away from the x-ray. "I'm going to be an uncle, aren't I?"

Whew, chapter done. A bit emotional, wasn't it? Kai was probably OOC (I don't need to be told X3) but when a male finds out he's pregnant because of an experiment that happened to him when he was a kid, he'd be freaking out. Seriously.

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