Author's Note
Thanks to the two people that reviewed my first chapter, ladaane and the anonymous person. You guys have no idea how I appreciate it.
Ian's Pov
After I went to Jared's and Melanie's room we all went to go check if Kyle or Sunny had seen her. The same thing happened there. They hadn't seen her. I was getting extremely worried; it has already been a few hours. She could be anywhere. Jeb heard all the moving around and told all of us to meet him in the kitchen.
"What's going on?" he asks. Still rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He looks at me, almost like he knows something, "Is this about Wanda?"
"How did you know?" I ask. My voice sounding sad and miserable and totally pathetic.
"Well, for one thing, she's not with you and she is always with you, and for another she's pregnant." He says. When he said that she's pregnant my heart rose and then sank when I remembered what happened earlier today.
This time it's Mel who asks, "How did you know?''
"She told me; about a week ago wanting to know if it was okay. This is something that you should have done."
"Me, why would you assume I'm pregnant" Mel asks, it looks like she is trying very hard to control her voice.
''I don't know. How about all the running to the bathroom, or all the throwing up. Are you telling me you're not pregnant?"
"No, I am pregnant. Can we talk about Wanda though? That's kind of more important right now."
"Yeah of course. Ian what happened?"
Did he really want me to tell him? I told Jared and Melanie what happened, they could have easily said what happened. When no one said anything I assumed that it just had to be me. I guess it's my penance.
"Okay. So today we were in our room and she was crying and I thought something was wrong. But then she told me she was pregnant and it took some time to sink in. When it did though I was really excited and I was about to tell her so but then I saw her leaving the room. She was crying. I went to go look for her everywhere but when I didn't find her I went to go check with Jared and Mel then with Sunny and Kyle but they hadn't seen her either. It's been almost 3 hours."
With that there was a quiet hush in the room. It was horrible they were all thinking what I was thinking and feeling, that something had gone terribly wrong. Wanda might be hurt by now or she might be dead. With the last thought I couldn't control myself anymore. I started crying. Jared started patting me on the beck and telling me that it was going to be okay that we were going to find her.
" Don't touch him Jared" Mel was saying, almost shrieking" DO NOT TOUCH HIM. IT'S HIS FAULT THAT SHE'S MISSING."
With that Jared dropped his hand but thankfully Jeb began to speak "Okay, Kyle, Jared go check the jeep and see if the keys are still where we left them, if not go outside and check the jeep anyway. She might not have left yet. Sunny, Mel, go check the rest of the caves and I'll go check the hospital and tell Doc what happened. Ian, you're coming with me."
It was going to be a long night.
Mel's Pov
After Jeb told us what to do, we all said goodbye and left. At first it was hard to get Sunny to let go of Kyle, but then Jeb told her it was for Wanda and she let go almost immediately. Sunny and I barely talked, but as time went on we needed a distraction. We had gone from room to room and still we haven't seen any sign of Wanda. We were in the game room when she finally asked me a question.
"Do you think Wanda's okay?'' she ask in a hushed tone.
"Yeah of course" I said, but even I could hear the doubt in my voice.
"Why don't you think he said anything, you know when she told him?''
"I don't know, Sunny, I think he was scarred."
"Do you think he wanted to have a child with her?''
''I hope so Sunny, I really hope so" I said and with that we settled into a silent search.
As time passed I was getting more worried. The longer she's missing the more that can go wrong. Oh, I hope she is okay, If not I will personally kill Ian. With that thought I felt a horrible pain in my stomach and scream out in pain as I fell to the floor.
Kyle's Pov
Today has been a hell of a bad night. I think Wanda totally over reacted though, news like that is hard to hear. I don't know how I would take it if Sunny told me she was pregnant. That would scare me half out of my mind, especially since it's not like that between us. I mean I love Sunny and I'm glad that it was her who got Jodi's body but it's not the same thing. It's hard coming to terms with the fact that the person you loved the most in the world is never coming back. Maybe when I come to terms with that I can finally love Sunny the way she deserves to be loved. Maybe one day she could be pregnant and we could have a child. Maybe but not now, not yet.
"Kyle did you hear me. I said, the keys to the jeep are gone." Jared says pulling me out of my little reverie. "Should we tell Jeb?"
"No, Jeb told us to go look anyway."
With that we left and began to run as fast as we could to where the jeep was. I hadn't run this much or this fast since I ran Track, God does this feel good. As much as I think Wanda overreacted, I also think Ian could have been a little smoother, especially knowing how sensitive Wanda is. I wonder how their child is going to be. That makes me an uncle. I'm going to be an uncle, wow it's surprising how good that feels. Is it going to be a girl or a boy? Did Wanda and Melanie plan it; I doubt it, but whatever. Mel's pregnant too, that's interesting, it's weird though I mean I have always seen her as a mother, mostly because of Jamie. Ugh, Jamie, dang he is going to be really angry.
"Did anyone tell Jamie that Wanda was missing?'' I ask, I think I interrupted a conversation that Jared was having in his head.
"No, why?'' he asks.
"He is going to be really mad, that nobody told him about Wanda."
"Hopefully Ian or Jeb told him." Jared says. "How is Ian doing anyway?''
"I don't know the last I saw of him he was with Jeb. He didn't really look too good."
After a moment of silence Jared asked the question that no one knew the answer to. "Does he want a child?"
"I don't know, you should ask him that." I answered. After that Jared was silent, but all I kept thinking about was does he want a child? The only answer I could think to that question was I hope he does.
Sunny's Pov
We were walking down to the game room when I hear Mel scream and see her fall to the floor. I checked her pulse, and although it was slow it was still there. It was one of the few things I remember from the first aid class that I got while on my way to earth. Thank God I soon heard footsteps and then started screaming for help, the more I screamed the closer the footsteps got, the faster they moved. As it turned out it was Jeb and Ian, they both had troubled worried expression on their faces.
It was Jeb who spoke first," What is it Sunny? What's wrong?" He asks. I had run out of the game room to make sure I was heard and started walking to the game room as soon as he started talking. They were following and saw her just as soon as we got in.
"Is that Wanda?" Ian asks but nobody answers because by then they have seen, what has happened.
"Go, take Melanie to Doc. I'll take care of him. Hurry." They left and I was alone to comfort the persons I fear the most in the caves.
I let him cry for a while because I know that sometimes that's what you need to do. After about ten minutes I tried to talk to him but the look on his face made me regret it. Then I remembered how when Kyle tried to kill Wanda/Melanie, Wanda tried to save him. So forgetting all my fears, I sat next to him. He didn't look up, but I could tell he was crying. After a while of just sitting there I started crying, crying for him, for Wanda, for Mel, and finally a little bit for me. I never had somebody cry over me like Ian is crying for Wanda right now. Never had anybody cry for the soul inside the body and not just the body. With some inspiration I had the guts to try to talk to him again. Hopefully this time it goes better.
"Ian, can I ask you a question?''
He doesn't answer but instead just nods his head and I continue, "Do you want to have a child?" Again he just nods his head and I continue speaking, "Do you want to have a child with Wanda?"
I surprised when he actually answers instead of just moving "Of course, I want a child with Wanda. I want to have a whole family with her. I was just in shock that's it." He says his voice shaking as he talks. I suddenly get a bold idea and take his hand.
''Where are we going?"
"We are going to go see Mel." I say with complete determination.
"Why are we going to see Melanie?" He asks. His voice is getting better at least.
"Because she's sick, Jared is not here, and you owe it to her."
"I owe it to her? What do I owe her?"
"If it wasn't for her Wanda wouldn't be here, and you would be bitter and alone."
"I'm bitter and alone now." he says and if to prove his point he lets all the bitterness seep into his voice.
"Yeah, but that's only because your slow. Wanda will come back eventually."
"How do you know that? How can you be sure?" He says in a mopey voice.
"Because she wouldn't leave Mel and Jaime, and because she loves you too much and would never leave you, especially now that she's with child."
"You sure about that?"
"I know more than people give me credit for." Or at least I hoped I did.
Kyle's Pov
It was like a scene from a horror movie. There was a pool of blood coming from Wanda's head. I rushed to her as soon as I saw it. I was telling Jared to get the first aid from the car but he wasn't listening to me, he was that shocked. I go and get it myself, I was not about to let her die, I not only owed it to Ian, but I owed it more to Wanda. She had saved my life and now it was my turn to save hers. She had hit the front of her head pretty bad, there was blood everywhere. I used the medicine she had brought from the hospital. I did my best but I didn't know what to use. It was almost sunrise and we had to be getting back soon.
Jared finally came to his sense and asked what he should do.
"Clean up the blood. We don't want any animals to come. I'll go and take her to Doc. I'll be fine by myself."
I didn't wait for him to answer and just ran. All the way there I was hoping Wanda wouldn't die. It sucks knowing that sometimes all you can do is hope.
Mel's Pov
Somehow I ended up in the hospital. As soon as I woke up I started looking for Jared's or Wanda's face. I couldn't find them, and I started to panic. Then my eyes landed on Ian's face and I remembered. I was about to start talking when Doc asked me how I was doing.
"I'm fine why?"
"You fainted while you were looking for Wanda. Do you remember what happened?"
"No, I just remember falling to the ground. I feel fine now thanks."
"I know but I want you to stay here just in case something else happens. You probably fainted from all the stress. It happens, especially now that you're pregnant."
"Does everyone know that I'm pregnant? Do I get to tell anyone?" I said, sounding really frustrated.
"Only Kyle, Sunny, Ian, Wanda, Jared, Jeb, and I know. You get to tell everyone else. You should have probably told me sooner though."
"What did Wanda already tell you?" I would be really annoyed if she had. It makes me look very irresponsible.
"Yeah, she told Jeb and me at the same time. She is very respon..." He didn't get to continue because that's when Kyle runs through; out of breathe, with Wanda in his arms.
Ian's Pov
It was the worse sight in the world, seeing my Wanda bleeding in Kyle's arms. It was so weird how he had once tried to kill her but now he was the one to save her. Oh how the table turns. Doc immediately tells him to place her on the cot next to Mel's, and Jeb goes and gets Kyle a water bottle form behind Doc's desk. I immediately go to Wanda's side. It looks like he is about to start talking but Mel interrupts him.
"Jared. Where's Jared?" She asks frantically. I'm about to tell her not to interrupt but then I remember that she deserves to know where he is.
"He stayed back cleaning up the blood. There was a lot of it." Kyle then noticing how I cringed said sorry and continued his story. "Wanda had taken the keys to the Jeep."
That hit me like a ton of bricks. I can't believe it. She thought of leaving me, she almost left. How could she do that? How could she think of leaving me? I can't believe I made her feel that bad. Maybe I don't deserve her.
"I am assuming she was about to open the door to go in, but fainted and hit her head. I think she was dehydrated, that's all I know."
"She was probably really hungry too; she didn't eat anything at lunch. She wasn't feeling well." Mel says. She had gotten out of her bed and was standing next to her.
"Someone should get her some food, something sturdy with lots of nutrients. Someone else should get Jamie and tell him what has happened." Doc says.
"I'll go get the food. I'm hungry too." Kyle says. He is always hungry, I think to myself. I'm about to smile, but then I remember the situation we're in, and how it's all because of me.
I look up and notice how Sunny is by his side. Almost as if she would be the one to protect him. To stop any harm that would come his way. I remember when I promised to do that for Wanda. The only thing is I didn't know I would one day be the one to hurt her.
"I should go tell Jamie what happened, he will be mad if anyone tells him." Mel said. "But I also don't want to Wanda be by herself."
"I don't want you to go by yourself. Don't worry about Wanda I'm staying here until she feels better." All these people really care for Wanda. It's weird to think about it now.
"It's okay. I'll go too." Jeb said and now that everyone's tasks had been assigned. They all said goodbye. Kyle patted me on the back while Sunny whispered something in Wanda's ear.
Mel and Jeb waited for a little longer. It was silent but then Mel said something to Wanda, I couldn't hear what she said but it sounded like, "If for nothing else, wake up for me."
Mel then looks at me with a look that is a mix of hate and sympathy. I can't stand to look at her and turn back to Wanda. I look at her face and see that it is all pale. Her lips are all chapped and her hands are all scratched. I put my hand on her stomach and start to cry. I can't believe I did this to her.
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