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Chapter 17: Pain Beyond Reason

Amu woke up to look at the still slightly big lump in her belly. She was really kicking this morning. The doctors all said the baby girl would be fine, despite the small size. Those words made Amu feel extremely relived in two ways. Her baby would be alright, and she wouldn't have to lose weight after giving birth.

Already eight months since she had conceived. She was due in three weeks. Amu looked lovingly at her stomach and placed a hand gently on it. For once, she had stayed in her bed.

She sat up and went to her bathroom and turned on the shower. She let the warm water run down her and then she began to scrub her hair with strawberry shampoo. She then rinsed and conditioned her hair.

When she was done, she put a on a t-shirt and some jeans, then brushed her hair and dried it, pulling it back again. Maybe she'd wear it down after she had the baby for a while.

Amu walked down the hallway and found herself heading towards the stairs. Len came out of the room beside her, making her jump. "Amu? Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost." he said, steadying her.

"I'm fine; you just scared me a little." Amu assured. "Okay, well, do you need help with anything?" Len asked. "No; I'm okay. I was just going to get a book." Amu said.

"Are you sure you're not hungry or something? You really should eat more, Amu, I'm starting to worry." Len said. Amu giggled a little. "I may be pregnant, but not all soon-to-be-mothers eat a lot or get weird cravings. I'm just one of them. If I get hungry, I promise that I'll eat something."

With that said, Amu made her way to the library. She suddenly felt a sharp hit of pain and then she could feel fear breathing all through her body. She dropped the book to the floor and looked back at Len. She then let all her memories hit her. All of them.

She suddenly felt just how terrified she really had been when she was being raped. Len came walking by and Amu, for some reason, followed. She wanted to tell him something, something she had neglected to before.

She was debating on whether or not to ask when a hand pulled her out of the hall. She was yanked into a room and the door closed. "What the hell is going on?!" Amu said irritably as she rubbed her arm.

Her eyes widened. "Tadase? How did you manage to get in here?" Amu asked. Tadase was looking like he was angry. It didn't bother Amu though. "I came here to see if you really were, you know…." he glanced at her slightly swollen stomach. "Apparently the rumors on TV and in the magazines are true."

Amu put a hand over her stomach. "That's really none of your business," she said menacingly. She opened the door and was about to go when Tadase grabbed her wrist.

"Let me go right now," Amu said firmly. The baby had stopped its fidgeting and was sitting perfectly still; a sign she sensed her mother's anger. Amu was able to get her arm away and began to head for the hall again. Once she made it though, Tadase retrieved her arm again.

"I said let go of me!" Amu said, yanking her arm back but it wasn't released. "Why'd you do it, Amu? You couldn't trust your friends with that information? Have we seven not been all friends since elementary school?" Tadase's voice sounded hurt but Amu just wanted to get away from him.

"Let go of me!" she repeated, yanking her arm again. This time it was taken from Tadase's grasp and Amu screamed once as she went falling backwards, sliding painfully down the stairs. She felt every one of the stairs hit her harshly in the ribs, the lungs, the back…the stomach…

Everything went black for her. She felt the worst pain in the world; her baby dying inside of her. Pain Beyond all reason sent her into a knock out. Tadase stared terrified at what had just taken place.

Alren had heard her scream and came running to the stairs, bending down to her injured body. He looked terrified as well. "Len! Ikuto!" he called.

A split second later, Len was at the top of the stairs, shoving Tadase down harshly. He began to run down them two at a time. He stumbled forward and was ready to crash when a hand grabbed the back of his shirt and hoisted him to balance again while he never stopped running. Ikuto passed him on the steps after helping his brother and headed straight for Amu.

"Dad, what happened?" Ikuto demanded firmly, leaning down to Amu. He felt her stomach; soft and squishy, and bruised badly instead of hard where the baby was. They'd as good as lost the baby. "I heard her scream and then she was flying down the stairs." Alren explained. "I'll call an ambulance." Len said, running for the kitchen.

Len hurriedly picked up the phone on the wall and knew he must've been in panic because he asked himself, "What's the number for 911?" He slapped his forehead and then dialed the three numbers quickly.

"Yes, hello?! We have a woman here, she fell down the stairs pretty hard! She's unconscious and bruised badly!" he panicked into the phone. "You have to hurry; she's pregnant!"

Will Amu make it? I-I don't know….I cant' think of anything people!!! I'VE GOT THE WRITER'S BLOCK!! NOOOOOOO!!!!! *Dramatic music* I-I need HELP!!!! P.S. Read Jobrolover93's stories, she's way better than I am. I post the answer and the winner of the riddle later….thanks for reading so far. Sorry this is short once again, but I WILL have a long one later. Ur next one will be LONG.