Chapter 15: That was unexpected!
Authors note: Thank you all for the kind reviews! Now some of you know what's about to happen next! Yeah this story mostly focuses on Blueberry, but Redbrick and the others will be involved too! Anyway enjoy the chapter!
The next morning seemed different. It was much cooler than the day before but it was still extremely mild. It was about 9am in the morning as Miss Montague was about to leave for work. When she exited the house she noticed a stubborn Mr Capulet washing his car. Typical man! He was usually out this early doing ridiculous tasks that could be saved when other people weren't in bed. He would either be cutting his hedge, cleaning his car or one some occasions cutting his grass with his extremely loud lawnmower which really got on Miss Montague's nerves! But no, today he was there washing his car whilst muttering about how bad life was!
"Clean it anymore and you'll find it has no more red paintwork!" Miss Montague exclaimed making Mr Capulet jump.
"Why is it that everywhere I go you always seem to be there breathing down my neck like the dragon you are?" Mr Capulet asked slowly turning around as Miss Montague shrugged her shoulders innocently.
"You just seem too fun to tease! And besides, it gives me pleasure to see you wound up! It shows I haven't lost my touch!" Miss Montague replied cheekily as she went around the back of her car to put something in the boot.
"No wonder you have never married! Men must fear to even go near you let alone speak to you!" Mr Capulet explained smirking.
"Look who's talking! I bet you drive women away with your complaints and your eye for perfection! Nothing ever suits you Mr Capulet! No wonder no women find you attractive!" Miss Montague said as Mr Capulet's smirk soon disappeared.
"Oh… Go to work you silly woman! I have jobs to do here and I don't need you distracting me with my own personal life! Now go live your boring silly life as an accountant and leave me alone!" Mr Capulet gave up before going back to his car cleaning.
"Fine!" Miss Montague sighed in victory yet again; he was just too easy to give up! "Good luck with that cleaning of yours Mr Capulet!" Miss Montague then got into her car and sat there for a moment. She waited for Mr Capulet to bend down to get more water from his bucket for his sponge and then she turned her car radio on really loud causing him to jump up in fright and bash himself on the face with a wet sponge. He grimaced while the soapy substance dripped all over his face and then looked at a laughing Miss Montague as she drove off in her car. Mr Capulet fumed and decided to yell at her as she drove off.
"I'll get you for that you stupid woman!" Mr Capulet roared fists blazing. Miss Montague smirked looking through her car mirror; yet again she had got her own way with Mr Capulet! It was just too easy!
"I'm sure you will!" Miss Montague smirked knowing full well he would plot against her but as always his plans went drastically wrong! But he wasn't the only one to get his plans wrong…
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Today Blueberry woke up feeling really terrible. She hadn't felt so good during the night but it wasn't as bad as this! But Blueberry decided to ride it out as she knew she would feel better if something else was on her mind, but she was wrong there! Very wrong indeed!
"Lady Blueberry, where would you like these plants putting?" a gnome walked up to Blueberry with a bunch of different flowers in his grasp. He looked a little off balance with all the plants he was holding but Blueberry hardly noticed at all. It took several moments for Blueberry to reply because she found it hard to focus on any task she had done today.
"Oh… place them over there!" Blueberry explained before clutching her stomach yet again. The gnome nodded and continued to walk off before turning back round to see his leader clutching her stomach whilst taking deep breaths.
"Uh… Lady Blueberry? You ok?" the gnome asked a little concerned and Blueberry put on a brave face and forced a smile.
"I'm fine Ronan! I just don't feel 100% today as all! But I will be fine!" Blueberry smiled and the gnome waited a second before replying.
"Ok then… But if you need anything my Lady just ask!" the gnome bowed a little whilst juggling his flowers before walking off.
"Thank you Ronan!" Blueberry said before walking off still breathing deeply and keeping her hand on her stomach.
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"Well… what do you think?" Redbrick smiled uncovering his hands from his wife's eyes. When June opened her eyes Redbrick heard a small gasp from June and he smiled as she began to get over the shock.
"WOW! Tulip bulbs? How did you know they were my favourite flower?" June inquired beginning to grin widely.
"Let's just say a little worm told me!" Redbrick replied placing an arm around June's waist.
"Don't you mean bird?" June asked receiving a funny glance from Redbrick.
"What?"
"You know that saying! 'A little bird told me!' I never heard the word 'worm' ever be used in that expression before!" June explained.
"Oh I always thought it was worm! My mistake!" Redbrick blushed and June chuckled.
"Well, worm or bird I am glad you found my favourite flower after half a year of marriage!" June kissed her husbands cheek before moving forward to inspect the bulbs herself.
"Well considering you never told me I decided to figure it out for myself! And after all, red tulips match your complexion!" Redbrick smiled putting his hand on June's smooth cheek. "I never thought such a beautiful gnome would fall for me! I feel like the luckiest man in the world!"
"Redbrick stop it!" June exclaimed feeling extremely embarrassed at her husbands behavior "You're behaving just like you did when we got married! It's not my birthday and it's most definitely not our anniversary! So what are you up to?"
"I just felt this part of the garden looked dull and boring with all those old pansies my father put in to grow ages ago! So I had the gnomes pull them out so we could plant some tulips in their place!" Redbrick explained as June smiled.
"So are we planting them or are you getting your fellow gnomes to do it?" June asked.
"No, we can do it! Together!" Redbrick said using a particular tone for the 'Together' part.
"Great! Now where shall we start?" June replied.
"Let's just start here!" Redbrick pointed out a decent spot and June smiled.
"Where ever did I get such a loyal and warm hearted husband?" June asked kneeling down to plant their first bulb.
"Where did I get such a beautiful and caring wife?" Redbrick smiled placing his hands over June's. As she looked up they both began to edge closer to each other and before they knew it they shared a very deep kiss. It would have remained that way if some little brat—eh I mean child came up to them and gave them a very disgusting look.
"EWWWWW!" the little child called out in disgust before running off screaming. Redbrick gave June the same look she did him and together they said in unison…
"Kids these days!"
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Blueberry decided to make her way over to Wisteria's pad to see if she was ok. Blueberry had managed to survive checking up on everyone else but surprisingly she felt no better. She felt sick and dizzy and she had odd pains in her stomach that came on for a few minuets before going again.
When Blueberry could see Wisteria she noticed she was dancing. She was playing some catchy new music that had obviously just come out recently. It didn't help Blueberry or her stomach at that point in time to see Wisteria jumping around doing different dance moves while Blueberry felt very dizzy herself. As Blueberry made her way over to Wisteria she then noticed Toadstool and Fungie were also jumping about gleefully. She then stopped walking and shut her eyes for several moments trying to get rid of the feeling that she was going to faint, as well as shutting her eyes Blueberry took in some deep breaths which helped a little bit. Once she opened her eyes she noticed Wisteria had turned her music off and rushed over to her friend excitedly.
"Blueberry! Just the person I wanted to see! Last night when you went out for that walk, me and Gnorman got talking and we came up with some amazing ideas for the garden! Would you like to come in so I can tell you?" Wisteria offered not even knowing the condition Blueberry was in.
"Of course Wisteria!" Blueberry said but putting a sudden hand near her head. She felt as if she were about to collapse and it would seem a good idea if Blueberry actually sat down.
"Now don't jump up and scream at me for these ideas!" Wisteria began as Blueberry sat down. Wisteria had no idea her friend felt extremely woozy and sick but continued to make the problem worse by talking none stop. Blueberry was trying to pay attention to Wisteria but couldn't because of how she felt all of a sudden. Her stomach pains were now kicking in ten fold and her head span around like a weathervane on a blustery day, it also didn't help that Blueberry felt extremely sick at this very moment. "Now Gnorman said that we could have a conversion in here and make the pad bigger!" Wisteria went on and suddenly Blueberry clutched her mouth and blurted out.
"Wisteria…"
"You know I for one would love a bigger conversion! More room for all these records and…" Wisteria went on not noticing her friend at all.
"Wisteria?" Blueberry continued now feeling a horrible feeling inside her throat.
"Let me finish Blueberry! Now if we converted this place and made it larger there would be more room for little Toadstool and Fungie to play and then they wouldn't get in my way!"
"WISTERIA!" Blueberry finally blurted out and when Wisteria turned around she saw a sight she would rather not have seen. Blueberry was sick all over Wisteria's furniture and floor and Wisteria's reaction to this was VERY unexpected.
"Blueberry! Why did you have to be sick all over my furniture! The colour combination looks terrible!" Wisteria wined and as Blueberry recovered from that ordeal she gave her friend such a weird sort of glare.
"Oh I'm sorry! Perhaps next time I should get a colour chart out and make sure my sick matches the colour of your furniture! Perhaps you could at least help me for once!" Blueberry snapped and Wisteria decided to help her.
"What can I do?" Wisteria asked.
"Well go find a doctor would be a good start!" Blueberry explained and Wisteria nodded before rushing outside.
"Doctor… got it!" Wisteria rushed off only to be called back by Blueberry.
"And Wisteria!" Wisteria then popped her head around the pad entrance as Blueberry spoke "get Gnorman too! I really need him with me right now!"
"Doctor and Gnorman… got it! Will you need anything or anyone else?" Wisteria asked.
"Yes… thanks Wistie!" Blueberry smiled and Wisteria returned it.
"I guess I'll have to clean this up later! But it's alright!" Wisteria replied before rushing off to find the doctor and Gnorman.
"Brilliant!" Blueberry muttered to herself clutching her stomach whilst having to sit and wait for Wisteria to return. "This is all I need!"
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"HE'S WHAT?" Pansy roared looking down at several of her friends who were now literally pooping himself in terror.
"Uh… he's… digging…" one of the gnomes stammered shaking like a leaf as he stepped forward or was rather pushed forward by his friends behind.
"Well…out with it!" Boris demanded standing next to Pansy whilst holding his baby son in his arms. Tybalt was meant to be sleeping, but with loudmouth Pansy and her rough and tough partner Boris the chances of sleeping through this were slim. VERY slim if truth be told.
"He's digging out… your pansies and… replacing them with…tulip bulbs!" the gnome managed to say through clattering teeth. He sighed a sigh of relief when he managed to complete his sentence. But for Pansy on the other hand, well she was livid. Boris didn't seem angered by this but as he noticed Pansy's face turn a VERY dark shade of red he knew she was furious with what her idiotic brother was doing.
"Is June with him?" Pansy demanded and all of the gnomes nodded almost instantly and all together. Pansy then turned to Boris and spoke to him.
"Stay with Tybalt and make sure he's alright! I have a bone to pick with them two! A VERY BIG BONE!" Pansy said a little calmly to start off with but her anger was still very visible on her features.
"Yeah!" Boris replied just as Pansy stormed off clenching her fists as she went. Boris was glad he wasn't in Redbrick or June's shoes at that moment. They would have to answer to an extremely frustrated Pansy and that was not going to be a simple walk in the park for either of them. If Boris was Redbrick he would put a safety helmet on because things could get very nasty with Pansy. But Boris wasn't Redbrick, and neither did he want to be! Boris may not let his anger out as much as Pansy but he was a very tough and strong fella that you didn't want to get on the wrong side of!
Meanwhile Redbrick and June were planting their tulip bulbs and smiling as they did it. They hadn't spent this much time together for a while because they had so much to do! They had a garden to run after all! Every now and then they would look up at each other and smile. They were having fun together! But that fun was going to end quite drastically when a very furious Pansy came charging towards them, both fists and teeth clenched together tightly. Neither Redbrick nor June realized Pansy was quickly speeding towards them in an angry rage and both were about to be verbally abused by Pansy and her insults.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU TWO THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Pansy came out of no where fists blazing. Both Redbrick and June swiftly stood up and faced Pansy, both shocked and confused by her sudden appearance.
"We are planting new plants Pansy… I thought that would be obvious to you!" June snapped sarcastically not knowing how furious Pansy was at this point. Pansy immediately turned to June and snarled.
"I was talking to my brother you stupid tart! Now stay the hell out of this!" Pansy snapped and then turned to her brother.
"Don't you even dare speak about my wife like that! She is the joint leader of this garden and you shall show her some respect!" Redbrick told his sister but she continued to glare.
"SHUT UP REDBRICK! Playing the hero has never suited you! You proved that when you shoved me to the ground to save that petty Lady Blueberry next door!" Pansy roared and Redbrick gave her a very cold glare. He didn't notice June's sudden look of disbelief. Did she just say he saved Lady Blueberry? When was this? Weren't they worst enemies?
"Well that was some time ago and I had a different mind back then! But I will not have you insulting my wife!" Redbrick replied and Pansy crossed her arms.
"Well you're a fool then! For I have many more insults for her and for you! But that is not what I came here for! I came here to ask what in the name of bloody hell are you doing to my plants?" Pansy decided to bring back the subject into the conversation. Didn't he realize what these pansies represented? Or didn't he care?
"Your plants?" June asked slightly confused.
"Pansy, these plants are old and shabby and they need to be replaced!" Redbrick explained quite calmly, this made Pansy even angrier with him. He didn't care! Just as she suspected!
"OLD AND SHABBY? You know full well dad planted these plants for a reason! He planted these to try and get me to respond to no longer being the future leader of the reds. Even though I didn't wish for these to be planted, I saw no point not to let our father dedicate something to me for once in his damn life! You can't take them down and replace them with these stupid ugly plants! These pansies were the only thing that reminded me that this garden needed me! If you think for one moment that these plants will make this garden more attractive, then you're extremely wrong! If you take these pansies down I will never forgive you!" Pansy swore and Redbrick then took a brave step forward. He was about to say something he would never say to anyone, especially his own sister! But she deserved it! She was trying to ruin his life! No longer would he put up with her getting her own way!
"I do not seek your forgiveness! Nor do I appreciate you insulting me or June in that way! Too long now I have put up with you getting your own way and picking on innocent gnomes for your own personal gain and enough if enough! We will plant these tulips and we will dedicate them to my darling wife, June here! Father may have planted these pansies in honor of you in the hope that it would shut you up about not being leader but I am afraid father was wrong! It didn't change anything and you're revealing yourself to be a bigger brat than you ever was before! Welcome to reality Pansy! Now clear off before I get some gnomes to superglue you to your pedestal!" Redbrick warned feeling a big rush of adrenaline and anger as he said this. He had wanted to say this to Pansy for years and now he was finally saying it to her! Not only was Pansy taken aback by what he was saying but so was June. He had never been this overprotective before!
"YOU WOULDN'T DARE TRY! YOU DON'T SCARE ME!" Pansy snarled stubbornly crossing her arms and remaining where she stood.
"Try me! I am Lord Redbrick and sister or no sister… YOU WILL OBEY ME!" Redbrick said and Pansy refused to give in now! She wouldn't back down! Not to him she wouldn't!
"You know what Redbrick… I pity you, I really do! You have no future heir to your apparent 'succession' and you're trying to drag me down to your level! Well I can tell you now; my Tybalt will grow up to hate his uncle! And when a certain day comes, you may regret the day you were ever born!" Pansy exclaimed before turning around and walking away slowly and nastily. Redbrick was speechless for several minuets after all that arguing and June felt extremely proud of him for how he stood up to her like that.
"Oh Redbrick I'm so proud of you!" June jumped happily into his arms and gave him a deep hug. Redbrick hugged her but his eyes were still trying to focus on what he had just done. Did he really just stand up to his sister and win? Well the day was getting better and better for him if he did!
"Did I just stand up to my sister?" Redbrick asked in a slight daze as June released herself from their embrace.
"Yes you did!" June exclaimed sounding very proud. "You showed her whose boss!"
"I guess I did, didn't I?" Redbrick smiled now finally getting a grip on reality.
"But I have a question…" June's smile slowly faded away to a look of confusion. Redbrick noticed this and decided to ask her what was on her mind.
"And what's that?" Redbrick smiled but his smile also faded away as June looked away and then looked back before speaking.
"It's what Pansy said… Did you really save Lady Blueberry from her?" June asked and Redbrick inwardly cursed himself but tried not to let it show in front of June. Why did Pansy have to bring that up? Now June will be asking so many questions I would rather not answer! Damn you Pansy! DAMN YOU!
"Yes…" Redbrick replied finally. June noticed his expression had changed, it seemed, distant. June had no idea what was on his mind but it was obvious this particular subject was making him feel awkward. But June decided to press the matter further. She had a right to know what happened.
"So why did you save her? Aren't you meant to be arch rivals?" continued to ask and Redbrick decided to tell her the truth. Just as long as she didn't ask for too many details.
"Oh I saved her when there was no feud. I wasn't enemies with her back then! But things changed…" Redbrick explained going rather distant yet again as he spoke.
"So what happened?" June asked. It was obvious she wanted to know what had caused the feud. No one had told her because they didn't bring the subject up! Many would have probably forgotten by now and just used the feud as an excuse to fight with the blues. But Redbrick remembered well! Only too well! But it seemed like a distant memory now; A LOT had changed ever since that painful day and the other painful ones that followed! But he knew June would only press the matters further until he eventually told her so it was a good idea just to get it out of the way with and tell her now. That way, she would probably stop asking all these painful questions.
"It was out in the alleyway. I used to be friends with Lady Blueberry and her friend Wisteria," Redbrick began but secretly thought 'Well more than friends if truth be told with Blueberry…' "And we had spent a day in another garden and as we returned Pansy showed up! Now Pansy and Wisteria had been past enemies and Pansy used to bully Wisteria and treat her like dirt!"
"Doesn't she do that to everyone?" June stated but Redbrick shook his head.
"No this was much worse! When me and Lady Blueberry got to the scene we found Wisteria on the floor with her hat in pieces! Pansy had chopped her entire hat off and didn't care at all! Then Lady Blueberry very bravely went to stand up to Pansy but ended up almost getting smashed herself! Then our parents came out and my father and mother did nothing to stop Pansy from trying to smash poor Blueberry!" Redbrick explained further and would've continued if it wasn't for June's sudden interruption.
"Wait, Blueberry? I thought her name was Lady Blueberry?" June reminded him, her expression going a little sly. It was as if he had something to hide! But June wasn't entirely sure!
"Yes, of course… Lady Blueberry! And anyway Lady Blueberry was about to get smashed by my sister and I decided that if no one else would help her, I would!"
"What did you do?"
"The only thing I could! I dragged Pansy off of her and told her to leave her alone! But then our parents declared war on each other! And that was that! Pansy got what she wanted! At the expense of our friendship with the blues and Wisteria's hat!" Redbrick finally ended secretly praying that June would back off now she knew how the feud had begun. But unfortunately for him June decided to continue to ask questions. Questions he would never dream of answering to his 'now' wife!
"You speak very highly of Lady Blueberry! Are you sure you didn't have a thing for her back then?" June smiled a little but was too curious for her own good. Despite the fact she had not idea what he went through she continued to inquire further not even knowing Redbrick was feeling deeply and truly sad on the inside.
Redbrick didn't know what to do or to say! He had two options. Option 1: Tell June the truth and feel that she would take as much advantage of the feud as everyone else did because she was jealous and envious of Blueberry. Or option 2: Tell her a lie and keep his feelings to himself a lot more! It would only cause more pain and rivalry if he told June the truth so Redbrick did something he rarely did. He went for option 2!
"No! Me and Lady Blueberry were just friends! But like many other gnomes, friends turn into enemies in a feud! June I swear you are the one I love and am loyal to! I wouldn't go to her any day because I hate Lady Blueberry and any blue gnome in that dreaded garden!" Redbrick said confidently but deep down he knew that was untrue. He didn't hate every gnome in the blue garden! What had Wisteria done to gain his hate? Blueberry most certainly did something to get his hate but not Wisteria! But deep down in Redbrick's heart he still cared for Blueberry even though he refused to show it! But Redbrick still loved June like no other gnome! But he did really care for the blues deep inside his soul… And perhaps one day he would prove that to himself…
"Well at least you're sure of that! I would hate to have a husband who fell in love with who was meant to be his rival! But I'm so glad you're so faithful to me!" June exclaimed hugging her husband yet again. She then let go and looked down at their tulip bulbs that they were planting before Pansy rudely interrupted. "Well these tulip bulbs aren't gonna plant themselves! You gonna help me?" June turned to Redbrick who had been staring up at the sky aimlessly. "Redbrick?" June asked concernedly but got his attention.
"Hmm?"
"Are you gonna help me plant these bulbs or not?" June asked pointing to the tulips underneath them.
"Oh, no I would like to go for a walk! You know, clear my head a little! That argument with Pansy has left me with a bit of a headache…" Redbrick exclaimed feeling his head a little.
"Well ok then… but don't be too long! I can't plant all these by myself!" June explained and Redbrick nodded before walking off slowly. "Bye!" June called out but surprisingly got no reply. June was a little concerned for Redbrick but she believed his excuse for having a headache and most of all she believed Redbrick's lie about Blueberry! So June barely knew what Redbrick was thinking. She knew he would be his normal self in no time.
As Redbrick walked around he felt an ease of guilt and dishonesty as he knew he had lied to his own wife! But at the same time Redbrick felt sad for what had happened. He had no intentions of telling June what had happened between him and Blueberry. The past should be left in the past! Shouldn't it? And besides, nothing could come of the past! Nothing would ever come between Redbrick and Blueberry ever again! She had Gnorman whilst he had June! And Redbrick felt there would be no better way. But at the same time Redbrick was sad of what had become of his previous relationship! He was sad it ended the way it did! But deep down he knew it was the right thing to do!
They were now, and always will be… Memories of the past!
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"Blueberry! Are you alright?" Gnorman asked as he came rushing into Wisteria's pad. He looked deeply concerned for Blueberry as he saw she looked dreadful! Blueberry still felt terrible but she felt a little better now she had her husband there to comfort her!
"I will be Gnorman!" Blueberry replied and then looked around "Where's Wisteria and the doctor?"
"They're on their way! But as soon as Wisteria told me I came rushing over here to see how you were! Oh your poor thing!" Gnorman sympathized and Blueberry felt deeply touched. She was about to hug her husband for comfort but then the doctor and Wisteria came into the pad. The doctor suddenly halted where he stood and his face went into a look of disgust.
"Oh my… you have made a mess here!" the doctor exclaimed.
"And guess who has to clean it up?" Wisteria asked and the doctor glanced as she pointed at herself.
"We'll worry about that later Wisteria! Now let me examine Lady Blueberry!" the doctor explained as he stepped closer to Blueberry. Gnorman still sat next to her for comfort but decided to ask a simple question.
"Should me and Wisteria leave?" Gnorman asked.
"I would prefer it if you did! Then I can examine Lady Blueberry more closely!" the doctor replied as Gnorman nodded and stood up.
"Gnorman don't leave me!" Blueberry instantly grabbed her husbands arm and he looked down at her sympathetically.
"I have to dear! But we will be just outside if you need us!" Gnorman explained.
"Promise?" Blueberry asked.
"Yes honey! We will be just outside!" Gnorman exclaimed as he finally got Blueberry to let go of his arm. Then he and Wisteria made their way outside as the doctor stepped closer to Blueberry to examine her closely.
"Now Lady Blueberry, let's see what is wrong shall we?" the doctor said calmly as he sat nearby Blueberry and began to examine her. "Describe how you feel currently."
"Sick, drained, tired, dizzy and stomach pains… the list goes on!" Blueberry replied as the doctor shone a big light into her eyes.
"I see…" the doctor began which made Blueberry feel agitated. She hated it when people said "I see" like that! It made her feel unsecured and that the person examining her had no idea what they were doing. It also reminded her of her mother when she wasn't paying attention. And that wasn't a pleasant thought after her mother was now gone!
"Do you know what's wrong with me?" Blueberry asked before the doctor shoved a thermometer down her mouth. Blueberry knew that if he stuck it anymore further at the back of her throat she would throw up over him! And she didn't really want to do that! She still felt guilty for the first part.
"All in good time Lady B! Now I need you to answer a few questions for me!" the doctor then grabbed a pen and paper and began to write down notes.
"Ok…"
"How long have these feelings been going on for?"
"The last few days… but it hasn't been this bad and I only felt them every now and again!" Blueberry answered and the doctor nodded.
"I see…" the doctor said again "And do you think it's an illness?"
"I don't know, illnesses don't usually last this long do they?"
"I will agree not usually…" the doctor added "And the stomach pains, have they come and gone in an often pattern?"
"Yes actually… over every ten minuets per pain! It really hurts in my abdomen especially! I feel like someone has speared a trowel right through my stomach!" Blueberry exclaimed clutching her stomach again as she felt another pain coming along.
"Right… well I will have to conduct a few more tests before I can prove or not prove my suspicions!" the doctor explained leaving Blueberry very baffled.
"What suspicions?"
"Oh not to worry! They will soon be proven either right or wrong! Don't you worry about a thing Lady B! Everything is going to be fine!" the doctor exclaimed confidently putting his glasses on to do a few more tests. If his suspicions were correct, something marvelous could happen!
Meanwhile outside Wisteria and Gnorman waited anxiously for the doctor to give them the all clear. They both sat on the grass and while Gnorman just sat there in deep thought, Wisteria decided it would be a good idea to fiddle with grass. They were both nervous and concerned for Blueberry's sake! They both cared deeply for her and hoped she was alright!
"There's a dead bug in this grass…" Wisteria muttered to herself but interrupted Gnorman's train of thought in the process.
"Huh?" Gnorman glanced at Wisteria who continued to poke the bug. She then placed it in her hand and examined it closely.
"A dung beetle…" Wisteria said with a look of admiration for the dead creature, this made Gnorman chuckle a little.
"You do know that dung beetles eat poop right?" Gnorman asked knowing it was obvious Wisteria had no idea that they did. When Wisteria heard this she immediately through the dung beetle away faster than a fish out of water.
"EWWWW! And I touched that thing?" Wisteria looked at her hand in disgust and then wiped it down Gnorman's arm.
"Wisteria keep your own germs!" Gnorman laughed moving away from Wisteria who continued to wipe down her hand on his arm.
"How was I to know that beetle eats poop?" Wisteria asked then giving up and wiping her hand on the ground.
"It's actually quite obvious Wistie! Poop = dung! I thought you knew that?" Gnorman replied still laughing at Wisteria.
"Well I never would have guessed! I mean I have heard of dung but I never realized it meant poop!" Wisteria exclaimed feeling a little silly.
"You seriously need to get out more Wisteria!" Gnorman said and suddenly Wisteria frowned.
"I would! If it wasn't for Pansy…" and then suddenly Wisteria and Gnorman both went quiet. Finally Wisteria decided to speak and break the silence a bit more. "How do you think she's doing?"
"I don't know…" Gnorman said sadly.
"Oh she'll be fine! I've known Blueberry most of my life and I can tell you she has been far worse than this!" Wisteria said to try and cheer Gnorman up.
"Really?" Gnorman asked hopefully.
"Oh who am I kidding of course I haven't!" Wisteria slapped her head frustrated "That was Uncle Edwin! And he was smashed then!"
"Oh nice!" Gnorman said glumly. That was all he needed to cheer up!
"Don't worry! He was old anyway! And Blueberry is in no way, shape or form going to get smashed anytime soon! Perhaps she's just ill or something!" Wisteria exclaimed hopefully.
"I can only hope so…" Gnorman replied and silence then fell on them again.
Back inside Wisteria's pad Blueberry awaited the doctor's diagnosis. The doctor had made thorough calculations and he now knew what was wrong with Blueberry. It was now time to tell her the news.
"Well doctor? Am I ill or better off dead?" Blueberry asked and the doctor smiled happily toward her which made her feel a little on edge.
"Far from that I am afraid! I have some good news for you, but I would like to have your husband and Wisteria present when I show you your results!" the doctor explained and Blueberry sighed.
"Very well bring them back in please!" Blueberry commanded and the doctor nodded before going outside to get Wisteria and Gnorman. There was something about what the doctor had just said. Good news? What could possibly be good about having an illness? Or perhaps it wasn't an illness at all…
"And as you can see, she's in perfect health!" The doctor spoke as he entered the pad with Wisteria and Gnorman behind him.
"She doesn't look in perfect health to me! I mean, she threw up all over my furniture!" Wisteria exclaimed and Blueberry rolled her eyes in annoyance.
"That's perfectly normal in the condition she's in!" the doctor replied pointing at Blueberry. The doctor stopped pointing when he realized he was being given weird looks by everyone in the room.
"And what condition is she in doctor?" Gnorman asked still giving him weird looks.
"Well I have conducted some tests and I have only come up with the most valid answer possible…"
"Which is?" Wisteria added.
"I must congratulate you Lady Blueberry and Lord Gnorman!" the doctor exclaimed happily "you're going to have a baby!"
Once the doctor said this the room went completely silent for several moments. The doctor watched as Wisteria, Gnorman and Blueberry took this information in. While Wisteria's face went from sudden surprise to eager excited ness, Gnorman's remained shocked completed and Blueberry just looked down with a blank expression.
This was not the reactions the doctor would expect from Blueberry and Gnorman. But it was a sudden shock to them both and being told the news that they were about to become parents would have to sink in to their big blue hats. At least this reaction wasn't like what happened to Pansy all those months ago. It was lucky that the reds doctor had survived that traumatic experience at all!
But this baby would bring great joy to all of the blues lives and Gnorman and Blueberry would be the luckiest parents on the planet!
Authors note: Well I must say I am particularly impressed with what I did with this chapter! I hope you all liked it! And tomorrow is Halloween so have a great day! Please review! I really want to know what you think! Thanks!