Squall awoke in a bed that wasn't his own and there was no one laying next to him. He could tell because his hand felt air.
Sitting up quickly he got out of the bed and walked towards the front of the room. His eyes focused in on a tall thick woman wearing glasses and a lab coat. Then his memory returned.
"Doctor. Is she okay?"
"Mr. Leonhart. Yes she is fine. She is resting in the next room if you'd like to see for yourself. "
Squall nodded and made his way to the other room, seeing Selphie with her eyes closed, hooked up to all sorts of machines. Squall raised his eyebrow and turned his head to regard the doctor.
"Is all of that really necessary?"
"Yes, its to not only to monitor her but the baby as well."
"Oh okay." Squall leaned against the door frame of Selphie's room and smiled.
"You know, Ive heard a lot about you ...and you definitely surprised me."
"In what way?" Squall inquired turning his head slightly to regard the doctor.
"I never expected to see you smile, for one and here you are with a carefree smileb on your lips. "
"Selphie... changed me." Squall replied with smiled twitching at his upper lip.
"Yes she did. Now both of you will be changed for the rest of your lives." The doctor said with a knowing look aimed towards Squall.
"Yeah."
"Squall, look at me for a moment."
Squall turned fully to face the doctor.
"I want you to promise me something. "
Squall, sensing what the doctor was going to ask of him looked down at the ground and spoke softly.
"I...can't promise that...but I will do my best to transfer our..." he thought for a moment, realizing he didn't know the gender of the baby but continued "baby to Trabia, should he or she decide to persue our way of life. Its less dangerous here.."
The doctor, satisfied with his answer, nodded and went back to her paperwork.
Squall turned back to look in Selphie's room and then looked thoughful for a moment. "Doctor..I have to let her friends know how she is doing. If she wakes uo can you let her know, please?"
"I sure will Squall. Now go and hurry back."
Squall nodded a thanks to the doctor and walked out of the infirmary, walking towards the wall she last saw Pho and Larissa sitting on. Thankful that they were still there he approached them and spoke. "Im not sure how you feel about this, Pho, but-"
"Is everything okay Squall?" Pho spoke up, cutting Squall off.
"Yes and no."
"What's wrong?" Pho asked, with a hint of worry tinged in her voice.
"She's not dying she's just.. pregnant. "
"What?"
"Yeah."
"How far along is she?"
"The doctor says about 2 months."
"Do you know its gender yet?"
"Not yet. Figured it could be a surprise. For both of us."
"Oh okay."
Squall nodded and pulled out his phone, dialed a number and held the phone up to his ear. After a few rings an older male voice answered.
"Squall?"
"HeadMaster, I have to take an extended leave of absence. "
"What's wrong?"
"Well..." Squall turned his head towards the infirmary.
End Chapter 11