And So Begins The End...(Kain, Faizah)

[Stormy]

Reya had been experiencing odd semi-symptoms, so she had regretfully gone to one of the doctors in residence at Rocky. Her request was merely to have a general bloodwork done, checking for any possible reason she had been having the cramps and moodiness, as that was what she experienced most of the time. To end her request, she had told the doctor that she wanted to hear not a word from him, and that she just wanted the paper so she could come to terms with whatever it told her by herself, by her own means.

She never expected what the results would actually tell her.

She had merely thought it was just a cold or something similar, or her late cycle. But what she actually saw made her do something very unlike her normal rough-and-tough self. She returned to her weyr, the paper folded and crumpled in her clenched hand, and wept for close to an hour.

What would her family think? A pregnancy out of wedlock. Even if marriage wasn't the norm at these Weyrs.

Once she had regained most of her composure, she tucked the paper with the results into her pocket, then grabbed a paper and pencil, scribbling a quick note for Kain to meet her in the Weyrbowl, stuck it in his door, then hurried down to the Bowl.

After a couple minutes of waiting, she was doubting her resolve at being able to hold her composure through telling Kain, and she was also unsure if Kain would even show up. What if he wasn't in his weyr and wouldn't be returning to it for a while? She sighed rather miserably, slumping against the wall and then sliding to the floor, pulling her knees to her chest.

There was always the Pernese option...betweening the child...

No. She couldn't do that to the being growing in her womb. The child hadn't chosen to come into existence. All this could have been avoided if she hadn't gone wandering that night of the Isle green's flight...She didn't regret the result, not really. What she regretted were the circumstances that led to this reality. With a joyless laugh, she pondered what Kain's reaction would be to what it was she had to tell him.

Then she realized he would have two reactions. The possibly more entertaining one would be the reveal of their child. But he would likely notice her...less than stellar appearance. She was sure that, by this point, her eyes were red and her face somewhat puffy from her earlier weeping.

[FaizahPandora]

Kain had found the note when he returned to his room, Faizah at his side, to retrieve some paperwork. He frowned at the note, feeling a sense of urgency somehow, and wondered what it was that could be wrong. Reya had generally avoided him since their night together, which upset Kain to a degree.

He arched a brow at Faizah, who was reading over his arm due to being too short to read over his shoulder. Her brow furrowed, and she looked at Kain a moment. A look that said no matter what was wrong, it was all his fault. Kain sighed.

"What happened, Kain?" Faizah asked, taking the note and reading through it again.

"Remember when that Isle green came, and Gorth chased?" Kain asked, his voice more than a little embarrassed and nervous. Faizah nodded, prompting him to continue. Kain sighed. "Gorth didn't wait for me before he went to Isle. I was wandering the weyr, and Reya found me. She offered herself to assuage the flightlust, knowing what it entailed I hope. Since the morning after, I haven't really seen her. I think she might be avoiding me... and now this." He finished.

Faizah just sighed at him, pointed towards the Weyrbowl, and told him to march. Kain laughed lightly and headed for where the note said to meet Reya. He was worried, to say the least, and hoped she was alright. Kain had a soft spot for the wher candidate that looked so much like his best friend.

Kain knew Faizah was following him, but he didn't much care. When they reached the Weyrbowl, he began searching for Reya. For having such bright hair, Reya and Faizah could easily blend into the scenery at Rocky. Which baffled the Weyrleader...

He spotted Reya, sitting slumped against the wall. Her eyes looked red, as if she had been crying. His heart lept into his chest at the sight of her so obviously upset. He rushed to her...

When Kain reached Reya he knelt down in front of her. His hands framed her face, forcing her to look at him. "What's wrong? What has happened?" He asked in fear and urgency.

Faizah stood off to the side, not wanting to interrupt the moment. She had come just to find out what had happened, and what the problem was. If there was a problem...

[Stormy]

Reya's mind had wandered far from the stony expanse that was Rocky's Weyrbowl, but she returned to reality once she sensed movement in front of her, and hands touched her face. She almost flinched from the sudden contact, startled from her thoughts.

Her green eyes, like smokey flint with her inner turmoil, sought his. "Kain, I...I'm...I think I'm pregnant..." she whispered. Then, in case he didn't really understand, she added, just as quiet, "With your child..."

She didn't really appreciate that Faizah had come along, but she had likely been with him when he discovered the note. And Faizah was the Weyrwoman and likely needed to know about such things...but she just wasn't ready to reveal it to anyone but Kain just yet. She was still trying to come to terms with having an infant growing inside her herself. And she had an hour to digest this information and come to terms with it. Kain had only just had this knews thrown at him.

She waited a moment for his reaction, then just sighed, "I...understand...if you don't want to be a part of the child's life..."

[FaizahPandora]

"Kain, I...I'm...I think I'm pregnant...With your child..."

Kain blinked in surprise. A baby? His baby? She was pregnant, with his child...?

Kain abruptly sat down in front of her, shock and surprise written all over his face. He was going to be a father. The thought had never really crossed his mind, being a father. But he found he didn't mind the thought. He rather liked it. He was going to be a father...!

A smile broke across his face. He had almost forgotten he was sitting across from Reya, and that Faizah was standing about five feet to the side. But he lost his smile when he heard Reya's next words.

"I...understand...if you don't want to be a part of the child's life..."

Kain leaned forward again, framing her face in his hands once more. "Reya, Reya..." He whispered. He looked into her green eyes, where he could see doubt and fear. "Of course I want to be part of the child's life. I want it more than anything. I'm just a little surprised, is all." He smiled at her, leaning in and pressing a small kiss to her forehead.

Faizah cocked her head to the side, confusion written all over her face. She had no idea what was going on, but it had to be interesting since Kain was acting strange. The man had practically fallen on his arse with the first words Reya spoke. She sighed, waiting patiently for them to notice her again and to fill her in on what was going on.

[Stormy]

A relieved smile eased Reya's stressed features, closing her eyes when Kain leaned forward to kiss her forehead. She pushed herself away from the wall and toward Kain, wanting to be held. She wasn't sure why she hadn't seen him for as long as it had been, but every time she had gone to find him to even just talk, she could never find him.

If Kain thought she and Faizah disappeared into the scene all too easily, he never really thought about himself. He was practically a ninja, the way he was there one moment and then gone the next. It was...rather unfair.

"I'm glad," she mumbled. "I'm glad you want to be a part of our child's life. I don't think it'd be fair for them not to have a father around."

Then she recalled Faizah was there and felt her cheeks heat up. She was not used to people seeing her be affectionate or amorous with another, and she felt it hurt her reputation as the tough girl. But she didn't care at the moment. She was just worried about unforseeable things, things that would only show themselves later down the road.

Kain might be willing to alert Faizah of what was going on, but she was unwilling to inform a mere acquaintance, regardless of how much they looked alike, of such a personal occurance. It was an odd way of thinking, but such was her mindset at that moment.

[FaizahPandora]

Kain held her when she practically crawled into his lap. He gladly held her. As he held her, one hand reached up and gently stroked her hair. He began to rock them back and forth, comforting her.

A baby. Kain still couldn't completely wrap his head around the idea. But he did like it. A baby... He was going to be a father. And Kain knew that he wanted this child. He wanted to be a father, he wanted to be in the child's life, he wanted the sleepless nights and the stressful days. And he knew that Faizah would help, as much as she could. Faizah loved kids...

"Let's go inside. It's cold out here..." Kain murmured to Reya.

Without giving her time to complain, he picked her up and began carrying her inside. Faizah was facing the Weyr now, having turned her back to give them some privacy. At her arched brow, Kain simply smiled and gave her a look that said 'Tell you later'...

[Stormy]

Reya was content simply to be in Kain's arms, but then he started moving. At first it was just a simple rock, the movement slowly working its way into her earlier panic and anxiety before eating it away. However, then he shifted and stood up, taking her with him.

She didn't squeak or really make a sound, but her arms immediately went around his neck, a startled look on her face before she came to terms with what was happening.

"Let's go inside. It's cold out here..."

"O-okay," came her confused reply, shifting slightly to get more comfortable in his arms. She saw Faizah's confused look and was almost tempted to 'accidentally' drop the results paper, but that would require moving, and that was one thing she didn't feel like doing at that exact moment.

[FaizahPandora]

As soon as they were inside, with Faizah trailing behind, Kain turned towards the Infirmiry. He didn't say anything, and hoped Reya wouldn't notice until they were already there. He knew, from his mother and sisters, that the early months of pregnancy was the most risky. Miscarriages could happen for seemingly no reason. And Kain couldn't let that happen. He wanted this baby...

"What is going on?" Faizah finally demanded. She had gotten tired of blindly following Kain and Reya. There was obviously something going on...

Kain sighed. "You'll see in a minute. She needs an ultrasound." He shot over his shoulder, continueing towards the Infirmiry.

Faizah froze in the hallway. "Ultrasound for what?!" She exclaimed. It must have hit her then. "Is she pregnant?" She called after him, hurrying to catch up with the long legged Crow prince that was her friend.

Kain nodded, not saying a word, as he turned into the Infirmiry. He glared at the doctor. "Get the ultrasound ready. Now." He said. The doctor jumped to do his bidding.

[Stormy]

Well, moving was something she didn't want to do...until she realized where he was taking her. She glowered up at him once she realized she would be going back to the Infirmary. "Really?" she muttered up at him. She was going to argue further, but something in his tone when he snapped at the doctor stopped her.

She didn't need an ultrasound. If there was one thing Reya knew how to do, it was take care of herself...outside of her fights. And she'd be damned if she let him stop that little bit of fun! She was as healthy as a horse! And if fate deemed the child was not to be, then who was she to stop it?

Though she did want this child as much as Kain...

Till must have finally sensed her distressed and came out from between with a shriek, diving at Kain. Reya unwound her arms from Kain's neck to catch the diving flitter, scolding him at the same time. It reminded her of after the flight, when they were both waking up. However, unlike then, she was not on a flat bed. She was in the arms of a moving human, which was less stable than a bed, needless to say.

Her second arm was just unwinding from around Kain's neck when one of them shifted in the wrong direction; maybe it was her leaning toward the brown to catch him, maybe it was Kain moving back to avoid the firelizard. Either way, it startled her enough that she squeaked, shifted back toward Kain, and wrapped her arms around him more tightly than before, eyes wide in her shock.

[FaizahPandora]

Kain heard the shriek of an angry flit. He managed to catch a movement of brown from the corner of his eye, and took a hurried step back to avoid the diving creature. At the same time, Reya unwound her arms from his neck, seemingly to catch the flit, as she scolded him. The sudden imbalance, which Kain quickly corrected, must have startled Reya. With a squeak she wound her arms around his neck again, holding on more tightly than before.

Kain made a small shushing sound. "I've got you, Reya." He whispered to her, holding her tightly. He didn't care much where the flit had gone; it wasn't his concern.

Faizah finally caught up to them, at the same time the doctor said the ultrasound was ready. Kain walked forward, stepping into the ultrasound room as if he owned it. Which in a sense, was true... Faizah followed, repeating her question.

"Is she pregnant, Kain?" She asked. She didn't bother asking Reya since the girl seemed to not want to talk. She didn't mind though. It was much easier to get answers out of Kain.

[Stormy]

Recovering from the shock of almost rolling out of Kain's arms and faceplanting onto the ground, Reya heard Kain murmur, "I've got you, Reya." Taking a deep breath to recollect herself, she nodded slightly.

And then Faizah was asking Kain a second time if she was pregnant. "You want to see what I had to see? Here," Reya said, not trying to sound confrontational about it. She pulled one arm away from Kain's neck, digging in her pocket for the paper. Once she had it free from the tyrannical clutches of her jeans' pocket, she reached to hand it to Faizah.

Sure, she could have handed it to Kain to have him give it to her, but this was what she had thought of first. She usually stuck with her first option or choice, and besides, the thought of giving it to Kain didn't occur to her until she was already extending her arm to Faizah.

And now she had to deal with the doctor... It wasn't that she hated doctors, she just...never really trusted other people with her wellbeing. People tended to be rather...stupid at times. But an ultrasound didn't involve needles, or medicine, or ingesting anything, or probing anywhere...technically.

If using an ultrasound was considered probing, then sure, this involved probing, but this was just more of observation than anything else. Besides, now that she was there, she was anxious to see just how their child was faring.

[FaizahPandora]

Faizah took the folded and crumbled piece of paper from Reya as Kain set her down on the ultrasound table. Unfolding it, she quickly scanned the paper, her expression becoming more intrigued as she read. Finally she sighed, folded the paper again, and handed it back to Reya.

"First Nakia, now Reya... At least there is only the two of you..." She murmured to herself.

Kain ignored her, taking a seat next to Reya. The doctor asked Reya to pull her shirt up enough to expose her stomach and lower abdoman.

((Sorry for the short post...))

[Stormy]

Reya took the paper back from Faizah, heard the other redhead muttering to herself, then added in an equal mutter to herself, "There are, not there is..."

Once she had the paper with the results back in her pocket, she did as the doctor asked, feeling the color rush up to her cheeks at being so...exposed...in front of anyone. Well, in front of Kain, maybe not so much. But the doctor was a man, and Faizah was there...

The grumbling she was muttering to herself stuck in her throat as the doctor applied the gel, her voice jumping up to the loud oath of "Merda!". It was cold! "Stronzo! Si potrebbe hanno scaldato esso! Ecco perché io odio medici. E non preoccuparti di succhiare a me, ti odio! Non volete me ti odio di più!" she hissed at him in Italian, swatting at him. Her eyes glinted like emerald ice, but there wasn't much else she could do with the gel on her stomach and her shirt in her hand.

[FaizahPandora]

Kain couldn't help but laugh a little, as Reya yelled at the doctor in Italian. The doctor looked quite frightened, standing at least a foot away from Reya with the ultrasound rod. Kain waved him forward once Reya had stopped yelling.

"Just want to know how far along she is, and if the baby is healthy." Kain told the doctor.

The doctor nodded and stepped forward, setting the rod against Reya's stomach. Blurry images popped up on the screen. The doctor contemplated the images intently. In the meantime, Faizah stepped out of the room. She paced outside, thinking to herself.

Kain watched the monitor closely. He couldn't see any images in there, but he trusted the doctor knew what was there. The man had gone to college for this, so he damn well better know what he was doing...!

"See here?" The doctor asked, highlighting a section on the monitor for them to see. "This shows normal fetus development." The doctor paused for a moment, moving the rod. "Looks like there is only one fetus..." He paused again.

Kain nodded as the doctor explained. But he began to get impatient again everytime the doctor paused. One baby, seemingly healthy. Sounded good. But what he wanted to know was how far along was Reya...?

The doctor spoke again. "And looks like she is about five weeks along..."

[Stormy]

Reya watched the monitor as the doctor both shifted the wand and pointed stuff out on the monitor. "So..." she started in a contemplative mutter. "The steady growth at this stage would help explain the cramping, right? Moodiness is the hormones, but it's the cramping I'm more worried about."

((Short post is short. x.x))

[FaizahPandora]

The doctor nodded. "Cramping, if only a little, is ok. It's your uterus stretching to accomadate the pregnancy." He explained.

Kain nodded in understanding. He thought he remembered some of this from health class, back in high school. Although he could be wrong. It might have been during one of Faizah's baby and pregnancy rampages...?

"How are you doing with the nausea?" The doctor asked. "Able to keep anything down?"

((Same here...))

[Stormy]

Reya cocked her head to the side, raising an eyebrow. "Nausea? Dottore, when I feel nauseous, you'll be...third to know. I'd be first, Kain would likely be second, and then we'll be having this dicussion again," she said rather bluntly.

"So yes, I've been able to keep everything down. Besides, doesn't pregnancy effect women differently? Some women barely feel any discomfort while other are miserable from day one to day of birth. Mayhaps the morning sickness won't bother me," she said with a shrug.

[FaizahPandora]

The doctor nodded. "That's true. However, nausea is such a common sypmtom that it's best to ask in the sense that a woman is suffering from it." He continued. He started to cleanup from the ultrasound, handing Reya a cloth to wipe the gel from her stomach. "So is it safe to assume you will be an active companion in the pregnancy?" The doctor asked, looking at Kain.

Kain was doing rather good. He was taking everything in stride. Nodding, Kain spoke up. "I don't plan on letting her leave my side..." Kain said. He glanced at Reya, giving her a small smile. He couldn't wait for this baby to come. He was surprised just how excited he was about this.

((Short post...))

[Stormy]

Reya gladly took the cloth and wiped herself down, watching the doctor and Kain. She returned his small smile, but then rolled her eyes at his next words. "Oh no, here comes the smothering," she said, though she meant it jokingly.

Her stomach now wiped clean of the ultrasound gel, she threw her shirt back down, the red flush in her cheeks finally starting to come down. Five weeks along, huh? That left thirty-five-ish weeks left before their child entered the world.

Sigh...such a long time to wait.

[FaizahPandora]

((A normal pregnancy is only 38 weeks...))

Kain, while not knowing Reya's thoughts, could completely agree if he had known her thoughts. Five weeks along, thirty three left to go. And in thirty of those weeks their child would grow immensely. Kain, thinking back on the rampages Faizah had gone on about fetus development, knew that in only about three months they would be able to find out the gender of the baby.

That thought made Kain pause. What would they have? A boy or a girl...? He could not imagine having a girl. That would be scary. Kain wasn't sure if that little girl would ever be able to go around any boys. Kain would be sitting outside her room with a foot long knife.

He decided to end those thoughts before they happened. Thinking like that, before he even knew the sex of the baby, would only make Kain sick. And he knew it. But he still smiled at Reya, turning to face her. "Oh yes. You are indeed going to be smothered, and spoiled too." He grinned, reaching for her. He nuzzled her neck and chuckled a little.

[Stormy]

((Ergo the -ish. My excuse is that she didn't pay attention in health or biology.))

Reya laughed as Kain pulled her to him and nuzzled her, playfully pushing at him. "Oh, stop it! You're going to ruin my hard earned reputation of being a tough cookie!"

She was about to give him another shove when she heard another shriek, sighed, and caught the diving firelizard before he attacked Kain. "Till! Knock it off! He didn't do anything to hurt me, so you need to calm down! Dolore nel culo..." she muttered once he reluctantly chirped acknowledgement. She released him, watching him take wing for a short distance, alighting on the top of the ultrasound monitor.

The redhead glared at him, then shook her head and rolled her eyes. "Sometimes...I regret ever finding that lizard's egg," she muttered to Kain.

((Muse went blah...))

[FaizahPandora]

((Same here. Are we done? Because I can't think of anything for Kain.))

[Stormy]

((I think so.))

[FaizahPandora]

((Lol. Okay. Next time we RP them is when Kain and Faizah stop her from getting in a fight, right?))

[Stormy]

((Yeah. Which will probably be Till's arrival thread. If I can ever talk him into making it...))