(Note: I am pretty much ignoring continuity here...set it any
time you like after Usagi and Mamoru start sleeping in the same bed...)
MISCONCEPTION II
by Scott K. Jamison
(Takeuchi disclaimer)
When Usagi came out of the bathroom, Chibi-Usa looked at her
concernedly. "Was the ice cream bad?"
"Umm...Chibi-chan...do you know what year this is?"
"Sure! It's 1997! Why...oh." While the pink-haired girl was
quite bright, she'd inherited some of her mother's absent-mindedness,
which was probably why she'd neglected ever mentioning her older brother
before. "That's when Ichiro gets born! I'm gonna be a big sister! Ooh,
weird."
"Chibiusa, do you know where babies come from?"
"Well, when a man and a woman love each other very much, they
sleep together like you and Daddy do, and then the baby grows in the
Mommy's tummy, right?"
"Right. It takes about nine months from start to finish. And
since there are only twelve months in 1997..."
"You mean Ichiro is inside you right now?" Chibiusa's eyes grew
wider, a feat Usagi would have thought impossible.
"Or soon will be...OhmigodI'mgoingtohaveababy! WhatamIgonnado?
Momwillkillmeandwhataboutschool and how am I going... to... tell...
Mamoru?" Panic attack over for the moment, Usagi tried to think.
Okay, Chibiusa might be confused about the date, or it could be a
couple of months until Ichiro (ohmigodason!) is conceived. But I heard
vomiting is one of the first signs of pregnancy... What would Ami do? I
know, see a doctor!
"Chibichan, I need to go out for a while. Tell Mom I went to the
mall or something. And *don't* tell anyone about Ichiro till I get
back, okay?"
"Okay. Are you sure you're all right?" The girl from the future
didn't always let on, but she loved her mother, even the airheaded
teenage version.
"That's what I'm going to find out."
* * *
Usagi sat nervously in the doctor's office. She'd only seen
Zenda-sensei twice before, for annual gyn exams, but she was the doctor
Usagi had decided on. She'd nearly spilled everything to the
receptionist, and it was pretty obvious from the amused faces of the
other patients in the waiting room they had a good idea why she was
there.
"Konnichiwa, Tsukino-san," said the young doctor as she entered
the room. Zenda-sensei wasn't pretty, but she had good bone structure,
and a face that looked trustworthy. "Now, the receptionist said you had
a bit of an emergency?"
"I think I might be pregnant and I'msoscared! WhatamIgonnado?
WillIbloatupandmakeMamochandisgusted? Whataboutmyclothes!?" Usagi
began weeping.
The doctor seemed unsurprised at this reaction and silently
handed Usagi a box of tissues. When the flood of tears slowed to a
trickle, she spoke.
"Tsukino-san, you think you might be pregnant? Have you had
anything unusual happen to you physically lately?"
"Well, I did vomit earlier, but that was after I realized I might
be pregnant."
"So it might have been the shock? When was your last period?"
"Last month, sometime. I'm not real good at keeping track of it,
sorry."
"All right, I'm going to draw a little blood and run a test.
This won't hurt much."
The doctor was right, of course, but Usagi still was a little
scared. She was relieved it was over so quickly.
"Now, while we're waiting for the results, if you do happen to be
pregnant, do you know who the father is?"
"Of course I know! What kind of girl do you think I am?"
"Good. So what led you to think you might be pregnant?"
"Well, I was talking to (oops, can't tell her *that*) my cousin,
and she kinda predicted I'd have a baby soon. And I have been sleeping
with my fiancee, and we haven't beenusinganyprotection and
whydidn'tIlisteninhealthclass?!"
"Tsukino-san, please don't panic. I'm sure everything will turn
out fine. Ah. The results." The doctor frowned. "You're pregnant."
"EEEEEE!!!"
Zenda-sensei didn't seem too surprised by that reaction either.
"I must admit I'm surprised. According to this workup, you
couldn't have been pregnant for more than a week. Most women wouldn't
have noticed for quite a while yet."
"Just...lucky...I guess. So now what?"
"Well, you have several options available to you. You can choose
to go through with the pregnancy, and either keep the child or give it
up for adoption."
"Him. It's going to be a boy."
"So sure? But then you were right the first time...the other
option of course is abortion."
"NO!! I'm not gonna kill my baby!!" Usagi's compassion for all
living things made even the thought of abortion loathsome to her,
however much easier it would make her life.
"I see. I'll explain the options more fully of course, and you
have some time to make a final decision. You'll need to inform your
parents of course, and the father should probably be told."
"Mamoru-san..." I feel like such an idiot, she thought. But I
guess this is destiny. Gotta be brave.
She tried to concentrate on what the doctor was telling her, but
somehow her mind kept slipping away to anxious thoughts. She had a
nightmarish picture of herself in Sailor Moon garb, eight months
pregnant....
To Be Continued...Maybe
SKJAM!