The Quarter Finals 3...

Chapter 45.75 - The Quarter Finals 3...

When Ash entered the red head's room, he saw her sullen and scared with tear streaks on her face. "Natasha?! Are you alright?!" he asked her, hurrying to her side and sat down on the bed. She sat up as quickly as she could and hugged him. I was so worried about you. Your mom turned on the TV and watched your match with me because I wanted to see you battle. Ash was stunned that she was worried about him. "I'm sorry you had to see that and that you got scared. Please forgive me." I don't blame you. I'm just glad you're alright. I've noticed that you do your best to help others. Yet, many want to cause you anguish and pain. I can't believe that someone like you exists. Ash was starting to get really embarrassed, his face turning redder and redder. "I'm no one special Natasha. I'm just a guy who tries to do the right thing." Natasha withdrew from him in order to look into his eyes with her red pupils. Even so, you saved my life and are helping me deal with my problems with nothing to gain. There are none like you and I doubt there will ever be one like you. Ash turned crimson but smiled at her and she rested her head against his chest once more. "Thank you Natasha for your kind words. Anything you need or want, all you have to do is just ask." He rubbed her back a bit and she felt her heart beat a little faster.

Natasha loved being in his embrace. Whenever he was around, especially with his arms around her, she felt safe, secure and comfortable. She had found someone who she could be herself around and not worry if he had a hidden agenda or not. And he didn't care that she was raped and felt broken. That was worth more than anything else in the world. She was so worried about him when he was hit by the ghost pokémon and how the crowd was acting towards him. She never thought she would care about someone so much that she would feel their pain as her own. She wanted to tell him the truth but couldn't, not wanting to cause him more pain when he just had the public turn against him. And she didn't want to risk him leaving her. But if she didn't, she would risk losing him regardless during the attack…

Ash stayed with her and the two talked a bit more until Delia brought in some food for them both. Ash fed her soup while taking some bites of his own food as they continued talking. After feeding her, he gave her the medicine and took up his previous position at the top of the bed with Natasha leaning against him. She soon fell asleep in his arms and he gently lowered her back onto the bed and raised the covers to her shoulders. He looked at her for a moment before he wished her a goodnight and left the room.

When he entered the living room, he saw that the movie was about to finish. He glanced at his Poketch and saw that it was only 9pm. He was a little tired but he still joined them since they were about to watch the sequel. He sat between his girlfriends who cuddled against him the best they could and they all watched the movie with some laughs and some surprised reactions were made by the group because of some of the scenes. When the movie ended, the viewers decided to call it a night and go to sleep. As everyone got up, they noticed that Ash had fallen asleep on the couch, his head slightly hanging off to one side.

"Aw, he looks so cute all tired out and sleeping," cooed Dawn.

"He does. But should we leave him here or take him to his bed?" asked Cynthia.

"He should sleep on his own bed but I don't want to wake him," said Delia.

Sabrina stepped forward. "I got it covered." Her eyes glowed blue and she used her telekinesis to lift up Ash into the air.

"Thank you sweetie," said Delia and she replied back that it was not a problem as she gently carried him to his room.

"Should you be using your powers so soon?" asked a worried Sarah as she and her sisters followed after the two.

"I'm barely using any to tell the truth since I've very advanced with lifting things up. I've had a lot of practice doing this. Especially to Liza," revealed Sabrina as they entered Ash's room.

"Interesting. Why is that?" asked Leaf but the psychic told her that she really doesn't want to know and the girls chuckled.

Anabel opened the bed covers and Sabrina lowered Ash onto the bed, still fully clothed. Once on the bed, she stopped using her powers and Anabel covered him up again. "He looks so peaceful," commented the Frontier Brain as she looked at him sleep.

"He does, doesn't he? I just wish never to see him in such a horrible situation again," sighed May.

"You and all of us here too," added Serena.

"Hey, I don't mean to start something, but are we going to tell Ash what we decided tomorrow or later?" asked Leaf.

"We'll tell him tomorrow," replied Misty. "The sooner the better."

The girls agreed and then Sabrina spoke up. "Alright then. But I also think he shouldn't be alone tonight."

"Good idea," remarked Leaf. "Because there's something I think you all should know…" Leaf explained to her sisters what she noticed about Ash when she went to ask him about wanting food. When she finished, her sisters felt saddened by it.

"He should definitely not be alone. And I know just how to make things fair…" The girls listened to the psychic prodigy's suggestion and once she finished explaining it, her sisters agreed and left the room to follow what was said.

While the girls did what they agreed to do, the others in the group went to get ready for bed themselves. A few of them were already fast asleep in bed while some were waiting for sleep to take them. However, several were still awake, with many things going through their minds. One of which was the young pokémon researcher. He was staring at the ceiling, thinking about everything that happened that day to him. He couldn't believe that he and the girl of his dreams were done and never getting back together. He had messed up big time and there was no changing things. I've really hit rock bottom. How the hell did I let this happen? He let out a sigh and thought if how he had just did things differently then perhaps things would've ended up differently. No, it wouldn't have mattered, he thought while shaking his head. If it's one thing I've learned and seen with my own eyes is that if someone truly loves another, they will work through anything together. Just like Ashy-boy and his girls…

That was when he thought of how Ash's girlfriends ran to him to help him out. To protect him in the stadium when he was out cold. He never had any girl do anything even remotely close to that for him. Then again, he never really developed his so called relationships with girls before since he just got what he wanted from them and booked it. He then thought about how everyone in their group was so scared over him that they all jumped out of their seats in shock over what Damian did to Ash. He remembered how he glanced at Ilene at that moment, seeing her beyond scared at the sight of her Knight knocked out on the ground, with the image of her frigthtened and concerned filled eyes forming in his mind.

He wondered if she wanted to go to his side as well if he had been the one knocked out and that made him feel some jealousy spike in him. He shook his head, trying to not feel that. I have to stop. We're done. Ilene never loved me. Not like the way Ash's girlfriends do for him and he her. Gary thought about his old rival and his girlfriends some more. He thought of their special situation and how they got together. How they hid their feelings for one another in the past. How the girls held onto him, rejecting every single guy that they crossed paths with. How Ash never made them feel bad intentionally even though his denseness made them feel unnoticed. But then again, that was just who he was and the girls never really blamed him for that. He felt some anger now as well along with some envy fill him. How the fuck does he do it? How does he get these girls to be with him? How? What the hell is his secret? We're in fucking bizarro world I swear. It used to be me who can get with almost any girl I want without a problem but now…I'm the one who can't even hold onto one. What the fuck is wrong with me and what the hell do they see in him? Sure he's an Aura Guardian, powerful and whatever but still. What the fuck?! Gary thought more about that long into the night before finally he became too exhausted from over thinking too much and fell asleep.

In one of the other rooms with four girls in it, one was already fast asleep while the other three were wide awake and speaking quietly with one another. They had waited until the fourth went to sleep before talking since they didn't want her to know what they were talking about. Their conversation was about a certain raven haired young man, their feelings for him and what they could do…

"What do you mean?" asked the blunette suddenly after talking for a few minutes.

The green haired girl just sighed. "Do I have to spell it out for you Clair?"

Clair crossed her arms and glared at Liza. "Screw you. Stop being so cryptic," she said in a whisper.

"Hey, calm down you two," cut in Giselle quietly. The two girls glared at the black haired girl but she held her own stare at the two.

Liza sighed. "Alright, we'll behave." She glanced at Sabrina, seeing her still asleep before turning back to them. "Okay, I'll explain. I said I don't want to make a move on Ash because…well, I'm really happy for Sabrina." The two gave her 'okay, so…' looks. "I don't want to cause her any problems regarding Ash alright? She deserves this more than we do." The two became stunned at that. "I mean, she saved our freakin asses. And after all she's been through, out of all of us, she most of all should be with such an incredible guy like Ash and she is. She was accepted by the girls and their families. Do you think they'll accept us? It's getting borderline unbelievable with him having nine girlfriends now. As much as I want to be with him too, I'm not going to jeopardize it for her."

Liza's decision shocked both Clair and Giselle. Neither could believe that she would just give up without even trying to get a chance to get with Ash. "Are you serious?" asked Giselle.

Liza nodded. "I am Giselle. Sabrina deserves to be with him, to be happy. And honestly, even though I have feelings for Ash, I don't deserve such an incredible guy like him. I mean what have I done for him? And even if I did, I can't be with him," she admitted, hanging her head.

"What are you talking about?! What about what you did with us today?! How could that be nothing? And you know Ash isn't like that and what do you mean?" asked Giselle but Liza shook her head, not looking up.

That was when Clair remembered something and she gasped. "Wait, does this have something to do with that trainer who got the mega stone?" she asked. Liza slowly nodded but kept her gaze down. "You were going to tell us about that a while ago but never explained what happened." Giselle turned to the gym leader, giving her a confused look.

Liza sighed before looking up at the two. "Yes," she said, making both of her friends look at her with concerned gazes. "I've been trying to forget about it so I won't have to do it. But it looks like no matter what, its looks like I'm going to have to regardless. And it will help me not get in Sabrina's way."

"What? Do what?" asked Giselle. "What are you two talking about?!" She was completely lost and wanted answers.

Liza glanced at Clair who also wanted an answer. She then looked at Giselle for a minute before sighing once more. "A trainer came to the Charicific Valley about two months ago and had his Charizard compete in the most grueling test ever made in the valley. His Charizard dominated it and as a reward earned the only mega stone of its kind known in the world for his pokémon. Without even waiting for the victory ceremony or to hear what comes with it, the trainer and his Charizard left." Liza stopped, taking a breather but didn't know if she should continue.

Clair was waiting for her to continue, wanting to know about it. Giselle however was becoming impatient, her curiosity once again getting to her. "And? Then what happened? Who is the trainer?"

Liza closed her eyes, trying to remember the trainer but couldn't. "I don't know who he is. He never mentioned his name and the only thing I remember was his hood was kept up, a mask on his face, he had silver white hair and he talked with a gruff sounding voice."

The blunette and the black haired girl looked at one another. "Okay, and this guy matters why?" asked Clair as they faced their green haired friend again.

Liza was quiet for a minute before answering her. "I'm promised to him," admitted Liza.

"WHAT?!" yelped the two at once. Liza covered both of their mouths with her hands before the three glanced back at Sabrina. The blunette got up and went to check to see if she was still really sleeping and not faking it. Satisfied after a few simple tests, Clair signaled that all is good as she went back to them.

"How could you be promised to someone you don't even know or he doesn't even know?" asked Clair.

Liza looked into her friend's eyes before explaining. "Being caretaker and trainer of the Charicific Valley has been in my family for generations," started Liza. "My ancestors and some other families were the ones who first created the place for them and it's been passed down through out the ages through our families only. In order to keep it in the family, we had arranged marriages with one another's but made sure to keep things pure. But as you've noticed, I'm the only one left. The other families died out since there was a few to begin with in the beginning. My parents passed away a few years ago but before they left, they told me about the test."

"What do you mean?" asked Clair.

"Like a real test? What's it for?" asked Giselle.

The caretaker nodded. "Yes. A test. An almost impossible test. You see, they thought about that in the past; that one day the families might die out and so made this test to find a worthy successor. The trainer whose Charizard wins the test will be promised the only mega stone of its kind in the world that is known of as well as being promised to the last remaining heir of the valley if they are of opposite gender. And if not, then they would take title and ownership of the valley once the last remaining family member is gone from the world. And if nobody ever does pass the test before the last living member dies, then ownership goes to the Pokémon League but they'd rather it doesn't go that way." Liza finished explaining and leaned against her headboard as she drew her legs in to her body and wrapped her arms around her knees.

"Whoa." Giselle was stunned. She glanced at Clair who was looking at Liza with a concerned look and she returned her gaze back to the caretaker. "So that's what you mean? That's the reason why you can't be with Ash?" asked Giselle.

Liza took in a sharp breath at that. She felt her emotions spiking and couldn't help herself. "Y-Yes. Even though I have f-feelings for Ash, I can't pursue him because I don't want to m-mess things up for Sabrina. A-And even if that wasn't a problem, I'm promised to this t-trainer who I don't even know. But I don't want to be with him!" She couldn't help it and began letting out some tears and hung her head.

Giselle and Clair hugged Liza, feeling horrible in seeing her so upset. "It's alright Liza," said Clair. "We'll figure something out together. You won't marry this unknown man."

Liza sobbed into her friends' hugs. "I can't go against tradition Clair. There's no one else left in my family or the other families to follow it. I'm the last one. What would people say? I can't bring that kind of dishonor to the families who have been respected for centuries. How could I?" she asked.

They were quiet for a long time until Clair thought of something. "Wait, you said he doesn't know right?"

The green haired girl raised her face to hers. "What do you mean?" asked Liza.

"You said that he left before the ceremony. Was he told of what passing the test means?" asked the gym leader.

Liza's eyes widened. "No, he wasn't. He just took the mega stone, thanked me and left on his Charizard before I could say anything else."

"Well, there you go!" remarked Giselle. "He doesn't know about it. You're free to choose who you want to be with Liza."

Liza felt her heart beat a little faster, realizing that she was free to choose and that it wouldn't be her fault at all. She would still keep the family name respected. But then she thought that is if no one found out about it. She sighed and hung her head. "You're right about that but I don't think it matters," said Liza and her friends gave her confused looks. "There's no way that man has kept his victory to himself. It's more than likely he told others of it and sooner or later it's going to be known. How long until it comes back to me? Then I would have to tell him."

"But how would they know? I mean, we didn't know until you told us," remarked Clair.

Liza shook her head. "The Pokémon League will know because they were told of it from the start."

"Damn. Forgot about that," sighed Clair.

"Well, let's not worry about that right now. We'll worry about it if and when it happens alright? For now let's just go to sleep and then we'll figure out what we're doing regarding Ash, Sabrina, the girls and our situation," advised Giselle.

"She's right. Let's go to sleep. It's been a long day and night and I'm exhausted," said Clair.

"Alright and thanks you two." Liza hugged them before saying goodnight to the two and they returned it. They got into their own beds and went to sleep.

Two blue haired girls were lying in their respective beds and staring at the ceiling. They were quiet for a few minutes now after speaking with one another for a while about what happened during Ash's match. They couldn't believe how people were so eager to believe the report and turn from the person who risked it all to save them. They also talked about how scared they had become when they saw Ash get hurt, feeling as if they themselves were hurt. They were so angry at the three jackasses that they wanted to tear them apart for hurting him. And they were so worried for Ash that they thought they would break down right then and there.

Near the end of their discussion, they tried to come up with a plan to get Ash to realize their feelings or to come clean but to also think of them in that way too but couldn't think of anything again. They were going crazy over that and decided to take a break. They were about to continue when a knock was heard on their door. The two blunettes glanced at one another, wondering who it could be at this late hour. "Come in," answered Lizabeth.

The door opened and Queen Ilene walked in dressed in her white and blue pajamas before closing it behind her. "Hi. I'm sorry if I woke you."

The two girls sat up in their beds. "No, we were still up," replied Shauna as Ilene sat on the foot of her bed. "What's up?" she asked.

Ilene sighed, looking down before facing the two again. "I wanted to ask for your advice and help if you're still offering it." Lizabeth and Shauna glanced at one another and then looked at Ilene again, waiting for her to continue. "I wanted to know if you can tell me how I should act with someone who I used to like but not anymore."

Both blunette's eyes widened, figuring out what she meant by that. "Are you and Gary done?" asked Lizabeth.

Ilene nodded. "Yes."

"Sorry to hear that," said Shauna.

"Yea, I'm sorry too Ilene," added Lizabeth.

Ilene however shook her head. "It's alright. So, how should I act around him?"

"Just be yourself and treat him as you would another regular person," said Lizabeth.

"That's it?" asked Ilene and the two nodded. "I see. I'm sorry. It's just, I don't have much experience in dating, relationships and what to do and what not to do."

Lizabeth and Shauna smiled before chuckling a bit, making Ilene go red. "Sorry, we didn't mean to embarrass you but we figured as a Queen you would know."

"And you kind of sounded like Ash just now," added Shauna.

Ilene shook her head, chuckling a bit. "I did just now huh?" The three laughed a bit before calming down. "Well, just to let you know, as a Queen, it's much harder to get into a relationship because every single move you make is being watched, criticized and impacts everyone in the kingdom. So I couldn't just go for any guy that looked cute or seemed good."

"So much for believing a Queen can do anything she wants," remarked Shauna.

"That must've been hard for you though," commented Lizabeth.

"Yes and you don't want to know the half of it," agreed Ilene. "But knowing that your people are doing well because of you helps you keep going and makes you think of the good things."

"Good point," said the two together. It was quiet for a few seconds until Shauna spoke up. "Was it a bad break up?" she asked her.

She thought of the confrontation between the two and sighed. "Yes. I don't want to talk about it but I'm glad it's over." The two nodded and Ilene stood up. "Thanks for the talk and please don't tell anyone about this. I'll tell them myself when the moment is right."

"No worries Ilene," said Lizabeth as Shauna nodded. The blonde queen thanked them again before wishing them a goodnight and left the room. The two friends decided to call it a night and got into bed themselves. They said goodnight before turning off the bedside lamp and went to sleep.

Ilene made her way to her own bedroom and when inside, she saw Bonnie was fast asleep. She made her way to her bed but stopped next to the young teenage girl. She saw her cuddling a small stuffed pokémon doll. She smiled a bit at that before getting into her own bed and got ready to sleep. She thought of everything that happened that day and the two things that kept popping up in her mind was what Gary said about her having feelings for Ash and seeing her Knight unconscious on the ground. I know that I thought before that I should be with someone like Ash but…was Gary right? Do…do I have feelings for my Knight? Her stomach churned as the image of Ash getting thrown into the wall kept replaying over and over in her mind before sleep finally took her.

Delia was in the kitchen, getting some water for herself. She took a drink from the bottle and then leaned against the counter. She started thinking about the horrible situation her son was in earlier on. She was so scared for her son, seeing him in the middle of the raging crowd. But when shit hit the fan, his girlfriends were there for him. She smiled at that, remembering how they went to his side without hesitation. How the girls' friends came to help them as well. How Sabrina appeared out of nowhere to help them all. They really are meant for one another. I'm so happy my Ashy found great girls to give his heart to. After thinking a bit more about that, she decided to go see her son to wish him a goodnight before heading off to bed herself.

When she entered his room and walked in a few steps, she stopped as she realized something; Ash wasn't alone. There were four others in bed with him. She quietly made her way closer to the bed after turning on a small lamp on the far dresser. Delia's lips curled upwards into a large smile at who she saw in bed with him. It was Misty, May, Dawn and Serena with him dressed in their respective night gowns.

Earlier on, Sabrina had suggested that they should be with him tonight so he wasn't alone and because they were allowing them a chance to pursue a future with the one she and the other girls had fallen in love with. The four tried to tell them that they didn't need to that for them, that they wanted to be fair and that they didn't mind if they spent the night with him too. However, in the end, the five absolutely refused and convinced them to not worry about it because they aren't fighting them, are embracing it and even helped their beloved realize and understand his feelings.

The four girls were fast asleep with the red head and blunette sleeping on top of him while the brunette and honey blonde girl cuddled against his sides. Ash's head was slightly leaned back against his pillow, sleeping on his back. They're so adorable together! Unable to help herself, Delia took a quiet picture with her Poketch. She then drew closer and raised the covers up a bit so it covered their shoulders. "Goodnight sweetie," she said quietly before she kissed her son's forehead before doing the same to the four girls. She looked at the five before leaving the room.

When Delia entered her own bedroom, she saw Grace and Johanna fast asleep. She sent the two and Caroline the picture she just took before climbing into bed herself. She thought about her son's special situation with the girls and wondered just what was going to become of it all. Delia knew that they loved each other beyond all else and would do anything for one another. Especially after seeing how they protected one another. She only hoped that they would be able to survive the coming darkness together and that they could live happy lives afterwards. She slowly fell asleep, thinking of the possible futures that they could live.

At this point, almost everyone had fallen asleep. There was only one person left awake and that was a certain blonde Sensational Sister. Daisy Waterflower was in her bed, sobbing quietly so as to not wake her sisters Violet and Lily. They had just fallen asleep after the three talked together and how they were beyond glad that Misty, the girls and Ash are alright. She was crying because she couldn't stop seeing the raven haired young man getting hurt and how her baby sister was almost blown to smithereens. Sure, she was there too but her worry for them far outweighed worry for herself. How could you let that happen Arceus? Why?

Daisy started becoming angry at what happened that day, taking over her sadness. She was angry at the three for hurting Ash, putting his name in the mud, endangering him, her sister and everyone else. She was also angry at Arceus for not even bothering to help him out or warn him even when he put so much burden on his shoulders. After thinking about all of that, Daisy came to a decision. I will not let anyone else hurt Ash or Misty ever again. Not even this darkness, this Ragnarok or whatever the hell he is. And you Arceus, can stay the hell away since you don't even do anything to help! Daisy thought of the things she could do to help protect her sister and the man she fell for before her tired eyes finally closed and began to rest.

While everyone in the penthouse suite of the Indigo Hotel was sound asleep, there was one who was awake in his own suite one floor below them. Steven Stone was lost in thought over what happened that day. Britney's report, Damian and his friends trying to get revenge on Ash, the girls battling and everything else. He shook his head while sitting down on his couch, still dressed up. He wasn't sleepy and wanted to come up with a plan of some sort to do some damage control. He glanced at his Poketch, wondering if he should call Lance or one of the other Champions. I bet he's still awake. But do I feel like dealing with him now? What should I do? His decision was made for him when there was a knock on the door. Wondering who it would be at this time of hour, he went up to the door but his left hand was on his Metagross's poke ball. After everything that happened so far, he wasn't going to take any chances anymore. He peeked through the peep hole on the door. What the hell… He opened the door. "Why are you here? How did you know I was here and what do you want?"

It was Britney Snow. She looked down at her feet before talking. "I found out from Goodshow." He growled, making a mental note to tell him not to do that again. Seeing him getting angry, she decided to say what she came to say. "Steven, I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I tried calling you to say that but you wouldn't answer." That was true. She had called Steven a few times after the fiasco but he didn't answer her calls because he was upset with her report.

Steven sighed. "You should know the reason why. And is that all you have to say?" he asked her.

She looked up at him. "No. I wanted to tell you that even though I made that report, I was having doubts about having it shown after speaking with my editor Tom."

He frowned at her, making her feel extreme sadness. "Well, you still showed it, messed up his life and divided the people. I hope you're happy with those accomplishments," he told her.

He was about to close the door on her but she spread out her arm and stopped him. "Wait! It wasn't me who showed it. It was Richard!" The Hoenn Champion looked at her carefully, trying to find if she was being genuine or not. He couldn't find anything but still didn't trust her.

"You're good Britney, I'll give you that. But I can't believe you," he told her.

Britney felt her heart sinking at hearing that but wouldn't give up just yet. "I understand Steven but it was Richard. He said that he'll have the report broadcasted no matter what after Tom said that he won't air it. He didn't want our work to be for nothing so he said he'll have his friend do it. And now he's run off and I have no idea where he went."

Steven listened to her and then thought of the laptop they found in the stadium that belonged to Shamus after they tracked where the hack came from. "That makes sense…" he said, more to himself than to her though. He then looked at her. "Alright, fine. If you want to make things better, I'll call you tomorrow and we'll go from there."

"Oh thank you Steven!" exclaimed Britney. She hugged the fossil collector tightly, stunning the silver haired young man. "Thank you for giving me a chance."

Steven was starting to become a little embarrassed and didn't know what to do, say or feel. He awkwardly returned the hug but soon enough they separated. The reporter wished him a good night and left, leaving a stunned champion behind. It took him a moment to gather himself before closing the door and went back to his couch. As soon as he sat down, he got a call and he picked it up. "Hello Lance…yes, I can't sleep either. Any update?" Steven went quiet for a moment as Lance explained something to him. "I see…this is very disturbing. Alright, let's meet tomorrow in the afternoon. And I'll be bringing a guest. No, you'll want her there. And we should have all the Champions there for this meeting. Have Diantha call Cynthia in the morning. Okay, goodnight Lance." Steven hung up, got up and went to change into his pajamas and went to sleep.

Night went on as the people in the hotel continued sleeping. It was late at night, around 3am when one of the girls in the penthouse suite snapped open her eyes. She got up, ran to the closest bathroom and lifted the toilet cover in time for her to yak out her guts into the puddle of water. She felt like something was going to burst through her chest and her throat was burning from her stomach acids flowing through it. She finally finished up and took several long breaths while spitting out rogue saliva and bits of vomit out of her mouth. She flushed the toilet and shakily stood up. She looked at herself in the mirror, seeing some vomit on her chin. She turned on the faucet and wiped it off, washed her face and rinsed her mouth to try to get the horrible taste and smell out. Luckily, she didn't dirty her night gown or hair. After she did that, she dried her face and hands and looked into the mirror again. She started thinking about what made her throw up all of a sudden when she was feeling fine. She didn't eat anything weird at all and she wasn't disgusted of anything too badly. She thought a bit more before her eyes widened as she realized something…

Her period was late. "Oh no…" She started panicking, breathing rapidly. They had used protection so how did this happen? What would she do? What would her beloved say? What would her family say? Her friends say? Was she ready for a child? What about the darkness that's coming? How could she raise a child during that? Her mind raced with many thoughts and questions before she shook her head to clear it. "Stop!" she told herself, looking at herself in the mirror. "It's been late before so no point in going crazy yet. It's probably nothing except stress that made me throw up." She nodded at herself in the mirror, exited the bathroom and went back to bed to sleep with her beloved. I'll be fine, she thought as she cuddled against him once more and closed her eyes.