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What an awful morning.
Ena had spent the past five minutes throwing up into the toilet after having woken up in a cold sweat with intense nausea some half hour after finally going to sleep. She hadn’t been planning on going to school later today, but she definitely wasn’t going now. Her insides were churning and her head was pounding. She gripped the edges of the toilet bowl hard, as if breaking it would make her feel any better.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
“Ena, are you still in there?” Akito grumbled exasperatedly from the hallway. “It’s been forever, hurry up!”
“Shut up!” Ena snapped back immediately. “I’ve been feeling like shit for a few days now, so be patient unless you want me to throw up all over you!”
From the other side of the door, she could hear her brother stumble backward.
“What, are you pregnant or something?” Akito snarked.
Ena’s head shot up, ready to spin around and bark back at her brother. But something in her head clicked.
Ena and Mafuyu had been hooking up for a while now. They weren’t dating, just blowing off steam. It made them feel better about things, even if just for a moment. Though Mafuyu infuriated her at times, Ena was content with their relationship.
That is, until now. Until Mafuyu got her pregnant.
“Fuck.”
Ena hung her head. Her cycle was irregular, but her period had been absent for longer than usual. She thought back to all the times she and Mafuyu had had sex in the recent past and realized that one of the times they had had probably been unsafe. So, stupid Akito was probably right.
“…Ena, are you actually…?”
Had Akito heard her? Double fuck. Ena got up to her feet, trembling, then swung open the door. She glared at Akito with a scowl.
“Don’t say anything to our parents, you hear?” she growled under her breath. Akito’s eyes widened in surprise and his eyebrows hopped up slightly.
“No worries,” Akito said softly, holding up his hands. “I’m just surprised you’re dating someone.”
“I might be pregnant and that’s what you’re focused on?!” Ena scolded, her face turning red. She then glanced away bashfully. “Besides, I’m not… dating her.” Her voice had lost its strength.
“Oh my god,” Akito scoffed. Ena immediately slapped her hand against his mouth, hard. His lips squished against her palm. They felt gross and squishy.
“Listen to me, Akito. You’re going to go to the nearest pharmacy and get me a pregnancy test,” Ena ordered gravely. Frowning, Akito wrapped his hand around her wrist and jerked her hand away from his mouth.
“Why me?!” he shouted back, baffled.
“If I went, it’d be obvious it was for me!” Ena whined. “But if you went, people would assume it’s for one of those girls you hang out with.”
“So you want me to throw An and Kohane under the bus…” Akito sighed exasperatedly. He threw a hand behind his neck. “Whatever, I didn’t feel like going to school today anyway.”
With that, Akito trudged over to the stairs and began to plunk down them. Halfway down, he stopped.
“Go to your room and get some rest,” he called out, not bothering to look behind him. Ena huffed. What a stupid moment to show that he cared.
Ena did as told and went back to her room after finishing up in the bathroom. She crawled onto her bed and curled up into a ball, then pulled the covers over herself. Reaching beneath them, she put a hand to her pelvis.
Fuck. Was there really someone in there? What now?
Ena squeezed her eyes so tightly that her brow creased. She didn’t want to think about that, she just wanted to melt into the nothingness of sleep. In the world of dreams, she wouldn’t have to worry about Mafuyu or their baby.
“I’m back!”
Ena awoke to a rough knock on her door. She rolled around, tangling herself in the covers, then sat up. She realized that her legs were trapped in blankets, so she started furiously kicking them off.
“Be right there!” Ena replied, raising her voice just to make sure Akito heard her. When eventually came free, she tumbled out of her bed and clumsily stomped over to the door. She opened it and saw a disgruntled Akito in the doorway, holding a crinkly bag.
“Thanks,” Ena said snippily as she snatched the bag from him. She then shoved past him and ran back to the bathroom.
“Hey, you could at least be nicer about it! You know how many weird looks I got at the pharmacy?!” Akito yelled after her, but she didn’t care. She shut the bathroom door on him, the strength of her slam letting out a resounding thunk that echoed throughout the house.
“Okay, let’s do this,” Ena huffed to herself as she dug out the test from the bag and tore it open. Pieces of cardboard went everywhere on the floor, but she didn’t care. She had to know if this was just a bad dream or if she and Mafuyu had majorly fucked up.
Ena followed the instructions to a tee—at least, she hoped she did. From there, she waited for a few minutes. She bounced her leg up and down anxiously. Her timer went off, letting out a few disconnected beeps. She peered over at the stick in her hands.
Two lines.
“No, no, no, no, no,” Ena frantically muttered under her breath. She tore off some toilet paper and hurriedly rolled it around the stick, then threw it in the trash. She grabbed the bag again, searching for another test. This one had to have been faulty, that was all.
Somehow, it seemed that Akito knew that this would happen. Inside the bag was another test from another brand. Ena sighed in relief and made a mental note to not make her brother’s life a living hell for the next day or so. She ripped open the second box and followed the instructions, trembling but making sure she wasn’t hasty about it. She couldn’t fuck this one up. She just couldn’t.
Another few minutes of waiting. Ena held her breath. She braced herself, then glanced at the stick. Her eyes widened. She angrily put the cap back on and threw it to the ground.
“Fuck!”
Another two lines.
“Are you okay in there?” Akito asked, his deep voice accentuated with worry. Ena hurriedly cleaned up and washed her hands, then flung open the door. Her face was pale.
“Akito, what do I do?! I’m pregnant!” Ena pleaded desperately, lunging forward and grabbing onto Akito’s shirt for dear life. He gritted his teeth.
“Shit, seriously?” he asked, genuinely frightened. Ena nodded frantically.
“Well, you should go tell whoever the other parent is first,” he sighed.
“I… I’ll go text her,” Ena sighed, nodding as she tried her best to calm down. She pried away her shaking hands from her brother, then walked back to her room. She didn’t shut the door, just lazily let it swing behind her. She stood in front of her bed and swiped her phone off of it.
enanan: Mafuyu, we need to talk. Alone.
yuki: I don’t feel like having sex today.
Ena’s right eye twitched as her face went pink. The audacity of that girl, she thought as she typed furiously.
enanan: Well, I don’t feel like it either! It’s something else, it’s urgent. I need to see you as soon as possible.
yuki: Okay. I’ll meet you at the family restaurant after school.
Ena scoffed with a sardonic smile. There was no way she was telling Mafuyu that she was pregnant in a damn family restaurant.
enanan: No, come to my house. When I said alone, I meant alone.
yuki: Okay.
enanan: Thanks. See you.
Ena turned around and flopped backward onto her bed. The mattress sunk and let out a creak as she did. In about eight hours, Mafuyu would be at her house. She had those eight hours to figure out what to do about everything. She was tempted to just yell and scream at Mafuyu about how it was all her fault, but Ena knew that wasn’t fair. They’d always been very careful about protection. This had happened by complete chance. Ena threw her hands over her face and groaned.
Just then, she heard footsteps in the hall again.
“I made you some tea. Do you still feel like puking your guts out?” Akito asked gruffly from outside. He wedged the door open with his foot and walked in, holding a tray. He cautiously stepped over to Ena and set the tray down on her night table.
“Th-Thanks,” she sputtered awkwardly, not used to her brother being this kind to her. She slowly sat up and reached for the mug. She then put it to her lips, blowing a little to cool down the tea, and took a sip. Immediately, her face scrunched up.
“Ew, is this ginger?” Ena groaned, sticking out her tongue.
“…It’s good for morning sickness,” Akito explained curtly. He wasn’t facing her, but Ena could still see that his ears were slightly pink at the tips. What a softie he was. She set her mug down with a smirk.
“Look at you, what a caring little brother!” she teased loudly. She then lunged toward him, her stretched out fingers gunning for his sides.
“Wh—Ahaha, hah, Ena, stop that!”
Akito couldn’t help but burst into laughter as Ena ferociously tickled him. He tried to side step away, but she wouldn’t relent. He then tried to swat at her, but she caught his wrists. As he tried to wrest free, Ena put on a mischievous face and exclaimed,
“You wouldn’t dare hit a pregnant girl!”
Akito grimaced.
“You are going to be so annoying these next few months, aren’t you?” he groaned. At that, Ena froze. She let him go abruptly and her eyes went wide.
“Wh-What makes you think I’m keeping it?!” she shouted defensively. Akito grunted wimpily.
“I-I didn’t mean it like that!” Akito huffed. It was then that Ena realized that she also had to figure out what to do in this situation. What did she even want to do? Did she want an abortion? Did she want to keep the baby and then put them up for adoption? …Did she want to become a mother?
She didn’t know.
“Anyway, don’t forget to drink all your tea. I’m gonna head to school now,” Akito sighed wearily, shaking Ena from her thoughts. “If the teachers get on my case for being late, I’ll tell them it’s your fault.” He then trudged out of her room, leaving her all alone.
“Stupid Akito,” Ena grumbled quietly. She grabbed her tea again and took another sip. The liquid stung her throat but, the more she drank, she did start to feel the pain in her stomach dissipate.
Ena sat on the edge of her bed thinking. She arrived at the conclusion that, at the very least, she didn’t really want to get an abortion. It freaked her out. She knew it was sort of strange to be scared of a simple procedure when birth was arguably more terrifying, but she couldn’t help it. On top of that, she just couldn’t… picture herself going through with an abortion. There was nothing wrong with those who did, but she was always one to make rash decisions based on her sentiments. If Mafuyu wanted her to get an abortion, though, Ena didn’t think she would put up a fight. So, really, the decision now lay in the hands of the ever vacillating Mafuyu.
Triple fuck.
“This is so much…” Ena whined. She suddenly gulped down her tea ferociously, just trying to get it over with. When she was done, she let out a rough exhale. She then set her mug aside and got back into bed.
“I should get an actual good night’s rest…” Ena mumbled to herself. This time, though, she wasn’t going to sleep to avoid her problems. I probably need it since I’m pregnant, she told herself. She tugged the blanket over herself and let out a huff through her nose. The eight hours she had until she saw Mafuyu would fly by in an instant once she fell asleep. So, as she drifted off into that deep slumber, Ena tried her hardest to tamp down the panic that had been obliterating her chest all morning.