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 Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:58 pm
If it had been almost any other young woman on the island, Nita might have asked her outright about her pregnancy. But Natsumi was such a quiet, private girl who actually reminded Nita quite a bit of herself. Particularly how reserved she was when she was still new to the island.
"Queasy?" Nita suggested. "Fluttery?" She fiddled with her fork, growing increasingly more sure of her theory.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:29 pm
Natsumi shifted uncomfortably, blushign slightly. She was being far too obvious.. If Nita caught on to that one thing she was surely to be caught. And then what would she think of her? She took a nervious bite of the food, fidgeting some. "Oh." she almost jumped the word fluttery, but then held back when she remembered she was trying to change the subject, not make it more obvious.
"Not queasy." she admited, smiling some... In the back of her mind, part of her was happy at the feeling. She wanted so much to put her hand over her stomach to doublecheck the sensation.. but she withheld, just hoping it woul dhappen again in privacy.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:31 pm
"Well, at least you're not queasy," Nita said doubtfully, still messing with her fork. She bit her lip lightly and looked Natsumi right in the eyes. "I'm so sorry to intrude, but... Are you pregnant, Natsumi?" she asked softly, her voice full of concern. Hopefully the Japanese girl wouldn't take the question badly. Nita knew it was awfully personal.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:54 pm
Natsumi immediatly flinched, color rising to her cheeks as she held up her hands to block it, clapping them over her face as though it would turn her invisible. "I.. Yes... I am.. Horrible." She squeaked out, muffled. Not only was the initial shame of the whole thing suddenlly hitting her, but also the fact she had lied, or tried to lie. Perhaps it looked like she was overreacting to the American girl, but Natsumi had no idea exactly how common such a thing was.
After a second or two Natsumi meekly peered out from behind her hands to see just how upset her friend was at her.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:03 pm
"Oh, Natsumi," Nita said helplessly, immediately scooting her chair closer to the girl. "Not horrible at all," she said, giving her a sympathetic look. She couldn't even think right then what might happen to the baby: Would it be changed as well? Would it even survive? The present moment was for Natsumi.
Nita reached out to take Natsumi's hands, giving them a reassuring squeeze. She wasn't at all upset, but worried for her health. It didn't really occur to her than Natsumi had lied. She had withheld that particular information, but people were allowed their secrets.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:35 pm
"Not horrible?" she echoed, looking both confused and releived. "You are... not ashamed of me? Not mad?" a cautious smile tugged at Natsumi's mouth as she allowed her hands to be moved away.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:44 pm
"Not horrible," Nita repeated. "Why would I be angry or ashamed? It's your own business." She smiled and patted Natsumi's hands again. "When are you due?" It was actually kind of exciting to have a friend expecting a baby. Nita liked babies, although she had never really thought of having one herself.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:56 pm
Natsumi gave a light shrug, smile only widening.. though still a bit cautious to get too happy. She wasn't really sure as to why Nita would be mad... It just was. Afterall... Natsumi was single and pregnant, that was shameful enough in itself, then throw in your age...
Her thoughts were shooken at the question, "December." She nodded, it seemed so far away in a sense... Yet all too close at the same time. "Oh.." she jumped some, smile breaking through now that she could freely investigate the odd sensation that was happening again in her stomach. She averted her eyes from Nita, biting her lower lip and moving one hand out of her friends grasp, then sliping it under the bulky sweater curiously. "Aa....I think..." she trailed off, not sure if she was right or not.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:10 pm
December. So... Nita did some mental math, figuring about how far along Natsumi must be. If she were about four months pregnant, she would just be starting to 'show.'
She gave Natsumi an odd look. "Is.. Is the baby kicking?" she asked. That would explain the 'fluttery' feeling Natsumi mentioned.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:24 pm
Natsumi looked up a bit sheepishly, giving a tiny nod as she felt a little bump against her hand. "I think so." she couldn't help but get excited, sure there had been swelling and nausia and all sorts of things that flat out said you were pregnant... but, this was different. This was cool, those other things were.. well. Not cool.
Natsumi moved her hand, holding up the sweater some, normally she would have been opposed to showing off skin like that.. but this was different, there was a baby under all that skin. Which meant it was hardly skin at all now. "Would.. you like to...?" she wasn't exactly sure how to up and ask if someone wanted to feel her baby kicking... Seemed like an awkward question, but at the same time she wanted to share it.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:30 pm
A tiny grin crossed Nita's face. She reached out one furred hand tentatively and gently laid it on Natsumi's belly. The little swell was much more obvious now that it was not covered by the lumpy sweater. There was a tiny fluttering movement under her palm.
"Oh!" Nita exclaimed, excited. "I felt it!"
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 5:58 pm
Natsumi let out a soft giggle, both excited herself and happy that Nita had responded so well... Perhaps it wasn't as bad a 'sin' as she had originally thought? Or.. atleast it wasn't one here. If her family had found out she felt it would be much less accepting.
"I am a little excited..." Natsumi admitted, pausing to nab that last bite of odd-hamburger that she had left and plop it in her mouth, rather happy that the annoying feeling of hunger was starting to subside.
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:23 pm
Nita grinned, showing her sharp, white teeth. "It's very exciting," she said nodding. "I'd never felt a baby kick like that before." She finished up her glass of soda. "Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:28 pm
"No.. I don't." she blinked, curious to the answere now. She sat back some, letting her sweater drop back over the exposed flesh, taking another swig of water and letting her thoughts wander. "I should also think of a name, shouldn't I?" That would be tricky... Maybe she would name it after someone she left back home.. Or should she think of a whole new name?
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:12 pm
"That would be a good idea," Nita said, amused. She probably would have been thinking of names as soon as she'd found out she was pregnant. Not that getting pregnant was likely for her. Unless of course that was something else Moreau could do? She pushed the thought aside.
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