In the name of love

The tests

Chapter 3
"I'll be there in 10 minutes." He hung up the phone, grabbed his keys and ran out the door.

When Muichiro got there, he could tell by the look on Nezuko's face that she was just as scared, if not more, than he was. He waited in the living room while she handled the tests in the bathroom. As Nezuko opened the bathroom door, she motioned for Muichiro to come in. Now, waiting for the results, they sat on the bathroom floor and tried to rationalize the situation.

"Are you sure you were even due for 'it'?" Muichiro asked, looking at his hands.

"Yeah. It was due about a week maybe 10 days ago but nothing."

"But I thought you were taking the pill?"

"I was! I guess I just wasn't taking it long enough." Nezuko said on the brink of tears. Before Muichiro could reply the timer rang, signaling them to check the tests.

All three were positive.

Muichiro stumbled back and sat on the side of the tub, Nezuko had the counter top in a death grip. It was quiet for a while before Nezuko spoke. "Muichiro ?" He lifted his head to see that she was no longer holding back her tears.

"I'm so sorry! I never thought this would happen! Not to us!" She sobbed. Before Nezuko knew it, she was on Muichiro's lap with his arms around her. He made soothing noises while she let all her tears out, while a few escaped his own eyes.

"This is all my fault." Nezuko said through her sobs.

"No it's not. I was there too, Nezuko ."

After a good 15 minutes of crying, for both teens, they started to calm down. They were trying to decide how to tell their parents and siblings. Ultimately they decided to tell Muichiro's parents and Tanjiro first and then his mother and brother second. Just to get Tanjiro's hissy fit out of the way.

"When should we tell them? I mean the sooner the better, right?" Nezuko wondered.

"All I know is I am not looking forward to telling Tanjiro . He already tried to tear my head off when he saw us kissing goodnight. God only knows how he'll react when he finds out we...well we, you know!" Muichiro said, trying to hide his blush at the last thought.

Nezuko couldn't help but give him a little smile. Even after they had had sex he still wasn't able to say the word itself. That was one of the millions of reasons why she loved him. She started to recall that night and her face started to get red. Ripping herself from her steamy thoughts, she forced her blush away and looked up at her boyfriend.

"Muichiro ?" Nezuko asked.

"Hmm?"

"I want you to make me a promise."

"What promise?"

"Promise me...that you'll stay with me. That" she sighed, "you won't change your mind and leave me." Nezuko whispered feeling more tears sting her eyes. Muichiro only hugged her tighter.

"Nezuko , I would never leave you to go through this alone. I love you. We're in this together." Muichiro promised. He kissed the top of her head and she snuggled into his chest a little more.

"I'm so scared." She murmured into his chest.

Suddenly, a wave a nausea washed over her and she stiffened her body.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." Nezuko said as one stray tear fell down her cheek.

"Nezuko , I know how you feel. I'm scared too." Muichiro soothed, wiping away said tear.

"No, I really think I'm gonna be sick!" Nezuko exclaimed. She scrambled off of Muichiro 's lap and made it just in time to empty the contents of her stomach with Muichiro held her hair and rubbed her back. When she was done, Muichiro handed her a cup of water to rinse her mouth out.

"Nezuko ! We're home!"

"Where's my favorite sister?"

The two teens looked at each other. They slowly reached out for each other's hand.

"The sooner the better." Muichiro said turning the door knob.