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Chapter 13 - Compelling Invite

A/N: I know I've been MIA for a while - sorry about that! I hope this chapter is everything you've been waiting for! I think the plot is really starting to come together for me! This chapter is dedicated to my little brothers; they're just as nerdy as me and it's hilarious listening to them talk about Mortal Kombat and try to help me get this plot together. They crack me up. Thank you so much for reading! Comment/vote/love me!

2 weeks later…

I looked down at the two pregnancy tests, biting my lip. It only took a minute, but this minute was the longest of my life so far. My chest felt tight as I watched them, wishing they’d just change already and tell me what my future held. Would I be okay or would everything change? As I stood there I could feel the tears building up, but I blinked them away every time. What would I do if they turned out positive? I didn’t even have a friend to turn to now. I could just do what I’ve done every night since I left; hold onto Osamu and cry like the day I was born.

I sighed and leaned against the opposite wall of the sink, telling myself I needed to calm down and think. If they turn out positive what would I do? I couldn’t bring a baby into this mess; I’d have to leave. I’d have to hide again and pray to God they never find me. I’d have to make it very clear to Raiden I can never be contacted again. I would go through the pregnancy alone, go through the birth alone, and decide whether I’m keeping the baby or not alone. I shook the thought from my mind immediately; I refused to think of that right now. I’d cross that bridge when I came to it.

But then what if they said negative? I’d probably kiss the first stranger I saw and drink a congratulatory bottle of vodka. Would I stay and fight for Johnny, though? The further we got into Mortal Kombat I saw I didn’t have to be here as much. I barely fought at all, and I still got my ass kicked. I wasn’t strong enough for Thorne. Why did they bring me; to watch, to be yelled at, to test my limits? I didn’t understand any of this. For the thousandth time I wished they had just stayed away from me, because then I wouldn’t be waiting on a pregnancy test.

I opened my eyes and looked in the sink. They were still blank. God, why was it taking so long?

The phone rang, making me jump. Osamu leapt off the hotel bed and ran to the phone, barking loudly at it. I ran over and hushed him, remembering the hotel didn’t know I had a wolf in here. I batted him away from the phone before picking it up.

“Hello?”

“Hello, ma’am, we have a package for you at the front desk,” a man’s cheery voice said.

I frowned; who would be sending me packages here? No one knew I was here…did they? I shook my head and quickly replied, “Okay, I’ll be down in a minute.” I hung up the phone and looked at Osamu who looked just as confused as I did.

“Don’t look at me like that, I don’t know what it is,” I said. He huffed and looked at me expectantly, as if to ask why I was still there. I turned and went out the room, to the front desk. As I walked down the hall I thought about my future.

Maybe having a baby wouldn’t be so bad? I never had any brothers and sisters, so this would be…fun. And Liu isn’t a bad looking guy, so obviously the baby will be adorable. I could take it to Italy, or France? Maybe we could both learn to speak another language and start a new life together. I could change my name. Maybe something normal, like Emily or Anna. People can at least spell Emily correctly. Oh God, I’ll have to pick out a name for the baby. Something they won’t get teased about, something cool, but something unique, too. And what brand of diapers do I buy? What kinds of foods would it like the most?

I didn’t know what I was doing.

I sighed; I could see a lot of Google in my future.

Of course, if I was even pregnant. I couldn’t help but cross my fingers.