98% Safe 2% Kyoko. (A Skip Beat! Fanfic)

Sickness & Shock!

Dressed in the medieval style ball gown, Kyoko felt like a princess. Well who wouldn't when surrounded by satin and silk waves of perfection enveloping their slight frame. She felt good today she decided as she watched the stage hands pulling together the last few props for the next scene. Suddenly the good feeling she had was destroyed as a sudden wave of nausea hit Kyoko full force. Scanning around her, she saw a waste paper bin. She reached for it quickly as the remainder of her breakfast was forcefully deposited into it. Ogata who had been standing not too far away hurried over.

"Are you OK, Kyoko-chan?" he asked as two of the crew members ran over to her, one bringing a chair with her as they sat the young actress down.

"I felt fine up until a moment ago. I wonder if I may have eaten something that doesn't agree with me?" she said as the female staff took the bin from her to dispose of its contents.

"How do you feel now?" he asked as another crew member returned with some of the sick bags they used for emergencies.

"I'm fine, really." Kyoko said as the same woman who had left to clean the bin returned with a glass of water for her. Sipping the water she thanked her, but Ogata didn't seem convinced.

"Are you sure, Kyoko? If you're not feeling well maybe it would be best for you to return home?" Ogata said as he watched the girl finish the water. Popping the cup on the floor, she smiled a winning smile.

"Really Ogata-san I'm fine..." but clearly she wasn't fine. As she stood up quickly, Ogata watched Kyoko's eyes spin in her head as she fainted. Luckily he had been standing close and was able to catch the young woman.

"Get a medic in here!" he called, his voice full of concern as he lay the young woman on the floor and loosened the corset she was wearing, allowing her to breathe more freely. As the medic team arrived Ogata stood back. Pulling out his phone he scanned through the numbers. Finding Kuon, he called the number and waited.

"Hello? Hizuri Kuon's phone. Can I ask who's calling please?" came Yashiro's voice through the speaker.

"Hello Yashiro-san, it's Ogata here. I thought it best to inform Kuon-san that Kyoko-chan has taken ill. It seems she was violently sick and has lost consciousness. We have the medic team with her, but I think we will either be taking her to the hospital or, depending on her condition, she may want to return home." Ogata listened as Yashiro's voice seemed to get further away from the phone or maybe he covered the mic, but the next second a breathless Kuon was there,

"Ogata-san, Is Kyoko alright?" he asked, slightly out of breath as Ogata watched the medic team. Sitting Kyoko up, they were asking her questions and her replying

"Well she is conscious again. It seems she was only out for a minute or so, but I really think she should go to the hospital or home, it's up to you Kuon-san, we can arrange it." Kuon was silent for a moment. Ogata guessed he too was covering the mic as he waited. The medic crew was slowly assisting Kyoko back onto the chair.

"Ogata-san, I will be there in 15 minutes and I will take her to the hospital." Ogata agreed and ended the call. Walking back over to Kyoko, he smiled. She looked a little dazed but she smiled back.

"Kyoko, I'm sorry but I've called your husband and he is coming over to pick you up as we speak." Kyoko just nodded. Ogata's face creased with worry, she honestly didn't look well. Calling over the costume managers and Kyoko's make-up artists he asked them to assist Kyoko in changing into her normal clothes while they waited for Kuon's arrival. When Kuon entered with Yashiro following behind, Ogata met them halfway,

"I'm sorry to call you away from your work Kuon-san but I thought you would want to know before we took any further action." Kuon smiled and nodded as Ogata led them to Kyoko's dressing room. Yashiro smiled as Kuon sped on ahead of them.

"It seems like they have been together for years, I can't believe they have only been married 11 weeks." Ogata said striking up a conversation with the man he knew just as well as the actors.

"If you had been watching it from the start as I have, Ogata-san it feels more like a lifetime." Ogata laughed as he watched Yashiro pull a face. Who hadn't been able to see the way the pair were in love? Well that was anyone but Kyoko-chan of course.

"I hope she's OK." Ogata said as they neared the dressing room. Kuon was already inside, kneeling before Kyoko as all the staff Ogata had sent with her stood back, sighing over the married couple.

"Kuon has already called the hospital we're taking her straight there now. I will keep you informed." Yashiro said as Kuon lifted Kyoko, carrying her out of the dressing room and down the hallway as Yashiro ran to catch up with them.

"I just feel a little dizzy Kuon, I can walk." Kyoko was insisting though the way her head was leaning on Kuon's shoulder Yashiro doubted it very much. She was trying hard to get Kuon to put her down, Yashiro listened as Kuon denied her and carried on carrying her out to his car and placing her gently in the passenger seat as Yashiro jumped into the back.

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Yashiro sat in the waiting room while Kuon took Kyoko through to see the doctor. He called ahead so they were able to go straight in it was a top class hospital Kuon would have nothing else for his wife.

"So what can I do for you today?" the doctor asked as Kuon and Kyoko took the proffered chairs . Kyoko explained what had happened that morning and the doctor nodded, giving Kyoko a full check up. He questioned her on her eating habits, what she had eaten that morning and a few other things finally coming to,

"Is there a possibility you could be pregnant, Mrs. Hizuri?" he asked as Kyoko and Kuon looked at each other.

"We have been using protection sir." Kuon replied slowly as Kyoko blushed crimson.

"May I ask what kind?" he said asking Kyoko to sit back down and she did so.

"Well at the moment we have been using condoms as Kyoko has been having trouble finding a pill or contraceptive to suit her." Kyoko again nodded as Kuon spoke. So far all the contraceptives the doctors had prescribed had affected her in some way: She either had violent mood swings, sickness or constant bleeding. The doctor nodded knowingly as he pulled a cup off his desk and handed it to Kyoko.

"What we have to remember is condoms are not foolproof. They do have a 2% risk of failing. If you wouldn't mind giving me a urine sample we could rule out that possibility." she nodded at the doctor as he directed her across the hallway to the bathroom.

She returned a few minutes later with the cup wrapped in tissue. The doctor walked over to the sink and after slipping on his surgical gloves, he dipped the test into the liquid and left it on the sink unit returning to the waiting pair.

"Mrs Hizuri-san, can you tell me when your last cycle was?" he asked as Kyoko

"It was about 2 weeks ago." she answered

"Was it a light cycle or normal?" she thought about his question

"It was a rather light cycle, it only lasted about 2 days." he nodded as he wrote down the information on her records before returning to the sink and collecting the indicator stick. Pulling out some paper towels he carried it back over to his desk and looked at the young couple before him. Pulling out a slip of cards with different colour charts on it, he laid it down next to the indicator stick.

"When a woman is pregnant, her body creates different hormones than normal." he said slowly as he pointed at the card,

"Each week her pregnancy advances, different or more of these hormones are released so we can roughly determine how far a woman is in her pregnancy." he pointed to the chart before them and pointed to the third column since that looked the most like the indicator stick he had used for Kyoko.

"Mr. and Mrs. Hizuri, I am pleased to announce that you appear to be between 10-12 weeks pregnant." neither of them spoke as they stared dumbstruck at the doctor before them before turning to each other with the same expression.

"Pregnant!" they both gasped in the same instant as the doctor smiled and nodded. He honestly hoped this was good news for them, though saying that the fact they were using contraception made him believe it was a bit of a shock to them. If he could've looked into both of their minds at that moment, shock wouldn't have been the words to describe Kyoko's pure terror or Kuon's ecstasy.