One week later...
~.: De's P.o.V. :.~
The days that followed after Acacia's baby shower and after rescuing Aria again had gone decently well. Not much had happened during the days that had gone by and it was pleasant, just to have no real drama going on. It was peaceful.
And peaceful hideout meant more leisure time for the team. So here I am, sleeping in.
It's almost eerily silent in the hideout right now, and I find myself drifting in and out of sleep here and there. Even when I try to force my eyes to stay closed, they won't stay shut. Huffing in discomfort, I roll over and burrow deeper into Dick's blankets while hoping that I'll just happen to pass back out. But a sudden twist in my stomach told me that I wasn't going to be getting back to sleep... not when I was feeling like puking...
With an unhappy moan, I manage to drag myself out of the bed and scuttle toward the bathroom that Dick and I shared since I moved into his room at the hideout. He hadn't minded, he'd actually been more than happy to share his room, especially when so many teammates were staying at the hideout. As I stumbled toward the toilet, my knees gave out on me and a sudden wave of exhaustion crashed over me, mixing with my nausea.
My head is pounding at this point and I've started to lightly sweat as I lean against the cool white marble wall beside the toilet. Am I going to hurl? Or am I going to pass out?? Wh- before I can try to understand what's going on with me, my stomach heaves and I throw myself at the toilet as I violently wretch into the bowl. That's weird... I haven't ate anything that would upset my stomach... I thought as I wiped my face briefly before puking again. Puking in the mornings had become a regular thing for the past few days since Acacia's baby shower, but I hadn't informed Dick. I'd figured it was just a bug... but this didn't feel right. Hands shaking, I carefully made my way to the Infirmary, making sure that nobody saw me. As I entered the room, I spotted Bella asleep with Superboy's wolf nearby acting as a guard dog. He lifted his head slightly to give me a confused glance before simply turning away from me to curl back up near Bella.
The sight warms my heart and for a moment, I'm distracted from my nausea and stomach pangs. As Bella stirs however, I quickly rush over to the draws containing feminine care products and grab a pregnancy test. Once I've gotten the test out of the box and put everything away, I hurriedly make my way out of the infirmary somehow managing not to wake up Bella. My feet don't feel like they're touching the floor as I stride back to mine and Dick's room, closing and locking the door behind me.
I rush to the bathroom as another wave of nausea hits me like a freight train. But this time I don't throw up. So I take this as an opportunity to hurry up and get the pregnancy test out of the way. Dick had been called away to a morning patrol at the police station earlier, but I wasn't sure how soon he'd be back. I didn't want him to walk in on me doing this because he already had enough on his hands at the moment.
As I finish the pregnancy test process, I look at the strip to see the results. The sight of the answer in my hands sent a thrill of surprise and happiness through my nerves and I ended up dropping the test. As it clatters to the floor, I lean against the counter and run my hands through my hair.
What was Dick going to say? Would he be able to handle this? Should I even tell him? Maybe I should wait and see- as I'm contemplating on what to do with my pregnancy test results, my cell phone rings from the mattress in the bedroom. I rush back into the bedroom and grab my cell to see that Dick's calling, so I hurriedly answer.
"Hey, adorableness," Dick's voice reaches my ears and I shiver in delight as the sound as I smile, "I just wanted to see if you woke up and ate anything because you've been sleeping in a lot lately," I roll my eyes and smirk at his remark.
"I can assure you that I've eaten, mom," I weakly giggle as I sit on the edge of the mattress. He chuckles softly on the other side of the phone.
"Just making sure, cutie," he replies then I hear another male voice in the background and Dick sighs irritatedly, "Alright, well I've gotta get back to patrolling but I'll be home soon!" I smile pleasantly.
"Okay, love you! I'll be waiting on you so don't take too long~" I teased him, receiving another laugh from him. I loved his laugh. He didn't laugh very often nowadays so I treasured all of his chuckles...
"I'll try; see you soon, babe," he hangs up and I sigh as I place my cellphone on the nightstand and rub at my temples.
The nausea had subsided only to be replaced with a migraine. Just my luck. I huffed softly, standing up and walking over to the closet to pick out an outfit for today. I grabbed a light sweater and a pair of blue jeans as well as a pair of casual boots.
Once I had changed and gotten completely ready for the day, I walked out of the room, my cellphone in my hands as I made my way outside. Maybe a walk would make me feel better? It would probably freshen me up a little before Dick came back from work. The sunlight felt warm on my skin as I began walking away from the hideout and toward the patch of woods nearby. As I found the worn trail, I felt a sense of ease drifting over my body.
A walk will definitely do me some good. I thought softly as I began walking down the pathway. I walked around for a little while long before realizing that I felt the sensation of being watched by someone nearby. Had one of my teammates followed me out of the hideout to join me on my walk? As I turned around to see if anyone was watching, I came face to face with a stranger. He wore an entirely black suit, with a strange mask covering his face. He smirked at me as I took a wary step backward.
"Hey, there, little lamb," his voice was smooth like silk but his gaze was hard as needles, matching was of my backward steps with his own, "Don't run, I just wanna talk with you." He assured me as I tried to summon my abilities.
In my hesitation however, the stranger had managed to pull a smoke bomb and suddenly the world had gone black.
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(TO BE CONTINUED)
