Epiphany. [Guren Ichinose x Reader] ➥ Book 2. [Semi-hiatus]

Epiphany ~ Chapter 28.

-Y/N's POV-
'I'll be just fine. I said.' I thought to myself in mockery as I kneeled over the toilet emptying my stomach.

When I was done throwing up for the 3rd time this day I brushed my teeth, scrunching my nose in disgust before walking out of the bathroom and flopping on the bed, suddenly exhausted.

At that moment Guren walked in, "Are you okay?" He looked at me in concern,

Surprisingly, a little over a month had already passed and Guren was still yet to be called to initiate his part of the mission; although in the meantime while I'd started showing symptoms about a week or so ago, as promised, Guren was there to make me feel even the slightest bit better, when he could.

"Not really..." My groggy voice was muffled as my face was against the bed, I felt it dip as he sat down before he placed his hand on the small of my back,

"On the bright side, at least you're pregnant." he sighed, rubbing gently,

He was right, but my body felt anything but bright, I could only shoot him a blank stare and he seemed to understand perfectly as he chuckled,

"Sure." I rolled my eyes, and he ruffled my hair before lying down next to me, "I forgot about the horror stories people told about pregnancy."

"I'm sure it gets a bit better after a few weeks or so." He tried to reassure me

"I guess." I turned to face him, "but who lied and called it morning sickness, I've been sick the whole day." I pouted,

He shrugged, "That's how they trap you; you think your suffering will only be in the mornings but pregnancy does come with a lot of surprises."

I turned onto my back and turned my head to the side to look at him, "You think the others have noticed?" I suddenly asked, it was no secret that I had been mysteriously vomiting a lot for the past couple of weeks, but someone was still yet to express their suspicions of me being pregnant,

Guren snorted, "Oh definitely, they probably think you're going to deny it if they ask."

I hummed in thought for some time, "Hm, you're probably right, I didn't really feel like telling anyone at first but now I don't care."

"Want to tell them now?" Guren asked, resting his arm across my midsection,

I squeezed my eyes shut, "After this nap." I grinned, snuggling myself into his arm and I could practically feel him rolling his eyes.

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Of course I was once again awoken by the dire need to puke, on the actual bright side it left me hungry instead of exhausted. Guren wasn't next to me when I woke up, although the hunt for food was my main priority at the moment, he could wait.

I strolled into the kitchen, feeling somewhat re-energised from my nap, only to be greeted by Miya and Ira who seemed to be having a small snack,

"Oh it's Y/N!" Ira glanced over her shoulder once she confirmed who just entered,

I shot a brief wave before making a beeline straight for the fridge,

"How are you feeling, Y/N? You haven't been well for sometime have you?" Miya asked in concern,

I closed the fridge, turning to face them, "Well about that..." I began, "I'm actually pregnant."

"It was kinda obvious with the excessive puking and God-awful food combinations." Ira scrunched her nose, eyes trained on the bowl of cold noodles, carton of milk and raspberry jam I clutched onto,