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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 17:03:35 GMT -5
In the bathroom across from the library doors, Elena paces back and forth in front of the sink. In front of her she holds her wand, and above the tip of the wand hover numbers - the time. She stares intently at it, and almost paces into a bathroom stall once. Something small and thin sits on the edge of the sink, and it seems to be this that Elena is timing so anxiously.
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 17:30:07 GMT -5
Autumn came into the bathroom as well, seemingly searching for something. When she saw Elena, she calmed down. "Okay, you do know that Jasper is freaking out right now trying to find you, right?" she said. Then she saw the hovering numbers and the thing on the edge of the sink and her jaw dropped. "That would totally explain it, but..... You can't possibly be...." Autumn sputtered before taking a deep breath. "Well, in any case, now I know why you were blocking me and Jasper. You want me to stay with you?" In her mind, Autumn flipped out, going through scenarios of how Chaosti, Logan, and Jasper would react.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 20:16:37 GMT -5
Elena saw the door start to open and dove for it, yelling, "No, don't!" But she was too late, and Autumn was already in the room when she slammed the door shut. Panic was raw on her face and her eyes were wide. "It.. It's not mine. It's... a friend's?" She sighed, hearing how lame that was, and slumped against the door. Her hands were shaking as she held up her wand to check the time. "Thirty more seconds." She looked up at Autumn and said in a small voice in response to her question, "Please."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 20:21:04 GMT -5
Autumn gave Elena a small smile. "It's the least I can do," she said. "I've been a bitch to you in the past, and I'm working on being friends. It's getting easier actually. Especially since Jasper's come along. He's a good guy, despite his rebellious nature. Keep him as long as you can."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 20:30:59 GMT -5
"We've both been bitchy. But I'm really glad we've managed to work things out. Really," Elena said. She then laughed a little bit hysterically and said, "I don't know how long that will be, if.." She waved a hand vaguely at the sink and ended the motion running that hand anxiously through her hair. Her wand let out a beeping sound, and Elena jumped, gasping, "Oh, God." She shook her wand to get rid of the numbers and the beeping, and shoved it haphazardly into her back pocket. She walked slowly over to the sink and closed her eyes as she picked up the home pregnancy test. She raised it in front of her eyes with shaking hands, took a deep breath, and opened her eyes.
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 20:34:14 GMT -5
"Yeah, but I think we'll be able to manage," Autumn said with a chuckle. "Between me and Jasper, we should be able to figure out when the hormones will hit." She jumped slightly at the beeping sound as well, but tried to hide it. She stayed back, trying not to invade Elena's space. "So, what's-" Then she stopped herself and caught the answer from Elena's mind.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 20:38:34 GMT -5
Elena swallows hard, then picks up the instruction pamphlet and double-checks what the marks mean. Finally she says, "You know, they really have this backwards. The plus sign, the positive sign, should be 'Hooray! You're not knocked up!' and the negative sign should be, 'Ooo, sorry 'bout that, things are about to go to shit!'"
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 20:45:19 GMT -5
"I think you're right," Autumn said. "Too bad they like to screw over the teenagers." She walked over and put an arm around Elena's shoulders. "You should at least tell Jasper before Chaosti finds out. Don't worry, I won't tell. But Jazz I love the nickname, so I'm using it. End of story. is sitting in the library, pacing, now that he knows I'm in here with you. I've been blocking him out by singing Christmas carols."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 20:49:42 GMT -5
Elena blinked at Autumn, then her eyes widened in horror and she said, "Tell him? Tell him? Oh, God, no! I can't tell him! No, clearly I need to run away to Germany where there's no chance of him ever hearing my thoughts and.. just.. wait this whole thing out!"
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 20:51:17 GMT -5
"Then I'm guessing it hasn't occured to you that he'd plan on sticking around to help you take care of the kid?" Autumn said. "Well, I guess it wouldn't.... But I think you at least owe him an explanation as to why you're running off to Germany."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 20:57:42 GMT -5
"Oh my God," Elena groaned, clutching the pregnancy test to her chest as she pressed her hands there, trying to slow her racing heart. "Oh my God. There's going to be a kid. A kid. Oh my God. I can't be a mother. It's impossible! I think you'll agree I am the least prepared person in the world to be a mum. Oh my God. Why am I still holding a pee stick? Ugh!" She chucked the pregnancy test quickly into the nearest trash can and wiped her hands compulsively against her jeans repeatedly, as though trying to wipe away what had just happened.
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 21:04:12 GMT -5
Autumn sighed and stepped in front of Elena, putting her hands on the other girl's shoulders to help calm her down. "Hey, chill. Do you realize just how many people are going to be around to help you? As mad as Chaosti will be, he's not going to leave you hanging. He'll be there to help as much as he can. Jasper will be at your side whenever you need or want him to be. Logan, as much as he tries to hide it, still cares for you as a friend. He'll help. If Derek doesn't want to help, he'll get forced to, but he probably will want to anyway. And I'm here too," she said seriously. "I'm gonna make sure you don't have a care in the world for this. Plus, if it means I get to order the boys around, I'm in anyway." Autumn hoped her attempt at a joke would help.
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 21:11:26 GMT -5
Elena took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down, tears welling up in her eyes from her terror of this situation, and a bit from being touched by Autumn's speech. "Thank you," she said quietly, trying to blink back her irrational tears. "You.. You think I should go through with this, then? I mean, I've known people who've gone away for a 'girls' weekend' and come back with the problem solved, no more worries."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 21:14:36 GMT -5
Autumn shook her head. "I'm not going to tell you what to do," she said. "I'm only going to say what I would do. I'd go through with it. If you want to put it up for adoption, that's fine. You'd make some couple out there ecstatic. But I don't think you should go the 'no more worries' route."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 21:16:47 GMT -5
Elena presses the palms of her hands to her eyes and says, "I don't know.. I just.. I don't know. I guess it all depends on what Jasper wants to do. But that means I have to tell him. God, how can I tell him?"
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 21:19:49 GMT -5
"I guess you just have to be blunt," Autumn said. "Your best bet is to just walk up to him and say 'I'm pregnant' before you chicken out and I do it for you. I'm sure he'll understand. But I shouldn't be the one to tell him, so don't try to pawn it off on me. He'll take it better coming from you." She paused to let that sink in. "I'll go with you if you want me to."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 21:21:46 GMT -5
Elena drops her hands to her sides and looks down at the floor of the bathroom. She's silent for a long moment, then glances up at Autumn as she says, "I'm really liking the idea of a letter. What do you think of telling him in a letter? ...A letter from Germany."
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 21:24:08 GMT -5
Autumn smiled slightly, but shook her head. "If you don't willingly walk the fifteen feet to where he is, I will have to use my powers to drag you in there," she stated. "Jasper won't be too happy with me, but he'll understand eventually."
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Post by starcrossed on Jul 5, 2008 21:33:20 GMT -5
Elena sighed and walked over to the sink, grabbing and crumpling up the instruction pamphlet and going over to the trash can to throw it away. She then trudged back to the sink and got the box the test had come in, and threw that away too. Having bought all the time she could, she looked at the door out of the bathroom as though death lay just beyond it. She threw Autumn one last pleading look, then groaned and yanked the door open, walking out into the hallway.
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Post by Sharkbait on Jul 5, 2008 21:36:47 GMT -5
Autumn walked out behind Elena. She was sorry that she had to resort to the powers threat, but she knew nothing else was going to work. She had a feeling Elena would thank her for it eventually.
Jasper was pacing in the hallway, debating whether or not to go into the bathroom. He checked Autumn's mind again and swore. "Damn Christmas songs," he muttered. He knew she was in there with Elena, but Elena's mind was blocked. He knew something was wrong and he wanted to know what. He wanted to help.
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