Bottle It Up (Open!)

[chloeann]

Nausea had been sweeping over and flowing through Chloe-Ann all day. It had began in the morning, when she'd woken up ill, and it had stuck around for the rest of the day. Even now, as she was walking down the hall, her stomach was revolting. Part of it was probably that she hadn't eaten all day; she'd attempted to keep down crackers and ginger ale in the morning, but even those had come up. Feeling a little faint, she decided to go to the medical wing. There had to be something that could help how she was feeling. So, after her class had been released, she'd began making her way down the hall.

Chloe-Ann found herself glad that she'd worn flats, as a wave of dizziness washed over her. Pausing, she stood still in the hall for a moment, blinking rapidly. Oh, this wasn't a pleasant feeling at all. Hurrying back down the hall, she hoped she'd reach the medical wing before-

The thought was cut off as she suddenly felt dizzy again, and her legs collapsed from under her. Her world went black, for the moment, as she fainted. Falling to the floor, her arms cradled her stomach as she landed on her back. Fainting spells were nothing new for her; she'd experienced them all through her last pregnancy. She'd just hope that like her last pregnancy, they never harmed her baby.

(Chloe-Ann's outfit: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=37363205)

[Pixel Conner]

Pixel slammed her dorm room door as she exited it. This was unfair. Anthony got more time from school than Pixel got, but Pixel thought that right now.. She just needed to be by Anthony's side. For Pete's sake, she was his fiance and they had a child on the way. Shouldn't the school see that and give them a little slack? But no, they didn't, and Pixel was being forced to go back to school. That didn't stop her from having spent the night before with Anthony though. It made her feel better to have him in her arms as they feel asleep, or be in his arms. She hoped it made Anthony feel better too. Everything she'd been doing lately had been to make Anthony feel better, to make him happy. It was hard seeing the person she cared about most in his world suffer.

Pixel sighed and did the buttons on her shirt up. She hated the way button up shirts looked on her, unless they were Anthony's. When she got big she'd need a new uniform, because the skirt was already cutting into her, and the top buttons on the shirt looked like they were about to burst open. Maybe that was one good thing about being pregnant, Pixel got bigger boobs. Except they hurt. Matter of fact, everything hurt. Her feet her, her ankles hurt, her back hurt, her shoulders, her neck. Everything. And she'd never slept really good to begin with, but now.. It was like, she had to go to the bathroom every time she was even remotely tired, and by the time she got back from the bathroom, she wasn't tired anymore. She didn't sleep for shit most nights. Pixel was pulled out of her thoughts when she saw her science teacher fall to the floor, and Pixel ran over to her. "Are you okay?"

[chloeann]

Eyes fluttering open, Chloe-Ann groaned as she realized she was on the floor. Looking over at the student who had come to her rescue, she nodded, smiling as well as she could. It probably looked more like a grimace than a grin, but for the moment, she didn't care. She was dizzy, and nauseous, and god, why hadn't she eaten something earlier? Feeling very sorry for herself, she attempted to get up, only sit back down as a wave of dizziness came over her. Glancing over at the student again, she blinked as she realized it was Pixel. Clearing her throat, she tried smiling again, not doing much better than the first time. "I'm just a little nauseous and dizzy. It happens sometimes. Don't worry, though. I'll be fine." As soon as she could get to the medical wing, and get something to eat, though perhaps not in that order, she'd be fine. She'd have to be.

Running a hand through her hair, Chloe-Ann took a deep breath. Dang it, being pregnant was messing with her body again. Reaching down to rub at her belly, she smiled fondly. She loved her baby, though. She knew that as soon as the little one popped out, everything would be okay again. And then she could start bonding with her newest little angel. While she'd bonded with each of her boys while they were in the womb, it was so much easier once they were in your arms. Once you could hold them, and see their little face, and promise to protect them forever. That was the best part, and it made everything else worth it. No matter how much her ankles swelled later on, or how often she fainted now, she knew the end result was going to be worth it. It had been three times before, after all.