Hiya! Me again. ...I have a confession to make. I...wrote another mpreg. Even though I used to HATE mpreg, I've been reading a couple lately, and I was inspired to write one of my own. I guess I've come round to the idea (probably because of the pretty picture of Tala with a pushchair in my head). I know men can't really get pregnant...but this story nagged at me until I wrote it, so here's the first chapter:

Oh, and by the way, Tala and Bryan are already dating, and so are Kai and Rei.

Bryan sighed to himself resignedly. The bladebreakers were staying over at his and Tala's for the weekend, and Kai and Tala were fighting. Again.

"Hiwatari, you're full of crap!"

"Not like you then!"

"No, not like me! 'Cause you're a total bastard like your grandfather!"

"Shut up!"

"Why should I?"

"Because that's my family you're talking about!"

"I was -abused- by him! I'll say what I-" Kai lashed out, catching Tala square in the stomach, and Tala cried out, falling to his knees and clutching at it. Kai glared down at him. "I never knew you were such a woman, Ivanov." Tala twitched visibly and stood up, arms still around his stomach.

"You bastard, Hiwatari... You absolute fucking bastard!" He glared at Kai for a second then picked up a nearby plate and hurled it with all of his might. Kai ducked and it shattered off the wall. Tala growled, teeth bared like a dog. "Touch me and my ch..." He stopped. "Touch me again and I'll kill you!" He stormed out, slamming the door behind him. They could hear him stomping up the stairs and slamming another door.

Bryan sighed again. "You shouldn't provoke him like that, Kai. You know how badly he loses his temper sometimes." He stood up. "I'll go and talk to him. Stick the telly on or something."

"Tala?" Tala curled up further in the blankets and sniffed. He just wanted everyone to go away and leave him alone... "Tala..." The blankets were pulled back to reveal Bryan's concerned face. "Tala, what's wrong?" Tala yanked the blankets back over his head and burst into tears. "Tala? Are you okay?"

"Does pregnant class as okay?"

"Huh?"

"Are you stupid! I'm pregnant!" Tala snapped. "Now leave me alone!"

"Tala...pregnant? Last time I checked you weren't a woman..." Tala exploded up out of the blanket and slapped Bryan across the face.

"Shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up!" He screamed.

"Tala!" Bryan grabbed hold of Tala and pinned him up against his chest. Tala struggled and snarled but Bryan refused to let go. "Explain. Now."

"What is there to explain? Not that I knew about it but Biovolt was kind enough to outfit me with a womb." He spat bitterly. "Then go figure. Considering we've been shagging for the past year it's kind of obvious!"

"But...that's impossible..."

"Let go of me and I'll prove it."

Bryan did so and Tala leaned over, scrabbling under the bed. He came back up a second later with a few sheets of paper. "There. Blood test results. They thought I was diabetic, but no, I'm pregnant." Bryan glanced over the results, not really taking them in.

"But...you -can't- be!"

"Bryan, I'm going to go over this once. Get that, once. I am pregnant. And no matter how bizarre that may seem, it's true. Leave me if you want, but there's no way I'm getting rid of it. Tell people if you want, but they're never going to believe you. I am pregnant, I will be pregnant, and I have been pregnant for the last month and a half. Not that I realised, but I have been. So, there you go. I'm pregnant."

"Ivanov, you tell worse lies every time." Tala's face flushed red, and Bryan couldn't tell whether it was from anger, embarrassment, or a mixture of the two. The redhead turned to find Kai standing in the doorway, sneering. Tala stood up, fists clenched. "Get out." He whispered.

"No, I want to hear the story of why exactly Tala- who is a man- thinks he can be pregnant." Tala stared at him for a minute, then started to walk towards him. Kai tensed, expecting that Tala would hit him, but Tala just carried on walking. A few seconds later the front door slammed.

Bryan, still sitting on the bed, held out the result sheets wordlessly. Kai took them and glanced over them. Shock danced in his eyes for a few seconds, then he shook his head. "They must be fake. It just isn't possible."

"I think...maybe it is. I mean...we didn't ever know...what they did to us when they experimented on us. Maybe...it's possible."

"But...how would it work? There would be no eggs...how the hell would your sperm get to his womb if he doesn't have...you know...a..."

"Vagina?" Supplied Bryan. Kai nodded.

"Precisely. How is it possible? How can he have eggs and sperm at the same time? Is he some kind of hermaphrodite?"

"Kai, say anything like that again, in or out of Tala's presence, and I will kill you." Kai took the hint and shut up.

"So...do we just wait till he comes back and ask?"

"That's all we can do."

Bryan heard a key click in the lock and ran out into the hall. "Tala, where the hell have you been? You've been gone for five hours!"

"Whatever, Bryan. Leave me alone."

"Tala...is it...true? Really and truly true?" Tala grunted and moped into the kitchen, collapsing onto a chair and leaning his head against the table. "Tala...what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" Bryan felt Tala's forehead and the redhead batted his hand away.

"Leave me alone."

"No! I want to know the truth!"

"What truth is that, Bryan? I've told you the truth, or do you want to hear the kind of truth where I laugh and say I was joking? Is that your kind of truth, Bryan!"

"Tala..."

"I've told you everything. Now leave me alone, get me some water, or get the hell out of my life because the mood I'm in I could quite cheerfully stab anyone who pisses me off." Bryan nodded and filled a glass from the tap, placing it in front of Tala wordlessly. Tala laid his head to the side, staring through the water. "Just think, when I drink this, some of it's going to end up inside my baby. Isn't that weird?"

"Tala..."

"I know you still don't believe me."

"It's not that, it's just..." Bryan eyed him sceptically and he blushed slightly. "Okay, fine. It just...doesn't seem possible."

"Well how am I supposed to know how it happened? I thought I was going to end up on insulin, not having to stop drinking and eat the right stuff and be sick and feel like a bag of crap. I have no idea how I ended up pregnant, but if I am- and they say I am- then I'll just have to accept it. I'm pregnant."

Bryan bit his lip, hesitating. "Is it...mine?" Tala looked up at him, affronted.

"Of course it's yours! What do you take me for, some kind of slut!"

"No! I-I didn't mean-" Tala stood up and flung the water at him, slamming the empty glass down on the worktop. "Tala..."

"I'm going to bed."

"Tala..."

"I suppose Kai and his little friends are still here?"

"Yeah...they're all in the spare bedroom..."

"Well as long as they stay in there, good!"

"What if they need to use the toilet?" Bryan asked, smiling slightly, thin rivulets of water trickling down his face and chest. Tala turned, a murderous expression on his face.

"Don't push me Bryan."

He shoved open the door and raged up the stairs, slamming the bedroom door shut behind him. Bryan sighed and grabbed the tea-towel, wiping himself off with it. So Tala...really was pregnant? He was going to be a father? Warily, he followed Tala upstairs, opening the door of their bedroom and creeping inside. Tala was sitting, looking in the mirror. "I'm a freak, aren't I?"

"No."

"Stop lying. I'm a freak. A total freak." Tala spat angrily, glaring at his reflection.

"No you aren't. You're wonderful." Bryan said softly. "Tala...I'm sorry about what I said...but..."

"It's a lot to believe. Yeah. I know." Tala sighed heavily and buried his face in his hands. Bryan went over to him and placed his hands on his shoulders, squeezing gently. "It's...kind of hard to think about...because I'm scared, Bryan...and no-one'll believe me..." Tala sniffed and his voice took on a choked quality. "I just..." Bryan knelt down and folded his arms around Tala's waist. The redhead started to sob. "I just don't know what to do! I don't understand what's happening to me! I can't...I can't..." A fat tear plopped down onto the desk. "I'm pregnant...I mean...me. Tala Ivanov. I'm a -man- Bryan. I-I'm just..." He swallowed. "Bryan, we're nineteen. Barely. We're not...we're not ready for a baby..."

"Oh Tala..." Bryan stood up, pulling Tala up into his arms and carrying him to the bed. He lay down, Tala's back pressed to his chest, and nuzzled into the shock of red hair before him. "It'll be okay, Tala..."

"How can you say that, Bryan? If I hadn't made the doctors respect the privacy laws I would be headline news! I would be in some research centre somewhere! It's too much, Bryan...I can't cope with this..."

"How long did you know? Before you told me?"

"A couple of days."

"Oh."

"Look, Bryan, it wasn't...I just...couldn't find a time to tell you. I couldn't accept it myself."

"Didn't you trust me?"

"Look, Bryan, don't even start. You know full damn well I trust you but when someone just goes, 'oh yeah, you're a man but you're pregnant' it's a bit hard to get used to the idea!" Tala pulled out of his arms and curled up, reaching out a hand and flicking out the light. Bryan turned it back on again. Tala rolled over and glared at him. "Tala, we have to talk about this."

"Talk about what?"

"This. Me, you, what we're going to tell people, what you can and can't do, what you're going to need, what I can help with...our baby." Tala sighed.

"Bryan, I'm tired. We can talk about it tomorrow."

"Tala..."

"Bryan, I'm -tired-!" Repeated Tala. He reached out and switched off the light, then snuggled up next to Bryan's chest. Before very long he was snoring peacefully. Bryan could feel Tala's pulse beating steadily against his skin, could feel the redhead's stomach pressed against his own. It was strange to think that there was another person growing in there...

So, that's the first chapter...what do you guys think? Reviews would be appreciated, and flames, as always, will be used for toasting marshmallows.