Title: Bubble Tea

Genre: Romance/Drama

Rating: M

Disclaimer: I no own

Summary: When Bunny Tsukino learns that she's pregnant with Darien Shields child, she feels that her life is over. A baby wouldn't have been a problem if the father hadn't been a one night stand. Now she's unsure with what her next move should be, and if he would be as supportive as her best friends are. She can't help but wonder when her life became a TV-drama. - AU

NO BETA. BEWARE OF ERRORS.

Order 21. Vanilla Milk Tea with Boba

Bunny woke up to the usual uncontrollable nausea and discomfort. Despite her experiencing these symptoms for a while now, she doubted that she'd ever get used to it.

Besides her, Darien wrinkled his nose as she shifted out of bed. He had been coming to and from Florida for nearly a month now. They were still looking at homes in Tampa, and although his company was willing to set him up with temporary lodging, Darien stayed with Bunny. Despite the hour and some change commute.

Bunny threw up and then took a shower before getting dressed for the day. She had an OB appointment later in the morning. One that promised an ultrasound and pictures of her growing baby.

Darien was up and dressed by the time Bunny dragged herself into the kitchen. He knew better than to try to feed her in the morning and only handed her a plate of plain toast.

"Good morning." He smiled. And not for the first time Bunny was struck in awe by how beautiful he was.

"Morning," She greeted before making her way over to him for a kiss. It was sweet and chaste.

Bunny scheduled her appointment for 8AM, they had less than twenty minutes before they had to leave to see her doctor. They enjoyed sitting in silence together, Bunny munching on her toast while Darien drank his black coffee. It was all so domestic, but Bunny loved every moment of it. And she was looking forward to the two of them living together like this for good.

Hopefully.

By 7:30 they hopped into Bunny's hatchback and made their way to her appointment. She was officially twenty weeks along. Her once flat stomach now had a distinct round bulge to it that she enjoyed poking.

They made it to the doctors office early. Chatting about nothing and holding hands almost the entire time. Especially when it was time for the ultrasound.

Bunny had seen the fetus of her unborn child before at her twelve week mark when she began to spot blood one day. It turned out to be nothing, but the doctors had wanted to be sure. However, this was a new experience for Darien. Who was enraptured by the tiny blurb they were watching on the screen together.

"Would you like to know the sex?" The technician asked cheerfully.

"Yes!" Bunny, despite having a camera inside of her and flushed against her cervix in a very uncomfortable way, was practically vibrating with anticipation.

Darien chuckled besides her, "yes, please."

"Let's see if we can get this baby to open those legs." The technician grinned.

Unfortunately Darien and Bunny's child was proving to be uncooperative. The technician had to move Bunny's belly and prod at the fetus until she finally got the shot.

"Got it!" Their technician beamed. "Congratulations, it's a girl."

The text on Mina's phone made her pause in her work. In all capitalized letters from Bunny read: IT'S A GIRL OMGGGG.

Mina couldn't help the grin which sprawled across her face.

"Good news?" Yaten, the unfairly gorgeous male coworker who sat in the desk across from her own, asked.

Yaten had taken Mina under his wing from day one. New York City was vastly different from England. Sure, they were both major cities. But the ambience was totally different from what Mina had expected. And she loved every minute of it.

The one of the first things Mina did upon moving was chop off her waist length hair. Call her dramatic, but she needed more change than just moving. And her new pixie cut and platinum hair was the extra boost. She wanted to be a new person. One Kunzite wouldn't recognize.

Mina thought about him often. Her heart ached for him. But after she blocked his phone number she hadn't looked back.

At least, not yet. And Mina hoped she'd never find herself going back to him. It hurt, every single day.

"My cousin is having a baby girl." Mina smiled softly at Yaten.

She tried to keep the attraction off of her face. Honestly she's had a crush on Yaten from the moment she met him.

Yaten smiled back, "Congratulations. Why don't we go out for drinks tonight to celebrate?"

And Mina wanted to take him up on his offer. She desperately did. But she promised to call Rei after work and she hadn't spoken to her friend in weeks.

"I actually have something already planned." Mina gave him an apologetic look. "Rain check?"

Yaten nodded, "I'll hold you to that."

They continued to work in comfortable silence, they were meeting with new clients in the afternoon and there was still a lot to prep for it.

Luckily the day flew by and without a hitch. Mina took her train home and was more than happy to lounge in her underwear while enjoying leftover takeout with Artemis.

Her apartment was a tiny one bedroom. Smaller than the space she had overseas, she had to downsize quite a bit. It was refreshing, if a little lonely. But she refused to hop into any sort of relationship just because she was lonely. She needed to learn how to be on her own for a while.

Around 6 in the evening she picked up her phone to call Rei.

Mina could honestly say she was happier than she had been in a long time.

"Hey V," Rei greeted softly while opening the nearest box.

She finally found an apartment with enough space for her and Grandpa. And on the opposite side of town from Itto.

"Hey," Mina chirped, "did you hear that Bun is having a girl?"

"I have now." Rei grinned while taking some kitchenware out of the moving boxes and placing them into the sink to be washed before using them.

The reason why Rei left Itto was not one she could fully explain to even her closest friends. It had nothing to do with her attraction to Jadeite. Although she saw the other lawyer often, and refused to play ignorant on their gravitation towards each other.

No, it had everything to do with the fact that Rei hadn't originally wanted to move in with him to begin with.

When Rei began to have doubt, she turned to her grandfather and asked him how he realized her grandmother was the one for him. It was a silly thing to ask, not every relationship was the same. But what Rei got out of it was that she honestly could not see a real future with Itto. And she refused to allow him to continue to waste his time on her.

Rei had seen the engagement ring in his sock drawer one day while putting away laundry. Itto wanted to marry her, and Rei couldn't see a future with him.

So, she let him go. He had been a part of her life for so long, of course Rei missed him. There were days where she wished she could pick up her phone to call him. Days where she wondered if he was doing alright. Nights when she worried about him. But Rei didn't reach out to him. She would always love Itto in her own way, but she wasn't in love with him anymore.

Sometimes Rei thinks she stayed with him so long to prove a point to her father. And that made her feel so much worse.

"Yeah," Rei agreed to whatever Mina was saying about the latest fashion trend that whatever company she was working with was promoting. Apparently Mina loved the idea.

They chatted for a little while longer before hanging up. Rei texted Amy to see how she was doing before continuing her unpacking.

Rei's text with the baby's gender revealed pinged just as Amy was finishing up packing the last moving box. She was selling her townhouse and moving on with her mom until the divorce was finalized.

It wasn't ideal. She didn't really want to go back home. But Amy knew that she would need the constant emotional support in the upcoming months. Her mom had gone through all of what Amy was currently faxing. Except her mom had a child as well. Amy was relieved that she didn't have any children with her soon-to-be-ex. Bitterness slowly began to creep over her as she thought of Craig and his unfaithfulness.

"If we hurry we could get to the storage unit before it closes." Zoicite stated while picking up the box Amy just finished. His appearance made her shake herself out of the thoughts her mind was heading towards.

They never rescheduled their date. Rei had suggested that Amy not date anyone until the divorce was over with. Amy change her filing to extramarital affairs as the reason for the ending of their marriage while Craig kept to irreconcilable differences. The last thing Amy needed was for Craig to claim that Amy had been cheating on him.

Zoicite and been disappointed, but he understood.

So now they were friends. Friends who had fantastic debates and could keep up with each other intellectually. Friends who were beginning to become emotionally invested in each other. Friends who spent too much time together for it to not be considered dating. And if it weren't for the lack of physical activity (be it something as small as holding hands), Amy could honestly think they were courting. As it was, they never so much as brushed against each other accidentally. And Amy knew that if they ever did touch, they wouldn't be able to stop.

Amy couldn't wait to be officially single.

She hoped that it would happen soon. She didn't know how long she could wait to keep things purely platonic between her and Zoicite.

"That's fantastic. Thank you so much for doing this." She said as she followed him to the U-Haul truck.

Zoicite winked at her. "For you, anything."

Amy couldn't help the silly smile thay formed on her face before she forwarded Rei's text to Lita with a heart emoticon attached.

"Bunny is having a girl!" Lita exclaimed from their apartments kitchen where she was trying a new recipe for her catering menu.

"Oh? Congrats to her." Andrew replied from his spot at the dining areas table where he was looking over his family's restaurant's finances.

They were getting better.

It was a daily struggle, but Lita thanked whatever power that be for Andrew still willing to make it work.

She did whatever he asked when it came to Nephrite. She told Molly that it would be Chad dealing with the wedding planner in any future projects together. She began renting a space in a different (and actually better) location for her business. She changed her phone number.

Actually, everything Andrew asked for was tame. Lita wasn't sure she'd be as calm if their rolls would have been reversed.

They postponed their wedding until further notice.

That decision had caused Lita to break down into tears. Her fear of it being postponed indefinitely making itself known, until Andrew assured her otherwise.

Still, Lita couldn't say she'd blame Andrew if he left. She broke his trust, and she was ashamed of herself for that.

They began to see a couples counselor. Which, at first, angered Lita. The hiccup with Nephrite aside, they had been good. Or she had thought so. The counseling was actually helping a lot.

Lita glanced over at Andrew. She loved him. So much. Her engagement ring sparkled in the lighting of their apartment and caught her attention. Andrew never asked for the ring back. Lita could only count that as a positive.

"Rei and Ikuko are already talking about the baby shower. I'm offering to cater." Lita stated while sending a quick text to Bunny.

Andrew smiled over at Lita. Finally looking up from his work, "that sounds great."

"I love you." Lita stated.

Andrew's eyes softened towards her, but he didn't repeat the sentiment. And Lita was okay with it. She knew he loved her fiercely, but he was still too hurt to say those words out loud. But she's heard them whispered to her late at night when he thinks she's asleep.

Lita knew exactly how Andrew felt, and for now she was content to wait for him to repeat the words in the light of day to her.

The congratulation text was not surprising to Bunny. She already knew that there was no secrets between her and the girls. Nothing was sacred. But the fact that was was past 6:30 in the evening meant that Mina was really losing her touch.

Bunny was sitting on a barstool, watching Darien putter around her kitchen while Luna pawed at her bare toes from the cats spot on the ground.

"Hey, Dare?" Bunny began while watching him throw curry together from scratch like a pro.

"What's up?" Darien asked while giving her his full attention.

He always did that. Always hung on to everything she said as if it were the most important information in the world. It made Bunny's heart swell. She couldn't wait to live her life full time with this amazing man.

"I love you."

END

MLL: I'm sorry if this felt rushed and slapped together. I know I promised an ending to everyone's story. I had originally planned for all the girls to get at least a wrap up chapter before the final chapter.

Honestly, I couldn't do it anymore. But a long time ago I promised myself I would always finish a fic that I started, and I refused to abandoned this fic. So here we are. Endings are hard, I know there are still loose ends and not everyone is going to be happy. But this is all I have left to give.

Thank you all for the support these last several years. And for understanding how life could be. Your words of encouragement and messages of love left me in awe.

I am also going to announce that I am going to retire from writing. At least until I find my muse.

Thanks again for everything!