Bourne From Hate, .IV
.Bourne From Hate
.7daywar
.I only own the plot.
.r
.angst. drama. mpreg.
.violence. character death. language.
.There's a new drug out called 'bourne' that enables men to get pregnant, but that's not all it does, it also kills them. Yunho and Yoochun are on the case to stop this deadly drug before it gets anymore out of hand, and spreads throughout Asia.
.author's note: a tad bit dark. a pretty angsty chapter as well.
.IV
Kangin just stared at Taebin. Because what else could he do? He'd just told him that his ex-boyfriend had given birth to their baby and died while doing so. It just didn't make any sense. And for the first time in Kangin's life he had no wisecrack, no smart ass comment that was forthcoming. His mind was just one huge blank and perhaps it showed on his face? The utter disbelief of it all. Onew shifted behind him, suddenly a lot more alert than he normally was.
"Sir? I'm thinking maybe I didn't hear you right--"
"You heard me right, Jinki. What I just told you is the absolute truth." Taebin hesitated, then brushed past them pulling the hospital door back open. Kangin and Onew exchanged an uneasy look before re-entering the room. The nurse was kissing the baby's cheek, brushing soft strands of black hair from it's forehead. Kangin wanted to comment on the nurse's bizarre behavior, but in the end kept it to him-self. If Taebin didn't care about her being so attached to his baby than why should he?
"Hanbyul, you don't mind stepping out of the room for a second do you?"
The nurse shook her head. "No, I can use this time to run some tests on him, if you don't mind? It's procedure."
"It's fine," Hanbyul gave Taebin a sad look before leaving the the room with the baby cradled close to her. Taebin ran his hands over his face before approaching the man still lying on the bed. "His name is Choi Dongwook. He was only thirty." There was a white sheet covering his body from his chest downward. Taebin pulled it back in Onew immediately turned his head and started gagging.
"What is the meaning of this boss?" Kangin looked sick as he stared at the deceased man's open stomach.
"They did a rather crude stitch job didn't they?" Taebin sighed. "If you can make out the cut; from here to here, this is a standard c-section incision. C-sections are only used in situations in which the woman is unable to push the baby out manually... if she's breached or if she has preclampsia for instance." He pulled the sheet back over Dongwook's body, this time covering his face as well.
"In this case, since he's a man, they would have no other choice but to perform a c-section. During the c-section his heart rate soared and he began to bleed out profusely. The doctors only just managed to save our son from drowning in his blood. Dongwook never even got to see his face."
Tears slipped free from Taebin's eyes falling down his cheeks. He sat down on the edge of the bed and took Dongwook's lax hand in his. It seemed as if the severity of the situation was finally crashing down on him and really settling in. Dongwook was gone. He'd never hear his voice again or his laugh or be groped inappropriately in public. It was over this time, really over, forever. Taebin didn't know how to come to terms with this. The two of them had been friends since he was in college and Dongwook was a junior in High School trying to hang with his click even though he was underage.
Kangin touched his shoulder. Everything seemed so surreal as if this were some morbid dream. Taebin was a hard ass in took his job (as he should) way too seriously, so to see him in this broken state was just something Kangin never thought he would see. He didn't know all the details yet, but his heart really went out to Taebin and whoever this Dongwook had been. There was someone waiting at home for him that was special, that he held close to his heart. Kangin knew he would be a mess too if anything ever happened to Leeteuk.
"... I'm sorry Dongwook," Kangin heard Taebin whisper softly. "I promise you I'll find out who did this to you and they will pay." After his vow he leaned forward, kissing the back of Dongwook's cold hand. His trembling lips lingering.
Donghae's cheeks colored violently after his confession. He sat back down in his seat, looking off to the side and out the window. Yunho reached across the table and grabbed Donghae's hand making the other man look at him questioningly, his large eyes full of tears.
"How far along are you?"
"About a month..."
"Donghae, I'm going to need you to continue being honest with me, ok? There is something very serious going on in you're an unwilling victim of it." Donghae looked a bit scared.
"Hyung? Am I going to die?"
Yunho felt as if someone had punched him in the gut. "No, no... Donghae, I don't know. This is all so new and we still don't know all the details or the effects, all we do know is that there is a new drug going around called 'Bourne' which mimics the pregnancy of a woman inside a male's body. The side effects, as we've been told, are enhanced pregnancy symptons... Donghae, who is the father? Do you know?"
"It's Kibum-ah," Donghae admitted without hesitation. "He's the last person I've been with."
"Are the two of you in a relationship?"
Donghae shook his head. "No, we just sleep together." He blushed even further, seemingly ashamed. "I mean we've tried to be together, but it just never works out. This is easier for us. Why?"
"Because he needs to know, and I'm going to need to interview the both of you to find out what you were doing on the day the baby was concieved." Donghae scratched his nose and looked around them. No one was paying them any attention, but he couldn't help but feel as if they were.
"This is really embaressing hyung. I don't understand how this happened or how a drug can do something like this." He then gripped Yunho's hand so that instead of it covering his, they were holding hands instead. "I'm scared."
Yunho opened his mouth to tell Donghae that he had nothing to be afraid of, because he was here for him. However, his cell phone chose that moment to ring. It was Jaejoong.
"Hello? Joongie? Is everything all right?"
"Yunho? I don't know how to tell you this." Yunho forced him-self to breath, then tried not to panic. Donghae was watching him carefully, their hands still clasped.
"Tell me what Jae?" There was a short pause as Jaejoong took a deep intake of breath. When he did finally speak, he was talking through the tears.
"... I called for the appointment just like you said, but my doctor thought it would be best if I came in today. He said there has been a string of surprising male pregnacies and when I explained to him my symptoms he told me to come right down, immediately. So I did and, and... Yunho I'm pregnant!" Jaejoong then started to cry.
"Jae, no, don't cry!" Yunho could feel the sting of tears pressing against the back of his eyes, but told him-self he wouldn't break down. He couldn't break down. Not when Jaejoong and even Donghae needed him to be strong. "Are you still there? I'll come pick you up."
Yunho closed his phone still stuck in a state of disbelief. Donghae squeezing his hand brought him back to reality and he stood up.
"Donghae, can you do me two favors?"
"Of course, hyung."
"Call those three rookies I named and tell them to wait for me at my office. After that, call Kibum and tell him, then tell him to come down to the station for questioning. All right?" Donghae nodded his head. Yunho gave him a strained smile, before walking out. A second ticking by before Donghae remembered that Yunho had drove him there.
Changmin turned on the knob to his faucet and cupped some of the cool water into his hands before bringing it towards his lips where he swished it around in his mouth before spitting it back out into the sink. He was perspiring heavily. As he had just finished emptying his breakfast into his commode. Changmin felt weak; cold in finally collapsed down to his knees. He really didn't want to do it, but he felt like now he didn't have a choice. He was pregnant. After more than a week of having the worst case of morning sickness for someone that wasn't a woman could have, he finally booked him-self an appointment with his doctor.
("You're a gay male, correct?" Changmin looked uncomfortable with the question as he didn't know what his orientation had to do with anything.
"I'm bi-sexual, but I'm in a gay relationship at the moment if that's what your wondering."
"It is, actually. I don't know how to tell you this, but there's been a bizarre array of pregnant males floating in and out of the office over the past year. We're not sure what to do about it, and of course we cannot release this information without the patient's consent, but it's gotten to such an alarming rate that I think an investigation of this is in order."
Changmin was thunderstruck.
"Wait, are you telling me that men are suddenly getting pregnant and no one knows about it?"
"To be honest we don't want to cause an uproar, can you imagine how the public would react if this got out? It doesn't seem to be deadly. The only thing I can say is that the pregnancy symptoms are enhanced..." The doctor pulled out a chart from his clipboard. "I've gone over this with all my patients--"
Changmin cut him off. "Are you telling me I'm pregnant?"
"Yes, Mr. Shim, you're pregnant." The doctor looked a bit sheepish. Changmin on the other hand was wondering when he was going to wake up, because suddenly nothing made sense anymore. What was the name of that old foreign television show? The Twilight Zone? Yes, that's where he was. The fucking Twilight Zone. "As I was saying..." The doctor went on as if he had just diagnosed Changmin with a sore throat and not just dropped a bomb like 'You're pregnant' on him.
"... I've gone over this with most of my pregnant male patients, and I think it's best that I let you know what you're in for. The symptons are a bit more enhanced, as in vomiting, sore back; ankles... ect. Are a lot more painful an can be unbearable to the point that you may become suicidal."
"Suicidal?"
"Yes. If you get to that point Mr. Shim do not hesitate to give me a call and I will coach you through it. We do have medicine that can dull the pain, though I'm still not sure if it's very helpful at this point. There haven't been many cases of this, just enough to warrant suspicion."
"Can't I get an abortion?" The mere thought made him sick, but he couldn't imagine being pregnant. He was a man for crying out loud! How could this have happened? The doctor gave him a serious stare.
"I wouldn't recommend that Mr. Shim, at this point it is still a very new epidemic and with the patients being so tight-lipped in squeamish we haven't been able to conduct any medical tests to decipher what is safe and what is not. On the positive side this is extroadinary, if tested and done right, with professionals behind it to back it up and make sure it is safe for distribution... gay males can have children of their own, I mean, males, if they so choose to, can have children, relieving the woman of the burden on occasion. However, on the negative side, it could be the exact opposite and by that I mean it can bring great danger to the host."
"Danger? What kind of danger?"
"Well, it could kill you.")
He'd tuned the doctor out after that. Just the thought that what he was carrying inside of him could kill him an he was helpless to stop it was enough to make him want to drive out to the nearest bridge and jump off it. It had been nearly two months since then and here he was in his bathroom, with a small bulge and suicidal thoughts on his mind. He had to talk to someone in not his moronic doctor. Changmin thought of calling Jaejoong, he'd been worried about him since he'd stopped coming around. Changmin had told him it was because he was busy with school and work. But in truth he'd been hiding out. Concealing his dirty little secret, even from the father.
Changmin evened out his breathing then walked slowly out of the bathroom toward his room. He felt dizzy, an sat down heavily on the edge of his bed before reaching for his cell and plugging in Khuhyun's number.
Yunho ended up taking Donghae along with him. The other deciding to stay behind in the car and make those calls while Yunho went in to see about his boyfriend. The minute Jaejoong saw Yunho he rushed into his arms and cried into his neck. Yunho rubbed soothing circles into his back, suddenly aware of all the stares on them.
"Come on boo, let's get you out of here."
"It's a miracle Yunho, I can't even believe it, we're going to have a baby!" Yunho now hastened to get them out of there. Some of the adjumma's were giving them scandalized stares. The hallway offered a bit more privacy, especially when Jaejoong clamped his lips onto Yunho's in a searing kiss. "I thought the doctor was crazy at first, then he told me I was three weeks along! I never thought it could happen, I'm not even sure how it happened!" He kissed Yunho again.
"But isn't this wonderful Yunnie? You've always wanted kids and now I can give them to you!"
The tears that Yunho had been trying to hold back came forth, like a dam. Jaejoong was taken aback in proceeded to kiss them away. "Are they tears of happiness Yunho? Because mine are." Yunho shook his head, then placed both of his hands on either side of Jaejoong's face. How could he tell Jaejoong that this wasn't some sort of miracle, but some person's twisted idea of a good time? Of course he wanted kids with Jaejoong, but not like this.
"Yunho what's wrong, aren't you excited?"
Yunho just kissed him, deeply and with so much passion in love he was sure it would suffocate the other. He had to tell him, even though he knew it would break Jaejoong's heart. This was just too cruel. Yunho wondered how much of a kick the creators of 'Bourne' was getting out of this. Were they standing in the shadows somewhere laughing at them, as if this were one big joke? What did they stand to gain from impregnating men, giving them false hope in the creation of new life? What was their motive? So many questions, with no answers. Though the truth was staring him right in the face in the form of the absolute love of his life.
It was so real Yunho could taste it bitter in his mouth.
Jaejoong nipped at his lips, his body hot against Yunho's. "Yunnie, I think we should celebrate."
"Jae, listen to me, this is not what you think it is, this isn't a miracle, this is someone's idea of a cruel joke." Jaejoong looked confused.
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is... this isn't a miracle Jaejoong and it wasn't something that was meant to happen. You've been infected with the drug 'Bourne'; you're in danger."
.iii | side story: tae7en