Here's part 3. I dedicate it to the cheerleaders of the fandom
Sphersian and Carla. And SithKnight-Galen, sorry no stomping...
well, not exactly.

One Moment

-Shinto Red

Part 3:

Claudia cautiously approached the open door. She could
hear Hikaru's panicked filled voice. " Misa! Misa! Wake up! "

Her heart was pounding, but she forced herself to enter. She
found Hikaru leaning over Misa, shaking her. Claudia
didn't know what to make of the situation.

She took a step back and ended up stepping on a pamphlet.
Hikaru whipped his head around. " Claudia! "

" What hap-? "

" Stay with her. I'm getting a doctor. "

He rushed past her, leaving a small cyclone of papers in his path.
After shaking herself from her stupor, Claudia rushed over to Misa
and checked her pulse. She let out a breath she had been holding when
she felt the strong steady beat.

' Thank God. '

Her eyes scanned the room. Misa's usually tidy place was covered in
papers and what looked like brochures. Claudia picked one brochure that
was right next to her place on the floor. If she wasn't already sitting
on the floor, she knew her knees would have given out.

' That doctor's appointment...the boy...Oh my God! '

She looked down at Misa's pale face. " I think I'm going to join
you. "

She noticed near Misa's feet there was a slightly crumpled piece of
paper. She crawled over and picked it up. It only confirmed what she had
figured out.

" Oh, Misa... " she said with a sigh. " When I said to take
a chance with him, I certainly didn't mean for this..."

" Though, you can't deny your feelings now. " she said dryly.

She grabbed onto a nearby couch and slowly pulled herself up.
' Ok, legs, co-operate with me. '

On none too steady legs, she picked up the phone and dialed
the number she knew by heart. " Roy, I need you to come down to
Misa's room..."

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Hikaru backtracked the way he came. Some of the soldiers who still
lingered in the halls rooted him on again, but everything was just a blur
for him. He ran down the hallway searching...

He stopped abruptly, gulping breaths of air. ' What am I
looking for? '

He cursed himself for not taking the note he had read.
He heard footfalls behind him. He spun around and found his doctor
walking down the hall towards him. He was fishing around in his pockets
while holding a bagel in his mouth.

" Doctor! "

The man's head shot up. " Mmmph. "

He pulled the bagel from his mouth. " So, it's you again. Come
to reschedule? "

" I...I need to know which room the girl I had
been talking to came out from. " he said still slightly out of breath.

" Ah, well, I can't... "

Hikaru ran up to him and grabbed the lapels of the white lab coat that
he was wearing. " I need the doctor. It's an emergency! "

The doctor raised the hand not holding the bagel and tried to pacify
him. " Okay! Okay! Hold your horses! Geez! "

He pointed to a door with the hand that held the bagel. " It's that one,
but... "

Misa's doctor was had been enjoying her sandwich when, to her surprise,
a very disheveled and wild looking young man stormed her room. She was
about to call security, when she realized it was the young man she saw
from earlier.

" May I help you? " she cautiously asked.

" I need you to come with me. "

She raised an eyebrow. " Misa... She just... on the floor..."

She let out a sigh and packed her lunch away. She pulled
out her medical kit from drawer. " Lead the way."

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" Here's the place..."

Hikaru looked around and panic filled him once more. " Misa?! "

Roy came out of a room carrying a glass of water. " Sempai? "

" Claudia called and asked me to carry her to her bedroom. She's
in there with her. "

Hikaru let out a shaky sigh of relief. The doctor cleared her
throat. Hikaru scratched the back of his head. “ Well, her room…”

" This way, ma'am. " cut in Roy.

He opened another door. The doctor turned to him. " I don't
want him near this door until I'm through. "

" Yes, ma'am. "

She entered the room and shut the door behind her. Roy took a seat
on the couch. Hikaru was already sitting on the loveseat. His head
was in his hands and his elbows were on his knees.

" So... " started Roy. " What happened with the two of you? "

" I don't know. " groaned Hikaru. " I don't know how it happened. "

" Uh, well, Hikaru... I thought I already explained to ya the birds
and the bees. I think you already know the male body, so I'll just pull
out of my wallet a naked picture of Claudia I have somewhere to explain
to ya the female body... "

" ROY! "

Two voices had shouted. One was Hikaru, who regarded Claudia like
an older sister and wasn't quite ready to her in that light. The other,
of course, was Claudia who had just stepped out of the other room and
had a horrified look on her face.

" I was only kidding. Like I would let anyone feast their eyes
on you glorious body. Besides, I don't have any naked pictures of you
unless you'd like to supply..." said Roy while wiggling his eyebrows.

She took a seat next to Roy and then slapped him upside the head.
" Ow! What was that for? "

She did it again. " Ow! Hey, wait a sec. I didn't know you were
into kinky stuff. I think I can get into it... "

Slap. " Ow! Watch the hair."

" Thank you. " said Hikaru.

" Now you're against me? I came to cheer you up and this is thanks
I get? "

Claudia had her hand poised. " You don't learn, do you? "

Roy was as quiet as a church mouse after that.

Hikaru's brows creased with worry. " How is she? "

" Fine. She came to when the doctor was in the room. The stress of
the situation got to her. "

Hikaru was silent after that. " Ichijyo? "

Hikaru raised his head. " When did you guys get together? "

Hikaru buried his head in his hands. " We didn't. "

Claudia looked at Roy who just shrugged his shoulders. " Clarify. "

" You know when Shammy stepped in for Misa? Well, we both had been
at Minmei's movie. We both left in the middle - don't ask, long story -
and then the transformation happened. We got lost and in the end we were
trapped somewhere. We first chewed each other out, but then we started
to talk and we really got to know each other. And then at some point,
I don't know... the mood changed... and... and... we started to kiss
and... well..."

" And that's why we have the doctor in the next room. " added Claudia.

The threesome were silent, absorbing the information that came
to light. " Well, there's a bright side. I'm going to be an uncle and
Claudia's going to be an aunt. "

Hikaru gave a lopsided smile. The bedroom door opened and the doctor
stepped out. Hikaru jumped up. " Now, my overly exuberant Lieutenant,
you may visit her. That is, so long as you don't cause her to go through
the duress I experienced with you. "

Hikaru's face burned. " Y...yeah. Sorry. "

" It's alright. I've seen far more bizarre behavior from expecting
fathers. "

He paled at the mention of ‘expecting fathers’. " Oh... "

"You're quite mild considering you're the future father of an admiral's
grandchild. "

" Admiral?! " he squeaked.

The doctor gave him a scrutinizing gaze. " Well, I must be going now.
If there any problems or questions, give me a call instead of running like
a mad man. "

Hikaru's face burned again, but this time he felt legs wouldn't hold.
' Admiral? Misa's an admiral's daughter? Admiral? '

Before the doctor left she turned to Claudia. " I have given her
a two days off. It was like pulling teeth, but that was the compromise
I could get from her. If I hear her working before the allotted time ,
I will personally have her dragged back to her quarters. In other words,
make sure she follows my orders.

After the doctor left, Hikaru started rambling about admirals.

" Hikaru! " boomed Roy.

He jumped. " Calm down. Yes, she's an admiral's daughter, but she could
give less of a damn about it. That means you should too. "

Hikaru's eyes were still far too wide, but he wasn't acting
like a chicken with its head cut off. Claudia put a hand on his shoulder.
" Don't worry about that. Just calm down and then see Misa. You two have
a lot to talk about. "

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I just had to add the scene with Roy and Claudia. I couldn't help myself.