Ebony&Ivory-Chapter 10

*the next morning, Illust awaken because the doctor was here for the abortion*

Luke: *is in another room, keeping his promise*

Illust: *was a little nervous wen the doctor approached her*

Doctor: How are you today, dear?

Illust: I'm...OK. W...Will it hurt, doc?

Doctor: It'll feel like a slight pinch

Illust: P...Promise?

Doctor : Scout's honor

Illust: OK *prepares for it*

Doctor: *goes into his bag and hands her a pill*

Illust: Is...Is tht...?

Doctor: It's something that'll take the baby out of you

Illust: *takes it n pops it in her mouth, washing it dwn with water*

Doctor: It will take time.

Illust: *waited until she felt the slight contraction* Mmh...! Oow...!

Doctor: Okay, start to push it out

Illust: *shook her head, starts to sob as she hugged her belly* L...Luke...

Doctor: Cmon, young lady

Illust: I want Luke...Luke... *shakes her head n cries at the pain*

Luke: *comes out* Im here

Illust: *hugs him* Doc lies...It hurts... *sobs*

Luke: It'll go away. *holds her hand*

Illust: *cries as she felt another induced contraction frm the pill*

Doc: Cmon, dear, you can do it

Illust: *clings onto Luke n pushes dwn*

Doctor: *gets a medical bag ready*

Illust: *pushes a little then stopped* It...It hurts...

Doctor: It's almost out. cmon now

Illust: It hurts, Luke... *tears couldn't stop falling*

Luke: Cmon, you can bear it.

Illust: *grit her teeth n bears dwn as hard as she could*

Doctor: It's done. *gets the bag closed up*

Illust: *cries in Luke's arms*

Luke: Shhh, it's all over *holds her close*

Luke: Doctor, can you check...for dna to see who the father is?

Illust: *sees the bloody thing inside the med bag n reaches for it* Is...Is tht my...my baby...?

Luke: Yes, Don't look hon, please

Illust: I...I wanna see...My baby...

Doctor: I'm sorry, dear...you're not suppose to.

Illust: *cries evn worse, buries her face in Luke's chest*

Luke: I'm sorry, Illust. Doctor, can you see who the father is from its dna?

Doctor: Give me a week. I'll find out. *heads out after cleaning up* Good day *heads out*

Illust: *wails as she reached for the doc* Pls~! Lemme see my baby~!

Luke: Illust, stop!! *holds her* You're not allowed to!

Illust: Why? Why cant I? At least lemme see it one last time! It's not fair...!! *hit at Luke's chest*

Luke: *lets her go, wincing in pain a bit*

Illust: *tries to get up to chase aftr the doc, bt the abortion left her drained. She passed out n fell off the bed*

Luke: *gets off from the bed and gets her back up*

*The doctor had already left the area*

Anita: *hears the commotion n came to them* Is...Is it ovr?

Luke: Yea, it's over. But she was throwing a fit

Anita: It's understandable. Part of her has developed motherly instincts, n its tht part tht is sorry n upset for the baby gone

Illust: *lay in bed, still passed out*

Luke: Wish we could give her something to forget what just happened

Anita: She could keep herself busy for the tour once she's healed up

Luke: *goes into his solo rehearsal room and practices Black Or White8

Illust: *slept thru the day, with the help of the caretaker*

Luke: *is heard singing* They told you, don't you ever come around here...

Illust: *stirs as she heard distant singing, found her way to the rehearsal room, rubbing the sleep off her swollen eyes*

Luke: *is now on Billie Jean, doing the exact routine his godfather did.* She's like a beauty queen from a movie scene

Illust: *smiles n sits there quietly, watching him rehearse, not wanting to bother him*

Luke: *this will mark the first time he's done Billie Jean. In the past, he avoided it so he wouldn't mess it up. It felt like he was ready to perform it* *does a spin, then does the moonwalk*

Illust: *wanted to cheer n clap like she usually do, bt didnt want to bother him*

Luke: *he stops, only the drums are playing. Luke does improvised dancing, some of his own, some of Michael's*

Illust: *just sits there quietly, listening, though her mind still wandered to her abortion this morning*

Luke: *Turns around* Illust?

Illust: *smiles* Sorry, dont mind me. Carry on

Luke: When did you get here?

Illust: Not long. Wen u started singing Beat It

Luke: So a while

Illust: Mmhmm *leans bk, still looking a little listless*

Luke: Yea. Oh! I wanna show you something. *takes her to the clothing closet*

Illust: *went ovr n look at it*

Luke: *There are a lot familiar outfits seen from Michael's videos and some he used on his tours...some he had made for Luke*

Illust: Wow...Nice... *smiles, bt not reli into it*

Luke: What kind of stuff do you enjoy wearing?

Illust: I...think I like lolita. Wen I was in the street I passed by a shop once n it had this most beautiful lolita dress...Yeah, I like those

Luke: *looks in the closet* Like this one? *pulls out the dress she was talking about. He got it for her recently*

Illust: *her eyes sparkle for a while* W...Wow...! I...I dunno wht to say...! *felt the fabric of the dress*

Luke: From me and Anita to you

Illust: Th...Thanks... *smiles for a while before tears suddenly fell out of her eyes*

Luke: *hugs her close* I got the doctor to send me a picture of the baby

Illust: *covers her face with her hands n sobs*

Luke: If you want, I could show it...if not, I understand

Illust: *whispers* I...I want to...

Luke: *shows her a picture* Here ya go

Illust: *took it n looked. It was a very tiny thing, still in fetus stage, smaller than a bean with no distinctive features yet. It was placed on a petri dish n cleaned off the blood, bt to Illust it was the most beautiful thing in the world*

Luke: The doctor found out who the father is.

Illust: *looks up tearfully*

Luke: It's the bastard who keeps targetting me from Weekly Tabloids

Illust: Wh...Wht...? But...But I dont remember being...being raped by him...I... *put her hand on her head, trying to remember*

Luke: He double checked and it seems your rapist is the one who wants to ruin me

Illust: But how would he knw...How could he be sure tht I would end up with u? It...It doesnt make any sense...

Luke: my best guess...he must've drugged you so you wouldn't remember him

Illust: *sees the picture n held it close to her face* I'm sorry...I'm so sorry...My baby...I'm so so sorry...

Luke: He will pay for what he did to you...and to me

Illust: My baby...My baby... *sobs harder* I'm so so sorry...

Luke: It isn't your fault...blame Majah

Illust: Why...? I chose to do this. I chose to let it go...I chose not to want it...bt why am I still so upset...?

Luke: It's your maternal instincts

Illust: *covers her mouth, trying to stop herself frm crying*

Luke: *hugs her close*

Illust: *slowly calms dwn, holding the pic possessively close to her chest*

Luke: Illust...remember that memorial they had for michael?

Illust: *thought bk* I think so. I remember sneaking into the backstage to try n get close to Papa Bubbles' coffin, bt they caught me n threw me out. At tht time, I didn't knw why, bt I felt a sudden attachment to him, bt I couldnt remember why. Now I do

Luke: His funeral is coming up soon

Illust: O...Oh. When?

Luke: You know my birthday, right? September 3rd?

Illust: *nods*

Luke: *his eyes start to water, and his voice began to crack* That is when

Illust: *her heart ached at seeing him cry n hugged him* Aww, there, there

Luke: Grandma Katherine said they're gonna celebrate it after the funeral

Illust: Are we going to attend the funeral, Luke?

Luke: Yes, we are. Then after that, we're going somewhere to celebrate my birthday as well as Michael's life

Illust: Do I get to meet the family then?

Luke: Yes you do. You get to meet Uncle Jermaine, Uncle Marlon, Uncle Jackie, Uncle Randy, Uncle Tito...Aunt Janet, Aunt Rebbie, Aunt LaToya....Grandma Katherine and Grandpa Joe,

Illust: I've been wanting to meet them again. The last time we met was before the accident tht killed Papa n StepMom

Luke: Grandma is a great person.

Illust: Maybe I could meet Prince, Paris n Blanket again. Although I dunno if they'll remember me. It's been forever, n I nvr stood out much besides being Papa Bubbles' little Princess

Luke: Blanket remembered you

Illust: Oh? Wht did he say abt me?

Luke: he said "Where's Princess? "

Illust: *chuckles* When did he say tht?

Luke: Last week

Illust: I didn't think he would remember me

Luke: Well, he does. And so do Prince and Paris

Illust: Then I look forward to see them