AUTHOR NOTES: There's so many of these following the lives of stories, but I really wanted to try my hand at it. A lot of the beginning chapters were inspired by real events. This first chapter is his birth. Baby Mello just seems so cute. And yes, he has siblings. Might be slightly AU in that content. Chapter two up ASAP.
WARNINGS: Spoilers for his name?
DISCLAIMER: I think we've all learned I don't own Death Note. Nor do I own Russia or Catholism, which is about all this chapter has?
December 13, 1989 had been quite the busy day for Sergei and Lara Keehl. Lara had just given birth to the second child of the Keehl family, a new baby boy. The pair already had a daughter, seven at the time of her new sibling's birth. Her name had been Irina, a Russian name meaning "peace." The Keehl's were a highly religious family. There was rarely a Sunday that passed where the local church did not see the Keehl's front and center for the weekly Mass, and most of their free time was dedicated to the church. In fact, the family had been at the church when Lara went into labor. Thus, it was only fitting that their new baby boy be named Mihael, after the arch-angel.
Mihael was born with very light blond hair, albeit there wasn't much hair there, and his eyes were the purest of baby blue. His name suited his features for his features were truly angelic.
Mr. Keehl, who had spent quite his share of hours at the hospital with his wife, he gone home to make sure the house was ready for the new baby, leaving his wife and daughter to spend time with the new baby. Gazing down into her new blessing's eyes, Mrs. Keehl could see all the dreams and hopes she had for Mihael. With God's help, she could see the small baby growing into a strong young man, perhaps singing in a church choir. From her hospital bed, with nothing but her family, everything seemed truly perfect.
Irina stood at the edge of the bed, staring down at her new baby brother. He had looked much like the baby dolls that she had often played mother to.
"Mommy, can I hold him?" questioned the girl.
"Only if you sit up on the bed and hold him just like I tell you to," their mother replied, bending her knees to make room for her eldest child to sit on the bed.
Irina climbed upon the bed. She pushed her long blond pigtails behind her shoulders to keep them out of reach of the new baby. As Mihael was placed gently in her arms, the young girl stared down at him. Up close, he looked even more like her baby dolls. A small part of her almost wanted to squeeze him, just to see if he was real. He cried like a real baby, but so did a few of her baby dolls.
"So, he's really my baby brother?"
Her mother nodded with a gentle, yet tired, smile. Just as she finished nodding, a nurse walked in, pushing a small plastic bin. The bin had cushioning on the inside and a blanket. It was resting on a carrier, which had wheels on the bottom and another shelf of baby belongings. The outside of the bin had a sheet of paper attached to it, containing Mihael's information.
The nurse looked to Mrs. Keehl, smiling politely and saying, "I'm afraid it's time to take Mihael to the nursery."
Upon hearing this, Irina grinned at her mother. "See look, he's defective. They want to take him back." Her grin grew even wider as she continued speaking, "I guess I'll be the only child again, huh?"
Lara took Mihael from Irina as gently as possible, kissing him and whispering a small prayer in his ear before handing him to the nurse. As the nurse pushed Mihael's carrier out of the room, Irina took the opportunity to snuggle up to her mother.
"Now that he's gone," she started, hugging her mother, "You can go back to giving me all your love."
A small sigh escaped her mother's lips as she soothed back the child's hair, "You have to learn to share with your new brother. You know your father and I have enough love for both of you. Besides, you'll love him yourself one day. Just wait and see."