I wasn't of this world, but my son was. I'd been young, only 15, when I had Lee in a village close to Konoha. It had been awful. The pain had been intense, and unlike hospitals back in my world they didn't give you anything to dull that pain unless they thought you needed it. And the birthing process went just fine.
It was the most pain I, Sandra Rock, had ever experienced. It was torture. When it was over I cried and cried and cried. I was going through all of this alone. My boyfriend wasn't there. The man who got me pregnant wasn't there either. The worst part was that I was surrounded by strangers telling me that everything was going to be alright when I knew it wasn't.
"Ma'am?" the nurse said. She was holding him in her arms. "Would you like to hold your baby?" I let out a sob, but nodded. "Okay! Good, it's good for young mothers to want to be involved with their children."
I took him from her, and tried to ignore how the nurse fixed my grip on the baby. I'd been around kids long enough to know how to hold them, but I didn't say anything. I didn't have to energy. I just looked at him, at this beautiful baby. He had my nose, and his father's eyes. I traced his eyebrows, which he shouldn't have, but he did. Just like my mother's, demanding, no less.
"So, what are you going to name him?" the nurse asked.
I looked up at her, and then down at him. "I...uh..." I sniffed, and looked at the way he slept. I was so exhausted, but I wanted to make sure his name was a good one. "Lee," I said. "After his father." I chuckled, which was a pitiful sound, but the nurse smiled at me.
"It's a perfect name for him." The nurse fussed over him for a moment before she left the room to give us some privacy.
"Lee." His nose twitched. "Oh Lee." His named was perfect for him. "That's your father's name. Your father was a good person. We just made some mistakes, ya know?" I started to cry. "I'm so young, so stupid, and here you are. I made you!" I stopped to suck in a breath and calm myself down a little. "Your mom's a slut." I sniffed. "A big fat slut. If I go back to school kids will bully me, hurt me. My parents kicked me out." I looked away. "Your grandparents kicked us both out because I made a mistake. One mistake, and this all happened." I let out a frustrated laugh. "I don't even know where we are, for God's sake."
Lee opened his eyes and started crying.
"I know I feel that way too."
