When Kamui and Subaru were in the womb, Hokuto had no idea that she was having twins. The days went by in a blurry haze; listening to classical music, eating right, and drinking lambs blood. But every thing was still irregular; she seemed more tired than the rest of her friends who bore children. She thought this was odd.
When the time came to deliver, the night was fogged with rain and sleet; nearly impossible to get out of the house. Her older brother, Hikaru, was rushing all over the house, trying to find the needed tools to deliver a child. He got to the phone and dialed a familiar number.
"It's happening now, right now! She won't make it!" he yelled over and over into the receiver, to get the point across to the doctor. He stumbled over his feet and ran across the house, getting the suitable supplies for his sister. The candle flames licked the air; Hokuto watched this motion as she waited for the pain to rush into her body once more. She thought about the future. How her child would be the next heir on its father's side. It would take the throne as clan leader one day. If the child even lived.
The thought was dropped when a sudden pain raced through her body. She gripped the sheets and gritted her teeth. She tried to call out to Hikaru, but her voice was caught in her chest. She held her stomach tightly, trying to make the throbbing stop. Finally, she let out a yell, and her brother came rushing in. He held his hands out to catch the baby. Suddenly, something passed through Hokuto. She wondered if it was the baby. But something was still tearing at her insides; it felt like it was trying to break her ribs. What was going on?
She held her breath and pushed once more, wondering if this was the after birth. Some passed through her again. The pain stopped. Her body went numb, and it was sprawled out across the bed, in an unnatural way. There was crying. And some one gasped. She gathered up the strength and lifted her head. What she saw surprised her.
Not one, but two babies were in her brother's arms, struggling to get away from the towel that he dried them with. Hikaru stared at the infants vastly, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.
"It's… They're boys… twin… boys…" he chocked out. Hokuto smiled and laid her head back down. Every thing went fuzzy. Her vision went black. She passed out.
When she came to, the room was even darker than before. It must be night, she thought. She lifted her head again to see Hikaru, holding something in his arms. It was moving. Did she really have twin boys? Was that even possible? Her brother looked up and smiled at her. He looked back down at the bundle and stood up, walking toward his sister.
"There's some one here to see you…" he said, placing the moving blanket in her arms. She smiled.
"They're real. They made it." She said. She stared at the two pale faces that were asleep before her. She thought for a moment. Names? What would be good names…? She already planned to name her son Subaru, but now she had 2 boys… She smiled. "Kamui and Subaru. That's what I want their names to be. Kamui and Subaru." She repeated. Yes, things were going to get a lot more strange than planned.