Miria smiled one of her rare smiles. She looked to her husband and then to her children. There was nothing that could take this moment from her, nothing.

Miria woke to a bright dawn. She was still in disbelief. Her bulging stomach wasn't even proof enough for her. She got up and carefully headed out towards the kitchen, a snack couldn't hurt, she was feeling hungry and breakfast was a while off. It was when she got up that the reality sunk in. Her back ached, and she already felt unsteady on her feet. It was quite interesting to try and walk, she had to balance her weight differently. Her walk was more like a waddle. Miria wanted to laugh, but she knew that it would wake Seto, and he would insist on carrying her down stairs and fixing her something to eat. As much as she liked him doing it for her, she was sick of him not resting and gain strength for both of them. He would wake soon though, Miria realised, if she didn't eat something now.

Miria got herself some cereal, but really felt like she wanted fish. However, she ate the cereal and slowly went back to bed. She felt so heavy that she almost stopped. She was vaguely aware that Seto was stirring,

Rest please love, I need you to be strong,

She told him,

As you wish, my precious Phantom.

He replied. Miria slowly settled back into bed, having not looked at the clock to see the time.

She woke again and noticed that Seto must have gotten up. Damn it! She thought. Miria sat up, her senses tuned to finding any yoki. She was so focused on trying to find yoki that she didn't notice Reneé enter.

"Oh, you're awake Miria!"

She sounded surprised.

"A false alarm earlier Reneé?"

Miria asked her. Reneé nodded,

"Yeah, it was a bit."

Miria sighed. The baby suddenly kicked hard. After two more suck kicks, Miria had had enough,

"Oh for goodness sakes boy, settle down!"

Miria told him off, only to have him kick again.

I said stop it!

He simply kicked again, until Miria growled at him. Reneé looked at Miria with surprise,

"He's getting quite energetic, that's the fifth time he's done that."

"Oh, really?"

Reneé asked,

"Wow, I didn't think that he responded like that…I-hmm…his yoki is quite strong too, Miria."

"I know, I've been able to see it for a while now."

Reneé grinned,

"He mustn't like me then!"

"No, I think he just wants see what's going on and since he can only see yoki at the moment, he's only getting a small picture of what's going on. It's his irritation that makes him kick like this, it doesn't matter who he hears. Though I'm more then ready to admit that he doesn't kick as hard when he can sense you, Natalie, Seto, Mokuba or Dietrich."

To prove her point, the baby stretched out his body, not as harshly as before. Reneé blinked then sat next to Miria. They stayed there until Kika came in with morning tea for Miria. Reneé got up,

"I'm going to annoy Clare now, then I'll get Natalie from training."

"Thankyou Reneé."

Miria replied,

"I expect that Natalie will be hard to pry from her group of friends that she's managed to make."

"I'll do my best."

Reneé told her. Miria sighed and began to eat.

Kika smiled,

"Well, looks like you've got a helper Miria."

"I wouldn't say that, Reneé and Natalie are sisters."

"Oh! Really Miria?"

"Yes, they were kept separate because Natalie was meant to be Reneé's replacement if she ever died."

Kika cringed,

"How terrible!"

"That's the way of the Organization, unfortunately. Even as they were falling I'm sure that they would still do it over again."

Kika looked saddened.

"How's the baby?"

She asked, clearly wanting to change topic.

"Well,"

Miria began,

"He's too energetic at the moment, by the way, did you bring-"

"Yes I did Miria."

Kika handed her the oh so familiar bowl. She didn't have to think about it now. She drunk deeply from it and the burn was quashed before it came up again. Miria remembered the first time that she'd seen that bowl. She wasn't having a bar of it, until it was under her nose, and her throat was burning so bad that she drunk it. She sighed. Such was the effect of Seto's venom.