Author's Note: Hi ^-^ so last night I was really tired from work and so once I ate I knocked right out. But don't worry tonight I'm wide awake so lucky you that means I will be writing. Also good news I have a complete outline of the story so you guys don't have to worry about me getting writers block. So without any more interruptions here's chapter 7 enjoy ^-^
Chapter 7
December flew by so quickly for anyone to grasp it as did the next several months. Yuri's mother returned home to inform her husband and daughter of the situation. They understood the situation and showed their support for the young man. Hikari continued to supervise him consistently asking if he needed anything and taking him to his doctor visits. Slowly with every passing week Yuri's stomach started to show development. His bump grew at a healthy rate and he loved to embrace his stomach knowing his and Victor's child was inside.
Now all the signs of winter were gone and summer's beauty has developed the land into fields of flowers. Yuri felt the baby kick him yet again. He chuckled as he remembered how amazed he was the first time the baby did it. His smile slowly faded into a frown as he thought of Victor. He had heard rumors on television that Victor was working his way up once again in the skating world.
"Hey Yuri." Hikari said making her way to the small couch. "You look deep in thought. Care to share what's on your mind."
"It's nothing."
"Yuuuri. Come on we've been living together for six months now I can tell when something's on your mind. Or should I say when someone is on your mind."
"I'm that readable huh." Yuri said with a weak smile.
"Not really but, you kinda pick up as to who your friend is after living with them for half a year. That and I remember hearing the television last night talking about him."
"I thought you were asleep!"
"Haven't you learned by now sleep is very hard for me to come by so I stay up late working on projects. But We're not focusing on me right now we're focusing on you. So what exactly about Victor has you in a daze?"
"It's great that Victor is out doing what he loves again but…" Yuri paused and placed a hand on his now very visible belly, "I hate that I'm taking these moments away from him. The appointments, the cravings, the babies first kick, and everything else. I want to tell him but, how can I now that he's finally getting back into the competitions? If I tell him now then this whole thing would be pointless and for nothing because as soon as he finds out he'll quit skating."
"Would that be such a bad thing?" Hikari asked. Yuri paused stunned by her question. He was about to answer when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He doubled over holding his stomach tightly trying to let the pain pass. "Hey Yuri look at me! Come on take a deep breath with me." Hikari instructed. The two took some deep breaths until finally the pain died down.
"Well that was nerve wrecking." He said finally catching his breath. The two stood up and started to make their way into the kitchen.
"Tell me about it for a second there I thought…."
"AHHH!" Yuri screamed causing Hikari to turn around. Once again he was holding his stomach trying to breathe through the pain. "It hurts." He cried.
"Come on Yuri breathe with me." Hikari instructed once again. "Man these Braxton Hicks things Doctor Fujioka warned us about are really coming at you strongly." She said between their breathing exercise. Suddenly Yuri stopped his eyes growing wide with fear and shock.
"It's not Braxton Hicks." He muttered. "My water just broke."
Hikari immediately looked at the floor beneath them and sure enough a small liquid pool surrounded Yuri's feet.
"Shit!" She shrieked before looking up at Yuri. "The baby's coming!"
Victor had just finished practicing. Exhausted from another day trying to improve himself in hopes that his efforts would bring Yuri back. He got off the ice and made his way to the exit. Not saying goodbye not even taking a second to give Yurio a compliment.
Yurio watched him and sighed in defeat. He had won gold in Nationals however, he felt no true victory. While he would rehearse for the next season he would occasionally watch Victor. It hurt to see that he was returning to the way he used to be. Victor's eyes no longer shined with joy and life. Yes, they were filled with determination but, besides that his eyes were dull just like they were before he had met Yuri.
'Alright Pork Cutlet Bowl you've been hiding long enough. You better be back by this fall or I swear I will hunt you down like a tiger does his prey and I won't go easy.' Yurio thought before returning to his practice.
Victor made his way home were Maccachin eagerly greeted him.
"How are you today boy?" Victor said petting his dog. "How about you and I take a nap and then we'll go for a walk how does that sound?"
Maccachin barked and dashed towards Victor's bed. Victor laid himself next to Maccachin and slowly slipped into a deep slumber.
"Oh crap oh crap oh crap!" Hikari said as she drove quickly to the hospital. "I can't believe this is happening!" Hikari said in a frenzy.
"Hikari do you think the baby's alright!? It's too early I'm only eight months." Yuri said fear and concern clouding his voice. Hikari realized now was not the moment for her to be panicking. She had to be strong not only for herself but for Yuri and the baby.
"Hey the doctor said you might go into labor early. You'll be fine. I trust she knows what she's doing and so should you okay. Don't worry we'll make it through this together and soon we'll have a little bundle of joy with us."
Yuri relaxed a bit and the two pulled up to the hospital. The doctor was contacted and soon they found themselves being prepped for Yuri's c-section. They entered the room filled with lights, doctors, and nurses and Yuri started to panic once again. Hikari took note of this and stood beside him.
"Hey Yuri look at me and breathe ok. Everything will be fine." Hikari said grabbing onto his hand as the doctor started the c-section. Yuri started to cry. "Yuri what's wrong?"
"I want Victor. Victor should be the one holding my hand right now." He said. Hikari couldn't help but feel sympathy for him and kneeled beside him.
"I know you do. Things will work out I know they will." She whispered. Time went on and Yuri's eyes grew heavy with exhaustion. The next minutes felt like ages until finally a cry filled the room.
"Congratulation it's a girl!" The doctor announced. Hikari immediately stood up and was greeted by the sight of a raven haired child having her cord cut.
"Yuri you hear that it's a girl and she's beautiful." Hikari said excited. However, her expression drastically changed when she heard no response and felt the hand inside hers start to go limp. "YURI! OH MY GOD DOCTOR PLEASE HELP HIM!"
"His vitals are going down quickly we need to patch him up as fast as possible. Get the child and the young lady out of here we can't have them distracting us when the situation is as serious as this!"
Hikari felt her body being pushed out of the room. She tried to keep on holding Yuri's hand but the male nurse pushing her away was too strong for her.
"YURI! WAKE UP YURI YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP! Yuri." She cried. "YURI!"
Yuri sat up from where he was laying. He looked around and saw nothing.
"Hello?" He called out. There was no answer. He walked around aimlessly trying to find something or someone.
'Did I die? Was it really too much for me to handle that I just didn't make it?' He thought. Tears started to build up as the isolation became more unbearable. Finally he saw someone standing not too far from him.
"Victor!" Yuri said jumping to his arms. "Victor I'm so sorry. I'm so…" He cried into Victors shirt letting his tears stain the cloth. Victor wrapped his arms around him and gave Yuri a kiss on the head.
"Shh. It's alright you're here now."
"I'm sorry I left. I didn't want to but I couldn't…I couldn't let you know." Yuri wept.
"Couldn't let me know what?" He asked pulling Yuri from him gently. Yuri kept his eyes down and refused to look into Victors eyes. "Yuri you don't have to fear me hating you."
"How can you say that when you don't know what I did?"
"Because I love you with all my heart. Nothing you can do can change the way I feel about you."
"But Victor…"
Victor pulled the younger man back in for a passionate kiss. Yuri closed his eyes savoring the moment. He could feel Victor's pain and he could feel the joy Victor was having with this kiss. It was magical. Yuri let a tear slide down his cheek as he was happy and desired for them to stay that way. The two continued to embrace each other with the kiss and slowly Yuri disappeared.
"He's coming back to us! Great work!" The doctor yelled to her team. Yuri slowly started to open his eyes. For a moment the world was fuzzy then he saw the doctors face with a bright smile. "Thank goodness you're alright. You should be fine now don't worry we'll take care of you."
"And the baby?" He asked his voice filled with exhaustion.
"She's perfectly fine. You'll be able to meet her as soon as we finish patching you up."
Yuri smiled and even though he was beyond exhausted he couldn't wait to see his little girl.
"YURI!" Victor called out into the dark abyss. He reached out for his love but there was nothing. "Yuri! I love you! Please come back." Victor cried falling to his knees. "I will always love you no matter what. Just come back I don't care what your secret is." He cried.
Slowly the darkness was being taken over by a pure white light. Then right as it covered Victor the sound of an infants cry filled the air.
Victors eyes snapped open and he sat up in his bed. He could feel his heart racing and he wiped away the tears that had been brought on by the dream. He sat there for a moment and replayed the last few moments of his dream.
'What a strange dream.' He thought
Yuri was wheeled into a private room as soon as they were done. It took him a while but eventually he was fully conscious and the pain medicine allowed him to feel perfectly fine. The doctor left the room stating she would bring him his daughter from the nursery. The door opened and before Yuri knew it someone was latching onto him.
"Yuri! Thank goodness you're alright. I was so worried. I was so scared I thought we lost you." Hikari said grabbing onto his hospital gown.
"It's alright I'm fine." He said with a smile. Hikari pulled herself away and slapped him upside the head.
"Don't ever put me through a situation like that again you hear me. You better live till like a billion years old you hear me." She said causing Yuri to laugh. Then the door opened once again and the doctor wheeled in a bassinet. The doctor reached in and pulled out a small baby wrapped in a pink blanket. She handed her to Yuri who could not tear his eyes off of her. She had his skin tone and little black hairs coming out from the pink cap the hospital had given her. Hikari sat next to him and smiled at the baby.
"Yuri she's so beautiful."
"Yeah…she's the most precious thing in the world." Yuri said bringing the baby closer to his chest. The infant cuddled up against him and slowly opened her eyes. Yuri was breath taken when he saw that his little raven haired beauty had eyes of sapphire like Victor. "She takes after the both of us."
"A perfect combination I'll say." Hikari said with a smile. "She looks like a porcelain doll."
The two sat there in silence admiring the little girl. Yuri started the brush his fingers threw the few strands of her hair that had peaked out from her cap and she started to fall into a slumber listening to his heartbeat. Soon all that came out of the newborn was the sound of light snoring. Hikari brought over the little bassinet to Yuri's bedside and he laid the baby inside gently trying his best not to disturb her.
"You know Yuri…" Hikari whispered. "I don't think little one would like her name to forever be little snowflake." She said with a light giggle.
"She's right. As a nickname it's adorable but, I don't think she'd very much enjoy it as her real name." Dr. Fujioka said entering the room again.
"So Yuri do you have any idea what you're going to name her?" Hikari asked eager to know the little girls name. Yuri nodded.
"I do. Her name is…"
Hello ^-^ I know you wanna know the babys name but not until next chapter tee hee. I hope y'all enjoyed this chapter. I know some of y'all would've liked a month by month development with Yuri but a time jump seemed more appropriate to not drag the same thing out. So please leave a review letting me know what y'all think (I really do love getting reviews) and I will upload the next chapter as soon as possible.
Until Next Time.
