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Chapter 7: The Birth of Yukiko

Mai, Chieko, Asuka and Danika were sitting huddled together in a corner in the waiting room. They were all looking very anxious.

"I never thought she'd have to take a Ceasarian section," Chieko said, shaking her head slightly.

"I don't know what happened. She seemed fine the entire day, and suddenly it all changes?" Asuka asked with a concerned frown.

"I hope she's all right," Mai commented and they all nodded in agreement.

Deidara walked over to Mai, lifted her and sat her down on his lap. "She's going to be fine, guys, don't worry, yeah," he said to them all, holding tightly around Mai.

"Yeah," Danika said, trying, but failing miserably, to smile.

Kisame walked over and held Danika's shoulders tightly. They looked around the room. Pein and Konan were standing by themselves around eight feet away. Sasori and Hidan were sitting silently in some chairs. They hadn't talked to their girlfriends since they learned the truth, and neither of them knew what to say. Hidan didn't even want to say anything. The break between him and Asuka had been perfect. She'd move on now. But Sasori wasn't quite so happy, but he knew he had to wait for Chieko to make the first move. Itachi wasn't there. He was in the OR, probably holding Lucia's hand. Sasuke had gone to find some chocolate for them all. Especially Mai.

"How long do they expect us to wait?" Asuka asked, growing more and more impatient, at the same time as worried.

As an answer, a man in a white coat walked around the corner. He was smiling. They all sighed relieved.

"It's a small girl," the doctor said, and they all smiled at each other.

"How about Lucia? Is she all right?" Chieko asked quickly.

"She had a very traumatic experience, but she's fine. She just need some sleep," the doctor said.

"Thanks, doc," Mai said, grinning.

"When can we see them?" Asuka asked, her smile growing at the thought of Lucia and Itachi as parents.

"The father of the child will tell you when. I think he needs to be absolutely sure that Lucia is well enough to see you all," the doctor said, a gleam of happiness in his eyes.

"Ah, so he's being overprotective. It's not like we're the most hyper people in the world!" Mai said indignantly.

Chieko, however, snorted. "Right, we're as calm as Itachi," she said sarcastically.

"Ah, right," Mai said, frowning, "You have a point."

Asuka grinned. She then looked up to ask the doctor what the time was, only to find out that he was no longer there, and that a clock hung on the wall right behind the spot he'd been standing on. It was now five p.m. They had been there for five hours, though to Asuka it had seemed like at least a day.

"Well, at least they're okay now," Danika said, smiling, while the others nodded relieved.

Itachi was sitting next to Lucia's bed, watching the girl sleep, and constantly looking down on the small girl in his arms covered with a white cloth. She was so tiny, and it was no wonder. The baby had been born almost two months too early. The doctors had been very surprised at its strong health as babies who were normally born so early had to stay in an incubator for some time, but it wasn't even necessary. She had a very strong physic.

"Itachi?" came the hoarse voice of Lucia.

Itachi immediately looked up and he felt his face burst into a smile so big he felt his eyes turn to slits.

Lucia snickered. "I've never seen you that happy, you know," she said, smiling at him when he opened his eyes again.

Itachi rose and walked over to her, holding the little girl in his arms.

Lucia craned her neck to see more clearly, and her eyes filled themselves with tears. "How can something so small kick so painfully hard?" she asked, sniggering.

"Shall I ask the others to come?" Itachi asked.

"Yes," Lucia said, grinning, "They'll be pissed if you don't let them in soon."

Itachi made a move to give the small child to Lucia, but she shook her head.

"No. Take her out to them. They'll be so excited," Lucia stated.

Itachi nodded. "What about names?" he then asked.

They looked at each other for some seconds, before they looked out of the window at the same time. There, they saw something white fall down from the sky. It was snowing. They turned, both of them smiling.

"Yukiko, shortened to Yuki," Lucia said happily.

"Snow child," Itachi said, agreeing silently.

Then he walked out of the room, carrying the small Yukiko with him outside.

Mai looked up, just in time to see Itachi round the corner. She jumped up and rushed over to him, noticing he was holding something small in his arms. She was immediately by his side, and her mouth fell open. There, in Itachi's hands, was the smallest child she had ever laid eyes on.

"Oh my Aslan," she mouthed silently.

Itachi smiled at the smaller girl, and looked back down on his child. "Follow me," he then said, and led them to the room they were pretty sure Lucia was in.

And right they were. They walked into a room with a grand window.

"It's snowing!" Chieko whispered loudly, rushing over to Lucia's side along with Mai and Asuka.

"Her name's Yukiko, after all," Lucia said, grinning at her friends, all of them standing around her in a circle, and the girls 'aww'-ing.

Konan walked up to her. "How are you?" she asked Lucia, who shrugged.

"I'm tired as hell, but seriously, this is soooo worth it!" Lucia said joyously, grinning from ear to ear.

Everyone laughed at that, with exception of Itachi, who frowned slightly.

Lucia noticed this, but simply rolled her eyes at him. "Now, let me hold her," she said, her green eyes shining.

Itachi walked over to her and carefully holding little Yukiko gave the child to her mother.

Everything after that happened so fast that when Lucia tired to explain it, she came up short. But what happened was that the moment Lucia was holding the small, feeble child in her arms, a light so sharp struck the room and when it vanished, so did the small weight of the child in her arms. Yukiko was gone. Lucia was about to scream in horror, but looked up at the same time. The scream choked in her throat. Mai, Chieko, Asuka and Danika were the only ones in the room.

No Deidara or Sasori yapping. No Hidan cussing. No Pein and Konan having a sweet-moment. No Kisame grinning so widely at the child. No proud uncle Sasuke. No Itachi and no Yukiko. Lucia's breath came in sharp ragged throaty sounds. Mai staggered backwards, while Asuka fell to the floor in shock. Danika scrambled to a chair, and Chieko managed to keep standing by holding onto Lucia's bed. They were gone.

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