Chapter 9 - The Birth.

"Don't sleep in too long, now, un." Deidara said as he planted a kiss on the half-sleeping Sasori before leaving for the water yoga-course. The redhead only grunted in reply and fell back into sleep. A few seconds later, he was woken once more by a slam of the front door, as Deidara was returning, swearing. A rumbling noise was heard, followed by another slam of the door. He had forgotten the car-keys again. Sasori chuckled lightly before falling asleep again.

A few hours later, the redhead got up and took a quick shower before walking out into the kitchen in only his boxers. He had just sat down by the kitchen table and was about to have his late breakfast when the phone rang.

" Hello, Sasori. This is Sakura, from the parenting course. Now, I don't want you to be worried, but Deidara has just had his first contractions. He wanted me to call you, he's in my office right now. He's quite… Err… Stressed at the moment, if you could come over, I'm sure he'd be a bit calmer." She explained calmly. "Now? He's having contractions?! I'll come over in a minute." Sasori replied and hung up.

He had to call for a taxi to get to the gym, since Deidara had taken the car this morning. When he arrived, doctor Sakura was waiting outside and guided him into her office. Just as suspected, 'stressed' was a clear understatement of the state Deidara was in.

"Where the hell have you been, un? I'm giving birth!!" He exclaimed and almost hit Sasori instead of hugging him back. "You're not giving birth, Deidara. These are just pre-labor contractions. It's very normal, but it doesn't mean the baby is coming right now. Lying down makes it go away." Doctor Sakura quickly shot in as Sasori got paler. "It hurts nonetheless, un." Deidara mumbled and buried his face into Sasori's neck.

"Well, I think this is enough excitement for one day, I say you go home and rest. The baby is due in two weeks, so let's not stress things." Sakura continued. "Yeah, un. Thanks, doctor Sakura." Deidara replied, clearly tired from the stress. Everything had went just fine with the water yoga and everything, until this started. Sasori grabbed Deidara's bag and escorted him out to the car.

On their way home, Deidara ordered for Sasori to stop by the regular pizza place. "I want one with---" "With everything on, extra salad and garlic dressing. I know." Sasori laughed as he stepped out of the car. "Thank you, un." Deidara replied, smiling.

"I'm just glad it didn't happen while I was driving! God only knows what could have happened then! I'm not driving alone until this little bundle is out." Deidara declared and took a bite of his fifth pizza-slice. "This one tastes funny too. Here." He said and shoved it over to Sasori's plate. "Everything tastes funny, doesn't it? Well, why can't you just pick off the stuff you don't like then?" Sasori replied and tasted the pizza. It did taste funny. But that, he soon realized, might be because the blonde had poured yoghurt and oregano over it all. He put the plate down. "Let's save some for tomorrow." He said. "Or midnight snack." Deidara added and snuggled up to his lover.

They both went to bed early, because Sasori had work the following day. After about three hours of sleeping soundly, Deidara was abruptly awaken by a sharp pain in his back, moving over to his stomach area. He recognized this as a contraction, but thinking it was probably just one of those fake-contractions that Sakura had told him about, he laid down again. However, the pain didn't stop until after about a minute. When the pain let go, Deidara slowly moved to his side and tried to go back to sleep. Just as he moved, he found he was lying in something wet and warm. At first believing he had wet himself, he quickly realized what had just happened. Although, this was one part of the pregnancy he hadn't expected. He shook Sasori's shoulder. "Sasori-danna. Wake up!" He said, trying to sit up in the bed. The redhead grunted something which was impossible to translate into words before turning over. "Sasori!" Deidara shook harder. This time Sasori reacted. "What is it?" He said, half-sleeping. "I think the water just broke!" Deidara announced, his voice filled with sheer surprise.

"I'll get you some more, then…" Sasori replied and wanted to turn around and continue sleeping, just as his mind caught up to what his lover had just said. His eyes were suddenly wide open and he was sitting in the bed too, looking like Deidara had just fallen down from the moon. "But how can you… I thought that since you're… That it wasn't possible for you to have the water breaking." He muttered, then he looked over at Deidara's tummy. And it dawned on him. "Holy – If the water just broke, then this means we have to get you to the hospital right now!! Oh my god… " Sasori jumped out of the bed and pulled on some pants and a shirt. Deidara pulled on a pair of sweatpants and just as he was about to put on a shirt, another contraction set in.

"Aah!!" He shrieked as the pain took over. Sasori was there in an instant, grabbing his hand. "Go find the phone, for god's sake!" Deidara groaned and clenched the pillow. Sasori ran to the kitchen and almost ripped the phone off the wall as he got there. He called the hospital, explaining in a quite hectic manner that they would be arriving shortly. After hanging up, Sasori grabbed the pre-packed bag with all the necessities and hurried into the bedroom again. "What took you so long?! I'm in pain here, un!" Deidara yelled as he tried to get up. But walking only made the contraction more painful, and he almost fell to the ground. Sasori grabbed his arm and placed him in the bed again. "We have to wait this one through." He said. "Just do the breathing exercises, this is the time to use them." "I know that damn well! YOU try to breathe calmly when it feels like your entire stomach is going to rip apart any minute!" The blonde cried but did some of the breathing exercises anyway. After a few minutes, the contraction slowly cooled down, enabling Deidara to get into the car, finally.

Sasori drove the fastest he could, with a screaming Deidara in the backseat, telling him to hurry, and to take the pain away. Sasori could do nothing but drive.

Finally, they arrived at the hospital's E.R entrance, where two nurses were waiting for them with a wheelchair ready. On the way to the hospital, Deidara had had three more contractions, the last two had been pretty close and similar in level. The nurses helped getting the frightened and crying Deidara over into the wheelchair, and from there, they hurried into the hospital. Sasori followed right beside Deidara, holding his hand all the time. Somewhere along the way, the doctor who would be delivering the baby had joined and guided them into a surgery room.

"What are they doing to me? Why can't they make the pain stop?!" Deidara yelled, clenching Sasori's hand hard enough to break bones. Sasori ignored the pain in his wrist and instead he turned to the doctor, who was getting ready for surgery. The doctor spoke in a calming voice. "Relax, Deidara. You mustn't stress the baby. We're going to put you onto this table and do the C-section. The water already broke, yes? Well, then it's important that we get this baby out fast. We need your cooperation, Deidara." A C-section, just as planned, although Deidara was too confused and scared to think about anything. The nurses undressed Deidara, put him in a large hospital gown and carefully placed him onto the operation table. One of the nurses gave Sasori a gown and mask to wear too. He quickly put them on. "Oh, great! Now I can't even tell you apart from the rest of this bunch! SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON!" Deidara kept yelling.

"Dei! You have to calm down! I'm right here! They are preparing you for surgery, the doctor says we have to get the baby out fast, right? Just relax and everything will be allright." Sasori tried to calm his lover, though he had no idea where his sudden calmness came from, as he was just as freaked out and scared as Deidara was. He hadn't dreamed it would be this stressful. He didn't even remember how they got here anymore. Now all that was on his mind was Deidara and the baby. Another contraction set in, this one stronger than ever, it seemed, as Deidara's screams now had increased noticeably in volume, and Sasori's hand was now almost completely numb.

Sasori moved to stand behind Deidara's shoulders as a screen was put over the blonde's stomach, making them both unable to see anything that went on behind it. The doctor explained what he was going to do in detail as he did it, and luckily, the local- anesthetic worked fast. Everything that happened after the anesthetics kicked in went very fast. The doctor announced when he made the cut, and seconds after, a very tiny sound emerged into the room. It took Sasori and Deidara a few more seconds to realize that the noises were little baby-cries!

A smiling nurse ducked out from behind the screen. "Congratulations, it's a girl! All is well, ten fingers, ten toes, and a beautiful cry." She announced.

Finally hearing their baby girl cry for the first time, Deidara and Sasori embraced each other. The nurses took care of the little girl, washed her and wrapped her in a pink blanket while the doctor stitched Deidara's stomach back together. Sasori turned his head in every direction to try and catch a glimpse of the baby, they were both just as eager to see her.

After what felt like an eternity, the nurse finally came over to the fresh fathers carrying a little pink bundle. Smiling, she handed the bundle to Sasori. "Here she is." She said, and Sasori took the little one in his arms, carefully, and looked into his daughter's eyes for the first time. Her eyes were bright blue, and she had tiny red locks. Sasori watched in astonishment as the little bundle moved and how her eyes watched him. He leaned over towards Deidara. "Hi there, little one." Deidara whispered and gently took his daughter's tiny hand into his own. She responded by squeezing his finger, and Deidara couldn't stop the tears from coming.

"This is your daddy, un." He said. "And this is your dad." He chuckled and looked over at Sasori. "I love you, un." He said softly and kissed Sasori. The two of them had now become three.

Author's Note: I have been on a writer's block these past months, but I finally came around and finished this chapter. (it was difficult, but exciting. I have never written a birth before XD) I will be updating sooner than I have, I promise you! Thanks for all the encouraging reviews, I hope you will like this one ^ ^ Oh, and about Deidara having his water breaking, I can explain that. Since this is a fanfiction(and I can do whatever I want 8D), Deidara is a hermaphrodite. In my story it means his inner organs are both male and female, and connected in some way, so his body acts like a woman's during his pregnancy, also making him able to have his water breaking. This story is pure fiction, so please don't worry too much about things being anatomically correct or not. XD And of course, I don't own anything other than this plot..