Chapter 10

Ideal Beginnings?

She smiled as she briefed her staff on the situation. "Alright... I know it isn't exactly the most ideal situation, but under the circumstances, I think we can all agree that it's best that Kyoko-san has the babies here." She told them as every last cell phone in the room went off again for the second time in the last five minutes. "They have everything well set up in the room, so all we really need is our medical bags, the kits we put together and our bodies. The infants are at 35 weeks, so we're in the safe zone as far as that's concerned. Last I checked, she's now at 8 cm and almost fully effaced." She announced as they watched Kuon run down the stairs and out to the garage to grab the two disposable cameras he had stored in the glove box of his Dodge Charger and run back up the stairs to the bedroom. She chuckled. "The father is relatively calm, all things considered. Everybody ready?" There were nods from the two nurses and her assisting pediatrician. "Good... Follow me."

"Ow, Ow, Ow!" She was now panting and he was dabbing the cool washcloth on her face and neck that he had sitting in a bowl of cool water on the nightstand for her, next to the crushed ice.

"I know it hurts, Sweetheart but you have to concentrate on breathing." He gently murmured as she narrowed a Mio-esque glare at him and her eyes turned a fiery red.

"I know I have to breathe..." She growled as she squeezed his hand tightly and he firmly rubbed the small of her back to help ease the pain while little fireworks sparked off her belly during each contraction.

The doctor cleared her throat and the others in the room looked on in awe. "Kyoko-san... I... I, umm. I'm going to need you to come back down." The doctor told her as she pointed out that she had levitated about 25cm off the bed.

Kuon rubbed her hand. "You can do this Baby. I'll help you stay in position. Just look at me. Okay?" He murmured to her.

Kyoko stared into his green eyes and calmed, regaining control over her body and magic. "I'm trying really hard Kuon... I don't know if I can do this. It hurts so much."

He kissed her forehead as he moved from his chair and took position behind her like they had practiced in birthing class. "I'll help Baby." He wrapped her in his arms and comforted. "We'll do this together, like we practiced... Okay?"

She calmed and nodded as she relaxed into his strong hard chest, taking comfort from him. "Thank you Kuon." She smiled weakly as his large hand rubbed her arms and shoulders gently.

"We can do this." He whispered in her ear.

She nodded.

"Alright Kyoko-san... It's almost time." Dr. Yoshimura announced after checking her again. "Let me know when you feel another contraction... Okay?"

Kyoko nodded and Kuon gave her a small kiss on her cheek as she looked up at him.

"Don't tense up. Just relax." He breathed to her in a calm voice.

"Kay..." Kyoko nodded. "Ow! Another one!"

"Alright Kyoko... You need to push now. You can do this." Dr. Yoshimura told her and it began with Kuon helping her hold her legs in position.

After several minutes of pushing, Kailen Avery Hizuri was brought squirming and squealing into the world, cleaned, examined and placed in his bassinet. With some massaging and maneuvering of his mother's belly, four minutes later Eldon Kuu Hizuri followed his brother without incident. Both boys were placed on their mother's bare breast and their father helped hold them as the nurses took pictures of them with the little cameras that Daddy had purchased a month ago.

At 4:39 pm and 4:43 pm, two blond-haired, green-eyed little fairy princes were born into the home of Kuon and Kyoko Hizuri. Cell phones came back on line and there were no fires that had to be extinguished.

Dr. Yoshimura and her staff breathed out in relief as the two infants were weighed, measured and checked. "I think it will be okay for everyone to stay where they are." She told the proud parents. "However, no visitors for a couple of days. We want to keep their exposure minimal and you need your rest."

Kuon gently got up from his position on the bed and helped Kyoko get comfortable after the nurse placed the boys back into their little beds. "I'll let everyone know." He kissed his wife. "Good job Babe." He pulled out his cell phone, discovered it was back to normal and chuckled as he displayed it to her.

"Kuon... Can you call Nissa and let her know?" Kyoko asked as she sleepily snuggled into the pillows and comforter that Kuon had tucked around her.

He nodded.

"Nissa?" Dr. Yoshimura asked.

Kuon looked up at her and nodded. "Um yeah, she's going to be our nanny. She... Um... She has experience with unique children." He explained.

Dr. Yoshimura smiled knowingly. "Ah! I see. Of course." She commented as she and her staff began cleaning up. "I'll stop back by this evening and in the afternoon the next couple of days. I'm going to leave Mariko here with you to help out and keep and eye on Kyoko-san for the next couple of days." She told Kuon as she patted him on the shoulder. "Congratulations Hizuri-san." She smiled.

Kuon smiled brightly. "Thank you... We couldn't have done it without you."

After the doctor and her most of her staff left, Kuon went around the house plugging the electronics back in and finally made the calls with the good news to friends and family. He assisted Mariko in getting situated, grabbed a blanket and finally collapsed into the chair next to Kyoko's bed, covered himself and let the oblivion of sleep take him as he was lulled by his beautiful wife's steady breathing.

Nissa and Mariko giggled quietly as they watched the tall man, that was curled up in his blanket on the armchair like a giant caterpillar, asleep.

"Shh..." Kyoko smiled as her finger touched her lips. "You'll wake him."

"Kyoko-san... It's time to feed the babies." Mariko told her as she helped Kyoko get comfortable and placed a pillow in her lap.

Nissa placed Kailen on the left and Mariko helped place Eldon on the right.

"Oh!" Kyoko blushed. "That's an interesting sensation."

Kuon peeked through his sleepy eyes and smiled angelically at his little family. He stretched his long arms and legs and yawned. "Why didn't you wake me? I could have helped."

"Don't worry Kuon-san, you'll have plenty of opportunity." Mariko smiled.

"I made dinner for everyone, Princess. I assume that you and Kuon haven't eaten yet this evening." Nissa announced.

Kyoko's stomach gurgled and Kuon chuckled. "Not if you don't count crushed ice." Kuon smiled as he got up from the chair. "Let me help." He told Nissa and started to follow her out of the room to retrieve dinner for him and his busy wife.

Nissa stopped him. "No Kuon... You stay with the Princess. I'll bring it in." She smiled.

He nodded and went to sit on the bed next to Kyoko to watch her feed their beautiful sons. He scooted next to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "They're perfect." He whispered with a smile as he tickled Kailen's and Eldon's little cheeks and kissed Kyoko's hair.

Kyoko looked up at him and smiled. "Just like their father." She snuggled into him and Eldon sighed as he suckled.