Sorry for the super long wait! But this is just a cute chapter. No drama, just sweet and finally we get to see the little baby :)
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It had been a busy last couple of days. After all the drama from the baby shower and it still lingering in your head the days after, this day was going to be a nice change. It was stupid, but somewhere I was mad at Sasuke for taking away the happy feeling I normally would've had. I haven't been able to enjoy the idea of getting our little girl. So the mood in the house had been a little gloomy. Even my perky blonde was quieter than usual. The worst thing was that we hadn't heard anything from Sasuke yet, so we had no idea what was going on. If he had told father already and if he had been kicked out of the house. I kept an eye out on Deidara to see if he had contact with mother, but that didn't seem to be the case either. It was all just very annoying.
But today there wouldn't be room to think of that. Today would be a good day. Because today was Thursday and we were going to pick up Nicola from the hospital. It was a strange place since it wasn't like she was just born or something, but it was how procedure went. The adoption agency would hand us the baby there and then we would walk out as brand new parents. My heart starts racing as I think of it.
'Ita, did you get the stroller?' Deidara yells from the bedroom. Yeah, we were almost ready to go, but the blonde was of course freaking out, double checking everything to see if we weren't forgetting anything. The stroller stood by the door ready to be taken with us, so of course I got the stroller. Deidara had been there when I put it there. And of course then he walked out of the bedroom and saw it standing there. 'Oh, good. You set it by the door.' I just didn't respond. It was safer that way.
And now it was just time to go. I rose from the couch and stretched by my body. I was nervous, but it was smart to be the calmer one of the both of us, because Deidara might just cry if I was freaking out as well. So inside I am freaking out, I'm just not showing it.
'Ready to go, sweetie,' I say as I walk over to Deidara and practically force him out the door with all the stuff we need. I bring the stroller down and fold it up so it fits in my car. We might need to get a new one since it's not so big, but for now it would fit. We already have a car seat for the baby and it fits, but if we need to take more with us, the car is like full. We can't really fit extra people in there…
And now we are on the road on our way to the hospital. We are a little early, but how can't we be? It's just all so exciting. Deidara is awfully quiet and he looks like he's going to puke, but I know it's just the nerves.
Everything seems to be going smoothly. No problems on the road and a parking place so close to the hospital itself. We got out of the car and took everything with us we thought was necessary, which was probably too much, but we wanted to make a good impression. Tsunade had been a strict woman, so we would do anything to make sure she still likes us. Not that anyone could deny Deidara's sweet face…
The reception pointed us to the second floor and we made our way to the elevators. It was a little quiet at this time of day and we had a big elevator all to ourselves. I feel my lovely blonde reach for my hand and I give his a soft squeeze. It was really happening. As the elevator reaches the right floor we search for the right room, surprisingly going the right way immediately. It really was an easy day like this and it felt nice. Everything should go easy today.
As we reach the door, Deidara knocks softly and we hear a soft 'come in'. I open the door and as I push it open, I see Tsunade standing with her back towards us, obviously holding the baby. Shizune is sitting at the table and smiles at us. 'The big day is finally here,' she says sweetly and I could feel a big smile spreading out on my lips. I can't wait to actually see the little girl.
Slowly Tsunade turns around and we get to see more and more of little Nicola. We hold our breath and stay by the door, afraid to actually move. She seems so peaceful like this, playing with one of Tsunade's ponytails. She coos softly and smiles at the woman holding her.
'Who would like to hold her first?' Tsunade suddenly speaks up and Deidara leaves my side before one of us could even respond. Carefully he takes the baby over and cradles her head in his hand. Although it doesn't seem to be necessary. She squirms a little in his hold, unfamiliar with his face, but eventually his long hair is just so interesting, that she gives it a harsh yank. I chuckle lightly and want to walk over to them, but am stopped when Shizune asks me to fill in the forms first. Then I can hold the baby as well.
I don't pay much attention to the forms and sign whatever that needs to be signed, one eye on Deidara and Nicola at all times. I just want to see that happiness Deidara is carrying a lot more. He already looks like a true parent.
'Can you sign here and here and then we only need to know the name of the baby,' Shizune says happily and then curious looks up at us both. We hadn't even told them what we were going to call the blonde little girl.
'Nicola,' Deidara says simply, now bouncing the little girl around in his arms lightly as she makes all these happy sounds, smiling up at her new daddy. The two women both make their own happy noises, liking the name as well. I'm not sure, but it feels like that is the standard reaction. It doesn't really matter what you name your baby, people will always act like they like it. Not that it mattered, as long as we loved the name.
Now I filled the forms in completely and Shizune takes them from me, meaning I can hold the baby now since Deidara needs to fill in some forms of his own. I stand straight up again and I see Deidara smiling at me softly. He hands me the little girl and this is the first time I really get to see her up close. I don't even feel Deidara give me a kiss on the cheek and then walk away, completely focused on the small being in my arms.
Soft blond curls on top of her head, rosy cheeks, soft pink lips opened in a curious way and deep blue eyes a little widened staring up at me. And then suddenly smiles happily and coos up at me, tugging at my clothes. It still feels so surreal that this will actually be our little girl or that this is actually our little girl.
Nicola then gets distracted by Deidara and Shizune talking and squirms in my arms, trying to turn around. So I hold her differently, easily making her sit on my arm instead so her head leans against my shoulder. Deidara was now also finished and just stared at us. His smile shows how happy he really is. It isn't a big and bright smile. Just a slight one tugging on the corners of his mouth. But his eyes glisten with every bit of emotion he's feeling.
Papers get tapped on the table, formed into a nice pile by Tsunade. 'And now you are officially fathers,' she announces and puts the papers away, handing only one copy to us. She then shakes Deidara's hand with a polite smile and moves over to me, giving me a little more of an awkward one since it's hard while holding Nicola. And then surprisingly she leans forward and kisses Nicola on the cheek, rubbing through her short blond hair. 'And now you go be happy, sweetheart. It took some time, but we found you the right parents finally.'
And those words got to me. We really were her parents. We were the right parents for her. Tears slowly made their way out of my eyes as I smiled down at her, the happiness really coming all together now. This was it. This was how my life was supposed to be and I am now happier than ever that I left my family home to run away with Deidara and built this amazing life for us.
The two women quietly leave the room, saying soft goodbyes and closing the door behind them. We will keep in touch since they will check up on us a few times a year. At some point it will fade out, but it's important this happens at first. Just to make sure we are the right parents, which we of course are.
Deidara stands beside me now and lets his hand slide through the soft blond locks and I see that his eyes are watery as well. After everything we went through the last few days, this was the one thing that made it all fade out.
'We are your daddies now,' Deidara says softly and Nicola begins to coo happily again. Of course she will find it all strange in the beginning and maybe cry some more, because she is in a different home than before, but it will all work out just fine. 'You are our little Nicky now.'
We take a moment to just stand there, but at some point we do have to leave. Nicola is strapped into the stroller and we make our way out of the hospital. She seems to fit perfectly and she curiously glances around at everything she comes across. Different people and objects making weird noises. She will be extremely tired when we get home. Might be good, because she would get used to her crib really fast then and sleep nicely.
At the car she is placed in the car seat and she struggles a little against the straps, finding it bullshit to be strapped onto the thing at all. Well, too bad for her since it's all for her safety. It takes some time, but eventually she is strapped in, although she is yelling in annoyance and I pray to god she won't cry and thankfully she doesn't. Though the pout on her lip is kind of cute.
During the drive home we are both silent. Deidara keeps turning back to see what Nicola is doing, but her eyes are focused on the window. Everything that flashes by probably still goes too fast for her eyes, but she does her best to see things and whenever I have to stop for a red light, she smiles, because suddenly she can see something.
Out of the corner of my eyes I see Deidara biting his lip to hold back chuckles to not gain her attention and he just keeps watching her. I focus on the road again, wanting to get home as fast as possible and just enjoy our little girl.
'Itachi, we are parents now,' Deidara suddenly murmurs and I hear Nicola happily cheering at that, not even knowing what we're talking about and in response I can only smile.
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