Author's note: I do not own Bleach or its characters. This is for the 30 Kisses challenge. This is Slightly AU. Theme 3: Jolt!.

Out of Time

Rangiku was not comfortable. That had to do both with the fact that she was eight and half month pregnant and that Gin's trial was taking place. The trial was something of a formality in a number of ways. They had to do something about Gin as he had betrayed the Seireitei. Though when people had gone back and looked at looked at what he had actually done at the time, there hadn't been that much they could charge him with. The bigger issue was the fact that he had gone on to betray Aizen, and no one was really sure if they would have won the Winter War without Gin's help.

What all this meant was that they weren't going to summarily execute him out of hand. Of course, they did actually have to do something with him, hence the trial. But really, Rangiku was far less concerned with that right now than with the fact that her back was killing her. It was probably false labor pains again. She'd been having them for the past week which was annoying since there were still another two weeks before her due date. If she was going have to put up with this for that long, Rangiku was going to get very grumpy.

She shook her head a little and tried to concentrate on what was being said; it wasn't interesting enough to keep her mind off the pain of her contractions, but worrying about them wouldn't help either. A moment later she felt a rush of fluid soak her hakama. Rangiku bit her lip. This really wasn't the time or place to be going into labor, so why did her water have to break now?

Nanao, who was sitting besides, seemed to sense that something was wrong. "Rangiku?" she whispered.

"My water just broke," Rangiku whispered back.

Nanao gave her a stern look before turning her head to try and find someone.

Captain Unohana appeared at her other side as if summoned by Nanao's glance.

"Let's get you to the Fourth."

Despite their attempts to be quite, it was clear that they were drawing attention. Yamamtoto cleared his throat. Nanao actually glared at the Commander General. As did Unohana. Rangiku doubted that Nanao had much effect on the man, but Captain Unohana could be downright scary at times. No one protested the two of them whisking her off to the Fourth Division.

It didn't take long for them to get her changed into a light yukata and situated in a room at the Fourth. Isane had joined them while Nanao had disappeared somewhere. Unohana smiled at her and patted her shoulder.

"You're almost fully dilated at this point. It won't be much longer before you can push."

Much longer was a matter of opinion. The contractions were much stronger now. Unohana had just told her to start pushing when Nanao returned with Gin trailing after her. Rangiku was too busy to hear Unohana's instructions to him, but Gin was suddenly at her back, supporting her from behind. He pressed a kiss to the hollow behind her ear.

"Apparently, they seem to think that being here while you give birth is some sort of punishment in and of itself. As such, they were more than willing to let me come support you."

Rangiku was too focused on pushing and the pain she was in to really care. Gin slid one of his hands into hers, and she gripped it hard. Unohana kept up a soothing stream of instructions and encouragement. Rangiku gasped as Unohana delivered the child, wrapping it a blanket and handing it to Isane. Then she realized that the contractions were just as strong.

"Why haven't the contractions stopped?" Rangiku panted.

Unohana smiled. "You're having twins."

"Twins?" Gin sounded rather stunned.

"Yes."

In another five minutes, it was all over.

"You have two healthy baby girls, Lieutenant Matsumoto."

Nanao handed her one of the girls while Unohana placed the other in Gin's arms. She shared a look with her lover. The child in her own arms had a full head of silver fuzz, and she could see traces of red-gold hair on the other baby.

"Do you have names picked out, Ran-chan?"

Rangiku glanced down at the child in her arms. At least now she didn't have to choose between her two favorite names. "This one is Inari. You have Seiko."

Gin smiled, a real smile not his ever present smirk, and leaned over to kiss her. Rangiku didn't know what their future held, but at this moment, she was bursting with joy.