Rain continued to pour outside, the streets were not as flooded but it was still quite dangerous to drive on them. However one car sped through very fast.
Water splashed from its tires onto the sidewalks.
The driver was Levi, it was around 6:30 in the morning and he had just got Eren's message.
"Damn it...I just had to have my damn phone silenced!", he growled, angry with himself.
"It's not your fault Levi...she's going to be fine", Petra assured him, she was in the passenger seat, and little Mamoru was in the car seat fast asleep in the back.
Levi drove a bit faster, the roads full of water when he suddenly had to slam on the breaks.
Armin was running across the street, and flinched back, freezing seeing the car had almost hit him.
"Shit, sorry Armin!", Levi got out then as he parked, while Petra got Mamoru.
"It's fine! I should have looked! You got the message too?", asked Armin, he had to practically yell over the sound of the heavy rain.
"Yeah, just now", replied Levi as he got the umbrella out, keeping his wife and son dry.
Inside, and upstairs Mikasa was still asleep. She hadn't dialated at all yet, which Rubi expected.
Eren was sitting at her bedside, watching over her, his eyes full of worry. Just then they heard the door open downstairs.
"That sounds like Armin or Levi", said Carla. "I'll go let them know what's going on", Eren kissed Mikasa's forehead, and went downstairs.
When he got into the living room, he saw Armin and Levi looked completely drenched. Petra was holding Mamoru, who was fast asleep.
"We just got your messages...how is she?", panted Armin.
"She's actually asleep..it's still the really early stages", Eren offered them towels and gestured for them to sit.
"When will we know anything?", asked Levi anxiously, worried for his cousin as he dried his hair off.
"According to Rubi it's going to take a few hours before things start getting intense...", Eren replied.
"Makes sense...how's she doing though?", asked Petra worried as she sat down, holding Mamoru.
"She's doing okay so far, but its still the very early stages, nothing is going to happen for hours, so you guys are welcomed to sleep down here or get some food from the kitchen", Eren offered.
"And how are you doing?", Armin asked, looking at his friend worriedly.
Eren looked down, his eyes not hiding it.
"I'm scared to death...I don't want to lose either of them", he admitted shakily.
"Mikasa's very strong, we both know she'll be all right", Armin assured. "And so will the baby", added Petra.
"I hope so...I'll update you guys as much as I can", Eren said, he hurried back upstairs.
Eren returned into the bedroom, and went back to Mikasa's side. He took her hand, seeing she was still asleep.
"Who arrived?", asked Rubi. "Armin, Levi and Petra", replied Eren softly. "I'll go make them some tea", said Carla as she left.
By around 10 AM, the rain still poured outside.
Mikasa finally stirred, the contractions getting much too strong now for her to sleep through.
She grimaced in pain, as she woke up. "Mikasa...!", Eren looked at her, anxiously, seeing she was in pain.
"Easy love, easy...", Eren soothed as he helped her sit up, rubbing her back.
"Deep breathes momma, deep breaths", Rubi instructed softly. Mikasa took several deep breaths, her hand going to her stomach.
"We're making some progress, you're about 4 cementers dialated", Rubi confirmed. Mikasa exhaled softly, as the contraction ended.
"What time is it?", asked Mikasa. "It's 10", replied Rubi.
Mikasa lay back down on the pillows, on her side as she focused on her labor. Eren stroked her hair, not taking his eyes off of her.
Mikasa winced then, after a few minutes. She breathed in and out heavily, and gripped Eren's hand a bit tightly.
"I'm right here Mika, you're doing great, just hang in there", Eren soothed, her grip on his hand tightened a bit.
It was her strongest contraction yet, and it showed. She breathed much heavier, closing her eyes a bit tightly.
"Breathe momma, breathe...you're doing wonderful", Rubi soothed, she gently rubbed Mikasa's aching back.
Mikasa exhaled sharply, as she breathed deeply, her eyes still closed tightly in pain.
"That's it baby, just do what your body is telling you", Eren soothed, his tone was calm but his eyes were full of sheer panic and fear.
Mikasa breathed deeply, giving a small nod.
Carla came back in then, she looked over, very worried. She had just brought some ice chips in.
She set the bowl on the nightstand, and sat beside her son. Mikasa breathed out shakily then, her tense body relaxing as it ended.
"How you holding up sweetheart?", asked Carla softly, worried.
"I'm okay...", Mikasa assured weakly, her grip loosened on Eren's hand.
"Mika...it's not too late to take the epidural...", Eren said worriedly. Mikasa shook her head stubbornly.
"No...I'm okay", she assured. "Mikasa...", Rubi said worriedly.
Soon it was afternoon, around 2 PM. The rain continued to fall, it was like an endless storm.
Mikasa was sitting up, and gripping Eren's hand tightly, with all her might. She was struggling to get through a tough contraction.
She was starting to sweat from the pain, as she breathed rapidly, even fastly, closing her eyes tightly in pain.
"That's it momma, that's it...keep breathing, just like that...", Rubi rubbed Mikasa's aching back, as Eren held her hand.
Mikasa's grip on his hand only got tighter, as she breathed faster, trembling from the pain.
"You're doing wonderful baby, keep breathing, it'll fade", Eren soothed, but his eyes were full of worry. He could not take this.
He couldn't bear it, watching her suffer and struggle so much. The pained look on her face only broke his heart more, and he was powerless to help ease her pain.
With each contraction, it only got worse. It felt never ending. And yet Mikasa didn't even make one sound of pain yet.
"Rubi, how much longer?", Eren asked anxiously, as Mikasa continued to pant rapidly.
"She's at 6 cementers out of 10", replied Rubi worriedly.
Eren gritted his teeth in frustration. How much longer was this going to drag out for?
He couldn't take it, it felt like a never ending nightmare. He snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Mikasa's tight, numbing grip loosen.
Her body relaxed as it ended finally, and she breathed out shakily, her eyes closed.
"Mikasa...hang in there okay? You're doing wonderful", Eren encouraged her softly.
Mikasa heard how shaky his tone was. She lay back down on the pillows, and she stroked his hand with her thumb.
"Eren...it's okay...I'll be all right, so will Carly..", she assured, giving a brave smile.
"Mikasa, I'm the one who's supposed to be comforting you! Don't worry about me", Eren said worriedly.
"But you're white as a ghost..", Mikasa smiled weakly. Eren relaxed a bit at her beautiful smile.
He then gently began to remove her scarf. Mikasa blinked.
"You'll be way too overheated soon to keep wearing it. I want you as comfortable as possible", Eren explained softly, as he neatly folded it on the nightstand by the bowl of cool water.
Mikasa nodded softly, as Eren dipped the washcloth in the water then. He gently dabbed her forehead, trying to make her as comfortable.
Only about two hours later, at 4 PM Mikasa progressed a bit more, she was now at 7 centimeters.
Her contractions were getting stronger, and she was just starting to feel pressure between her hips.
Mikasa was breathing deeply in pain, sweating a lot more. She lay on her side, but still refused to make any sounds of pain.
"Mikasa...hang in there", Eren was growing more worried and scared, while Rubi stayed focused.
"Good job mommy, you're doing beautifully", she soothed, as she rubbed Mikasa's side.
Carla was gently dabbing Mikasa's forehead, her eyes full of worry.
"You're doing wonderful sweetie, it will all be over soon", she comforted softly.
Mikasa breathed heavily, as her grip on Eren's hand tightened more. She closed her eyes tightly, the pain was becoming much more intense.
Eren gritted his teeth fearfully, he couldn't take seeing her laying her suffering like this.
She panted deeply, gripping Eren's hand tighter. "That's it, that's my strong girl...you're doing great", Eren soothed her.
He placed his hand on her belly, and was shocked to feel how tight it was. His eyes filled with worry, she was in a lot more pain than she was letting on.
Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the contraction faded. Mikasa breathed out deeply, her body relaxing once more.
"I'm so proud of you love, you're doing great. Carly will be here soon", Eren soothed, he stroked her hair softly.
"I know...as hard as this is...I've never been this excited before...we're finally going to meet our child", Mikasa mused weakly, placing her hand on her belly.
"She'll be as beautiful and strong as her mommy", Eren smiled softly, but worry did not leave his eyes.
"And stubborn like her father I bet...", Mikasa smiled weakly.
"We're out of ice chips", Rubi noted then.
"I'll go get some more", Eren said, he went to get up when suddenly Mikasa gripped his hand.
"Mikasa...?", Eren blinked, her calm tired expression changed to sheer panic, and needing.
"Please..don't leave Eren...", she pleaded then. Eren's heart sunk, he didn't like it. How she suddenly became so scared at the thought of him leaving.
He sat right back down, taking her hand. "I won't leave you, I promise", he assured. Mikasa nodded, slowly calming down.
"I think that's best, I'll go get them", Carla said softly, she exited the room.
Mikasa gripped Eren's hand tighter, she didn't understand what was wrong with her. A minute ago, she felt relaxed.
But as soon as Eren got up to leave, her heart raced and she felt like he was slipping away from her.
But it was obvious...she needed him now more than ever. She was about to bear his child, and needed him to be right by her side through it all.
"Rubi...is she okay?", asked Eren worriedly then, as Mikasa gripped his hand.
"Yes. It's only natural for her to become clingy, she'd never admit it but she's scared and needs you by her side. Without you, she may not even be able to deliver the baby properly", explained Rubi.
"I'm right here you know", Mikasa commented.
"Sorry honey", Rubi smiled a bit sheepishly.
"Listen Mikasa, I'm not going anywhere, okay? I'm staying right here", Eren soothed then, he stroked her hair, looking into her eyes.
Mikasa nodded, she felt comforted by just knowing this.
Carla went downstairs, seeing Petra had fallen asleep. "How is she?", asked Levi worriedly, Armin also looked anxious.
"She's getting there now...it shouldn't be any longer than a few more hours", replied Carla.
"You look real worried...", commented Armin.
Carla bit her lip worriedly, hesitating.
"She's doing okay, really, I just am scared...she's like my daughter in law, and she's so young", she explained softly.
"We understand...", Levi said. "I'll most likely only be able to give you all one more update in a bit", Carla added.
By 6 PM things were finally getting close, and getting more tense to add to it.
Mikasa was at 8 cementers now, and the rain continued to pour outside nonstop.
The contractions were much closer together now, and even someone as strong as Mikasa was beginning to struggle to endure them.
She was sitting up, and gripping now both of Eren's hands with hers. She rested her forehead against his shoulder as she wasn't able to bite back a groan of pain.
But she was yet to scream at all.
Mikasa tightened her grip on Eren's hands, a numbing grip as she breathed deeply.
"I'm right here Mikasa, hold onto me love, it'll fade", Eren soothed her, his eyes full of worry. His hands were badly bruised at this point but he didn't care.
Mikasa was suffering a lot more.
"You're doing so good, mommy. We're almost there now, deep breaths", Rubi comforted, she rubbed Mikasa's back as Carla dabbed her forehead.
Mikasa only gripped Eren's hands tighter now, she breathed heavier, now sweating a lot more.
"That's it, that's it momma, ride it. Ride the pain...it'll fade", Rubi coached her gently.
Mikasa finally exhaled sharply, as the contraction faded. Her grip loosened on Eren's hands, as she panted weakly.
The labor pains were just starting to get to her, but she knew the hard part was yet to come. She would never admit it to anyone, especially to Eren, but she was scared.
It was only natural for her to feel scared. She worried about so much, despite the baby being healthy..what if for some reason something was wrong?
What if she couldn't do it? Mikasa closed her eyes, slightly shaking her head. No..she could.
As long as she had Eren by her side, she could do anything.
She knew this, deep in her heart, she knew it. Eren stroked her hair softly, and helped her relax back down on the pillows.
"Hang in there Mika, we're almost there", he soothed worriedly, taking her hand.
"I will...as long as you're here Eren, I'll be okay", Mikasa said weakly.
Eren gently dabbed her forehead, seeing beads of sweat appear under her bangs.
He could see despite her brave face she was starting to struggle now.
"Just think Mika, we're going to meet little Carly tonight..after all these months of waiting..we'll finally meet our daughter", he comforted.
"I know...I can hardly wait", Mikasa admitted, smiling softly.
By around 8 PM, Levi sat on the sofa beside Petra. Mamoru was awake, but he was in a play pen, holding a teddy bear.
Armin paced back and fourth., when they suddenly saw Carla hurrying down the stairs.
"What's going on?!", asked Armin worriedly while Levi and Petra looked up anxiously.
"She's almost ready, you might start to hear some screaming", replied Carla as she quickly got more towels out of the hall closet.
Levi and Petra exchanged worried looks while Armin looked anxious as Carla hurried back upstairs.
Back in the room, things had become extremely intense. Mikasa was sitting up, propped on the pillows gripping Eren's hand so tightly it had turned blue.
She was at 9 cementers and the contractions were right on top of each other.
But even worse, she was feeling unbearable pressure.
Carla re entered the room, with a large stack of towels.
"Any progress?", she asked urgently as Mikasa groaned deeply in pain, clutching Eren's hand tightly, her eyes closed tightly as she gritted her teeth. She was fighting the urge to push with all her might.
"Not yet, but she's nearly there", replied Rubi anxiously, she helped Carla lay the towels out. Eren's only focus was on Mikasa.
She was crying out and groaning off and on, and taking deep breaths as well, but mostly she was tense, and grimacing, fighting the urge to push.
Eren couldn't take seeing her like this, in so much pain and agony.
All he could do was hold her hand. "Hang on Mikasa, hang on...almost, almost, keep breathing", he soothed her.
He gently dabbed her forehead, as Mikasa panted deeply, crushing his hand tightly. She was dripping with sweat at this point.
She was feeling unbearable pressure, that was making her more uncomfortable and in pain than the contractions.
The pressure felt so extremely heavy, she couldn't bear it for much longer. But she couldn't do anything until she fully dialated.
She gritted her teeth, closing her eyes tightly in pain as she crushed Eren's hand even harder.
Eren winced, his hand was very close to breaking, it was even turning black from Mikasa's strong grip, but he ignored the pain. He knew Mikasa was in a lot more pain.
"Rubi..! How much longer?!", he asked then, unable to take watching his love suffer any more.
"We can't speed it up, she just has to dialate by one more, it should be any second", replied Rubi, she remained calm for Mikasa's sake, but was worried herself.
"Hang in there, sweetie. You're almost there, your body's almost ready...just hang on", Carla soothed Mikasa, as she dabbed her forehead, a worried look in her eyes.
Eren gritted his teeth, frustrated. It was like a nightmare that never would end. Mikasa has been going through this since 4 this morning.
Mikasa suddenly cried out, the pressure getting stronger.
"E-Eren...!", she whimpered, shaking.
"I know baby, hang on just a little longer", Eren soothed, as he gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
He knew she was not just in pain but very uncomfortable.
Mikasa crushed his hand back, full force. She gritted her teeth, shaking.
"I can't t-take it any lo-longer...I have to push..!", Mikasa groaned painfully.
"Not yet mommy, not yet...!", cried Carla, urgently.
"I know, mommy, I know but you can't yet, you'll tear, and then you could bleed too much", Rubi explained urgently.
"I know it's tough Mika, I know...but Rubi knows what she's talking about, breathe through it. Breathe as hard as you can", Eren soothed, his eyes were full of worry and panic.
Mikasa gripped his hand tighter, panting deeply and rapidly, dripping with sweat.
"That's my girl, that's it..keep breathing, just like that", Eren soothed, fearfully.
"I know its hard baby, I know, but it won't be much longer now", Carla assured worriedly, she stroked Mikasa's hair.
After a few more minutes, Mikasa couldn't take it anymore. She didn't even feel the pain from the contractions, all she felt was the merciless pressure.
But then she felt something else.
"R-Rubi...! My water just broke...!", Mikasa cried, urgently.
Rubi had only checked her 2 seconds ago, but Rubi quickly checked again, hearing this.
"She's dialated!", Rubi suddenly confirmed. Mikasa breathed a shaky sigh of relief hearing this as Eren looked white.
"Mikasa, push as hard as you can", Rubi said urgently.
Mikasa gripped Eren's hand full force, as she leaned forward, Carla supporting her back, and pushed with all her might.
She gritted her teeth, her whole body tense. At the same time she felt a sharp pain shoot through her ribs.
Bullets of pain shot through her rib cage bad, and very sudden.
Mikasa didn't make a sound though, as she fell back onto the pillows, breathing deep.
"Good job momma, you're doing wonderful, take a few deep breaths", Rubi soothed.
"Hang in there Mikasa, I'm right here baby, just hang on", Eren soothed, he dabbed her forehead gently, as she breathed heavily.
Mikasa caught her breath, as she leaned forward again, pushing hard. She grimaced painfully, her eyes shut tightly.
She was strong, she didn't make one sound of pain.
She crushed Eren's hand so tight that it was black as she pushed even harder, gritting her teeth
"That's it, that's it...that's my strong girl...you're doing wonderful", Eren encouraged her as he dabbed her forehead.
"5 more seconds momma and then you can rest...that's it...8..9...10", Rubi counted
Mikasa gasped for air as she collapsed onto the pillows, she felt so exhausted but at the same time she felt extremely anxious. Anxious to finally meet her child. Her and Eren's child.
"Beautiful momma, beautiful job..you're doing amazing", Rubi comforted.
Eren dabbed Mikasa's forehead, her bangs beginning to stick to it. She was soaked in sweat at this point. She took several deep breaths.
"You're doing so good, baby. I'm so proud of you", he soothed, worried.
"Okay, another strong push mommy", Rubi said then.
Mikasa breathed shakily, she leaned forward and pushed with all her might.
"Great job Mikasa, that's it...", Carla encouraged as she supported Mikasa's back.
Eren held onto her hand, as he dabbed her forehead once more.
"That's my girl, that's it...you're nearly done sweetie, Carly's almost here", he soothed.
Mikasa crushed his hand tighter, she held onto his, Carla's and Rubi's words of encouragement and assurance like her very life depended on it.
She knew she could do it...as long as she had Eren right by her side, she could do anything. She never once let the words "I can't", escape her mouth.
Because she could. She would. She would bring her and Eren's child into this world.
"7..8..9..10..okay good job momma, rest", Rubi soothed.
Mikasa gasped for air then, as she collapsed back onto the pillows. Eren gently dabbed her forehead, she looked so tired, in so much pain.
Her head was starting to spin from the severe strain, she even felt a little dizzy.
"I'm starting to see the baby's head, we're getting there now, almost done sweetie, almost", Rubi assured.
Eren couldn't take watching it any longer, he wanted her suffering to just end. During all this, he couldn't help but think back to all those times when they were 9 years old.
When they were innocent little kids, he never would have thought that sweet little girl would come this far with him, that she would be having his child.
"You can do it Mikasa, you hear me? I know you can, you're strong, you're doing great. We've been together for so long, and I know you can do this", Eren gently kissed her hand.
Mikasa panted deeply, his words of assurance and encouragement helped her more than anything.
Her grip tightened on his hand then as she groaned in pain.
Her ribs felt like they were on fire.
"I know love, I know...", Eren kissed her forehead gently as he rubbed her sides, he knew her ribs had to be pulsing with pain at this point.
"Another big push honey", Rubi said softly.
Mikasa took a deep breath as Carla helped her lean forward again. She pushed with all her might. What amazed Eren most of all was..Mikasa never once gave up.
She never whined or complained. She just did what her body was telling her to do.
"You're doing so well sweetie, the baby is almost here", Carla encouraged worriedly.
Mikasa gripped Eren's hand with all her might as she pushed, she grunted painfully then, Grisha was right, the baby was oversized.
She grunted painfully, pushing harder as her grip on Eren's hand grew tighter than ever.
"I know baby, I know this is the hard part...you can do it Mikasa, I know it", Eren comforted, he dabbed her forehead once more as Mikasa pushed harder, grunting painfully.
Just then she wasn't able to bite back a loud alarming cry of pain. At the same time, her grip on Eren's hand became so tight, that his hand broke.
"Her head's crowning!", Rubi said urgently.
Eren's heart sunk at Mikasa's sounds of pain. He couldn't take it, she was in absolute agony. He didn't even feel the pain in his broken hand.
And he was completely useless, he hated the fact he couldn't do anything to help her. And then he saw it.
There were tears in the corners of Mikasa's eyes. His heart broke. She was suffering a lot more than she was letting on.
"Mikasa...oh baby, hang on...I know baby, I know...", Eren soothed, tearfully now as he gently pressed his forehead to her, kissing her tears away.
Mikasa breathed shakily, blinking more tears out of her eyes from the severe burning pain.
"E-Eren...your hand...", she noticed, worriedly. "Shhhh, don't worry. You're in a lot more pain", Eren assured.
"Easy, easy momma, shhhhh, it burns, I know...I know mommy, one more big push and it'll stop", Rubi soothed worriedly.
Mikasa gripped Eren's hand tighter then, as she leaned forward, and pushed with all her might.
She grunted painfully, crushing Eren's broken hand tightly.
The sound of pain only broke Eren's heart more, as she crushed his hand full force.
She grunted painfully, as it turned into a sudden agonized scream as she pushed hard. . It was a short scream, but very loud.
"AAHHHHH!"
"Mikasa...", Eren's eyes filled with horror. The sound ripped right through his heart.
"That's it, that's it, scream through it sweetie, you're doing beautifully", Carla comforted her.
Mikasa was like her own daughter, so watching this was painful for Carla.
Eren knew everyone downstairs heard her scream. His heart broke only more...she was in agony.
This was the first time she screamed through this entire ordeal. And the second time she screamed in pain in her entire life.
Eren shook, the sound reminded him of when she screamed in pain when her ribs were fractured.
Yet strangely at the same time he felt relieved she screamed. He was worried she was being too strong this whole time. He didn't want her to hold back what she was feeling just so she didn't worry him.
"Great push momma! Her head's out! Take a breather, you earned it sweetie", Rubi encouraged urgently, she was shocked to see the baby had quite a lot of dark brown hair already.
Rubi was also shocked at how smooth this birth was going. Sure Mikasa was in pain, and even screamed once, but there were no complications and Mikasa didn't give up once.
At only 16, this was amazing to everyone. Mikasa was extremely strong to endure this type of strain so young.
"Easy, that's it sweetheart, scream her out if you have too baby", Eren soothed, worriedly. He dabbed Mikasa's soaked forehead.
Mikasa collapsed back onto the pillows, panting heavily for air, exhausted.
"We're almost done Mika, almost, I'm so proud of you baby, you're doing so well", Eren dabbed her forehead gently, his eyes full of worry.
Mikasa breathed heavily and unevenly for air, her ribs were pulsing with nonstop pain. It was actually the pain in her ribs that hurt more than the contractions.
She panted weakly, drenched in sweat.
"Okay sweetie, just one or two more strong pushes and Carly will be here", Rubi soothed.
Mikasa nodded shakily, she leaned forward pushing with all her might. Carla supported her up while Eren held onto her hand, his eyes full of panic.
Mikasa crushed Eren's hand tightly, as she suddenly screamed loudly in agony again as she pushed hard.
"AAAHHHH!"
"That's it, that's it, that's my strong girl, you're almost there! Don't give up, Mikasa!", Eren encouraged her.
"Beautiful, mommy...here come the shoulders...", Rubi very gently grasped the baby's head and pulled gently.
"Good job mommy...here she comes!", Rubi suddenly cried, the rest of the baby's body emerged fast.
Mikasa collapsed back onto the pillows and gasped for air, but her eyes lit up and her heart skipped a beat, hearing the sounds of her baby crying.
At the same time, they noticed it stopped raining outside.
The clouds parted revealing a bright full moon, as it shined into the room.
Eren's heart skipped a beat and he froze as he saw Rubi cleaning the baby girl, time seemed to stop for him in that moment.
It stopped for Mikasa as well.
"Is she okay...?", Mikasa asked very weakly but worriedly, not taking her eyes off of the baby. Her eyelids felt heavy as led, and so did her body.
She felt so sore and exhausted, but all she could think about was her baby.
"She's just fine, 9 pounds. She's got a good set of lungs too!", Rubi smiled as she wrapped the baby girl in a pink blanket, bringing her over.
"You did beautifully, here she is mommy", Rubi smiled kindly as she carefully handed the baby to Mikasa.
Mikasa very carefully cradled her daughter close, gazing down tenderly at her. The baby stopped crying then, opening her deep black bluish eyes..her mother's eyes.
"Hey sweetheart...oh look at you...", Mikasa cooed softly, as she gently held the baby's tiny hand.
The baby cooed cutely, very alert for a newborn. In fact extremely alert. Her eyes were wide open, looking around curiously.
"She's so beautiful...", Mikasa cried, tearing up.
"She's as beautiful as her mother...oh Mikasa, you did it! I'm so proud of you, you did wonderful", Eren said tearfully, he kissed her forehead, as he gazed down at their daughter.
Mikasa felt so exhausted, and her ribs still hurt but she never felt so happy before.
Her arms were weak, Eren gently held his arm under hers to help her.
"She's so perfect...", Eren mused softly. "Carly...my beautiful girl..", Mikasa said softly but weakly.
The baby gently lifted her hand up, trying to reach her mother's cheek.
"My goodness...she's so smart already!", cried Carla, tearfully.
"She's gorgeous", Rubi smiled, also tearfully. "Rubi...thank you...", Mikasa said then, smiling tiredly. Rubi smiled back softly.
"I'll go let everyone know", she said as she left the room.
She hurried downstairs. Armin and Levi both looked white as ghosts, while Petra also looked very worried.
"Is she okay?!", asked Levi panicked.
"We heard her screaming...I never heard Mikasa scream like that...", Armin added fearfully.
Rubi smiled. "Nine pounds, eight ounces", she announced then.
Levi breathed a sigh of relief, while Armin also looked relieved.
"How's my cousin?", asked Levi worriedly. "Exhausted, but she did wonderful. She worked really hard", assured Rubi.
"Oh Mikasa...Eren...she's so beautiful", cried Carla, back upstairs.
Little Carly cooed happily, Mikasa smiled, she gently rubbed noses with her. Carly giggled cutely.
After breastfeeding her baby, Mikasa was exhausted. Eren gently took Carly into his arms, as he sat on the bed beside Mikasa.
Mikasa lay on her side, watching weakly, but she smiled. Her eyelids felt extremely heavy.
Her hand rested on Carly as Eren carefully held the baby close.
Mikasa closed her eyes tiredly then as she drifted to a deep sleep.
"She's going to need a few days of rest", said Rubi softly, she inserted an IV into Mikasa.
It had morphine in it, for her ribs. "She'll be okay though right?", asked Eren worriedly.
"Of course, she did amazing. And I mean that. At her young age, she was incredible", assured Rubi.
"I let everyone know...they wanted to come up but mommy and baby needs their rest, so they'll come see them tomorrow", she added.
"Thank you Rubi...so much. It's because of you Mikasa and our baby are okay", Eren said, as Carly cooed softly.
"It wasn't just me. If you weren't there Mikasa wouldn't have been able to do it. We all helped her", Rubi said kindly.
By late at night, Mikasa was still fast asleep, Eren slept in bed with her, his arms wrapped around her. Carly slept soundly in her bassinet beside the bed, holding a little teddy bear.
The new family of three were exhausted, and slept peacefully that night.