Chapter 25: Life.
Tetra was just over 8 months into her pregnancy, and she was starting to get fussy. As Link and Tetra ate breakfast that morning, Tetra frowned as she picked at her food. Link raised an eyebrow at her.
"Do you not like the food?" Link questioned as he stuffed his face with bacon and pancakes. Tetra sighed.
"It's not the breakfast. I just feel fat is all." Tetra complained. She then heard Link laugh, and glared at him.
"Well, of course you feel fat! You're pregnant after all!" Link exclaimed as Kai waved his hands around. He then grabbed Link by the collar, and leaned towards him.
"You idiot! You never call a woman fat, especially while she's pregnant!" Kai whisper shouted. Link gulped as he felt the anger and irritation roll off Tetra in waves. He then slowly turned towards her, and sweat dropped.
"U-um, Tetra? Honey?" Link questioned as Tetra stood up, and cracked her knuckles. The dining room was then filled with the screams of two grown men. Link and Kai twitched in pain as Tetra dusted her hands off.
"That's what you get for calling me fat!" Tetra growled. Link and Kai groaned in pain.
"I understand him, but why me too?" Kai whined. Tetra huffed, and walked out of the dining room. Link and Kai hurriedly got up, and chased after her.
"Oh, come on Tetra! I'm sorry! I wasn't thinking!" Link apologized. Tetra ignored him, and continued walking away. Kai sighed.
"Come on you two. This isn't the time to be fighting!" Kai urged. Tetra huffed again, and walked off. Kai sighed. He then turned to Link. "I'll go deal with Tetra. You go and finish your work." Kai then glowered at Link. "And you better finish it, or you'll regret it later." Kai then ran off after the pirate Queen. Link sighed, and walked off towards his study. When he arrived at his door, he saw the same maid that had brought his tea when Kai was unconscious. Link smiled at her.
"Hello, how are you today?" Link greeted. The maid gasped, and turned towards him. She then blushed.
"O-oh, I-I'm doing fine thank you. W-would you like some tea your highness?" The maid questioned. Link nodded.
"Yes please! Oh, can you also get the same person who made the tea for me last time to make it again? It was delicious!" Link stated. The maid smiled, and nodded. She then walked off to prepare the tea. Link walked in, and frowned when he saw the piles of paperwork Kai had left for him. He then sighed, and walked to his desk and sat down. He grabbed his pen and started on with the paperwork.
Kai sat next to Tetra in the courtyard in boredom as he listened to Tetra while she ranted. His ears then caught onto a nearby conversation that the maids were having, and listened intently.
"That's great Isabell!" One of the maids gushed. The one known as Isabell blushed.
"All he said was that he liked my tea. The King is so kind! He even asked me to bring the same one to him!" Isabell gushed. Kai raised his eyebrow. 'Does she like Link?' Kai wondered. Tetra then turned to Kai.
"Kai, are you even listening!?" Tetra questioned. Kai jumped, and turned towards her.
"O-of course! You were saying how oblivious Link could be sometimes." Kai stated. Tetra nodded.
"Yes, anyway…" Tetra continued her rants as Kai sighed. He then listened back in on the maids conversation.
"You know, sometimes I wished that I met the King before the Queen did. Maybe we could have had a romance." Isabell sighed. "Why did I have to fall for the King?" One of the other maids laughed. She then looked over at Kai, and froze when she realised that Kai had been listening to them. She then turned to Isabell.
"Shhh! The chancellor can hear you!" The maid hushed. Isabell gasped and looked over at Kai. She and the other maids then walked off. Kai sighed. He then stood up.
"My Queen, we should head back to Link. I need to make sure that he hasn't skipped out on work!" Kai stated. Tetra sighed, and nodded.
"Fine. Let's go." Tetra and Kai then walked towards the study, passing by the gossiping maids. Kai then glanced at Tetra.
"Hey, Tetra. What would you do if one of the maids had a crush on Link?" Kai asked. Tetra gave him a weird look.
"Why are you asking?" Tetra questioned. Kai shrugged.
"Just curious." Tetra and Kai then arrived at the study, and opened the door. Link looked up and smiled.
"You guys sure took your time." Link stated. Kai stretched his arms and nodded.
"Counselling the Queen is apparently part of my job." Kai joked. Tetra frowned at Kai, and hit him upside the head. Link laughed.
"Oh, there's this type of tea that I wanted you two to try! It's delicious!" Link exclaimed. He then ran towards the doors and opened them. Kai grabbed his arm. Link sighed. "Don't worry, I'm not trying to skip out on my work. I wanted to call in the same maid that brought me the tea!"
"Are you talking about Isabell?" Kai questioned. Link looked at Kai, and nodded.
"Yeah! How did you know her name?" Link questioned. Kai shrugged. Link then turned towards the guards, and had one of them go off to fetch Isabell. They waited, then saw the desired maid hurry towards them. She then stood nervously in front of them.
"Y-you called, your highness?" Isabell questioned. Link nodded.
"Yeah, can you bring the same tea that you made for me? And bring two more cups!" Link told. The maid nodded, and ran off to perform her duties. Kai then turned towards Link.
"What type of tea is it?" Kai questioned.
"It's rose tea. It has a soothing effect on a person, and relieves stress!" Link explained as he sat down at his desk. Kai rolled his eyes.
"Like you have any stress." Kai stated sarcastically. Link frowned.
"I thought that it might be good for Tetra! I mean, carrying a baby inside of you must be tiring." Link guessed. Tetra nodded, and sat down.
"Yeah, it is. Recently, I have been having these contractions throughout my body that the head nurse calls 'Braxton Hicks' contractions." Tetra claimed. Link nodded.
"Yeah, there was this particularly bad one where we had to call in the nurse!" Link exclaimed. Kai nodded.
"Well, that must mean that it's almost time for the baby to come then!" Kai presumed. Tetra nodded. She then gripped her stomach in pain as the contraction happened. Link and Kai gasped, and quickly guided her to the sofa.
"Honey, are you okay?" Link asked. Tetra nodded, but then cried out as it got worse. Link started to panic. "What are we going to do!? Should we call the nurse?" Kai shook her head.
"If it's just a contraction, then she should stay put." Kai advised. A wet liquid then came out of Tetra as her eyes widened.
"The baby's coming." Tetra muttered.
"Eh?" Link and Kai questioned.
"The baby's coming!" Tetra screamed out. Link and Kai stood back in shock.
"EH!?" Link and Kai questioned. Link then turned to Kai.
"Go get the nurse!" Link shouted. Kai nodded, and disappeared to the infirmary. Link rubbed Tetra's back as she panted. "Come on, Tetra. Breath with me." Link urged. He and Tetra then breathed together to relieve the pain. Link then saw Kai come back with the head nurse. The head nurse rushed towards Tetra.
"Quickly! Go and get me a basin of water, and some clean towels!" The head nurse ordered. Kai nodded, and ran out to get the said items. He ran into Isabell, and grabbed her hand.
"Isabell! Come with me! Tetra's about to give birth to her baby and I need help finding the towels and a basin!" Kai told. Isabell nodded, and shoved the tray with the tea to the nearest guard. Kai and Isabell then ran to get the said items.
"King, I need you to gently bring the Queen over to the bed. She'll need to lay down for this." The head nurse told. Link nodded, and helped Tetra to the bed as she breathed heavily. He then laid Tetra down on a towel that was placed on the bed, and rubbed her head. Link then turned to see Kai and Isabell bring in a basin of water and some freshly cleaned towels. The head nurse then turned towards Link. "Can you handle any bloody scenes?" Link was about to nod, but Kai shook his head.
"He can handle it, but I don't think he could handle seeing his wife in any pain." Kai stated.
"What? I'm not leaving Tetra!" Link shouted. Kai shrugged. Kai then walked out. The head nurse then turned to Tetra.
"I need you to open your legs. And don't push until I say so!" The head nurse told. Tetra nodded, and opened her legs. "Okay, I can see the head. Push!" Tetra grabbed Link's hand, and pushed. She then screamed out as she pushed.
"ARGH! DAMN YOU LINK FOR PUTTING ME IN THIS SITUATION! I HATE YOU SO MUCH RIGHT NOW!" Tetra shouted. Link flinched at Tetra's words, but knew that it was just the pain talking. The head nurse then raised her hand.
"Stop! Breath in, and out." The head nurse told. Tetra nodded, and breathed in, and out. The head nurse then nodded. "Okay, now push!" Tetra pushed again, and screamed in pain. Tetra gripped Link's hand so hard that Link swore he heard a crack or two.
"ARGH! SCREW YOU LINK! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO BRING ME SO MUCH PAIN!? DAMMIT! AND SCREW THAT SH*TY FOX FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER!" Tetra shouted. Kai flinched as he heard Tetra's screams from outside. Link squeezed Tetra's hand.
"You can do it honey. Just a little longer." Link encouraged. Tetra glared at him.
"SCREW YOU!" Tetra shouted. Link continued to smile at her.
"The body is almost out! Just a few more pushes!" The head nurse urged. She then turned to Isabell. "Heat up the water to lukewarm!" Isabell nodded, and picked up the basin of water. She then rushed outside to Kai.
"I need you to heat up this water to lukewarm!" Isabell told. Kai nodded, and heated up the water. Isabell then ran back into the study, and put the basin of water down.
"Get some towels ready!" The head nurse ordered. Isabell nodded, and readied some towels. Tetra screamed as she pushed one final time. She then relaxed, and panted as her baby was born. The head nurse grabbed some scissors, and cut the umbilical cord. She then grabbed the baby, and washed the blood off. She then wrapped the crying baby in a towel, and handed the baby to Tetra. "Congratulations, my Queen. It's a baby boy." Tetra smiled, and looked at her baby boy in joy. Link smiled, and put his arm around Tetra.
"Here he is. Our little baby boy." Link stated softly. He then kissed Tetra on the head. "You did great." Tetra smiled at him.
"I'm sorry I said those things. Giving birth is a hard thing to do." Tetra apologized. Link shook his head, and smiled.
"There's no reason to apologize. If it took some of the pain away, then I would gladly go through it again. And besides, I think my hand is in a lot more pain then my heart." Link showed his purple hand. Tetra gasped. Link then stared down at his son. "So, what are we going to name him?" Tetra stared at her son.
"I'm not quite sure. What about, Riku?" Tetra questioned. Link was then immediately reminded of the friend he had made back in the past. He then nodded, and smiled.
"Riku's the perfect name." Link claimed. Tetra nodded, and smiled. She then looked at her son.
"Welcome to the world, Riku!" Tetra cooed. Riku cried in response. Tetra giggled. The head nurse then walked over to Link and Tetra.
"My King, I think we should bandage your hand." The head nurse then suggested. Link nodded, and held his hand out for the nurse to bandage it. They then heard a knock at the door, and saw Kai walk in.
"Um, it got awfully quiet. So, I thought that I would check things out. But it seems that everything went well!" Kai exclaimed. Tetra smiled, and looked at Link.
"Do you want to hold him?" Tetra asked. Link nodded. Tetra then carefully handed their son to Link, and watched as Link took hold of their son. Link then smiled as Riku opened his eyes. Riku had light blond tousles of hair, and vibrant green eyes.
"He's beautiful." Link breathed out. Tetra grinned, and nodded. Kai peeked over Link's shoulder.
"Woah, so this is what a Hylian baby looks like." Kai muttered. Link nodded.
"Yep, and when he becomes King, you'll have to deal with him doing his work!" Link exclaimed. Kai looked at Link in shock.
"Wait, I'm stuck with being the chancellor until I die!?" Kai exclaimed. Link grinned, and nodded. Kai sighed. "Well, I'll let you have three days off from doing the paperwork. But you have to do them once those three days are up!" Link nodded, and watched as Kai walked out of the room. Link then looked at Tetra.
"You should rest." Link suggested. Tetra nodded. Link then handed Riku back to Tetra. "I'll stay here by your side for the night." Tetra nodded. Link then got into the bed with her, and together, they slept with Riku in between them.
AN: Hello dear readers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! When I wrote the birth scene, I actually searched up steps of birth! I like my stories to be at least a little realistic when it comes to certain scenes. Stay tuned for the next chapter! See ya!