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Chapter 26- Birth
~3 Months Later~
Yugi and Yami walked downstairs and toward the kitchen.
"Something smells good." Yugi said.
"I agree." Yami added.
The two walked into the kitchen.
"Good morning, Heba." Yami said when he saw his brother-in-law sitting at the table eating.
"Morning." Heba said.
"Is Atemu not up?" Yugi asked.
"Yeah. He was taking a shower when I got up. I cam eon down to get something to eat." Heba answered before taking another bite of pancakes.
"Honestly, Heba. I think that you eat more than Joey does now." Yugi said.
"I'm pregnant! What do you expect?" Heba asked.
Yami chuckled. "We know that, Heba." Yami said.
Yugi and Yami then got themselves some breakfast.
"Morning." Atemu said when he walked into the kitchen.
"Morning." Yugi and Yami said.
Heba had his mouth full so he didn't say anything.
"Every time I see you, you have your mouth full, Heba." Atemu said.
Heba glared at him. "Just remember that it is because of the pregnancy, and it is partly your fault I'm pregnant." Heba said.
"I know." Atemu said before he sat down to eat as well.
The group started to eat their breakfast.
"When are Mom and Dad supposed to get back?" Yami asked.
"I think that it was sometime tomorrow." Atemu answered.
Aknankanon and Amara had decided to take another trip before Heba had the baby. They had decided to go to America this time.
"I know that they don't want to miss when Heba has the baby." Yugi said.
The group laughed.
"Well, it is their first grandchild, so I can understand why they are like that." Heba said.
"It's Grandpa's first great-grandchild, so you know the he's going to want to be excited when he comes, too." Yugi said.
"Don't remind me. That man is about to drive me nuts." Heba said.
"Well, you won't have to worry about it much longer. All the attention is going to go form you to the baby once he arrives." Yami said.
"Probably." Heba agreed.
"You don't seem too upset about it." Atemu said.
"What can I say? I'm tired of everyone asking if I'm all right, how I'm feeling, if I need anything. It gets tiring after a while." Heba said.
"And you'll miss all that attention once you don't have it anymore." Yami said.
"Maybe." Heba said.
"Anyway, we need to get going. Yami and I have to get to work, and Yugi needs to get to the school." Atemu said.
"Yes. Leave me here by myself." Heba said.
"Well, you can always call one of the others to come over. Besides, at least no one will be asking you how you are." Yugi said.
"Yeah. Yeah." Heba said.
Yami, Atemu, and Yugi left the house.
"He is becoming a pain now." Atemu said.
Yug laughed. "Truthfully, he probably does enjoy the attention, even though he doesn't admit it." Yugi said.
"Probably." Atemu agreed.
"Well, the baby can come at any time now, so you don't have to worry about it for much longer." Yami said.
"I know. I'll be glad when the baby does come." Atemu said.
Atemu climbed into his car, and Yami and Yugi got into another car.
Since Yugi had to be taken to work, Yami and Atemu always drove separately. Yami always left work early so that he could get Yugi from the school.
That afternoon, Heba was glad when Yugi and Yami walked in the door. "Hey. How was it today?" Heba asked.
"It was fine. My students are always good." Yugi said.
"What about you, Yami?" Heba asked.
"Nothing out of the ordinary. Atemu's day is probably different, though. After all, he is the head of the company. I'm just in charge of all the finances." Yami said.
"True." Heba said.
"Well, if you two will excuse me, I have papers to grade and lesson plans to look over." Yugi said before heading upstairs.
Yami then sat down by Heba. "So, how was today?" Yami asked.
"It was fine. I got a little bored, but that changed when Ryou came over." Heba said.
"That's right. Joey and Malik are helping your grandfather in the shop now." Yami said.
"Yeah. At least until I can help him again." Heba said.
"Which won't be for a while. You know Atemu isn't going to let you get back to work until after the six weeks the doctor's recommend for you to recover." Yami said.
"True, but he's the one that's really going to be suffering when he realizes that he is going to be going without sex for a while." Heba said.
Yami raised an eyebrow. "Doesn't he know what already?" Yami asked.
"He knows, but knowing and having to go through it are two completely different things." Heba replied.
"True." Yami said.
Heba laughed. "You know, I think that Atemu is going to really be hurt by this." Heba said.
"I don't doubt it." Yami agreed.
~One Week Later~
Yugi walked out of the bathroom with one hand on his stomach and one hand over his mouth. He walked over and lay down on the bed 'I feel awful.' Yugi thought.
Yugi hadn't felt well the last few days, and he had decided to take the day off.
Of course, he didn't tell Yami that since he knew that Yami would become extremely overprotective and force him to go see a doctor.
Yugi got up and headed down the stairs.
Heba wasn't there that day since Atemu had taken the day off to spend time with Heba before the baby was born.
"Amara." Yugi said when he walked into the living room.
"What is it, Yugi?" Amara asked, looking up at Yugi. "And call me Mom." Amara added.
Yugi smiled. "Sorry. I need a favor." Yugi said.
"What's that?" Amara asked.
"I need you to take me to the doctor." Yugi said.
"Why?" Amara asked, becoming worried.
"I haven't felt well the last few days, and I've been sick a few times this morning. I'm going before Yami finds out and has a fit." Yugi said.
"Good point. Have you made an appointment?" Amara asked.
"Yes. I have to be there at eleven." Yugi said.
"All right. I'll take you." Amara said.
"Thanks." Yugi said before he headed upstairs.
Amara was slightly worried. 'I hope that nothing serious is wrong.' Amara thought.
~Two Hours Later~
Yugi and Amara were sitting in the doctor's office, waiting.
"Are you feeling all right, Yugi?" Amara asked.
To Yugi, it felt like the thousandth time since she had asked. "Yes, I'm all right." Yugi said.
"Are you sure?" Amara asked.
"Yeah. I haven't felt sick in a while." Yugi replied.
"Okay." Amara said.
'I'm starting to understand how Heba feels.' Yugi thought.
A nurse walked out and said, "Yugi Sennen."
Yugi had already told Amara he would be all right on his own, so he went with the nurse alone.
"It'll take me a while to get used to the last name change." the nurse said.
Yugi had just gone to his regular doctor, so the staff knew him and his eye problems.
"I know." Yugi said.
The nurse led him into an examination room and told him to sit down. After doing a few simple things, the nurse said, "The doctor should be in shortly."
"Thank you." Yugi said.
The nurse then left.
Yugi didn't have to wait long.
"Hello, Yugi. How are you?" the doctor asked.
"All right for the most part, Dr. Scott." Yugi replied.
"So, what's the problem?" Dr. Scott asked.
"Well, I haven't felt well the last few days, and I was sick a few times this morning. I have an overprotective husband and an equally overprotective brother, so I figured I'd better come and get checked out before they found out." Yugi answered.
Dr. Scott chuckled. "Heba always has been protective. I don't see how you can stand two like that." Dr. Scott said.
"I got used to it." Yugi replied.
"Well, I'll see what's going on." Dr. Scott said. He then ran a few more tests. "Well, I can't find anything wrong. I am going to do a blood test, though. I'll have the results in a few hours. I'll call and let you know what they say." Dr. Scott said.
"All right, and thank you." Yugi said.
"No problem." Dr. Scott said.
Yugi then left the office and went back to the waiting room.
"What did he say, Yugi?" Amara asked as they left the doctor's office.
"He couldn't find anything wrong, but he's doing a blood test to see if it'll tell what's going on. He's going to call me with the results." Yugi answered.
"All right." Amara said.
'I just hope I find out before Yami gets home.' Yugi thought. He had decided to tell Yami how he had been feeling the last few days and wanted to be able to tell Yami what was going on when he told him.
~Three Hours Later~
Yugi had started to feel nauseous again, so he decided to lie down for a while. He was laying on his and Yami's bed when his cell phone rang.
Reaching over, Yugi picked up the phone and opened it. "Hello?" Yugi said.
"Yugi, this is Dr. Scott." Dr. Scott said.
Yugi sat up. "Hello, Dr. Scott. Do you have the results?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, I do, and I can tell you that you are going to be just fine." Dr. Scott said.
"That's good news. Is it a cold or something?" Yugi asked.
"No. You're pregnant." Dr. Scott answered.
Yugi was shocked. "P-pregnant?" Yugi asked.
"Yes. You are. You're probably sick because you have morning sickness. It's nothing to worry about. I would suggest eating a lot of saltine crackers. They help."Dr. Scott said.
"All right. Thank you." Yugi said a little enthusiastically. He had gotten over his shock and was now excited.
"You're welcome. I don't handle things like this, so do you need help finding another doctor?" Dr. Scott asked.
"NO. I can use the doctor my brother used." Yugi answered.
"All right. When you make an appointment, tell him to request the results form my office." Dr. Scott said.
"I will. Thank you.' Yugi said before hanging up. He was having trouble containing his excitement. 'Pregnant. This is great! I know that Yami is going to be happy about this.' Yugi thought, setting his phone aside.
A few moments later, Yugi heard the door open.
"Hi, Yugi." Yami said.
This startled Yugi "Yami, what are you doing home?" Yugi asked.
Yami chuckled. "I decided to cut out early and come see you. If Atemu can take the day off to spend with his husband, then I can leave early to spend time with my husband." Yami answered. He walked over and sat down by Yugi. "Aren't you happy to see me?" Yami asked.
"Of course I am." Yugi said, kissing Yami.
"Well, that's good to know." Yami said, kissing Yugi as well.
"I'm actually glad you're home." Yugi said.
Yami raised an eyebrow at that. "Oh. Why?" Yami asked.
Yugi smiled. "Well, I-" Yugi started, ready to tell Yami that he was pregnant.
"YUGI! YAMI! GET DOWN HERE! ATEMU JUST CALLED! HEBA'S IN LABOR, AND THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO THE HOSPITAL!" Amara shouted up the stairs.
Yugi and Yami immediately reacted.
"Come on." Yami said, grabbing Yugi by the wrist and dragging him down the stairs.
Aknankanon and Amara were waiting at the bottom of the stairs.
"Let's go." Amara said urgently.
The group headed out the door, got into two different cars, and headed toward the hospital.
Atemu and Heba had gotten to the hospital and gotten Heba set up in a room.
"I guess we have to wait now." Heba said.
"Yeah." Atemu said as he sat in a chair filling out forms.
"All those forms just so we can have this baby?" Heba asked.
"Afraid so." Atemu answered.
"I wonder when Yugi and the others are going to get here." Heba said more to himself than to his husband.
As if on cue, the door to the room opened.
"Are you all right?!" Amara immediately asked as they walked into the room.
"I'm fine. Really." Heba said.
"My hand won't be by the time I get through with all this." Atemu said, not even bothering to look up at them.
"I believe that there's twice as much paperwork now than we had kids, Amara." Aknankanon said.
"Maybe." Amara said, not really caring about that at the moment.
Heba knew what she was thinking. "I'll be fine." Heba said.
"They gave him something for the pain, so he doesn't feel much right now." Atemu explained.
"That's why he's not threatening your life." Aknankanon commented.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Amara asked, turning to face him.
"Um, well-" Aknankanon trialed off.
There was a chuckle.
Everyone looked to see that Solomon was there as well as Mai and Valon.
"Hi, Grandpa. Mai. Valon." Heba said.
"Hello, my boy. How are you doing?" Solomon asked.
"I'm okay right now." Heba answered.
"That's good to hear." Mai said.
"I hate to say this," a nurse said, getting everyone's attention, "but only two people in here at the same time."
Everyone except for Atemu and Solomon left.
"Quite a bit of paperwork." Solomon commented.
"I know." Atemu said as he kept going through them.
"I could help." Heba said.
"No need. You need to be prepared for when you have the baby." Solomon said.
"He's right, Heba. I'm used to paperwork from my job, anyway." Atemu said.
"That's a good thing when it comes to hospital paperwork." Solomon said.
Heba shifted. "I wish that I could get comfortable." Heba said.
"It might be a while before that." Solomon said.
Aknankanon, Amara, Mai, Valon, Yami, and Yugi were all waiting in the waiting room to hear something.
Aknankanon and Amara were off to the side talking to each other.
Mai and Valon were also talking.
Yami pulled Yugi aside.
"What is it, Yami?" Yugi asked.
"What were you trying to tell me in our room before Mom shouted that Heba was having the baby?" Yami asked.
"You know, why don't we wait until later?" Yugi asked.
"Any particular reason?" Yami asked.
"I'd rather we be alone when I tell you." Yugi said.
"Okay." Yami said. A thought crossed his mind. "Nothing's wrong, right?" Yami asked.
"No, Yami. Nothing is wrong." Yugi assured him.
"All right. We'll wait." Yami said.
'Besides, I don't want to take all the attention off Heba. This is about him, Atemu, and their son.' Yugi thought.
~Four Hours Later~
After being in labor for four hours, Heba was ready to deliver the baby.
Unfortunately, it was a lot more difficult than Heba thought it would be. He felt like he had been pushing for an eternity.
Atemu was holding Heba's hand as Heba went through all this. He could barely feel his hand after all the squeezing Heba had done, but he wasn't about to say a word to his husband since he was certain he would get a fist to the jaw for saying one wrong thing.
Dr. Harris was at Heba's feet. "All right, Heba. I need you to give me a hard push." Dr. Harris said.
Heba nodded and did what she had told him, pushing as hard as he could. He squeezed Atemu's hand tightly as he did that.
Atemu dealt with the pain for his husband's sake.
"Keep pushing." Dr. Harris said.
Heba did.
Atemu used a wet cloth with his other hand to wipe some of the sweat off of Heba's face. "You can do it, Heba." Atemu said.
Heba nodded, not being able to say anything.
After another hour of the constant pushing and stopping, the sounds of a baby crying filled the air.
"Well, it looks like the little guy is here." Dr. Harris said.
Atemu took one look at him and smiled. "He's beautiful, Heba." Atemu said.
"Really?" Heba asked.
"Of course." Atemu answered.
After getting the baby cleaned up, a nurse handed him to Heba.
"You're right. He is beautiful." Heba agreed.
The baby had star-shaped, tri-color hair like his parents, but he had the lightening bolt streaks in his hair like Atemu, and he had soft features. His eyes were amethyst, and he had the deep tan that both his parents were known for.
"What are you naming him?" Dr. Harris asked.
Atemu told him.
"All right. We'll get the birth certificate started. Once we get you cleaned up, we'll let your family see you." Dr. Harris said.
"Thank you." Heba said.
After the nurses did their job, they left.
"Well, it looks like we have our little boy now." Heba said.
"Yeah. We have our own family now." Atemu said.
Heba looked up at him. "Well, I'm happy to have him here with us now." Heba said.
"So am I." Atemu said, leaning to kiss Heba.
After about fifteen minutes, their families came in.
"Oh! He's so cute!" Amara squealed when she saw the baby.
"Yes. It's easy to tell that he's your son." Aknankanon agreed.
"All right. Enough of the secrecy. What did you name him?" Yami asked.
Heba smiled. "We named him Christopher Blake." Heba answered.
"That's a good name." Solomon said.
"So, are you calling him Christopher?" Mai asked.
"No. I think that we're going to call him Chris or Blake. Haven't really figured that one out yet." Atemu said.
"At least you had the name." Yugi said.
"Yeah. We decided that a while ago." Atemu said.
"Well, at least he's here with us now." Amara said.
While everyone else was exclaimed about how cute he was, Yugi had stayed back. He couldn't see his nephew, after all, so there was no reason to get in anyone else's way.
However, Heba knew his brother wanted to meet his nephew.
Thankfully, Heba had forewarned Atemu about this.
"All right. Let's give him some breathing room." Atemu said after about fifteen minutes.
Getting the hint, everyone started out of the room.
Yugi started out of the room, but Atemu stopped him.
"You stay." Atemu said.
"Why?" Yugi asked.
"Ask him." Atemu said.
Heba laughed. "Yugi, I know you too well, and I knew that there was no way you were going to get close unless everyone left because you feel that since you can't see, it won't be a big deal." Heba said.
"Am I that obvious?" Yugi asked.
"No. I just know you that well. Now, get over here." Heba said.
Yugi sighed. "Sometimes, I hate the fact that you seem to know me that well." Yugi said, walking over.
"Well, he does know you that well, and we're not going to let you miss out on meeting your nephew." Atemu said.
Yugi sat down in the chair that was beside Heba. He was surprised when Heba handed the baby to him.
"You're not going to get to know him if you don't hold, Blake." Heba said.
"Blake?" Yugi and Atemu asked at the same time.
"Well, I like that name." Heba said.
"Well, it looks like we call him Blake then." Atemu said.
The three laughed.
"I'll be back in a minute." Atemu said.
"Heba, you do realize you didn't have to have him leaves." Yugi said.
"I didn't. Atemu gets that you see things differently than us." Heba said.
Yugi smiled. "I'm glad of that." Yugi said.
"What's going on, Atemu?" Amara asked.
"And where's Yugi?" Yami added.
"Calm down. Nothing's wrong. We all know that Yugi doesn't see like us, so Heba wanted to give Yugi the chance to see Blake in his own way." Atemu said.
"Oh. I guess that makes sense." Yami said.
"Blake?" Solomon asked.
"Yeah. Heba has pretty much decided we're going to call him Blake." Atemu replied.
"Well, that's good news. At least we know what to call him." Aknankanon said.
"I didn't even think about letting Yugi close to see him." Amara said.
"I know, and Heba knew that beforehand. That's why he wanted to get Yugi alone. That way, Yugi could see him. After all, Yugi was hanging back because he didn't want to get in anyone's way of seeing him." Atemu said.
"That was a good move." Yami said.
Yugi had handed Blake back to Heba. "Well, I don't know about cute since I can't see him, but I know that he's got to be." Yugi said.
Heba laughed. "Don't worry, Yugi. I understand." Heba said.
"Good." Yugi said.
"You have your own way of viewing things, and I understand that. We all do." Heba said.
"Yeah. I know." Yugi said. He couldn't help but feel that his blindness was making him miss something, but he didn't dare let Heba know that. He didn't want to upset his brother, not on such a happy day.
Yugi and Yami had gone back to the house ahead of Aknankanon and Amara. They wanted to give the grandparents and great-grandfather time alone with Blake. Plus, Yami wanted to know what Yugi had wanted to tell him earlier.
"Atemu and Heba sure are lucky." Yugi said.
"I know. Blake's a beautiful baby. He'll be heartbreaker when he grows up." Yami said.
Yugi laughed. "Let him get out of diapers first." Yugi said.
"True." Yami said.
The two got changed in their nightclothes.
"All right, Yugi. Out with it." Yami said.
Yugi turned in the direction his husband was in. "Out with what?" Yugi asked, genuinely confused.
"What were you trying to tell me before we went to the hospital?" Yami asked.
"Oh. Right. Just promise me that you are not going to get upset at what I say." Yugi said.
Yami didn't like that thought. "All right." Yami agreed.
"Well, first off, I haven't felt well the lat few days, and I was sick this morning. That's why I took the day off." Yugi said.
"What?!" Yami exclaimed.
Yugi jumped backwards, thankfully, landing on the bed. "Yami, calm down." Yugi said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Yami asked.
"I didn't want to worry you. Besides, it could have been nothing. I called me doctor and got an appointment. Amara took me to see him this morning, and he called me back with the results this afternoon just before you got home. I was going to tell you what he said." Yugi said.
"What did he say?" Yami asked, slightly worried.
"He said that I'm pregnant." Yugi answered.
Yami froze. "Pregnant?" Yami repeated.
"Yes, Yami. Pregnant. As in with child." Yugi said.
After Yami got over the shock, he became extremely excited. "That's great!" Yami exclaimed, pulling Yugi into a tight hug.
"I take it you're excited." Yugi said.
"Of course I am! I always wanted to be a father, and now I'm going to be. I can't." Yami said.
Yugi smiled. "That's good to know." Yugi said.
"Why didn't you just tell me at the hospital?" Yami asked.
"Partly because I wanted us to be alone when I told you, and partly because today should be able Atemu and Heba and Blake. I didn't want to take the attention away from them." Yugi said.
Yami smiled and kissed Yugi. "You're right. I'm glad that you're so thoughtful." Yami said.
Yugi smiled. "I have to be." Yugi said.
"We can wait a few weeks before we tell everyone. No need to take the attention just yet." Yami said.
"I know. I'm just excited." Yugi said.
"So am I.' Yami said, kissing Yugi again.
The two were very excited by the fact that they were going to be parents.
Hope you liked it. I just saw Yugi as someone who wouldn't want to overshadow someone else on an important day.
Next: The family learns that Yugi is pregnant.
R&R.