Chapter Twenty-Nine
Author's Note: Alright so I'm only writing one more chapter after this, and it's over, but thanks for the reviews and support. Now it's baby time.
Haruka looked at the doctor and then at Michiru, nobody moved for what seemed like an hour as Michiru contorted in pain.
"Damn it, I'm in labor!" Haruka shook her head as the doctor moved to work. Michiru contorted in pain once more, Haruka moved to offer Michiru her hand. Michiru squeezed it making Haruka bite her lip.
"Calm down, calm down, it's just false labor." The doctor breathed and Michiru let go of Haruka's hand, the nurse handed Haruka a cool cloth and she gently wiped Michiru's forehead.
"Doctor, put her back on the seizure medicine, we'll get them under control and Michiru can get some rest. Then we'll talk about delivering the baby." The doctor shrugged.
"That's not really an option, that medicine made her sick."
"And you took her off of it and she's only gotten worse, two seizures today alone, not to mention this whole week has been horrible." The doctor looked at Haruka who was growing louder and louder.
"What's going on?" Ami walked in too see Haruka steaming.
"I want Michiru back on the anti-seizure medicine so she can get some rest and recover before the baby comes, this idiot on the other hand wants to induce labor just to save the baby." Ami looked between the two.
"Alright, calm down now, fill me in and I'm sure we can find another option." Ami was the voice of reason between the two as she knew how to handle Haruka when it came to Michiru.
Michiru was heaving over the toilet once more as Haruka rubbed her back she came back up. Haruka shook her head behind Michiru, not knowing what to do exactly, she was tired, but Michiru was a little more rested. Michiru turned and looked at her lover, she had her head buried into her shoulder and started to cry. Haruka kissed the smaller girls head and prayed that she had made the right decision, on the one hand their doctor said it was a bad idea, but he wanted just to save the baby, on the other hand Ami had agreed with her, Ami was smart, Ami said that Haruka had made the right decision.
"It'll be alright, calm down." Haruka patted her on the back and led her back to the bed. Haruka made sure she was on the bed and comfortable before returning to the chair where she had been sleeping the past three weeks. Haruka rolled her thoughts over and over again, One week, Michiru wasn't having seizures, the baby had a steady heart beat, Michiru was getting rest, the only thing that was keeping them awake was the puking and the constant false labor pains.
"Ruka," Michiru's voice was high pitched and sounded as if she was in pain.It brought Haruka out of her thoughts. "Ruka hold me." Haruka smiled and moved to crawl in bed with Michiru who happily fell asleep, but it was short lived. "Ruka," Haruka had been in one of the best sleeps she had gotten for a while. "Ruka wake up," Michiru nudged her lover lightly, a warm liquid was running down her legs and she could feel the contractions. Haruka moved to show she was awake. "Ruka wake up," Haruka shook her head and then jumped out of the bed. "I'm in labor."
"Are you sure it's not just a false alarm?" Michiru pinched Haruka's side to get her moving. "When," Haruka looked at Michiru who was smiling.
"Now, my water broke." Haruka moved to leave the room and get the doctor. Haruka moved out of the room and came back in with Ami and their doctor. "Don't forget to call Setsuna and Rei." Haruka nodded and moved to hold the phone as two nurses came in. Michiru grabbed her arm and squeezed it tightly as she had another contraction.
Two hours later:
Michiru was gripping Haruka's hand as tightly as she could, Haruka was sure it was going to break, but that was not her main concern, Michiru was screaming in pain as she neared ten centimeters. The doctor smiled, as he gave the signal for Michiru to start pushing. Michiru craned her neck as she pushed it to her chest.
"I hate you Haruka!" Michiru cried out as she was in pain. Haruka tried hard not to laugh.
"Alright, relax, breath, one more time." Michiru pushed once more Haruka held her hand and put her hand on Michiru's back. She leaned back and a scream could be heard.
"Congratulations!" The doctor smiled as he place the baby on the towel and clamped the cord handing Haruka the scissors to cut with. HAruka smiled as she looked at Michiru who nodded and Haruka cut the cord. The baby was crying as Michiru took it to look at her precious baby girl. Haruka moved to help Michiru hold the baby as she saw tears forming in Michiru's eyes she smiled feeling them in her own as well.
"Haruka," Haruka forced her gaze from the new life to look at her wife. "This is ours." Haruka couldn't take it anymore, she was letting the tears run freely as she put her arm around her lover and looked down at the new life.
Haruka smiled as she held her daughter close, she looked into the soft gentle blue eyes and could see her mother in them. Haruka couldn't help but tear up thinking about the miracle she was holding, she had completely forgotten about her fear of babies. Michiru was sitting up in her bed dressed and ready to leave, she watched the tall blonde lovingly as she smiled at the scene between the two. It had taken a full week an a half before the doctor would release Michiru, they had wanted to make sure her blood pressure was down and her body was adapting well to the missing medicines and foreign body. The doctor came in followed by Ami,
"How is everyone feeling?" Michiru smiled happily, it was probably the first week she hadn't spent puking in eight months and for that matter she was going home.
"We're all ready to go home, just waiting for you to sign the papers."
"I have the discharge papers right here and they are signed." Haruka smiled as she stood up and placed the little girl in the car seat and strapped her in tightly. Michiru stood up and grabbed her baby bag, the other bag was already in the car.
"Thank you sir," Haruka shook the doctor's hand and then moved onto Ami who smiled as she watched Michiru do the same.
"Take care," Ami called.
"You to, don't be a stranger." Ami waved as Haruka picked up the car seat once more and having Michiru with the bag she placed her arm around Michiru to walk her out. Haruka smiled as she laid on the gas of the van and looked in the rearview mirror, to see Michiru and the baby.
"She has your hair, and your smile." Michiru smiled.
"She has your eyes," Haruka grinned thinking widely. "Michiru, I'm really happy that you're coming home, and I want you to know I love you."
"Thank you, and I know that you know, I love you." When they arrived back they found Setsuna and Rei waiting for them at the door.
"Welcome home," Rei smiled, Raven was in her arms asleep. Setsuna smiled as she helped take the bag from Michiru and walked them in. "We have a surprise for you." Michiru smiled.
"Really, what kind of surprise?" Haruka set the baby down to take her out of her carrier. When she looked up she smiled as she saw a small short black haired girl staring at her. Hotaru was home.
"Hey parents! What's up!" Michiru smiled happily as she wrapped her arms around her first daughter. Haruka smiled as she held the baby and tried to pull her oldest into her arms.
"Good to have you home, but why aren't you in school?"
"I wanted to come home to make sure you were taking care of Michiru-mama, Rei said you were really mad at her." Haruka blushed. Michiru walked around to take their daughter from her,
"Here, it's time for her to take a nap." Haruka nodded as she let Michiru take the baby up the stairs.
"So everything is alright?" Hotaru asked as the other two looked on.
"Doctor said everything was perfect, that she could resume her normal activities." The others breathed, and smiled as they walked into the other room to sit down.
