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I guess this is a dramatic scene, as far as to drama as I can manage!

"Nee-chan, wake up."

Sakura opened her eyes and looked up at Kenshin. "Nii-chan…how long have I been sleeping?"

"Megumi-dono says you've been asleep since you woke about a month ago. We've been worried that you'd never wake again."

"Oh… Is my wing better?"

"Yes, it is, though you now have a scar across your right shoulder. Megumi-dono says it's a very sorry sight to see, that she does."

Sakura winced as she sat up, feeling her stomach, which was rounder than it was the last time she was awake, the baby kicking merrily. Her single wing flexed, sore and stiff from disuse. "Seeing as how my other wing goes about halfway down my back, the scar must be the same. Where's Kyo?"

"He and Megumi-dono decided to step out for a bit, since Kyo-san wanted to stretch his legs because of how long he's been watching over you. Is something wrong?" Kenshin asked, seeing his sister almost cringe.

"Nii-chan…it…it hurts…" She cut herself off to hiss through her teeth, holding her baby and leaning forward.

"Sakura-ne! Are you all right?!"

She shook her head and whimpered, "I haven't felt this in over fifteen years…but now its different…fiercer…"

Kenshin's eyes widened as she fell back against the futon, her breathing like sharp yelps. He asked, "What's happening to you, Sakura-ne?"

Sakura pinched her eyes shut as she took his hand, almost the same as hers, but a little larger. "I can feel it pressing…you…you're going to have another nephew or your first…ahh…niece…very soon…"

"But Sakura-ne, Kyo-san said that it wouldn't be for another month, because of how long you were sleeping! Dr. Gensai is away on a house call, and Megumi-dono could be anywhere by now! What can this one do?!"

As Kenshin panicked, Sakura placed a hand on his knee, shaking her head. "Kenshin-nii, Kyo told me that I don't need a doctor to help me. All I need…is for you to hold me from behind and hold my hand, please."

He blinked, confused. "Sakura-ne? Are you sure?"

She nodded. "Yes. I am."

He helped her sit up and slid behind her, letting her head rest against his chest, one arm around her waist, the other grasping one of her hands, letting her know that he was here. He murmured, "Is this all this one can do to help?"

"Yes, Nii-chan…the rest is up to me."

But nothing could prepare Kenshin for the anguished shrieks that escaped his half-demon sister. Her wing thrashed as she did, tearing through his clothes and skin like they weren't even there. He winced as he was cut deeply by the hazardous feathers, but didn't move, since he would hold her until the child was born.

Finally, after what seemed like days, Sakura let out one last bone-chilling scream, before the wail of the newborn was heard. She collapsed against her twin, panting so faint that he could barely feel the movement against his chest. His eyes were drooping from exhaustion and the pain from his own wounds, as well as through the link they shared. He was pale and sweaty, matching his sister, if not worse. If she was pallid, he was death-white.

Both opened their eyes a little as a dark light came from her right shoulder and spread outward, engulfing her wing, as well. It formed a new pair of wings, sharp and wicked-looking, like a falcon's wings, from her back. She spread them, flattening her feathers so they wouldn't harm her brother more than he was. Sitting up a little, she picked up her baby and cradled it, cooing at it.

"It's all right, little one. Mother's here for you." The soft sound of her voice calmed the infant down, and Sakura smiled. "Kenshin-nii, are you still awake?"

"Just barely, that this one is."

"You should lie down and rest. It isn't good for you to aggravate your wounds so. And…you have a new niece, Haruko."

She heard him move a little, before lying down beside her, covered in gashes, some quite deep. She gasped and asked, "Did I really hurt you that badly, Nii-chan?"

He nodded and closed his eyes, passing out from the stress of it all. She bit her lip and closed her eyes.

Kyo…can you hear me?

There was a moment of silence, before Kyo's voice answered her.

Sakura…art thou all right? Ye sound faint.

I just had our baby…my wings changed to black…but…Kenshin-nii…

Nii-san, did he help ye?

Yes, he did, but he is more drained and looks on the verge of death, and he has gashes all over him… Could you come back quickly with Megumi-san? I think he's dying…

I shall do it straight away, my flower.

She sighed and lay down, next to her twin. Kenshin-nii…please be all right.

It was only a few minutes before Megumi and Kyo came running into the room, Megumi going to Kenshin first. "He has lacerations all over his left side, some quite deep. I need my medical kit right now!"

Kyo, who had been helping her around the clinic for the past month, ran as fast as he could to the room where she kept her supplies. He came back in a flash, handing her her tools. She took out a needle and thread, stating, "This is going to be delicate work, so would you please hold him, just in case he wakes and starts thrashing."

The elder demon nodded and braced his hands where he could without touching the wounds. He knew that Sakura could kill with her wings now, seeing as they were much sharper once black, sharper than the edge of a newly-made katana, and those cut when barely tapped. These wings, they would just tear a human's flesh from their bones, and through the bones, if there was more force to the blow. If a human ran into the edge of her wing, they wouldn't live long enough to even register that they were dead.

Yet if another demon touched her wing, it would be as if they touched that of a bird's. This was because it was usually a human who tried to harm a demoness. He would catch these demon hunters and tear them limb from limb for ripping Sakura's wing off. To tear a demoness' wings off was the most painful thing for anyone to do to them. And because of that, if she had a mate, he was obliged to do the same in return to the one who harmed her. Except Kyo would do it in extreme. He would make them suffer, and for a long period of time. No human would ever know such torture as the one he would bestow on the foolish humans that harmed his precious cherry blossom.

Revenge is so much fun...as long as I'm not in it! Heehee!

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