With the current climate, I only feel it best to write some well-needed fluff lol. I hope that's okay!

LGSz YT: I'm glad you like the Kailor chapters! Here's something short and sweet, but I hope you like it!

Nuppa Nuppa: AWWWWW indeed lol

SGTheMagby019: I'm so happy to hear that! I plan on writing some more sweet stuff for all of them, but Zane is often the first I think about, so more to come!

CaptainSteve1: Hahaha, yay for fluff! I'm so glad you thought it was sweet, sometimes I look at the things I've written and go "wow this is super cheesy" but I'm glad it was nice! Halloween drabble coming up for Cole so hehe

TheBrickSisters123: Hehehehe I know the feeling, and I'm pretty sure that's why I keep writing this fic lol just to express those feelings. I'm glad you love it, hearing that makes me super happy!

Childbirth, in Kai's opinion, was probably the most raw thing he's ever witnessed in his entire life. And to him, that was a pretty significant opinion considering all the injuries his team were consistently dealt with as ninja.

Seriously.

No stab wound or broken bone could possibly have the same effect in his mind ever again.

Skylor had handled it well. Strong, through and through.

Kai, on the other hand? Completely the opposite.

In the end, he was pretty sure Skylor was holding his hand to reassure him, instead of the other way around. It got to the point where in the final moments before his daughter was born, he had to look away, for the subtle feeling setting into his body that he was about to pass out.

Right when the world seemed to begin to fade to black in the corner of his eyes, his daughter had finally entered the world, her piercing cries filling the room immediately, tethering his consciousness back into his body.

Thankfully, and luckily he didn't faint, but he surely didn't miss the looks of concern the nurses had started to give him in concern.

Yeah, he probably was never going to live that down.

He rubbed his face, only to open his eyes to see the doctor, who now stood there, holding the baby out to him in a small blanket.

Kai stepped back suddenly, scared of his newborn daughter's fragility, putting his hands out in defense.

"No - no, I can't- she's too small, and I-" he paused, swallowing, " I don't want to hurt her."

He felt Skylor squeeze his hand. He turned back to look at her, propped up in bed. Her eyes were tired, but reassuring.

"Kai. It's okay."

Kai only returned her gaze with a much more worried look. Turning to look at the doctor once more, he pulled his hand away from Skylor to hold out his arms to receive his daughter.

Everything stopped.

His daughter, he couldn't help but think, was so small. So small, tiny, delicate, and beautiful.

"Oh FSM," he muttered quietly, as she shifted in the blanket. "Hello. Hello-"

"Maya." Skylor interrupted.

Kai felt a pang in his heart. "I- I don't know what to say. I thought-"

Skylor smiled, "I think that should be her name. It suits her."

Kai felt the tears well up in his eyes, before stubbornly blinking them away.

"Maya." He cooed, gently caressing his daughter's cheek with his thumb.

"I promise, I'll never let anything bad happen to you. Ever."

Maya, who had calmed, gave the tiniest of smiles.