I don't own Hetalia okay? But this far in you should know that. Anyway, I got a good steam going on for these few past few chapters, so enough of this A/N, on with the fic!
"And that is our broadcast for tonight. Join us again at 11 for this evenings' headlines. This is Matthew Williams signing off. Good evening." Matthew said as the director yelled "CUT" and the cameras backed off. At this, Matthew headed towards the backstage when Gilbert ran up to him.
"Mattie boy, I got a very important call from Francy pants." Gilbert said as Matthew's eyes widened, remembering that a similar call was made when he thought that his dad was having a heart attack. "Now it's nothing too bad. Well depending on who is responsible for it I guess…. I could never handle it myself…. even though I was practically a de facto one myself…."
"Uhhhhh what exactly are you saying?" Matthew asked confused.
"Okay, Francis just called me on my cell and told me that your wife is in labor." Gilbert said clearing his head.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner? I need to get her to the hospital, and that is if she hasn't called herself an ambulance! God! I'm such a loser husband…. Not being with her when she is going into labor…..." Matthew panicked, his turn to make no sense when Gilbert grabbed him and smacked him.
"Calm down boy!" Gilbert said. "While I have never been the man accompanying his wife as I actually prefer to not be tied down…." At this Matthew rolled his eyes. "And tell your papa and Antonio not to go making gossip about me." He added noticing Matthew's eye roll. "Anyway, Luddy isn't that much older than you and Alfie. And I am old enough to be one of your papa's closest friends." Matthew stared at him blankly. "Okay you're clueless. I'll spell it out for you. There's a good 24 years between Ludwig and me. I remember very well just what it was like when he was born. There were times I practically raised my brother but that's not the point here. Point is I know what you need to get. Go home. Francy pants told me that Ivy is taking Katyusha to the hospital. Bring an overnight bag with a change of clothes for her and for you. Took my Mutti 53 hours to give birth to Ludwig. Bring yourself a few changes of clothes if nothing else a few changes of underpants as you will get gross and grody down there as she curses your dick for putting her in that state, probably in Ukrainian." Matthew began to say something "No matter how sweet she is, she is still a woman in childbirth. She will hate you until the little girl is born. Do not take it seriously. Understand?" Matthew nodded. "Good. I'll tell HR you're on family leave. You'll still get paid. And I am sure that your dads or at least your papa will be more than willing to help while this all happens. So, go. Get out of here, I'll finish the last of the paperwork and all that crap you must do and go tend to your wife. NOW!" Gilbert commanded as Matthew headed out of the studio and to the house to do just what Gilbert had suggested.
"Ooooooooooohhhh this hurts! Worse than my period cramps!" Katyusha moaned from the backseat of Ivan's car. He had told her to lay back there with a few towels and things in case she did start delivering in the back seat. He was used to hearing about things like that from his sisters growing up, being the only male in the house after their great uncle died Katyusha had to also teach Natalya all about puberty herself. "Why I ever let Matvey touch me I don't know…."
"That's just the labor pains talking sis." Ivan sighed as he headed towards the hospital. Thank God that Fredka and I didn't have to deal with pregnancy. God to think how he'd be if he had to put up with that…He thought as he looked over at his normally sweet sister in the back struggling with the pain. At this, his phone started to ring. "It's Matvey." He said as he put the phone on speaker.
"Well tell that hrebanyy svoloch which hospital we are going to." Katyusha said. "I didn't expect him to be out of the studio yet." She moaned.
"Love you too Katy." Matthew said. "I'm at the house right no- "
"You're at the house? I told you I was not going to give birth at home like some of those weirdos out there. Get your ass over to the hospital now!" Katyusha ordered.
"She doesn't mean it." Ivan replied.
"OH YES I DO!" Katyusha yelled back
"Oh, I know. Which one Ivan?" Matthew asked.
"Riverside General. You know where that's at right?" Ivan said.
"Yep. I'm getting Katy a change of clothes and myself some extra as well. Gilbert suggested I have that on hand." Matthew said. "I love you, my sweetheart." He said as he hung up.
"Oh, he loves me alright." Katyusha said as they pulled into the parking lot for the emergency department and Ivan helped her out and to the reception desk. "Breathe. One step at a time."
"Oh, you couldn't get someone here with a wheelchair or something like that? What if the baby comes out while I am walking to the hospital?"
"You know that won't happen." Ivan sighed. As they walked in, he sat Katyusha down and headed to the desk.
"I am going to kill you for this Matvey!" She yelled as Ivan headed up to the desk.
"Take it that's your wife sir?" The nurse asked.
"No," Ivan blushed repulsed at the idea of being married to his sibling. However, the nurse did not know that and just drew on her usual experience. "That's my sister and she is going into labor." He said with a slight panic to his voice. "Matvey is her nickname for Matthew."
"Don't worry, we'll get you to the maternity ward." The nurse said as she took a wheelchair and helped Katyusha in. Ivan was going to head back to the house, but Katyusha grabbed his hand.
"I want you to stay with me until Matvey gets here." She demanded. "I don't want to be alone in this anymore than I have."
"Fine. Just give me a few minutes to let everyone know how you are. You know Matvey will be here soon." He assured her.
"I guess…." Katyusha sighed. "That is fair to them. And I know you want to spend time with your children. But as soon as you let everyone know, you get right back here. I want someone with a dick to yell at…." Ivan sighed rolling his eyes as the nurse attending just smiled and shrugged at him, having seen a lot of this in her career as an obstetrical nurse.
Back at the house, Alfred, Francis, and Arthur were bombarded with questions from the curious twins. "Where did Papa go?" Nikia asked as she noticed Ivan head out the door.
"He went to take your Aunt Katy to the hospital." Alfred said simply, knowing that three-year-olds were bound to be curious and he was going to have to come up with a good answer for the inevitable question.
"Is she sick?" Dimitri asked.
"No, not exactly." Alfred said.
"Oh phooo, you're as bad as Arthur is with this subject. Now listen here mes petits-enfants," Francis began. "Your Aunt Katy is in labor," The twins looked at their grandfather still confused.
"I don't think they know what that is Frog." Arthur sighed. "They are only three. Simple explanations."
"What's labor?" Nikita asked as Arthur smirked and Francis scowled at him. He looked to Alfred who smirked back at Francis as if to say, 'you started telling them, you finish it.'
"Yes, my dear, please tell your grandchildren what labor is and what their Aunt Katy is going through." Arthur said with a devilish smirk. Francis may be well versed in what a sexual act could be considered and knew very well about the processes of making children but to explain it to a three-year-old in a manner Alfred would not consider too vulgar nor insulting to their intelligence was something Arthur was delighting in seeing if his husband was up for the challenge.
"Well, you see, you remember that big bump of your Aunt Katy's chest?" Francis struggled Please do not go straight for her ample bosom… he thought.
"You mean that big one on her tummy that looks like a big pumpkin?" Nikita said.
And I am saved for now…. Francis thought. "Yes, that one. She is going to have a baby as you know, and that is where it is growing in her. Labor is what she will have to do to bring that baby into the world. Soon you will have a new baby cousin."
"Ooooooooh." Dimitri nodded. "So how did the baby get in there in the first place? And why Aunt Katy? Could Papa or Daddy have that happen to them?" Alfred's eyes widened in shock and Arthur was smirking more and more at Francis.
"Non" Francis began. "Your daddy and papa couldn't have a baby grow in them even if they wanted. You see they are both boys and boys and girls are different from each other," God this is harder than I thought. It was Arthur who had a talk like this with the boys…. "But boys do not have what the baby needs to grow in them like girls do." Dimitri and Nikita stared at their grandfather hanging on his every word.
"So, I could have a baby?" Nikita said.
"Not until you are grown, but yes." Francis said.
"Okay. But still, how did it get in Aunt Katy?" Nikita asked innocently. Francis cast an angry look back at Arthur who was enjoying seeing him on the spot and under Alfred's scrutiny.
"You see, when a mommy and daddy who are married and very much in love," Francis added with the traditional adage, knowing that they were still little and only needed the general picture, when they were older, it would be up to Alfred and Ivan to explain more details. Arthur looked on wanting to see if Francis could perform under pressure and deliver a good response to give a three-year-old. "They do a special hug that only mommies and daddies can do when they love each other and after that hug the daddy gives the mommy what she needs to grow the baby. Like putting a seed in the ground and the mommy is the one who grows it. And when the baby is ready for the world, the mommy has to go to the doctor who will help her pull it out of her." Francis sighed. "There happy you two?" He growled at Arthur and Alfred so that only they could hear.
"Pleased." Arthur said.
"Good work." Alfred said sticking his thumbs up. "No BS and no NC-17 details."
"So, I could have let you describe puberty to the boys without you going into details they were too young for or put ideas into their heads that would get them into trouble." Arthur said as Francis stuck his tongue out at him, resisting the urge to flip him off, knowing that Ivan and Alfred did not like vulgarities being displayed around the twins.
"The boys had internet. They did not need me for that." Francis said.
"Which reminds me, I have to make some adjustments to ours." Alfred said. "Create some family friendly profiles for the kids to use and one that only Ivan and I can access."
Ivan stood outside Katyusha's room, hearing the Ukrainian profanities being screamed as he dialed Natalya's phone. He didn't know if she would answer it, but he could at least leave a message and have her check in on Katyusha when she got a chance. I think it is getting close to her spring break. Easter is in about two weeks and Orthodox is the week after! Ivan thought as he heard her voice mail begin to play when she picked up. "Da, what is it big brother? I am exhausted from midterms before spring break."
"Oh, what are you doing for Spring Break?" Ivan asked. He knew it wasn't very long, not long enough for her to make a trip down to Florida like many other colleges did and that was part of the reason she had picked this university to attend, they were strict on scheduling and were in class more and she could work with the professors more. She did not want a party school and had turned down many sororities who asked her to join for this reason. She was already on the Dean's list and Phi Beta Kappa and had wanted to make sure she had excellent grades.
"There's a few study groups I have joined. I want to pass my finals and capstone project with as they say flying colors." Natalya said.
"Would you and Toris like a break from campus?" Ivan asked.
"Why?" Natalya said. "Where are you calling from?"
"I'll just say it then, Katyusha is in labor." Ivan sighed.
"Her due date's not for a few more weeks." Natalya replied.
"Yeah well, we'll worry about that if we need to." Ivan sighed. "I have had the longest day so far what the with adoption hearing and taking the twins to Pizza Party Planet and now this. I figured you would want to know that."
"I'll be there soon. Maybe not tonight but tomorrow for sure. We'll figure out anything we need later. I know you said you turned the guest rooms in your house into the twins' rooms." Natalya said.
She is very assertive when it comes to things like this…. Ivan thought. "Well now that Katyusha is in labor, I doubt that Arthur and Francis who came for the hearing will go home right away, well at least until Arthur can't call off or something. I mean it is midterm season at his university too…"
"I'm sure of it, and if they want to hang around, they can either see if Matthew and Katyusha will put up with them. Or just drive back when the baby is born, I mean they only live about an hour from here." Natalya said. "Toris and I will be there first thing in the morning."
"We will what?" Toris said as he was heard coming in in the background. Ivan rolled his eyes at this.
"Well, I will let Fredka know and well, you can finally meet the twins, you've been pretty busy on the weekends we've had them." Ivan sighed.
"Yes, see you in the morning brother." Natalya said hanging up. At this, Ivan looked over and saw Matthew with a duffle bag over his shoulder panting.
"Are you alright Matvey?" Ivan asked.
"Just got a stich in my side." Matthew said.
"I thought you were a star hockey player?" Ivan smirked.
"This isn't hockey, this is running on hospital linoleum floors." Matthew snapped back. "I had to change into something a little more comfortable than a suit, because fuck staying in that for 53 hours…." Ivan's eyes widened. "I'm going off how long Gilbert said his mother was in labor with his brother, cut me some slack. Then I had to pack a few days clothes for Katy and I and make sure I didn't get a speeding ticket on the way here. Although I may be able to flirt my way out of the ticket if what I hear is true."
"What is that?" Ivan asked.
"Apparently from what Gilbert says, female viewership is up over all age demographics." Matthew smiled.
"Fredka hears a lot about it, as people think he's you at first glance." Ivan said as Matthew smiled bigger. "I am sure Katyusha is proud to have snagged such a looker as you knowing that."
"Well, she might hate me until the baby is born, but she will get back to normal and once those post-partum six weeks are up, corner me and…." Matthew began.
"I get it." Ivan sighed. "Need I go into detail about the time I spend with your brother like that?"
"Ewwwww no, I don't need that image in my mind." Matthew said.
"Then please return the favor." Ivan sighed. "Good luck in there." He said opening the door. "You are going to need it."
"Hello Katy! I'm here!" Matthew smiled
"Nareshti vy tut! Shcho vy dumaly, shcho mozhete zrobyty, zaplidnyty mene i zalyshyty tut strazhdaty? Ty budesh tut zi mnoyu do kintsya! Vy pochaly tse, vy dopomozhete meni zakinchyty tse!" Katyusha yelled.
Full on Ukrainian…. It must be very painful at this point. Ivan thought with a slight smirk as he headed out of the hospital and headed back home. The sun had set, and the stars were coming out. The twins must be in bed by now. I know Fredka would not let them stay up late for something like this, especially when we can go after the baby is born during visiting hours. Ivan pulled in to see Alfred talking with his fathers and the children were in their bedrooms, with a slight night light after being told by Sherrie and Tom that they slept better at night that way.
"Vanya!" Alfred said as he jumped over and kissed his husband. "Very busy today huh?"
"I will say so. I do not feel sorry for Matvey. Katyusha is quite angry when labor is going on." Ivan sighed. "She was about to curse me out for being a man because naturally her husband is a man who put her in that condition."
"Well, you're still quite the good family man putting up with a sister like that." Alfred laughed.
"Speaking of my sisters…." Ivan sighed.
"Oh god…." Alfred said, seeing where this was going.
"I called Natalya to inform her of what was going on, and she said she was bringing Toris for the weekend as well." Ivan blushed burying his face in his scarf.
Alfred took a deep breath. This is Vanya's younger sister, and she is Katy's sister too and will be worried about her and want to see her niece "Well, I guess we can have them over for the weekend or so,"
"Spring break starts this weekend Fredka. She will likely stay for all of it." Ivan sighed.
"Well," Alfred took a deep breath. She is the twin's other aunt, and I doubt she would be a total bitch to them. Be nice Alfred, be nice if not for her, for Vanya and the kids…. "I am sure she would want to meet the twins too. They are her niece and nephew too after all."
Ivan smiled and kissed Alfred. "Thank you for understanding so much. I will not pretend to think that you and Natalya get along well."
"Well, I like her boyfriend more than her." Alfred admitted.
"I know. I do not think of him as too bad a man for her." Ivan replied.
Francis got up and took Arthur's hand. "Well, we had better get going. I had hardly packed for anything more than a day visit, let alone staying up here too long while Katyusha is in labor when we only live an hour away."
"That's surprisingly rational of you." Arthur said. "You do not like being anywhere near Natalya if you do not have to be, don't you?"
"You read me so well mon cher." Francis said. Arthur rolled his eyes.
"Well, I cannot argue with your premise even if your real intentions are not so mature." Arthur said. "It was a pleasure spending the day with the grandkids. And Alfred, Ivan, please keep us up to date on what happens. I am sure Matthew will too, but feel free to call. Oh, and Ivan, Alfred was a horrible bedwetter at the twins' age so do keep an eye out and some extra sheets handy."
"Will do pops." Alfred said as he waved his fathers out with a panicked blush and shut the door behind him.
"So, Vanya, what do you want to do now?" Alfred asked.
"I don't know," Ivan smirked "All I know is I am tired but excited at the same time."
"Well, we will have to see how to resolve that." Alfred smirked. "Just have to be quiet."
"Well like when we were visiting your parents to tell them we were engaged, and they were the next room over." Ivan smirked
Translation Guide:
(Obtained via Google Translate)
Mutti-German-Mom
hrebanyy svoloch-Ukrainian- fucking bastard
mes petits-enfants-French- my grandchildren
Non-French-no
Nareshti vy tut! Shcho vy dumaly, shcho mozhete zrobyty, zaplidnyty mene i zalyshyty tut strazhdaty? Ty budesh tut zi mnoyu do kintsya! Vy pochaly tse, vy dopomozhete meni zakinchyty tse! -Ukrainian- Finally you are here! What did you think you could do, impregnant me and leave me here to suffer? You will be here with me until the end! You started this you will help me finish it!
So how was that? Good? Bad? Short? Long? Let me know in a review. Very busy times for this family right now huh? As for some of the labor that goes on here and in the next chapter, I did research on the internet of course but also some inspiration from Mandelene's fics here on fanfiction dot net. They are in my favorites, but they are a very good writer dealing a lot with FRUK and very good with medical based fics. I would definitely recommend them if you liked that kind of thing. Anyway, remember to read (well you just did) and to review. Ciao for now,
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