** Wow, thanks for all the nice reviews! Well, Sora's about to have her baby, and Tai has been kicked out of the room. Also, there's going to be a little surprise in this chapter! Well, here we go. . . **
A Smile Like Yours
Tai sat in the stiff plastic chair restlessly. He'd been waiting out in the hallway for half an hour, and no one had entered or left Sora's room since then. A couple times he heard her cry out, and almost ran back into the room. Doctor Shin walked out of the room and smiled at Tai, who smiled nervously back.
"First child?" the doctor asked Tai. Tai shook his head and shifted his gaze to the room.
"The baby's not mine." Tai responded.
"Well, he might as well be, since you're the one who's been caring for his mother." Doctor Shin stated.
"Maybe, but. . .can I go in yet? I don't want to leave Sora alone." Tai started.
"Yes, you may go in. Her labor is progressing, and she'll probably be delivering early tomorrow morning." Doctor Shin replied, walking away from Tai, who rushed into the room. The nurse picked up Sora's charts and walked out as Tai burst in, rushing to his love's bedside.
"Hey." Sora said weakly. Tai took one of her hands and smiled at her lovingly.
"Hey. . .how you feeling?" Tai asked timidly.
"I feel like someone ripped me in half about six times. It hurts so much, and I can't have any drugs yet because I'm only at three centimeters. I have to wait until I'm at six at the least." Sora said, her eyes filled with sleep.
"But all in all you're okay, right?" Tai asked again. Sora nodded and patted her stomach. Tai touched the mound on Sora's belly and felt a kick from Rian.
"Well, at least we know he's doing okay in there, huh?" Tai said, distracted by the movement of the child within Sora.
"Yea, it's very comforting to know he's moving around." Sora said softly. She smiled at Tai with her rusty eyes, clasping his hand tighter in hers.
"Sora, you know there's something I have to tell you. . . I guess this is as good a time as any." Tai started. He was interrupted by the monitor that was checking the baby's heart rate. Doctor Shin rushed in with two nurses.
"What's going on?!" Tai asked, his voice trembling.
"Get the OR ready. Miss Takenouchi, your baby's heart rate dropped very quickly, and we're going to assume that the umbilical cord is wrapped around his neck. We have to perform a cesarean on you." The doctor explained as they began to wheel Sora out of the room toward the operating room.
"Tai! Don't leave me!" Sora pleaded. Tai grabbed some scrubs from a nurse and threw them on quickly as the doctor wheeled Sora quickly to the operating room. On the way to Sora, Tai ran into Mimi and Matt.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked, his cornflower eyes big and concerned. Mimi gasped as Tai explained what was happening.
"We'll be waiting for news Tai. Keep us posted, okay?" Matt stated, shoving Tai toward the doorway to the OR.
"Good luck Tai!" Mimi called as Tai sprinted through the doors. Matt and Mimi sat down in the waiting room.
"In all this excitement, we couldn't tell them our news." Mimi whispered, glancing down at the little diamond ring perched on her finger. Matt smiled a small smile and took her hand in his.
"They'll still be surprised after Rian is born safely, don't worry." Matt said as he watched the clock tick away slowly.
Tai stood next to Sora, holding her hand in his. Sora looked around, asking Tai what was going on.
"Hold on Sora. They're going to start soon. Just think about holding Rian." Tai said, trying to keep Sora from worrying too much about her baby.
"I love you Tai. . ." Sora whispered.
"I love you too Sora. . ." Tai replied.
"Okay, Miss Takenouchi, you're going to feel a little pressure." Doctor Shin stated as he took the scalpel and began to cut through Sora's skin on her stomach.
** I know I know. . .ANOTHER cliffhanger! I'll bet you're all sitting at your seats fuming right now!! Sorry! I know you just want to see Sora have her baby. And I'm sure some of you were psyched to see Matt and Mimi engaged, right!? But you know, Tai didn't get to say something to Sora that he might have wanted to say earlier, so everyone better send out the reviews to get an eighth chapter on this, alright? Lata! **
A Smile Like Yours
Tai sat in the stiff plastic chair restlessly. He'd been waiting out in the hallway for half an hour, and no one had entered or left Sora's room since then. A couple times he heard her cry out, and almost ran back into the room. Doctor Shin walked out of the room and smiled at Tai, who smiled nervously back.
"First child?" the doctor asked Tai. Tai shook his head and shifted his gaze to the room.
"The baby's not mine." Tai responded.
"Well, he might as well be, since you're the one who's been caring for his mother." Doctor Shin stated.
"Maybe, but. . .can I go in yet? I don't want to leave Sora alone." Tai started.
"Yes, you may go in. Her labor is progressing, and she'll probably be delivering early tomorrow morning." Doctor Shin replied, walking away from Tai, who rushed into the room. The nurse picked up Sora's charts and walked out as Tai burst in, rushing to his love's bedside.
"Hey." Sora said weakly. Tai took one of her hands and smiled at her lovingly.
"Hey. . .how you feeling?" Tai asked timidly.
"I feel like someone ripped me in half about six times. It hurts so much, and I can't have any drugs yet because I'm only at three centimeters. I have to wait until I'm at six at the least." Sora said, her eyes filled with sleep.
"But all in all you're okay, right?" Tai asked again. Sora nodded and patted her stomach. Tai touched the mound on Sora's belly and felt a kick from Rian.
"Well, at least we know he's doing okay in there, huh?" Tai said, distracted by the movement of the child within Sora.
"Yea, it's very comforting to know he's moving around." Sora said softly. She smiled at Tai with her rusty eyes, clasping his hand tighter in hers.
"Sora, you know there's something I have to tell you. . . I guess this is as good a time as any." Tai started. He was interrupted by the monitor that was checking the baby's heart rate. Doctor Shin rushed in with two nurses.
"What's going on?!" Tai asked, his voice trembling.
"Get the OR ready. Miss Takenouchi, your baby's heart rate dropped very quickly, and we're going to assume that the umbilical cord is wrapped around his neck. We have to perform a cesarean on you." The doctor explained as they began to wheel Sora out of the room toward the operating room.
"Tai! Don't leave me!" Sora pleaded. Tai grabbed some scrubs from a nurse and threw them on quickly as the doctor wheeled Sora quickly to the operating room. On the way to Sora, Tai ran into Mimi and Matt.
"What's wrong?" Matt asked, his cornflower eyes big and concerned. Mimi gasped as Tai explained what was happening.
"We'll be waiting for news Tai. Keep us posted, okay?" Matt stated, shoving Tai toward the doorway to the OR.
"Good luck Tai!" Mimi called as Tai sprinted through the doors. Matt and Mimi sat down in the waiting room.
"In all this excitement, we couldn't tell them our news." Mimi whispered, glancing down at the little diamond ring perched on her finger. Matt smiled a small smile and took her hand in his.
"They'll still be surprised after Rian is born safely, don't worry." Matt said as he watched the clock tick away slowly.
Tai stood next to Sora, holding her hand in his. Sora looked around, asking Tai what was going on.
"Hold on Sora. They're going to start soon. Just think about holding Rian." Tai said, trying to keep Sora from worrying too much about her baby.
"I love you Tai. . ." Sora whispered.
"I love you too Sora. . ." Tai replied.
"Okay, Miss Takenouchi, you're going to feel a little pressure." Doctor Shin stated as he took the scalpel and began to cut through Sora's skin on her stomach.
** I know I know. . .ANOTHER cliffhanger! I'll bet you're all sitting at your seats fuming right now!! Sorry! I know you just want to see Sora have her baby. And I'm sure some of you were psyched to see Matt and Mimi engaged, right!? But you know, Tai didn't get to say something to Sora that he might have wanted to say earlier, so everyone better send out the reviews to get an eighth chapter on this, alright? Lata! **
