** Chapter eight, right here for your reading pleasure. Now right now we left off with Sora and Tai having Rian by cesarean. Matt and Mimi have gotten engaged, but haven't told Tai or Sora at this time. But what happened with Michael? Did he go to jail? I mean seriously! Find out in this next installment of this fic, okay? And don't forget to review!! **
A Smile Like Yours
Sora felt the slightest pressure as Doctor Shin sliced into her belly carefully. All she could hear was machines beeping and nurses calling out orders. She felt Tai grasp at her hand, and looked up at him. He was as pale as a sheet, and had a stunned look on his youthful face.
"What's wrong?" Sora managed to say. Tai looked down at her, stumbling on some words.
"There's. . .oh my gosh. . .so much . . . .so much. . .blood. . ." Tai stammered, his dark eyes rolling.
"Miss Takenouchi, you're going to feel some more pressure as we break the water." Doctor Shin announced. He broke Sora's water, and Tai fell to the ground, unconscious. Sora looked frantically at Tai, who was in a heap on the floor.
"Is he okay?" Sora cried. A nurse rushed over to Tai and leaned him up against the wall beside Sora's bed.
"He's fainted, that's all." The nurse replied, returning to her work with the doctor. Sora turned her attention back to her c-section.
"Okay Sora, I'm going to lift the baby out now. There's going to be a little bit of pressure, but you can handle it, I'm sure." Doctor Shin instructed as he reached into Sora's stomach and began to pull Rian out of her. Sora felt the doctor's hands pulling at something within her, and seconds later felt an emptiness inside her as Doctor Shin pulled Rian out of her.
"It's a boy!" Doctor Shin proclaimed, holding a crying child up so Sora could see him before they took him away.
"Where are you taking my baby?" Sora asked weakly.
"We're just taking him to the nursery to clean him up and make sure he's okay. We'll bring him to you after you're out of the OR, Miss." A nurse said as she wheeled Rian out of the OR in a plastic bassinet. Tai shook his head and got up slowly, rubbing a sore spot where he hit the floor.
"What's happening?" Tai asked, watching the suction machine as blood spurted into it. Sora looked over at the machine and gasped lightly.
"I'm bleeding out. . ." Sora whispered. Tai looked at Sora with confusion written on her face.
"Bleeding out? You mean you're. . .bleeding to death?" Tai cried. Doctor Shin moved quickly, grabbing some tools.
"Prepare for emergency Hysterectomy." Doctor Shin said sadly. Sora and Tai cried out in shock.
"NO! Why?" Tai asked. He ran a hand through his dark hair in frustration.
"Her uterus isn't firming up, and the bleeding isn't stopping. I have to do this." Doctor Shin argued.
"Give her thirty more seconds. . .please. . ." Tai begged, looking down at Sora, who was bawling hysterically.
"Alright. . . thirty seconds. But I'm going to have to ask you to leave." Doctor Shin ordered. Tai looked down at Sora, who smiled softly. Tai kissed her forehead quickly and ran out of the room.
Matt and Mimi sat in the delivery room in silence, watching the minutes roll by.
Suddenly Tai burst into the room, making Mimi jump.
"Is everything okay?" Matt asked. Tai puffed for a moment, trying to find his breath.
"Rian's fine. Sora might have to have a hysterectomy. The doctor is giving her about a minute before he operates." Tai explained. Mimi grew pale as Matt hugged onto her tightly.
"Oh my God. . ." Mimi whispered, bringing her hand to her mouth in shock. Tai looked at Mimi's ring finger and smiled happily.
"Is that what I think it is?" Tai asked, still upset, but happy at the same time. Matt and Mimi nodded, holding each other close.
"Yea. We're getting married!" Matt cried happily. Tai hugged the couple, but parted from them as Doctor Shin walked out of the OR.
"Is she okay?" Tai asked. Doctor Shin looked at Tai with piercing blue eyes.
"She's going to be okay." Doctor Shin replied.
"Did she have to. . ." Tai asked, growing timid.
"No. She'll be in her room in about ten minutes. We'll bring her son to you, if you don'tmind." Doctor Shin said. Tai nodded and watched the doctor walk into the nursery, emerging later with a heavily bundled baby. He handed Tai the small blue bundle and smiled as Tai, Matt and Mimi looked down on it, grins plastered on their faces.
"He's so tiny. . ." Mimi choked out, tears welling in her eyes. Matt took her hand and felt a lump in his throat as he fought back tears of joy. Tai cradled the baby boy in his arms, looking at every detail of him. Rian strongly resembled Michael with his dark hair and big green eyes that stared curiously at Tai. His eyes were shaped like Sora's, and he also held a few of her facial features, such as her nose and her mouth.
"Hi Rian. Welcome to the world." Tai whispered. Sure, it sounded corny, but Tao couldn't find the words to say other than what he had said. Rian yawned and smiled before settling off to sleep. Tai smiled at Rian, then walked with him and his friends toward Sora's room, where he'd wait for her to return.
** Soooo. . .what did you think? You like? I hope so! Now there's going to be a couple more chapters, so don't leave me yet! We have to get Matt and Mimi married, and we also have to find out where the heck Michael is! And what about Tai and Sora? Is Tai going to tell her the thing he was going to say before all this happened? Or is he going to lose his nerve? Read and review to find out, everyone!! **
A Smile Like Yours
Sora felt the slightest pressure as Doctor Shin sliced into her belly carefully. All she could hear was machines beeping and nurses calling out orders. She felt Tai grasp at her hand, and looked up at him. He was as pale as a sheet, and had a stunned look on his youthful face.
"What's wrong?" Sora managed to say. Tai looked down at her, stumbling on some words.
"There's. . .oh my gosh. . .so much . . . .so much. . .blood. . ." Tai stammered, his dark eyes rolling.
"Miss Takenouchi, you're going to feel some more pressure as we break the water." Doctor Shin announced. He broke Sora's water, and Tai fell to the ground, unconscious. Sora looked frantically at Tai, who was in a heap on the floor.
"Is he okay?" Sora cried. A nurse rushed over to Tai and leaned him up against the wall beside Sora's bed.
"He's fainted, that's all." The nurse replied, returning to her work with the doctor. Sora turned her attention back to her c-section.
"Okay Sora, I'm going to lift the baby out now. There's going to be a little bit of pressure, but you can handle it, I'm sure." Doctor Shin instructed as he reached into Sora's stomach and began to pull Rian out of her. Sora felt the doctor's hands pulling at something within her, and seconds later felt an emptiness inside her as Doctor Shin pulled Rian out of her.
"It's a boy!" Doctor Shin proclaimed, holding a crying child up so Sora could see him before they took him away.
"Where are you taking my baby?" Sora asked weakly.
"We're just taking him to the nursery to clean him up and make sure he's okay. We'll bring him to you after you're out of the OR, Miss." A nurse said as she wheeled Rian out of the OR in a plastic bassinet. Tai shook his head and got up slowly, rubbing a sore spot where he hit the floor.
"What's happening?" Tai asked, watching the suction machine as blood spurted into it. Sora looked over at the machine and gasped lightly.
"I'm bleeding out. . ." Sora whispered. Tai looked at Sora with confusion written on her face.
"Bleeding out? You mean you're. . .bleeding to death?" Tai cried. Doctor Shin moved quickly, grabbing some tools.
"Prepare for emergency Hysterectomy." Doctor Shin said sadly. Sora and Tai cried out in shock.
"NO! Why?" Tai asked. He ran a hand through his dark hair in frustration.
"Her uterus isn't firming up, and the bleeding isn't stopping. I have to do this." Doctor Shin argued.
"Give her thirty more seconds. . .please. . ." Tai begged, looking down at Sora, who was bawling hysterically.
"Alright. . . thirty seconds. But I'm going to have to ask you to leave." Doctor Shin ordered. Tai looked down at Sora, who smiled softly. Tai kissed her forehead quickly and ran out of the room.
Matt and Mimi sat in the delivery room in silence, watching the minutes roll by.
Suddenly Tai burst into the room, making Mimi jump.
"Is everything okay?" Matt asked. Tai puffed for a moment, trying to find his breath.
"Rian's fine. Sora might have to have a hysterectomy. The doctor is giving her about a minute before he operates." Tai explained. Mimi grew pale as Matt hugged onto her tightly.
"Oh my God. . ." Mimi whispered, bringing her hand to her mouth in shock. Tai looked at Mimi's ring finger and smiled happily.
"Is that what I think it is?" Tai asked, still upset, but happy at the same time. Matt and Mimi nodded, holding each other close.
"Yea. We're getting married!" Matt cried happily. Tai hugged the couple, but parted from them as Doctor Shin walked out of the OR.
"Is she okay?" Tai asked. Doctor Shin looked at Tai with piercing blue eyes.
"She's going to be okay." Doctor Shin replied.
"Did she have to. . ." Tai asked, growing timid.
"No. She'll be in her room in about ten minutes. We'll bring her son to you, if you don'tmind." Doctor Shin said. Tai nodded and watched the doctor walk into the nursery, emerging later with a heavily bundled baby. He handed Tai the small blue bundle and smiled as Tai, Matt and Mimi looked down on it, grins plastered on their faces.
"He's so tiny. . ." Mimi choked out, tears welling in her eyes. Matt took her hand and felt a lump in his throat as he fought back tears of joy. Tai cradled the baby boy in his arms, looking at every detail of him. Rian strongly resembled Michael with his dark hair and big green eyes that stared curiously at Tai. His eyes were shaped like Sora's, and he also held a few of her facial features, such as her nose and her mouth.
"Hi Rian. Welcome to the world." Tai whispered. Sure, it sounded corny, but Tao couldn't find the words to say other than what he had said. Rian yawned and smiled before settling off to sleep. Tai smiled at Rian, then walked with him and his friends toward Sora's room, where he'd wait for her to return.
** Soooo. . .what did you think? You like? I hope so! Now there's going to be a couple more chapters, so don't leave me yet! We have to get Matt and Mimi married, and we also have to find out where the heck Michael is! And what about Tai and Sora? Is Tai going to tell her the thing he was going to say before all this happened? Or is he going to lose his nerve? Read and review to find out, everyone!! **
