Disclaimer: *AHEM* Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy
birthday Kayla the Kitsune, happy birthday to you!
I'm sorry for the long delay, but it's been a big week. I gots a new
computer, YAY!!!! It is so awesome, but I'm still figuring out some of this
new stuff, 'cause my old one was so dilapidated, and I just got used to
that.
So, here is chapter 21 of Lost Souls.
*DEDICATED TO AMBER*
* * * * *
7 MONTHS LATER (Gah, I know, I'm sorry!)
"C'mon, Kitty! Hurry up!" Kurt yelled to the closed bathroom door.
"Kurt, you try fitting into this dress and being the size of a whale!" Kitty
cried angrily through the door. Frustrated, she zipped up the tight
maternity dress. It was a drag; there were no hip formal maternity clothes.
She had had to settle for something a little less than elegant.
"We're going to be late to Scott and Jean's graduation!" Kurt warned to the
still closed door.
"Tell them to go on. We'll catch up with them at school!" Kitty, yelled,
hurriedly applying her makeup.
"Whatever you say, Katzchen." He replied. He teleported downstairs to where
the rest of their group was waiting. "Kitty says to go on, and we'll meet
you there, alright?" Everyone nodded. They knew how a nine- months- pregnant
Kitty could be. They drove off, and Kurt sighed.
He teleported back up to Kitty's room. "You almost ready?" He asked. "Ya,"
she replied gruffly. "Let's go."
They couldn't teleport to the school because in her pregnant state, Kitty
got violently sick every time they had tried. They headed outside to one of
the institute's jeeps. Kurt opened the door, and was about to get in, when
Kitty stopped suddenly, and her eyes widened in shock. "Kitty?" Kurt asked,
"Are you okay?"
Kitty shook her head, and said, "I'm fine." She carefully got into the jeep,
and buckled up. While Kurt walked around, Kitty thought to herself, _No way
my labor is gonna make me miss Jean and Scott's graduation. I'll just deal
with it, and afterward have the baby!_
The drive to school was short, although Kurt kept glancing suspiciously at
Kitty, and asked her if she was alright. She kept insisting she was, and
hoped the contractions didn't start soon.
Luckily, a bunch of the seniors had decided to get drunk, to celebrate their
freedom a week before the last day of school. During that outing, they had
decided a trip to their "prison of the last four years" might be nice.
Damages were estimated to be around $26,000. That decreased the number of
seniors allowed to come to the ceremony by a lot, meaning it was a lot
shorter than it should have been.
Unfortunately, contractions began about half- way through the ceremony. By
the time contractions were 10 minutes apart, Kitty excused herself to the
washroom. Gasping, she leaned against the stall door for support. About a
half hour later, she heard Jean's voice.
"Kitty? Kurt said you've been in here for a long time. Are you okay?" Kitty,
extremely relieved that the ceremony was over, opened her door. Jean could
see her face was flushed, and her breathing was harsh.
"Kitty?" Jean asked. "Are you in labor?" Kitty nodded, and Jean gasped.
Thinking quickly, Jean helped Kitty to a chair. Making sure Kitty was
sitting, she telepathically contacted the professor.
She yelled, or, um, thought loudly. Came the
Professor's urgent tone. He could sense Jean's anticipation. Jean thought.
Professor turned to the rest of the group. "Kitty's gone into labor," he
said. Their eyes widened. "Beast," Xavier continued. "You and Kurt teleport
to the manor, and set up the infirmary. The rest of us will get Kitty home."
Kurt looked like he was about to object. He wanted to be with Kitty when she
needed him. He decided against it, and reached for Mr. McCoy's hand.
They were gone in a puff of smoke. Now, the remaining group could see Jean
struggling to help Kitty to the car. They rushed up to them, and got Kitty
in safely. Scott and Jean rushed home in Scott's car, which they had driven
to the graduation earlier.
Wolverine got in the jeep that Kitty and Kurt had come in, along with the
professor. Storm drove Kitty home, while Rogue comforted her in back.
_This is the worst pain ever!_ Kitty thought miserably. She took deep
breaths, trying not to panic. They drove up the long driveway. Storm and
Rogue helped Kitty to the infirmary, where Mr. McCoy instructed her to put
on an extremely loose gown, which he handed to her.
Once she was properly set up in the stirrups, Beast shooed everyone out.
"Please," Kitty gasped. "Let Kurt stay. I need him." Mr. McCoy let Kurt
stand next to Kitty, for emotional support.
* * * * *
Kitty had been in labor for 14 long, painful hours. Everyone in the manor
was anxious to see the new baby. Kitty had almost crushed Kurt's hand to
powder, but he remained quiet. He knew she was in enormous pain, and would
do anything he could do to help.
"Just one more push, Kitty!" Hank yelled behind his mask. Kitty took a deep
breath, and began to push. She was screaming loudly, but she was almost
there. With one more breath, she pushed with all her might. Sweat poured
from her brow, and suddenly, a beautiful cry could be heard. Hank smiled,
and cut the umbilical cord.
Quickly and tightly wrapping the baby up, he handed Kitty her new baby, and
said, "Say hello to your new daughter."
Kitty reached for the delicate child, and held her close to her warm body.
The new baby was beautiful, with light brown hair and deep blue eyes. She
was all red and scrunchy and covered in blood, but Kitty cried as she kissed
the little miracle she had brought into the world. Kurt smiled over her
shoulder. He couldn't believe such a little thing could exist!
Mr. McCoy had left the room, and suddenly everyone milled in, wanting to
look at the baby. Kitty held out her baby for everyone to see. "She's so
adorable!" Jean gushed. Everyone softly cooed at the new baby. After awhile,
Mr. McCoy shooed everyone out again, claiming that mother and daughter
needed to be alone.
Now in the empty room, Kitty smiled at her little miracle. "I love you so
much, ya know that?" She sobbed. "When you're older, you're gonna wonder why
I gave you up. You might think it was because I don't love you. But that's
not true. You've changed my life, and I'll always love you, no matter what.
I'm so sorry. I just- I just-." Kitty sobbed, breaking down.
"I want to give you the life you deserve. A life I can't provide for you.
I'm so sorry, little Amber." Kitty whispered lovingly. Amber yawned, and
closed her eyes. Snuggled tightly against her mother's breast, she fell fast
asleep.
* * * * *
*Dodges sharp items thrown at head* Okay, I know, that was lame, speeding up
to the birth. I'm sorry but, I was losing this story, and I wanted to get in
a good chapter before it completely went down the drain. This won't be the
last chapter, I'm still going to show Kitty giving Amber up and all, don't
worry.
Now that I've gone over the bad stuff, I have to say I LOVED THIS CHAPPY! I
think it's one of the best ones of this fic. I know it was a little short,
but I liked it anyways.
So, enjoy and review!
birthday Kayla the Kitsune, happy birthday to you!
I'm sorry for the long delay, but it's been a big week. I gots a new
computer, YAY!!!! It is so awesome, but I'm still figuring out some of this
new stuff, 'cause my old one was so dilapidated, and I just got used to
that.
So, here is chapter 21 of Lost Souls.
*DEDICATED TO AMBER*
* * * * *
7 MONTHS LATER (Gah, I know, I'm sorry!)
"C'mon, Kitty! Hurry up!" Kurt yelled to the closed bathroom door.
"Kurt, you try fitting into this dress and being the size of a whale!" Kitty
cried angrily through the door. Frustrated, she zipped up the tight
maternity dress. It was a drag; there were no hip formal maternity clothes.
She had had to settle for something a little less than elegant.
"We're going to be late to Scott and Jean's graduation!" Kurt warned to the
still closed door.
"Tell them to go on. We'll catch up with them at school!" Kitty, yelled,
hurriedly applying her makeup.
"Whatever you say, Katzchen." He replied. He teleported downstairs to where
the rest of their group was waiting. "Kitty says to go on, and we'll meet
you there, alright?" Everyone nodded. They knew how a nine- months- pregnant
Kitty could be. They drove off, and Kurt sighed.
He teleported back up to Kitty's room. "You almost ready?" He asked. "Ya,"
she replied gruffly. "Let's go."
They couldn't teleport to the school because in her pregnant state, Kitty
got violently sick every time they had tried. They headed outside to one of
the institute's jeeps. Kurt opened the door, and was about to get in, when
Kitty stopped suddenly, and her eyes widened in shock. "Kitty?" Kurt asked,
"Are you okay?"
Kitty shook her head, and said, "I'm fine." She carefully got into the jeep,
and buckled up. While Kurt walked around, Kitty thought to herself, _No way
my labor is gonna make me miss Jean and Scott's graduation. I'll just deal
with it, and afterward have the baby!_
The drive to school was short, although Kurt kept glancing suspiciously at
Kitty, and asked her if she was alright. She kept insisting she was, and
hoped the contractions didn't start soon.
Luckily, a bunch of the seniors had decided to get drunk, to celebrate their
freedom a week before the last day of school. During that outing, they had
decided a trip to their "prison of the last four years" might be nice.
Damages were estimated to be around $26,000. That decreased the number of
seniors allowed to come to the ceremony by a lot, meaning it was a lot
shorter than it should have been.
Unfortunately, contractions began about half- way through the ceremony. By
the time contractions were 10 minutes apart, Kitty excused herself to the
washroom. Gasping, she leaned against the stall door for support. About a
half hour later, she heard Jean's voice.
"Kitty? Kurt said you've been in here for a long time. Are you okay?" Kitty,
extremely relieved that the ceremony was over, opened her door. Jean could
see her face was flushed, and her breathing was harsh.
"Kitty?" Jean asked. "Are you in labor?" Kitty nodded, and Jean gasped.
Thinking quickly, Jean helped Kitty to a chair. Making sure Kitty was
sitting, she telepathically contacted the professor.
She yelled, or, um, thought loudly. Came the
Professor's urgent tone. He could sense Jean's anticipation. Jean thought.
Professor turned to the rest of the group. "Kitty's gone into labor," he
said. Their eyes widened. "Beast," Xavier continued. "You and Kurt teleport
to the manor, and set up the infirmary. The rest of us will get Kitty home."
Kurt looked like he was about to object. He wanted to be with Kitty when she
needed him. He decided against it, and reached for Mr. McCoy's hand.
They were gone in a puff of smoke. Now, the remaining group could see Jean
struggling to help Kitty to the car. They rushed up to them, and got Kitty
in safely. Scott and Jean rushed home in Scott's car, which they had driven
to the graduation earlier.
Wolverine got in the jeep that Kitty and Kurt had come in, along with the
professor. Storm drove Kitty home, while Rogue comforted her in back.
_This is the worst pain ever!_ Kitty thought miserably. She took deep
breaths, trying not to panic. They drove up the long driveway. Storm and
Rogue helped Kitty to the infirmary, where Mr. McCoy instructed her to put
on an extremely loose gown, which he handed to her.
Once she was properly set up in the stirrups, Beast shooed everyone out.
"Please," Kitty gasped. "Let Kurt stay. I need him." Mr. McCoy let Kurt
stand next to Kitty, for emotional support.
* * * * *
Kitty had been in labor for 14 long, painful hours. Everyone in the manor
was anxious to see the new baby. Kitty had almost crushed Kurt's hand to
powder, but he remained quiet. He knew she was in enormous pain, and would
do anything he could do to help.
"Just one more push, Kitty!" Hank yelled behind his mask. Kitty took a deep
breath, and began to push. She was screaming loudly, but she was almost
there. With one more breath, she pushed with all her might. Sweat poured
from her brow, and suddenly, a beautiful cry could be heard. Hank smiled,
and cut the umbilical cord.
Quickly and tightly wrapping the baby up, he handed Kitty her new baby, and
said, "Say hello to your new daughter."
Kitty reached for the delicate child, and held her close to her warm body.
The new baby was beautiful, with light brown hair and deep blue eyes. She
was all red and scrunchy and covered in blood, but Kitty cried as she kissed
the little miracle she had brought into the world. Kurt smiled over her
shoulder. He couldn't believe such a little thing could exist!
Mr. McCoy had left the room, and suddenly everyone milled in, wanting to
look at the baby. Kitty held out her baby for everyone to see. "She's so
adorable!" Jean gushed. Everyone softly cooed at the new baby. After awhile,
Mr. McCoy shooed everyone out again, claiming that mother and daughter
needed to be alone.
Now in the empty room, Kitty smiled at her little miracle. "I love you so
much, ya know that?" She sobbed. "When you're older, you're gonna wonder why
I gave you up. You might think it was because I don't love you. But that's
not true. You've changed my life, and I'll always love you, no matter what.
I'm so sorry. I just- I just-." Kitty sobbed, breaking down.
"I want to give you the life you deserve. A life I can't provide for you.
I'm so sorry, little Amber." Kitty whispered lovingly. Amber yawned, and
closed her eyes. Snuggled tightly against her mother's breast, she fell fast
asleep.
* * * * *
*Dodges sharp items thrown at head* Okay, I know, that was lame, speeding up
to the birth. I'm sorry but, I was losing this story, and I wanted to get in
a good chapter before it completely went down the drain. This won't be the
last chapter, I'm still going to show Kitty giving Amber up and all, don't
worry.
Now that I've gone over the bad stuff, I have to say I LOVED THIS CHAPPY! I
think it's one of the best ones of this fic. I know it was a little short,
but I liked it anyways.
So, enjoy and review!