Here's the birth! I'm sick, so my notes will be short. Enjoy.

I gulped in a breath of air and waddled over to the phone and tapped out my parents' number as fast as I could. My heart raced as it rang once… twice…

"Hello?" Daddy answered.

"Daddy!" I squealed. "My water just broke! I'm going to have the baby now!"

"Oh my… Juu! Juu! Get the car ready! Okay sweetheart, we'll be there as soon as possible," he assured.

I ran my hands through my hair and tried to breath as I paced through the living room, my head swarming with thoughts. But one thing popped into my head that made me feel stupid, as I hadn't thought of it before.

Goten!

Thinking I had a minute, I grabbed the phone and quickly dialed Goten's cell number.

"Yeah?" he answered.

"My water just broke. My parents are on their way here to take me to the hospital. Don't have time to talk, I'll be at Satan City General," I blurted out.

He coughed. "I don't know if I'll be able to make it. I have some plans today."

I felt as though I had been slapped in the face. "You have plans? Do you realize your daughter is going to be born today and you can't make it because you have plans? If that's the way you're going to act, Son Goten, then you're a bigger asshole than I ever imagined!" I yelled.

"Wait a second, Marron. Do you think I'm going to rearrange my schedule so I can watch you give birth to Trunks' baby?" he yelled back.

"For the thousandth time, it is not Trunks' baby!" I screeched. "And even if it was, your wife is going to give birth! I think it would only be the right thing to do!"

Mom walked through the door and cleared her throat. "Are we going to go to the hospital or are we going to sit here and yell all day?" she asked, somewhat annoyed that I was on the phone.

"You know what Goten? I'm going to the hospital to have your baby now. And if you don't care, then she's better off without you!" I slammed the phone down and let the tears overflow my eyes. "Come on, let's go have a baby."

"That's the spirit," Mom muttered sarcastically. Mom's sarcasm was not appreciated at that moment, and for the first time in my life, I glared at her.

"You don't need him," she said, in her way of apologizing.

I ran out of the apartment and into my parents' car. "Come on Daddy, let's go before I have the baby in the car."

Mom nodded. "And before you start having contractions."

"Contract--" A sharp pain jolted through my stomach and I screamed. "Damn pregnancy. Why aren't men pregnant? Then I can tell Goten I have plans and couldn't go see our daughter be born."

We finally made it to the hospital and they took me to one of those scary white rooms. Mom came with me while Daddy went to make some phone calls. They put me up in a bed and Mom sat next to me in a chair, trying not to touch anything. Did I mention we are not hospital people?

A doctor came in, and as soon as he was done, and I was ready to go into the delivery room, he told me otherwise. "You're not quite ready yet, Mrs. Son. We have to wait some more."

"More? No way. I am not waiting any longer. My water broke and everything," I whined. This baby was going to come out. And she was going to do it at that very moment.

"I'm sorry," he said. "But I'll be back to check up on you in another few minutes." He left the scary room and Trunks ran in in his absence.

"Hey Mar, are you okay?" he asked as he ran in and kissed me on the cheek.

I pouted. "They say I'm not ready yet. And Goten's not coming. And I want to see my feet again Trunks! This is not fair!" I tugged on his tie and adjusted the blankets on my scary hospital bed.

Daddy came in with Bulma and Bra at his heels. "How are we doing? Any babies yet?" he asked.

"No," Mom answered. "We have to wait a while, the man said." My mother never said the word doctor for as long as I could remember. It was probably the only thing she was afraid of.

"Do you want me to call Goten for you, Ronnie?" Bra asked. "Maybe I can try and convince him to come."

"That would be great, B, thanks," I smiled forcefully. If anyone's mouth was big enough to convince Goten to do anything, it was Bra's.

I heard yelling coming from the hallway and everyone shut up to hear what was going on.

"But Goten, it's not just anybody! It's Marron… I know she hurt you but this is your daughter. It's a once in a lifetime experience… Don't you think she needs you here?… She wants you here… Please, Goten, do it for the baby, if no one else… Just think about it… If you don't show up, Son Goten, I will from this day forward consider you the biggest asshole in the universe!" A doctor yelled at her and she hung up the phone. "Sorry Ron, I tried."

The doctor came back in and had another look. "Okay Mrs. Son, I think we're ready. I'll take you to the delivery room, but you can only have one person in there with you. Which one's the father?"

"My husband… isn't here right now." I looked around at everyone. "Well Trunks, you had your share in this process. Come on, you're going to help me have this thing."

Trunks gave me a look. "Maz, you know you're my best friend, and I'd do anything for you, but, I don't know…"

"You don't have to know. Alright doc, let's go have this thing."

~

After an hour of tremendous pain, I finally was able to get her out. She was absolutely beautiful, with a full head of black hair and big blue eyes. I was holding her when Mom came in the room.

"What's her name?" she asked, as she sat down next to me.

I looked up with tears in my eyes. "Her name is Kira. Goten wanted to name her Kira."

Kira opened her eyes lazily and looked up and me and Mom.

"She looks like Goten," Mom commented as she took her from me and cradled her gently.

"Does she?" a voice came from the doorway. Goten stood there, a sad look on his face. "Sorry I'm late. Can I come in?"

Mom handed Kira back to me and stood up. "I'll leave you two alone."

"Yeah, sure. Here, meet your daughter."

He walked in and sat next to me. "She's beautiful. Look Mar, I'm really sorry. I guess I'm still just a little upset, you know? Can I hold her?"

I smiled and nodded. "I named her Kira for you. She looks like you, after all. I'm sorry, too. For everything I've done. I don't blame you for not being here today. I only want you to promise me one thing."

"What's that?"

"Promise me you'll be in her life. I think she'll like that."

Goten kissed Kira on the forehead and nodded. "I wouldn't think any other way."

Maybe things won't be so bad, I thought as I smiled at our daughter. Maybe the worst is over.