Disclaimer: I only own the plot and the characters you don't know.
Thanks to everyone who sent me reviews/e-mails and that had the pacience to wait for this chapter. You see the thing is that I have four exams in a row this week and I really, really, need to study. And the other thing was my writer's block. I can't believe I had a writer's block right at the end of the fic! Please, forgive my delay. {puppy eyes} Please? Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks to
everyone and yama-sama, in case you still want to know the diference between Portuguese and Brazilian send me an e-mail, I'll gladly explain it to you. Thanks everyone!
Well, now the last chapter (but don't forget, there will be an epilogue. So, stay tune! )
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Chapter 17: Spring & Autumn
While Matt kept following Joe down one of the many white halls on the hospital, the blond haired man couldn't stop his mind from making questions; questions without any answers. Slowly, Matt looked at Joe's back and took a deep breath:
"Hey, Joe." he called and the doctor looked over his shoulder, an eyebrow raised
"When will I be able to see Sora?"
"In a few hours." Joe replied "You must understand this wasn't a easy operation."
"But I'll be able to see her today, right?"
Slowly, and after a few seconds, Joe nodded:
"I'll try to make you see her today, but I cannot make any promises."
Matt nodded at that answer, until other question appeared in his mind:
"Joe...?"
"Hai?" the doctor asked, now without looking at his friend.
"Do you...I mean, do you think Sora will be able to bear other child?" Matt asked "I mean, not that I'm thinking about having another one, it's just...well, you know, curiosity."
A small smile appeared on Joe's face:
"Yes, Sora will be able to bear other child." he replied and Matt breathed in relief.
That was so good, to know Sora wouldn't have to face some problem of not being able to have more kids. Matt knew she would be devasted by it, just like he would.
But for now, that didn't matter.
After a few minutes in silence, Joe lead Matt towards a huge window and smiled:
"Look inside; last row on the left side." he said and Matt raised an eyebrow, as his feet carried him towards the window.
On the other side should where, at least, 30 babies, but Matt didn't wanted to count; he just wanted to see his child.
When his eyes finally found the place to where Joe had pointed to, Matt opened his eyes wide:
"How's that possible?" he asked, slowly turning to Joe
The blue haired man just smiled.
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"Do you think we should leave?" Kari asked "I mean, Joe told us we couldn't see Sora, and maybe we won't be able to see the baby either."
"And why wouldn't we be able to see Sora's baby?" Jun asked "Hmph, I would like to see someone try to stop me."
"Jun..." Kyuryo muttered
"What? I am not going to return home, without making sure both Sora and the baby are all right." Jun said
"Wow, what a change." Davis muttered and Kari giggled
"Well, I'm with Jun." TK said and everyone looked at him "I am not going to leave my bother alone. Not now."
"Well, if you stay, I'll stay." Kari said, but TK shook his head:
"You should go home, you have to work tomorrow." he said
"But I can't leave you here, alone." Kari said
"I'll be fine, love, I swear." TK said, as he ran a hand down Kari's cheek "Besides, it's not like something will happen."
"But what's the point of going, if we'll stay worried on the same way?" Yolei asked, as she took her head away from Ken's shoulder "I mean, if we're going to suffer at home the same thing we're probably suffering here..."
"You can stop right there." Ken said and Yolei looked at him, confused:
"Stop, what?" she asked
"I know what you're implying and the answer is no." Ken said
"What?" Yolei asked "I'm not trying to say a thing."
"Yeah, right, like I couldn't see you want to stay here." Ken said, before shaking his head "No way, I am not going to let you stay here all night."
"But Ken..."
"You too, Mimi." Tai said, suddenly
"Excuse me?" Mimi asked, as she looked at her husband with an eyebrow raised "Do you really think I'm going home, while my best friend is here? No way, besides, I want to see my goddaughter."
"Who said it's a girl?" Tai asked and Mimi rolled her eyes:
"Taichi, I don't care about whatever you think, I'm not going to stay at home, waiting for you to see the baby first."
"Yeah, me either." both Kari and Yolei said at the same time
"Miyako..." Ken started, but Yolei cut him off:
"Don't 'Miyako' me." she said "I'm going to stay."
"But you're pregnant, you need to rest." Ken said
"Ken, this isn't the first time I'm pregnant, so there's no need for you to try and give me a lecture." Yolei said "Really sweetie, I'm happy to see you're worried, but that's not needed."
Ken looked down, his long hair covering his eyes:
"I'm just worried..." he muttered and Yolei smiled:
"I know and I appreciate that, but honestly, I'm fine." she said, before putting a finger under Ken's chin and, after making her husband look at her, Yolei kissed him on the lips.
"Oh c'mon guys, we have children here." Tai joked and everyone rolled their eyes.
"Oh, Tai..." Mimi muttered, as she shook her head
"Hey, there's Matt!" Davis exclaimed suddenly and everyone turned around, to see a very shocked Matt, next to a smiling Joe
"What happened?" TK asked, as he looked worried to his brother "Matt?"
"Why do you look like someone who just saw a ghost?" Tai asked, raising an eyebrow
"I think he's still under shock." Joe said and everyone looked at him, while Jun walked to Matt's side and waved a hand in front of his face
"Why do you say that?" Mimi asked, confused
"C'mon, probably he saw something he shouldn't." Davis said
"Don't be unbecoming, dear." Toyoko said, as she hit Davis softly on the arm
By the corner of his eyes, Joe looked at Matt:
"Hey, wanna tell them?" he asked, but Matt just continued to look at yesterday
"Matt?" Jun called, as she kept waving her hand in front of the man. Seconds later, she sighed "C'mon Matt, snap out off it." she said, before slapping Matt not so softly on the cheek
"Huh?" Matt asked, as he blinked. Then, when he noticed all his friends around him, Matt raised an eyebrow "What happened?"
"We were the ones trying to ask that." Kyuryo explained
"But it looked like as if you were in some kind of transe." TK finished
"What happened?" Jun asked "Where's Sora?"
"What about the baby?" Mimi asked
"The baby..." Matt whispered, as he started to enter in his dream world again
"Oh no, you're going to tell us everything now." Tai said. Then, he grabbed Matt's arm and sat him on chair "Split it all."
"The baby..." Matt muttered
"Yes?" Kari asked "C'mon Matt, is it a boy or a girl?"
Slowly, Matt's eyes meet Joe's and the doctor smiled.
After a few seconds, all the members of the group were froze in their places, shock all over their faces:
"How's that possible?" everyone asked and Joe chuckled.
--- 5 hours later ---
Sora groaned in her sleep, in an attempt to force herself to open her eyes. She wanted so much to wake up...to see Matt...to see her child...
It seemed as if she was flying, but Sora knew that was probably due to the anaesthesia they had given her, before the operation. But, to make that situation look a little more weird, Sora also felt as if she couldn't move.
'Damn.' Sora cursed, as she finally manage to open her eyes to face white walls.
Now that was weird, she felt just like when she woke up in the hospital, after her attempt to kill herself.
After a deep breath, Sora finally started to move her members and, with a small smile and a push of her elbows, Sora finally managed to sit on the the bed, though her back continued against the pillow. Sora knew she shouldn't make sudden movements after the operation, mainly because Joe had warned her and Sora was going to do everything right.
Then Sora looked at her tummy and ran a hand through it, when she saw it wasn't as big as before.
That was good, because since she had entered on the nine month of pregnancy, that Sora just kept wishing to walk normally.
However, before Sora could move, the door of the room was opened and a nurse came in:
"Oh, you're a awaked." the nurse said, a smile on her face
Sora smiled:
"Where's my baby?" she asked
"I'll get Dr Joe and you'll be able to ask him personally." the nurse said "I'll be right back."
"Wait..." however, Sora closed her mouth as the door was closed and she was swallowed by the silence of the room.
With a sigh, Sora closed her eyes and leaned back: where was her baby? Where was Matt? Why was she there, all by herself? She wanted to much to see the new life Joe had helped her to bring to life...she wanted so much to see Matt and kiss him...
Not many minutes later, the door was opened again and Joe appeared, but before he could even say a word, Matt passed by him:
"Sky!" he exclaimed and Sora smiled:
"Matt." she breathed, as Matt run towards her side and kissed her right on the lips:
"How are you? Are you ok? Did you rest? Are you hungry? Ar..."
"Matt, stop." Sora said, between giggles "I am fine. Now, where's our baby?"
Suddenly everything went quiet, and Matt looked down. While Sora sent her husband a confused look, Joe walked to Sora's side:
"Sora, I have something to tell you." he said and Sora looked at him:
"What? Did something happened? Where's my baby?" she asked
"Calm down, everything is fine." Joe said, as he raised a hand "But I have a surprise for you."
"What is it?" Sora asked
As an answer, a nurse entered with a toddler in her arms, the blanket around the baby was pink and Sora smiled:
"It's a girl?" she asked, as the nurse handed her the toddler
"Yes, it's a girl." Joe said
"Oh, she's so beautifull." Sora said, as she looked down at the baby in her arms. But then she saw Matt still looking down, and Sora looked at him "Matt? Why don't you look at our baby?"
Suddenly a second nurse walked in, this one with a baby wrapped in a blue blanket and Sora gasped:
"Twins?" she asked and Joe smiled, as he nodded:
"Twins."
When he heard the footsteps, Matt looked up and the second nurse smiled, as she handed Matt the baby boy:
"See Sky, I told you we would have a boy." Matt said, as he sat on the edge of the bed
"But....but how's that possible?" Sora asked, as she stared at the beautiful boy in Matt's arms "I mean," Sora looked at Joe "you never told me."
"Because I didn't knew." Joe said, sincerely
"But, how was it possible?" Sora asked
"I think those two never stopped moving, so that was why I always thought you were carrying only one." Joe explained "I mean, I never saw anything wrong - and there wasn't - but those two never stopped moving."
"But everytime we heard the heartbeat..." Sora trailled off and Joe cleared his throat:
"They had the same heartbeat, so to speak." he said "So, it seemed we were listening to only one, when we were actually listening to two."
"Wow..." Sora breathed, before looking at the the babies "They're so perfect."
"Well, now that everything is explained, I'm going to leave you." Joe said
"Wait, Joe!" Sora called and the blue haired man looked at her. With a smile, Sora bowed "Arigatou."
"You're welcome." Joe said, also smiling "It was a pleasure."
"Hey Joe!" Matt called and Joe looked at him "Tell the crowd outside to come in."
"What crowd?" Sora asked, confused
"Everyone's here." Matt explained, as Joe walked out of the room
"Everyone?" Sora repeated, shocked and Matt nodded
While everyone entered inside the room, Sora surprised Matt by kissing him full on the lips:
"Aishiteru." she whispered
"I love you too." Matt muttered, as he kissed his wife's temple
"Ooooh, she's so cute!" Mimi squealed, as she looked at the baby in Sora's arms
"And he's very handsome." Kari said, as she looked at the baby in Matt's arms
"What's their names?" Tai asked, suddenly
"Hum...good question." Matt said, as he looked at Sora
"We haven't thought about that yet." she said
"Hey, did you noticed the colour of their hair?" Jun asked, suddenly "I mean, the baby girl has Matt's hair and the boy has Sora's."
"Wow, and they're suppose to be twins." Tai said, as he looked at the baby boy "Hey there champion, welcome to this family."
"This crazy family." TK corrected
"Speak for yourself." Yolei said, as she looked at the baby girl
"Hey, I know." Matt said suddenly, and everyone looked at him
"Know what?" Sora asked
"The name for this fellow here." the blond haired man said, as he touched his son's cheek "Akiko."
"Doesn't that mean 'autumn child'?" Jun asked and Matt nodded:
"Look at his hair." he said and Sora smiled:
"I like it." she said "And this one here," she smiled at her daughter "will be called Haruko."
"'Spring child'?" Mimi asked and Sora nodded, before kissing her daughter's forehead
"Haruko it is." Matt said, before leaning a hand against Sora's cheek
When the auburn haired woman looked at him, Matt smiled and kissed her softly on the lips.
Suddenly, someone taking a very deep breath caught Jun's attention and she turned around:
"Davis, are you crying?" she asked, an eyebrow raised
"Who? Me?" Davis asked, as he wiped his eyes "Of course not, I just had something on my eye."
With a chuckle, Toyoko wrapped an arm around Davis' waist and kissed him on the cheek.
"Now, we're a family." Matt whispered into Sora's ear, who slowly took her eyes off her daughter, to look at him:
"Yes, now we're a family." she whispered back and, just like many times before and the many times that would come, they kissed, showing their eternal love towards each other.
THE END
A/N: It's done! Yuppi, it's done! Did you liked it? Hope so. I think it's the fact Portugal passed to the semi-finals that broke my writer's block. Yuppi! (great game Spain, great game, but we won! hehe) Anyway, don't forget, there's still the prologue so stick around for a little while. I'll try to post it,
after my exams are over. Please review! (20/06/04)