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Keitaro...I'm Pregnant: On The Way, part 2
While waiting for the elevator to reach the ground floor, I think about how today has become a surprise turn-around. I purposely didn't tell Shinobu or Keitaro that I was coming to see them because I wanted to see the bewildered look on their faces. I did tell Haruka since I knew Sachiko took my room and arranged to stay in another room. However, when I got there, she told me that Shinobu is delivering the baby. Of all the days for this to happen! Well, nothing for me to do, but see the proud parents of their newborn son or daughter.
Once the elevator reaches my floor and slides open the doors, I get in and hit the number seven button, understanding that's where the delivery room is. When the doors close and the elevator ascends, I can't help but feel very happy that I'm going to see the first child of Keitaro and Shinobu in person. Thinking whether it's a boy or a girl, I feel someone holding my hand. I know who it is, but I turn anyway to see the beautiful face of my girlfriend, Fong Ling. I smile at her, grateful that she agreed to make this happen. We were suppose to go and stay in Hong Kong for two weeks, but with the talk about the friends I made in Japan and what happen to me there, she just had to meet them. Seeing her blush makes me want to kiss her since I know she's feeling a little embarrassed. Now, I would do it, if only...
"This love has taken its toll on me," Mark begins to sing.
"She said goodbye too many times before," Steve breaks in.
"Oh oh oh oh..." Jill adds, trying to sound manly as possible. "And her heart is breaking in front of me"
"I have no choice, cause I won't say goodbye anymore!" Bruce gets in. I see Fong Ling ever redder embarrassment, turning towards them.
"SHUT UP!" She repeats over and over, waving her arms as the rest of our friends burst out laughing. I am still trying to get over when she got a little drunk and began to sing that song, causing a scene in front of me and everyone in the plane. "DO YOU HAVE TO REMIND ME OF THAT!"
"YES!" Our friends shout back, laughing even harder.
"Man! I wish Sherry could have joined us!" Jill says, laughing so hard that she falls to the floor.
"You mean Kitten?" I shout back. After what Fong Ling told me what Sherry wanted to do (or actually did) in England, I decided to give her that Titan name. I think we would have argued about this if the elevator didn't reach our floor & the doors slide open. We all regains our composure and walk out.
We make our way to the waiting room, where I recognize everyone from the apartments that I once lived in. I also see Tsuyoshi and Sachiko with them. They all look calm, but very impatient. I whistle loud enough for only them to hear it. They all look bewildered to see us as I wave and walk towards them.
"Hi guys!" I say. "Long time, no see, huh?"
"Raymond!" Mutsumi shouts, coming over and shaking my hand wildly. "It's so nice to see again!"
"Yeah," Naru says. "But what are you all doing here?"
"This was supposed to be a surprise." I explain to them about staying with them for a week and the plans I made with Haruka. Once they understand, I introduce them to Fong Ling and Bruce. Likewise, I do the same for them. "So, how long have you guys been here?"
"Since this afternoon," Sachiko says.
"Man! I didn't know it took that long to delivery a baby!" Steve cries out.
"Every pregnancy is different you moron!" Jill tells him.
"I'm beginning to worry about her now," Tsuyoshi says.
"Why is that?" Mark ask.
"Well, we may have been waiting in this hospital for a long time now, but it's been an hour since Shinobu went into labor."
"What!" My friends and I shout out. I may not know anything about pregnancy and delivery, but I think that if a woman is in labor, that kid should be out within an hour. Then again, I'm a guy.
"Hey! There is Dr. Nagura." Kaolla says, pointing in the direction of the hallway.
I turn in the direction to see a doctor, looking to be covered in blood. I'm horrified by this, hoping she isn't the doctor to tell us about Shinobu's condition. With each step she takes towards us, my feeling of doubt increases. When she reaches us, she looks sad and very disappointed. I can hear whimpers and cries behind me. I don't want to turn around to see who is doing what. I'm already sad. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Mark going towards the residents, maybe comforting Mutsumi. The doctor begins to speak, but the only ones that are listening to her are me and my friends who don't know any Japanese.
"Hmm...doctor," I speak. "Can you please tell us what you're saying in English?"
"Oh. I'll try. I don't know if my English is any good." She takes in a deep breath. "I have some bad news that I need to tell you." My heart sunk like a battleship.
"Let me guess. Either Shinobu, her baby or both didn't make it." I drop my head, looking at the floor.
"What!" The doctor shout. "Why would you think that?" The shoot my head back up, seeing the bewilderment in her face.
"The amount of blood on you." The doctor looks at her clothing, shaking her head.
"Oh that! I'll explain it later. Since you're concern about Shinobu, I'll tell you. She's doing fine and is currently recovering after giving birth to a healthy baby boy." I'm very relieved to hear this. The residents must have heard it too, now that I don't hear them crying anymore.
"That's great! But what was the bad news?"
"Keitaro has to stay over night." I'm not as concern about him as I was about Shinobu, but...
"What happen?"
"He was holding Shinobu's hand for support. Just as she was pushing the baby, she squeezed his hand hard enough to break it." I feel my eyes getting bigger and feeling bewilder, turning to Fong Ling. I see her staring at me, looking bewilder herself. Any of my friends who are behind her are trying not to laugh, possibly thinking that may happen to me. "I had the nurse take him to emergency surgery immediately before he could see his child. It surprisingly didn't take long and should be with her soon."
"That was the bad news?" Bruce shouts out.
"Yes, it was. Sorry for giving you all a scare, but I always give the bad news first."
"Then...what about the blood?" Fong Ling ask.
"Damn Fuji Network! I forgot they were shooting a movie here and one of their helping hands runs into me and dumps about a liter of fake blood onto me. I searched everywhere on this floor for fresh clothes, but came up empty. Anyway, you can all see Shinobu, if you like. But please remember that she is recovering. Now, if you'll all excuse me, I have to change." We thank the doctor and make our ways towards Shinobu's room.
Once we reach the door, Naru opens it and peaks inside. I can hear her speaking before turning back at us, saying that she's awake. One by one, each of us enter the room. We let the residents go first since Shinobu doesn't expect us. Once they're all inside, we enter the room. When all of us are inside, Shinobu says something that causes anyone that knows Japanese to laugh.
"What's so funny, Mark?" I ask, seeing my best friend trying his best not to laugh.
"Oh that! She thought that they gave her really heavy medication and is starting to hallucinate that we are here." The rest of my friends and I laugh, even those it seems to be wrong. When I get some control, I walk over to Shinobu.
"Hmmm...Shinobu. You're not imagining us. We're really here." I gently hold her hand and see the confusion in her eyes.
"OH MY GOSH!" She yells. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE! OH THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING! I JUST GAVE BIRTH AND I FEEL FAT AND..."
"Please don't feel bad." I say in a calm matter, hoping to calm her. "You're among friends."
"So, how friendly are you with her...Robin?" I look up to see Fong Ling starting at me variously.
"What do you mean?" She points at my hand, which I realize that I'm still holding Shinobu's hand. "HEY! WAITAMINUTE!" Fong Ling covers her face with her hands and begins to cry.
"You don't need to explain yourself Robin :sobs: You're the one that really impregnated her!"
"I wouldn't do such a thing!"
"I know, but teasing you is so much fun!" She giggles and sticks her tongue at me, causing everyone in the room to laugh. I'm a little embarrass that I felt for that, finally letting go of Shinobu's hand.
"I thought she was going to break your hand like she did with Billy if you held on any longer," Steve shouts.
"STEVE!" Jill screams, slapping him on the back of the neck.
"That's OK Jill. I know Steve didn't mean it," Shinobu says. "But I feel bad for what I did to him. Does anyone know where he is?" At that moment, the door opens and in walks Keitaro. I back off from Shinobu's bed, watching him make his way towards her. I make my way towards Fong Ling, putting my arm around her while watching the two of them talk nicely to each other. At least, I think nicely since I don't understand them. He shows his cast to her, making her about to cry. He says something which causes anyone that knows Japanese to chuckle.
"Hey Mark," I whisper next to him. "What was that about?"
"Oh that? Shinobu told Keitaro that she's sorry for crushing his hand and he tells her that he thinks he deserves it after the pain he caused during her whole pregnancy." I don't know why, but it causes me chuckle, smiling at them as they hug each other. When they let go, Keitaro turns his head towards us, seeming to be very surprised.
"What the? Are you guys really here?"
"Not really," Steve says. "This is one of the side effects of your surgery, Aqualad." Keitaro's eyes begin to roll as the rest of us laugh. Once the laugher dies down, he comes over to me and shakes my hand.
"Well, it's good to see you all back." He looks at everyone else and notices Fong Ling. "Hey. I don't know you."
"That's because we haven't met," she says.
"Let me introduce you two," I begin. "Keitaro, this is Fong Ling. Fong Ling, I believe you know Keitaro from those pictures you saw."
"I do. Pleased to met you." She shakes his hand wildly, about to rip it off his arm. When she realizes what she's doing, she stops.
"Uhhh...like wise." He seems surprised that his arm is still intact.
"Hey Keitaro!" Bruce steps in, shaking his hand more gently. "Nice to met you. Your titan name is Aqualad, right?"
"Yeah. Who are you?"
"I'm Bruce McGivern; a.k.a. Speedy. I'm the guy that kicked your butt in the tournament."
"HUH?" Keitaro softly says, not understanding what's going on.
"Dammit Speedy!" I shout at Bruce. "They don't get the Teen Titans here."
"But I download it and brought it here. They can all watch it."
"But season two isn't finished yet."
"So? They can watch what we have." I begin to roll my eyes as the door opens. Stepping in is a nurse holding a baby in her arms, walking towards Shinobu. We all watch in amazement as the nurse hands over the baby to Shinobu. She looks very tired, but the way she's looking at her child and holding him, she doesn't seem to be as the nurse leaves the room.
"Hey Keitaro," Shinobu says in a soft voice. "Come over here and meet your son."
"Son?" Keitaro says, sounding bewildered as he slowly makes his way towards them. He kneels next to them and Shinobu hands him their son. I can tell in his eyes that he's excited and speechless. He seems to be a mannequin, not moving at all and just staring at his son. I begin to wonder if he forgot to how to breath when he finally smiles. "I can't believe it. I have a son."
"He has your eyes."
"But he looks so much like you." They both stare at one another for a moment; then at what they created. Both of them are blushing, but not in an embarrassing way. This sight is so precious when I remember that I have a disposable camera in my pocket. I take it out, hold down the flash button until red dot appears and look through the viewfinder. I take a few steps forward since I have a lot of space before pushing the shutter button. When the flash disappears, Keitaro and Shinobu turns towards me, looking dumbfounded.
"Awww! What a Kodak moment!" Fong Ling says, making everyone but me laugh.
"Oh come!" I say in a half hearted protest. "The scene was calling me to capture it!" Now I get everyone laughing.
"Great!" Shinobu cries out. "The first picture of us three together and it has to be one that none of us were ready for!" I feel bad when she said that. I mean, they're a family now. They should have a nice picture of themselves, not some artistic shot that I thought of.
"I'm sorry, but if I have a camera and I see something that I want to take a picture of, I'm going to take it. If you like, I'll take a family portraiture of you guys right now. That is, if you're ready?" Immediately, Shinobu and Keitaro look at each other for a moment before looking at their baby.
"Well, I'm ready," Keitaro says.
"So am I," Shinobu agrees. "But I don't know about our little one here." Their baby doesn't look like its fussy, but seems to be tired and sad, as if he's telling me not to take the picture. Still, its really not his decision to make. With the proud parents ready, Keitaro leans next to Shinobu while she places the baby between them. I look through the viewfinder and immediately see something that's a little distracting.
"Hmmm...Keitaro," I say, pulling the camera out of my face. "I think it would be better if you go on the other side, unless you want your cast to be shown." He looks downs and sees what I mean. He lets out a sigh and slowly makes his way around the bed.
"You better hurry quick Keitaro," Naru shouts. "Your baby looks like he wants this over with." I have to agree with her, seeing as the baby looking more tired.
"Speaking of which," Mutsumi adds in. "What do you plan on naming him?" Keitaro stops at the foot corner of the bed and stares at Shinobu. I can't tell what his expression is since his back is towards us, but the look on Shinobu's face is like a deer caught in the headlights.
"I never gave it much thought."
"Neither did I. What do you guys suggest?" At that immediate moment, my head starts throbbing. Both my vision and hearing quickly deteriorates as I feel very sickly. I drop to my knees and feel myself falling just as everything goes black.
The darkness seems endless, making me think I'll never get out of here. All of a sudden, I see images of a little boy at different events. The little boy looks a lot like Keitaro, but my gut feeling is telling me that it isn't him. I begin to hear my name being called and soon, I'm looking around to everyone staring at me.
"What did you say Raymond?" Kitsune ask me. I feel irate that they're interest in something I know I didn't say and not about my well-being. I forget about this joyous occasion and decide to give a piece of my angry mind.
"I said 'How about Kappei?'." As soon as I said it, my mean expression changes to confusion. Where in the world did that come from? I take a step to the side and realize that I'm already standing up. I knew a fell down. If no one helped me up, then how am I standing?
"I like that name," I hear Shinobu say.
"Me too," Keitaro agrees, walking towards Shinobu. "Shall we get our family portraiture with little Kappei?"
"Huh?" I murmur, trying to block out the earlier images. "Oh yeah! Sure." Ready with my camera, I look through the viewfinder. Both Shinobu and Keitaro are smiling proudly while Kappei looks down and away just before I take their picture.
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