Jackie: I am SO sorry this chapter took so long. I have been busy with school and chickens and all. I will try to post a chapter a week at least until I'm done.

Hope: WHY HAVEN'T YOU UPDATED ROOMATES YET???? twitches

And AHEM when Is 'Tasting Gunpowder' going to be updated? glares accusingly

You guys take even longer than me!

Chapter 22;

"Triston!" Mira called out over the construction noise, "Triston, where are you?"

Mira climbed up over some cleared rocks the boys planned to reuse in the landscaping. This was terrifically difficult in her state. She got up on the biggest rock and yelled at the top of her lungs, "TELL TRISTON SAVEREM HIS WIFE IS GONNA KILL HIM IF--"

"If I what?" His deep voice sounded from below her, "You shouldn't be up there, come down immediately."

"I wouldn't be up here, if you would listen to the two way radio you are supposed to be carrying!" Mira snapped, "I -- OOOooowww."

Mira crumbled to her knees, and, in an instant, Knives climbed up the rubble. He scooped her up into his arms and asked, "What's wrong? Did you hurt yourself climbing?"

Knives couldn't tell from below her, but now that he was close to her he could see that she was covered in sweat. Her face contorted in pain, and he saw the muscles of her stomach clench down beneath her shirt. She looked up at him, but didn't need to say a word to tell him what was wrong. Knives grabbed his megaphone from his work belt and turned toward the construction.

"SOMEONE TELL RICHARD SAVEREM HIS SISTER-IN-LAW IS IN LABOR!" Knives shouted, "I'M TAKING HER TO THE HOSPITAL!"

Almost all of the nearby construction stopped and a few men cheered and scattered to spread the news. Knives scooped Mira up into his arms and jumped down of the small mountain of rocks. He ran as fast as his legs could take him to their car.

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"Oh my gosh!" Millie squealed, "Isn't this exciting?"

The group sat in the waiting room. No one was allowed in with Mira except for Knives. You would have thought by the way Vash was pacing that HE was the father. Wolfwood snickered and said, "It's a good thing I married them before the baby was born."

"Why should that matter?" Meryl snapped and Wolfwood, "That's so outdated. If they love the child and each other, why should it matter if they are married or not?"

"Wow," Wolfwood said mockingly, "I always thought of you as the conservative type, Meryl. Maybe you'd like to call off your wedding and show the rest of us up-tight types that you don't need any such formalities."

Meryl's aura suddenly burned with rage, but she calmed down and said, "You're lucky that I don't want to ruin this occasion with a fight."

Wolfwood chuckled in spite of himself and said, "Hey needle-nogging, stop pacing or you'll wear away a spot on the floor."

"She's having a hard time," Vash said, "I hear a lot of screaming."

"You're hearing is better than ours," Meryl started, "But I doubt there's anything to worry about. Labor is often accompanied by lots of blood and screaming."

Vash lost all color in his cheeks and said, "B-b-blood?"

"Oh, quit being such a wuss, Richard," Wolfwood mocked.

"Now, now you guys!" Millie chirped, "That's enough."

"Speaking of getting married," Meryl said eyeing Millie and Wolfwood.

Millie blushed wildly, but Wolfwood just shrugged. He smiled at his big girl and said, "What do you think, Big Girl? Wanna get hitched? Maybe if we can get the tux and dress fast enough we could make it a double wedding and get hitched on the same day as Meryl and Va… I mean Richard."

"Wow," Meryl scoffed, "There's a proposal if I ever heard one."

But Millie didn't seem to care. She grabbed Wolfwood up, crushing him in her arms and said, "Yes, yes, oh yes!"

Wolfwood coughed out, "Okay now honey, please stop crushing me."

"I guess that means we're having pudding for the reception dessert," Vash laughed.

"I guess so!" Meryl laughed.

Just then Knives walked through the door, cradling two bundles in his arms. He smiled softly looking down on them and breathed, "I knew she was big but… twins…"

Vash was the first one there peaking at the two sleeping faces. Two very different little faces. Vash blinked and said, "They don't look anything alike."

Wolfwood was right beside the Vash trying to push him out of the way as he said, "So, twins aren't always identical, Vash! Lemme hold one."

"HEY! They are my nephews! Or nieces?" Vash asked.

"One of each," Knives breathed disbelievingly.

"I want to hold the boy!" both Vash and Wolfwood said at the same time.

"I said it first!" Wolfwood growled.

"Well, he's MY nephew!" Vash retorted.

"Well, neither of you know which one is which so how about just holding the one in front of you?" Knives growled impatiently, "Richard you get the right, Nick, you get the left."

Knives pushed the babies into their arms before they could protest. He glared at them and said, "I'm going back to Mira. The nurses will be here soon to take the babies into the nursery. Honestly, how do you girls put up with these two?"

With that Knives was gone and the remaining four passed the sleeping infants around to look at them until the nurse arrived.

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Jackie: A double wedding next chapter and then the round up. Unless you guys would like one final plot twist, perhaps a gung-ho-gun crashing the wedding? Let me know by reviewing!