Well, I decided to give you guys a break and hand you the next chapter
relatively quick. This is further along into the pregnancy, hope you like
it. And, just a reminder, Michiru's POV.
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I sat boredly in the kitchen, waiting. . . and waiting. . . and waiting. Haruka was in her usual morning sickness. Then again, the fact that she was now large beyond comparison didn't exactly help. She was roughly the size that I might be at eight months. She was only six. Sometimes, though, it was rather comical to see her try and perform normal activities. Of course, Haruka was comical with anything.
Setsuna came out with Haruka and we all sat down at the kitchen table, me with a cappucino, Setsuna with tea, and Haruka with water. I stayed silent for a while, then Haruka nearly choked.
"What is it?" Setsuna asked, alarm in her tone.
Haruka bit her lip, then spoke through gritted teeth. "My kidney got dislocated all of the sudden."
I burst into giggles, and Setsuna shook her head, putting it in her hands. Haruka pouted and crossed her arms over her stomach at me.
"What, may I ask, is so funny?" She asked, poking my stomach.
"You take things so seriously. Relax a little, Ruka-chan. These things happen. I promise there won't be any internal organs out of place when you deliver."
Haruka returned her arms to their crossed position and pouted, giving me a look of contempt. I could tell exactly what she was thinking. I only had one critter kicking my organs out of place. I was glad that Haruka would have the twins, though. It might give her a learning experience on twins. It was rather interesting. Of course, it also meant that she definitely could not drive, and definitely had to have some help. Setsuna, however, had been more than happy to help out while the both of us came closer to the due date, which was in three months, October. I could hardly wait. I can imagine Haruka could hardly wait, but as she let out another groan and Setsuna gently rubbed her stomach, I doubt it was for the same reason I had.
I made my way to the music room and sat down on the piano bench, soaking up the resonating sound of music. This was were sound lived. Everything musical was in here, including the violin and piano. I leaned back and dwelled on my thoughts for a moment. Haruka and I had spent our most romantic moments in this room. It was worth more than a million dollars could give.
Haruka walked in and looked at me, frozen. I looked at her curiously, but she remained unmoved.
"Ruka-chan, what's the matter?"
Haruka shook her head, then finally spoke after a minute of silence, her face frozen in shock. "Get me to Ami-chan."
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Within the next hour, Haruka was hooked up to an ultrasound machine, and, sure enough, there were complications. One of the twins wasn't getting the vitals that were anticipated at that stage, and, being in a very odd position with its sibling, that was somewhat understandable. Haruka sat in silence as I watched with worry. Our thoughts were undoubtably the same thing for once. She was near seven months, and these two may very well end up as premature children. It was much better than not at all, that was certain. I carefully reached over and took Haruka's hand, squeezing it softly. There was no response. Haruka simply sat there with a look of complete misery. In that moment, all Haruka could be was a mother. She wasn't a spouse, she wasn't a racer, she wasn't a senshi, she was a mother. I stood watching her in amazement. My Ruka-chan had grown into her parenting role. Finally, after much silence and examination, Ami spoke.
"Well, we'll have to have an appointment every week to see how things are going, but the two of them should still be able to live happily together. However, the minute things get ugly, we have to do a C-section on you. Just go home and get some more nutrients in you. If things get funny before morning, call. Anything else?" Ami said.
Haruka blinked, then straightened and cleared her throat. "Actually, is there any way you can get the little gremlins to stop ruining my internal organs?"
Ami sighed and shook her head, I took my cue and lead Haruka out of the room. Setsuna, who had been silently waiting in the hall to give us privacy, headed to the car. My guess was that she had heard the conversation. The walls weren't completely soundproof. We all got into the car and headed home. Seconds after she entered the house, Haruka started packing her labor bag. Sometimes she could be a little too worrisome. . .
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Okay, that was short, hopefully the next one will be significantly longer. I hope... Review!
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I sat boredly in the kitchen, waiting. . . and waiting. . . and waiting. Haruka was in her usual morning sickness. Then again, the fact that she was now large beyond comparison didn't exactly help. She was roughly the size that I might be at eight months. She was only six. Sometimes, though, it was rather comical to see her try and perform normal activities. Of course, Haruka was comical with anything.
Setsuna came out with Haruka and we all sat down at the kitchen table, me with a cappucino, Setsuna with tea, and Haruka with water. I stayed silent for a while, then Haruka nearly choked.
"What is it?" Setsuna asked, alarm in her tone.
Haruka bit her lip, then spoke through gritted teeth. "My kidney got dislocated all of the sudden."
I burst into giggles, and Setsuna shook her head, putting it in her hands. Haruka pouted and crossed her arms over her stomach at me.
"What, may I ask, is so funny?" She asked, poking my stomach.
"You take things so seriously. Relax a little, Ruka-chan. These things happen. I promise there won't be any internal organs out of place when you deliver."
Haruka returned her arms to their crossed position and pouted, giving me a look of contempt. I could tell exactly what she was thinking. I only had one critter kicking my organs out of place. I was glad that Haruka would have the twins, though. It might give her a learning experience on twins. It was rather interesting. Of course, it also meant that she definitely could not drive, and definitely had to have some help. Setsuna, however, had been more than happy to help out while the both of us came closer to the due date, which was in three months, October. I could hardly wait. I can imagine Haruka could hardly wait, but as she let out another groan and Setsuna gently rubbed her stomach, I doubt it was for the same reason I had.
I made my way to the music room and sat down on the piano bench, soaking up the resonating sound of music. This was were sound lived. Everything musical was in here, including the violin and piano. I leaned back and dwelled on my thoughts for a moment. Haruka and I had spent our most romantic moments in this room. It was worth more than a million dollars could give.
Haruka walked in and looked at me, frozen. I looked at her curiously, but she remained unmoved.
"Ruka-chan, what's the matter?"
Haruka shook her head, then finally spoke after a minute of silence, her face frozen in shock. "Get me to Ami-chan."
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Within the next hour, Haruka was hooked up to an ultrasound machine, and, sure enough, there were complications. One of the twins wasn't getting the vitals that were anticipated at that stage, and, being in a very odd position with its sibling, that was somewhat understandable. Haruka sat in silence as I watched with worry. Our thoughts were undoubtably the same thing for once. She was near seven months, and these two may very well end up as premature children. It was much better than not at all, that was certain. I carefully reached over and took Haruka's hand, squeezing it softly. There was no response. Haruka simply sat there with a look of complete misery. In that moment, all Haruka could be was a mother. She wasn't a spouse, she wasn't a racer, she wasn't a senshi, she was a mother. I stood watching her in amazement. My Ruka-chan had grown into her parenting role. Finally, after much silence and examination, Ami spoke.
"Well, we'll have to have an appointment every week to see how things are going, but the two of them should still be able to live happily together. However, the minute things get ugly, we have to do a C-section on you. Just go home and get some more nutrients in you. If things get funny before morning, call. Anything else?" Ami said.
Haruka blinked, then straightened and cleared her throat. "Actually, is there any way you can get the little gremlins to stop ruining my internal organs?"
Ami sighed and shook her head, I took my cue and lead Haruka out of the room. Setsuna, who had been silently waiting in the hall to give us privacy, headed to the car. My guess was that she had heard the conversation. The walls weren't completely soundproof. We all got into the car and headed home. Seconds after she entered the house, Haruka started packing her labor bag. Sometimes she could be a little too worrisome. . .
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Okay, that was short, hopefully the next one will be significantly longer. I hope... Review!