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Jade

All I remember of those endless hours was the pain. Screaming and crying and begging it to just be over…

I thought I heard someone say it was out, bit it could NOT be out…. I still felt it in there! Pushing out… wanting to get out of me…

Another… push and…

Finally, I could feel it was out. The pain… oh god…

I passed out after that, into a deep, dreamless sleep…

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When I woke up I was lying down, with what seemed like a blanket over me. I was facing the wall… but I still heard the conversation that was going on behind me.

"Are you kidding me!"

"Jake, do we have to take a head count?" Amanda said sarcastically.

"Jake, you saw them being born, and…"

Wait a second… them?-!-!

I bolted up, feeling unbelievable pain and crying out. Jake was soon by my side.

"Take it easy Jade, you had a long labour"

"I figured" I said through clenched teeth, holding my stomach.

"So, what's all this about… about them?" I asked, turning around. Jake was about to open his mouth… but then I saw them. All… wait a second… three of them?-!-!-!-!

"WHAT!" I cried, and one of the little bundles wrapped up moved. Then… it started screaming. Amanda picked it up and brought it to me. I looked down at it…

"Jade, you had triplets"

"I can see that" I said numbly taking the bundle "But… girls or boys?"

"Two girls and one boy"

"Oh my god…" I whispered, looking down at the thing. Rtaia was soon by my side, and helping me feed my… my son… the old-fashioned way. It hurt, honestly. Jake soon left, and I turned to the girls still in the room. I didn't mind them being there now.

"Where's the guys?"

"Out getting firewood, and… washing and stuff…" Rachel answered, shrugging.

"Ithiell has gone for a fly" Rtaia said, helping hold the small bundle.

"Hope he's careful" I muttered, clenching my teeth a little.

"He will be" Amanda said, although I knew she was worried about him. She always did…

Well, after I'd managed to feed them all, the guys were allowed back in. All looked exhausted, and I had a flare of anger at them. They were tired? Hey, try going through almost two days of labour!

They all pretty much went straight to sleep, with Jake curling up with the three bundles. Rtaia and Ithiell were close by to them, in case anything happened to them. I, however, was restless. I went outside… actually walking normally for the first time in about six full months. The girls were inside, all but Sakura.

I sat on the steps, watching as she pulled out an arrow from her back pouch thing (you know the one) did a really cool twisting thing with it, put it in the bow, pulled back, and…

THWAP!

Hit a tree, dead centre!

"Wow" I muttered, rubbing my stomach. Still hurt a little…

She turned, smiling at me.

"I am glad you are awake. We were… concerned for you"

"You were?"

"Yes"

She turned back, then aimed and let another arrow loose. It…. well, safe to say it hit the exact spot the other one had hit… splitting the first arrow in two.

"So… I'm a mother" I finally said, the reality of it making me feel a little woozy.

"Yes, you are. Do not be afraid, it is not as bad as it seems"

"Thanks for the support Sakura"

"You are welcome" she put her bow and arrows away, then pulled out her sword and practiced with it. She fought the tree, and I was amazed at how fast and agile she was. Seemed like she had wings on her feet sometimes…

I looked down at my clothes, and realised they'd shrunk. H.Bs stuffing around with us again… it actually fit quite snugly against my skin now.

"When I can, will you teach me how to sword fight?"

"I will be honoured to" she smiled at me. I returned the smile.

I was glad we'd met her, because… I think without her… we'd probably all be dead by now.

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I sat inside again… it had been about two more weeks… feeding my little ones. Jake was sitting on the other side of me, just watching me. Also holding his son in his arms…

"You know what we've forgotten to do?"

"What?" I asked, shifting the baby's weight to the other side. She gave a grunt of protest, then continued to feed happily.

"Name them"

It hit me then "Well… uh… I honestly didn't think it was real. I thought… um…"

"Yeah, I know. But…" he looked in my eyes… those eyes melted my heart… then down at the baby in his arms "Well, I guess it's plenty real now"

"Well…" I managed to smile "I always liked the name Desiree"

"Desiree huh?"

"Yeah, it means 'so long hoped for'"

Jake chuckled "Jade, I don't think they was even considered until now"

"I know. I always liked the name" I smiled "And with a friend like Amanda, you kinda get into the 'what are we gonna be' and 'who are we gonna marry?' and stuff like that"

He sat there for a minute, thinking.

"Hannah" he said at last.

"Hmm… Hannah. I like that name. Very good" I pointed with my chin to the sleeping girl on the floor "She can be Desiree, and this one can be Hannah"

"All right" He smiled, then looked down "What about this one?"

"Let's just think about it for a bit" so we did, and ran through a list of different names. In the end, we could only agree on one.

"James. It rolls so nicely off the tongue" I smiled. I wanted his name to be Victor… but maybe his middle name could be…

"Yeah. Hey James" Jake grinned down at him "I'm your daddy"

He knew who he was all right. He threw up all over him after that.

A sign of love, no doubt.

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I sat outside with Hannah, just enjoying the stream flowing across my feet. Desiree and James were back inside, and everyone was oohing and aahing them. They didn't seem to mind. In fact, they didn't care. They were both sound asleep. It was only Hannah that was awake, staring up at me with those baby blue eyes of hers. They were beginning to change colour, making me wonder if she'd have my eyes, or Jake's.

Soon Jake came out and sat beside me, putting an arm around my shoulders.

"You ok?"

"I'm fine" I said as Hannah gurgled and made funny noises. She was about two weeks old, I guessed.

I should have known… should have seen it coming…

TWO WILL BE NEEDED. THE REST WILL BE AS IT SHOULD.

Suddenly, we weren't where we were before. We were in someone's house, and… everyone was there…

"Where'd James and Desiree go!" Cassie cried shrilly.

"Oh no…" I moaned "No…"

Then I noticed there was someone here who should not have been here.

Sakura.

"Well… shit" Robert muttered.

DON'T WORRY! IT'S NOT THE LAST OF THE EEEVIILLL TRIPLETS!

At least… hmm… maybe…

SEE, SEE! I TOLD YA YOU'D BE SORRY!