Chapter III: A visit to the doctor…

Hiei's P.O.V

"Aaaaahhhh…"

I was lying on the couch when I heard the piercing scream coming from our bedroom. Thinking that Botan might be in trouble, I rushed to our bedroom. I almost fell on my face when I saw Botan standing in front of the mirror, checking herself out.

"Love, what are you doing?" I asked.

"How come you never tell me how fat I was?" she said, not taking her eyes off the mirror.

"What?"

"I mean, look at me. I'm huge…oh! God…Look at my thighs…and my butt is huge…"

"Baby, you look fine."

"Fine? How can you say that when I look like this?"

"Well, you did get a few pounds."

I heard her gasp and I suddenly wished I didn't say that.

"Are you calling me fat? I can't believe you're telling me I'm fat."

'And I can't believe I fell for that.' With a sigh, I walked toward my moody wife. I wrapped my arms around her.

"Botan, look at me." I said.

Our eyes met in the mirror.

"Do you know what I see when I look at you?"

She shook her head.

"Do you want to know what I see?"

She nodded.

"I see a beautiful woman who knows who she is. I see the woman who taught me how to love. I see the mother of my child. I see my best friend. But most of the time, I see the woman I love. It doesn't matter what you look like. I will always love you."

Botan's P.O.V

I felt tears welling up in my eyes. I really didn't want to cry but how could I not. What he said was so sweet and on top of that, my hormones were running rampant. Man! Being pregnant can make the most stoic woman an emotional wreck. The slightest little thing makes me all teary-eyed.

I turned in Hiei's arms and wrapped my own around him. I rested my head against his shoulder. He has changed so much. Sometimes I have difficulty believing that he's the same Hiei I knew a few years ago.

"Are you feeling better?" he asked.

"Yes."

He let me go and went back downstairs. I went to the bathroom and took a shower. I have a doctor's appointment today. I was due for a check up. I got dressed then went downstairs. I was at the door when Hiei called me back.

"What?"

"Where are you going?"

"To the doctor's."

"You might want to make sure your shoes match first." He said smirking.

I glared at him then walked back upstairs and changed my shoes.

General's P.O.V

Botan sat in the waiting room. She was a little early so she had to wait to be called on. She read some parenting magazines to pass the time. She was a little worried about her baby even though she knew she had nothing to worry about. It must be her maternal instinct working over time.

Fifteen minutes later, the receptionist called her. She was showed to the room. The assistant told her to change and wait for her doctor to come in. Botan waited patiently for Dr. Robinson to show. Dr. Vicki Robinson was her gynecologist. She was the one that took care of her pregnancy. She was a very friendly woman with an always-there smile for her patience.

"Hello Botan. It's so nice to see you."

"Hello, Dr. Robinson. How are you?"

"I'm fine. Thank you for asking. So why are you here for today?"

"I'm here for my monthly checkup."

"Oh! Yes. Well let's get started."

She nodded. The doctor took her blood pressure, her pulse, her heartbeat and all these other mambo jumbos. She checked Botan's stomach making sure that the baby was growing normally and that nothing was out of the ordinary.

"Well, you're alright and so is everything else."

"Thank Kami. I was a little worried."

"There's nothing to worry about. Although I want to start taking things easy."

"Okay."

"And make sure you take your prenatal vitamins."

"I will. Thanks."

"And one more thing. Do you want to know the sex of your babies?"

"Babies?"

"Yes. Didn't you know?"

She shook her head.

"Oh, dear. I did not tell you."

She shook her head again.

"Well, you're having twins. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you that sooner."

"It's alright. We forget things sometimes."

"So do you want to know?"

"Not yet."

"Well alright. Let me know if you change your mind."

"I will. Thanks.

Dr. Robinson left the room so she could put her clothes back on. On the drive on, she felt numb. She was going to have twins. She should be happy. She was happy but what if her husband didn't want twins. They were expecting only one baby but now there's two. How was she going to tell Hiei?

'Get a hold of yourself, girl. You know he will be happy. So why are you worrying?'

When she got home, she parked the car in the garage and just sat there, staring into space. She couldn't believe they were going to have twins. If she thought that one baby would be great joy. Twins would be twice the love, double the pleasure, double everything. Her life couldn't get any better than that. After what a good motivational speech, she went inside the house. Hiei was where she left him on the couch. The TV was off and he was staring at the ceiling.

"Hi love." She said.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing."

"Come sit with me."

She sat down next to him. Hiei wrapped her in his arms. She instantly melt into his embrace.

"What happened at the doctor's?" he asked.

"Nothing."

"Then why are you so sad."

"Hiei…we're going to have twins."

"I knew that."

"You did?"

He nodded.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought you knew."

"I didn't. The doctor just told me."

"How do you feel about that?" he asked.

They sat there for a minute in silence then she answered.

"This is going to be one crazy ride." She said.

A crazy ride it might be but it would one they would both enjoy.

Author's Note: I only have one thing to say. PLEASE DON'T KILL ME...Oh and leave me a review please