AN: I ain't dead yet! My apolagies for not reviewing for so long, life kind of got in the way a little bit. Thanx for waiting patently, hopefully the next chapter will be up soon. Thanx again for waiting on me, 'til next time, now, on with the fic…
Come Back to Me
Chapter 9
Christmas Surprise
Days went by as they always do. Nothing truly exciting happened, but Halloween was fun. Malik and Marik went out on the town dressed like vampires. They had been planning this for quite some time. They had a blast scaring the shit out of people. This was due to not only how real their costumes were but also the fact that they used the Millennium Rod to make their eyes glow.
Ryou on the other had, stayed home and gave out candy. She had fun watching the children dashing from house to house in search of more candy then they could eat in a year. The next day Ryou was thankful that her other "friends" hadn't stopped by the house. If they had Ryou would have turned out all the lights and wait for them to leave the block.
As I said, nothing was happening in Domino anymore. It was like all the fun things to do was gathered up and shoved into a bag and held just out of reach.
Then came Christmas.
Today we see Ryou and Malik are decorating the inside of her home with Christmas decorations.
The tree is already up and decorated. It's been that way for a week now. Marik, Ishizu, Rashid and Ryou's father went and got it and set it up all while Malik and Ryou were at school. They had been in the process of decorating it when Ryou and Malik walked in the door.
Currently, Ryou's father and Ishizu are out shopping while the boys and Rishid decorate the house.
"There. All done." Ryou said after putting the finishing touches to the decorations in the hallway.
"I'm done to." Malik called from the living room. He had been putting lights and garland up in places Ryou was unable to get to nor reach thanks to her pregnancy.
"It's wonderful Malik." Ryou said as she walked to the middle of the living room.
"Thank you."
"You wanna go outside and see what Marik and Rashid have done to the outside of the house?" Ryou asked, reaching for her winter coat.
"Sure. I wouldn't pass up a chance to see Marik doing the decorating instead of Rashid and I." Malik said as he bundled up.
Ryou and Malik went out into the front yard and gasped in surprise when they saw the house. Marik and Rashid, had out done themselves. There were large colored lights running along the edge of the roof with white icicle lights hanging down. There was a miniature Santa sleigh with miniature reindeer. The lead reindeer had a red nose. The miniature set up looked like it was in the process of touching down rather than taking off.
The porch and part of the front lawn was decorated as well. There were small white lights crisscrossing up and down the posts, running along the tops of the banister. Around the window and up, over, and down the door posts, colored, chasers ran. The bushes even had lights on them!
The two lights were so busy gapping at the sight of the house that they didn't notice the approach of the decorators.
"Do you like it?" Marik asked, startling Malik and Ryou.
"Hai. It's wonderful Marik." Ryou breathed, still trying to get over her minimal shock. Malik nodded his head in agreement, also struggling with his shock.
"Glad to hear it. Now, why don't we all go inside and see what you two did to the inside of the house?" Marik suggested.
Inside was a different matter. The living room was decorated with small white lights and green and red speckled garland. The lights and garland ran along the edges of the shelves and bookcases. Garland ran along the tops and sides of the pictures hanging on the wall opposite the couch and the tree in the corner near the TV.
The tree was a beauty in and of itself.
The colored lights flash in ever changing patterns. Childhood ornaments mingle with glass and delicate ones. The delicate ornaments have been Ryou's family for five generations. The glass ones have were purchased earlier on in the month because Malik, Marik, Ishizu, and Rashid were confused about Christmas, but they caught on not long afterward.
Nine of the glass spheres have names. One for every member of Ryou's family and Malik's. A tenth ball is un-named at the moment. This will have Ryou's child's name on it after the baby is born.
Christmas morning dawned bright and early for our favorite white haired hikari. The sun was just peeking over the horizon when Malik burst into her room and proceeded to bounce around chanting, 'Christmas is here! Christmas is here!' Until Ryou got out of bed, put on her bathrobe and followed Malik downstairs.
It wasn't long after that that the living room became a disaster area. Malik and Marik were like small children at their first sleepover. Wrapping paper went flying around the room with no sense of order. When the dust settled Malik and Marik were in a very heated make out session while on the floor around them were various sex toys, scented candles, games, and books. Everyone else just shook his or her head and continued to open their own gifts.
Morning had come and gone by the time Ryou finished putting away her child's, her cat's, and her gifts, in her room. On her way back down stairs, she felt a sharp stab of pain low in her belly. Pausing mid step, Ryou put a hand on her swollen belly and waited for the pain to subside. Once the pain was completely gone, Ryou continued down the stairs briefly wondering what that was all about.
Down stairs, Ryou waddled over to the couch and slowly settled in to watch some TV. Five minutes into the show, Ryou feels that same sharp pain from earlier. Wincing, she begins to wonder what the hell is going on with her.
After the pain faded away, Ryou turned back to her show. Only to be interrupted again five minutes later. 'Okay. Now I KNOW that's not normal.' Ryou thought before she turned off the TV and yelled as loud as she could, "Malik, Marik! I need your help! Now!"
Close to five minutes later a pair of sweaty, disheveled blondes found Ryou lying on the couch, panting, with an arm over her swollen stomach. Ryou turned to her friends and calmly said, "I think the baby's coming."
Malik and Marik acted quickly and calmly. Malik got the keys and started up the car. Marik helped Ryou out to the car and carefully buckled her in. After closing the car door, Marik went back inside, wrote a note to Ryou's father, grabbed the pre-packed suitcases, locked the door and joined the two hikaris in the car.
It didn't take them long at all to get to the hospital with Malik driving at breakneck speeds. Ryou was taken up to a specially prepared delivery room at the mention of who her doctor is.
After getting prepared for the birth, her doctor walked in and examined her. When he was done he said, "Well, your water hasn't broken yet, so we have to wait until it does before we can do any thing else."
"Is there anything we can do to help speed this up?" Marik asked just a little impataint.
"As a matter of fact there is Marik. The three of you can walk around the room or anywhere outside on this level."
"Good. We'll start that right now thank you." Marik said as he up and left the room.
Close to two hours later Ryou's water broke and man did she wish it hadn't! The pain was 10 times worse now. And on top of that, she wasn't even dilated enough yet!
So now she gets to wait for who the hell knows how long, in pain, and wondering if she had done the right thing. Wishing for a piece of Bakura to help live with the pain of him no longer being right there with her.
Ryou was snapped from her thoughts when she felt something cool touch the skin at the back of her neck. She turned her head and looked at Malik sitting next to her.
"What?" he asked.
"What's with the cold rag at the back of my neck?" Ryou asked.
"Oh that. The nurse said to do that it helps keep you cool during labor. The nurse checked you and said that you're almost there. Just a little while longer."
"Really?" Ryou looked skeptical.
"Really, really." Malik couldn't help but say.
Ryou started laughing for a full two minutes with Malik before it turned into a scream of pain as a contraction hit. Catching her breath she stared the breathing exercises she was taught earlier in the year. It wasn't long after that that Ryou's doctor returned with the nurse. Dr. Black immediately went over to Ryou and checked her.
"Ready to have this baby Ryou?" Dr. Black asked.
"Hell yes!" Ryou exclaimed.
"Then let's get started."
During the next hour Ryou pushed during every contraction, holding tightly onto Malik's hand. Halfway through, Ryou started to tire, Marik stepped up and helped Ryou through the rest of the birth, carefully keeping his strength in check.
Not long after that a loud wail filled the room. "It's a girl!" Dr. Black announced. Ryou lied back against Marik with a smile. After cutting the umbilical cord, Dr. Black brought the wailing baby up to her mother's arms. The infant instantly quieted against her mother's chest.
"Amazing." Marik said awed. Dr. Black and the nurse gave him questioning looks but didn't say anything."
"She looks kinda ugly." Malik stated.
Ryou glared at her friend before handing her child to the waiting nurse for clean up. "All newborns look like that before they're cleaned up, dressed and handed back to the mother."
Before either of the two blondes could answer, Dr. Black chose that moment to interrupt, "Ready Ryou?"
"Ready."
After the afterbirth was expelled, Ryou was aloud to finally rest.
AN: This chapter was a little difficult to write. It's my first time writing a birth scene. I hope you all like it. Merry Christmas everyone!