Baby Baby

By Crazy4Cocopuffs

I know you hate me for stopping where I did but I had to meet my fiancé Jesse. He gave me my graduation present… a kitten! He's so cute. His name is Blaze (but his nickname is Lil Jesse!). We're moving in together in a few weeks, and we might have a little surprise on the way (I'm not sure yet but I might be pregnant! I'll let you know in the next chapter.) Okay, I guess I've kept you waiting long enough. On with the show!
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Ami released her friend and turned to the others. She was practically bouncing up and down. "She's going into labor. SHE"S HAVING THE BABIES!"

Chapter Five: It's a …

Darien had to grip the doorframe to keep from falling over. Raye, Lita, and Mina ran to Serena and gave her a big hug, and then Raye went into her protective mode. She walked Serena over to the sitting area, pushing through the guys. "Okay, we need to get her to the couch. She needs to rest. And someone call the doctor's office. We need to make sure they can be there when-"

"Umm, Raye?" Ami asked from behind her. "I'm Serena's doctor." She sat down next to Serena. "The girls went to get Serena's bag from their house. When they come back, we'll take Sere to my clinic."

"Oh. Okay." Raye said, then went over to where Serena was now seated on a couch. "How you feeling, Meatball Head? Need anything?" She asked, sitting on the couch across from Serena.

"I'm okay. Well, better than okay, actually. I'm gonna have my babies! I'm excited and scared and happy, and about a million other emotions right now. Where's Darien?"

Raye looked around and saw that Darien was in a chair with his head in his hands, surrounded by the other guys, who were offering him words of support. His face looked gray. "I'll be right back." She told Serena, then stood up and walked over to the boys. She knelt down next to Darien and asked him, "You okay, Dare?"

"Yeah, I'm good." He said in a strained voice, "It's just a little sudden, that's all. We were supposed to have two more weeks to ourselves." He gave a little laugh. "At least I got the nursery finished last week."

"So you are ready for them. Look at it this way. This is the last of Serena's over-the-top mood swings. Now all you have to deal with is her regular mood swings."

They laughed and then Darien asked her. "How's Sere doing?"

"She's okay. She wants you though. Go on, go over to her. She needs you."

"Thanks Raye." He said and stood up, then walked over to where Ami and Serena were sitting. He sat down between them and awkwardly pulled Serena into his lap. "You okay, baby?" he asked her.

Ami stood up, leaving Darien and Serena alone on the couch. She went over to talk to Raye.

Serena leaned against Darien, her cheek resting on his chest. She gave a small sigh. "I knew something was going to happen today. I just had a feeling. But I'm so worried, Dare. Do you think the babies will be okay? Even if they're early?" A solitary tear ran down her cheek and Serena hid her face in Darien's shirt.

Darien smoothed her hair and said gently, "Don't worry, Sere. I'm sure they'll be fine. Twins have a tendency to come early but two weeks early isn't going to hurt them. Remember, whatever Doctor Darien says is true."

Serena smiled at the old joke. "Yes Doctor Darien." She said then winced. "Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-OW!" Serena cried as a contraction hit her. One of her hands was gripping Darien's and the other was rubbing circles on her belly.

"Breathe, baby. It'll help." Darien coached.

A second later, the contraction had passed and Darien left Serena to rest on the couch. He went over to Ami and Raye and asked, "Are the girls back yet? We really need to get her to the clinic."

Just as Raye was saying, "I don't know what's taking them so long" the restaurant doors flew open and Mina and Lita raced in, each holding a duffle bag. "Okay, we're back! Let's get this show on the tracks!" Mina said.

"It's not TRACKS, Mina. It's ROAD." Lita said, shaking her head. Turning to the others, she added, "The car's parked outside the doors. What we need is a plan."

"Okay," Kevin said, thinking out loud. "Since most of us left our cars at Lita's house, I say that someone should drive Darien and Serena and the rest of us can get a car or two and meet you there. Now, who's going with Serena and Darien?"

Eight hands flew into the air, accompanied by eight calls of "I will!" Kevin sighed and lowered his hand. Having driven with every one who had volunteered, Kevin picked the safest driver… Nathan. It was also decided that Ami should go with them, considering that she was the doctor.

Darien went over to Serena and helped her to stand. "Come on, Honey, time to go." He said, leading her to the door. They got about a foot away from the door when another contraction hit Serena. She cried out and gripped Darien tightly. Darien rubbed her back and told her to breathe, which actually seemed to help. In a few seconds, the pain had passed and a minute later Darien and Serena were in the back seat of their car, Nathan was driving, and Ami was in the passenger seat (They have a Mitsubishi Montero Sport SUV –that's what I have and it's great.). Nathan pulled away from the restaurant and they were on their way.

Two minutes after the car pulled away, The Eternal Moon was closed and a group of twenty-somethings were running comically down the sidewalk toward Lita's house. They literally jumped into the two chosen cars after they threw the suitcases in the trunk of one car (Raye's red Mustang) and the baby car seats in the trunk of the other (Kevin's blue Escape). Once everyone and everything was in the car, they sped off toward Ami's clinic.

By the time everyone got to the clinic, Serena was already changed into a hospital gown and settled into a bed in one of the small clinic rooms, hooked up to fetal monitors and an I.V. She smiled when the girls entered the room (they guys were waiting safely outside the room). "Heeyyyy!" Serena slurred, grinning and waving lazily at her friends.

Lita, Raye, and Mina looked at Ami and she answered their silent question by whispering, "Drugs."

"Oh." They said in unison, nodding their heads. Ami grinned and sat down on the bed next to Serena. Lita sat on the chair next to the bed, Raye sat on the end of the bed, and Mina sat next to Raye.

"So, Sere, how are you feeling?" Lita asked, shifting in her seat.

"I'm gooood." She said. "Ami gave me a shot and bam, no pain. It's great."

"Yes, well as much comfort as you may be in, I need to see how far along you are. Girls, could you step out for a moment please?" Ami stood up and open the door. The girls nodded and left the room, Raye, being the last one, closing the door behind her. A moment later, Ami rushed out the door, looking around panicky. "Where's Darien?" She asked anxiously.

"He's down the hall in the waiting room. Why? What's up?" Mina questioned, as she and the girls jumped out of their seats and followed Ami down the hallway.

Ami ignored her and nearly ran to the waiting room. She ran up to Darien and said, "Darien, she needs you. These babies are coming NOW."

"NOW?" Darien jumped out of his seat and he and Ami ran back to Serena's room.

As they disappeared from the waiting room, Raye looked at the others. "She's having the babies right NOW?" She asked. Then she, Lita, and Mina fell into the arms of their loves.

While the guys in the waiting room tried to wake their girls, Darien was holding Serena's hand as Ami called to her, "Okay, Serena it's time to push."

Serena nodded and, when she felt the next contraction begin, gripped Darien's hand harder and pushed with everything she had. After three more hard pushes, a few tears, and a broken hand for Darien, the first baby entered the world. Ami quickly cleaned the baby and put it in one of the prepared bassinettes, announcing "It's a boy."

Serena's grin had enough time to grin from ear to ear before the next contraction hit and Ami was once again telling her to push. Darien had switched hands and his non-broken hand was now being clenched by Serena as she pushed the second twin out. But after five minutes of pushing, Serena was tiring and she knew that something wasn't right.

"Something's wrong." Serena told Ami.

Ami nodded and muttered, "It shouldn't be taking this long for the second baby." She felt Serena's belly and an idea popped into her head. "Sere, I need you to breathe through this next contraction, but, whatever you do, don't push. It could hurt the baby."

Serena nodded, the fear evident in her eyes. Darien wrapped his free arm around her shoulder and held her as she felt the contraction hit her. Serena had to force herself not to push.

During Serena's contraction, Ami was leaning over Serena's belly and, by kneading and pushing into her during the contraction, was able to reposition the baby so it could come out. It had been trying to be born feet first and had gotten stuck.

Ami gave her friend a small nod. "Okay, that should do it. Now, when you feel the next contraction hit, go ahead and push."

"Okay." Serena nodded in return and almost immediately felt the pain and pressure of a contraction. "Ow-ow-ow-ow!" She muttered as she pushed. It took five more pushes until the second baby came out.

Ami whisked the baby to the clean-up area and began to clean up the baby.

Serena was beginning to worry. Her first baby was crying in his bassinette but Ami had yet to tell her the sex of the second baby and it hadn't even cried yet. "Darien, is the baby okay?" She asked, tears falling silently down her cheeks.

Darien looked down at his love. "I don't know, Sere, I just don't know." He pulled her into a hug and, exhausted, she cried herself to sleep.

Ami was busy with the second baby. The baby girl was having trouble breathing and even though she was breathing, it wasn't enough and she was slowly turning blue. After clearing the baby's nose and mouth, the baby gave a strangled cry and then began to cough. Ami sighed, relieved. The baby had coughed out whatever was blocking her air. Wrapping the baby in a blanket, she placed the baby in the bassinette next to her brother's and went over to Darien and Serena.

Serena was asleep against Darien's chest and Darien had his head rested against hers and his eyes closed. Ami stood next to Darien and gently tapped him on the shoulder. He jumped, startled, and automatically asked, "Are they all right?"

Ami smiled wearily. "They're both fine. Your son had no problems whatsoever, but your daughter had a little trouble breathing." After seeing the horror written on Darien's face, Ami quickly added, "But she's fine now. Absolutely perfect."

Darien smiled. "Thanks Ami." He gently shook Serena. "Serena, Honey, wake up. There's two special people who want to meet you."

Serena yawned and smiled, eyes still mostly closed. "Hi Darry. I had the weirdest dream. We were at the girls engagement party and I went into labor!"

Darien looked at Ami, who shrugged. He turned back to Serena and said, "Rena, open your eyes."

Serena did what he asked and immediately shot up into a sitting position. "I'm at the clinic?" She asked. Darien nodded. "I had the babies?" Darien nodded again.

While Serena was talking to Darien, Ami gathered up the baby boy and walked over to Serena and Darien and placed the baby in Serena's arms. "Here's your son, Sere. And-" She reached into the other bassinette and handed the baby girl to Darien. "Here's your daughter. They're so adorable."

Serena began to cry. "Darry, look at them. They're perfect."

He nodded. "Yes they are. But we need names."

It was Serena's turn to nod. She turned to Ami and asked, "Can you get the others for us? They need to meet these two."

"Sure." Ami said and left to get their friends.

Serena turned back to Darien. "Names, names, names. Should we stick to tradition?"

"You mean Serenity and Endymion?" He asked.

She nodded. "Serenity Rose

"Yeah. And Endymion Daniel?"

"We can call them Rini and Danny." Serena smiled and kissed the newly named Danny's head. A second later, the door opened and Ami, Nathan, Raye, Kevin, Mina, Jason, Lita, and Zack squeezed into the room to meet the new babies. "Hi everyone. We'd like you to meet Endymion Daniel Shields," She shifted the baby in her arms. "And Serenity Rose," She pointed to the baby Darien was holding "Or Danny and Rini for short."

Darien left with the guys to get some coffee. The girls passed the babies back and forth and spent nearly almost an hour 'ooh-ing' and 'awe-ing' until they noticed that Serena was getting tired. Ami and Lita placed the now sleeping babies in their bassinettes.

"We're gonna go now Rena. You get some sleep, okay?" Raye said.

"I will." Serena yawned and as the girls left, Darien came back into the room. Serena smiled sleepily at him as he sat on the edge of the bed and kissed her forehead. "We're parents now, you know."

"I know." He smiled in return. "You did great. They're amazing kids so far."

"Hey, look at their parents." Serena joked. "They can help but be perfect."

Darien chuckled. "Well, when you're right, you're right. Okay, you get your rest and I'll be he when you wake up. We'll be home before you know it."

"Good." She said, her eyes drifting close. "I can't wait to be home with my babies." Serena smiled. "I love saying that, my babies."

He smiled. "Get some sleep, Rena. I love you."

"Love you too." And she was fast asleep.

Darien walked over to the bassinette and looked at his children. Rini was sound asleep like her mother, but Danny was wide awake. As Darien stared down at him, Danny stared right back, his hands reaching up. Darien picked the baby boy up and cradled him in his arms.

"Hey there little guy." Darien said to the boy. "I'm your Daddy. That means that it's my job to protect you and keep you happy and healthy and teach you everything I know. There's only one thing I ask." Darien carried Danny over to Rini's bassinette and laid him next to his sister. Danny immediately cuddled with Rini then looked back at Darien. Darien laughed quietly, so as not to wake either of his girls, and said to his son. "I need you to look out for your sister. Keep her happy and safe, but most of all, keep her away from boys! Our girls have a tendency to attract boys and we don't want any bad boys to get our Rini, now do we?"

Danny gurgled his answer and Darien laughed again. "I'll take that as a no. Now you got to sleep too. You've had a rough day."

Darien left Danny with Rini and went over to Serena. Placing a kiss on his wife's forehead, he left the room in search of much needed coffee.

As soon as the door closed, Serena opened her eyes and smiled. "I heard that." She said to Darien's disappearing foot steps, then closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I want to get this posted tonight, but I'll thank everyone properly in the next chapter. I love my reviewers, especially mew bunnyboo (You're my fave reviewer!)! Thanks to nekoinuhanyou and Dark Mistress Serenity for your help with Rini's name.

I hope you liked the chapter. It's not my best, but it'll get better, I promise!