Wow. I didn't even notice that I sort of forgot this fic.
Sorry!
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Well Here we all are.
The last chapter of Mothers...
"Can we call Yoh NOW?" Anna shook as pain gripped her body.
"We already called him, Anna. He said he was on his way," Tamora said, wiping the brow of the extremely annoyed woman.
"I don't care. I want to know where he is. Has he left the house. DID HE FOR GOD'S SAKE MAKE HIMSELF A SANDWICH!" (thanks to C.C. for that comment)
"Why would he need to make a sandwich, Anna?" Pilica asked. The girl had come up specifically for Anna. They would need all the help they could get.
Birth
Yes, Anna was in labor. And if you knew Anna when she was not in pain, Anna in pain was ten times worse.
The woman was supposed to go back to Yoh today (which was making her very cranky already), and when labor pains started... you wouldn't want to be on Anna's bad side. So the prophetess and Ainu set her up in one of the spare bedrooms, while Kino and Yohmei went to get Faust, with plenty of towels and water.
"Because-" Anna winced as a contraction racked her body. "It is a known fact that males, when their wives are having babies, are reluctant to eat and therefore START PASSING OUT!"
Tamora and Pilica shared a look. Anna gasped. The contractions were getting closer.
"WHAT IN KAMI'S NAME IS TAKING THAT IDIOT SO LONG!" Anna shouted, screaming her head off about Yoh. "IT'S HIS FAULT THAT I'M GOING THROUGH THIS! WHERE THE HECK IS HE!"
Tamora and Pilica winced at Anna's volume.
"It's alright, Anna," Tamora said. "Just breathe,"
Anna took a few deep breaths. Her contraction died down and she returned to laying on the propped-up pillows, dressed in a robe with a blanket covering her.
"Yoh said he was leaving on the next train. The train left two hours ago,"
"IT TAKES FOUR HOURS TO GET HERE!" Anna shouted, horrified and enraged at the thought that her husband might not make it.
"You shouldn't have said that," PIlica whispered to Tamora.
"I was just trying to help!" Tamora whispered back.
Anna breathed deeply again, regaining her sanity. Tamora took the wet cloth and set it on Anna's brow again.
"It's too bad there's no hospital around here," Pilica commented.
"Why?"
"Because one, I don't know anything about birthing babies, and two, Anna would calm down if she had an epidural,"
"What if he doesn't make it?" Anna's sudden change in mood startled them all.
"What, Anna?" Tamora asked.
"What if Yoh- what if he doesn't make it in time? I don't know if I can do this without him. What happens if it's time, and he's not here?"
"Anna," Tamora smiled softly.
"Don't worry, Anna. He'll make it, I'm sure. And until he does, we're right here with you. Your best friends in the whole wide world," Pilica said, softly hugging the girl.
"Well thank you for forgetting me," someone laughed. The door opened and in walked Jun.
"Jun!" Anna said, gratefully.
"You didn't think I'd miss this, did you? Len's outside, but because of the male-repelling charm your grandmother put on the place, he can't get in. It was quite funny, actually. Watching him try," Jun set some more towels down beside Anna, and brought some hot water to warm the water she was using for the wet cloth.
"Thank y- AH!" Anna sat up painfully as another contraction hit her.
"Goodness!" Pilica shouted.
"Get that wet cloth Tammy!" Jun ordered. "Breathe, Anna. It's alright,"
Jun looked at Tamora and Pilica. Both had their heads down.
"Well isn't this funny,"
"Shut up, Hao,"
"Please, Len. They boosted that charm for me. If I can't get through it, you certainly can't,"
"It's funny you're so calm," Len said, putting away his weapon. "Your sister-in-law is about to give birth and you can't do anything for her. Considering you used to have feelings for her, I'm surprised at your actions,"
Hao was sitting on a rock, chin in his hands, elbows on his knees, watching Len try to break through the charm Yohmei and Kino had placed upon the Osorezan shrine.
"Whoever said I had feelings for Anna?" Hao asked, sounding pleasantly surprised.
"Considering what you tried before their wedding, it wasn't that hard a conclusion to come to," Len responded, leaning against the rock next to him.
"Ah, that's it," Hao said. "And what if I told you Anna may not have married Yoh if I didn't do that,"
"Huh?" Len asked. 'That wouldn't make sense,' he thought. 'If he wanted Anna, then he should have increased her chances of getting cold feet, not decrease her chances. So then...'
"That's right," Hao finished for him.
"Oh," Len replied, and turned to staring at the invisible shield surrounding the place.
"Aw! Lookit! You guys waited just for me!"
Both Hao and Len rolled their eyes.
"Well, you don't have to wait anymore, what's the holdup?"
SMACK.
Hao and Len sweatdropped as Trey crashed on his snowboard into the invisible shield.
"That would be the holdup, idiot," Len said.
Trey rubbed his head, and knocked a fist against the shield.
"It's a male repelling charm. It senses the chromosomes in your cells to find two X's. If it doesn't, then it doesn't let you past. And since males have and X and a Y, we're stuck out here," Hao explained.
"Wow, you sounded all... science-y," Trey said, staring at Hao.
"Idiot," Len said to Trey.
"Guys!" a high-pitched voice called. A small thing on tiny legs ran toward them. Morty.
"Hey short stuff! I haven't seen you since the Shaman Tournament!" Trey greeted their small friend.
"Has Anna-"
"Not yet," Hao cut him off. "I wonder who's next,"
"That would probably be me," a very foreign sounding voice said. The rev of a motor ceased, and the tall man on the motorbike stepped off.
"Ah, Rio. Good of you to join us. This leaves..."
"The one, the only-"
"Save it Choco," Len cut him off. "We really don't need any jokes right now,"
And a sudden piercing scream gripped the night.
"Anna, are you alright?" Jun asked, kneeling over the woman in pain.
Anna let out a breath and gasped in a new one. Her scream had surprised even her, nevermind anyone else within hearing distance.
"I'll be fine. But I am NEVER LETTING HIM TOUCH ME AGAIN!"
Tammy, Pilica, and Jun all sweatdropped.
"There wasn't much time between that one and the last one," Tamora whispered to Pilica. "It's almost time,"
"But... Yoh...he's still an hour away," Pilica whispered back.
Tamora nodded solemnly.
"Someone should go tell the boys," Tamora replied.
Pilica nodded. "I'll go," she said, and silently left the room.
"Where is she going?" Anna asked through clenched teeth.
"Out to see the boys," Tamora replied hastily.
"Is she getting them sandwiches?" Anna asked.
Jun looked confused. Tamora just sweatdropped and waved the subject away, promising to tell Jun later.
"Hey, Guys!" Pilica greeted them from the other side of the barrier. "I brought sandwiches!"
She easily broke through the charm to bring the tray out to the awaiting boys.
"How is Anna?" Morty asked.
As another scream pierced the night, Pilica replied, "As fine as anyone in that much pain can be,"
"Please, it can't be that bad," Len said.
Pilica closed her eyes. "Boys can be utterly stupid sometimes," she mumbled. "My dear Len," she started, taking her time walking toward him. "Do you know how painful birthing a baby can be, nevermind twins?"
Len blushed slightly. "Erm- no?"
"Then don't comment on Anna's strength. Because both you and I know she could kick your butt and still have energy left to make Yoh do 500 laps around the mountain. So when Anna screams in pain like that... just imagine the force it would take,"
Len paled.
Pilica nodded, having got her point across.
Another scream rippled across the grounds. Everyone, after Pilica's explanation, cringed.
"How far apart was that from the last one?" Pilica said, worriedly.
"Not long,"
"When is Yoh going to get here!" Pilica shouted, exasperated.
"... You mean he's not here!" Everyone shouted at her.
Pilica looked at them, dumbfounded. "Boys, boys, boys. If there is still a male repellant charm on the place, then Yoh is not inside. If Yoh is not inside, and Yoh is not with you, then Yoh is OBVIOUSLY not here. And if Yoh's not here, Anna is cranky,"
The boys looked at each other sheepishly, embarassed about not figuring that out.
"Then where is he?" Morty finally asked.
"We don't know. He said he boarded the train here a few hours ago, but..." she lapsed into silence.
"You don't think he's going to make it, do you?" Trey finished the thought for her.
"It would be a miracle if he did," Pilica said.
"Then it's a good thing we have two little miracles on the way, isn't it?" Hao asked, smiling.
"How long has it been, Jun?" Anna asked.
Jun didn't need to ask to know what she was talking about.
"I'm not sure, An-"
"How long?"
"Three hours, Anna."
Anna let out an exasperated breath, tears stinging her eyes. 'Yoh, please get here. Soon.'
"And how far apart are they?"
"Only a few minutes, Anna,"
"...He's not going to make it, is he?"
Jun couldn't bring herself to answer.
Luckily for her, she didn't really have to, as aother contraction ripped through Anna's body, and Anna shouted with pain.
"Oh dear," Jun said, feeling Anna's forehead and taking her pulse.
"Anna?" Tamora asked, coming in with more hot water and more washcloths.
"She's getting hotter, it's almost time," Jun said to her.
"NO!" Anna shouted. "I need a doctor! I need Yoh!"
"Anna please!" Jun shouted, catching the attention of both other occupants of the room. "These babies are coming, with, or without Yoh here. You have to face that, and know that for these babies, you have to concentrate, and put all your effort into pushing,"
"GAH!" Anna screamed as yet another contraction struck her.
"How far apart?" Tamora asked, kneeling by Anna.
"Less than a minute," Jun answered. She peeked under the hem of Anna's robe, checking her parts. "I see the first one's crown,"
"No!" Anna shouted again, sucking in her breath.
"Anna! That won't help things! It won't keep the babies in any longer. It's just going to hurt you!" Tamora tried to reason with her.
"Anna, we need you to push. When the next contraction starts-"
"AHHH!"
"PUSH!"
"NO!"
"Did I miss anything?"
"Yoh!" Anna said. "You're here,"
"Thank goodness!" Jun said. "You're wife is too stubborn for her own, and your babies', good,"
The contraction died down. "How-"
"Hao came and found the train. He brought me here. I broke the male-repellant charm over the house. The rest of the guys are waiting in the kitchen. They said something about... sandwiches?" Yoh knelt by her side. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah,"
"Good," he brushed a strand of hair out of her sweat-soaked face and held her hand. "Just squeeze. We can do this together,"
Anna nodded, bracing herself for the next contraction.
"Alright Anna, you know what you have to do," he spoke softly to her, like someone would a child.
As the contraction surfaced, a mangled cry escaped her lips. She squeezed Yoh's hand for dear life, pushing as hard as she could in her lower areas. The pain wouldn't go away. She gasped in when she felt something slide out between her legs, and panted hard afterward.
"The scissors, Tamora," Jun ushered, as she swept the tiny little thing into a blanket. She cut the umbilacal cord and smiled at the life in her arms. "It's a boy," she said.
Anna looked up at Yoh, who was quickly given the little sack of joy as another contraction reminded her that there was another baby on the way.
Her breath hitched and she pushed again. For some reason, this one felt less hard than the boy. A few more seconds, and she was breathing normally again, watching as Jun snipped the second umbilical cord and swaddled the baby.
"And a girl,"
Anna couldn't help but grin as she was given the second baby to hold.
"Look, Yoh," she said. "Look what we did,"
Yoh kissed Anna's forehead as the little girl came up to clench a fistful of her mother's hair.
All Anna could do was smile.
"Alright! I'm here! Where's the patient!"
The people stared awkwardly at the new arrival.
"You're a little late, Faust," Morty said, biting a sandwich. "Anna's already done,"
"And sleeping, I might add," Jun said. "So I'd thank you to leave the yelling down to a minimum,"
"And Yoh?" Faust asked.
"Right here," Yoh said, bouncing the baby boy in his arms, not even looking at Faust.
Tamora cooed softly at the girl in her arms, Trey peeking over her shoulder, as she passed the newborn onto Pilica.
"Well. I see that the work is done here," Faust said, picking up his bag, and leaving the room.
"And I had better go see my wife," Yoh said, giving the boy to the nearest person, which happened to be Len, and leaving the room to go see Anna.
Len had no experience with babies, and was quite awkward in holding the boy until the thing giggled softly at him, and he smiled. Pilica watched him out of the corner of her eye.
"Well, Keiko, I assume we missed it," a gruff voice sounded from the doorway.
"Well then, I get to see my grandchildren all the sooner," a flowing voice replied. Keiko Asakura entered the room gracefully, looking around for the children. Mikihisa followed close behind her.
"Oh!" Keiko gasped lightly when she caught sight of the girl. "May I?" she asked Pilica.
"Of course," the Ainu said, handing the woman her grandchild immediately.
"Oh my," Keiko breathed. "She's beautiful,"
"And this one over here is quite cute," Mikihisa pointed out the boy in Len's arms.
Keiko smiled.
"Beautiful parents, beautiful babies,"
END
HOW WAS THAT!
I feel i neglected this fic a bit.
Hope this makes up for it!
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