A month and a half had passed and so did Kairi's birthday. Everyone threw a party for her and gave her everything she wanted for her birthday. Sora went back to school the beginning of September. He learned that he was going to get most of the same students he had last year because he now taught all four grades in high school. The weather finally began to get colder, which was a relief for Kairi. On the hot summer days, she couldn't sit outside for more than five minutes without having to go inside. Now, she could sit out there all day long.

Kairi spent the final few weeks just sitting around and knitting. Alyssa had taught her. Kairi just sat there, watching TV, and knitting the two baby blankets, waiting for the time to come for her to have the babies.

Finally, one morning, on the first day of October, at around ten o'clock, Kairi's sister Lani came by for a visit. She found Kairi sitting in the living room, on the new rocking chair Riku had given her as a part of the baby shower, and knitting a long baby blanket that was draped over her extremely enourmous stomach. Riku was unable to make it that day, so he gave her the chair a few days later.

"Hey, Kai!" said Lani as she walked into the living room.

Kairi looked up from the blankets she was knitting. "Oh, hi, Lani!" she said calmly. "I'm just knitting."

Lani sat down on the couch and watched Kairi as she knit the blankets.

"Sora at work?" asked Lani.

Kairi nodded.

Lani sighed. "It's been a long nine months for you, huh?" she asked.

Kairi looked up once again. "Yeah. I know I'm ready, and-"

Suddenly, she felt this sharp pain in her stomach.

"Ow!" she cried, dropping the knitting needles and the blanket to put her hands on her stomach.

"Kairi!" cried Lani as she jumped up from the couch and went to Kairi. "Are you okay?"

Kairi's face was twisted in pain. She opened her eyes and looked up at her sister. "I think it's time." she said.

"Come on!" said Lani. "I'm taking you to the hospital!"

She helped her younger sister stand up, got her into her car, started the engine, and sped off. As Kairi felt more pain, Lani took her cell phone out of her purse and called Sora.

"...So what did the Destiny Islands government do to improve-" said Sora in the middle of a lesson until his cell phone rang. "Excuse me."

He took out his cell phone, flipped it open, and held it to his ear.

"Hello?" he asked.

"Sora?" asked Lani, holding the phone to her ear with one hand and clutching the steering wheel with the other. "Kairi's in labor!"

"WHAT?" cried Sora.

"Just now, her contractions began." explained Lani.

"Owwww..." moaned Kairi, feeling another twinge of pain. "Tell him to hurry!"

"Kairi!" cried Sora. "I'll be right there!"

He flipped his cell phone shut, put it into his pocket, and scooted out of his classroom.

"Read the next section while I'm gone!" said Sora. Then, he sped off to the administration office to get the emergency sub he requested and that he could leave to get to the hospital.

Lani dialed another number and held it to her ear.

"Hello? Destiny Islands Hospital? Yeah, I have a woman in labor with me, and she needs medical attention, NOW!" said Lani. "Alright, thanks!"

She hung up and put the phone in her purse.

"Don't worry, Kairi." she said, getting onto the freeway ramp. "Everything's going to be okay!"

They were both silent except for Kairi making small whimpering sounds as the contractions hit her. After ten minutes of driving, Lani saw the hospital sign and drove out of the freeway to get to the hospital. She drove a quarter of a mile, reached the hospital, pulled into the parking lot, parked, safely got Kairi out, and went to the entrance where a nurse was waiting with a wheelchair. Kairi sat in it and the nurse immediately wheeled her to the maternity ward, where they got her ready.

Meanwhile, Sora was driving as fast as he could, but then, he got pulled over by a cop on a motorcycle.

The cop walked over to Sora as he rolled down his window.

"Are you aware that you're going 40 in a 35 zone?" asked the cop, who was wearing motorcycle gear.

"Look, just give me the ticket and let me go." said Sora tensely. "My wife is in labor!"

"Let me see your license." said the cop.

Sora handed the cop his license and he studied it.

"Hart...hmm..." said the cop. "You're my kid's history teacher."

"I am?" asked Sora surprisingly.

"Well, yeah, my daughter Meg's always telling me about you. Said your wife was pregnant, and here you are, telling me she's in labor." said the cop with a smile. He gave Sora back his license. "I'll let you off with a warning, but don't let me catch you again. Good luck."

"Thanks, officer." said Sora. He put his license away and drove off. His student did tell him that her father was a cop.

Sora continued to drive at the speed limit to the hospital (to make sure he wouldn't get stopped again). There were tons of red lights that Sora had to stop at.

"Come on!" cried Sora impatiently at a red light.

It was one of those lights that take forever to turn green. Sora tapped his fingers on the steering wheel as an elderly lady crossed the street with her walker. Finally, it turned green, and Sora sped off. He got to the hospital without further ado, parked, and went in to the receptionist's desk.

"My wife's in labor, can you tell me where she is?" panted Sora frantically.

"Calm down, now, who's your wife?" asked the woman calmly.

"Kairi Hart." replied Sora.

"In the delivery room." said the lady. "Are you the father?"

"Of course I am, can you just take me to her?" asked Sora.

The woman pointed to the hall behind her. "Go down the corridor until you see a door with a ducky on it that says Maternity Ward." explained the woman. "Then ask the woman there to see your wife. She'll lead you on from there."

Sora thanked the woman and sped off to the Maternity Ward.

While Sora was rushing there, They got Kairi into a hospital gown and into a bed. The pain was much worse, so they gave her painkillers. Lani sat next to her, helping her get through this.

"Where's Sora?" grunted Kairi as her sister wiped the sweat dripping down her forehead. Her bangs were already damp with sweat.

"He'll be here, don't worry!" said Lani. "Now remember the breathing exercises you learned? Just relax and-"

Right at that moment, Sora finally burst in.

"Sora, glad you're here!" said Lani as she got up from the chair so Sora could sit.

"I got here as fast as I could." explained Sora as he sat down. "I'm finally here, Kairi."

Kairi smiled a weak smile. "About time!" she said. Then she frowned as more pain hit her. "What took you so long?"

"It's a long story." said Sora. He turned to his sister-in-law. "Lani, can you call Riku and everyone else?" he asked her.

Lani nodded. She went outside, took out her phone again, and first called her mother. She said she will be right there with Kairi's father. Next, she called Sora's parents, who also said they would be right there. Then, she called Riku, who luckily, was with Hurky, Ryo, and Alexa on lunch. They said they would all be there as soon as work let out, which was the same time, at five o'clock. Lani went back to Sora and Kairi in the Delivery Room, where they were giving Kairi more painkillers.

"Ugh, why won't they work?" cried Kairi.

"You have to let the painkillers kick in." explained the nurse.

"Well, our parents will both be here, but Riku and your friends won't be here until about five-thirty." said Lani.

"That's fine." said Sora. He was holding Kairi's hand as she did her breathing exercises. "That's it, just breathe, Kairi, you can do it."

In the midst of all the mayhem revolving around Kairi giving birth, the doctor whisked Lani out and told her to wait in the waiting room of the Maternity Ward. Right when she got there, both Sora's and Kairi's parents were there. They were sitting on the couches and they got up and went to Lani when she showed up at the waiting room.

"How is she doing?" asked Sora's mom.

"Well, she kept demanding them to give her painkillers." answered Lani, tugging on her auburn hair with blonde highlights that was tied in a ponytail.

As time passed, Riku, Ryo, Alexa, and Hurky all showed up at the same time several hours later.

"How's Kairi?" asked Riku.

"We don't know." replied Kairi's dad. "She's been in labor since ten and Sora went in there when he got here and we haven't heard a word since."

"I hope she's okay..." said Ryo worriedly. "Kairi's a small person and carrying two babies. It might be too much for her."

"She's a strong pesron." said Riku with his arms crossed and had a grin on his face. "Don't worry. Nothing bad will happen to her."

During the time their friends and family were waiting, Kairi was given more painkillers and with every pain that went through her stomach, she would squeeze Sora's hand.

"How much longer until it's actually time to push the babies out?" asked Sora to Dr. Ferguson, Kairi's doctor and the person delivering the twins.

"She's so far halfway through before she actually has a chance to push the babies out." explained Dr. Ferguson. "But it could take several hours."

Right when she said "several hours," Kairi said the S word. This stunned Sora. Kairi rarely ever swore. Well, she would say "damn" but never the S or the F word. The only time he ever heard Kairi say the S and the F word was when they were in high school.

Several hours had passed. Kairi was getting closer to giving birth, but she couldn't take the pain. She thought this was the worst pain she had ever felt. More painful than the time she got her tonsils out. That was minor pain compared to this. Back in the waiting room, everyone waited anxiously for the news. They had a lot of things on their minds, like if Kairi was going to be okay or what the babies were going to be or if they were fine. They were tired, but they felt that they were needed there. Finally, at about 2:00 in the morning, Kairi was finally ready to push the babies out.

"Okay, Kairi." said Dr. Ferguson, now wearing scrubs, a mask covering her mouth, and gloves. "You're good to go. Are you ready to push the babies out?"

Kairi nodded. Sora took Kairi's hand in his as she got ready to push.

"Here we go." said Dr. Ferguson, getting ready to perform the delivery. "I want you to count to three and push."

So, Kairi did. She thought it felt like eternity...and like hell.

"Keep going, Kairi, you're doing great!" Sora said, still holding Kairi's hand. His own hand hurt because Kairi squeezed it really hard as she pushed.

"I don't think I'll make it, Sora!" grunted Kairi.

"Alright, one more push!" instructed Dr. Ferguson.

Kairi pushed and as Dr. Ferguson had predicted, Sora and Kairi heard the sound of a baby crying.

"It's a boy," said Dr. Ferguson as she handed the baby to the nurse standing nearby.

Sora smiled. "They're going to be boys." he said.

"Okay, here comes the other baby." said Dr. Ferguson. She told Kairi to push again and so she did. It wasn't easy. Finally, there was the sound of another crying baby. Dr. Ferguson smiled. "It's a girl."

Sora grinned even more. Kairi smiled a weak smile, but then she passed out.

"KAIRI!" cried Sora.

A nurse went to go check Kairi's pulse. "She's fine, but I think she's exhausted!" she said.

Kairi opened her eyes, smiled, and brushed away some of her hair, which was soaked in sweat. Sora also smiled. Dr. Ferguson handed Kairi two babies, each in a blanket. The boy was in a blue blanket and the girl was in a pink blanket.

"I don't believe this," Kairi said weakly. "A boy and a girl."

She handed Sora the boy to hold.

"Hey, little guy," Sora said. "Welcome to the world."

Kairi smiled. She looked down at the little girl cradled in her arms, and back at Sora. Then, they kissed a short little kiss.

A while later, back in the waiting room, Riku was pacing around the room, back and forth. Ryo was asleep on one couch, while Lani slept on another. Sora's father held his wife's hand while Kairi's father held Kairi's mother. Alexa stared at the TV tuned to a late night talk show while Hurky sipped on some coffee, trying not to fall asleep.

"Riku, why must you pace like that?" asked Hurky.

"Well, excuse me if this is all I can do to get through this." said Riku grumpily.

"Riku, maybe you should lie down." suggested Kairi's mother.

"I don't think I can." said Riku. "One of my best friends is in the worst pain of her life, I'm sure."

"Your mother did tell me that she was in severe pain when she had you and Rep." spoke up Sora's mom.

Hurky went to the vending machine, got a coffee, and gave it to Riku, who sipped vigorously on it. This went on for about another half hour. Suddenly, Sora opened the door to the delivery room and walked in with a big smile on his face. Everyone sat up, and Ryo and Lani woke up.

"How is she?" asked Alexa.

"Are they boys, or are they girls?" asked Lani.

Sora continued to grin like crazy. Finally, he spoke. "She had a boy and a girl."

Everyone gasped.

"How's Kairi?" asked Kairi's father.

"She's doing great. She passed out for a minute after she pushed the last baby out, which was the girl, but then she woke up and she's just fine." explained Sora. "They're taking her to a room so she can get some rest, but we can go see the babies."

"Then what are we waiting for?" asked Riku with a smile. "Let's go see them!"

Sora led everyone in the maternity ward to where they kept the babies and there was a glass window to see them. Sora stopped there and pointed at the glass window.

"Right in front." said Sora proudly.

Everyone got closer to geta look at the babies. There they were, wrapped up and asleep. The boy in the blue blankets had auburn hair, with a sign attached to the front which said Skye Jonathan Hart, Born: October 2nd, 2014, 2:06 am, Weight: 8.7 lbs., while the girl sleeping next to him in the pink blankets had brown hair. A sign was also attached to the front. It said Kari Samantha Hart, Born: October 2nd, 2014, 2:43 am, Weight: 7.8 lbs.

"Kari?" asked Sora's dad. "I thought she was going to name her Chantelle."

"Yeah, Kairi decided to change the name from Chantelle to Kari." explained Alexa. "I suggested Kari."

"That's dumb!" said Riku. "It's too close to Kairi's name!"

"I think it's cute." said Ryo.

"They don't even have the same hair color!" said Kairi's dad with a laugh.

"Which makes them fraternal twins." said Ryo thoughtfully.

"Our first grandchildren." sighed Sora's mom dreamily. "They're so beautiful."

Sora grinned. "Thanks, Mom." he said.

"Or should he say, Grandma!" joked Riku.

Ryo playfully smacked Riku.

Everyone laughed.

"It's alright." said Sora's mom. "They'll be calling me that in a few years anyway."

"OMG, they're opening their eyes!" squealed Lani.

Everyone glanced at the twins and saw that Skye had his mother's dusk colored eyes and Kari had her father's clear blue eyes.

"Awww..." cooed everyone...

Hurky, Ryo, Alexa, and Kairi: Awwwwwww!

Sora: Cool, I'm a father now.

Hurky: Okay, I made the twins a boy and a girl so I wouldn't disappoint anyone. Hope you liked the chapter. This is almost the end, but I've got one more chapter to go. Laters!