(A/N – Chapter 15 of Nine Months in the Socks of the Motamiya's is here and ready for inspection! I got home late from work today (2:00 AM), so I decided to postthis new chapter now instead of waiting until the afternoon!I can't believe the feedback I got from chapter 14! I really appreciate it guys and gals! From here on out, expect the unexpected! We're going full speed and not looking back! Enjoy! I'm going to bed!)
Nine Months in the Socks of the Motamiya's – Chapter 15
"Our child is going to be delivered by a psycho ninja!" TK whispered in Yolei's ear as Dr. Greystone concentrated on the ultrasound screen. "Doesn't that freak you out in the least!"
"I'm sure it's good luck in some way, shape or form. Don't worry about it!" Yolei hissed back. "Besides, what better person to deliver a child than a stealth and quick genin ninja?"
"But still—"
"I don't suppose," Dr. Greystone interrupted "It would be much comfort to you, Tea Cakes, to know that about 10 of female ninja's in the Muromachi era of Japan did double duty as midwives."
"Really?" Yolei asked.
"Uh-huh. Who do you think delivered Muromachi?"
TK gawked at her. "How does she know this!"
"Once again, ten fingers and ten toes all around." Dr. Greystone said, moving the device through the gel. "Everything is where it should be and nothing is where it shouldn't be."
TK's eyebrows shot up. "Are you trying to tell us something, doctor?"
"Not a thing at all." Dr. Greystone said, concentrating on the screen. "Just letting you know what I see and what I don't see."
"I think you're trying to tell us something." TK said, grinning slyly. "What do you think, Yolei-chan?"
"Maybe…maybe not." The purple haired girl replied. "Hard to say."
"I'm trying to tell you that your baby is a happy and healthy looking critter." Dr. Greystone sighed, pressing a few buttons on the screen. "I gave you guys an opportunity to find out whether or not it's a boy or a girl! I wrote it down and sealed it in an envelope, remember? I take it you haven't picked out a name yet."
"Ummm, nothing yet." Yolei said, shrugging. "We figured that we would have plenty of time for that."
"Alacrity would be advisable, parents." Dr. Greystone said, warningly.
"Come again?" TK asked.
"It means get off your butt and pick a name, Tea Cakes."
"Oh."
"Your little critter is growing very well, kids," Dr. Greystone said, "I may have been off on your due date. This kid may come earlier than I thought."
"How early?" Yolei asked.
"I would be surprised if you make it to Boxing Day."
"Boxing Day?" TK asked puzzled.
"Day after Christmas in Australia," Dr. Greystone sighed, switching off the machine. "Come on, Tea Cakes, come up for air and read a good book once in a while. You can't be snogging your wife ALL the time, you know."
TK's cheeks flushed a dark scarlet. "Snogging my wife! What does she mean by that! I never snogged…well…there WAS that one time…"
"Things look great here, once again guys," Dr. Greystone said, wiping off the paddle of her device. "I want to see you two again next week. We have to start making plans for delivering your little critter."
"Plans?" Yolei asked, puzzled as she wiped the goo off her stomach. "What plans? I thought all we had to do was come to the hospital when the time came, I do a little pushing, and in a few hours, we have a kid."
"Honey, if childbirth was that easy, I wouldn't be in business." The doctor said, rolling her eyes. "We have to make plans on how you want to handle your labor, whether or not you want a natural birth, if you want family and friends in the room with you, whether or not Tea-cakes cuts the cord…"
"Really? I could cut the cord?" TK asked, his eyes twinkling.
"It's customary. I haven't had a delivery where the father DIDN'T want to cut the cord." Dr. Greystone said, stooping down to look under the cart. "Just do us all a favor, Tea-Cakes. If the baby is a boy, the umbilical cord is the one in the baby's stomach. Don't give the kid a circumcision."
TK's face turned red once again as Yolei's body shook in a fit of giggles.
"Anyway," the doctor said, pulling up an armful of pink and blue books. "Here are some books and DVD's that I want you to check out about childbirth, baby names, birthing styles, and postpartum care." She then handed the books to TK. "Read and review."
"What, all this?" TK asked, puzzled. "This is a lot of stuff!"
"Like I always say, Tea Cakes," Dr. Greystone said, "A real man's job isn't over when he rolls over and goes to sleep. You have to put in your hours, Tea."
"Don't worry," Yolei said, taking hold of one of TK's hands. "I'll make sure he puts in double-duty."
Dr. Greystone laughed. "I'm sure you will. Now scram you two. I got to get to class. I'll see you two next week. Remember; your final exam is coming."
"Okay, thanks doc!" TK said, walking towards the door.
"You go ahead, TK." Yolei said, waving him off. "I want to talk to Dr. Greystone for a second. I'll catch up."
"Okey-dokey," TK said, shrugging his shoulders as he stepped out the door. "I'll go bring the car around."
Yolei turned to Dr. Greystone as the door latched shut. "Dr. Greystone, I wanted to talk to you about those birth options you were talking about. I was wondering were there any options available where I didn't have to be stuck with needles?"
Dr. Greystone nodded understandingly as she pulled off her lab jacket. "I was wondering when this was coming up. I read through your files and I found that you did have an aversion to needles since you were little."
"Yeah."
"Well, there is one option available to you," the doctor said, looking at her chart. "You and your baby are in perfect condition to explore this option, and I am fully qualified to help you with this, but I'm not going to lie to you, it's going to hurt because you haven't taken any classes."
"I think I can handle it."
"How about Shogi?"
"We're supposed to be reading, remember? Besides, I hate playing Shogi."
"No, no, no. I mean for the baby! If it's a boy, why don't we name him Shogi?"
"You want to name our son after a board game?"
"But the name 'Shogi' sounds so cool! Besides, it's not just any board game, it's Japanese chess!"
Yolei glared down at the blonde's head in her lap. "Try again, angel-boy. In the meantime," Yolei plucked the book out of his hands and replaced it with the book she was reading. "Check out this birth plan that I been reading about."
"Get back to nature. Have the adventure of your lives. Bring your child into the world in the beauty of nature…Experience MOUNTAINTOP CHILDBIRTH!"
TK looked up at his wife with his jaw hung open. "You want to push our kid out on a mountain top!"
"Why not? The book says that can be a healthy and hearty experience to deliver in the fresh air and sunshine."
TK heaved a heavy sigh and covered his eyes with his hands. "Why can't we just have a normal, average birth like everyone else? Why can't we just do something normal for once and deliver in the hospital and not off the cliffs of Mount Fuji?"
"Because, I'm scared, angel." Yolei admitted. "I hate being poked and prodded and jabbed like those women in the video's that we've been watching. You know I hate needles."
"But you had your blood tested when we first got pregnant, and you didn't say anything." TK said, looking up into her eyes.
"I know I didn't…but I still hated it. I was in a foul mood the rest of that day." Yolei said, sighing. "I was in and out of hospitals when I was little. I had a bad cold, and I had to go take injections just about every week, and the doctors would take my blood every other."
TK nodded with understanding. "Ah. I hear ya. Well, there's no real way we can avoid that is there?"
Yolei set down the baby name book and pulled up another book sitting by her. She thumbed through a few pages before settling on a page. She plucked the book TK was currently holding and replaced it with the new one. "Check this out."
TK scanned the heading of the chapter. "How to have a Home Birth? Oh, come on, Yolei," the blonde said, shaking his head. "This is our first child, and you want to deliver it at home?"
"Yeah, why not?" Yolei said, looking in her husband's azure blue eyes. "I've been reading up on it and the book says that it's not that unusual for first time couples to deliver at home."
"Yeah, but we already have a doctor who's—"
"…A certified midwife who specializes in home deliveries." Yolei interjected. "I talked it out with her. She says that the baby is healthy enough to go for a home birth. All we have to do is give her a call when the time comes."
TK squirmed in Yolei's lap. "Yeah, but don't we have to take some special classes or something for this? I mean, from what we've been reading, this is going to be really painful for you."
"I know. Dr. Greystone made that perfectly clear." Yolei said, nodding. "There are techniques to control the pain, though. And we only have a few weeks to get ready. But TK, this is something that I really want to do. I don't want to go into that bright, sterile environment being poked stabbed every thirty seconds. Besides, according to the books, delivery at home can increase the bond the parents have with their child."
TK looked up into his lover's eyes. "Are you sure you really want to do this?" he asked, setting a hand on her stomach. "You want to do this here? At home?"
Yolei opened her mouth to reply, but she gave a small gasp and closed her mouth in a smile. "I guess the baby has the final word."
TK gave a broad grin, returning his blonde head to Yolei's lap, resting his ear against Yolei's belly. "If you're okay with this, I'm okay with it." He whispered to her stomach as he felt another push up against his hand and his cheek.
He then heard a loud squishing, gurgling sound from deep inside Yolei's stomach. He quickly looked up at her. "What was THAT?"
Yolei grinned sheepishly. "Sorry. I guess I'm a little hungry. Do we still have any more of those thanksgiving leftovers."
"I would think so!" TK exclaimed, grinning. "Yolei-chan, we took food from my parents house, YOUR parents house, Tai and Sora's party, Davis and Kari's party, and we still have food from OUR Thanksgiving party!"
"Not for long." Yolei said with an evil grin as she scooted out of bed. "Care to join me?"
"Of course." TK said, following her out the door. "If I left you alone in the kitchen, there'd be nothing left but bones to suck on."
"Oh, shush, you."
To Be Continued…(A/N – Time to answer my convictions once again! Here's what I have to say about what YOU had to say:
JyouraKoumi – First reviewer AGAIN dude! Tight! You know I feel ya there! Koumi's are the true ganstas! Fo sho! Koumi for life! Hope you keep reading, man!
Anthony1 – That was a very funny scene for me to write! Whenever I write a birth scene, I try to make it different from any other one I've written before. Each birth is a unique experience, and that's what I try to reflect in my stories. In all honesty, I have no idea how a birth will go until the last possible moment when the pushing starts, so if you're surprised, I'm surprised! I hope you enjoyed chapter 15 and I'll see you again for 16!
Dark Qiviut – The Naruto-like Dr. Greystone actually came from Paige34! Originally I had the good doctor be a karate expert going for her black belt, but Paige wanted a ninja, so I had to oblige! The only problem I had was that I knew NOTHING about ninja's so I had to turn to Naruto to fill in the blanks...and there were a lot of blanks! I hope I pulled it off!
Psycho G – You honor me with your comments! Your review has validated the reason for me writing this story! My main goals for this story were to show the world that a Takari writer COULD write a good, decent, nice and funny Daikari story, and that even Davis needs a turn! Now, there are loads of great Digimon 02 fics out there, and for you to say that my story is on the mark really and truly rocks my socks!
Paige34 - :blinks: Umm…Davis…Please stop bonking Paige on the head with the socks! I think Kari may be going into labor!
:Watches as Davis runs away. Grins triumphantly:
Works every time! It was no problem at all to write your good doctor as a ninja. It was a challenge if anything! I just hope that you like this Naruto-ish ninja!
Brent the Hedgehog – Thank you very much! You know, I've been getting a lot of comments about that birth video, I may have to rewrite the next chapter! Thanks for the feedback!
Steve-Racer – You were right the first time. I basically took Naruto's basic design, added a traditional ninja outfit, and put Dr. Greystone into the mold! Now, I'm not really trying to bash TK, not in the least! As I have said time and time before, this is Davis' turn. And lets be honest, there have been stories where Davis hasn't been seen in the best light. The rules have changed for this story my friend! Why don't you e-mail me about what you want to see happen between Julia, Jyoura and Steve, and I'll see what I can pull outta my hat!
Gabumon7000 – Who knows? I sure don't. I never know the sex of the baby until the birth. I just flip a coin!
Jinn Strider – "A True work of art". MY Story? A true work of art! Dude…you have NO IDEA how good I felt reading that sentence! Especially after reading your BEAUTIFUL story! I consider that high praise from you, my friend! I hope I don't disappoint with future chapters!
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And to everyone else who read my story, thank you so much from the bottom of my heart! I'm still riding the fence about taking a week off to catch up on my writings and to take a break, but like I said before, I'll let you all know what I plan on doing! Until then, see ya later!)