Athrun felt his own heart stop hearing the beep of the heart monitor on me and Athrun saw May in a tizzy. She had to save someone.
"Athrun, go to the baby and please put a breathing apparatus on him, and call Doctor Lavender to the room, to prepare for surgery. We don't have much time. I'll stay with Cagalli," She said pushing me out of the room as I rushed to our baby.
Athrun did what she told me and felt tears sting his eyes as he saw our baby sweating uncontrollable and called the doctor who rushed in and checked the child.
"His lungs are congested. He must have surgery done. Quickly get the anesthetic nurse and prepare the operating theatre and please hurry. Mr. Zala would please stay outside for a moment," She said
Athrun nodded and touched our baby's forehead and saw it instantly calmed down and had a stable breathing rate, but he was still in danger.
Athrun went and sat outside and saw the red operating sign turn on. All of his friends were outside as they saw his grave face on. Athrun looked at one of hands. He promised to make sure he'd be holding my hand throughout the procedure and he broke it in an instant.
"Athrun, you need to be strong," Kira said
Athrun nodded and let his tears out, of his worry for me and their child lives, happiness of their baby's birth, but sadness for both of the pain they had to go through.
May on the other hand was going hysterical because for ten minutes I had only beat her heart twice and her survival at this velocity would depreciate.
"Athrun," I whispered once, which could have been last.
"Nurse go get here husband, he'll the only hope we have now," She said as she used C.P.R again and an electrical apparatus to help.
Athrun rushed in and saw me lay there motionless growing paler as each second passed.
"She called for you," May said
Athrun walked up and slipped his hand in her.
"Try again," he said
May did and again it was unsuccessful
Athrun kneeled beside her and whispered in my ear, "Cagalli, you said you'd live through this didn't you, why aren't you awake then Cagalli. You can't go, you didn't even she the baby. He…You have to see him at least once."
May cried as there was no response and with anger tried the procedure again with all the force she had for the last time.
On the monitor you could see a line squiggle as I lived once more…
Everyone's presence in the room, eyes went in tears and Athrun beside my bed held my hand; his head resting beside my body was shaking with tears of happiness.
May breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Athrun she's going to be alright, but you have to let her rest."
Athrun rose and kissed my forehead and said, "I love you Cagalli."
"Mr. Zala the young baby just came out of surgery and is perfectly healthy, would you like to see him," a nurse said
He walked out and met everyone and shook his head up and down, giving everyone and a reason to be joyous.
Athrun walked to the baby's room that had just come out of surgery.
Athrun took a breath in and kissed the baby's forehead as well, saying "I love you, you troublemaker…just like your mother."
The baby only had an I.V attached to him and Athrun picked up the delicate child as Athrun didn't want his child to wake up in an alien room, but rather in the arms of his father.
The baby fluttered his emerald eyes open and yawned very cutely. He looked up at his father and recognized him immediately. He gurgled and shuffled in Athrun's arms
"Hey little guy, awake eh, want to see mommy?" Athrun asked and the baby replied by opening and closing his mouth as if saying yes. Athrun smiled for the first time today and went took the baby to the I.C.U, where I lay and Athrun sat on a chair as our baby looked at me, but didn't do anything, like Athrun to make sure I got my rest.
Athrun looked at me as the baby fell asleep in his father's arms.
"Cagalli, thank you so much," he said placing the baby in a crib and lay his head beside Cagalli finally falling asleep.
Hours had past and I opened my eyes.
I looked at the world around me. I was still in pretty weak shape, but managed to sit up. On one side was my dear husband sleeping. On the other was the angle that had been growing inside my womb for six months growing and I saw it for a first time. I started crying as I picked him up from the crib and saw that he had messy blue hair like Athrun, my skin and cheeks, Athrun's nose and ear. He looked like a duplicate of Athrun. I placed in my arms and saw him getting up, and sparkling the room with his emerald eyes, which had a tint of gold. I was awed and he smiled at me making me tear some more.
"His smile is just like his mother," I heard a voice say.
I turned to meet Athrun's eyes, and I nodded hugging the precious child in my embrace and my tears of happiness still slipping. I saw Athrun standing just as proud at our child. I smiled at him and the baby sniffed. He was hungry. I had him drink my breast milk and Athrun sat there watching. He ruffled the baby's hair and sat down.
"What do you want his name to be?" Athrun asked
"Well I have one name, but you first," I said
"No, I want your name even if it is either Tom, Dick or Harry," Athrun said
"Okay…Aiden," I said quickly
"Aiden?" Athrun said
"Yes Aiden, after his father Athrun," I said
"Sure it's perfect Aiden Zala, our baby," Athrun said as our baby finished his milk and I passed him over to Athrun, who burped him and fell asleep once more in his father's arms. I smiled at the picture and I fixed my shirt, and the gang came in with present.
"Oh Cagalli, we were so worried," Mir said hugging me instantly.
"Oh he's so cute," Lacus said looking at the sleeping baby in Athrun's arm. Athrun passed him to Lacus to carefully held him, knowing that he was just out of surgery.
"Wow, my first nephew," Kira said, after Lacus handed Aiden to him
I smiled as Shiho came up and gave me a hug
"We missed you," she said and gave me a present.
May came in later and saw the touching moment.
"Well this is some welcoming, but Cagalli I do expect an invitation to the party, alright. Anyways I need the name of the baby and Cagalli you have a few test, but we can do those later. I am going to take a long nap and will meet you later for the test. Oh and the little guy need to have a check up," she said
"His name is Aiden," Athrun said
"Cute name, I'll make sure to right it's meaning on his birth certificate. Aiden Zala the Survivor," She said hugging my as well and leaving. Everyone took a turn gently holding Aiden, but Yzak was the most apprehensive.
"What's wrong dear, a baby to soft for you," Shiho said
"No, I just don't want to hurt it," He retorted
"Well, in just a few months, you are going to hold your own child," She said
Yzak gaped like a fish and Shiho shut him up with a kiss. I laughed at Yzak's expression but stopped, as I felt a bit of chest pain and winced.
"Cagalli! You know you just went through hell, be a bit careful," Athrun said placing Aiden in the crib and handing me a glass of water.
"Sorry," I said frowning.
"Hey, it's okay, sorry for being a bit mean," he said
He embraced me and I was finally warm for the first time in days and happy.
Everyone left and I met Clare before Lacus and Kira left. She met our sleeping son and was excited to see another baby and kissed him on the cheek before leaving.
I looked at Athrun, who was checking on Aiden, and gazed at him keeping his face etched in his mind. I softened at the sight. He really loved Aiden. He turned and saw me looking him. I scooted over and Athrun sat beside me and placed me on his lap and kissed me for a long time, as he skimmed on my neck placing soft and delicate kisses and pecks on my collarbone, and I moaned in pleasure and content. Coming back to my lips I finally broke from him, as he finished my biting on my neck. Biting his ear, he stopped and groaned. We fell asleep again in each other's arms.
I woke up, refreshed and saw Athrun still sleeping. I stood up, and dizzily sat back down, remembering it was my first time up, since the surgery of my heart. I slowly got up again and adjusted to my feet on the ground. I walked over to a woken Aiden and his eyes brightened at my sight. I smiled and picked him up and gave him a toy as he smiled and engrossed himself with a plushy elephant and found its trunk and with it. I saw him look Athrun who was sleeping. I stood up with him and brought him to Athrun. He was still looking at Athrun and I placed Aiden beside Athrun, supporting his neck and his back was supported by Athrun who shifted sensing automatically his child, but was still sleeping. The baby looked at me and placed his finger in him mouth. I giggled and feed him. I saw May come, while I was burping Aiden and after succeeding, she spoke up,
"Well you seem happy, well Aiden needs his check up and you need your tests," She said
"Wait, I'll wake Athrun, so he can be with him," I said getting up with the sleeping child.
"Okay tell, Athrun he'll meet the child specialist in room 311 and you meet me on the 5th floor, second room to your right, okay?" she said
"Definitely," I said as she left.
I sat down on the bed and whispered into Athrun's ear, "Athrun sweetie, get up please."
Athrun opened his eyes and rubbed eyes, shifting and sitting up. I wrapped Aiden in a blanket and passed him over to Athrun who happily took the sleeping child and said, "So, I really am a dad, aren't I?"
"Yes and a great one, Athrun do you mind taking Aiden for his check up?" I said
"No, not at all," he said
"Ok, you'll meet the doctor on this floor room, 311, okay. I have to go for some test." I said
"Do you want me to come," he said
"I would love it, but I don't want Aiden to be alone, with some stranger looking at him, without his daddy," I said
I saw Athrun smile and he got up and kissed on the forehead, "Yes, now I'll meet to later okay."
Kissing his cheek and Aiden's I left to get my test done, while Aiden was getting checked up.
I took the elevator to the fifth floor and went inside to a room with a whole bunch of machine. I saw May and a nurse inside. I sat down and she said, "Cagalli, it's so good to see you again. This will take only an hour, why don't you wait for a second I have to finish this."
"Sure," I said
She quickly jotted something down and I kept on looking around. It was a fairly large room with a lot of equipment and actually not in the color of white, but a light orange and pale green.
"You have no idea how many people are thanking god to hear that you were alive," May said.
"Oh I think I do, it's probably their prayers, that I'm even alive," I said
"And Athrun's belief you'd make it through, he was probably the one with the most pain, unlike physical, mental pain can definitely take a toll on a person, but he got life's greatest gifts, you and Aiden. He is a petite Athrun isn't he?" she said smiling
"Yes he is, and I wouldn't want him any other way. And as for Athrun I am going to give him such a big treat for putting up with me till now," I said thinking of what I could give him.
"Like a night of love making," May said
I blushed a deep shade of red, "Well I don't know about that."
She laughed and said, "I don't think so either, because Aiden most likely won't sleep for a night for probably a month."
"Well, I have a whole month of staying awake don't I," I said
"Well, so far, Aiden tries not to bother you when your asleep, for even a child he already has a lot of age," May said
"Just like Athrun, but with a cute temper, that happen rarely," I said
"How about we start?" she said
"Okay," I said a bit apprehensive, because I didn't want any problems.
She took a blood sample and x-rayed every part of my body, but mostly my chest. I waited patiently for the procedure to finish, because I wanted to see Aiden and Athrun. She then checked all my system, but examined my circulatory the most, and had a few frown on, making me nervous. She them checked my stitches and finished off with a few more blood samples and a scan of my brain.
She shook her head at the reports and turned to me saying, "Cagalli, I'm sorry to say, but… You…have…no problems at all."
I took a moment to register what she said. I looked up and saw a smile on her face. She gave me a hug and I left thanking her a billion times, before leaving.
I rushed and bashed into a man. I apologized without looking at his face and went to the third floor to see Athrun and Aiden, just coming out. I saw him look up at me and I decided to play a trick on him. I put a frown on and went to him quietly. He sensed something and saw my frown.
"Anything wrong?" he said walking to me and placing an arm around my waist, after passing Aiden to me.
I placed Aiden in his crib after kissing him and turned to Athrun who had a worried face on. I embraced Athrun, and he grew more concerned. I shook and said, "Athrun I am perfectly healthy."
He registered everything and picked me up and twirled me making me laugh he stopped and hugged me tightly, "I'm never to lose you again," he said
"Never," I said
Our baby then took that to yell in joy. We laughed and I held the baby and Athrun wrapped his hands around my waist. We spent that evening in sheer bliss with our son and the fact that we were intact.
May came back in and said we could go home if we wanted, and that was what I wanted to do the most. I saw that Athrun brought a change of clothes for me and Aiden. While I changed, Athrun did Aiden and was pretty proud to have accomplished it and changed his diaper as well. I peeked a couple of times and saw how gentle he was with Aiden.
I came out in a black laser cut tie back top with a low rise sage mini skirt and some strappy sandal and saw our baby in footed bodysuit and was wiggling around, being free form the blanket. I bet he was excited to go home.
I saw Athrun laugh at Aiden, you was dancing in joy. I went up to the two and picked up the energized boy and turned to Athrun, "Ready?"
"Whenever you are," he replied ready to leave. He brought a bag and I saw that Athrun bought a SUV that seated 5 people. I saw Aiden's seat already at the back and I sat with him, until we reached home.
Upon entering, we were meet with confetti and balloon and a banner which read 'Congratulation Athrun and Cagalli and Welcome Aiden'. Everyone was there and they had set up a surprise to my surprise. Aiden cried since he was woken up by the noise and had a pout on his face.
"Oh look Dearka; we have a little Cagalli temper." Yzak said
I looked at Aiden who had a pissed look for Yzak. We all laughed and Aiden, who was in Athrun arms, gently falling into sleep.
I went up to Athrun and said, "I should feed him, before he falls asleep, I don't want him to be hungry."
Athrun smiled and handed the quiet Aiden to me and I went upstairs to the nursery and feed Aiden, after burping him, he fell asleep and I kissed him good night and turned on the monitor connected downstairs. Just as I was leaving the room, Athrun came in and I bumped into him. He caught me just before I fell.
"Athrun you scared me," I said placing a hand on my heart
"Sorry, but I wanted to see if you two were alright," he said as I stood. He went and checked Aiden who sleeping like an angle.
"He's wonderful, isn't he?" I said
"Yep, but there is someone I know who I brave, beautiful, sexy and can be compared to a goddess," Athrun said trapping me against a wall.
"Oh, I wonder you that could be," I said
"She's just my wife with golden eyes and is right in this room," he said against my ear.
"Oh really, why don't you tell me by kissing her," I said
"Sure," he said, slipping his lips against and nibbling on the bottom asking for entrance. I gave it to him, as he explored my mouth and ignited a moment of passion. We broke as there were a knock on the door. It was Lacus, asking if they were coming down.
We all went down and had a wonderful evening and May came by. Even if the night was early, everyone left so our family could have a restful night. Aiden was a pure angle. I only woke up twice that night, and which was only because I had to feed Aiden, for the rest Aiden was sleeping peacefully, and Athrun woke up often though, just to check on Aiden. Both of us created a bond with Aiden which was connected to the heart.
I had a well needed rest, and the next day was even greater.