Rock The Cradle
Chapter 14
Heading to a baby warehouse, Sayaka was amazed with how much baby supplies there were. The store was loaded with baby clothes, strollers, cribs, diapers, everything that they both needed for the birth of their child. She was in awe as Akabane couldn't help but smile at her affection. He looked over at her,
"So where should we start?" Akabane commented as he took Sayaka's hand.
Sayaka thought for a moment, "Well… seeing that we're having a boy, we definitely need to buy more clothes for him, and let's not forget diapers and formula. Can't go wrong with too many of those." she giggled.
Akabane chuckled as he was looking through the baby clothes for a boy. He found a dark blue onesie with red lettering that read, "Mommy's Little Monster." and showed it to Sayaka, "I found something that's quite amusing."
"Oh my goodness, that is so adorable!" Sayaka grinned as she took the onesie and put it in the cart, "And yes, he is going to be our little wild child, especially if he is gonna be a Kuroudo after all."
"Well.. if he is going to be a Kuroudo, he best well act like one." Akabane smiled as he chuckled.
"Don't worry, Akabane-kun, he will have to act like one as he grows up, especially since he will be next in line to take over Black Ice once our time on Earth is nearly done, and I'm ready to pass the reins on, but not for a while." Sayaka poked her tongue out.
As they shopped around for more items they needed in preparation for the baby, Sayaka looked over at the monster themed blankets, "Oooo! Akabane-kun, these baby blankets are perfect for the monster themed nursery we're in progress with. What do you think?" Sayaka commented as she was feeling how soft the blankets were.
Akabane wrapped his arms around Sayaka, "I think it's perfect."
"You know what I am thinking once the baby is born?"
"What is that?" Akabane raised an eyebrow.
"We'll have a little fun with the Get Backers. I'm thinking of a postcard with a gift basket full of extra baby stuff that we don't need, but inside a baby bottle is 500 yen." Sayaka grinned, "And.. we can have Miss Hevn deliver it to them for us again."
Akabane chuckled as he adjusted his hat, "My my, I'm quite looking forward to that now."
"And you damn well know we're gonna be teaching our kid that too, how to have some fun with the Get Backers."
"Oh of course, we wouldn't want a boring kid now, would we?"
They continued to shop for the rest of the baby items they needed which consisted of clothes, formula, blankets, diapers, etc. Once gathering what they both needed, they headed to check out to pay for the items. Once everything was paid for, Akabane and Sayaka readied to head home to wrap up on finishing the nursery. Moreso, Akabane and some of Sayaka's henchman finishing it, especially when Akabane didn't want her to lift a finger, especially to avoid a miscarriage.
November had arrived, and it was a few days before Sayaka's due date, which is November 6th. Leaves have changed color and were falling from trees, weather was getting cooler, it was that time of the year to dress in layers. It was dusk and Akabane and Sayaka were preparing for the baby's arrival. It was going to be any day now as Sayaka was starting to feel contractions. However, Akabane was feeling uneasy about the home birth as he felt it could be quite risky, especially with the nightmares he had about losing her and possibly the child. As Sayaka was feeling discomfort, Akabane held her hand and helped keep her comfortable on the couch,
"Sayaka-chan, are you okay?" Akabane asked as he wanted to make sure she was comfortable.
"Akabane-kun… I think… my water just broke…" Sayaka commented as she was breathing heavily, "He's coming…" She began to cry out in pain.
"Hang on, Sayaka!" Akabane quickly pulled out his cell phone to make a call to the nurse at the infirmary – no answer. Trying to keep composed, He quickly carried Sayaka and quickly headed to the limo where Jasper was.
"Where are we going?!" Sayaka cried out as she was in severe pain from the labor.
"I'm taking you to the infirmary. I'm not going to lose you or the child!" Akabane answered
As he arrived at the limo outside, Jasper opened the door to the back, so he could set Sayaka down in the back and keep her comfy. He looked over at Akabane with confusion,
"What is the meaning of this, sir?" Jasper asked.
"Just drive and get to the infirmary." Akabane said in a cold voice as he held Sayaka's hand, making sure she was still breathing. He adjusted some pillows to make sure she was comfortable, "Don't worry, Sayaka-chan, we'll be there soon. Just hang on."
Jasper quickly drove to head to the infirmary, once arriving there, Akabane quickly dashed in, passed the halls with Sayaka in his arms, in labor, to get her into a delivery room where Dr. Yamato was. The doctor looked at him with confusion,
"What is the meaning of this, Mr. Kuroudo?" She questioned as Akabane barged in.
"She's in labor, and she needs an emergency C-section." Akabane answered, "A home birth is not possible because she could die as well as the child from losing oxygen."
Dr. Yamato was silent for a moment, hearing Akabane's words. She did recall at one point that Akabane was once a doctor a long time ago. She nodded and sighed, "It may be risky, but we'll do our best. Get her in the bed, and we'll prepare for the operation."
Akaabane gently set her in the hospital bed of the delivery room. Sayaka was still breathing heavily, but he continued to stay by her side, holding her hand. Nurses started rushing into the room to help Dr. Yamato prepare for an emergency C-section. Putting an oxygen mask over her face, Akabane remained by her side as this was all going down. He didn't want to leave.
"Mr Kuroudo, you can leave the room now." Dr. Yamato commented.
"I have to be here…" Akabane answered, "It's… the only way she'll pull through on this."
"As you wish, sir."
Akabane stayed by Sayaka's side as the operation was going down, holding her hand to give her comfort, it was the moment where his life was about to change where he was going to be a father. Suddenly, as he was trying hard not to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a baby crying. He woke up, smiling as he and Sayaka were blessed with a baby boy. Sayaka woke up, very tired and somewhat groggy as she smiled seeing her newborn son. After he was cleaned up, the nurse handed the baby to Sayaka. Akabane leaned in and kissed Sayaka's forehead, happy that she made it through as well as the baby.
"Akabane-kun…" Sayaka commented, "Look what we blessed in this world… our son… our amazing son."
Akabane smiled as he noticed the baby looked like a mini version of himself as he had the dark hair like him and the eyes. However, the child wasn't as pale as him as the child had more of Sayaka's skin color.
"May I?" Akabane asked as he offered to hold the child.
Sayaka smiled as she handed the baby to Akabane. He held him and smiled softly, The Nurse came in to check on them,
"Have you both picked a name for the child?" She asked.
Akabane and Sayaka looked at each other and then back at the nurse, "Yes."
"Kuroudo Angell, that's his name." Sayaka commented.
"Angell… sounds perfect." The nurse wrote the name on the birth certificate and smiled.
It was a new chapter in life for the newly Kuroudo family as Akabane was able to face his past and finally made peace with himself. His nightmares have come to an end at last.
The End
