Note*

This chapter is dedicated to my nephew who was just born yesterday! I love you Roland, so much!

Enjoy my dear readers!

Chapter Six:

Bundle of…

"Kaitooooo!" Aoko screamed, her voice coming in pants.

"Push Aoko, come on babe, you can do it! Push!"

Aoko shot him a nasty glare, her hand squeezing his and the hand railing of the hospital bed as she sucked in deep breaths of air, struggling to push this baby out.

Kaito from where he stood was practically vibrating with nerves, shuffling his feet to and fro and for all intents and purposes, looking very much like the anxious father-to-be that he was.

The doctors and nurses coached her breathing, hiding amused smiles at the couples bantering.

"I know you're scared, I know you're anxious, but I swear to God, if you don't shut up Kaito, I will personally skin you alive and hide your body after this baby comes!"

The doctors stared at the woman, their mouths gaping. Kaito however just laughed, a broad smile on his face which only grew wider when he noticed the faces of the doctors staring at them.

"Uh, she's a detective. You will have to forgive her."

The doctors just stayed silent as they continued their task of coaching the determined (and violent) mother-to-be.

"I see his head, you have to keep pushing Mrs. Kuroba! Push!"

"I AM PUSHING!" Aoko screamed but pushed harder.

Kaito kept swiveling back and forth between his wife and the doctors, wanting to be there for Aoko but wanting to see their new son.

"Kaaaa!" she shouted as the cries of their newborn out screamed her own.

"It's a boy alright," the doctor laughed, "listen to those lungs."

Kaito felt so very proud as he watched the doctors walk off with his son. Turning to Aoko, he leaned down and kissed her forehead, sweeping sweaty hair from her eyes.

"I am so proud of you, Aoko."

Aoko beamed at the praise as both turned their eyes to the doctors who handed over their newborn. The child squirmed in her arms and Kaito leaned forward to get a better look at the baby.

"What are you going to name him?" a nurse asked kindly.

Aoko smiled.

"I was thinking…" she smiled as she turned to Kaito who froze upon seeing them, "Snake."

Kaito screamed as the baby… a baby snake… leapt at him. Falling back and screaming in horror, Kaito shot up from his laid back position, shivering and climbing quickly to his feet.

Blinking, the teen looked around and felt his chest heave as he took in the dark room with his now empty bed. No babies. No Aoko. No doctors or nurses. And definitely no snakes.

"Just a dream," he whispered, collapsing into the nearby chair at his desk. "Just a dream."

A knock on his door startled him as he shakily called out, "y-yes?"

"Kaito?"

He froze.

"Aoko?"

"Yeah… you sounded upset, are you okay?"

Kaito just stared at the door.

"Look, I know I upset you yesterday when you found out I was pregnant without me telling you first, but I really need to speak to you about it now. Can I come in?"

Kaito continued to stare at the door.

"I will take that as a yes."

The door opened and Aoko Nakamori, recently turned Aoko Kuroba, walked into the room, her white nightgown flowing around her in an almost angelic way as the rays of the full moon highlighted her appearance.

"Kaito…" she whispered, concerned when she noticed his stare, "are you okay?"

"Uh… y-yeah Aoko. What's wrong?"

The girl fell silent; a rare occurrence with her.

"I really am sorry I didn't tell you I was pregnant Kaito, but I… I wanted to be absolutely certain before revealing it. I didn't realize you were anywhere around when I told Ran about it and I… I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean to…"

"Aoko," he whispered, wrapping his arms around her. Her cries broke his heart and shook him awake from his nightmare. "I love you so much… don't you know that by now?"

Aoko sobbed against his shoulder as she sank onto his lap, nodding. "Sorry…"

Kaito smiled and shook his head, sighing.

"No, it was my bad for reacting the way I did. I…I was stupid and felt like I had done something to hurt you. I also maybe… feared the baby wasn't mine."

Aoko stared at him in horror before quickly denying the claim.

"Kaito, I would never!"

"I know that," he said with a smile, gently tipping her face up so he could kiss her lips, "I know that. Sorry Aoko. I'm sorry."

Aoko smiled, enjoying the feeling of his arms wrapped firmly around her.

"Kaito…it's a boy."

Kaito froze and stared at her. Aoko shuffled uneasily when she noticed his sudden fearful expression.

"Are you… are you unhappy?" she whispered.

Realizing no doubt what this looked like, he quickly reaffirmed it for her.

"N-No, I am very happy. I just… I had a nightmare about you being pregnant with our son and… yeah, it was a nightmare. A horrible, snake filled, nightmare."

Aoko stared at him a moment before smiling.

"Oh. Well, I was hoping to run something by you as a possible name?"

Kaito nodded, waiting for her to speak.

"I was thinking maybe… Orochi*."

Before Aoko even knew what happened, Kaito was running out of the house screaming without a single look back.

Standing there where Kaito had deposited her, she stared after her husband in wonder.

"I was just kidding…"

Authors Note:

*Orochi means big snake

Hope you enjoyed it! Sorry it's a bit weird, but lol - the idea kind of just needed to be written down XD