Chapter 22

White Day


Kyoko was sitting on the sofa watching re-runs of Dark Moon while folding baby clothes with Saena and Juliella. Kuon was in kitchen with Kuu and Stephen making dinner for their women for White Day.

"Kuon!" Saena called toward the kitchen with a worried voice. His ears pricked, something was wrong.

The three men rushed into the living room to the ladies and found Juliella with Kyoko's bag in hand, Saena with her arm around Kyoko and Kyoko in tears babbling about how she had ruined their sofa.

"Stop worrying about the furniture. It can be cleaned." Saena scolded shaking her head.

"OooH!" She gave a half-hearted laugh, "Woo, that was a strong one."

"Kyoko... How long have you been having these?" He asked with a scolding tone.

"Um... for about an hour now?" She said sheepishly.

"AN HOUR! How far apart are they?!" He asked in a panicky voice as they made their way to the parking garage.

"I thought they were the fake ones.." She whined, "Then my water broke."

"Kyoko... How.. far... apart.. are.. they?" He asked again emphasizing every word.

"Um, I think about 3 or, 4 minutes." He slapped his forehead as he closed her door and rushed to enter the driver's side of the car.

"Ha, if you feel the urge to push... Just don't." He laughed as they pulled out onto the street.

"Ow, ow, ow.." She panted.

"You gonna be okay?" They were at a stoplight.

"I'm fine, just get me there. Breath in, breath out." She chanted trying to take her mind off the pain.

He nodded.

A few stoplights and three more contractions later, they were in front of the hospital's emergency room entrance where her doctor and a nurse were waiting.

"When did the contractions start?" The doctor asked calmly.

"Um, about 7pm. Ow! I'm having another one!" She announced.

"How far apart." He asked looking at Kuon as they rushed to the delivery room with Kyoko being pushed in a wheelchair.

"Right now, about 2 ½ minutes apart." He answered as she shot him a glance while panting to ease the pain. She nodded her head.

"Kuon-san, Miki will show you where you can get scrubbed up and Roxy-san, I need you to change into this gown, Kimiko will help you. They nodded and proceeded to complete the tasks given to them.

"Baby A is in a good position and you're dilated at about 8 centimeters. You're doing really well." The doctor told her in an encouraging voice. She nodded.

"Ahhha! Here comes another one!" She screamed crushing Kuon's hand in a grip that would put a bodybuilder to shame. Kuon winced.

"You're doing really good Baby." He whispered and kissed the back of her deceptively delicate hand.

"I'll be even better when this is all over! You... You did this to me!" She growled.

He nodded and apologized, he had been warned about this by his father. The nurse patted him on the shoulder and handed him a fresh pitcher of ice chips for Kyoko.

"I feel like I have to go to the bathroom." She whispered to Kuon and tried to get up.

"Oh no you don't!" He stopped her and told the nurse when she walked in.

"Let me check you again Roxy-san." The nurse check and ran to get the doctor.

"Are you ready?" He smiled when he entered followed by three incubators that were lined up against the wall with one nurse for each.

Her eyes grew wide, "NO! I... I can't do it!" She cried out.

"Yes you can." The doctor told her, "You're almost there right now."

"You can do this Babe." Her one man cheering squad told her while rubbing her arm gently.

She nodded and another strong contraction hit.

"Okay, after this one, when the next one comes push with it. Okay?" The doctor instructed.

She nodded again. "Rest in between them and don't forget to breathe."

After several pushes and rests in between contractions a quiet, squirming little bundle was born. There was nothing wrong with the infant, it just didn't feel like crying right away, but in every other aspect the baby was completely normal for it's size.

"Kuon-san.. would you like to cut the cord?"

"YES." He enthusiastically cried out.

After the cord was cut, the baby was cleaned, checked and weighed.

"Well?" She asked almost out of breath.

"We have a healthy little boy." He whispered softly with a dreamy look on his face. She sighed with relief and another contraction hit.

"We're not done yet." the doctor announced placing his hand on Kyoko's belly to check the position of the twins. "They're in a good position." He was a little surprised.

"Do you have a name for him yet?" The nurse asked as she placed the squirming little bundle in Kyoko's arms so that she could get that first bonding moment between mother and child. Kyoko nodded.

Kuon sent out a mass text: Hizuri Tatsuo, 2.5 kg, 49.5 cm, born at 8:35 pm. Two more to go!


Kanae and Yuki sighed with relief. Kuu spun Julie around in a tight hug and kissed her soundly and Stephen hugged a worried Saena tightly. Lory and Maria jumped, clapped and giggled and Hikaru high-fived Chiori and kissed her. The Daruma ya Okami ran to the kitchen and flashed the announcement to a Taisho that dropped his knife on the counter and pulled his wife into a hug and Father Fuwa kissed his wife on the forehead as he pulled out his best sake to celebrate.


"Roxy-san, are you ready?" The doctor asked gently ten minutes later. "The twins are ready."

She nodded. She and Kuon held their breaths and prayed that all would go well.

After 5 minutes of pushing and strong contractions, a beautiful little baby girl would be announced to the world and 5 more after that would come the second of the Hizuri daughters.

Kyoko would greet her two beautiful green eyed, blonde daughters just as she had greeted her golden eyed, raven haired son, she would then pass out from exhaustion as she was transferred to her private room and her children were taken to the nursery.

Another mass text would be sent: Hizuri Tsukiko, 2.22 kg, 44.5 cm, born at 8:50 pm; Hizuri Haruko, 2.04kg, 44.25 cm, born at 8:55 pm. Everybody's okay! \o/

A collective sigh of relief was felt across many families in Japan.


"So?" She asked the young woman that lay in the comfortable hospital bed with flowers and stuffed animals placed about the room on every available surface.

"So what?"

"Mo! Roxy! Tell me how it went, if it hurt or, not!" Kanae wanted her friend's input.

"Hmm, I don't want to spoil it for you." She grinned slyly.

"Please tell me."

Kyoko sighed, "It really wasn't that bad."

Kuon snorted. "Tell that to my hand." He mumbled. Kyoko shot him a sharp look. Thankfully Kanae didn't hear.

"So how are you feeling?" Kanae asked.

Kyoko laughed, "I feel like a popped balloon." Kanae rolled her eyes.

"I better get going." She hugged her best friend and left.

Kuon stalked to her side and sat on the bed then pulled his lovely wife into a rather heated kiss. "Payback." He snickered.

"Huh.. Kuon you know the doctor said we can't do anything for at least a month." She sighed with regret.

"I know." He gave her a sly sexy smile. "That was payback for White Day morning."

~Fin~