A/N: This is really really short, mushy, and lame but I couldn't think of anything at all. Ack. Also in case their is any confusion, there is no overarching plot to the prompts. Some are connected. Some aren't but unless I say so, treat them as one-shots.
Prompt: Birth
Rating: K
Pairings: None
Disclaimer: I don't even own the bed I sleep in. If I owned Yugioh, I think I could afford one.
Their births were different. She did not have a doctor present or ever saw a gynaecologist. There was no known word for the latter. Instead she had other woman from the village present who would send up prayers to Thoth and Hathor or they would mix remedies to help her contractions.
She didn't have a bed in a bright hospital room. She knelt on the ground in a hut designed for the sole purpose of birth. There was no man present in the room and if there was, she would not be screaming obscenities at him. It was more important to stay focused and control her breathing. This would ensure a healthy baby.
There were no drugs to help the pain. The plant and liquid mixture was used to speed the birthing process. She had talked to other mothers and they all told her that the pain was intense but she would forget it all once she saw the gift that the gods had given her.
Compared to hers, the modern birth was easy. She had professionals helping her every step of the way and someone in the room to scream at. She didn't need to keep herself silent or worry that her or her baby could easily die.
The births were different but the emotions, although 3000 years apart, were the same when they held their baby boy for the first time. Although exhausted, they felt stronger energies of joy, love, and a presence larger than themselves.
The two mothers also made the same promise to their sons. The promise that they would never let harm come their way.
A/N: See lame. The next one will be better. I'd explain all the birth stuff but then my notes would be twice as long as this drabble and there isn't a lot of information on Ancient Egyptian childbirth anyway and yes, I used Bakura's mother. If it were Atem's birth, he'd have something like magicians present since he is royalty.