Author's Note: Wee!! ENJOY! the chapter we've been waiting for...
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Summary: It's been a couple weeks since Akito returned from America. But now, there's a problem: Sana is pregnant. And they're only 15!! What will they do now?? This story is based off of the manga more than the anime, because I like the manga better. Lol. Hope you enjoy. Please review. Tell me if you like!
Chapter 9: Welcome Koharu
"Thoughts"
"Talking"
It was finally the month of June, actually it's June 3rd. The past couple weeks, Sana ended her life at school, and started to be tutored at home. Akito always had his burutcha. He hadn't used it for some time, but since Sana's due date would be anyday, he had the burutcha wherever he went, especially at school. And it's a good thing he did. Sana had been getting up a lot earlier than she normally did. Her tutor got there early, so she had to wake up on time, or earlier. Her mother made sure of that. Today, she was going to surprise Akito, by going to visit him and their friends for lunch. She woke up at 8:00, to study with her tutor, then at 11:00, she would go walk to the school.
Throughout her whole pregnancy, she was very energetic, and loved to be moving. So a walk to the school, even at 9 months, was no problem for her. She loved it. She was about half way to the school when, suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. "Hiss.. ow." She shrugged it off, and continued to walk. The pain however didn't disappear, it came back every few minuts. "Ow!" "Could this be it? I have to get to Akito." She started walking again. She was at the gates of the school, when she felt water running down her legs. "Damn, I'm in trouble." She stopped at the end of the gate, and pulled out her burutcha to page Akito. She pressed that button like 10 times to get this attention.
On the other side of the school, Akito was about to take a sip of his soup, when the burutcha went crazy. The burutcha didn't stop right away. Usually it buzzes for like 2 seconds, but not today. "Sana." He stood up. "I'll be right back." He ran out of the school to see Sana at the gate, on her knees. Her face was going flush. "Sana! What the hell are you doing here?" He knelt down in front of her. She lifted her head up. For the moment, the contractions went away. "I wanted to surprise you, and come visit you during lunch.' Her voice hitched, and she grabbed onto his hand. "Ow.. Akito! I think you know what this means." Akito sighed. "It's about time." He was trying to lighten the mood by saying something like that, but that didn't exactly work when Sana cried out in pain. "What do I do? I need to get to the hospital now." She pulled out her burutcha and buzzed Rei 10 times like she did Akito. Didn't take him long, because he was just around the corner at a coffee shop. He drove up, and hopped out of the car. "Sana, what are you doing here?" Akito helped Sana stand up. "Never mind that. Let's just get her to the hospital now." Rei nodded and helped him get Sana into the car. While they were in the car, Rei called Misako, and told her to meet them at the hospital. Misako was immediately off the phone. She yelled for Fuyuki, and they were out of the house within seconds. In the car, Sana kept whimpering and breathing. Akito was in the back with her, just holding her. "Finally, this whole thing will be over by the end of the day." He hoped.
At the hospital, doctors and nurses were swarming around Sana. She was still whimpering. Where was Akito? Well, he was in the room, but was having trouble getting to her. All of the doctors and nurses kept telling him to stay back for the moment. They were hooking Sana up to machines, and asking questions, and what not. Sana was also irritated, she was in active labor, and Akito was not within her sight. She wanted him by her side, and he wasn't. She whimpered "Akito." Akito didn't waste no time, shoving his way through to get to Sana. By then, the doctors stopped swarming around like a bunch of bees. Akito held onto Sana's hand. There was a tiny tear running down her cheek. Akito quickly wiped it away. "You'll be fine." Sana nodded, and believed what he said. It would be over soon. "Akito, please, don't go anywhere. Stay with me." Akito slightly smiled. "Stupid. I'm not going anywhere." After a few minutes, Misako entered the room. Sana wanted her mother with her too. Misako grabbed onto her other hand. "Sana, how are you feeling, dear?" Sana smiled. "I'll be okay. Just want this to end now!" Misako laughed. "Oh, it will!"
(A/N: this whole part is Akito's POV. While he's thinking and talking to himself (in his head), Sana is giving birth.)
"I still can't believe this is really happening. I'm standing beside her, holding her hand, while she gives birth to my child. Every few minutes, I blink my eyes, thinking it's a huge ass dream. This isn't really happening. I'm still sleeping away at like the age of 12, and I'm still with Fuka, or something. I shake my head. "No, no way would I think that at a time like this." But still, how many times have I been whacked in the head by Sana's hammer. That sure would have woken me up. So, no, this is nowhere near a dream. It's real. And I haven't showed it as much, but I'm really happy. A lot can happen to you at the age of 16. But, who would've thought, that I would actually be with Sana like this. And now, we will have a family in a mere few minutes. Back in the 6th grade, I liked Sana, but I felt that she constantly played with my feelings. That she didn't take them seriously. Sometimes, I felt that I was more than obvious with the way I treated her, but Sana is one of the most dense girls I will ever meet. But looking back, it doesn't matter now. I should be more focused on now and the future. I suddenly look at Sana, her chin to her chest, and her face was turning beet red, and she was holding her breath too long. I yell "Sana breath!" And her head fell back onto the pillow. Took maybe few seconds, and her chin was back to her chest again. Misako was on her other side, coaching her on.
I keep saying that I'm happy, and I am, but I'm scared. I never admitted this to Sana. More than likely, she's probably scared too. We're just a couple of teens, and were about to have our own child to take care of? Can we do it? Can I do it? I don't think it will be an easy road. I want it to be easy, but it won't be. Right now, our lives, they don't matter anymore. Everything we do, starting today, has to be towards the baby. She should be #1 priority. She will be #1 priority. Sana's whole pregnancy had really changed me. I never thought I would be like this. I never smiled so much in my life. And, I used to think, it made me look like a wuss. But, it really doesn't. Everywhere I turn around, people, especially Sana keep telling to keep smiling. It will feel much better once you do it more often. So, I did. Not intenionally, but I did. And it did become a alot easier to do. But, seeing Sana's smiling face, you can't help but smile back. Something else constantly dawned on me. Will I make a good father? I haven't been around many toddlers or babies before, so how will I do? Will I be too impatient for comfort? Will I be too strict? Will I be too easy going? Will the child one day grow up hating me? No, I don't want that to happen. I really am scared. But, I can't show that I'm scared. I have to be strong for Sana. I'm sure she's scared too. As for her, I think she'll make a wonderful mother. She's always seemed to like little kids. She'll see a random two year old walking with his mother, and she'll point at it, and say "Oh, how cute! Look at him!" So, I'm not too worried about her. But, she hasn't actually taken care of little kids either. So, were both really new to this. I guess we'll just have to work together at this. I'm thinking all of these thoughts, and my eyes are constantly on Sana. So much work, just to bring one life into the world. And some women, they die from this: either from loss of blood, or over exertion. Constantly makes me think of my mother. I can only imagine how hard it was to bring me into this world, especially with how weak she was, and she still died. But, she managed to not die, til.. I was born. It makes me sad thinking about it. How much mothers really care about their children, that they would immediately die, just so that they would be born. When I was little, I used to think, "Why not save mom first before me? Why didn't I die before my mother. Why wasn't I a stillborn, or a miscarriage? It would've saved my mother the pain and her life." I guess I'm learning the answer now, 16 years later.
I had mentioned this thought to Sana before. I asked her, "What if you grow weak, and you die giving birth to her?" She was about 7 months pregnant then. She lifted her head up, and looked at the sky. She understood why I would ask such a question. She answers "Truthfully, Akito. I would be okay with that." My eyes widened with shock. "As long as she is born healthy, that's all that matters to me. Of course, I want to live, and watch her grow. But, if destiny is not on my side, I want it to choose her life over mine." She nodded. "Yeah, so if I were to die over something small, like giving birth, It would be a huge bummer, but okay. As long as she's alive and well. And I know.." She grabbed onto my hand. "I know that she'd be left in good hands. I know I can rely on you to take care of her." Amazing how much trust and faith she has in me. Looking back now, I wonder if that's how my mother felt. She didn't care either. And I'm sure she felt me and Natsumi too, would be left in good hands. Maybe it was somewhat different from what my mother wanted. Up to sixth grade, I hated my life. My family hated me, because of me, mom died. Thanks to Sana, my father changed into a normal father. And my sister, well she doesn't always yell at me, just because I walked in the door. So, life was good with my family now. And I was about to start my own family.
I hear one of the nurses by Sana's leg say "Come on, Sana. You're almost there." Sana's head was laying on the pillow. She was panting, her face was flush, and she was sweaty. She looked horrible. I felt so bad for her. She whimpers "I can't do this anymore." The doctors keep urging her to keep going. But, she's so tired. This is probably my cue. I lightly touch her chin, and lifted her face to look at me. I slightly smile. "You can do it, Sana." I say with so much confidence, it gives her some form of strength. She grips onto my hand like a lifeline, and her chin goes to her chest one last time. My thoughts had left me, cause they didn't matter, just Sana. Within under a minute, I hear a cry. I look between her legs, and the doctor has the baby in her hands. Probably seeing the baby in such a state, guys would find disgusting. Oddly, not me. She was beautiful. I look at Sana, and she has tears running from her eyes. She whispers "My baby." They placed the baby on Sana's stomach, and started wiping her off. Misako gave Sana a little kiss on the cheek. "Oh, Sana, she's beautiful." The doctor hands me a pair of scissors, and I knew what to do. Snap, and the cord was cut. The doctors took the baby away from us for the moment to weigh her, and stuff. She was 6 pounds. 12 ounces. Sana looks at me. "Finally, it's over. She's here." She was so happy. I nod. "Yeah, she's finally here." Sana's eyes were going droopy. I want her to rest now. But, she keeps staying awake. She wants to hold the baby. One of the nurses ask Sana what her name is. And Sana answers "Koharu Misako Hayama." Sana came up with Misako since her first name was my mother's, why not make her middle name Misako, Sana's mother. So, it was Koharu Misako. And it had a nice ring to it. Sana's eyes finally closed, and within seconds she was asleep. I lean down and whisper in her ear. "Rest now, Sana. You deserve it." I give her a small kiss on the cheek. And stand back up. Misako walked up to me. "I'm going to talk with everyone in the waiting room now." I nodded, and she left the room. Now, my attention is back to Koharu. The doctor walks up to me, with the small bundle in her hands. "Congratulations, Mr. Hayama. She's beautiful." She hands her to me. I slightly shake. She was handing her to me. I'm scared. She's so small. I shakily take her, and cradle her in my arms. The doctor told me, that she would be back to take the baby, so that she could be tested and stuff. I muttered "Thank you." and the doctor was gone for the moment. The room was empty. Just me and Sana and Koharu. I look down at the tiny baby. She wasn't crying at the moment. I look at her. She's so beautiful. I sit down in a chair beside Sana's bed, and just stare at my daughter. Her hair was blonde. And right now, her eyes are blue. From what I've heard, most newborns eyes are blue. But, she was sleeping, so I couldn't see her eyes yet. Just like Sana wanted, blonde hair, and for now, blue eyes. I run my finger over her head. I'm just wanting to see her eyes. As if, my mind was read, she opened her eyes and looked straight at me. Blue eyes. I smile at her. She doesn't cry or anything. You'd think she'd want her mother by now. Hungry, or something. But no, she just stares back at me. So beautiful. I start to talk to her. "Hey there." Throughout the pregnancy, Sana had learned alot about babies. She learned that the baby would recognise our voices, once it was born, which is why we were always talking to her, every chance we got. "Do you recognise me?" Of course she can't talk back, but she wasn't crying. So, I guess she knew who I was. She yawned, and closed her eyes again. I can't take my eyes off of her. Beautiful, I keep thinking. I look at Sana, and her eyes are wide open. "Sana?" I stand up to show her the baby, as Sana carefully sits up. I hand Koharu to her. Sana touches her hair. "She has blonde hair." I nod. "And blue eyes too." Sana cradles her into her arms like I did. Sana softly talks to her. "Koharu." When me and Sana knew for sure the name was Koharu, we always said her name when we talked to her. Koharu opened her eyes immediately. It was her mother's voice. Sana giggled. "Hey there." Sana continued to talk to her, and Koharu would look at her, and then look back at me. She knew who we were. And it was amazing how well she responds to us. Watching the scene before me, I barely notice my cheeks are wet. Sana's hand caresses my cheek, her thumb wiping my tears away. "Akito." She leans forward and gives me a small kiss. We both look down at our daughter, and say. "Welcome, Koharu."
Yay! Koharu is here!! Now, that she's here, I need more ideas... help!! anyways, review review! thanks!
