"What was that!" Mizuka said, on Sago's shoulders as a lot of us were walking through the forest which surrounds our home.
"Calm down, I'm sure it's just a little animal. Nothing's going to hurt you, sweetie." He said, rubbing her hand that he was holding with his thumb.
"Ok…" she said and hugged/held onto his head tightly while she rode on his shoulders.
We had decided to go traveling around today, to get out of the house for a little while. My dad was back home with the other parents, who really didn't feel like coming, but my mom came. And of course, the Heather and Mushra, Carly and Shadow and Winter and Zen came, along with their kids. Kutaal stayed home (he wasn't as energetic as he used to kinda be) and so did Estee, but the boys came. And so did Yakumo, Xavier, Irayna and Hitoshi. And even freaking Hakuba, who said he was tired of sitting around sometimes.
"Wait, someone's missing…" Heather announced. I was surprised she actually came. I mean, I just know I didn't like walking for too long when I had added weight (that could kick me from the inside, too). But, she didn't want to be left behind.
We all looked around to her and realized it, too.
"Where's daddy?" Katalina said as she was looking back and forth.
"I don't know, he was right behind me…" Carly said, looking around, too.
And as everyone stopped and was looking around, I realized what was happening, but was too late to say anything before-
"Gah!" I screamed and other screams followed after I heard a weird, stupid yell and someone fell on me.
"Ahahaha!" as I stood, I knocked that person off, but he kept laughing his butt off.
"Shadow! That's it, I'm going to freaking kill you!" I sad and tackled him as he tried to get up and began jabbing him in the side, but he just laughed, as if I was tickling him.
"Come on Jaden, get off him." Sago said in a tired voice as he pulled me off the annoying jerk.
He was giggling now as he stood, holding his side and, though I knew it was because he was laughing, I imagined it was because my hits hurt him. "Come on, it was just a joke. Something for excitement. It was getting a bit boring, just walking around and y'all know it."
I just glared at him, but I heard the other's laughing too. "It's not funny! And why is it you keep landing on my back and no one else's?"
"Why do you just have that kind of bad luck that causes me to do that, huh?" he said and laughed. "And you're one of the funnest people to mess with, Carly being the first best."
"Aw, that's so sweet…I think." She said.
Everyone just kept laughing and I walked ahead of them, the kids following behind me and not laughing because they didn't get it or think it was that funny. I bet they were looking at all of us like we were big, crazy kids or something.
Eventually, we headed back, getting tired and the sun was beginning to set. We were half way there, though, when something surprising happened.
"Did it rain or something? I think I just stepped in a puddle…" Mushra announced.
But, Heather had stopped and, seeing that Mushra was behind her and she seemed frozen , my stomach froze and then leapt with excitement as I hurried pass everyone to her. "…Heather…?"
"We…need to get to town…now…" she said, taking deep breaths.
"Town? Why?" Mushra asked, confused as he stopped beside her.
"Because, I don't think any of us or even any of our parents know how to deliver a baby, Mushra!"
Well, there was a second of silence before the gasps and excited screaming began and then we were all rushing either ahead of her or to her side to help her. It was pretty loud, the kids were surprised, worried or excited, if they even knew what was happening. I think Saiya did, because she was smiling as she said, "Oh, my god!"
Most of the kids went ahead and I hoped they warned the other's there. We eventually got Heather into Hakuba, Yakumo there to take care of her and Mushra on his hover-board (that he was getting a little too big for) as he followed beside them, holding Heather hand and then regretting it as she called out a little in pain...he was so going to lose his hand. Yeah, we had been the ones hold her hand the last few times, now it was his turn.
"What, is she having the baby?" her mother said breathless as we raced through the house to the front door and out it.
"Yes, so we gotta hurry!" I told her and we were all running to keep up with the girls and Hakuba and Mushra. Carly's parents stayed behind to watch the kids and most of us went after the others.
Once I finally made it to the hospital, I saw every crowding outside her room, but nurses were pushing us all back.
"Come on, let's just wait to see how she's doing." Yakumo finally said, trying to calm everyone down and we all did, finding seats and sitting down. Half of us had to sit on the ground, but we were fine. Mushra and Heather's mom were in there, but that's the only people they allowed, so we waited.
I just couldn't believe this was happening today. I was worried, but mostly excited. I was beginning to remember when I had Jason, and then Saiya and then Mizuka…painful, stressful…but in the end, it's so…I just can't find the words for it, to have that beautiful little creature in your arms…It felt like the greatest and most amazing dream I'd ever had.
But, of course, you had to go through a night mare of pain, as you'd guys by hearing the tired screaming from Heather's room…even Mushra's…I think he said something like, "Oh, this kid better be happy, I'm losing a hand because of her!"
Ah, such a caring, affectionate father.
Me: ok, I know this is soooo much shorter than my other chaps, but I didn't know how to make it longer and I wanted to give y'all a new chapter soon. And, well, I think that having the baby coming is a good enough end. The next chapter will be the birth and it may be in Heather's p.o.v., idk. Either way, the next chapter may be the last, just letting you all know! Review please!
