This chapter really fought me.

Max: Actually that was me.

Me: Yeah, whatever, I hate you.

Max: Naw, I don't think so. You just hate how the chapter came out.

Me: No I don't. I just hate that you didn't let me write what I wanted.

Max: Oh, please. That was boring. This is so much better.

Me: I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 30

~ONE MONTH LATER~

"Dada."

Yami opened his eyes to see Takara standing next to his side of the bed with a huge grin on her face. He frowned.

"Taki, honey, how did you get out of your crib?"

"Dada, baby."

"Sorry, sweetie, papa and the baby are sleeping. How about some breakfast?"

"Yay!"

"Shh, sweetie."

Yami got out of bed and held Takara's hand as they walked into the kitchen. Yami sat Takara in the high chair as he fried some eggs. He made enough eggs for everyone to have and placed a small portion on a plate and gave it to Takara. Takara smiled.

"'poo, dada."

"You wanna spoon?"

Takara nodded and Yami smiled and handed her a spoon."

"What do we say, sweetie?"

"'ank-ee!"

Yami chuckled and ruffled her hair, "You're welcome sweetheart."

"Yami?"

"Kitchen, pussycat."

Soon Yugi came waddling in the kitchen and sat down at the table. He smiled at Takara.

"Morning, sweetheart. You're officially one today."

Yami chuckled as he put a plate of eggs in front of Yugi, "She must've been super excited because she somehow got out of her crib by herself."

"What?"

Yami chuckled, "Yeah. When I woke up she was standing in front of me."

"Guess that means she's gonna need a big girl bed soon."

"Papa, baby!"

"Sweetie, let papa eat first okay?" Yami asked.

Takara pouted, and shook her head, "Baby."

"Finish your eggs first, okay?"

"No."

"Yes, honey."

"No. Baby."

"Taki, don't say no to daddy. When you're finished eating, you can see the baby," Yugi said.

Takara picked up her spoon and finished her eggs, "Finish, Dada!"

Yami laughed and took the plate and put it in the sink and lifted Takara out of the high chair.

"Let's go wash your hands before you see the baby okay?"

Takara ran to the bathroom with Yami following her. After he washed her hands she walked back into the kitchen and over to Yugi.

"Papa, baby?"

Yugi nodded and turned in his seat as he lifted up his shirt to expose his seven month belly. Takara giggled and placed her hand on the belly. Akemi decided to kick at that point. Takara opened her mouth wide and looked at her papa. Yugi smiled.

"He's happy to see you. Can you say hi?"

Takara removed her hand and waved at the belly causing Yugi to chuckle. Yami came over and sat across from Yugi and pulled Takara into his lap.

"Takara, that's your little brother Akemi."

"'Kem?"

Yugi and Yami nodded, "Yes, sweetie, he's your little brother and he can't wait to see you."

Just then the doorbell rang. Takara was about to scream but she shook her head and put her hand to her lips.

"Sss."

Yami chuckled as he sat her down to answer the door. He opened it to find his mother standing there.

"Morning, mom."

"Nana!" Takara screamed running to her.

"Hey, sweetie!" Riena smiled.

Riena walked in and removed her jacket and handed it to Yami to hang up. Yugi slowly stood up and waddled into the living room. Riena smiled at him and gave him a hug.

"Don't you just look adorable?"

"I do not. I look like a whale."

"Oh, stop that now. You do not look like a whale. You look absolutely gorgeous, right Yami?"

Yami nodded as the doorbell rang. He opened it to find Seto, Joey, Bakura, and Ryou. They entered the house and Takara screamed again.

"Unkies!"

"Hey, birthday girl," Joey said bending down to kiss her on the cheek.

"Unkies, 'Kem. Baby 'Kem."

The guys turned to Yugi and Yami for clarification. Yami laughed.

"She's telling you that the baby's name is Akemi."

"Oh."

"Yeah, and you guys have to see this," Yugi said, "Taki, honey, say hi to the baby."

Takara smiled and walked up to Yugi's belly and waved. Everyone cracked up.

"So, are we gonna have cake and ice cream with our little party?" Joey asked.

"Pup, you just ate."

"Yeah, so? I'm hungry and I want cake," Joey pouted.

Riena laughed, "Never tell a pregnant person they can't have cake."

"Taki, honey, do you want cake or do you want presents first?" Yami asked as the doorbell rang again.

"Pesent, dada. Puh-ee?"

Yami nodded as he went to answer the door and found Tristan and Teà along with some of their neighbors. He let them in and they went over and kissed Takara on the cheek.

"Alright, so Taki wants to do presents first. Anyone has any objections take it up with the birthday girl," Yami said.

"Taki, honey, come sit on papa's lap."

Takara toddled over to her papa as he lifted her on his lap. She giggled and swung her legs back and forth not realizing she was hitting Yugi's belly.

"Easy, sweetie, you're hitting Akemi."

Takara poked her lip out and she looked like she was gonna cry. Yugi shook his head.

"No, honey, don't cry, it's okay."

Takara was handed present after present and each time she squealed and put the present in front of Yugi's belly to show her brother. After all the presents were handed out and opened, Joey looked at Seto.

"Now, can we have cake?"

Yami laughed, "Yes, Joey. Now we can have cake. Babe, you wanna put her in the high chair?"

"Nah, m'good. We can share a piece."

Yami nodded as he and his mother cut the cake and passed out pieces to everyone. Everyone sat around talking and laughing with each other and started making plans for when the babies come. Suddenly Yugi felt a sharp pain in his belly close to his genitals and it was Akemi kicking, he knew that.

"Ow!"

Yami looked up at him, "You okay, Yugi?"

Yugi nodded just as another sharp pain hit him, "Ow! Yami take her off!"

Yami stood and picked Takara off Yugi's lap, "What's wrong?"

"Pain. It's gone now, but it really hurt."

Ryou and Riena looked at him. Ryou got off the couch and walked over to him.

"What did the pain feel like?" He asked feeling along Yugi's belly.

"Like a contraction, but it's too early for that, right?"

"Unless, you're experiencing Braxton-Hicks again," Yami commented.

Ryou continued feeling around Yugi's belly and didn't answer. Once he was done he looked at Yugi.

"Let me know when you have another contraction alright?"

Yugi nodded. Takara looked at her papa and then up at her daddy, "Dada, papa?"

"Papa's okay, sweetie, I think Akemi just hurt him a bit."

Takara walked up to Yugi and frowned at his belly and said, "No, 'Kem."

Yugi chuckled. He stood up and picked up Takara and walked with her into the nursery, "Naptime."

Takara whined. Yami walked over and touched her nose, "Go take a nap, sweetie, and when you wake up, we can watch Aladdin, okay?"

"Yay!"

"I think I'm gonna take a nap with her."

Yami nodded. Yugi decided instead of taking Takara into the nursery, that she'll sleep with him on the bed. After they left Riena looked at her son.

"Is he okay?"

"Yeah, he's just really tired. He's been more and more tired lately."

Riena nodded and helped Yami clean up from the presents and cake and ice cream. Joey was sitting on the couch happily eating his ice cream and Riena looked over at him.

"So, Seto and Joey, have you finally come up with a name for your daughter?"

Seto nodded, "Yes, ma'am. We decided that her name is gonna be Evangelina Rose Kaiba-Wheeler. We're gonna call her Eve for short."

"That's nice boys, and what about you Ryou?"

Ryou nodded rubbing his belly, "Luna Akafie Mao."

"All of you have such lovely names."

45 minutes later Yugi woke up to a sharp pain in his belly. At first he thought Akemi was kicking him, but it hurt much more than that. He sat up and rubbed his belly. The pain had gone away the minute he sat up. Three minutes later the pain came back. He slowly got off the bed. He needed to figure out what it was. He picked Takara up and walked her into the nursery and placed her in the crib so he didn't have to worry about her falling off the bed, and walked into the living room. Everyone looked up as he waddled in.

"Hey, baby, you okay?"

"I think I just had another contraction."

Riena looked at Yugi and then looked at Ryou, "Is it possible that he's in early labor?"

Ryou nodded and lifted himself off of the chair and moved over to Yugi. Bakura shook his head.

"Ryou, you shouldn't be doing this."

"I need to. We need to figure out what's wrong. Yugi, do you have excessive pain in your back?"

Yugi nodded, "Like Akemi's pushing hard against it." Ryou nodded.

"Yeah, he is in early labor."

"How's that possible? I mean he's not due for a couple of months," Yami said.

Ryou nodded, "That's true. Just because he's in early labor doesn't mean he's ready to give birth yet. It's just his body's way of getting ready for when the time comes."

"How come he didn't experience it with Takara?"

"He did, but the Braxton-Hicks took over it. Plus, for females, it's not as painful as it is for a male, so he barely felt anything."

"So he could still give birth in two months?"

Ryou nodded, "Yes, it's possible."

"So what do I do?" Yugi asked.

"Whenever you experience yourself having a contraction immediately stop what you're doing and breathe through it. Also no more sleeping on your back if you still do. Also try to sleep with a pillow placed against your lower back. This should alleviate some of the back pain."

Both Yugi and Yami nodded. Yami was really hoping that Yugi didn't have another early birth. Especially not with his birthday next month.

TBC...