Gruvia Day 3! I appreciate the reviews that I got, I'm sorry that I didn't thank you guys in the second chapter.
Anyways this prompt had me in tears for a bit when writing it. You guys will see why when reading it.
So please enjoy! Most of it atleast.
Birth
The sound of hospital equipment quietly filled the room Gray and Juvia were currently in. Juvia was asleep since she had been given an emergency C-Section earlier that day. She was only seven months pregnant and there son had no choice but to come out or else the young couple would lose their son.
Gray was worried for his girlfriend and his baby. That morning Juvia was walking around the park for her pregnancy exercises. Gray had accompanied her to make sure she was alright and to make sure she wouldn't hurt herself in a anyway. The one moment he takes his eyes off her, Juvia is on the ground bleeding, fear filling her eyes.
She was rushed to the hospital and given an emergency C-Section to not lose their son. Gray couldn't do anything but blame himself. If his son died, it was his fault, if Juvia didn't recover, it was his fault. It felt like his world was breaking apart once again. When the C-Section was over, Juvia was still asleep. Gray was thankful because if Juvia was awake she would be in total hysteria.
Gray was sitting in a chair in the room silently crying, hoping and begging that he would not lose his baby. The doctors had taken Silver away once he was born and Gray hadn't heard any news yet. It had been hours since then and Gray couldn't contain himself. This was not suppose to happen. Juvia was suppose to be going into labor in two months, not now. She was due in November. She still had two months to go.
Gray gripped his head in his hands trying to not yank any of his hair out. He needed the doctor to arrive and tell him anything about his child. The situation was tearing at him breaking him apart.
Another hour passed by and Gray's tears had dried. He stared at his sleeping girlfriend hoping when she woke up everything would be alright. The silence in the room was broken when the door of the room slowly opened. A nurse walked in and smiled at Gray.
"Is she still sleeping?" She asked as she walked up to Juvia's monitors surrounding her. Her IV bag was about to be empty and the nurse quickly replaced it with a new one.
"How long will she be asleep?" Gray asked as he watched the nurse check up on Juvia.
"The medicine should be out of her system by now, so she's probably just resting from her surgery." The nurse turned to look at him and sadly smiled at the young disheveled man.
"The doctor has stabilized your baby a while ago, have you not seen your baby yet?" Gray stood up as he heard the nurse's words.
"What do you mean a while ago?" Gray questioned as he began to tremble. Was his baby alright? How come nobody said anything?!
"The doctor should of came an hour ago to tell you your baby is in NICU. Your chances of your child living are high, he just needs to be in the hospital for a while so he won't have any kind of complications in the future." Gray didn't know whether to be happy or angry. His child was going to be alright, Juvia was going to be alright, but nobody had come to tell him until now.
"Can I go see him right now?" Gray quickly asked. He was desperate to see his son.
"Yes of course, NICU should be down the hallway. There should be a window for you to see him."
"Thank you very much, will Juvia be alright?" Before Gray left to go see his son, he had to make sure his girlfriend was going to be fine.
"Yes, her C-Section went well, she just needs to wake up." The nurse confirmed and Gray sped out the room heading towards the newborn NICU.
Like the nurse said, Gray walked straight down the hall way and reached the neonatal intensive care unit. When Gray caught sight of his child he couldn't help but to choke on a sob. He knew which one was his since it was the only baby there. His baby was in an incubator wrapped up in maybe two or three blankets, with with a few tubes connected to him. There were small tubes connected to his nose for respiration, there was a small wire near his chest checking his heart beat, and a tiny tube was connected to his little arm inside a vein for feeding.
"You're alive," Gray quietly sobbed as he watched his baby breath. To whatever god answered Gray's prayer he was very grateful towards them. His baby was alive and breathing.
"Daddy is here with you Silver," Gray placed his right hand on the glass pane watching the baby with tears running down his face. "Daddy is sorry he didn't protect you." Gray rested his forehead against the glass and quietly sobbed. Gray wished he had Silver in his arms. He wished he would of prevented this. He wished he had protected Juvia from hurting herself.
Gray didn't know how long he stood there watching his baby until an older nurse had walked into the unit to check on him.
"Are you the father?" The nurse asked from inside the unit. Gray nodded as he watched the nurse change his child's diaper. He frowned at the sight since he was suppose to be the one to do that. Not a nurse.
"The doctor said your baby is healthy." The nurses voice was a little muted since she was on the other side of the window. Gray made sure to concentrate on her voice to hear her clearly.
"He should be able to breath on his own soon and he will be good to go with you." Gray grinned at the news and looked at his son.
"How long will that be?" Gray asked loud enough to let the nurse hear.
"Maybe a day or two." Gray nodded once again, a few days wasn't so bad. His child would soon be in his arms.
"Thank you," Gray wiped the tears spilling from his eyes once again from happiness. Silver was healthy, he would live, and he would be able to come home soon. The nurse couldn't help but feel a few tears burn the back of her eyes. She had seen many situations on new borns whether they were premature or not. Some were moments were happy others weren't. But seeing a father cry from joy of hearing that their child would be alright made her heart swell.
When Juvia woke up it was already night time. She had been asleep since morning and her previous memories began to flow back. Gray on the other hand was sitting in a chair nearby her reading a parenting magazine.
"Gray-sama?" Juvia called out as she turned to look at him. Gray quickly got up and walked towards her.
"Hey Juvia," Gray kissed her forehead and watched as tears began to brim his girlfriend's blue eyes. He knew what was on her mind and he had her answer. "Silver will be fine. He just needs to breath on his own." Gray stated as he sadly smiled. Juvia began to cry tears of joy and quickly wiped them away. Gray sat by her to comfort his worried Juvia.
"Juvia's baby will be alright?" Juvia smiled as she kept wiping tears away.
"Yes my love, Silver will be with us soon." Gray hugged his girlfriend and swore on his life that he will never take his eyes off of her no matter what. Juvia needed to live for him. Silver needed to live for him. Gray needed to live for both of them.
Just like the older nurse said, once Silver could breath he was able to be held by his parents. Which was sooner than the doctor thought. Silver was able to breath on his own the next day.
Juvia was speaking to Gray as she spoke about babying their son and what not. When the older nurse Gray saw before. Came into their room with a wooden baby hospital bed. Silver was wrapped up in several blankets and he seemed to be awake since he was moving his head side to side.
"Here's Silver, he'll be able to go home tomorrow night on doctor's orders. He will come by later to give you information on caring for a premature baby." The nurse informed as she placed the small bed near Juvia's. The nurse gently picked up Silver and slowly placed him into Juvia's arms.
Both Gray and Juvia were met with dark dull eyes. The nurse chuckled at the couple shaking her head.
"He looks just like his father," the nurse added as she walked out. Gray quickly thanked her and went back to staring at his son. Juvia was crying once again but more subtle this time.
The nurse was right, Silver had so many similarities to Gray. Jet black messy hair, black carbon eyes, a cute sharp nose, and even Gray's signature frown! There was nothing from Juvia on him, which Gray really hoped to see. He wanted to see his wife in his son but apparently he just saw himself.
"Silver is so precious," Juvia whispered as she gently played with his hair. "He looks a lot like Gray-sama too." Juvia looked up to him with a grin. Gray rolled his eyes and gave her a chaste kiss.
"I can tell. I wish he looked more like you than me honestly." Gray sighed as he watched his son's eyes wonder around the place. Soon enough they met his and locked with Gray's eyes.
"I love him so much," Gray leaned his head against Juvia's as he admired his baby.
"Does Gray-sama want to hold him?" Juvia slowly brought Silver to Gray who was nervous on hurting his son in anyway. "Just hold him like Juvia was Gray-sama. Silver will be alright." Gray carefully and gently brought Silver into his arms and grinned at his achievement.
"Hi buddy," Gray began as he held his son. "I'm your daddy, and I love you so so much. Just like I love your mommy." Juvia held tears back as she watched Gray speak to Silver. Years ago she would of never imagined this situation. She barely had hope and was slowly losing interest. Now she had the real deal. She had a loving boyfriend, and a beautiful baby boy. Juvia finally had her family of her own after suffering in orphanages for years. Never being wanted by anyone but a guild who just wanted her power. Juvia had a man to love and protect her. A son to love, protect, and raise. She was grateful for this moment.
The small family had a bit more time by themselves until the older nurse and the doctor arrived. The nurse showed Juvia how to breastfeed and how important it was to feed Silver breastmilk. Since he was premature, breastmilk was very beneficial for them. The doctor explained some rules and concerns to the couple on how to care for their son when they got to go home.
Silver needed to be breastfed so he can recover quickly and protect himself from any kind of infections. He would wake up more than usual babies and risk of getting sick easily. He needed to be warm since his body still couldn't warm itself up. Juvia would need to bring him to his regular check ups on schedule. When Silver was to be put asleep, he would need to be on his back so he wouldn't have any kind of problems. When someone wanted to hold Silver, they would need to have washed hands and to not touch him anywhere near his face. The doctor gave them a packet of rules and directions to follow leaving Gray a little concerned.
"It may seem a bit much, but you two will learn very quickly," the nurse stated as she replaced Juvia's IV bag. "You two will be wonderful parents." Gray and Juvia said there thanks to the nurse and were left alone with their one day old son.
"Are you not worried about any of these?" Gray flipped through the pages of the packet the doctor had given him. There was some scary information that made Gray want to keep Silver in the hospital longer than he should.
"Not really, Juvia thinks it'll be pretty easy. Silver is strong just like his mommy and daddy." Juvia turned to stare at her sleeping baby. His hair was a mess and he had Gray's scowl when he slept. Silver was really a mini version of Gray.
"If you say so, we'll have to care for him twenty-four/seven." Juvia nodded and rested her head onto Gray's shoulder.
"Juvia loves you very much Gray-sama. Thank you for giving her Silver." Gray smiled and kissed her head.
"I love you too, but we gave each other Silver. If it weren't for either of us, he wouldn't be here." Gray wrapped an arm around her shoulder bringing her closer to him.
Gray was right. Both gave each other a son they would care for and love for the rest of their lives. Their future was now something big. If Juvia thought this was special, she just needed to see what Gray had planned out for her. But for now the two enjoyed their son's precious life.
Boom, end of prompt three. Hope you guys liked it, writing the description of a premature baby in an incubator was pretty hard emotionally and mentally. To anyone who has to go through that experience I hope the best for them. Seeing your own child on the verge of life or death is truly heartbreaking. I'm a teenager and never experienced it but have witnessed it. Such a terrible terrible feeling.
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed this prompt, well most of it at least.
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