Shura was nine months pregnant, her abdomen was swollen, ankles, and breasts. The nursery was set up, in a beautiful magenta color as they were having a baby girl. Today was the last day the students would be arriving at Shura and Yukio's home. Shura was comfortable sitting on the couch. Yukio was too busy fussing over the pregnant lady.
"Shura, you shouldn't be teaching, today's your due date."
"I'm fine four-eyes. Besides, todays the last day these brats will be entering my house." Shura said, she placed her hand on her abdomen. They had agreed on the name Keiko (Kay-koh), meaning blessed child.
"But Shura you could go into labor."
"No, Yuki." She smiled as she adjusted her position on the couch. She could never get comfortable anymore. "I'm due yes, but I haven't had a contraction yet."
"I'm worried, Shura."
"Don't be." The portal from True Cross Academy opened and in walked the students and the teachers. Shura's former students hugged her and her current students sat down on the floor.
"Today is the last day I'll see your shining faces." Shura said sarcastically, she knew she would see most of them again. She placed her hand on her abdomen; man did she feel huge.
"Which means that it is time for your final exam. You will show all your best techniques against-"
"My Exorcists." The tops of the field walked in. The best sword, gunsman (Yukio), tamers, medical herbs, knight, reciters. The class dropped their jaw. "Now mind you, they probably won't go easy on you."
"I will be up against those you perfect in guns." Yukio said, Shura smiled.
"I will be giving you your final grade." Shura said, she had a smile on her face.
The day passed, and the grades were to be posted by tomorrow in True Cross Academy. Shura tossed the clipboard on the bed, and she sat down on it.
"Damn looking back from their midterm grades, so many of the had improved!" Shura said, she was ready to hire some of the kids right off the bat, but because they weren't exwires, she couldn't. Yukio wrapped his hand, one of the students accidentally hit him.
"Minus Kata." He said rubbing his hand.
"Her hand was shakey from the start, Yuki." Shura said, she knew holy water weakened him slightly but it was on his hand. She grimaced slightly, now this was a different pain.
"I told her to relax, but that didn't work out." Shura said, fighting the pain. Yuki unbuttoned his white shirt. The pain in Shura's abdomen subsided. He put on a blue t-shirt and black shorts. Shura didn't undress.
"Yuki? When did the Vatican want me?"
"What do you mean?" Yuki asked fairly confused.
"Labor pains?"
"Right when you started, why?"
"I think I just had my first contraction." Yukio's eyes widened. He grabbed Shura's hospital bag, He opened the portal to the Vatican, and went in without the female.
"Oh wonderful. He forgot me." Shura huffed, sitting on the bed. She had Yukio's hospital bag next to her feet. The portal opened, and Yukio stepped out with a nurse. The nurse helped Shura up, and Yukio grabbed his bed, still holding onto the baby bag and Shura's hospital bag.
"I'm so sorry I forgot about you." Yuki kissed her forehead, and held her hand as they went into the portal, walking into the Vatican's hospital ward. Doctors were looking at her as if she was some sort of experiment. Shura's cheeks turned red and her grip on Yukio's hand tightened. The nurse brought Shura a wheel chair and she sat down on it. They wheeled her to a private labor and delivery room, Shura got comfortable purple birthing gown, which had an opening in the middle for the monitors. Once the female was set on the bed, Yukio stayed by the side. A nurse walked in, placed an IV in her arm and placed a fetal monitor around her abdomen. Once she was out, Shura looked out the window into the hallway.
"Yuki? Can you close the blinds please?"
"Anything for you." Yuki smiled, closing the blinds.
Eight hours later, Shura had her feet planted and she was sitting on a ball, her arms rested on the bed. Yukio was behind her, rubbing her back gently. There was a knock on her door, Shura lifted her head and looked at Yukio.
"Do you want me to get it?"
"Can ya? I'm kinda busy." She said, sarcastically. Yukio got up, and opened the door. It was a handful of their students, Machi, Sakata, Eto, Nakada, and Otake. Yukio looked confused, and he stepped out the door, closing it behind him.
"What are you guys doing here?" Yukio asked the five students.
"We heard that Ms. Kirigakure went into labor, we brought gifts for the baby." Each student handed Yukio a present wrapped in either pink or purple. Shura had gotten up from the ball and opened the ball, she seemed shocked that these students were here.
"What are you doing here?" Shura said, crossing her arms.
"Shura you should be in bed."
"No, Yuki I'm fine." Shura said, looking at her students. "What are you guys?"
"We came here to give you the gifts." Machi motioned to the presents in Yukio's hands. "And we wanted to see how you were doing?"
"I'm trying to labor and deliver a baby. What do you think?" Shura laughed, and put her hand on her lower back. The students stared with her at blank faces.
"How much longer do you think?" Sakata asked; Shura shrugged her shoulders.
"The docs say it could be days." Yukio looked concerned. Shura went to the ball; she planted her feet on the ground and sat down, her arms on the bed.
"Is everything okay?" Machi asked, Yukio nodded his head.
"We should go, so you can take care of Ms. Kirigakure." Sakata said, the five students walked towards the waiting room.
"Good luck!" The students chimed as they left.
Inside the room, Shura was groaning as Yukio applied pressure to relieve Shura's back pain. "Oh my gosh Yuki this hurts so much." She hated showing weakness; even Yukio knew that.
"Breathe through it Shura." Yukio said in a calming voice. Shura clenched her jaw, groaning in agony. The door to her room opened as her OBGYN walked in.
"Hello Ms. Kirigakure and Mr. Okurmora."
"Drugs. I want all the drugs." Shura said, her OB helped her to the bed and examined her. Shura lifted her leg up, allowing the doctor to look.
"Sorry Ms. Kirigakure, but you are not far enough dilated to have drugs." Shura groaned in frustration.
"How much longer?" Shura said as her OB covered her back up.
"You are two centimeters dilated, and 50% effaced."
"Can I go home atleast?" She whined in frustration, her OB shook her head in disagreement.
"No you cannot go home." Her OB marked things down in her chart, checked on the baby's stats and wrote them down.
"Why not. I might be here for days." Shura said in spite. She hated being confined to a small room.
"The Pope says so. Now go and walk around." Dr. Amaya said, the brunette walked out of the room and Shura groaned. Yukio helped her up, and Shura grabbed her portable IV. She had grip socks on. Another knock could be heard on the door, it was Rin and Shiemi.
"Did I miss the baby?" Rin asked, he was carrying a pink balloon in his hand. Shura looked at him, angry.
"No you idiot. I'm still giant as a whale." She barked at him, Yukio rubbed Shura's back. She held onto her movable IV and headed towards the hallway.
"Whatever she says just ignore it." Yukio whispered, when Shura was already in the hallway.
Thirteen hours later.
Shura was just waking up from a nap. Yukio was resting on the reclining chair next to her. She felt a popping sensation, and felt an immediate gush of very warm fluid that soaked through her gown and sheets. She reached over to Yukio and tried to wake him up, she pressed the nurses button and in came a nurse in pink flowery scrubs.
"Yes Ms. Kirikagure?"
"I feel wet down there." Shura said, feeling very uncomfortable. The nurse put on gloves and lifted the bed sheets.
"Your water broke." She said with a smile. "If you let me, I'll change your sheets."
"Yes, please." She said, swinging her legs over the side of the bed. Grabbing the portable IV and she pinched Yukio's shoulder. He quickly jumped up. "Finally you four eyed moron."
"What happened?"
"My water broke you dingbat." She let out a chuckle. She felt like she was leaking with every step. The nurse changed the bed, and put a pad down on top of where she was sitting. Dr. Amaya walked in through the door, and Shura sat back down on the bed.
"Can I have the drugs now?"
"Actually, you are too dilated for an epidural." Shura felt a contraction; it was strong and painful. Shura repositioned herself, but Dr. Amaya kept her hand on her. "You are eight centimeters dilated and fully effaced. Are you ready to be a mom?"
"Wait what?" Shura called out, Yukio went and grabbed her hand.
"You're saying that it's time."
"Not exactly. You still have two centimeters to go." Dr. Amaya wrote down in Shura's chart, and then wrote about the baby's progress. Shura clutched Yukio's hand in great pain.
"One contraction at a time." Yukio said, as they started their breathing exercises. She was sitting up, her legs draped over the edge of the bed, her arms around his shoulders. She inhaled through her nose and exhaled through her mouth. The contraction seemed strong, and she was groaning. Yukio massaged her back.
"Ice chip?" She asked, Yukio reached over to the cup and took out an ice chip and put it in Shura's mouth. The contraction passed, she looked at Yukio, looking exhausted. "Do you want to do the rest for me?" She let out a chuckle.
"You got this, Shura. Look at how far you've gotten." She smiled, looking at him. Two hours had passed of groaning, being uncomfortable and walking.
"Yukio. I think it's time." Her eyes widened, Yukio walked out of the room and Dr. Amaya walked in, checking on her.
"Set up a baby warmer in here." Dr. Amaya smiled. "It's time."
"No really?" Shura's head was drenched in sweat and she was out of breath and exhausted already. Yukio grabbed her hand, and kissed her forehead. Dr. Amaya set up and Shura's legs were in the stirrups.
"When you feel the need to push, push." Within the next minute, Shura pushed. Yukio counted down from ten. Shura stopped at one. Her chest rose and fell, as she was breathing hard.
"This is painful."
"Delivery isn't easy, Ms. Kirigakure." Dr. Amaya said, "Push again." Shura took in a deep breath and pushed. Yukio counted down till ten, he dabbed a cold facecloth on her forehead as she pushed. At one, she stopped. This continued on for forty minutes.
"One last push!" Shura clutched Yukio's hand and pushed with all her might. The baby girl was born and placed on Shura's chest. Dr. Amaya took care of the mom, as the baby screamed. Shura started to wipe down the baby. The doctor quickly cut the umbilical cord and took her to the warmer.
"Where are you taking my baby!" She yelled as they took the baby out of the room. "Yukio!"
"I'm on it!" Yukio said as he followed the baby. Two guards stopped him at a certain point. "Tell me! Where did you bring my kid?" He demanded, he was trying to control his blue flames. They wouldn't respond. "WHERE THE HELL IS MY KID!" Flames surrounded Yukio, the guards jumped back.
"S-she's going to see the Pope."
"ARE THEY GOING TO KIDNAP HER?"
"N-no! They want to do tests!"
"LIKE WHAT?" Yukio was going to choke hold one of the guards.
"B-blood tests?"
"SHE'S NOT EVEN AN HOUR OLD!" Dr. Amaya walked out of the hallway, spotting Yukio's blue flames.
"Yukio. She's fine. Your daughter is healthy. The pope just wants to run a simple test to see if she has any magic power. Calm down, get back to your girlfriend." Dr. Amaya escorted Yukio back to Shura's room. The pink haired female was desperately trying to get up. "Sit back down. She will be back here in an hour."
"I want my baby!" Shura yelled, Yukio walked next to her and she wrapped her arms around him, crying. "Give me my baby back!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.
An hour later, the Pope walked in with their baby girl, wrapped in a pink blanket. Shura looked up, and tried to get up.
"No, no. Stay down." He said, walking her over to her mother, placing the infant in her mother's arms.
"She is fine." The Pope said.
"What did you do to her?"
"I only drew some blood for a test." The pope said, leaving the room. The baby was screaming, and Shura was trying to calm her down.
"She's crying. How do I?" A nurse walked in and showed Shura how to nurse. That is what the baby wanted, she wanted something to eat.
"What is her name?" The nurse asked with a smile.
"Keiko Mei Okumura." Yukio smiled, the baby had black hair and purple/pink eyes. Shura was beaming with happiness now that the baby was in her arms.
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