Chapter 33

"Oh mi Lord! Xero… mi wata jist broke…" Bali yelled, clenching her swollen belly as she felt warm liquid run down her legs.

"You sure about that?" Neox asked her as he stared at her darkening pants. "It looks more like you peeing your pants."

At that Calixa sniggered, "You've been peeing so often, it's no wonder you didn't make it in time."

"This isn't the time for jokes you two!" Xero said, extremely panicked. He was gawking at Bàli, unaware of what to do, "B-Bàli, I don't know wha- what do I do?"

Neox rolled his eyes, not believing this one bit. Bali on the other hand looked outraged, "Don know... HOW COULDS YE NAE KNOW? YOU'RE THEE ONE WHO DID THIS TAE ME!"

"Well I never expected this to happen?" Xero defended himself. Calixa snickered at the poor Australian's damned luck. "Well maybe if you just lie down, it will go away," Xero suggested.

"Xero! Tis nae jist goin tae go away, tis goin tae come OUT!" Bàli screeched.

Neox sighed, "Bàli this isn't funny anymore, Xero's about to have a seizure."

"I donna care! E' needs tae 'elp me!"

"Listen," Roxas interjected, "Yelling isn't helping anyone especially you Bàli. We need to get you to shelter."

Neox face palmed, "This is so ridiculous!"

"Well what about this place," Xion suggested pointing at a shack that suddenly appeared right next to them. The shack looked like it was about to fall over.

"No chance" Xero said immediately.

Bàli suddenly groaned in pain, as a contraction hit her. "We don't have time to find another spot," Roxas said looking up at the dark sky. "It's about to rain."

Xero glared at the shack, "It looks worse than Calixa's room!"

"We have no choice," Xion said, supporting Bàli who had her eyes clamped shut in pain.

They all went into the shack, and once inside Xion brought Bàli over to a corner filled with old ragged blankets and hay, and let her lay down by it. The two kids sat down and Xero paced the room. "Does anyone know what we're supposed to do?" Neox asked.

"Not a clue!" Xero said, rolling around in utter confusion.

"Ah!" Bàli shrieked from in the corner.

"Um... I know in the movies I watch where someone has a baby, there told to breath through it," Calixa said helpfully.

"How does that help?" Neox asked.

"I don't know!" Calixa replied.

Bàli gave it a shot anyway. It seemed to help, some, but not a lot. The pain kept getting worse with every contraction. Neox still wasn't believing that she was really in labor, evident by the constant snide remarks he made. Eventually he asked the question he was curious about, "Where's the baby going to come out?"

Everyone stared at him, all with red blushing faces. Even Calixa knew the answer to that. But Neox was different. He didn't know about the differences between male and females. Zexion had giving Calixa a health class, so she knew all this. Roxas and Xion knew from Axel. Xero knew because where he grew up.

"Um... well..." Xero started awkwardly.

"Y-you see..." Roxas stuttered.

The awkwardness was interrupted by Bàli screaming in pain. Everyone flinched at how loud it was, "Come on it can be that bad." Calixa told her with her ears covered.

Bàli glared, threatening to kick Calixa in where the baby would come out to see if she would still think that. But that thought only stayed a second when extreme pain cramped beneath her naval again, making her scream. Neox and Roxas, not being able to stand it anymore, walked out of the hut. "Don't you dare leave me!" Xero called to them.

They didn't hear it because they were already outside and the pouring rain drowned out his voice. Xion blushed deeply not wanted to say this, but knew that she had too. "Um... Xero... she needs her pants off so that the baby can..." she turned if possible even redder.

Xero looked from Bàli to Xion, then back to Bàli. Then made a break for the door, "WAIT FOR ME!"

"Coward!" Bàli screamed at him.

Now that hurt him. He was from the land Down Under dammit! It was only a few minutes later the three boys came back in soaking wet. Better to be in here then in the pouring rain. Neox seemed the least wet for some reason. Roxas was completely soaked, and Xero seemed as if the water was weighing him down. Bàli was breathing deeply, making soft moans of pain as each contrition got longer and more painful. While they were out, Xion and Calixa managed to help her get her pants off.

Xero was groaning in the corner, confused and worried, he never realized how painful it was to give birth. A few minutes later, Xion who seemed to know the most about this was barking orders. "Roxas, get behind her and support her back!"

Roxas did as she said without question. Bàli sighed with relief as she felt her back get more support. "Ahhh! Tis comin!" she screamed at the top of her lungs.

Neox was in the corner, a look of pure terror. Calixa was watching with a look of mixed with mild interest and digest. "Neox get over here and help me!" Xion barked at the boy in the corner.

Neox ran over and did as he was told. Though, he seemed reluctant. "Grab some blankets so that you catch the baby when it comes out," Xion told him.

"You want me to WHAT!"

Calixa snickered at his misfortune, but it was soon wiped from her face at Xion's next order. "Calixa go outside and wet a cloth to dab her forehead with," indeed the blonde girl was sweating heavily despite the chilly air, while tears of pain rolled down her cheeks.

Calixa had wide eyes, "Its raining!"

"DO IT!"

She nodded and ran at the door, accidently running face first into it. She rubbed her face, opening the door and running out. Neox smirked, and Bàli started to scream again. "Contractions are three minutes apart, wont be long now," Xion announced more to herself then anyone else.

Neox looked at Xion, "Where do I need to go to catch the baby?"

"Just sit right next to me, I'll pull it out, and you catch it."

"Okay" Neox said innocently, sitting by Xion.

"Ok, Bàli you got to start pushing," Xion instructed.

Bàli slumped against Roxas with exhaustion. "I canna... I-I canna..." this was followed by a sob.

Xero rubbed her shoulders, massaging her. "Stop!" the blonde girl barked at him, and then she screamed as loud as she could.

Tears fell from her eyes as she pushed. Neox watched them all with confusion, and was actually starting to feel sorry for Bàli; this looked like the most painful thing anyone can experience. He got even more confused when Xion lifted Bàli's shirt up, "What are you doing?" he asked. "You going to show her-" his eyes widened.

"Push hard!" Xion ordered to Bàli, as the blonde girl started drawing out long agonizing screams. The lightning crashing above them deafened her screams slightly.

"AHH!" Bali screamed, sitting up in her bed, covered in cold sweat. She breathed deeply, and looked around.

She was in her room. Bàli hand flew to her stomach, and she was relieved to feel that is wasn't bulging. Then as exhaustion fell over her, it all came back. She had been ill with the fever the past few days which explained the odd dream. The blonde breathed deeply trying to calm herself. "Tis ok, jist calm down." it was relieving that she wasn't out in the middle of nowhere giving birth.

She couldn't handle it anymore, she had to talk to someone. Grabbing her robe and putting it on she ran from the room, and went to the first room that was closest to her. That just happened to be Zexion. The Cloaked Schemer would most likely be awake. Bàli didn't even knock, but burst in rambling, "Zexion! Zexion, we were in a shack- an Xero didn't sabe o que- Neox e tiña que ir- e eu estaba con dor-"

Zexion looked at her like she had just grown a second head, "Number seventeen have you gone insane?" The blonde finally collapsed, her nerves finally getting to her. Zexion placed a hand on her forehead, "You're still feverish, you should go back to bed."

"Nae way... tae scared..." she whimpered.

Zexion sighed, and helped her up. "Come along, I'll take you back to your room." He gently led Bàli out of his room and down the hallway, while she muttered feverous gibberish to him. Or perhaps it was Gaelic.

A chapter just for fun ;)