Uruha sighs deeply,rubbing his now 8 month pregnant stomach. He feels the child kick from within,and he can't help but smile slightly at the thought of soon having a new bundle of joy in his arms,But still,he is sad at the realization that Aoi will most likely not be with him. The GazettE has decided to go on tour without him,leaving him home all alone with a 6 month old daughter and his own due date growing closer. Uruha walks around the kitchen restlessly,his mind swarming in all different directions as he prepares Ari's dinner.
As it is heating,Uruha wonders into the nursery and picks the now awake Ari up out of her crib and brings her into the kitchen,grabbing her warm milk and some apple sauce. He sits down in the kitchen chair and starts to feed her,wiping her mouth and giggling at her extreme love of apple sauce. He finishes feeding her and burps her over his shoulder and takes her back to her nursery. He sits in the rocking chair in her room and rocks her to sleep,Cradling her gently. Soon,she falls into a deep sleep and he is able to lay her back down in her crib and wander out into his own bedroom. Uruha sighs and removes his shirt,throwing it into the hamper and sprawls out across his bed,rubbing his stomach tenderly.
His eyes fixate on the ceiling,watching the ceiling fan spin in a constant whirl wind that makes the room cold against his supple tanned skin,but Uruha doesn't care. It feels really good after the sweats he's been having during most of the pregnancy. Uruha turns over on his side,Placing his body pillow carefully. He manages to doze off for a much needed cat nap,But is awoken a short while later by a pain in his lower back. He brushes it off,Chalking it up to being so heavily pregnant. But when he can't get back to sleep and the pain in his back gets worse,He jumps out of bed and walks around the room,finally resting in front of his window,peering out at the unusually warm mid fall evening.
He jumps as his phone starts ringing and he grabs it off the dresser beside him and looks at the screen,Seeing Aoi's picture. He hits answer,
''Hello?'' Uruha says into the phone,and Aoi's very stern,deep,manly but very caring voice answers.
''Hey Uruha. How are you feeling? We're about to go on for a show,but I thought I'd call you and check on you. How is Ari?'' He asks,the over worrying boyfriend and father in him showing,Although he's technically Ari's mother. He is only the father of the baby Uruha is currently carrying.
''I'm alright,Aoi. A bit of back pain,But I'm alright. Beyond normal for me anymore. Ari is fine,I just fed her and put her to bed.''
''Alright,Hun. Listen,I need to go,Ok? I'll be home in a few weeks,Try to hold on for me till then,K hun?'' Aoi pleads,almost in a begging tone.
''Alright,Aoi. I'll try.'' Uruha says,tears beginning to stream down his cheeks,desperately feeling alone in a storm of hormones and general sadness,but he tries not to sound to upset for fear of worrying Aoi even more.
''I love you.'' Aoi says,almost to cheerfully.
''I love you too. Bye Aoi.'' Uruha says,tapping the end button and throwing his phone onto the bed. Uruha slinks down the wall against the window,Burying his face in his hands,His eyeliner running and staining his hands and cheeks black with tears. Uruha's heart is pounding and breaking at the same time,His loneliness and stress levels are through the roof. Uruha carefully pulls himself up,Tears streaming down his tanned skin. He wipes his eyes,trying to put on a strong,brave face,but ultimately he fails. Uruha is interrupted when a pain seems to radiate from his back into his stomach,catching him off guard.
''Nggh..Ow...'' He moans,leaning slightly into the wall with a hand on his stomach. He thinks the child within is only kicking him hard,But the realization sets in as he feels water gush from within him,soaking and staining his pants and underwear. Uruha screams out in fear and horror,knowing he's a month early. He grows extremely scared for his child,clutching his stomach protectively. With no one to care for Ari,no friends,no family,no nothing,Uruha is going to be forced to deliver his child at home so she can have someone take care of her.
Uruha decides to waddle into her nursery,For multi function. He can labor and care for her at the same time if he's with her. He exits his bedroom and waddles into the bathroom,grabbing towels and scissors. He sterilizes them quickly and waddles to her room,Sitting down carefully in the rocking chair and watching her carefully to assure she's alright as he labors. He groans out slightly as a contraction grips him,Gripping the arm of the rocking chair tightly as the pain climaxes. He watches his stomach's skin tighten and loosen,and his attempts to remain quiet as possible to not wake Ari have failed. Uruha moans out loudly as the pain grows worse,then finally subsides,for now. Ari is now awake,and looking at her father intently,but surprisingly,is not crying as she usually does when she is awoken.
She continues to stare at him and Uruha leans back into the rocking chair,Arching his back slightly as another contraction starts,This one lasting a bit longer than the last and growing in intensity. Uruha rubs his stomach harshly and rocks in the chair,Hoping the motion will help some,but it does not. Uruha huffs and puffs through the contraction,trying his best to fight off the pain. His labor progresses more and more with each contraction,and by midnight,Ari has fallen back asleep and Uruha is ready to push. Uruha stands up slightly and places a towel onto the seat of the rocking chair and lowers himself back onto it,spreading his legs wide.
Uruha goes with his bodies natural urges and bears down hard,Screaming and huffing with exertion and pain. He continues to push like this for an hour with absolutely no progress. He decides to try a new position,technique if you will. He spreads his left leg farther and grabs hold of his right,holding it up slightly in the air so it is out of the way and gives the baby more room,Since this position has forced him to lean slightly back,making his anus clearly visible. He bears down,Grunting harshly as sweat drips down his face and mats his light brown hair. He lets out his breath and starts to get up when suddenly,his phone rings and he snatches it off the floor in front of him. He looks at it to reveal Aoi's picture.
''Yes?'' Uruha breathes harshly into the phone,unable to control it.
''Hey Uruha,The shows done and I just got back to the hotel. I thought I would call you and talk a bit. Hey are you ok Uruha? You sound a bit..strange..'' Aoi asks,worry filling his voice.
''I..I'm fine Aoi.'' Uruha says,trying not to scream into the phone as the baby tries to push itself out.
''Uruha something is wrong,I can tell by your voice plus I can hear you breathing.''
''Nggh..Fine. My water broke after I got off the phone with you,The baby is coming Aoi. Right now! I've been pushing for the past hour with zero progress,I was about to change positions when you called.'' Uruha confesses,and he can hear Aoi start to panic.
''Breathe,Uru,Breathe.''
''YOU BREATHE! You're the one panicking you asshole!!!!'' Uruha screams into the phone,The hormones and pain getting to him. Aoi shuts up and Uruha sighs,
''I'm sorry Aoi-UNGH!'' Uruha groans out.
''I wish you were here with me..'' Uruha groans out,gripping the side of the chair.
''I'm way to far away..I wish I was there too. Just keep breathing hun. You're doing great.'' Aoi says,and Uruha's brain strikes an idea.
''Can you activate your camera on the phone?'' Uruha asks,
''Yes,Why?''
''You can watch the birth of your child,your phone has a video caller on it like mine does.'' Uruha breathes,taking the phone away from his ear and pressing video call and speaker phone so he can hear what Aoi's saying. Uruha makes a make shift stand for his phone out of items from Ari's nursery,and he gets on his hands and knees,his anus facing the camera.
''Ungh..Aoi! Can you see?'' Uruha asks,
''I can see perfectly babe. Push Uruha!'' Aoi encourages,and Uruha groans out,leaning his head into the floor and digging his nails into the carpet as he bears down hard. In this position,some progress is finally made as he feels the babies head pushing against his anus and the ring of fire finally makes itself known. Uruha reaches his hand back and smiles as he feels the babies head starting to come.
''The baby's almost here,Aoi. I can feel it's head.'' Uruha says,
''I can see the head Uruha. Keep going,You're doing so great.'' Aoi says,cheering him on. Uruha removes his hand and bears down,spreading his legs a little farther apart. Uruha grunts and lets out his breath,breathing harshly with the pain. Another contraction starts and he bears down,Fully crowning the babies head with a rush of fluid and blood.
''Ungh..Aoi!'' Uruha groans,
''You're doing wonderfully Uruha! Our baby is almost here!'' Aoi squeals in delight,and with a final,large push,a screaming baby boy is born,Uruha catching him just in time. Uruha pants in relief and turns around with him,Showing him off to Aoi before cleaning him off and wrapping him up in a towel. Uruha passes his afterbirth,disposing of it.
Aoi and Uruha talk for hours,gleaming over their new baby son.
''What should we name him?'' Aoi finally asks,and Uruha ponders for a bit.
''How about Tashiro?'' Uruha says,and Aoi nods.
''I like that. Hello,little Tashiro.'' Aoi waves,smiling. Uruha closes his eyes,Sleepiness setting in.
''Hun,I think I'm going to go try and sleep. I'm really,really tired and Tashiro has fallen asleep.''
''Alright hun. Get some rest. I love you.'' Aoi waves one last time,and disconnects the call. Uruha carefully gets up and places Tashiro in the crib they had set up for him before,and then walks into his own bedroom,falling asleep almost as soon as his head hits the pillow,a smile on his face.