(Edited Last: 6/6/2011)
~Romi~
Warning is DISCONTINUED. I just like saying it. Same with the disclaimer:
DISCLAIMER IS DISCONTINUED! I also like writing in caps.
ON WITH THE STORY~!
-I let this out a day early because I love you, platonically-
E N J O I !
I'M DYING! Ed clenched the arms of the wheelchair as a nurse pushed her down the hallway. Roy, and the nurse were practically running down the hall, quickly moving to the labor wing of the hospital, as Al checked Ed in.
"Are you alright, Miss–?"
"NO, I'M NOT ALRIGHT! I'M FUCKING DYING!" Ed screamed, practically breaking the arms of the chair.
"You're not dying, Ed–" Roy began, but was quickly cut off.
"How the fuck would you know? You have no idea how painful this is!" Ed bit into her bottom lip, wishing with all her might this would just end. And it did. Her contraction ended suddenly and Ed relaxed slightly. She was pushed into a normal looking hospital room except with the large sink on the right wall, bassinet connected to the bed, and other random supplies Ed didn't know the name of.
"Alright, Miss Ed, just lay down on the bed and we'll have a doctor with you in no time at all."
"Sure…" Ed mumbled, not moving from the chair at all in fear she'd collapse. Roy chuckled, figuring how Ed felt, and helped her stand. Ed clung to him for dear life as her lover helped her into the bed. Although, she felt much better once she was laying down. That was until another contraction hit. GODDAMMIT! WHY DOES IT HAVE TO HURT SO FUCKING BAD?
"Nghn…" Ed groaned, shutting her eyes tightly. She felt a hand brush over her own until the two intertwined.
"Before you sleep, tonight my child…think about…all our trials…" Roy whispered into her ear. Ed smiled sadly. How does he always know what to say?
Ed sucked in another breath and shut her eyes tightly. Good, god, it hurt...
"Ed?"
"It hurts..." she panted and squeezed her lover's hand harder. Roy nodded and kissed the back of her hand.
"It'll be worth it." he assured.
"Yeah." Ed nodded, agreeing, as a doctor walked in, her white coat billowing behind her.
"Hello, Edward." she greeted.
"Hey, so, if you're gonna get this thing outta me, can you do it...I don't know...now?" Ed snarled.
"Ed." Roy said in chastisement, making the pregnant woman fall silent. Both looked at the doctor expectantly.
"Anyway, my names Dr. Lupin. I'm just gonna check how dilated you are." she said, walking over to the bed. Ed watched curiously as she set down the clipboard and began messing with the bed. The sounds of things clacking, moving, shifting, and scraping, made her flinch as Lupin set the stirrups in place.
"Stirrups again...?" Ed sighed. Lupin chuckled and nodded.
"Just set your heels up on the stirrups for me." she said and began putting on gloves from her pockets as Ed did so. She suddenly hissed in pain, though and shut her eyes. Lupin rubbed gently on Ed's knees while the contraction came. Once it was gone though she gave Ed a moment to catch her breath.
"Ready?" Lupin asked patiently. Ed nodded silently.
Roy watched Ed's expression carefully as Lupin stuck her finger inside his lover. It's to measure her dilation, Roy, it's not anything sensual...
"I'd say...seven centimeters."
"That's good...right?" Ed mumbled.
"Yup, you're zipping right through!" Lupin laughed and closed the pregnant woman's legs. Ed sighed with relief as did Roy, while Lupin threw her gloves away and sauntered out.
"Not too much longer, Ed." Roy mumbled. Ed nodded.
"Then I get my baby..."
"Our baby." Roy whispered, kissing her cheek.
"Sophie."
"Or Ciel." Roy nuzzled her neck as Ed relaxed into the bed again.
"Whatever," Ed murmured, "As long as we get our child." Roy smiled and kissed her soft flesh.
Ed gasped and pressed both hands on her lower thighs. Roy could only watch in distress, Al wasn't even here to say comforting words to either of them.
Lupin was strapping Ed's legs onto the stirrups again as a nurse stood on either side of the blond woman. They were holding firmly onto Ed's inner thighs, keeping them still and apart. Roy sat by Ed's head, gripping her hand as tightly as she was his, or had been until she went to hold her thighs in obvious pain.
"I see it's crown, Edward." Lupin said happily.
"FUCKING GREAT!" Ed yelled back. Roy softly wiped a damp, white cloth across Ed's forehead. Her eyes were shut tightly and her teeth were grinding loudly. Oh, labor is just beautiful. Those lying bastards, Roy thought.
"There's a lot of blood, just gushing out!" Lupin said dramatically with her hands moving in theatrical movements. Ed whined painfully as she put her hand into Roy's again. The ebony-haired man easily complied and squeezed her hand back.
Roy flinched when Ed gave a painful groan/scream. This seemed to have Lupin heading into normal doctor mode.
"Deep breath Ed," Lupin advised calmly. Ed did as she was told and took a long breath in.
"Now push." Ed pushed, whining painfully as she progressed. Roy shut his eyes as she exerted a small, mild scream of pain. She's fine, Roy, just in...extreme...pain...
"Deep breath..." Lupin's calm voice rang, "Now push."
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Ed gave a huge sigh and Roy opened his eyes.
"All done!" one of nurses cheered, slapping Ed's thigh.
"Now for the placenta!" Lupin laughed, sitting down cheerily again.
"It's a girl!" one nurse announced.
"Sophia." Ed and Roy sighed, looking at each other.
"Mr. Roy? Would you like to cut the umbilical cord?" said nurse from before, who'd announced the sex, asked. She held out a crying, pale infant that was covered with blood and vaginal discharge.
"Of course." Roy nodded and accepted the scissors, cutting the cord best he could before 'Sophie' was taken again. Roy blinked when Ed threw her arms around his neck, though quickly wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"You did it Ed...we have our baby..." Roy whispered into her ear as Ed began lightly shaking.
"I know..." she murmured back. Then the need to push rushed back to her and Ed let him go, giving Lupin a curious glance. The woman noticed this and shrugged.
"If the placenta doesn't come out, the toxins produced by it will enter your bloodstream and kill you." she said simply.
"Wait...what?" Roy stuttered around his words.
"The placenta was basically your baby girl's room and board while in the uterus and now it has to come out with her."
"R-right." Roy mumbled, before kissing Ed. She kissed back, but pulled away when Lupin began pulling and telling her to push. Ed did, and a moment later, Lupin was turning something.
"Does it hurt?" Roy asked curiously.
"More...weird..." Ed mumbled, but looked up quickly when a nurse came back over, a light purple bundle in her arms. She handed it to Ed.
He'd been terrified, scared, and horrified when Ed had been in immense pain. Though, seeing the expression she held now, looking at their child, made it all worth it and so, so much more.
"Look!" Lupin said enthusiastically, holding out a blue tray. Roy blinked and looked inside, only to have his stomach lurch. The placenta... it was dark violet, vein-y, and had a long, white cord coming out of it.
"Gr–" Ed nudged his arm sharply, "Pretty." Roy corrected himself as Lupin skipped away merrily holding the tray. One of the nurses was tending to Ed; cleaning up mostly, while Roy leaned over and pressed his cheek against Ed's. He closed his eyes a moment and kissed the soft, round flesh then looked at their child.
"Sophia..." Roy whispered, "She's beautiful, huh?"
"Gorgeous." Ed mumbled back.
Roy watched as Ed breastfed Sophia. It had taken about an hour to actually get Sophia, or Sophie, to latch on, but now she was sucking ravenously. Roy was quite curious as to how it tasted for Sophie to drink it so hastily.
Despite this curiosity and slight irritation, Roy could literally feel the love emanating from them. Damn, how he wished he could get in on that.
"Ed," Roy said quietly, "...I love you."
"I love you too, you idiot." Ed chuckled, smiling at him happily. It was as if there wasn't a care in the world; that smile spoke volumes for Ed. Roy smiled at her and watched more closely, sitting next to her on the hospital bed. He smiled softly when a small bit of white, creamy milk dribbled from the side of Sophie's mouth.
"Does that feel weird?" Roy asked quietly.
"It's...almost erotic because of the sucking on my nipple, but sense it's Sophie it just feels kinda weird, yeah." Ed replied, shifting her arms slightly. Roy nuzzled her neck lovingly. I wonder...
He scooted so he was sitting in front of Ed and cupped her chin gently; Ed winked at him and Roy quickly kissed her. Their lips moved together in perfect unison while Roy's hand slowly crept up to knead Ed's unoccupied breast. She gasped into his mouth as Roy slowly began pinching her nipple and rolling it.
"Roy...?" she said breathlessly. The sable-haired man merely made a 'hm' in response before dipping down and sucking on her nipple. Ed sighed heavily as both Sophie and Roy sucked. Sweet. Why is it sweet? Is milk supposed to be sweet? Ugh, whatever... it does taste good, though, Roy decided he'd stay a bit longer here as Ed's hand wove through his hair. She embraced him sweetly suddenly.
"You'll have to share me now." Ed giggled, "I'm not only yours anymore."
"Ugh, that's too bad..." Roy said jokingly as he pulled away, licking his lips.
"Must taste good." Ed laughed, gesturing to the licking of Roy's own chops.
"It's sweet." Roy blushed mildly. Ed smiled warmly.
"I don't really care what it tastes like as long as Sophie is eating."
"Me neither," Roy nodded, "It's not like it's for me anyway. I'm not gonna benefit from drinking your breast milk." Ed was quiet for a moment, looking at their dozing, sucking, drinking child.
"I wish mom could have been here..." the blond angel whispered. Roy's eyes softened considerably and he hugged Ed gently.
"She is. You just can't see her," Roy whispered, "We may die, but we will never be gone."
Sequel: Close, But Not.
(I just read this over and it was wicked rushed...I'm so sorry about that!)
Sequel will be posted soon, rest assure that I will not let it go more than...a few...months...*awkward* A YEAR AT MOST!
R&R
~Romi~
(Edited Last: 6/6/2011)