[Kazashi McCoy]

''A-Ah talk in my sleep?'' Somehow that caught her off-guard, flustered at the thought that she did something so embarrassing and couldn't even remember! What did she say? Hopefully it was nothing bad. ''Does that keep ya awake?'' She looked away shyly, her hand lingering on her neck where he had just kissed her.

Time became impossible to comprehend as things took a turn. It was minutes to get to Megumi's place, but it felt like hours. She was scared, afraid that something might happen to the kids, that they get hurt in the process if Megumi isn't there, or that something might happen to her, leaving Chuck all alone. Her heart sank at the thought and she tried to bury all that paranoia, it was going to be fine, right? Millions of people had gone through this before so she could too. ''Minutes.'' She smiled weakly, his touch the only sliver of reassurance she could grasp onto. ''Ya think?'' She got teary-eyed, she couldn't comprehend her luck. She went from someone who had no one in her life, to suddenly having friends and family and it hella hadn't dawned on her how significant that was! ''She's always nice. We're lucky ta have her.'' She nodded. Megumi was like the sister she never had. The kind that doesn't try to murder you because they were trained to kill from birth. She squeezed his hand as he helped her out of the car, couldn't help but smile at his words. ''A-An ya too! We're gonna spoil these little shits rotten.'' It was okay that she was scared, everything was going to be fine. Chuck was here, Megumi was just around the corner. ''Love ya.'' A quick smile was all she could muster, but she meant it all the same. ''Ah'm ready, Ah'm ready, Ah don't want ta give birth out here.'' Despite how good he was at comforting her, she still felt the need for an expert to be present.

''O-Okay.'' She smiled apologetically at Megumi, giving Chuck's hand one last squeeze before she let go and walked into the other room to have a seat. ''Ah didn't know twins were so common.'' She replied to Megumi, just trying to make small talk to take her mind off of things. ''Changed? Do Ah have time? Ah feel like somethin' could happen any minute.'' She was taking deep breaths, but already doing as instructed. ''Ah don't know what epidural means, but Ah trust ya, doc!'' She felt a little cold in the gown, but she quickly brushed it aside, she had bigger things to worry about. ''Ah think so.'' Her tone was laced with worry, doubt, fear, but most of all excitement. ''Is anyone? Ah just want the best for them- is this okay? Ah'm not unusually pale am Ah?'' She hadn't felt fear like this in years. Not even fear for her own life, but fear for the little ones and fear for Chuck's. ''Ah didn't smoke or drink any alcohol the entire time!'' She tried to reassure Megumi, but mostly herself. ''Ah've been really careful, Ah didn't use my quirk that much either.''

CHUCK MCCOY
Megumi Okumura

[CHUCK MCCOY]

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“Yeah you do, my lil nerd,” I tease, fingers sweeping over her nape, “saying the cutest things!!” I saw her look away, mesmerizing bliss bouncing around all funny behind my eyelids. Seeing her put her hand on her neck where I just kissed her made me wanna do it again, bad. A hotspot. Swear I’m wired for her every cell. I grin. “Nah.” I was already awake watching you sleep.

I’d never forget that drive, not in this lifetime or the next. Pulse gushing through my ears, my heart in my hands from across the passenger seat. Can’t even begin to say all the thoughts on my mind, but she was at the center, always would be, an infinite moon churning the tides of my soul. “Hella think so. I know so.” My voice is low as I squeeze her hand, take in her smile and the tears building behind her auric eyes. An extra arm curls around her shoulders, the fourth toting up a fist in victory! “She’s hella nice and the greatest surgeon Japan has EVER known!!” I ain’t know this, but if she could fix Antoine’s whack stinky ass she could do anything!! I beam up at my baby as I escort her out the car, words a rollercoaster frenzy of emotion and energy. This was it. We were admitting, our kids were popping out what felt like seconds from now!! If only my ass remembered how much time it’d usually take! “Hell yeah we will!” I scoop her up, so gentle, so hard. “I love you.” Always, forever. More than time can comprehend. “Let’s get it, baby girl!”

Nor could words describe the wave of relief that washes over me just seeing my cousin. Her calm, coffee in her hand, was magnetically enchanting. I squeeze my soulmate’s hand, eyes poppin’ outta my skull then for what my cousin said!! “T-the fifteenth couple?! WHAT THE ■■■■-” Not fighting her as I got carted off to the kitchen, I’d shout over my shoulders, “Confío en ti!”

Then I was staring up at bright lights. Kitchen cabinets. Not knowing what to do with myself. I’d been in dozens of raids, front lines of whatever the hell satan spat up that day. But waiting for the go signal all the way back then was a cake walk compared to this. I cross my arms, dumping myself into a chair in the corner table and squeezing my eyes shut. Might have muttered a prayer to the God I ain’t believe in, that everything was gonna be okay for my girl.

And our kids.

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[Megumi Okumura]

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[attr="class","carvetext"]Megumi would put back the rest of her coffee and would let out a long exhale. The perfect cure for exhaustion even if it was only temporary relief! No better time than delivering a baby or two to make sure you were alert and focused which is exactly what that level of caffeine would do to her. "Yeah! I've been in Japan for a long time cousin! This was over the last decade, not last week!" she'd laugh knowing that Chuck's surprise was likely because he was very all over the place. Who wouldn't be if they were about to be a father? First babies it was always the guy who needed more assurance than the woman actually delivering.

Right at this moment though Chuck didn't really matter all that much. He wasn't the one about to push out two kids! "You'll be fine Zaza the kids are healthy and you're in good shape! Deep breathing is gonna help~ As for the epidural..." she'd move over to the workstation she had set up while Kazashi was changing until she found the catheter "Chuckie told me you'd be a little nervous so I'm gonna explain the whole process don't you worry!" she'd hold up the epidural catheter. "I'm just gonna give you a quick spinal injection and trust me its not gonna hurt at all! Just a little bit of pressure on your lower back. I gotcha a local anesthetic that I know for sure won't cause any complications!" once Kazashi was properly sat and before she laid back she would take the opportunity to use an alcoholic wipe to sterilize the area before making a quick injection into the spine "See! in and out! It'll kick in in about 15 minutes or so, plenty of time to get you ready!"

Megumi had genuinely never seen Kazashi talk this much, which was clearly due to nerves. "Zaza, you and Chuckie are the only family I got. I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure these babies are fine and you'll be fine. Lean back, put your feet into the stirrups, close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths" The two of them had likely never seen Megumi this serious about anything either, but she was laser-focused on making sure her family was going to be okay. "This might be a little uncomfortable, but I'm going to need to take a look at your cervix so I can see how dilated you are. The babies aren't going to come at any moment! It always feels like they're moving along faster than they actually are." she would place her head in between her legs and take a moment to see how far along she was "8 cm. We've got about 20 minutes so plenty of time for that medicine to kick in~" she'd lean back and take a seat on the spinning stool she had gotten for this exact purpose before she would scoot it over so she could see Kazashi's face "You totally got this mi hermana~ This is gonna be a cakewalk compared to some of that hero biz that you get up to!" She'd give her belly a quick pat. "Did you guys decide on names?" they had nothing else to do but wait, so she figured she'd do her best to distract her...maybe she could just make up something?

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[Kazashi McCoy]

As scared and excited as she was, part of her wished their date in the park hadn't been cut short. They didn't always have time to go out together so when they did she loved to cherish every moment with him. Not that she still wasn't trying hard to as she held onto him while he drove. Would the twins talk in their sleep too? Baby talk at first, then real words and all that? Better not be any swears!

''Maybe even the greatest surgeon in the world?'' She grinned, both trying to add on what Chuck was saying while finding comfort in his words, but also fully believing that Megumi was that skilled. It was weird to feel this weak, this vulnerable that she needed to be escorted from the car and up to Megumi's place. She was pretty much defenseless, but it hella didn't matter since Chuck was here, she already gave her heart and soul to him for safekeeping years ago. When he scooped her up she held onto him tightly, looking ahead with newfound determination. She was surrounded by family. Everything was going to be okay.

When Chuck shouted what he did before they got separated she did a double take. Confio en ti wasn't Japanese, it embarrassed her that her English wasn't better so she'd know what he was saying then! ''If you say so!'' She smiled nervously, she wasn't about to doubt her words, but she still felt really unsure about this. How could she even have prepared? It's not like trial birth was something that was on offer. What was she even scared of? The pain? She had been in terrible pain more times than she could count, pain didn't scare her anymore. The crazy fact that she was creating life? She still hella didn't get how that was possible, but she was more amazed than anything. Maybe it was that statistically, there's still a chance something goes wrong, even if Megumi is hella talented? ''..Yeah.'' She was probably the most nervous she had ever been since her first date with Chuck. ''Ta help with the pain? Ah'll be fine without-'' She blinked letting out a small, ''ow'' even though the injection clearly didn't hurt her.

Continuing to follow her instructions, she leaned back and put her feet up in the stirrups. Closing her eyes, she focused on breathing and the images that came to mind. They were all of the same person. Her soulmate hubby with his goofy charming smile, stealing her heart even in her thoughts! Was he okay? Was he scared too? ''It's okay, Megumi-chan, Ah'm okay.'' It was a lot less awkward for her when it came to medical stuff like this, hella didn't matter as long as the babies came out happy and healthy. ''Thanks, um, Ah don't speak English that well.'' She had to admit, opening her eyes again. Mi hermana? She had to assume it meant something positive. ''Somehow feels like hero biz is nothin' compared ta all this.'' She smiled, looking down at the floor for a beat. ''Yeah. Zenji for the boy, Yuzuki for the girl. We decided just yesterday actually.'' She looked towards the door longingly. ''Can Chuck join us? Ah want him here by my side.''

CHUCK MCCOY
Megumi Okumura

[CHUCK MCCOY]

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My heart’s in my hands. I squeeze harder; could she feel the blood beating hard and fast under my skin? “Hell yeah!! Greatest surgeon in all the WORLD! Ain’t a doubt ‘bout it, babygirl!” I ain’t exactly Good News McGregory from down ■■■■ daisy road. Live a life like me and my family’s where there’s death and misfortune around every corner n’ that’ll do it to ya. My mind ran rife with concerns, the same one she was prolly havin, or any of the ones we’d talked through together… What would happen if there was a complication? What would we do if my girl had a traumatic birth or experienced severe bleeding just after the fact? I held her in my hands, refusing to let go. N’ refusing to give into the dark thoughts. I bring her hand up to my face for a soft, tender kiss. What I said just now… I meant that. Megumi was that good. Trusted her hella better than any doctor ‘round here or anywhere else in this great pisshole of a world. We’ve got World’s Greatest Hero and Best Mom in one side, #1 Angel Surgeon on the other. What more could we ask for?!

I was hella losing my mind. Was thrown off by what my cousin said, delivering all fifteen babies even tho it hella made sense!! Everything then felt oddly shaped, the colors and sensations of the world drifting out of their original objects. I hung my head in my hands and breathed in deep. There’s no hell like having her go through it alone. Like I was forcefully ejected off the last train station and there she went with my cousin’s wings unfurled by her side, gliding through clouds. Tied and retied my boots all over again, got up and reorganized everything in my cousin’s kitchen cabinets, mentally cataloging what she had, memorizing favorite brands all over again. Counted backwards from a thousand even if I ain’t able to even count that high or read that high, either. Wondered how a battle between Kirby and our kids would go. They’d win, hella obviously, and they all have 10 minutes prep time. But how do our kids win?!

It felt like infinity after when I finally suck in a breathe, can’t take it anymore!! hey gorgeous, I whisper into the ring, you doing okay in there?

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[attr="class","carvetext"] Whether it was because Kazashi had the most formal education or because she was married to Chuck, Megumi had expected her to know some Spanish. "Oh~! My bad it just means my sister. Chuckie has gotta teach you some common phrases, especially if he plans to speak to the kids in Spanish sometimes!" she would spin in her chair a bit, killing time as they had at least 5-10 more minutes before the epidural would even kick in and Kazashi would be funny dilated.

"Hmm I guess so? We got some time, so he's not missing much, but you guys are the ones having the baby! I'm gonna set a timer." She'd move over to the desk and whisper into the alarm clock, "Set timer for 9 minutes and 38 seconds." she'd wheel back over and begin the waiting period. Sure there was a chance that Kazashi could dilate fully a bit earlier, but she was prepared for that too.

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Her hand was still warm where he had kissed it, almost as if he had given her a good luck charm before she was sent into the other room with Megumi. ''..Spanish? Y-Yeah Ah should learn all that mi hermona! Ah want the best for the kids, Ah hope they grow up speakin' multiple languages better than Ah do.'' She folded her hands over her midsection and looked at Megumi as they talked. She tried to think of things they could talk about too. Casual things, things that were easy to talk about, but could also help her take her mind off things. She was a pro hero, she had fought more villains than she could count, most of them wanted her dead. Why was she so scared of giving birth?

''Really? Then Ah'll tell him.'' She didn't care that she might come across as clingy. Nothing made her relax like having Chuck by her side. 9 minutes and 38 seconds. She almost found herself subconsciously counting down. Today her life was going to change forever. Hearing his voice through the ring tattoo her heart raced and she immediately responded. ''Doin' great, Megumi-chan is lookin' after me.'' She breathed, was she sounding nervous too? She didn't want to make him or Megumi worry. ''Do ya want ta come in here? Ah miss ya... She said it's okay.'' She looked back at Megumi. ''Anythin' Ah should look out for? Any feelin' or anythin' like that.'' She gulped when she remembered the timer. ''Do the babies pop out when the timer hits zero?''

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