Chapter 48:

Birth of Life

The fox lay in her bed, she was going through an unimaginable amount of pain. What could one expected from one who was giving birth to a child, though. Kokoro and Amy were at the fox's side. It was hard to believe it had already been nine months. Alice was now two years of age, since the fifth of September, that is. It was unexpected - Just as Issac, the newly renamed Sonic Jr., developed a fox tail like his mother's, the pink kitsune now sported light blue quills on her head, fashioned like Amy's were. But now, it was another's turn to shine. It was the eighth of June. It was a nice time to have a child; so to speak. The blue vixen wailed in agony as her cub was being brought into the world. Rouge just happened to be at the right place at the right time, and she was blessed with being the one to deliver Yukiko's baby. The kitsune's claws bored deep in the fabric of the bed. Oh joy, Amy would have to sew that up.

"Here comes the head." Rouge said, being a bit loud about it so she could be heard over the screams.

In the time being a nurse, the bat was very attuned to listening to women screaming at the top of their lungs as they gave birth. The shrieks did come as a toll to her ultrasound sensitive ears. Tails was kind enough to make a gadget for her ears, however. One that performed in the opposite way a hearing aid does. Rouge was very grateful, to say the least.

"GOD THIS HURTS!!!" Yukiko screamed.

Tails couldn't help but laugh. She recalled a certain conversation she had not too long ago with a certain Yoshirou. The yellow fox did say that Yoshirou could have a baby; given the circumstances of that once present fem-sex. Regardless of the fact Yukiko was male, she was having said experience.

"One more push, come on, your baby is almost here." Rouge said.

Yukiko screamed and pushed with the last of her strength. She felt a sudden flash of relief surge through her. Her baby was here. Rouge wrapped The child in a towel and handed the infant to her mother. To say Yukiko was exhausted would be an understatement.

"Reigi...my beautiful baby." Yukiko whispered.

Amy sat on the bed next to her mate. It was a weird feeling the pink Hedgehog. She felt like a father. She kind of was, but the feeling was just awkward. The two lovers looked with the kindest of smiles onto the newborn. It amazed them how they came so far so fast. This was one of the greatest joys they each shared. Being able to both experience bringing a life into their world. Amy and Yukiko gave their heart and soul to one another and that's how it would remain. Rouge unzipped a black bag with tools in it at the bedside, slipped off her blood stained doctor gloves, and put them in a waste disposal container. Knowing that she was the one that brought the offspring of a friend into this world warmed her heart.

Tails smiled to Rouge, it wasn't so much friendly as it was smug. "I know that had to have been a bit difficult. Navigating around her male junk. Must have been fun."

"It's all part of the job." The bat returned.

"What made you go nurse, anyway? And how did you get a pardon from all those thefts?" The yellow vixen asked.

"When I was an agent my identity was, as you would guess, confidential. My cover was blown. G.U.N. was kind enough to help with my outstanding bounty and fines. Before I took up thieving, I had a bachelors degree in doctoring. I found my old records and I went back to school for a while. To be honest, I feel this bears much more satisfaction than being a thief." Rouge smiled.

"Hey...if your cover was blown, that means your name would've had to have been changed, right?" Tails questioned.

"Sadly, yes. My new name is Andrée." Rouge said halfheartedly.

"That's a nice name, truly." She offered the bat a friendly expression.

Rouge returned one. "Thanks, but please, call me Rouge."

"You got it."

Rouge went to the bedroom door, opened it, and then poked her head out. "The baby is here." She said.

The large group of family friends stood from where they sat and moved into the bedroom. It wasn't so long ago that Amelia was the one in agony. It was a painful reminder, but as she held her own cub in her arms, she smiled to her baby boy just like Yukiko was to her cub. Vanilla took a place by Yukiko.

"Congratulations. Boy or Girl?"

"Undecided." Rouge said.

"Oh, so I see. Well then, time will tell, I suppose." The rabbit said.

"Yes; and we have all the time in the world." Amy said and gave Yukiko a sweet kiss on her lips.

Sonic set Issac down on the bed, Amelia did the same with her cub, and Sally, who was charged with Alice, set her on the bed. The three of them stared at the strange creature in Yukiko's arms. They all tilted their heads, like a confused dog does, in unison to their left. The baby had a fox's muzzle, but a hedgehog's style of eyes. This was certainly another hedgefox. Yukiko almost glowered to Amelia's cub, Samuel. He was the only odd one of the bunch. She shook her head to get rid of the thought. Rouge had diagnosed her with OCD a few months ago. Who doesn't have that though. Everyone is obsessively compulsive in some way. It bothered Yukiko, though.

"What's that?" Alice asked.

"It's your new, uhm, baby sister." Yukiko said.

"Don't you think that's going a bit fast?" Amy said.

"Well, I had to say something. We don't need to have that certain conversation yet."

"True, true."

"Where did the baby come from?" Issac asked.

"Why wa you scweaming?" Samuel asked.

How the order of those questions fell was perfect; depending on how one would look at it. Yukiko couldn't answer one question without answering the other. Tails could see that this was about to turn bad so, she pulled the locket out from under her shirt. She wound the knob and the music began to play. "Nap time you three."

The soft tune of the locket was like knockout gas to Issac. He had listened to it too much, it was Kokoro's own personal spell she had over the toddler. Slowly he nodded off, curling up on the bed. Alice was becoming drowsy also, but she had found a way to combat the lulling tune. Alice set her tails in her lap and petted them. The music was blocked out that quickly. Samuel wasn't really affected, he just wagged his tail, enjoying the sound.

"At least you got Issac. That boy asks too many questions sometimes." Amy said.

Yukiko giggled. "Sounds like another certain fox I know."

"You're lucky you just got out of labor." Tails glowered to her sister.

"I'm sorry, Koko. It just the impeccable timing. You know how that works."

"No, I don't."

Yukiko did not comment. Her attention shifted back to the child in her arms. "Simply perfect."

I think this is as far as I'm going to go. I'll probably make a new story to continue with this one.