Fall into Winter – Part 1
All My Brothers, Book II
By: Reba Jean, June 30, 2002
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Homepage: http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/prairieskye
Rating: PG-13/R
Genre: Romance/comedy
Disclaimer: Characters are based on Sailor Moon copyright 1992 by Naoko
Takeuchi/Kodansha, TOEI Animation, English language adaptation
Copyright 1995 by DIC Entertainment. This story is not intended for
monetary gain or tangible profit, but purely for entertainment of the
readers.
Notes: The story of Serena's unexpected pregnancy and early marriage to
Darien begun in "All My Brothers", Book I continues in Book II after the
birth of their first two children.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Fall into Winter - Part 1
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Serena slipped away from the crowd of friends and family carrying the
two infants from the hospital room out to the car. She fled back into
the small bathroom, vainly trying to stifle her sobs as tears ran
uncontrollably down her cheeks.
Darien returned to the hospital room to see if they had left anything
behind. As he surveyed the now empty room, he heard the sound of
muffled sobs emanating from behind the bathroom door. "Usako?" he
questioned as he opened the door. His 'little bunny' was huddled on the
floor in the corner. He crowded into the small room and knelt next to
his tearful young wife. "What's wrong, baby?"
Serena grabbed the lapels of Darien' jacket and clung to him, burying
her face against his side. His [ugly] old green jacket, just back from
the cleaners, was being used for a towel yet again. He wrapped his arms
around her and gathered her in close.
From the weeping new mother came a barely audible, "I don't know."
After drawing a few sobbing breaths, she continued, "I should be happy,
I am happy, but I can't stop crying. What's wrong with me?"
Darien muttered to himself under his breath, "How the hell should I
know; I haven't exactly done this before either," as he ran his hand
through his hair in frustration. Searching his memory for bits and
pieces of what he knew, "I think maybe it's normal to cry a lot after
you have a baby. I seem to remember reading something about that
somewhere."
Serena began to wail in earnest, "But I already cry all the time. How
can I cry even more?"
Swept up in her distress, Darien began to feel as if he wanted to cry as
well, "I don't know, baby. I just don't know."
Shaking himself, 'Get a grip, buddy.' Darien got to his feet and pulled
Serena up after himself. "Hey, you don't want to stay in a hospital
bathroom all day, do you? Let's catch up with the others and go home.
I missed having you there, you know. It's hard to go to sleep without
you curled up next to me. I've gotten kinda used to having you around."
Serena clung to Darien still crying, "I'm scared. I don't think I can
do it."
"I know you can. You've defeated all kinds of enemies trying to take
over the world. How hard can it be to take care of two baby boys? [AN:
Ignorance is bliss!] You don't have to do it all alone; I'm right here
with you. Didn't I promise to take care of you and protect you always?
Your mom and all your friends have promised to help too," Darien tried
to encourage her.
"Okay, let's go," Serena conceded wearily. Darien brushed away the last
stray tears trailing down her cheeks and gazed into her liquid eyes. He
always was a pushover where she was concerned and the way she clung to
him was not helping. Giving into the impulse, he drew her even closer
and bent down to kiss her. Intending only a brief embrace, the two lost
all sense of time in one another's arms.
The two housekeeping aides entering the room with the cleaning cart and
fresh linens stopped to stare and giggle at the amorous couple in the
bathroom doorway. Serena and Darien reluctantly broke away from each
other. "Excuse us, we were just leaving," Serena told the two girls.
After the couple had left, the two aides looked at each other and began
laughing again. "I guess that's why we get so many repeat customers,"
the first quipped. Her companion added, "Yeah, and it looks like those
two will be back sooner than most."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The days and nights blurred together. The roller coaster ride
continued, just dropping off to sleep, waking to the crying of one and
then another infant, feeding, bathing, diapering, walking the floors to
lull them to sleep, and then repeat . . . seemingly without ceasing.
Serena was a walking zombie. Darien wasn't in any better shape and
hadn't been to class all week.
Serena handed the baby she was holding to Darien and stumbled to the
couch, "I'm just going to sit down and rest for a minute." She was out
within a few seconds. Darien continued trudging up and down the room
holding the wide-awake Endymion and Mamoru. It seemed like they hardly
ever slept except for a few hours in the middle of the morning. He
glanced at the clock, it was almost nine o'clock, so they should be
dropping off to sleep soon.
After settling the two babies together in one crib, which seemed to cut
down on their crying, Darien sighed. He had lost another battle lost to
the twins. Darien reached for the phone. Forget what the books said;
they needed something that worked. "Please, we're desperate. Help!" he
pleaded with the last hope of a broken man.
"Mrs. Tsukino, do you know of anything at all we can do to get them to
sleep? I don't think either one of us has slept for more than an hour
at a time since we brought them home. And poor Serena is so sore; they
want to nurse about every hour. She's asleep now. She is being
stubborn and won't admit she needs help. I can't get her to listen."
He answered her questions, "Yes, she is using that cream the doctor gave
her."
"But all my medical books say they should be sleeping for two or three
hours between feedings," he protested.
"No, we haven't given them formula. She wanted to feed them herself,"
he answered.
Darien rummaged through the papers he brought back from the hospital.
"You're right, they did give them bottles in the hospital nursery at
night. So they are hungry all the time. Maybe she doesn't have enough
milk. It's been almost a week since they were born, so her milk should
have come in by now."
He read further, the paper said it may be four hours between feedings if
they're on formula. They should sleep longer. "So giving them a bottle
late at night worked with Serena and Sammy? They both only woke up once
in the middle of the night? Well that would be about the same schedule
the Negaverse liked to use when they were sending youmas practically
every night," Darien added absently.
"Yeah, I'm ready to try anything at this point. We've got to get them
sleeping at night. I need to get back to school and work next week and
Serena will have to start back to class a couple of weeks after that.
She's actually asleep on the couch now. Thanks, I hope it works,"
Darien hung up the phone and collapsed face down across the bed himself.
Ikuko giggled as she hung up the phone. That conversation brought back
long forgotten memories, it seemed like her daughter was going through
the same sort of trouble she had caused her own mother, except doubled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Serena looked down at the sleeping babies and breathed a sigh of relief.
After trying her mother's idea for several nights, they had gone three
nights in a row with only a 3 AM feeding. They were sleeping just like
her mother said that they would and gaining back some of the weight they
had lost. Their two-week old check up the next day should be fine.
Serena padded back into the master bedroom and gazed down at her
sleeping husband. The resemblance to the two dark-haired, blue-eyed
babies was there. He looked so much like a little boy himself when he
was asleep. She smiled as she curled up next to him and drifted off to
well-deserved slumbers.
~*~*~*
This was a short section, but I at least wanted to put something out for
those who have asked if there would be a sequel.
Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to review or email me
about All My Brothers (Book I). I really appreciated your comments.
Kitty J., Tenshi, KitKat, BadKitty6921, Pele's Worshiper, Bobbin, Love,
Jinkguns, Luna Hope, Darknesses Dragon, Kiwi, Star Princess, S. Wright,
Lady of Flame, Marni, Ken-chan, The Firefaery, Sirena Farren, Moon
Princess, NetteStar, Sailor Debbie, Lady Serenity Moon, Writer Chick,
Sailor C, Isabella, Kate, Usako, sailoronymoon, Mairz87, Moonie54,
Serena the moon princess, Star, Puck, Seria, Usagi usako chiba,
Firegirl, Smily, Tifani Ferisu, Animelover28, Moonie chef, Chibi Halo,
DannigirlSOS, Lunakitty, Booker23de, Rachel, Charllotte aka charlie,
Stardust, Lazzykane, Stephiroth, MG, Leypau, Alicia, Baobbin,
Love91311, Yellow Dahlia, rdngbl17, Shivonne Mckissie, Hilary,
Vladylightning, Kawaii Ryu, Bejiin, David & Misty, Neomoon Princess,
Sellenity00000, Prowess
All My Brothers, Book II
By: Reba Jean, June 30, 2002
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Homepage: http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/prairieskye
Rating: PG-13/R
Genre: Romance/comedy
Disclaimer: Characters are based on Sailor Moon copyright 1992 by Naoko
Takeuchi/Kodansha, TOEI Animation, English language adaptation
Copyright 1995 by DIC Entertainment. This story is not intended for
monetary gain or tangible profit, but purely for entertainment of the
readers.
Notes: The story of Serena's unexpected pregnancy and early marriage to
Darien begun in "All My Brothers", Book I continues in Book II after the
birth of their first two children.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Fall into Winter - Part 1
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Serena slipped away from the crowd of friends and family carrying the
two infants from the hospital room out to the car. She fled back into
the small bathroom, vainly trying to stifle her sobs as tears ran
uncontrollably down her cheeks.
Darien returned to the hospital room to see if they had left anything
behind. As he surveyed the now empty room, he heard the sound of
muffled sobs emanating from behind the bathroom door. "Usako?" he
questioned as he opened the door. His 'little bunny' was huddled on the
floor in the corner. He crowded into the small room and knelt next to
his tearful young wife. "What's wrong, baby?"
Serena grabbed the lapels of Darien' jacket and clung to him, burying
her face against his side. His [ugly] old green jacket, just back from
the cleaners, was being used for a towel yet again. He wrapped his arms
around her and gathered her in close.
From the weeping new mother came a barely audible, "I don't know."
After drawing a few sobbing breaths, she continued, "I should be happy,
I am happy, but I can't stop crying. What's wrong with me?"
Darien muttered to himself under his breath, "How the hell should I
know; I haven't exactly done this before either," as he ran his hand
through his hair in frustration. Searching his memory for bits and
pieces of what he knew, "I think maybe it's normal to cry a lot after
you have a baby. I seem to remember reading something about that
somewhere."
Serena began to wail in earnest, "But I already cry all the time. How
can I cry even more?"
Swept up in her distress, Darien began to feel as if he wanted to cry as
well, "I don't know, baby. I just don't know."
Shaking himself, 'Get a grip, buddy.' Darien got to his feet and pulled
Serena up after himself. "Hey, you don't want to stay in a hospital
bathroom all day, do you? Let's catch up with the others and go home.
I missed having you there, you know. It's hard to go to sleep without
you curled up next to me. I've gotten kinda used to having you around."
Serena clung to Darien still crying, "I'm scared. I don't think I can
do it."
"I know you can. You've defeated all kinds of enemies trying to take
over the world. How hard can it be to take care of two baby boys? [AN:
Ignorance is bliss!] You don't have to do it all alone; I'm right here
with you. Didn't I promise to take care of you and protect you always?
Your mom and all your friends have promised to help too," Darien tried
to encourage her.
"Okay, let's go," Serena conceded wearily. Darien brushed away the last
stray tears trailing down her cheeks and gazed into her liquid eyes. He
always was a pushover where she was concerned and the way she clung to
him was not helping. Giving into the impulse, he drew her even closer
and bent down to kiss her. Intending only a brief embrace, the two lost
all sense of time in one another's arms.
The two housekeeping aides entering the room with the cleaning cart and
fresh linens stopped to stare and giggle at the amorous couple in the
bathroom doorway. Serena and Darien reluctantly broke away from each
other. "Excuse us, we were just leaving," Serena told the two girls.
After the couple had left, the two aides looked at each other and began
laughing again. "I guess that's why we get so many repeat customers,"
the first quipped. Her companion added, "Yeah, and it looks like those
two will be back sooner than most."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The days and nights blurred together. The roller coaster ride
continued, just dropping off to sleep, waking to the crying of one and
then another infant, feeding, bathing, diapering, walking the floors to
lull them to sleep, and then repeat . . . seemingly without ceasing.
Serena was a walking zombie. Darien wasn't in any better shape and
hadn't been to class all week.
Serena handed the baby she was holding to Darien and stumbled to the
couch, "I'm just going to sit down and rest for a minute." She was out
within a few seconds. Darien continued trudging up and down the room
holding the wide-awake Endymion and Mamoru. It seemed like they hardly
ever slept except for a few hours in the middle of the morning. He
glanced at the clock, it was almost nine o'clock, so they should be
dropping off to sleep soon.
After settling the two babies together in one crib, which seemed to cut
down on their crying, Darien sighed. He had lost another battle lost to
the twins. Darien reached for the phone. Forget what the books said;
they needed something that worked. "Please, we're desperate. Help!" he
pleaded with the last hope of a broken man.
"Mrs. Tsukino, do you know of anything at all we can do to get them to
sleep? I don't think either one of us has slept for more than an hour
at a time since we brought them home. And poor Serena is so sore; they
want to nurse about every hour. She's asleep now. She is being
stubborn and won't admit she needs help. I can't get her to listen."
He answered her questions, "Yes, she is using that cream the doctor gave
her."
"But all my medical books say they should be sleeping for two or three
hours between feedings," he protested.
"No, we haven't given them formula. She wanted to feed them herself,"
he answered.
Darien rummaged through the papers he brought back from the hospital.
"You're right, they did give them bottles in the hospital nursery at
night. So they are hungry all the time. Maybe she doesn't have enough
milk. It's been almost a week since they were born, so her milk should
have come in by now."
He read further, the paper said it may be four hours between feedings if
they're on formula. They should sleep longer. "So giving them a bottle
late at night worked with Serena and Sammy? They both only woke up once
in the middle of the night? Well that would be about the same schedule
the Negaverse liked to use when they were sending youmas practically
every night," Darien added absently.
"Yeah, I'm ready to try anything at this point. We've got to get them
sleeping at night. I need to get back to school and work next week and
Serena will have to start back to class a couple of weeks after that.
She's actually asleep on the couch now. Thanks, I hope it works,"
Darien hung up the phone and collapsed face down across the bed himself.
Ikuko giggled as she hung up the phone. That conversation brought back
long forgotten memories, it seemed like her daughter was going through
the same sort of trouble she had caused her own mother, except doubled.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Serena looked down at the sleeping babies and breathed a sigh of relief.
After trying her mother's idea for several nights, they had gone three
nights in a row with only a 3 AM feeding. They were sleeping just like
her mother said that they would and gaining back some of the weight they
had lost. Their two-week old check up the next day should be fine.
Serena padded back into the master bedroom and gazed down at her
sleeping husband. The resemblance to the two dark-haired, blue-eyed
babies was there. He looked so much like a little boy himself when he
was asleep. She smiled as she curled up next to him and drifted off to
well-deserved slumbers.
~*~*~*
This was a short section, but I at least wanted to put something out for
those who have asked if there would be a sequel.
Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to review or email me
about All My Brothers (Book I). I really appreciated your comments.
Kitty J., Tenshi, KitKat, BadKitty6921, Pele's Worshiper, Bobbin, Love,
Jinkguns, Luna Hope, Darknesses Dragon, Kiwi, Star Princess, S. Wright,
Lady of Flame, Marni, Ken-chan, The Firefaery, Sirena Farren, Moon
Princess, NetteStar, Sailor Debbie, Lady Serenity Moon, Writer Chick,
Sailor C, Isabella, Kate, Usako, sailoronymoon, Mairz87, Moonie54,
Serena the moon princess, Star, Puck, Seria, Usagi usako chiba,
Firegirl, Smily, Tifani Ferisu, Animelover28, Moonie chef, Chibi Halo,
DannigirlSOS, Lunakitty, Booker23de, Rachel, Charllotte aka charlie,
Stardust, Lazzykane, Stephiroth, MG, Leypau, Alicia, Baobbin,
Love91311, Yellow Dahlia, rdngbl17, Shivonne Mckissie, Hilary,
Vladylightning, Kawaii Ryu, Bejiin, David & Misty, Neomoon Princess,
Sellenity00000, Prowess