98% Safe 2% Kyoko. (A Skip Beat! Fanfic)

like father like son

"What's wrong with me, Kuon? What's wrong with our baby?" she was instantly surrounded by his big, strong arms as he held her close, needing her in his arms in that moment. Not only to comfort her but receive comfort as he felt his heart was about to break.

"Its gonna be OK, Kyoko." he whispered again and again. Yet he knew these words were what he was trying to convince himself of, so how would she believe him? Yuri entered the room again followed by an older woman dressed in dark green coveralls marking her as a head or matron. Kyoko was still wrapped in Kuon's arms and felt a shiver go down her spine as the older woman smiled at them.

"This is the staff matron Maeko Kazumi, I've asked her to be present as I wish for a second opinion on the ultrasound that we are picking up." Kyoko and Kuon nodded as Kanae rested a comforting hand on Kyoko's back.

"It's lovely to meet you both, now Kyoko-chan if you don't mind I want to try and maneuver your uterus a little, so we can get a little better position. Do you mind?" Kazumi asked, approaching Kyoko. She shook her head and stepped away from Kuon.

"Excuse me." Kazumi said as she gently placed her hands under Kyoko's slight bulge and, applying pressure, maneuvered her hands up towards her womb. Kyoko felt a little funny with the maneuver, but it wasn't painful so she waited patiently. After a few more pushes Kazumi smiled up at her.

"If you wouldn't mind hopping back on the bed for us dear we will take another look at the ultrasound. Yuri told me she wasn't getting a clear picture." Kyoko felt calmer with Kazumi's words. She wasn't sure why, but maybe it was the fact she seemed wise? Almost like one of those people you look at and simply understand that they know things you don't. In this case Kyoko could tell from a moments glance this woman had probably delivered and cared for hundreds of babies. It was just part of her aura: the calming, mothering type who you could turn to. She also knew with a few more years under her belt Yuri would be the exact same.

Kyoko did as bidden and layed back down on the bed, pulling down her trousers a little and raising her top she waited silently as Kuon took her hand and Yuri applied the gel.

"OK Kyoko-chan, I want you to relax and take 5 nice deep breaths." Yuri said as she placed the ultrasound wand on her stomach and spread around the jelly. The screen came to life again as Yuri and Kazumi checked their screen closely, talking in barely audible whispers as the parents to be and Kanae watched their own screen. It was Kanae who spoke out first almost jumping out of her chair.

"Oh my..." she shouted as Kazumi and Yuri looked at her smiling .

"I'm guessing you have seen it too?" Yuri asked, a smile tugging at her lips as Kanae stared at the ultrasound screen.

"Noticed what?!" Kyoko and Kuon almost screamed in unison. Kanae looked at them both, the shock still registering on her face.

"There's two heart beats." she stated bluntly as Kyoko and Kuon both looked back at the monitor screen. There clearly close together, were two individual heart beats.

"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Hizuri, you're having twins!" Kuon felt faint but fought the feeling. Kyoko's hand was slowly cutting off the circulation to his fingers. She grasped his hand so tight he though it may break as she stuttered.

"Twins! Are you sure?" Yuri nodded as she pointed out the two heart beats and the outlines of the two babies growing inside her.

"We are positive, Kyoko-chan." Kazumi said as she smiled at the young actress.

"That's the reason Yuri called me in for a second opinion. She had seen the second heartbeat but was unsure. The babies were laying beside each other so one was covering the second fetus which is why I manoeuvred your uterus to try and get a clearer picture. I'm happy to say at this stage it doesn't get clearer than what we can see here." She smiled warmly at the 3 stunned faces. She thought Kuon looked a little pale, but he never said anything. He was bound to be shocked, poor lamb she thought as Kyoko turned to him.