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

Hope & Faith

Kanae and Chiori laughed again as Kyoko broke down into another stream of appreciation at the bags of clothes the girls were carrying between them. This day out had been their little treat. At 33 weeks yesterday Kyoko, as Kanae put it, was blooming. They had spent the last 2 hours shopping and eating as they stopped often for Kyoko to rest before setting off again in the hunt for cute clothing. Kanae insisted on buying clothing from premature baby sizes up to 10lbs sizes which made Kyoko gulp as she held the large garments out.

"Surely they won't be coming out that big?" Kyoko asked, her eyes wide as Chiori and Kanae burst into laughter.

"Well some single children do yes, I think the largest baby born in Japan was about 16 lb 11 oz." Kyoko just stared at Kanae, her eyes bulging as she took in the implications of birthing a child that big, again her two best friends were laughing.

"Kyoko before you freak out just remember you are carrying two children in there and I doubt together they would even weigh that amount. Though they still have 6 weeks to gain a little extra poundage, a combined weight of 16 lbs would be good for twins." Kyoko wasn't moving or talking as Kanae shook her head. Tossing the large garment into the basket she was carrying and tugging Kyoko along with the other arm, she dragged her back over to the premature baby section.

"So why are we buying premature items?" Chiori asked. Kanae was the knowledge in this field for both girls as Chiori picked up two 3 pack, premature baby grows in neutral colours, popping them in the basket, while looking at Kanae.

"Well.." Kanae said, picking up two sets of premature baby mittens and hats before throwing them into the basket.

"Twins are not normally carried full term. There is no normal delivery date for twins but they have been known to come as early as 34 weeks right up until and after the given delivery date. So if Kyoko was to go into labour earlier than expected she would need the smaller sized clothes." both Kyoko and Chiori nodded. Kyoko had already been informed of the fact her babies could come early but she hadn't considered the size difference between a full term twin and a premature twin, Kanae was a blessing to her.

"Are you scared?" Chiori suddenly asked Kyoko in a rush as Kanae too turned to her golden eyed friend. Kyoko thought about the question before nodding.

"Terrified." was the only word she could use to even start describing her feelings at that moment in time as the fairies in her tummy squirmed and rolled. Kanae put her hand on Kyoko's shoulder and looked deeply in her eyes.

"You are not alone in this Kyoko. If you want to talk about it..." she never finished her sentence allowing Kyoko to come to her own conclusion of what Kanae was offering, but she already knew her friends were there for her, her family too and most of all Kuon. She smiled at them both the glow of her pregnancy radiating from her.

"It's fine guys and you don't realise how doing this has helped me so much already." the two girls just nodded. They understood that they needed to change the subject now without Kyoko even saying anything, joking, laughing and smiling as they piled more and more items in the baskets. The shopping spree was on Kuon today, so why not make sure they were doubly ready for their little bundles of joy?

They had just finished lunch at a local eatery and were heading back towards the LME car which was waiting for them. Lory had insisted the girls use the LME cars when needed and with the amount of items they had bought today they definitely needed something bigger than her own little run around town car. Kanae had called the driver and asked if he would mind collecting their shopping for them so they would be able to shop a little more.

They were now walking through one of the large department stores, Kyoko had mentioned she wanted a new robe for the hospital when she stopped suddenly. Kanae and Chiori who had taken a few more steps turned to see Kyoko clutch at her stomach as liquid poured from underneath her skirt.