Happiness

The fourth and fifth child (Part 1)

Hakuryuu had always wanted a family. He had been so happy when he and his wife became a couple and later got married. He had been so happy every time his wife told him that she was pregnant. He had been so worried about her and the child every time she gave birth to one of their children. He was so happy having a wonderful wife, three wonderful children, a wonderful big sister like Kougyoku and a wonderful friend like Judar, even when that guy drove him mad almost every day. Hakuryuu finally had everything he had wished for. So he was happy when his wife told him that she was pregnant again. Having a fourth child would be great, a second daughter would be nice. But whether it became a girl or a boy was not important as long as the child was fine.

His three children were also very excited. They were already planning what they all could do with their little baby sibling. His second son was so excited that he asked every day when he finally would be a big brother and he talked to the unborn. He was sure that it heard and understood him.

Besides the usual suspects, someone else was very edgy to finally meet the new family member. Since the day Judar had heard of the expecting of another Ren he tried to prove that he was capable finding a good name for a child. Hakuryuu's wife always rejected the magi. She liked the black-haired man, but she didn't like the thought of Judar naming her child just so he felt better. Naming a child was serious business and not some competition or anything. Judar was only jealous that Kougyoku named their third child, while Judar had not even been asked, if he wanted to name a child.
In the end she allowed Judar to name the child if it turned out to be a boy - she already had decided on a name for a girl and not even Hakuryuu had been allowed to disagree - and if Judar was able to provide her with a good name. The magi did his best and no matter how often he got rejected he would came again and present more names. Well, he got a little help from Hakuryuu's daughter. Judar really put his all into finding good names and only presented the few ones he found good enough for the child of his emperor and empress, for the child of his dear friends, for his new family member.

While Judar wished for a boy, so he could name him, Hakuryuu's wife hoped for second daughter. Two boys and two girls would be great. Hakuryuu liked the thought of a second daughter as well, but he did not care too much. As always he was too busy being worried that something bad might happen. He really should stop worrying so much.

The time passed and so the day of the birth of the fourth child came. Kougyoku was lucky enough to have to care of the four "children". Judar was counted as child as well, because he did not behavior any better. Normally the kids would play around, but this time there was nothing that could them make go away. They waited in the hallway before the infirmary. Running around in the hallway and constantly asking when the new baby was born. Hakuryuu would have felt sorry for his sister, when he wouldn't have been so busy with being worried about his wife and child.
He was with his wife, when she gave birth and he felt bad that there was nothing he could do for her besides holding her hand. Why was giving birth to a child so painful? Shouldn't it be something happy and joyful? And why was it just one person that had to endure all that? Why couldn't he be pregnant instead of her? Why couldn't he give birth in her stead? Why couldn't he take the pain away from her? He wished, he could.
One the other hand, why was he complaining? It was his wife who had to go through all that and not even once complained! She was so much stronger than him!

Of course, also this time nothing went as planned. As if Hakuryuu wasn't worried enough already. As if his wife wasn't in pain for a long time already. Life could be such a bitch!
They all were expecting one child. Well, apparently there was also a second child that wanted to be born. That was one of those moments in which Hakuryuu wondered, what his physicians were even capable of. How could they not know that his wife was pregnant not just with one but two children? One should not cry over spilt milk, right? The second child existed and wanted to be born. And so the whole giving birth process took a little bit longer. Poor Kougyoku, who had to deal with the children and Judar outside. And his poor wife, who had to be in pain longer.
In the end everything turned out fine. At the end his wife gave birth to a girl and a boy. When Kougyoku, Judar and Hakuryuu's children were allowed to meet the two little babies, things got a little bit chaotic. The kids wanted to touch, hold and already play with their two new siblings. Hakuryuu and his wife were busy to make sure that their children were not too rough with the sleeping babies, who were not so asleep anymore, when they were touched. Kougyoku asked Hakuryuu's wife, if she was alright and the two had a little conversation. Kougyoku was worried about her female friend. Judar on the other hand was so happy that one of the newborns were a boy, because now he could name him. He was sure he finally had the best name for a prince of the great Kou Empire!

Hakuryuu's second daughter looked like him. When he hold her for the first time he was so surprised and confused - he did not even know why exactly. It was nothing unusual for a child to look like one of their parents, but his daughter looked like a copy of him. His wife thought so as well! And she was of the opinion that their daughter was too cute to be real! His third son on the other hand came after his mother. Hakuryuu wondered what kind of name Judar had in store and if that name would really fit the young boy.

After a short while Hakuryuu sent his children away. Kougyoku and Judar left as well. His wife and the two newborns needed rest. Hakuryuu stayed a little bit longer, but also left soon. They had all time in the world from now on!

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