Act 3:
teh Birth...
Over teh next few hours nothing changed much. Hiei and Canti were still pacing. Suzuka was still sipping her tea. Aisha was still snoring away as if nothing at all was going on. Suddenly screams and shout began emanating outta teh room much louder than they had been before. Hiei immmediately ran and pressed his ear up against teh door. He could distinctly hear cries of "Push!" and "Its coming!" followed by a brief silence, then teh sounds of a baby crying and teh exclamation, "Its a boy!" It was a few minutes more before Em came outta teh room with a small bundle in her arms and a huge smile on her face.
Em: Hiei, would you like to hold your son?
Hiei can't say a word. He just nods and holds out his arms to accept teh tiny child. He stares down in utter disbelief at teh figure in his arms.
Hiei: You are my son...
Em turns around to go back into teh rooom but Hiei stops her.
Hiei: Wait! Can I see Liz now?
Em: *shaking her head* Oh, no. This isn't over yet.
With that she walks back into teh room.
Hiei: T-twins?!
Suzuka: (getting up and joining him at teh door)You mean you never noticed? As big as Liz was? I could tell it was twins weeks ago.
Hiei: Well, I don't exactly know anything about pregnancies. Besides, teh way Liz has had me running around that past month or so, I've hardly had time to notice.
They didn't hafta wait long before they heard more shouts like before, followed once again by a baby crying. Em emerges with another bundle.
Em: Hiei, you now have TWO sons!(she hands him teh baby)
Hiei has just a moment to marvel at teh incredulity of it all before a thought occurs to him.
Hiei: Wait a minute. Didn't you say it was gonna be a girl?
Em: Yes I did. And it WILL. Just be patient.
With that Em returns into th room once again, leaving Hiei dumbfounded.
Hiei: Triplets?!
Suzuka: (seeing him wobble a little) Maybe I should hold one of them...?
Hiei: No. I wanna hold my sons. (he looks down at them again with pride in his eyes) My sons...
This time they hafta wait much longer. Long enough for Hiei to start worrying again and begin to pace. Suzuka finally persuades him to let her hold one of teh boys. She stands agaist teh wall letting teh child hold onto her finger while Hiei continues to stress. He stops abruptly when Em opens teh door.
Em: You may now come in and see your wife.
As Hiei walks in he sees me lying in bed, holding my daughter in my arms with a look of pure wuv and adoration on my face. He sits down at my side once again holding both teh boys in his arms.
Me: Oh Hiei, isn't she beautiful?
Hiei: Aren't they all beautiful?
Me: (finally looking up from teh face of my new daughter) Yes they are!
We both laugh with a combination of relief and joy. He bends down and plants a kiss on my forehead, then plants one on his daughter's head as well.
Hiei: I wuv you. I wuv ALL of you.
Me: I wuv you too. We all do.
Aisha: (bursting in on teh room and yawning heavily) What's going on in here?
Suzuka: (sips tea) Liz just had triplets.
Aisha: Oh, ok. 'Night everyone.