For Unto Us A Child Is Born (closed)

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

ooc: Yeah, I know it's a title for a christmas song but I couldn't resist.

*She had spent way too much time on this horrible planet. Kali walked the room back and forth against the protests of the nurses. In her pain, she had sent several falling to the ground grasping their necks while choking. Some had even been thrown from the room and crashed into the wall across the hallway. They now were giving her a wide berth. Her hands were on her lower back and she was doing her breathing exercises trying to work her way through the contraction. The doctors insisted that she wasn't progressing as they would have liked and tried to give her more drugs, but she refused them. She had enough of the lines going into her body for the last month of this pregnancy. The stress of being here and recent happenings had sent her into labor again a couple of weeks early. The doctors didn't stop her this time. They had almost lost her last time and would have induced her if she had been further along. She had been through too much stress for the last few months. The doctors had agreed that if she went into labor close to time, then they wouldn't stop it. The stress on the child and the mother should be minimized as much as possible.*

[Brandon Rhea]

*Mantus ran through the building towards the Medical Center. He pushes down a few citizens that are in his way. He runs into the Med Center and sees Laili pacing back and forth, surrounded by doctors. He kisses her.*

"Thank the Force you're alright. I got a message saying that I had to be here as soon as I could. What's going on? Did something happen with the baby?"

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

The head doctor spoke up just as Kali was about to say something and the look she gave him was quick to shut him up.

*She stopped walking and looked at Mantus for a moment closing her eyes briefly as he kissed her before she continued her pacing. The contractions were too far apart and she knew it, but it didn't help matters. Through gritted teeth, she responds to him.*

"Your son wants to see the world early. These....doctors... if you can call them that are saying they won't stop him this time, which is fine with me. Yet, they want to give me more drugs to help things progress more quickly."

"She isn't obeying our recommendations. The child will be put in further stress if the contractions don't progress more smoothly. She's been in labor already for 9 hours. She also won't lie down so we can monitor the child's stress."

*She rounds on him in the throws of another contraction and glares at him.* "Why don't I take something and stuff it up your manhood and see how well you take that pain."

[Brandon Rhea]

"Shhhhhh...."

*He strokes her hair to try to calm her.*

"Laili, taking the drugs are up to you. But, I do think that you should lay down. Do it for me...please."

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*She rounds on Mantus glaring at him.*

"If you want to be helpful, get these damn doctors off my tail so I can have some peace!"

*She finally moves back towards the bed waddling and having trouble getting back in. A nurse comes to her and helps her lie back down and puts a pillow in between her legs as Kali lays down on her side. Her brow is covered in a little bit of perspiration and there are dark circles under her eyes. He could tell she hadn't sleep during the night. Her hand reaches for a cup of crushed ice drinking some of the cool water and she looked at Mantus.*

"This is all your fault."

*She had been waiting for him to arrive. If he had missed the birth of their child, she would have killed him for sure. Not even Ravinos would be forgiven for that.*

[Brandon Rhea]

*He kissed her on the forehead.*

"You were too beautiful to ignore..."

*He smiled and stroked her hair.*

"You're doing great, Laili. Be strong, like you always are. This will all be over soon. Think nothing of the pain. Cast it aside. Thinking of the pain and letting it control you is a sign of weakness. Casting out the pain is a sign of strength. I have always known you to be strong, Laili. That is why I love you so much. Soon, all of our dreams will come true."

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*She closed the eyes wincing only a couple of times as she tried to shift her weight to where it was comfortable. Another wave of contractions would come and she should rest while she could. Looking up at him, she reached for his hand holding it.*

"We haven't even picked a name out."

[Brandon Rhea]

"I've always thought that the whole 'name picking' thing was too spiritualistic for me. What do you want to name him?"

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*She licks her lips and reaches for the cup again to take another drink. Kali didn't know how well he would take this.*

"I had thought of naming him after his father..."

[Brandon Rhea]

"He seems like a good guy...all things considered."

*He smiled.*

"I think the childs father would like that very much...though, I must admit I was trying to cast that name away forever. But, perhaps it is fitting."

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

"Ussej Bac, Jr. The other name I was considering was naming him after my father, Corwin. What do you think?"

*Just then another contraction came upon her and she closed her eyes and let out a little whimper as she tried to focus on breathing. They were growing intensity and frequency. Yet, she was still tired. By the time the baby would be born, she might not be able to have the strength to push him out. That was the doctor's main concern as well as him being not being completely turned properly.*

[Brandon Rhea]

*He held her hand as she squeezed it tightly.*

"Breath, Laili...breath. Everything is alright. Ignore the pain...it makes you stronger."

*As her grip on his hand losened, he kissed her on the forhead.*

"How about Ussej Corwin Bac?"

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*As the contraction passed and she breathed again deeply, she looked at him and smiled with a tear in her eye. He knew how much her family meant to him. Naming their son after her father was showing he honored her wishes. It was what she was thinking, but was afraid to suggest it.*

"I like it."

The doctor moved in to check on her asking her a few questions and seemed relieved that Ussej's presence had quietened her down just a bit. They checked to see how far she had dialated and then put her hands on the belly of Laili for the first time since she had laid down. His face was grim as he felt her stomach. The child hadn't turned completely and if the labor continued like it was, the boy wouldn't survive. He looked up at Mantus and nodded his head towards the hallway telling him to come outside.

*Kali knew that look very well by now and started getting worried.* "What is it? What's wrong? What's wrong with my son?"

[Brandon Rhea]

"He's okay, Laili. Don't worry."

*He follows the doctor outside.*

"Is he?"

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

The doctor lowers his voice as he brings his hand to his chin stroking the beard. He looks like he is considering his words carefully.

"She wouldn't let us turn the baby earlier. Any that got close to her she threw out of the room, literally. Only now have we found out that he isn't completely turned. If she pushes, he won't survive. We're going to have to try to turn him. It isn't a pleasant experience for her either. We're going to have to do it soon too."

*She has another contraction come on alot stronger than they had in the past. It seemed like they had just started coming in a rush. Unable to concentrate she just cries out and doesn't breathe.*

*The doctor looks through the window seeing her having another contraction so soon and rushes back into the room. This baby was about to be born or try to be at least.*