TRIGGER WARNING - MEDICAL PROCEDURES 

Sodo and you were laying in your bed. You lay on your side, head resting on his shoulder, arms resting on your now huge stomach. One of his hands ran through your hair, the other was placed on your stomach as well, "Are you feeling better?" He whispers. You shake your head 'no' and groan. This morning was hell. You started having contractions, but the nurses told you to stay home for another day before giving birth. It was hell. Your entire body felt hot. Like lava was searing through your veins. The nurses tried to explain that having fire ghouls causes the body to naturally heat up, but that it shouldn't be an issue. It was becoming an issue. Sodo quickly removed his hand as the heat from your body started to burn him, "Babe, that's not supposed to happen. I'm taking you back." He gets out of the bed, picks you up and rashes through the halls, back to the infirmary.

He kicks open the door, the sister sitting at the desk mumbles something under her breath, clearly annoyed, "Ghoul. What are you doing?" She asks, "She's heating up, I'm a fire element and it hurts to hold her, please." The nurse walks over and shakes her head and places a hand on your stomach. She flinches slightly, "It's normal for a ghoulette's body to heat, we told you already." Sodo snapped his head up from your pained face to the nurse, "She's human." The nurse looks confused, "What?" "She's human, she's not a ghoul." Her mouth drops. She runs over to the desk and presses a button, several other nurses run out and take you from Sodo, placing you on a gurney and wheeling you away. Sodo goes to follow, but he gets held back by a man who was much bigger than he was, "Sorry sir, you can't go in." His eyes glow red, "It's my wife. It's my children." He growls, he pushes the man out of the way and runs after you.

Your body couldn't handle the rising temperature the twins were causing. You were literally burning up. Your brain starts to lull you into unconsciousness in an attempt to try and fix itself. You fall under its spell.

Sodo's POV

"Y/n!" I yell, desperately trying to find where they put her. If that asshole didn't hold me back I'd be with my wife right now. I can't believe that dumb nurse didn't realize she was human, now she could die and it's my fault. I turn the corner of another long hall, but I see her in a large room, alone. No nurses, no doctors. I hurriedly sat beside her and held her hand, "Y/n? My Satan, please wake up." I feel tears running down my face. She looks horrible, her body is bright red, she has ice packed around her, several IV lines in both arms, and she just looks empty. I don't know how long it took, but eventually her eyes flutter open, she immediately tries to sit up, but I move quickly and gently place my hands on her shoulders, "Y/n, my love, it's okay." My voice waves, "I'm here it's okay, you're safe they're helping you." She just looks at me tired. Her eyes have no shine in them, just dulled colors, "Sodo?" She asks weekly, I feel more tears fall, "Yes, yes it's me." I say now gently stroking her cheek, she leans into my touch. I smile at her cuteness.

Third POV

The sweet moment is ruined only a few minutes later by your agonizing screams. Your stomach starts to cramp, twist, and burn. Your back arches off of the bed. Desperate to get the pain to stop, you cling to Sodo, your nails digging into his arms. He lets you and reaches to hit the call nurse button. Two nurses came rushing in. They check your vitals, and your dilation, and page others, "Sodo, wha-what's going on?" You ask, your eyes closed, that familiar feeling of unconsciousness sweeping over you, "Stay awake, y/n, please, stay awake" He says, gently tapping your cheek, desperately trying to keep you conscious. It doesn't work. You pass out yet again. Machines start beeping and a nurse says something to Sodo, but he's too gone out of his mind to turn away from you.

She grabs his shoulder and forces him to look at her, "You have to make a choice right now. If we bring her into surgery to have a c-section, she or the babies or all of them could die. If we can only save one of them, who do you want saved?" Sodo paled. The thought of losing you or the kids becomes overwhelming, and now having to balance a life against a life was a huge burden. The nurses start to wheel you out to surgery, Sodo goes to follow but the nurse stays in his way, making him respond, "Save her." She nods and both run out of the room.

Sodo couldn't go into the room, but there was a viewing area. He sat there, elbows on his knees, hands clasped together under his chin. He wanted so badly to look away but he couldn't. The doctors cut into you, moving intestines, muscles, and your blood spewing everywhere filled him with rage. He knew that they were saving you and his children, but his instincts told him otherwise. The rage he felt in not being able to help you was overwhelming him, his legs started bouncing up and down with anxiety.

Time passed, but then Sodo heard a baby cry and he stood against the glass, it was a boy, alive. A small, baby fire ghoul. His heart felt full, tears pricked his eyes. He was a father, he just felt different. After a few more minutes his other child was lifted, another son. He laughs with tears rolling down his cheeks. The mischief he was already planning to do with them paints his brain. The joy of raising these tiny ghouls into amazing people with you made his eyes well up with tears more. He watched his kids be rolled out of the room while the staff continued to try and help you. He looks between you and the bassinets, but he follows your kids, knowing what you'd want him to do.

He follows the nurse into the nursery. She places the bassinets in front of a rocking chair, "You can have a seat dad." She says smiling. Sodo smiles wider, being called dad for the first time only made this experience more real. He wishes you were here with him, but you'd be okay. The nurse hands him the oldest one first, the small bundle immediately opens his eyes and looks at Sodo, a small look of confusion paints his face, "Hi son, it's your dad." He whispers, holding him tighter to his chest, "Mommy will be here soon, I promise." The baby quickly falls asleep, Sodo freezes. He didn't want to wake up the child, but he wanted to meet his other son. So as slowly and quietly as possible, he lays his older son down and picks up the other, "Hello little one, daddy's here now," The small baby's hand curls around his finger, "Oh you are adorable." Sodo coos, a big, goofy grin paints his face, "You're gonna be a daddy's boy huh?" He jokingly asks, the baby only gives a gurgle back.

Several hours passed of Sodo just playing and holding his sons, he fed them, burped them, and already changed a total of three diapers. He felt happier than ever before. Being a dad and doing all of these parental tasks were new, scary, and lonely. He wanted you here. He needed you here, but you were still in surgery. A nurse finally enters as he is rocking in the chair holding both sons who are now sleeping, "Sir, your wife is out of surgery and in recovery. She's in critical condition. We are going to have to keep her here for the next few days, you are welcome to stay in her room with the children if you wish." Sodo nods trying not to cry or wake his sleeping babies. He stands and follows the nurse to your room.

He takes a breath, holding the twins closer to him before stepping into the room. His jaw dropped. You're pale, your veins are clear as crystal in your arms. There are more machines and IVs than before. He quickly places the twins down in the bassinets that were placed at the end of your bed and sits beside you. He takes your hand in his, cringing at how cold it felt, "My love, you're a mother." He whispers, trying to keep positivity in his tone, "Please be okay, please your sons need you, I need you." he cries. Unfortunately his emotions caused one of the twins to stir awake and cry as well. He quickly takes a breath and wipes his tears, plastering a fake smile on his face. He stands and walks over to the crying child, "Hi baby, it's okay, it's okay whats wrong?" He says picking him up and bouncing him. The tears don't let up. Sodo makes a bottle and tries to feed him, but he still cries. His diaper didn't need to be changed. Sodo sighs. He sits back down next to you and the baby's tears immediately start to lighten up. Sodo moves him closer to you and his tears stop completely. He holds your hand while your son falls back asleep against Sodo's chest, "See my love, the kids need you as much as me." He laughs at how your presence was enough for your kid to calm.

It's been a week. More and more medicines, treatments, and doctors come to try and help you. Sodo stayed in that room every day. He took care of the kids when needed, but spent every waking minute sitting beside you, holding your hand and begging you to wake up. The other ghouls called him several times asking about you, if he was going to be at practice, and how the kids were doing. Sodo felt guilty by just calling them twin one and twin two, but he didn't want to name them without you. One doctor walks in around eight in the morning on the eighth day. He walks over to your body and takes your vitals, "Well I have good news, she'll make a full recovery, bad news is we still need to keep her here while she recovers." Sodo sighs in relief, "Thank you so much doctor" He grips your hand tighter, but he feels you squeeze it back.

Your head pounds. The blinding lights of the hospital sear your vision, "Y/n, y/n come on my love, wake up, you get to meet them at last." You could hear the smile in your husband's voice. Once your eyes adjust, you turn your head and see your husband sitting beside you, exhausted. He smiles softly, "No, don't worry about me baby. I love you." You smile but your eyes grow wide at the sound of a baby crying. You instinctively touch your hand to your now flat stomach. Your neck snaps to the front of your bed with two bassinets sitting there. You gasp, a wide smile covers your face, "Do you want to meet them?" Sodo asks, you nod eagerly. He helps you sit up against the pillows. You wince slightly, the incision still not fully healed.

He gently places a kiss on your forehead and moves the bassinets next to the bed. He picks up one of the babies and hands him to you, "This is our oldest, I haven't named him yet, but he is a mommy's boy. I can already tell." he informs. You look at the sleeping face of your baby ghoul. He already looks like his father. You snuggle him close to you and kiss his little forehead and cheeks. His sleepy eyes open and he yawns. Your voice barely works for not using it for eight days, "Hi baby, mommy's here now, oh you are so handsome." After a few minutes, Sodo takes the baby out of your arms and replaces him with his brother, "This one is your younger son, he is a daddy's boy." he beams, you giggle at his pride. Sodo was always a difficult, arrogant ass but he softened so much with you, and now with your sons he's like a saint, "Can I hold them both?" You ask. He nods and hands you back the oldest. You held them close to you, taking in their presence.

Your eyes start to tear up. The odds were against you with this pregnancy and relationship, but you defied them. Here you are alive with two healthy sons and a loyal, loving husband. You start to cry, "Oh my love don't cry, no tears" Sodo comforts wiping away the tears that stream down your face, "There is no reason to be sad, we're all together at last." He says, tears filling his eyes. You look over at his tear stained face, "No, don't cry, when you cry I cry more" You both laugh at each other's overly emotional state. Sodo crawls into bed beside you. His left arm wraps around your shoulders, the other helps support the children in your arms. He places many kisses all over your face. You can't handle that tickling feeling anymore, you turn and kiss his lips. He sighs into the kiss, relieved that you were all okay. He pulls back, "I was waiting for you to name them." he admits, the babies wiggle slightly in your arms, "How about, Phoenix and Ember?" You say. Sodo smiles, "Perfect. Phoenix and Ember, the sons of Sodo and y/n Eriksson. I like the full title." He jokes. You laugh at his antics. You sit together like that for an hour, but then the babies fall asleep. Sodo places them back into their bassinets and lays back down beside you,

"Sodo, we need to talk." You say, nerves filling your voice, "What's wrong?" He asks, looking into your eyes. You look up into his red and orange eyes, full of love. You can't tell him while looking at him, "I think I died, for a second." You say, staring off at the wall. He quickly, but gently places his hand on your cheek and turns you to face him, "What? No, you were alive, just unconscious." You shake your head, "No. I-I" You don't know if you should tell him, he might become angry, "I definitely saw Satan." His face pales, "Y/n, wha-how?" He asks. You only see Satan if you died nobaly enough to reside in paradise after death, "He let me come back." Sodo's eyes shift to be dark, "What did you promise?" He growls. You swallow hard, "My servitude after death." He sighs deeply and pinches the bridge of his nose to think about his response, "I'll handle him. Just, I'm glad you're here." Sodo responds, holding you tighter to him. You cry into his shirt, "Y/n. You're lying to me." He says, "Sodo, I swear I'm telling you the whole truth." His hand grazes something raised, "What is this." He asks, tracing his fingers all over your arms and back, scars, "He touched you. He hurt you." Sodo growls under his breath, "It was me or you, I couldn't let him hurt you, you had to take care of the kids." You sob, his anger heating the room, "You let that bastard deal with me next time, do you understand?" He asks. You nod. Sodo holds you tighter to him, trying to soften his anger. He sent a mental note to Swiss and Aether that they would have plans tonight. They all agreed and started to plot. Sodo may now be a father, but he is still that vengeful fire ghoul who may be slightly too possessive. Let's just say, Satan let you off the hook after those three went to visit, and your little happy family only thrives from there on out.