"Last things last, By the grace of the fire and the flames. You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh ooh. The blood in my veins, oh ooh. But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
Inhibited, limited. 'Til it broke up and it rained down, It rained down, like..."
     - Imagine Dragons
( Believer )

KAI COACHMAN
[November 3rd, 2020]

"Do you think you're gonna have a boy or girl?" Finnick asks as we stand side by side in the elevator going down to the floor beneath the first floor.

The floor beneath the first floor was the hospital and clinic floor from what I was told by Vera.

"It's a boy, no questions asked," Declan says.

Oh yeah, Declan was also here. Sometimes I forgot because he was so silent and wasn't speaking much. Looking up at him, I knew he was stuck in his own thoughts so I lessened my usual annoyance level and allowed Finnick to babbled on and on about the baby because he's so excited and seeing him like this was truly adorable.

His eyes held so much excitement and he could hardly keep still which was getting on Declan's nerves as he wanted there to be silence so he could gather his thoughts together but he didn't lash out at Finnick because of what's been going on.

Finnick and Killian weren't talking and what I mean by that is that Finnick is giving Killian the silent treatment. I thought it would've ended in a day after Elliot left because of his banishment but I was sorely wrong. I never knew how determined and stern minded my best friend was until now. I wasn't sure if this was his way of petitioning for Elliot's return or if this was because he was pissed. It could be both.

I'd never seen Killian so torn up though. Every time I saw the once before stoic and cold Alpha, I now saw hurt and anguish pierced into his gaze. He hardly spoke except for during meetings is what Declan told me. When Declan would talk to Killian, he'd hardly reply.

I could see how Finnick would also hurt from this too. Even though it was Finnick's decision, he still reaped in his own actions. The innocent boy showed in his face how much he wanted to be with his mate but his anger and determination didn't allow him to.

May lightheartedly bet me that they'd talk by the end of this week and hash it all out because Killian would cave and apologize to him because Killian, just like Declan, was whipped.

"What if it's a girl?" Finnick peers over at Declan.

Declan shrugs and opens his mouth to reply but I cut him off with my groan. I felt a painful kicking in my lower abdomen. It was the worst feeling I've ever experienced in my life which was saying something considering how I was abused years back and experienced beatings daily.

I knew I was supposed to experience kicking but this was extreme. It felt like a battle of the baby trying to fight its way out by kicking and punching, I was dramatizing it but that's the only true way to explain it.

It was so bad that my knees began to buckle and I would've fallen if not for Declan wrapping his strong arms around my waist and keeping me upright. I try to do the little breathing exercises that Vera taught me but it wasn't fucking working and I just continued to feel like absolute death. The only thing keeping me sane was the feeling of Declan's skin on mine.

"What's wrong?" I hear Finnick ask frantically, "what's happening to him?"

"How the hell am I supposed to know?" Declan tries to remain calm but there is obvious panic in his voice.

"Is he going to die?" Finnick's voice gets higher.

I look up through my squinted eyes to see Finnick's eyes become glossy because he was that worried and freaked out. It was endearing that he cared so much but Finnick's expression was nothing compared to Declan's; not that I meant to compare their level of worry for me of anything.

Declan wore a freaked out expression on his face with panic and fear thrown into the mix. His grip on me was becoming unstable as his hands shook and I noticed how his jaw would clench and unclench as if unsure of which position to stay in.

"He isn't going to die just shut up for a second," Declan growled out, his voice tense and I knew he didn't mean to lash out at Finnick but he did and my best friends bottom lip began to quiver.

I scowl as I look at Declan.

"Just get me to Zyah for fucks sake, we've been on this damn floor for centuries with the fucking door open and people looking at us arguing like we're crazy. Move it!" I order loudly and groan afterwards from the incomprehensible pain in my lower abdomen.

We were already on the hospital floor with the elevator door open and people waiting for us to get out with freaked out and confused looks on there faces that pissed me off so I flipped them off as Declan held me and rushed me out. I was in a nasty mood but that was to be expected.

Declan is fast and I struggle to keep up even with Declan's support so he eventually picks me up and carries me bridal style. Finnick is way behind Declan and has a hard time keeping up but I can't say much as I throw my head back and release an almost animalistic groan of pain. I'd rather be in pain from Declan fucking me and not this but his horny ass is what got me pregnant, not like I knew I'd actually be able to get pregnant.

Life was full of surprises.

Down the hall, a door is thrown open as Zyah holds the door as if notified that we were close but she probably was notified given how I saw Declan's eyes glaze over for a moment.

Declan rushes inside the room with Finnick breathlessly following in suit with sweat dripping down his forehead. He was skinny but out of shape and he blamed it on his genetics but I knew it was the Hot Cheetos he consumed daily, I couldn't blame him though; those were my shit.

I'm instantly laid down on the hospital bed and I pant breathlessly, watching as Zyah goes to the back for a bit. Finnick plops down on couch just as Zyah returns with a clothed ice pack. She tosses it to Finnick and it lands in his lap, he gratefully smiles and lays it atop of his head while Zyah rushes to my side. The stethoscope immediately makes its way in her ear as she pulls up my shirt and rubs my belly bump that was fucking bigger than life. I felt like a whole fatass even though I knew there was a child in me.

"Zyah, Kai has been having this intense pain that started when we were in the elevator and he has never been like this throughout his pregnancy so far and I don't think it's normal," Declan tells her as he comes to the right side of the bed and intertwines our fingers together.

She doesn't respond, only nods and hums to tell us that she heard what he said. I close my eyes and clench my teeth together as pain overwhelms me once again. Tears sting my eyes and that's when Zyah takes out some kind of liquid that she begins to apply onto the skin of my stomach or abdomen I should say.

An image begins to show on the screen to the front of us. It's hard to see what's happening on the screen but I thought we were just getting the gender of the baby and not an ultrasound which is what this seemed to be. A picture begins to form on the screen and I have no idea what I'm looking at.

Declan seems just as confused as his eye squint and his eye brows furrow, Finnick is just the same but he doesn't try to see the image. Instead, he awaits for Zyah to say something.

"If possible," she begins, "turn a little to the side, the right side."

I do as she says despite the pain and she rubs the skin a bit more but on my side. I repeat the action but this time turning to the left side. She hums and nods as if coming to an understanding of what's going on.

The screen flashes a few times and a machine begins to making some noises, it looked like something was being printed out. Zyah pulls the stethoscope out of her ears and goes to the back, coming after only a few seconds with cleaning wipes. She cleans off my stomach and pulls my shirt down.

"So?" Declan says impatiently.

"This is so suspenseful," Finnick says, chewing on his lips.

Zyah wears a gentle smile in amusement at what Finnick said as she goes over to the machine and holds the papers in her hands.

"So here's some unexpected news," Zyah says as she goes to the cabinet beside the bed I lay in and searches a bit before coming back with a bottle filled with blue gel like pills.

"Zyah, I'm fucking dying here. What is it?" Declan growls.

"Well firstly, the pain Kai is experiencing makes sense because not only did you miss your appointment with me back in October that was supposed to reveal the gender but also because of the immense weight Kai is holding," Zyah says.

"I'm not understanding," Declan says in confusion.

"Do you ever," I roll my eyes with a grunt leaving me because I felt a strong kick.

"Wait, so then...what's the gender?" Finnick asks.

"The gender is male...and female," Zyah begins hesitantly but she was speaking in riddles and I was beginning to freak out.

"My baby is a hermaphrodite?!!" I freak out, sitting up.

Not that there was anything wrong with a hermaphrodite.

Declan and Finnick's eyes widen and Zyah chuckles.

"No, no," she covers her mouth to stop her giggles, "no, not that."

"Then what?" Declan asks.

"Kai isn't just having one child..." Zyah trails off.

"Twins?!" Finnick gasps as he shoots up from his seat.

Zyah chuckles nervously, "Try quadruplets."

My heart stopped, Declan dropped my hand, Finnick's eyes widen.

Mind? Blown.
Wig? Snatched.
Breathing? Labored.
Hotel? Trivago.

Life was full of surprises.

Sooooo no one saw THAT coming. Btw, the songs at the beginning don't always give away the mood of the chapter but sometimes they do, it varies because I can't always find a perfect song to fit a chapters tone.

~Babybird.