Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood ❯ Epilogue
The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood
Part Twenty-Eight: Epilogue
By Bekka Mouri
(Trigun doesn't belong to me and I am not making any money from this so please don't sue. I'm just tying up some loose ends and some assorted nonsense.)
Wolfwood paced the living room, unable to sit down for any length of time. If he still smoked, he knew he would already be on his third pack because he was so nervous but he hadn't touched a cigarette since he got out of that mess five months prior. Had it really been five months since he had rescued the others from Nagato? It seemed like it had been the week before but he knew better.
He heard Milly scream from her bedroom and wanted to see if she was okay but the midwife had already told him to stay out because he was so nervous. She had also banished Vash but that was because he kept getting in the way after he had volunteered to help and Wolfwood really didn't want him in there in the first place. Wolfwood looked at the clock and frowned; Milly had been in labor for only three hours. He heard some women had gone for as long as twelve hours and some even longer before actually having the baby.
" Honey! I'm home! " Vash called as he opened the front door. He carried a large bag and Wolfwood knew it had to be donuts. When Vash left, he had said something about getting them after he checked on Knives.
Knives was recovering very slowly and no one was sure when he would wake up again. Vash had moved him back into the abandoned house they had lived in before Knives had been kidnapped but were unaware that Meryl was secretly paying for the place. After a little research she found the people who owned the property and they were under the impression she lived in the house. She said she would tell Vash someday but not right away.
Wolfwood looked over at Vash as he walked through the living room. " Are you going to make coffee? " He asked.
Vash nodded, " I was thinking about it. "
" I need some, " Wolfwood ran a hand through his hair. " All this waiting is killing me. "
Vash grinned, " I can tell. "
" I never thought that having a baby was such a nerve wracking experience, " Wolfwood shook his head.
" Just imagine what Milly's going through, " Vash continued to smile. Somehow, no one had managed to mention to Wolfwood how many babies Milly was actually carrying. She had gotten rather big but Wolfwood assumed she had gained the weight because of her ravenous appetite she developed. Vash knew he was in for a big surprise when he found out exactly how many babies there were.
The two of them headed for the kitchen but stopped when the squall of a newborn infant could be heard. Wolfwood turned on his heel, " Its here! I have to go see! I have to make sure everything is okay… "
Vash put a hand on Wolfwood's shoulder, " I know it'll be hard but you need to wait. I'm sure there's stuff that needs to be done and the midwife will come get us when she ready. "
Wolfwood slapped Vash's hand away, " I want to see my kid. Damn it, Vash. I have been anxious to see it… " Wolfwood's words trailed off as another cry joined the first. He arched an eyebrow and looked at Vash.
Vash patted Wolfwood's shoulder, " Way to go, buddy! "
" No one said anything about twins! " Wolfwood shook his head. " Milly was pregnant with twins and nobody told me? "
Vash smiled, " Well… "
" Hey! We need extra sets of hands in here, Vash! " Meryl called down the hall.
Wolfwood slapped Vash's hand away again, " Damn it, needle noggin! Is there something you didn't tell me? "
Vash put his hand behind his head, " Uh, gee… "
" A little help, VASH! " Meryl called again.
Wolfwood grabbed Vash by his ponytail and yanked, " Come on! Let's go! "
Vash dropped the bag and grabbed his ponytail back from Wolfwood. " That hurts! "
" Then get a haircut, " Wolfwood growled.
" My hair isn't that long! " Vash huffed. His hair was only a little past shoulder length and he had decided to keep it that way so no one recognized him. Someone had started a rumor that Vash The Stampede had been responsible for the mountain explosion and that had forced him to lay low for a while.
Another newborn's cry joined the first two and Wolfwood took off for Milly's bedroom. Meryl didn't look very happy when he got there. " Where's Vash? He said he was going to help. "
" He's right behind me. What's going on in there? " Wolfwood tried to look over Meryl's head into the room but she covered his eyes. " Come on! She's my wife, not needle noggin! "
" Just let him in! The last one is here! " The midwife called over her shoulder.
Wolfwood pushed the door open. " What do you mean the last one? "
Milly fell back on the bed as a fourth cry joined the three others that had quieted down to whimpers. The midwife cleaned the baby quickly and wrapped it up in a blanket, placing it in a crate on the floor with the three that came before. She looked over her shoulder at Wolfwood and smiled. " Congratulations, Mr. Wolfwood. "
He blinked and looked down at the four whimpering babies. They all had black hair but their eyes were closed so he couldn't see what color they were though he was certain they were some shade of blue or blue gray, " Quadruplets? No one said anything about quadruplets… "
Milly sighed and smiled weakly, " At least its not sextuplets… Oh! "
The midwife turned back, " What's wrong? "
" I think there's another one, " Milly propped herself up and started pushing again.
" No. It's probably the afterbirth. Just hold on, it shouldn't take any… Oh my God! Another one? "
Wolfwood looked at Meryl, " What the hell? "
Meryl looked surprised, " I don't know! There was only supposed to be four. "
A moment later, a fifth cry could be heard. The midwife cleaned the baby and looked at Meryl then at Wolfwood. " Never in all my years have I ever seen this happen. "
" Seen what happen? " Wolfwood asked.
The midwife turned around and Wolfwood looked down at the tiny baby in her arms. It had a shock of black hair just like the other babies but it looked a little different. " It's a girl. "
Wolfwood arched an eyebrow, " Okay. I'm not following you. "
The midwife looked down at the other babies, " The quadruplets are all identical boys, Mr. Wolfwood. "
" Wolfwood! " Meryl gasped as the room started spinning and everything went black.
**
A wet rag was the first thing he felt when he started to regain feeling. The next thing he felt was the couch under him. He opened his eyes and looked right into Vash's eyes. " What happened? " Wolfwood shut his eyes again.
" You passed out, " Vash sat in a chair next to the couch. " It happened right after your daughter was born. Do you remember? "
" So the quadruplets were a dream? " Wolfwood opened his eyes again.
" Nope. They're real… four identical little boys that look just like you, Wolfwood. "
Wolfwood blinked, " Then how did I get a daughter? "
" The midwife is just a bewildered as the rest of us, " Vash shrugged.
Wolfwood sat up and rubbed his eyes. " How long have I been out? "
" Since this afternoon, " Vash looked at the clock on the wall. " It's been a full 8 hours. "
Wolfwood tried to stand but fell back on the couch, " Has Milly named the babies yet? "
" Just the first one. She wanted to ask you before she named the rest. Meryl has some suggestions though. She's just gone crazy with them around. "
Wolfwood looked at Vash's expression and smirked, " Are you afraid she's going to want one of her own before too long? "
Vash blushed, " Wolfwood! Things haven't… I mean… oh damn. "
Wolfwood shook his head; " I don't know why she stays with you if you won't put out. "
Vash glared at Wolfwood, " I can put out! It's just that I have issues I… Why am I telling you this? "
" Would you feel better if I had the confessional? " Wolfwood smirked a little weakly. " I'll let you have a freebie. "
" What happened to that thing anyway? I always wondered where you carried it but I could never figure it out, " Vash wanted to change the subject and fast.
" One word: Collapsible. "
Vash blinked, " It looked pretty solid to me. "
" There were these little clasps on the inside… you just opened them up so you could fold it down and viola! Compact size! " Wolfwood smirked.
" I did not know that, " Vash nodded. " It makes sense now. "
Wolfwood tried to stand again but had no luck, " Any way, how is Milly doing? "
" She's a little tired but the midwife said that's normal. She'll have to be in bed for a while until her strength returns, " Vash looked towards the hall. " You want to go see the babies now? "
Wolfwood nodded, " I think so. I have to see if they are as cursed as you say they are. "
" Cursed? " Vash asked.
" You said the boys all looked like me, " Wolfwood chuckled. " That's a good sign they'll be a handful. Who does the girl look like? "
Vash got very quiet and looked down at the floor. Finally, he looked at Wolfwood. " You have to see her for yourself, " Vash said and stood up, offering his friend a hand.
Wolfwood took Vash's hand and let him help him up as he wondered what was wrong with the girl. They went down the hall to Milly's bedroom and slipped in quietly. The crate had been sat up on another one next to Milly's bed and Wolfwood assumed that it was so she could get to the babies with no problem. Wolfwood looked down and saw that all the babies were asleep.
Vash looked and whispered, " She's the little one on the end. "
Wolfwood looked at the one at the end and it was indeed the smallest of the five. He looked at Vash, " She's tiny. "
" The midwife said that too but she said the baby was fine. "
Wolfwood reached for the baby but hesitated. He wasn't quite for sure how to pick her up. Vash pushed him aside gently and slipped both of his hands under the blanket. He lifted her out of the crate slowly as he supported her neck with one hand and her back with the other.
" Hold your hands like mine, " Vash instructed Wolfwood.
Wolfwood did as he was told and Vash set the baby in the preacher's hands. Wolfwood smirked, " How do you know how to pick up a baby? "
" The midwife taught us all how to do it, " Vash smiled. " She said she's kick my ass if I didn't show you how to do it. "
" Oh, " Wolfwood looked down at the tiny creature in his hands. She was delicate and he couldn't remember when he had seen anything so small. She felt like she weighed less than Vash's old gun but the gun had been pretty heavy. She started to squirm a little and opened her eyes.
Vash waited for Wolfwood's reaction when he saw the color of the baby's eyes. All of the boys had gray eyes with a slight hint of blue but the girl's eyes were emerald green. Wolfwood blinked and looked at Vash, " Her eyes… "
" Are the same color as Cathy's, " Vash said quietly. " She looks a lot like Cathy too which we all found very weird. "
A grin tugged at the corner of his mouth as the baby smiled when Vash said Cathy's name. " Do you like that name, girl? "
The baby gurgled and kicked a little. " I guess she does, " Vash said.
" Catherine Marie Wolfwood… " Wolfwood whispered and the baby kicked a little more. " Cathy M. Wolfwood… It sounds good on her. "
Vash nodded, " Yeah, it does. "
Wolfwood looked at the boys and sighed, " Now, I just have to come up with some names for them… Didn't you say the first one that was born has been named? "
Vash smiled, " Yeah. "
" And? " Wolfwood asked.
" His name is Nicholas, " Vash said.
The End?
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