Morning for a New Mother

## Morning for a New Mother 6-12-16

-Kaiiaki woke with a start. Grey eyes popped open to the sound that had spurred her out of the depths of sleep. A cry had erupted from small bundle of joy named Yukio. "Urmpph..." Kaiiaki complained to herself. "Masaru get Yukio." She said, cuddling into the sheets and closing her eyes again. A few seconds passed without her hearing the ruffle of sheets. The crying was intensifying instead of dying down or stopping. Kaiiaki's eyes popped open once again. She tossed over to the opposite side of the bed, feeling for Masaru's body. But instead, she felt nothing but blankets. "The fuck?" Kaiiaki jolted up in bed, eyes opening wide. Masaru was gone without a trace. "Oh no that fucker did not..." With a grunt, she flopped out of bed. Thankfully, Yukio's crib lay inches from the couple's bed. Otherwise she wasn't sure she could've gotten there. With a stumble and groan, Kaiiaki gently picked up her newborn baby. It was already feeding time again. She had underestimated the times that Yukio was going to wake her up during the night. With a sigh, Kaiiaki slipped back into her bed, her back resting against the headboard of her bed. It wasn't ideal for comfort, but it was better than not laying down at all. She struggled to get comfortable in the bed. Adjusting her body with arms holding a baby was anything but easy. "Where the fuck are you Masaru?" Kaiiaki complained. She hoped he wasn't off doing something stupid. But knowing him he probably was. And he had left Kaiiaki home alone with the baby. Dahlia of course was off doing a mission, someone had to make the income of the household. Since Kaiiaki was on maternity leave for a good six weeks, not much income was coming in. Even though Masaru was now 14, he was still a Genin. And of course Genin missions didn't bring in much income at all. Kaiiaki sighed to herself, trying her best to rock the child slightly, to at least calm him down enough to nurse at least. "You are your mother's child that is for sure." Kaiiaki sighed at Yukio.-

-With a little persuasion on her end, Kaiiaki managed to finally get Yukio to nurse. It almost seemed that he would rather bawl his eyes out than nurse. "Definitely his mother's child." Kaiiaki slightly laughed a little. He was already showing signs of being just like his mother. Although his physical features looked like an even mix of hers and Masaru's. He was a small baby, only weighing 5 lbs. His height at birth stood to be at just barely scarping in at 18 inches. He bared the markings of a Naiad from the Kurisutaru clan. His glittering scales and pale grey skin a wonder to look at. He by far bypassed the beauty of any newborn baby. Perhaps when she were to get some more of her strength back, she would go out and show him off. Presenting him to the world would be her goal. But for now, all she could do was eat, sleep, and nurse. That was her schedule on repeat until she could heal enough to leave the house. "You are small now my son..." Kaiiaki cooed. "But someday you will take on the world and destroy our enemies." Kaiiaki smirked at that thought. If Yukio were to inherit the Namikaze speed as well as the crystal Kekkei Genkai, he would be a force to be reckoned with. He would most likely grow to be even stronger than both of his parents. Speaking of his parents, Kaiiaki remembered that she hadn't seen Masaru around. He also hadn't answered any of her yells. While adjusting Yukio off of her nipple, she stopped the nursing. Yukio whimpered slightly from the loss of it. But Kai always kept a binky clipped onto the side of the crib. Kaiiaki reached for it, grabbing it quickly and sticking it into Yukio's mouth. Statisfied, the 2 day old baby sucked on the binky. -

-Ever since the family had gotten home, Kaiiaki hadn't been out of bed much. She was too weak from the waist down to even walk around much. But she was getting tired of sitting around so much all the time. There was literally nothing for her to do except care for Yukio. The routine was getting boring and stale. She missed her routines of training and being able to do whatever. However, it wasn't really about her anymore. She devoted her time mostly to Yukio. Although it would be nice to have just a little bit of free time. Kaiiaki adjusted Yukio's body so that her arms were wrapped around him like a hug. Slowly, Kaiiaki moved her legs towards the edge of the bed. Her hips were still extremely sore from the whole birthing process. So it was a struggle to move her legs around without being in pain. It was getting easier every day, but the healing process was still so tedious. She didn't know how much longer she could put up with it. "I am going to push myself...just a little..." Kaiiaki took a deep breath in and out as pain jolted from her legs, hips, and especially peri area. "Fuuuckkk..." Kaiiaki whined out. Yukio twitched slightly in response to his mother being in pain. But Kaiiaki quickly patted his back in reassurance. Taking hold of Yukio in her left arm, and bracing her weight on the crib, Kaiiaki gripped the wooden crib with all her might. The wood had been stained, so it left a nice touch to the bare skin. There was no need to worry about splinters as well, which was a bonus. With a grunt and groan, Kaiiaki placed her feet on the floor and pulled herself up. She wobbled slightly at first, her legs having lost some of their strength. But she was going to make sure she pushed herself today. She needed to get back to training and missions as soon as possible. They needed the income for the expenses of the baby. Dahlia made a decent amount of Ryo with her missions. But that left her with paying for groceries, rent, diapers, formula; most of everything. Kaiiaki didn't want to sit around and be a bum. She wanted to help in the expenses. Especially because it was Kai's baby and not Dahlia's. -

-Kaiiaki stumbled at first, her legs a bit rubbery from the night and from being bedridden. A few curses let loose from her mouth as she regained a certain amount of balance. It was like she was a fawn learning how to walk for the first time. But now that she had her footing at least, she should be okay. Kaiiaki held Yukio's body against her, cradling his head against her shoulder, and bottom into the crook of her left arm. Kaiiaki then began to pat Yukio's back gently with the palm of her right hand. She was attempting to burp him, but nothing much had come out yet. She continued to walk and pat Yukio's back at the same time. While she walked, she looked in every room of the upstairs apartment. "Masaru! Come help take care of your son!" Kaiiaki uttered in an annoyed tone. She searched room after room, yelling his name the whole time. But the only response she got was a few burps from Yukio. "That ass. Leaving me home alone with our child." Kaiiaki shook her head at the empty house. Kaiiaki found herself at the top of the stairwell at this point. She knew she probably had better not try such a feat at this point. Especially with a baby in her arms. "Damn it Masaru." Kaiiaki backed herself up back into her bedroom. She knew Yukio would probably cry if he was layed down. But damnit, she wanted to eat too. With relative ease, Kaiiaki made her way over to the crib. She gently reached her arms down, laying Yukio back into his crib. Of course, as soon as Kaiiaki did this, Yukio let out a cry that could be heard all the way into the heavens. -

- "Come on Yukio give me a break for 5 seconds..." Kaiiaki groaned at the sound of his cries. The natural instinct was for her to answer the cries. But the instinct for her to eat was even stronger. Kaiiaki walked as fast as she possibly could back over to the stairwell. She hadn't attempted to go down these stairs since before she had the baby. But perhaps, today would be the day she would conquer them. She knew it was best to wait until Masaru or someone got back home. But her stomach couldn't wait any longer. And without food she couldn't produce any breast milk. "Now or never.." Kaiiaki moved her right foot, hovering it just above the first step. Both of her hands were gripping the hand rails as tightly as possible. Shifting most of her weight unto the rails was her best bet to get down the stairs. Although getting back up the stairs, was a different story. Slowly, Kaiiaki shifted her weight unto her right foot, baring most of the weight unto her arms.The first step was successful. She paused there for a brief second, getting the idea of the weight baring into her mind. Then, she took the next step, baring the weight on her arms again. Step after step was mostly successful. She had a few scares, but thankfully she made it down the 8 stairs. Now that she was downstairs, Kaiiaki strode into the kitchen. At once, she grabbed a protein bar out of the pantry. In addition, she grabbed a cold apple juice out of the fridge. This would hopefully do her until someone got home. Once she had gotten her snack, Kaiiaki tucked them into her right arm. Masaru hadn't been down here either. Which didn't surprise her in the slightest. But she would sure be giving him an earful when he returned. Not even leaving her a note was quite a suspicious action. Although, she tried to not think about it too much. It would only make her angry. Yukio was already crying his head off for her, and she had to get back to him quickly. -

-"Coming..." Kaiiaki groaned, striding back over to the stairwell. Her hands gripped unto the stairwell, pushing her weight unto the wood. Step after step, she continued to shift her weight. She did this until she had arrived at the top. It hadn't been easy, it had taken a toll that was for sure. But she needed to get back to her baby. In an almost jog, Kaiiaki found her way back into the bedroom. She placed her juice and protein bar unto the side table. Then, she gently picked her newborn baby back up. With a bit of a struggle, Kaiiaki managed to adjust herself into the bed with Yukio on her right side. She quickly opened up her juice and protein bar, then put her right hand to pat Yukio's back. With her other hand, she gulped down her juice and protein bar within a few minutes. ~No one ever said it would be easy...but it just might be worth it...~ Kaiiaki gave a slight smirk. Now that her stomach had been satisfied, she was going to get just a little more sleep. Cuddling up next to Yukio, she crawled back under the soft sheets. "Sleep my sweet baby...for tomorrow...you shall rule the world." She said softly against the top of his head. And with those last words, she fell into a deep sleep along with him.-