Smokescreen: A Collection of Vignettes

Chapter 14

Sakura lay in bed quietly, sweaty and exhausted, on her back. It was worth the pain for upon her chest lay a pair of silver-eyed babies, wrapped in pink and blue blankets. Their soft coos made her eyes full of tears. Her husband was just as teary as he sat quietly next to his wife.

"Our son and daughter, Tomas." Sakura said quietly.

Carefully, the smoke-user picked one of the twins up, allowing Sakura to sit up. Here was this giant of a man holding a tiny baby in his arms and it was clear that he was so in love already. So protective. It was such a beautiful sight. Sakura watched as he tenderly stroked their daughter's cheek. Tiny hands wrapped around their father's finger. The new father planted a light kiss upon her little face, which earned him a smile.

"I'm so proud of you, Sakura." Tomas said. "Thank you."

Sakura smiled and held their firstborn. He was a little bit bigger than his sister, but that was sort of expected. It was the Slav in him. He was more than likely to be just as large as his father when he grew into adulthood. Hell, she expected him to be a carbon-copy of his father when he got older. She sighed. That was way far into the future. She didn't want to think about that just yet, since, well, she just gave birth. She wanted to enjoy her little ones.

The new mother looked outside. The moon was full, and the Cherry Blossoms were in bloom. It was the same setting that she had been born in, according to her mother. This felt like a beautiful omen for them all.