An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 2/?
Fandom: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Anime & Manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner/Yami Yuugi | Atem, Mutou Yuugi/Yami Yuugi | Atem, Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler/Kujaku Mai | Mai Valentine
Characters: Mutou Yuugi, Jounouchi Katsuya | Joey Wheeler, Mazaki Anzu | Tea Gardner, Honda Hiroto | Tristan Taylor, Bakura Ryou, Otogi Ryuuji | Duke Devlin, Kaiba Seto, Yami Yuugi | Atem, Mutou Sugoroku | Solomon Moto, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Other Additional Tags to Be Added, request to prompt or story are allowed
Series: Part 9 of Rise the Sun
Summary:âItâs a girl.â
Joey felt relieved that it was over. It has been hard for him to see Mai in pain. At least her birth was fast.
He felt tears in his eyes when he first saw his little miracle. She was currently cleaned up and taken care of by the nurses and midwife. She did not sound happy about it, as she was screaming.
He turned his attention to his wife instead and kissed her forehead,
âYou did great, Mai,â he praised her. He couldnât stop kissing her. âholy shit, you were strong all the way.â
Mai looked exhausted, but she also looked happy
âThanks for being here with me.â
âAlways,â Joey smiled. He knew they both had family drama, but right now, it was just them and their newest family member. Joey was surprised he kept such a calm head under it all. He guessed he only took it seriously when people he cared about were on the line. Mai was a real trooper today, even if she was cursing up a storm. He was more surprised she didnât snap at the doctors for telling her to push so many times. Probably too busy doing what she was told and crushing Joeyâs hand. He made a mental note to have one of the nurses look it over just to be sure she didnât actually crush his hand. One of the nurses handed their little girl to Mai, and Joey rested his head on his arm, looking lovingly at both of them. âShe looks like you.â
âI think she sounds like you,â Mai teased while their baby calmed down.
âEh, could be worse,â Joey shrugged and looked at his daughter. She has blonde hair like her parents, but it was incredibly messy at the moment. The nurses did a good job of cleaning her. He wondered what eye color she would have.
Mai chuckled and rested her head a little. Joey was just looking at both of them. It has been touch-and-go for both of them during Maiâs pregnancy. As he had predicted, she was a nightmare with her cravings and emotions. They fought a lot, but they never once went to bed angry at each other. He was happy that part was over, but also happy to finally see his baby girl.
Serenity asked him what he thought it would be, and he didnât really know or care. He was just happy so long as they were healthy. He also told his mom about the pregnancy at their official wedding, only a month after Atem came back, and he swore she nearly screamed like a schoolgirl when she heard it. She has been a proper help throughout the pregnancy and has given both of them warnings and pointers on what to expect in the future. Joey was sure she was the reason why Joey and Mai didnât try to kill each other throughout it all.
He had been scared the baby didnât make it because of what happened with that psycho Goddess, who killed all of them, but those thoughts were soon wiped away when Mai got bigger and grumpier.
Maiâs and Serenityâs near-death might have been the reason why Joey could handle all of Maiâs craziness during her pregnancy and was also ready to face whatever they were going to hold when their baby girl was finally here.
He was not going to lose them again.
âYou can let the others in. I want them to meet her,â Mai said after a while.
Joey nodded and got up. The nurses have left the room to give them privacy. He got out of the room and found nearly all of his friends in the waiting room.
He felt happy to see how many have been able to come
âHey, she wants you to come.â
âIs it safe to enter?â Tristan joked likely.
Joey smacked his arm jokingly. He was too mentally exhausted to do much else.
âDepending on what your motives are,â he stepped away to let them into the room, and he couldnât stop smiling happily, âsay hello to our baby girl.â
Serenity was the first to reach Maiâs side.
âSheâs cute! Look at her. Mai helped her to hold her correctly. Joey melted at the sight of his little sister holding his little bundle of joy for the first time. âHi, Iâm your aunt, Serenity.â
The rest went over to congratulate Joey and Mai and see the baby.
âHow are you, Mai?â Yugi asked Mai while they were looking over the baby together, with Atem fawning over her with Serenity.
âExhausted. I just pushed a whole human being out of my body,â Mai huffed.
âThen we make it a fast visit,â Atem promised her.
She looked gratefully for that.
Joey was about to walk over to his wife when he suddenly found himself in a headlock.
âCongrats, man! Youâre a father now,â Tristan grinned.
Joey chuckled and got out of the headlock. He was still very dulled out from everything that happened today.
âStill canât believe it.â
âWell, you have to get used to it since now you are going to have sleepless nights for months,â Tristan joked.
âDoes she have a name?â Duke asked
âWe have three girl names we both like,â Joey said and went over to hold his baby girl. She was so tiny. It felt unreal to hold something that small and his by blood. He sat down beside Mai on her right and looked at her, âWhich one do you think fits her?â
Mai looked thoughtfully up at the ceiling
âIris?â
âIris Wheeler Valentine,â Joey nodded in agreement.
Yugi went over to stand beside Joey.
âWelcome to the world,â he smiled warmly at Iris, âit might look tough-â
âBut you will only find love and loyalty in our middle,â Atem added with a smile.