[sorry, I figured since things had gone so smoothly so far, we needed a moment of sheer panic-- I mean. pulls Kai close enough to rub her cheek against his hand, curling up on herself a little more.]

Kind of like I want to go under the bed, or maybe in a closet somewhere, but that's probably just Hachibi's influence. The contractions hurt, but I've had way worse in my life. I know it's... supposed to get worse, though, right?

[glances at Riku for the answer to that. ._. ]