A young black man sat down nervously in a corridor, outside a room. It was eleven o'clock on a freezing December's night and he had been here for at least seven hours. He glanced over at a red headed man in his mid twenties, he too looked exhausted but smiled sympathetically. He shifted nervously and held back a sigh. He looked at his wristwatch for at least the hundredth time in the space of an hour. He looked around again before declaring to the red haired man.
"I am quite certain it did not take this long last time..."
"You're right there... I hope everything's all right." Said the man
There were screams of childish excitement coming from down the corridor. The two men turned to see two young girls pushing past a nurse while getting chased by an older man with blonde hair. One of the girls looked like she was about eight and had black hair that came down to her shoulders and blue eyes. The other had dark skin and dark eyes but golden hair that she had tied up in a ponytail. The girls ran along past the two men.
"I'm not as young as I used to be... " Said the man "I can't keep up after these girls..."
"I understand Lawrence..." Said Kaldur after a chuckle "Primrose come here please, it is late and many people are trying to sleep it would be preferable if you were quiet."
"Yes, daddy..."
The little girl with golden hair ran back to her father and without giving him any warning jumped into his arms and gave him a large hug. At four years old Primrose had started to develop some average language skills and was very quick on her feet. Much like her father she spoke in a very formal manner most of the time but had picked up some of her mother's speech methods. Roy rolled his eyes.
"Now watch as Lian does exactly as I say..." Said Roy sarcastically "Lian you too..."
"No!"
"Lian come on..." He said exasperatedly
"No!"
"Don't make me come over there!"
Lian started to scream with laughter and ran off. Roy sighed and ran after the eight year old. Lawrance laughed before facing Kaldur. Primrose was now fast asleep in her father's arms. His eyes softened at the sight of his child sleeping. Lawrence smiled warmly before walking over and patting his grandchild on the head.
"Children, eh?" He said to the Atlantean
"They are very cute without a doubt."
"I remember when you and your girlfriend were smaller than she is now!" Said Lawrence
"You have showed us the baby photos." Said Kaldur with a smile
"I wonder what is taking so long..." Wondered Lawrence
"I am sure it did not take this amount of time last time. I hope everything is all right..."
A second later, the door swung open as Jade stepped out. She looked like someone who hadn't slept in over a week. She looked around furiously, her angry gaze settled on the Atlantean who suddenly looked uneasy. Kaldur'ahm didn't like getting stared at like this and had the sudden feeling that he had done something very wrong...
"You didn't get a scan did you?" She asked him
"Well... We went but the clinic was attacked by Scarecrow..." Admitted Kaldur "So we were unable to have one done. Is there a problem?"
"You better come in and see for yourself..."
Primrose was quite a light sleeper and woke up. She was tired though and walked along clumsily. Kaldur felt a lump in his stomach. What had happened? He was more than a little nervous. He had chosen to stay outside with Primrose had that been a mistake? He could see Paula in her chair near to Sha'lain'a looking at Artemis. Lawrence came in behind him. He walked over Artemis looked far more tired than she had before.
"Mommy?" Asked Primrose
Artemis looked at her daughter and smiled warmly. It seemed like everything was fine but what Jade had said had led him to believe other wise... He came a little closer and spotted a little being in a pile of blankets. His eyes widened as he spotted what else was different.
"Two?" Kaldur yelled in shock and overjoyed
"I had twins you big guppy!" Laughed Artemis tiredly
"And that's why you get a scan!" Declared Jade
Aqualad went to his wife's side and placed an arm around her shoulders. One of the youngsters was a girl, she had a white or platinum tuft of hair, her eyes were the same silver as her father's as was her skin colour. The other was a very small baby boy, he had his mother's eyes and skin but his father's hair. The child moved slightly to make it's self more comfortable. Lawrence chuckled.
"Two kids?" He asked "Well come on then, that means you get to use both names... Or are you gonna change."
"No..." Said Artemis "I'm not sure about you Kal but I liked the original ones."
"Indeed, Sar'ah and Kalin they shall be. Come Primrose... See you brother and sister."
The little girl came a bit closer and looked at the babies before smiling faintly. She wasn't too sure what all this meant despite the fact that all of her family and tried to explain it to her. Where these kids really coming home with them?