Disclaimer: Harry Potter and co. don't belong to me. Assassin's Creed and co. don't belong to me. I'm just taking some credit for the plot and original characters. Fire Lizards belong to the talented Anne McCaffrey. In no way, shape or form am I making money from this.

Chapter Warnings: Minor swearing, some blood, mentions of violence, characters being OOC, mention of death.

Chapter Pairings: Lucas/Delilah, mentions of James/Lily

Author's Note: Hehe, so I bet you all were expecting to see a new chapter for the main story line, huh?! Well, I wanted to get this little story up first and I have many plans for this collection. Now, if you're just starting off by reading this, then I strongly suggest you go back and read the main story: Emerald Blade Book One: The New Trainees, first. You'll find yourself rather confused if you don't. Now, this story takes place roughly during the first and second chapter of the main story. Each chapter is a new story and may feature some characters more than others. Mostly, they'll be focusing on the 'minor' characters so to speak. I have no idea how long this 'extension' will continue, likely until I finally finish the entire series. Most of them won't be as long as a normal chapter in the main series and some may be split into smaller 'installments'. Not only that, but the 'sections' are very uneven and some are very small in length. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Chapter Summary: Lucas and Delilah never thought that they would be blessed with their own child. After all, they've both gone through brutal torture and were near death many times. So, they poured all their love towards their adopted son: Harry. However, when Delilah begins getting sick, she soon discovers that their little family has been blessed. But, how will Harry take the news that he'll be a big brother soon?

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A Surprise Blessing

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February 10th, 1982

Icy blue eyes peered down at the short stack of files lying on the light wooden desk. A lightly tanned hand reached up and brushed back a strand of golden blonde hair that fell into the line of sight. A rather stunningly beautiful woman of short stature sat at the desk in a rather welcoming and well-furnished office. Floor to ceiling bookcases stood behind the woman's desk while a fireplace sat at the other end of the office. There are two rather comfortable looking chairs placed in front of the fireplace with a circular table sitting between them which has a very beautiful vase sitting in the center of it and is filled with beautiful flowers that gave off a delicate scent. Wide windows let in plenty of natural light and looked out towards the expansive grounds of Othello Estate. The woman sighed softly and looked up from the file, closing her eyes tiredly.

A faint popping sound made the woman open her eyes and she offered a gentle smile to the small House Elf that had popped into the study. The House Elf looked at her worriedly before setting down a small tea service along with a plate of sandwiches on the small table by the fireplace.

"Mistress Delilah, you need to eat. Yous missed lunch." The House Elf scolded, watching as the woman, Delilah Othello, smiled sheepishly.

"I know, I'm sorry, Dotty. I didn't mean to miss lunch." She said, rising from her chair and walking over to one of the chairs.

"Still, it's not good for you to miss a meal." Dotty said, watching Delilah closely as the woman poured herself a cup of tea and fixed it to her liking before taking a deep drink.

Dotty only left after Delilah finished her first sandwich. The woman chuckled and shook her head fondly at the actions of the House Elf. All of their House Elves are something else. Of course they're fiercely loyal; after all, they have to be considering what happens inside the manor and on the estate grounds. As she munched on another sandwich, Delilah thought of everyone that is in the Brotherhood. They have a decent amount of Assassins, both Masters and non-Masters. Those Assassins all have various jobs and it's rather nice that they have at least one Assassin in each department of the Ministry of Magic. Heck, they even have two guards in Azkaban which was rather amazing if you were to ask her. Not only that, but they have two Curse Breakers who also work for Gringotts, which helped their treaty with the Goblins since they often relied on information from the Goblins about some of their enemies and targets; after paying a fee of course. They also have quite a few people who are 'in-the-know' about the Brotherhood who are shopkeepers or work for various shops in the Magical world and Non-Magical world.

This network of people and supports gives them a pretty good spy and information network; better than what the Templars have that they know of. However, that didn't mean that they could be sloppy or let themselves get too comfortable. After all, just three days ago a safe house had been burned to the ground, taking the two owners, who were supporters of the Brotherhood, with it. They had paid for the funeral of course and had offered to have a guard watch the remaining family members who had been out of the safe house when it had been burned down. Thankfully the family had accepted the guard and the offer to be relocated to a new city where they'll be safer. Sadly, the attack had shaken all of them up and her husband has been worrying himself to the point of exhaustion in trying to figure out how the Templars had learned of the location of the safe house. Just yesterday she had gone out with a team of warders and looked over the various locations of their other safe houses and strengthened or even added new wards to the houses to hopefully stop another attack.

Delilah sighed and shook her head, forcing her thoughts away from such sober matters. Instead, she focused on one of the happier topics in her life. Their adopted son, Harry, has been flourishing here at the estate. Yes, there are still nights when he wakes up crying and screaming from a nightmare detailing the events of the horrible night that his parents had been taken from him, but he's adapted well and has, surprisingly, begun calling her 'mummy' and Lucas 'daddy'. Of course both she and her husband know that the change has been eased thanks to the presence of Remus and Sirius in Harry's life. Her son has been a constant reminder that not everything is bad in life and there is plenty of good left in the world. Sirius and Remus took their jobs as godfather and honorary uncle seriously and loved helping Delilah and Lucas out whenever they were caught up in meetings or had to leave on a mission.

Her eyes flickered over to the mantle of the fireplace and a soft smile graced light pink lips as Delilah looked at the various picture frames adorning the mantle. A few pictures featured herself in her late teens with another girl, younger than herself, with dark red hair and light emerald green eyes. She and the other girl are dressed in the standard Assassin's uniform; knee-high leather boots, trousers, Acromantula silk shirt, Dragon hide vest and trench coat. She chuckled softly as the girls in the picture waved and the redhead blew a kiss towards her which made her laugh. The other picture with the redhead showed her buried behind a stack of books in the estate library; her hair mused and an embarrassed flush on her face as she guiltily looked at the camera. The other pictures showed herself with her husband Lucas. One is of their first date, another of their wedding and finally the day they had fully adopted Harry.

Delilah smiled and shook her head fondly, though her smile soon faded. Lily and James had placed an infant child-block on Harry's magical core when he was just a few months old. Sirius had told her and Lucas about Harry's powerful bursts of accidental magic and they honestly couldn't blame James and Lily for doing something like that. Harry had managed to animate some of his stuffed animals to play with him when he was only nine months old and had also managed to turn Sirius' hair bright pink when the man had teasingly taken away the infants bottle. Sirius and Remus had been the only ones besides James and Lily who knew about the block on Harry's magic. If she and her husband hadn't taken Harry away from the Dursley's then it's very likely that the block would've never been removed.

There was also the matter of Harry's health and wellbeing. He hadn't had his inoculations against Dragon Pox, Vanishing Sickness and a few other illnesses that are common in the Magical World. She sincerely doubted that Vernon and Petunia would venture into London and attempt to find St. Mungo's in order to get their nephew treated for the diseases either. Her respect for Lily had spiked when the redhead had introduced her to her family. Marie and Nathan Evans were very kind and loving people and they adored their youngest daughter and supported her in everything she did. However, Petunia had been such an ill-tempered and rude child. She made fun of Lily every chance she got and eventually blamed her little sister for their parents' death when their house had burned down. Severus had also told her how he and Lily had met when Petunia was chasing her little sister while calling her a freak. Given Petunia's jealous and petty nature and the fact that she had married a man who is just as petty and mean as she is, Delilah had no doubt that they would've abused Harry and told him lies about his family.

Shaking her head, Delilah banished her empty plate and the tea service back to the kitchen before brushing the crumbs off of her blouse. Moving away from the fireplace, she glanced back at the files on her desk before dismissing them with a wave of her hand. Right now, all she wants to do is cuddle with her little man and forget about all the stress of her day. Heading out of her study, she closed and locked the door behind her before she headed down the halls and up to the second floor of the manor. The other people who passed her nodded or called out a greeting, which she returned with a smile and a nod. Reaching the third floor, she headed down the East wing and soon arrived at the door leading into her son's room. She listened closely and, upon not hearing anything, gently pushed the door open and peered inside.

The room looks just like a bedroom which belonged to a two year-old. The walls are painted a soft green color with red, blue and silver designs. There are plenty of toys scattered around the room, though a House Elf is currently moving around the silently and putting them back into the rather large toy box which rested at the foot of the bed. The closet door is cracked open, revealing closed drawers and cloths hanging from the rack. There are two wide windows, one of which is a bay window with a padded bench seat. Currently the thick, dark green curtains are pulled over the windows to block out the sunlight. Delilah moved into the room fully and closed the door behind her, smiling softly at the sight of her son curled up underneath the dark blue blanket one of the Assassin's had made for him. Toeing off her shoes and removing her socks, Delilah lowered the rails on the side of the bed and gently moved her son over.

"…Mummy?" Harry muttered, rolling over sleepily and smiled when he saw Delilah.

"It's alright, Harry. Go back to sleep." Delilah whispered, lying down next to her son and pulling Harry to her.

Harry nodded sleepily and was all too happy to snuggle up to his mum. Delilah gently carded a hand through Harry's hair, allowing herself to relax and forget everything that's been troubling her. All of her worries about the Brother, her family and their supporters were pushed to the back of her mind. Closing her eyes, Delilah soon drifted off to sleep with her son; never noticing how one of Harry's hands drifted to her stomach and rested there lightly.

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March 6th

Lucas jerked awake as his wife suddenly got up from bed. Blinking sleepily, he instantly became worried when he heard the sounds of retching coming from the bathroom. Throwing the comforter back, he slid out of bed and hurried into the en-suit where he found his wife kneeling in front of the toilet. As the retching continued, Lucas wet a cloth with cool water and wrung it out before kneeling in front of his wife and gathering her long hair back away from her face. He gently rubbed her back as she slowly stopped heaving before reaching up and flushing the toilet. Pulling her away from the toilet, he sat back on the floor and pulled the delicate form of his wife onto his lap. Delilah leaned her head back, closing her eyes as the soothing, cool cloth was pressed against her forehead. She felt her husband's magic wash over her and felt better as the sweat was cleaned from her skin and her mouth no longer felt like something had crawled in it and died.

"De, you should see June." Lucas said, his voice soft as his wife frowned.

"She's been busy for the last week, Lucas." She muttered, making the brunette man roll his eyes.

"That doesn't matter, Delilah. You've been weak and feeling nauseous over the last two days. I'm worried about you and so are Amanda, Hector, Sirius and Remus." Lucas said, concern in his voice as Delilah closed her eyes and fully relaxed against him.

"I'll go if it continues for a few more days. I've been taking some potions and I've been taking Nutrient Potions." Delilah said, not seeing the scowl on her husband's face.

However, Lucas knew better than to argue with his wife about this. Both of them are stubborn people, which often made them clash. However, they never allowed their arguments to escalate or get out of hand. They always walked away and allowed their tempers to calm before they came back together and tried to talk things out. It's what has allowed their marriage to survive for so long; especially when it comes to the subject of children. Both of them have been subjected to intense training and have also been tortured by their enemies throughout their lives and careers as Assassins. Healer June had told them a few months after their marriage that there is a very slim chance of Delilah getting pregnant; even if she were to use fertility potions. It had been a very hard and bitter pill to swallow for them, especially since both of them wanted a family. Delilah had become withdrawn because she felt like she had failed both of them and it had taken a few months to get his beautiful wife to smile and laugh again.

They had consented to the idea of adopting a child, though there were risks in doing that as well. If they adopted and introduced their child to the world of Assassins and Templars would that child accept it? What if their child didn't have any of the abilities coveted by the Brotherhood? Would their child resent them because they couldn't become an Assassin? Questions and fears like that had kept them from adopting right away. Then, the attack on the Potters had happened. When Lily had withdrawn from the Brotherhood in her Seventh Year, Delilah and Severus had been completely devastated but they had understood at the same time. Hearing from Lily years later had been a shock and he and Delilah had been horrified in learning that Riddle had set his sights on Lily and her family. Their spies had confirmed what Lily had written about and they had kept an eye out for all the warning signs.

That fateful Halloween came and they had gotten the signal from some of the people who had been watching Godric's Hallow. Learning that Hagrid had taken Harry from the house and brought him to Hogwarts had raised their alarms and they only had to wait a few hours before learning that Albus was on his way to the Dursley's house with the one year-old. Finding Harry lying there had enraged them and had cemented their thoughts that they would never allow Harry to be raised by the likes of Petunia and Vernon Dursley. Blood adopting Harry had filled the void in their hearts that had been created by the news that they couldn't have children. Yes, they're doing their best to ensure Harry knows about his birth parents and his heritage, but they're more than happy that he's accepted them so readily into his heart as his new parents. They finally have a son, a child to raise of their own.

Sirius and Remus had been slightly unsure about them at first, but both men have thankfully accepted them and what they do. From what he's seen, it seems like Sirius has slowly begun making friends with some of the Assassins and has slowly been getting closer to Kano; one of the Master Assassins who work with the new trainees. He could easily see the pair eventually dating; they complimented each other very well. Remus was getting along very well with others, especially those who were also Werewolves and was learning from them on how to accept his inner wolf and how to control his transformations. While things weren't perfect for all of them, they were better than what it could be.

"Come on, love." Lucas said, his voice soft as he gently scooped Delilah into his arms and carried her back to their bedroom.

Setting Delilah back on the bed, he covered her up with a sheet before checking the alarm clock on the bed. Mentally groaning at the time, he headed for the walk-in closet and decided to simply get dressed for the day. At five in the morning, he knows that it's late enough in the morning that it's unlikely he'll be able to get back to sleep. Heading out of the bedroom, he headed down the hallway but paused when he heard something coming from his son's room. Frowning, Lucas walked over to the door and gently cracked it open. Peering inside the room, Lucas blinked and shook his head with a small smile on his face at the sight of his son sitting up in his bed playing with his animated stuffed stag, tiger, wolf and dog. Harry was clapping and giggling as the animals frolicked around him and nuzzled him; though the young boy covered his mouth with his hands to quiet his squeals of laughter.

"Harry, what are you doing up so early?" Lucas said, flipping on the light and making his son start in surprise.

"Daddy! Daddy play!" Harry cried, gesturing towards his animals which made Lucas smile.

"No, you silly, boy. Time for breakfast." He said, lifting Harry into his room and carrying him over to the closet after waving his wand over the stuffed animals to deactivate them.

Harry squirmed and wiggled until Lucas put him down. Thankfully, Harry remained beside his dad and happily tried helping his dad dress him. Once that was finished and Harry was dressed, he happily toddled out of the room after Lucas and made it to the stairs before allowing Lucas to pick him up and carry him down to the first floor. There, he was set down and happily walked beside his dad to the dining room. One of the House Elves quickly made breakfast and had them settled down at the table. Lucas smiled as he watched his son eat and make a general mess of himself.

"Where's Mummy?" Harry asked, breaking Lucas out of his thoughts.

"Mummy's sleeping, baby. She'll be up soon." He said, watching as Harry frowned before nodding.

"'Kay."

The pair finished breakfast and Lucas took Harry to the living room where the boy happily set about playing with some of the toys that were kept in the room. Lucas, meanwhile, checked over some of the letters he had received overnight. Many of them were from Assassins who are on missions and were just sending him updates on how things are going, though some are letters from allies asking for help or advice. He sighed at this and summoned a few sheets of parchment and a fountain pen to begin drafting his responses to the letters. Yes, he understands that his allies value their alliance and the fact that he's willing to help them out in tough spots, but sometimes he wishes that they wouldn't constantly come to him for help and would seek help from their Account Keepers or even family members. Why don't they seem to understand that he also has affairs of his own to tend to?

Before Lucas knew it, three hours had passed. He finally noticed this when Harry gave a small cry of "Mummy!', and ran from the room. Chuckling, he shook his head fondly and followed his hyperactive son out of the room and followed the sounds of his son's voice to the dining room. Harry was already sitting on Delilah's lap, happily chatting away about the games he's played with his toys and animals and how Daddy found him playing in bed. Lucas, however, was rather concerned when he saw his wife eating a bland bowl of porridge instead of her normal breakfast of eggs, toast or waffles. He looked at his wife with a critical eye and winced when he saw that she's a bit paler than normal. He also noticed that she was eating slowly as if she wasn't sure if her stomach would handle the porridge. However, he was glad to see a glass of orange juice and an empty potions vial beside it which meant that she is, indeed, taking a Nutrient Potion.

Throughout the rest of the day Lucas found himself worrying about his wife and her health. She had fled the dining room during lunch and promptly lost what food she had managed to eat. Fuzzy, the House Elf who handled the cooking, was beside himself in thinking that he had given his mistress something that she was allergic to or had caused her to become sink. However Lucas reassured Fuzzy that he had done nothing wrong. Amanda, Delilah's body guard, was arguing with his wife about going to see June. Delilah finally ordered the woman to back off before storming to the woman's parlor and locking herself inside.

"I'm not some little child! I can take care of myself." Delilah huffed, sitting down in one of the chairs and glaring out the glass wall which looked out to the gardens.

Delilah stewed in her anger and frustration for a few minutes before sighing and drooping. If she could take care of herself then why is she still getting sick? Why hasn't she gone to see June yet? Instead…she's acting like a little kid who doesn't want to do what their parents tell them to. It certainly didn't help that her sudden sickness had her worried as well. She was never prone to sicknesses before and it was rare when she even caught a cold or a case of the sniffles. For her to sudden be throwing up in the mornings and for her stomach to be so unsettled is highly unusual. Something about lunch had made her sick, though it hadn't been from the taste rather the smell.

"Maybe I should go see June. She'll at least be able to help me." She muttered, running a hand through her hair.

Delilah remained locked in the ladies parlor for a few hours before finally emerging. She was surprised to see Harry camped out outside of the room with one of his coloring books and a stuffed animal. As soon as she opened the door, the toddler hurried over and demanded to be picked up. Scooping Harry into her arms, he looked up at her with a rather startling, serious face.

"Mummy needs Missy June." He said, his voice firm and taking his mother by surprise.

"Alright, baby. Let's go see June." Delilah said, sighing softly as she settled Harry on her hip.

She walked through the halls until she arrived at the double doors which led to the infirmary. Hesitating slightly, Delilah looked down at her son who was staring at her intensely. With a soft groan, she opened one of the doors and stepped inside, blinking when she found June at her desk instead of inside her private office. June looked up as soon as the door closed and stood.

"It's about time, Delilah. Lucas and Amanda have been to see me and they've told me that you're not feeling well." June said, looking sternly at the woman.

"It's just-"

"None of that. I'm the Healer and I'll figure out what's been causing you so much trouble. Come with me." June said, leading Delilah and Harry through the massive room and into one of the private rooms.

Delilah wisely listened to June when the woman told her to take a seat on the bed and set Harry down beside her. June worked quickly and took Delilah's vitals before asking what has been happening and what symptoms she's been having. As Delilah listed the symptoms, she saw a spark of surprise and suspicion enter the Healer's eyes but June kept silent and simply wrote everything down before pulling out her wand. Delilah held still as June cast various diagnostic spells on her, though the surprise in the other woman's eyes continued to grow until her mouth was open slightly in shock. Delilah swallowed nervously and glanced at her son, her eyes widening slightly when she saw that Harry's eyes were focused on her stomach and were practically glowing.

"…I…I never expected…" June whispered, her voice strained which made Delilah look at her sharply.

"What? What is it?" She demanded, watching as June shook her head in shock and cast another spell.

Delilah's eyes widened when her entire body was encased in a white glow before the light around her stomach turned a faint pink color. Looking up at June, she was about to demand to know what the glow meant when her son answered that question for her. And the answer was the last thing she ever expected to hear.

"Sissy!"

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Delilah nervously wrung her hands together as she paced in her and Lucas' bedroom. It's been two days since she learned from her son and June that she's pregnant. It had been a massive shock to her; especially since she was told that it would be nearly impossible for her to have a child of her own. However, June had run several tests, including having her take a Muggle pregnancy test, all of which came out positive. June also confirmed what Harry had said; she's going to have a baby girl. June had instantly placed her on restrictions, which meant that she's not allowed to be in combat unless absolutely necessary and she's not to go on any missions during her pregnancy. Of course she agreed with this though the idea of not getting to travel hadn't made her too happy. However, she knows that there might be risks in her pregnancy given what her body has been through. June has also given her a series of potions for her to take every day two times a day to ensure her own health and her baby's health.

She hasn't yet found the courage to tell Lucas and somehow has managed to even keep Harry from mentioning anything to his dad. She's just been struggling to accept the news herself let alone inform Lucas and the others about it. There's no doubt in her mind that Lucas will become severely overprotective of her and will likely have Amanda or Hector follow her every move. Already Harry has found a fascination with her stomach and whenever he falls asleep cuddled next to her he has a hand placed on her stomach protectively. She loves her husband, she really does, but she doesn't want to be followed around all day long with either him or one of their body guards hovering nearby. However, she can't not tell him either. She's already two weeks along and soon enough she'll begin showing and it'll become obvious that she's pregnant.

"Delilah? Sweetheart?"

Delilah jumped slightly and spun around, blinking when she saw Lucas standing in the doorway looking concerned.

"Yeah?" She asked, smiling sheepishly as her husband sighed and walked over.

"What's been going on? These past two days you have been really secretive lately. I had to speak with June to make sure you had gone to see her. She didn't say anything, just confirmed that you went and saw her." He said, worry in her voice as Delilah flushed and sighed.

"Sit down, hon. Please." She said, watching as Lucas looked at her in worry but sat down on the edge of the bed none-the-less.

"Delilah, what's going on?" He asked, worry lacing his voice as Delilah swallowed thickly.

"Well…you know how I was throwing up in the early mornings and then how different smells would make me sick, right?" She asked, Lucas nodding his head worriedly.

"Of course."

"Well, I went to see June and she ran a few diagnostic spells on me…" She muttered, worry and excitement in her voice as Lucas frowned.

"And…? What did she discover?" He asked, blinking when Delilah grabbed his hands and gently placed them on her stomach.

"Lucas…I'm pregnant." She said, her voice hardly above a whisper as Lucas' eyes widened.

"W-Wh-What?!" He asked, shock in his eyes as he looked to her stomach.

"Yeah! I'm pregnant, Lucas. We're going to have a baby girl." She said, a bright smile on her face as her husband looked at her with a dumbfounded look.

"A-A baby girl?! W-We're gonna have a girl?!" He asked, looking from her face to her stomach.

"Yes!" Delilah exclaimed, giggling as her husband continued to look from her eyes to her stomach in disbelief.

Lucas continued this for a few minutes, in which Delilah slowly became worried that she had short-circuited her husband's brain. Just as she was about to ask him if he was okay, Lucas startled her by letting out a cry of delight and sweeping her up into the air. Delilah gasped and clutched onto Lucas' shoulders as he spun her around in joy.

"We're having a little girl! We're having a baby!" He cried, his magic nearly radiating from him in his joy as Delilah giggled at his antics.

He suddenly placed her back on her feet and startled his wife by dropping down on his knees and gently lifting her shirt to look at her stomach. Delilah felt tears gather in her eyes when Lucas rested his forehead against her still flat stomach and muttered promises to keep their unborn daughter safe. The scene was utterly touching and adorable and she knew that her husband would be keeping those promises as best as he could. Lucas stood and hugged his wife tightly before he suddenly looked worried and excited at the same time.

"We need to get one the rooms turned into a nursery, we need to tell the others and-"

"Lucas, calm down! We still have plenty of time! I'm only a few weeks along." Delilah laughed, smiling as her husband paused and looked at her sheepishly.

"What else did June say?" He asked, helping Delilah sit down on the edge of the bed which made her roll her eyes lightly.

"I'm not to go on missions and only do light exercise. She's given me some potions to help with my nausea and a few potions to help with my immune system." Delilah explained, Lucas nodding in understanding.

"When should the baby be born?" Lucas asked, making Delilah smile gently.

"Sometime late November or early December according to June." She answered, her husband nodding lightly.

"Does Harry know?" He asked, suddenly looking worried about telling their son that he'll soon be a big brother.

"He already knows. He was there when I got my checkup with June. It was actually Harry who pointed out that I'll be having a little girl. Since then he's been so excited." Delilah said, smiling fondly as she remembered Harry's reaction to learning he'll be a big brother.

"Thank Merlin. I was worried that he wouldn't want a sibling." Lucas sighed, Delilah humming lightly.

"Lily had once told me that she wanted at least two children. Sadly she was killed before that could happen." She said, her voice soft and filled with sadness as she thought of her friend.

"Harry will now have a little sister to take care of." Lucas said, smiling as Delilah leaned against him and relaxed.

"We need to think of our little one's godparents." She said, giggling when Lucas blinked and hummed thoughtfully.

"Remus would make a great godfather since Sirius is already Harry's godfather…perhaps Kano would be willing to become her godmother?" Lucas suggested, grinning when Delilah beamed at him.

"That's a great idea!"

They talked for a little while longer before deciding that now is a good time to announce the pregnancy to the others. Delilah was rather nervous; especially since it's so soon in her pregnancy and things could still go wrong. However, she agreed and they headed out of their room and stopped by Harry's room to collect their son. Walking down to the first floor, they stepped outside and onto the expansive grounds. Lucas pressed a small badge in the shape of the Assassin's symbol before slipping it back into his pocket. It didn't take long before a circle of people, all various ages and ethnicities, gathered around the couple with curiosity in their expressions. Family members of the Assassins were also there, having caught sight of the gathering out the windows of their houses which are further back on the grounds. Lucas and Delilah waited until everyone was gathered before raising his hand which gained him instant silence.

"Everyone, thank you for gathering so quickly. I have wonderful news: Delilah is with child!" Lucas explained, grinning as everyone began cheering and clapping.

It's a well-known, though sad fact for many Assassins that the chances of becoming pregnant decrease the longer they are a part of the Brotherhood. Many women quit the Brotherhood in order to raise their family in the event that they actually manage to become pregnant. That's why so many weren't surprised when Lily had left the Brotherhood when she did. The cheers increased when Lucas announced that their unborn child is a girl, which made many of the women in the crowd gather around Delilah and coo over her. Lucas grinned as many came up and congratulated him and of over there were many who slapped him on the back. Harry gradually grew shy which made the others back off though Remus, Sirius, Amanda, Hector and Kano remained behind. They followed Delilah and Lucas back into the manor where they headed to the living room and sat down.

"So this is why you've been sick lately." Sirius said, grinning as Delilah nodded and smiled.

"While we haven't thought of names yet, we've already thought of who we would like to be our daughter's godparents." Delilah said, smiling as she and Lucas looked at each other.

"Oh?" Remus asked, tilting his head to the side as the couple nodded.

"Remus, we would like you to be our daughters godfather." Delilah said, she and the others laughing at the shocked look on Remus' face.

"W-What?! Are you sure?" He asked, shock in his voice as he looked at the couple.

"Positive. Sirius is already Harrison's godfather and you're a great uncle to him. We couldn't think of a better person." Lucas said, watching as Remus blinked before nodding.

"I'll do my best." He said, his voice wrought with emotion as Delilah beamed at him.

"Kano, we'd like you to be her godmother." Lucas said, smiling as the Japanese Assassin looked at him with shock.

"Really?!" She asked, surprise in her voice as the couple nodded.

"Of course." Delilah said, watching as Kano looked at them with somberly and nodded.

"I'll do my best to honor your decision." She said, bowing her head as the others beamed and looked rather pleased with the choices.

"So, have you thought of any names yet?" Amanda asked, looking rather giddy as Lucas and Delilah looked at each other.

"I've only just told Lucas and it's been only two days since I found out myself. We have plenty of time to choose names for our little girl." Delilah said, smiling warmly as Lucas nodded in agreement.

"Well, one things for sure, Harry already loves his little sister." Sirius said, making the others smile when they saw the rave haired toddler curled against Delilah's side with a hand on his mother's stomach.

"He'll make a wonderful big brother." Hector said, grinning as the others nodded in agreement.

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Like women the world over who go through the wonders of pregnancy, Delilah got to experience the wonders of carrying a child such as mood swings, cravings and the…interesting sight of seeing the close males in her life make fools out of themselves. Lucas quickly became overprotective and constantly watched his wife like a hawk over the months. However, Delilah quickly got tired of his constant hovering and snapped at him a few times to back off less she hex him below the belt. Remus, Sirius, Amanda and Hector were rather overprotective as well, though they knew when to back off thankfully. The House Elves were surprisingly protective as well. Fluffy, her personal Elf, was almost constantly following her around ensuring that she had everything she needed and that she was always comfortable. Delilah had tried to get Fluffy to back off, but the little Elf simply made herself invisible instead and continued to follow her around.

Harry absolutely loved the idea of being a big brother. He was constantly glancing at his mum's stomach and would often talk to her stomach at random times. It was utterly adorable and Delilah and Lucas were glad that their son is so eager to have a little sister. They had been scared that Harry might become jealous of the fact that he won't have their complete attention all the time anymore. Delilah also noticed that, as the months continued to pass, she began having bouts of accidental magic. Random things would happen; such as random objects floating over to her. There were also a couple of accidents where she had finished eating and her plate would be magically pushed away. Visiting June confirmed that it's her unborn daughter causing the accidental magic which was slightly worrying. It was reassuring when Remus and Sirius told them various stories about Lily's pregnancy where similar or even more powerful bouts of accidental magic occurred. According to them Harry had actually managed to apparate Lily to a different room when she was upset with James.

Delilah obeyed June's orders of not going on any missions. Amanda often took over doing the paperwork for Delilah since the other woman needed to keep calm. It was certainly frustrating for Delilah, especially since she and her husband are vital to the running of the Brotherhood but she understood at the same time. However, there was one point during her pregnancy when Delilah was kept on bedrest because of too much stress due to one simple fact: her husband still had to go on missions. It was during her fifth month of her pregnancy when Lucas was called to join a mission that had him traveling to Brazil. He was extremely hard pressed to go; especially since the mission would have him be away from home for a month. However, he needed to go since all of the other Assassins who were qualified to go were already on missions. It was a rather tearful goodbye and Lucas promised to write whenever he could before he left. Things were fine for a week or so, but Fluffy steadily began noticing that her mistress was becoming weaker and weaker as time passed.

Things came to a head when Delilah actually fainted when she was taking a bath. Only Fluffy being nearby stopped Delilah from sinking below the water and potentially drowning. Fluffy hurriedly covered her mistress before popping them to the infirmary where June quickly discovered that the stress of not knowing if her husband was safe or not had taken its toll on Delilah's body. Delilah was placed on bedrest in her bedroom while Amanda took over the everyday duties of running the Brotherhood while Delilah was on bedrest and Lucas was away on his mission. Fluffy was vital to taking care of Delilah and ensured that the woman took Nutrient Potion laced porridge and broth and drank plenty of fluids. Harry was almost constantly beside his mother during this time and would regale her with stories about what Uncle Moony and Uncle Padfoot had done that day. Of course news of Delilah being on bedrest spread to the rest of the Brotherhood and it was common to see various members stopping by her room and just talking and keeping her aware of various things that was happening.

The first letter from Lucas arrived a week after Delilah had been placed on bedrest and it thankfully brought good news.

My dearest Delilah,

Things are going well here in Brazil. While the Brotherhood here is still small in numbers they make up for this in their power. I think you would be shocked to see how much interaction actually goes on between the Magical and Non-Magical Brotherhoods. Sadly, the Templar influence is spreading quickly here. The Templars are creating hospitals and schools in order to make the locals feel indebted to them. However, we've recently discovered that they're also helping to fund the black market and the child slave market. We have plans to expose them to the government here but we have to be careful.

How are you, my love? I hope you're taking care of yourself and are doing well. I miss you terribly already and I hope to be back home soon. How is Harrison doing? Hopefully he isn't causing you too much trouble. I know, I know, he's been doing wonderfully so far but you never know. Is Sirius behaving? The last time I was on a mission he managed to piss off most of the female Assassins by adding dye into the water tank before they took showers after training.

I hope to hear from you soon my love.

Love,

Lucas

Thankfully after the arrival of the first letter Delilah steadily began to get better. June finally allowed her to get back on her feet and removed her from bedrest after a few days after she had gotten the letter from her husband. Delilah thanked Fluffy profusely for her help which made the little Elf smile and hug her. Everyone was relieved when they heard that Delilah had been removed from bedrest, though they still watched her closely to ensure nothing happened and she accidently fell or got hurt. Amanda continued to oversee the running of the Brotherhood though Delilah often took to watching over the training being given to the new trainees. She loved helping the new trainees and often helped their trainers further explain things. She also spent time designing the nursery and had plenty of conversations with some of her female friends in the Brotherhood talking about what she'll need for the baby.

Lucas did return after a month and the mission was a success. The Templars had been pushed back in Brazil and their leader of that branch had been arrested for being the ringleader of the underground black market. The Brotherhood in Brazil has actually found a good number of people who have the abilities to become Assassins and have begun to reach out to them in hopes of recruiting them. They've also gained more supporters in the families that they helped. Delilah was overjoyed that her husband was back unharmed and that the mission had been such a huge success. With his return Lucas resumed the running of the Brotherhood but certainly passed off more responsibilities to Amanda so he could spend more and more time with his wife and son. He and Delilah eventually went to Diagon Alley to shop for furniture and toys that they'll need for their daughter's new room. Harry loved going to the toy store and surprised his parents by picking out various toys for his new sister and only asking for one toy for himself.

The months continued to pass quickly for the family. It didn't seem to take very long before Amanda and Kano were throwing Delilah and Lucas a baby shower. Even though it was November, they held the shower outside due to the sheer amount of people who wanted to attend. The House Elves erected a marquee in the center of the grounds and managed to erect a ward which kept the marquee warm and comfortable for everyone inside. The baby shower was great fun and allowed everyone to forget the stress of the duties and positions. It was an unspoken rule to not talk about their duties and any missions that may be coming up. It was a great time for everyone and Lucas and Delilah were touched on how many gifts they got for their daughter. Harry loved the attention as well even though he wasn't the main star of the party. He certainly had a lot of fun playing with the other toddlers that were in attendance.

After the baby shower things calmed down once more. However, as Delilah neared the end of her pregnancy, she took to lying in bed more than walking around. On the thirtieth of November around midnight, Delilah woke up to the pain that could only be brought on by contractions. Hissing in pain, Delilah slowly sat up and managed to get to her feel; gasping as pain shot through her. Before she could take a step forward, however, she could feel what could only be described as a popping sensation which was quickly followed by a gush of warm water.

"Lucas! Lucas wake up!" She cried, her hands cradling her large stomach as her husband shot up in bed disorientated.

"D-Delilah? What's wrong?" Lucas asked, blinking groggily at his wife.

"The baby's coming and she's coming now!" Delilah gasped, struggling not to double over as another contraction hit.

It took a minute for what his wife had said to penetrate his sleep addled brain. However, when it did, Lucas sprang into action. He hurriedly summoned his patronus and sent it off with a message to June to get ready for him and Delilah before calling on Fluffy. When the House Elf popped in, she gasped when she saw that her mistress is in labor. However, she listened intently when Lucas asked her to wake up Sirius, Remus, Kano, Amanda and Hector. Once that was done, he gently scooped his wife into his arms and hurried from the room. Delilah whimpered softly at the pain, her nails digging into Lucas' shoulders as she held onto him as he carried her down to the first floor and hurried through the halls to the infirmary. June was standing inside the open doors and ushered them inside and into the nearest private room. There, she had Lucas set Delilah down on the bed before flicking her wand and changing Delilah's night gown into a hospital gown. She then ushered Lucas out of the room before checking on the woman.

Lucas nervously began pacing outside the door, glancing at it every time he made a circuit. The sound of feet rapidly hitting the wooden and then tile floors announced the arrival of everyone he asked for. All of them had obviously rushed to get dressed and had paid little attention as to what they had thrown on. Kano and Amanda hurried into the room though they were soon sent back out though they smiled at Lucas and told him that he could go inside. Lucas hurried into the room and was instantly beside his wife as she lay propped up in bed.

"How is she?" He asked, looking at June as the woman lined up a series of potions and tools.

"The contractions are steadily getting stronger. I've hooked her up in a light numbing potion and fluids. Now we just have to wait until she's dilated enough to have her begin pushing." June explained, a gentle smile on her face as she looked at Lucas.

"W-Where's Harry?" Delilah asked, wincing as another contraction hit.

"He's still asleep. Do you want me to wake him up?" Lucas asked, his wife shaking her head.

"No, not yet. It's be best for him to come after she's arrived." Delilah said, relaxing slightly as Lucas nodded in agreement.

Surprisingly and thankfully Delilah managed to take a short nap thanks to the numbing potion after it finally kicked in. Lucas left the room and found the others lightly dozing on the various hospital beds. He was glad that they were determined to remain even if Delilah's labor took more than a few hours. He settled down on a bed himself and eventually fell asleep. However, it didn't seem to take long before Amanda shook him awake and told him to eat as the House Elves had kindly brought them some food. Looking around, he noticed that the others looked more awake and had obviously left the room and gone and changed into more suitable and comfortable clothing. Lucas brought up the time and was shocked to see that he had slept for three hours.

"Don't worry, Lucas. Delilah slept for just as long thanks to the potions June gave her. She's awake now though." Remus said, watching as the man hurriedly ate a small stack of toast before entering his wife's room.

Sure enough, Delilah looked a little more rested though it was obvious that the numbing potions were no longer helping. He took a seat beside his wife and gently grasped one of her hands; in which he instantly fought back a wince when she gripped his hand tightly. June checked on Delilah and happily informed them that it should only be another hour before the baby should be ready to be born. Delilah nearly sobbed in relief at hearing that and asked that Amanda be in the room as well. Amanda came into the room soon after the request was made and she and Lucas attempted to keep Delilah calm and keep her mind off of the pain she was experiencing. The hour seemed to drag on for all of them and they breathed a sigh of relief when June finally announced that Delilah was ready to finally give birth. June and Amanda helped Delilah get into the proper position and readied the bassinet and other supplied that they would need.

Lucas soon discovered exactly what his wife thought of him as soon as June began having her push. He swore that he could feel the bones in his hands grinding together as Delilah squeezed his hand and cried out as pain shot through her body. June and Amanda tried to keep from laughing as Delilah began threatening bodily harm to her husband if he ever dared to ask her for sex again. Lucas cringed at the various ways she threatened him and had a green tinge when she mentioned cutting off his…parts and feeding it to him. As the labor continued, there was a distinct cracking sound as Delilah pushed during a rather painful contraction and squeezed Lucas' hand. The poor man yelped as his hand broke and he mentally wished for a pain numbing potion himself as his wife continued to squeeze his hand. It seemed to last for hours before a wailing cry filled the air and Delilah slumped down against the bed. Lucas bit his lip as his wife finally released his hand and he quickly cradled it against his chest.

"You've given birth to a very healthy baby." June said, watching as Lucas fought past his pain and cast a low level cutting spell to cut the umbilical cord.

June carried the infant away to be cleaned and checked over. Amanda gave Lucas a potion to heal his hand and take away the pain. He was very grateful and nodded before he downed the potion. Instantly his hand became numb and he could feel his magic and the potion running through his body to heal the damage his wife had done. Looking down at her, he saw the apology written on her face when she saw that she had broken his hand. Instead of making her feel worse, he bent down and pressed a kiss to her forehead, making Delilah smile tiredly. Amanda and Lucas helped to clean Delilah and the bed she's lying on before they transfigured her gown into a pair of comfortable sweat pants and an over-large shirt. All of them looked over as June walked over with a bundle of soft green and pink blankets.

"She's a perfectly healthy baby girl and she's already hungry." June said, smiling warmly as Delilah accepted her daughter with tears in her eyes.

Lucas found himself mesmerized by the sight of his wife nursing their newborn daughter. A tuft of fine blonde hair curled up from the infant's head and he caught sight of one golden colored eye. A goofy grin spread across his face and he looked at his wife's face when he heard her laugh. She looked at him with a bright though tired smile.

"Do you know what you want to name her?" Amanda asked, watching as the couple looked at each other before looking down at their new daughter.

"Eliza Tamara Othello." Delilah said, her voice filled with emotion as June wrote down the information on a clipboard.

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Sirius chuckled softly as Harry nearly launched himself at him. He easily caught his godson and hurried to get Harry changed into a decent outfit. Just moments ago Amanda had come out of Delilah's private room and said that Delilah and Lucas would like Harry to come and meet his little sister. Sirius had promptly hurried up to his godson's room to wake him up, only to find Harry already sitting up in bed and looked determinedly at the door. As soon as he stepped in his godson was attempting to find out if his mum was okay and if his little sissy has been born yet. When Sirius said that she was born, Harry was nearly impossible to handle as he tried to rush things along so he can meet his little sister. Sirius finally managed to get the squirming tyke into an outfit and scooped Harry up before hurrying through the halls and back to the infirmary. When they walked into the massive room, Remus and the others laughed as Harry squirmed out of Sirius' arms and ran as fast as his little legs could carry him.

He hurried into the room and blinked when he saw his dad standing beside his mum's bed. Lucas looked down and beamed at his son, walking over and picking Harry up.

"Are you ready to meet your little sister?" He asked, watching as Harry suddenly became shy and nodded slowly.

"Yeah."

Lucas chuckled softly and carried Harry over to Delilah's bed, smiling as he set their son down on the bed beside Delilah. Delilah smiled sleepily at her son and adjusted her hold on Eliza. Harry's eyes widened when he saw the tiny face of his newborn sister, though his nose scrunched up slightly.

"She's so…wrinkly." He said, looking up at his parents as Lucas and Delilah laughed.

"All babies are wrinkly at first. I know you were." Delilah teased, watching as their son nodded slowly.

"What's her name?" Harry asked, his eyes riveted to his sister's face.

"Eliza Tamara Othello." Lucas said, his voice soft as Harry blinked and seemed to think the name over before he smiled and nodded.

"It is a pretty name." He said, the conviction in his voice making his parents and June laugh softly.

Harry curled up against his mother's side, his eyes never leaving his sister even as the others were let into the room to see the newborn. Remus hesitated slightly before accepting Eliza from Delilah and he smiled as the little girl yawned cutely and looked at him with interest. Kano was next to hold Eliza while Remus became Eliza's sworn godfather by giving an oath to help protect and raise her. She took an oath herself after passing Eliza off to Sirius and both she and Remus signed a few papers confirming that they are Eliza's new godparents. It wasn't much longer after that when everyone was shooed out of the room by June so Delilah and Eliza could get some rest. Lucas headed outside and summoned the other Assassin's and residents who lived on the estate. Everyone soon gathered around him and, using a memory projection spell, they all cheered and clapped when they saw the memory of Eliza being held by Lucas.

There was much celebration that day. It's not often when someone who has been through everything that Delilah has gone through gives birth to a healthy baby; even more so with both the mother and child coming through labor alive and well. Thankfully they all stayed away from the infirmary in order to give the new mother time to relax and recover from her ordeal. The House Elves on the estate ensured that the nursery was ready for Eliza and the bassinet was set up at the foot of their master's and mistress's bed. Harry was more than happy to gloat to the other toddlers on the estate about his pretty little sissy, which made the mothers and women laugh and coo over him. It was easy to see that little Eliza already has her big brother wrapped around her tiny fingers. Lucas, Remus, Sirius and Hector ended up in the men's parlor sharing a glass of Scotch and toasting to the birth of Eliza.

"You know she'll be driving Harry insane at Hogwarts." Sirius said, grinning as his friend groaned.

"Don't even talk about that! She's not even a day old, Siri." Lucas said, glaring as the animagus laughed.

"If she's anything like Delilah she'll have the boys chasing after her from a young age." Hector teased, watching as Lucas glared at him and took a deep drink from his glass.

"I don't even want to think about that yet. Hopefully she won't find someone until she's graduated." Lucas muttered, making the others laugh at the whine in his voice.

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