Life in the Underworld
Chapter one
Birth
It was an exciting time in the Underworld everybody was buzzing for joy as the news of a baby vampire being born was spreading across the whole Underworld faster then lighting. There are many baby vampire's born almost every day but this baby was special for he would be the heir to ruling over the Underworld in many, many years to come.
In the middle of the Underworld a beautiful palace stood out in all its glory as faint screams of pain were auditable in the surrounding area and inside. Throughout the huge building everyone was anxious and growing more so as each scream grew louder and more intense.
"Collin I swear this is all your fault…Oh God having Tanya wasn't this painful. Ahhhha make it stop make the pain go! P-please make it damn well stop." Emily complained in absolute agony while pushing when ever a contraction came along.
Collin stood beside his wife holding her hand in comfort as she laid on the bed giving birth to their son. They chose a home birth in stead of going to the birthing home for obvious reasons, mainly for privacy.
"You are doing brilliantly my love." Collin softly whispered into Emily's ear as he ignored the squeezing on his hand.
Emily screamed as another contraction came. She pushed with all her might but was again unsuccessful in delivering the baby as of yet. Emily has been in labour for 8 and a half hours now and she was becoming tired every time a contraction came along with it draining her energy.
The midwife in the room was a dark brown rabbit with long pointy ears that stood upwards. She was in her white uniform, a cream coloured apron and blue latex gloves. The nurses also present in the room were two white fluffy sheep with a dark blue uniforms, a cream apron and blue latex gloves.
"You're doing very well my Lady just a few more big pushes and you will have your baby in your arms in no time." The midwife said with a soft smile.
In the lounge area there was a teenage hedgehog girl of the age 14 anxiously waiting with her wolf friend Danny, who was the same age as her. She was dressed in tight dark blue jeans and a loose pink v-neck t-shirt. On her feet were light purple slipper boots with her jeans tucked inside. Danny was light grey in fur colour and he had silvery blue eyes. He was wearing light blue baggy jeans and a plain pale red t-shirt.
Another scream was heard and the two friends froze until silence fell.
"If labour is that painful I'm never having children, not ever!" Tanya said in a shaky tone.
Danny sighed somewhat glad that he was a male and couldn't get pregnant as he stood close to his friend.
Back in the room where Emily was giving birth. Emily was out of breath from pushing, a coat of sweat covered her body and her hair was a tangled mess. Collin dabbed her forehead with a cool damp cloth in a gentle yet soothing way.
"Why wont he come out already?" Emily whispered as her body relaxed a little but not for long.
"Ahhhha! God I can't do this." Emily screamed out with her eyes shut tight with pain.
"Yes you can now push." The midwife said back as she went between Emily's legs
Emily pushed with all her might screaming in the process but she was soon becoming too tired to push.
"Something's not right the baby should have arrived by now. Nurse May could you do a scan please." The midwife asked in a slight concerned tone.
"What's wrong? Tell us please." Collin asked as he stroked his wife's cheek to comfort her.
"I hope nothing but we will know as soon as we have a visual." The midwife replied.
Nurse May prepared Emily for a scan, having brought the equipment from the birthing home, and applied the cool lubricant gel onto Emily's pregnant belly. All who were in the room watched the screen carefully. They soon saw an image of a baby moving around in distresses.
Then all of a sudden Emily had another contraction a much more severe one. She couldn't help but push.
"My Lady you need to stop pushing the baby has moved into the wrong position." The nurse said in concern
"I-I can't help it…Ahhhha…" Emily managed to say before pushing unwillingly.
The nurse looked at the scan picture on the screen and caught a glimpse of something unusual. She gasped in surprise which caused the midwife, the other nurse and Collin to look at the picture. Emily would have looked if she wasn't preoccupied with trying not to push.
"What the…are they his fangs?" Collin asked in shock as the baby on the screen opened his mouth again and seeing two longish fans in the baby's mouth growing a little.
This caused Emily to look then she gasped as her and Collins son kept his mouth slightly open as the fangs poked out.
"It appears your baby will be born with his fangs…I must say this is a first, usually the fangs don't break through until a child is between the ages of one and two years." Nurse May said fixated to the screen.
Then the baby suddenly moved and wiggled, causing him to move in the correct position again. Emily felt a push coming along, stronger than before, and began to push as the midwife peeped between her legs.
"I see his head, come on my Lady one big push, you can do it." The midwife said excitedly with a smile.
Emily pushed again screaming in absolute pain as the baby's head came through. She gave one final push and the baby was out, being guided out by the midwife holding a clean towel. Emily sighed in relief and feeling a little sleepy as now her work was done.
"Congratulations on your baby boy." The nurse said as the midwife cut the cord then started on cleaning the baby in her arms.
Collin and Emily smiled with delight although Emily's was more of a tired delightful smile. The midwife carried the moderately clean baby over to Emily and Collin, wrapped in a different towel as the one she used to clean the infant got dirty from the birth fluids that covered his fur. She passed the baby over into Emily's arms who cradled her baby gently and securely.
Emily and Collin smiled down at their son as he yarned with closed eyes. They both could clearly see his fangs as he yarned that had grew back to their normal small size, no longer poking out of his mouth.
"Best not to breast feed him. You will end up getting bitten my Lady." Nurse May advised in a soft voice.
Both Emily and Collin nodded and Emily was given a bottle of blood to feed the baby with that Collin prepared for just in case their son didn't latch on and feed properly.
"Welcome to the world my son." Collin whispered then kissed him on the forehead.
The nurses and midwife cleaned up the room and packed up their equipment as well as assisted with getting Emily off the now wet thick layer of towels she was laying on.
"We will be off now my Lord and Lady. If you have any worries or concerns then please don't hesitate to call." The Nurse said with a smile.
"Thank you and we will." Emily said in a slight whisper.
The nurse and midwife left the couple to bond with their new baby and exited the palace to return to the hospital, leaving the palace medic to take over if she was needed.
"He is perfect Collin don't you think." Emily whispered softly as she watched her son drink from the bottle hungrily.
"That he is my love." Collin replied in the same soft tone.
Not long after that was said there was a light knock on the bedroom door. The door opened and two creatures entered the room and walked up to the bed.
Danny and Tanya looked at the baby boy and both smiled.
"Congratulations my Lord and Lady." Danny said while bowing in respect.
"Thank you, I guess we can say good bye to a good night sleep for a while." Emily said in a tired tone.
"He is so adorable, I can't believe I have a baby brother." Tanya announced in aw as her smile grew bigger.
He was jet black like his father but he had blood red streaks in his head quills and up his arms and legs, you would see those if he wasn't wrapped in a towel. He also had a small tuff of white fur upon his chest that was also covered by the towel. He got the red in his fur from his mother for her fur was a deep red. The baby slowly opened his eyes to revel the most beautiful ruby red iris'. He looked up to his mother and kept his stare at her as he drank from the bottle, it draining very quickly as he guzzled it down like there was no tomorrow.
"Hello there my beautiful baby boy." Emily softly said with a warm welcoming look.
He never broke eye contact even when he finished his bottle and it being taken out of his mouth.
"What are you going to call him?" Danny asked with a smile.
That question stunned both Emily and Collin they hadn't thought of a name yet. They both agreed to wait until he was born and since he was they both started to come out with all kinds of names.
"Hmm…What about David?" Collin suggested as he looked over at his wife.
"No, to common." Emily replied as she caressed her nameless son's cheek.
"Ok how about…George?" Tanya asked with a smile.
Both Collin and Emily looked at her in thought then shook their heads in disapproval.
"You want an unusual name for him right? How about Strips on the count of his quills are striped with red." Danny said while smiling.
"Nice idea but I don't think it will suit him." Collin replied with a smile back, being as polite as he could for he didn't like that name for his son.
They all looked down at the baby in Emily's arms, yarning a little then laying eyes on his father with a chilled lazy expression. Collin tilted his head with a smile as he looked back into his son's eyes while thinking hard upon the perfect name.
"I've got it…what about Shadow? It's not common and it's a good strong name for a future ruler of the Underworld." Collin announced with a grin as he looked over at his wife for approval.
"Shadow hmmm Shadow…I like it." Emily spoke softly, smiling back at her husband.
"It's perfect my Lord." Danny said in agreement with the Overlord.
"Yes daddy it suits him well." Tanya added as she laid eyes on her very relaxed brother.
"Yes…welcome to the world my dearest Shadow." Emily whispered in a loving tone then ran a gentle finger through small quills.
Shadow yarned once again but very cutely, showing off his small vampire fangs in the process, suddenly becoming sleepy. He slowly began to close his eyes and drifted off into a peaceful slumber while cuddling into his mother contently.
Everyone watched him and Tanya got the camera ready to take a photo. With a flash and a click Tanya took her brother's picture.
"His first moment alive caught on camera. It's a cute one too." Tanya announced with a smile putting the camera on the bedside table for her mother and father to use later on.
"I'm sure you're very tired my Lady so I'll leave you to rest." Danny announced bowing in respect before leaving with his best friend.
"Yeah mum I'll leave you to rest also." Tanya agreed and left with her best friend.
Tanya and Danny closed the door up gently so not to wake the new born and both headed to go out into the garden area, to wonder around and discuss what life will be like now that Shadow was born.
In the bedroom Collin laid next to his wife and his new addition to the family. The two cuddled up closely still in a blissful moment, Emily no longer pregnant and Collin no longer having to put up with a moody and fed up pregnant wife.
"I know this is early but I don't want any more kids but I could end up changing my mind later on in life." Emily whispered softly while gently stroking Shadow's cheek.
"Hmm can't but agree with you my love. I'm quite satisfied with the two we have." Collin agreed then gave his wife a peck on her forehead.
"I have a strong feeling that Shadow is going to be a handful. I hope you're ready for disturbed sleep, early morning feeds and the possibility of taking him off my hands for a few hours here and there." Emily teased knowing her husband would do all this without being asked.
Collin picked up on the teasing tone of his tired wife and gave her a grin.
"Well in that case you could always take over my role and rule the Underworld and I'll be the full time father." Collin jokingly suggested.
Emily rolled her eye's at that sentence then suddenly looked down as she felt her son squirm in her arms. Shadow opened his eye's to revile his ruby blood red iris'. They started to water and both parents knew he was going to start crying.
"Better get another bottle ready. I'll be back as soon as I can." Collin said getting up and rushing off to the kitchen.
Newly born vampire's need a lot of feeding and since Shadow had his fangs Emily was unable to give her son the blood he needed in a much faster way. So now they will have to put up with a lot of bottle feeding which took time to prepare and deliver.
Shadow had tears coming down his cheeks as he screamed out of hunger, Emily tried to calm him down but nothing she could think of was working.
"You are certainly a demanding one. Hurry up Collin." Emily said as she scotched up the bed so she was sitting up.
She rocked Shadow softly cooing to him in a loving way.
"Shh Shadow it's coming. How about while we wait we'll get a nappy on you." Emily said slowly getting out of bed to reach a bag of disposable nappies that were located beside the end of the bed.
With a lot of struggling and a bit of pain down below, Emily finally managed to get a nappy and put it on Shadow. She also decided that she might as well give him a little wash down with some wet wipes then put him in his light baby blue all-in-one pyjamas.
Shadow stopped crying after he was dressed and cuddled up to his mother whom retreated back to laying in bed. Collin came into the room with a bottle of warm blood for Shadow to drink.
"I see you got him dressed. I would of done that for you after all you need to rest." Collin said as he handed Emily the bottle.
"I know but he wouldn't stop crying so I figured getting him cleaned up, dressed and in a nappy might help to settle him, which it did." Emily replied back now feeding Shadow who hungrily gulped down his meal.
Shadow gripped his small hands onto his bottle in fear of it being taken away before he could finish the contents. When he was finished Emily took the bottle away and handed it over to Collin who noticed two small holes in the rubber teat.
"Seems like you made the right choice not to breast feed him my love, look." Collin stated then showed his wife the holes.
Emily gasped a little then looked at a now full and cosy Shadow in her arms. She smiled warmly at him who mimicked her actions. It seems Shadow was bright and may also be a fast learner too.
"Guess this means we are going to go through a hell of a lot of bottles…want to hold you son Collin?" Emily said then asked with tired looking eyes.
Collin smiled and nodded at his wife with eagerness. He held out his arms and gently took a hold of his only son. Shadow fussed a little from being moved from his comfortable spot but soon settled into his fathers arms. Shadow rubbed his eyes and yarned as Collin slowly rocked him to sleep.
"It just hasn't truly sank in yet but I bet it will when he wakes us up in the early hours of the morning." Collin whispered lightly with his wife agreeing.
Collin's content smile never left his muzzle, he was as the saying goes over the moon. He finally had the son he always wanted, don't get me wrong he loved his daughter and would do anything for her but he couldn't help but to remember how much he felt a little disappointed that Tanya turned out to be a girl.
It took a long time after Tanya was born for Emily to fall pregnant again and they were starting to lose hope until the magic of reproduction happened. Now here they were with their son in the world and both couldn't be happier, maybe except the hope that Shadow will be a well behaved baby and not cry a lot or cause too much trouble later in life. We all don't ask for much do we.
Collin looked over to his wife and smiled at her, Emily had fallen asleep. Collin sat on the bed as he softly caressed his son's quills, still with a smile on his muzzle. His life was now complete, there was nothing else he desired. He had a wonderful and loving wife, two beautiful children and the Underworld was at peace. What could possible go wrong?
(Some one had asked me to re-upload this story so I figured why not. I am glad I never deleted the chaps I had done but I'll be uploading them singly as I'm going to go through them and change them a little here and there. I never got very far or had many chaps uploaded before I took the story down but I'll try to get back into the swing of this and hopefully get more done on it this time round…RnR if ya like.)