Little Angel
Summary: "She's our little angel", cooed Princess Miriam of Domino as she looked down at her daughter. # Written for the Winter edition of the Seasonal Competition on WCFC#
Disclaimer: I do not own Winx Club
Authoress's Notes: This story was written for the winter edition of the Seasonal Competition on the WCFC forum.
Queen Helena, the Fount of honour of Domino, paced back and forth in the waiting room. Worry was written on her face and she wondered why there had been no news from the doctor about her daughter Princess Miriam, heir to the throne and future keeper of the Dragon's Flame.
Miriam had gone into labour early that morning and the entire royal family had panicked because the baby hadn't been due for another week. When Miriam's lady in waiting Senoita Keithra had burst into her chamber and in a frantic voice informed her of Miriam's condition, she had immediately rushed to her daughter's bedchamber.
Seeing the pain on her face as well as the sweat-soaked bed sheets, made curse the day she had allowed her to marry Oritel, heir to the House of Aurais, now Prince Consort of Domino. Helena acted quickly, calling for an ambulance while Keithra used a wet cloth to wipe away the sweat on Miriam's forehead.
"Your Majesty, is there anything else I can do?"
Helena smiled at the twenty three year old Senoita and shook her head.
"No Keithra, you've done enough already. Go and get some rest."
Keithra curtsied before heading out of the bedchamber.
"How is she, Senoita?" asked Oritel who was panting. He had been on Eraklyon, signing several agreements and trade treaties which usually were the duties fulfilled by the Queen or Crown Princess of Domino
However as Queen Helena had flatly refused to leave the planet until her grandchild was born and Crown Princess Miriam was advised against travelling, he had to take up the responsibility and had reluctantly departed for Eraklyon the previous week.
He had been in the midst of a very important meeting when he received news of his wife's condition and Erendor had immediately arranged for a starship to take him back home.
He was brought back to the present when Senoita Keithra said, "Crown Princess Miriam is in pain, Your Highness. She is fine but she is in pain."
His face paled as her words sunk in and he rushed into Miriam's bedchamber. Queen Helena frowned as he barged into the room and she was about to reprimand him when Miriam let out a pained cry.
Their attention turned towards her and she was about to comfort her when Senoita Silythra burst into the room and said, "The ambulance is here Your Majesty." On seeing Oritel there, she curtsied and said "Your Highness."
Helena wrapped Miriam in a shroud of magic to lessen the pain and was about to use a levitation spell to take her downstairs, when a figure with neatly combed fiery red hair and worried blue eyes entered the room.
"Alexandra".
"Mother".
Oritel did not miss the frostiness in their exchange and sighed. When would Helena forgive Alexandra for choosing to become the High Priestess of Domino? It had been two years since she had taken up her role as High Priestess, and though during this time, Domino's protective barriers were stronger than ever and no evil spirits or entities had disturbed the peace of the Queendom, Helena had chosen to ignore this, which in turn had led to the estrangement between the formerly close mother and daughter.
"How's Miriam?"
"She needs to go to the hospital. So will you please get out of our way?"
Unfazed by her mother's rude remark, Alexandra said, "I'll accompany her Mother. The Phoenix Rebels are once again causing trouble and the Royal Council has been called in for a meeting."
Helena frowned and said "Again? I thought that the Royal Army had already dealt with them after they were outlawed."
"So had we. It seems that they have a new leader and she is rumoured to be much stronger than the previous one."
Sighing, she walked up to a tapestry which was intricately embroidered and placed one hand on it. It began to glow and Helena gave Alexandra a brief smile before mouthing, "Get her to the hospital." Alexandra nodded and Helena stepped into the tapestry which teleported her to the Royal Council's Chamber.
Alexandra took Miriam's hand in her own and squeezed it gently. Miriam was transferred onto a stretcher and after that was done, she called on the ancient runes of levitation and they were half way down the stairs when Miriam gave out another pained cry. Panicking, Alexandra decided to teleport her to the hospital, forgetting that teleporting was out of the question for pregnant women.
She held Miriam's hand and teleported them to the Maternal Ward of the hospital.
A nurse from earth who was sitting at the desk at the entrance of the ward, Melanie Gibbs, on seeing the two said "May I help you?"
"Yes, you see my sister is in labour and….."
Melanie tapped on her keyboard and said "Name?"
"Miriam Elseryn, of the House Laria."
Melanie's eyes widened when she realized that they were the Princesses of Domino and as she picked up her holographic communicator, she stuttered, "I'll….I'll call the doctor immediately."
Fifteen minutes later Alexandra heaved a sigh of relief and sat down on the chair outside the labour room. Miriam was in very capable hands and she would soon be fine. Alexandra smiled slightly as she thought about becoming an aunt, her eyes twinkling with joy.
The door of the labour room opened just an inch and Alexandra heard her sister's pained cries and the doctor's soothing voice. It opened a bit more and Melanie said, "Your Highness, the doctor asked me to take you to the waiting room. Your mother is waiting for you."
Alexandra allowed herself to be ushered to the waiting room and sat down beside her mother who was sitting with her eyes closed.
"Alexandra?"
"Hmmm…?"
"I'm sorry for the way I behaved. I didn't want to lose you too and when you decided to become High Priestess, it was like my worst nightmare was coming true."
Alexandra looked at her mother and smiled. "It's okay Mother. I understand."
They sat in silence for half an hour when Melanie peeked into the room, a worried expression on her face. She beckoned to Alexandra and she said "I'll be right back Mother."
The door to the waiting room flew open suddenly and she swiftly turned around, a frown on her face .Helena relaxed as she saw Alexandra standing in the door way but immediately started panicking on noticing her red rimmed eyes.
Alexandra gave a sob and said in a choked voice, " Miriam's dying ,mother...She's losing a lot of blood...Even magic isn't helping, the doctors said that she doesn't have much time left, Mother, my baby sister is dying!" A flood of tears coursed down her face while Helena froze.
Miriam was dying? The heir to the throne was dying? No she wouldn't allow it. She had already lost her husband two years ago to bombings in Neyvar, the former Capital City of Domino , and ever since then she had pledged that she would never allow any harm to befall anyone in her family ,especially her daughters.
She reached for the power within her and as soon as she had it within her grasp, allowed it to envelope her. Alexandra was startled as she felt the immense waves of power that radiated from her mother. Helena didn't often use the Dragon's Flame but everyone knew that she was immensely powerful.
She exclaimed" Nymphix!" The glow around her intensified and bright orange and gold streams of magic wrapped themselves around her body.
Bright gold wings with shimmering crystals hanging off the edges sprouted from her back while her deep blue mermaid cut gown was replaced by a bright golden knee- length gown which fluttered in the breeze that entered through the open window.
Golden sandals, reminiscent of Enchantix sandals accentuated her elegant feet.
Helena looked at her daughter and Alexandra shouted her transformation phrase. As soon as the blinding pink light surrounding her became dim and she stood in her fairy form, Helena flew out of the window, followed by Alexandra.
They flew to the labour room which was located at the end of the corridor, and saw through the window that several doctors who were standing around Miriam were panicking. Helena opened the window with magic and flew in, while Alexandra sat on the ledge.
On noticing them, one of the doctor's said, "I'm sorry but you're not supposed to be here."
"I am the patient's mother and have every right to be here." She walked towards Miriam's bed and tried to keep calm as she saw her pale face. Helena then steeled herself and said, "Alexandra?"
"Yes mother?"
"Take care of your sister when I'm gone." Before Alexandra could say or do anything, Helena had called upon the Dragon's Flame and started channelling it into her.
Alexandra jumped off the ledge and ran towards her mother "No mother!Don't do this!You'll …"
Without breaking her concentration, she said "I've lived for a long time Alexandra and seen a lot of things, but your sister and you? You have so much to see, so much to live for."
As the last of the Dragon's Flame left Helena, her body started fading away . Tears coursed down Alexandra's face as she reached out for her mother, but only grasped empty air. Alexandra fell to her knees as sobs wracked her body.
Melanie who was standing by the monitoring equipment gave a gasp and said "Miriam's heart rate and pulmonary function are returning to normal."
Rushing to their positions, the doctors began monitoring her again. When a baby's cry and several cheers resounded through the room, Alexandra finally looked up.
She saw a smile on Miriam's face as she looked at her minutes old daughter ,who had been placed in her arms, whose tuft of golden hair shimmered in the sun rays that gently touched both mother and daughter.
Magic being what it was had coloured her daughter's hair golden, while her eyes were honey coloured instead of the vivid green or chocolate brown that was so common of the Royal Family of Domino.
But despite the differences Miriam loved her daughter and she cooed "She's my little angel".
Alexandra smiled slightly and said " That she is indeed."
Senoita : Countess.
You might have noticed that Keithra called Helena ' Your Majesty' but Oritel ' Your Highness'. This is because Helena is the current ruler of Domino and Oritel is still the Prince Consort. When Miriam takes the throne he'll become ' His Majesty, King Consort Oritel' while Miriam will take her mother's title.
THE END