Hey everyone! Another Sabina Kane story, this idea wouldn't let go of me since I'm really hoping that at some point Jaye Wells writes this, or something like this. Please tell me what you guys think!
-Mia21
The 10th day of April was an awful day that led to a wonderful because Adam and I had just returned from a visit to Irkalla, only to find the inside of our house had been mostly destroyed by baby demons. Giguhl was trying his best to clean off the paint from the walls. I didn't make it very far in before I stopped, staring at the mess of paint and broken dishes.
"What the hell happened?"
"Oh hey guys," G said casually.
"Giguhl?" I asked, putting a little command in there.
"Um, the kids got a little bored the other day waiting for Valva and me to get back. They found new ways to take out their frustration."
"I can see that. They better not think this is going to ever happen again. In fact, none of you should."
"I'm really sorry about this Sabina."
"You better be!"
"Red." Adam muttered.
"What?" I all but shouted, turning to glare at him.
"Deep, calming breath."
"You're not helping." I told him, still angry. Giguhl took the moment when my attention was shifted to slink off.
"Are you ok?" Adam asked, clearly worried about me.
"Yeah, why?"
"No offense, but you've been getting overly upset about things lately. Just wondering what's going on."
I sighed. Truth time. "Honestly, I haven't been feeling well lately. I don't get sick, so I don't know what it could be."
"Uh-oh. Well, we better go find out tomorrow then, ok?" Adam said, concerned.
"Yeah, I guess."
The next evening we went to see Zen's doctor friend, Ashley Williams, who knew about the dark races and didn't mind seeing us after hours. She was still in her office when Adam and I arrived.
"Dr. Williams?" I asked.
She nodded. "Yes. You must be Sabina."
Now it was my turn to nod.
"What seems to be the trouble?" She asked.
"I'm not really sure, honestly." I began, as Adam elbowed me.
I sighed, "Someone thinks I've been a little overly emotional lately, and every once in a while I've been getting nauseous. What?" I asked, as she had a big smile on her face.
"You're pregnant." She told me, beaming.
Adam stiffened beside me as I shouted. "What!?"
"Sorry, but it's rather obvious." She told me
"Shouldn't you make sure before you announce that?" I asked her.
"If you're willing to do a blood test."
I shrugged, "Why not?"
It didn't take her long to get the blood sample and run it through the blood tester. The result was that there was a large amount of hCG in my blood. Dr. Williams nodded as she looked at it.
"Yep, this proves it, you're definitely pregnant."
I took a deep breath as Adam's fingers twisted through mine. I was happy, but a little nervous at the idea of being a parent. I didn't exactly have the greatest role models. I did have a question though.
"When can we find out what it is?"
"Well, let me see," She began, going back to the print-out from my blood sample. "According to this, you're about four weeks along, so in about twelve weeks or so we can do the ultrasound and find out. Do you want to go ahead and schedule an appointment?" Dr. Williams asked.
I looked at Adam, who nodded. "Might as well." I said, shrugging. She looked at her calendar for the month of July.
"How about July twentieth?" She asked.
"Sure." I said, as Adam made a note on his phone. She congratulated us as we started to leave. I told her thanks and Adam and I went back out the door and began making our way home, walking since it was only a couple of blocks. Adam took a breath and let it out in a big whoosh. I nodded, "That's exactly how I feel."
"That was the last thing on my mind." he said.
"What?" I asked.
"That we're going to be parents."
I laughed a little apprehensively. "Yeah, no kidding."
"The good news is, Rhea will be happy. She's been saying lately how we ought to continue the family line." He told me, taking my hand.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yep. Of course the single woman wants us to continue the family." I laughed.
We when got home, Giguhl was anxious to know what was wrong with me. When I told him what the doctor had discovered, he was super happy for us, he kept repeating how awesome that was.
He started being very careful of me over the next couple of weeks, making sure I didn't lift or carry anything he thought was too heavy, and didn't stress myself out about anything.
Him being overly worried was what was stressing me out but I tried to remember the reason why he was being so nice. The time flew by and before I knew it, it was July.
The evening of the twentieth, Adam and I walked back towards Dr. Williams's office. Again, when we entered, there was no else there. Dr. Williams walked us back to a room that had a bed in it. I got up on the bed and did my best to get comfortable. Adam sat in the chair next to me, taking my hand. I lifted my shirt so she could put the, very cold, ultrasonic gel on my belly and began to use the transducer. If I had doubted Dr. Williams at all, I didn't now. Not only could I see the tiny body on the ultrasound monitor, my stomach was already beginning to expand. We were able to see the head, shoulders, hands, legs and feet. Finally she stopped.
"Ah," she said, pointing to a tiny spot on the monitor. "It's a boy." She told us. Adam smiled, squeezing my hand. I squeezed back.
That night, after getting in bed, Adam and I began talking names.
"Got any name ideas?" Adam asked.
I sighed. "I was thinking Tristan, after my dad. What do you think?"
"I was thinking Aaron for mine." He told me.
"What about Tristan Aaron?" I asked.
"I like that," he told me, smiling.
"That's it then, Tristan Aaron Lazarus." I said.
"Lazarus?" Adam asked. "Are you sure? We aren't married, we never even officially did the Soulmate ceremony."
I nodded. "Of course he's going to have your last name. If I have my way, there won't ever be another Kane."
Adam smiled, leaning down to kiss me. "Did I mention I love you?"
"I love you too."
I kept growing as the months passed by, the next time Maisie asked me to come down to Irkalla, everyone could see I was obviously pregnant and they were all super happy and supportive, especially my sister and my mom. Both told me they wished they could be around when he was born.
I wasn't sure when I would deliver since I was half vampire and half mage. Turns out it was half way between both sides of me, like everything else. I went into labor almost eleven months after I got pregnant, on the evening of February eleventh. Tristan was born on the twelfth. We had lots of visitors, including Adam's aunt. Rhea held him, cooed over him and thought he was very handsome.
"What's his name?" she asked.
"His name is Tristan Aaron Lazarus."
"Ooohh, I think they'll both really like that." Rhea said, knowing I'd take him with me next time I went down to Irkalla. And that time wasn't too far off. Adam and I, and the baby of course, went to visit a couple of weeks later. Everyone was waiting for us in Hekatian fields, my parents, my sister, Adam's parents, Orpheus, and Ameritat. They did the same thing Rhea had done, cooed over him and told him how handsome he was.
"What's his name?" Maisie asked.
"His name's Tristan Aaron Lazarus." I told her. Both my father and Adam's father beamed at us naming our son after them. We stayed for quite a while, but eventually had to take Mr. cranky home, with promises to return with him soon.
