Chapter 1

Alastor Moody was rarely a man who could be shaken. He had fought the darkest of wizards an been to the pits of hell and back as some would claim. He had been through battles and wars, but here he was at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries pacing up and down the hallway outside of room 204 in the maternity ward, while listening to his beautiful wife Athena cry out in pain over and over again. It was enough to almost bring the best auror the ministry had to his knees. He knew by far this would be a difficult birth for Athena as they had been trying for years to convince. After many difficult miscarriages and failed attempts, they had almost given up hope until nine months ago when what seem like a bad curse between the couple finally lifted and granted them the chance to be parents. Hearing his wife scream over an over was crushing his very soul, wanting to be in the room with her to encourage her through the painful process, but not allowed to as complications had started to pop up and being rushed out by the healers, almost brought him to tears. What they thought was going to be an easy labor and delivery had taken a very serious turn when their baby heart beat started to sky rocket. He heard the healers whisper something about the cord being wrapped around their baby's throat and being turned the wrong way. Alastor having exhausted himself from pacing crashed down into the chair sitting outside of his beautiful Athena room burying his head in his scared-up hands. He could hear the soft tones of the hospital as healers and patients alike went about their business as if they could not hear Athena screams. Oh, Athena his beautiful beautiful beautiful Athena she was the light in his ever-dark world. He still remembers they day they met at this very hospital he had been on an assignment which had ended badly for him causing him to lose his leg.

*Flashback*

Athena had been his healer who took care of him while he recovered. He could remember her walking into his room he thought he had died right there and had an angel coming to take him away. She was wearing bright blue scrubs with white robes tailing behind her. Her dark brown hair was down in curls that fell to her shoulders. Her stature was small she couldn't have been more than 5'4-5'5 at the most. Her face was heart shaped with plump lips that were pulled up into a bright smile that lit up the whole room. Her eyes though that was what caught Alastor attention the most in all of his time dark wizard hunting he had never seen anyone with eyes like Athena they like sapphires sparkling in the darkest of nights. When she spoke though it broke him out of his daze.

"So, you're the great Alastor Moody everyone been talking about, glad to see your finally awake."

Athena said her voice like the sweetest sound he had ever hear he knew right then he had to have her. Alastor had dated several women in his time none of them lasting long though with his work schedule or able to put up with his grumpiness, but Athena something about her just made him feel this connection like no other like he had found the other part to his soul. He never really believed in soul mates, but in that moment, he knew this was the woman who was supposed to be with him.

*Current Day*

Alastor chuckled to himself at the memory how he spent his time at St. Mungo's trying to woe Athena and how she would just laugh at his attempts and wave him off. Alastor had to admit she was a firecracker she could unnerve even him at times and put him in his place when he was too grumpy for her liking. Even after he left St. Mungo's he spent time coming to the hospital trying to win her over. The day before Halloween though he managed to get her to finally agree to go on a date and after that the two fell head over heals for each other. He found out Athena family were fairies which shocked him at first, he had heard of veela's of course the cousins to fairies as Athena explain though not very much liked by the fairy community.

"Excuses me Mr. Moody you can come in and see your wife now."

Alastor snapped out of his train of thought and looked up to the small redhead healer who was smiling brightly at him. He grunted his response and stood up he hadn't even notice Athena stop screaming. Alastor walked slowly to the door not sure what to expect, but surely if the small healer was smiling then they both must be alright. He pushed the door open slowly not sure what to expect, but the site that before him melted even his cold heart as Athena would joke with him about sometimes. There laid on the bed not even looking like she had just spent several hours in intense labor was his Athena smiling so brightly at the site of him. In her arms he could make out a small bundle wrapped in pink.

"Well are you just going to stand there like a statute or are you going to come meet your daughter Alastor?"

Athena said with an eyebrow arched up in a changeling kind of way. Alastor always hated when she did that because it would get him to do whatever she wanted. He took five more steps into the room and was right next to her bedside and looked down at the small bundle in Athena arms.

"Well go on hold her, she won't break."

Athena lifted the small bundle to him and unsure of what to do with the awkwardly shaped bundle he took a step back.

"Alastor she isn't going to attack you she a baby all she wants to do is meet her father, unless the great Alastor Moody is scared of a wee little baby."

That put fuel in Alastor fire he steps forward and lifted the bundle out of Athena hand who was trying not to laugh at the whole scene her husband was causing. Once he had ahold of his daughter, he got a proper look at the small bundle of joy that would forever change Athena and his lives. She was so small in his big hands he smiled as he reached down and grasped one of her tiny hands with only to let out a gasp when her little hand opened and grasped onto one of his fingers. Joy pure joy and love flew through the old auror as he smiled down at his beautiful little girl, but the site that got him the most was her eyes they were the brightest green he had ever seen like emeralds sparkling against the light.

"She'll be a winter fairy. I can tell by her eyes, but we will have to see wait awhile to see what her special ability will be. I believe my mother told me it took me until I was two to show I preferred to use water then air."

Athena explained as Alastor just continued to stare down at his beautiful little girl. Athena had explained to him a while back each fairy was blessed with a unique element gift. Athena was a spring fairy loving the rain and growing plants in their garden.

"Wha…Wha…mhmm…What's her name?"

Alastor grumbled out to Athena never taking his eyes off the small baby in his arms. Who was staring up at her farther and cooing happily in his arms.

"Well what do you think we should name her. I was thinking either Emily, Emma, Venus." Athena rumbled off.

"Emma…Emma Rose Moody."

Alastor said while looking up at Athena who had a big smile on her face.

"I love it Alastor."

Athena smiled over her husband as he walked around the room with Emma in his arms going over to the window where snow was starting to fall down lightly over the city. He knew that he would do anything in his power to protect Athena and Emma from that point on. There was a lot of bad going on in the world right now and a new dark power was raising up. Alastor hadn't even told Athena about it, but he knew in this moment everything was perfect and calm. Almost the calm before the storm as some would say. Emma cooed softly as her father looked down at her and smiled. Right now, on December 20, 1978 the Moody's felt complete and even though there was a storm looming they would fight it together.