Hey y'all! So this is just some one shot fluffiness I thought up. When writing After Forever, I was going to use this as the way Clarion tells Milori about her pregnancy, but decided it wouldn't work with the story. But I still think it's too cute to not write! Btw, her pregnancy works the same in this as it does in After Forever. Hope y'all like it!
Will You…?
Milori and Clarion were walking together in the Pixie Dust Tree. Milori suddenly stopped them, pulled her close, and kissed her ever so gently. When he pulled back he kissed her forehead before whispering, "I love you my darling Clarion."
"Oh Milori…" Clarion kissed his lips, and then his cheek. "I love you too, more than you will ever know." Clarion was smiling ear to ear as they looped arms and began to walk again. She was smiling for two reasons. One, she had a husband who loved her and showed his love in so many ways. And two, she knew of a secret that she had just found out days before.
Clarion was doing her routine check on the Pixie Dust tree. She had said good bye to her lover as she went to check on the Queen's room. Milori had assisted her in checking the other rooms, but he could not enter this one and decided to head to work.
As Clarion entered she was eager to check on the seasons, for spring was being prepared and she loved watching the fairies work hard and have fun. She walked in and stopped in her tracks. The pixie dust was blue. Clarion knew exactly what that meant. Clarion was pregnant.
She gasped as happy tears began to flow. 'I'm having a baby! Milori and I are having a baby!' Clarion had been hoping for a baby for quiet sometime, but hadn't brought the subject up to Milori yet. They had only been married a month and the thought of starting their family so soon seemed a bit daunting. But now it had happened; she was expecting.
Clarion's emotions were all over the place. She was happy, sad, confused, and nervous; every emotion she could have felt, she was feeling. She sat down in thought and placed a hand on her stomach.
"Hi there…I don't know if you can hear me yet, but I'm your mommy. I love you my darling, so much already." She whispered. "Frost, if I ever promise you anything, it's that I'll be the best mommy in the world."
Clarion walked back outside and smiled at all the working fairies. She had always felt as though they were her own children, but now she would be having one of her very own. She blindly flew around as she thought about life as a mommy. She thought about doing her baby's hair, watching her learn to fly, and finding out the talent of her child. She thought about watching her unborn compete in the Pixie Hollow games, or helping deliver the seasons. Her mind then began to wander off to other things as they day went by.
That night Clarion was reading on her sofa when she heard her door open and close. Milori walked into the room and sat by her, giving her a gently kiss as he did so.
"Reading about the snowy owls my love?" He asked. Clarion nodded and leaned on to his strong body. Milori wrapped his arms around her from behind and happened to settle his hands on her stomach. Clarion tensed knowing there was a baby inside her and she hadn't told her lover yet; that she hadn't told the father yet.
To be completely honest, Clarion was so caught up in being a mommy that she had forgotten about the daddy. She felt horrible for it too, but she knew she should make it special when she told him.
"Yes, they are so amazing, you know?" Clarion giggled. Milori tightened his grip on her. Clarion turned her head and kissed his nose.
"Did you know that snowy owls find a mate for life and raise their children together? It's quite remarkable really." Milori whispered.
"I didn't know that honey! Thank you for telling me, it only makes the owls more interesting to me." Clarion giggled again before turning back to her book.
"You know Ree…" Milori started but trailed off.
"What is it, love?" Clarion asked. She sat her book down and turned to face him. She saw the worry in his eyes, so she cupped his face and placed gentle kisses on his lips over and over.
"Sometimes I wish I could be a snowy owl." He whispered.
"Why sweetheart?" Clarion asked confused. She had no idea where he was going with this.
"That way I could have a mate for life and we would raise a family together." He explained in a soft tone. Clarion was taken back.
'Is he ready for a baby? Should I tell him now?' Thoughts ran through her head wildly.
"Milori…you do have a mate for life…your wife…remember?" She tried joking, but became more serious when he gave her a weak smile in return for her humor. "I want to be with you forever Milori. Please, never doubt that."
"I don't doubt it Clarion and I want to be with you just as much." They shared a passionate kiss. "But…what about the other thing?" He asked slowly when they broke apart.
"Are you ready to start a family Milori?" This was the question she'd been dreading to ask. 'What if he wasn't ready yet?' 'What if he'd change his mind when he found out I'm already pregnant?' 'What if he leaves?' Once again her thoughts were coming and going quickly, like gazelles running from the cheetahs.
"I am." He whispered. "Are you?"
"Yes." Clarion whispered back. 'I will tell him later….let him think and maybe tell me more…' She thought to herself.
"Let's start a family then." Milori finally concluded as he kissed her gently. Clarion kissed back smiling to herself.
'We are starting a family.'
A few days had passed since that night and Clarion felt ready to tell him. They had just made it outside the Pixie Dust tree and she was becoming more and more nervous.
'What if he takes it all back? What if he leaves me and our baby? What if-No stop the 'what ifs' Ree!' She took a deep breath to calm herself. 'Milori loves you and wants a family with you. He would never dare to leave me and the baby.' Clarion thought once more.
Taking a look around she noticed they had walked into the Pixie Dust Centre. 'Now…I'm telling him now.' She thought confidently.
"Milori, my dear, do you remember what happen a few seasons ago here?" She asked him gently. Milori thought for a moment then smiled.
"I proposed and you said 'yes'?" Milori was hoping he had guessed right. Truth be told, Milori never stopped thinking about that day; he stills prays to Mother Dove thanking her for Clarion's answer.
"Indeed." Clarion stopped walking and turned Milori to face her. They were standing in the exact spot they had stood in almost two months ago. "Well, I have a question to ask you." Clarion told him as she got down on her knees. Taking his hands in her own and looking deep in his brown, captivating eyes, she asked, "Will you be the daddy?"
Milori looked puzzled until he saw her place a hand on her stomach. Milori scooped her up into his arms and spun her in a circle. Clarion giggled before Milori silenced her with his lips. They each took a sharp intake of breath when they broke apart.
"I take that as a 'yes'?" Clarion asked to verify.
"Yes!"
