Here is part 2 of chapter...three.
Enjoy!
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(flashback - Isabelle's p.o.v.)
Isabelle could not stop thinking about it. She's never going to fully grow up or be an adult. Sure, having two kids at seventeen forced her to grow up both emotionally and internally, but ever since she became immortal three years ago, she has noticed that she's not aging anymore. It's been a year since anything about her has changed. Magnus was right about her aging stopping after her nineteenth birthday, and now, on her twentieth, she wondered how different she would have looked if she hadn't become immortal. Not that it was her choice. And that was what bothered her most about the whole thing. Nobody ever asked her if she wanted to be immortal. Nothing good comes with immortality. Sure, you get to live for a long time, but you also get to watch those you love die of old age. And you live the rest of your long, long life alone. In Isabelle and Simon's case, they could watch their children and their children's children for a long, long time as well. Kaden and Layla were also immortal, and when Isabelle thought about having the two most important people in her life being there with her during her immortal life, she felt that it shouldn't matter because they were really all she needed. But death is a part of life, and if you don't have death in your lifeā¦is it really life at all?
It came out suddenly and unplanned, "Simon, I don't like being immortal." Izzy covered her mouth with her hands and her eyes widened as if she couldn't believe that she had really said what she just did.
Simon dropped the pillow he was holding back onto their bed and narrowed his eyes at her. Not in a mean way. "Okay...I asked you about whether or not we should send our children to preschool."
Izzy dropped her hands to her sides and sank onto the bed, folding her legs underneath her and clasping working her hands nervously in her lap. "First of all: no, we shouldn't send out kids to preschool, and second of all: I really, really don't want to be immortal anymore." She frowned as her tone set in her head and realized that she sounded like a whiny, little girl.
"I'm not quite sure what you expect me to do about that, Isabelle." He said, a cold, bitter edge to his voice. "In case you haven't noticed, I hate being a vampire, but I haven't been able to change a damn thing about myself.
"Is this your way of telling me to quit complaining because I can't do anything about it?" Izzy snapped back. She was pretty surprised by Simon's response. Usually, he was caring, and sat by quietly as he listened to her problems, and then helped her sort them out, being the sweetest husband anyone could ever ask for. Obviously, the topic of vampirism and immortality was a sensitive one because he was being a jerk.
"No, it's my way of saying, don't come to me with problems that I can't fix."
"I'm not asking you to fix it, I'm telling you how I feel."
Simon threw his hands in the air with major exasperation and nearly shouted, "I didn't ask you how you felt; I asked you whether or not Kaden and Layla should go to fucking preschool!"
Isabelle understood that he hated being a vampire, but he shouldn't take that out on her. Not when they were able to relate about the bad things that come along with being immortal. They were supposed to comfort each other and make one another feel better, not beat the other one down because they were trying to express how they feel. When you're in a working relationship, you're supposed to communicate. Things don't work out if you don't speak up.
"They're going to be shadowhunters-" Izzy stopped short. "Layla can't be a shadowhunter."
Simon rolled his eyes. "I thought we talked about this, like, three years ago? And how is Kaden going to be one with the last name, 'Lewis'? This is why, when you were pregnant, I suggested we be Lightwoods instead of Lewis'." He shook his head and chuckled sourly at the far away memory. "You didn't listen."
"What the Hell, Simon. I was pregnant. Of course, I didn't listen." Isabelle stood up and grabbed her jacket, then stomped over to wrench the bedroom door open.
Simon turned a semi curious glance on her, but looked away when she glared back. "Where are you going?"
Isabelle only rolled her eyes and glared at him one last time before slamming the door hard behind her.
End, Flashback
Simon shuddered at the bitter memory, careful to not let his uneasiness show too much.
Now, as him and Izzy tucked the twins into bed, he thought about what it would be like to having a beating heart like them and to breathe and feel good about it.
"Daddy, can I ask you something?" Layla had grabbed his hand and pulled him back down after he had tried to leave.
"Yes, princess?"
She took a deep breath, "Can you tell Mommy to get a baby sister for me?"
Simon's eyes widened and he glanced over to where Izzy was kissing Kaden goodnight, checking to see whether or not she had heard. "I'm not sure I can just tell her to have a baby, Lay. It's kind of a process."
"Can you start the process?" She begged. "Please?" Her eyes were so innocent and impossibly blue; it was almost startling sometimes, just how much she was able to convince him of something. It was like she had mind control powers, which really made her Izzy's daughter.
He smiled back softly and gently touched her cheek with his fingertips. "I'll see what I can do."
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Later that night, while Simon was waiting on the bed for Isabelle to get back from washing up and preparing for bed, he spoke to her through the bathroom door from his spot on the bed, slowly inching towards the topic that Layla had pestered him about.
"Did Magnus say anything else about what would make us mortal again? Did he say whether it was a spell or a potion or something?" Simon shook his head, smiling softly. "I can't believe this."
Izzy pushed open the bathroom door and gestured for him to come inside. There was a tired look in her eyes, and beside that, mulled over confusion. Simon placed his hands on her back and followed her back inside, wondering what the issue could be. "Are you okay, Iz?"
She was avoiding eye contact, something she did quite rarely-only if she was hiding important information. "Yeah, there's something I need to tell you, though..."
"What is it?"
"It's not all 'sunshine and happiness', Si. Magnus said it would cost us, and that would be the catch." Izzy ran her hands through her hair, breathing out hastily. "He said he didn't know what it would be, but probably something really bad. Like, really, really bad."
Simon wasn't surprised. Something as big as life itself or course needed a huge price as well. And coming from a friend of Magnus's... "That's okay. We don't even have to do this, Iz. If you don't want to."
"But what about you?" She pressed on. "I know you've wanted this for a long time."
He took her hands in his, brought them to his waist and then pulled her towards him in a tight embrace. "It's okay, Izzy." His hands brushed over her hair and he kissed the top of her head, trying help her stop trembling. "We can talk about it later. Why are you shaking?"
She backed away from him, biting her lip and blinking away tears. Her hair was falling in her eyes again, making her look even more scared than she was really letting on. "I'm sorry, I don't know why I'm so emotional." Izzy laughed a little bit and wiped away a stray tear. "Actually..." She turned her back to Simon and when she turned back around, there was something in her hands, but he couldn't quite see it because she was covering it slightly. Her eyes brightened as his eyes widened with realization.
"I thought Magnus said it wasn't possible-" Simon started, but was cut off by his own joy. He didn't even think about how happy this would make him. He honestly just thought that it would mess things up, switch things from heaven to hell, but now, as the reality of it all sunk in, it was all he could do to not shout out his excitement.
"Well, when he told me, he didn't actually check me, so..." Izzy took a deep breath and smiled weakly at Simon, her eyes bright and reflecting the lights off of the dark orbs. "We're having another baby."
He beamed, his smile all teeth and fangs, then enveloped her in a warm hug. "Are you ready? For three kids?"
Izzy's body shook against him as she laughed dryly. "I guess. It's kind of a ready or not situation because the baby is already on it's way." She joked. "If you're asking me how I feel about it, then...I don't know yet. I guess I'm excited, but I would have been happier had we planned this out more."
"Me too." His smile lessened, but the excitement was still clear and obvious in his eyes, which was a good thing. "I guess we're just bad with planning."
"Oh, Hell no. I'm good with plans. Don't you see the bad-ass parties I plan?" Izzy said, while trying to act serious, however, a smile was still waning on her lips.
Simon laughed. "Yeah, I guess it's just me, then."
"You said that you don't want anymore kids." She backed away from him, her hands moving to cover her stomach, as if protecting their unborn child from a dangerous threat.
He nodded. "Yes, but now that it's actually happening...it just makes me feel more alive. And I've been dead since I became a vampire-"
"How in the world does a baby inside of me make you feel more alive?" Izzy wondered aloud.
Simon gaped at her, "I don't know, Iz. It's always exciting for everyone. I did put that baby inside of you, keep in mind." He winked at her.
Isabelle rolled her eyes, but listened patiently for as he finished speaking.
"And also, have you not seen the kids we make? They're adorable." Simon shook his head and smiled to himself again. "I can't wait to meet this little one."
"Well, you're going to have to wait eight months because due to my calculations, I am one month along." She sighed heavily, but the smile on her lips stayed bright, "It feels good this time."
Simon's eyes crinkled in confusion. "What do you mean?"
"Not worrying what other people will say because we're so young. Before the twins, the thought of telling people was a nightmare. But now that we're older and people are actually expecting us to settle down," She raised her eyebrows suggestively. "We can be creative."
"What if we have twins again?"
Izzy rolled her eyes. "We won't." She retorted.
Simon's eyes went wild and his smile widened. "Knock on wood."
"I'm not knocking on any wood, Simon." She snapped back halfheartedly.
"Knock on wood, Izzy. .Wood." Simon was totally serious about not jinxing things. He did not want twins again. Not now. Not ever. Again. Things had been way too difficult for them when Layla and Kaden were first born. Even though if they did end up having twins again, they would already be pretty used to the way things would go, and it would only be the first few months that would really be hard. Still...it wasn't really something that Simon wanted to relive. No matter how much he loved his children.
"There is no goddamn wood to knock on!" Izzy shouted, throwing her hands into the air with exasperation. "We aren't 'lucky' enough to have twins again."
Simon raised his eyebrows, but decided to let the topic go as a loud sigh escape his mouth and he ran his hands through his hair. "Layla is going to be ecstatic."
"If it's a girl." Izzy added on. "But, knowing her, I'm sure she'll be pleased with either gender." She stepped closer to Simon again, and took his hand, interlacing her fingers with his. "So...how was your birthday?"
"Pretty amazing. But," Simon brought a hand up to her chest and began tracing smooth patterns over Isabelle's collarbone, earning a gasp from her. "I was kind of hoping for a little more of what we did last night." They were so close now, his breath was stirring her hair and tickling her cheeks.
"Well, you're in luck because technically, time wise, it's still your birthday."
"It's my favorite birthday so far."
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I'm not sure if things are happening too fast or not, but I feel like I should slow down!
GO, PLOT TWISTS! YAY (actually, I'm not sure whether it counts as a plot twist, considering all the clues I have thrown out there)
okay, okay, okay
so, this time, I'm gonna let you guys help me pick a name for the baby because I struggle with things like that.
these are the names I have so far:
girls: Aria (no, I do not watch PLL), Hayden, Madison, Rylie, Sophie, (insert your own suggestion here)
boys: Hayden (Unisex, woo), Liam (oh, this guy again? :), Riley (Unisex as well; woo), Toby, (insert your own suggestion here)
