Sweat formed above my upper lip as I worked in the fields. I figured I shouldn't but my work has to be done. Tomorrow was the due date for the baby. I was very excited, but a small stab of disappointment kept hanging on to me. Did I really want this child? I shook my head. "Of course I did" I thought to myself.

I asked myself more questions, like, Do you really want Skye to be the father of your only child?

I stopped working. "Do I have a choice?" I said aloud. A single tear shed down my face as I thought about Rock. The way he looked at me filled me with pain and guilt. I didn't mean to do it though. "It wasn't my fault!" I felt like shouting. But it was my fault.
It was all my fault that I filled him with pain and sadness. I shut my eyes tightly trying to get the thoughts out of my head, but Rock's eyes were just staring at me. I smiled, in spite of myself. Rock had always been there, those beautiful apricot eyes, always staring at me, sparkling.

"Claire, honey!" A disturbing voice shattered my dreams of Rock's eyes.

I turned to see Skye walking towards me. I groaned. "Hi" I muttered.

Skye got in front of me. How dare you get in front of me. I did all in my power not to snarl at him. "I said, Claire, honey." His tone stiffened.

"Hi" I said a little more loudly, regretting that I had to say anything at all.

"That's better." He said, circling around me. "I was thinking of baby names." He stopped in front of me again and smiled.

I perked up for the moment. "Oh me too!" I exclaimed, excidetly. "I was thinking if it was a girl, we could name her-"

"It doesn't matter." Skye interrupted. "I'm sure my name will be much better."

I went back to tilling the soil, not caring at all what he has to say next.

"Anyways, it'll be a boy. So I was thinking of naming him...maybe..." He paused and glanced at me while I patiently waited for the name of our new child. "Rock? Maybe?"

I stiffened.

Tears were forming in my eyes, as I calmly stated, "What's so special about that name?"

He gently put one, cold finger on my pale arm and moved it around, giving me goosebumbs.
"I dunno." He smiled, coming in toward my ear, whispering, "It brings back memories."

I began sobbing. Skye ignored it and took my hoe from me. I didn't stop him. "Oh yeah"
He brought out a crumpled Blue Feather from his pocket. "We're getting married. After Rock is born." He laughed while shoving it into my arms. I stared at the crumpled, unshiny feather that mocked me. I wiped away tears in my eyes, remembered of the first time I was proposed to.


We were in Rock's room at the Inner Inn. It was 11:55, New Years Eve.

"I'm gonna have a big surprise for you tomorrow." Rock said.

"I guess that means I won't be able to beg you into giving it to me now?" I asked with puppy eyes.

Rock turned his back to me and looked out his window. "Don't do that. It has to be tomorrow"
He said, his tone serious.

"Oh alright then" I tapped his back and as he turned I kissed him passionatly. He gladly accepted my kiss and I put my arms around his neck, while his arms were set above my waist. I was the first to pull away. While gasping for some air, I tried telling him that the countdown was starting.

"Oh crap!" He exclaimed. He took my hand and we ran out of his room to hurry outside with the other villagers.

While we stood together counting down, Rock faced me toward him. He told me that it was almost tomorrow. He pulled something shiny and blue out toward me. As everyone was counting down, I looked around me. Everyone was watching. I even caught glances with Skye, who was shaking his head, silently telling me not to say yes.

"Five..." I knew what I wanted to say.

"Four..." Why didn't I say it?

"Three..." Was it because of Skye? Silently telling me not to marry the one guy I love?

"Two..." Rock looked worried.

"One..." I spit it out. "Yes!"

Rock jumped in the air and kissed me as the fireworks were set off to celebrate the New Year. Everyone cheered for us, except one person. But he didn't matter right now. All that mattered was that I was going to marry the one man I loved and he couldn't do anything to stop it.



I realized I was crying as my memory faded away. I saw Skye walking toward the Tool Shed with the hoe, to put it away. I stared at the crumpled Blue Feather that was placed in my hands, only to mock me. I didn't even have a choice to decide wheather I was to be married or not. Not that my answer would have mattered...

I threw the stupid unshiny Blue Feather onto the ground and stepped on it. I left it there and waddled toward the barn. I was getting married no matter what, so why should that Blue Feather stay in my home to just make fun of me for it?

While in the barn I thought about how Rock proposed to me. It was the most beautiful thing ever, and it was sad just to let it all go.

I exited through the back doors entering the pasture. I had many animals, and I loved them all. Three cows, a horse, a goat, and a sheep. They were smelly and expensive but worth the price.

While petting Billy, my goat, I felt a sharp pain building in my stomach. I began to scream for Takakura and Skye. I didn't necissarly want Skye there, but someone had to run and get Dr. Hardy, and Takakura was not her man for that.

Takakura emerged from his home first, quickly hopping the fence. Skye came out a moment later, following Takakura. The two stared at me, clutching on to my back so that I wouldn't fall, yet none of them went to fetch for Dr. Hardy.

"It's..." I gasped, angrily, "time!" I began to breathe in and out, just as Dr. Hardy told me.

Skye became worried and realized he'd have to sprint down to get Dr. Hardy.

Struggling, Takakura lifted me up to take me inside. The cows began to make noise for no apparent reason. I began to pray that Takakura didn't drop me, altough he was close to dropping me twice. While laying in bed I also prayed for a girl. I wanted a baby girl more than anything.

Takakura smiled at me. "Well this was unexpected" He laughed. I growled at him. After breathing in and out a few more times, I asked Takakura to get Muffy and Celia. I'd want to have them in here while I gave birth to my baby rather than Skye hoping for his little boy.

Takakura declined my offer of getting my best friends. "I should really stay here with you, so we know your alright."

"Get. Them. Now!" I demanded, feeling guilty of talking to my friend in that way. It must have been my hormones raging. Takakura quickly left to get my friends. I breathed in and out while praying for my little girl.

As Takakura returned with Muffy and Celia, Skye returned with Dr. Hardy.

"Skye get out of here" I panted.

Skye lost that devioius grin on his face. "What? I'm the father, you can't kick me out!"

Dr. Hardy answered for me and demanded that he obey his fiance's orders. Skye left with a growl.

I held my hand out for one of my friends to grab. Celia caught it first, and Takakura left the room as Dr. Hardy told me to push.

Pain wheeled through me as I pushed harder and harder. Muffy began to laugh at Celia, who was in pain from my squeezing her hand to hard.

Both of us shot a glare at her and she quickly became quiet, although you could see the giggles trying to get away from her mouth again.

Thirty minutes went by as I suffered through the most horrible pain in my life. No, scratch that. The most physical pain I went through in my life. This was nothing compared to what I had to do to Rock.

Finally, after those thirty minutes of long hard pushing, Dr. Hardy announced only two more pushes and the baby would be out.

I squeezed Celia's hand twice more before I was aloud to relax again. I was out of breath and I wanted to see my baby.

"It's a beautiful, healthy" Dr. Hardy said. "Please be a girl. Please be a girl. I begged. "girl" He finished his sentence.

I began to cry with joy. After cleaning my baby girl up and breathing for a little while, Dr. Hardy handed me my baby.

Letting go of Celia's hand, I took the fragile little baby into my arms. Celia thanked me for letting her, now purple, hand go.

Hearing the cries of his new daughter, Skye opened the door to enter the room, but Muffy, who was by the door at the time, pushed him in and shut it. "Give her some time alone." She said, high fiving Celia.

"So?" Celia began. "What's her name?"

"Hello my sweet little Jenny." I said. "Are you having fun sleeping?" Jenny then opened her eyes and I gasped. Muffy and Celia came closer and looked at the baby's eyes. They gasped as well.

My sweet little Jenny had beautiful, apricot colored eyes.

End Note: That was a fun and interesting chapter to write about. I hope you liked it and please review!