Chapter 4 Telling the Flock.
Mum cooked dinner to give Iggy a break. I'd forgotten how good mum's cooking was, but it wasn't going to help with telling the flock about me being eight weeks pregnant now was it? They had to know and I was going to tell them tonight after dinner when they're more settled and less likely to do anything spontaneous. We were all still sitting at the table finishing off dinner, Fang and Iggy were clearing the table and the girls had gone to clean up the plates, cups and the cutlery.
"guys when you're done go clean yourselves up, get ready for bed and meet back in the lounge room please," I said getting up from the table.
I when to mine and Fang's room to get clothes for a shower. I locked the door to the bathroom. I turned the water on and got in. I tried to relax and forget what I was about to tell the flock. I hope the TV isn't still set for the DVD player, Shit the ultrasound disc is still in there I thought. Next thing I hear was Nudge yelling at something on the TV. I quickly shut the water off, dried off and got into my playas.
"What is that?" asked Nudge pointing to the TV.
Oh no, the ultrasound disc. I didn't say anything at first and Fang didn't even notice that it was still in the player.
"It looks like a head, "said Angel. Maybe they will get it and I won't have to tell them what it is.
"I know what it is,"Gazzy piped up. "Its another bird baby."
"I take it you guys have found the disc of my Ultrasound," I said. The kids heads all turned to face me. Great now I had to tell them. "I'm eight weeks pregnant."
I waited for questions and for the first time in my life Nudge wasn't talking and Angel wasn't in my head. Fang joined me in the lounge room I looked up at him he was shocked too that the kids weren't saying anything.
"Someone say something please?" I asked, this scared me them not saying anything.
Fang put his arm around my shoulder sensing my distress about the current situation. This was very scary I didn't know what to say or do.
"YAY Max is having a baby, is it a boy or a girl? What are you going to call it? can we go shopping?" said Nudge out of the blue- well more like screaming and the rest of the flock came up and hugged me all at once.
I didn't awser her first lot of questions. They all came racing over to hug me and rub my belly. Gazzy and Nudge hugged me at the same time and they kind of squished me, "Hey, Careful baby here." Everyone laughed, I felt so much lighter now they all knew I didn't have to lie to them anymore and they could help. But I'm surprised they didn't have questions about me being pregnant, or even a 'how did that happen' maybe I was just paranoid about it and it wouldn't happen. Maybe Nudge and Angel will come ask me after or at a later date.
I went into the kitchen to get something to drink, I didn't notice Nudge who came in after me. I poured some water into a glass and Nudge startled me.
"Sorry Max, I didn't mean to scare you," she apologised. "But I wanted ask you something."
Here we go I knew Nudge would be the first to crack and come and ask about the pregnancy or other girl issues. "What is it sweetie?"
"So, now you're pregnant, do you still get your period?" she asked.
To be honest I didn't actually know either, "I don't think so Nudge, but let's go ask mum." I managed to get mum on her own so Nudge could ask her question. and I was right. she also had lots of other questions too.
"yuck, that going to happen to me soon," said Nudge when mum told her she would get her period soon to. well at least she has been warned unlike when I had my first period, I thought I was dying because I was bleeding I think it was in health class the first time we had to go to school and I was put in the girls class and we had a dissections about girl issues growing up and I didn't freak out so much when I got them for the second time.
"Yeah it happened to me at your age but I hadn't had any info about them at all and I really freaked out I wouldn't let anyone near me," I clarified.
This was good a girls bonding session in mine and Fangs room the only girls missing were angel and Ella. Nudge got all her questions answered and I got more information about being pregnant and how to deal with it.
the morning started with my usual routine of throwing up and then brushing my teeth and then eating breakfast. I actually had to go to school today and I was not looking forward to it at all. mum made us lunches. healthy ones at that and extra health for me and she had also got me on to a multi-victim to help with the baby's growth and development.
Right now we were running right on time and everyone was nearly ready and lunches made and packed. I still need to find a top that didn't hug my belly at all I didn't want to draw attention to the fact I was pregnant not that I was showing that bad. Oh great I had CAFS first today and we got to learn more about parenting and were problem getting assignments to soon. maybe in like seven months Fang and I instead of taking care of a doll could use our baby everyone would be so jealous.
we were sitting through CAFS and it was horrible, I had no idea what the teacher saying. I looked up at the clock and I could feel that I was hungry or had a craving for chocolate.
"Miss Ride would you care to join me out the front please?" asked the teacher.
I got up out of my seat and walked to the front and stood there waiting for my next instruction for the teacher.
"Miss Ride, what do you think is the best method of parenting for young children from the ages of early childedhood to five years?"
"I say have bounders and enforce them from an early age, When they get older using thing like the time out and the naughty Conner work really well but don't hit because they learn to see that as what they should to others when they behave badly." Wow I did know what I was talking about in this class and everyone seemed to be impressed by my answer. I went back to my seat and Fang whispered to me I would make a great mother. I had never really thought about that before. I know I can take care of kids I took care of the flock while we were on the run for fourteen years give or take a year.
"Do you really think so?" I asked back.
He kissed me on the head, That as good as an hawser for me. there was about ten minutes left in the lesson but that was enough for the teacher to hand out our major assignments for the year.
"this the first year it has been student choice and you can work in pairs of your choice," said the teacher. Inside I was jump for joy and I would be working with Fang for this and we both know what we were doing well at least I think we both know what we're doing for this anyway.
"What are we doing for our major in CAFS?" I asked him.
"We should ask the teacher is we could do a documentary of your journey through pregnancy and some of motherhood," said Fang. That not a bad idea, and I still had to tell the school of that. But the teachers should go for it.
"Why don't we go ask now?" I asked him. we walked back towards our CAFS classroom.
we reached the room and our teacher was still there cleaning up the desk, Fang knocked on the door to announce us so we didn't startle him.
"What can I do for you Max and Nick?" he asked.
"Its about our major work sir, we were wonder if we could follow someone thought their journey of pregnancy and early motherhood and make it into a documentary?" I asked.
I saw a glint in his eye, like to say that is a brillante idea and I just hope we can do it.
"That is the most origan idea I have ever heard for this and of course you can, but who would you use as the test subject?" he asked.
"We would use Max and I would narrate the documentary," said Fang.
"And before you ask the question I am pregnant, just haven't told the school and Nick is the father," I cleared up
Our teacher didn't answer I think we freaked him out a bit, but he did give us the ok to do the documentary and now we had to borrow a video camera from the film cub for it. and there was no problems there Iggy had friends in there so he would get us one unless mum had one we could borrow.
It was lunch, we sat at our usual table to the far left of the cafeteria. I wasn't in the mood to deal with school again maybe I should skip school again and call mum to come get me? but if I left Iggy and Fang would follows I didn't leave for that reason. How fun health class with Miss Outran, it would kill me and ten bucks says my CAFS teacher had told the other teachers that I was pregnant. And then the girls class would be condemn to another one of her 'Don't have unprotected sex you will get pregnant' lectures. the guys had health to but they were in the guy's class together.
"Max, what is it? you've been quiet all lunch?" asked Iggy
"Its nothing Ig, just snickering how much I hate health class with my teacher and my CAFS teacher knows about me being pregnant," I answered. "we had to ask about something for our major and so I had to tell him I was pregnant so he would let us do what we wanted for our major in Cabstand I think he has already told the our teachers about it."
"So do you want to go to health class or call mum to come and get you?"asked Fang.
"don't really want to go to class we'll all get the 'sex lecture' and that would be directed at me and that unwanted stress, so I'm wanna call mum." I said. Fang gave me the phone we had been given by mum last night and I dialled her number the was put on speed dial for this very reason.
"Mum can you come get me, school is stressing me out too much I wanna come home," I said. Her response to that was what I had hoped for. She would come and get me, Fang and Iggy had the choice to come or stay at school.
I hung up the phone and walked out to the car park where mum would pick me up. I signed out of the office and waited for mum, she was there within five minutes of me signing out. I got in the car and shut the door after me.
"Too much for you honey, what happened?" she asked.
"My CAFS teacher knows," That was all I had to say and she got the picture. "And he would have told my other teachers and I had health class after lunch and we would have got one of those 'don't have unprotected sex or you'll get pregnant' and that would be directed at me, its all unwanted streets I don't need."
we spent the rest of the car ride home in spinet, I clutched my stomached I knew the baby wasn't developed enough to move or anything but I knew it was there growing inside me. now I had to find a doctor that wouldn't freak out about my wings.
"Max, I think I have found you a doctor," said mum out of now where.
"Dose he know I have wings?" was my response.
"Yes and doesn't care, all he wants is to make sure the baby's healthy." said mum.
"really who is it?" I asked.
"Dr. Bella Hudsens, you have an appointment with her tomorrow," replied mum
we pulled into the driveway, mum killed the engine and we got out of the car. Inside mum made me a nice healthy salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, cheese and chicken. it was really good to. And mum said as I got later into my pregnancy I would need to eat more than I usually would.
The kids would be getting off school soon and they would be asking why I was home. before I got pregnant they would go to afterschool care because Iggy, Fang and I didn't get off school until four o'clock. I layer on the couch and turned on the TV and flick through the channels, there was nothing good on and I had to settled for a mid-day movie on. it wasn't so bad I guess but I wasn't awake to see the ending of it.
I woke up to the sound of a slamming door and Nudge in my face, than screaming 'She's awake'. What nice way to wake up.
"Yes I'm awake Nudge what do you want?" I asked her feeling rather annoyed, I was enjoying that sleep and they all woke me up.
"Can we go shopping tomorrow?" she asked.
"I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, maybe after that." I answered, "Fang are you coming to that or is it just me and mum?"
"If you want me there I'll come," he replied.
"That settled than, Iggy will watch the kids and Ella, me, mum and Fang are going to meet this doctor and after that we're all going shopping." I concluded.
"Why do I have to watch the rest of the flock?" complained Iggy.
we all laughed, he put up the same argument every time and he always came out on the losing end of two. I got up off the couch and let the kids watch there shows, I was still a bit tired and went up to my room for a lay down. Fang followed me of course, now days where ever I went he came with me. it was a bit annoying sometimes but he just wanted to be sure I was ok.
"Max are you ok?" he asked in the doorway of our room.
"Just tried, Nudge woke me up from a really good sleep," I complained. I curled up on the bed with my head on the pillow trying to fall asleep again, but nothing.
Fang came in a sat next to me. It sucked being pregnant; I was always tired, moodier than usual and I was crying at really sappy things or for no apparent reason. And this is all happening faster than a normal human pregnancy, maybe because of the bird DNA I have in me its making the pregnancy either difficult or it makes everything happen earlier. Which sucked on my part and also having bird DNA in me could lead to a shorten gestation period and possibly a tougher natural birth because of the wings.
