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4 Months and 7 Doctors Later
"Ok we have three more 'Doctors'", Alice says with groan, "and the first is someone we know and loath, Harleen Quinzel."
"What, blonde and bubbly. That Quinzel? A Doctor?!"
"Hmm?" Her far off look of budding horror fading slightly, "Oh, yes apparently after high school she mellowed out quite a bit." She continues to read the paper, " But she hasn't graduated yet. She's looking for extra credit."
Alice and I lock eyes and laugh. In school Quinzel was 'blonde' epitomized.
She was a stupid whore, snarks Grex
Very naïve, yes she was.
"So, I'm gonna take that as a no." Alice wheezes. Still shaking with laughter, I hum in agreement. She quickly flips the page. I rub my slightly swollen stomach in apprehension.
Mine
Yes, your dominance is well established by now. No need to rub it in. I tease Grex tiredly. 'Grex has been asserting Her/It's/Our claim since we found we found out we were pregnant. It's getting a little repetitive'
I look up at Alice from my position on the couch. Her nose seems to be crinkled in disgust as she looks at the now very crinkled pieces of paper. "What now?" I ask.
"Pedophile." She says while crumbling the paper into a ball and tossing it by the bin. My fists clench, as my eyes narrow. "It didn't say that on the application surely?" I ask in false humor, voice tight with rage.
"No," Alice says glaring at the bin, "He came to the library every once in a while."
If she glares any harder the bin will combust.
'Grex is not connected to my hormones, so any maternal urges to kill persons I dislike do not reach her. Which in this case is good, otherwise we would be beating the shit out of him as soon as we know where he lives. Not that she would stop me, she likes chaos. Chaos is fun till you get sent to Arkham.
Arkham, I've heard is very boring
Probably, but I still wanna beat him with a chair.
"Alice," she looks over at me through her bangs, "I don't need a shrink I'm fine, really!"
"Ok"
Really, no more idiots? Grex exclaims happily
"Really?" I ask
Alice nods slowly, "Yeah, you've been sleeping 'finally'" She mutters this under her breath. "So yes, no more 'Psychologists'"
1 Month Later
I wince as a foot kicks the back of my ribs again. "ALICE!" She comes sliding down the hallway in a pair of pink socks, "What?" she asks uneasily.
I put on my best puppy dog face, Alice sighs in defeat. "The baby wants more pizza" I state
"Chicken Bacon Ranch?" Alice looks really green as she says this.
I stare at her meaningfully," with Pickles on the side." She spits out in disgust.
With my phone phobia Alice has been making and taking all my phone calls. She says she doesn't mind, but being a self-declared vegetarian and having to order my pizza makes her nauseous.
But she loves us anyway! Grex singsongs
Earlier this month I found a name for what I did to the men in the alley. 'Meta-Human'. According to the internet there are two ways to achieve this, being born with it or to acquire it illegally. I'm not sure which one I have. Grex's theory is that the gene was dormant until Joker started fiddling with our DNA, Sticking needles in us. I think it's the most likely of all the far-fetched idea I've had.
We have to tell Alice though.
Soon
I hope she stays she's the one human being I don't loathe.
2 Months Later
Alice was supposed to pick us up ten minutes ago! I whine
Its fine she probably got stuck in traffic, or she went for doughnuts. Grex says appealingly
But she doesn't LIKE doughnuts
I waddle back and forth across the theaters exit. Gotham University's was much bigger than the small Narrows Theater. This one seats almost ¾'s of the school population.
And we can walk to classes. Grex says appreciatively
I can finally get my Doctorate without getting mugged on the way to school
Which is no longer a problem. Grex says smugly, as she brings up memories of us kicking butt
Baby! I chided her/it
OH Yeah! Grex whines, bobbing our head down to look at our rounded belly.
Now who's whining! I tease
Stop Crowing at me. Grex returns the tease
Ouch the puns! They burn!
I flop on the spongy theater seat just as the lights turn off. Luckily Alice pulls up soon after, the headlights on our shared car shine through the windows. I totter to the doors and fling them open revealing a blue Beetle. The light blue is spotted with rust and is a small crack in the back windshield. One of the headlights flickers as I walk out of the darkened building. Fog puffs out in front of me and streams out of the Beetles rusted tailpipe. The car door squeaks in protest as I open it to sit in the warmth of the car. Alice's' blonde bangs swing in the draft from the open door. "Sorry there was a lot of traffic."
See!
Shut It! I huff in annoyance
2 Months Later
My back aches so bad it feels as if someone has stomped on it.
I waddle back and forth across the theaters exit. Gotham University's was much bigger than the small Narrows Theater. This one seats almost ¾'s of the school population.
And we can walk to classes. Grex says appreciatively
I can finally get my Doctorate without getting mugged on the way to school
Which is no longer a problem. Grex says smugly, as she brings up memories of us kicking butt
Baby! I chided her/it
OH Yeah! Grex whines, bobbing our head down to look at our rounded belly.
Now who's whining! I tease
Stop Crowing at me. Grex returns the tease
Ouch the puns! They burn!
I flop on the spongy theater seat just as the lights turn off. Luckily Alice pulls up soon after, the headlights on our shared car shine through the windows. I totter to the doors and fling them open revealing a blue Beetle. The light blue is spotted with rust and is a small crack in the back windshield. One of the headlights flickers as I walk out of the darkened building. Fog puffs out in front of me and streams out of the Beetles rusted tailpipe. The car door squeaks in protest as I open it to sit in the warmth of the car. Alice's' blonde bangs swing in the draft from the open door. "Sorry there was a lot of traffic."
See!
Shut It! I huff in annoyance
2 Months Later
My back aches so bad it feels as if someone has stomped on it.
With those pointy shoes!
Stilettos?
Yeah, those.
My ribs hurt from the baby kicking me , and I am tired of the hormanal mood swings. Nothing could possible make this day worse.
You're going to tell Alice today. Grex says smugly, rolling in my laughter at my slumped posture.
Shite, you made it worse!
I know! Grex gloats
Well I think that went well. What do you think?
She hasn't blink yet shoud she have blinked? Did I put her in shock?
You did'nt even get to the good part!
What part?
Me, of course!
Alice stares blankly into space where my face was... 2 minutes ago. "OH," Alice breathes, "Ok." She stands and walks to the door, "Ok, Imma gonna go for a walk. I'll be back later?"
The green door slams shut behind her.
Should we follow her? I ask reaching for the brass nob.
No, I think she needs to freak out in private. Her 'friend' since high-school did just tell that she is a freak of nature.
Are we really? I had never really thought of myself that way.
Well I think that went well. What do you think?
She hasn't blink yet shoud she have blinked? Did I put her in shock?
You did'nt even get to the good part!
What part?
Me, of course!
Alice stares blankly into space where my face was... 2 minutes ago. "OH," Alice breathes, "Ok." She stands and walks to the door, "Ok, Imma gonna go for a walk. I'll be back later?"
The green door slams shut behind her.
Should we follow her? I ask reaching for the brass nob.
No, I think she needs to freak out in private. Her 'friend' since high-school did just tell that she is a freak of nature.
Are we really? I had never really thought of myself that way.
Well you can punch through our walls. Have faster healing; reaction time and you can smell when she's been flirting with the nerds at the Library. So I would say yes, freak of nature fits pretty well.
You are soooo nice. If you were tangible, you would be a pile of mangled limbs laying on the pavement.
I believe my point is proven
2 Hours Later
Labor?
I quickly snag the phone from my pocket, "Alice you'd better get be out of your stupid bloody fucking 'shock' by now!"
Alice pick up the phone! Alice pick UP! Now, Now, NOW!
Nice mantra.
SHUT UP!
The thin piece of plastic by my ear clicks in connection at the same time the round of pain hits again. "AUGH!"
"Ibis, Ibis! Tell me you're not dead or dying!" came Alice's frantic voice blaring into my ear.
"I need you to pick me up and take me to the hospital!" there is a pause as she computes this.
"Ibis if you're just pulling my leg just to get me to come back-"
"Alice," I snap, " I am nine months pregnant, we agreed no joking about labor. If I messed up this friendship by telling the truth then I will hobble through the Narrows, to the hospital and try not to pass out in an alley!"
"Ok" Alice whimpers into the phone before it clicks off, disconnected
I believe my point is proven
2 Hours Later
Labor?
I quickly snag the phone from my pocket, "Alice you'd better get be out of your stupid bloody fucking 'shock' by now!"
Alice pick up the phone! Alice pick UP! Now, Now, NOW!
Nice mantra.
SHUT UP!
The thin piece of plastic by my ear clicks in connection at the same time the round of pain hits again. "AUGH!"
"Ibis, Ibis! Tell me you're not dead or dying!" came Alice's frantic voice blaring into my ear.
"I need you to pick me up and take me to the hospital!" there is a pause as she computes this.
"Ibis if you're just pulling my leg just to get me to come back-"
"Alice," I snap, " I am nine months pregnant, we agreed no joking about labor. If I messed up this friendship by telling the truth then I will hobble through the Narrows, to the hospital and try not to pass out in an alley!"
"Ok" Alice whimpers into the phone before it clicks off, disconnected.
. Another roll of pain rips through my abdomen. "OWWW!"
Breathe Birdy! Grex directs my Jelly-Legs to the dark green door. The colors swimming together form a blur across my eyes. The cool brass presses into my sweating palm. I lean my shoulder into the door nearly falling into the hallway. The creak of the hinges echoes in my head, splitting it in two. As I waddle slowly down the hallway our neighbor Gregory yells through his thin door, "Ibis, you OK?"
That's when the next wave of pain hits, and I black-out.
Gregory
I hear Ibis stumble into the hallway. I yell through the thin walls asking if she was ok, and then a slam into the wall outside my door rattles the frames hanging on my walls. My door with the lock I need to replace open and slams shut from the force of her falling. I lift myself off my lazy-boy and open the door again.
Ibis lies by my door slowly lifting her body from the floor, "Hmm, yeah I'm fine." she mumbles moving her black hair in my direction. Her head lifts, finally making eye contact.
Somethings off. I think to myself
"Gregory," I snap back to attention no longer looking at her eyes, "could you help me down the stairs, please?"
Her voice is deeper
"Yeah let me help you up. Don't put more stress on the kid." I grip her shoulders and lift her from the ground.
Grex
When Ibis passes out I have found that I can choose not to join her in the passing out, so that the body is mine to control. Not that she faints a lot, but when she's sleeping she doesn't have to.
The barrier between our minds is like plastic wrap. You can hear through it but can't go through it.
Well she can't.
So feeling Ibis flicker I push past the barrier. The body's heading for the floor. I throw out my arms, so that we won't land on our stomach.
Man this thing is big.
Birdy passed out in front of a wall. My arms make a loud thud against the drywall, slightly cracking the pain.
Possibly my arm as well.
The thud against the drywall makes the nosy dick of a neighbor Gregory come scurrying out of his hidey-hole to ask condescendingly, "Ibis are you Ok?"
Like he fucking cares! I think sarcastically, venom dripping off my words.
I shift trying to get up from the demeaning place on the floor,
Fuck! OWW that hurts
I definitely broke her arm.
Great More sarcasm
FUCK!
Eww, I gonna hav't to ask for help. I throw up mentally, it splatters across the barrier.
Out of my mouth spew the most Ibisy thing I can manage, "Gregory, can you help me down the stairs, please?" This comes out more as an order than a question.
But you know what? Hormones get to ya!
And unfortunately I really could not get down those stairs. I haven't had to walk around with the baby this big before.
Gregory looks at me oddly as he helps me up.
Is something on my face? – No?
As Gregory helps me down the stairs, he asks, "Did you get contacts, Ibis?"
Contacts? Contacts are the crappy pieces of plastic they stab into your eyes, right?
"No, why?" I ask confused and strained. Waddling is surprisingly hard.
He looks strange for a moment, like if I'd drowned his goldfish before, "Your eyes are white, I was for sure they were blue!"
White? Why are my eyes fucking white? Delayed chemical reaction, Pregnancy?
Should have read that pamphlet, damn!
Luckily (kinda) another wave of ripping pain goes through me.
So that's why she passed out. Good girl Birdy, you're not a whimp after all! I yell through the barrier. Hoping to wake my Birdy up before Alice got here. Otherwise with my white eyes and lack of people skills, we might have to tell Allice about me ahead of schedule.
Ibis loves her schedule.
Gregory catches me on the second to last step, just as Alice comes running through the complex door. "My God Ibis, I am so sorry!"
I wave off Alice's concern for the partner of my mind.
Alice
Ibis was sweat streaked and so pale her already pale skin looked blueish. I shout, "My God Ibis, I am so sorry!" She only waves me off as if her pain was unimportant.
There was something odd about the way she waved me off. Maybe she is still angry about me walking away. But really that was a major bombshell. Anyone would react that way. 'Course Ibis wasn't all that great at making friends, maybe she didn't know that?!
When I grab Ibis from Gregory, he tries to help me get her into the Beetle. I wave him away, I don't need Ibis thinking she's useless or weak. She just got out of therapy for the love of all things holy! We don't need her to go back! "Gregory, it's fine I've got it." He just looks unsure as he heads back into the complex. When I look at Ibis to make sure she hasn't moved her eyes are a strange white color, but she shook her head and they flickered back to the icy blue. Must have been glare.
2 Hours Later 1:13 P.M
Ibis
Everything aches, and still feels better than being pregnant.
Would this be a good time to tell you that you need to tell Alice about me? Grex asks innocently
Why? What did you do!? I will not fall to Grex's ploy, even if I do feel like that time I sat on by that lug of a man/thug.
Grex seems to sigh
Our eyes change color depending on who's driving. Grex grumbles.
Really? I ask insidiously
Yeah, their fucking white! White! There's nothing white about me, if anything they should be black. Grex whines
White's creepier. I say consolidating
A doctor in a crisp white coat sweeps into the white hospital room, with me covered in white sheets. I wear a crisp white back-less hospital gown under them. The tall doctor is followed quickly by a dumpling of a nurse in stark shoes.
I see your point. Grex mumbles
The nurse is carrying a small pink wriggling bundle. She coo's to it softly before gently handing it to me.
Mine?
Ours. I correct
The little baby girl has short soft black curls, curiously only on the right side of her face. A face that is small and round like my baby pictures showed me to be. Her nose is a cute button nose. The only thing off-putting are her eyes, they are his.
No they are lighter. Still green but not his. Never his.
The eyes are a light green almost a teal blue, flecked with a dark emerald color.
"The eyes might darken." The nurse interrupts my mussing, "Wouldn't it be pretty to have that dark green?" I shudder, Grex whimpers.
Alice asks softly having seen my shudder, "What's her name?"
I smile a little, "Nauru Dela Crow." I say this confidently, trying to cover my fear of all things green.
Alice snicker coughs, "Laughter of the Crow?!"
"We will have the last laugh." Grex and I speak in unison, our eyes unknowingly flashing white.
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