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*EDIT: Why the baby's more than half vampire: EXPLAINED! Thanks courtney andrea for noticing that :)
Chapter 6- Oh, Joy.
Shane's POV
I glanced over at my dad, who just smiled meekly. He was in his self-loathing and depression phase and I knew nothing would make him better but time itself.
I followed Renesemee over to what I assumed was an operating table, surrounded by curtains. She pushed one aside and led me over to my mom, who was covered in tubes, needles and machines. Leah was talking quietly to Jacob, who was sitting by her side. She had her eyes closed, but Jacob said something to her that made her turn her head and flutter them open. Carlisle glided over with a bundle of pink in his hands which he promptly handed over to her. Her face instantly lit up, and I suddenly realized that maybe this baby wasn't such a bad thing after all. Carlisle smiled, kissed Leah's forehead and patted my arm before walking past the curtains.
I glanced over at Jacob, who looked at me and winked inconspicuously. He got up from his chair and mumbled something about getting something to eat. Renesemee followed him, leaving my mom, the baby and me all alone. I took that as my cue and plopped down in the chair that Jacob had just got up from. "I guess I'm not your favourite anymore…" I smirked at my mom, tears welling up in my eyes from the pure joy taking over my body. She sighed quietly and rolled her eyes at me. "That doesn't matter anyways, because I've already had your loving, undivided attention for 16 years. It's time I learned to share."
"Shane, sarcasm is not helping the mood." Leah looked at me and rolled her eyes again. Same old mom; even in a hospital bed, she didn't lose her attitude. "Now, take a look at your beautiful little sister…" She pushed the blanket of the little bundle down to reveal an angelic-looking face. My new sister (feels weird to think that) had really tan/light copper coloured skin, and a full head of chestnut brown hair. She was sleeping, so I couldn't see her eyes but I knew they would be a golden colour. "Isn't she gorgeous? Carlisle did some tests and confirmed the fact that she's actually 60% vampire. Can you believe it? He said that there was supposed to be twins, but this baby is a little fighter. Dr. Lee- I mean Carlisle found a dead egg in me; turns out that the baby 'ate' it. So, the two eggs 'joined' and basically your baby sister is two babies in one." She seemed unfazed by the creepy news; me? I was freaking out.
"What the hell? Is that even possible?" I stared down at the beautiful, sleeping little angel in my mom's arms. I couldn't, even in my wildest dreams, imagine her as a killer. Looks can be decieving. "Mom? That's some pretty fucked up stuff right there..."
"Watch your language." She glared at me. I stuck my tongue out at her. Leah Clearwater was telling me not to swear? "And, yeah. Welcome to my life. I'm the Queen of Fucked Up. I'm not even supposed to be able to have kids. Hell, I'm not even supposed to be a fucking wolf..."
"First of all, you're a huge hypocrite; what happened to no cussing? Secondly, can you stop putting yourself down? I'm just so happy you're okay... even if that baby is a creepy killer. I mean, an adorable... creepy killer. She takes after dad, doesn't she?"
"Well, is it her fault she did whatever her natural vampire-instincts told her to do? I think her twin was more wolf, and she was probably stronger so she... did whatever her istincts told her to do. Anyways... look at me. I'm a shifter, who just had a hybrid baby. It's not possible. Not. Possible. That's why I was like dying this morning; she was trying to kill me." I groaned quietly. She ignored me. "Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine. Edward cut me open and took her out before it was too late."
"Then why were Ari and I at the forest for over 2 hours? Why couldn't we stay here?" I looked at her questionably, but her eyes were fixated on staring at the sleeping angel in her arms.
"How am I supposed to know? I was barely conscious." She glanced at me and instantly started worrying when she saw my blood-shot eyes. "Why are you crying? I don't need anyone to cry over me! I'm NOT dying, okay? Go get your stupid father and tell him to get his ass over here before I get up and get him myself." My mother is seriously crazy.
"He's kind of depressed and weird right now…" This time it was I who got to roll his eyes. Leave it to dad to get all depressed over the birth of his daughter. I didn't need to get up though, since he was already standing at the foot of the bed. Leah's eyes filled with relief and happiness to see her soul mate, especially after everything they went through today.
"I thought things over, and I came up with a good conclusion …" Nahuel spoke in his calm voice that hinted at a South American accent. "It doesn't matter if the baby hurt you, because everyone's okay now. The only thing is that… I'm not allowing you to have any more children. We can not take any more chances, especially with me being part vampire and you a wolf. We are natural enemies. Please dear, understand that. I can not allow myself to let you go through any more torture." Leah sniffled and nodded, but didn't speak.
I know how hard my parent's relationship is to maintain; they really are 'enemies'. My mom imprinted on my dad as he was leaving the Cullen household when Nessie was born. She immediately tried to commit suicide, because she just couldn't take her life anymore. Of course, Edward played the superhero and saved her, then allowed them to talk things out. They realized that they really did love each other, and well…. Here I am today.
My dad leaned down to kiss Leah softly on the lips, trying not to hurt her since she had tubes attached everywhere. They both glowed and smiled while staring down at the little bundle of joy. "So… is she going to age? Can Alice see her?" my dad looked at me, as if I knew anything. I just shrugged. How was I supposed to know?
"No clue. Dr. Fang-I mean Carlisle is very interested to see what's going to happen to her. She's too young to tell though, so he's going to have to wait to turn her into a lab rat." Leah smiled but started frowning when she tried to shift in her bed to get more comfortable. She handed the baby to me as she felt her stomach, wincing when she touched it. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat; I wasn't used to holding such a small child. She looked so breakable, like a doll or something.
"What's wrong love? Does it hurt? Should I call someone? Carlisle!" Leah nodded absentmindedly so Nahuel yelled louder. Carlisle came gliding over and immediately went to Leah's side lifting her shirt to see the cuts and stitches. I winced before quickly turning my head away; her stomach was covered in gashes and scratch marks. Couldn't Edward have cut her stomach open neatly?
"Shane, why don't you give me the baby? I'll put her in her little crib and you can go downstairs to grab some dinner. You must be starving!" I looked up to see Esme with her arms out expectantly. I handed the little bundle over and shot down the stairs after giving Leah a quick kiss on the cheek.
Ari's POV
"… and that's why vampires should never do ballet." I rolled my eyes and Emmett who just finished telling me some random story about how vampires aren't flexible. I bit into another French fry while staring at everyone around me. Rosalie was sitting in Emmett's lap, playing with his hair. My mom and Grandma Bella were standing by the large bay window in the kitchen, sipping on blood and talking excitedly; they were really happy for Leah.
I got up to wash my dishes in the sink so that I could see the new baby. I was still a little groggy since Rosalie forced me to sleep for an hour. I didn't think I looked as exhausted as I felt, but I was obviously wrong. As I was drying my plate, I couldn't help (literally) but to hear a muffled conversation from the living room. It was my dad and Grandpa Edward, and they were whispering in hoarse voices. I blocked my thoughts by thinking of my overdue history report on WWII that was sitting at my desk; I didn't want them to stop talking because Edward could hear me listening in. I placed the now-dry dishes in their respective places and grabbed a can of coke from the fridge. I sipped it slowly as I slid over to the door connecting the kitchen to the dining room. I could hear perfectly from this position, but if anyone saw me, they would think I was just staring at the billions of pictures stuck on the side of the fridge.
"Is she going to be permanently scarred? You cut her up pretty badly…" my dad had the deeper, huskier voice of the two.
"Well mutt, you should be happy I even did anything. Was there time to take her up two flights of stairs? She was already dying…" Edward's voice was musical and smooth. "And yes, I did speak to Nahuel. He felt terrible, just like when Shane was born. Remember that? He was too big for her body to carry, and we had to take him out after only a month…. Stop it… dog… This is not for me to choose. How am I supposed to know? Carlisle's afraid that our 'Italian friends' may stop by soon…."
It was hard to understand what they were talking about, since my dad was suddenly choosing to ask questions in his head. I almost choked when Edward mentioned the Volturri; of course they would want to interfere with what was going on. Why couldn't they just leave my family alone? I wondered if they knew I was born…. How come no one ever told me anything around here? I heard Edward cough. Oh right. Please Gramps! I'm listening okay? Don't tell my dad.
"Well Jacob, why don't you go see Leah? She's still in a lot of pain, but she's starting to heal. Go talk to her… she's thinking of you." With that, they were done. I heard a scraping of chairs and footsteps. I chugged down my coke and kept my eyes glued to a picture of my dad and Leah; they were wearing identical smiles and had their arms around each others. It was such a cute picture because they looked so perfect together. Perfect in the sense of brother and sister.
"Hey sweetie…" I turned around and smiled at my dad. His eyes were glazed over a bit, and his hair was all ruffled. "Did you see the newest addition to the Leah-Nahuel clan yet?" He ran his fingers through his shoulder-length, silky black hair and grinned at me.
"No, actually… Gramps, is it a good time to see Leah now?" I stared at Edward who pursed his lips as he concentrated on finding out what Leah was thinking. He nodded slightly, so my dad and I dashed over to the stairs. Just as we were entering the operation room, we bumped into Shane who was running away from the curtained table.
"Oh, hey Ari… Jacob… Uh, I was just going to run downstairs to grab a bite to eat…" Shane's eyes were focused on the ground as he slurred his words. Oh god. Why was he still wearing that stupid pair of shorts? I once again forced myself to keep my eyes above his shoulders. I can't afford to embarrass myself here, especially with Grandpa Edward in the same building as me.
"Yeah, you should really go rest. I think there's still a couple of pizza slices in the fridge, so don't worry about it. Help yourself to anything you need okay?" My dad patted his back lightly then trudged forward to the big curtains. "Ari, come on. You want to see the baby right?"
Shane smiled at me then walked away. I guess I would see him later or something. I followed my dad to Leah, who was lying in a huge bed. Her eyes were droopy, and her skin was really shallow-looking; somehow, she still looked absolutely gorgeous. Her face lit up the instant she saw my dad and I. Nahuel was standing in the back of the room, hovering over a small pink bundle.
I took a couple of steps forward, suddenly really afraid. Leah looked so breakable and fragile. I sat at the side of her bed and took her warm hand in mine. "Hey Leah! How are you feeling?"
"I'm alright. I feel kind of sleepy though. Dr. Fan- Carlisle drugged me up a lot." She smirked at my dad, who was sitting at her side in a small chair. "Ari, thanks for taking care of Shane today. I knew that he would get all overprotective of me, and not allow Eddie to do what he did today."
"Don't worry about it. Why don't you just talk to my dad for a while? I'm gonna go see your new daughter." I grinned at her as a rush of excitement flooded through my body. I got up and headed towards Nahuel, who was now humming and rocking a little body. I almost gasped out loud at the little creature in his arms. She was the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen! She had thick brown hair and flawless copper-coloured skin. She was smiling at her father, showing off two rows of sharp white teeth. As I moved in closer, her honey coloured eyes gazed into mine. "Wow! Hey there. Oh Nahuel, she's beautiful!" I stood next to him, not taking my eyes off of her. It was like some sort of magnetic field; I felt drawn to her. He smiled at me and slowly put the little angel in my arms. She cooed quietly which caused me to start laughing. I rocked her back and forth, singing a random song under my breath.
"We don't have a name yet for this little one, but Leah has a couple of ideas. Her middle name is going to be Farrah, because it means 'joy' in Persian. As you can see, she has definitely brought a lot of joy to us." Nahuel fingered her forehead as he gave me a huge grin.
"I hope you guys give her a really unique name. But don't pull a Bella and put two different names together…" He chuckled softly as I handed the little baby back to him. "I have to go see Shane... see you two later okay?" He went back to humming softly as I headed down stairs. I decided to go to my room quickly so that I could change out of my clothes into something cleaner. My shirt was covered in dirt and holes from the forest. I slipped into a big grey sweatshirt and a pair of Adidas track pants then dashed down the stairs to the kitchen.
"Ari! There you are. I have to tell you something really important…." Shane walked forward towards me. His hair was wet and he had changed into a band tee and jeans. "Don't freak out because everything's okay." I must have been wearing a really confused look, because he immediately grabbed my hand. "Do you l-"
Shane was cut off by my dad, who had magically appeared out of nowhere. "Sweetie, do you want to see our new house?"
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