Hey, I'm back…with another chapter. And like I hinted it's about the birth of Hillary's baby. This is yet again from Charlie's POV to start off with, but I think the Alisa bit might be longer. I'm only really doing Charlie's first so I'll actually write him a decent chapter again. I've realised that I actually really love writing from Alisa's POV. It's fun and different from the rest of this story.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed and also thanks to the three people who keep arguing with me about whether or not they're crazy for liking what I write. Way to give me a confidence boost dudes, it's great to have your support and there are e-mails on their way to you if your e-mail isn't blocked.

PS: writing about Sam kills me. I know someone called Sam and I'm not talking to him at the moment because of a little incident and it's really doing me in. I hate rowing with people so please note when you read something of mine written about Sam that I'm actually in pain at the time of writing. Sam if you're reading this then we have got to talk.

DISCLAIMER; I don't own Sweep or the related characters, I just own the storyline to this crappy little fic.

CHAPTER SEVEN:

Wednesday,

I'm so happy I can hardly stop grinning, everyone's in a major buzz about the wedding thing now! I still haven't got over the shock of Alisa inviting me but Sam say's it was obvious he was going to. And I suppose Sam would know, being her uncle and everything. Dad's really happy too, because he really wants to see Alisa. Well he's not the only one, I think even Bridget wants to see her. Apart from all that trouble that went down Alisa and Bridget have a lot in common, in a strange little way. they really are cousins in mind and in blood.

I have developed a huge love for GreenDay now; as I write this I'm listening to Poprocks and Coke from an album I've been told is called International Superhits. I didn't even know Cathal was into GreenDay until he came over and I was listening to it. It turns out he has all their albums, including the two which he claims are really hard to get hold of. Namely 'Slappy Hours' and 'Kerplunk'. He burned me a copy of all of them so now I have everything they've done too. It's great, I told Alisa and she says I've got to copy them for her too. I promised I would, because of course I would do anything she asked me. turns out Cathal is into Evanescence too, and has some of their underground work from before they made it big and got signed. Lucky him, it must be so cool but I've not had a chance to listen to it since he lent it to me. I've been too busy trying to work out how I'm going to tell Alisa my feelings for her. I think she knows already but I just feel that I've got to put it into words, just so I'm sure she knows. It would just make me feel a lot better about us, knowing that she knows how I feel. I don't know whether or not she feels the same way about me, but I hope she does and I have a really strong feeling that she might. I hope she does, because I love her with all my heart. I've never loved anyone like I love her now. She's incredible in every way possible, even the thought of her makes me shiver.

Cathal was being really weird today though. He started asking me if I wanted to see Alisa's tits and stuff and it really did my head in. I asked him did he even realise that that type of thing in the form of lust is against the codes of Wicca, and he actually came up with 'screw the Wiccan codes.' He found out about Alisa because she rang me the other day when he was over at my place. Cathal is one of those people who you can't lie to because he always knows, so when he asked me what was going on between me and Alisa I found I had to tell him. It sucks having a powerful Wiccan as a best mate.

We had a Ronseal meeting last night to talk about what's happening for Mr Soto and his girlfriends wedding. Alisa said she's been told she can have the whole of Gloucester come down if she wants but we don't really want to barge in on the family time. We still haven't decided what we're going to do, though I think at least two-thirds of the coven are coming. I think we all really want Alisa to be an active member and the best way to get that to happen is if her family where she lives knows that we're responsible and safe. Also I think we all want to meet the seeker and his girlfriend who put the watch sygl on Alisa. We've all come to the conclusion that it was a valuable thing to do, even if it was only so that he could find the house when he came to collect her. A girl like Alisa desperately needs someone to look after them, and she's one of the worse cases I've ever met.

Goddess mind my family for I must go now, I'm wanted at another Ronseal meeting. Peace, Glátherbrein.

ALISA'S POV

You'll never guess what!

No…wait for it…

Hillary had her kid.

Not one boy…

Not one girl…

Twins!

I know it's amazing! We wouldn't have even known she was pregnant only for what the doctor said.

It was so incredible how it happened though. I was up in my bedroom because I heard Hillary go into Labour and I know it's supposed to be amazing and everything but I didn't particularly want to watch my step-mom give birth. I was playing around on my computer, mailing Charlie to tell him what was happening but my mind wasn't really on it. I was too busy thinking about what was going on below and accidentally sent it to Mary-K, who replied straight away. I assume she was on line at the time. she was so happy for me and ran and got Morgan to mail me too. Morgan seemed honestly happy for me, though she was in a bit of a rush because her and Hunter were going over to New-York to buy something. She didn't say what it was but from the tone in her message and the emotions she added I think it had something to do with either the wedding or the birth.

Anyway, half a long and tiring hour later dad called up for me to go down to them. Well I went in and who's there but Hillary and dad and these two beautiful little girls. I mean, wow…twins. And both girls as well. I'd always wanted at least one sister and now I had too. I'd wanted an older one for ages and then I'd met Morgan and practically got an older sister. I mean, wow! Three sisters. I thought I was lucky and happy before, because I mean, I had twin sisters. I was so happy and thought that nothing else could possibly happen today, but when I sat down on the edge of the bed Hillary handed me the two girls and smiled, looking at my dad.

"So what are you calling them?" she asked me, smiling at me and winking at dad.

"What?" I asked, not understanding what she was saying, thinking it must have all been some practical joke.

"What are they going to be called?" She repeated. "What do you want their names to be?"

"What?" I asked again, looking backwards and forwards between Hillary and dad as if it must be some type of joke. It would be the type of thing they'd pull on me, especially when they were so happy.

"Go on Alisa." Dad smiled. "They're your sisters, we want you to name them. Special present from us to make up for being so mean to you recently."

"you've made it up to me more than a million times." I whispered. "Even letting Charlie come down for your wedding was too much."

"no it wasn't." he smiled at me. "You were going to be aloud your friend anyway, so why not your mothers family. They're our family too."

Well that was too much for me, I broke down and hugged my new sisters to me and started crying, but I eventually calmed down for long enough to stop and dry my eyes. I sat up and stared around me, and then down at the two girls in my arms, slowly letting my eyes dry naturally. In the few minutes I sat there I ran through all the names I could think of, but nothing seemed to fit. Even my two favourite names of all time, Tyler and Payne, didn't seem to work. It was like even though they were only about half an hour old they each seemed to have there own strong personalities developed. The paler of the two, who Hillary told me was second born, was lying silently and quietly in my arms but the first born with jet black hair was already reaching up and touching my fleecy jumper, making gurgling contented noises in her throat.

I think it was when the blond girl smiled up at me and I saw mum smiling back at me from her face that I decided on their names or hers at least. She would be Saoirse, or Sarah, after my mum, for although they would never get the chance to meet the young Saoirse in my arms was the spit of everyone down that side of my family, and although it was only weak I had a feeling there was power in her, Wiccan power.

The second was harder though, because she seemed so perfect and beautiful but I could already feel the power exploding from her. I know half Wiccan's aren't supposed to have power and non Wiccan's definitely shouldn't but it was so obvious that she was powerful that I think even dad and Hillary noticed something was different.

Well obviously choosing her name was going to be really important if she was so powerful, one of the first rules of Wicca is the importance of names, but then she looked up at me and I got this image of something. I looked into her eyes for two more seconds and got another flash, but this time it was even clearer. Her name was Akasha and she'd just told me that by her will power. She'd sent a witch message when she was only half an hour old; this was the most amazing thing I'd ever felt; both pride and amazement all rushed into one.

I think dad realised where Saoirse's name came from because he gave me this look when I told them her name, but he didn't really seem to mind. He didn't say anything to Hillary or me when we were alone afterwards so I suppose he couldn't really have minded so much.

Hillary was delighted though, I overheard her trying the names to herself when we'd settled Akasha and Saoirse into the cot, and when she'd finished she came and thanked me. Apparently it was like Akasha had chosen her name herself, because she looked up when it was said already but of course that was impossible. I didn't bother to contradict the beliefs of my family.

Well I know that Charlie's bit was short again but after I decided about the twins then I just had to get it down. I have this thing about twins in my stories, in one of the other things I've not posted up Morgan has twins, but that might go up some time soon so I'm not giving away any hints. Anyway, reviews appreciated, love and peace, Stargazing Maiden.

PS: I realised today that I only have 21 school days before my Junior Cert. exams start and I probably won't be able to post up during or after them. Well, unless you didn't know I only ever update from school (they don't let floppy's in the library and I don't have home access). I'm in the process of arranging somewhere where I can go and update from and looking for a part-time job with access but until then I'm just going to write loads of chapters and keep posting them until I'm forced to stop. Love and peace, Stargazing Maiden xxx