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i hope you don't mind the wait! i mean, if if you did, here's a 6000 word chapter for you, lol :P how have you been since the drama that was the last episode? i can promise you that this is gonna be a v chill chapter, so strap in for some fluff, some humour, and a few happy tears — we may or may not have a gender reveal in this one ;D
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Friends Forever: Chapter 8: Babies and Bodies
It's Sunday morning, and Benny is dying.
Okay, he isn't actually dying. But his room was doing laps in his vision fast enough for him to feel that he is pretty damn close.
"Benny, breathe." The voice seemed so far away, as if it was buried under gallons and gallons of water. He blinked, trying to clear his vision from tears and when they focused on Ethan, he realized that he was still in his house.
"You're safe." Ethan's face was distorted; its shape altered through his watery eyes.
"You're okay." All of the sudden, Benny saw something different.
"I'm going to help you, okay?" Ethan's voice was no longer that calm, grounded voice he knew. Now it was...British.
"Everything is fine." Benny's eyes widened when the familiar face slid into view.
"I am here."
The sound of skin-on-skin contact echoed in the room. Benny's hand reeled back, and so did Ethan; whose hand was on his reddened cheek. Benny looked at his hand in fear, and then back at Ethan, the image of before disappearing.
"Benny?" Ethan's voice rung in his ears. Fighting off tears, Benny bolted out of his room, slamming the door behind him. Ethan snapped out of his shock and ran after him.
"Benny!" he exclaimed, stopping at the top of the stairs just in time to see Benny run out the front door. He hurried down the stairs and out the door, kicking it closed behind him.
Benny ran onto the edge of the sidewalk in his panic, and Ethan's eyes widened. White momentarily engulfed his vision.
*CRASH!*
"Benny, get out of the way!" Ethan screamed, sprinting onto the road and grabbing Benny by the back of his collar. Benny yelped, and before he could take a step onto the road, Ethan pulled him back on the sidewalk.
A second after, a car sped past the two boys. Their hair was brushed aside from the small gust of wind. Benny took a few shallow breaths, but when he felt Ethan's hand loosen on his collar, they slowed down.
"Jesus Christ, Benny," Ethan huffed, exhausted, and he collapsed on the edge of the sidewalk. Benny followed a little bit after, running a hand through his hair.
"Sorry," Benny mumbled, his eyes glued to the place the car was. Ethan's hand went on his cheek and he winced softly, but patted Benny's back anyway.
"It's alright," he said. He paused and hesitantly added, "However, I want you to talk to Scarlet about getting some medicine."
"What?"
"I don't want this to get worse," Ethan said softly, now looking at where the car was as well. "I want to take care of you, Benny. I remember what happened before, and I don't want it to happen again."
Benny stared at him for a moment and nodded wordlessly. Ethan took a deep breath, and Benny finally looked at him.
"How did you know?" Benny asked quietly. "That the car was coming, I mean."
Ethan closed his eyes, trying to recall. "I saw...white. It was almost like a normal vision, but...I made contact with you seconds after it happened. That was how I knew there was a car coming to start with.
Benny blinked. "That's...new."
Ethan sighed, looking ahead once more.
"Maybe this just means we have a bit more to learn."
Benny looked at him, and when Ethan looked back at him, he smiled.
"We need to take a vacation."
Benny looked up from his phone and at Sky, who was sitting across from him in the booth.
"Pardon?"
"A vacation," she repeated, sipping her coffee.
"A vacation from what?" Benny smiled smugly. "I think that the school board thinks otherwise."
"I mean a vacation from the supernatural," she explained. "It's Sunday; we have all day. Besides, we have to skip school tomorrow as well because I have an appointment with the family doctor."
"You do?" Benny asked, surprised.
"Yeah, first one," she said, almost proudly. "I think I'm far enough along in the pregnancy for a gender reveal, actually."
"Really?" Benny looks up at her, almost excited.
"And you're coming with me, of course," Sky said with a small smile. "So since we are off for two days, let's take a break from supernatural patrol. We can go shopping for baby clothes, and we can just have a day for...for us."
Benny's mind momentarily drifted to what happened with Ethan that morning. Sky took it as hesitation, and she took his hands into hers.
"Let's be normal," Sky said, "just for two nights."
He sighed, giving into a small smile as well.
"That would be really nice," he replied. Sky's smile grew.
"Great!" Sky exclaimed. "I'll call Erica and Sarah and tell them not to bother us. Make sure you call Ethan and do not tell Rory."
"Why not Rory?"
"Because if he knew, he'd try and find us and hang out with us all day," Sky said, narrowing eyes. "You remember 'Vampire-Ninja-Fun-Day' don't you?"
Benny blinked, and then shuddered at the memory. "Right."
Sky sighed. "So we'll turn off our cellphones and go shopping today, and then do some more tomorrow before the appointment?"
"Completely supernatural-free," Benny murmured. "Are you sure this is a good idea? We can leave our phones on, surely."
"Unless you want our fellow Scooby gang to call us halfway through our nice dinner," Sky deadpanned, "I think it's best to keep 'em off."
"What if there's an emergency?"
"Then there are four other supernatural-fighting members of our team to fight 'em off," Sky said with a smile. "Besides, what can go wrong in twenty four hours?"
Late at night, Ethan stood at the front of the table in the library, papers scattered over the surface. Rory, Erica, and Sarah sat around the table.
"So there has been three murders?" Sarah asked, shocked. Ethan nodded.
"It's some savage vampire," Ethan explained. "There are bite marks are on every victim's neck, and they have been drained dry."
"Who do you think could've done it?" Rory asked. He then perked up and exclaimed, "Ooh, do you think Dracula came to visit?!"
"If he did, then I don't think that's something to be excited for, Rory," Ethan deadpanned. Erica sighed, leaning back in her chair and kicking her feet onto the surface of the table.
"Where's spell-dorks-one-and-two?" Erica asked, chewing the blood-gum Scarlet gave her. Ethan sighed.
"They're taking a 'break' from the supernatural," he said through air-quotes. Rory's eyes widened.
"No way! You can do that?!"
"I mean, they do deserve it," Sarah pointed out. "They're doing things for the baby, they're balancing school and supernatural issues; all of that and what happened yesterday should be stressing them to the core."
"Well why didn't they say so?" Rory stood up. "I'm going to go find them — I can give them a 'Vampire-Ninja-Fun-Day'...the sequel!"
Before Rory could speed off, Erica grabbed his arm and forced him back into his chair.
"Slow down, babe," she muttered. " 'Vampire-Ninja-Fun-Whatever' is probably the reason why they didn't tell you."
Rory huffed, slumping against the chair with his arms crossed. Erica rolled her eyes.
"Alright, so the Mr. and Mrs. are on their honeymoon." Erica popped her bubble. "They have phones. We can call them — villainous vampires don't wait around for the lovers to get out of bed."
"They told me their phones are off until Tuesday morning," Ethan explained. "And either way, we shouldn't bother them. They've done so much for us in the last few days, and they did ask for a break."
"Besides, we can handle a toughie by ourselves!" Rory said bravely. "There's nothing some puny vampire can do to stop us!"
"Rory, this vampire murdered three people today," Ethan muttered. "I don't think it's a 'puny' kind of situation."
"Fine, so we leave the love-birds out of this," Erica said. "What are we going to do now?"
"Do you have any leads?" Sarah asked. Ethan nodded, pushing a piece of paper to the middle of the table. On the paper was the photo of a young boy, seemingly their age, with tan skin and black, curly hair. His eyes were narrowed at the camera, and he had a small smirk scrawled on his face. A thin, red scar ran across his left eye.
"His name is Sander Jackson," Ethan said, "nicknamed 'Scooter' by some people."
"Hey, that sounds really familiar…" Rory trailed off.
"What kind of nickname is Scooter?" Erica said with a smug smile.
"The kind of nickname you give to a kid who has been bullied for his whole life," Ethan answered. "His parents were murdered when he was six, and he joined a gang and sold drugs to survive. That's how he got the name."
Erica's eyes widened.
"...Oh."
"How do you know all of this stuff?" Sarah asked.
"He has some supernatural-investigation blog," he answered. "That's the only reason why I know that he got turned a few days ago and is now seeking blood-thirsty revenge."
"And no one has caught this guy because…?" Erica said incredulously.
"No one reads his blog," Ethan said, shrugging. "Even if someone did, it all sounds so crazy that it doesn't even sound real."
Ethan sighed and added, "And again, he isn't the most popular kid. He has been bullied by every person who has stepped into WC High — teachers and students alike."
"Alright, so why haven't I laid my fingers on this dorkula yet anyway?" Erica asked, and Sarah nudged her. Ethan blinked.
"I mean, I'm not too sure," Ethan said. "I haven't really seen much of him."
"Maybe that was part of it," Sarah said, almost sadly. "If someone wasn't bullying him, I feel like he would think that they were his friends."
Rory gulped. "This is really...sad."
"Alright, so we have a psychopathic vampire murderer on the loose who is killing people—"
"Students, actually," Ethan corrected Erica lightly. "From WC High."
"Students," Erica echoed back. She chewed her gum, suddenly nervous. "Makes...really depressing sense."
"So he has motive," Sarah said, looking closely at the reports surrounding Scooter's photo. "He's been killing WC High students, and I feel like it'll just get worse when school actually picks up on Monday."
"She's right," Rory said. "That's Stevie Jonnicks — he's the quarterback of the football team!"
"And that's Rosanna Halls," Erica said with a smug smile, looking at some of the reports. "She should be...a senior now, I think. And it says she was on the cheerleading squad — my little baby freshmen grew up."
Sarah gave Erica a sharp glare, and Ethan rolled his eyes.
"So he's been going for specific people so far," Ethan noted. "But come Monday, he can really branch out. He can go for pretty much everyone now they're at school. Of course, school is probably cancelled tomorrow because of such an event, but if he can track down Stevie and Rosanna, then he can track down anyone he wanted."
"So who would his next victim be?" Sarah said, tapping her finger on the surface of the table. "If we knew, we could track down his next steps and stop him before it was too late."
Rory snapped his fingers suddenly, causing everyone to stare at him.
"Aha!" he exclaimed. "I knew Scooter was a familiar name!"
"What is it, Rory?" Ethan asked.
"Scooter asked Sky out a long time ago," Rory recalled. "I think sometime before prom? She turned him down because she was already with Josh, but a bunch of people saw and laughed at him. I think he took it badly — I caught him burning Sky's picture at his locker."
"Sky never mentioned Scooter...," Sarah muttered.
"Oh my God," Erica murmured, holding up another report. "Get a load of this."
Ethan grabbed the paper out of Erica's hand.
" 'Josh Lupton: WC High Football Star brutally murdered earlier this morning'," Ethan read aloud. He looked up from the paper. "Wasn't this the guy who cheated on Sky before prom?"
"Serves that asshole right!" Erica said with a smirk. "So fucking glad he's dead."
Sarah's eyes widened, and her loud voice caught the attention of multiple people in the library. Erica sunk lower in the seat, covering her mouth.
"If Josh is dead, then that leads back to Sky," Ethan said, fear evident in his voice. "He found every single one of them; without a doubt, I know he could find her too."
"We have to warn her!" Rory exclaimed.
"How?" Erica asked, almost annoyed. "We don't even know where Sky or Benny are. They never told anyone, and their phones are off the whole time."
"Besides, we have to respect their mini-vacation," Sarah pointed out.
"Well we have to try and get to them first without them knowing," Ethan said confidently. "Tomorrow, we are going on...on a spellmaster hunt!"
"Weak name, E."
Ethan sunk into his chair, arms crossed. "Shut up, Rory."
Sarah giggled, and Erica rolled her eyes; tomorrow was going to be a long day.
The automatic doors slid open in front of Benny and Sky and they walked into the store.
"So this is a twenty-four hour...baby shop?" Benny asked, looking at the toys on display and the several small mannequins dressed in baby clothes.
Sky shrugged. "The responsibility of taking care of babies are not confined to a store's closing hours."
Benny smiled smugly and replied, "You've been reading too many pregnancy books."
Sky laughed, grabbing his wrist with a smile and dragging him into the store.
"What are looking for anyway?" Benny asked when they get to the clothing section.
"Some baby clothes, maybe some baby supplies." Sky fished through a few hangers on the rack. Benny looked at her, amused.
"I thought you said we are taking a break from supernatural patrol," Benny joked. " 'Baby supplies'?"
"Shut up," Sky giggled. "I suppose the mission-mindset is tough to get rid of."
"That's a bit of an understatement," Benny chuckled back. "You were ready to investigate the hell out of that 'werewolf' back at the restaurant."
"His hair was popping out of his tuxedo!" Sky said defensively. "That's just inhuman; how was I supposed to know that he was just really hairy?"
"Not by throwing a silver spoon at him to see if it would 'do damage'," Benny retorts with a smirk. Sky rolled her eyes.
"Well how about after he returned the spoon to our table?" Sky replied smugly. "You looked like you were going to blast his ass into Oblivion."
Benny blushed. "To my defense, no one returns a spoon with that much...flair."
Sky laughed, and Benny went to the rack opposite of her. He pushed past a few clothes before he gasped loudly. Sky turned around.
"What?" she asked. Benny slowly turned around with a big grin.
"It's a Captain America onesie!" he exclaimed, holding the onesie up inches from Sky's fac. She smiled.
"We are not getting the baby a Captain America onesie," she said. Benny rolled his eyes.
"I know that you want it too!" Benny retorted. "We may not know the gender yet, but I think lil' Benny Jr. would be, like, the coolest baby ever!"
"Fine," Sky said, grabbing the onesie and putting it in the shopping basket; "as long as we don't name the baby Benny Jr."
"Deal," Benny giggled. "I promise you won't regret it though! The baby is gonna love it loads!"
As Sky watched Benny pick out more superhero onesies—"Get a load of this! Hulk onesies!"—she smiled thoughtfully.
"You're going to be a great dad."
Benny dropped the onesie, and turned around slowly to face her.
"P-Pardon?"
"You're going to be a really great dad, Benny," she said once more, grabbing his hands and taking them into hers. His eyes didn't meet hers.
"How can you be so sure?" Benny's once giddy-mood faded into sadness. "I've...I've never had a dad. I never had parents. I'm a mess who's walking on thin ice."
His grip on Sky's hands tightened. Sky could feel him trembling.
"If I can't take care of myself," he whispered, "how will I be able to take care of our child?"
In a softer, more broken voice, he added, "How can I take care of you?"
They stood there in silence for a while, before Sky cleared her throat.
"You'll tell funny puns that'll make our kid groan," Sky began. Benny's eyes widened, and he broke into a small smile.
"You'll be ready to kick mortal ass with a lightning bolt when someone hurts them. You would go to every single one of their games, or their recitals."
Sky smiled, squeezed his hand gently.
"You can protect them," she said. "You can spin them around in the air and dance around the backyard."
Sky sighed, looking at Benny.
"You can do all of that, and you can make us happy."
Benny brought their hands closer to their chests, and smiled.
"I love you," he whispered. "You're going to be a really good mom."
"We're going to be a really great family," Sky said. "I promise."
The next morning, Rory snuck around a small bush in the gardens. He peered over it slowly before immediately ducking down. Back against the shrub, he adjusted the Bluetooth headset and mimicked the buzz of an old walkie-talkie.
"Kccchh...chhh— this is Vampire Ninja, reporting from bush-number-six at Whitechapel Gardens." Ethan's groan was his reply.
"Rory, this isn't a spy mission." Rory pouted.
"Can the next one be a spy mission?" he asked excitedly.
"Rory, for fuc—"
"Sure, Rory," Sarah's annoyed voice cut him off, "whatever you want. Can we all just focus on the task at hand?"
"Well if it's any help, I don't see him," Rory said, continuously peering over the edge of the bush, "and I think Erica went and to get some coffee."
"Are you serious?!" Sarah exclaimed. "Ugh, typical Erica, ditching on the mission as al—"
"You know I can totally hear you guys, right?" Erica's voice buzzed through. Her voice sounded tired and strained. Rory grinned obliviously.
"Erica, honey!" Rory said excitedly. "Was there any chocolate smoothies?"
"No, but there is a Scooter Jackson— get your hands off me, freak!" Erica said loudly, and the sound of a punch being thrown echoed in the headset.
"We're on our way!" Ethan said.
"Just stay where you are, Erica. And Rory, you go help her!" Sarah added. Rory heard all of them turn off their headset, and his eyes widened.
"Hey guys!" he exclaimed. "You forgot to say 'over and out'! You can't turn off without saying 'over and ou'—"
"Babe, I love you, but can you just stop being an idiot and get your ass over here?!" Erica yelled.
Rory winced at how loud the voice was, but he replied nervously, "A-Alright!"
He hesitated, and added, "Vampire Ninja, over and out!"
Erica's groan was the last thing he heard before turning off his headset. He slowly peered over the bush one last time, before sneaking off, doing a semi-somersault in the process.
He tip-toed all the way to the café, which was only a few blocks away from the garden. When he got into the café, he was greeted with a middle-aged man pushing past him and out the door in panic. Rory looked at him briefly, before a voice snapped him out of his confusion.
"Rory, get your vampire ass over here!" Erica yelled, who was pinned on the floor by Scooter. He lifted his head and saw Rory, and grinned a fang-filled smile.
"For a vampire," he said smugly, "you're really slow."
"I...was...taking...my...TIME!" Rory yelled, bolting towards Scooter unexpectedly. Scooter's eyes widened, and Rory tackled him off Erica. She stood up and brushed herself off.
"Rory, I love you, but you have super speed; use it." Rory grinned sheepishly, and Scooter's eyes widened, pushing Rory off him and standing up as well.
"Y-You're...you're friends with Sky Bryans!" Scooter's eyes travelled up and down Rory, who was still on the floor. Rory blinked, before breaking into a sheepish smile.
"N-No!" he stammered. Erica looked at what was happening, trying to figure out what to do. Scooter turned to face her.
"Y-You're friends with Sky too!" he exclaimed. Erica looked down.
"No we're not," she growled.
"We don't know what you're talking about!" Rory yelled. Erica's eyes darted towards him.
"Babe, shut up," she hissed.
"N-No, you are!" Scooter exclaimed. He turned around to face Rory once more and said, "You're, like, her boyfriend or something!"
Rory grinned. "I wish!"
"Rory," Erica said, narrowing her eyes. Rory's eyes widened, and he blushed, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"I-I mean, yes I am!"
"Rory!" Erica exclaimed, close to frustration.
Scooter's eyes shone yellow, and he flashed his fangs at Rory.
"I guess I can take a little detour to the guy who stole her off the market for good!" he screamed, and lunged towards Rory. He yelped, rolling to the side. Scooter landed on the ground, and went on his hands, growling. Rory quickly dashed to Erica's side, and the two watched Scooter stand up slowly.
"You're fucking insane!" Erica yelled. " 'Off the market'?!"
"Yeah, what the hell does that mean?!" Rory added.
"You took Sky away from me!" Scooter yelled. "She was my only chance at happiness!"
"There's more sources of happiness!" Rory said. "I know life has sucked for you so far, but there is a lot of good stuff out there! You just have to look for it!"
"I am tired for looking for happiness in a world that is anything but happy!" Scooter yelled. He hissed at Erica and Rory, whose backs were against the glass doors of the café. "Now it's time to pay!"
Before he could bolt towards Rory once more, Rory's hands went to cover his face and out of fear, he yelled, "I'm not her boyfriend!"
Scooter blinked and froze, before backing away slowly.
"I fucking knew it," Scooter growled. He pushed past Erica and Rory and out the glass doors, muttering, "You lowly vampires are wasting my time. I have to find Sky Bryans, and I have to teach her a lesson."
When he was gone, Rory and Erica looked at the trashed café. People were hiding behind flipped tables, and Rory looked at Erica sheepishly.
"You glamour these people, and I speed back to warn Ethan and Sarah?" Rory asked nervously. Erica closed her eyes, took a breath, and then sighed. She pecked Rory's cheek, and Rory's eyes widened.
"W-Wha…?"
She smiled. "You did the best you could."
Rory looked at her, his emotions a mixture of confusion and pride.
"T-Thanks?"
"That's why you're doing the glamouring," Erica said smugly, and before Rory could protest, she sped out of the café.
"Erica! Babe, wait up!" He took one final look at the few scared customers who were still in the café.
"I won't tell anyone about this if you don't?" Everyone nodded frantically, and he beamed.
"Thanks!" he cheered, and sped out to get to Erica, and hopefully Sarah and Ethan; they needed to find Sky before Scooter could.
Sky and Benny laughed on the way to the doctor's office.
"That's not gonna happen and you know it," Sky giggled. Benny rolled his eyes.
"I am telling you, it might!" Benny said, waving his animatedly. "Our baby is gonna be the product of two badass spellmasters — they'll be able to, like, destroy the world!"
"I know you are just imagining that our baby will come out with laser vision," Sky teased.
Benny grinned. "You know me so well, babe."
Sky pecked his cheek, and Benny felt himself blush.
"Imagine if it's a boy," he whispered. "I'd have a kid to play baseball with and stuff."
"It doesn't have to be a boy to play catch, B," Sky said, chuckling softly. "The only reason why our kid won't play ball is because you wouldn't play ball either."
"You got me there," Benny said, smiling back.
"If it's a girl, we could take her to soccer and I can become the ultimate soccer mom," Sky said dreamily, looking up at the sky.
"I can bring juice boxes," Benny added.
"And I'll bring the lawn chairs," Sky finished with a smile.
Benny took her hand into his and whispered, "They're going to be amazing."
"That is really cute."
Sky and Benny frowned, exchanged looks, and then turned around. In front of them was a guy they didn't recognize, seemingly their age. He flashed a fang-filled smile.
"Hello, honeymooners," he said with a wide grin. Sky backed away slowly, and her grasp on the strap of her messenger bag tightened. Benny's arm shot in front of her stomach protectively.
"Hey, you're a vampire!" Benny exclaimed. "Back off — we're on vacation!"
The vampire laughed. "Vacation from what? Your cheesy sitcom?"
"Can you leave us alone?" Sky asked, bridging on frustration. "Why is it that we can literally never have a break from—"
She paused, and then took one more look at the boy in front of them.
His scarred eye was the piece needed for everything to click.
"Scooter?" she whispered. Benny looked at Sky in confusion.
"You know this guy?" Benny asked, surprised. Sky blinked.
"You...you were the guy who asked me out to prom, right?" she asked, pushing Benny's arm down gently and walking slowly towards him. Scooter narrowed his eyes.
"I'm the one you said 'no' to," he growled. He marched towards Sky. "I was the one you ignored during the dance."
"To our defense, we were trying to defeat an Oblivion spellmaster," Benny noted, and Scooter glared at him. He gulped nervously.
"Scooter," — Sky began to back away slowly once more — "can we talk for a while? You're motive to kill is a bit weak, and it can be satisfied with some talking."
She gulps and adds, "A-And not gonna lie...you're walking up to me kind of threateningly."
"You're carrying a parasite now, huh?" Scooter said, ignoring her pleas and instead eyeing her stomach. Sky's eyes widened, and she could almost hear Benny's snarl. Scooter's grin widened.
"Looks like I'm gonna be eating from two."
Scooter suddenly lunged towards Sky, and she quickly threw herself on the grass beside her. She landed on her forearm, looking up and quickly said a spell, blasting it in Scooter's direction.
He dodged it and sped towards her, grabbing her wrist in a flash. Sky yelped, desperately trying to break free from his grasp. Scooter grinned.
"Thought you were on vacation," he mocked.
"Let go of me!" Sky yelled. She tried to find Benny, but Scooter was blocking most of her vision.
"Come on, Sky," Scooter said, his voice high and psychotic. "Let's dance."
He pulled her up with force, spinning her by the wrist and dipped her in his arms. She tensed, feeling his breath so close to her face. He was drawing closer, and she felt his fangs brush against her neck before—
BAM!
A trail of green magic shot Scooter in the shoulder, knocking him off his feet. He dropped Sky on the ground, who landed with a small "oof!"
"Get away from her." Benny stood across from him, his arm still raised in front of him. Sky smiled tiredly from her place on the ground.
Scooter growled and quickly flipped up off his back and sped towards Benny. He threw a punch at Benny's face. He quickly ducked and kicked Scooter in the leg.
He went on his knees and was about to speed towards Benny once more. Before he could, Benny blasted a spell at his chest. Scooter screamed, the spell forcing him back. His knees dug a trail in the dirt, and he clawed at the ground below him to stop himself from skidding back any farther.
"ENOUGH!" Scooter yelled. He ran towards Benny at regular speed and took him by surprise before Benny could react. Scooter threw a bunch to Benny's cheek, and his head flew to the side.
"Benny!" He could hear Sky scream. Scooter towered above him, his fangs seemingly sharper than ever. He put a hand behind him to stop himself from falling completely onto the ground.
"Maybe I should killed you first," Scooter growled, a smirk painted across his face. "You never even noticed that I was around. You took her before I could."
"She would never love you," Benny gritted out, a trail of blood trickling from his nose. Scooter smiled evilly.
"This should be fu—"
He suddenly disappeared into ash with wide eyes, and replacing him was Sky, now towering above him with a stake in her hand.
Benny's cough cleared the silence.
"I thought we were on a break," he gulped, smiling tiredly. Sky shrugged, dropping the stake extending her hand forward.
"I always keep a stake in my bag," Sky said softly, "just in case."
Benny broke into a wide grin, grabbing Sky's hand and with her help, pulled himself up. Sky wrapped Benny in a tight hug, and Benny is surprised at first, but eventually hugged back.
"That was really badass," she whispered in her shoulder. "Thank you."
He smiled, hugging her tighter. "I have to live up to what you said in that store eventually."
Sky laughed, holding him in a warm embrace before they heard startled shouts behind them.
"Sky! Benny!" They broke apart and turned around. "Guys! Guys I found them!"
They watched Rory speed towards him, followed by Erica, Sarah, and Ethan; all who looked ready to fight.
"Where is he?!" Rory said, chopping the air with his hands. "Lemme kick his ass for you guys!"
Benny and Sky exchanged looks, and Sky crossed her arms.
"I just staked him," Sky said smugly. Rory froze in mid-karate-kick, and Ethan's eyes widened.
"What?" He slowly walked towards them. "A-Are you guys okay?"
"We're fine," Benny said, brushing himself off. He smirked at them and added, "You guys really fall apart without the backbone of the team, eh?"
"Shut up, dork," Erica growled. Sarah nudged her, and she sighed, grumbling under her breath, "We're really glad you're safe."
"We're sorry," Sarah said. "We didn't mean to interrupt your vacation. We were hoping to find Scooter before he found you."
"It's fine," Sky said, smiling. "Next time, we should probably figure out some way to be on vacation without being completely disconnected from you guys."
Benny looked at his watch and frowned. "We should leave, Sky. It's, like, 3:15 pm now — our appointment is in five minutes."
"Do you want us to leave?" Ethan asked. Sky looked down at her stomach and smiled.
"No," she said softly. "Why don't we all go inside and find out?"
Everyone exchanged excited looks and Rory cheered, skipping towards the entrance of the office. The rest of them trailed behind them, Sky and Benny being the last ones entering. Benny grabbed Sky's wrist before she could go into the building. She turned to face him.
"Yes?" she asked. Benny smiled.
"I love you," he whispered, pressing his forehead against hers. Sky grinned.
"I love you too," she said. "Let's go meet our baby."
Sky was lying down on the exam table in the doctor's office. Benny was right beside her on the left side of the table; and Ethan, Sarah, Rory, and Erica were crowding around the right side.
"So today's your first ultrasound," Doctor Lapis said, gently rubbing the gel on Sky's exposed belly. "How exciting!"
"What's that?" Rory asked excitedly, his hand shooting up.
"Dude," Ethan scolded him. Doctor Lapis laughed.
"Oh, it's just a gel that helps transmit the sound waves from the transducer into your body!" she chirped. Rory rose his hand up again.
"What's a transducer?!"
"Babe, it's no school," Erica said, and Rory huffed, crossing his arms. Doctor Lapis smiled.
"It's basically what we are going to use to say hello to the lil' baby!"
"Her accent makes her sound like a farm girl," Erica snickered. Sarah elbowed her sharply.
"Alright!" she said, placing the transducer on the Sky's stomach. "Let's take a look, shall we?"
Sky looked at Benny nervously, and Benny held her hand reassuringly. She smiled, and then felt a small amount of pressure on her belly. Her breath hitched — it was happening.
The monitor flickered to life and then they heard it.
Ba-Bump.
A hand went on Sky's mouth and she felt a drop of water fall on her wrist. She looked up and realized that Benny was crying.
"I-It's...so small," Ethan whispered. Sarah wrapped her arms around Ethan's waist.
"It's beautiful," she said quietly.
"Yeah, and the second one looks really comfortable!" Rory exclaimed. Erica's eyes widened.
"Wait," Sky said slowly, "second one?"
"Why yes, as you can see here, there are two in there," Doctor Lapis chirped. Sky and Benny exchanged shocked looks. "You did know you were having twins, did you not?"
"It's their first ultrasound, lady," Erica muttered.
"Erica!" Sarah whined. She rolled her eyes in response.
"T-Twins," Benny stammered. "I-I...I'm going to have two kids."
"We're going to have two kids," Sky said, squeezing his hand with a teary smile. "For God's sake, Benny, we're going to have twins."
"Do you know the gender?!" Rory exclaimed.
"Way to ruin the moment," Sarah muttered.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see that I am going to be right...twice!" Ethan said smugly. Rory glared at him.
"No, I'm gonna be right twice!" Rory retorted. "Having twins increases the statistical chance of it being two boys!"
"No it's not!"
"Yes it is!"
"No—"
"It's not," Doctor Lapis cut them off.
"Ha!" Ethan cheered. Sarah rolled her eyes. Benny looked at Doctor Lapis shyly.
"Do you have the gender of the babies?" he asked nervously. She beamed.
"Well according to the monitor's reports," she said, "it appears that you're having a boy—"
"YEEEES!" Rory screamed, a wide grin on his face. "I win! Rory Batman Weir will be comin' out of your vagina in a few months!"
"Rory!" Sky exclaimed, mortified.
"If you can let me finish, sir," Doctor Lapis said in a slight monotone; "Ms. Bryans will be having a boy and a girl."
"Oh my God," Benny said, choking back a sob. "When can you get the transducer-thing off you so I can give you a hug?!"
"Benny, I love you," Sky sobbed, tears streaming down her face. "Thank you for giving me twins. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for everything."
And they cried, hand in hand, both looking at the monitor that displayed their two babies. Ethan, Erica, and Sarah looked at them with a smile, holding each other close.
"Hold on," Rory said, cutting off the silence.
"Do moments even exist with you?" Sarah groaned.
"What is it, Rory," Ethan muttered.
"Well who won?" Rory asked incredulously. "There's a boy and a girl, which means Ethan and I were right."
"He gives a good point," Ethan said, crossing his arms. "So what's the boy's name gonna be? I mean, we did agree that it would be named after the winner."
"No I didn't!" Sky exclaimed, frustrated.
"Who's going to get the hundred bucks?!" Rory asked, ignoring Sky completely. "I am saving up for the new Fights 'R Us game!"
"The baby's name will be Evan," Sky said firmly. Benny looked at Sky, shocked.
"E-Evan?" he stuttered. Sky smiled.
"Aw, come on!" Rory pouted. "What's so special about Evan?!"
"Because Evelyn would know that you two would be wrong," Sky said quietly. Benny covered his mouth, a smile peeking out between his hand.
"S-Sky," he cried happily, "thank you."
"How about the girl?" Erica asked. She smiled smugly and added, "I think you should keep up with the 'E' trend, if you catch my drift."
"I'm not sure." Sky frowned, and then looked up at Benny.
"Benny?" she prompted. "Any suggestions?"
Benny looked at the monitor one last time, and listened to the quiet heartbeats of his children. He smiled, tears streaming down his face. He placed a hand on Sky's heart.
"Evan," he whispered, "and...and Besky."
a/n- and there we have it! wasn't that just adorable? especially the end, am i right? ahh i am giving myself the feels :)
with that, drop a review if you liked it if you like, and i will see you soon (when i don't update in a million years lololololol)!
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