The Project Chapter 8-Almost
Previously-
"But it's missing something."
"What's that?" Scorpius laughed a bit.
"The baby."
"Soon enough, Rosie. Soon enough." He kissed her forehead.
Present-
Rose sat in the bathtub, wich was full to the brim with water; a blanket of bubbles covering her. The roundness of her belly sticking out above it all. Her eyes were closed. her head resting on a bath pillow. The bath was big enough to hold two full-grown men. (Not that you'd want to.) A sudden knock came from the door, causing Rose to jump and water to slosh onto the floor.
"Rose? It's me!" Scorpius called.
"Uh..." Rose used her wand and added more bubbles to so Scorpius wouldn't see anything.
"C-come in! I'm in the tub." Scorpius walked in cautiously, his head peering around the door.
"It's fine. I'm covered."
"How are you? Better?"
"Loads. My back still hurts, but not as much."
"Good." Scorpius smiled and sat next to the tub. "How's the baby today?" He gently placed hand on her stomach, rubbing in circles.
"Great." She melted into his soothing touch.
"Not long now."
Rose closed her eyes as she felt Scorpius's hand move around her belly. The water that surrounded her calmed her tense muscles. Now that Rose was nearing her due date, nerves were starting to arise. In Scorpius, too. She would spend countless hours wondering about the pain. There were only five other pairs who were taking part, and most of them, in fact all of them, had had their babies. Rose only had a few days left. The baby started to kick, causing Rose to come out of her thoughts.
"Kicking rather hard." Scorpius kissed her belly lightly.
"Very. Hurts a bit."
Scorpius looked at her with a face of concern. "Are you alright."
"Perfectly fine. It just gets annoying after a while."
They sat in silence for a few moments.
"Scorp, could you please help me get out?"
"Yeah." Scorpius grabbed a towel, draped it over Rose, and helped her out. She dressed quickly and sat awkwardly on the bed.
"I don't have the energy to do anything today."
"Will you be alright?" Scorpius propped the pillows up behind her.
"Yes. It's only my lower back that keeps hurting. I think it's best to just stay off my feet today."
"Ok. I'm just gonna head into Hogsmeade to get a few things. Send me a Patronus if you need me." He kissed her softly, and she smiled as he left.
Rose tossed and turned an hour later while trying to get confortable. Every postition she tried was worse than the last. With her back hurting her more than ever, Rose thought that if she were to stand, she wouldn't be able to. To top that off, the baby continued to kick hard.
"You're very active. Do you know that?" The baby kicked in response. "I thought so."
Rose hoped that Scorpius would be back soon. But the only was to read, and so she did.
Scorpius walked into a small store in the square of Hogsmeade. It was not very crowded. Several childrens' books and toys lined the shelves. There were a few carry cots and playpins. He picked out a few things and another cot for the lounge.
Scorpius did not know what the baby was going to be, so he made himself a promise that once the baby was born, he'd go and buy clothes for the particular gender. Along with everything else, Scorpius bought nappies, a few bottles, and some other nessecities, shrunk it all down, and was off.
Scorpius strolled around the square just to see if he needed anything else, when he walked into someone.
"Sorry-"
"Scorpius." He looked up.
"Father." He said grimly.
"May I ask what you're doing here? Surely it is not a Hogsmeade weekend-"
"For your information, it is. I was getting things for Rose and the baby."
"So the stupid Weasley popped the kid out?"
"She is NOT stupid!" Scorpius yelled. "And you and I both know that it isn't as easy as 'popping out'."
"Whatever." Scorpius raised his hand to punch him, but was stopped.
"Come now, Scorpius. You don't want to break your hand again, do you?"
"How do you-" He was shocked.
"I was still in the portrait hole. I saw everything." With that, he walked away.
Scorpius stood there, stunned. Shaking out of his anger, he walked back to the castle.
Rose heard someone climbing the staircase. A soft knock on the door, Scorpius entered. He had a bitter expression on his face.
"Hi. What's wrong?" She sat up straighter.
"I just had a run-in with my father."
"Really? What happened?"
"Nothing. We just argued."
Rose sat in silence for a moment.
"What did you get in Hogsmeade?" She decided that changing the subject would be better.
"I'll take you downstairs to see, if you're up to it."
"I am. The backaches subsided a while ago." Rose swung her legs over the side of the bed, and Scorpius helped her up.
They decended the staircase and she saw it all. The carry cot, toys, books, nappies, and the beautiful cot resting on against the wall.
"Scorpius," She said. "You didn't have to do all this."
"It's not problem. I only used six Galleons from our budget-and that was only for nappies and bottles and things like that. I didn't buy any clothes either, because we don't know the gender, and-"
"Scorpius!" Rose was laughing at his babbling. "Honestly you're starting to sound like my mother. It's very generous of you. I ordered a few things, anyway. They arrived today. In a neutral colour, too."
"Oh..."
She smiled. They set up the playpen and put some toys into it. Every so often, Scorpius would snake his arms around her waist and rest his hands on her belly. The pressures beneath his hand were hard, and could tell that it was bothering Rose quite a bit. He turned her around, both hands on her stomach and kissed her.
"What was that for?"
"For being you."
Rose smiled. "I'm gonna go put these in the nursery." Rose picked up the books and began walking upstairs. It was a little hard with the extra weight. Tiring, really.
She walked into the nursery and set the books down atop the dresser, then arranged them neatly. She walked over to the rocking chair and refolded the blanket. She turned to walk out, when she felt her stomach tighten. But not painfully. Rose ignored it and headed down the stairs. Three steps from the bottom, a sharp, awful pain, that seemed to last for ages, shot through her. It hit her lower back and stomach, making her cry out in pain. She tried to steady herself, but fell onto the bottom stair.
"Rose!" Scorpius ran over to her and helped her up. "Are you alright?"
Rose could barley shake her head. "Is it the...baby?"
"Y-yes." Rose almost screamed as another contraction hit. Tears poured out of her eyes and she gripped Scorpius's hand.
He held her tightly to his chest. She screamed agian; it was blood curdiling. Scorpius did not hesitate to carry her into her room and place her on the bed. He pulled out his wand.
"Rosie, sweetie, listen. I'm gonna go out into the corridor and send a Patronus to Madame Pomfrey. I'll be back in a minute. Alright?"
Rose nodded and watched him leave.
Rose breathed hard. She had never felt pain like this before. Something did not feel right...and she knew it.
(A/N: Told you all that I'd update sooner! These next few chapters are pretty damn important. In the next one, alot of pain Rose ensues causes Madame Pomfrey to call in extra Healers. It all results into an emergency. You'll see.
And don't forget to ask questions! I'm all ears! Please review! I know it was kinda short, this chapter.
-Potterwise xxx
