A/N: I've been at a car show since Thursday (NZ time), hence why slow/no update. (Then again I'm reading stories that update like a couple times a year…. Lel).
Also the "Spell" I used later in this chapter is literally just a line from / I had no idea how to write a spell. "have a baby, hocus pocus!" ? Idk.
EPOV
"When you left Ty's room you were upset…. Why the sudden change of mood?" Damon finally said after they'd finished their tryst in the guest bedroom.
"I spoke to Martha when I came out. She showed me around, explained a lot of things that she said Ty was probably telling you. About how we can skip forward 5 months, the university, the day cares, everything. It sounds so great, Damon! She also said we'd have full protection up to and after the baby turns 21. No matter if we stay in the New World or the Old World, we'll get a security team so that this gang of vampires doesn't come after us when baby is born."
"Hrm, this is all going really fast, Ty managed to avoid talking to me about the gang of vampires terrorizing the witches back home, or what kind of danger we would be in. He said there will be a dinner tonight at which some representatives will come from both the witches and the werewolves… I'm so sorry this happened to you baby. We haven't even been on a date alone or anything. I'm so sorry, Elena". Damon took Elena into his arms and held her close. He seemed genuinely sad about the entire thing.
"Damon. I can have kids! I mean, I always dreamed of being a mother. I know in this day and age woman are supposed to want to work lead their own lives, but Damon… all I've ever wanted was to be a mother. I was so upset when you told me vampires can't procreate. But at that time I loved Stefan so much I didn't even care… We could adopt or even take in foster kids or something. I was going to university to become a teacher. But now… Everything has changed Damon. Sure I wanted to get married and go to university and have a big house with a white picket fence, but I have you, and that's more than OK with me" Elena said while looking into Damons eyes. She wasn't sure how to make him feel OK about this entire situation. When he did nothing but hold her tightly and kiss her head, she had an idea.
"Let's go on a date tomorrow. We'll ignore this baby, and we'll spend the day together exploring this place. Let's just be a couple, it's not like we've had the time."
Damon smiled at that, he pulled away from her and left the bed
"That sounds perfect" he said, with a smile on his face "but let me take you out, babe. It'll be our first official date. But for now, let's shower and get ready for this dinner tonight." He smirked.
"Ready for round two? Thank god I need you right now…." Elena said as she jumped out of the bed and into Damon's arms
DPOV
As Damon and Elena walked into what appeared to be a miniature ball room, all eyes turned to look at them, there were only 6 people, two of whom were Ty and Martha, but the rest were unfamiliar faces, they were all standing in a circle chatting away before Damon and Elena walked in.
"I'm shy" Elena whispered, looping her arm around Damons "Don't be shy!" Ty answered back, everyone smirking at her from across the room "Vampire!" he called out, tapping his ears and winking.
Damon petted her hand as they walked towards Ty and these new people.
"Ah! Damon and Elena, so glad you finally finished exploring and came to join us!" Ty beamed at them with a little wink at Damon.
"Ah, yeah. Lovely house you have here, Ty! It's huge" Damon said, if Ty knew what they were really up to, he didn't want the rest of the people knowing.
"Well I'm glad you enjoyed it! Now, let's get introductions over and done with before dinner, shall we? Everyone, this is Elena and Damon, my great great great great grandson and his girlfriend. Elena and Damon, these 4 people here are the head of their factions. We have Tanya who is the head of witches here and also a much respected witch in both worlds, this is her partner Lucas." Lucas simply nodded his head and grinned in Damon and Elena's direction. However Tanya's eyes light up and she started bouncing towards them and pulled Elena into a hug
"URg! I'm so glad you're finally here and safe!" She rested her hand on Elena's stomach, which was still too small to be showing "ah! Healthy baby! That's what we want!" She gushed at Elena who had a huge smile plastered on her face. Damon wondered how much the witch knew about the baby when Tanya pulled him into a hug too "It's fantastic to meet you, Damon! You're eyes are memorizing!" she said as she pulled away.
Ty rolled his eyes "Elena, I swear more people are excited about this baby then I myself am! Anyway, moving on" he pointed to the un-introduced couple next "This is Emon, head of the werewolves and his partner Nataly." Both just nodded in their direction, clearly not as happy to be here as Tanya was.
"And of course myself and Martha, I'm head of the Vampire faction, and Martha… well aside from being my secretary she's also my wife. Your great great great grandmother, my first wife, died a long time ago. In the first battle with these crazy vampires we have going around. Well, let's go and sit" he cut off suddenly.
They walked into a dining room that held a long table, just the right size for eight people to sit around and have room to move. There where white candles on the table and soft music playing in the background. Like the rest of the house the ceiling was very high, and paintings were hung every few meters of older people looking very fancy.
They all took their seats, Tanya sat next to Elena, practically bouncing with joy. "Oh I'm so sorry!" Tanya whispered as she leaned over to Elena and Damon "I can't my own children, and this baby is going to save us! I'm so excited for so many different reason!" she almost yelled. "Oh and don't worry, I have a spell on me so when I talk or people talk to me, I can turn it on and off and people won't hear us" She winked at the two new-comers.
"Alright, Emon I know you don't want to be here so let's get all the important stuff out the way so you can be on your way. Firstly, Elena is pregnant with Damon's child. Martha confirmed it. Sorry Elena" he quickly added, noticing the shock on Elena's face "but it was a quick touch of the hand to your belly and she picked up that bit of info for us"
Damon picked up Elena's hand and kissed it, then put it back down on his knee, holding her hand tightly. He didn't trust this Emon person even though he or his partner hadn't uttered a word.
"Emon, what is your last name?" Damon said curiously, he reminded him of someone from Mystic Falls…
"Lockwood, my last name is Lockwood, you may know my great nephew, Tyler." Was all he said.
Damon could see the resemblance, the same coloured eyes and the chiselled jaw line and thick eyebrows. He hoped that Tyler stayed friendly with the gang if Damon did introduce him to this world, he was really starting to distrust this guy.
"Yes, a Lockwood. The last of the line. Unfortunately for reasons Emon won't tell us he can't procreate with anyone so we'd appreciate it if you could try get that Tyler boy out here" Ty said, smirking at Emon
"That's enough of the personal info about me thank you Tiberius! This is about those two and the baby, not me and my misfortunes! Carry on with your speech, old man!" Emon shouted at Ty. Damon was a bit surprised Emon said "Old man". Ty looked a lot younger than Emon. However he guessed they really did count the years hear instead of the looks.
"Uh-hum, yes, well, sorry about that. Anyway. The baby is Damons, The witches have said they can speed the pregnancy up by another 5 months, Tanya will do that if Elena and Damon agree to it. Now Damon, this is what I would like to happen. I'd like you and Elena to stay here. Unlike the New World, Royalty is very old school. Children can go to boarding schools or they can have tutors at home. They'll have their own staff to satisfy their needs. The child will be trained in all kinds of things from war training, businesses training, home Economics, trade skills, everything really, including proper manners. However if you would like to head back to the New World, that is fine, we'll still protect both you and the child. However when the child is 21 we really do need it to come back. The doppelganger blood turning vampire will help rejuvenate the spell for the Respect of the Royals, and the child – well adult by that stage, will be powerful enough to wage war on these lunatics, hopefully with the help of your friends. My understanding is that you've become friendly with Elijah? He's coming to visit tomorrow, he'll be on your security detail from when the baby is born onwards."
Ty finished, taking a sip of his wine "any questions, shoot away, I'm going to start eating. Excuse my rudeness but I'm starving"
"Why did you need me here if your plan is just about Damon and Elena?" Emon growled.
"Ah yes. Well, Damon and Elena are close with Tyler. Who we need here to take over from you. But also because we need you by our side when we take on these crazy vampires destroying Abmyth and our world. We need some of your staff to train the child in war tactics. There is no denying that Werewolves have some of the best tactics when it comes to fighting."
"What do I get if I agree?" Emon said, still clearly pissed off at this point, that was it, Damon thought. This guy can't be trusted.
"If you agree tonight, I will allow the Tyler kid to come here – of his own free will, and be able to marry freely. I'll also allow the witches to help carry your line along if Tyler should have any issues doing so. I'll send Damon and Elena back to get him here by next week. If you decide against helping us, I shall put a block on allowing his body to enter the Old World until he turns 25, that's 7 years away, Emon. He needs training now and from you. Not me. Or whoever jack-head takes over your role should something happen to you" Ty said with a smile on his face.
"Fine, I'll train the damn child. But it better not be a cocky shit head like your son, Ty. I'll never forget the way your last son treated my father before he was cast into the New World."
Emon and Nataly then stood up and waltzed out of the room, leaving their untouched food behind.
"Dra-ma-tic!" Said Tanya. "OK! Now that's all settled, Elena, Damon!? Shall we speed this pregnancy up by 5 months or what!" she said, bursting with joy.
"Er, well, we haven't really spoken about it, but if it's safe… I want to see my baby as soon as possible" Elena said, shyly smiling.
Damon wasn't too sure what he wanted, aside from Elena and the baby being safe, they hadn't bought anything for the house, or decided where they were going to live, Stefan was still off the rockers last he heard from Elijah and….
"Damon… Hello? Are you awake? Jezz, talk about drifting away! Anyway, what do you say?" Tanya said, clearly egger to get the spell underway.
"Whatever my baby wants, I want". He said as he smiled down at Elena and kissing the top of her head
"OK great" Tanya beamed at the couple "Did you bring your spell book, Lucas? Yours was the one that held this particular spell"
"Yeah babe, I did. I have it in the car. I'll fetch it after dinner and we can get started – don't worry too much about it, it's as simple as a location spell. Nothing special is needed, just the correct words in the right order!" He said as he tucked into his dinner.
Ty had finished eating his dinner, which was very rear steak, mashed potatoes and peas. "I'm so sorry about Emon. I know exactly how you feel about him, Damon. He's a bit of an… odd character. You may not trust him – understandably, but he's never turned his back on me"
"What was he talking about when he said your last son had treated his father badly?" Damon asked, curious as to whether any of these people were still around.
"Ah. Yes. You see, my last son was actually your great grandfather. He was the one who started your family line. Children and teenagers still get all the training they require before they turn 21. We can't risk turning a child and it not having an education. I was so sure your grandfather would turn, his name was Eculys. Anyway, I enlisted the help of Emons father – now long gone. Eculys was a typical teenager I suppose. A real rat bag. He liked to cause trouble and hurt Emons father many times, but each time he promised he wanted to turn and take over my post. When he finally turned 21, he left. He said he missed his other brothers and wanted a "real" life in the New World and be able to start a family with whomever he chose. He met a wonderful lady from Italy, Maria. She was a beauty, but knew nothing about our world and was very religious, didn't even like stories about vampires and witches! I was so mad at him, I kicked him out and told him to never return. All the trouble he put us through training him up, promising me he'd take over, all to throw it back in our faces. A few years after that my first wife died, my soul mate, the only one I could have children with. I'd lost all five of my sons to the New World, and I had lost my wife to those bastard vampires who don't respect me!" Ty's voice kept raising, at the last word he slammed his fist down on the table.
"Now, now, Tiberius, that's enough. It'll be over soon" Martha started, taking his hand and soothing him.
"I'm so sorry, you know I love you Martha, but god it still hurts to this very day…" he started trailing off. "Anyway, I suppose we have a new baby on the way! A spell to preform! Tanya, are you ready?" Ty said, suddenly in his happy mood again.
"Aye aye, Capin'" She smiled. "Elena if you're comfortable there, we can do the spell right here, but you'll have to move the chair back from the table because you'll grow quiet a lot in the next few minutes!"
Lucas ran out to the car to grab the spell book while the butler cleared the table and lit some more candles. Damon picked up Elena's hand again and kissed it, looking into her eyes
"Are you sure you want to go ahead with this? That'll make you 7 months pregnant, only 2 months to really enjoy it" He asked Elena, who smiled and shook her head at him
"Damon, I'm really excited for this. As much as I'd love to have a full pregnancy, honestly the quicker the baby comes, the quicker it turns five, and if I can manage to tear myself away, then I can go to uni. Plus after uni, we can have lots more kids who I can enjoy the full pregnancy of!" he beamed at him
Lucas had returned with the book and handed it to Tanya who flipped to a page that was book marked. "OK like I said, nothing special, just sit there, I'll say the words and we're done!"
Tanya paused for a moment, giving Elena a chance to back out. When no one said anything, she started
"Typi non habent claritatem insitam est usus legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem."
She chanted while holding her hand above Elena's stomach.
It moved. Her stomach moved. Damon watched in awe as Elena's small flat stomach began to grow at a slow pace. He placed his hand on her stomach, feeling it grow in size. Elena was staring at it too, in fact, everyone in the room was. It got bigger and bigger. Damon also noticed her boobs growing, but slower than her stomach. Mmmhmm, he couldn't wait to play with those…
"Damon! Stop staring at my breasts! The miracle of life and magic is happening and you're concerned about my boobs!?"
Damon smirked at that, yet he was glad no one else was looking at her breasts.. They were his. "Sorry babe, what can I say? I'm a male." he winked at her.
Elena just rolled her eyes. She started rubbing her tummy. "My skin feels like its burning" she said, mainly to Tanya.
"Yeah, because it's stretching so quickly, don't worry about stretch marks, because you're growing from a magic spell, the stretch marks should disappear. Actually, the dress you're wearing is silk…. Damon vamp her upstairs and cut her out of it before it pops open and she gets hurt". Tanya said quickly, realizing Elena wasn't really dressed for this kind of occasion "See you guys tomorrow!" She winked at them both as Damon picked Elena up and vamped her upstairs.
Damon ripped her silk dress off and throwing her on the bed. "God you look even more beautiful" he said as he laid Elena down on the bed.
EPOV Wednesday 17th June
Elena was laying on the bed in their guest room looking up at the ceiling, she didn't sleep much these past couple of nights as she kept having to get up throughout the night to pee, she also found it crazy uncomfortable in any position to sleep. Tanya hadn't come back on Monday or Tuesday to talk about the baby, but she was coming over this afternoon with clothes for Elena, who had taken to walking around in one of Tys robes as she couldn't fit any of the clothes she bought with her. They couldn't go shopping as Elijah also hadn't turned up on Monday, so they had no security detail.
"Damon, are you awake?" Elena asked, whispering just in case he wasn't.
"Good morning! Yes I am awake" he rolled over and put his arm around Elena's stomach. "So beautiful" he whispered as he rubbed her belly gently and kissed her cheek.
"Damon are we going to fetch Tyler tonight or tomorrow? I emailed him and gave him a brief rundown of what's happening. He said Care let him in on most of it. He's keen to come over, he has nothing on this summer so we can get him whenever." She said, secretly hoping to see Jenna and Jer before they came back.
"Whatever you want, baby girl" he said, kissing the top of her head.
"We also need to discuss where we're going to live. I like it here, Damon. I know we haven't been out and explored, but the options seem great as to what's available to us, and hey, I know those crazy vampires are out there, but there's no Kathrine here, we can be alone and only have our family visit us. "
Damon smirked at that "Kathrine is family, Elena" he winked.
"Screw you" she screeched, throwing a pillow at him and pouting.
"Naw, come on I'm only playing. If you want to stay here, we can find somewhere to live. I want to give you the white picket fence and big house and backyard, give the children an upbringing with their own people as you put it the other day."
"YAY!" Elena said loudly, suddenly jumping up and down "Ow, my back!" She said quietly as she quickly stopped.
"Yeah, while you're beautiful, you may not want to go jumping around, eh?" Damon said, still smirking at her.
"Bah. Shut up Damon. Tanya should be here, I'm going to shower and head downstairs, I'm starving! Mmmm pancakes with ice cream sound fantastic, you think Jo will cook them for me?"
Elena had Jo the cook up at all hours of the night cooking for her cravings, she felt bad but Ty said he was there just for her, to satisfy her eating needs.
"Go and ask, he'll be more than happy I'm sure" Damon sighed, he was sure Jo had a little crush on Elena.
After her shower, Elena skipped down the stairs and into the kitchen, were Tanya was sitting talking to Jo about Elena's cravings
"JOOOOOO! Good morning! Thanks so much for the roast chicken and pickles last night. God, maybe I should have that for breakfast… ohhhh noooo I still want pancakes with ice cream!"
"Coming right up, little miss!" said Jo, winking at Elena and turning to start cooking.
"Elena! You're so big….. Only 7 months along… Mmm we'll do the check up once Damon comes down. Great thing about Magic over here is that we can skip the scans to tell the sex etc, however you'll still need to go to one to make sure the baby is forming correctly" Tanya said as she hugged Elena and pulled away.
"Tanya, good to see you" Damon said as he waltzed into the room. Nodding in her direction. "Same as Elena, please Jo".
"Great to see you too, Damon. Now I'm really busy today so let's get this over before you guys eat. Elena the clothes are up in your room that I bought you, don't worry about paying me back, Damon covered it" Tanya smiled at Damon who put his finger to his lips "shhhhh" he said, although it was too late.
Elena just rolled her eyes and laughed "OK cool, thanks a lot! Now, were do you want me?" she asked. She had PJ pants on and just a bra under her robe that she'd be wearing.
"Jump up on the table and lay down. I'll tell the sex and if there are any magical weird deformities that we need to sort out before we see a real doctor"
Elena nodded and hopped up on the table and laid down. In the last few days she'd become really comfortable in her bigger body and opened her gown up. "Elena, JO!" Damon said, nodding his head backwards towards the chief.
"Damon calm down, I'm sure he's seen bra clad boobs before, jeez". Elena rolled her eyes and tsked at him.
"Ok, now, lets me see here…" Tanya started, she was rubbing Elena's belly. If it wasn't for all of the supernatural stuff they'd been through in the past, Elena would probably feel this was a crook, however just being in the Old World made this very real.
"Ah. Hmm. Well, I have some… news… Good or bad, not sure how you'll take it. Elena, you're having girlsss. Congratulations!"
"Twins! Damon! Twins!" Elena said excitedly, as she turned her head to look up at Damon.
"Ah, fuck" Damon said, slowly backing away
"Damon no…. don't…" Elena started, but it was too late, he'd already vamped out of the room.
