Chapter 8
AN: I'm so sorry,guys! I completely forgot about my other two OCs, Anna and Louise. Next chapter will be the time-skip. This chapter will mainly focus on Tori's (Victoria's) relationship with them. I hope this clears everything up, and once again, I'm really sorry!
Like most children, when Victoria found out that she was getting a cousin, she was excited but also dreading it. What if everyone liked the new baby more? What if her parents didn't want her anymore?
Victoria's POV
Uncle Lucas and Auntie Gina came round for tea today. Uncle Lucas stands up as we were finishing off the treacle pudding, and says they have an announcement to make. Uncle Nick says an announcement is when someone has something important that they need to say.
"We're having a baby!" Auntie Gina says, smiling happily.
"Both of you?" I say, confused. "But I thought it was only mummies who had babies?"
Everyone started laughing, and I didn't know why. All I knew was that there were two babies I'd have to deal with. Still, perhaps it won't be as bad as I think. Maybe we'll be friends.
Toby's POV
After Gina and Lucas left, I noticed Victoria looked troubled, so I used our mind-link to find out what the problem was. All I could feel emanating from her was excitement and anxiety. Why would she be anxious? Unless...
I know how she feels. Before Nick was born, I got everyone's attention, and suddenly I was playing second fiddle. I felt pushed out, but I soon grew to love Nick, eventually.
"You didn't like Uncle Nick?" Victoria asks, shocked. "Why not?"
"The same reason as you. I thought my parents were gonna abandon me and keep the new baby or they'd like the new baby more than me. They didn't abandon me, and we were both treated the same. We'd never abandon you or treat you any differently, alright?"
Victoria furrows her brow in what Jessica calls: "her positively adorable thinking face", before turning to me and saying, "Daddy, can we go see the new baby when it's born?" She gave me an earnest look. Apparently she had changed her mind about her upcoming relatives; Lucas and Gina may not be related to us by blood or marriage, but we've always considered them as family.
"I don't see why not." I reply, swinging her onto my shoulders, causing her to let out a squeal of laughter, and the conversation came to an end.
Nine months later
Victoria's POV
Daddy took me to see my cousin today. When we came in the room, Auntie Lorraine told us to meet her daughter, "Annabelle Elizabeth Tripp."
' But that's my middle name! I don't mind sharing it, though.'
'Lots of people have the same middle name. There isn't really a lot of choice.'
'What's your middle name, Daddy?'
'... Neville.'
'Neville! Just wait until I tell Mummy!'
'No! Under no circumstances should you tell your mother my middle name, okay?'
'Okay. Daddy, why is Annabelle so small?'
'Why don't you ask your Auntie Lorraine?'
So I walked up to Auntie Lorraine and asked, "Why is she so small? I don't remember ever being that small when I was a baby."
Auntie Lorraine looks at Daddy, shocked, before saying, " Well, Victoria, sometimes babies are small because they're born a little too early."
"Is that why she's so small? She was born too early? Why didn't she wait?"
Auntie Lorraine looks rather uncomfortable, as though she is steeling herself to tell me something she doesn't feel comfortable talking about.
"Well, do you remember when you were born?"
I nod. "Of course. Who doesn't?"
Once again, Auntie Lorraine and Daddy exchange looks. I wonder why.
"Well, Anna was born in a different way to you."
"How?" I ask, completely puzzled.
"Um... I'll tell you when you're older. But if the doctors hadn't done it, neither of us would be here right now."
I looked upset. Auntie Lorraine must have noticed because she hastily said, "It's alright, we're both okay."
I peered at Anna, who was sleeping peacefully. Right then and there, I made a promise to protect her as well as Louise, Uncle Lucas and Auntie Gina's daughter, who I visited yesterday.
Normal POV
Over the years, Victoria, Annabelle and Louise became very close; they were practically siblings. In time, Victoria and Annabelle gave each other the affectionate nicknames of "Tori" and "Anna". Now that's what everyone calls them. In the six years since our story began, Tori has learnt how to control her powers to a certain degree. Her parents learnt that this would be essential, not only for Tori's protection, but Anna's and Louise's as well. Both Louise and Anna are unaware of Tori's powers and destiny. She longs for the day she can tell them the truth (they are under the impression that she has no powers whatsoever, not even elemental ones, as she cannot transform with them and has to remain human) but she knows that day may never come.
AN: I'm sorry it's quite short in terms of time, but if I wrote every single detail about what happened from Anna and Louise's births to Tori's meeting with Ryan, then that would be the content of the next twenty or so chapters (because nobody wants to read a chapter that's the size of an entire paperback)as I have a bit of a "not knowing when to stop writing" thing. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it, despite there not being a lot of detail.
