AHHHHHHHHHH! I survived!
Would you all believe me if I told you I nearly fell off the edge of the earth and died! *Chorus of 'NO's'* Darn it! But yeah SO sorry it has taken me far too long to update! :O thank you to ALL my AMAZING reviewer's!
1000GreenSun: I know! But this chapter may surprise you! XD
lovecomyes17: Hehe yeah Buttercup rocks! I love her 'take-no-crap attitued :P
SailorCC: Thanks! Oh sorry I forgot to put that on! It was Shania Twain - Man I Feel Like A Woman! Classic!
canzie: BLOSSOM FLEW! XD Thought it would be epic to add in ;) well Butch and Boomer where naughty! haha
animeskullgirl16: yeah I wanted Blossom to let her hair down after the kidnapping :) my apologises it was Shania Twain - Man I Feel Like A Woman
KeroNya: Haha I thought so too ;) haha that would be quality! but I think I'll leave what happened to them to the imagination (so the object fall asleep thing could have happened! O.O) Glad you like it!
graceypooh: Hehe glad people liked that ;) I know! XD They are so in the dog house!
ppgrulz123: Oh it's okay as long as you liked it! Ahh you might be surprised in this chap then! boys will be boys with their betting ways! haha I thought the karaoke party added a bit of life to the story so it wasnt all doom and gloom :) well... they should learn not to piss ex-powerpuff'f off! lol Thanks chick!
its meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee: haha glad you liked it! :)
Anyway on with the SHOW!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything! *cries*
It's the final 3 months and my due date was 2 weeks away. We had moved into a simple house near city (so me and Brick can still easily commute to our careers) and we have just finally finished the nursery for the baby. Ever since we found out I was having a boy Brick has been on such a high, he goes round saying all the things their going to do together and what he's going to grow up to be; kind of cute really but something doesn't feel right.
Oh! Nothing in a bad way let me assure you but call it mother's intuition, something seems off...
I push my quires aside and turn over in bed. At this moment it's 2:24am and I'm still wide awake! Brick has been out on assignment for the past week and says he should be home tomorrow. Maybe I'm anxious about seeing Brick again, I mean before he left we got into a blazing row...
"For fuck sake! Do I have 'skivvy' tattooed to my forehead?" Brick screamed, I could feel myself going red and my temper rising.
"Brick! I'm only asking you to make dinner!" I yelled back
"And doing the dishes and the ironing and the decorating, cleaning the new house! I don't have fucking superpowers anymore Blossom!"
"Well why don't YOU try being pregnant!"
"Don't pull the pregnant lady card Blossom I'm not having any of it!"
I gritted my teeth and my hands where in fists, my moods where not helping and I kept getting more frustrated.
"For once in your life stop thinking about yourself and help me!" I screamed, Brick looked like he was going to say something but caught himself before he started and shut his mouth.
"I'm leaving before I say something I regret" He said in low dark voice, usually I would storm off and leave him be, but as he passed me I shoved him hard into the wall creating a dent. My hands quickly flew to my mouth in horror as Brick looked at me shocked and hurt. I went to go help him but he moved before I got there.
"Don't!... Just... don't"
And he just walked out, I left him numbers of texts to which he never replied until 3 days later when I received a text;
I'm on assignment for the next 4 days, I'll be back Friday and...
I'm sorry...
Brick x
I of course cried at the message and sent a reply instantly apologising again and again until the point where I decided it would be easier just to wait the 4 days and see him in person.
I started at the little red neon number that read 2:46am, I felt a twinge in my stomach and rubbed my hand over it followed by a little kick.
"Hey Bayard, why are you all fussy tonight?" I whispered to my bump. Oh! We decided on the name Bayard it's french for 'Auburn-Haired Knight' which both me and Brick figured would be fitting since it's almost certain he's going to have red hair!
I roll over again and try to get some sleep, when a sharper twinge hits me. I lift my head slightly when another hits. This time I gasp and sit up while my toes curl in slight pain. I feel my stomach which feels rock hard and stay sat up in bed for another minute before another slash of pain hit me. Suddenly the sheets become cold and moist and I feel liquid gush down the sides of my legs.
No no no no no! Please! I gasp again and kick the covers off, a stab of pain hits me and I groan. The baby can't come now! It's 3 in the morning! I'm 2 weeks early! And Brick's not here!
I let a small whimper escape from my lips as I grab the phone, I instinctively dial Brick's number and wait, pain hits my lower stomach but not as hard as before so I ignore it. It goes to voice mail and I hit the 'End Call' button, I then re-dial and wait for someone to answer.
"Someone better be dying" I hear my groggy brother-in-laws voice on the other end.
"Pretty much" I gasp when another pain hits me harder.
"Blossom?" Butch's voice sounds more clearer but still obviously sleepy.
"The baby's coming!" I gasp.
"Shit!" I hear at the other end and banging around, 'What are you doing?' I hear Buttercup hiss from the other end. 'Blossom's having her baby' I hear Butch panic, suddenly Buttercup is on the phone.
"Okay, relax grab your things together and I'll be over soon-"
"Brick's not here!" I moan cutting Buttercup off, 'I'll handle it' I hear Butch say in the background.
"Butch will get him, don't worry I'll be there in 10 minuets and I'll call Bubbles on the way, it's going to be okay... right Bloss?" I vaguely hear her and nod my head only to remember she can't see me and choked out a 'yes'.
After Buttercup had hung up, I flipped the lights on and slipped out of my nightgown and into some navy joggers and a pink tank top. I scrunched my hair into a sloppy bun and went into the living room and sat down. Within minutes Buttercup and Bubbles where here.
"Oh Blossom! Are you okay!" Bubbles fretted rushing to my side, Buttercup came and helped me up and into the elevator.
"Where's Brick?" I asked
"Butch and Boomer have gone to get him, he won't be too long" She assured me, I was helped into Buttercups car and she floored it to the hospital.
"Gah!" I gasped as another stab of pain shot through my abdomen, I heard Bubbles squeak and Buttercup's hand's tighten around the steering wheel.
"Come on Come on!" Buttercup muttered urging the car faster, we skidded to a halt in the car park and I slid out. Bubbles kindly grabbed me a wheelchair as I flopped down into it, Buttercup marched straight up to the desk and explained the situation.
"Imma sorry, but uh we only harv semi-private rooms available" The receptionist responded with a really nasally voice. It scratched my ear drums which was something I can not be dealing with in this situation. I sat up and looked at the small round receptionist who looked in her late forties and in serious need of a shave! Yes a shave!
I huffed a piece of hair out of my face and looked her dead in the eyes.
"Do you have any idea who I am?" I growled, okay I may be 'bigging myself up' a bit here but hello! A baby coming out of my vagina here!
"Uh-"
"Since I was born I have saved this city's ass countless of times. I have been, burnt, zapped, beaten, bloodied, crushed, broken and stung AND still woke up every morning to do it again! Now all I am asking is if this god damn hospital will give the girl who has put her life on the line DAY IN AND DAY OUT a private room so she can give birth privately! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR!" I didn't realise I had stood up during my rant so I was looking down at the receptionist, who looked completely unconcerned. She looked down at her clipboard and back to me.
"Oh... yeah we do have a private room" She said in a monotone voice, my left eye twitched and I was ready to smack her when a contraction ripped through my body causing my to sit down.
"Down the hall to your left" She lent over grinning at me. That did it. I threw my arms out to rag her hair when my wheelchair violently twisted to the side making the snotty receptionist out of my reach.
"Bloss..." Bubbles warned, I slumped down and crossed my arms.
"Stuck up bitch"
We entered the empty room and I sat on the edge of the bed. Bubbles began unpacking a few things I had brought with me, a book, toiletries, hair brush, another pair of joggers, one of Brick's old t-shirts and my phone. Buttercup was at the other side of the room texting on her phone. I was just about to ask who she was messaging when the door opened.
A man in a white coat came in, he had short dark hair and sophisticated black glasses on he was a bit on the scrawny side too. He smiled and looked at the clipboard in his hands.
"Blossom Jojo?" He asked smiling.
"Yeah" I said, he walked over and clipped the board on the bottom of my bed.
"I'm Dr. Bradshaw and I see where 2 weeks early on your labour? But no need to worry it's normal. Now I would advice you change into this gown so you feel more comfortable and I will come to check on your progress." He explained, he handed me the gown and left the room so I could change.
After I had changed I sat back on the bed and Dr. Bradshaw returned, with a nurse carrying a monitor.
"Okay I would like you to prop your legs up for me and let's see how your doing" I tried to distract myself so I looked at the nurse setting up the monitor, she strapped a patch on my arm and a small thumping sound filled the room. My baby's heartbeat. I smiled softly and winced slightly at the doctor's touch. Bubbles was sat in the chair at the side of me looking excitedly at the monitor as well.
'I'll keep you my dirty little secret, dirty little secret. Don't tell anyone or-'
"Hello?" Buttercup hissed into her phone after her ring tone blasted. The nursed eyed her evilly but Buttercup turned around and ignored her. I was going to listen when the doctor spoke.
"Okay Blossom, your 4cm dilated and you need to get to 10, this could be a while so I'll come and check on you in one hour" He smiled and left with the nurse.
"Okay and hurry num-nuts!" Buttercup flipped her phone down and sigh. I cocked an eyebrow at her and she walked to the end of my bed.
"Brick is on his way-"
"FINALLY!" I sighed falling back into my pillow smiling.
"He said he won't be too long"
3 hours later and I was pacing the room with my hands on the small of my back, my contractions where still fairly far apart but good god they where strong! Bubbles was sat in the chair next to the bed flipping through a gossip magazine she had bought from the store across from the hospital. While Buttercup was munching on some chocolate laying on the sofa-like-seating at the side of the room. Suddenly another contraction hit, another strong one. I groaned and grabbed the side of the bed, this one was really bad and a small scream escaped from my lips. I vaguely heard the door open and someone walk in.
"BLOSSOM!" I peeked open an eye that I had squeezed shut and saw Brick rushing over to me, he wrapped an arm around me and kissed my forehead. When the pain had subsided I released a breath and stood up steadily and turned to face him. He looked like he had ran the whole way here! His hair was wind swept and he was panting, his red eyes where filled with worry and concern and I was thankful above all that he was here.
"Brick I'm so sorry!" I whispered, he looked heartbroken and pulled me into a sweet hug.
"Sshh you spoon, it's going to be okay" He said into my hair.
"So when can we get this show on the road?" Butch asked clapping his hands together and rubbing them. I heard Bubbles squeak a laugh and Boomer shook his head, Buttercup wacked Butched and muttered 'dipshit'.
"So how long have you been here?" Brick asked
"3 fucking hours!" Buttercup yelled standing up.
"WHAT?" Brick, Butch and Boomer yelled
"Well you didn't think this was a quick procedure did you?" Bubbles said smugly pulling the magazine back to her face. Just then Dr. Bradshaw came back in with his eyes glued to the clipboard.
"Okay Blossom lets check yo- Oh! I see we have a bit more company" He said looking round the room. Just then another contraction hit.
"Ow ow ow OW!" I sqeezed me eyes shut and doubled over, I held onto the metal bed railing. Hard.
"AHHH! What's she doing!" Butch squealed
"Don't worry, it's only a contraction" Dr. Bradshaw explained, I felt someone rubbing small circles on the bottom of my back which I guessed was Brick. When the pain slightly ebbed away I let go of the bed railing only to see finger dents from where I must have had a tiny surge of power. I ignored it and hoped no one noticed, however Brick eyed the dent suspicously; I shurgged sheephily and I saw a tiny smirk.
"Okay Blossom hope back on the bed and I will tell you what is going on"
I shuffled onto the bed and Brick stood by my side, I was about to 'bare all' when I remembered my brother-in-laws when down 'that' end.
"Wait! You two out!" I yelled, Boomer threw me a hurt look while Butch once again looked confused.
"Why?" Butch asked
"Because-" I began to explain when Brick interrupted me.
"Because I'll pound you if you don't" Boomer, Bubbles and Buttercup left without a word while Butch muttered something about 'always being left out' I rolled my eyes while the doctor did his business.
"So I assume your Mr. Jojo and the baby's father?" The Doctor asked Brick
"If I'm not the father, there will be problems" Brick joked, the doctor gave a slight chuckle while Brick kissed me on the forehead.
"Right your 10cm Blossom we can take you to delivary" He said, I snapped my head up and my eyes where wide. I could feel my heart hammering a million miles a minuete.
"Really?" Brick asked
"Yes" The doctor replied calling for another nurse
"Really?" Brick asked again
"Yes, really" The doctor said looking at Brick.
"Really?" Brick asked again in a state of shock
"Yes Brick really!" I yelled getting annoyed.
"Whoa!" Brick gasped "Wait this isn't going to be gross is it?"
Me and the Doctor looked at him with a 'WTF' look while Brick looked genuienlly confused
"What?"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"THIS IS SO DISGUSTING!"
"IT'S YOUR FUCKING FAULT!"
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?"
Bubbles, Boomer, Buttercup and Butch all stared at the door Blossom was currently behind giving birth. They where listening to the cries of both of their siblings from inside the room and where thankful they where on the outside.
"Poor Blossom" Bubbles said
"Poor Brick" Boomer countered
"So let me get this straight, that baby is coming out of Blossom's-" Butch began
"Yes Blossom's-" Buttercup said
"Ouch..." Boomer winced
The siblings looked down the long corridor and at anything else that barely caught their interest.
"Man this takes time!" Bubbles moaned
"SHIT!" Buttercup jumped up
"What?"
"We haven't called the professor!"
"Oh shit"
"That's it Blossom!... and it's over" Dr. Bradshaw said passng a wriggling mess over to the nurse to clean.
"Thank god!" I panted, parts of my hair that had fallen out had stuck to my forhead and tears streamed down my face. Attractive or what! The bed railing was twisted and mangled badly and Brick nursed his bruised hand. Oops. But I had more pressing matters.
"Where... is... he?" I gasped I wanted my baby now! I was quickly passed a little bundle barely covered in a cream blanket.
Me and Brick looked at our baby and our eyes widend, Brick's head snaped up.
"Where his... thing?" He gasped, Dr. Bradshaw looked confused and came over to us.
"Excuse me?"
"He's a boy!" Brick cried
"No she's a girl"
"But we where told he was going to be a boy" I explained watching Brick nearly hyperventaliating.
"Clearly a mistake, my apologies"
"So it didn't like... 'drop off'" Brick asked quitely, the Doctor laughed lighted and shook his head, while I stiffled a laugh of my own. I knew something was off when they said it was a boy! I felt slightly smug and proud of myself for that!
"I assure you, you have a healthy little girl, and once more congratulations. We'll leave you be for a few minuets"
After the doctors and nurses had left Brick sat on the edge of my bed and wrapped his arms around us. I looked down at our beautiful baby girl. She had piercing red eyes and small tuffs of orange hair, she had a little button nose and a heart shaped face. Unbelievably she had 10 fingers and toes and not stumps like we had predicted in the past. Her lips where full and pink and she had the softest skin in the world. And she was mine!
I couldn't believe how small and cute she was and tears streamed down my face again, I felt Brick kiss my sweat soaked hair and we watched as our baby adorably yawned.
"She's going to need a new name" Brick muttered, oh yeah! Oh crap it took us ages to think of a boy's name how on earth can we think of a girl's name so quickly? I racked my brains and tried to think traditionally it HAD to begin with the letter B... Come on Blossom THINK!
"Bellamie?" Brick asked, (A/N: Pronounced Bella-mi) I looked up confused at him and he had a careful smile on his face. He nodded his head down and I looked at the soft blanket she was wrapped in that had a brand tag that read 'Bellamie Beauty LTD.' The beauty part was spot on and it also had a B! It was perfect. However...
"Bella for short" I added.
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