Fairy Godmother

Chapter Nine: In The Hospital

By the time Bonnie and Jeremy got to the hospital, Elena was already admitted. They found Stefan pacing in the lobby.

"Hey," He said when he saw them.

"How is she doing?" Jeremy said.

"They've got her in a room," He said. "The doctors agree that the time is coming but they said if she doesn't go into labor soon they're going to induce."

"We called everyone and they said they'd wait until tomorrow to come. Give her some time." Bonnie said.

"Yeah, she's . . . she's sleeping again," Stefan sighed. "The doctors say she's building up strength . . . but I dunno."

"We'll just have to watch her," Jeremy said. Bonnie had told him about what had happened.

"And," Bonnie said. "We brought some of Katherine's blood in case it happens again."

"Thanks," Stefan sid. "Let's go to her room. I want to be there when she wakes up,"

Bonnie and Jeremy nodded. They all snaked around the hospital until they got to Elena's room. Once there they found the pregnant brunette still asleep.

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Over the next few hours they watched over Elena to make sure everything was okay. She woke up not long after Bonnie and Jeremy got there.

They told her that everything was perfectly fine and they were sure she wouldn't have to go through that again . . . but they had to tell her that or she'd worry too much about it.

Instead they talked. With Stefan in the bed next to Elena and Bonnie and Jeremy sharing the armchair . . . they talked. About the past―days in high school spent as normal teenagers filled with friends and laughter. They talked about graduation―the first big celebration after they defeated Klaus―and how they had all survived. They talked about all the weddings―first Jenna and Alaric, then Tyler and Caroline, Bonnie and Jeremy third, and finally Stefan and Elena's almost two years before. They talked about Zoe and Dillion and the newest Salvatore and when were Bonnie and Jeremy going to join their friends in parenthood? The couple just smiled while Stefan and Elena questioned them, all of them laughing.

On and off Elena had minor contractions and the doctors and nurses came to check on her. She was progressing very slowly which had them worried . . . but they assured Stefan and Elena that it was normal.

And then . . . the time finally came. It was nearly nine hours after she was admitted and the doctors decided that it wasn't safe anymore to let the baby come on its own. They said that a c-section would be their best bet. So . . . they whisked her off and Stefan followed―leaving Bonnie and Jeremy in the room.

"What should we do?" Jeremy said. "Should we follow them?"

Bonnie stood up, nodding. They raced down the hall. "I have to be there in case something happens."

When they reached the 'Hospital Staff Only' door they made sure no one was looking and snuck in anyways.

They finally found the OR that Elena was in. A couple feet away they found a rack with scrubs on it. They locked eyes and he nodded. She handed him her purse and phone, grabbed scrub top, pants, and shoe coverings and disappeared in the nearest bathroom. A minute later she came out dressed in the scrubs. From the rack she also grabbed a bonnet and mask.

With one last look to Jeremy, she snuck into Elena's OR. She found Stefan also dressed in scrubs next to Elena among all the doctors and nurses. Sbe stood not to far away from Stefan and caught his eye. He realized who she was and nodded. She could see the worry in his eyes.

If she had to she could slip the vial of blood she'd put in her pocket and to Stefan who could discreetly put it in Elena's mouth.

She couldn't see what the doctors were doing behind the big screen but she could tell by Stefan's concentrated 'I can't show my vamp face' look that there was blood involved. She wasn't even really paying attention to anything but Elena and Stefan.

Everything seemed to be going okay. Bonnie didn't speak doctor but it all seemed pretty standard.

"We're in," One of the doctors said. Stefan was peering over the shade as his hand rested on Elena's shoulder.

Bonnie could feel her whole body tense. This was the moment they'd all spent the last months worrying about. Ever since the first time Elena drank the blood.

Stefan must have been thinking the same thing. "Are they okay?" The worried vampire said.

"Are you ready to meet your baby, Mr. Salvatore?" A nurse said. Stefan kissed Elena's forehead and went around by the doctor. A cry filled the air. The doctor let Stefan cut the cord and they whisked the baby girl off. Then Bonnie felt something. Something was off...

"We're losing her!" The room filled with a horrible continuous beeping sound.

"Elena!" Stefan went back by her side. "Please, do something!" Stefan shouted more to Bonnie than anyone else. Bonnie snapped out of it and rushed forward, digging the blood out of her pocket.

Going up beside her best friend, she unscrewed the cap off the vial. Stefan gently opened Elena's mouth and Bonnie poured the blood in.

Bonnie lifted Elena's head and the blood flowed down her mouth. The doctors tried to pull Bonnie away but Stefan kept them away from her, compelling them to ignore what they saw and to close Elena up―which they did.

The blood was starting to work. The monitors steadied . . . it was working. And then . . .

flatline . . .

To Be Continued