A longer chapter this time. It's baby time!
(When i have done the adding up for Guinevere's pregnany, i realised i have added using a leap year calendar, it shouldn't mess it up too much though - Enjoy!)
September - 30 weeks pregnant. 7 and a half months
Sumer went in no time, they had 9 weeks off aswell and it still flew.
Their GCSE results had been brilliant. Arthur had got 3A*'s, 4A's and 5 B's, Gwen had 4A*s, 4A's and 3 B's. Merlin and Morgana had both done brillliant too.
It was the the first day back at school, Guinevere was still going to school to start her AS Levels and would finish on 23rd November.
They walked into school and down the corridor, a bit slower than normal, Guinevere was rather slow on her feet now.
They put their stuff in their lockers and went up to the common room, walking in Arthur sat down and Guinevere looked at the chair.
"When i sit there, i aren't getting up for a few hours" She said and Arthur just laughed
"Sit down Guinevere"
Guinevere sat down and leaned her head on his shoulder
"Not moving for 12 more weeks"
Proffesory Bayard walked in to talk to the 6 formers -
"Welcome back 6 form, now i have a few notices, Can you stop parking in the front car park, you have your own car park for a reason 6 form, Last year the common room was regularly left in an atrocious mess, i realise it was the upper 6th that have just left just ... keep it tidy please this year guys and lastly please be careful around Guinevere ... Now i will hand your timetables out for this year"
...
"Why did i put down for performing arts? I can't do anything until baby is born" Guinevere ranted
"Guinevere, please calm down" Arthur interupted
"Welcome back preggers" they heard from behind them
"Hi Vivian" Guinevere said turning round smiling
"How you feeling?" she asked hugging Gwen
"Not great actually but that's common in pregnancy ... why are we ... get off me" Guinevere said pulling away
"Guinevere, she's actually being nice to you for once, don't be harsh. Sorry Vivian but she's very ..." Arthur started but was stopped by Guinevere putting a hand on his arm
"Careful how you finish that sentance Pendragon"
"Very very lovely" He suggested
"Good enough"
...
Loads of drama had kicked off at school that day but nobody knew what had happened, Arthur and Guinevere found out when they got back to Arthur's house that evening.
"You were caught having sexual intercourse in the school toilets!" Uther shouted from the front room
"What is sexual intercourse meant to even mean? it's just called sex these days" Merlin said
"Don't answer me back lad!" Uther snapped
Guinevere and Arthur had their ears pressed to the living room door listening to what was happening.
"You know what Dad, you are such an idiot! We're 17 almost! It's not illegal to have sex" Morgana shouted getting up off the sofa
"Sit back down! ... Illegal or not, it's still unacceptable to be having sex on school grounds ... Here is what we're going to do; Merlin ... Your mother is completley happy with these terms ... You are banned from coming to this house for the next month ... Morgana, you are banned from going to Merlin's for the next month! you are also grounded Morgana!"
"We've already been suspended for 2 weeks and banned from seeing one another, isn't grounding me just stupid?" Morgana asked
"Grounding is the perfect way to assure you won't go to his house ... Merlin, your mum said go home and she will have a word with you when she gets home"
Merlin sighed, rolled his eyes and stormed out of the front room, past Arthur and Guinevere and out of the Pendragon House.
Hunith was in the kitchen sorting tea out but was cross so was slamming things.
"Hunith" Ygraine said walking in the kitchen "Go home hun"
"I'm fine"
"No you aren't ... you are upset with Merlin and you need to go home and talk to him ... We will be fine, i can cook up a meal, it's been a few years but i'm sure i can sort something"
Hunith put the cloth in her hand down and turned to look at Ygraine with a smile.
"Thank you Ygraine" She said hugging her
Hunith gathered all her things and Merlin's bag which he had left when storming out of the house in a strop.
"Hey Hunith" She heard and turned round to see Arthur and Guinevere on the steps
"Hello sweetie pie" Hunith replied to Arthur
"Is Merlin in like loads of trouble?" Arthur asked really concerned about his best friend and his twin sister.
"He's already got a rolecking off your dad, i'll try my best to not be too harsh don't worry ... He's a teenage boy, i understand that ... Right i'd better go, see you tomorrow pumpkin"
"bye Hunith" Arthur sighed and turned to Guinevere "Come on, we'll go back upstairs"
Arthur got up off the step and Guinevere held onto the banister to pull herself up
"bit of help babe, 7 months pregnant here" Guinevere said
"Sorry beautiful" Arthur laughed helping her up, it took Guinevere about 5 minutes to walk to 1 and a half minute walk down Arthur's hallway and when she caught up with Arthur she slapped him for teasing her by skipping and backstepping down the hallway.
"You're such a loser Arthur Pendragon" Guinevere laughed as she threw herself on Arthur's bed and took a deep sigh "I am so ... tired"
Even from the corner of the house they were in they could hear shouting from the other side of the house of Morgana shouting at Uther telling him how much she hated him and that he was going to tear her and Merlin apart at some point and she never wanted to talk to him again.
"Ow!" Guinvere cried sitting up and Arthur dived next to her
"Are you alright?" He asked panick shown on his face
"The little bugger kicked me in my rib"
"Guinevere, do you have to say Ow? I panic" Arthur groaned and Guinevere raised her eyebrow
"Seriously? Have you ever been kicked in the rib ... from the inside - football and rugby don't count"
"Sorry"
October - 37 weeks pregnant - 5 weeks till due date.
"You alright Guinevere?" Thomas asked from outside the bathroom
"No, i thought morning sickness ended ... not kept going for the entire pregnancy! People lie!" She cried from the bathroom and brought up some more breakfast
"Arthur is here, I'll tell him you will be 2 minutes"
"No, you send him here ... he got me in this situation, the least he can do is hold my hair or something" Guinevere snapped angrily.
Thomas sighed and went downstairs and into the front room.
"Your turn Pendragon, I think she wants to kill you, don't say i didn't warn you" Thomas laughed sitting down and switching the tv on.
Arthur walked upstairs and slowly opened the bathroom door
"Hey beautiful" He said smiling
"I hate you" Guinevere cried with her head on the lid of the toilet
"I know, i don't blame you really. I'm a right prat" Arthur said making Guinevere laugh slightly
"You're right about that"
"All this will be worth it Gwen" Arthur tried to reassure
"Easy for you to say, you're not going through it"
"I know, but i am serious, It will be worth it ... We will have a baby Guinevere, a life that is the most important thing in the world, the most amazing most beautiful thing that ever existed and it will be ours"
November 16th - 39 weeks pregnant.
They were all sat in form room, Guinevere had been feeling great all morning, she hadn't been sick that morning, hadn't felt nauseas or dizzy. She'd been having pains in her stomach the night before but this morning she felt fantastic.
Arthur and Morgana and Merlin were hungover as it had been Arthur and Morgana's birthday the day before, Gwen had allowed them to drink in front of her with it being a birthday.
Professor Bayard was rambling on about something to do with courswork when Guinevere got a very strange feeling.
"Oh my god" She said and everyone turned and looked at her
"Gwen?" Arthur asked from the table behind hers "Are you okay?"
"My waters have broke" She said suprisingly calm and like it was an every day thing to bring into conversation whereas the entire class started panicking
"Ewww!"
"Oh my god!"
"Ring an ambulance or something"
"oh shit! Shes going to die"
"Year 12!" Proffesor Bayard shouted "Sit down all of you! She isn't dying Shaun. Are you sure your waters have broken Guinevere?"
"Well, its either that or i pissed myself and if i'm honest i hope i haven't pissed myself at 16 years old" Guinevere explained
"Ok, Morgana can you go and get Mr Gaius and Mrs Treena, explain what is happening, the rest of you except Gwen, Arthur and Merlin, go to Mrs Jacksons class, explain and wait there" Proffesor Bayard asked, by this time Arthur was sat on Guinevere's desk trying not to panic like others were.
Guinevere on the other hand was perfectly calm.
"Someone can go buy me a galaxy if they want" Gwen suggested
"Well prepared girl" Merlin said pulling one out of Arthur's coat pocket
"Oy!" Arthur shouted "I bought that for me!"
"And your girlfriend's waters have just broke" Merlin argued
"Thanks Merlin" Guinevere grinned and started eating the chocolate, she broke a bit off and pased it Arthur "Seing as it is yours"
"Oh thanks" He said sarcastically
Mrs Treena entered not long after with Morgana.
"Mr Gaius has rang an ambulance, Your dad is on his way to the hospital Gwen, and Mr Gaius is ringing your father and mother now Arthur" She explained "How are you feeling Gwen?"
"good, this chooclate bar is seriously nice"
"Not the chocolate" Mrs Treena said rolling her eyes
"Oh, the baby thing? Alright i think ... Ahhhhhhh! Ok ... maybe not, that hurt!"
"Breath Gwen" Mrs Treena said just as Elyan got to reception
"Uncle Elyan is here!"
"No baby yet El, just a lot of gross mucus looking stuff" Arthur laughed
"Grooos! No really, that is gross!" Elyan said giggling
"Don't you two be joking about, you don't have to push a child out of you that could weigh between about 5lb and 9lb ... When you push that out of you then you can joke about" Gwen shouted then got a pain again "AHHHHHHH!"
"Ok Breath Gwen" Mrs Treena said rubbing her back while on the phone trying to get hold of people and Arthur held her hand which Gwen just squeezed
"OWWWWW! GWEEEEN!" Arthur shouted "Oh god that hurt!"
Gwen and Mrs Treena both looked at Arthur with raised eyebrows
"Sorry?" He said "Breath baby"
"If one more person tells me to breath, i will rip Pendragon's balls off so he can't get me pregnant ever again! Is that clear?" Gwen shouted
"Can i test that?" Elyan asked grinning and Arthur jokingly glared at him
Just then 2 paramedics walked in with Mr Gaius
"Hello" One of them said with a big smile "I am Jennifer ... What's your name sweetpea?"
"Guinevere, Gwen for short" Gwen said almost crying now from the pains
"Right Gwen ... How long have you been having pains?" Jennifer asked
"Since last night but i've felt fine all morning"
"Your waters have broke i see" Jennifer said "Right, we're going to get your in a wheelchair okay?"
Gwen nodded and Jennifer turned and looked at everyone
"Who's the father of the baby?" She asked
"Me" Arthur said
"Right, come on soon to be father" Jennifer asked as another Paramedic who's name turned out to be Jamie helped Gwen into a wheelchair.
"I'll drive these two up to the hospital" Mrs Treena said to Professor Bayard gesturing to Elyan and Morgana
"Woah! I wanna go too!" Merlin said
"Okay, these three" She laughed.
At hospital an hour and a half later they were still waiting.
"This is the longest labour in ever" Merlin said
"Not really sweetie, i was in labour with you for 24 hours" Hunith said
Just then they heard a scream from the room Gwen was in, but it wasn't Gwen, it was Arthur.
"Haha! Gwen is hurting him again" Elyan laughed
"This is boring" Morgana sighed "I want a coffee, anyone want one?"
"Please" Uther said and Ygraine nodded
...
"Seriously, how much longer is this going to take?" Elyan yawned
"However long it needs to El" Tom mumbled while reading his paper
Not 5 minutes passed before they heard a baby's cry from Gwen's room
The door opened almost instantly and Arthur came out with a big smile on his face.
"It's a girl" He sighed smiling "It's Isabella Pendragon"
"How's Gwen?" Tom asked
"She's great, she's absolutley great"
Arthur then heard Gwen from the room calling him
"Better go" He said smiling and went back in the room
Gwen was sat holding her baby when Arthur walked back over smiling.
"You are so amazing" He sighed and kissed her head then looked down at his baby wrapped up in a blanket "She is so beautiful"
"She is, she looks just like you Arthur" Gwen said
She was right, she may have had her mothers skin complextion and little dark curls on her head but the rest of her was Arthur, her mouth, her nose, her ears, she then opened her eyes, they were Arthur too.
"Do you want to hold her?" Gwen asked, Arthur panicked for a moment thinking he might hurt her or break her if he held her, then he realised this was his little girl, his little princess, his little star, he had to hold her so he nodded slowly. He took a deep breath and Gwen passed her over to him.
He was surprised how natural it felt, he felt like he'd always known what to do, he felt like he'd known her forever, he loved her more than he thought possible, he never thought he could love someone as much as he loved Gwen but from that moment he did.
"Hello my Isabella" He started and Isabella closed her eyes, then yawned and opened them again, he smiled down at her "I love you so much ... I really do ... You're my little princess ... I won't let anybody hurt you princess, ever"
"You can take her to show them lot if you want" Gwen said yawning "They will be itching to see her out there"
Arthur stood up with her and walked towards the door, opening it and walking outside into the corridor with her.
"Hey guys ... Meet Isabella"
They stood up and walked over to see her eyes taking everything around her in
"Aw she is gorgeous" Morgana said "Can i please steal her and run away to mexico?"
"No!" Arthur snapped defensively "My baby, get your own"
"Don't encourage her" Merlin laughed