14AmyChan: Okay, so these guys are mentioned, like, once.
Kada: Well, it's not like we were alive for a very large portion of the story
Theo: We were introduced in a flashback
14AmyChan: Still, I wanted to pay homage to Credenza's parents. I don't own any of Arch, so enjoy~! *^_^*
Prompt 12: Days
"You're doing great, just a few more!" a midwife called to the laboring woman. Said woman's black hair was sprawled all over a pillow and fisted tightly in her iron grip was the hand of her husband, who was whispering about how well she was doing.
"You're doing so well, Kada," Theo Black said softly, yet firm enough for his wife to hear him. His response was the tightening of his wife's grip and a steel look in her eye when she turned to yell at him again.
"I don't even want to hear it, Theo! Why don't you get on this bed and go through 26 hours of labor in THE HEAT OF SUMMER?!" she screeched right before another contraction hit. Theo held his wife's hand and allowed her to nearly break a few of his fingers. Thinking quickly, the man used a bit of his magic to bring some water over to his wife's bedside, where he quickly dunked a rag until it was nice and moist and then began to mop the woman's forehead.
Ah, the wonders of magic and a free hand.
"She's completely dilated! Ma'am, get ready to push," the midwife—a friendly local Seranith—informed.
"I can't!" she yelled, only to be soothed by her husband.
"Yes you can," he said firmly. "This is the second day, and it's only the start of many more. Think about when we have our child in the world? The days we will spend with her? You can teach her compassion and I magic. We can spend hours together, laughing and playing. This is the start of a whole new set of days, but we need a few more pushes to get those days started."
"Theo…" she whimpered. He pressed his lips against her sweaty forehead tenderly.
"I love you, but right now you need to push," he said. In retaliation, she screamed. She screamed loudly with a spitfire that Theo secretly hoped would not be imparted on their daughter. She screamed terribly and her hold on her husband's hand nearly tripled in strength. She screamed for half an hour before her cries would be joined with that of a wailing baby.
A wailing baby.
Theo and Kada looked wearily over at the Seranith who held their daughter with a smile. "She looks completely healthy," she announced with a smile. Without much else to say, the process of giving the child her first bath was bestowed upon her father. Once that was complete, the new family was left alone for a moment to rest. The babe was now being fed by the weary mother.
"So… this is the start?" Kada asked, now back to her docile self. Theo smiled warmly at the two women in his arms. One his wife, the other his daughter.
"It is," he stated. "Day one of our Credenza, and we'll have many more to spend with her. The happiest days of our lives…"
Kada smiled at her husband, equally eager to begin their days of parenthood. But for now, a nap did sound like a wonderful thing…
14AmyChan: Again, short, but I really did like it.
Kada: Those days were, in fact, the happiest of our lives
Theo: And we're so proud of how far Credenza has come.
14AmyChan: *wipes a tear* they're so sweet… Okay, please read and review and see you at the next prompt, guys~! *^_^*
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