Hey hey, I am sooo sorry that it's been sooo long since I last posted!! I guess it's been because I've been so busy with winter guard and all that stuff. I'll really try to get updated on all my stories this week. Two today, prolly more on Wednesday. Tuesday and Thursday I have practice till 9, so I can't get on then. Friday I leave for winterfest, so I definitely won't be able to post then, and I don't get back from that until late Sunday night. So I'll try to post!! Oh, and if u r waiting for updates on kisses never last or d-tent's list, the author's computer is broken so i was asked to inform everybody that it's going to be fixed shortly. I am soo sorry that it took me soo long to put this up, so the computer if prolly fixed by now!! LOL read on and enjoy!!
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Though nobody said anything about Minx's pregnancy to anybody else, it soon became pretty apparent. When a girl who normally weighs 115 lbs suddenly gains about fifty to sixty pounds, it kind of makes even the stupidest of people wonder, and those on that island had learned that you couldn't be stupid if you wanted to survive. Nobody ever mentioned it, but it was well known who the father was.
Winter wasn't hard on the island. It passed without incident, besides the fact that Minx was steadily gaining weight and was eating more than her share of the food. The island remained in warm weather though, so food wasn't hard to find.
Spring came readily to the island around February by the way they guessed at it. Flowers that had lain dormant bloomed, the animals made their families, and Minx had her baby.
It came one day when they were all down by the beach. Everyone was splashing around in the water except for Star and Minx, who were just sitting in the cool water. Minx couldn't go very deep because of her condition, and Star was staying with her.
"I want a girl." Star was saying softly to Minx. She would never admit it, but she really wanted to have Squid's baby. That way it would bind him to her even more than he already was. And though nobody saw it, Squid was already as bound to Star as one man can ever be to a woman. "And I'll name her Jaymes Selena."
"Jaymes Selena………" Minx repeated thoughtfully, moving her legs listlessly through the water. "Sounds very punk."
"Punk isn't bad." Star shrugged. "Besides, I think it's a pretty name."
"It is." Minx assured her. Minx suddenly clenched her face up in pain and clutched her leg in a death grip.
"What's wrong?" Star demanded.
"The contractions are becoming worse and a lot closer together." Minx replied through clenched teeth. "I think I'm about to have my baby."
"How long between each one?" Star asked.
Minx doubled up as another one hit her. She glanced up with pain in her eyes. "Does that answer your question?" She asked.
"Come on." Star scrambled to her feet and helped Minx up. "Apple! Come on!" She called. Apple scrambled out of the water and sprinted after them.
They helped Minx change out of her wet and very stretched bathing suit and into a short, very loose nightgown that made it easy to get to. Then they helped her lay down on one of the beds in the hut.
"Do the lamaze." Apple suggested.
"The what?" Minx demanded hysterically, beating at the mattress in pain and frustration.
"Lamaze." Apple repeated. "Focus on something else. Breath in, breath out, breathe in, breathe out." Minx did as she was told.
"All right," Star said, pulling her hair back off her face and becoming suddenly businesslike. "Okay, I think you're definitely ready. On the count of three, push. One,"
"Two," Apple said.
"Three!" They said together.
Minx let out a blood-curdling scream as she pushed with all her might. Star looked, then shook her head.
"Again. One, two, three!" She said. Minx screamed again and pushed as hard as she could. Her already damp hair became drenched with sweat.
"I see the head!" Apple exclaimed. "Okay, you're going to have to push one more time, Minx, to give us a good hold."
"One, two, three!" Star counted. Minx shut her eyes and clenched her teeth against the pain as she pushed with all she had.
"Okay, that's good." Apple assured her, using her hands and taking hold of the first tiny should that was coming out. The pried the other shoulder out, and the rest of the baby came out with it. The uterus came out afterwards, with the umbilical cord still attached.
"It's a boy!" Apple cried ecstatically.
"I don't want to see him." Minx said, shutting her eyes as tears squeezed out. "I want you to clean him up and then let me see him."
"We'll do that." Star promised gently. They carefully cleaned the tiny, wailing infant and used a knife to cut the umbilical cord away from the uterus. They took a soft blanket they had and wrapped the baby up in it.
"Here you go." Apple said, gently placing the baby in it's mother's arms. Minx opened her eyes and looked down at the beautiful infant perched in her arms, looking up at her quizzically.
"He's beautiful!" She breathed in awe.
"Of course he is." Star told her, gently touching the baby's head. "He's your son." Minx beamed.
"I'm going to name him Charles Mathew, and call him Charlie for short." She told them, smiling down at her son.
"Will you use your last name, or Magnet's?" Apple asked, sitting down on the bed next to Minx. Star perched on the other side.
"Magnet's." Minx replied without hesitation. "We're married, you know." She said it so matter-of-factly that they wondered whether to question her sanity.
"No, Minx honey, you're not." Apple informed her. "You're a sixteen year old girl with a son."
"No, we are married." Minx insisted. "So we didn't have a preacher to affirm it or anything. So what? We exchanged our vows before God. We're married."
"And you didn't invite us to the ceremony?" Star teased. Minx looked at her, and they all three burst out laughing.
"I'm going to go show Magnet." Minx said, struggling to get up.
"Yeah right." Apple laughed. "Lay back down. Star can take Charlie to see his daddy; you need to rest."
"But-" Minx began to protest.
"No buts." Apple replied adamantly.
"I'll be careful." Star promised, gingerly taking the newborn into her arms and holding him gently. Then she left the hut and walked back down to the beach. Everyone was still playing there, completely unaware that Minx had given birth.
"What's that, Star?" Fidget asked suddenly, catching sight of the bundle in her friend's arms.
"Take a guess." Star giggled softly, playing gently with Charlie. "Minx had her baby."
X-ray's face blanched. "When?" He demanded.
"Just now." Star replied. "It was a fairly easy and quick birth, and there doesn't seem to be any problems at all."
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Kitty asked eagerly, her eyes big and misty.
"A boy." Star replied cheerfully. "His name is Charles Mathew, and Minx wants to call him Charlie."
"C-Can I hold him?" Magnet asked in a voice that was barely audible.
"Of course." Star replied, gently placing the baby in his father's arms. "That's why we came out here."
Magnet looked at Charlie for a long time, and then he burst out crying.
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Yeah yeah, I know it's short but it's starting to get slightly late and I still have tons of homework to do. Not to mention that I still have to catch up on my sleep from the weekend. We had practice on Friday from 4:30-9, and I didn't get home until about 11. On Sat, I had to be at school at 7:30, and we had practice from 8-1:30. Then we practiced on and off for the rest of the weekend. That's okay tho. We got 4th out of 11 on sat and 3rd on sun. Cool huh?? OMG, there's a winter guard show that's rated r so they make little kids leaves the gym before it comes on!! Totally weird, huh?? KK, you know the drill, 140 reviews before I post again. I have faith in you. And this time, as soon as it hits 140, I swear I'll post immediately!! Luvs hugs and kisses!!
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Though nobody said anything about Minx's pregnancy to anybody else, it soon became pretty apparent. When a girl who normally weighs 115 lbs suddenly gains about fifty to sixty pounds, it kind of makes even the stupidest of people wonder, and those on that island had learned that you couldn't be stupid if you wanted to survive. Nobody ever mentioned it, but it was well known who the father was.
Winter wasn't hard on the island. It passed without incident, besides the fact that Minx was steadily gaining weight and was eating more than her share of the food. The island remained in warm weather though, so food wasn't hard to find.
Spring came readily to the island around February by the way they guessed at it. Flowers that had lain dormant bloomed, the animals made their families, and Minx had her baby.
It came one day when they were all down by the beach. Everyone was splashing around in the water except for Star and Minx, who were just sitting in the cool water. Minx couldn't go very deep because of her condition, and Star was staying with her.
"I want a girl." Star was saying softly to Minx. She would never admit it, but she really wanted to have Squid's baby. That way it would bind him to her even more than he already was. And though nobody saw it, Squid was already as bound to Star as one man can ever be to a woman. "And I'll name her Jaymes Selena."
"Jaymes Selena………" Minx repeated thoughtfully, moving her legs listlessly through the water. "Sounds very punk."
"Punk isn't bad." Star shrugged. "Besides, I think it's a pretty name."
"It is." Minx assured her. Minx suddenly clenched her face up in pain and clutched her leg in a death grip.
"What's wrong?" Star demanded.
"The contractions are becoming worse and a lot closer together." Minx replied through clenched teeth. "I think I'm about to have my baby."
"How long between each one?" Star asked.
Minx doubled up as another one hit her. She glanced up with pain in her eyes. "Does that answer your question?" She asked.
"Come on." Star scrambled to her feet and helped Minx up. "Apple! Come on!" She called. Apple scrambled out of the water and sprinted after them.
They helped Minx change out of her wet and very stretched bathing suit and into a short, very loose nightgown that made it easy to get to. Then they helped her lay down on one of the beds in the hut.
"Do the lamaze." Apple suggested.
"The what?" Minx demanded hysterically, beating at the mattress in pain and frustration.
"Lamaze." Apple repeated. "Focus on something else. Breath in, breath out, breathe in, breathe out." Minx did as she was told.
"All right," Star said, pulling her hair back off her face and becoming suddenly businesslike. "Okay, I think you're definitely ready. On the count of three, push. One,"
"Two," Apple said.
"Three!" They said together.
Minx let out a blood-curdling scream as she pushed with all her might. Star looked, then shook her head.
"Again. One, two, three!" She said. Minx screamed again and pushed as hard as she could. Her already damp hair became drenched with sweat.
"I see the head!" Apple exclaimed. "Okay, you're going to have to push one more time, Minx, to give us a good hold."
"One, two, three!" Star counted. Minx shut her eyes and clenched her teeth against the pain as she pushed with all she had.
"Okay, that's good." Apple assured her, using her hands and taking hold of the first tiny should that was coming out. The pried the other shoulder out, and the rest of the baby came out with it. The uterus came out afterwards, with the umbilical cord still attached.
"It's a boy!" Apple cried ecstatically.
"I don't want to see him." Minx said, shutting her eyes as tears squeezed out. "I want you to clean him up and then let me see him."
"We'll do that." Star promised gently. They carefully cleaned the tiny, wailing infant and used a knife to cut the umbilical cord away from the uterus. They took a soft blanket they had and wrapped the baby up in it.
"Here you go." Apple said, gently placing the baby in it's mother's arms. Minx opened her eyes and looked down at the beautiful infant perched in her arms, looking up at her quizzically.
"He's beautiful!" She breathed in awe.
"Of course he is." Star told her, gently touching the baby's head. "He's your son." Minx beamed.
"I'm going to name him Charles Mathew, and call him Charlie for short." She told them, smiling down at her son.
"Will you use your last name, or Magnet's?" Apple asked, sitting down on the bed next to Minx. Star perched on the other side.
"Magnet's." Minx replied without hesitation. "We're married, you know." She said it so matter-of-factly that they wondered whether to question her sanity.
"No, Minx honey, you're not." Apple informed her. "You're a sixteen year old girl with a son."
"No, we are married." Minx insisted. "So we didn't have a preacher to affirm it or anything. So what? We exchanged our vows before God. We're married."
"And you didn't invite us to the ceremony?" Star teased. Minx looked at her, and they all three burst out laughing.
"I'm going to go show Magnet." Minx said, struggling to get up.
"Yeah right." Apple laughed. "Lay back down. Star can take Charlie to see his daddy; you need to rest."
"But-" Minx began to protest.
"No buts." Apple replied adamantly.
"I'll be careful." Star promised, gingerly taking the newborn into her arms and holding him gently. Then she left the hut and walked back down to the beach. Everyone was still playing there, completely unaware that Minx had given birth.
"What's that, Star?" Fidget asked suddenly, catching sight of the bundle in her friend's arms.
"Take a guess." Star giggled softly, playing gently with Charlie. "Minx had her baby."
X-ray's face blanched. "When?" He demanded.
"Just now." Star replied. "It was a fairly easy and quick birth, and there doesn't seem to be any problems at all."
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Kitty asked eagerly, her eyes big and misty.
"A boy." Star replied cheerfully. "His name is Charles Mathew, and Minx wants to call him Charlie."
"C-Can I hold him?" Magnet asked in a voice that was barely audible.
"Of course." Star replied, gently placing the baby in his father's arms. "That's why we came out here."
Magnet looked at Charlie for a long time, and then he burst out crying.
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Yeah yeah, I know it's short but it's starting to get slightly late and I still have tons of homework to do. Not to mention that I still have to catch up on my sleep from the weekend. We had practice on Friday from 4:30-9, and I didn't get home until about 11. On Sat, I had to be at school at 7:30, and we had practice from 8-1:30. Then we practiced on and off for the rest of the weekend. That's okay tho. We got 4th out of 11 on sat and 3rd on sun. Cool huh?? OMG, there's a winter guard show that's rated r so they make little kids leaves the gym before it comes on!! Totally weird, huh?? KK, you know the drill, 140 reviews before I post again. I have faith in you. And this time, as soon as it hits 140, I swear I'll post immediately!! Luvs hugs and kisses!!