OhMiGosh I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry about how long it has taken to get this updated, which makes me feel even worse for how short this is but I didn't want to start anything and then not be able to update for a while. Hopefully I will not take such a long break this time between chapters. That being said, I hope you enjoy this chapter because it's definitely not my favorite, more of a filler chapter really. And I missed the 2nd Birthday of Love and Life. So even though it's late, Happy Birthday Love and Life! :)
P.S. I do not own Harry Potter. This should go without saying, but I have to put this anyways due to copyright infringement or whatever.
P.P.S. Please read and review and let me know what you think. Except for that fact that it has been a really long time since I've updated.
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Amniotic Fluid and Flying Shoes
"Or my water just broke," Rose finished looking at Scorpius with wide worried eyes.
"Umm, okay, deep breaths, what do we do now?" Scorpius asked.
"I'm not sure but the first thing I'm doing is changing out of these robes now. They're soaked with amniotic fluid," Rose said stripping in the compartment in front of everyone. Scorpius pulled the shades down on the windows as Rose said, "Sorry guys, turn your heads if you don't want to see anything." Both Hugo and Albus turned their heads as Lily and Scorpius help Rose find something else in her trunk to wear. After Rose was changed she sat down on the seats and took a deep breath. "Now what?" Scorpius asked, "None of us can apparate. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure you can apparate on the Hogwarts Express. Isn't that part of Hogwarts?"
"Are you really asking questions like that now? Really? While I'm in labor you ask if you can apparate on the Hogwarts Express. That's awesome," Rose said, wincing as a contraction hit.
"Sorry," Scorpius said, taking her hands, "But seriously, what do we do?"
"I'm going to go talk to the conductor," Albus said, "Hugh, you coming?"
"Right, behind you, Albus," Hugo said, standing up, "It'll be okay, Sis, we'll figure something out." Rose nodded, and looked at Lily.
"Lils, give me some parchment and a quill, I'm going to write a letter to Mum and Dad, and hope they get it quickly," Rose said, holding her hands out as Lily complied.
Rose took the parchment and quill and wrote: "Mom and/or Dad: I am in LABOR please get me off the Hogwarts Express quickly. Thanks. Love, Rose (and Scorpius)." She tied the letter to James' owl, knowing that it was the quickest, and said to the owl, "Get this to my mom or dad, or even Auntie Ginny and Uncle Harry if you prefer." The owl screeched and took off out the window.
"Okay, seriously, no one ever says how much this hurts," Rose said squeezing Scorpius' hand tightly, "If they did, I think fewer girls would have sex/get pregnant. I mean, really, this sucks!"
"You probably would have gotten pregnant anyway, Rosie," Lily said, "You were both drunk, remember?"
"Shut up, Lily!" Rose said taking her shoe off the seat next to her and chucking it at Lily.
"Immobulus," they heard from the doorway and look up to see James, "Rosie, don't hurt Lily, you're going to need her when Scorpius faints." Scorpius laughed and put his hand up in an obscene hand gesture. Rose hit Scorpius slightly on the shoulder while picking up her other shoe and chucking it at James in the doorway.
"How did you even know I was in labor? Weren't you off screwing Aridane or whatever her name is?" Rose asked looking at her cousin.
"I decided not to. I thought being with my family is more important since you were so close to going into labor," James replied, "And I saw Hugo and Albus on their way to talking to the conductor."
"Yeah, that's what I thought," Rose said laughing slightly, until another contraction hit.
"Hey, Rosie," Hugo said from the doorway, "The conductor says for all of us, to go to the front of the train and that he will get us all back to your house. We explained the situation and said that they had been prepared for it. Professor MacMillan had told them to be."
"Really? That's awesome," Rose said, standing up, "But what about our trunks?"
"We go them, Rose, don't worry, you and Scorp go back with Hugo, since he's your brother. Albus, Lily, and I will get the trunks and be right behind you," James said putting all the trunks in a stack. He then took out his wand, pointed it at the trunks, and muttered, "Wingardium Leviosa." The trunks rose in the air and he led them out of the compartment and into the corridor.
Lily and Albus followed him out while Rose, Scorpius, and Hugo led them down the corridor to the conductor's compartment.
