Disclaimer- this is my first fic from a book by my favorite author Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. It's for her new book, Hawksong so if you haven't read it, don't read this because it contains spoilers and you might be confused. It's a Zane/Danica fic. Just like the book its in Danica's POV. R&R.
Suddenly I woke in a cold sweat in the arms of my aviator and the man I loved, Zane Cobriana. I had just had another nightmare and his touch comforted me. A year ago I didn't think his touch was so pleasant and would tense up under it. He used to get angry with me about it. Well a year ago our people were at war and being married to each other was to bring a peace. We thought we could never love each other, I being the Tuuli Thea of the avians and being able to shape shift into a hawk. Zane being a deinte of the serpients who could shape shift into a snake. A lot has changed since then.
In the course of a year a lot has happened. We are really hopelessly in love and not just acting like we had to in front of the serpiente people. They would have never thought it right if they knew we married for politics instead of love, but now that has changed and we really are in love. There has been no more assassination attempts and there's rarely any fighting between the avian and serpiente people. Basically just little disagreements in the market.
Life is better now. Irene, Zane's sister had her baby, a little girl. She named it for their mother Charis, who died while trying to save my life. Although the arrow only nicked her and got me straight in the back, it was covered with a deadly poison that was immune to avians, but deadly to serpients. Charis and I have become really close. I love that little girl so much. I'm glad that she doesn't have to know of war and won't feel as much pain and lost as the rest of us have. Andreios married the little sparrow fighter Erica Silvermeid. Erica is pregnant now and is to have a little boy in three months.
As for Zane and I, we are to have a baby too. I just found out two weeks ago. I haven't told him yet. Not because I'm not excited because I really am, but because of the nightmares. It's more one nightmare really. It's of my old aviator named Vasili. I loved him very much at one time, but he's dead now. Now I love Zane, but even though I know these nightmares aren't real...they still scare me. Vasili calls me a traitor to him and the avian people. I try to plead with him and tell him it's not true, but he won't listen to me. He starts to grab me, yelling that I can't have my baby and he's going to kill it. I scream until finally Zane comes to my rescue. He tries to kill Vasili, but in the process he pulls out a knife with the deadly poison and stabs him. Vasili disappears laughing as I hold Zane and sing to him the hawk song like I did his brother, until he dies.
The thoughts of that happening sent shivers down my spine. As soon as it did Zane woke up. He looked at me with his big ruby red eyes. He's known of my nightmares, but not of what they are about. I tell him I forget even though he doesn't believe me.
"What's wrong Danica?" he asks with the deepest concern. I know right now is the wrong time to tell him about the baby, but I have to. It's now or never.
"Zane I have to tell you something. It's definitely not the right time, but I have to now before I lose my courage," I said as he sat up. He lit a candle so he could see me better. I breathed in to steady myself as he waited in anticipation. Now...or never. "I'm pregnant."
He looked down at me with wide eyes, then smiled at me with a huge grin. He hugged me and kissed me so a long hard kiss. Then he asked, "Why didn't you tell me before? This is the best news I've heard since Irene had her baby. How long have you known Danica?"
I looked away from him quickly. Then looked back at him and smiled. He was just as excited as I was even though he's quicker to show it. I kissed him again then responded, "I've known for two weeks. I'm about a month pregnant. I know I should've told you sooner, but I wanted to wait for the right time. Even though this is hardly it."
He laughed at what I had said. He kissed me and then blew out the candle. He pulled me into his comforting touch and we fell asleep again, only this time I dreamed of what was yet to come and not Vasili. Little would I have known what was going to happen the next morning.
Suddenly I woke in a cold sweat in the arms of my aviator and the man I loved, Zane Cobriana. I had just had another nightmare and his touch comforted me. A year ago I didn't think his touch was so pleasant and would tense up under it. He used to get angry with me about it. Well a year ago our people were at war and being married to each other was to bring a peace. We thought we could never love each other, I being the Tuuli Thea of the avians and being able to shape shift into a hawk. Zane being a deinte of the serpients who could shape shift into a snake. A lot has changed since then.
In the course of a year a lot has happened. We are really hopelessly in love and not just acting like we had to in front of the serpiente people. They would have never thought it right if they knew we married for politics instead of love, but now that has changed and we really are in love. There has been no more assassination attempts and there's rarely any fighting between the avian and serpiente people. Basically just little disagreements in the market.
Life is better now. Irene, Zane's sister had her baby, a little girl. She named it for their mother Charis, who died while trying to save my life. Although the arrow only nicked her and got me straight in the back, it was covered with a deadly poison that was immune to avians, but deadly to serpients. Charis and I have become really close. I love that little girl so much. I'm glad that she doesn't have to know of war and won't feel as much pain and lost as the rest of us have. Andreios married the little sparrow fighter Erica Silvermeid. Erica is pregnant now and is to have a little boy in three months.
As for Zane and I, we are to have a baby too. I just found out two weeks ago. I haven't told him yet. Not because I'm not excited because I really am, but because of the nightmares. It's more one nightmare really. It's of my old aviator named Vasili. I loved him very much at one time, but he's dead now. Now I love Zane, but even though I know these nightmares aren't real...they still scare me. Vasili calls me a traitor to him and the avian people. I try to plead with him and tell him it's not true, but he won't listen to me. He starts to grab me, yelling that I can't have my baby and he's going to kill it. I scream until finally Zane comes to my rescue. He tries to kill Vasili, but in the process he pulls out a knife with the deadly poison and stabs him. Vasili disappears laughing as I hold Zane and sing to him the hawk song like I did his brother, until he dies.
The thoughts of that happening sent shivers down my spine. As soon as it did Zane woke up. He looked at me with his big ruby red eyes. He's known of my nightmares, but not of what they are about. I tell him I forget even though he doesn't believe me.
"What's wrong Danica?" he asks with the deepest concern. I know right now is the wrong time to tell him about the baby, but I have to. It's now or never.
"Zane I have to tell you something. It's definitely not the right time, but I have to now before I lose my courage," I said as he sat up. He lit a candle so he could see me better. I breathed in to steady myself as he waited in anticipation. Now...or never. "I'm pregnant."
He looked down at me with wide eyes, then smiled at me with a huge grin. He hugged me and kissed me so a long hard kiss. Then he asked, "Why didn't you tell me before? This is the best news I've heard since Irene had her baby. How long have you known Danica?"
I looked away from him quickly. Then looked back at him and smiled. He was just as excited as I was even though he's quicker to show it. I kissed him again then responded, "I've known for two weeks. I'm about a month pregnant. I know I should've told you sooner, but I wanted to wait for the right time. Even though this is hardly it."
He laughed at what I had said. He kissed me and then blew out the candle. He pulled me into his comforting touch and we fell asleep again, only this time I dreamed of what was yet to come and not Vasili. Little would I have known what was going to happen the next morning.