Authors Notes: Sorry this chapter is so short, but I'm tired and what not and just thought that I would try to put another ch. up this morning. Incase for some random reason you have to wonder what this ch. is about, this is the dream/flash back/vision-y thingy that Clepsyyde is having after she passes out.

This story is set during 6th year...

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Chapter 4: Visions of Before

Zaid, ZAID wake up!

Wa.. whats huh?

I-It's time, help me! Mernixxa smacked her husband over the head in an attempt to clear the sleep from his mind and because contractions weren't something that were generally considered to bring bursts of joy.

Time? Time for- OH! He was on his feet instantly, What- what should I do?!?

Get the doctor, dung face! She ground it out as she was forced into a sitting position grabbing at her stomach as another contraction ripped at her belly.

Her husband was use to the mood swings and ignored the insult, rushing down the wide hard packed dirt road that ran through the center of the village. The doctor lived in a hut in the very center, for better access in case of emergency.

Mernixxa laid back slowly, trying to relax and breath slowly as she had been taught. Inhale... Exhale... Inhale... Exhai-

Another contraction, relax... Inhale... Exhale... Inhale... Exhale... The pounding of footsteps brought her out of her mantra as Zaid and the doctor rushed in. She could see through the doorway as the sky begin to glow lightly with the coming dawn.

Here, take this, the doctor handed her a water pouch filled with a greenish liquid, It will speed the contractions and relax you.

Mernixxa downed the liquid in a gulp, and the bitter liquid burned slightly as it went down, but she felt her stomach muscles release from their taunt position.

Contraction.



Phlegethon and Lethe this huuuuuurts... shite! Silver eyes bubbled over with tears, her legs were going to rip apart...

Contraction.



It's okay Nixy, love, it'll be okay, here hold my hand. She grasped that hand as though she was dangling over the edge of a fire filled chasm and squeezed as though she could push children from her by mashing that hand as hard as her stomach felt like it was being mashed...

Contraction.

The world flittered at the edge of her vision and blackness engulfed her, leaving a pinpoint of gold light that she focused all her will on. She knew she had to focus on that point...

A baby wailed pulling her out of her stupor. The doctor handed the wailing babe to Zaid, a girl child, midnight blue hair that seemed to sparkle with her white gold eyes, like a star scape...

Mernixxa felt a stinging sensation on her side and glanced down to see a water serpent withdraw it's fangs from her as the sun grew from the horizon an light curled over the trees, causing the snake to flee.

To tired to call out, the doctor and Zaid didn't notice the reptile's retreating form, and the burning sensation that ran up her through her chest stoppered any warning noise that she might have made.

She barley noticed the final contractions as her second child was born.

Silver white hair, colorless as his mothers eyes but for a small forelock of cyan, and eyes the color of the harvest moon.

Not a tear he shed, and only response to his birth was to blink wide eyes calmly at the on lookers before grinning a feral fanged smile at the doctor who almost dropped the him before quickly handing him to his mother who... sat up and took him smiling at him as though he were the light of her world.

They never knew about that snake.