Summer passed quietly with only a bit of Harry being bipolar, craving weird foods, and being an absolute pain to deal with. However, if you asked Severus, his omega was elegant and calm.
Moon and Apple were growing well at four months and were picking up on training quickly. They even taught themselves to get pillows and blankets for Harry and they fetched Severus's slippers in the morning.
Speaking of Severus, he was just waking up a week before school started at ten in the morning. Harry was still asleep, his baby bump was huge and Severus couldn't think of a more perfect sight.
He slipped his feet into the black slippers and pet the puppy's heads. They licked his hand before climbing the stairs they attached so they could get on and off the bed themselves. Severus glanced over at the calendar and sighed, today was the day Harry was to go to the hospital.
The omega was due five days ago so the doctor wanted them here today to make sure everything was okay. The appointment was at one so they had some time. The alpha showered, dressed, and had a house-elf begin to prepare breakfast.
It was now 10:30 in the morning and officially the worst part of Severus's day. Time to wake up his mate. It was the worst both because Harry seemed at peace and because Harry hates being woken up. One time when Severus had to wake the pregnant male up at eight, he got the most terrifying scowl and a book aimed at his head.
It broke a window.
However, Severus reluctantly dragged his feet over to his mate and sat gently on the side of the bed. Harry groaned in annoyance at the smooth hand rubbing his body. They felt good, but they were coaxing him out of the deep, beautiful land called sleep.
Finally, his eyes opened to the green and black room and his alpha's face. He felt calm today and smiled at his mate instead of scowling. Harry felt strange and there was a weird pressure on his lower stomach. Not painful, but weird as most of the pressure has been on his mid stomach his entire pregnancy.
Severus let out a mental sigh of relief. "Hello, Omega. We have an appointment at one today so we need to eat breakfast. Do you want Alpha to carry and change you?"
The little omega nodded. Severus had been dressing, feeding, and carrying him for over half of the pregnancy. Harry honestly thought he was being a burden, but Severus adored being allowed to be with and take care of his tiny omega.
Severus picked up Harry with perfect ease even with the baby bump. Harry was dressed in a plain black maternity dress, black flats, and one of Severus's capes. The eighteen-year-old always wore one of his mate's capes, typically hiding his belly in it as a way to protect it.
Breakfast consisted of two medium-well eggs, two slices of toast, five pieces of bacon, three sausage links, and a glass of orange juice without pulp for Severus. He always got it the same way every morning.
Harry got two large chocolate chip pancakes with pure maple syrup, three pieces of bacon, two scrambled eggs, and a glass of milk. He typically changed his meal but, when not pregnant, wasn't too picky.
They ate and talked till 11:30. Their plates were taken by Severus's house elves Gilly and Paxy. Harry had Dobby as a personal house elf but since Dobby refused to be paid to help Harry, they included him as one of the family.
Severus French-braided Harry's long, beautiful locks into pigtails, and the omega slipped on the beautiful diamond ring. His alpha had proposed on one of their many date nights. It was just a small picnic on a hill at midnight. It was perfect and ended in slow lovemaking.
They didn't have to marry since by magical law they were married, but Harry was born a muggle so Severus catered to his request. They were to wed in the spring of next year in their garden of sakura trees. The colors were surprisingly pink and white.
Anyways, it was now noon so Severus packed up their baby bag just in case and carried Harry to their carriage drawn by Death. It took 45 minutes to get there by carriage so they had to leave.
The ride was so full of caresses and love that the couple didn't even realize how quick the trip was. The alpha had Harry walk as he figured it inappropriate to carry the pregnant omega into a hospital.
They reached the counter and checked in by 12:53 and sat by the nurse's desk. There were three others there, only two had a couple. One beta sat alone, her mark faded, meaning her mate had left her and marked another.
Harry felt bad but that's how it was with betas. Alpha's and omega's never split but it happened with beta's since they couldn't know who their soulmate is.
The omega sat on his alpha's lap and he began to trace his finger on his own mark. The scar was bumpy and sensitive, causing the omega to shiver slightly. Severus growled low enough so only they could hear it and pulled the boy's hand away from the mark. It could cause some problems down there.
Luckily a nurse walked out and called Harry's name. The omega got up and took his Alpha's hand before following the omega to the back. They passed the beta rooms and went to the omega rooms.
There was no alpha section because alphas couldn't get pregnant. If an alpha was a female, her womb would deconstruct and she would grow a penis. This way she could impregnate her omega.
Harry and Severus were brought to a fairly large, white room with two chairs, the doctors rolling stool, and the bed. They always made sure to keep the omega's beds comfortable because of how fragile they are.
Severus laid his mate down and, instead of sitting down, held Harry's hand and kissed it while standing against the wall. Soon two omega nurses came in for the checkup. They had Severus take off Harry's shirt and put on a gown with his belly showing. A thin blanket covering his solid black panties.
Originally their doctor was supposed to do all the checkups, but the doctor was an alpha and his assistant was a beta. During their first appointment, the second the two reached over to take the omega's shirt off, Severus growled and held his mate close. His eyes were black.
They instead let omega's do it since no omega's felt attraction to each other unless they shared an alpha which made them mates too. It was slightly confusing, to be honest.
Alphas were attracted to almost all omega's and some betas, betas were attracted to anyone, and omegas were only attracted to their alpha, and rare omega, mate(s).
Once Harry was ready, they placed some warmed gel on his large stomach. Moving a wand over it, they saw something weird. There was only one baby. With his stomach that big there should have been at least two.
In the belly was one slightly large baby. The alpha could sense their worry and freaked. "What's wrong? Is everything okay?"
"Yes, the baby is healthy from what we can see."
"The baby. Only one?" The alpha could swear there would have been two or three.
"Yes, only one." They searched a bit more till they spotted the problem and sighed in relief.
"What? What is it?"
"The reason the baby bump is larger than average is because there is fluid buildup. This is normal if they got pregnant during their first heat. It won't harm the mother or the baby but you should expect more fluid than normal when his water breaks."
Severus let out the breath he didn't realize he was holding and kissed his omega on the forehead. The little thing normally kept quiet during these trips as he was very shy. He looked at the moving picture on the sheet of paper in front of him with a smile.
The appointment went well after that. Harry and the baby were perfectly healthy. They determined the reason for the late birth was probably a small growth delay due to the potion, but it would only last a week at most.
The couple left with their worries at ease. Nothing would harm their baby.
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It was 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 1998. Two days after the appointment.
Harry and Severus were lounging in one of the gazebos in the large gardens. Severus was sitting on a bench reading an old book about potions and correcting the mistakes for fun while Harry was in a hanging chair creating flower crowns from the daisies and tulips Gilly and Paxy brought him.
Severus wore one on his fluffy, wavy hair. Now that he had Harry, he no longer slaved away over potions and the omega made him take care of himself. All three house-elves and Harry wore one as well. There were also a bunch piled on the floor. He was really concentrated.
Finally bored, Harry stood up and began to walk to his mate. Halfway there he felt liquid trickling down his leg. He sighed as he thought it was his bladder but gasped as a bunch of liquid flooded out of him.
Severus looked up and noticed his omega standing in a large puddle. His eyes widened and he sat up slowly. Snapping out of the trance, Severus was quick to scoop Harry up and call Dobby to him.
"Dobby, tell Gilly and Paxi to get the baby bag and ready the carriage. And tell the doctor we'll be there soon!" Severus yelled the last sentence as he rushed to the front.
By the time he arrived the carriage was ready and with the baby bag inside. Severus hopped in and set Harry on his lap. Then he got his first contraction. It didn't hurt luckily, just a little pressure, but they both knew it would get worse.
Death ran as fast as he could without harming his passengers and arrived at St. Mungos in thirty minutes, Harry having another contraction as they parked.
The omega nurses rushed out to help and led the couple to a private room. Harry was hurriedly stripped into nothing but a hospital gown and was made comfy. He was given ice chips then all at once they left.
Severus stayed by the bedside at all times. Helping his little mate as the contractions got more painful and closer together. They were alone for half an hour when three omegas and the alpha doctor appeared.
Harry's alpha growled with his eyes turning black. His hands moving to situate the blanket to cover his exposed mate. The other alpha held up his hands in defeat.
"You are a very possessive alpha. That is why I shall not be delivering your child. Luca is one of our few omega doctors and, since he recently had some plans get canceled, is going to be doing it instead. I wish you luck."
Severus eased when the alpha left, letting out his strong pheromones to rid the room of his scent. Harry as well as the other three whined as the smell reeked of dominance.
They began a routine for the next few hours it took for Harry to be ready. The nurses checked on him, the doctor measured how far along he was, Severus got more ice chips, and Harry used his mate's hand like a stress ball as his contractions started to feel like he was burning alive.
It was a little after 2 in the evening when the omega was finally ready. The omega doctor reached into the pregnant male and smiled. "Ten centimeters, you're ready."
The rest was a blur for Severus. His vision went to black and white. The doctor and nurses getting ready. Harry squeezing his hand. Settling Harry up in the right position. Pushing. Screaming. Encouraging.
Severus felt a crack in the hand Harry was holding and felt a fiery pain, but he couldn't do anything. He was frozen.
It seemed to end as quickly as it began. Snapping the teacher into reality was a cry. It sounded like heaven to his ears. He looked at the clock. 3:00 in the evening. The nurses took the baby away and he faintly felt the doctor resetting and bandaging his hand.
His eyes never left the little girl currently getting wrapped up in an emerald green swath. Harry had fallen asleep in exhaustion. The baby girl was placed in his arms.
She was so beautiful.
