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The months passed slowly, as time will for people living atop a remote mountain. With Dani there Ian grew less and less anxious, and Dani slowly learned to like---or at least get along with---Alex's husband.

When Alex was seven months along, she started having trouble with her pregnancy. After collapsing for the third time in a week, Dani put her on bed rest. It wasn't an easy task; Alex was as stubborn as they come and insisted on doing things herself.

"I don't see why I have to lay down," Alex complained. Her words were closely followed by a sharp pain in her side, making her inhale sharply.

"Um yeah I think you got your answer," Dani remarked, sitting in a chair beside the bed. "Listen, it's going to be okay. Just two more months, remember."

Alex groaned and fell back into her pillow. "What am I supposed to do all day?" She asked.

"Rest, let your body heal from the beating it's been getting."

"That doesn't sound very fun," Alex responded, her voice muffled by the pillow.

"Hey, what do you think I'm here for? I happen to have a collection of soppy chick flicks at my disposal." Dani grinned and pulled the wish charm out of her pocket.

"Dani, remember what we said about abusing the power of the charm."

"Hey, what's the last time a wizard ever bought anything? Anyways, it's for a good cause."

Alex shook her head, but she let her friend set up a mini movie theater in the room. With Dani sitting next to her and a movie playing on the screen that hadn't even been released in the mortal world yet, Alex soon began to forget about feeling so miserable.

Halfway through Alex's eighth month, Dani went to Ian's study to speak with him while Alex was asleep.

"I'm worried about her, Ian," she said.

"Yeah, I know," Ian said, polishing his telescope. His manner suggested that he was at ease, but Dani knew for a fact that he had already polished that telescope three times that day.

"I mean even more so than usual. I don't think her body is adjusting properly; the morning sickness was supposed to die down months ago. And she still gets dizzy when she stands up."

"So it's not normal at all?" Ian asked.

"Man you are such a guy," Dani said with a sigh. "All this stuff usually happens in the first three months. After that it kind of goes away."

"But it's not going away." Ian's tone was serious. "Why?"

"Because she's young, and for someone who's half Latino she's unusually small. Personally I think that the Pendragon blood has something to do with it too. Just saying."

Ian dropped into a leather chair and rubbed his forehead.

"Hey, you okay?" Dani asked, suddenly noticing how much the stress was wearing on him. She wasn't sure, but she thought she could see a few gray strands in his light brown hair.

"I love her, Dani. I love her, but I can't do anything for her. I'm a wizard, yet not even my magic can help her."

"Hey, don't do that to yourself. She's going to be fine. She's got us, remember?"

Ian smiled weakly. "I hope you're right. For Alex's sake, at least."

Three days later, Dani was feeling worn out. Looking after Alex was turning out to be quite a hassle. She decided to take a short nap and was conked out for an hour when Alex decided to make her escape.

Walking was more difficult than it used to be. Alex's balance was off, and she had to rest a hand on the wall to keep herself from falling, but she enjoyed not being under constant supervision every second of the day.

When she was in a corridor just off the entrance hall, there was a sudden crackling sound, and two people tumbled out of thin air. Alex stopped in her tracks and gasped.

"Okay, we are not traveling by wizard mail again," Justin said firmly.

"Hey, it was your idea. Only way to get into this place, you said," Max told him.

Right then, both boys noticed their sister standing a little ways off.

"Alex!" Justin exclaimed happily. He ran to give her a hug, but Max held him back.

"Dude," Max said, his voice shocked. Justin followed his younger brother's eyes to Alex's stomach. She covered it with her hand, but at eight months it was impossible to hide.

"Alex...what in the world..." Justin was at a loss for words.

"Surprise," Alex said nervously. Max was busy freaking out, and it didn't exactly make matters any better.

Without warning, a pain unlike Alex had ever experienced before cut like a knife through her side. She cried out and sunk to the floor.

"Alex!" Will shouted. He ran to help his sister, who was still clutching her side and yelling in pain.

"What's going on?!" Dani came running, having been awoken instantly when sounds of the commotion reached her ears. She inhaled sharply when she saw Alex. "Help me get her to her room, Justin," she said, grabbing Alex's arm. Justin took the other.

"What about me? How can I help?" Max asked, although he looked scared enough already.

"Find a phone and press the red button. That should connect you to Ian. Tell him what's going on!" Dani called out as she hurried down the hall.

"Okay!" Max said, relieved to have a job he could actually do. He raced through the castle until he found a phone and hit the aforementioned button. "Hey, are you Ian?" The boy asked when someone answered.

"Yes...who's this?"

"Max, Alex's brother. But that doesn't really matter right now. It's Alex. I'm not really sure but I think she just went into labor," Max said, his words coming out in a rush. Thankfully, Ian understood.

"I'll be right there." Ian said. A click immediately followed.

A couple hours later, Justin and Max were still waiting outside the door to Ian and Alex's bedroom. Alex's screams had died away long ago, but that only made the two brothers more nervous.

"Dani, what's going on?" Justin asked anxiously when Dani rushed out to find some fresh sheets.

"She passed out early in the labor. We're trying to save the baby now," Dani said hurriedly before disappearing.

"Oh yeah that makes me feel ten times better," Max said.

Time went by slowly for Justin and Max. At last, just as darkness fell outside the windows, they heard the first weak baby cry. Dani emerged a few moments later, carrying a tiny bundle in her arms. She was smiling.

"It's a girl," she said.

Justin and Max gazed at the bundle in awe. Being one month premature, the baby was far too small. She was a beautiful thing, though, with both Alex's wide brown eyes and Ian's fair hair.

"How's Alex?" Justin asked.

Dani's face fell. "Still unconscious."

Justin pushed past Dani and entered the room. Alex was lying in the bed, eyes closed, drenched in sweat. If it weren't for the rise and fall of her chest, he would have though she was dead.

Ian looked just as frightened as Justin, if not more. He was sitting by the bed, holding Alex's limp hand. Every once and a while he'd close his eyes and whisper a few words.

"The healing spells aren't working," Ian said in a depressed voice.

"They're probably not strong enough," Justin surmised. Healing spells were the most finicky of all magic, since magic and medicine didn't quite mix. Sometimes they worked, and sometimes they didn't, and even if they did work they were much too weak to make any real improvement. "Guess we're going to have to do this the old-fashioned way and just wait."

Ian sighed and nodded.

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