I'm really sorry guys that it's taken this long to update but I've been really busy with school stuff, but here it is. Enjoy...
It had been a few months since the wedding and I loved married life: feeling a ring on my left hand and everyone congratulating us all the time. Nate and his group couldn't make it down for the wedding so they had come down a couple of weeks afterwards.
Ian stirred in his sleep and woke up, his eyes fluttered open.
"Good morning." I said and leaned up for a kiss, Ian's breath smelt like toothpaste. The smell burned my nose, my stomach churned and my head went dizzy. What was wrong with me? I gasped and clambered off of the bed (thank God I was wearing pyjamas) and sped down the halls. I ran up to the rivers and lent over the side, emptying my stomach of everything that was in there. Someone came up behind me and grabbed my hair in their hands, holding my waist to stop me from falling over the edge. I spat in the water and turned round after wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. My head was clearing but I had a terrible taste in my mouth. Ian was standing in front of me with an anxious look on his face. He pulled me into his chest and pulled my face up to his so he could see me.
"Are you okay?" I nodded weakly. This wasn't the first time that I had ran to the washroom to throw up, it had been going on for a couple of weeks. We had thought it was getting better but it obviously wasn't. Doc can't work out what's wrong with me but he suspects that it's just the flu.
"Yeah. I think I'm finished."
"We have to get this sorted."
"Ian. I'm sure it will pass, it's probably just the flu."
"Okay then." He picked me up and carried me back to our room. I was exhausted.
I flopped down on the mattress and closed my eyes, I listened to his breathing: in and out, and I soon found sleep.
I opened my eyes and found some piercing blue eyes staring down at me, I grinned.
"Are you okay? You're not going to throw up again, are you?"
"No Ian. I think I'm fine."
"I'm just concerned for you Wanda. I love you."
"I know Ian, and I am fine. Really." He nodded and collapsed back onto the bed. "Do you want to go get some lunch?"
"Yeah."
I grabbed a seat next to Jamie and Ian shoved a pile of food in front of me. I stuck a forkful of scrambled eggs in my mouth, but it didn't taste right. I searched through one of the newly installed cupboards and dug out a jar of chocolate sauce. I squirted it all over my eggs and bacon while everyone stared at me like I was crazy. I knew that it shouldn't taste nice, but it was delicious.
"What? It's delicious." I wolfed down the whole plate-quicker than I should have been able to.
"I'll be back in a minute Ian, don't worry."
"Where are you going?"
"The bathroom."
"Okay." I pecked him on the cheek and started down the tunnel.
Halfway there, I heard footsteps behind me and I spun round. "Hello?"
"Wanda. It's only me." Melanie. "Come with me." She started off in the opposite direction; towards the hospital. I sighed and followed her.
We stopped outside the entrance. I took a deep breath and walked in. I had no idea what was happening with Mel, but she had made me nervous. What was going on?
"Hello Wanda, Mel. What's the problem?" Doc was sitting at his desk, when he saw us walk in, he put down his book.
"I think I know what's wrong with Wanda."
"Yeah, and what is that?" She leaned down and whispered something in his ear. "Hmm, possible. But I have no way to prove it."
"We could take her to the healers?" Mel suggested.
"Okay." Mel grabbed my hand and took me back to her cave because it was empty of everyone. I sat on the bed.
"What is it Mel? What's wrong with me?"
"Well, I'm not positive, but..." She whispered something in my ear and I gasped.
"Okay, we have to check."
"Yeah. I'll go get Jared and the rest of the guys."
"No, wait. Can you not tell anyone? Keep it between us?"
"How about Sunny and Lily as well? They can help out." I nodded because I didn't trust my voice not to break. Was it true. "Come on." She grabbed my hand and we stalked off to find the girls.
We found them alone in the empty game room.
"Perfect! We were hoping to find you guys here. We need some help." Mel explained our situation to them. They looked shocked and then big smiles broke across their faces.
"Congratulations Wanda." They shouted and I started crying but I was also smiling.
"We need to be sure, so would you guys come and check with us?"
"Sure Wanda." Lily said and Sunny nodded.
"But do you guys mind keeping it hush hush?" Mel asked, making a be-quiet motion with her fingers.
"Um, okay."
"Great! Let's go." We ran back off towards Melanie and Jared's room. We waited outside the makeshift door while Mel went inside and rummaged around.
"Got them!" She shouted and ran outside holding the truck keys in her hand. I grinned and we charged towards the entrance to the caves. We actually made it outside without running into anyone and we started off towards the truck.
I climbed in the front seat next to Mel (Lily and Sunny were in the back seats) and she started the engine, driving back to 'humanity'.
She stopped the car and scampered out; she came round and opened my door for me. I was so nervous that I was close to having a nervous breakdown. I took a deep breath and jumped from the truck.
"You okay Wanda?"
"Yeah. So who's coming in?" Sunny raised her hand and I nodded.
"Thanks Sunny."
"I'll stay here and look after the truck. Good luck Wanda." Lily announced, clambering into the front seat and slipping in her contacts. Mel pulled me in for a quick hug before jumping back in the truck and also wishing me luck.
"See you in a minute." I said to the girls in the truck, they nodded and behind the glass, I saw Mel putting in her shiny contact lenses.
Sunny grabbed my hand and squeezed.
"Hello, Bending Wind. Doctor Thomas will see you now." The perky receptionist told me. I took a deep breath and we stood up, walking through the white halls and down towards the doctor's office.
I knocked on the door and a loud, croaky voice called out. "Come in." Sunny pushed on the door and I followed her in, I grabbed a chair in front of the desk.
"Bending Leaves, I am Doctor Thomas." He said. "We have looked at your test results and we think that you are correct. Please come back soon. That is all."
"Goodbye." Sunny said for me because I was speechless. Was it really true? I gasped and mindlessly walked back to the car park.
"So Wanda, how did it go?" I just nodded and climbed into the back of the truck, I didn't trust my voice no to crack again.
"It went fine. I think," Sunny talked for me. "Wanda? Are you okay?"
"Yes." I squeaked out.
"Mel, take us home now." Lily shouted because she saw the terrified look on my face. Sunny crawled over to come and sit next to me, patting my back and whispering to me. Tears streamed down my face so that soon, I thought that I was out of salt water, but no... I never stopped.
Somewhere along the way I fell asleep from exhaustion because I could feel Mel's arms carrying me protectively, even in my haziness. Then I fell back under and into deep dreams.
"Wanda. Wanda, wake up honey." Mel shook me awake because we were at the cave entrance.
"Huh?" I said and rolled from her arms. I got back onto my feet, and after the first few shaky steps, I was ready to go in and face everyone. Ian! I sighed and started running down the halls until I banged into something: No someone.
"Wanda! What the hell? I looked everywhere and no one had seen any of you guys what were you thinking? Where did you go?" Ian was shouting through the tears. Kyle, Jared, Jeb and everyone else were shouting at the others too, though I could tell they were only doing it out of worry. But was Ian? "Wanda, I thought you had left me again. What did you do?" He kneeled down at my feet and hugged my legs. Tears poured out of my eyes like Niagara falls.
"Ian. I'm so sorry. It was all my fault." Mel heard this and whistled to get everyone's attention. They all tried to wipe away the tears and looked up. She pulled away from Jared and pulled me to my feet.
"No Wanda. It was my fault." I shook my head but she just ignored me. I hadn't seen Doc come up behind me but he pushed us both back.
"It was my fault. I suggested it. Sorry everyone. Wanda, is it true?" He whispered the last part to me and I gave one quick nod of my head.
"Fine! I don't care who's fault it was, but what did you do? Where did you go and was it just you four?" Jeb barked. We all nodded and Lily explained the whole story-except the reason why we were there-with little commentaries from the rest of us. They stayed quit through our whole story:
"Well, Wanda went to Doc because Mel had an idea of why Wanda is ill and he knew what it was. Wanda and Mel came to find Sunny and I. We agreed to tag along with them for support so we snuck off to go check it out with a healer because she wanted to make sure before she told anyone else. Doc was correct. We are so sorry guys that we left without so much as an explanation or a note but, like I said, Wanda didn't want to tell anyone yet." She explained and everyone was still furious but they seemed to have calmed down a little bit. Ian was still sobbing at my feet, it obviously reminded him of when I snuck off last time without him knowing. Lily whispered something to me and Sunny nodded. "It'll be okay Wanda. You've got us here if it doesn't work out." She was talking about if Ian didn't want to have a child with me, and at least I've got friends who will help if he does change his mind. It was time to find out, so I knelt back down next to him.
I could barely look at Ian because his tears made me want to curl up and die. He looked like he was in so much pain. Tears silently slid down my face and sobs racked my body. He pulled me close to him and stroked my hair.
"W-why? Why did you do it?" He stuttered.
"I-I-Ian. I need to talk to you. Alone." I got to my feet and started sown the hall. Mel shouted good luck to me but I kept walking, he couldn't find out before I had chance to tell him myself. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Jamie start running towards me, tears glistening in his eyes, but Jared and Kyle held him back while he struggled.
"Jared just trust her. She'll tell you all when she's ready." I heard Mel mutter to everyone and I couldn't resist a small smile.
I sat down on the small mattress and Ian curled up next to me, he was still sobbing so I hugged him until he was all dried up. He grabbed my face in his hands and kissed me with eagerness. I sucked in my breath them soon melted into the kiss. All too soon, I pushed away because I had to get this off my chest. "Ian. I have to tell you something..."
"You're not leaving me are you? Because if you are them it's going to be really awkward. Its Burns isn't it? We should never have had the wedding so you wouldn't have to be tied down to me. I knew you were having second thoughts. Just get it over with," he muttered and I had started crying again.
"No Ian! No, never! There is no one else, I love you Ian and I am so glad that we had the wedding. I love you. I love you. I love you. However, in fact you might want to end it with me. I could ruin it all and them you won't want me anymore." I was muttering now so I took a deep breath and started again. "Ian, it is only you, but I have some news that could be the end for us Ian. But please just let me know if you don't want to do this with me. I'll understand."
"Wanda. I will always want you and there is nothing that can make me stop loving you." I held up a hand to motion for him to stop talking.
"Let me finish. Please." I started crying and he tried to cuddle me, but I pushed him away because I knew that if he distracted me, I would never be able to do this. Here it goes: "Ian. I'm pregnant."
Ian
"Ian. I'm pregnant." I took in a deep breath. How could this be true? How? Did she want to have a baby with me? Did I want to have a baby? Be a dad to someone, with little feet and hands and a mass of black curls with her piercing silver eyes. I could imagine it all perfectly and how beautiful it would be. I think that my conscious knew before I did that this was coming, I think that I could have known for a while but I just didn't want to fully acknowledge it at the time.
"Ian? Ian please say something, do you want it? I think that I should go..." Wanda was still crying and I realized that I hadn't said anything for a while. I thought that this was hard on me, but I couldn't even begin to imagine how she's feeling. A single tear slid down my cheek and looking at her now, I knew that she wanted this baby with me. And so did I; I wanted a child with Wanda, my wife and we would start a family and it would be perfect; surrounded with our friends and family. She tried to walk away but I grabbed he wrists and pulled her back down next to me.
"Yes!" I screamed.
"What?" She looked really puzzled.
"Yes Wanda! I'll have this baby with you." She looked confused, then anxious, then happy and finally ecstatic and I suddenly knew that she wanted this as much as I did. All of my angry and confused thoughts went out of the window as I picked Wanda up and spun her round and round in our small, cramped room. She squealed and I dropped us to the floor, resting her on my chest and kissed her with so much passion that by the time we were finished, her lips were swollen. "I love you Wanda."
"I love you too Ian." I put my hands on her stomach and she giggled at my cold touch. "And I love you, little baby O'Shea," She crooned and I watched in wonder as we developed into a family.
So what do you guys think, fluffy or what? I'm thinking about probably putting in one or two more chapters and then an epilogue, but I'll see how it goes from here. I may not be able to update in a while as I'm working on some other fanfics that I haven't posted yet, but I'll try to do it as quick as I can.
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