Chapter 14
Adena looked around her with confusion, seeing that she was in a hospital room; a modern day hospital. Frowning, she tried to sit up only to cry out in pain, making her eyes water. Somewhere in the background a beeping sound was going wild, a nurse came rushing in.
"Miss Main, everything is all right." the nurse spoke as calmly as he could. "Please Miss Main, you need to calm down. You're at St. Catherin's hospital, do you remember what happened?"
Adena closed her eyes, feeling whatever the nurse had injected into her IV line start to calm her rapidly. However all her thoughts were jumbled together due to her life in the past and her life before she was sent into the past; Adena didn't know what exactly what was real and what was not.
"Miss Main?" the nurse questioned with some concern, looking down at her as he checked her vital signs on the machines in the other side of the bed.
"No, I don't remember anything."
The male nurse nodded, looking back down at the twenty-two year old woman. Although not his place, he can only imagine how she would react to the fact of her being in a coma for the past five years. He needed to get the doctor and double check all that he's done was in order and correct.
"Okay, Dr. Miller would be right in to see you, just stay calm for a few minutes." smiling, the male nurse walked out of the room.
Adena sighed, bringing up a hand to her head. She felt a bit lightheaded, disorientated to all the thoughts jumbling together as one. She could remember, quite vividly, her life before waking up in the King Arthur time just as that life of hers started to fade just as quickly.
A man in his thirties wearing red scrubs walked into the room a few minutes later, taking hold of the clipboard at the end of her bed. "Hello Miss Main, I'm Dr. Miller, how are you feeling?"
"Aside from calm, I'm confused. What happened?"
Dr. Miller inhaled, returning the clipboard to its place. "You had a car accident during the snow storm five years ago." Adena frowned, looking at him as though she couldn't believe what he was saying. "You've been in a coma since then."
Adena inhaled a shuddered breath, a hand going to her neck. "Five years?" she whispered in disbelief, "But how–I?" Adena stuttered, not knowing what to say or think.
"I'm afraid, Miss Main," Dr. Miller started, sighing quietly. "That that is correct; after that truck slid on the ice and hit your car, the impact from the airbag and the window you had a massive head trauma that placed you in a coma."
Adena inhaled once more, frowning. 'So that's what the dream was when I was with Lancelot... was he real? Or was it my imagination? Oh my, am I still pregnant?'
Noting the woman start to hyperventilate, Dr. Miller quickly took hold of the oxygen mask and placed it over Adena's mouth and nose, turning the oxygen on. Adena distinctly heard the doctor tell her to breathe normally, but she couldn't. Despite all that she's learn, Adena's heart wanted to return to Lancelot, to the knights, to being pregnant. That dream was more real than the one she was awake at the moment; it was her life now, not the modern day she was born into.
Dr. Miller was a bit concerned as he saw that his patient wasn't calming down, nor the tears that had started to fall wouldn't stop. He called to the male nurse to bring him something she couldn't hear over the ringing in her ears and her heart lodged into her throat, thundering quickly. Adena could feel herself falling back into darkness, as though something was pulling her hard.
Dr. Miller had pushed Adena back on to the bed, brining out his small flashlight as the woman's eyes started to roll back. He tried calling her name, anything to gather her attention, but Adena was slipping, and fast. Her heart monitor started to beep rapidly, her blood pressure going off the charts. Dr. Miller motioned the male nurse to something out of her vision, the nurse turning around.
Before everything went completely dark and Adena slipped from the world of the living, the words from a familiar voice was the last thing she heard.
"Come back to me, love. Please come back to me. I love you."
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–467 AD, Forest–
Lancelot continued to hold on to the woman tightly for a few seconds more, letting some of the tears he was holding go. He repeated inaudible words against her hair, rocking back and forth. He thought of the once living being inside her stomach possibly gone due to Adena's life now gone.
A struggling, and in pain, Dagonet leaned against Bors. After battling the Roman's, the knight's scolded their brother for being an idiot and wanting to fight in his condition. But given what has happened, the group thought they could let it slide just this once. Number Two held back his tears as his hands slowly turned into fists.
Kissing her brow, Lancelot went to place Adena on the floor when she suddenly cried out before gasping for air. Everyone's eyes widen as Adena's right hand went right to her stomach, her other hand gripping at Lancelot's armor. Lancelot held her tighter, laughing madly as tears of joy fell down his face. Adena's breathing started to slow down as she saw the forest and the feel of Lancelot holding her close. Heartbeat also slowing down, Adena brings up her hands around Lancelot's neck and cried, holding on to him tightly, muttering about her baby.
Lancelot glared up at Merlin, who held up his head. There was something in his eyes, but the knight didn't dwell on it too much as he stood up and made his way towards the horses. He wanted to take her back to the fort and make sure that she got a full's night rest so that nothing would happen to the baby (he prayed it still lived) because of all the stress Adena was under.
The other knight's followed after him, wanting to return to the fort to clean up as much as they can. When they reached the people that were leaving the fort, Lancelot placed Adena in the back, the older girls and Vanora covering her in warm blankets. He wanted to climb in, to be by Adena's side; however everyone was pushing him away from the cavern.
"She's going to be all right, Lancelot. Come, other's need our help." Arthur tells him, trying to lessen the worry of his best friend.
Looking back at the woman he loves close her eyes from exhaustion, Lancelot sighs and walks after Arthur to help the injured. Vanora quickly turned the cart around and drove back to the fort, praying that the old healer still lived within his quarters (for he was too stubborn to leave the one place he has ever known).
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It was nearing twilight and Lancelot, with Arthur's permission, ran down the hallway to the healer's quarters. Entering he saw the healer drying his hands in one corner before looking over to the right to see his lover still unconscious, but breathing. Relief that she was still alive, Lancelot moved swiftly over to Adena's side.
"How is she Teran?" Lancelot asked softly, sitting at the chair placed by the bed.
"She is doing well, resting which is what she needs at the moment." the old healer rasped before coughing.
Lancelot inhaled softly before asking, "And the baby?"
Teran was quiet, placing a hand on the knight's shoulder. "You should be a father in nine months or so."
Lancelot exhaled exasperatedly, laughing and crying in joy, looking back at the healer with gratitude. "Thank you."
Patting his shoulder, Teran smiled to himself, walking out of his quarters to give the couple some privacy. Lancelot tightened his hold on Adena's hand before standing and leaning forward to give her a kiss on the forehead.
"Rest well, my love, for when you wake I will make sure nothing is to hurt you ever again." he whispered into her ear.
"She had chosen to stay in this time," Lancelot whirled around to see Merlin walking into the room. "Her body in the time she was born has died because her soul had completely transferred back to this one. However, due to her interference with three death's that should have become, everyone's lives are now unknown to the fates."
"I have her and my child," Lancelot told him albeit angry. "I do not care for what the fates throw at us; I will not lose either of them again."
Merlin smiled mysteriously, "I know, that is why my sister will keep a close eye on future events concerning all of your lives."
Lancelot frowned but watched as Merlin walked out of the healing quarters. He turned back to his lover and sat down. Despite how exhausted he was he didn't want to leave her side for a second. So he tugged off his boots and lay next to Adena, holding her close to him. Immediately his right hand went to her flat stomach, wondering if he was to have a son or a daughter–not that it mattered for any child Adena bore Lancelot would cherish them until he dies of old age.
It was then when a thought came to him. If Adena has always known about his death and the others, why had she never said anything? Why all the secrecy and the advice for being careful? Those were questions he would have to ask when the time was right.
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Adena was the first to wake, still feeling exhausted but not able to sleep any more. She smiled secretly as she felt Lancelot hold her tightly against his side, his right leg over hers and his arms wound tightly around her so that she was trapped against his body. Watching him sleep peacefully, Adena noted that his curly hair was untidy and all over the place, as his beard had grown just a bit more over night.
Bringing up a hand from his chest, where it laid, Adena pushed back the curls from his forehead, wondering if their child would have his curly black hair or his eyes or even his strong features. She could only pray that their child didn't have his attitude for Adena didn't know if she would have the strength to battle against the two of them.
"Why are you awake when you need to be resting to heal more quickly?" Lancelot mumbled sleepily, his eyes still close.
"I cannot sleep any more than I already have, my knight," she whispers in return, kissing his bearded chin. "Besides, I like watching you sleep."
Lancelot groans, burying his face into her hair. "It is still early in the morning, just try to sleep a bit more."
Adena laughs, leaving kisses down his chin to his neck. "How about you just wake up and go bring me some food, I am starving."
The knight growls, rolling so that he was on top of the laughing woman, "You should not tease if you do not want the results that it brings."
"Who said I didn't want the results it brings?" Adena whispered, leaning up to kiss him.
Before Lancelot can think of doing anything, a voice spoke up. "Leave the woman be, Lancelot, and go bring her some food. I have to check up on her and the baby now before treating the other wounded." Teran tells him.
Lancelot tosses him a glare, the old healer merely raising an eyebrow, not affected at all. With a sigh of mock sacrifice, Lancelot kisses Adena and quickly gets up to get her something to eat.
"Now, my dear, how are you fairing?" Teran asks, walking closer to her.
Adena sighed, sitting up with the help of the old healer. "I am exhausted but I do not want to sleep anymore."
Teran nodded in understanding. "Yes, I would give you some elixir but I do not want to risk hurting the baby."
"I rather try to get my sleeping patterns back on track the normal way than to use any elixir." Adean tells him softly, placing her hands on her flat stomach.
"Yes, well, the baby is doing fine it didn't sustain any damage from the beating the Roman's gave you. However your face might be bruised and tender for some time, but other than that you are fine and can leave after the noon meal."
Adena nods, smiling when Lancelot returned at record speed with a tray of food. Teran rolls his eyes and walks out of the room to leave the couple in peace. Sitting next to Adena, Lancelot keeps a watchful eye on her as she eats all she can and then some. He looks over her face that was dark and light purple, making him angry that he didn't get to her in time to save her from any sort of damage.
Looking to her lover, Adena holds out a piece of apple to him. Lancelot grins wolfishly and leans down to take the fruit with his teeth, making the woman laugh. He kisses her temple, telling her to eat as she was now eating for two. Lancelot could only hope that when the time to question her reasoning, it will not tear them apart.
A/N: Kind of short, I know. So Adena has decided to return to Lancelot, and she's still pregnant! LOL, sorry to have you all worried, but I had never intended to have them lose the baby at all (despite that's what my hands wrote); that was just plain cruel! I think one or two more chapters after the next one and I might just be done with this story. Please review and let me know what you think!