Salutations!
Before I begin, here's a few things that I need to say:
2017 was a truly amazing year in my writing. You all really moved me with all the amazing things you said about my stories. Thank you all so much for the support!
I hope you all had an amazing year in 2017, and I hope that 2018 is going to be even more amazing!
Happy New Year! 3
Chapter 6: A Tiny Miracle
Ruby and Jaune were getting ready for something big. They were going to see their baby for the first time ever, although they weren't going to know the gender. They were also going to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time.
"You ready, Rubes?" Jaune asked as he finished tying his right shoe's lace.
"Yeah, I'm waiting for you," Ruby replied, spraying on some perfume that Jaune had given her for her Halloween (aka her birthday). She closed the small, thin bottle made of red stained glass.
They got a few snacks and drinks for the road because it was quite a long drive to the hospital.
After about an hour, the two arrived at the hospital. It was quite a fancy hospital, what with it being owned by people from Atlas. The state-of-the-art equipment also came from Atlas, because the kingdom was such an advanced kingdom, with the best technology in all of Remnant.
Ruby and Jaune walked toward the glass door that slid open on detecting their presence. When they got inside, they walked up to a large marble counter with a blank hologram screen on it. When they reached it, a holographic lady appeared, and the screen turned on. It actually reminded them of Beacon, because it looked like the one that would greet you upon entering the Communications Centre in the academy.
"How may I help you," the hologram asked. "We're here for an ultrasound scan," Ruby answered.
"Of course," the holographic lady began typing on a keyboard hologram in front of the screen. "You can go to Room 55. It's the fifth room on the right of the second floor," she smiled and pointed in the direction of an elevator. Ruby and Jaune nodded and went toward the elevator, and the hologram disappeared.
When they got to the second floor, they headed for Room 55. Above the door was a large white sign with gold writing on it. It had 'ULTRASOUND ROOM' written on it in bold letters. Under the sign, a small yellow light was glowing.
They noticed another sign, this one on the right of the door. In yellow, 'do not enter when the light is on' was writren on it. They were about to sit on two chairs that were next to the entrance when the door opened with a buzz, and the yellow light turned off.
"Oh, hello," the doctor said with a smile and a small wave. "Come on in."
The doctor seemed quite young. Her hair was long and brown. She had a slender face and dark brown eyes. On her chest, she had a name tag with the name Casey written on it.
"Just lay down over there, ma'am," Casey said, pointing to a bed with a blue sheet on it. "You can sit over here, sir," she said, dragging a yellow chair over to the left side of the bed.
She got a small plastic bottle off of a shelf. In it was a clear blue gel. "Just lift up your shirt please, ma'am," Casey said, smiling. Ruby looked at Jaune and smiled. Jaune smiled back, before looking at the little screen that Casey had just turned on. It was a blank yellow color.
Casey gently squeezed the bottle over Ruby's belly, the warm gel landing on her skin and making her chuckle. "It's warm," she said softly to Jaune, who just smiled at her.
The doctor pressed a button on the screen making it show everything in proper color. She pressed a small probe against Ruby's belly. Ruby just looked at the screen and smiled. The picture showed up in 3D, and with how advanced the Atlesian technology was, the HD image showed everything in color.
"Would you like me to record this?" Casey asked, smiling at Ruby and Jaune. "Yes please!" They both said simultaneously. "Alright," Casey said, pressing a button.
"And..." Casey smiled. She moved the probe around, before a wide grin spread across both Ruby and Jaune's faces. "There's your baby!" Casey smiled, pointing at a tiny baby, that barely even had hands or feet yet. A small tail could be seen on it, making it look almost alien.
"Wow," Ruby gasped, almost crying from joy. She couldn't believe that she was carrying this tiny human inside of her. This tiny little creature depended entirely on her for its survival. Suddenly, Casey pressed another button, causing a pulsing sound to come through the monitor's speakers.
Ruby became even more overwhelmed by this. Now she was sure that this little human was alive. She was carrying a human being inside of her.
Ruby's eyes began to tear up. She was so excited, shocked and overwhelmed that she couldn't hold back the tears anymore. Jaune, too, was amazed by this. He was soon going to be the father of this adorable little thing.
"Alright," Casey said. "All done. Here's the recording," she handed Ruby a small case with a little flash drive inside of it. "Congratulations," she said, smiling at them and winking, before walking out of the room.
When they got out of the hospital, Jaune gave Ruby a big hug. "Im so excited!" he said, Ruby hugging him back tightly. "Me too," she replied, crying a little bit. Jaune was also crying slightly. They stayed in this hug for a few seconds before releasing each other and walking back to their car.
Ruby stared at the small case for a few seconds, before snapping back into reality.
This all seemed so unreal to them. They were going to become a true family, and their house was going to become an even bigger home.
While they were driving, they were talking about what was going to happen when the baby was born. They were also discussing names and where the baby would sleep for the first few days.
"I think that we should keep the baby in our room, so that it doesn't get so lonely at night," Ruby said, smiling. "Besides, if it needs to be fed, we miflght not be able to hear it cry if we keep it in the other bedroom because it's so far on the other side of the house," she said.
"That's a good idea," JauJaube said with a nod and a smile. "I like it. And I can't believe that this is all happening. It's happening so fast," Jaune said, smiling widely. "Me too," Ruby said, looking sown and putting her right hand on her belly. I wonder what Yang and Dad would say about this video," Ruby said, looking at Jaune.
"I know Mom would be proud," she said, looking down again. She got a sad look on her face, and this made Jaune feel sad. "I'm sure she would," he replied, making Ruby look at him and give him a small smile which was one of Jaune's favourite looks from Ruby. He adored that tiny, innocent smile.
"I know my sisters would be all over me," Jaune laughed. Ruby giggled at this comment, her sweet laugh and adorable smile warming his heart.
When they got home, Ruby sat on the couch, her head against Jaune's chest, his right arm around her. She stared at the tiny case in amazement.
She was still so amazed that there was a tiny human being inside of her, soon to be seeing the real world, and maybe even becoming a hunter or huntress, just like her and Jaune. This all felt so unreal to her, like a dream.
But she was ready for it.
End of Chapter 6
I hope that you all enjoyed that chapter! I put so much work into it to make sure that it was perfect for all of you to read.
This was supposed to come out on New Year's Day, but I got so distracted that I couldn't finish it in time. I'm so sorry!
Anyway, I hope that this year will be amazing for you, and that you all had an amazing 2017.
Enjoy the new year!
Shoots a window out with a shotgun and jumps through it*