A/N: Sorry `bout not updatin' for a while, been busy…and spending some time with my sweety. Well, here's the update, like I promised! Enjoy!
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Edited: January 25 2010. This…was a big pain. Dream was already done. But the entire chapter had to be written from scratch. Why? Hmm, maybe because it isn't about a baby shower? So sad that no one really notices the significant changes I've made to this story. Oh well, it's my own fault. Back to work…darn it. Looks like a bunch of one liners. Oh yes, I'm really sorry for stretching out the whole name thing. Hard to find the right spot to include it. So…please deal with it.
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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Sonic characters. I only own the girl and her baby.
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Chapter 6: Baby
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~Amy's POV~
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Oh no oh no oh no. What do I do what do I do!? I can't just stand doing nothing like everyone else! I hate feeling useless!
Calm down Amy Rose! You've been through worse; surely you can handle a pregnant teen crying in pain? At least I'm not cringing like the boys. Why are they cringing anyway?
Wait…is that…
"Rouge! She's leaking!" She's giving birth! Here of all places! I should call the hospital! Yeah, that should help.
"Looks like Amy's got the right idea. Shadow, bring her to the hospital. They should be ready by the time you get there. Now-"
"No! Not there! Please don't bring me there!"
Did she just…oh great. The crowd grew.
"Rouge, let's go outside. We'll…talk there." Now to get rid of the eavesdroppers. "If you know what's good for you, I suggest you leave." It's a good thing I carry my hammer everywhere I go. Not once has it failed me.
"Fine. Shadow, you got a good grip on her? Good. Let's go, quickly though. And go to where there's the least traffic!"
I know Rouge is trying to help out, but having Shadow carry her…not a good idea. I just hope he doesn't scar her by the time we catch up.
"Sonic, take all the bags and drop them off at my place. Fox-boy, come with us. You can help by keeping others away. Amy, keep the cell ready just in case."
Why didn't she want to go anyway?
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~Change of POV~
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Anyone…someone…please…get this man away from me…please…
I can't take it…the color of his eyes…this pain…it's too much…
"There you are. If it wasn't for her horrendous get up, I wouldn't have spotted you."
Did she call me-ow! It hurts, it hurts!
"We don't have time to chat. If you haven't noticed, she's close to ripping my fur off."
What? Oh…I grabbed onto-
"Gah! It hurts it hurts IT HURTS!" Make it stop!
"That's it, Amy call the hospital now! We're going!"
"NO! NOT THERE NOT THERE!" They'll find me! I can't let them find me! They'll kill me! They'll kill everyone! And the baby...GAH!
"Are you crazy!? You're go-"
"PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU!" Please…anywhere but there…
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~Amy's POV~
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She passed out…that's not good. Do we go to the hospital? What if she freaks out and attacks the doctor and nurses though? Think Amy, think! Where should we bring a girl in labor who's scared out of her mind? I don't know anyone with medical experience! Wait…
"Vanilla!" Oh great, now they're giving me weird looks. "Come on! It's obvious. She's a mom and has helped her friends during their pregnancy. Who else would be better than her? She's perfect!" Plus she isn't intimidating like the doctors with needles and all those creepy supplies of theirs.
"You heard her Shadow! Get going on the double!"
He disappeared without hesitation, just leaving us…here.
"So…now what? We're pretty much clueless when it comes to this type of situation."
Tails has a point there.
"Amy…I think your cell's beeping."
Whoops. Didn't get to warn her about the…"surprise".
"Hello?"
"Amy dear. Would you mind explaining why one of your friends is standing on my table carrying a passed out girl?"
"Well you see…" How to explain this… "We were at the mall, shopping. Then there was a group of people standing around, with that girl in the middle."
"What does this have to do with your friend being here?"
"The people were doing nothing. So Rouge told him to bring her to the hospital, but she freaked out instead."
"Because of this you sent her to me instead."
"We couldn't think of anything else. Besides, you have experience with this sorta thing…I'm sorry. We should've sent her to the hospital."
"Hush now dear. It's all right. It was a good idea to send her to me. I have a pretty good guess as to why she reacted as such. The staff wouldn't spare her a glance. They would've asked questions that neither you would know the answer to, nor that she would feel uncomfortable with."
I'm so glad that I know Vanilla. She seems to know everything.
"Now leave her to me. Although your friend will have to stay an extra day."
Shadow has to stay there?
"Why? Did he break something?"
Why is she giggling?
"That way the girl can transfer her pain to someone else. Which reminds me, what is the girl's name?"
"Uhm…actually…we have no idea."
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~Change of POV~
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"Where are you?"
It was the middle of the night. The moon was full, lighting up the darkness. The wind was blowing, the trees dancing.
There was a figure running through the woods. It stumbled over a tree root and fell to the ground. Small whimpers came out, fear rising.
A tall shadow appeared on the ground, towering the other.
"There you are." It reached out and grabbed it by its hair, dragging it on the ground. "Stop squirming bitch. You know you can't get away from me."
The little girl kept struggling, then grabbed onto something tightly.
The shadow kept pulling until her hair was ripped off, and she dashed away.
"I'll find you, you little bitch. And you know it."
The wind blew once more, the clouds covering the moon. When the moon appeared again, the shadow was gone.
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Ahh! The pain…it's back! Why does it hurt so much!?
"Oh, you're awake now."
W-Where am I!? Am I at the hospital!? Wait…this couldn't be one. I was told that it was white and had sick people everywhere. Gah!
"Too shy to speak? That's all right dear. Now lie back down and listen to my instructions."
This lady…why is she being so nice?
"That's a good girl. Listen carefully. I want you to do this breathing pattern. Two quick inhales, than a long exhale. Repeat it over and over. It'll help lighten the pain, along with this gentleman here."
Gentleman? Ahh! It's him again! Why is he here!?
"Shh. Calm down. He won't hurt you. I asked him to remain here so that you'll have someone to hold onto."
Hold…onto? But he's too frightening…
"Shadow? Would you please?"
"Errrgh…"
Ahh! What's he doing WHAT'S HE DOING!
"Dear, we can't help you if you don't relax. You'll just make matters worse and possibly harm yourself and your baby."
That's right…remain calm…ouch! What did she say? Quick, quick slow…quick, quick slow…
"That's better. Whenever you start to feel more pain just grip onto his hand. Try to stay awake dear; we're in for a long night."
"Did you just say…this'll take all night?"
"Yes Shadow. Giving birth takes many grueling hours. I'd say the baby will be out by early morning or so."
"Oh great…"
My baby…it's coming…what will it look li-OW!
"Shadow, did you just twitch?"
"Of course not. You're hallucinating."
Huh, gripping his hand DOES make it hurt le-GAH!
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~Amy's POV~
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A baby…the girl's giving birth to a baby. Huh…I've never seen a Mobian baby before. Sure, I've seen plenty of human ones but never one of our own kind. Maybe I should call Vanilla to check on how she's doing? Besides, I really want to see what the baby looks like! I'm sure that the girl won't be going anywhere for a while. If I remember one thing about pregnancy, is that women are exhausted after giving birth. I should take this chance while I still can!
But what would Vanilla think? She sounded pretty upset when I said we didn't know the girl's name. Would she even allow us to see her? After all, we're complete strangers. She'll be long gone once she's done resting and we'll never see her again. Well…maybe that's stretching it. We might see her at the mall a few times. Probably around the baby area and teen area too.
Hold on…she's a teenager. Ah ha! I'm such a genius! She could be Cream's friend and hang out with her while Rouge and I enjoy ourselves at the clubs! It's the perfect solution and we all win. Rouge won't feel awkward since we won't be at high school hot spots, and Cream won't feel dejected when I hang out with Rouge since she's too young. Looks like fate is on my side!
Although I better check my cards just to be safe.
And I have to become friends with her as well. That'll be a tough one.
Time to initiate my first two missions. Get permission from Vanilla and learn the girl's name!
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~Change of POV~
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It's so late, but it's over with now. If only I didn't keep my daughter up, she's already sick.
"Errrgh…can I leave now?"
That's right, Shadow.
"Yes. Thank you for remaining. I do apologize about your hand. Would you like some ice?"
"Nothing's wrong with my hand. I'm not a weakling like that faker." The way it's swelling up and his foot tapping, he's too stubborn to show he's in pain.
I'll just play along, men with their pride.
"My mistake than. Oh, if you see your lady friend Rouge please let her know not to visit for a few days." This girl won't be up any time soon and needs her rest. Visitors would just make her condition worse.
"Humph." Oh why can't he take the door like the others?
"Mom? Here's the towel, like you asked." My sweet little angel. She'll make a lovely wife for a lucky man someday. For now I'll have Sonic fight off the ruffians.
"Thank you Cream. Mind holding the baby while I clean her?"
"It's a girl than!"
"Shh. Not too loud now, the mother's still sleeping." I just hope she doesn't go into too deep a sleep. "Yes, the little one is a girl. Now to wipe off the blood." That's strange, it's not coming off. Oh, there we go…oh my. Are these…wings?
"Mom, do you see the…three tails?"
Three tails as well?
"No wonder she didn't want to go to the hospital." It took long enough for the humans to accept us Mobians. But a hybrid? I can already imagine how they'll be treated from both humans and Mobians.
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~Change of POV~
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This girl. I remember her; Mr. Fletcher wouldn't stop bothering her. Good to see she's all right. Even though it's at my own house.
Although…she sure is tired, and her baby hasn't made a sound once. Are they both going to be okay? Mom said they have to stay here or they would possibly die. My mom is always right, not once has she ever been wrong. I can tell too. The girl looks so…terrible, and the baby is so tiny. Too tiny, and they're supposed to cry. So why isn't she crying? Doesn't she want her mom? To be fed breast milk instead of the formula?
Oh, someone's knocking. Must be Amy, since she did ask to come over the past three days. I hope my mom won't get angry with me.
"Hi Cream. Are you feeling better now?" Hehe, she's such a good friend.
"Yeah. But don't be too loud please, she's still resting."
"Oh, sorry. So, where's the baby? Is she as cute as you said?" Still the same old Amy. Good to know that some things didn't change about her.
"Mm-hmm. She's right here. But don't pick her up though since Mom isn't around."
"All right…wow. She IS cute, and I can see her white bat wings. Red fur, brown eyes, and…big ears with husky tails. So she's a dog and a bat?"
"Bat, yes. Dog…maybe." Although she doesn't look like the other Dog Mobians I've seen.
"A…dog?" Huh? Oh, she's awake now.
"Whoops. Sorry about that, didn't mean to wake you up."
"It's okay…is it true? Am I a dog?" Is she a dog?
"You should know that. Everyone knows what they are, along with their name. So, what's your name? That one should be easy." It would be rude to just keep calling her the girl and the mother. But…what's with her expression? It's not as if she doesn't have one…right?
"R-Right…I should know…like my baby…my baby…where's my baby!?"
That's right, Mom said to give her the baby right away when she woke up!
"She's safe and sound. Here, there you go."
"She…so this is a girl…my girl…from…him…"
I…I don't like that look in her eyes.
"We'll leave you and your baby alone. Come on Cream, let's get her some water." What's Amy doing? We shouldn't leave her and the baby alone! "You noticed it too Cream? At least I'm not as blind as I thought. I'm going to stay here with you until your mom comes back. And whenever she's about to leave again or you're both gone, let me know. I'll convince my boss to give me some time off."
Oh good. I just hope Mom notices too.
"We better get back. Hey, here's your water."
"Thank you…uhm…"
"Amy Rose! Over here is Cream, her mom helped you with the whole giving birth thing."
"Oh…you're the one from before. When that man…" She remembers me, that's nice.
"That's right. You know, we can at least give you a nickname. It would be your temporary name." It's better than nothing. Besides, it might make her more comfortable.
"A nickname…that sounds nice. But first…my little one, I gave her a name. It's Starlight."
"Starlight? That's lovely! Hi little Starlight, I'm Amy!"
A good name, maybe there's a chance she'll love her?
"Hmm…why not Christina? It sounds like a real name after all, and I don't know anyone with that name living around here."
"Christina…I wouldn't mind at all."
"Then Christina it is!"
Still, we should find out what her real name is.
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A/N: Finally! Took a lot out of me to finish this chapter, making it realistic as possible. Yet, I still feel that it's not…right. But I am not to try rewriting it AGAIN. Too much of a hassle. If you've read this before, you'll notice that the name is not Hoshi this time and went straight to Christina. There is a reason for this. She has a new name since I fixed her up. You'll be finding out her new and real name much later on. Now to rest before I start working on the next chapter. It'll most likely be posted sometime next week. This week if I feel like it.