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lol... this one has a dedication!!! WOOO!!!... to a great reviewer and fellow challenge partaker (... she has Andy and Ted... !!! hugs) This is for mustardgirl1128 who told me that I should do a 4th Gen mention... there will be more... but... I like this one for the moment...

Rain

The rain was falling slightly outside in the darkness of the chilly October night. Scorpius smiled as he climbed under the soft cotton covers of the bed he shared with his wife. Lily was already asleep, tired from her day. Scorpius sidled closer to her and stroked her stomach softly, amazed at the fact that he was to be a father in the next few weeks. Lily's eyes opened slowly and she glanced up to see Scorpius looking at her swollen belly with a look full of love. She yawned and broke his gaze, his silver eyes instead settling on her face with a worried look in his eyes.

'Did I wake you? Is it time?' he looked ready to jump up and leave at a moments notice. Lily smiled at him sleepily.

'You didn't wake me Scor, our baby though…' She grimaced slightly in pain.

'Do we need to go to St. Mungo's?' Lily shook her head.

'I think he's just having fun annoying the heck out of mummy…' she glared at her stomach and then grimaced in pain once more. She sighed and let her head fall back on the pillow, closing her eyes and yawning again. Scorpius wasn't convinced fully, but knew better than to argue with her. It was never a good idea to fight with a heavily pregnant witch. He settled down next to Lily and wrapped an arm around her bulging stomach. Scorpius kissed her gently and Lily smiled.

'Tell me if something happens, okay, if anything happens.' Lily nodded slowly and started to drift back into sleep. Scorpius let himself fall into a state of unconsciousness, but his mind was still worried about his wife and child.

A few hours later, Scorpius woke from a sharp pain in his arm. His silver eyes flashed open and he looked down to see Lily clutching her stomach in pain, tears streaming down her agonized face and her sharp nails digging into where she had grabbed at his arm. Scorpius jumped into action and wiped her face lightly.

'Lil, Lil? C'mon… what's wrong…?' Lily moaned in pain and opened her eyes a crack before another wave of pain hit her and she screamed out.

'Scor… It hurts… so bad…' She was still crying and Scorpius was horrified. He stroked her hair slightly and then stood, going to her side of the bed.

'It's okay love, I'm going to get you to St. Mungo's, okay?' Lily just moaned and Scorpius gently lifted her into his arms bridal style. He knew that she wasn't supposed to apparate when pregnant, but this was an emergency, and a Portkey or the Floo network would jolt them around too much. He concentrated harder than he had ever before and spun slightly, disappearing with a pop.

The Emergency room at St. Mungo's was almost empty; very few patients were here at this time of the early morning. The Medi-witch on duty looked up when she heard the screams of Lily and saw Scorpius in the middle of the white room with his heavily pregnant wife convulsing in pain. She hurried from her desk and over to the pair.

'What happened?' Scorpius shook his head.

'She was complaining of pains last night, she said it was just kicking. But, I woke up and she was like this.' He looked into the Medi-witch's eyes in worry. 'Will she be all right?' The Medi-witch felt saddened by the hopeless look in the young man's eyes. She flicked her wand and conjured a stretcher.

'Put her on here. I'll go and call a Healer.' Scorpius gently lowered Lily onto the stretcher. He stroked her hair and tried to block out her screams.

'It's okay, love, everything is going to be fine.' Two Healers ran into the room and towards Scorpius. One took the stretcher and started leading Lily off down a long white hall. Scorpius followed him with the other Healer who asked him about what had happened in the past day or so.

Scorpius had to sit in the waiting room as they checked out what was wrong. He ran a hand through shaggy blond hair and wiped his face tiredly. Merlin, he hoped she was okay, hoped that they were both okay. He sat in deafening silence as he stared out of the large window. Rain was splattering the glass heavily and the shifting wind swirled it about in strange patterned currents. Droplets hung onto the glass for dear life, only to be taken in by another larger stream and disappearing from his view. The white door of the examination room opened and the Healer that Scorpius had been talking to exited slowly. He walked over to Scorpius, who stood and looked expectantly at the older man. The Healer cleared his throat.

'Mr. Malfoy, It seems that there have been some complications. Your child has managed to tear the wall of the Uterus. We would normally birth the child and then repair the damage, as so to not harm the child-'

'But?' Scorpius butted in.

'But, it seems that, from our x-rays, the umbilical cord has managed to wrap its self around your child's neck. Giving birth to it naturally would almost certainly cause death of the child and there is a chance that your wife would die in the process.' Scorpius gulped. Why had this had to happen? They were supposed to be happy and have the child, complication free, and live their lives peacefully. But where was he now? In the Hospital, being told that his wife and child were in danger of dying. Why was life so unfair?

'Is there anything to save them?' The healer nodded.

'We can perform a Muggle C-Section on your wife, so as not to disturb the cord and free your child…' Scorpius could sense another but coming along.

'But…?'

'But there is a chance that your wife will not survive. And a chance that your child may not either. The operation is risky as we can't use any potions incase they harm the baby. Your wife may suffer sever blood loss from it.' Scorpius blanched. He had never thought the he would be in this position.

'And if they don't have the operation?' The Healer sighed.

'They will most likely both die.' Scorpius nodded and felt the hot tears against his cheeks. 'It is up to you Mr. Malfoy.' Scorpius closed his eyes and turned away, he opened them and looked out of the darkened window once more.

'Do it.' He said quietly. The Healer nodded and started to go back to the room, he felt so sad for this young man, who looked to be barely twenty five and already in danger of loosing a wife and child. He was almost into the room when Scorpius spoke again 'Please, do what ever you can to save them.' The Healer nodded and disappeared. Scorpius sat down again, preparing for the long wait.

The morning had arrived now, but there was no sun. Instead, rain fell in sheets upon the grey and dull city. Scorpius had been moved by now. The Medi-witch had brought him into this room, where he sat alone. He did not speak, only nodded and shook his head in answer to her questions. She told him that his parents and her parents had been called, that they would be arriving soon. Scorpius wished that they wouldn't, It would make him feel so guilty to see their faces when they heard of his decision. He didn't move from his seat as he waited, facing the window through which he could just watch the rain.

Ginny Potter was the first of them all to arrive, Harry, Draco and Astoria only minutes behind. She threw open the door and looked around the room to see her son in law staring blankly out of the window. He turned to face her and pain crossed his own face. Ginny felt the tears in her eyes as she walked over to him an pulled him into a motherly hug. Scorpius cried into her shoulder. His own parents and Harry greeted him solemnly and all four of the new comers sat themselves in the space that they could find in the small room. All of their eyes were drawn to Scorpius.

A door opened and Scorpius looked up hopefully, seeing the Healer standing there he stood up and motioned for the older man to enter.

'What is happening?' The healer gave him a small smile.

'We managed to deliver the child safely. The Medi-witches are just cleaning her up.' Her. It was a girl. 'The other healer that you met, Healer Smythe, Is in the middle of surgery now on your wife. Though there are still risks of complication, we believe that your wife shall be fine.' Scorpius stood there in shock for a moment, staring unbelievably at the Haler, before doing something that nobody would have really expected of him. He hugged the Healer and the older man felt a wet patch grow on his shoulder. Scorpius pulled back and the Healer saw that there were tears of joy and relief in the Young man's eyes.

'Thank you.' He whispered 'Thank you…' The Healer nodded and left the room, passing a Medi-witch with trolley like contraption who entered the room. The nurse smiled and the parents in the room all crowded around the trolley, looking down at the bundle of pink blankets below which contained a sleeping baby.

'Your daughter Mr. Malfoy.' She said. 'Call me if you need anything.' Scorpius nodded as she left, his eyes not leaving the small baby. He hesitantly reached out a hand and stroked the revealed part of pink face. He smiled as she nuzzled it unconsciously. He then extended another arm and gently lifted her, supporting her head with one arm and her body with the other like he had been told. Astoria and Ginny both smiled at the sight of Scorpius being so gentle and loving with such a small thing. Scorpius bent his head down and kissed the crown of her head gently. She was his. His precious little girl.

He stood there for a while, looking down at the infant fondly, before glancing at the others in the room. He walked slowly over to where Ginny and Astoria stood.

'Would you like to hold her?' he asked them. The women looked at each other and came to an understanding, Ginny stepped forwards aged gently lifted the girl from his arms. Each of the proud grandparents, even Draco, held their grand daughter; each with the same loving, amazed face. She was handed back to Scorpius, who sat down in his chair again, and looked out of the window. The room was quiet again, but this time it was different, it was hopeful, not gloomy and unsure. The rain out side was still falling, but now it was only a light drizzle, the grey clouds were still in the sky, but they were softer now, telling of the end of the storm.

Minutes passed once more, turning into an hour, when the door opened again, this time with a new Healer and two Medi-witches pushing and guiding a stretcher inside. They lifted the pale and weirdly small Lily from the Stretcher and placed her softly on the bed and then left the room with the stretcher. Lily stirred and flitted her eyes open. She saw her husband beside her, just his face and his strangely happy eyes.

'Scor...' she whispered. Scorpius smiled as he leaned forwards to kiss her forehead. He pulled back, and Lily realized that she felt strange. She felt so light and small. She looked down to see that her firm baby belly was gone. With worried eyes she turned to Scorpius again. 'Where is my baby?' she started to brethe heavily and Scorpius raised his brows.

'Right here.' He said with a frown. Lily sat up, her father coming to her aid and placing her against the fluffy pillows, and for the first time she saw the tiny bundle in Scorpius' arms. 'It's our daughter Lily, our child.' Lily smiled.

'Our baby.' She mouthed, breathless. Scorpius stood and moved his arms, Lily held her own heavy ones out and he placed the girl into her mothers embrace. 'What is her name, Scor?' she whispered to her husband, who was admiring how beautiful she looked with his child. He snapped out of his thoughts.

'What do you want her to be called.' Lily shrugged.

'You decide.' Scorpius looked at the red skinned child and then at Lily. He looked at his parents and her parents. Then he finally looked out of the window and smiled.

'Rain. Her name is Rain.'