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Today is: Coach Hedge/Mellie [Insert ship name here]
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Babies and Naming
Coach Hedge peered over and the little baby girl in Mellie's arms.
"She's beautiful, isn't she?" Mellie whispered, her voice soft and soothing.
"Yes, but she's so small! How is she gonna protect demigods when the time comes?" Coach Hedge asked.
"She will get bigger, Gleeson," Mellie replied, putting the baby in the crib Leo had made for their baby. "Now let's decide a name, I'll come up with ten and you come up with ten,"
"Yes ma'am," Coach Hedge replied. The two got to work, by the time Mellie had ten names, Hedge had eaten his pencil, the corner's of his paper and one of the names off his list.
"Do you have some ideas yet, Gleeson?" Mellie asked.
"Yes. How about Chuck?" Coach Hedge asked.
"Gleeson, it's a girl! How about, Violet?" Mellie suggested.
"Did you say Violent? I like that," Coach Hedge replied.
"No, I said Violet. But now that I think about it, I don't really like it," Mellie said.
"Okay, well, what about Scarlet? You know, like blood. It's a girl's name." Gleeson smiled triumphantly.
"That's kind of, um... graphic," Mellie pointed out.
"Yeah! It'd be great!" Coach Hedge looked at Mellie's face. "You don't seem excited."
"Let's not." She shook her head.
"Hmph. Fine, what are some of your girly names?" Gleeson scowled.
"Aurora, Sophia, and Wendy are my favorites." The wind spirit hummed to the small child in her arms. "What do you think? Do you want to be Sophia?"
"But those are weakling names! She is going to need a good, strong name. Names have power, Mellie, and my baby is going to get a good one." Gleeson paced around the small room.
"But then what?" Mellie closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair. "Thinking takes so much energy."
Coach Hedge's face softened a bit. His wife had been so amazing throughout her whole pregnancy, always cheerful and optimistic. Only now, after it was almost all over, was she even beginning to seem tired. He kneelled down and put his arm around her. "What about Willow?"he suggested softly.
Mellie opens her eyes and looks down at her baby. "Willow? Willow. Yes, I can see that. It's a beautiful name."
"She'll bend, but never break." The satyr nodded. "She'll show those monsters what-for!"
Mellie laughed quietly. "I'm sure she will."
"Hello, Willow." Coach Hedge smiled as she grasped his finger. "You're going to be strong and beautiful and the best protector the world had ever seen. Maybe even better than me some day."
The newly named baby cooed and promptly fell asleep.
The End! Wasn't that cute?
The party will come later today, hopefully.
Constructive Criticism!