That night was the longest night of Flame's life, and it was only half over. She sat in the corner of the room, totally disregarding the bed, lost in thought. Her thoughts mostly rested on Poison, and the unexpected scene in the hallway.

It just hadn't seemed like something Poison would do, even though she barely knew the man. And besides, she'd only known him for a couple of minutes at that point. So for him to just up and kiss her was very peculiar.

And what was all this he was talking about with doing what Korse said? Nothing seemed to quite fit.

Her thoughts were interrupted by a sudden bloodcurdling scream that made her almost jump out of her skin.

Flame stood up quickly, marching to the door as promptly as possible.

Gazing through the small window that was cut into the door, she pressed her hand firmly onto the glass as another chilling cry approached, drawing nearer and nearer to Flame's room.

Whatever was making the noise was coming closer, for Flame could now hear faint sobs and the squealing of wheels on tile.

And then, from the end of the hallway, a hospital bed came into sight, being dragged along by three Drac's. Whoever was lying in the hospital bed was the source of the screaming. And Flame had an anxious feeling as to who that might be …

Her thoughts were confirmed as the hospital bed passed by her room. A flash of black and red hair, a small face contorted in pain, a large bump in the stomach region.

Crimson Pixie was in labor.

Nervousness clouded Crimson's vision. Her water had broke only a couple of minutes ago, and the contractions had begun. She was giving birth. It was impossibly hard to get this thought around in her head. She was actually having a child.

She called out as the little baby inside her pushed, trying to free itself from Crimson's body. Small tears leaked from her eyes, and then she noticed something was missing.

"Ghoul," she choked out, "Flame,"

The three Drac's that surrounded her looked at each other, as if asking a silent question. Then two took off out the door to the infirmary and back into the hallway.

Moment's later, the two Drac's returned, towing along Fun Ghoul and Synthetic Flame. They were at Crimson's side in a moment, each of them clasping one of her hands in both of theirs. Flame relaxingly stroked the back of Crimson's hand as her back arched. Ghoul whispered soothingly as she cried softly, her eyes scrunched up.

For hours they sat there as Crimson gave birth to her first child. The minutes ticked by, and then, after six or so hours, Crimson gave a gasp, and a cry was heard, but it wasn't coming from Crimson.

One of the Drac's leaned forward, coming back up with a small bloody being inside a white blanket. The Draculoid walked forward and placed the newborn in Crimson's open arms. In an instant, the pain vanished from her face, turning instead into pure fascination. Ghoul leaned forward to peer down at the infant. Flame sat back, staring at the couple with a soft smile on her face. How happy they looked, how together. Like a family.

Suddenly Crimson looked up at Flame, and held the small, squirming child out to her. She grasped it tentatively before pulling it close. The child, who Flame now realized to be female, cried loudly, but Flame didn't seem to notice it. The child's small head was sprouting dark brown hair, much like Ghoul's, but she had Crimson's big eyes. Flame didn't realize she was crying until a small droplet of water fell from her face onto the baby's bloody head.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over the baby. Flame looked up to see a Drac hovering over her, its arms outstretched, waiting. Hesitantly, Flame deposited the baby into the Drac's arms. It carried the small child away to a small, white crib that lay waiting. Then two Drac's tended to Flame and Ghoul, pulling them up (but not before Ghoul could plant a sweet kiss on Crimson's cheek) and carried them out of the infirmary. Crimson, Flame assumed, would be remaining in the infirmary over night.

It was now mid morning, but Flame was exhausted, having not gotten any sleep the night before. As soon as the Drac dropped her off in her room, or 'cell' as she thought of it, she collapsed on the bed and fell instantly into a undisturbed, dreamless sleep.

*A/N : Meh , I didn't really like this chapter . I didn't think it was descriptive enough, but then again, I've never given birth, so I have no idea what it's like xD Well, I hope you guys liked it better than me :P

~Alteration~