A/N: I wanted to say that I realized it might be confusing mainly because I didn't specify, Arik and Theo's wedding isn't really in October, Arik just said that to get Malfoy to stop flirting.

Over the next few days Arik and Theo spent many hours looking through the book trying to decide on how to design the nursery. So far they had a few things agreed upon. One, they would need four of almost everything. Two, they would be sticking to a gender-neutral color, light green. Three, they needed to learn how to compromise.

Every night they would look over the pages that each of them had marked. Theo's pages had been items that seemed a bit too extravagant for a baby, at least that's how it seemed to Arik. While to Theo, Arik's seemed too plain.

Both of the teenagers knew that they would have to settle if they ever wanted to continue on with their project. So when the time came for them to sit together and decide, Theo knew what he had to do.

"Arik, I know that we are having a hard time deciding what all we should do for the room, but I think I have a solution." Theo said as they both sat around the fire with the book open in between them. Arik looked at him and he noticed just how tired she looked. Her eyes had dark circles under them and her cheeks were slightly sunken. "Arik! What happened?" He asked as he scooted over to her and wrapped his arms around her. Just three days ago she had been fine and smiling and had more color to her than she did right now.

Scrunching her forehead she just stared at him. "I … I just don't feel good… I haven't since yesterday." She admitted leaning into him.

"Do you want me to take you to Madam Pomfry? I will, we still have a little time to choose stuff for the nursery. I can take you there or anywhere else you would want to go. " Theo said as he got up and picked her up carrying her bridal style.

He was on his way out the door before she answered him, "Pomfry, please."

Theo all but ran as he tried to get Arik to the healer before something worse happened to her. Bursting through the doors Theo ran in, startling Poppy.

"Mr. Nott what is the meaning of this?" She asked, hands on her hips, "It is well past cerfew you know."

"I had to, I didn't know what else to do. I don't know whats wrong with her. Three days ago she was fine." Theo said as the healer came over and looked at the fragile Arik in his arms.

"Oh Godric! Place her in this bed. She's very sick, are you sure this just happened?" She looked at the distraught Slytherin and saw him nod. As she checked over the girl she couldn't help but wonder what had happened, how it came on so fast. She needed help. "Listen to me Mr. Nott, I have no clue what is wrong and I need to get some extra eyes to see if they can see something that I cant. I trust you to stay here and not cause any trouble." The healer said as she walked out the door and headed to the headmistresses office. The Slytherin just nodded again and reached out for his fiancées hand, holding it lightly.

"Arik, what happened, how could this have happened to you? You are supposed to be the smart one. How did you not realize that something was wrong? Did you just think it was the pregnancy? Was it all just too much to handle? I can understand that… It is a lot to handle, but I thought we could do it together. Dammit Arik! We were supposed to be able to be together! That's what was planned that you and I would be together, we would get married and have a family! There was nothing in there about you getting sick and me losing you! You cant do this! You cant leave me! I love you!" At this Theo got up and leaned close to her face while both of his hands were on her shoulders. "Did you hear me woman? I said I love you and you will wake up and give me a response! I need your response Arik!" With that he let the tears he had been holding back slip out as he closed his eyes. Lowering his head to hers he sobbed silently and kissed her forehead.

This is how Poppy and Minerva found them when they got to the hospital wing. The man standing over his fiancé, his head touching hers as tears ran down his cheeks. He was whispering to her but they could not hear what was being said, all they knew was that the woman on the bed wasn't responding. Suddenly the man looked up and moved slightly, resting his hand on his fiancées bulging stomach he leaned down and kissed it before whispering to his children.

Theo had to try, he knew that Arik was still alive, but she wasn't responding to him, he needed to see if the babies were in the same situation. "I know you four might not be able to hear me, but I want to try. I need to try and you four have to try with me. Help me wake up Mommy, I know that you want her to wake up as much as I do, just please, try." Theo looked at his hand resting on Arik's stomach, willing himself to feel something, anything. He needed to feel them kick, he needed to know everything would be fine.

Finally it was too much for the witches to take, Minerva cleared her throat to let Mr. Nott know he was not alone, the tears running down the two witches faces mirrored his own. Minerva started walking towards the man and his future wife as she spoke. "Mr. Nott, I'm afraid that we don't know what has happened to Ms. Williams. We are trying everything that we can. Her vitals are just what they should be as you can see here," she said gesturing to a screen beside him that showed Arik's vitals, "all we can do now is get some advanced healers to come in and assess the situation. I want you to go back to your dorm and try to sleep, Arik will still be here when you come to see her tomorrow."

When she saw that the Slytherin made no move to leave she sighed and said, "At least get some things that you need to work on. If youreally plan on staying here all night you might as well make yourself comfortable as well." She said as she summoned a plush chair to the side of Arik's bed.

Theo reluctantly went to the room and gathered a few things to take back to the hospital. In a bag he put the nursery book, Arik's favorite pillow and her stuffed animal from when she was a baby, along with some school books that he could use to catch up on homework. Arik had never said anything about the dirty little kangaroo that she sometimes cuddled up to when he came in late. He had never asked anyway, but he thought she might enjoy having it there when she woke up.

You mean if she wakes up. A voiced said sadly in his head.

Theo shook his head and left the room with the bag over his shoulder eager to get back to Arik.

When Theo finally got to the hospital wing he was shocked to see the flurry that was going on around Arik's bed. There were at least five new witches and wizards around the bed all doing something different. He watched as one looked over her vitals and another checked out if the pregnancy had been affected. Theo slowly made it over to the chair that McGonagall had summoned for him and sat down. As he watched the healers move around Arik and took out the kangaroo from the bag along with the nursery book and started going over some things that had yet to be decided on hoping that he could make some choices and go over them later when Arik got better. He took the little kangaroo and placed it on the arm of the chair looking over at Arik, he felt it was his little contribution to making her safer, protecting her.

Nothing prepared him for what he heard next…

I just wanted to say that I am so sorry that I haven't updated in so long. I've been really busy and when I finally had time to write I couldn't think of anything. I just want to say that in no way shape or form am I considering giving up on this fanfic. This is my baby, however, I do need your help. I would love it if you would give me some input about anything you want to read at some point in the story. I have a few ideas for now, but I could really use the help. Oh, also, if anyone would like to be my unofficial beta I would be forever grateful.