A/N: Sorry for taking FOREVER with the update. But here's the new chapter hope you like it!
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Listening to Aradea's thoughts made my muscles tighten. Eric felt this under his grip.
My love, whatever it is, you must remain calm. They cannot and should not know of your gift. Eric warned.
Heeding his warning I allowed my body to relax and held my hand over my stomach. Much to my surprise Aradea didn't seem to notice the exchange between Eric and I. Godric placed his hand on my shoulder. I relaxed even more under his palm. Aradea continued her little trek down the hall of paintings and statues. Further down the hall we entered another large gathering area in which the walls were riddled with doors.
Aradea turned and lifted her hand and pointed to the door third from her right. "You will find that room more than adequate for," she paused, "your needs." Eric and Godric both gave her a nod out of respect. "Your doctor has been settled into the guest corridors in the back. So take some time to get yourselves settled, then we'll meet in the great hall," she stated nodding towards the large double doors on the other side of her. Godric and Eric both gave a single nod and I quickly followed suit.
Eric opened the door with little effort. Creaking open, the door revealed a grand room that featured no windows. Even though the room was beautiful I got an erie feeling from this place. I hadn't quite put my finger on it yet out there was something strange going on here. I plopped down on the large bed in the center of the room and looked around as Eric and Godric arranged the suitcases along the wall.
Keeping my voice low and as steady as I could, "There's something weird about this place."
"Giselle you're just not used to vampires quite like these," Eric stated trying to assure me that it was just me overreacting.
Godric looked over at me and gave me a warm encouraging smile and I felt a little more at ease, though something still seemed a little off to me about this place. Sitting on the bed for a minute holding my stomach I couldn't help but to smile. Joyful tears began welling up in my eyes, I quickly wiped them away and slithered off of the bed into the bathroom located on the left side of the room. I stood in front of the full length mirror that rested against the wall opposite of the door. Turning sideways I caressed the now fully protruding stomach that held my child. It had only been a matter of days yet I looked like I was about seven months pregnant. I stripped down and turned the extravagant shower on and slid in. While standing under the soothing hot stream of water I felt Eric's presence. He stepped into the shower behind me. I smiled to myself. He wrapped his arms around me easing his hands over my belly, while resting there the baby gave a hard kick. I giggled even though it hurt. Eric was in shock. Though that didn't stop him. He lowered his head to my neck and inhaled. Twisting around I faced him. Now there was a rather large bump between us. Looking down I couldn't help but to laugh.
"Maybe we should wait," I stated looking down at my stomach.
His fangs were fully extended, "But you smell so intoxicating." I felt my face turn red. He could make me blush with the littlest compliment. "Are you blushing?"
My hand rose and make a wet smacking noise when it met his arm, "Shut up." I turned to finish washing up, seeing as we had to meet Aradea. Eric washed my back though I could tell he wished there was more to this shower than just being a shower. I could feel it against my back.
I stepped out of the shower to notice that Eric had laid clothes out for me, an outfit I had never seen. "You're to large for most of your other clothes now." My face dropped. His stone face turned ridged. He opened his mouth to speak again.
I held my hand up to silence him. I threw my newly acquired clothes on and walked out of the bathroom, leaving Eric standing there naked. Modesty never being a strong suit of his he walked out behind me.
"I have said something that has upset you?" He questioned as he leaned against the door frame.
He knew very well what he said and I wasn't going to remind him.
Child you must forgive him. Godric injected into my brain with the corners of his mouth turned up into a grin.
Okay so I was being a little hormonal but being pregnant tends to do that.
"Godric," I began as I walked towards him, "there's something wrong here. I don't like the feeling I get being here."
He reached his hand out and took mine. "If you are not comfortable being here we'll leave tomorrow night," he calmly stated, "after all you should probably be home when this little one arrives," he placed his hand over my stomach and the baby stopped moving. I stood still for a moment waiting to see what would happen. All of the sudden I felt a tiny hand gently press against interior of my womb to mirror the placement of Godric's hand. I couldn't help but to smile.
Eric had disappeared into the bathroom and reemerged fully clothed. He walked over and took my hand. I reached up and kissed him before we left the room. We walked down the hall toward what would under normal human conditions be considered the dining room. Walking into the extravagant room I observed only two other humans. This was a surprise seeing as I thought that the old vampires in this nest detested humans. Maybe it was just me. Walking hand and hand with Eric we made our way to the table. I held my stomach because I felt the baby moving more and more as we approached the waiting vampires. Eric pulled a chair out next to the smallest vampire in the room and motioned for me to take a seat next to her. Sitting amongst the rather strange vampires and even stranger humans I felt rather uneasy. Keeping a smile upon my face I tried to "listen" in. Nothing. One of the humans was a witch, so I assumed that she placed a spell to block the minds in the room from me. The gathering in the dining hall seemed to drag on and on and on. I was growing rather tried as dawn approached. Around four-thirty in the morning the decided to call it a night and parted ways for different rooms throughout the castle. Godric, Eric and I climbed into our beds and all of us passed out rather quickly. I was sound asleep for a good portion of the morning, until hunger hit and hit hard. The baby began doing what felt like summersaults in my stomach. I eased out of the bed as quickly as I could, threw a pair of Eric's sweatpants on and a beater and headed for the kitchen. As I made my way through the house I noticed that everyone else seemed to be dead to the world, which was fine with me. I walked slowly ensuring that I would not disturb any of the castles inhabitants. Finding my way to the kitchen I reached for the refrigerator door. Inside, the shelves were stocked mostly with true blood. I managed to find some fresh fruit, which I'm guessing was for whatever humans did live amongst the nest of vampires. While shifting through the fruit looking for something that would satisfy my hunger, I heard the floor creaking. I didn't thinking anything of it because I was in old castle. Just seconds later I blacked out.
I woke up to the sounds of a baby crying. I was cold, it was very damp, what felt like rocks were digging in my back. But none of that mattered compared to the excruciating pain I was in. The pain was centered at my stomach. Barely able to move my arms I reached down and placed my hand over where my stomach. It was wet, but not with water or sweat, it was blood. Tears rolled out of my eyes. The baby was still crying then it hit me, it was my child that lay on the floor feet away from me crying. I couldn't move to check on it. My heart was literally breaking. Crying uncontrollably I began trying to crawl toward the crying child and the light at the opening of the cave we were in, but the pain was too much. I began to think I was going to die there. I passed back out.