Warning : as usual and Lizzy, Henry and Maria are my OC. ;D
So.. Someone asked me to write one more stories about after the baby was born. Truthfully, I don't wanna write about labor, but I guess I did.
Here you are. Hope you like it. Enjoy. ;D
1. The Big Day
James ran so fast, as fast as he could the moment he heard about Severus, his beloved consort, finally gone into labor. He was on patrol on the nearest village to inspect their irrigation problem which causes a very big problem with their crops. He jumped from his horse and barged into the main hall.
He's running to Severus' birthing chamber and instantly flinches when he heard Severus cursing him in so many words and language (some even with a threat with castration to his most precious part).
"Oh God, James. So glad you make it. Come, child, go to your spouse and support him." His mother strode and hugged him warmly when James came into the room. His father squeezes his shoulder in support and understanding (especially when he already got an experienced how gruesome a labor was). When Severus cursing again, the three royal members flinches along with the scream.
"Go now, son. You should see your child birthing process. You should understand how hard and tiring it is so you can remember how precious your family are in the future." His father said wisely. His mother nods, her eyes tearing with joyful. She finally has someone to coddle again, someone who she can spoil and loves. Her own grandchild.
James nods at her parents and gone inside to stay by his spouse side.
"You make it here finally." Severus panting loudly. His face contorts in pain as contraction hit him again.
"How is he? How along he is?" James asks the mediwitch as he grabbed Severus outstretched hand.
"He's fine. The baby head already visible. He need to push again soon." The mediwitch fussing between the laboring male spread thighs, monitoring the baby carefully. "You should go behind him and support his upper body, Your Highness. It'll make him easier when he needs to push again. Especially in this stage of labor." She suggested James.
James nodded and sat behind hurriedly. Severus moans in pain as he begins to push again. "One more push, Prince Consort." She urges Severus when his contraction hit him again. "Oh, the head already come." She smiles softly as she snatch the warm towel and cleans the baby nose carefully. "It won't be long anymore."
"Merlin, kill me now." Severus groans loudly. His head fall into James' shoulder tiredly.
"Not long anymore, Love and we can have our miracle in our arms." James kisses the sweaty forehead.
"It's easy for you to say." Severus groans loudly and begins to push again as the contraction came again.
"Again, Your Highness. This is the hardest part, the baby shoulder already poking." She urges him again. Severus screams as he pushes as hard as he could and after some gruesome and long effort, finally the baby slides from his body. He slump tiredly into his husband welcoming arms.
"You did it, Love." James smiles so wide, tears pricks in his eyes. He never saw something so beautiful until now. He never knows that the first cries of his child would be so wonderful. Severus smiles softly as he saw their child being clean carefully and weight by the mediwitch.
"Congratulation, it's a girl. Your Highness and Prince Consort." She smiles happily as she hand the newborn into her 'mother' arms. Severus looks at his daughter in awe. He touches the tiny nose softly down to her soft cheek and to her tiny fingers and toes.
"She's perfect." Severus murmur softly.
"Yes, she is." James smiles, happiness soar into his chest, tightening and ready to burst from his chest. "She's beautiful, just like you."
Severus scoffs loudly but his eyes never left the still red and squashy baby who laying contently inside the warm pink blanket. The baby opens her eyes softly and blink before yawn widely. James and Severus chuckles softly. They never noticed when the mediwitch cleans and attending Severus carefully (the mediwitch even magicing the afterbirth from Severus of course).
"Can we come inside now?" James' mother poked her head only to see her son and his new little family laid on the now clean bed together.
"Come in, mom, and greet your granddaughter." James grin proudly.
"Oh, she's beautiful." She cooed at the little baby. "Thank you, Severus, for giving me a very beautiful grandchild." She said as she wiped tears that trailing her white porcelain cheek.
"Thank you, son, for giving this old man more happiness in their old days." Henry, James father, smiles softly to Severus. Severus stay silent, he didn't know how to reply their thanks. He nodded at them in acceptance before giving her to Maria (James' mother) who accepted her grand daughter with delight.
"So.. Have you chosen a name for her?" Maria asked the new parent, her eyes never left the tiny miracle in her arms.
"Yes." Severus says. James quirks his eyebrow at his spouse. They never talked about baby name before. "I'd like to name her Elizabeth Maria Potter." Severus says, his eyes looking straight into Maria eyes. "If you don't mind, of course." He says softly before he looks at his husband in approval.
Maria's breath hitch in surprise. She cares the soft cheek softly with the back of her finger. "I would love to. Thank you, for naming her after me." Her voice quiver with happiness and wonder. James smile softly at his mother and daughter as he kisses Severus' temple.
"Thank you for giving her a beautiful name." James whispers into Severus' ears softly.
"Sorry, I never asked for your opinion." Severus fidget guiltily.
"I don't mind it. And it's my fault too that I never asked you about name. I'm too busy with the kingdom and left it all to you." He sighs in regret. His arms tighten around Severus. "Hit me in the head next time I done that again in the future." James asks loudly.
Severus' body become rigid "Again?" he squint his eyes to his husband as Henry clear his throat loudly, attracting Severus and James attention.
"Well, seeing you haven't given James an heir, I should say yes Severus you have to get pregnant again in the future." He said firmly, his face soften in apology at the gaping man before him. Severus stares blankly at his father-in-law before he faint successfully from tired and shock.
2. One year later...
James looks at his daughter fondly as she rise into her knees, trying her hardest to stand on her little feet and made her parents proud. James smiles softly when he saw the beautiful picture of his little family, Severus knelt three steps from her daughter and urging her softly to walks to him while his daughter smiles widely and begin to take her first step into her daddy' outstretches arms.
Maria stand beside Severus with a camera in her hand, catching every moment from her first smile, teeth, sitting down, every first moment of his daughter. Everybody in the kingdom adored their little princess, especially Sirius who came the day after his goddaughter was born with a lot of presents. She's an apple of her father and godfather. They spoil her to root along with her grandparent and the little princess knows about it. All of them has been wrapped on her little finger and would grant her almost everything the moment her bottom lips quiver.
Nobody surprise to found out that Severus always become the sterner parent who guide and teach her in everything. He always glares if he found out anybody who would spoils his daughter to root (he even berates James hard when he found out James gave him a paper to destroy because his daughter cries when James didn't gave it to her).
James sighs in contentment and laugh loudly when Severus and Maria cheers loudly, kissing Lizzy on the cheek and forehead when she successfully walked into his daddy' arms without falling on her bottom.
James smiles softly when he memorized the display in front of him fondly. His beautiful spouse smiles, his daughter free laughs and his mother happiness. He would always wish that this moment would never end. He even wishes that his daughter would never grow up (only his wistful thinking of course).
3. Pregnant Again?
The moment Severus becomes ill every morning, he already curious about the strange illness. He went to the mediwitch who attended Severus when he was pregnant with Lizzy.
"Congratulation, Prince Consort, you're pregnant three months along." She smiles widely. Severus stunned and smile watery before thanking her and gone to his room.
"What's wrong, Love?" James asked as he hugs Severus tightly from behind. He kisses his temple lovingly.
"I'm pregnant." He murmured. James stunned and looked at his husband face.
"Really?" he asks softly.
"I'm checking with the mediwitch this noon." He answers as he turns to look at his husband.
"That's great." He smiles widely. He kisses Severus mouth hard and picks him up with east, like Severus weight nothing in his arms.
"Yes, it's wonderful." Severus sighs loudly. "After all this time, finally I can get pregnant again." Severus laughs in happiness.
James nodded, his eyes watering with happiness. After three years, they tried whenever they could to get Severus pregnant again but they got nothing until this time. They searched high and low about Severus pregnancy but it gave them nothing. They didn't know what triggered the first pregnancy and how to make Severus pregnant again. They become losing hope for another child and finally, their wish has been granted one more time. Another child and James vows he would always be there along pregnancy. He didn't know if they can get another child again and he already taking for granted in the first pregnancy.
Severus put his forehead on James'. They stay in silent as they enjoying their happiness together. James cares Severus still flat stomach lovingly. 'My child' James thinks wistfully.
"If this child a boy, I would love to name him Henry James, but if it's girl, I would love to name her Serena Adine. What did you think?" James murmur softly. Severus humming absentmindedly, savoring the serene moment with his husband.
"I love that." He smiles widely, happy that James already thinking about their second child names. James kisses him again lovingly.
"Thank you." James kisses his lips softly. "Thank you for always being here with me. Thank you for giving me beautiful children and I never thank you for that, ever. Please forgive me." James' breathe hitch in his throat.
"And I never thank you for giving me this experiences and opportunity." Severus claps their hands together and brought it between them. They smile at each other as they fall into bed together, dancing together in loving dance of passion.
4. The Second Birth
James waiting patiently besides the bed Severus occupied. He was in so much pain and from what the mediwitch said it was a very difficult birth. Their baby's arms stuck inside Severus because he's born with legs first. The baby was in the wrong position to be born.
There's so much blood pooling around Severus' and he's becoming more tired because the long labor. His strength leaving him every minute the baby keeps on staying inside him. The mediwitch become more worry about him but Severus refused to give up.
Never in all James' life he felt so scared but now he's terrified. He prays to every God that ever exists to help his husband and son. He felt like crying but he can't shed a tear in front of his husband, he's still trying so he refused to give up hope.
"Safe the child." Severus whisper tiredly, tears now pouring from his eyes and his face pale so much. His eyes blank and losing its shine.
"No. I prefer to choose you if I have to." James says softly. "Don't leave me, please, I need you here with me." James voice hoarse with tears. "Lizzy need you here and we always could try to get another one if we couldn't save him." James begs him, he kisses Severus face softly. His lips quiver softly evertime he kisses his Severus.
"You know we can't do that." Severus sighs softly. His lips quirks in soft smile. "It would be me or both of us." He looks straight into his husband. "Safe the baby." Severus says to the mediwitch whose face pale with the difficult situation. She already knows it was either both of them died or one of them but more so Severus.
"Of course I'll safe the heir, Prince Consort, but let me try to safe you both." She replies firmly. "I'm gonna try something, though I never done this before." She murmurs softly, "but it might help both of you." She says as she sterilizes her hands.
"Please try as hard as you could." James nods his head in consent, his eyes never left Severus'.
"It'll be hurt, please bear with it." She says to Severus. Severus nod tiredly. The mediwitch tried as gentle as she might be to wiggles her fingers at Severus birthing channel but it's still hurt him greatly. He screams but stay as still as he might. Tears pouring freely from his eyes, his arms squeeze James' hard but James never felt it.
The mediwitch tried to rearrange the baby position so he could come out freely as fast as she could. The moment she pulls her hand out, Severus begin to push again. The mediwitch watches him worriedly, the pushing more shorter and but finally the baby begin to slide out of his body. James kept on whispering, encouraging his husband to keep on trying until the baby out freely from him.
Severus gasps loudly, his breath laboring before his eyes closing softly. He exhales and his body stays still. No breath taken from the male on the bed. James shakes him hard and screaming his name but he didn't move, tears pouring freely from his eyes. The mediwitch shove James urgently before she chants rapidly, trying to safe the now still form of her Prince Consort. James being held by his father, away from the mediwitch's way. He try to stays strong for his family though his heart breaking into pieces, for his son who now sobbing in his arms, for his wife who now crying loudly in the end of the bed, for Sirius-whom he thought as his second son-as he tries his best not to cry for his best friend and the new born baby who lost his 'mother' before he can know him and for his grand daughter who now lost her beloved daddy.
Sadness and cries can be heard from the room and he can do nothing but stand still, wishing to every deity to give them a miracle.
5. Dream or After Life ?
Severus breathes softly, his body felt light and painless but he seem can't opened his eyes. It felt so heavy and he don't have energy to open it. He felt so peaceful and he begun to doze off again when he heard a cries. 'Whose cries is that?' he thought idly. He tries to opens his eyes again when the cries begun to increase. 'Harry? Lizzy?' he thought in panic. 'What happens to them?' his eyebrow knitted in panic, trying to find the source of the cries that ringing in his ears.
Severus exhales softly, his eyes blur as he checking all around him. "Sev?" he heard James' voice from his right. "Merlin, Sev." His voice trembles in happiness and relief. Severus tries to focusing his eyes on his husband, but it fails him. He heard James calling in urgency for the mediwitch and not a second later, he felt someone prodding and touching him.
"He's gonna be alright." The mediwitch says in relief. "Just let him a lot of rest and don't let him out of the bed. He need a lot of bed rest until further notice." He heard her giving instruction to James. "I'm gonna tell the chef to give him a lot of fluid and the list of soft meal he can consume. Please avoid giving him food outside of the list." She says softly.
"The baby?" Severus slurs softly. "What happen? Lizzy? Harry?" he prods urgency. "Who's crying?" he asks worriedly.
"It's Harry. He's hungry but the nanny already attending him, don't worry. Just get some rest." He says softly as he kisses Severus temple lovingly. "You made me worried to death." James hiccupped softly. His hand caressing Severus' palm softly as if he's afraid to hurt him further.
"I'm fine." Severus says sleepily. His eyes begin to drop again to sleep. "He really does alright?"
"Yes, Harry's fine. I promise. Sleep now and the next time you wake up, I'll bring him to you." He squeezes Severus' hand in assurances.
"Ok." He sighs as he begin to fall into deep sleep one more time.
"Thanks Merlin you wake up." He sniffs loudly, tears falls freely into his cheek again. James' hand never left him even a second. He even never left his side all this week, waiting patiently for him to open his beautiful black eyes again. Praying every minute that God would let him came back to them, to him and his children. He doesn't know if he could raise his children by himself without his husband beside him. He couldn't even saw his son all this time without forming hatred to his own son and to him himself.
Hating for his son for killing his spouse in birth and hating himself for wanting an heir even though it risked everything on his spouse health.
6. The Recovery
Severus sits on his bed, James never left his side since he woke up three days ago. Severus tried everything he could to made his husband go to attended the kingdom again but he refused. James even told him that Henry helped him to rule the kingdom until he can attend it by himself again.
Severus sighs softly as he look down to his newborn son, His Harry. His green eyes blink sleepily. He yawns widely and snuggles into his daddy's arms contently. James fussing around, arranging everything though in Severus opinion there's nothing to arrange anymore.
"James, come here please. Sit with me." Severus says softly, trying not to wake the babe in his arms. James looks at him and strode to fulfill his husband wish. "What are you thinking of?" Severus looks straight into his husband guilty filled eyes.
"I'm sorry." James whisper guiltily.
"What for?" Severus asks in confusion, not understanding what James been sorry about.
"Because my selfishness, you nearly lost your life." James says firmly, squaring his shoulders as he made his confession. "I even hate our son, whom you gave your life to gave him a chance to live, when you in coma." He gulping hard, his eyes watered slightly. His face pinch in self hatred.
Severus says silent. He wants to headslap his husband so hard for his foolishness but he understands his dilemma. He might do the same thing if their situation had been reversed. Severus cares his husband stubbles cheek softly.
"I never blame you for everything happened, you know that. Even if I ever lost my life in giving this tyke birth, I would never blame you. I asked the mediwitch to safe him first before me, you heard me when I instructed her." He taps James chin when James averts his eyes. "I understand your hatred for him but it never been his fault, James. But I understand your reasoning and I would never blame you for that. He's our son and I'm alive. I don't want our little family to crumbles because of this. I love you and I love our children. I wanted this pregnancy just like you. It's our decision together and I know the consequences that I'm facing when I kept the pregnancy. So, please cease this self hatred because if someone was guilty in this event, it would be me. I want this pregnancy more than you want an heir. It was my selfishness that brought all of it."
Severus touch James' forehead with his. He kisses James' lips softly. James cares Severus' arm softly before he look down at the sleeping boy. He smiles softly, his hand hovering lightly at the babe forehead before he caressing him softly.
"I hated him because he's the living token of my failure for keeping you safe." James whisper softly.
"I know. But it doesn't mean anything now. We're okay." Severus smiles encouragingly at his spouse. He puts the sleeping babe into James' arms. "Take him to his crib and then please come to bed with me. I miss sleeping with my husband." Severus says as he ushers his husband away after he kisses his nose lightly.
James smile widely and nodded his head. He took the babe to his own chamber so he could sleep in his crib before he lies down with his beloved spouse. His heart lighten as the burden being lift from his chest and for the first time after his Severus coma, he believes everything would gonna be alright.
A/N : So sorry that the last part a little bit angst. It's really the end and I won't make another extra story, I'm sorry. :)