Arra sat in the carriage and looked out the window.
She was rubbing her belly absent-mindedly and smiling to herself.
'A baby' she thought. 'A small little sweet baby boy...And...He's mine... '
Arra smiled but then thought of something. If she's the mother then...That means...Larten's the father!
Arra stood up and began to pace the carriage floor. The carriage was bigger than it looked on the inside.
Larten was the last man she loved...and would ever love...
Arra sat down and thought for a sec. Larten is the father...So...That means the baby will be like him too...He'd might have his hair...or his eyes...OR BOTH!
Arra sighed and walked over to the small feather bed that Evanna had prepared for the long trail and curled up into a ball.
Hugging her belly she thought of what Larten might say if he knew about the baby...Would he love their son...or hate him?
Would he demand the baby be given up or ask her to move in with him and his travelling Cirque family?
Would he spoil him or just cut himself from them?
Arra fell asleep into a fitful sleep.
Soon a few more weeks passed and Arra was soon at Evanna's home.
Arra got out with her bags and walked to the cave's opening. Evanna's frogs crocked slowly and quietly as if they thought she was no threat.
''Evanna must have told them I was coming and told them not to fear.
She placed her bags down and called to the frog queen.
"Evanna! I'm here!"
"I'm a coming!" called Evanna as she walked out with a huge old blanket.
"Hello Arra Sails. It's been a long time since I saw you...You have grow a lot...and so has you belly."
Arra nodded as she rubbed her belly.
Evanna used her magic to put the bags away and walked with Arra into her cave. The two women began talking about what they had been up too.
Arra stared from when she left to when she met Larten once more at the mountain.
"Thick as a brick he is sometimes that man...But he is sweet too!"
Evanna laughed and told Arra the story of how Larten got his scar.
"NO!" Laughed Arra. "That's How?...Oh My Gods!...I always thought it was some wild beat or a vampire!...but...You...You gave him that scar?...Evanna...You are my hero!"
Evanna turned from the soup she was making and bowed.
"Not bad for a Lady of the Wilds huh?" she giggled. "Your dinners almost ready."
Arra smiled and looked around from the seat she was sitting on.
"Um...Arra?" called the frog queen.
Looking over Evanna had a look of concern on her face. "I was just thinking...Larten is the father right?" Arra nodded her head. "Well...Do you think your goanna tell him?"
Arra placed her glass of warm milk on the table before her, lean a little bit forward then sighed. She leaned back with her arm's cross and shook her head.
"No...I hardly think he'd want a son after Gavner...No. I'm tacking this one to my grave...unless something happens of course."
Evanna nodded her head and went to go get the soup out.
As they were eating, Arra asked Evanna about Fate.
"Why haven't we heard about her?"
"My father makes her sit back sometimes. He being the elder and evillest one has more power over her...But my aunt can keep her head up."
Arra nodded and sipped more soup before continuing. "Ok...Do you know what my baby will look like?"
Evanna shook her head. "Since my aunt had more power than me...She has forbid me to do so."
Arra sighed and sat back.
"Evanna...If you DO become a mother like me...who'd be your mate?"
The frog queen sighed and mumbled something but thought about for a long time.
"I never really thought about it a lot. Many have tried but failed...But...I know it sound stupid...but I have always loved the way a particular two that have turned out very handsome..." Evanna began to blush and smiled sheepishly.
Arra sighed then raised her head. "But who are they?"
Evanna sighed and told her in her ear.
"When she told who they were I was really was shocked...and about their past." Arra sighed.
"Why won't you tell us about who they are?" asked Larten.
"I can't...I swore on my very soul not to tell...but I did meet one of them after Darren turned two."
Arra sighed and began again.
After dinner, Arra was taken to her own room fill with a huge feather bed that looked like it was a giant powder puff.
Arra jumped into the softness and snuggled under the covers.
"It feels like I'm in a cloud!...Thank you Lady Evanna!...I own you a lot for this!"
Evanna just smiled but then sighed and looked at her with a serious face.
"They only way you can pay me back is that you look after your baby and keep it close to your heart. I want you to love this baby with all your heart."
Arra sighed and nodded her head. "Ok. I swear on my soul and heart."
Evanna happily smiled and closed the door behind her as she left to go to her own room.
Arra lie down and then felt a small set of kicks that hurt her a bit.
So she began to sing.
"Spider, gleam and glow.
Let your heart shine.
Make his clock reverse.
Bring what once was mine.
Heal was has been hurt.
Chance the fate desire.
Save what has been lost.
Bring back what once was mine.
What once was mine.
Arra smiled when the kicking stop to a light punching before her baby feel asleep, then went to sleep.
The next night, Evanna and Arra were outside talking.
"-and then! I warded his face! He lent his lesson! Never try to surprise me!"
Arra began to laugh and hugged her old mistress.
"You are rotten! You know that my Lady?" she cackled.
Evanna hugged her back then asked her to continue from where she left off last night.
"So my dear ex-assistant...Was happened after you met Larten once more?"
"I was in the shower with Mika and Larten when he realised it was me and I asked him if he wanted to wash my back with a flannel like he had asked to do for you." smiled Arra into her water.
Evanna's laughter filled the air with light as the she laughed her heart out.
"Now who's the cheeky one?" she retorted.
Arra shook her head and continued with her tails.
The days and weeks passed as Arra help Evanna as best as she could while her belly kept getting bigger and bigger.
One night, Evanna and Arra were sitting together by a fire outside when the frog queen sighed and asked something that had been bugging her.
"Arra...I have one thing to ask you..."
Arra, who was roasting a huge bit of deer with pickles and tuna inside, looked to her old mentor. "What is it?" she asked her mouth full.
Evanna sighed and looked with worried eyes. "I wanted to asked if you know what your are goanna call your baby boy...and were you plan to live for the rest of your child's life...How are you goanna tell him he's a vampire and why you left and why he has no father?"
Arra sighed and placed her foot back onto a plate Evanna had given her.
"I'm not sure about anything you just asked. I know I have a very long name for him. The rest...I have no-idea.
I was thinking of staying here till I get the living thing sorted. I thought about joining your friend, Mr Tall's, Cirque De Freak till you told me about Larten being there...so...that was a no...then I thought about living in the human world...Do work at night and sleep during the day...go to night school and maybe take my baby with me but...I don't think I can do that...I hate to think about the whole vampire thing and Larten...I don't think he'll love the idea of having a son...not after Gavner and Tarnish..." Arra sighed as she hugged her self and began to cry.
The frog queen sighed and hugged her close to her.
"We'll see how things go...We'll see"
Arra sobbed quietly then feel back to sleep.
Arra was in her bed one night, now 7 months pregnant, and crying in her sleep.
She was dreaming about Larten. She dreamed of him hurting their unborn baby and then killing her which made her jump out of bed.
Arra sighed then walked into the moon light were she stood by the small pond.
Arra walked into the forest and came to a larger pond.
Tacking off her sweaty clouds and staying in her bra and underwear, she walked into the water and when she was chest deep Arra laid on her back.
She felt her body bobbed up and down.
She closed her eyes and felt herself flout for a moment before opening her eyes and looking up at the bright full moon. Her eyes glowed with the light from the circular sphere.
Her breathed in deeply and felt herself flout once more when she heard a voice.
"You'll get a cold if you stay in there."
Arra opened her eyes, stood up in the water and found Fate standing by the edge of the water.
"Fate?...What are you doing-"
"Aunt Fate! What the bloody hell are you doing here!"
The two women saw Evanna running over to them.
Fate smiled with happiness and sadness in her eyes. "Hello my little princess" she whispered as he hugged Evanna in her arms.
As the women hugged, Arra got out and was passed a towel.
She nodded her thanks and walked back to the cave.
Later the three women were sitting by a fire and talking to each-other.
Arra asked what brought Fate to their door. Fate smiled sadly as she placed her cup of hot coco down on a tree stump and sighed. "...My brother has sent me...you see...I told him about the baby..."
Arra and Evanna choked on their drinks and stared at Fate.
"...you...WHAT?" Roared Arra standing up and pacing around in horror, mumbling to herself.
"How could you aunty?" yelled Evanna. "How could you tell father?"
Fate sighed once more and rubbed her eyes. "I didn't mean too! Tiny and I were boasting about the things we've done and it slipped out of my mouth!...Please understand!...I'm really sorry!"
"But why?" yelled Evanna. "What made you to tell?"
"I don't know!...But I do know that...If Arra doesn't give up her baby...The whole vampire clan shall die at his hands...and you'll be last Arra Sails."