Sakura's Journey Chapter 29 Amber
Time flew by, by times far too fast. So much had changed. Again, I was surprised at how people at school cared about me. So many people ran towards us, both me and Daemon, to hug us, to tell us they missed us. Several people, including that one asian guy, they all came to tell us sorry. They all appologised for picking on us. It felt surreal. Nobody ever really showed care for me and Daemon before. I guess you have to make people think you're going to die for them to express any care for you... I brought my hand up to the light pink yarn of my scarf. Of course, there's always those few great people that will always love you no matter what.
The second thing that really changed for me was how I was no longer allowed sleep-overs with Daemon. "Aw come on, Mom! We used to spend the night at each other's house all the time when we were just friends! Why not now?" She just shook her head and brought a hand to her forehead. "Kura..." "What do you think we'll do? I'm fourteen! He hasn't even hit puberty yet!" She chuckled at that, but didn't say much more. We did get a few nights where we could sleep at each other's house, but not that many. Then there was that one night where my dad came to tuck me in. Before he left the room, he simply whispered to me with a smug grin. "When I first started dating your mom, I'd slenderwalk to her house most nights. My parents never knew." He then walked off. I continued to look at him, then smiled and laid back down. He was a great father, he really was. But I will admit he wasn't the most responsible one at times...
The last thing that drastically changed was Angie herself. Daemon's mom was someone I saw in my everyday life. She baked some great cookies, listened to sweet music and she often drove me hom from school when my parents were away for their work. So you'd guess how entertaining it was for me to watch how...larger she had gotten. I stared at her stomach in mute facination. Before we were taken, we didn't even know she was pregnant. When we came back, it was just enough for Daemon to feel something was off when he hugged her. But now... She didn't drive us around anymore. She didn't really leave the house at all. Daemon was as stunned as me, and he lived with her! Every day I'd catch him lost in thought. "Hey Mon, what's up?" He'd slowly turn to me, his emerald eyes still looking lost. "I'm about to have a sister..." I'd smile and hug him, laying my head on top of his. "You'll be the best brother ever!" We did worry though when she was several months over due...
Over all, my life had gotten so much better. It was now late at night, The gentle May air flowed in through the open window, slightly moving my pale pink curtains. I was feeding Squible some peanut butter sandwich when I was startled by the phone's ring coming from downstairs. I didn't pay much more attention, until I heard my mom's voice rise. "WHAT?!" I tried to listen to more, but she didn't speak much after. I did sense some electric tension in the air, and I knew that she was communicating with my dad. Both of them were feeling powerful emotions. Soon, feather light footsteps rushed to my door. "Hey Kura, get ready. We're going to the hospital." I was scared. Had something bad happened? I didn't have the time to ask. "Amber is coming." Slowly, my mouth twitched up into a smile. I rushed out of my pyjamas and into my day clothes, running down stairs while brushing my hair.
I met a very scared looking Daemon in the hallways of the hospital. We didn't speak, just hugged. I tried my best to comfort him through my aura. An hour went by, then an other. There was a lot of tension among all of us. This was a time I guess I could say time was moving way, WAY too slow. Johnny was fidgeting in a corner. My mom went and put a hand on his shoulder, trying to talk to him. My dad sat on one of the chairs, and me in the one next to him. Even if he was human, he still sat in a somewhat crooked position. The chair was too small for his long legs. Several minutes later, or maybe just thirty seconds, I noticed my mom was looking at me and was smiling. I tilted my head to the side, wondering what she was smiling about, then I noticed I was sitting in the same position as my dad. We had the same hastily combed curly hair and our scarves even fell over the same shoulder, wrinkling in the same way. The thought made me laugh. I tried everything to keep the boredom away, even sitting in some dark corner of the waiting room to mess around with my tendrills. It was a bit unfair to do shadow puppets with these things, but at the same time, they were semi-transparent, which didn't help.
Some time later, we were told we could go in. And there they were. Angie's hair was a frizzy mess and she held in her arms a little white blanket. In it, there was that tiny little life form. She was so microscopic. It was hard to believe all of us started off this size. Especially slenderfolk like me. I subconciously reached my aura to her's, and she opened her little dark grey eyes. She looked at me and I held my breath. She looked at all of us. Then Angie spoke, very softly, almost a whisper. "You see? This is your family. Your very big, special family." We were all close to tears, and oddly enough, only the men among us cried. Amber was born. And right away, she was already laughing and smiling.
AN: Hey. Sorry I didn't write yesterday like I should have. My internet died. I even had to like...take some random open wi-fi network and stuff... I forgot to put in an author's note for the last chapter. Anyway, that poem was written by Violet Petunia...you...you, you little Review Master. I write a lot of poetry, but not typically nice romantic poetry...it uses weird analogies that nobody understands and stuff...so yeah...thank you. HEY I ALSO NOTICED THAT NO SLOVAKIANS READ MY FANFIC THIS MONTH :( I trusted you ;-; I trusted... ;-;