Hey Everyone! Are you ready for the Graysons to have their new arrival come yet or what? I am! I'm so excited for this chapter. Let's see how Zatanna and Dick react to their little girl! Hope you like the chapter!
Chapter 8: The New Arrival
After a little less than 10 months of throwing her guts up, and 9 1/2 hours of labor, Zatanna and Dick's baby made her way into the world. At first Zatanna threatened Dick and basically dug her nails into his hand. Later it became worse for her. She swore a few times and one of the nurses was offended, but later got over that fact. Dick was right there beside Zatanna the whole time, well technically he wasn't there first, Kaldur and Raquel were until Dick got out of the Wayne Tech building and to the hospital. Now he was there with his wife and his newly born daughter. The nurse came in with their daughter and handed her to Zatanna. Dick could see the love in Zatanna's eyes now that she didn't have to deal with the pain that came with child birth. Zatanna looked over at Dick and smiled.
"Do you want to hold her?" Zatanna asked surprisingly sweetly after threatening to kill Dick a few times. Dick smiled and sat on the edge of the bed Zatanna now laid in. He took the baby out of her hands and held it in his arms. She looked a lot like her mother. The shiny black hair especially. He couldn't wait until the day that he would be able to see the color of her eyes. He wanted to see weather they were like her mother's or his own. As much as he wanted the baby to have his eyes he also wished that she would have her mother's beautiful aqua eyes. Dick looked back at Zatanna, who was sleeping as sound as the baby in his arms was. Dick smiled and looked over at the wally clock. It was currently 12:17 in the morning. He was interrupted in his thoughts by a nurse.
"Mr. Grayson I presume?" She said smiling. It wasn't exactly a question. Zatanna and Dick's name were on the baby's bracelet after all and on the paper. Dick nodded. "May I see the baby now please. She must get some sleep. It looks like you need some too. We can get you a blanket and pillow if you would like." The nurse offered. Dick smiled as he handed her his precious newborn child.
"Yes please. Thank you." He simply said as he watched the nurse walk off with his child. He turned around after he could no longer see the pink blanket. Zatanna stirred and Dick turned around to see his wife staring at the ceiling. Dick walked over to Zatanna and sat down on the edge of the bed. Zatanna sighed.
"Remind me to apologize to you about today when we get home," She simply said. Dick smiled and shook his head.
"No need to apologize, Zee, just get some rest. M'gann and Conner are coming at 8 with Wally and Artemis. Raquel and Kaldur are staying here and helping with whatever you need." Dick said and smiled. Zatanna's eyes grew wide at what he had just said. He wasn't surprised by her actions though.
"Raquel and Kaldur are staying? Why? Wait I know the answer but really why do they need to? They should get some rest too." Dick sighed as Zatanna looked at him concerned. "How long have I been here?" She surprisingly asked.
"Um..." Dick hesitated. He looked at his watch and calculated the right amount of time. "Well I got here then and Kaldur and Raquel were with you then and you arrived then...you've been here for about 10 and a half hours now." He said. Zatanna stared wide eyed at him before sighing and looking up at the ceiling.
"Oh my God..." Zatanna mumbled. "Sorry Mom." She quietly said. Dick was shocked at what she had just said.
"What did you say?" Dick said. Zatanna looked confused and then got what he meant.
"Oh I just apologized to my Mom. When I was born my Mom went into a coma which lead to her death. I was raised by my dad mostly but once in a while my dad would have friend's come and help with me. Like my aunt came over and taught me some weird tricks. Like how to make blankets and dye things different colors." Zatanna said. Dick felt bad that neither of them had their true parents there to see their child.
"I'm sorry, Zee. I didn't know how bad that must have terrified you when we found out. We should have talked more." Dick said. Zatanna sighed.
"No," She said. "If anything, just you being here has made me feel better." Dick smiled at her and kissed her lightly on the lips. Zatanna smiled and Dick gave her a confusing look.
"What?" Dick asked. Zatanna's smile grew wider.
"I know that our daughter is not a magician." She said. Dick grew a confused look.
"How?" He asked.
"When I was about 12 my dad gave me a letter from my mother and told me not to open it until I was 16. When I turned 16 I read the letter. My mother told me everything, and I mean everything, about giving birth to a magician. It wasn't a pretty letter but It did give me some pointers to look out for." She said.
"And that would be..?" Dick said waiting for an answer.
"Well If your child is a magician then everything turns chaotic." She said. Dick basically gave her a look that said 'it was chaotic'."I don't mean what we went through I mean If I have cravings for something It will appear out of no where. I would wake up in the middle of the night floating in mid air. Sometimes you would do random things out of nowhere. And with our experience, that was nowhere close to a magician." Zatanna said. They both smiled. Dick moved a piece of Zatanna's hair to the side. She smiled even wider. Dick kissed her softly and whispered 'good night' to her.
The nurse walked in with a blanket and pillow and gave it to Dick. Zatanna now was fast asleep once again and Dick went to the one couch the nurse had a few people bring in hours earlier while Zatanna was in another room. Dick laid down and fell asleep within seconds.
I hope you liked it! I kinda found it a little cheesy at the end but I had to add something sweet. Please Review and give me some idea's! Next Chapter will reveal what Dick and Zatanna named their child and their will be some new characters so just an FYI! Thanks!
