"They've been in there a while," Robin paced back and forth nervously.
"Robin, relax," Chrom spoke from his chair watching his friend continue to freak out for perhaps the ninth hour strraight.
"Relax?" Robin looked at Chrom like he had lost his mind, "Sumia was done in less than two hours! It's been nine!"
"Well, Sumia just had really smooth births."
"Great!" Robin threw his hands in the air, "Then it's probably my fault. Hard births could run in my family for all I know."
"Actually, Sumia was a bit of a special case for our family."
"Wonderful! Now she could be fighting both lineages!"
"Robin!" Chrom said sternly without raising his voice much, "Sit. Now."
Taken aback, Robin wordlessly agreed and sat in a chair to Chrom's right. All the while, his knees kept shaking as he struggled to reign in his nerves. Chrom sighed in response. It was exactly this kind of behavior that had gotten him kicked out no more than forty minutes into Lucina's labor.
However, looking to his left, he noticed that his granddaughter was uncharacteristically silent, and, unlike Robin, he felt compelled to console her. Part of being a grandfather he supposed.
"You okay there, kiddo?"
Morgan looked up seemingly surprised to hear someone addressing her, "I'm just…worried about mother." Her mother was strong, but Morgan had still heard groans of pain and even the occasional scream. It unsettled her to say the least.
"Don't worry about it. She'll be fine," Chrom smiled easily which did put Morgan at ease a bit.
Robin smiled slightly seeing the two, and, more importantly, having attention brought to his daughter brought him to his senses enough to calm himself down if just a little.
The day had started out just like any other as of late. Robin had helped a very pregnant Lucina get ready for the day. It had taken several "I'm pregnant, not crippled, Robin" talks before she relented to letting him dote on her, but she finally came around and started taking it easy.
Robin had noticed her not touching her breakfast though, "Are you okay?" He asked in concern. The hand on her belly did not help matters.
"The baby certainly has Morgan's energy," Lucina replied without looking up, "I'm not sure I slept more than two hours last night."
"I'm sorry," He sat down next to her and put a hand on her back.
"This is your fault you know," Lucina finally looked up to him.
"Really?" Robin grinned, "If I recall, you were the one who first brought up having a child."
"And you should have stopped my naivety," Lucina had a slight smirk too, but it was cut short by a groan, "I just hope it isn't much longer."
"According to Lissa, it could be any day now."
"I know, but I am getting a bit anxious. I would like to go ahead and–"
She stopped in her tracks suddenly causing Robin no small amount of concern, "Lucina?"
"I think it's time," She spoke with an eerie calm.
"Time? Time for the baby?" A slight nod was all he received in response, but it was enough to send him into a full panic, "Uh, here!" He guided her to the bed. "Stay here, and I'll be right back with Lissa, okay?"
"Yes, just hurry," She hissed in pain and Robin ran like he never had before. Even war had not gotten him to move so fast.
"Lissa!" Robin knocked on her door with a fervor rarely displayed by the tactician. He kept pounding until the door finally opened.
"What's going on?" Lissa yawned, "And why couldn't it wait?"
"Lucina! The baby! It's time!"
Lissa was suddenly fully awake, "What? Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
And so, a commotion began as word spread. They were eventually joined by Sumia and a couple other handmaidens, but Robin's anxiousness was not helping matters. It was not long before he was kicked out and told to wait outside with Chrom and Morgan.
That had been over eight hours ago, and Robin was clearly still very anxious. The majority of his anxiety came from concerns over their safety, but he was also…excited. Excited and somewhat afraid of having a baby to look after. Yes, they had Morgan, but that was different. This time, they were starting from the beginning. It was both exciting and terrifying all at the same time.
"Phew," All three heads turned to the door, "Well, the baby certainly got Lucina's stubbornness."
"Are they okay?" Robin ran up to her.
"Relax, they're both fine. They're inside," Lissa stepped aside and let him run on through.
Inside, Robin saw Lucina sitting in bed clearly exhausted but also wearing an expression of pure elation as she looked into the bundle in her arms. Sumia was the first to notice his presence and soon excused herself as Robin approached the bedside.
"She has your nose," Lucina noted as he climbed up onto the bed with them.
"'She?'" Robin asked to which she nodded. He then looked back to his daughter, "And she has her mother's eyes."
"She's beautiful," Lucina looked adoringly into the baby's face.
"Just like her mother," Robin put his arm around her and held her close for several minutes.
"Mom? Dad?" Came a voice from their door after a while.
"Morgan," Lucina smiled, "Come say hello to your baby sister."
Morgan slowly walked up to them, "Aww, she's so adorable!"
"Just like you two. She even has her mother's eyes."
"Wait," Morgan looked at her father to make sure he was not joking since she was asleep and therefore she could not check herself, "She has blue eyes?"
"Yes," Robin smiled looking at the girls that made his life worthwhile, "Your future is your own. She proves it."
"Wow," Morgan stared at her little sister in wonder. Meanwhile, Lucina started to doze off herself. Seeing that, Robin carefully took the bundle from her arms.
"Rest now. We'll still be here when you wake up."
Lucina was too drowsy to protest and quickly snuggled up against Robin's arm. She was asleep within seconds. Robin too, had a hard time resisting the urge to sleep with the serenity in the room now. He knew it would not always be that way, but for now, he would enjoy it with his family.
A/N: And here is the prize for the tournament winner. I, uh, I'm not exactly sure what he goes by here if he even has an account, but on Discord he's known as Sen. Won using mostly if not entirely Chrom.
Also, in case you were wondering as the significance of the baby having blue eyes, Morgan has brown. Sometimes I take liberties and give Morgan blue eyes anyways, so here's the clarification.
