Our little girl, now just days or even hours from her due date, started giving us scares often by putting Amity through false labor.
Both of us are twenty now and so fucking tired of junior year because of the freshman's, just three seconds ago a freshman called Amity 'fucking idiotic' for being pregnant, until Amity quite angrily explained she only has one year of college left.

Safe to say if she hadn't spoken, I'd have killed the freshman girl.
But her scoff is what got me rolling, my voice, now more masculine said deeply "HEY! If you want to make your snarky, offensive comments then make them in your dorm, Freshman! You're lucky this pregnant Blight doesn't kick your ass for being a naive little girl! You're mad at her, then be mad at me too."

I got closer, voice practically growling "I am the papá of that amazing little girl you just insulted, pull your head out of your ass and grow up Freshmam."
She looks into my furious eyes and says with a scoff "my name is ril-"   "no, until you learn to be respectful I'm calling you Freshman.. because you're acting like one." Taking Amity in by the waist I say irritably "c'mon ames.. let's go somewhere we'll be happier."

I end up somewhere around the food court, Amity looks at my hardened, stiff face "hey, it's alright.." I feel my breath catch, "no, it's not alright.. that's my girls she just insulted, you and rose you are my life. I'd be a fool if I didn't stand up for my family."

Her small hand sets on my bicep, worry on her face "and you'd be lost if you held onto it.. I don't want mi amor to drown in one thought." I feel pain strike my expression, then smile gently.
"Ay, Amity mi hermosa amor, te amo.." she nuzzles my hand before kissing it's palm, "I love you too.."

  
Boscha hugged us both suddenly from behind after we'd gotten DQ chicken strips at the food court, boxes opened in front of us. "how are my best friends..?" She singsonged to us as she playfully kisses our cheeks, Amity mumbles a small chuckle while I leaned my head on the back of the couch.
"Tired.." we said simultaneously, Amity passed me a dollar fifty and said quietly 'jinx', Stuffing the money into my pocket I stand up and head to the vending machine. I was in deep thought, wondering if I'd be a good papá

I was halfway up the stairs with a cherry vanilla coke when Boscha burst into view, eyes wide and slightly frightened. "Amity's water just broke-"
Shoving the coke into Boscha I quickly apologize before heading upstairs, Mandarin hurriedly meows as I follow Amity's instructions on filling a bag with the necessary items, my anxiety was peaking and overflowing.
I was frightened, wondering if a teleportation glyph would harm rose. "She should be fine, Luz." Breathing in, then out I tap the glyph and focus on Kadlec hospital. Sighing almost exhaustedly I lead down then stand up to walk into the hospital, I try to keep composed as I explain Amity's water broke but my anxiety shows thick on my face.

While I was filling out paperwork a nurse lead Amity down the hallway to change into a gown and into a room, I set my face into my palm and sighed shakily. "First time father?"
I look up and say while looking to the side "first time mother slash parent.. I didn't know how anxious I'd be." She looks me up then down, mumbling a short 'ah I see' "well, if there's anything I know it's alright to be anxious, my husband just had our first child a half year ago before getting his bottom surgery.. I was running faster than a dog trying to finish my work and go see our son before he was born."

I smile nervously, taking the clipboard from me with a kind smile she points down the hallway and says quietly "delivery room two." Heading down the hallway, I peer into the room with a nervous expression before entering, Amity's already going through a lot of labor pains.
She looks at me and crumbles in relief "oh, Luz my love." She says desperately before carefully walking to me and hugging me, she intakes air and whimpers as her body stiffens, pain showing thick in her expression. Taking her to the bed I set her on it, she frowns knowing that that I'm telling her she should rest a moment.

A few moments to twenty minutes later I'm doing my best to make her smile past the pain, a nurse comes in putting on a pair of gloves "miss Blight I just need to check how dilated you are.. is that alright?"
She nods slowly, I look out the hallway as my attention diverts somewhere. The nurse stands up and excuses herself, I can just barely hear her speak to someone "doctor Richards.. she's already fully dilated and I could feel the baby's head." A womans voice answers in a murmur I couldn't hear before she enters the room, putting gloves on like the nurse.
"Miss Blight.. your little one is already on their way." Amity's breath catches before she simply just smiles, happy to know that information.

  
The happiness an hour prior to finding out Rose was on her way vanished when she was told to push, heavily breathing with pain etched on her face.
I brushed away the tear on her cheek and squeezed her hand, she looked at me a moment before goaning in pain. I was.. terrified, beyond terrified. Her pain made me worry as I took in realization that our bodies are still young. It wasn't long after the doctor said Rose's head was completely out did she start crying, a beautiful little girl in the doctor's hands.
Cleaning her small body off of amniotic fluid she hands Rose to Amity, "Rose my beautiful girl... you're so pretty.." she murmured.

  
It was maybe a half hour later.
Rose was gurgling on small cries in Amity's arms, Amity, though exhausted was so.. so happy.
Then the doctor looked up with shock, "miss Blight.. I'm going to need you to push one more time.." she raised an eyebrow but passed it off as she was just saying she needed to pass Rose's placenta, she followed the doctor's instructions.

I cupped my mouth and felt my eyes immediately water, another girl but easily half rose's size.. not.. breathing. All I could say was "o-oh no.." before turning away to wipe away my tears, Amity seemed to have understood my reaction.
"It's.. another girl miss Blight.. she didn't make it. But, we can still check to see if I'm wrong." Amity looks away, tears pricking at her eyelids.
A nurse lies her on a blanket covered table and begins feeling to see if she's warm, as in blood pumping through her veins warm. After multiple tests and one try of cpr she lowers her mask in defeat and frowns. "I'm truly sorry.. there's nothing more we can do."

I sat down on the chair beside the hospital bed and hid my face in my palms, wiping my cheeks to rid the saltwater tears I sniffle loudly.
I watched the doctor put her stethoscope to her small chest, her seemingly lifeless and dead body rose straight from the grave to the cold object against her skin. Cries so full of life I didn't even care about what I was wearing I took her fragile, premature sized body into my arms. My voice was weak but happy "there you go baby girl!.." I cheered as she cried again, her red and slightly swollen face whining a long 'mmnnn..'

Her little eyes opened, a vibrant but also dull green looking up at me past whines and whimpery coos.
Amity leaned towards me to look at her currently unnamed baby, eyes that were crying in sadness now in delight. I stood up and gently held out the slightly tanned little girl, "Lia.." I murmured, "Lia Bella Blight." Amity took her slowly out of my hands and whispered in a choked coo "hello Lia.. look at you acting so pretty.. we didn't even know you were there."

She placed a kiss onto her small forehead and smiled, Rose was kind of gumming her hand as she looked up at her much.. much smaller twin sister.
I studied Lia's small little ears a moment then gasped, "Amity look at her ears-" she very carefully turned her head and looked at her ears, though currently with soft cartilage and slightly misshapen for the current moment.. were pointed.

We immediately looked at Rose, the exact same ears on her, her eyes, bright vibrant amber were looking at us with curiosity.
Lia adjusted in Amity's arm, yawning from exhaustion from being birthed.
She took heavy inhales as she fell asleep in Amity's arm, thankfully Lia was very vocal when asleep so we knew she was still breathing. Rose was on the other hand very quiet but a deep breather, and she'd constantly adjust her hand. As carefully as possible I lifted Lia into my arms, taking the yellow baby blanket from the doctor she discreetly tells me something before exiting the room, I wrap Lia up in a cocoon.

Taking Rose into my other arm I say quietly "the doctor says that she's going to keep you here until the placenta passes.. for now.. rest. You're exhausted."
Leaning over I kiss Amity's forehead, she smiles gently and closes her eyes.
Sitting down I set my girls' heads on my chest and softly caress their backs in a patting motion. Lia wakes up with a mumble and looks up at me with tear glistened eyes, gently whispering a soft 'shh..' I kiss her tiny forehead.
Picking up a milk bottle the doctor left us I maneuver Lia to rest on her back in my arm, Rose layed still as I fed Lia, her small hand gripping my shirt.

She made a face that indicated she was full after about a little over three quarters empty, returning her back to lay her on my chest I pat her back.
I look over at Rose then remember she already ate, Lia burped a few times before closing her eyes and mumbling herself to sleep. Looking up at the door I see the doctor has reentered, she indicates to a nurse who pulls on a pair of rubber gloves. I'm actually surprised when I see Amity had naturally passed the placenta, it takes quite a while for it to pass so I am a little bit worried. The doctor wakes up Amity who looks over at our daughters, after running a few tests to check if anything is wrong the doctor announces in a hushed tone, "you're all good, we can take you to a room now to get you out of the amniotic fluid."

After standing up and letting the nurse tie up the gown all the way, I walk carefully beside Amity as they wheel her into a room. After Amity had firmly cocooned herself in the hospital blankets she falls back asleep, I smile, then chuckle at my peacefully sleeping babies.

I look up some hours later to the door opening, here enters mom and mama Eda. I carefully make my way to stand and hold out Rose and lia to them, mom seems to silently gasp in shock at Lia, I smile softly "we didn't know Amity was pregnant with twins.. the ultrasound never showed little Lia.." my voice murmurs, mom rubs her little hand as I continue "when she came out.. she wasn't breathing.. we all thought she was stillborn. But something about the cold surface of the doctor's stethoscope rebooted her heart." I kneel down a little to let mom hold her, mom clicks her tongue "mi hija.. she's so tiny it's like her foot is no bigger than my thumb. So precious.. and little green eyes. Those obviously came from Amity and Odalia's eye color mixing.."
She leaned down to kiss her forehead and murmured that she loved her granddaughter, Eda held Rose with a smile and looked at Amity. "She looks like she did well.. a little rosy cheeked but, perfectly fine other than that."

I have the proudest expression on my face, it's funny to see that Rose and Lia are perfectly identical twins but their eyes is the only difference. Her eyes might change in the future but for now.. she's my green eyed little wonder.

Lia coos quietly, taking my girls back into my arms I smile. "You're prouder than a lion mi hija.. it's amazing to see you so happy."
Rose begins gumming my thumb, eyes innocently looking into my own. I smile at mom before sitting down, Lia laid on my chest while Rose falls asleep suckling on my thumb. "I was so.. anxious. Now all I can do is smile."

Yawning quietly I rest my head on the back of the chair, mom kisses my forehead before exiting the room.

  
Waking up to an absence of weight I look at my empty arms and whine "oh..." sadly, Amity looks over at me and giggles. "Why good afternoon, and I expected me to wake up last."
The manticore inside whines and howls, pacing anxiously.

"Fine.. I guess you can meet them too." I mumble, Amity goes to question but I let the manticore take front. It sniffs at the twins before mewling curiously, confused as to why it can smell both me and Amity's blood.
I fill it in with a simple explanation, it nuzzles Lia before purring in Rose's face, both girls giggling.

Reforming to human with a slightly impatient look I run my fingertips along their short Auburn hair, both girls coo at the sight of my face.
I smile warmly, laughing when Rose drools, kissing her forehead I mumble a happy little noise.

Leaning my head up I look up at Amity, she leans down and kisses me, a happiness radiating from her and straight to me.
I crumble into her form a little, but not enough to press into Rose or Lia. We both pull away to laugh quietly, tears pricking the corners of our eyes.
Cupping Amity's cheek I feel myself smile as bright as I can, no doubt I had tears rolling right down my face, bringing myself up I kiss her forehead, my lips staying on her skin a long while before I pull myself away. "I love you..."

She chuckles before slightly looking to the side, "I love you too..."
Sitting on the hospital bed I watch Lia grip my finger, a warmth spreading throughout my whole body.

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The next chapter will be a half chapter since I lost motivation to continue it, don't get me wrong, it personally was pretty fun to do. But, I'm trying to make shorter stories since the private academy was 40 chapters long.

-geo <:3

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