August

September

October...
GOD I'm getting so impatient! Our birthdays had passed kinda- and now me and amity are twenty and rose is seven.. and growing fast.

November

December
Christmas day
Nothing much has really happened much just the general nausea, not even any kicks yet.. but the small second heartbeat I hear makes me sure she's still there. Laying gently on amity's stomach rose listens to her carefully, building the lego plane set for rose I begin humming tunes of songs I'd enjoyed over the years. Leaning on the front of the couch I smile at amity, closing my eyes I hear her sigh. Pulling rose onto me I rest my head onto amity's stomach, dozing off for a good hour or so amity runs her fingers through my hair. Lifting up my head when I receive what feels like someone a little bit too harshly patting the back of my head, rubbing the back of my head I say groggily since I'd been pretty asleep

"hey there- you're pretty strong little... girl?? Oh. My. God"

Looking up at amity she looks at me with a bright smile, hugging her I laugh excited. Pulling rose in she giggles loudly, amity chuckles placing her hands on her stomach

"I think she misses you luz.. she's kicking up a storm"

Moving to rest my ear on her stomach I murmur a soft 'lo siento baby' calming her kicking, running my hand over rose's hair I smile. Mom walks into the room

"Ok- I can't resist this.. I need to take a picture of this mi hija"

Pulling out her phone she takes the photo of us, chuckling when I hear mom say excited in the other room

"OoOo this is so exciting-"

I take amity's hand.
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January

February.. thirteenth.

Getting woken up swiftly in the middle of the night, I jump up when amity looks at me with a look I can only express as 'it's time'. Getting amity into the car I drive carefully to the hospital since amity warned to me as I backed out too fast.

"Don't rush yourself!"

Being told gently by amity to go clear my mind I splash water onto my face, pulling up my shirt to dry my face I begin to walk back to the room, sitting next to amity I smile at her. Texting mom when she asks me where I am I brief her on what's happening, and at the current moment all amity is getting is labor pains. I can tell because she squeezes my hand tightly every now and then, kissing the top of her hand she smiles at me. Resting my chin on the edge of the bed she runs her fingers through my hair

" you're being so adorable luz.. you're like a puppy"

Blowing her a kiss I smile, scoffing playfully she says quietly

"I'm not across a room luz nor am I fragile"

Standing up I place a loving kiss onto her lips, looking over when a nurse enters the room I sit back down. It's only minutes later when she begins to go into labor, and the nurse calls in a doctor.
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Sitting there letting amity grip my hand until it goes nearly as white as her skin, moaning in pain I look at her worriedly. Kissing her hand over and over, I give it a gentle squeeze. Minutes turn into fifteen.. fifteen to thirty.. thirty two- thirty thr- a cry breaks the air.. so fragile and small. Looking at the small light caramel skinned girl too small to be nine months but.. that's what she is. Her hair is a dark magenta though by the lighting it looks brown, she's carefully handed to amity who smiles at the small baby.

"Hi alex.."

Amity murmurs in a near coo, brushing back the lighter toned hair I smile at them both. it's just us three now in the room, jumping when I get a call I text immediately 'I'm busy'. My heart melts when alex smiles at me, running my thumb over her cheek I chuckle lovingly. Standing up to kiss amity, alex starts whining. Backing up to clench my chest I sigh shakily

"oh my goodness our daughter is so precious-"

Walking up to amity I reach very carefully out to alex, afraid I might accidentally hurt her with my bulky arms.

"May I baby?"

Giving me alex I kiss her small nose, looking at amity I smile at her and say quietly

"I think you've got your "I'm so glad" amity.. watermelon hair.. honey hazel eyes.. exactly like rose too"

Placing her in amity's arms I giggle, a yawn escapes alex as soon as amity finishes burping her. Resting her over her chest she looks up at amity, waving me over she hands alex to me. Propping up the footrest of the recliner I place her head where my heart beats, slowly sitting down I grab the afghan from behind me and rest it over her. Smiling at amity, I instinctually rub alex's back just like rose when she was small. Feeling my smile soften when she falls asleep as quickly as she can breathe, I look at amity and whisper

"She's exactly like you ami.."

But she couldn't hear.. she's laying on her side a pillow under her stomach just as asleep as alex is. Quietly singing little mexican lullabies I remember being sung to me and rose, alex adjusts herself slightly. Looking out the window at the two am moon I smile, pressing my finger to my lips as vee enters the room with maya she nods. Waking up with a small whine alex looks at vee, going half basilisk I suddenly hear alex giggle like she already knows vee. Sliding her into vee's arms I smile at her brushing alex's face with her basilisk ears. After fifteen minutes of vee playing with her she is given back to me, falling asleep against my chest again I kiss her forehead. Waving to vee and maya as they leave I close my eyes.
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Waking up to alex crying I see amity's eyes snap open, handing her to amity she feeds alex the bottle of breast milk set aside for this exact situation. Kissing amity's temple I smile against her skin

"She's beautiful amity..."

Patting her back as she rests on amity's front amity stands up easily but obviously sore, walking the room patting her back amity rests her head ontop alex's.
Due to amity's perfectly fine entire demeanor we were allowed to head home and not stay another night, opening the garage door into the house I pick up rose when she runs to me. Sitting down on the empty couch amity hands alex to me, looking at her rose looks at me not long after.

"Yes rosie.. this is your little sister.. her name is alex"

Running my finger over her little pointed ear her eyes flutter closed, resting on me amity hugs me around the waist. Rose rests her hand on mine and lays on my shoulder. Pressing her finger to her mouth when mom enters the room she runs her hand over her small patch of purple and green rooted hair, running her thumb over amity's cheek she smiles. Mom exits the room I look down at rose scooting closer, closing my eyes we all fall asleep to join alex in dreamland. Opening my eyes to see alex looking at me in the darkness of eight thirty, kissing her forehead I murmur almost inaudibly

"Hey lex.. I hope you had the best of dreams"

Resting my thumb on her temple I rewatch the dream she had it was just a mix of lights and the faces of me, amity and rose. Rubbing her back slowly I smile at her, humming quietly I see her lock eyes with me... you'll be the best surprise for raven and god bless her soul amber, who I sent multiples of my condolences and congratulations when she gave birth to nicholas- adorable little boy was too big so they had to move on to a c-section. Looking at alex I suddenly realize the space suit footies she's been placed in while I was asleep. Nuzzling the top of her head with my cheek, I smile when she makes little noises of comfort.
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We'd taken alex to see raven first who absolutely adores her, and amber was trying to feed nicholas but he was throwing a temper tantrum- in harpy form. Then we went to see naomi and oh my god- when nao saw her she immediately held her and purred, she fell asleep so fast. Lucy tried holding her but knowing exactly what I look like she got so scared, lucy murmured a few things in spanish to calm her down and it slowly worked but not enough, then amity suggested she let her listen to her heart and then alex felt comfortable. Hope had held her so carefully that when she looked at amity, she kept on looking at the two. Sam was enjoying rose by doodling with her then nearly cried when alex fell asleep on her. Sipping my coffee I smile at sam who is sitting in front of me and amity, Lucy's camilla had walked into the room and looked at me startled, pointing at lucy I mouth

'I'm just a friend'

Lucy scrawls out the details on a notebook and hands it to her, looking at my watch I kindly take alex back while amity takes rose's hand, waving to them we walk through the portal to my- very noisy house. Glaring at vee arguing with mom about moving out I conjure a sound barrier around alex to make sure she doesn't hear and hiss

"Vee! Why don't you just say maya is going with you!?-"

Mom looks at vee confused

" you're living with maya??"

Vee sighs a purr escaping her just at the thought of maya

"We're getting married mom.. we need to have to be on our own one day- your house is amazing.. but it's full mom.. full of amazing adults and babies and you forget I'm a basilisk.. amity and luzes kids have magic and if I have kids soon- I need to teach them that they can be whatever they want without feeding on magic from witches.. it's dangerous.. we can't just- give back magic.. it takes effort to do that like an IV- think about it mom.. what if my kid takes away amity, luz, alex, rose's magic or EDA'S I cannot live with myself if someone gets hurt.. it won't take long, like teaching a dog to sit. Until then.. please understand messenger videochat is a nice option.."

Me and amity look at eachother a moment, hugging mom vee murmurs something in Spanish to her. Looking at me vee walks up to me, running her thumb over the now awake alex's cheek she moves the sound barrier like a ball.

"it's a shame I'll only get atleast two years to see her grow up before I have to ban you guys from my house- "

Walking past me she joins maya upstairs, quiet muffled voices running down the stairs. Handing alex to amity I feel my heart drop when mom slides slowly into a chair,

"Go upstairs please.."

Sitting down next to mom I rest my hands on her hand rested on the table, her face covers in tears. Pulling her into a hug I murmur sadly

"No no mama... don't cry.."

Making her look at me I say quietly

"It'll be alright... maya has actually made vee vow to not leave the state or Bonesborough.. maya loves our families mom- and ..she's bought a condo just uptown so she's not hours away"

Kissing moms forehead I continue

" you will be okay.. you still have king and eda, me and amity are moving just across the road into the house in the woods.. that's not so bad now is it?"

Nodding gently I pull her into another hug, pulling away she say gently

"Sí, gracias mi hija.. te amo"

Chuckling softly I reply

"De nada mami te amo.."

Walking up to join amity I look at the room now added with baby things.. a rocker placed next to the desk, mom most likely thought I'd nudge it with my knee when I drew..  which was definitely going to happen. And a crib in between the bed and bedside table I honestly rarely use, then the multiple toys and other necessities. Rose was leaning against the crip watching alex sleep while amity was doodling little azurate arts on my 22pro. Kissing her neck I hug her neck from behind,

"Hey you... I hope I haven't kept you waiting long.."

Shaking her head no she sits on the bed, pulling me towards her I rest on her front. Running her fingers through my hair she giggles when my eyes close, tracing the individual shapes on my face I kiss her thumbs when they get near my lips. Suddenly waking up in a mostly dark room, I assume I'd fallen asleep when she was playing with my hair. Looking up at amity her arm in the crib, stroking alex's head with the softest expression I'd ever seen. Resting my head on her lap I say lovingly,

"She's beautiful.. and so is that jaw dropping smile you're wearing"

Chuckling softly she playfully puts her finger to her lips then rests her hand on my shoulder...   alex looks.. so fragile- and she's so tiny, but who am I kidding?? Both me and amity were very small, it's only genetic that she's small.   Running my thumb over her little fingers, I inhale the gasp that threatens to come out as she tightly grips it. Smiling gently I adjust myself to rest on my back- which wakes her up. Looking around her eyes go to amity's, lifting her up out of the crib amity holds her carefully. Running her fingers over my forehead amity murmurs gently,

"Hey baby.. can you get a bottle of milk from the bag on the other side of the crib?"

Nodding gently I slip off the bed and dig around in the bag, it took to check the side pockets to find them. Handing one to amity I look at rose passed out in my gamer chair, chuckling softly I say sloftly

"I'll be right back ami.. that chair mustn't be comfortable"

Taking rose into my arms I carry her downstairs, opening the door to her room I set her on her bed and pull the covers over her. Kissing her temple I smile, rejoining amity my heart shatters when I hear alex sniffling on the bridge of crying. Amity looks at me desperately trying to understand what's happening

"I just burped her- and before you woke up I changed her diaper.. not even rocking or humming worked"

Chuckling softly I kiss her temple and murmur

"Am.. we are the first two people she's ever seen- she likes us together.. see?? She's already calming down"

Handing her to me I slide onto my back, resting alex's head above my heart amity joins me and buries her face in my shoulder.
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weeks pass and now it's a Thursday morning, yawning gently when the sunlight wakes me up, I lift alex up into my arms from the crib. standing up I had to read the damn instructions on the back of the package, before being able to put the diaper on her, then into some clean footies. smiling at amity still very asleep, I head downstairs with a full bottle of milk in hand.
walking into the kitchen I see eda embracing mom lovingly, her arms tightly around her waist and her face buried in her shoulder.

"Goodmorning moms.."

I gladly say with a smile, setting the bottle on the counter I quickly pour myself a cup of black coffee. resting on the counter I smile at alex as I watch her drink down the milk, there's a loud commotion upstairs as I go to burp alex, looking at amity slipping on the tile floor I quickly hand alex to mom, helping amity up I part her hair away to see if she hurt herself more than a bump. handing alex to her I rest my hand on her neck,

"it's alright ami.."

heading into the living room she sits down, kissing her I say once I part

"she'll always be safe with me around amity.. no flesh eating pixie will ever touch her.."

flexing my bicep as much as I can I see amity's cheeks flush red..   so cute.. six years we've been together and she still blushes to my muscles..    resting on me amity rubs alex's back, murmuring little lullabies to alex I hear her giggle

" I really need to let you see aunt em and uncle ed.. they'll love you.."

alex coos a little bit and smiles, a knock hits the front door.