A whole new world

39

  "Like You're any better, you both convinced them to buy you new cars with just a few words so don't pretend your any different"
 
  Ailm laughs
 
  "No she is different, she's better I swear she's the sweetest kid in the world, don't get me wrong she has the mouth of Isla, the temper of Jake and enough smarts to manipulate all of us but she is so sweet. Our parents dote on her and she laps up the attention and then If you scold her she uses the whole I was in a hole in the ground with dead people for a long time so how can I know how to behave properly, and damn it works every time"
 
  I throw my head back and laugh, shaking my head.
 
  "She sounds amazing and it so serves you right isla"
 
  "I know I know, I asked for her, damn I prayed for a kid that cool but I never took into consideration how difficult it would be to be a mother to her, but damn she has these dreams. Wakes up screaming thinking she's back in the hole we haven't slept in weeks. She freaks if you put her in her room and freaks if one of us isn't in bed"
 
  "Why didn't you tell me isla I would have healed her, the poor wee thing, took us days to heal all the kids after what they went through. Bring her in and I'll do it now"
 
  Isla sits up straighter and she looks to the door
 
  "Didn't know you could heal that"
 
  She gets up and runs to the door and growls
 
  "Penny Oneil you put that stick down right now and stop hitting uncle Luca with it"
 
  We all giggle as she runs from the door returning with a screaming penny hanging upside down
 
  "Put me down mummy, I'm going to tell daddy on you"
 
  "And what will daddy say when I tell him you hit uncle Luca with a stick"
 
  "He will tell me that I did a good job defending myself from the giant buffoon"
 
  I can't help but crack up laughing as Luca storms into the house after them
 
  "Do you want to know what I did to your mummy when she was Naughty penny?"
 
  She crosses her arms over her chest as she looks up at Luca while hanging upside down by her feet
 
  "What did you do uncle Luca"
 
  She says sweetly like she didn't just hit him with a stick
 
  "I threw her and aunty Ailm into the pond so if you hit me again or be naughty I'm going to throw you in it to"
 
  She growls at him
 
  "My daddy would eat you if you did that to his little girl, he's bigger and scarier than you anyway you big stinky puppy"
 
  She sticks her tongue out at him, his jaw drops and he looks at me, I have to cover my face with a pillow to muffle the laughter. My entire body shakes as I try to hold back the laughter
 
  "Isla get her away from me before I make good on my promise"
 
  Isla snorts and laughs carrying her over to the sofa and dropping her on her face.
 
  "It might not do her any harm, the cold water might wash away the attitude. Go to aunty Lucy she needs to heal you"
 
  She looks to Lucy from the sofa and smiles
 
  "But I'm not sick"
 
  "Come here baby, it's to take your bad dreams away"
 
  "Weally? How?"
 
  She rolls off the sofa and walks to Lucy as the pain in my back returns. I groan, Luca pulls another pillow behind my back and jumps over the sofa.
 
  "Because I can heal things"
 
  "But how?"
  
  She stands off the sofa and looks at her cautiously
 
  "Because I'm primordial so I can heal you"
 
  She freezes and her eyes go wide, she takes a step back and looks to Isla and shakes her head, Isla gets down beside her
 
  "What's wrong?"
 
  "The bad man said I had to go in the hole because of the pro-mort-er"
 
  Isla sighs sitting down and she pulls her on her knee
 
  "The bad man said a lot of bad stuff and remember it was not true. Well Lucy is our family and she would never hurt you. In Fact it's because of her that you got out of the hole"
 
  Recognition passes over her features as another pain hits and I bite my lip and suppress the noise not wanting to miss this.
 
  "Dat means your da kings mummy. The woman in da hole said the king's mummy would save us from the hole, but where is da king?"
 
  Lucy smiles at her and points to Scott who's holding Carter
 
  "Carter is the king but he's still a baby, did you watch him be born?"
 
  She smiles and looks to Carter
 
  "Yes, then Ashley took him and ran away and the other girls told me that you would come and save us. You will take away the bad dreams?"
 
  She opens her arms wide
 
  "I promise I will take them away and I won't ever hurt you. In Fact I want to help all the Lycan find a home like you have with your mummy and daddy"
 
  My eyes start to water as Penny goes to her, Lucy gives her a little hug and I wipe the tears from my eyes. She is sweet, she's a torture and a little shithead but she's so sweet. I hear her gasp and Lucy's hold on her tightens slightly and I could see Islas worry for her. She might not realise it yet but she's already changed, she's already an incredible mum. To deal With trauma is hard, but to deal with it while taking on a kid that also has trauma is an incredible thing to do. Lucy let's her go and she steps back and almost falls, Lucy catches her as she bursts into tears. Lucy pulls her on her knee and hugs her tightly
 
  "The bad man won't ever hurt you again, you want to know why?"
 
  "Why?"
 
  She hiccups
 
  "Because I killed him. He's gone and he's not ever coming back"
 
  Now the tears really did start to flow, I sob silently beside them
 
  "Are you sure it was the right man because he was a slippery little fucker"
 
  Lucy snorts and laughs pulling back to look at her tear stained face wiping her hair from her eyes
 
  "Yeah, I burned his head off"
 
  Her little face lights up and she grins hugging Lucy again
 
  "Thank you"
 
  "That's what aunties are for princess"
 
  Penny snorts and shakes her head
 
  "I'm not a princess. They said I'm too rude to be a princess"
 
  I sit forward with furrowed brows
 
  "Who said that to you?"
 
  I look at Isla, she shakes her head smirking. Penny looks around Lucy
 
  "My Oder parents. Da ones that died in the hole"
 
  I swallow the lump in my throat and smile at her wiping the tears from my face
 
  "Well guess what, you are a princess. A real princess. Your cousin Carter is the Lycan king and that makes you a princess and you want to know what else?"
 
  "What?"
 
  She says immediately, full attention on me
 
  "My brother, your uncle Arden is the king of werewolves, and your cousin Ella will be queen so that makes you 2 types of real princesses so don't ever let anyone tell you any different ok?"
 
  Her jaw goes slack and her little eyes are wide and bright, she taps her chest smiling
 
  "I'm a weal princess? Like a weally weal princess mummy?"
 
  Isla smiles opening her arms, she climbs of Lucy and runs to her mom hugging her
 
  "Does that mean you're a princess too?"
 
  "Yep we all are"
 
  "Wow wee are soo cool"
 
  She jumps on the spot and Isla laughs kissing her cheek, she turns and comes to Luca and pouts at him sadly, he watches her a smile playing on his lips
 
  "What's wrong princess penny?"
 
  "I'm sowwy uncle Luca"
 
  His face melts and I can see his entire body go limp in happiness. Isla points to her and mouths 'She just played him', I chuckle as he lifts her up and kisses her cheek. She smiles sitting on his knee and yawning. I whimper as another pain shoots across my back, this time stronger. Everyone jumps and Lucy frowns, reaching for me and she pulls back standing up.
 
  "Luca help her up she needs to go to the hospital"
 
  I frown and wag my hand at her
 
  "I'm fine, it's normal"
 
  Luca gets up anyway setting penny on her feet, she goes to Isla
 
  "No it's not and if you like that couch you need to move because you're around 8cm dilated and your waters are about to break"
 
  We all gasp and I look at her frowning
 
  "What the fuck, how do you know that?"
 
  She rolls her eyes at me
 
  "Seriously I can feel it when I touched you"
 
  "But you touched me earlier"
 
  She groans shaking her head
 
  "I wasn't looking for what was wrong I was just healing you, Luca seriously get her up she's about to blow"
 
  I gasp offended, about to blow I'm not a damn bomb. I grab Lucas hands and he lifts me to my feet, I take a step forward and it's like a bomb goes of and water explodes from my crotch, Luca squeals jumping out of the way, Lucy had already taken procautions and stood back. Ailms face was just shocked as Isla and Penny both had their tongue out of their mouths gagging. Scott looks to the roof as Carter claps his hands.
 
  "Dat is disgusting, big people shouldn't Pee themselves. For a princess you're not very graceful"
 
  Penny shudders making us all crack up as another pain hits and I fall forward crying out
 
  "Baldy bastard and fucking cunt what in the bloody bastard kind of hell is this it feels like my vagina is being ripped in two"
 
  I shout out and penny cracks up laughing her little head off clapping her hand
 
  "I'm guna be just like you when I grow up but I'm not going to grow fat baby's. Ima be smart like mummy and just take them"
 
  I have tears running down my face both from laughter and from crying in pain, everyone else was just laughing as Isla looked proud.
 
  "Ok take me to the drugs"
 
  I waddle towards the door with Luca holding my arms
 
  "You want me to carry you?"
 
  "About fucking time you offered"
 
  I snap, he bites his lip to suppress his smile as he scoops me up kissing my cheek and carrying us to the car.
  ————
  1 hour later....
 
  A scream fills the room and I take that as my que to fall back in the bed in relief
 
  "A healthy baby girl to match the healthy baby boy"
 
  I smile too tired to lift my head, Lucy steps up and heals me. I feel my insides heal and my energy level raises. I feel my stomach muscles pop back into place as my belly shrinks and disappears. When she's done I smile sitting up with absolutely no pain whatsoever
 
  "Thank you, you need to go rest your pregnant, you healed way to much already"
 
  She smiles yawning
 
  "I know but I wouldn't settle if I went home. I'll say hey to them both and I'll head out, il make sure they don't burn through the beds to"
 
  I hadn't even thought of that as the nurse handed me my baby girl. Her eyes were golden with purple flecks throughout, I looked at my son, his were more purple with golden flex. They were both a perfect mix of us with jet black hair.
 
  "Hey baby Arthur, I'm your aunt Lucy"
 
  She looks to my daughter and I smile
 
  "This little one is Arabella"
 
  She smiles kissing her little head and standing there for a moment and she pulls back smiling
 
  "That should keep their fire at bay for now, if you need me again we are neighbours and you are welcome any time or I'll come to you. Now rest up"
 
  She kisses my cheek then Lucas and she walks out.
  ———————
 
  Lucy's POV
 
  4 weeks later..
 
  Me-the pack
  I'm stuck on the floor whoever is closest to my house please immediately come to help the Luna off the floor
 
  Dale walks in shaking his head
 
  Me-pack
  Stand down dales here
 
  "Seriously lucy why do you sit down there if you can't get up"
 
  "Ohh how horrible for you to have to come in here and lift your pregnant best friend of the floor because she wanted to play with her little baby before she has 2 and can't play with him on his own anymore"
 
  I snap at him just as Scott runs in from training
 
  "Again like—"
 
  "—shut it Scott"
 
  He closes his mouth and walks over and lifts me to my feet but holds me there as my head gets dizzy
 
  "You need to eat more Your too skinny"
 
  I look at dale
 
  "Skinny, I can't see my feet, never mind my vagina! And who's going to feed me none of you cook and it takes effort t—-"
 
  "Sorry sorry I'll shut up now"
 
  Guilt hits me and I frown feeling awful for snapping, tears immediately brim in my eyes
 
  "I'm sorry dale it's just so much work and I don't mean to be a bitch"
 
  I hug him and he chuckles wiping the tears from my face
 
  "Don't cry on my account luc, you know I don't like to watch you cry. I better go I'll get the Chinese tonight"