The God That Put Out The Dragon's Fire

Oh Baby

(Hades POV)

6 o'clock in the morning and I hear retching from the toilet. Maleficent. Normally morning sickness is over in the first few months of pregnancy, but she's 9 months and she gets it really bad. I sit up in bed and wait patiently until she walks through the door again. She is rubbing her eyes with one hand underneath her bump. She is really big, but I try not to tell her as she has been very self conscious of her stomach area ever since she got pregnant. 'You doing OK?' I ask as she sits down beside me. 'Not so great.' Maleficent replied as she put her head on my shoulder and I placed my hand on her belly. 'You'll be fine. We will have our baby with us any day now. And then it'll be all over.' I reassured her as she groaned. 'That's the part that I'm worried about Hade!' Maleficent cried as she took her head from my shoulder and sat up. 'What part?' I questioned with confusion. 'Giving birth!' She responded as I looked at her and I felt like I could see into her soul. She was scared. 'What-! What if-! What if something goes wrong. And we lose the baby.' She spoke so quietly that it was almost a whisper. Her voice and reaction was genuine though. I could almost feel her fear in the room. 'Or what if, when the baby is born, you decide that you would be better off on your own.' Now that one shocked me. I tilted her head to look at me. 'Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, can take me from you.' She smiled and I placed my hand gently on her humongous stomach. 'Especially not when we have this.' I reffered to the baby. I pulled her closer to me and, although there was a bump in the way, her lips pressed against mine and her tongue found its way to my own. I loved it. It was so long and passionate and amazing. Until Maleficent stopped it. 'I want coffee.'  Was her only response as we both turned onto our sides to face each other. 'You stopped that for coffee?' I rolled my eyes at her cravings. 'Hey. I'm eating for two.' She said as she mockingly punched my shoulder. 'Does that mean a cup for you a cup for them?' I asked as I got out of bed and walked over to the bedroom door. 'Yep. I'm in a that sort of mood today.' She replied thoughtfully as I nodded. 'Of course you are. White decaf?' I teased as it was her turn to roll her eyes. 'Black as your soul.' She answered quickly in fear that I would actually get her a white decaf. 'OK then. You do realise that you're going to need to get up as well right? You're the only piece of authority that this horrendous island has.' I glanced up at her as I quickly shoved some clothes on over my cold body. She crossed her arms. 'But I want to stay in bed.' Maleficent huffed as she rolled her bright green eyes. 'Well I want to be on Mount Olympus blasting Zeus with lightning bolts but instead I've become the maid for a pregnant dragon.' I replied with a teaseful tone. It wasn't to be said that I wasn't excited for our new arrival, but I just wish that we weren't stuck on the Isle of the lost. Maleficent took me seriously though and her hormones took control over her whole body. 'I'm sorry okay. I try to do things myself but it's just so hard. You try carrying ten pounds worth of a baby around in your belly everywhere!' She wailed as I sat down beside her and put my arm around her body. 'I'm sorry babe. I didn't mean it. I'm really excited to meet our little baby dragon.' I smiled as I stroked her bump in a way that I knew felt like a massage. 'But, as much as I'd absolutely love to spend the whole day just sitting around, you want a coffee and then I need to manage the soulvaki.' I concluded as I left Maleficent in the tall castle.

(Maleficent's POV)
*5 hours later*

I am stood at my balcony where I have the best view of the whole island. And Auradon. I am staring out at all of the other castle tops and houses and shops when I feel excruciating pain in my back. Thinking that I've just slept on it funny, I try to forget about it. Until I feel an equally excruciating pain at the bottom of my stomach. I clutched at my belly in horror. But then I felt something that scared me. Water. Lots and lots of water. Crap. I'm in labour.