Paladins Parent Scenarios

When you give birth

~ Zarkon ~

Haggar had everything ready by the time Zarkon brought you to the infirmary. Your contractions were getting a little closer together which meant that you were in more pain. So, as you laid on a birthing bed while wearing something like a hospital gown Zarkon was sitting in a chair by your right side. Night passed and before you knew it, it was early morning. By now, you were getting closer to giving birth.

"How are you feeling, Y/n?" Zarkon asked you, yawning a little as he let you hold his right hand.

"How am I feeling? I'm going through something so painful that you couldn't handle it if it were in my place! I'm having to push out something almost the size of a watermelon and you dare ask me how I'm doing?!" You screeched, clenching your teeth.

"Maybe I should leave you to it..." Zarkon said, not wanting you to be mad at him.

"If you leave now I'm going to break every bone in your body later!" You practically growled, narrowing your eyes at him.

"I'll stay." Zarkon said quickly.

"That's better." You said, panting and breathing heavily.

Zarkon hated it when you got snippy, but at the moment he couldn't blame you. After all, you were getting ready to bring another living being and his hier into the world. Your water eventually broke and your daughter began shifting inside of you. Haggar got the stirrups ready and put your feet in them so that your legs were spread apart. When you let go of Zarkon's hand for a moment he decided to see what was going on.

"What the-? What is that?" Zarkon asked in shock when he saw what was once one of his favorite places on your body.

Haggar gave Zarkon a look that made him shut up. He returned to your side and gave you his right hand again. You squeezed his hand hard and whimpered in pain. Time no longer mattered to you; all you cared about was pushing your daughter out of your body.

"Alright my Empress, it's time to start pushing." Haggar said as she sat on a stool at the end of the bed.

"I'm scared." You told Zarkon.

"I know, so am I. I'm not going to leave your side." Zarkon said as calmly as he could, not wanting you to worry too much.

You took a deep breath and scrunched your face up as you pushed the first push, screaming through clenched teeth towards the end. During each contraction you pushed and in between you rested. You could feel your daughter shift with each push, but it was becoming more painful.

"It hurts! It burns!" You moaned painfully.

"I know kitten, I know." Zarkon said sympathetically.

"No you don't because you can't get pregnant! You did this to me!" You yelled at him, tears streaming down your red face.

"I'm sorry..." Zarkon said awkwardly, wincing as you squeezed his hand even harder.

"I hate you!" You yelled, giving another long push.

"I know, but you'll love me later." Zarkon said, knowing that you were only saying that you hated him because of the pain.

You screamed loudly as you pushed over and over again, your breaths becoming uneven. The pain became so bad that your lower half felt numb. After several more pushes, a tiny bit of blood loss, lots of unbearable pain and one last scream from you, a loud cry was heard. You cried when you heard your daughter wailing loudly, letting Zarkon's hand go. Zarkon got up so that he could cut the umbilical cord, crying a little when he saw your daughter.

Haggar gave him a cloth to wipe his hands off on while she took your legs out of the stirrups and took your daughter to the back room. Zarkon sat down and kissed your sweaty forehead, neither of you saying anything. A few minutes later Haggar came back and gave you your daughter.