The Ackerman Family Stories

Surprises

~(Y/N)~

Sitting there in the infirmary of Ackman Castle, I waited for my results. Sitting on the bed I look around the room nervously. I had been in this place countless times whether it was a soldier, me, or Levi in this room, I had always had my eyes wandering around to see if much had changed.

As always nothing had, it was the same as always. Gently I place my hands on my stomach starting to feel a little nauseous again, but this time for different reasons. What if I was? I let out a sigh and shake my head. I won't know until the lady comes back.

When I heard the clicking of the woman's heels, after a couple of hours of waiting. My head darts up and slightly to the right. She had a smile on her face and a slip of paper. Grabbing the chair beside the bed she took a seat in front of me and handed me the paper.

"Congratulations M'lady. You are exactly four weeks with child," she says. With hands still gently pressed into the lower part of my abdomen I smile softly, gently I take the paper from her and look myself.

"I'll give you a moment M'lady." the woman mutters as she stands on her feet. The first thing that came to mind was to tell Levi. Standing up off the bed I bid the nurse farewell and walk out of the infirmary. I walk at a fast pace down the hall and into the foyer. Turning to the left I head up the grand stairs, Levi must be in his office with Kuchel.

Once up the stairs I turn to the left and begin to head down the hallway to the very end. Stopping in front of his door I let out a sigh. I have stood outside this door so many time that I was so familiar with the design. I shake my head and take in a deep breath. Reaching for the gold knob I slowly twist it and push the door inward, stepping in slowly I turn and shut the door then turn back.

As I walk over, I find Levi at his desk working like he always did. I rest both hands behind my back while also hiding the paper away. "Darling," I call.

Levi looks up from his papers, no smile which was normal. "Yes?" he asks. Walking up to him I stood beside him and rested on the edge of his desk while bringing the slip of paper out for him to see.

"So... you know how I passed out this morning correct?" I ask.

He sighs and leans back in his chair. "How could I forget? You scared the shit outta me," he says.

I nod once in response, then hand him the paper. "Well... I decided I'd have a test taken... I've noticed that I'm late, and from past reading while pregnant with Kuchel... I found that sometimes women pass out when they're pregnant due to blood vessels relaxing and all that kind of stuff." I explain.

As he looks down at the paper he then stood up. "So you're with another child," he asks for confirmation. Smiling I nod my head and before I knew it he pulled me into his arms and held me tightly. Little did we know that Kuchel had heard us, and she was sniffling.

Pulling away from Levi's arms I look back to find Kuchel tearing up and standing there. "Princess, what's wrong?" I ask as I go to her.

She shook her head and ran off out of Levi's office. Standing there in slight confusion I then felt Levi's hand grab my arm gently. "I'm afraid she might've misread the situation," he says.

I nod and place my hand on top of his. "I'll go speak with her," I mutter, turning to him I peck him on the lips before walking away and out of his office. Entering the long hallway I find that her door shut rather quickly, so I took to her room.

When I reached her door, I gently knock a few times. "Kuchel sweetie, may I come in?" I ask.

There was no answer but the door slowly opened just a bit. Slowly I open the door in case she was sitting against the door, but as I pop my head in she ran over to her bed and held herself while she cried softly. Stepping in I pivot and shut the door before walking over to her, I take a seat beside her on the bed.

"Why are you crying, sweetie?" I ask.

She shook her head and sniffles. "Y-you d-on't want me." she croaks.

I look at her in disbelief. "Why on earth would you think that?" I ask.

She sniffles again. "Because Dadda s-said you h-ad a-nother child... y-ou will want t-them over me." she cries.

I move in closer to her and take her into my arms. "Shh, that isn't true. I am pregnant sweetie. And I will love you both equally-

She jumps off the bed and shakes her head. "T-then w-when the baby comes, t-they'll get all t-the attention! N-no one will play with me!" she cries. I shake my head and smile gently before opening my arms to her.

Running into my arms she cries softly. "Yes, when the baby comes they will need attention, but I promise you that you won't be left out okay? Your father and I will be sure to give you as much attention as the baby." I promise her.

"W-will Dadda s-till h-have tea parties w-with me?" she asks.

I laugh softly and sway both of us back and forth. "Yes darling, he will be sure to make time for tea parties," I say, resting my head on hers I sigh softly.

"A-and you'll still c-color with me?" she asks now sounding a little less upset.

I nod my head. "I promise sweetheart," I whisper.

There was a long silence between us as we swayed back and forth. "But sweetie, I thought you'd be excited... you're going to be a big sister," I say as I pull my head away.

She nods her head, with both her hands she wiped her eyes. "Do you want to color later? Maybe play in the courtyard for a little bit? Will, that make you feel better?" I ask.

She quickly nods and her mouth cracks into a gentle smile, then before I knew it she falls back into my arms. "I love you mama," she mutters. I quickly hugged her back.

"I love you too," I whisper.