The Modern Fairy Tale Town Book 1: Magic is Coming

Chapter 14: The Nutcracker's Sweetheart: Part 2

It had been roughly a year since Clara and Nathan had gotten together and soon, Clara was dismissed from dancing for a while since she had gotten pregnant due to the love spread between her and her soldier. King Mortimer decided to let the baby stay in the palace only if the parents would take care of "it" and not get him involved in any way. He also decided, though kept it to himself until further notice, that if the baby was born a boy, he would later grow up into a certain age and become one of his soldiers, but he would get rid of the baby if it was born a girl as he had no use or desire for young girls in his castle. Nathan had training to do which took a lot longer than expected, though King Mortimer seemed to plan for it that way on purpose as the soldier soon missed the birth of his firstborn child.

King Mortimer told Nathan to hope and wish for a boy as his child as he would be more useful that way, but Nathan assured that while a son would be nice to have, that he was going to love his child no matter what gender it would end up being. He was just thrilled and excited to become a father for the first time as Clara was just as excited to become a mother and a wife for the first time. Clara was soon shown to be holding onto a bundle wrapped up in a white blanket with platinum blonde hair and icy blue eyes.

"She's very lovely, Clara," Masha smiled at the woman who had just given birth. "What do you think you'll call her?"

"Thank you, and... Hmm... I think I like the name Delia," Clara smiled back sweetly. "Little Delia Drosselmeyer."

"You can call her 'Dee Dee' for short." Masha suggested as a little nickname for the baby.

"Dee Dee... I like that too," Clara smiled. "I just hope that she will be happy."

"I'm sure that she will be and I will help you and Nathan look after her," Masha smiled back warmly. "I'll be her fairy godmother for as long as I possibly can."

"Thank you, Masha, I would appreciate that very much." Clara nodded.

The doorknob soon jiggled into the room. Masha stepped aside and seemed to disappear so that she wouldn't be seen by anyone who wasn't supposed to see her such as King Mortimer. Clara held onto Dee Dee closely and protectively for just in case. Eventually, the door came open and luckily, it wasn't King Mortimer.

"Oh, my dear Nathan!" Clara called out.

"Clara, my sweetheart," Nathan smiled as he stepped into the room and kissed her forehead. "King Mortimer has allowed to let me live to meet the little one."

"Thank the Gods that he has done that," Clara soon said as she smiled at him. "Nathan... This is your daughter... Delia Drosselmeyer... But we can call her Dee Dee." she then informed warmly.

"Dee Dee... What a lovely name for a lovely little one," Nathan smiled before he looked down at his daughter. "And this must be our little angel."

"Yes... This is your daughter, Dee Dee," Clara told him before she looked down at her baby girl who looked all around in wide wonder. "Dee Dee... This is your daddy."

"Oh... Hello, my sweet little angel..." Nathan smiled warmly as he looked down at the bundle in his sweetheart's arms. "I am going to love and protect you for the rest of your life. You will never ever lose mine or your mama's love and I promise you that."

Dee Dee just looked up, though she didn't physically smile on her face, there was a hint of happiness and joy in her eyes. Nathan and Clara smiled at each other before they shared a sweet kiss together as they enjoyed their moment together as new parents.

"Such a wonderful sight," Masha smiled as she reappeared then before she placed her hand over her necklace. "And I think she deserves a special gift for when she gets older."