Tiny Dancer

Welcome, My Dearest Benji

WARNING: BIRTH, SKIP TO THE END IF NECESSARY. BTW, NEVER BEEN THROUGH LABOR AND ALL THAT JAZZ SO SORRY IF IT'S INCORRECT OR WONKY, FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME

Two more months have passed and a lot has happened since then. Cindy and Marie were coming every Thursday for self defense skills except I warned Marie when it was proper for her to use her new skills. Pamela introduced me to some of her friends who are interested in taking the classes and talked about the civil rights group she was in, I would give her ideas that she could share with her group and I would post bail incase anyone needed it. But my due date was arriving nearer and nearer and braxton hicks were occurring more recently. Pamela ordered me to stay at home and got Dorothy to stay at my house to keep an eye on me. I was always constantly moody and impatient for Ben to come out.

Then it finally happened, March 14th, in the beginning of the fucking night. Grace was watching tv and I was washing dishes when I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen, groaning and bending over the counter my brain immediately went 'aw shit here we go again' then I screamed out," DOROTHY, CALL PAM."

I could hear Dorothy frantically make her way to the phone as she screams into the phone with a panicked voice. About twenty minutes past and Pam burst into my house with a friend who was a nurse to come into the kitchen only to see me sitting at the kitchen table rest my head on the table screaming in a muffled voice and was ushered to my bedroom where I changed into a old nightgown, and Dorothy was left in charge of Marie and Grace.

Gripping Pam's hand as Pam's nurse friend, who I learned was named Athena, got the bed set, I walked around and did poor squats to help further the labor, hopefully my water would break soon. I went to my book shelf and frantically went through my books when I found the book I was looking for and handed it to Pam.

"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?"

"Don't judge, two of my brothers, and I love that book."

"Alright, alright I won't."

About a quarter though the book, my water broke as I cursed, remembering the ring of fire when one gives birth. It took another two hours for me to be properly dilated, by then Pam had finished reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and was almost done with Lord of the Flies.

"Sweetie, I'm going to need to you to push,"Athena said as soon as I was laying properly on my bed.

I felt my hands begin to shake as fear crawled though my skin, grabbing Pam's hands I let out a scream as I pushed, crunching my body in process.

"This was a fucking mistake,"I said in a gritted voice as I crushed Pamela's hand while another contraction hit and I had to push at the same time.

"You got this hun, you're a strong girl." Pam cooed as she sat behind me stroking my hair.

I started crying and I shook my head, I felt so alone. The Umbrella Academy had just gotten back together, even though everyone was a crazy and dysfunctional, we were still family and I love them, including Luther I guess.

"καταλαβαίνω ότι θα ήταν ένας πολύ καλός χρόνος για τον πρώην αδερφό μου για ναρκωτικά να ξεσπάσει για κάποια άνεση (damnit this would be a really going time for my ex-druggie brother to burst in for some comfort)," I cried out.

I could see Athena look up at Pam questionably mouthing 'the hell is she talking?'

Hours had passed and screams were heard in the house as I crunched up and pushed, all covered in sweat. I threw myself back exhausted as Pam wiped my forehead and tears that streamed down my face from all the pain my body was enduring.

"他妈的五, 我应该知道会出问题, 现在我在一个不同的世纪出生 (Fucking Five, I should have known something would go wrong, now I'm giving birth in a different fucking century)."I said in a hoarse voice.

"Okay, Naomi, I can see your baby crowning. just a few more pushes and it should be all over."

"Then I have to push out the placenta, DER FICK (FUCK)."

"Push Naomi," encouraged Pam.

But by now I was exhausted, I was going through labor without an epidural which doesn't do much but did enough to numb the pain, and all the pain that I was going through was draining my energy. Having to push wasn't helping either, it only added even more exhaustion and weakness, plus I was super sweaty and I'm one hundred percent sure I have broken Pam's hand. So I shook my head which was ringing and feeling super heavy,"I can't, I can't," I cried out, on the verge of sobbing,"I'm too tired Pam. I could keep him with me Pam, and keep him safe from the world."

"Darling, you have to let him live his life in the future, I know you would love to keep him safe every mom wants that for their child. But look at Grace, you're raising her so well, I know it would be impossible to mess up. Come on girl, I know you can do this", said Pam in a stern voice.

Looking up at her I nodded and got myself ready to push. As I crunched and pushed, the lights began flickering, oh no. Out of all the moments this would be the worst time for my powers to act up.

"Come on girl just one more push,"Athena encouraged.

But as I pushed and screamed I could hear things vibrate, please just only vibrate, please only vibrate. Before I could worry about my telekinesis acting up cries were heard in the room, and through the ringing of my ears I could hear Athena cry out,"it's a boy!"

A cry of relief was heard from me as baby Ben was placed on my chest after being cleaned up,"he's darling! I can't believe he's here!"

"What are you going to name him, hun?"

"Ben, Benjamin Niklaus Herschberger."

After I had delivered the placenta, the bedsheets where changed and I was in another nightgown everyone else was finally allowed to enter. I motioned for Grace to sit by me quietly as she rested her head on my shoulder and gently touched baby Ben's head with her finger, as baby Ben subconsciously grabbed Grace's finger, I sniffled at the beautiful sight.

"Momma, can we call him Benji, cause I don't think Uncle Ben would want us stealing his nickname."

"Alright, baby we can call him Benji,"I said with a small giggle, stroking his chubby cheek I whispered," welcome to the world, my dearest Benji."