Little stars

Febuary 7th 2004

It was supposed to be a normal day for the Hargreeves kids, the 5 of them were going to wake up, eat breakfast with their father and sister, train for a couple of hours, eat dinner and then go to bed. What they did not expect was for number 7 to suddenly give birth in the middle of dinner, the same way their mothers did.

It was a normal day. It was gonna be a normal night, Vanya stood at the end of the table, near Ben's seat and the empty seat where five used to sit. Seeing it made her sad, but she knew he was happy being away from this shit hole, or at least she hoped he was.

She looked at the table waiting for her father to sit down so that they could start eating. Finally she heard the sound of her fathers chair scraping against the ground. Meaning they could sit down and finally get the last meal of the day before entering peaceful sleep.

Dinner was halfway done when suddenly a sharp pain rushed through Vanya's body, it was like anything she had ever felt before, it was different from when Diego had pushed her into a wall that one time or that time when Allison had pushed her to the ground and kicked her for zoning out in the middle of the hallway. No, this pain felt like she was being ripped apart from the inside out.

Ben was startled by the quiet whimpers he heard to his left, he put his book to the side and looked to his left, and when he did he saw something he thought he'd never see. Vanya was clutching her stomach.

It was big, the way a pregnant lady's stomach would be, but Vanya being pregnant would be impossible, they were fifteen! and dad never let Vanya or the others leave the house, unless Vanya had been sneaking out without them. Maybe she was tired of them leaving her out their late night sneak outs, but Vanya was smart, if she was having sex she would use protection, their mom had told them about it after Vanya and Allison had gotten their periods.

A sudden shout from the tiny girl had the rest of them turning their heads.

Vanya felt a rush of liquid gush out of her, she looked down and saw a clear liquid mixed with what looked like blood along with her now gigantic stomach. She was scared, this was all so sudden, she stood up pushing her chair back.

All of her siblings stared at her in horror and a bit of disgust, her father suddenly said "Grace, help number 7 now!" and their mother did as she was told, she quickly walked over to Vanya. "Ben, Diego, and Klaus, could you please move your food?" asked their mother. The three brothers while still in shock complied with their mothers wishes and moved their half eaten plates of food so their mother could help their sister.

Grace helped Vanya onto the table, shushing her whenever she cried out, "mom it hurts! Please make it stop!" pleaded Vanya, "I'm sorry dear, I know it hurts but just breathe for me" asked Grace, but to Vanya it felt like all the air in her body had been taken from her.

She felt a hand grab hers, she looked to the side and saw Ben. He wore a worried and scared expression, "you can hold my hand Vanya, squeeze it if you need to," suddenly a hand was brushing her hair and sweat covered forehead, it was Klaus, he was quiet but she could still feel the love coming from the simple action.

Luther, Diego, and Allison all stood shocked while their two brothers and mom tended to their sister.

Vanya was crying, she could hear her mother tell her to push and breathe, Klaus and Ben telling her that she was doing well. "It's almost over, just a little more," said one of her brothers, but it didn't feel like it was almost over, it felt like it was just the beginning of this hell.

She couldn't hear anything anymore, it all felt like a blur and there was nothing but pain, the world around her was silent until a shriek tore through the air.

Through her tears she could see mom had gotten someone to get medical supplies, she was holding something, she was wiping something off of it. It was small, and seemed to be the source of the shrieking.

It hit her that the thing her mom had was a baby, mom was holding a baby, mom was holding a baby, no scratch that mom was holding her baby! it was like all the pain went away, her baby was the only thing on her mind now, she wanted to hold her, but mom was still cleaning her.

"Here you go honey," suddenly she felt a small weight being put into her arms, when she looked down she saw the most precious thing, her baby. The small thing she had spent god knows how long pushing out of her was here, in her arms, she felt a smile form on her face. It felt like she had been beaten, her body was sore from head to toe, the only thing keeping her awake was her baby who had started to fuss, "seems like she's hungry dear, do you need help?" asked her mother, she nodded and felt her mom begin to take off her blazer and undo the buttons on her shirt.

All her siblings and even her father looked away while she nursed her baby.

"What are you gonna name her Van?" questioned Klaus; he seemed to be the only one who wasn't disgusted or horrified, except for Ben and their mother. "I think I'm gonna name her...Fivea, like five," her brother gave her a sad smile at the mention of their brother, "that's a lovely name Vanya" Grace added with a smile. Vanya stared at the small baby in her arms, she felt so happy.

The rest of her siblings were in shock, but their dad was interested, he stalked over to Vanya and looked at her and her baby.

"Number 7, come with me and Grace." was all their father said.