Lean On Me (SEQUEL)

Chapter 10

Athena

Christmas day was better than expected. Remus arrived shortly after we woke up. It seemed as though it had been forever since I saw him. We celebrated as if the world was fine. Things felt like they did before I got pregnant. Remus stuck around for the remainder of the holidays, apparating back and fourth as the days went on. I appreciated his actions. It made me feel like he wanted to see me. The days were dwindling, though. Soon enough, we'd have to go back to school. We soaked up as much quality time as we could get.

We were all sitting around and talking to each other, like a family. It gave me comfort at the thought. To know I had a family who wasn't related by blood, but treated me like so. It was a soothing idea. We had about three days left of our holidays, and we were all dreading it slightly. It was nice to be with family. I appreciated it more now than I did before. I wanted to make as many memories as we could together.

"Athena?" I was broken out of my mind by my name being called.

"What?" I asked, looking at Remus.

"You alright?" He questioned.

"Great, just thinking." I smiled.

"About?"

"How grateful I am for all of you guys," I smiled. I stopped myself from speaking again. A terrible pain ran through my abdomen. I clutched my side with one hand and Fred's with my other. I drew in a sharp breath. Everyone's eyes turned to me. I tried to regain myself by sitting up, but the pain stopped me. I swallowed hard as my eyes closed.

"Athena," Remus asked, at my side within seconds. "Tell us what's wrong." I couldn't answer. My abdomen was aching, preventing me from speaking. It felt like my whole stomach was cramping. Anxiety riddled my body as it passed.

"Remus, can you take me to St. Mungo's?" I whispered. I let my hand fall to the back of his neck, and he picked me up. He gave a brief nod and told the rest of them where he was taking me. Before he finished telling them, I had another cramping feeling. I remembered the blood yesterday, and the back pains. I knew what this all meant, but I didn't want it to be feasible. I wanted it to just be a misunderstanding, a hiccup, so this baby could have a long happy life.

"We're going to apparate to the hospital, get her checked out." Remus told the lot of them. Fred shared a look with his mother, urging her to let him go, too.

"We'll meet you two there." Molly assured us. This gave Fred some peace of mind, knowing they wouldn't be far behind us. Remus held a tight grip on me, and we were gone in seconds.

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"It's common in first pregnancies, you can't blame yourself." Remus tried. I looked past him, and at the wall. I didn't want to respond yet. I didn't have the energy. "Athena, look at me." He urged my eyes towards him. I blinked slowly, unresponsive. I finally shifted my face in the direction of his. He flattened the hair on the top of my head, giving me slight reassurance. They were only allowing one person in at a time. I didn't want to see Fred, yet. Remus was my comfort person, and he stayed with me. The rest of the Weasley's had travelled behind us, arriving seconds after. They waited patiently outside while I was told the news. "You will get through this." He promised.

"I just don't have the energy to deal with this anymore." I told him, honestly. I was tired of thinking about it. Though I wouldn't have kept the baby, I still wanted him to have a life. This wasn't what I wished for him at all.

"It's okay to take a break." He said, tucking the blankets in around me. "If you want to sleep, I'll be here when you wake up." I shook my head. Even if I wanted to, I knew I wouldn't be able to. I had too much running through my mind.