The Beautifully Tragic Life of Kassandra Snape

chapter 11- Arrival

I wake up suddenly to sharp pains coming from my large stretched stomach and find my lower half completely soaked. I don't remember having a dream so bad I'd piss myself. And then it quickly dawns on me when a huge sharp pain causes me to grit my teeth and scream out loud. I haven't pissed myself at all, I'm having contractions.

"Narcissa! Enzo! Draco!" I scream as another contraction comes. Draco immediately rushes in half dressed.

"Put some fucking clothes on would you and get the others. This baby isn't going to wait much longer." I yell at him. I felt bad for shouting at him but he's a big boy he can take it. Some seconds later, Narcissa and Enzo run in followed by Draco now wearing grey sweats and a  black tshirt.

"Cissy, we have to get her to St Mungos." Enzo looks almost as pale as me I'm sure. He better not pass out I swear to Merlin.

"Ahhhh" I scream, as yet another contraction comes.

"No time I'm afraid, you better get ready. Because you're gonna be a father pretty soon dear" she tells him.

The next few hours were filled mostly with my screaming, and the occasional threat directed at Enzo for his poor attempts at "easing the tension" but after four grueling hours, our baby girl was born. If I felt love before this it was but only a fraction of that of which I felt right now, for this tiny little being I held in my arms. Big brown beautiful eyes inherited from the boy next to me, and already visible, black curly hair from me. In all truth, she was perfect. Everything was perfect.

"Have you thought about a name?" Narcissa questions as the four of us sat marvelling at our baby girl. She's already won our hearts.

I look towards Enzo with the biggest smile on our faces and we both nod our heads and simultaneously reply
"Arabelle Narcissa Berkshire". With that, the woman burst into tears of pure joy. Even draco had shed a few tears in the moment.

Both me, Arabelle and Lorenzo along with Cissy and Draco were soon transferred to St Mungos. Quite frankly I was exhausted but I couldn't rest a wink since I had given birth. Cissy had sent word to my father via owl and he quickly joined us all. Like the rest of us, he was absolutely moved and mesmerised by the beautiful child. My baby.

The healers insisted that Arabelle and I stay the night while I rested and Enzo was the first to volunteer to stay beside us, and begrudgingly the others left.

"She's absolutely perfect isn't she?" I whispered while Arabelle slept soundly.

"Much like her mother in that respect." Enzo replies as he places a kiss on my head. "I'm so proud of you love, you're so strong. I'm so happy. Arabelle will be so loved."

"Hmm" is all I can say in agreement before the exhaustion finally takes over and I fall into a dreamless sleep.