45) Epilogue

102 8 3
                                    

Claire-

Claire sat on the rocking chair, knitting little outfits for her babies. She made sure to leave room for their little wings. Claire knew they'd have wings; Claire could feel them tickling the inside of her womb. And she coughed out a few tiny baby blue and pink feathers.

She's now optimistic her babies will be a boy and a girl.  Smiling, she jolted as Luna teleported in front of her. "Luna, you must stop doing that; you'll make me go into labor."

Luna huffs and drops on the couch; she's pouting. "Demitri can be so, so, what's the proper word."

"Dashingly annoying?" Claire said. "Handsomely stubborn? Ignorant? A bastard?"

Luna picked up a ball of yarn. "All of the above."

"What did he do this time?" Claire smiled.

"What hasn't he done," she huffs. "It's been months, and I have not seen the house. Demitri says construction got delayed, and I understand. There was a war, but I'm dying to see the house."

Claire lifts the blue shirt. "Shouldn't you be finishing up school?"

Luna slumps on the love chair. "I'm all caught up; you know, it seems like it was just yesterday that the war happened. We are in June again. Time flies so fast. Is it because time hasn't returned to normal?"

"Time is back to normal," Claire said. "Surprisingly, Olympus and Earth are running at the same speed now; it's new to the Olympians."

Luna sighed.

"Yay!!!" They heard Sapphire enter the house.

Claire glanced at the side. Sapphire was dragging her red wagon with boxes and letters. Skyler wasn't joking when he said he would write to Sapphire daily and send her gifts. Every day, something new arrives. Today, it seems she got boxes.

"Wow!" Luna set the ball of yarn in the basket and helped Sapphire bring the wagon into the living room.

"Hey," Saito kissed her.

"Hey yourself," Claire smiled. "Those are a lot of packages."

"Some are for you," Saito said. "Skyler, send you gifts for the kids."

Claire smiled. "Then let's open some gifts."

The three sat on the carpet while Claire stayed in the rocking chair—the four three boxes were clothes for the babies and toys. Skyler also sent clothes for her, including books, clothes, and boxes of chocolate. She grabbed a strawberry-covered chocolate and took a bite.

Sapphire got clothes and little collectibles, postcards with letters and stamps, some rocks, pictures of Skyler with Sam and Erick, and little trinkets. Sapphire has grown and expanded her vocabulary.

"Skyler," Sapphire kissed the picture.

As she was about to eat a third strawberry, she heard a pop, splash, and dripping. And a wetness. Claire looks down.

"Pee?" Sapphire blinked.

"Oh?" Saito cursed.

Claire groaned, and it began. 

Hours later, Claire lay in bed in nothing but a loose tank top. She clutched the bedsheets as she pushed. Giving birth is so painful.

"Mother, it hurts," Claire whined.

"I know," Irena sighed. "But you must keep pushing; if the babies don't come out, they'll suffocate."

Claire sob. "It hurts so much." She felt another contraction and pushed.

(Updating) B2)A Love Of Two Worlds Where stories live. Discover now