Midnight Angels

Special Chapter

'Baby Zia'

"Hades! Hades!" Hades just groaned at the sound of Lucifer's voice calling him from the living room. Dahan-dahan siyang umupo sa sofa at bagot na tiningnan si Luce na kakapasok lang sa kwarto niya. "What?" He lazily asked.

"The baby.." Hinihingal na sabi nito. It was unusual for Luce to pant because he's not really supposed to experience the feeling of tiredness and panting kaya tinaasan na siya ng kilay ni Hades. "What baby?" Naguguluhan nitong tanong.

"The baby's coming!" Sigaw ni Luce sa kanya kaya napapikit naman si Hades. "Tsk! Then let it come! Idiot!" Sigaw niya rito kaya sinabunutan naman ni Luce ang sarili niya.

"Xin is giving birth, you moron!" Sigaw ni Luce pabalik kaya bigla nalang napatayo si Hades at walang pasabing naglaho sa harap ni Luce. Luce just rolled his eyes, ruffled his hair and followed where Hades went.

Pagdating nilang dalawa sa Elenor kung saan dinala si Xin, everyone was panicking. Team Alpha was a mess. Storm was sitting in a corner, praying and saying something in Latin. Miu was comforting Mal while Addie was rushing in and out of the room Xin was in.

"Where's the baby? Where's my baby?! Baby!" Zeus just glared at him and pulled him aside.

"The baby's not out yet, idiot." Zeus said pero hindi na nakinig si Hades sa kanya. Hades started panicking just like what the others were doing kaya tumabi na si Luce sa kanya at binigyan siya ng sigarilyo.

He then aggressively huffed and puffed on it that Apollo had to step in.

"W-Why don't we get you some fresh air?" Natatawa nitong sabi at tsaka na hinila si Hades papunta sa terrace. "Air? Air, right. M-My Xinny needs air too. A-Air.. air." Everyone looked at Hades weirdly while he was smoking aggressively.

Napasapo nalang si Luce sa mukha niya pero napatigil agad siya nung makita niyang nanginginig rin pala ang kamay niya. Napakagat nalang siya sa ibabang labi niya at humugot ng malalim na hininga at tsaka tumingin sa pinto ng kwarto na kinaruruunan ni Xin.

"Have strength, you brat." Sabi niya sa sarili at umupo nalang muna sa gilid.

Meanwhile, the Father to be was worse than anyone.

"Wen Junhui! You're turning blue! Huminga ka nga!" Natatarantang sabi ni Baxter kay Jun na nakatayo lang sa gilid at hindi na gumagalaw. "Dumbass! He doesn't even breath!" Sumbat ni Walter kay Baxter at tsaka inalog si Jun na nanigas na sa kinatatayuan niya.

"Jun, dapat nasa tabi ka ni Xin. Hold her hand or something." Suggestion ni Wolfie sa kanya at sumang-ayon naman agad si Walter pero napangiwi agad si Baxter dahil sa naiisip siya.

"If Xin holds his hand, knowing how painful it is to give birth, babaliin lang ni Xin ang kamay niya." Sabi ni Baxter at mahina namang natawa sina Wolfie at Walter dahil 'yun nga ang punto nila kung bakit nila sinabi 'yun.

Agad naman silang binatukan ni Seth.

"Stop messing with him." Suway niya sa mga 'to at tsaka niya hinawakan ang balikat ni Jun.

"We need another metal bar!" Agad na napatingin ang lahat sa pinto dahil sa sigaw ni Addie. Kumunot naman ang noo ng iba dahil dito. "Metal bar?" Takang tanong ni Jayden habang naglalakad siya palapit sa tabi ni Seth.

"Xin's been crushing every metal bar she's gripping." Sabi ni Duke na dumaan sa gilid nila habang may dala-dalang metal bar kaya pinigilan naman siya agad ni Milo at tsaka nito tinuro si Jun na nakatalikod parin sa kanila at parang tuluyan nang naging estatwa.