Chapter 23: The Birth

Angel's POV:

I ran. I couldn't be here. Kevin called for me. I couldn't stay her. I felt more pain. I fell but got back up. I ran as fast as my four legs could take me. I looked around for the moon pool. I heard Kevin get closer. Fuck it. I ran and tried to manage the pain. I saw Charlotte and Kalil. I seen Tasha was unconscious. God no. I felt another sharp pain. I whimpered loudly, gaining everyone's attention. Kalil looked at me and smiled. I got scared and ran.

Him and Kevin chased me. Water, water, water. WHERE THE FUCK IS MOON POOL AGAIN?! Take a left then a right. Thanks. I ran as fast as I could. "Angel?!" Kevin called. I shook my head. I took a left and saw more tanks. I took a right but slid and hit the wall. I looked up to see Kalil kicked my snout. I yelped in pain. Kevin picked him up and threw him into a tank. I felt more pain, so I got up and ran. There is is.

I ran the moon pool and shifted back to human. I jumped in. I needed hydration. Mermaids needed moon pool water before giving birth. Kevin caught up to me. "Angel? Whoa. Big pool." He said, looking around. "Don't get in." I said. "Why not?" He asked. I grunted. "Just don't." I said. I goty fill of moon pool water and climbed out. I shifted back into a wolf and his in a corner. "Angel why are back there? What is going on? What's wrong with you?" He asked. I stared at him. I used my telekinetic mind to talk to him. "I don't want to be seen. They're tryna take .y powers. I'm giving birth right now." I said quickly.

"What?!" He screamed. I felt more sharp pains. I growled and snarled loudly. Kacey, Dillon, and Manny came running up to us. "Angel what the hell is happening?" Manny asked. I couldn't speak. I just writhed around. "She's giving right now and my dad and them aren't gonna stop till she's dead." Kevin said. I snarled loudly. "Oh God. What do we do?" Kevin cried. Then I sensed something something coming. I had lightning bolts shot from the sky surrounding me. "Whoa. Whoa. What's happening?" Tyler asked.

"She's using her powers to defend herself. Something's wrong and she doesn't like it." Zane said, coming around the corner. "Angel?" Kacey asked. I looked at her and nodded. I get more pains. I howled and snarled loudly. Oh God. This is torture!!! He's almost out. Okay. Wait he? Yeah, its a boy. I howled more. My dad and them came around the corner. "What's wrong with her?" He asked. "She's giving birth." Dillon said. He took a step towards me. I growled and had a lightning bolt come down.

"Its not you Lawrence. She's just protecting the baby and herself. Its just her natural instinct." Zane said. "Zane what can we do to help her?" Tasha asked. "Nothing. Just let her give birth." He said. I howled and snarled even more. I writhed around in pain. Kevin watched in horror. Oh my God. Oh my God. OH MY GOD. Relax. He's almost out. EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. YOU'RE NOT THE ONE GIVING BIRTH. I know. Its crazy right. I snarled loudly. Kevin paced around watching me. I felt bad he has to see me like this.

More pain kicked in. I kept pushing and pushing. Everyone watched me, standing around me. I closed my eyes. Come on Angel. One more. He's right there. Just one more push. I pushed with everything I had and finally the pain stopped. I panted. I couldn't move. I opened my eyes to see Kacey and my dad fighting Charlotte and my mom. Kevin and Zane jumped in. Manny stood in front of me. He was facing the other way. Zane's dad fought Stephanie and Kevin. Everyone else was jumping in all fights.

I turned around to see my baby boy. He was in wolf form with me. I licked him up. I did it. I'm a mother now. What's his name? I thought about it. Jacob. Awww. I looked back at the fights. While everyone was distracted, I shifted back into a human. I grabbed Jacob and slipped into the moon pool water. I went underwater. I stared at him. He opened his eyes and stared at me. I looked at his tail. His blue sparkly tail. Mermaids tails ate orange while mermans are blue. He stared at me and reached for me. I hugged him. He grabbed my hair and pulled it.

Already just like his dad. I'm weak. I smiled. He grabbed my finger with both hands and pulled it towards his mouth. I smiled. I heard muffled screams and surfaced. "Oh my God Angel where did you go?" Kacey screamed. "I went underwater?" I said. "So let's see my grandson." My dad said. He jumped in the moon pool. I gave him Jacob. "Awww there he is." He said. I watched him. "Is this how you were when you saw me dad?" I asked. He looked up at me and smiled. "Baby, I went nuts over seeing you. You were a fat, adorable baby." He said. I gasped. "I am not fat." I said laughing. "Hold up I wanna see my nephew." Jaquan said. Tanisha, Deshawn and Tasha jumped in.

I watched them. My family. I smiled. I felt hands on my shoulders. I turned to see Kevin staring at me. I smiled at him. "Angel, what's his name?" Dillon asked. I smiled at her. "Jacob." I said. They all awed at him. I noticed Kevin staring at Jacob. I took him from my dad. "Here Kevin." I said. He backed up. "Don't tell me you're scared." I said. "I am." He said. "Kevin, its so okay." I assured him. He hesitated but held Jacob. "He looks just like you." I said. "Why does he have a tail?" Manny asked.

"In a way, he's still attached to Angel so when she transforms, he does too." Said Mrs. Graves. Her and her husband appeared out of nowhere. "Hi Mrs. Graves. Hi Mr. Graves." I greeted them. Kevin still looked upset. "Kevin come with me. I need to talk to you." She said. Kevin looked up at her. He gave Jacob to Tanisha. He walked out with Mrs. Graves. I dried off and followed them. "Kevin what's the matter? You have a son now." She asked him. "I know and I'm thankful for him but....I'm scared I'm might end up becoming just like my dad." He said.

"Kevin, I've seen your future. You're not gonna end up like him. You're mindset is perfect now, thanks to Angel. You'll never become you're father. You're gonna have a happy life and happy family with Angel. Now be happy." She said. "As long, as she stays in my life, I know I'm gonna be happy. She means the world to me." He said. They started walking back. I rendered myself invisible. They walked right passed me. Kevin paused but kept moving. I walked behind them. I ran back to the corner. I made myself reappear. I slide down the wall of the cave. "Angel, what's wrong?" Keira asked me. I shook my head.

We went back to the house. I was upset at Kevin. I walked away outside. "Angel, what's wrong?" Kevin asked. I turned to him. "You." I said, icily. "Me? What did I do?" He asked. "You doubt yourself. You think you're gonna end up like you're dad. You are nothing like him." I said. "You heard that huh?" He asked. "Yes. My hearing is 5x better than it was before." I said. "Angel I'm sorry, my dad just gets to me. And I don't want to end up like him." He said. I hugged him. "You're not baby. You are completely different from him. You may look like him but your complete opposites. Kevin you never once gave me a reason to think of you otherwise." I said.

He pulled back to stare at me. "You really think so?" He asked quietly. I nodded. He kissed me and picked me up. "This is why you mean everything to me." He said, in between kisses. He placed me on the ground. "So this is where y'all live?" He asked, looking at the house. "Yep. My dad wanted to be near water. Mermaids and mermen need water. We need to have a swim every now and then. Or else we dry out and die." I said. He looked at me, horrified. "But that won't happen. As long as we have water." I said, rubbing his arms. He looked at the house again. Then he pulled me towards the trees.

He transformed and flew into the trees. I followed him. We sat in a tree. "You know, every night I would look up at the stars. I tried to count how many there were but I always lost count because there's so many." He said. "Weird. I always try to count how many constellations I see." I said. "Constellations?" He asked. "Yeah. My favorite one is the Kite I always see." I said, as I pointed to it. "My favorite is the Little Dipper. Some people find the Big Dipper but I can never find it." He said. We talked about the stars and our futures together.

6 Years Later*

"Jacob! Where are you? You're taking a bath!!" I yelled. Where's his sneaky ass? I looked around. "You'll never find me." He said, giggling. "Wanna bet?!" I yelled, smirking. I heard footsteps running. I followed it. I seen him run into the closet. Too easy. I ran to the closet and opened it. "Gotcha!!" I said. He screamed. "Daddy!! I got captured behind enemy lines. I need backup. Repeat I need backup!!!" He screamed.

"I'm coming Jacob!!" Kevin yelled. He came around the corner and saw me. I smirked. "I got the target neutralized. If you want him, come get him." I said, as I ran off with Jacob. "Skylar, she's coming. Run!!" Jacob called. Skylar took off running out the pantry. This is too easy. That's telling you something. I know. I ran after her. She ran upstairs and I caught up to her. "Gotcha!" I said. She squealed. "Daddy!! Help us!! She's got us." Skylar said. "I'm coming!" He said. He appeared at the steps. I took off towards the bathroom.

I ran inside and locked the door. He turned the knob. "You guys are taking a bath." I said. They groaned. I placed them both in they're own bathtubs. I looked at them both. Both of them exactly like they're father. I shook my head and smirked. I felt arms around my waist. I smiled. "Aw, sorry I couldn't be of help guys. The queen outsmarted me." Kevin said.

"Exactly. You can't outsmart me." I said kissing him. "Eww." They both said. "Jacob, no new. Skylar keep that reaction when boys talk to you." Kevin said. I rolled my eyes. Ever since I got told him I was pregnant with a girl, he's turned into super dad. Always tryna protect her from every dude that looks at her. "Mom, Jacob won't stop throwing water balls at me." Skylar whined. "Tell her to learn to have fun." Jacob said. I turned to see them using their powers. I smiled. They were Tri-lings like me.

I felt kisses on my neck. I smiled. "Guys, the king needs to have a meeting with the queen." Kevin said and pulled me away. I knew what that meant. He wanted me. We moved in to the house I wanted for me and Tasha. He surprised me for our anniversary which led to us having sex and me getting pregnant with Skylar. We married a month after that. He surprised me again. He kissed my neck and reached in my shirt. I moaned to his touched. "You just could not wait." I said.

"You make it hard to resist." He said, as he closed and locked the door. I kissed him again, wrapping my arms around his neck. I felt him press himself onto me. I stroked him. He moaned into my mouth. I pulled us to the bed. He got between my legs. He ripped my shirt and I ripped his. I tugged on his pants as he took mine off. I wrapped my legs around his waist. "Mommy, I'm done taking my bath." Skylar said. "I was done first." Jacob said. "No you weren't I was." Skylar. Kevin sighed. "You gave us two kids Kev." I said, smiling. "And I was about to make us three." He said as he put on another shirt. I put on my pants and another shirt.

Kevin went to get them. "Daddy I was done first." Skylar said. "So, I was born first." Jacob said. They dried off and put on they're clothes. I watched them play with Kevin. My family. All this because I fell in love with a suicidal, bipolar, vampire. He was broken but I fixed him. And I couldn't be happier.