{"id":680,"date":"2024-08-18T16:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T16:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680"},"modified":"2024-08-18T17:12:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T17:12:36","slug":"chapter-18","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chapter 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

For an entire week, Myriam-as Aurora-stayed in the guest quarters because Klaus didn\u2019t want her anywhere near him looking like the lunatic. Aurora-as Myriam was kept compelled at all times. Rebekah took great pleasure in playing with her, because she\u2019d always wanted to be able to compel Myriam but out of respect never did. Now that it wasn\u2019t actually Myriam but Aurora, Rebekah went to town – much to Klaus and Myriam\u2019s disapproving looks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus and Myriam were still searching for the witch responsible for this swap and Bella felt guilty as hell, not leaving her and Kol\u2019s apartment for a few days. When Kol told her that their unborn children were responsible for Myriam\u2019s current predicament, Bella couldn\u2019t believe him. Sure, the boys were alive, kicking Bella back and blue from the inside, but to be capable of doing magic? No, that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took a meeting with the Regent to inform her about all the happenings at the Mikaelson compound to convince Bella otherwise. The Regent explained that, from her knowledge and that of the Ancestors, the Mikaelsons were once humans with great magical potential and that only Kol had tapped into that, aside from their mother. Bella knew this story, of course. Kol missed being a witch, but he\u2019d rather be something more sturdy so that he wouldn\u2019t be easily killed by his siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be pregnant with twins and first borns, inside a demi-Goddess shell, made sense for the babies to already practise magic, tapping into Bella\u2019s power and convert it to magic. Bella begged the Regent to undo their magic as she couldn\u2019t do it herself and would likely only be able to do that herself once she had given birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magic didn\u2019t work that way, unfortunately. No, Bella knew that. Kol had already told her that. But it still had been worth the try. Madame La Rue agreed with Kol in believing that it was a time related spell and that eventually Myriam would go back to her own body. Seeing how upset Bella was by the whole thing, she also cast a minor spell on Bella to block the magic from the would-be terror twins in her womb. What if they\u2019d do it again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of the week, Myriam and Aurora did indeed swap back and seeing as Aurora was still trying to get her bearings, Myriam could kill her easily. A dinner was thrown to celebrate Myriam\u2019s return and the end of the trio, and while the whole situation had been embarrassing, it had been a great<\/em> prank, and Kol was walking around like a proud daddy which annoyed Myriam and forced them to come clean about it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf they do something like this again, I will be the evil aunt!\u201d Myriam threatened before gently tapping on Bella\u2019s ever growing belly. \u201cYou hear me, Chip and Dale? Do that again and you will be sorry for the rest of your lives!\u201d She then looked at Bella. \u201cAnd you. Just don\u2019t even attempt of using your gifts because I think that\u2019s what set those two in there off.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, she may have to use it one more time,\u201d Elijah pointed out. \u201cShe turned our sister Freya into a tortoise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd she\u2019ll stay that way,\u201d Myriam growled. \u201cWeren\u2019t you moving out, Elijah?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December came and went; Christmas was incredibly elaborate with the gift exchange being mostly toys, clothes and items for the babies. Not even born and already spoilt rotten. On top of that, Hades and Helios both showered her and Kol with gifts too; in some cases quite literally and Bella had oh so much tried to keep calm and accept it all, but eventually she burst out in anger and decided not to leave the apartment again until it was time for her to give birth or perhaps go to the hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sometimes joked that it felt as if there were more babies kicking inside of her, no doubt she was black and blue on the inside by now, and Kol always paled and told her that it wasn\u2019t fun to joke about it. It was impossible. Multiple times they had witch healers check up on her and they confirmed two babies all the time. Even Helios, whose visits came more frequently now because Bella did need her dad-NotDad, told her that she had nothing to worry about, that they were merely going to be two strong human beings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helios and Hades had both loved the prank the boys had pulled on Myriam, though, and were disappointed that the unborn babies were rendered useless in Bella\u2019s womb by the Regent per Bella\u2019s request. Bella found it tiring to explain time and again that they hadn\u2019t bound their powers, merely made sure that they didn\u2019t share it with the rest of the world because they were still in the womb and didn\u2019t know better – granted, Bella knew that they were likely going to be a handful anyway once she had pooped them out and she was more than likely going to convince Kol about binding their powers until they were old enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From all the books she had read by now – and of course hearing stories from her readers, twins were a handful. Add to that magic and them being a Mikaelson\u2026 she was in for a nightmare. Luckily Kol wanted<\/em> to be included in everything, and she suspected he wasn\u2019t going to leave most of the caring up to her. And if he was, he was going to be sorry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sent out a blog every two weeks with a baby update; pictures of new things she and Kol had either bought or received or general updates about how she was feeling and what the two creatures in her stomach were up to. She had accumulated a large pool of baby names – mostly girls names because her readers wished for her to have girls, and none of the names fancied her and Kol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps it was a little late in the game now to still think of names, but it wasn\u2019t easy. While Kol didn\u2019t have a direct connection with the Old World – Scandinavia, he did want to honor his heritage by having at least one name from there and it just didn\u2019t fit with other names. Yet. Bella had veto\u2019ed Erik, or Eric, because she didn\u2019t want to risk their son to become an evil warlock or something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat about Colby?\u201d Bella randomly asked as she pointed at a website with Old Norse names. \u201cSure, it\u2019s something about Darkness and all but I really like the name,\u201d she then smirked. \u201cIt\u2019s something like Kol jr, but then better!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill we write it with a K then too, darling?\u201d he replied as he set down a glass of fresh orange juice. \u201cKolby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you\u2019d like\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVery well, put that on our list then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was one name she had wanted to offer for ages now, but felt a bit silly about it. About the reason behind it all, but now that they were talking about this again anyway\u2026 \u201cAnd I like the name Charlie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol sat down next to her and looked at her for a moment before a big smile erupted on his face. \u201cCharlie and Kolby. I like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d he softly kissed her. \u201cWow, this took us months of work and then\u2026 all of a sudden we have it! Charlie and Kolby Mikaelson. Sounds great! The right fit and everything,\u201d he kissed her again, harder this time. \u201cYou are absolutely brilliant, but why didn\u2019t you come up with Charlie before? I thought that name was on the \u2018no\u2019 list?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sighed and ruffled his hair. \u201cBecause I don\u2019t want to be cheesy. I like the name though, and he\u2019s\u2026 well he was a father to me even though I found out he wasn\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGotcha,\u201d he replied with a nod. \u201cAre you comfortable here? Or would you like me to move you to the bed so you can rest some more?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine, I have juice,\u201d she responded and gently caressed his cheek. Kol was heading out, most likely to have some fun chasing some people around or to do something for Klaus. She didn\u2019t mind, he was anxious for the inevitable birth of the babies and she tried to be as calm as possible as not to fuel his anxiety even further. When he took a break from her, she could take a break from controlling herself. \u201cBring me back a few beignets?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs many as you wish, darling. I won\u2019t be long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTake as long as you need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He placed her laptop in front of her and kissed her before heading off. Bella let out a breath and gently caressed her bulging stomach. She had a feeling that the boys wouldn\u2019t wait for much longer to come out, despite them not having turned and settled as yet. There were feet kicking against her ribs, alright, but there were still feet downstairs too, and in the wrong position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, she knew she had nothing to worry about. Her midwives were two very excited vampires and aunties, there was enough vampire blood around to help heal the babies should it be needed. Bella was an immortal demi-Goddess and she couldn\u2019t die. No, worst case scenario would be that she\u2019d be in labor for days without any form of pain relief being able to help her. And that was what scared her. The babies hadn\u2019t turned, but she also felt, almost like an instinct, that they weren\u2019t going to keep the world waiting for them any longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella decided to, once again, put her fears into a short story. She didn\u2019t really have time to write lately, but she felt guilty for her readers; still stemming from the 2 year long absence which hadn\u2019t been her fault, so she kept banging out short stories instead of the long, complicated ones that required at least some planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She liked sharing things with them, without going in too much detail, without ever showing her face. The only place she\u2019d been recognized by her pen name was at that convention in Las Vegas because people were loving her stories and praising her and Myriam had pointed out proudly that CeilingCat was her bestie, her wifey and RIGHT THERE. Even when sharing belly updates, Bella made sure nobody was in the picture, her face wasn\u2019t in the picture and no identifiable objects were there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And she didn\u2019t do it this way because of the status of her family; vampires, immortals, tortoises or Gods and Titans, but because she really liked her privacy. She didn\u2019t even share her location, but since a lot of her stories were featured in New Orleans and with the right amount of details that some writers didn\u2019t get, the observant readers would know. She didn\u2019t care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once she was mobile again to walk around, she was going to take the babies for a stroll and learn more about the city. Its history. Find the places that Klaus, Myriam, Elijah and Rebekah helped build. She had already seen a lot of the city, courtesy of her boyfriend, but they\u2019ve spent more time travelling away from it than to actually stay. He didn\u2019t like the city very much and she wanted the kids to grow up with grass. Maybe they could explore the edges of the city where there was more nature but still a good connection to the center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for that, there wasn\u2019t a rush. First, the babies needed to be born and they had to become parents. Parents. Capital P. She was going to be a Mom to twins and currently writing a short where Twilight\u2019s Bella Swan had had sex with Jacob the werewolf and Edward the vampire, how the dna of the two intertwined and Bella gave birth to a monster that ripped open her stomach, killing Bella instantly without any hope of resuscitation, the monster running loose and killing everyone in Forks before Sam and Dean Winchester finally arrived to hunt the monster down and kill it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it was satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She finished drinking her juice after hitting \u2018publish\u2019 on the story and then slowly managed to get to her feet to go to the bathroom. She felt as if she was the size of a semi-truck, growing wider and wider by the day, taking kidney shots and a head on her bladder. She really wasn\u2019t sure what direction the boys were in anymore. Bella thought she had it all figured out but she was dead wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it sucked, just a little, that she hadn\u2019t stayed in contact with her \u2018mother\u2019, especially after everything that happened in her life, but Renee never really\u2026 she thought that magic and all other things were dangerous. How was Bella going to explain to her that she wasn\u2019t really her biological mother but that a Titan had fucked with her head to raise his granddaughter and that it was likely that Renee was a low level witch with the only instinct was that she had to run from anything remotely supernatural. Renee would run from her now too, wouldn\u2019t she? Without really understanding why? And it wasn\u2019t as if Bella could tell her all of this, unless she\u2019d be compelled. Kol once told her that Renee was likely easy to compel despite her being a witch. She was untrained. Low on the totem pole and more human than witch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while Renee hadn\u2019t given birth to Bella, only remembered doing so, Bella felt that she needed to tell her mom at least that she was pregnant with twins. And, that if she wanted, she could come to New Orleans to visit once they were born. Or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that could also be a very bad idea, but Bella found herself crying on her toilet, missing her mother all of a sudden. Surely she could tell her mother everything without telling her everything<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She fumbled her phone out of her pocket and wondered why her mother hadn\u2019t called her over the last years, either. Granted, Bella was \u2018out of contact\u2019  for 2 years, but there had been no missed calls. She let out a soft grunt when one of the boys kicked against her kidney again and sighed. Bella was going to be the better person between her and her mother and call her. Now. On the toilet. Because she couldn\u2019t be bothered to move right now and it was likely that her bladder wasn\u2019t completely empty anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHello.\u201d<\/em> It felt good to hear her mother\u2019s voice again and Bella nearly burst out in tears again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHi, Mom,\u201d she said softly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella! Oh my God, it\u2019s you! How are you, sweetheart? We haven\u2019t spoken in so long!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, you could have called, too,\u201d she pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re absolutely right, I suppose you\u2019ve got your independence from me, and not your father,\u201d <\/em>Renee chuckled. \u201cPhil and I live in Los Angeles now, and it\u2019s amazing. He\u2019s doing well with his baseball career and I hope you\u2019re ready to become a big sister!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella gasped in shock. \u201cYou\u2019re pregnant? Aren\u2019t you like\u2026 old?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurrogate. Phil\u2019s sperm, donor eggs and a surrogate. And we got lucky with our surrogate too. And the eggs. And\u2026 we\u2019re just very lucky, aren\u2019t you happy for me?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, mom,\u201d Bella replied. \u201cI am very happy for you and I can\u2019t wait to become a big sister,\u201d she managed to pull up her underwear and started to waddle out of the bathroom. \u201cI\u2019m living in New Orleans now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella\u2026 that was the one place I never wanted you to go to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know, but I found what I needed in Mystic Falls, and while I still have my little house there, my destiny<\/em> brought me to New Orleans, and we\u2019re traveling the world, have fun, see things, do things\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is great honey, who is the lucky man?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis name is Kol,\u201d  she looked at the guy in question as he walked in, all bloody and looking incredibly high and handsome. \u201cAnd he\u2019s a very messy eater,\u201d she giggled as she put her phone on speaker. \u201cBut he really takes care of me, protects me and Charlie loves him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWho are you talking to, darling?\u201d Kol\u2019s eyes sparkled as he inched closer to her, wrapping his arms around her frame and started to nip at her neck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mother,\u201d Bella replied and laughed when Kol immediately let go of her. \u201cShe\u2019s pregnant. Well, she isn\u2019t, but someone else is pregnant for her,\u201d she explained. \u201cImagine that, I called her to get an update and I\u2019m turning into a big sister!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He nearly let out some negativity about mothers and how absent hers had been before she realized she\u2019d been crying and needed some human comfort, something not even Charlie could give to her. \u201cWant me to invite Cami over? I\u2019m sure she can tear herself away from my brother and her bar long enough—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fine,\u201d she replied and gently nudged him towards the bedroom to get changed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol scowled and hated his own thoughts right now. \u201cInvite her over. I want to meet her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat is very kind of you, but I don\u2019t go to New Orleans. Bad vibes all around, doesn\u2019t feel safe even though I have a baseball player for a husband!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMom lives in Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen we\u2019ll head to Los Angeles sometime next year when the twins are born and ready to travel long distances,\u201d Kol softly kissed her as Bella winced. \u201cOh, you didn\u2019t tell her?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMom\u2019s expecting, of course I didn\u2019t\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwins? Bella? Are you going to make me a grandmother? But I\u2019m too young for that! You\u2019re too young! You can\u2019t! Oh my God, you\u2019re pregnant. Baby, come to LA so I can be with you and help you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella looked at Kol\u2019s retreating back with a look on her face that said it all. Really?<\/em> \u201cI\u2019m huge, mom,\u201d she forced out a laugh. \u201cI\u2019m not going to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you can\u2019t have the babies in New Orleans!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew Orleans is safe, mom. Safer than ever. It\u2019s safer with me in it. We\u2019re fine, we\u2019re safe and we\u2019re going to have a beautiful family. You\u2019re more than welcome to visit and if not, like Kol said, you\u2019ll just have to wait until we feel confident enough we can travel with the twins,\u201d she said curtly, now wondering why on Earth she called her mother, despite Charlie\u2019s – Helios\u2019 – asking her to multiple times and wanting to have her little human moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was this exact phone call that made Bella realise that her human days were over. That while she and Kol enjoyed living as human as possible, that it just wasn\u2019t in the cards anymore. The babies were going to be witches. Their dad was a vampire and their mother a demi-Goddess. Their aunts and uncles vampires, the more extended family Greek Gods and Titans. The regent was likely going to be their fairy Godmother or something. There wasn\u2019t any room for humans like her mother. Not anymore. Now the realisation had to stick around permanently and not that she\u2019d forget due to being pregnant or something. That\u2019d be stupid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it sucked. But it had to end. \u201cI love you, mom, and I hope that my baby sister comes into this world safely. I\u2019ll call you when I do,\u201d she said as she disconnected the call and followed Kol into the bedroom where he was undressing himself to change into something clean. \u201cHold me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

She\u2019d had false labor pains for a couple of days now, Bella had freaked out at first, but Rebekah had assured her that it was merely her body trying to get herself ready for labor. And that scared her, because, to Bella\u2019s knowledge, the babies hadn\u2019t turned properly and it made her feel anxious. They felt comfortable where they were, kicking against her sides or taking kidney shots. The rib shots were short and less painful but whatever it was, her body was far from ready to give birth to these two assholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They weren\u2019t ready, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, when the contractions didn\u2019t go away after distracting herself at the end of January, she started to get worried. Granted, they had worked so hard to make sure that she had the right coping skills to deal with the pain – with her status as a demi-goddess modern medicine and magic didn\u2019t work – but nobody had listened to her when she said that the babies weren\u2019t in the right position yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol had made a joke out of it, said that if needed, they\u2019d go in and turn the babies around to pull them out. With their hands. She\u2019d be in a lot more pain, but at least the babies would be healthy. Bella felt that now that she was so close to having to push them out, that everyone had abandoned her. She was going to be fine, after all, she couldn\u2019t die. Rebekah had even muttered the dreaded words; Stop being so human, because you\u2019re not.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it sucked that because of her size, Bella couldn\u2019t go anywhere other than walking around in circles in the courtyard; climbing the stairs wasn\u2019t going to be a smart idea, and she hated this. She couldn\u2019t sit. She couldn\u2019t lay down, she couldn\u2019t take a shower because that would mean she\u2019d have to undress and then dress herself again – there was no way in hell she was going to walk around naked for all to see. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was so tired after not getting enough sleep in the last few weeks and now that it was all seemingly starting, she\u2019d wished that someone would have knocked her out with a hammer so she could have rested. Her anxiety wasn\u2019t helping with this. And she should definitely stop feeling sorry for herself and complain. It was a miraculous thing after all; her body had been baking two babies for the last few months, babies conceived due to a Greek God being bored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where was Hades anyway? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol and Myriam were leaning over the first floor balcony to watch Bella move about. They had both offered to help her but she was a furious little thing who looked to be very close to tears and had opted to watch her from a distance instead. \u201cHow long does labor usually take?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myriam looked at him, stupefied. \u201cDidn\u2019t you read the books?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, yes, but it\u2019s all contradictory. Some women had very short labors, others very long and had to go to hospital to get help. We can\u2019t take Bella to a hospital,\u201d he replied as he ran a hand through his hair. \u201cAnd it bloody sucks that we can\u2019t even hear their heartbeats to make sure that they\u2019re fine. We may be trying to tell her that everything\u2019s going to be alright and all to keep her calm and relatively sane, but I\u2019m freaking out here, Myr.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKlaus is already sharpening his best knives. He offered to get the swords out but decided that he didn\u2019t want to scare Bella even further,\u201d she deadpanned. \u201cCami is working on something too. I have no idea what, but she says she found a way to help Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow? She\u2019s a fragile little human. Don\u2019t get me wrong, Myriam, I absolutely adore Cami for all that she\u2019s done for Nik and the rest of the family but in this case, she should stay away and let us handle this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes, and you\u2019ve proven to have such a great success without some humanity around you,\u201d she rolled her eyes at him. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Rebekah, Cami and I have got this. All we need to make sure of is that Bella won\u2019t explode and get baby splatter all over the furniture and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just wrong,\u201d Kol said before jumping over the balcony railing and landed next to Bella, who was still pacing around at a very slow pace. Waddling. Penguin. \u201cLet\u2019s hijack Nik\u2019s jacuzzi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToo much effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut you\u2019ll feel much better and I\u2019ll help you,\u201d he said gently as he put an arm around her. \u201cI can lift you and carry you. Please, Bella, stop being so stubborn and allow me to help you. You\u2019re obviously in pain and uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella scowled as she angrily looked at him. \u201cI\u2019m angry with our unborn children for wanting to come out when they\u2019re nowhere near where they\u2019re supposed to be! You know, heads should be down to the pelvic area, not somewhere to the side or feet first. I want meds, but they won\u2019t work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know, but you\u2019ve been pushing me away. You\u2019ve been pushing everyone away and that wasn\u2019t part of the deal,\u201d he gently lifted her up. \u201cCome on, let\u2019s get you into that wonderful jacuzzi and maybe we can trick the boys into turning a little too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want it to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d he said again before taking the stairs with her. She looked tired and miserable and he wished he could help her. \u201cDo you want some of my blood to see if that works?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella seemed to think for a moment. \u201cHealing properties, don\u2019t think that\u2019s wise, but I appreciate the thought.\u201d Oh, she felt extremely uncomfortable with Kol carrying her up the stairs, but perhaps he was right, a warm jacuzzi could do wonders for her. In any case, he wanted to help her and she needed to allow him to; he was the only one who could properly stop herself from going insane from all the thinking and worrying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol gently lowered her back to the ground and after making sure she wouldn\u2019t fall over, he started to run the bath before turning back to her with a big smirk on his face as he watched her deal with another contraction. \u201cIt\u2019s a good thing you\u2019re not wearing any pants. I do love these wrap around dresses\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are so lucky that I can\u2019t do anything right now or else I would have made you feel what I feel,\u201d she said through gritted teeth as she held on to the towel rack for some stability as the contraction passed again. \u201cI actually might make you feel this when I\u2019m back to usual\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHappy thoughts,\u201d he grinned as he peeled off her dress. \u201cLook at you being all gorgeous and gloriously naked,\u201d Kol gently put his hand on her stomach and looked surprised when he ended up holding onto a small foot. It had happened before, but it felt strange. Out of place. \u201cUhh\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUhuh,\u201d Bella replied as she pointed at the foot. \u201cNot where it\u2019s supposed to be. I\u2019ve been telling you, the babies aren\u2019t ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He let go of her and tried the water before helping her into the bath. \u201cBut your body says they\u2019re done cooking, so we have to roll with it. Darling, you can<\/em> be affected by alcohol so if we have to, we\u2019ll make you so drunk that you won\u2019t feel a thing when I turn them around and help them out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStill, the whole idea of having hands inside of me\u2026\u201d Bella shivered before trying to relax in the water, it did feel nice and the bubbles weren\u2019t too hard on her now. \u201cOh\u2026\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSee? Better already,\u201d he smiled at her before squatting down next to the bath and leaning onto the edge with his arms. \u201cYou\u2019re not in this alone, Bella. My job is to make things easier for you, remember? And I know you\u2019re worried and you\u2019re in pain and you\u2019re tired and frustrated, but you\u2019re not alone,\u201d he poured some water over her head and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. \u201cDo you still feel the babies?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah\u2026 I think they\u2019re trying to move but are stuck or something\u2026\u201d She then looked up in fear. \u201cWhat if this kills them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShh,\u201d Kol soothed her. \u201cJust relax. They\u2019re all looking for solutions, even Cami, but you know what I realized? We\u2019re all so bloody dense sometimes!\u201d He then started to laugh. \u201cOh Bella, we\u2019re idiots!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know that, why are we idiots this time?\u201d She found the delirious look on his face confusing, it was a welcome change and distraction, but why? \u201cBecause we haven\u2019t been thinking this through entirely? Not anticipated the babies being uncooperative?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He smirked and poked her with his index finger. \u201cDarling, we\u2019ve been trying to live as human as possible because you\u2019re comfortable with it and I\u2019m quite enjoying myself but you\u2019re not human.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, but—\u201d she stopped herself from continuing the sentence; \u2018but apart from the immortality, the babies took away my powers\u2019. \u201cFucker,\u201d Bella muttered as she hit herself with the palm of her hand and wanted to get up to get out of the tub, but decided that she quite liked this short reprieve of pain. \u201cFive more minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou could call him now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd have him see me naked? No fucking way!\u201d Bella huffed as she shifted a little so that she was more comfortable as another contraction washed over her. \u201cFucker,\u201d  she groaned. \u201cYou really think he can help?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf not, he likely knows someone who can,\u201d Kol said reassuringly. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, if he comes up with nothing I\u2019ll gladly punch him again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, believe me, once I\u2019m back to what I can do, I will give him a true piece of my mind!\u201d She then glared at Kol. \u201cThis isn\u2019t happening again, you\u2019re hearing me? If this happens again, I will tear off your dick and make you eat it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re so turning me on right now,\u201d Kol smirked as he pushed another strand of hair out of her face. \u201cWant me to help you out of the tub so we can get this over with? I have to admit, I\u2019m quite anxious to meet our Kolby and Charlie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I\u2019m comfortable right now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you\u2019ll be more comfortable once they are out of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah\u2026\u201d she sighed with a nod. \u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d she slowly got to her feet and allowed Kol to lift her out of the tub before he helped her dry herself off. \u201cI hate this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know,\u201d he softly kissed her. \u201cBut I really like it – apart from the whole you being in pain thing. Helping you, that\u2019s what I like. I get to inappropriately touch you as often as you allow me to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can touch me inappropriately whenever you want to,\u201d she giggled and got back into her dress. \u201cThis body is yours, but you\u2019re never going to enter it again without a raincoat on unless we\u2019re very certain Hades can be trusted,\u201d she gently pat his cheek. \u201cUnless you want me to tear off your dick or turn it into an animal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI see one additional problem with that, darling,\u201d Kol said as he gently lifted her up and brought her back to their apartment. \u201cYou love my dick too much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can return it to you when I want to have fun with it. Or, make a mold of it and have some sex shop turn it into a dildo. There are ways,\u201d she growled lowly as another contraction passed. \u201cThis is not going to happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol laughed and paused for a moment at their door to turn around and address his sibling and their friend. \u201cBeks and Myr, we need your help shortly!\u201d He called out before getting inside and sat Bella down in her favourite chair. \u201cComfy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will be shortly,\u201d she replied as she gripped the chair when a foot or two hit her in the ribs. \u201cSee, this isn\u2019t fair. My body wants them out but they\u2019re far from ready.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCall him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHades, you fucker, you\u2019d better come here right now and get your jokes out of me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo need to shout,\u201d Hades\u2019 voice sounded as he materialized in front of her. \u201cI\u2019ve been here all along, keeping an eye out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd you didn\u2019t think to come out of hiding to help me before? Instead you watched me suffer?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYep, all part of the human experience,\u201d Hades said smug and ducked when Bella threw the nearest heavy object – a book – at him. \u201cRelax, if they were in any danger, I would have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She narrowed her eyes at him. \u201cI am not your plaything. We are not your playthings. Next time you\u2019re bored, go bother some mortal but you\u2019re not going to mess with me again or there will be consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hades barked out a laugh. \u201cI\u2019d like to see you implement those consequences, you\u2019re a Demi-goddess, capital D, lower case g. You are capable of so much and you had me take most of it away, or at least tuck it away, because you\u2019re a scared little human. Embrace who you are and I might consider your request,\u201d he said as he saw Kol coming for him and slammed him against the wall. \u201cNice try,\u201d he held him against the wall as if he was considering something before releasing him. \u201cInteresting,\u201d he eventually commented as he looked at Bella. \u201cThat magical barrier you\u2019ve put up around the babies has been a good idea, they are powerful witches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGet. Them. Out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill do, just waiting for your midwives,\u201d Hades smirked as he looked at the door and as if right on cue, Rebekah and Myriam entered the home. \u201cGreetings little vampires, I\u2019m Hades. Care to play catch? Musical babies, perhaps?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHades!\u201d Bella growled at him. \u201cNow!\u201d Between the pain and Hades\u2019 arrogance, Bella wasn\u2019t sure what was worse, but she wanted him gone as soon as possible. She was done with this. All of it. She\u2019d be happy once she\u2019d be able to hold her children and free of contractions or those little aches she\u2019d been getting everywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like magic – but it obviously wasn\u2019t magic – the contractions disappeared, her skin retracted as if she hadn\u2019t been pregnant and all the pain was gone. She looked at Myriam and Rebekah who were both holding a very clean baby, and then Kol, who was looking stumped and holding another one. \u201cIt\u2019s\u2026 it\u2019s uhh\u2026 a third one,\u201d he stammered as he looked at it, before smiling widely at Bella and bringing the baby over. \u201cIt\u2019s a girl!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, first off,\u201d Hades said as he looked at the stunned vampires and Bella. \u201cCongratulations. They\u2019re all very healthy. Secondly, I told you, they\u2019re very powerful witches. The girl has the natural ability to hide from any kinds of magic or even detection by a God, this makes her really safe. This is why we didn\u2019t detect her when we confirmed your pregnancy. Her brothers have it too, in some shape, but their magic is the strongest and don\u2019t need a defense mechanism as much as their sister does. But make no mistake, she\u2019ll be a great witch in her own right. All three very powerful Mikaelson witches and they\u2019re your responsibility. Don\u2019t fuck it up. Good luck and I\u2019ll be back in a couple of months or something to see how you\u2019re doing!\u201d Hades grinned as he waved and poofed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThree.\u201d Bella said slowly as she looked at the baby girl in her arms, she looked absolutely beautiful and observant already, her gaze intensely focused on her. \u201cThree babies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYeah, I know, right?\u201d Kol smiled at her as he took one of the boys from Rebekah. \u201cThey\u2019re perfect!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, the little girl had Bella wrapped around her little finger already. \u201cYeah, but how are we going to take care of three babies when we only bought stuff for two? And boys at that? We don\u2019t have clothes for her! Or a cot! We need more diapers, more bottles, more of everything!\u201d She felt slightly panicked as she looked at Kol. \u201cAnd we didn\u2019t even think of girl names!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, relax, that\u2019s what we\u2019re here for,\u201d Rebekah assured her as she took the other boy from Myriam and helped Bella to hold two babies. \u201cMyr and I love to shop, especially for a little girl! This is great news! And don\u2019t worry, Bella, we were already going to help you and Kol with the boys, we can handle one extra baby. You can handle one extra baby. You\u2019re going to be great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes!\u201d Myriam agreed. \u201cBefore we leave, though, I\u2019m going to share this news with Klaus and make sure that nobody comes here. Just me and Rebekah to bring you your things. You and Kol need some time alone with the babies. Go bond. Go talk. Enjoy these bundles of joy and appreciate the fact that you\u2019re looking as if you haven\u2019t carried these yourself.\u201d She planted a big kiss on Bella\u2019s cheek before pulling Rebekah out of the apartment, leaving Bella and Kol with their three babies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was quiet for a moment as she looked at the two babies in her arms, and then at Kol who was looking smitten with the boy in his arms. \u201cHoly shit, we\u2019re parents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chapter 18 For an entire week, Myriam-as Aurora-stayed in the guest quarters because Klaus didn\u2019t want her anywhere near him looking like the lunatic. Aurora-as Myriam was kept compelled at all times. Rebekah took great pleasure in playing with her, because she\u2019d always wanted to be able to compel Myriam…<\/p>\n

Continue reading<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":601,"parent":598,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-680","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nChapter 18 - MeekoBuggy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chapter 18 - MeekoBuggy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chapter 18 For an entire week, Myriam-as Aurora-stayed in the guest quarters because Klaus didn\u2019t want her anywhere near him looking like the lunatic. Aurora-as Myriam was kept compelled at all times. Rebekah took great pleasure in playing with her, because she\u2019d always wanted to be able to compel Myriam... Continue reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MeekoBuggy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-18T17:12:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"32 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680\",\"name\":\"Chapter 18 - MeekoBuggy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-18T16:58:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-18T17:12:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Buggy\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=14\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Divine Happenstance\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=598\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Chapter 18\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/\",\"name\":\"Meekobuggy's stories\",\"description\":\"fanfiction, blogs, and random thoughts\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Chapter 18 - MeekoBuggy","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Chapter 18 - MeekoBuggy","og_description":"Chapter 18 For an entire week, Myriam-as Aurora-stayed in the guest quarters because Klaus didn\u2019t want her anywhere near him looking like the lunatic. Aurora-as Myriam was kept compelled at all times. Rebekah took great pleasure in playing with her, because she\u2019d always wanted to be able to compel Myriam... Continue reading","og_url":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680","og_site_name":"MeekoBuggy","article_modified_time":"2024-08-18T17:12:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1200,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"32 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680","url":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680","name":"Chapter 18 - MeekoBuggy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","datePublished":"2024-08-18T16:58:05+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-18T17:12:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DivineHappenstance.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","width":1600,"height":1200},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=680#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Buggy","item":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=14"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Divine Happenstance","item":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?page_id=598"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Chapter 18"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/","name":"Meekobuggy's stories","description":"fanfiction, blogs, and random thoughts","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=680"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":687,"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/680\/revisions\/687"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meekobuggy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}