Will's Flashback

"Piper!"

"... Will? What time is it? Will, why are you calling me at two in the morning?"

"Because I can't stop crying!!!"

OH, PLEEEEASE, GET A GRIP!!

STOP TALKING, YOU AWFUL CREATURE!

THAT'S MY LINE!

OH, YEAH? NOW IT'S MINE!

YOU'RE SO CHILDISH!

AND YOU'RE CHILDISHEST!

THAT'S NOT EVEN A WORD!

HOW COULD YOU KNOW? YOU DON'T HAVE A BRAIN!

EXCUUUSE ME? NOW, LISTEN TO ME, 'SISTER'...

"Why you can't stop crying?"

"Because she's awful to me!!! I HATE her!"

GET OFF MY BODY THEN!

I DON'T KNOW HOOOOW!!!

"Will, please calm down"

"I can't calm down!!"

"I know, PMS sucks. I have more... experience with this, so hear me out"

"Okay" Snif.

"Doesn't matter how much you think your life is over, nothing is as bad as it looks"

"I'm inside a girl's body!!! I think it's as bad as it looks!"

I DON'T LOOK BAD, I LOOK AWESOME!

"I know, I know"

"Why I can't be a boy??"

"You're a boy, Will"

"I miss being a boy!"

"... This is going to be a long night..."

Tell me about it...

Shut up!

Flashback over, back to present

"And here is the aisle about pads and tampons"

Will stared at Piper, then at the wall covered with colorful packages.

"Okay, Will. Which one do you want?"

"I don't know. Whatever. It's all the same"

NO, IT'S NOT.

Stop. Yelling.

Fine! But if pads were all the same, why there are so many of them?

How should I know?

Because they're not the same, idiot! There are different brands, sizes, shapes. For day, night, ev...

Fine, so which one do you want?

The pink one.

Is there a pink pad?

The package is pink.

They ALL are!

Fine, the fucsia.

The what?

Fucsia.

What's a fucsia?

It's a shade of pink. There is fucsia, watermelon, bubblegum, rouge, balletslipper, magenta...

It's all pink!

They're SHADES of pink!

"Will?"

"She said the fucsia package, but how should I know wh..."

Piper reached for a pink package and threw at him.

"Anything else?"

Is this fucsia?

Yes.

How did she know?

She's a girl, we have a superpower of knowing about colors.

Wow, this is so impressive as a superpower!

Stop mocking me!

Whatever.

***

Will went to the bathroom with Piper, and they're almost leaving when they heard a scream.

"Oh, my God! AAAARRGH"

Oh, no. Please, not again.

What? What is happening? Why is she screaming? Turn around, I want to know what's going on!

I don't need to turn to know what's going on.

What do you mean?

I know this kind of scream. It haunted my dreams for days!

"Laura, your water broke, but stay calm! I'll call an ambulance!"

Oh, my God! Is she going to have a baby? Now!?

Apparently.

What do we do!? Can we do something to help her!?

We don't have to do nothing, her friend is calling an ambulance.

"AAAAAAARGH!"

"Will..."

"Piper, please don't ask me this. At CHB we had no choice, but here there are more qualified doctors"

"AAAAAAAARGH, IT HURTS!"

Good God, she sounds like the baby is ripping her apart!

If you saw how a birth is, you'd know that is not a bad description.

"Will,you have to help her!"

Wait, you know how to help her?

I brought a baby satyr to the world once. It was NOT pretty.

Baby SATYR?

Don't ask.

"Will..."

"Fine! Take all the curious ones outside, I want privacy to do it"

Considering you're possessing MY body, it's odd you think privacy it's so important...

Not now! And it's for the mother, not me. She doesn't need the pressure from everyone looking, and I don't want anyone giving 'tips'. If I'm going to do this, she'll listen to me and only me.

"Okay, hi. I know you're really nervous right now. My name is Will, and I'll help you until the ambulance arrives, alright?"

"But you're just a kiiiid AAAARGH!"

"I know, but I helped with a birth once, so I need you to focus on me. First thing, breath. I know it's hard, but BREATH"

Will turned to her friend standing at the side.

"Does she have a husband or boyfriend? I think you need to call him"

"Okay, will do"

"Piper!"

"Yes?"

"Can you please look for some towels or sheets? I rather this baby doesn't born on a tile floor"

"On it! Annabeth, Reyna and Hazel are on their way and will guard the doors"

"Okay, now let's check how much time we have until this baby arrives"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!"

Ow, my hand! I forgot how pregnant women can almost break someone's hand during birth.

So, how long!?

Not much. Sometimes I hate my life.

***

Will looked down at his arms, covered in blood up until the elbow, and to the soaked towels on the floor.

Are you ok?

WHY are you asking if I'M okay? SHE is the one giving birth! In the middle of a public bathroom!

I know, but some people can't stand the sight of blood, they faint or feel sick.

I'm okay, no need to worry. NOW HELP HER!

***

Ooowwnnn, look at this! He's so cute!

Yes, he is.

That was amazing! I loved it!

Really?

Of course! We just brought a baby into this world, a living, healthy and kicking baby! That was, by far, the most amazing experience of my life!

Better than cheerleading?

I see what you're trying to do, but yes, better than that. Look at that baby! And the mother!

The mother's friend turned to him.

"Thank you, really. I don't know what was going to happen if wasn't for you"

"That was nothing"

"How did you know what to do?"

"My father is a doctor. I know a few things because of him"

Your father is a doctor? Reeeeally?

Doctor, god of light, music and medicine, who cares?

Just details, right?