(Anna's, Willow's and Jasper's outfits above)

Chapter Thirty-Five, The Birth

It's been nearly two months since Jasper and I got married, which also meant it's nearly two months since I found out I was pregnant. And I already look like I could give birth any day now, even though I'm only eight months. Jasper and Carlisle had everything prepared just in case I gave birth early, including two large needles filled with Jasper's venom.
And then it happened.

A week before my nineteenth birthday Jasper, Willow and I were at Esme's along with Embry, Leah and Seth who had come to visit me. Carlisle didn't want to run the risk of me going into labour early while on the Rez and not be able to help. So, Embry and the others came to me when they could. Samantha on the other hand; has been doing amazingly well for a new vampire, surprising everyone. Though I and the others knew she liked to do that. She even had this shield and sword power that no one had seen before, where she can protect others if she projected it, and where she could make weapons out of nothing. As if she was grasping them from another dimension, if she stuck out her hand and visualised something.

The first time it had happened, was when she was frustrated with Reggie and wanted to hit him with something, and a bat materialised in her hand. After she had thrown them up in the air in frustration. Right now, they were on holiday at the island Jasper had brought me. Amelia and Kieran were with Jacob and Quil respectively, Chloe was on a date with Dylan at the cinema and Kristen and Alex were on a date at a restaurant. Emily was with Harry and Sue, and the the rest of the pack were on patrol.

"How're you feeling Anna?" Seth asked, handing me a bowl of chocolate covered mango pieces (that seemed to be my craving again, I guess my love for mango carried over to my babies), as we got ready to watch some Sweeny Todd. Sighing I snuggled more into Jasper and curled my feet up beside me.
"Thanks Seth. I'm okay, just in a lot of discomfort." I replied, smiling softly at him.
"Is it like when you were in labour with Willow?" Embry asked halfway through the film (after more waves of pain). He was curled up in an armchair with Willow in his arms fast asleep.

After he said that Jasper and I shared a look and our eyes widened almost comically.
"Shit." Dean gasped, earning a glare from Jasper and I even if Willow was asleep. "I'll call Carlisle." He said as he fished his phone out of his pocket and dialled the number quickly. Carlisle was currently out hunting with Esme and Bree.
"It's okay my love." Jasper soothed, as he ran his fingers through my hair. "It's only the early stages. You're okay darling, you're going to be alright." Jasper assured as he lovingly kissed my temple and helped me relax.

"What would I ever do without you?" I asked as I gave him a loving kiss.
"I ask myself that too. But we will never have to know that, as we'll always have each other." Jasper said seriously, as he pulled me closer, running a soothing hand up and down my back that helped with the contractions. Two hours later, the movie was coming to an end and Leah, Embry, Seth and I had been singing all of the songs as if we knew them off by heart. Which we do. When I suddenly got the strongest wave of pain yet, making me cry out in agony.
"It's okay baby. It's alright." Jasper soothed as he rubbed small circles on my back.
"Where the hell is Carlisle?!" Leah snapped.

"I'm here." Carlisle announced as he walked through the back door.
"Take Willow to her room Embry, please. I don't want to wake her." I said once the pain had subsided. Embry nodded and went upstairs with Willow in his arms while I drunk some more blood.
"How do you all know the songs off by heart?" Emmett asked.
"Really Em?" Rosie asked incredulously.
"What?" Emmet asked in mock confusion, sending me a wink when I giggled.
"We used to watch it every time Anna came back in the summer and Christmas holidays." Leah explained.

"Paul and Jared introduced it to all of us and we used to watch it all together, including Sam." Seth added.
"Obviously none of our parents know that." I laughed making Leah and Seth laugh as well.
"Okay. We need to get you to my office, Anna." Carlisle explained after he had finished examining me and timing the contractions. "Anna, I know you want to give birth naturally. But bare in mind these babies are stronger than Willow and could try and bite their way out if the labour takes too long. Or your body may give out before you birth one baby." Carlisle explained gently.
"What if," Leah started before I could even comprehend what was said. "What if Seth and I help. You have Jasper's venom in needles right? So what if we standby with them ready. Just in case." Leah said slowly, almost painfully.

"That would work Jasper." Alice assured.
"You would do that?" Dean asked surprised.
"Of course. Anna is our best friend and means everything to us. We know Willow's labour was painful but, this one, how many mothers survive?" Seth asked afraid.
Carlisle shared a uncertain and hesitant look with Esme and Jasper.
"Grandpa?" Bree asked when no one answered.
"It's very slim." I answered, immediately seeing the pain on everyone's faces, especially Jasper's.
"But we've taken....argh, oh fuck that hurts....every precaution to make sure I survive." I gasped in between the pain.

"Jasper, I don't want to leave you, Willow, Elika and Flynn." I said crying.
"You won't baby. I promise." Jasper swore as he wiped away my tears and pressed a loving kiss to my lips, but venom tears still filled his own eyes.
"Carlisle do a c-section." I said.
"I told them that is what you had already decided on." Alice exclaimed.
"Not the time Alice." Rosalie scolded, coming back into the living room and handing Carlisle the morphine. I didn't even know she'd left.

"Okay Anna, by the time we get to my office the morphine will be working. Dean, Emmett go and make sure everything is ready." Carlisle ordered as Emmett, Dean left to do as asked Bree following after her Dad and uncle.
"Ready my love?" Jasper asked as he carefully picked me up and carried me upstairs to the office. Once we reached the office he quickly helped me out of the white and blue dress I was wearing and into a gown, before laying me on the bed.
"Jasper why don't you go downstairs with Emmett, Bree, Dean and Alice." Esme suggested as she and Rosie set up everything for the babies and anything Carlisle said he needed.

"No! I'm staying with my wife." Jasper denied as he wiped the sweaty hair from my head, pressing a soft kiss to my forehead.
"I'm sorry." I apologised, drowsy from the drug as I held Jasper's hand tightly.
"You have nothing to be sorry for sweetheart. Leah, Seth top draw." Jasper ordered not looking away from my eyes. As I cried out again at the stronger contractions as they came closer and closer together.
"No, I do. I do." I insisted. "I know you wouldn't let anything happen and took every...every precaution. I'm sorry." I apologised.

"Oh baby." Jasper sighed, kissing my forehead and then my lips. "You have nothing to be sorry for, I know it was just the pain talking. I'm a pathokenitic remember." Jasper laughed making me laugh. Before a frown turned down my lips.
"Why do you feel sad?" I asked Jasper worried.
"Oh darling." Jasper laughed softly. "I'm sad because you're in pain." He said as he kissed my lips. Distracting me from the pain from the incision that was slightly there.
"Okay Anna, you're doing so well. Just about to meet your second baby." Carlisle coaxed.

He stopped then tried again, only to stop again.
"What is it Carlisle?" Esme asked.
"The scalpel won't cut the embryonic sac. I'll have to bite into it." Carlisle explained. "Rose give her some more morphine now." He ordered.
"Won't that be too much?" Leah asked worriedly. 
"It might." Carlisle agreed. "But once I bite into her, my venom will be excruciating and will burn right through the morphine. Leah, Seth I want you to tie a tourniquet above her elbow straight after the morphine and inject one needle of venom. Tie it as tight as you can and have the other one ready." Carlisle instructed. "Jasper..."

"I'm not leaving." Jasper growled. The Major starting to come through, Carlisle nodded relenting and dropped the argument. He waited for his instructions to he completed before biting into the sac, making me scream in agony. Barely hearing Jasper's words of love and reassurance, not a moment later a baby's cry wrenched the air, cutting through it like a knife.
"It's a boy." Carlisle said with a smile on his face that looked a little frightening with the blood around it.

Like with Willow, Jasper cut Flynn's cord and Esme quickly cleaned him up, and dressed him in a blue babygrow with a matching hat that read, 'Prince Flynn has arrived'.
"Here we go Mama. Your little prince." Esme smiled as she placed Flynn in my arms. He looked like a mini Jasper with his blonde curls and both our brown eyes.
"Hi baby." I cooed pressing a kiss to his forehead, before looking up at Jasper with a wide smile. Who kissed both of our foreheads, a wide smile of his own spreading across his lips.
"He looks like his Daddy." I said happily.
"I would say he has your smile and your nose." Jasper denied, before kissing my nose and lips after kissing Flynn's, which made me giggle.

"And here's Elika." Carlisle said as he pulled out our second daughter, and our third child. Once again Jasper moved away to cut Elika's cord. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Leah staring enthralled at Flynn, who was in my arms, and I knew she had imprinted on him. Not that I minded. Jasper took Flynn from my arms as Rosie brought Elika over for me to hold.
"Hi baby." I cooed again as she held my finger much like Flynn did. I noticed she looked like the perfect mix of both Jasper and I; with her strawberry blonde hair, brown eyes and my eye and face shape, Jasper's smile and a smaller version of his nose.

They were perfect just like their big sister, Willow.
"Wait until you both see your big sister. She is going to love you as much as your Dada and I love you both." I said kissing both of their foreheads and Jasper's lips. Like Flynn and Willow before them, Elika was wearing a cute pink babygrow that said, 'Princess Elika.'
"They're both perfect, my love. Like Willow is, and Elika is a mix of both of us." Jasper said with a large smile. "Darling stay awake! Stay awake Anna! Carlisle?!" Jasper asked frantic.
"It's the morphine and my venom. Leah release the first lot of venom and inject the second into her heart, Seth." Carlisle ordered, snapping Seth out of his trance of fear and surprise. As his eyes flickered from me to Elika before injecting me with the second lot of venom into my heart. All of the venom fell like fire coursing through my veins and it made me want to scream, scream in pure utter agony. But I was too drowsy and I didn't have the strength to do it, instead I just closed my eyes that felt like lead.

Jasper's P.O.V:

"Why is Anna this still?" I asked panicked. 'I can't lose my wife, I can't.' I thought.
"Listen to her heart Jasper." Carlisle instructed as he finished up. "It's the morphine. We were in time, don't worry. Why don't you go for a hunt and then be here for your wife and children." He suggested.
"I'm fine." I insisted. "It's just the Major and the worry."
"We all know you have great control Jasper, especially around your family. We're not disputing that, we're saying it's better to hunt and blow of some steam." Esme assured  soothingly.

Sighing I nodded my head reluctantly agreeing as it wouldn't hurt to hunt. Kissing Anna's lips softly, then Elika who was now in Rosalie's arms and then Flynn, I turned towards Leah and Seth.
"I know you two have imprinted on Elika and Flynn, and I accept it. Like I know Anna already knows and has accepted it. As long as you treat them the way Embry treats Willow, then we're good." I said holding my hand out to Leah and then to Seth before giving my son to Esme.
"Thank you Jasper." Leah and Seth said in sync.
"She will be okay, won't she?" Seth asked worriedly as he looked at Anna.
"She'll he just fine." Carlisle assured with a soft smile.

"Go on Jasper." Rosalie said smiling softly. But I could feel the pain and worry she felt for Anna, and it didn't really help keep the Major in check. "I'll have her all cleaned up by the time you get back, and I'll have the three cots moved into your room for the time being. Along with Anna placed on your bed." She assured like the big twin sister she pretended to be.
"Thank you Rosie." I said kissing her cheek. Kissing Anna, Elika and Flynn once more, I took off to Willow's room giving her a kiss and explained everything to Embry before I went for a quick hunt.

Arriving back twenty minutes later. I jumped up onto my balcony, showered and changed into indigo coloured jeans, a grey top and a checkered shirt over the top. Opposed to the cameo beige trousers, green top and blue shirt I was wearing earlier. After slipping my feet back into my black shoes, I gave Anna a loving kiss to the forehead, nose, cheeks and lips. I noticed Rosalie, Alice and Esme have already worked their magic, there was no sign of any blood or sweat on her and she looked gorgeous. Anna's nails and toenails had been painted a dark green to match her shoes, she had a beautiful short black dress on that had a mesh v-neckline and beading at the top. Along with green and silver eyeshadow surrounded by grey, dark eyeliner and Anna's famous red lipstick.

"Stop smudging my masterpiece Jasper!" Alice shouted up the stairs just as I went to kiss my wife again. Looking over Anna I saw she had on the jewellery I had given her for our anniversary, emerald diamond earrings, a matching necklace and a snake ring, and her hair was half up and half down. She pulled the Slytherin look off very well, always has. I don't know if it's cause I want it to happen faster, so I can have my wife back and our children their mother. But I could swear her hair was more curlier than normal and more redder than before, more of a blood red now. Ignoring Alice I kissed my wife again, and again.
'If we want to kiss our wife, our gorgeous mate then we will!' Major growled in the back of my head.

"Come back to us soon darling. I miss you and our three beautiful children miss you." I said giving her one last kiss to the lips and knuckles, wiping the print off of her knuckles with my thumb before I went downstairs to my children.
"Nice lipstick Jazz. It suits you." Dean teased, earning a huff from Alice as she stomped upstairs to fix her 'masterpiece'.
"Dada." Willow called happily from Bree's lap, reaching her arms up for me. Looking very adorable in her pink, white, and grey floral dress.
"Hello my beautiful lil' lady." I said taking her into my arms and kissing all over her face.

"You really do look so much like your mother." I exclaimed kissing Willow's forehead as I held her close.
"Mama. Mama." Willow shouted looking around the room for Anna.
"Mama is asleep right now lil' lady, but how about you meet your baby brother and sister." I said trying to distract her from Anna not being here.
"They've been fed. They have formula with some blood in it, not a lot just a little." Carlisle explained.

Nodding and sending a thank you I concentrated on my three children.
"Baba." Willow said pointing at the two bassinets where Elika and Flynn were sleeping.
"That's right lil' lady." I praised giving her a kiss and making her giggle. "That's your baby brother Flynn and your baby sister Elika." I explained sitting in the armchair besides the bassinets. Smiling as Willow babbled away to them even though they were asleep, and showed them her wolf stuffy. Looking up I saw Bree filming Willow interacting with her siblings and sent my sweet niece a soft thank you, I knew Anna would greatly appreciate that having missed out on three days. Just like I knew Willow was going to be a great big sister, all we needed now was Anna back and we would be complete.

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