Symphony, Delmar, Riley, Oh my!





 

As Emma lay on the bed, resting after another contraction, her mind traveled back to Oceane's birthday and Sarah's very pregnant presence. She wasn't surprised that she was there, since Sarah's mother, Wynn Bryne, was a close friend of Emma's, but she had been surpised by Sarah's state and Sarah's refusal to name a father. She assumed that she had had an affair with a married man, she just hadn't ever suspected that it was her husband that was said man.

 

But as always, Emma had minded her own business. After all, it was her daughter's birthday. She wanted to enjoy it and make sure that Oceane had a wonderful time. Which Oceane had done despite Sarah going into labor in the middle of cake.

She also didn't question when Braendan took Sarah to the hospital, missing his own daughter's birthday, because she believed he was just being the kind hearted, loving man that she had chosen to father her children.

But now it all made sense.

He went because it was his baby. Because he loved her and wanted to be there.

As another contraction set in and she gripped Diva and Emma Blood's hand's tight, she could feel her heart hardening and knew she'd followed in her mother's footsteps. Knew that she had fallen prey to it too. She knew that after tonight, nothing would ever be the same. And she was right.

It wasn't long before Symphony and Delmar's first birthday was upon them, and of course, Symphony having been born two minutes before Delmar, she got to blow out her candles first.

Symphony ended up growing up into a beautiful little girl with black hair and her mama's eyes. Then it came Delmar's turn.

He was just as handsome as his daddy, the only difference between the twins ended up being their hair. Some how Delmar ended up with a dark brown hair color, but it was barely noticeable to his sister's raven black hair.

The party continued long after cake, even though the tots and kids were sent to bed not long after dark. All the normal crowd had come: Kearney, Mason, Diva, Emma Blood, Satrina, Sarah and her daughter Mindy, Wynne, and Finn Dolan. Braendan and Finn kept getting into tussles, arguing and fighting until Emma was forced to send him home. Although she could hardly blame Finn since he was married to Sarah and she had just given birth to her husband's child. But that was a matter of life. It happened.

When Emma went upstairs to check on the tots not long after the party had dispersed she found little Symphony on the floor by her crib, playing with her doll Kona. Rather curiously, biting the poor things neck like a vampire. Emma had a feeling that her daughter had not inherited her fairy wings unlike her brother and a knot formed in her stomach.

 

The fact that she had given birth to a vampire's children would have caused an uproar, ending in her imprisonment. But that was a fact that could be hidden. A fairy haven given birth a vampire child that inherited the gene? That was something that would tear her kingdom apart. Royal blood was bound by certain laws far more strict then those governing the subjects. One of the which, the strictest one being that a royal fairy never gave birth to another supernatural's child. Never.

 

The fact her daughter was sitting there showing such signs, well...that did not bode well for the future. So long as it was never known in her homeland.

 

 



 



As Emma began to teach her twins their skills, Oceane had taken up a new hobby, isolating herself from her sister and friend. She could often be found mixing potions, talking to herself and Riley. Emma began to see great potential in her daughter and knew that she would do something great one day while Braendan began to worry when he wasn't with Sarah and Mindy.

His concern came to a head when he came home one day and found Oceane had acciendelty turned herself into a ghost when one of her potions had gone awry. That night Emma and Braendan's screams could be heard a mile away, not a silent moment until dawn approached.

Braendan walked out at first light and wouldn't be back for a long time.

 

It had been almost a year since Braendan walked out and Emma was left to raise four children on her own. She knew he had moved in with Sarah and Mindy. She also knew that the twins didn't even know him, Oceane had begun to resent him and Mercedes remained loyal although she hadn't seen him once. Not even on her birthday.

 

Oceane in her despair had thrown herself into her potion making skills while Mercedes had taken to staying in her room singing and writing her own lyrics. Shayne was still often over but now he would spend most of his time helping Emma with Delmar and Symphony or playing with Patches and Nautilus whenever Patches was home.

 

Then one day while Emma was in the play room with Symphony she heard a sound behind her and turned to see a giant green doll an exact replica of the doll that Oceane had received as an infant aged into a child surrounded by light and mist, when the light faded a little girl with dark purple hair and black streaks stood.

Riley had come to life.