SEMI OPEN-STARTER
Tw: child Labor
*Agatha had been gone from the room for two minutes- two minutes, she swears. Admittedly she was.. a bit worried, since she knew the babies should be due in a few weeks- she’s fine with demigods, of course, she is one. But, the last person she knew who had a demigod kid, got pretty much erased from existence. Not literally, but… yeah. She knows Aphrodite or Hephaestus or whatever god could be pissed off or something, probably won’t be, but that doesn’t help the lingering bit of anxiety left over from finding the aftermath of her sister after a sudden and a bit early labor. She had just said goodnight to the Jordans, literally just got Chole to go into her sorta room(?) here since Agatha would watch over Luna.*
*She swears, things always goddamn happen when she leaves the room.*
*Because she just got back into Luna’s room, and saw her girlfriend in.. what looked a fucking lot like panic. Shit- fuck fuck fuck, what did those things she read like days ago say to do when someone’s water breaks? First thing is getting a doctor or midwife in contact… though they hadn’t actually planned that stuff- they were planning on doing it in like a week so they’d have it all laid out… good lord, she should’ve listened to Gemma when the woman had told them to prepare early for this. She just sorta. Stood there for a moment and silently panicked a bit. Just a bit, only because she’s obviously never been in this situation before.*
Luna hadn’t even realized someone had come back into the room at first. She was still standing there, half hunched over, one hand gripping the edge of the bed like it was the only thing keeping her upright. Her other hand hovered uselessly near her stomach, like she didn’t know where to put it, what to do with herself.
Her breathing was too fast, uneven inhales left her mouth.
“Agatha-”
Her voice cracked the second she tried to speak, eyes snapping up toward her. There was relief there, tangled tightly with panic.
“I-i think-” she swallowed hard, shaking her head like that might somehow undo it, “my water just-”
Another small shift of her weight and she tensed, gripping the bed harder. Her chest hitched, and she sucked in a breath that almost turned into a sob.
“Am I— is this too early? Is this bad?” She looked at Agatha like she had the answers, like she needed her to have them.
“Okay, let’s… get you to the medical area- I’m not an expert, so we’ll find someone working and talk about this with them, yeah?” *Agatha would swiftly move forward, her arm moving carefully around Luna to support her. The brunette smiled softly as she spoke next,* “Everything’s gonna be okay, yeah? Just… focus on my voice, and I’ll get you to the professionals. They’ll take care of you, and then I’ll get your family up and they can help too. Focus on my voice, okay?”
Luna’s breath hitched as Agatha’s arm came around her, the contact grounding in a way she hadn’t realized she needed. She nodded quickly. “Okay… yeah… okay,” she repeated, her voice shaky but quieter than before.
“Medical area… right,” she murmured, almost under her breath. “Professionals. They’ll know what to do…” Another small wave of discomfort made her tense, but she didn’t stop this time just faltered for half a step before pushing forward again. “I don’t like this,” she admitted softly, her voice thin with fear. “It’s too soon, it’s- it wasn’t supposed to happen yet…” Her eyes flicked up to Agatha again, searching, clinging.
Her hand shifted slightly against Agatha’s arm, gripping tighter. “Just… keep talking. Please.”
“It’s okay, it’ll all be okay, Luna.” *Agatha repeated softly, holding Luna close enough to pretty much support her weight on her own… technically she could probably just carry the mortal woman, but.. she didn’t want to risk doing something like holding her wrong or some shit that might hurt her or her babies in this state. So she just led Luna down the hall and continued to speak,* “You’ll be just fine.. I’ll be here with you, alright? You won’t be alone.. and I’ll do all I can to help.”
Luna’s grip stayed firm as they moved, her weight leaning more into Agatha with each careful, uneven step. Her breathing was still shaky, but not as frantic as before. “Yeah… okay,” she murmured, her voice soft and unsteady.
She kept her eyes forward, though they flickered slightly like she was fighting the urge to look down again. Another wave of discomfort made her tense, her fingers tightening briefly against Agatha before easing just a little.
“I’m okay… I’m okay,” she repeated under her breath, more like a reassurance than a statement of fact. Her shoulders lifted with a shaky inhale, then dropped again as she tried to steady it.
*Agatha just held onto Luna- thank the gods that her room wasn’t far from the medical area, or else this would’ve been even more agonizing for Luna to get to.. whatever. Agatha just focused on keeping Luna occupied,* “Yes, love, you’ll be alright. You’re okay.. it’s not far, you’ll be okay. We’ll get you settled in there and then I’ll get your family, okay?”
“Baby… I want my family now…” Luna mumbled, her voice small and shaky as her eyes flickered away from Agatha. Her breathing hitched, panic creeping back in no matter how hard she tried to fight it. One of her hands instinctively moved down to her belly.
“What if I die…?” she whispered, the words coming out more fragile than she meant them to, her voice cracking as her grip tightened. Her shoulders tensed, and she swallowed hard.
“You won’t die, Luna, don’t talk like that.. I know you’ve been worried this whole time, but trust me when I say, you’re gonna be alright.” *No, she wouldn’t lie and say there’s no chance of that happening.. but right now, Luna needed help, obviously.. but it was clear she needed emotional support. Agatha knew just how terribly afraid Luna is about pregnancy and such, even if she wanted and still wants so badly to take care of kids. She knows it’s dangerous to her.* “No matter what happens, we’ll be here.”
*Agatha’s eyes were on the floor for a moment as they about reached the medical area, she would just flash her girlfriend a smile,* “We’ll just get you to a safe spot with professionals and then, I’ll rush down the hall and get your-“ *strangely enough, when he eyes flickered towards the now opened doors.. Lucas was already inside, Peri lying right along his shoulders. Was he just… coincidentally here…?* “…family.”
“Luca..” Luna’s voice came out soft and a little shaky as she turned her head toward Lucas, managing a small, strained smile in his direction. Her fingers tightened instinctively around Agatha, clinging a bit more as a contraction suddenly rolled through her. Her breath hitched, the tension in her body becoming visible as her hand gripped her belly, pressing against it as if it might steady the pain. “Fuck…” she muttered under her breath, her grip firm.
Lucas looked over at his sister.. his gaze growing sharper as he watched her react to what was happening. It only took a moment for Lucas to effortlessly wrap an arm around Luna and support her weight fully, Agatha still nearby, but now not fully holding on. He was just guiding her for now. He looked at someone nearby, working there clearly, and spoke to them sternly in Latin- it wasn’t him barking out orders or anything, it was calm, like having a normal conversation, but clearly having an edge to it. Whether that be from the situation… or that bit of edge Lucas seemed to have when his presence was seen in the past couple months. He was here for Luna’s first pregnancy, he won’t let this one be nearly as stressful.
Though, his brows furrowed as he looked to Agatha, asking “Has anyone informed Aphrodite?” It’s been… gods, he doesn’t think he even properly apologized to her, he was SUCH a fucking dick that day.. looking back at it, he feels no better then when he’d been accused of that back in.. not important. Regardless. He was given space to think about it, and just never got to apologize. Since he figured it wouldn’t do much. But despite the little tenseness between the two of them, it seemed just cruel to not make the goddess informed.
Agatha awkwardly shook her head as whatever worker had helped Luna lay down, “No- her water broke only a minute ago.. I wanted to get her here first, not risk time getting others-“
“Don’t worry yourself over it.” Lucas would state, giving the younger brunette a soft smile, although he was truthfully worried about.. the water breaking. It’s early. Much too early…
The thought of loosing her babies already crossed her mind since the last ultrasound had shown one of her babies was a bit smaller than the other and that was only a week ago. Luna started to panic again. “I-it’s to early..!” Little tears formed in the corner of Lunas eyes. The poor woman started to panic again.
Her brain was practically going through every other terrible possibility, every terrible outcome. Whether her dying, one of her babies, both of her babies, or even all three of them. She had just gotten her baby girl back after everything too.
“Luna.” Lucas spoke his sister’s name, not unkindly, but just snapping her out of it. He understood all of her worries, he could practically feel it radiating off of her, waves of terror pulsing from her very form. The worry of her dying once she just got Sarah back, the worry of one of the babies not making it, or both, or all three of them. He could practically feel it.. he’s been oddly more in-tune with everything for the past couple months, even just the few before his accident. He’d gently place his hand on her chest, looking down at her as he spoke with the usual softness, mixed with absolute certainty. “It’s early, but.. no one will die today. Or tomorrow, or the day after that.. maybe I’m just being overly optimistic, but, I can feel it. Even if… one’s smaller. I’m sure all three of you will live.” He wasn’t actually there when they found that out… huh. He doesn’t remember where he’d heard the other was small- or maybe it was just his odd feeling.
“I-I don’t know” Luna was just in one of those moods where nothing anyone said made her feel relaxed. “I- I want my baby girl” Luna looked at Lucas and then looked towards the door. She wanted to see her little girl just incase. Luna then looked at Agatha. “Can you get me Sarah, please” Luna pleaded, little tears fell from her cheeks
“Yeah, I’ll- go get her.” *Agatha responded quickly- of course she wanted to be quick. She had to tell the Jordan’s who no doubt were either awake or literally just fell asleep, and get Sarah, and probably see if there were more medical staff up just in case, and then she also might run over to Luna’s room to make sure things are okay in there, or at least move the dirty stuff so she can clean it, making it so Luna would have to worry about her sheets or such later.*
Luna than looked at Lucas “if I die you get custody,” Luna said firmly, her brows furrowed as she looked at her older brother. “I will write it down if I have to” Luna than looked at Agatha again. “I love you.”
Agatha had Luna a little smile, “Love you too.” She’d say, before leaving the room- yep, she’s going to have to sprint down the hall and get the family. Noah also said something about Lucas not knowing they’re here so- this will be.. fun. Whatever. It’s not about him, it’s about this, what’s happening.
When Agatha got to Aurelia and Gemma’s room, Aurelia was sitting up in the bed she was sharing her mom. She stared at Agatha. “..I knew something was gonna happen” she said softly as she stared at Agatha
*Agatha just huffed and looked to them,* “It’s not necessarily bad- it’s just- okay, come with me. Luna’s water broke.”
“..WHAT??” Aurelia yelled and climbed off the bed “when did it break??” Aurelia asked staring at Agatha
Sarah came over cause she heard the commotion “..what’s happening?” Sarah asked, a bit confused
“Your mother’s water broke.” Gemma repeated what Agatha had said, although her expression was more serious than it usually is. She out of all people knows this is quite early.. and it doesn’t help that this is a high-risk pregnancy. The green-eyed woman stands up and effortlessly smoothes out the wrinkled edges of her nightgown, tugging her cardigan over it as she went to the door. “Let’s get there quickly, find out the situation.”
Aurelia quickly followed after Gemma.
Sarah kinda stayed where she stood for a bit. A bit awkward. She didn’t know if Luna wanted her there. Started to pick at her fingers.
*Agatha looked to Sarah, putting a hand on her shoulder,* “You don’t have to go, since I know this stuff can make people queasy, but… Luna said she wanted me to get you, too. You can just pop in, if you don’t want to stay.”
“Are you sure she’d wanna see me?” Sarah glanced at Agatha. “I don’t wanna stress her out by being an extra person” Sarah rubbed the back of her neck
“She asked for you by name, if that makes you feel any better.”