I Got News for You

[Aleyha Snow]

Positive. The pregnancy potion that she tried was positive. If it tasted sweet, it meant that Aleyha was pregnant. And boy was that stuff sweet. Not only that, she had visited Hadan as a healer, and she said that she was at least three months along. Aleyha was currently sitting down in the bathroom, on the edge of a tub as she glanced over her form. Her lower abdomen was showing, normally flat but now she had a round baby bump. It was below her belly button. She rested her fingers on her skin, and she frowned lightly. Aleyha stood up and figured that she would need to let her husband know. Two months ago, she lost her father, and Theodore lost his. She was residing in the Snow Manor, after all the repairs and everything from the war that occurred. Aleyha was just worried over the fact that Theodore might not be happy with what she was going to say. Aleyha went to her bedroom real fast, finding that she was alone. She dressed in a loose, black shirt and leggings. Aleyha slipped on some flats. She moved her hair over her shoulder.

Aleyha let out a sigh and she decided that now was a better time than none to tell her husband that he was going to be a father. She thought that she was awful young to be pregnant to begin with, but she did not think much of it. The Arranged Marriage said that they needed to have a baby within one year. So, it was within a month that they fulfilled that. Aleyha wondered what she was having right now. A boy or a girl? She glanced in the mirror and she saw that she seemed to be glowing a little more than usual. Either that was the pregnancy, or the Veela blood in her causing her to look strangely more exotic than she normally did. Aleyha snorted a bit and she took off through the Manor to find her lazy husband. He was bound to be somewhere. No one got in her way of her search. She had been rather grumpy the past few weeks, and now she knew why. It seemed like a century had passed until she managed to find the library, where her husband was. She knocked lightly on the door and stepped in, closing it behind her. "Got a minute?"​

 

[Theodore Snow]

Hiding in the Library might seem a little cowardly to some, but for Theodore, the object of getting away from his family was never too cowardly or too low for him to do. He thought they were annoying to begin with but now they seem to have taken on a whole new level of obnoxiousness. Now he was their leader and that meant that they had or a right to bug the hell out of him every time they wanted something. Well that was the way they saw it. The young Death Eater however saw it more or less as pure and utter torture. He didn't like being bothered all the time and he didn't like actually having stuff to do. It reminded him of being back in school and being slammed with assignments. Only now he was responsible for people's lives. Even if he didn't like a person he was responsible for them and couldn't just let the idiot die. It was a difficult job and being as young as he was he often neglected the things he was supposed to do. Like filling out paperwork, overseeing the rebuilding of the new Snow Manor, oh and tracking down the newly added in family members to get a sample of their blood for the Family tree to update their whereabouts and such. Which was his least favorite part because everyone threw such a fit over a small prick of blood, you'd think they were dying or something stupid like that. He'd prefer to just pin them down and take it but apparently that made them even more panicked. But at least it kept them still so he could get it done within a certain amount of time. But yes, now that he had actual things to do and everyone expected him to do great things and fix the destruction his father had caused, he was much more certain that he liked just being the lazy Death Eater. It was hard having to take care of things, be married, and be trained and given missions by the Death Eater. How was he supposed to get his naps in when people were always bothering him? That was why he was hiding in the Library right now. Most people knew he barely ever came in here. Plus it was chilled and quiet, perfect place for one to take a nap in. There was a large but comfortable couch situated within the Library, well there was two and a lounge chair all around a large wooden coffee table with books scattered all over it. But Theodore chose the biggest couch and rested his head on the arm of the couch, a book that he had within his hands he placed over his head to cover the light. It took him only moments to fall asleep. Then there was a knock on the door and he stirred. So much for taking a nap.

But the voice calmed him when he heard it was only Aleyha. She didn't pester him like everyone else, and he could tolerate her far more than he could them anyways. When she wasn't fussing over things anyways. Sighing softly he removed the book from his face slightly and peered out at her with his deep emerald green orbs. "Baby, as long as you don't tell anyone I'm in here instead of doing work....I've got all the time in the world." He compromised with her. Aleyha seemed to understand his desire for privacy and his desire to actually get some sleep from time to time. It took a moment but he picked up the book from his face and closed it. This sounded like it was going to be important. He sat his built body up from the couch and looked carefully at Aleyha. "What's up?" He flicked some of his hair out of his face and waited for her to speak. He liked spending time with her and he liked having conversations with her. But sometimes he worried that she was going to yell at him for something he did. Though she seemed to be happy and glowing, he knew that women could be extremely temperamental about the smallest of things.​

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[Aleyha Snow]

Aleyha felt like she was going to be sick because she did not think that she would be able to tell Theodore that she was carrying his child. She was three months along, and she was scared because well, she could still lose the baby right now anyway. She would be four months soon, and then she would be able to have a better time having the baby. She was a little nervous because she was a little young, and she was skinny too. But with the baby growing, she was putting on some weight, and she dared anyone to tell her that she was getting fat, because she would curse them into next Sunday. Aleyha was a small force, and she had a temper, a rather huge temper, worse now that she was pregnant. And she would demand to never have a home birth because she would need some pain medicine. Aleyha felt her stomach that was pooching a bit, but it was under her clothing. She did not really have it so that she did show because she wore loose clothing, and had been for the past month. Aleyha could feel something in her stomach, but it was more like gas or something. Aleyha gazed down at Theodore with soft, red eyes. She let out a soft sigh and she shifted her position in the room. She slowly crossed the room, and she took a sat down on one of the armchairs. She pulled her legs over the arm, and she rested her head on the arm of the chair. Oh how was she going to use words to explain that she was pregnant. Aleyha mused, "I will not tell anyone that you are in here lazing around." Aleyha glanced over at her love and she smiled adoringly, though there was a soft glare on her eyes. But they were always like that, because she did not lose that cool and cruel look to her. There was another thing too, she was still rather upset that Theodore's father killed her father, but not before he killed Alphonse.

The Parselmouth tapped her fingers against the cushion of the chair. She then saw Fenrir slither into the library after her, and she brought her guardian onto the top of the chair with her, and he curled around her stomach, settling onto her stomach where her baby was not at. She thought over how she was going to say this because well, it was big news. Aleyha started, "Theodore, I...um...hang on a second, I need some good words on how to word this." Fenrir stared at her with his beady eyes, also eager to hear what she had to say though she would have to tell him in a different language. Parseltongue that is. She turned her head over the chair, staring at him once more with her long, white blonde hair fanning over her side of her head and face. She looked stunning, but she also had a sense of dread because of how he would react. Sure, she thought that it was a great thing, but it had happened sometime in November, probably on their honeymoon the day she turned seventeen. Aleyha stroked the head of her guardian, and she moistened her lips with her tongue, before she murmured, "Theodore, promise me you won't be mad." She wanted him to not get mad, maybe get disturbed. That would be a lot better than getting mad. Aleyha did not choose this anyway, because it was just going to be inevitable anyway. They were supposed to get married in the arranged married to have good, strong children. Aleyha finally figured out the words, "So, um, this is the best way I can say this to you actually. So Theodore, I've got Veela blood in me." She rubbed her stomach where her baby was, as a gesture. She hoped that Theodore would understand this. It was probably the reason why she looked so good was because she was carrying a spawn that would have beauty beyond imagination. Aleyha glanced over at Theodore hoping that he would be smart enough to catch on to what she said.​

 

[Theodore Snow]

Theodore was relieved that she wouldn't tell anyone that he was lazing around, because that was the last thing he wanted. For people to know that he was here and he wasn't getting stuff done was a bit dangerous. Because once it got around they'd bring themselves up here and he would get yelled at for all kinds if things he could care less about. Responsibility, honor, filling his father's shoes as a great leader. He was nineteen years old! How could anyone expect him to do really much of anything but sleep, eat, and spend much needed time with his wife? In fact he was even sure that they were intending on getting a new advisor for him. Nicolette was injured and supposedly sick of dealing with everyone so she was no longer an option when it came to choosing her for help. The advisor was usually a very important person. They were the ones that always helped the Head of the Family get to work on things, they helped make decisions, sometimes they even dealt with stuff that had to do with the family tree and making sure that they got the blood for the family member's to update it with. In a basic understanding of them, they were like the Head's right hand man, or woman. Usually a Snow took the position but since Valere was madly in love with Nicolette and stupidly trusted him with his life, he let her have it, and she continued to keep the position even when Alphonse ruled. But she no longer wanted the position so they were looking for someone else. Which was bad news for Theodore. A new advisor meant that he head to learn how to fool and get around the person. How to avoid doing stuff when they weren't looking and stuff. Plus knowing him they would pick the biggest and most obnoxious person they could find to drive him out of his mind. He was going to enjoy the time he had left without one, which thankfully Aleyha wouldn't rat him out for. Then Aleyha started to talk but she started out in a way that made him nervous he started to bite his lips. Was she alright or did she have something bad coming his way? When a woman needed a right way to word something, it was probably going to be bad news for the man. Theodore sat forward on the couch and rested his elbows on his knee's then rested his chin on his knuckles.

"I could never be mad at you...what's up?" He raised an eyebrow and sat up so he could stand and walk over to the armchair that she was sitting on and tuck a stand of her hair behind her ear. He couldn't really be mad at her for something unless she did it to purposely tick him off. Then it wasn't even him getting mad at her so much as it was him just getting annoyed. But he wanted her to know that she could confide in him if she needed to. But what she did say ended up making him pause and cock his head to the side cutely. He didn't quite understand what she meant when she said that she had Veela blood inside of her. Was she telling him that she was part-veela too? Now that would be cool but he didn't think that her family would have kept that from someone. Though she could also be weird and be stealing the blood or something. He was not sure what to even say so he just let his eyes furrow and his head run while. "I'm not sure what you mean by that, hun." He wouldn't have noticed or understood that she was having a child either so could one blame him. He had never really been raised around that sort of thing. But either way right now he could be considered to be acting like a typical man and not understand anything. Hopefully she would tell him what she meant because otherwise he wasn't going to get it.​

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[Aleyha Snow]

Aleyha could be a good wife if she wanted to be, and she would not tell anyone that he was lazing around even though she thought that he should get a grip. He should really get around to holding the position that he held, and get to work with the family. But she was not going to bother telling him anything though. She did not see why. It would be a waste anyway. Maybe she should get someone to hired to help him out. Whereas she was pregnant, Aleyha was not in any mood to really do anything about it. Aleyha rubbed her stomach once more, seeing as the sick feeling was slowly melting away, and she felt that she was getting better with handling with her pregnancy now though that could not be said to the others that she had managed to really scare over the past few weeks. Her temper had really rose to extreme levels, and it was only going to get worse too. Aleyha fiddled with her hair as she pondered over what she was going to do about the baby inside of her. She was curious to what the gender would be overall, but she did not want to be tested for it that is. She did not want to really find out what it was before he or she came into the world because Aleyha felt that it was somewhat cheating. Aleyha thought that she would have a boy anyway because boys ran heavily in her family. Aleyha shifted her eyes over to Theodore once more before wondering what he was thinking in his mind right now. If he had understood her hints at what she was saying to him.

--Her red eyes focused on his attitude and how he was acting right now. He looked a little nervous, which was a little unnerving for the Parselmouth. She bit her lip as well, and he said that he could never be mad at her, and then asked what was up. Aleyha murmured, "You'll be surprised." She was rather hesitate about telling him anything. She was really nervous about this, but at least she was confident that they were not going to be killed over not having a child in time. Aleyha was bearing, which was a good thing in her books at least. And then he said that he did not know what she meant by her hint. Aleyha felt like just yelling at him. Instead, she slowly rose and her red eyes flared up just a bit, and she shook her head, "I cannot believe that you have not noticed, or even understood what I meant. I was rubbing my stomach!" Aleyha lifted her shirt up just a bit, and she narrowed her eyes down at her small stomach that was slowly growing at a slow rate. Aleyha paused for a moment, and dropped her shirt so that she was concealed once more. She shook her head and she added, finally clearing up the confusion that she might have caused, "I'm bloody pregnant, dumb*ss!" Aleyha sat down once more and she moved her blonde hair out of her eyes. She wondered what his reaction would be to that. Aleyha then thought about telling him just how far along she was, but she held her tongue right now to see his reaction. It would explain why she was getting to testy lately, as well as her weird cravings. Aleyha thought that herself craving pickles with honey sauce was a little on the weird side. ​

 

[Theodore Snow]

Theodore merely raised an eyebrow at Aleyha when she said that he'd be surprised, he didn't like it when people said that to him. Because they always found it necessary to mention bad news after that sentence was said. But he tried to pretend like he didn't think it was going to be something bad as he had already heard enough bad news this year to last him a lifetime. His sister marrying an Auror which was against the family so the one person he had always believed to be there, wasn't allowed to be there anymore. Then there was his father dying. Yes he hated the man but it still felt weird to have both of his parents dead and not able to take care of him if he were to need it. Aleyha couldn't really tell him anything to sink down to those levels did she? "It can't be that bad. I mean, look at what we've been through recently, it's not like were weak or anything." He commented softly as he trailed over to an old bookshelf and ran his fingers along the books. Dust covered the pale finger and her wrinkled his nose in disgust before he whipped the dust on his jeans and and avoiding getting it anywhere else. He really needed to have a House Elf come in and dust this place. It had been partially abandoned in Alphonse's last years of ruling because he had a tighter lock on this place. Everyone guessed it was because something was hidden in here. But over the past few weeks it had been searched up and down by a few of the members and nothing odd was found. It was either hidden well or was moved by this point. But Theodore was sure that he cared all that much about whatever was in here. It was probably nothing he cared about so he figured it was best to just leave it hidden. Even the dead had their little secrets. If everyone else wanted to find it so badly they could look on their own time. But Theodore was done pressing the issue. He had more important things to worry about. And he was just about to find out that by important things, he really had no idea what he was about to get himself into.

"Wha-ouch! You don't have to yell! Hmph...women." Theodore had been brushing his fingers along the books when Aleyha started to yell at him. What was the point of yelling at him, it was obvious he didn't get it. Why would she rub her stomach? Well there was plenty of reasons. Aleyha could have been hungry, her stomach was upset, he didn't really know so how did she expect him to really figure it out? Women were so touchy and bossy. He loved Aleyha to death but as a female she had a natural ability to drive him nuts at times. Theodore picked the book that had fallen from the shelf and onto his head and back onto the shelf. That was something her certainly didn't want to re-live. Bur of course once the big news came out it had to keep coming. The book barely was placed back on the bookshelf when Aleyha announced, or rather yelled bitterly at him that she was pregnant. The blonde raised an eyebrow. Was she serious? "You mean like...pregnant with a baby?" It was stupid to ask but he kind of grew blank and got nervous and shook up to the point where he didn't really make as much sense as he wanted to. Him being a father? It just didn't seem like it was true, nor did it sound normal. He couldn't even keep his pets alive so how was he supposed to take care of a kid. Nervously he waited to see what Aleyha said, and if she would smack him for his comment.​

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[Aleyha Snow]

Despite the fact that Aleyha Snow was just extremely upset that Theodore still did not understand it, and her mouth opened when he asked if she was pregnant with a baby, and if she was serious. Why would she joke around about this? She was far too young to be a mother, and she did not want to have to strangle her husband before their baby was born. Aleyha felt a wave of fatigue hit her like a dragon, and she had to fight to remain standing. Wow, this baby was really hitting her for yelling at Theodore or something. Either that or the baby did not like it when Aleyha was upset. Though the other times before it did not matter, but this time it did. She rolled her eyes and she said sarcastically, "No, I am pregnant with a dragon. I am bearing your child, so it is a baby!" How in the world did he become Head Boy and Prefect? She wondered this now. Sometimes men were just so brain dead and did not understand what pregnant meant. Obviously she was going to have a baby, a human baby that had Veela blood in her or him actually. Theodore Snow was one of the only Part-Veelas in the family, and the only one married in. He was lucky that Asparuh allowed such a person to be in the family, but coming from a strong family background, it was obvious that his type were allowed so long as he did not marry a pureblood in the family, and Aleyha was not. She did not know what kind of blood her mother had though. Mixed could mean anything, but both parents of hers were magical. Aleyha was just tired, and though she wanted to smack him about being as dumb as he seemed about this, she did not know if she had the strength to now. Aleyha's color drained from her face, and she felt like she was going to faint, but she managed to stay strong right now. She needed to be strong, and she was going to remain strong.

She did not want to scare Theodore any more than what he was anyway. Aleyha stared at Theodore hoping to see something in his eyes, something like happiness or pride. They were having a baby... She was going to be a mother and he a father. Aleyha wanted him to be a better father than what Alphonse was to him. Aleyha felt really strange, and she murmured, "Theodore, um, I'm really sorry but my temper is just out of whack. Ask the servants. But look, we are going to be parents, and to face the facts, I am bloody scared. What if I die or something? Or worse, what if the baby dies?" Aleyha did not know what to think if she ever lost her first baby. The fear was really bothering her and this was the first time she had ever felt this scared in her life. Even when she was facing life and death situations, she did not know what she would do if her baby died before she even got a change to know what he or she was like. Aleyha was frightened beyond reason, and fear and fatigue mixing was never good. In the end, the results were always something bad. Aleyha was standing, but now she wasn't, as her legs gave out from underneath her and she fell, landing on her knees, and then her bottom. She leaned against the couch, and she thought that the baby would be the end of her. She closed her red eyes and felt a wave of dizziness, but the spell was over as soon as it began, but now she did not have the strength to even get up. The realization of being pregnant hit her all at once, and fear of losing her child overwhelmed her, and rooted her to the spot. She did not want to ever lose her baby.​