Sandy Beaches and Cold Hospitals

J

James Potter

Well-Known Member
Messages
990
Wand
16 inches Mahogony Pheonix Feather Core
James walked along the sand with a blanket and a basket, it seemed like forever since he was able to have a nice, quiet vacation with his wife. Vacationing in the Beaches of Raven's Root was an excellent idea and James would have to thank his father for telling him about it. Despite the fact that everywhere else in England snow covered the ground however here in Raven Root's which was one of the few wizard only beaches the sun always seemed to shine and the water always warm. James yawned slightly as he laid out the blanket and placed the basket down on the ground, everything in his life seemed to be going perfect. He was happily married and they were expecting there first child not to mention he was now playing the position of Seeker on the Quidditch Pitch and had won them their last game. James looked around for his beautiful wife ready to lavish her in affection as he seemed to never get enough of, she was five months pregnant and could never have looked more beautiful.
 
Kiera Potter was squishing her toes in the sand. She was dressed in a tank top and blue jean shorts despite being five months pregnant. A small baby bump had formed on her stomach though it seemed much bigger on the thin young woman. The wind tossed her brown curls as she looked down at her hand cradled in her husband's. It was hard to believe that they had been married almost two years! In the two years, the couple had been seperated more than they had been together. It was something they couldn't help with their Quidditch careers. Kiera had gotten to see more of James though since her leave of absence from the Harpies.

Kiera let go of James' hand as he stopped to lay out a blanket for them. The young woman stepped down to the water's edge, tip toeing into the water. It lapped warmly around her feet. Kiera grinned with pleasure. She was probably the luckiest woman alive. She had her soul mate as her husband and they were expecting a child. She looked over her shoulder back at James. She smiled lovingly at him as she went back to where he was sitting. Kiera leaned down as best she could and kissed him on the cheek. "I love you." she said, a bit randomly. "I'm glad we got to take this vacation." she said, her voice light with happiness.
 
"Not as much as I love you" James said as he placed a hand on his wife's stomach feeling the heart beat of their child. "I love our child just as much" James said with a smile, it was still a funny and yet wonderful thought that they would soon have a child. The last few months, James had been using his free time to prepare the baby's room. James had a closet full of diapers and toys and while James and Kiera still did not know the gender of their child, James was sure that a small baby wouldn't really care if the toys are somewhat mixed genders. "So, I know we were going to wait but I was wondering if you thought about any names" James said as he looked up at the sun enjoying the rays as they touched their skin. Soon they would be complete as a family and while moments like these may be rarer, James was glad that he would be able to have many different moments with his family.
 
Kiera smirked, carefully joining James on the blanket. She kissed him lightly on the cheek. "I find it very hard to believe that you could love me more sir." she said teasing him lightly. "Though I love our child just as much." she said, her hand immediately going to her stomach. She could feel slight movements inside her and she hoped their child could hear them and know it was loved already. Kiera pursed her lips slightly as she thought about what they should name the child. They still hadn't learned the sex of the baby, even though James had practically completed the baby's room. "Hmm well I don't know.....maybe if its a girl her name could be Emma?" she said, always having liked that name. "If its a boy, we could name him after you... or my brother, Cameron?" she said, always having looked up to her older brother. "Do you have any ideas?" she asked him, looking up at his face.
 
"No, not really" James said having not given much thought to the name of their unborn child, James wondered if that was normal as he thought about the two names Kiera had suggested. "I like both of those names though, Emma or Cameron Potter" James said with a smile as he moved his hand up to Kiera's cheek and gave her a kiss. "I'm sorry I've been away" James admitted, he hated not being able to spend every second with his wife and child and knew that many of the other players had been through similar experiences at some point in their careers. "Soon though we'll be on break and I'll be able to be around more, I promise" James said with another smile as he leaned in and kissed her once more. In the background James could hear the sounds of other guests playing in the waters, it was already passed noon and James was sure that more people were going to be showing up so that they could enjoy the warm waters.
 
Kiera beamed at James as he said that he liked her ideas for names. She had just thought them up but they sounded like nice names for whatever gender their child was going to be. "I'm glad you like those names darling." Kiera said with a grin on her face. She leaned into James' hand as he placed it on her cheek. "Its okay really." she told him as he apologized. Kiera missed her husband desperately when they were apart but it was just a part of who they were. Neither one of them would be happy unless they were playing their beloved game. "I'm going to start coming to more games. I like watching you play. Especially as seeker." she said, her pride in James' talents showing. Kiera kissed James back, savoring each moment she got to spend with him. After the 'incident', Kiera would always enjoy each moment they had together. Her brown eyes strayed to the water and the families enjoying the bright day at the beach.
 
James smiled at Kiera, she was so wonderful for him and his life the past memories some bad were nothing compared to all of the good they had and would continue to have. "It's hard to believe that we live this life" James said with a slight chuckle, "My dad talks to me about his work and the things that are happening and yet we get to be lucky" James said with great thought. "I get to be so lucky because everyday I have you in my life" James said with a bright smile. "I never want you out of it" James said as he placed his hand back on Kiera's stomach "or our child" James said as a few of the people ran up behind them kicking sand though none of it getting on them or there blanket. "Are you hungry?" James asked as his thoughts left his mind, he probably should've asked her sooner than now considering she needed to eat alot more for both herself and their child.
 
Kiera listened to her husband with a small smile on her face. She thought she was really the lucky one when she had managed to come out of the whole James and Alex mess with James at her side as her husband. She shuttered at the thought of what Harry could be telling his son about the world around them. Kiera was positive that it wasn't anything good. "Is it that bad?" she asked, her open brown eyes staring at James. Those same eyes filled with warmth and love as he spoke so sweetly to her. "Trust me. I will be here with you and our child as long as you will have me." she said, her eyes burning with passion for James. She shook her head at him as he asked if she was hungry. "No, not yet." she said with a smile. "Are you?" Kiera asked. "We could go down to the water before it gets too crowded." she suggested.
 
"It's not that bad" James replied as he shook the thought from his head "I'm just letting some old thoughts get the better of me" James answered as he looked over her, Kiera was so beautiful and part of him wanted nothing more than to make love with her right now on the beach however it was far to crowded for such things, even if it was permitted. "I'll always have you" James said with a smile as he leaned in and kissed her once more, "Let's go than" James said as he got to his feet and helped Kiera onto her's. The water was indeed as warm as James had thought it would be as the waves slowly splashed along the shore. "This place truly is a piece of heaven" James said as he looked over at some of the rocks, a barrier that kept the harsh winters away from their little cove. James turned towards Kiera, lowering himself beneath the waters as he swam towards her legs his hands caressing them as he slowly made his way towards the surface where she waited for him. As his head broke from the water James kissed Kiera's belly and the child within.
 
Kiera smiled back at her husband a bit of mischief in her brown eyes. "I was counting on that." she said, pecking him on the cheek. He returned her kiss with one on her lips, one she gladly welcomed. A grin was upon her lovely face as she stood up with James' help as he agreed to go down to the water. She was not wearing a bathing suit since she did not want to show her bare, growing stomach to everyone on the beach. She liked the squishing of the sand under her toes. "I can't say I don't agree with you though to me, anywhere you are is heaven." she replied honestly. Kiera waded into the water more slowly than her husband did. The brunette only went as deep as her thighs, not quite letting the water get to her shorts. Kiera's legs were still as slim as ever. She watched him with delight, happy as long as he was happy. A laugh broke past her lips as he grabbed her legs with affection. She wrapped her arms around the dripping man as he rose to meet her. Affection was clear in her eyes. "Hows the water?" she said with a sly smile on her face.
 
"The water feels good" James said with a mischievous smile as he got up and wrapped his arms around her "just like you do" James said as he leaned in and began kissing her deeply and passionately. James could hear a few giggles from a few of the children that were nearby, James turned towards them and smiled "what are you laughing at?" James said as he ran over towards the two girl's and began splashing water at them. They began to scream and splash back as a few more children began to join the fray. James picked up on of the small boys and through him into the water as he yelled in both fear and enjoyment. James laughed at the lot of them as they began splashing each other moving back towards his wife, James wrapped his arms around her and smiled "I'm so happy that I'm with you" James said as he kissed Kiera on the forehead "now where were we?" James asked as he leaned in and began kissing his wife once more.
 
Kiera grinned as she recognized the look in her husbands eyes. It was a familiar look and she could guess at what was coming next. Kiera twisted a finger through James' hair as she matched his intensity in the kiss with her own. "I would say you're feeling quite good yourself. " she said with a coy smile in between kisses. Kiera heard the giggles of children and sighed wistfully as they broke apart. The former Gryffindor laughed as she watched her husband with the children. She couldn't help but be struck by thoughts of what a great father James was going to be to thier children. She grinned as he returned to her. "Well now that that is taken care of..." Kiera said with a grin still upon her face. "I think we were right about here..." she said, suggestively pulling him closer to her body. Kiera turned her face up again as she leaned into his kiss with passion in her eyes.
 
As James continued to kiss he couldn't help but feel that this moment was simply an ominous feeling of what was to come, he and his family were going to be fine and the thoughts from before about constant threats were nothing more than his delusional paranoia based off of one terrible day. James smiled as he broke from their kiss and lifted his wife into his arms. "Well Miss Potter, I must say, you do know how to choose a vacation" James said with joy as he carried her and the baby back to the blanket "However, I think we should eat something" James said as he laid her down gently on the blanket. James knew that Kiera wasn't use to eating more and that she probably didn't like it however she was still a small person and the Healers at Mungo's was often telling them that she would need to eat twice as much if she was expected to carry a healthy baby. James turned over towards the basket and pulled out some sandwiches along with a few of the other snacks he had packed.
 
Kiera laughed and looked up lovingly at James. He caught her off guard as he lifted her into his arms. She had gained ten pounds which did not make her overall weight higher than 110 pounds. Kiera grinned as she snagged a kiss from him. "Maybe we should let me pick a few more..." she suggested, fainting innocence. The young woman would love nothing more than to spend all her time with James and vacations were a perfect opportunity to do so. Kiera wrapped her arms around James' neck as he began to carry her back to the blanket. He sat her down with ease. She knew she really ought to be eating more to keep herself and the baby happy but it was hard for her. She wasn't used to eating so much. "I guess I should eat." she said in agreement with him. She looked over the food he had brought before picking up a turkey sandwich. It tasted incrediable so maybe she was hungrier than she realized. "Well Mr. Potter, I assume you are aware of the game between the Harpies and the Cannons coming up..." she said, a sly smile on her lips. "I'm afraid I have a delima as to who to cheer for. My husband or my team. Its a shame I won't get to whip you into shape on the pitch." Kiera said shaking her head mockingly.
 
James took a bite from one of the sandwiches and quickly swallowed so that he could reply to the comment made by his wife. "Well, that is an interesting delima" James said with a smile as the children from before ran up onto the beach in the hopes of coaxing him back into the water, however they saw that he was eating and so instead returned to the waters without their new playmate. James laid the sandwich down and moved closer to Kiera, "I think however, I'm going to have to be selfish and try to convince you to cheer for me" James said in his own sly voice as he placed a hand on her cheek and smiled "I may have to perform whatever favors you ask in order to get your vote you know" James said once more in a sly tone as he leaned in and kissed her forehead. "Though I guess it would be an unfair disadvantage for Ravyn and the rest, considering there already outmatched with the loss of their star chaser" James commented as he sat back and grabbed the rest of his sandwich, taking a large bite out of it and staring back out onto the water.
 
Kiera watched her husband with pure delight. His words were sending shivers up her spine. She was momentarily distracted by a few children beckoning for James to resume playing with them at the waters edge. Kiera took a new bite out of her sandwich. She was halfway done with the sandwich already. "Hmm that's a very interesting proposition. " she said, pretending to take in all her options. She considered what he was saying with an amused look on her face. "I would say that's any offer I just can't refuse. " she said shaking her head. A smile was dancing across Kiera's face. She was just as happy as anyone could be. "though it really isn't fair to Ravyn and my team. They might think I'm a traitor." Kiera said with mock horror.
 
"Well then I guess I'll just have to send them my apologies, for corrupting one of their own" James said with a laugh as he finished his sandwich "Then again Ravyn's still a bit mad at me for sabotaging the team and getting you pregnant" James joked as he thought about the slap and the hug he had received from Ravyn when she had found out that they were going to be expecting a child. James wondered how his friends were doing, he hadn't seen them in quite sometime. Erica was very busy at the Prophet now that she was Editor, both Erica and Ravyn were always spending their free time with Chloe now who seemed to have falling into depression with more frequency though from what James had heard, she and Evan made quite the couple. "So how are your friends?" James asked Kiera deciding that perhaps it was time to turn the conversation over towards other people and their lives, if only for a moment.
 
Kiera laughed at her husband, finishing up her own sandwich. She had let James tell Ravyn that Kiera was pregnant since the two were best friends and had been long before Kiera joined the team. "As she should be. You took me away from them and I hate to say it but they do need me." she teased lightly. She was sure the team could handle themselves a little bit longer before they got her back. Kiera looked at the sandwich, feeling full but she knew she needed to eat more than one sandwich. She sighed as she picked up another one and began to eat it. Kiera grinned as James asked about her friends. There was one important piece of information she had yet to share with James. Mischief grew in her sparkling chocolate eyes. "Well, now that you ask...guess who Cyndi is dating?" Kiera asked, not bothering to wait for his reply. "Cameron! Can you believe it? First he dates my friend Caysi and now Cyndi!" she said grinning at the news. Kiera really hoped that it would work out between the two. "I know Kat is playing for the Wasps and living with Chace but that's about it. I haven't heard much from Caysi or Andy lately." she said with a frown. She didn't like the thought that her friends were falling away from her.
 
James listened as Kiera talked about her friends, he didn't really know them too well despite having lived in the Gryffindor Common room for a year back when he attended Hogwarts and inside he kinda felt bad that Kiera was involved with his friends and yet he didn't seem involved with hers. "Well when the baby is born we'll make sure to have a party and invite everyone" James suggested with a smile, "A celebration on our family becoming whole and the lasting friendships that stay with us till the end of time" James said with an air of grandiosity that would match how the Daily Prophet was likely to spin it. "How does that sound?" James asked Kiera as he moved closer towards her, taking a bite from her sandwich. James wanted their friends to stay close to them and not let the fact that they were going to have a child seemingly interfere with how they lived. Kiera was giving up alot for them and it seemed like the only thing James could do was support her, so he intended to do his best.
 
Kiera thought the idea of a welcoming party was a great idea. It would be the perfect way to introduce their family to all their friends and family. She beamed at her husband. "That is perfect!" she said excitedly. "Our friends and family will love that. Like a giant welcoming party." she said brightly. She grimaced at the next words out of his mouth. It sounded like the kind of propaganda the papers would print. She wished her child wouldn't have to be in the spotlight so much but with parents like Kiera and James, it was bound to happen. "Well maybe I like my friendships to last a lifetime." she said, a bit stubbornly. Kiera laughed as James leaned in and took a bite out of her sandwich. She shook her head, handing him the rest of it. "I think that sounds perfect to be honest." the brunette said. She wanted to keep her friends no matter if she had a child or not. However.... "We might want to limit the amount of time the baby spends with Kat and Andy though. Don't want our baby to turn out like them." she joked, laughing.
 
James took the rest of Kiera's sandwich as she spoke "That is true, than again we may want to keep the baby away from my family in genera" James said with a laugh as he thought about it. "Kid might end up blowing half the house away or trying to sneak dragons in the basement" James said out loud as he thought about it. James had a very loving family but they were also a bit wild and crazy at times and were known to cause trouble on more than one occasion. "What about your family?" James asked a bit hesitantly, he knew that Kiera's mother was different and that she didn't like James or his family that much, James wondered how much contact Kiera might want the child to have with Jacqueline Burke or whatever surname she went by these days. James didn't want to have them apart forever but he had to admit and Kiera did as well that her mother was in a bad place and was likely never to recover from it.
 
Kiera laughed and shook her head in disagreement. She hadn't spent too much time with her in-laws but they seemed to be very loving and caring. Kiera already loved them as well. "Your family isn't so bad." she said, grinning at him. She could think of worse people to be with her child. Her brown eyes were confused by James' tone when he asked about her family before it dawned on her that he meant her mother. "Well Dad, Cam and Kat will all spoil the child to death. As for Mother, well she's gotten better since she had Gabriel and Raziel came back home." she said, having visited them not too long ago. Her new little brother was quite adorable. Raziel wasn't so bad either, maybe even good for her mom.

Kiera was about to say something to that affect when she felt a sharp pang in her abdomen region. She cried out in pain, forgetting about all the people around her. Her hand immediately went to her stomach. It was excruitatingly painful. Her eyes flickered down to her clothing taking in the blood on her shorts and spreading to the ground. Her brown eyes went wide with horror and pain as she fainted, unable to come to grips with the reality in front of her.
 
James listened as Kiera spoke about how much her mother's changed not quite sure if he believed that though he would like for them all to be one happy family even if that didn't seem likely to happen. It was interesting to think about how spoiled their child was likely to become considering how both James' family and Kiera's family going to respond to them. Everything changed however once he heard Kiera cry out in pain, his eyes followed her's as he saw the blood. James felt himself turn pale as the blood seemed to rush from his body as well as his wife's. James grabbed his wife before she fainted "don't worry, it's going to be alright" James said to his wife as he focused, they had to get to Saint Mungo's so that his wife could be looked at. James held his wife close as he thought about Saint Mungo's in London, it would be difficult but he would try to take her there, hopefully the person that meant most to him could be helped. James closed his eyes and focused hard as he felt the sensation that came with apparating take over both himself and his wife, the next few hours would be a tornado of information and waiting.

James sat in the dark room next to his wife, his eyes were red and his family stood next to him feeling the pain that he suffered as he waited for his wife to wake from her sleep. It was hard to think about, Kiera had lost the baby and was lucky to be alive. It all seemed to happen so suddenly and without proper reason, James didn't understand however he did grieve. James grieved for the loss of the baby and the future that had been theirs for only a brief moment, James grieved for the pain that he knew his wife would feel when she woke to find that the life that had been growing inside of her was no more. Ravyn was on her way but it didn't matter, nothing seemed to matter to James at the moment as James placed his hands over his face and breathed into them once more. It felt as though he had been doing that for the last several years instead of hours and he seemed to only want it to stop, to go back to the morning so that he could do something, anything to save their world. James removed his hands as he looked down at his wife remembering what it was that the Healers had told him, complications, time, nothing could've been done.
 
Kiera was fading in and out of consiousness, catching only bits and pieces of the conversation around her. She was being jostled and moved around to where she did not know. Her mind could not wrap itself around the fact that she had lost her baby. It escaped her notice, not knowing the extreme condition she was now in. It was hours before her eyes even began to flutter open. Slowly, Kiera awoke to a plain room, laying in a clean bed. She did not have her own clothes on and she began to panic slightly. Her head was swimming and nothing was making sense. What was going on? Where was she? Kiera didn't recognize the place around her as her brown eyes weakly took in her surroundings. She was physically and emotionally drained. It would be nearly impossible for her to raise a hand or move any part of her body for that matter.

Kiera tried stubbornly to lift her head but it was futile. Where was her husband? James was the center of her universe and she needed him. His presence would reassure her that she was alright. That her baby was alright. Her brown eyes were wide with concern. "James?" she called out weakly. Her voice was barely a whisper though there was an edge of panic to it. "James?" she called again, a little louder. It caused an outbreak of coughs. What was wrong with her? Kiera needed answers but more than anything, she needed James.
 
James looked as he heard Kiera move, he stood as he heard his wife's voice call for him. This was the moment he had been waiting for but it was also the moment he dreaded, what could James say to his wife that would not bring her to the same place he was at, a painful place that was both dark and cold. James wrapped his arms around his wife as he kissed her forehead, he didn't want to tell her what they had lost. James only wanted to make his wife happy, to tell her that she was right to push them and that having children was a good thing. Most of all James wanted to tell her that he loved her more than anything else in the world and that he would've trade all of the Quidditch Matches and all of the galleons he had just so that he could tell her he was wrong. That was not the case though, his fears about having children and the danger that laid with it seemed to have been proven and now he would have to tell her.

The room was empty, the family and friends that had gathered left the grieving husband and wife by themselves because none of them could tell them anything that would make everything better for them. "Kiera, I love you so much" James said as tears began to fill his eyes, James couldn't remember the last time he actually cried yet he knew that this was a good time for tears to flow. "I'm sorry Kiera" James muttered unable to bring himself to say what he was supposed to say. It was all too painful and now he would have to share his burden with his wife, something he didn't want to do. "Kiera, we lost the baby" James said sullenly as though now that he had said it, the baby was truly lost. Could things have been different if he simply did not admit the truth? James didn't know and now he would never know, the only thing James could do now was be strong for his wife because she would need him more than ever.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)
Back
Top