Saturn Wise-Owl Chapter seven

"Hold on"

It was Sunday morning and someone was banging on my door, luckily Teal wasn't asleep. I went as quick as I could down the stairs with Teal on my hip, I wondered who it could be. Hundreds of bad ideas rushed in my head, I prayed it was something good.

"Mum! What are you doing here?"

"I came to see my daughter and my grandchild after a boring school meeting, I can't believe they made me go in on a Sunday"

"I hoped it was Bluebell"

 "Has he left you on your own again"

I sighed, Bluebell was off reporting about the bad floods in the east. I felt the tears pricking in my eyes, Mum gave a sad smile and helped me inside.

"So how long has he been gone?"

I ignored the question I looked outside at the rose bushes, I played with my hair.

"Saturn how long has he been gone?"

"A month"

"Why didn't you tell one of us we would of helped out"

The thing was I didn't want to feel like a failure by telling my family that Bluebell was gone and I wasn't coping, there were loads of single parents out there who cope. Yet I couldn't.

"You need to have a firm word with him, you have yourself, Teal and the bump to look after"

Mum Looked at Teal who was playing by our feet. Yes I was pregnant again, I got scared. What if the baby came and I was on my own in the house? What if I fall while no one is here?

"Mum do you think we rushed in to things, I mean a new house, getting married and a baby all in under a year? Maybe this is my fault for rushing"

Mum looked at me sympathetically.

"It takes two Saturn, he wanted this as much as you"

Mum left after dinner, she said she would stay if I wanted but I said I will manage. Like I always do. Teal isn't sleeping well, he never dose when his dad is away. I've read this story so many times I think I know it off by heart.

The door slammed from down stairs, I looked at the clock. I went to see Bluebell.

"Where have you been, you told be you would be back two nights ago"

I was so angry, how could he do this to Teal and I.

"I'm sorry, the plane was delayed I tried to phone"

He kept apologising and in the end I was so tied I let him off the hook, but only if he promised to go on a family outing next weekend.

I've been meaning to do this for a while all three of us, four if you included the bump, out for a morning stroll. Teal enjoyed it anyway.

"Look"

He kept pointing at random things and saying his newly learnt word, I should of been happy. I wasn't though, Bluebell had a phone call and wasn't talking to me since. I knew what was happening.

"Love...they've...well they have asked me to go report up north and..."

I sighed, I knew he would say he accepted the offer. I know I should be happy, loads of people would love to have a steady job the way things are going lately. But, I wasn't happy.

"Just me and you Teal...again"

He left early this morning, I didn't even say good bye I was so ticked off with him.

"Daddy"

Teal showed off his new word while I found him some food, I was so happy when he learnt to say 'Mummy' before 'Daddy'. That really annoyed Bluebell. After Teal was fed I dropped him off at Mum and Dad's so they could have him for a while, I was going to see my twin.

"Do you want me to have a go at him?"

I smiled at my twins way of dealing with things, she has been a real rock these last few months. I am so glad life has finally gone her way, she has a new boyfriend David and she has a good job as a fitness instructor.

"No Jupiter I'll figure something out"

I hoped.

When I came back home from Jupiter I had a new found strength, I was going to tell Bluebell how I felt. But, when I got back I heard strange noises from the kitchen. I approached the kitchen with caution,

"Hello...Who is there?"

I gasp when I saw Bluebell standing at the stove making dinner. He wasn't meant to back for another two days and yet there he was.

"Hey love we finished early, you glad to see me?"

I found myself smiling, I went to walk in the kitchen when...

The baby would have to come now wouldn't it!

Saturn Wise-Owl Chapter six

It's five am but it's clear I'm not getting to sleep again. Teal is having a bad night screaming his head off at the smallest of issues, lucky for Bluebell he is away getting a interview with a famous French actress. It's times like these I wonder where did the year go? I played the events of last year...

In November I got married, I was still nineteen and I was getting married! My dress picked, my hair done and the location booked. The only problem was that Jupiter went into labour early yesterday morning, she was a month early but the doctors assured us her and the baby was fine. She told me to carry on and to get married, so I did.

Our parents watched in joyful glee. Mum's third child was married and she was having a bit of a mid-life crisis that she getting too old, Dad still going strong and Sigh had become one of the top five chefs in the city! Everything was just perfect.

 

As we kissed we became legally man and wife, I never imagined that my first boyfriend would be my last. How rare is that! It seemed my life was on the right track, I had a house and now a husband. I had even managed to get a part-time job at the local daycare centre.

Neptune and I have become really close lately, it must be weird for him being the youngest. All his siblings have moved out now, Jupiter moved in with her new boyfriend David last month. There isn't a big age gap between me and him, I can still remember my school day as if they were yesterday and so I could still laugh at the school jokes and not find them stupid or immature.

Then there was our wedding night as husband and wife. I remembered that very well! I was on cloud nine, nothing could of spoilt that day. It could of been better if my twin was there but what can you do, I made sure to visit her the next day to tell her all about it. She was very angry that she missed it.

It was still weird waking up next to Bluebell, having him hold my hand and then say very sleepily

"Good morning wife"

It was also felt strange me saying back, automatically

"Good morning husband"

About three weeks later I decided to do two important things, write thank you notes to everyone with included photos of the wedding. The second thing I decided to do was more of a secret. I waited until Bluebell left to get the shopping and then I rushed to do the task.

I waited for him to come back and he saw instantly there was something wrong.

"What's up love?"

I felt anxious, nervous and a bit scared. He needed to know though so the words spilled out of my mouth, I bit my lip once I said them.

"I'm pregnant"

He ran up and scooped me up, jumping me up and down. We screamed and squealed all night, he never put me down saying that he was going to take extra special care of me and that meant never letting me walk again. We phoned everyone, wrote it on the Internet, E-mailed and Bluebell even declared it in the local newspaper.

When we got the crib we debated.

"Do you think it's to blue? What if it's a girl?"

"It will be a boy"

"All fathers say that Bluebell"

"I think it will be fine"

"Are you sure"

I visited Koi and Jupiter frequently to ask about pregnancy and child birth. Koi with her son Basa and her daughter Squid told me that children we the best thing in have but she added she won't be having anymore. Jupiter with her son Union said that no matter how bad things may me you always love them.

Then my bump became huge and my due date loomed over me, I was excited and petrified. Would it hurt? Would something go wrong? Have I done something wrong? I tried not to think about it doing anything to keep my mind off it. 

Still my due date came and I found my self with my water's broken and the contractions coming thick and fast. My mum, Bluebell, Jupiter and Venus all were there after I gave birth waiting to see their grandson or nephew. Yes I had a boy.

So here I am approaching my twentieth birthday with a wedding ring on my finger and a beautiful boy on my hip. Teal looks a lot like his father that's for sure, I just hope people are more excepting of Berries nowadays. Especially as Bluebell and I are hoping to have another one soon...

Saturn Wise-Owl Chapter five

Koi and Skye got married early February with the exciting news that Koi was also expecting their first child, Mum and them quickly forgot all about their arguments and are ow friends again. It was the biggest Wise-Owl celebration since Venus' eighteenth birthday, everyone from the family seemed to turn up. Even Aqua stayed for a while.

Mum looked youthful and pretty as always, no one would guess she was forty-two! She still tried to tell people she was in her late twenties, she still wore huge high heels and went clubbing at least once a month. But, she is always there for her children of course. Seeing Skye getting married brought a flood of tears and huge smiles.

Dad on the other hand stood tall and smiled with great pride as his son, is first born married the love of his life. He too still looked young apart from the two wrinkles on his forehead that threaten to show every time there is a stressful situation.

"Hey Dad, so what do you think? Your boy is all grown up and married"

"Well I think he is going to have a very happy life with Koi"

That is all he said before going to give Mum a tissue, I took a slice of cake and went to sit down.

"Look at them two"

Venus rolled her eyes as Skye lifted his bride up in to the air, Koi screamed and told him he was crazy. I looked at Venus, my half sister who is smart, independent and manages to look after a toddler, a fiance with writer's block and a job as a midwife with out one complaint.

"Well you'll be like that on your wedding, won't you Venus"

"No way, I'm having a simple ceremony at the registry office, I leave the big white wedding to you and Jupiter. Anyway you graduate soon, my little sisters all grown up"

I gave a weak smile, to be honest I was getting scared. Graduation as looming over me and even though I was excited before now I'm nervous for the future.

But, still you can't stop time and in a flash Cookie, Bluebell, Jupiter and I were graduating. I had just turned eighteens and now I was classed as an adult. I couldn't believe it, now I could drive, I could vote and do everything else that came with being an adult.

A Year Later... 

"I am so sorry babe I didn't know it was sold out"

My nineteenth birthday, the only good thing about it was that Bluebell was still my boyfriend after all this time. Apart from that today wasn't that good. Bluebell still has his moustache and says it helped him get his job at the newspapers, I can't even get a job! My job hunts are depressing, I keep getting turned down so I've gone on strike and will not go job searching until next month.

"It's fine, don't worry about it, lets just go back home and watch a DVD"

We began crossing the road,

"I really wanted to take your mind off all the drama that has been happening"

Oh the drama, it's getting to the point I want my life to be boring! It started off with Neptune's fifteenth birthday and went down hill from there, Venus got married at City Hall, then broke up with her husband and then they got back together but it gets worse...

Koi gave birth to a little boy called Basa, she is now expecting another baby. Her and Mum are at war with each other again, Skye became a Policeman and then had the embarrassment of seeing his own Mother fighting in the street when she was drunk after a night out. Mum has apologised but things are still rocky between them three.

Jupiter moved in with Cookie, found him cheating, broke up with him and then moved back home. She then found out she was pregnant! She went to have an abortion but found out she was too far along to have one, Mum isn't very happy with her at the moment. 

"Saturn will you marry me?"

I looked down, being sent back to the present. I looked around and saw that I was now home, then I looked down and saw Bluebell with a ring and down on one knee. I didn't know what to do, he was my first and only boyfriend so how do I know he is The One? His face became sad.

I smiled at him and he smiled back,

"Listen Bluebell, I think it's too soon to get married. So how about I put this ring on my finger as a promise we will, one day, get married but not yet"

"I'm fine with that"

He slid the ring on my finger.

I looked at the ring and suddenly my birthday had turned out to be amazing!

"Oh and one more thing, Saturn"

I looked at him, what else is there to say?

"I well...I brought a house with the money Dad sent me and Mum helped out as well so...Do you want to move in with me?"

I didn't need to think about that, I screamed 'Yes' and leaped into his arms.

"I can't believe your leaving me!"

It was the day of the big move and Jupiter was doing her usual jokes, see I know she is saying that in a joking way but part of me is crushed to think I maybe hurting my twin.

"Jupiter, you left me first remember?"

"Oh I remember, that Cookie Chip gave me a permeate reminder"

The car horned beeped and I knew it meant it was time to leave, my only good bye would be to my twin, Mum, Dad and Neptune were all out, which made things harder.

"Hold on let me get dressed I want to see you leave"

Jupiter ran to get dressed and out of her nightwear.

Jupiter walked up to Bluebell hands on hips.

"So you think you can take my twin without a fight do you?"

Bluebell felt bad I knew about separating us,

"Jupiter were not that far you can visit and stay over and-"

She pulled him into a hug.

"You take good care of my sister and remember we are still best friends"

"I will and your the greatest friend I could ever have"

I felt my self filling up with tears as my fiance and my twin shared this moment of love, friendship, acceptance and family.

"Hey Saturn don't cry"

My twin hugged me but I felt the tears stream down my face and on to her T-shirt.

"Saturn I'm meant to me the hormonal one, come on I'll be over all the time and like Bluebell said your only a half an hour's drive away"

I still couldn't help but cry some more, then my twin started crying and then Bluebell joined the hug and also started crying. My life began now but it was going to be without my twin.

Saturn Wise-Owl Chapter four

I love how I have to clean the bathroom! It was Skye's chore but after his birthday Mum said he no longer has to do any chores. He gets a new car I get dirty toilets! Yeah it's so not fair, he is training to be a police officer and next year I'm graduating.

"How dare you go and do that!"

I looked up, Mum was yelling from the kitchen. I ditched the dirty toilet and went to see what was going on, Mum hardly ever yells.

Skye, Mum and Dad were arguing.

"Mum I love her so I'm leaving"

"Your barely know her, tell him Mars"

Dad looked sad, I knew he was in between a rock and a hard place. Back up your wife or your son, hard choice to make. Mum also looked upset as though she hated fighting with him, Dad left to go to work and I felt Jupiter walk up beside me. 

"Listen Mum I'm leaving, I love Koi so I'm moving in with her. I won't be far were just outside the city and I'll come and see you often"

"No Skye if you go I never want to see you again you have really upset me, your have just come out of school with your whole life ahead of you and your settling down this quickly!"

"Mum!"

Jupiter and I gasped in shock, she couldn't really mean it.

"Fine Mum if that is how you feel"

So with out even a good bye Skye left, we watched him leave though the window. Mum shut herself in her bedroom, Dad came home early and went to talk to her and Jupiter and I were left gobsmacked at what just happened.

A week later still no news from Skye, Dad asked me to go to vist Venus to see if he was staying at hers or had been to see her. I was in for a shock when I saw her.

"Venus y-your pregnant!"

"What gave me away? The big stomach?"

I couldn't believe it my sister, who was just complaining about how she has no free time with her new job as a midwife is now pregnant.

"Gosh Saturn your ment to be happy for me, ok I may not be married and he's just my boyfriend and this wasn't planned but that dosn't matter"

"Sorry I'm just shocked! Who is the father...your boyfriend?"

She pointed towards the kitchen.

I couldn't belive my eyes, her boyfriend was the famous Sci-Fi writer Cycl0n3 Sw0rd. I looked at Venus and she nodded,  I garwped at him for a couple more secounds. Was he working on a new book? If so then I could think of a lot of people who would kill to see what I had just seen. I left Venus and told Mum and Dad the good news.

Christmas came and I was like a little kid. I love Christmas it's the best time in the year, so far no snow which is disappointing but still Christmas fever is everywhere.

I woke up at six and leapt out of bed to see the presents under the tree, I love Christmas!

Neptune was also excited jumping up and down, his eyes wide as he saw the size of the gifts. Skye and Mum have begun to start talking to one another again, he came round yesterday with Koi to give us all our presents and to show us Koi's engagement ring. Yes there is going to be a Wise-Owl wedding soon.

Christmas also brought a few changes that were hard for me to take in. Like Jupiter and I are now dressing differently, she likes different music to me and she likes the taste of champagne and I don't. Mum said were allowed to have some alcohol now were older and I hated the taste but Jupiter quite happily drank the whole bottle, she didn't even get drunk. Mum said she must of inherited her skills with alcohol.

Mum and Dad were like two teenagers, they kept giggling and kissing. Neptune thought it was gross but I thought it was sweet that after all this time they were still in love so much. Dad decided to take a long holiday so won't go back to work until late February and we all love having him around more.

Bluebell came round of course.

"For you babe"

"Oh Bluebell you shouldn't of, did you get my present?"

"Yes and I also got Jupiter's"

I gave my twin a confused look and she just laughed while playing with Neptune.

"What did she get you?"

"A voucher to have my moustache waxed off"

I had to laugh with my twin, it was too funny.

Another thing I loved about this Christmas was regular hot chocolate and the cafe, Bluebell and I go there everyday at seven at night. Not only was it nice to be with him and have some lovely hot chocolate but it was nice talking tot Bluebell away from the family. 

Oh and when New Year came so did Venus' baby. Meet Moses Roberts, yeah apparently Cycl0n3's real name is John Roberts who would of thought it. Anyway I am now a Aunt and soon to be graduating, I can't wait!