Chapter 12 - Faded, Pale Skin, & Blood

Two days later -

Rachel was standing (she is still only five months along in her pregnancy). She looked at herself, on that tall mirror on the wall. This was a great help to be able to look at how she is doing with it. With everything.

She touched her own stomach, caressed that pale and white skin, where she knows the baby is underneath all that. She was gentle, also slowly touching. She almost smiled. 

Rachel noticed Black Hat's reflection there, him being behind her. She actually got a smile, at that, again now. She felt good and at peace, with him here. In fact, strangely enough, she never gets nightmares anymore. Just by sleeping in the same bed as him. 

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Months Later [Just two] - 

They both shared the same room and bed now. It being Black Hat's room, now both of theirs.

Black Hat made Rachel stay in bed, resting, during her pregnancy (she is seven months in now). Not wanting Rachel to hurt herself. 

Rachel did as she was told, even if she doesn't like that it made her feel like a child again. Especially a sick one. 

She sighed softly, pulling a blanket over her body. She decided to sleep for awhile, she was tired anyway.

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Hours later - 

Rachel wakes up, opening her eyes, feeling slight aches and pains. Mixed in with the paleness, her body was skinny now, that her bones would be showing soon enough. Her eyes had gray bags under them and that dark green shaded being faded slightly.

She was also hungry. 

Black Hat notices this (that she is starving). He brings her something to eat, which was warm chicken noodle soup. 

Rachel smiles softly at that, especially by a familiar memory it brought her. She tries to eat it, carefully, with Black Hat's help. 

But it was no use, this baby wouldn't let her consume anything for humans. Except water, and that was even still a stretch, to do (drinking it, she was glad that she is able to, even now). 

She gripped onto Black Hat's shoulder, shakily. 

Then, she looked over, noticing that Black Hat was thinking. "What's on your mind, darling?" 

"Oh, it's nothing." 

"Liar, tell me." 

Black Hat sighed softly. "Alright then, what I was thinking is, we tried your way. Although, we haven't let you try what I sometimes drink or eat." 

"Hmm, you're right." Rachel thought about it, herself. "Ok then, let's try that!" She says, with a small smile now. 

Black Hat seems unconvinced about it, especially if it'll work. "Are you sure?" he asked, questioned quietly, as he eyed Rachel. 

"..yeah, I am. Hell, I'II try anything to satisfy me. I'm so thirsty and hungry.." Rachel replied, she also nodded at him. 

Black Hat sighs once more, before nodding himself. "..alright, if you say so." 

"I know so." Rachel said, playfully and a bit sarcastically. 

Black Hat rolled his eye, in a playful way as well. He was slightly relieved that her spirits were still calm and peaceful, bright. Even with everything that's happened so far. 

"We'll try blood with you." 

Rachel was nodding again, at that. Then she watched as he leaves this room, closing and shutting the door behind himself. 

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Black Hat headed into his office, grabbing one of the blood bags from his small fridge in there, then he walked down the hallway and into the kitchen. He opened it, as he cuts that bag. He poured that blood into a glass cup, putting it in the microwave after that. 

He was watching as it heated up. After the timer went off, he reaches it and grabbed that. He headed back to her. 

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Rachel had waited patiently, another blanket wrapped over her. "Hey again, my love." 

Black Hat gives that blood to Rachel, wasting no time to see if it will work, half expecting it not to. He even put a plastic straw in there for her. 

Rachel drank the blood, slowly. 

After a few seconds, she hums in happiness and closed her eyes as she's still drinking it. She puts away, taking a breath, smiling.

"It's so good..thanks, my love." 

Black Hat smiled now, feeling extra relieved. He stays there and nuzzled against her. 

Rachel didn't seem to mind, loving it. She drinks that warm blood, staying there and close to him. She had a smile again. 

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Yeah, I used the whole 'can't eat human food because of baby so have to drink blood' thing from Twilight - fight me if it's a problem xD 

Personally, I think that concept is different and interesting - So I used it in my Villainous Fanfiction 🎩