Reserved fot the two winners of the first flatsale.

The new maternity clinic was finally finished. The new building stood proudly on a hill overlooking a whole town with the sea in the distance. Eventually, people could live in this town, but for now it was empty save a couple and their daughter. This place was a dimension of its own which Sae had inherieted from her grandmother as a child. It was the perfect place for a clinic.

Rebecca was one of many species that resided on Menewsha, though she looked human and Sae came from the underworld connected to Menesha, she was a demon. And so, though the clinic was not on Menewsha, they named it the Menewshan Maternity clinc.

Anyone in need their clinic would find themselves transported into the courtyard.

Sae had already found pictures of the arriving parents, a spell automatically sent them to the clinic, so that Sae and Rebecca would know when some one was coming and who they were.

Now ll they had to do was wait for the first two couples to arrive.

Something was shimmering in the corner of the yard. Well, it wasn't a yard exactly, but Hannah liked to think of it as one. She lived with her little brother Joey and good friend Oscar in a trailer park outside the capital, and this field was the only bit of nature she could see without asking them to drive her to the park. Technically, it was the future home of at least half a dozen more trailers, but they weren't here yet, so a yard it would remain for the time being.

"Hey!" Hannah shouted. Maybe the shimmering was alive. She started jogging toward it, and a few moments later she heard footsteps pattering after her. She stopped and so did they. The shimmering thing was larger now, more the size of a large dog or a crouching human.

"What's wrong?" Oscar asked. He had been hovering ever since she had told him their big news, so naturally he had taken some initiative and followed her. It was nice he was so obedient without even knowing that she expected it.

Hannah grabbed his hand. "Come see," she said, and suddenly she rushed forward until her free hand touched the shimmer. A bright light sparked around the pair, and they disappeared.

Oscar knew not five seconds after they arrived outside the clinic that it was not someplace he wanted to be. First of all, it wasn't where they had been five seconds ago, and on top of that, there were other people there that he was sure were going to expect him to converse with them.

"Hey," Hannah said, dropping Oscar's hand and waving at Rebecca, Sae, and the little pink-haired girl. She couldn't explain why, but she somehow felt a great deal more serene here than she did at home. "Where are we?"

Sae grinned and nudged Rebecca, "They're here!"

Rebecca sighed and rolled her eyes, "Sae, they're right there. I can see them perefectly well without you shouting about it."

"I'm so glad to see you", The pink-haired demon called out practically bouncing, the baby giggling in response to her happiness.

Rebecca rolled her eyes again. "Sae, they asked you a question."

"Hm?"

She shook her head, turned to the couple and motioned at the sign behind her. "We're a special maternity clinic for different circumstances. I'm here to make sure everything goes well with the pregnancy and that your child grows up healthy. I'm trained in medicine and will act as a doctor when needed. I can't explain why Sae's here though."

Sae made a face at her.

"This place you see has its own special dimension. Parents who belong to this clinic from across Menewsha, or even from other worlds can gather here. You are the first couple."

Four days, Kyrstal had been trapped in this strange world for four days with that bastard beast who'd .. who'd. She wasn't going to think about it she was just going to finish making a snack and then work on another plan to get home. Not that she trusted her skills anymore at this point. They landed her first with HIM and then here when she'd tried to send him back.

Theo was no happier, outside the small shack they'd been sharing he'd been up a tree stripping the bark out it in irritation. His life was not going according to plan. He wanted to go home, he wanted to get away from that crazy woman and forget all about what had happened during his last Malsar.

A minute later the pair found themselves in the courtyard staring at several strangers. Theo now on on stomach on the ground growled " Gods be damned girl what the hell did you do now."

Krystal was silent, this wasn't her doing and she wasn't even sure what was going on. At least some of the strangers were odd like them so they were less likely to be stared at oddly.

"Welcome", an excited-looking female demon rushed up to the newly appeared 'couple'. "This is the Menewshan Maternity clinic. I 'm Sae and this is--"

Rebecca sighed and shoved a hand over Sae's mouth. "Let's not repeat it. These people are late, they can figure things out for themselves. I don't want to go through the whole damn thing again." She looked at the couple critcially and then with distaste.

Sae sighed,"Oh Becca . . ."

((Rebecca is so bitchy))

Krystal frowned " Maternity clinic? Um there must have been a mistake or something." The crystal fairy had found her voice out of need to clear up this odd situation.

Slowly Theo climbed to his feet and dusted himself off with his hands and tail. He then shot glares at everyone in the courtyard though centered his gaze on Krystal " ... This is YOUR fault." He wasn't totally sure what was going on here but he had an idea and if he was correct his life was about to get that much more complicated.

Sae blinked looking confused and then giggled, "Why for the baby of course!"

"You're pregnant", Rebecca added bluntly and stared at the cat-creature assuming that he must be the one pregnant after his outburst.

Oscar and Hannah both jumped slightly as two more people... animal... things appeared out of nowhere. They inched forward, Hannah out of curiosity and Oscar in an attempt to protect her. He would have chalked this whole situation up to being yet another dream or just some sort of bad trip if these other two hadn't seemed so put out by the whole situation.

"See? I told you I was having a baby," Hannah whispered over her shoulder. At least now she wouldn't have to worry about seeing a Menewshan doctor, since this woman had offered and all.

"I never said I didn't believe you," Oscar replied, in an even lower voice.

Hannah turned and addressed Theo and Krystal. "Congratulations!" she said sunnily, despite the fact that the fairy and cat-dude didn't seem to be in the least bit excited.

Krystal dropped to her knees and wrapped her arms around herself, this.. this wasn't happening. It couldn't be and yet it was. Somehow her carefully planned life was going from bad to worse and there was nothing she could do about it. " That is .. news" she said softly " I'm certain Theo and myself will appreciate any help you have to offer."

Theo groaned , he was right and now he was stuck with the annoying female. Wonderfull. He eyes the person who'd congratulated them " thank you" his tone was cool but polite.

"It was for me too", Rebecca murmured in a melancoly tone.

Sae averted her eyes and turned away. Her back hand moved across her face, removing unwanted tears. "Not in front of the baby". Her voice took on a snappish quality that had not been there before and did not suit her. When she turned back she looked furious and Rebecca was mommentarily taken aback.

"She loves me", Rebecca reminded herself. It was a mistake, but she doesn't regret it and can't stand when I do. Sae had never snapped at her before.

Krystal slowly stood and looked uncertainly at the arguing pair. The situation looked to be heading south rather fast. " I'm sorry, if this is a bad time, we could come back later or something" She fingered her dirty blond hair nervously as she spoke.

Oscar rested a hand on Hannah's shoulder in warning. Maybe now wasn't the best time to be so visibly happy about her little mistake. It was one thing to be congratulatory and overshare with people who were excited to be bringing a child into the world, but no one here seemed to be feel more than regret over their "accidents," at least at the moment.

Frankly, Oscar himself was hardly registering anything other than anxiety over what exactly it meant to be in this strange, empty dimension. Was time continuing as normal back home? If so, he might have been wise to start thinking about a plausible place he and Hannah might have run off to, in case Joey had returned home from the hardware store.

He cleared his throat, taking the opportunity to bring up his concern since the other woman had talked of leaving. "Yes, how do we get home from here?"

"Don't worry dear. We sent for you, you aren't intruding", Sae replied warmly as if to apologise.

Sae turned towards Oscar. "I'll send you home now. If you need us, you'll find your way back, don't worry.

Take this."

Sae handed him a picture.



"I've got a copy on file. The next one will be of the infant. Don't worry, we don't stalk you. These appear here automatically."

Theo nodded slowly " Does she need to see a healer, doctor thing or something?" Theo was too young to chink of children and he didn't really understand the whole pregnancy procress, within his tribe with was like this big secret women had they didn't share with men until a child was born. He knew they ate different, were less active and more cranky but that was about it.

Looking at Krystal he wondered vaughly what on earth child they'd end up producing. He was amazed that their different species could breed at all.

Kyrstal was shocked, Theo cared? Was even remotely interested in this? She smiled a bit. " I would appreciate some knowledge that all was going well."

Rebecca smiled slightly, "That would be me. I've been trained in the medical arts". She said adding a flourish to her correct title as a doctor.

Sae looked at Rebecca fondly, "Becca's good at what she does." She indicated to her bandaged hand. "This hand was broken a little while ago, but now it will move a bit!"

"Now Sae", Rebecca scolded. "Don't mislead them. You're a demon, you heal fast."

Krystal laughed softly " Well my medical skills are limited to panicking and running in circles over even a bruised knee so I think I Will take your help Miss Becca." In the back of her mind Krystal had the thought that she should should figure some of this out before any child was born. children were notoriously bad for getting hurt.

Theo eyed the one named Sae, she seemed decent enough, humorous almost at times. " Nothing wrong with a bit of demon blood in you" He said dryly.

Rebecca looked momentarily taken aback and then chuckled at her realization, "Oh, you've only heard Sae address me. My name is Rebecca. Sae insists on calling me Becca simply because I don't aprove of it."

"It sounds sweet", Sae piped up.

"No, it sounds unprofessional".

Sae just giggled in response. She then turned to adress Theo, "Just a bit". She winked and gestured to the long curling horns on the back of her head.

" Ahh, I see, I'm sorry Miss Rebecca." Krystal was slightly amused to figure out that all couples here seemed to be having an interesting time together to say the least.

Theo just smiled " So what now?"

"Your picture", Sae replied with a smile.
"You can go home now". she handed the picture to Theo.