John Jones is a manhunter (johnjones) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2013-03-09 23:25:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, applejack, j'onn j'onzz (martian manhunter) |
Who: J’onn Jones and Applejack
When: During Alma’s baby’s birth
Where: Their place
What: John’s shapeshifting powers and telepathy lock onto Alma and he gets to experience some of the joys of being in labor. AJ keeps him from going insane.
Rating: R, NSFW, Because of some swearing and labor such.
Status: Complete
John hadn’t been feeling well for a couple of days, and he had been unsure why. When he suddenly started having a pounding headache and pains along his lower abdomen, he felt like he was dying.
And that was before he started changing. Which is to say that one moment, he looked like his normal self, and the next he looked like, well, a very different person; A woman., young, and very much pregnant. He had been having some weird shifts since his powers had manifested a few days ago, but this was definitely not normal. and definitely new.
As this happened while he was laying back on the bed, and AJ was a few feet away, it was a little bit startling to both .of them. He could feel that he was not, in fact, pregnant, but he also could feel that his body was mimicking almost everything about it.
“Oh stars!” He clutched his stomach as he felt pain rip through him.
AJ sat up a bit in the bed. She turned to look over at him, frowning. “John? You all right?” She asked, reaching forward to rest her hand on his shoulder.
“I don’t know... this body is in distress! “ Other than being pregnant that was.
John moaned as he rocked on the bed, shuddering. “I think this body is in labor!
“Just lay still. I’ll get you some water.” AJ said, then moved to climb out of bed. She had no idea what to do, so she went into the kitchen to get him some ice water. And a straw. That’s what they gave to women in labor, right? Ice chips and ice water? She moved back into the bedroom quickly.
“Pain killers?” Thankfully, labor lasted for a long time, right? So she wouldn’t have to... do... she had no idea what to do.
“Water... yes please?” John whimpered, hands clutching the bed covers. “I don’t know. This is a new thing for me.” He chuckled and shook his head.
“I don’t know what else to do.” AJ said, moving over to the bed to sit beside him. She held the cup down so he could drink the water through the straw.
“Be here... talk to me?” He was panting now, feeling like his whole body was straining toward something. “What do you know about pregnancy?” He wanted to know anything. Everything.
“Of course.” AJ said, reaching a hand up to run her fingers over his forehead. “Not much. I’ve only seen it in animals. Never had any friends have babies.” She added, frowning a little. “That’s really... it’s happening, isn’t it?”
John shuddered as cramps ran across his body. “Y-yes. I think I linked to someone who has powers and, nnngh, she is in labor.”
He felt too cold, suddenly, and shivered as he felt a sudden pain down between his legs. “Nnngh, I’m having... ah, contractions!”
AJ frowned, lifting her hand again to brush over his hair. “What can I do?” She almost offered a Midol. She really didn’t know how else to deal with his excruciating pain.
“Just be here?” He squeezed her hand, and groaned, the pain being both bad, and oddly good sometimes. he didn’t know what to think.
“Of course I will.” AJ said, reaching forward to hold his hand in both of hers. “Squeeze. As much as you need. And slow, deep breathing. You’ll be okay. You’re going to be okay.”
He would be, he knew, with her there. The pain was weird, and powerful, sometimes completely terrible, and sometimes not. But eventually, with a feeling like giving birth, it ended, and John collapsed, his mind and body freed, and he shuddered as he changed back to his normal self. his clothing gone now and shivering.
He smiled softly at AJ, who had been so incredible, and been there with him and for him.
“I love you, AJ. More than I can say.”
“Shh.” AJ said, giving his hand a little squeeze. That had been a crazy ordeal. She wasn’t sure she could handle it, but he was so strong, so powerful. She knew she had to be there to support him, he would have done the same thing for her. That’s what good girlfriends, fiancees and wives did. They were there for their men. “I love you, too. Just... get some rest.” She said, lifting a hand to run over his hair. Then she pulled the blanket up and around him. It was a little sweaty, but it would be warm for him.
"How did I get so lucky as to find you? " He looked at her and smiled. He felt loving and lucky. She was amazing. "Okay. Rest sounds good. This week we should go out and just relax. "
“I feel the same way.” AJ said, meaning how lucky she was to have found him. She leaned forward to lay down with him on the bed, cuddling close against him. “We should. But now you need some sleep. You’ve been through so much.” She said, lifting her hand to run over his hair, holding him close and trying to calm him.
“I love you, AJ, with all my heart. Stay?”
He held her hand and kissed it softly as his eyes closed. He truly was exhausted.
“Of course I will.” AJ said, leaning in to kiss his closed eyelids one by one. Then she settled down against the pillows and closed her own. “You’ll have to do more than that to get rid of me.” She teased.
John smiled softly. He snuggled her close and then his eyes were completely closed. And he was asleep.
AJ simply held him for a long time, listening to his breathing and staring up at the ceiling. She finally fell asleep, holding him against her chest.
FIN.