The Love That Matters Forever
NINE MONTHS LATER...
Fry and Leela were sitting on their couch, watching their romantic getaway honeymoon on tape. Fry's arm was around Leela's shoulders as he gazed at the image on the screen. It shown Leela on a beach chair at the beach, with a bikini and sunglasses on. She seemed to get a good tan as Fry snuck up on her with the video camera in his hands.
"Hi, beautiful!" Fry exclaimed on the tape."Fry!" Leela exclaimed.
"Sorry! You just can't leave my sight!" said.
"That's what being Fry is all about." Leela said as she took the sunglasses off.
"You know it." he said as he sat beside her. "I just love you so much, and I'll never grow tired of saying that to you."
The camera caught a glimpse of Fry and Leela pulling each other into a kiss. On the couch, Fry gave Leela a kiss on the cheek, as they both watched their moment. Soon after, Fry got up along with Leela as they went into an extra room which they called Lily's room. The wall was decorated with flowers and clouds, and right beside the window was the crib. Fry put both his hands on the rail of the crib as he looked down on the mattress, which was covered by a pink and purple throw. Leela joined him, since, however, they knew that the baby would be due any day. Fry slowly moved his hand over the blanket, almost imagining that he is touching Lily's hand right now. Leela put her hand over his hand, a they both pictured little Lily sleeping.
Suddenly Leela's eye went wide, as she grabbed Fry's shoulder, gasping and moaning in pain. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach, as something sounded like a drip on the floor...
... Her water had broke.
"Leela! Is it time?" Fry exclaimed."Yes..." Leela said as she moaned.
Panicking, Fry grabbed the phone and quickly called Bender.
"Bender! Leela's about to have the baby! You gotta take us to the hospital, quick!" Fry cried as he hung up the phone.
"Fry... It hurts..." Leela
whispered.
"I know, I know. It'll all be over
soon, I promise." Fry said as he took her in his arms.
Soon after, the crew was right now waiting in the waiting room, as Fry and Leela were in the delivery room. Leela was breathing heavily, as she held Fry's hand after he slipped her ponytail off. It seemed like forever that she kept on pushing and breathing, almost hours to her. "You're doing great, Leela. Just keep on going." Fry said.
"How long has it been?" Leela breathed.
"Almost five hours." the doctor said.
"How is she?" Fry asked.
"The head is out. Just keep on pushing." the doctor surprisingly said.
"Come on, Leela. You can do it!" Fry exclaimed.
Leela pushed with all her might, as Fry supported her even more. The last one seemed more easy, since that she got used to this pain for hours and hours. But Fry kept on sitting by her side, jacket off, never even thinking about letting go of her hand. He took a Kleenex, and wiped the sweat off of Leela's forehead...
... Until they heard a baby cry.
"It's a girl!" the doctor exclaimed.
Leela laid back on the bed, as she took the biggest sigh of relief she has ever taken in her entire life. They both smiled from the relief of their new child.
"She's a beautiful girl, too." the doctor said.
Fry was too excited and happy to say anything. Same with Leela, too. They both hugged each other tightly, as Leela's breath swifted through Fry's hair.
"You did it, Leela. I'm so proud of you." Fry said, unexpectedly."Would you like to hold your baby?" the doctor asked.
"Yes." Leela said.
The doctor handed Leela the little girl she can call Lily. The infant stared at her mother, smiling and breathing her first breath. Fry thought that he was about to cry. The baby that Leela was holding was his, from now until forever ends. She looked exactly like Fry, especially with her two eyes. Fry ran his fingers through the child's hair as she drifted into a lovely sleep.
"Oh, Leela. It's our baby girl." Fry said."She's so beautiful, Fry." Leela said.
"... Just like you." Fry said.
Fry and Leela gave each other a kiss, before they continued to stare at their baby, as Fry wrapped his arm around Leela's shoulders.
"... Our beautiful Lily..." Fry said.
Leela leaned in to kiss Lily's forehead. Fry then moved his fingers to touch his baby's hand. Lily wrapped her hand around Fry's finger, holding on tight. This seemed to get better and better for the both of them, as the image of the future seemed to take forth when Lily was born.
"Oh, my God! She's so cute!" Amy exclaimed as she looked at the infant, who was held by Fry.
"Aw... How adorable." Hermes said.
"A beautiful little offspring!" Zoidberg exclaimed.
The crew, and Kif, got a chance to see Lily until she had to go back to the nursery.
"You were right, Leela. She is beautiful!" the Professor said."She gets it from her mother." Fry said.
"I'm an uncle!" Bender exclaimed.
"Fry, you must be so proud!" Amy exclaimed.
"I am!" Fry said.
"Oh! Someday, me and Amy would love to babysit her someday!" Kif exclaimed.
"I hope so. I'm sure she wouldn't be a bother." Leela said.Lily stared at her friends, or so she thought was aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandpa. She smiled at them all, but she mostly kept on smiling at her father, who just couldn't take his eyes off her. That is, until the nurse came in.
"Mrs. Fry?" she asked.
Lily had to go back to the nursery. Fry hated to be separated from his daughter, but it was only for a while. He gave her a kiss on the head, which made her giggle before he handed her to the nurse.
"Bye, Lily." the crew said quietly.
The nurse vanished with Lily.
"We better get going. Our next delivery is to Polion 6, a planet with absolute ability to carry out such high and intense water to your enemies. Are you coming, Fry?" the Professor asked.
"Nah. I'm gonna stay in the hospital until Lily comes home." Fry said."Fry, you go on ahead. Don't worry about me and Lily." Leela said.
"No, Leela. I want to stay here with you. Until you and Lily get out of the hospital." Fry protested.
"But that'll be for two days." Leela disagreed.
"I don't care. I want to be here. This is my day to see my first daughter. I want to do this." Fry said.
"... Are you
sure?" Leela asked.
"Of course."
Fry said.
"Well, soot yourself, Fry. We'll catch you two later. Be sure to bring Lily on your way to work. We'd love to play with her!" the Professor said as he and his crew walked out the door.
"You're
missing a delivery to stay in the hospital with me and Lily?"
Leela asked.
"It's worth
than worrying about you all day." Fry said.
"Me too. I've been ready months ago, and now today's an awesome day for her to be born."
"No kidding. I can't wait to take her home."
"I know, same here. You better get some rest. You've had a rough day going into labor."
"I guess
you're right. Where are you gonna go?"
"I'm gonna
go see Lily at the nursery. Then I'll probably take a nap myself."
"Yeah. We
both need a little shut eye after seeing Lily too much."
"You too."
Fry leaned over to kiss Leela, as she kissed back. It lasted for a pretty long time, but it was worth it as well. As they broke the kiss, Fry stepped out of the door, but suddenly stopped to say something to Leela.
"Leela?" Fry asked."Yes?"
"... Thanks for being brave. Brave for Lily."
Leela smiled as Fry smiled back, until he walked out of the door.
Fry walked down the hallway until he found the nursery window. He looked inside at a whole row of babies in the small cribs. He looked around if he could find his daughter in a whole row of girls. He found the fourth baby as it was arranged in alphabetical order.
Fry, Lily J.
She was already fast asleep in the most cutest position he has ever seen. He couldn't believe after nine months he would actually be a father. He was looking forward to it as well.
They had thrown a baby shower at Planet Express long before two more months would be up. Everytime Leela ran into the bathroom vomiting, he always sat beside Leela and rubbed her back to ease her pain. The more he comforted her, the more he thought about Lily. Every night he always stood beside Leela to make sure that she would be okay in her position. They both read a book about the right things to do about pregnancy, which, of course, he was slightly ready. At night, he would hold her close and never let go. Even when he thought that she needed space. What really bothered him the most of this entire ordeal was when the birth was approaching, which took about eight months, when Leela stopped eating. Fry was so scared at the time, hoping Leela would finally change that, but she didn't. Worried he was, he didn't leave Leela for one second. Despite what she said about her being fine, Fry couldn't take any chances.
Lily yawned as she looked over to the window. He thought she saw her, which of course was correct. He then saw her smile at him, as if she was saying hello.
"Hi, Lily." Fry whispered.
Lily giggled. Of course, she didn't hear him, but he thought that she would have answered back. It almost sounded like she was trying to say the word daddy, but just couldn't say it right. Fry couldn't stop looking at her, thinking about her the most...
"Lily... Lily..." Fry repeated.
NINE YEARS LATER...
Nine year old Lily sat on the couch next to her purple haired, one eyed, seven year old brother, Brandon. It was almost time for the big premiere of the All My Circuits hour special.
"Here's the popcorn!" Fry exclaimed."Oh, boy! How much will I have to give!" Brandon exclaimed.
"Brandon, for one time, can you not be so weird?" Lily asked.
"Oh, ha, ha, ha." he sarcastically said.
"Calm down, you two. We can all fight after the premiere. In the meantime, let's just eat some popcorn." Fry said as he sat down on the couch.
"Mommy, are you coming?" Lily asked."Sure. Let me just get some drinks." Leela said.
"I'll give you a hand." Fry said as he took the popcorn in his hands.
"Hey!" Brandon exclaimed.
"Matchdown for it?" Fry asked.
"You're on!" Brandon exclaimed.
"I call referee!" Lily exclaimed.
"Make sure I
don't lose, Lil. I like my victory fresh as this popcorn." Fry
said playfully.
"Not before
I win!" Brandon said.
Fry walked into the kitchen where she was fixing Lily and Brandon some root beer.
"Boy, Fry. You truly proved that you can be a good father." Leela said.
"Well, living with Lily and Brandon is easy for me. They're great kids, you know, and I don't know what I'd do without them." Fry replied as he held the bowl of popcorn.
"Well, I guess you'll have to find out what you'll think sooner about Paige." Leela said."Yeah. I know the kids will be excited to have a new baby sister." Fry said as he took her hands.
"... It's nice that we have a perfect family like this. It's something that I've wished to have years ago."
Fry smiled and kissed her. She kissed back, but hoped that Lily and Brandon didn't see.
"Dad, you're hogging up all the popcorn!" Lily exclaimed from the room.
Fry and Leela broke the kiss, and smirked at each other to Lily's reply.
"Yeah, you're gonna have to fight me and your mother for it!" Fry challenged as he and Leela ran into the living room.
"You're on!" Brandon exclaimed.
Fry and Leela jumped on the couch, laughing and tickling the kids. Lily screamed with laughter, but Brandon aimed for the popcorn. He snatched it out of Fry's hands and landed on the floor.
"Gotcha!" he exclaimed."Oh, you do, eh?" Fry asked teasily.
"Yeah!"
"You're not gonna take it from me that easily." Fry said.
"Bet I can!"
Fry ran to Brandon and tried to snatch the bowl out of his hands. He missed, and they both went into a race around the couch playfully. Each time they ran behind the couch, Leela would grab a handful of popcorn and give a large amount to Lily.
"Are you two gonna give up?" Lily asked."Not yet!" Brandon exclaimed.
"All right... all right, Brandon... take five..." Fry said as he slowed down and put his hands on his knees.
"Okay, dad." Brandon said as he threw a piece of popcorn into his mouth.
Suddenly, Fry snatched the bowl out of Brandon's hands.
"A-ha!" Fry exclaimed.
"You tricked me!" Brandon
exclaimed as he smiled.
"Yeah, but I got the popcorn!"
Fry exclaimed as he held up the bowl of popcorn.
"Okay, you two. Time out."
Leela said.
"That was fun, Dad." Brandon
said.
Fry sat down beside Leela as Brandon sat beside him. Lily sat on Leela's lap and gave her dad the remote. He flashed on the TV while they all were prepared to watch another hour special.
The hour passed. The TV screen featured the ending credits of the special. Fry turned down the volume and stared down at his kids. Brandon was leaning on his arm while Lily's head was sleeping on Leela's lap.
"They're so cute asleep."
Leela said.
"Yeah... Let's go put them to
bed." Fry said.
"Okay."
Fry turned off the TV and slowly picked up Brandon. Leela picked up Lily, as she and Fry took them into their rooms. In Brandon's room, Fry pulled the covers as Brandon had himself the urge to climb underneath. Fry knew he was to tired after the movie, and tucked him in himself. As soon as Brandon was tucked in the blankets, Fry gave him a good night kiss. He aimed for the door, just as he was about to turn off the light, he stared at his son, happy he was to have him.
"... Good night, bullet." he said as he turned off the light and closed the door.
After that, he walked into Lily's room, where he saw Leela moving the hair out of her eyes and giving her a kiss on the forehead. Fry smiled at this sight, and went into the room.
"... She's so precious." Leela said."Yeah... Just like you." Fry said.
Fry put his hand on her shoulder as they both walked out of the room. They quietly shut the door, until Leela spoke.
"Fry, look." she whispered.
Fry walked towards the window where she was at. They both saw a nebula circling the stars towards the moon. It looked like the nebula they saw before on the Titanic.
"It's beautiful." she said."Yeah." Fry replied.
"... You know, Fry? From the moment you came to me on that night, it made me feel like you were the only person who cared. I mean, we've got a life with Lily and Brandon, and I've never been happier to have it." Leela said.
"Same here. The moon is beautiful... Every single night, when we weren't together, I look up and see your face on the moon, and think of you for the rest of the night. I knew that the moon couldn't be any beautiful than you. But now, nine years later, I feel better than before; seeing you everyday, raising the kids, and loving you all piece by piece. I never told you this, but every night ever since Lily was born, I dream of a new day with her and Brandon. Where we go, what we can do, and how we do it. Even when Paige is born. When I'm with you and the kids, it's a life that I really wanted a thousand years ago. To tell you the truth, I'm glad that I was frozen a thousand years, giving up my life in the past... to be with you."
Leela pulled him into a kiss, as they hugged. It lasted for a long time, more than they knew could have been minutes. They finally broke the kiss, and faced the moon with Fry's arm around Leela's shoulders.
"... I don't feel lonely anymore now that I have you and the kids." Leela said."I agree. Because more than any other guy loved you, no guy would ever love you more than I do." Fry said.
"This love really means a lot to you and me. It matters, through family and love."
"I know. This is our love that matters forever. I love you with all my heart, Turanga Leela. From the top to the bottom of my heart. And nothing would ever try to make me change that."
"I love you too, Fry. I'll love you 'till death do us part.""I'll do the same. I'm never gonna let you go from my heart..."
They gave each other a kiss, and looked up at the moon again. This dearly and truly was a beautiful night. A night where they can finally reveal to each other the thoughts and feelings of what was actually going on in their mind. Love, family, and each other...
... Until death do they part from the love that matters forever...
THE END
Cerulean Shadow's Note: WHEW! I'm finally done! WOW! Man, I've been working on this FOR MONTHS! Anyway, I'm thinking of starting a series following this story. It's called "The Lily and Brandon Chronicles". It's about the life and times of Lily and Brandon with the most freakiest obstacles. It'll include humor, romance, and drama. I'm trying to make it the BEST Futurama style as I can.
Wish me luck!