Hatchlings
Akatsuki No Yona
Written by:Itachan18
Chapter One: Of motherhood
A\n: Hello! This is a series of one shots that will basically be about Yona and the others babies. Some may or may not be expanded on, but hopefully all will be enjoyed! Or at least some ^^; anyways! I am in the process of writing another fanfic, so this may or may not be slow. Warnings will be applied where they are needed(just in case!) And anyways! On with the story! Hopefully you like!
Prompt: Yona reflects on her thoughts of being a mother.
Motherhood is a dream. It is absolutely amazing.-Jessica Simpson.
In Yona's lifetime, there were many things she had treasured throughout her lifetime. Whether it be her father, Soo-Won(or at least until he broke that bond), her friends she made through her life, of course Hak, or even reclaiming her throne. But the one thing Yona can honestly say she treasured above all else where the children she had with Hak.
It certainty wasn't on the top of the list of things Yona wanted to achieve when her and Hak got married. Shortly after their wedding, Soo-Won stepped down from the throne, and Yona succeed him. Her first priorities were building up the kingdom even more so than what Soo-Won had achieved. She wanted to expand borders, adding more to the richness of Kouka, she wanted to continue to see the stabilization of her country and it's people, which slowly was successful.
"Right now, my focus is Kouka. I think we should wait a little bit. You know, when I can focus on the kids more." She often told Hak when he brought it up, which was often.
However, it wasn't an unwelcome idea. Yona and Hak often spoke about having children. So when it happened, she was very welcome to the idea, and was happy.
Her first born child, a boy named Hanuel, had always been either a complete handful or he was so calm, she wondered if he was even alive during his infant years. And there was no in between.
Even in the womb, he was either always bouncing around, causing her to get sick at times, or he was very still with little movement at all except to kick particularly hard when Yona was eating something too spicy.
"He gets it from you." Yona would jokingly tell Hak whenever it was brought up.
"I seem to remember you were more of a handful to take care of, Yona." Hak would reply with a smirk, making her roll her eyes slightly. But nonetheless, she loved her son very much.
Yona found that balancing being both a mother and a queen to a country was much difficult than she had originally thought it would be. Between Hanuel's needs, and her constant meetings, it was difficult to balance them out.
''Yona, if you can rely on us, ya know? We're perfectly capable of handling kids." Yun had told her one day as he was bouncing a fussy Hanuel in his arms, who was reaching for his mother.
"I know. I just don't want to burden you guys. You all have your own lives to live too." She replied with her usual grin as she took her son from his arms, and began to feed him with a bottle. Yun looked at her with an eyebrow raised.
"I know, but if you need it, there's nothing wrong with asking. You know we'd help you with no complaints." Yona also knew that to be true.
Even if they had split up for one reason or another, they were still very close, and kept in close contact. Yun lived in the palace as Yona and Hak's personal doctor. Kija chose to live in the capital city with Shin-Ah living close by, although Kija sometimes left to go visit home. Jae-Ha travled quite a bit but still made a point to visit as often as he could manage. And although they saw each other, there was a reunion every year where they spent the entire night together just talking.
Even with that, she didn't want to burden them more than necessary. Some like, like Yun with his one year old daughter or Jae-Ha with his newborn son, were starting families of their even. She would not bother them anymore than she needed to.
However, Yona was quick to adapt to parenthood. By the time Hanuel turned two, she had managed to almost perfectly sync up motherhood, and her growing responsibility as a queen.
"You got this all handled so well. Maybe we should have another kid.'' Hak teased her one night as she tucked in a sleeping Hanuel. She rolled her eyes with a playful smile.
" I have my hands full. Do you really think another kid would be a good idea?" She questioned, wrapping her arms around her husband's arms. Hak smiled, and kissed her forehead affectionately.
"I wouldn't bring it up if I didn't believe you could handle it." He told her as they began walking down the hallways.
"I think we should hold off. We still have a handful with Hanuel." She replied, causing Hak to chuckle in agreement.
Despite both Yona and Hak agreeing on not having children until their son was older, Yona became pregnant just one month after Hanuel's fourth birthday.
"Poor Yona, you let Hak sleep with you again?" Jae-Ha teased in a friendly manner, but still earned a playful punch of the shoulder from Hak.
"We are at your full service, Yona! I will personally stay here if you want me to!"Kija replied, which is also what he had said when she told them she was pregnant with their first child.
"She doesn't need you when she has me. I am her doctor." Yun replied drily. Shin-Ah was simply quite, taking it all in, while Zeno was smiling.
Telling their son proved to be a rather interesting situation. Yona and Hak chose a time when they could be completely alone with their son, with no interruptions from anyone. Hanuel being too young to fully understand pregnancy was understandably confused.
"Soooo, Momma's gonna have a baby?" He questioned, looking from his mother to his father with confusion clear on his chubby face.
"Yupp! You're gonna be a big brother!" Yona exclaimed with a smile, nuzzling her son's curly hair. Hanuel looked at his father.
"But I'm the baby! Can we return them?!" He pouted, crossing his arms. Hak just smiled, and bent down to rub his son's dark red hair."Dad! Don't do that! "Hanuel complained loudly, attempting to smack his dad's hands away. Hak responded by laughing, and gripping his son's hands.
"Our family is expanding. You'll like them!" Yona voiced with a grin, attempting to make her son feel better, but it didn't work.
"And what if I don't?" Hanuel questioned, crossing his arms over his chest with an eyebrow raised.
"Then you pretend to. Like I do with your uncle weirdos." Hak replied with a chuckle.
"Hak! Don't tell him that!" Yona replied with a scowl. Even if she knew Hak was joking, she didn't want her son to call the four dragons his 'uncle weirdos'.
"Fine. Where are they? Can I see them?" Hanuel questioned, looking at his mother. Yona just smiled, and giggled slightly.
"You certainly can… When they get here." She replied, smiling as she laid a hand on her still flat stomach.
"Why not now? Where are they?" He questioned, tilting his head slightly.
"They're growing inside of your mother." Hak replied, which made Hanuel's eyes widen in surprise.
"Momma ate my brother?!" He cried out, causing both Hak and Yona to suppress a laugh.
"Well, no. You were born the same way, too, and-"
"Momma ate me too?!" He cried out, at the moment, trying to get out of his mother's grip.
At this point, Hak found it too funny to add on, and Yona was left to calm the scared kid down. Needless to say, he didn't believe her, and promptly went to Yun the next day to ask him to save his brother that was eaten by his mother.
Eight month later, to their surprise, Yona gave birth to twins. A boy with aurburn, curly hair hair and large purple-blue eyes that was named Isuel, and a girl with straight, black hair, and dark blue eyes named Areum.
"Why are they so fat?" Hanuel asked, poking at his cheek. Yona gently moved his fingers away with a smile.
"All babies start off this way. Even you." Yona told him. Hanuel crinkled his nose in disbelief.
"Ew! No way!" He called out, making Yona laugh. Even at his teasing, Hanuel never left his mother's side.
Yona loved being a mother above all else. No matter how much of a handful her children were at times, she wouldn't trade being a mother for anything in the world.