"I think you guys should really take a look at the directions…" Lana pointed out as she held up the instructions on how to put the crib together.
"No we got this" Caius huffed out as he picked up another piece of the crib and gave it a blank stare as Garrus growled.
"I don't remember cribs being this damn complicated to put together."
"It really isn't but you dumbasses are putting it together all wrong" Grunt commented as he glanced at the directions.
"Shut up Grunt" Caius grumbled as he picked up another piece of the crib and rubbed the back of his neck "Um dad where do you suppose this would go to…" Caius asked and Garrus looked at the piece in confusion.
"Um maybe it goes here?" Garrus questioned and Grunt shook his head as he held out his hand to Lana.
"Can I have the instructions?"
"Can I have the instructions…" Jane trailed off as she waited for the tank-bred krogan to finish.
"Please…" Grunt said politely and with a chuckle, Lana handed him the instructions and Jane patted the krogan's head with an approving smile. Grunt had a smug look on his face as he went over to the turians to put together the crib the right way.
"Kissass" Caius muttered to Grunt and the krogan scoffed.
"You're just jealous that battlemaster favors me over you."
"She does not, I'm the one that spent seven months in her womb so that's an automatic favor to me. Her actual son."
"I've known her longer than you've been alive."
"Oh yeah? Well I'm giving her a grandson so get on my level bitch."
Grunt thought it over for a moment before turning to Wrex who had come into the room.
"Wrex do you have a female krogan available for me to breed with?"
Caius huffed at Grunt's comment before glancing at Lana who crossed her arms with a shake of her head.
"Oh no. I am not bearing a bunch of children so you could compete with him."
Caius gave her a little pout "Damn it."
Caius was suddenly awakened in the middle of the night when he felt something soft whack him in the face.
"What was that for?" Caius questioned his mate as he rubbed his face.
"The baby!" Lana said through clenched teeth and Caius was still half asleep so he asked her with a yawn.
"What about him?"
"I'm in labor you idiot my water broke!" Lana growled as she whacked him with the pillow again. Once he registered what she was saying and the fact that the bed was wet he scrambled out of bed. Tripping when the sheet caught his spur, by the time he got up from the floor Lana was already out of bed and grimacing in pain.
"Okay okay um...just breathe and uh…" Caius stuttered in a tone that suggested he was secretly freaking out. Lana would have laughed at the fact that Caius Vakarian can be so cool and collected during missions. Even when they're surrounded by enemies from all sides yet he's here pacing back and forth with a panicked look over the birth of their child, which would have made her laugh but currently, there was a rather persistent little turian kicking her. Lana rolled her eyes when the last contraction subsided and she was able to speak without grimacing.
"Let Amanda know and your parents" Lana sighed out.
"Right! Um don't move I'll be right back!" Caius said quickly before rushing out of the room. Lana shook her head with a sigh "This is going to be a long night."
"Where are the drugs?" Lana groaned as she gripped the sheets while another contraction swept through her. Caius gave her a worried look.
"Um Lana wouldn't it be better for the baby if you-" Caius started to say before Garrus clamped his hand over his son's mouth quickly.
"If you value your mandibles and fringe you will not finish that sentence" Garrus warned before removing his hand.
"But I'm just-" Caius spok up before Garrus whacked him upside the head.
"Learn for me, I made the mistake of making a comment like that when your mother was in labor and she nearly tore off my mandible. Even when I moved to stand far away she threw an ice cube at me and it hit me right in the eye." Garrus said with a sigh as he rubbed his mandible at the memory.
Amanda then came back into the room with a nervous expression as she looked towards Lana
"Lana you're going to hate me for this but I was supposed to pick up the anesthesia that would be safe for turians and especially the baby when we were restocking supplies and I just now realized that we forgot…" Amanda said while biting her bottom lip. Lana rubbed her face with a shake of her head.
"So I have to do this naturally?"
"Yes, I'm so sorry Lana. We were in a rush and I'm usually-"
"It's not your fault Amanda."
"Thanks but I still feel-"
"It's his!" Lana growled as she threw an ice cube at Caius which soared through the air and hit his nose. Caius yelped at the sudden impact that caught him off guard and clutched his nose as blue seeped through his fingers.
"Shit!" Caius groaned out and Tali was trying to hold in her laughter as she moved to get a towel for him.
"Get acquainted with your hand because we're never having sex again after this!" Lana said with a huff.
"Hehe that's my daughter-in-law!" Jane said proudly with a bright smile. Caius was grumbling to himself as he took the towel from Tali and held it against his nose while making sure to stand far away from Lana.
Lana's labor was long and painful for her which was understandable because this was her first child. Jane and Tali helped Lana get through her contractions and reassure her whenever she felt scared. Not only was Lana grateful for their presence but so was Caius, he wouldn't know what to say to her and was also afraid of another ice cube being thrown at him.
However, when the time came for Lana to actually push Caius was right by her side. Garrus left because not only did he not want it to be stressful for Lana with four people being in a small room while she gave birth but he didn't want to see anything like that again. Seeing one birth was enough for him. Jane and Tali stayed, of course, to help her through it, who was better qualified than his mother and Tali who had twins. Caius was scared for his mate and the baby the whole time he was holding her hand. He kept thinking about what if's and watched the vital signs like a hawk. It would break his heart if he lost either of them but it would break him if he lost both. He silently prayed to the Spirits and God for them to be okay, for his son to be healthy. He didn't stop until he heard a piercing wail, he turned his head in the direction of the sound to see Amanda cradling a baby turian covered in blue blood. With a smile Amanda moved to clean his son while Jane and Tali were congratulating Lana with tears in their eyes. Lana gave them a tired smile but perked up when Amanda came back with the little turian wrapped in a blue blanket. Lana eagerly reached out to her child and Amanda didn't hesitate to hand him over to his mother. Lana beamed down at the sleeping turian while Caius leaned in to get a better look at their son.
"He's beautiful Caius" Lana said softly as she touched her forehead to their son. Caius mandibles flared as he smiled broadly and stroked his son's cheek with the back of his finger.
"I couldn't agree more, he's perfect" Caius said quietly, Tali gazed at the baby adoringly before looking at Caius and Lana.
"What are you going to name him?" Tali asked, Caius and Lana glanced at each other with a smile before Caius looked at his mother and Tali.
"His name is Niren Kanus Vakarian'' Caius said proudly, the girls gasped softly.
"I love it" Jane said with a hum as she looked at Niren lovingly which Tali agreed with a hum of her own.
"It's perfect for him" Lana said with a loving purr before holding Niren out towards Caius.
"Are you sure?" Caius said nervously as he looked at his son.
"Of course, you're his father after all" Lana said with a tired chuckled, Caius looked at Niren nervously before he carefully picked him up. Getting some guidance on how to hold him from his mother which he greatly appreciated since he didn't want to hurt Niren after only a few minutes of fatherhood. Comfortably cradling Niren it was Caius''s chance to get a good look at his features.
Right off the bat, he could tell that Niren took after his mother with beige colored plates. Caius noticed that Niren's fringe had an orange line along the middle of it which made him chuckle. At least it wouldn't be as noticeable as Caius's fringe. Niren had decided then to open his eyes which were a bright emerald green like his father's. Caius smiled down at Niren when he saw him wake.
"So you finally decided to wake up huh?" Caius said with a chuckled and Niren gave him a sleepy chirp. Caius mandibles flared up in a smile before he touched his forehead against Niren's which the baby turian eagerly returned. "Now don't go back to sleep yet because I'm sure your mother would want to see you awake," Caius said with a hum as Niren yawned, Caius reluctantly handed Niren over to Lana and the female had a bright smile on her face when she saw her son awake.
"Hi there…" Lana cooed at Niren and the baby turian let out a happy chirp at seeing his mother. Garrus then peeked into the room and when he saw Niren in Lana's arms he smiled.
"There's my grandson," Garrus said with a hum as he walked over to the bed. Taking a peek at his features Garrus let out a chuckle before looking up at Jane.
"He looks a lot like Caius when he was a baby" Garrues commented pleasantly and Jane let out a small laugh.
"It brings back memories," Jane said softly and everyone continued to coo over young turian. Niren looked around at all of them with happy chirps, clearly enjoying the attention. At one point Niren had looked off into an empty space beside Caius and was reaching out to that space with curious chirps. It puzzled everyone since they glanced to see what he was looking at but found nothing. Through Niren's eyes, however, there was a short male turian looking over Niren with a smile.
A/N: So sorry it took so long to update, my life has become busier but I'm determined to finish the story (hopefully the updates won't take as long as this one DX) I appreciate you guys reviewing and commenting it always gives me a motivational push and thank you again for taking the time to read my story. Another thing I want to add is that yesterday I created another story based on Assassin's Creed Syndicate (which I've been recently obsessed with :P ) and the pairing is Jacob Frye (the hottie) and the Reader. I was thinking of bringing it here since it's currently on Wattpad but I'm not completely sure so I would greatly appreciate it if you guys let me know if that's something you would be interested in reading or if you would be interested in reading it but have it be changed to an original character instead of the reader perspective. Thoughts, comments, and reviews are greatly appreciated and thank you guys again! :D