Warnings: Yaoi, cursing, OOC.
Disclaimer: Not mine Capcom's, I own plot, Zhane, kids, and Monica's family.
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Two weeks after Dante has arrived.
"DANTE LUKAS!" I shout at the top of my lungs and from the slightly muffled giggle coming from upstairs- I know he heard me. I look around the kitchen floor, counters, cabinets (that he can reach) and there is flour and sugar every where with butter keeping it on the cabinets keeping it in place. He has designed it into little faces with smiles and frowns. Others are letters and numbers.
I hear the soft thud of a young boy coming down the steps and then into the kitchen. He is crawling but only because he can move faster this way then running at this point ( thankfully he can't really master that skill yet.)
" You told.... practice." He points a hand - after sitting upright and placing his thumb from his other hand in his mouth.
I sigh and drag my hand down my face and then take a deep breath before I look back at him. "... Yes I told you to practice... But on paper with a pencil." I can see the corners of his mouth upturn around his thumb.
" You... say..." He has a hard time talking but from the shake of his head between 'you' and 'say' I can tell he means 'you didn't say that'.
" Well fine, but you are helping me clean this mister." He nods his head and then Wesker appears in the doorway. His eyes widen slightly at the mess in the kitchen and then he closes them as he turns to look at his newest son.
" Dante..." He doesn't really groan but he doesn't sound completly pleased.
" Daddy!" He giggles and swirls around in his spot causing his wet thumb to gather flour and sugar as he crawls over to said man and the grips his black pant leg and pulls himself up leaving white hand prints along the leg. Wesker doesn't seem to mind being called 'daddy' very much anymore. In fact just the other day Dominik had called him dad in the kitchen and Wesker hadn't corrected him. I snort but cover it in a cough as Wesker raises a brow but bends down to pick up his son and he sees it. He sighs and shakes his leg but the white powder doesn't shake off.
" Dante. You my boy are just absolute trouble." Wesker tells him with a soft smile that causes him to giggle and hide his face in his neck. The walk away and then I reazie something.
" HEY! Who's going to help me clean this UP!?"
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Later that day, long after I have cleaned the mess in the kitchen up I have another problem.
Dante wants to learn to walk/run and he also seems to be attracted to sharp edges and dangerous things when he falls down.
" Baby boy, can't you please stay in the living room where I have already removed anything dangerous from harming you?"
" But... funner... hallway." He gives me a pleading look as he points a finger out into the hallway.
" Right, because all the sharp things are out there."
Dante shrugs and then proceeds to walk ( teetering every once in awhile) before stopping and going to his knees to crawl out towards the hallway only to be scooped up at the last by none other than Wesker.
" Dante, you have to stay in here. Or you can't walk or run at all." Wesker holds him up to eye level gives him a serious look ( which Dante sighs at and rolls his eyes) making his black haired son nod his head.
Of course Albert gives me a smug look as he sets down our son and heads back out to the kitchen. " Now with that settled, you wanna start?" I head over to the other side of the room, crouch down and wait for my son to walk over to me.
He stands up and wobbles but catches his balance and immediately tries to run at me. Well when that doesn't go according to plan, he picks himself up off the floor ( to which he had landed on his knees and hands when he fell) and tries once more, but slowly. We're at it for about ten minutes when he finally gets the hang of walking, he celebrates by heading out ( me right on his heels) to the kitchen and showing his father what he has accomplished.
" Our son is only three weeks old and can already walk and almost talk."
I tell him with my hands on my hips and he sitting at the table reading the paper. " Yes well you shouldn't be exactly surprised considering our whole family is a bit advanced." Of course he says this in a bored tone to which I ignore every time he uses.
" Yeah but... he's so little and already getting into big amounts of trouble."
He smirks while folding his paper and looking down at his son who is currently trying to climb the lower cabinets to get on top of the counter and get the freshly baked cookies. " You wanted to have a child grow up normally, teach them to talk, walk, and well grow up."
" Yeah but..." I look down at my little son and smile. " The joys of parenthood."
" Exactly dear." And I look up at him after he said that with no sneer or anything and then I see why. He has picked up his newspaper and is reading it not really paying any attention to what I have just said.
" Hey Albert."
Folds a page over, " yes Chris?" Continues reading.
" I love you."
He says it automatically" I love you too." I smile and then grab Dante saving him from the cabinet door that was about to fly open and smack him on the head.
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Another week goes by and Dante has been taught how to walk and run without falling or crashing into anything. He's still to little to be left alone outside or taken to the park but we find other things to keep him busy. Like right now Abri has him in her room playing tea party ( Abri is the only one that can get him to sit still for long enough) and he seems to enjoy it some what.
Wesker has taken the twins out to get some ice cream since they were a little bummed by the fact that they had to return to sharing a room once more. We aren't letting Dante sleep in a room by himself considering that he can get into a ton of trouble. But when he is a little older and understands better he will get his own room ( maybe) but for right now it is crucial that he stays with us at night.
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We found out or I should say that I found out today that Claire is a month pregnant now and when her wedding comes by ( which is a week before Thanksgiving) that she will know what she is having. At first she was going to keep it a secret until the baby was born but her curiosity is going to get the best of her and she won't be able to hold out.
Which also reminds of certain things that have been happening to me, like the fact that my weird food cravings are back and some puking but not as bad ( or in the morning) and those dreams. Well I've on;y had one real weird one and that wasn't anything to do with a kid so I can probably rule that one out. But of course as soon as Wesker heard this he wanted to be a 100% sure what was going on ( I know that he hopes I'm pregnant again). But I also can't help but feel that slightly warm feeling that he is concerned with my health.
I'm still waiting until another month just to make sure it's not some weird flu virus that's going around. Which Wesker answered with " Chris you are infected with the G and T virus. There is no way in Hell that you can get sick from the flu."
And then I promptly told him, " Well what is wrong it's going to have to wait another month before it gets diagnosed." And I had tried to leave the room not only because I didn't want to continue the conversation but I could also hear Dante in the kitchen.
" Fine. But I'm calling your soon to be brother-in-law after a month."
I had waved him off but stopped at the stairs when a thought entered my mind, " He's going to be your brother-in-law as well in four months." And I had finally won a match because after I said that he was speechless and I'm sure if I were to go back and check, his mouth would have been opened slightly.
So back to now and checking up on my kids; the twins and Abri are in the basement being home-schooled and Dante is sleeping in the crib I decide to take P.B. out for a walk since he hasn't been on to many this week and he is ready to go. We take the long way through the park and the forest. We even go to a dog park nearby and I let him off the leash to go play with some of the other dogs. When's he done he trots back over to me and I re-apply the leash and we start to head home, when I finally get back Dante wakes up the minute I walk through the door.
He sniffles slightly but then the crib squeaks and I know he is standing up and assessing his dilemma and seeing if it is worth the punishment of escaping out of his crib. I make the decision for him by unlatching the leash and jogging up the steps I enter the room and smile at the little tyke.
" Dante Lukas, what are you doing?" I ask him jokingly and he giggles. He extends both of his arms out and I walk over to him in two large strides, swing him out of the crib and bring him against my chest.
" Da-duh" is what he calls me, he keeps his arms against his stomach but lays his head on my shoulder as I carry him down the steps and then further down into the basement to see his ' daddy'. Which in the process disrupts the class but neither party cares very much, both welcoming the break as they gather around the baby. And of course Dante relishes the attention which I can already tell is going to get him into a lot of trouble when he gets older but that for later, right now everything he does is cute.
I kneel down so the little ones can see him and Abri holds out a finger and wiggles it at Dante who in turn wraps his small hand around it and brings it to his mouth. Both kids giggle and pull away. And then it's Dimitri's and Dominik's turn to greet their younger brother, Dimi ruffles his hair -which is alot for a month old baby- while Dom tickles his sides. When they're done I stand back up and walk over to the desk, the older three kids run up the stairs probably to get something to eat and then play outside. I hand Dante over to Albert who looks up briefly from his laptop to make sure he has the baby right and then goes back to work and I head upstairs to make the kids lunch.
In the kitchen the three of them are all looking into the fridge for something to eat so I offer to make them sandwiches and they all decided that that is a good choice for lunch. So I get the required items out of the fridge and make three sandwiches for them, which they quickly eat and then rush outside to play. Leaving me to wipe the bread crumbs off of the counter and cleaning the dishes that were used.
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Later when the kids have come back in and Dominik has scrubbed the dirt off his hands while his brother finds a way to remain spot less, Wesker and Dante leave the basement and we all decide to watch a movie together. Or as mush as we can together since I have to get up and feed Dante twice through the movie and change his diaper. But that's all part of being a parent and I'm not complaining, all that much it would be nice if Wesker helped some. Dante is a huge handful and changing his diaper can be rather hard when he starts to squirm and kick out his legs.
When I bring him back into the living room the kids move over on the couch so that I can sit and Dante likes what is going on so he sits still -thank you- and watches it with us. When the movie ends Almost all of the kids are sleeping, so I bring up Dante while Wesker grabs the twins -with no problem- and brings them to their separate rooms -for right now, tomorrow we have to bring them together- and then I return and grab Abri who is on the brink of sleeping but still trying to fight it. When all of the kids are asleep I head back down stairs because I get the sudden craving for fish. When I can't find any I make Wesker run out and get me some.
" Chris, where do you expect me to find fish?"
" Well now I don't want fish, I have a craving for egg-rolls." I search around in the kitchen to see if we have any and once again my search is futile.
" You hate egg-rolls." He says it as if I'm slow.
" Yeah and... what you hated me and now we have four kids and we're getting married. So for the sake of ... everything, get me some freaking egg-rolls please." I slightly snap at him.
He blinks and then slightly shakes his head but he heads out the front door anyway. Almost a half-hour later he comes back with more then just egg-rolls. He sets the bag of rice down and then removes a white box from a small bag and I already know what it is before he tosses it over to me.
" It's been close to a month now Chris, and you... promised."
I sigh and set the box down on the table, " All I freaking wanted was some egg-rolls. And that makes me pregnant." My hands fly to my hips before I realize what I've done and then I lower them to my sides again.
" Fine, I'm calling Zhane tomorrow then, and you know how much I hate that guy."
I roll my eyes as I leave the kitchen, with my egg-rolls and under my breath I mutter " Yeah but aren't getting married to him."
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The next morning I look down at my stomach and there is a slight bulge and I already that it's true, I'm pregnant but of course Zhane is the only one that can truly handle this. I bolt out of bed the next instant and rush to our adorning bathroom and within a minute I'm flushing down last nights egg-rolls. I stand up and wash out my mouth in the sink and wipe off the water dripping from my chin on the towel and head back into my room hoping to get another hour or so of sleep. But the rustling coming from the crib tells me that that isn't going to happen, and then the crying starts. I rub my eyes and head on over to Dante who is in the midst of waking up and rub my hand on his belly in a soothing gesture and he quites down and slowly drifts back into sleep.
I smile and let out a relieved sigh and flop back into bed and just as I close my eyes and sleep is about to over come me... Wesker's alarm goes off and Dante isn't asleep anymore. With the baby crying and the alarm beeping I'm surprised the man can still pretend he is alseep. So I smack his shoulder and watch as he opens his eyes and gives me a questioning look, as if he doesn't already know.
" It's your turn to get him." I simply say and roll over.
" That whole rubbing his stomach to make him fall back asleep didn't qualify as your turn. But if you insist I shall go again." He gets up out of bed right after I mutter.
" Oh I insist alright."
He stops the alarm on the way to Dante's crib and then is carefully picking him up and rocking him in his arms, the crying turns to whimpering. It gets fainter and fainter as he heads down into the kitchen to get his baby formula. And now I'm drifting off to sleep and all is well, until the alarm goes off five minutes later and I know I'm not going to be able to go back to bed now. So I drag myself out of bed and head towards the bathroom to relieve myself. When that's done I quickly change and head to the kitchen to make myself a plate of last night's take-out.
When I enter the kitchen I see my three oldest children are already sitting down at the table and eating waffles with syrup. Wesker is reading the newspaper and eating an orange while Dante is in the high-chair making a mess with cereal.
" What are all of you doing up so early?"
Dominik and Dimitri look at one another while Abri just smiles and swings her feet under the table.
" Dad it's 7:00, the alarm has been going off for almost an hour." It's Dimitri who answers my question.
" Oh, well then never mind." I give a half smile and head to the fridge pulling out a carton of rice I head to the cabinets and grab a plate and spoon. I scoop some onto my plate, wet a paper towel set it on top and then I place it in the microwave. While I wait for it to cook I put the rice back into the fridge and then pour myself a cup of coffee and. When the food beeps I grab it and set it down, and try to keep the slight bulge from showing. But I have a feeling Wesker already knows and it's pointless to try and hide it.
So I ate my food and pretended that everything was normal, or at least as normal as it can be when you and your family is genetically enhanced. " Christopher."
I take another spoonful of rice into my mouth so I don't have to answer him right away but it wouldn't surprise me if he waited me out through the whole day. So I take in a deep breath, swallow my food and look up at him an a answer. The kids mind their own business by eating and looking busy but I'm sure they are just as curious to what he is going to say. Dante smiles up at anyone who is looking in his direction as he splashes milk onto his face and around him.
" Yes Albert?"
He smirks slightly, " you are going to have to call Zhane."
I let out a breath and close my eyes as I nod my head. I knew I wasn't going to be able to hide it from him.
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Later during the day, after lunch and after giving Dante his secondbath I decided that I couldn't avoid it any longer. Well that and Wesker was being very belligerent in getting me to make the call. I had asked him why he didn't just do it himself that way it would get done and neither of us would have to worry about it. And he gave me his patent look like I had just said something stupid, and to him it probably was. He then tells me it's because he doesn't like Zhane all that much ( and I am trying to get him to get over that whole thing. I mean if I can forgive him for infecting me, surely Wesker can forgive him about the whole trying to kill him plot.) And the second reason was because it was my body and I should take care of it or something and other.
Which I promptly told him that my body wouldn't be acting like this if it wasn't for him, and the fact that he just couldn't keep it in his pants. He just shrugged and smirked right before he left. Can you believe it? Neither could I, well actually I could believe it because Wesker can be rather cruel. So I gather my courage to finally call Zhane, which it shouldn't have been as hard as it was but whatever.
Two rings and no answer.
A third and yet again nothing.
On the fourth ring I'm ready ( and thankful) to give up but he answers it.
" He-hello."
He sounds out of breath like he was running around looking for the phone.
" Uh, hey Zhane. It's Chris."
" Oh... hey. Is... everything alright?"
" Uh yeah." I nod my head even though he can't see me. " I- well actually yes and no. Everything and one is fine and healthy but well..." I'm not sure who to bring it up him.
And then I hear slight laughing on the end before he clues me in. "Chris, are you pregnant again?"
But before I can answer him I hear Claire over the other line shouting and then rustling as I'm sure she takes the phone away from him. " Christopher Redfield is it true?"
" Well I don't know exactly, that is why I called yourt fiance. But now I might as well tell you about Dante as well."
She lets out an excited squeal before questioning about Dante. " Who is Dante?"
" He's me newly adopted infant."
There is a click and maybe a whooshing sound which leads me to believe that she has dropped the phone. And I'm proven correct when she quietly swears and picks it back up. " So... you now have four kids with a fifth one on the way?"
" It looks to be that way."
I can practically hear the grin in her voice, " you so copied me with the whole getting married while pregnant thing."
I roll my eyes at the comment, " I hadn't wanted to get pregnant again, at least not this soon."
She makes a 'yeah right' sound, " You just wanted are kids to be born in the same month or have birthdays close to one another."
" Uh yeah that isn't going to happen. I'm going to have to speed up my already fast pregnancy. I can't quit my job again, so our kids aren't going to be born at the same time."
" Aww, well that stinks. So but now we have to come over right because you need Zhane there right?" She gets excited once more.
" Yes, to confirm that I am indeed pregnant. But he probably won't need to stay for the whole thing because Wesker will just do what he did last time."
" Yeah well I'm coming along anyway because I want to see your newest edition and I miss you guys alot."
" We all miss you too Claire. I'll see ya soon then right?"
" Of course, love ya."
" I love you too." We hang up the phone and I head downstairs to go tell Wesker that I finally have taken care of it and they will be coming soon.
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It was a week later when Claire and Zhane were finally able to come. Claire had packed a bag or two with clothing and was really looking forward to seeing her niece and nephews. And boy has she gotten bigger, well not real big but the baby bump is definitely getting there. Dimitri and Dominik nearly tackled Zhane when he walked through the door which actually surprised me but I'm sure he was glad that they didn't try to kill him. Abri rushed over to Claire and gave her a huge hug as well.
When everyone had been hugged and they were settled in Wesker brought Dante down and I could tell that Claire just absolutely fell in love right there ( just wait until he gets into trouble) and of course wanted to hold him. So Albert gave him up to her and she moved into the living room cooing and babbling baby talk to Dante who just giggled and reached for her face.
" So is he like the rest of you?" She asked while never taking her gaze off of him.
" Yes he is. A friend of mine actually found him." Wesker answers her question taking a seat across from her and allowing Abri to climb into his lap.
" A friend huh? They aren't on America's most wanted or terrorist alert are they?" She gives him a quick glare and then it's back to laughing with Dante. Who at that moment finds pulling on her hair is quite fun.
" Oww." She says after the fifth time of untangling his fingers from her hair.
" Yeah, he's a trouble maker." I tell her while holding out my arms and she hands him over. He cuddles into my side and then starts to pull on my hair, which is when I hand him over to Wesker because not even he dares to mess with those slicked back tresses.
After everything gets fixed and Dante is placed into his pen ( we had to buy one he couldn't escape from) I go with Zhane to go take the test.
" Alright so here ya go. You remember what to do right?"
I grab the stick from him and nod my head giving him a half glare to which he answers with a shrug and a small smile. " Don't be factious." I tell him rather proud of myself for remembering that word.
Once in the bathroom I grab the stick and well pee on it, which is no walk in the park either. Trying to pee on a tiny thing when your a guy well you understand. So when all that is done and well I hand it over to him and we wait in the kitchen for the mandatory three minutes. Wesker keeping the kids and Claire occupied while all this is happening. When the three minutes go by he takes the stick and I already know it's going to be that plus sign. The smirk on his face didn't hide it any better.
" Well congrats are in order." I lightly smack his arm and roll my eyes. I head back into the living room and I can tell that Wesker was listening because he has a barley contained grin on his face.
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Well there's the end of that chapter, again sorry for the long wait on updates. I've been having some trouble at home and with some of my guy friends that I found actually like me as more then a friend. Both asked me to Homecoming X0. But anyway sorry for going on like that. I love your reviews so keep them coming and of course thank you to all that have and continue to review.