"Frankenstein. Call Raskreia. I want to show her the picture." Their baby was hers too, she should see them.
Frankenstein smiled. It was nice seeing his master so happy. He bowed. "Yes, Master."
He would wait patiently for her arrival. Oh! He should tell his friends! He called up Shinwoo, intent on telling him that he'd asked Raskreia to come here to look at their baby.
"Hey, hey Rai, how's it going?" Shinwoo asked enthusiastically. He rarely got a call from Rai, so this must be something big.
"Raskreia will be visiting soon. Chairman did a sonogram of my baby so now I have pictures. I wanted to show her them."
His baby? Doesn't he mean Raskreia's baby? Shinwoo thought Rai might have gotten confused. After all, Korean was his second language. "That's great, I'll call the others and we can have a baby shower for the two of you." He was excited, he loved parties.
"All right. I'll call again when she's here."
"Okay, we'll talk soon, I can't wait until Raskreia arrives, this is going to be great."
Raizel hung up, ready to go await Raskreia. She would enjoy this, he was sure.
It didn't take long for Raskreia to arrive with Gejutel. "Raizel, what is it you have to show me?" she asked, taking a seat near him.
He took out the picture. "There is technology now to look at our baby as they grow."
Raskreia took the picture from him and looked at it. "Is that really our child?" She asked. Their baby looked really cute.
He nodded, taking out the egg as well and handing it to her so she could hold them while he showed her what was what.
Raskreia held their child in her arms, being so close to their baby, warmed her heart. She listened intently as Rai talked her through the sonogram. "Our baby is adorable."
"They are. I don't quite know what they're going to look like yet. They look a lot different from Frankenstein and Lunark's child."
"..." This was news to her. She didn't even know Frankenstein and Lunark were courting. "Really, how so?" She asked out of curiosity.
Hmm. "I'll ask Frankenstein if he has pictures of his baby." He sent a transmission through the bond, explaining that he wanted to show Raskreia the differences between the two.
Frankenstein showed up a few moments later, with the sonogram of his and Lunark's child. "Here you are, Master," he said, handing the picture to him, before gracefully bowing and taking his leave.
He showed it to Raskreia as well. "Theirs is more... compact." Thicker neck, thicker torso, and the face was more squished, unlike their child. They were both cute in their own way, in Raizel's opinion.
Raskreia looked at the pictures, comparing the differences between the two as Raizel pointed them out. She smiled. They were both really cute. She stroked their baby, "At least they'll have someone their own age to play with."
He nodded. "Human children develop fast though." So he didn't know how long Frankenstein's baby would be the same age as theirs.
She nodded, "That's true." she continued stroking their baby. "I wonder what our child will be like."
"It's been a bit since they've been scanned. Maybe Frankenstein will be willing to do so again?" And they could get a more recent picture that way. Showing how much they'd grown.
Raskreia nodded, "Yes, I'd like to see that as well." She was curious about the technology that would allow them to see their baby, as well as how much their baby had grown.
Raizel asked Frankenstein about it through the bond. Huh. Maybe Frankenstein should also look at Lunark again, see how theirs was coming along.
Yes, Master. I shall wait for you in the lab. Came the response through their bond. When Raizel reached the lab, Frankenstein had the Ultrasound machine set up. He and Lunark were waiting for his master and Raskreia to arrive.
"Hello, Frankenstein." He smiled. Raskreia was holding their egg, so he instructed her to allow Frankenstein to examine it and look at the monitor.
Frankenstein took the egg and placed it on the bed, he coated the probe with lubricating gel and moved it across the surface of the egg.
A beak. That was... definitely a clearly defined beak, from this angle. The little being had a lot of room to move in there. Unlike in a normal egg, where the yolk would take up a large chunk of room.
Frankenstein talked his master and Raskreia through the image on the screen. His Master's child had indeed grown, although Frankenstein was confused, was his master giving birth to a bird? Once he'd finished, the scan, he printed out a picture of the sonogram, for him. "Here you are," he said, handing him the picture.
"Thank you." Their child was beautiful. They would look adorable once they were ready to be born. Oh! He needed to tell Shinwoo. He shot him a quick text, telling him that Raskreia was here.
Raizel got a text almost as soon as he'd sent his. We'll be over in a few hours, see you soon. We'll bring snacks. ~ Shinwoo
Frankenstein looked over at his master. "Is everything alright?" He asked, cleaning the gel off the egg and handing it back to Raskreia. He then cleaned the probe.
"Shinwoo is coming over."
Frankenstein looked pale all of a sudden. He loved his students, but they were intent on making a mess of his home. "That's great news, Master," he replied weakly. He snapped back to reality soon enough, "Luna, why don't we see how our baby is doing?" He asked, wondering if their child was alright.
She nodded. "All right." She climbed up on the table, raising her shirt up. Her stomach had grown more firm since she'd last been in.
Frankenstein turned the monitor so Lunark could see it, he applied more lubricating gel to the probe, before moving it over Lunark's stomach to see how their little one was developing.
Oh! They'd gotten a bit bigger in the time since she'd last been scanned! And their little hands were bigger! "They're still growing." She sounded relieved.
Frankenstein was so relieved to see their child growing normally. "Looks like our baby will turn out to be healthy, but we'll need to keep an eye on them." He cleaned the gel off Lunark, before giving her a print out of their baby. He then cleaned the machine, it wouldn't be long now before the children arrived.
"I'll go make sure there are at least a few healthy options for the kids." She said, hopping down and pulling her shirt back down.
"Alright," he smiled. He'd only have to bear with it for a few hours, it's not like they were going to mess up his home any more than usual.
She kissed him before going back upstairs with Raskreia and Raizel, the picture still in hand. She had some healthy options to prepare.
Frankenstein cleaned up the lab before heading back upstairs. The children had arrived while he was cleaning the lab. He hated how noisy it was when the children were around, but he supposed he'd have to get used to it if he wanted his own someday. When Frankenstein entered the living room he was greeted by a terrible sight. There were streamers, balloons and confetti everywhere. The children were throwing a party, in his home. Frankenstein took a deep breath, before entering, "What's going on here?" he asked, looking slightly pale.
Lunark walked over, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Something called a 'baby shower', apparently."
"Oh, I guess, it'll be for Master and Raskreia then." he'd get his children to help clean the house later, but why did they have to bring confetti?
She chuckled. "Well, it's not as if anyone outside our family knows about my pregnancy. So, of course, it's for them." She wasn't sure she wanted anyone else to know yet. Not when she had no clue if they'd be healthy or not.
Frankenstein nodded, he watched the children making sure they didn't cause too much trouble. They'd only be here for a few hours anyway.
Raizel showed Shinwoo the picture of his baby eagerly. He'd give this to Raskreia after the party. He could get another, after all. And she deserved to have a picture of them.
Shinwoo took the picture, "Is this yours and Raskreia's baby?" he looked at the picture, rather worried, "Are you sure? This thing doesn't even look human." he exclaimed in surprise.
"...They're not a human." Had Shinwoo forgotten?
"Ah, right, but you look human, so I thought your baby might too. Do all Noble babies look like aliens?"
"...Alien?" He looked at the baby. "I don't know what they look like."
"They're weird non-human entities from outer space," Shinwoo replied, "Anyway congratulations on your baby Rai, you too Raskreia." he let off another party popper, sending confetti flying everywhere.
"Thank you." Oh! "Raskreia is holding our baby right now." She still had the egg in her hands, after all.
Holding their baby? Shinwoo was confused, maybe he means the baby is in her stomach. "Yeah, that's obvious." he laughed nervously, he'd need to help Rai improve his Korean.
"...Shinwoo. The egg." None of them seemed to be interested in asking about it, after all.
"The egg? Yes, it's very pretty. Is it one of those decorative Fabergé eggs?" he asked, it was really pretty.
"It's the baby."
"The baby's inside the egg?" Shinwoo was confused, "Are you playing a practical joke?" he asked.
He shook his head. "We don't have sex to reproduce, Shinwoo. Why would you think that there'd be a pregnancy?"
Shinwoo looked at Rai, then everything finally clicked. Rai's a Noble, maybe Nobles reproduce differently. "So, yours and Raskreia's baby is really inside that egg?"
He nodded.
Shinwoo's eyes lit up, "That's amazing, how long will it be before your baby is born?" He asked, wanting to see what came out of the egg.
"I... do not know." He looked to Gejutel in the corner of the room. He had experience with noble children. Did he know?
Gejutel cleared his throat, "If you're wondering when your child will be born, then from my experience, they will be born when they are ready." he said, divulging his expertise on the matter.
He nodded. Just as he'd thought. "As Gejutel said."
"That's so cool, you'll have to let us know when your baby is born, then we can come visit."
He nodded. "I normally carry them, so they should be with me when they hatch."
"You carry them? What do you mean?" Shinwoo asked. He was learning a lot about Nobles today.
"...Raskreia?" He looked to her. She could probably put it inside her as well. But she could also hand it back to him and he'd put it inside himself.
Raskreia nodded, stroking the egg for a few moments, before handing their child back to Raizel.
Raizel unbuttoned his shirt, placing the egg in his abdomen. "They stay safer like this." He took the egg back out though, handing them back to Raskreia. She should get to hold their baby for as long as she was here.
Raskreia took their child back from Raizel, happy to hold their baby in her arms once more.
Shinwoo's eyes widened in surprise, "That's amazing. You have the Egg inside you, even at school?" he asked.
Raizel nodded. Of course he did. "The baby will die if they are not near an adult noble constantly."
Shinwoo nodded. "Looks like we'll have to buy you extra ramen since you're eating for two now."
It wasn't necessary, but... extra ramen. He nodded.