Lunark made her way to the study, wrapping her arms around Frankenstein when she entered. "So, I found out who my mystery man is supposed to be."
Frankenstein pulled her close, giving her a kiss, before pulling back, "Who is that?" he smiled, wondering if he should be jealous.
"Tesamu thinks it's Tristan." Again.
Frankenstein laughed at that, "That does seem to be a common misconception." He pulled her into a closer embrace.
Her rounding belly bumped against his abdomen as she pressed against him, and she leaned up for another kiss.
The two took their time, having fun and enjoying themselves. Neither one noticed the door open and the small boy enter as the two continued their activities. Exhausted and satisfied, Lunark noticed the boy in the room. Frankenstein turned to see him, "Tesamu, what are you doing here?" He asked, pulling his clothes back on.
He blushed deeply. "I came to show you..." Oh. He'd dropped it from shock. He picked it up. "It's ruined now."
Frankenstein finished pulling the last of his clothes on and walked over to the boy. "Don't worry about it, I'm sure we can rebuild it. How long have you been standing here?"
"I don't know." He really didn't. He just... walked in and froze. Lunark covertly dressed, not wanting him to get an eyeful more than he'd already seen.
"It's alright, don't worry about it. It's nothing to be afraid of. It's something adults do when they like each other." Frankenstein wasn't sure how much the boy had seen, and heard, but he'd definitely have to explain, exactly what he'd witnessed.
"I would hope you'd only make babies with someone you like."
Frankenstein nodded. "Yes, and I love Luna. I'm sure I've told you before." So, he did understand what was happening. Or was it from what they'd said? He blushed slightly. Perhaps he'd feel differently after seeing the baby. "If you like, we could go take a look at the baby."
"Why?" Teacher's baby... that was probably just another monster growing in Lunark. Baby or not. Teacher's or not.
"You want to help people, so it'll help you understand child development if nothing else. Besides, it's a happy occasion, and I want to share it with all of my family, that includes you."
"... Okay." He should get a good look at whatever Teacher wanted him to see, he guessed.
They headed to the lab, Frankenstein was excited to see how their child was getting on, it'd been a few weeks since Lunark's last check-up. "Let's see how our baby is doing," he said as he prepared the ultrasound equipment.
Lunark smiled and hopped up on the table, unbuttoning the bottom portion of her shirt again before leaning back, giving him a bit more room to work.
Frankenstein ran the lubricated probe over her stomach, checking their baby on the monitor. He turned the monitor so Lunark could see their baby as well. "Come over here Tesamu, see this is our baby." He explained the features to him, before turning to Lunark, "We're having a girl." He smiled, excitedly.
A little girl? She laughed. "You don't seem to have one of those even in your adopted list yet." Ah. "Her tail has been getting even bigger. Does that mean it's there to stay?" A tail. A tail?! The baby had a tail, and Teacher was acting like it was normal?! Tesamu came to look at the monitor. It was just like looking at an uncanny drawing. Human, but not.
Frankenstein smiled, "Yes, a daughter would make a welcome addition to our family. If it's still visible at this stage, she'll be born with the tail." His excitement was evident in his voice, they were going to have a daughter. He looked over at Tesamu, "Looks like you'll have a younger sister to play with."
"She has a tail." His face twisted, showing his discomfort. That baby was a monster. Probably like its mother.
"All mammals are born with tails, even humans. However the tail is absorbed before human children are born, it's different for werewolves. Their tails are absorbed when they become adults." At least from what Lunark had told him.
Tesamu's lips pressed together, his frown deepening. Did Teacher really think saying his baby was a werewolf was normal? He was starting to panic a bit. That baby was part of Teacher, yes. But it was a fanged monster, just like all werewolves and nobles. "I wonder which of us she'll resemble more," Lunark stated, before continuing. "Obviously me in terms of her species physiology, but..." Hmm. She blushed. "Ashleen does look a lot like her mother, according to Muzaka." So, they could and did take after human parents as well.
Frankenstein smiled, "If she takes after you, I'm sure she'll be beautiful." He was so overjoyed. He could hardly wait for their child to be born.
Tesamu didn't like this. He didn't like this one bit. The babies were a spell used by her to trap Teacher.
Frankenstein noticed Tesamu was being rather quiet, "What do you think Tesamu? Do you think the baby will look like her mother or her father?"
"Umm. Probably Lunark?" She had a tail and everything. Little monster.
Frankenstein smiled looking at Lunark, "We should start thinking of baby names, now that we know we're having a girl."
She nodded. "I'll start looking some up. Do you have any preferences for what we're looking for?"
Frankenstein shook his head. "We could think up a couple later before we go to sleep." He smiled. It'd be nice to cuddle and think up baby names.
She nodded. "We could also see if Tesamu has any good ideas. And the rest of the boys." Though they'd obviously keep full veto power on that one. So they didn't give her a strange one.
Frankenstein smiled and nodded, "Yes, I like that idea very much. Let's get ready for bed. It's been a long night."
This was bad. Very bad. Tesamu simply crushed his sculpture, rolling it into a ball. She'd stolen Teacher. And Teacher seemed happy about it. He started to creep away.
Frankenstein looked over at Tesamu, "Would you like me to tuck you into bed?" He asked Tesamu, he'd make sure the child was alright before letting him go to sleep.
He hesitated. He really didn't know what he wanted, so he shrugged. Either was fine, he guessed.
"Alright, I'll come and help you in a moment." Frankenstein cleaned Lunark up, and gave her a quick kiss, before taking the boy up to his room.
Tesamu followed in silence. The baby was... just like Lunark. Not even human-ish like Ashleen was. Tesamu put his clay into the bowl. "I gotta go wash up and change clothes." He got out a pair of pyjamas and came back in them after he was done washing.
Frankenstein waited for the young boy to climb into bed, before tucking him in and sitting on the bed beside him. He ran a hand through his hair, "Don't worry about what happened tonight, if you have any questions or you feel like talking, then I'm always here for you." He said reassuringly.
"... Why were you doing that if you already have a baby? Animals don't." Tesamu knew from back in his home village.
"That's because Lunark and I love each other. It's our way of showing each other affection." He wasn't quite sure how else to explain it.
That was... weird. "You can't just kiss and hold hands?" That was what he saw a lot of adults doing back home when they courted.
Frankenstein smiled, "Yes we do that as well, but sometimes, we like to do things to feel a lot closer to each other."
Tesamu mumbled something about looking entirely too close before simply nodding.
"Alright then, try and get some sleep." Frankenstein smiled, as he gave him a kiss on the forehead, before leaving the room and heading back to his.
Lunark smiled as he entered the room. "Hey." A daughter. Their baby was a girl. She was also Dark Spear, as far as they knew, but their baby was growing and healthy and even big enough that Frankenstein could tell the gender.
Frankenstein smiled at Lunark as he returned her greeting. He quickly changed and climbed into bed, pulling her close so they could cuddle, giving her a kiss.
She nuzzled his nose, kissing him again before moving her face to his neck. "Our baby is growing strong and healthy." She was so happy! She laughed.
Frankenstein smiled, "Yes, I'm overjoyed." He ran a hand through her hair, "If you like, we can discuss baby names before we go to sleep."
"Baby names? You already have some in mind?"
"Yes, I did say I'd wanted to have children, so I've given a lot of thought to baby names." He smiled, holding her close.
She nodded. "All right, what did you have in mind?" She cuddled closer to him.
Frankenstein thought for a moment, "How about Lorelei? If you don't like that one, I also have, Maeve, Ellesandra, and Alannah."
"Lorelei?" What did that mean? "Hmm. From my home, there's Wenona, Migina, Ayiana, Taima, and Walvia." Those would suit their daughter, right?
"The name comes from mythology. I like the sound of Ayiana." He smiled, "We should write them down." He got a pen and a pad of paper from the bedside drawer and made a note of the names they'd suggested so far.
"I'll have to do some more research, I think. Those are just ones I thought of off the top of my head. 'Nayeli' is also a rather popular name, but our baby is special." She stroked her stomach. More than any other child... well. You couldn't say most children were also a soul weapon.
Frankenstein stroked her stomach as well. "Yes, she really is quite special. How about Aria?" He said, making note of it.
"It's not a bad one. Though I'm not sure musical names will suit her."
Frankenstein smiled, "Probably not. I wonder which one of us, she'll take after."
"Tesamu said me, but that might just be because of the tail."
"That's true, what were you like as a child?" He asked, curious about what kind of personality their baby would have.
"Umm." She blushed. "I'm not sure we'd want a child like I was."
Frankenstein laughed pulling her closer, "I don't know, it might be fun."
How to explain this? "I... regularly came home missing limbs, even as a toddler. Children think they are immortal and don't give thought to danger. If I'd been a human..." She'd probably have died by the time she'd turned three.
Frankenstein was surprised at that. "Really? In that case we'll have to make sure we keep a closer eye on our her." He didn't want her getting hurt or injured.
"My mothers were forever trying to do the same." She chuckled. "Busy parents can't necessarily keep as good an eye as they'd want. I remember more than once Amma suggesting they make a leash for me. Nana just said I'd chew through it."
Frankenstein laughed. "You must've been quite a handful." He said moving a few stray strands of hair from her face, before placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. "Either way, you turned out wonderful."
She smiled, turning to press kisses to his jawline. "What were you like?"
Frankenstein smiled. "Believe it or not, I'm much the same now, as I was back then." It'd been a long time since he'd thought about his family.
She snorted. "Honestly I can't believe that. Basically a tiny adult?"
Frankenstein laughed. "Okay, so maybe not exactly an adult, but I was responsible. I was financially supporting my family just after I'd turned five."
Her brow furrowed. That did not sound okay. "How?" He was supposed to be older than her... what kind of place did he live, that let children do that. "Why?"
Frankenstein pulled her close. He explained how his mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his younger, identical twin brother. His early life was happy with the two of them raised by their Father in a small village. His father was the village doctor, so when his younger brother died from pneumonia, it broke him. "After that, I took on the financial burden by making the remedies and tinctures in my father's journals and selling them so we could eat. It's how I got into medicine."
She nodded. That made sense. But still... "I'm sorry you didn't get to just be a child. I helped out my parents as well when they'd ask, but..." Nothing to the degree that Frankenstein had. Putting logs on the fire and threading beads were nothing in comparison.
Frankenstein pulled her close, "It is what it is, I do have some happy memories from childhood, just not a lot." He said, running his hand up and down her shoulder, "I guess that's why I've always wanted to have children someday. So, I could give them a better childhood than mine and watch them be happy."
Could their daughter be happy? When she was what she was? Lunark certainly hoped so. "I just hope she turns out healthy."
Frankenstein stroked Lunark's stomach, "I hope so too. Happy and healthy, what more could we ask for?" He smiled.
"Between the two of us, she'll be a cute puppy regardless." A hand joined Frankenstein's on her belly, interlacing her fingers with his.
"That she will," Frankenstein smiled as he pulled her close for a long passionate kiss. He loved it when the two of them could just stay in bed cuddling.
Kissing her beloved was always nice. Their family was growing, and she was sure that the boys would be happy to have a little sister to play with. Tesamu aside. He'd come around eventually.
Frankenstein smiled, "Since we were interrupted before, would you like to have some fun again now?"
"Yes." She rolled him over so that she could rest on top of him. "I hadn't nearly had enough yet."
"That's good because we still have the whole night ahead of us." He smiled mischievously, pulling her close, for another kiss.
:3 The only reason Lunark thinks Frankenstein doesn't have any female adoptees is because she hasn't met Seira as a member of the household. Just for references sake.