Arman looked up from his desk as he was finishing the last details of what would be a complex but, for him, very doable adoption. Two grandsons, 7 years old, both Dragonslayers, he would be kissing Lucy the moment he saw her. The woman was a wonder, not only had she gotten his most romantically difficult to pin down son to fall in love with her, mate with her and propose to her, she had blessed their whole family by following her amazing heart and making a binding promise to two small boys who desperately needed to be part of their family.
Really, if Kaleb and Lucy wouldn't have adopted, if Kaleb had continued to insist on making them wards of White Sea, Arman had been prepared to adopt them himself, he was decidedly not too old to take on two more boys, he'd already raised 6 boys and 2 girls, 2 more would be cake.
He knew Kaleb was unsure, but parenting was always a plunge no matter how you got started. This would, hopefully, grease the wheels for his reluctant son and his beautiful mate to also discard the birth control and start having babies for Arman to spoil, though...these two, Hasu and Raiu would certainly give him a lovely place to to start getting his Grandpa on.
He'd already offered to watch them while Kaleb and Lucy were on their honeymoon, he was sending them on a two week trip to Minstrel so Lucy could visit all the places she had always wanted to see.
Their wedding was set for right after New Years, since Lucy had agreed to help a friend in Fiore with her wedding the coming summer, something Kaleb wasn't entirely pleased about but Lucy had his son wrapped around her finger, and Arman was satisfied with that, as it should be as far as he was concerned. Kaleb was too removed from emotions, too intellectual at times, Lucy was so very good for him.
Like Hestor was for Farron, that silver haired wonder had his eldest taking vacations, actually NOT working on his days off and pursuing fun instead of more ways to get more work done. Certainly it hadn't been anything close to what he'd consider a great start to their romantic relationship, but...he had had Hestor in and out of his house since the man was 11, knew his parents well, and was grateful that in the end...Hestor had overcome the darkness of his keyset and was now planning a wedding and Farron was happier than he had ever seen him. Farron had never been in love before, like Kaleb, both men too wrapped up in their busy demanding careers, but Hestor brought out the best in his son, and he liked to think Farron did the same for Hestor, everyone seemed to think so, so Arman was happy with them, they were Promised now, and the paperwork had been finalized on that just yesterday. He was counting his lucky stars Kurino had been delayed in Joya on her diplomatic mission there, when she returned and found all but two of his sons taken, and the two not taken were defendable according to Lucy, who had been working on the issue since she had seen Kaleb used by the Princess months ago.
He smiled seeing Zen come down the stairs, not too easily either, he was moving a little stiffly and Arman grinned. Simako was visiting Zen, and the woman was, it seemed, far from the tiny smile, soft voiced almost sky person she was in the house around others when she had him alone in the bedroom.
"Don't look at me like that, she went on a run with me this morning that...well...I like the lagoon a lot." Zen smirked.
Arman couldn't prevent his laugh at that. "Go soak in the hot bath, Mr' Elan made a wonderful breakfast for you too since he knew you'd come home late last night. Do stay home please, if you would, your tutor for languages will be here this afternoon and...you have 4 Sudehpah due to work with you before lunch." He winked and Zen bit back a groan, determined not to let his father have any idea of just how tired he actually was.
Hell no, Simako was already lightly teasing him about how he'd not run home as well as he'd run to the lagoon with her.
He would handle his sudehpah session with all the same vigour and enthusiasm he always used...and maybe ask them about how to handle sore muscles after long spells of having endless...wonderful...consuming sex for hours on end. He gratefully accepted the tray from Mr. Elan and carried it out to the back deck, dropping his robe and sinking with a soft moan into the steaming waters, once the water was swirling around him up to his chest he turned and ate while he soaked, feeling the Grass Seas water working at his overworked body and smiled slyly, he had zero complaints, he'd bear this discomfort ten times over for what he'd just experienced with his...promised?
They had decided that, yes, and he needed to get his father working on that because he didn't want Shima to go home...she WAS home. Stella couldn't have her, she belonged with him.
She was a priestess of Heset, God of the hearth and bounty. Talented with the culinary arts the temple promoted. Mr. Elan enjoyed having her at the house and..Zen was bound to her, his magic bound to hers. She was a heavenly body mage, though she worked in the kitchen far far more than she did in the ring. And since he had been bound to her to protect him from the massive compulsions built into his magic by an overzealous Cassiopeia...who he now referred to as the "Bitch" for placing things like...an all consuming drive to enslave himself to a Celestial, Holy or Light mage, a compulsion that had made him hand himself over to that white haired woman on a fucking plate without a second thought...without any thought really.
Shimako, he felt her, once the bond was in place he could feel her moods, her emotions...her desires. He smiled as he ate, desire for him...the first time he'd felt that rise in the little chef he'd been shocked, she'd been busily preparing apples for an apple pie and he'd come into the kitchen from the deck after a swim to get something to drink and...it had about knocked him over, those pale blue eyes had lifted from her task to look at him and her face hadn't changed, her expression it's usual serene soft and lovely normal, but he'd been hit with a huge desire for him...it had resulted in their first time sleeping together and...the beginning of him realizing he really could feel something for someone, was in fact, capable of falling in love.
They had talked, he'd gone to Stella, she had come to Bosco, the bond the Stellan government had allowed meant they had to have time together, too much time a great distance apart wore them both down. His father said Hishiko, the Mother Seer, leader of Stella, was hoping to get Zen to take up residence in Stella, and he honestly was considering that. His education certainly could happen fine there, just...he wanted to be around his family, had spent his whole life wanting it, and giving that up and moving to Stella, even to be with Shimako...he'd been very reluctant.
Shimako understood, and so they did this...her staying in Bosco for a bit, him in Stella. If they became promised on paper though, committed to a real relationship, not just the bonding meant to protect him from the compulsions of his magic, then Stella would loose their hold on Shimako, could not force her to return. At least his father firmly believed he could assure that. Zen had put a ring on Shimas finger last night...he was done wondering, done waiting, he'd marry her to keep her...he loved the woman.
She' warned him, as they had sat looking at the lagoon last night there were things about Stellans, not all but certainly her….
"Stella has, sort of cultivated her people, manipulated things so that we are heavily attuned to Celestial, Holy, Soul and Light magics, our country is where Stellanium forms...so...it makes sense the heavenly magics would be strong in us. To assure those magics stay strong, women who carry certain kinds are simply...more fertile, from birth we are nourished and cultivated to be so...and I am one of those Zen...I have defied the orders of my temple and my people and taken fertility brews OUT of what they have given you, so the disks you take can work and keep you from fathering children with me, but if we marry?" She sighed and looked at him.
"If we marry, my own convictions, my own dreams...I want children, I want a family…do you?" She had asked.
The question had taken him aback at first, did he? In the end though, he was his fathers son, he believed he did, he wanted to be a father, wanted to raise children.
"I do..Shima...I do, with you, only with you." He'd finally said and she'd actually cried, thrown herself into his arms tackling him to the sand and had cried and gone on about how her bloodline almost always produced twins or even more, how she knew it was alot to start right off with at least two babies but she would make sure it never got too much for him and he'd had to silence her with kisses.
Even when she'd warned him of that, he'd kissed her, slid into her arms and settled between her thighs and seen them both to another heated finish. If she became pregnant...he was ok with that, he was in love, and she was what he wanted…
Polishing off the tea in his mug he poured some more, smiling when Farron came outside and dropped into the lounge in front of where Zen was resting against the side of the hot bath.
"So...little sore huh?" Farron asked, arching a brow before moving to sit on the edge of the bath, letting his legs fall into the water and reaching over to the tray Zen had to pluck a spare mug off it and pour himself some of Zens tea. Zen prefered a strong spiced tea from Midi, and Mr. Elan always made sure he had a large kettle of it ready for him every morning.
"Yep...each better than the day before it too. She's...amazing." Zen sighed eyeing his brother when he snatched a slice of bacon from the tray.
"You're falling for her." Farron observed. Zen snorted "Fallen." he corrected
"Yeah, wore the same expression myself after Hestor visited last time before everything happened, stupid fucking mistake letting him leave without pursuing him more, I still kick myself over that. You won't make the same mistake I'm sure. There are distinct advantages to being with a Stellan." He smiled and Zen sighed, smiling back at him.
He'd thought his worries and stress at the stadium were horrid, and they had been, but normal life sure wasn't stress free like he'd imagined.
"So how is Hes, you two are promised now right?" Zen asked. Farron narrowed his eyes making it clear his brothers abrupt subject change was obvious. He smiled though.
"We are, finally, a lot thanks to Lucy, who has been telling Hestor he needs to relax and be happy already and stop worrying about shit. Gets under Hestors skin big time when Lucy gives him advice he KNOWS is good. Gets that overly serene look on his face and that smile so you know he's about to walk off to the training rings and kick her ass from one end to the other...then they both walk off and...both come back exhausted, bruised, battered and...cackling over the horrible things they just did to each other." Farron chuckled shaking his head "They have...a really strange relationship. Oh, and Bixys friends Laxus...you know Laxus has settled into White Sea very well, Kaleb talked with him about accepting an officers position in the guild, maybe taking on the Pelerno branch and Laxus is considering it, Kaleb sent Beck in to help Laxus with a sort of trial run to see what he thinks of being an officer in charge of a branch." Farron told him, tilting his head back and letting steaming water soak through his long dark blonde hair.
It was wonderfully true, Laxus seemed to be deliberately pushing Freed back and the rune mage was now working full time with Romino, the Archive mage keeping the Rune mage on his toes and Freed was loving every minute of it. It helped Romino, though a glasses wearing full time "Nerd" according to Lucy, was also 6'2" with silky dark lavender hair and the body of a greek God, he could bench as much as Laxus, was actually a hair taller than Laxus...and Freed just seemed to have a large weak spot for...large men. So those two were settling and Laxus he'd taken an aid at Kalebs encouragement, enlisting Beck, who was a well seasoned member of Kalebs own elite team and knew the guilds operations as well as Thane. Beck wasn't refined, he wasn't elegantly spoken like Thane was...perfect for Laxus, the two large men got along very well, and with Bickslow also deciding Pelerno was going to be his home, Laxus had plenty of support, Freed was able to spend all the time he wanted with Romino and not feel like he was letting Laxus down.
Farron smirked over at his brother then. "By the way, just so you know, Dad's rushing out to meet Kaleb and them...and...you're going to be an uncle by tomorrow if all goes well." he said and watched his brother choke on his tea with a smile.
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Presca heaved a sigh as they settled in for the evening. Between the morning work with Kaleb and Lucy, riding all the way back with the horses and returning to the hotel only to have Vander unceremoniously voluntell him he was helping them with their investigation of the nightclub, he'd had little rest. He didn't mind really, he preferred being busy, but he had begged off going to dinner with everyone, tired and perfectly happy to soak in a hot bath then relax with some movie binging on the hotel TV until he passed out for the night.
Lucy and Kaleb were busy with the children, Arman was coming from Pelerno via Thane, Cristoff was helping Rowan and Cobra analyze the little kit they had found while Vander and Cana played cards and discussed their ideas for driving their men to the point they would pass out from a blowjob...it all made Presca sink a little more into the steaming water of the bath tub, wondering when the two would finally try to combine their efforts and drag their men into a hell of a night, Presca just wanted to be sure he wasn't involved. Emzadi was mating with Gajeel, so...she would stop trying to talk him into her bed, one less thing to worry about. It wasn't that Emi wasn't attractive, she was gorgeous, but the idea of fucking his best friends sister… even as a Boscan that didn't sit right for him so he'd always refused.
He was tilting his head back, rinsing conditioner from his long chocolate colored hair when his com went off. Narrowing his eyes he glared at it a moment then sighed in resignation and reached over to answer it.
"Presca, this is Tagger I'm in Romgel, you should know, the Princess has left to return to Bosco and her ship was modified, sir...they installed mage cells in it,not normal ones, these are Joyan, designed to begin slave conditioning and they have a Joyan Dragon Hunter too, the woman who killed the water dragon last year that has all the warrants on her, and...a dark Celestial mage, a Joyan Captain in the Head Warqueens own private troops...two alchemists too, it's not a normal team Princess Kurino took, they're dressed as emissaries but they're not sir, all of these people coming back with the Princess...they're all military and it's a specialized bunch." Tagger said and Prescas eyes had gotten larger and larger.
"Ok...thank you Tagger, I'll pass on every word to Master Kaleb and my team here, you've done a great job, when will you be done with what the council sent you for?" He asked. Tagger sighed, he'd been assigned undercover work in Joya, difficult for any man to be in that country, but Tagger, like a lot of Boscan mages, was a tall decent looking man, next to the slim short men Joya usually produced, he'd found it easy to get himself into the place he wanted to be in, but getting back out was always the hard part when you went into Joya.
"Probably a few more weeks, I have my extraction set up though, White Sea mages will be helping me...thanks to you." Tagger said and Presca nodded "Just get out of there safe and we're good man." He said and Tagger signed off.
Presca narrowed his eyes. Dark Celestial mage could only mean they planned to fuck with Kaleb and his brother Zen, a professional Dragon Hunter...he knew who Tagger was talking about 7 countries were after her, she killed Dragons,and the creatures were protected now, almost extinct, even Fiore had protection laws in place protecting all peaceful dragons. This woman had gone into Caelum and killed a water dragon named Sulnesta, the dragon was the patron God of several tribes in Caelums jungle region in the south of the country, she was a kind healing dragon that kept the rain seasons from washing away villages and crops.
The bitch had gone in with a team of dark mages and killed the dragon, harvested some of its body parts, drained its magic into a lacrima and fled before the villagers could get to them for what they had done. Caelum had as a country reached out to its neighbors asking for help in bringing the woman to justice for what she'd done.
Her name was Rika, and she knew dragons, which meant she knew Dragonslayers. The Princess had a taste for Cristoff,had taken the big slayer to her bed several times over the last couple of years, using his family to blackmail him into going willingly too. She'd openly said she was considering taking him as a consort, he had no mate, he was vulnerable.
Like Kaleb, who was mated and engaged, Vander, even Farron who she was so intensely obsessed with, was promised to Hestor Kedanza. It left only Bickslow, who, as a Seith Mage recently receiving a public apology from the Crown for his banishment, so too notable, too recent in the publics eye and memory, and Zen, who was far too well watched and the Princess would know if she looked at Zen too hard Arman would risk everything to protect him, now that he knew all Kurino had been doing to his sons, the Ambassador would give her hell, and he was in a position to do that very well.
So what would Kurinos move be? Conditioning mage cells installed on her ship...to what end? Was she going to take mages and sell them to Joya? Her own father would have her beheaded for treason if she even hinted at selling slaves, yet she had slave conditioning cells on her ship….
Regardless he pulled himself out of the water, dried off and wrapped a towel around his waist before grabbing his com and dialing Kaleb who answered after the first buzz.
"Master Kaleb, link with me, I have too much information to relay it securely over the com, I recommend you share the link with everyone here too." Presca told the Guildmaster as soon as his face came into focus on the screen.
He felt the familiar push of Kalebs magic enter him and opened up to it, relaxing himself and directing his thoughts to the com conversation with Tagger.
"Well fuck…" Erik sighed through the link.
She's wanting Cris again, and you Kaleb, and probably Farron too since the psychotic bitch can't seem to keep her hands off your family, I'll kill her..I mean it, I won't let anyone touch my family, never again! Cana raged into the link, everyone grateful Rowan was quick to intervene, whatever he did soothing the instantly panicked card mage and removing her mental static from the link.
She's not getting anyone, to hell with her, there are too many laws in place protecting personal freedom of choice in Bosco for this bullshit, I've done my damn homework, if she even ASKS to have a private audience with anyone they are allowed to bring people, if she tries to force the privacy, then she has to present her reasons to the Steel Council or the Citadel or both before she can enforce it, she may wave authority around but Bosco is too progressive for her old school monarch crap. Lucy said firmly.
Yes, true, and if she contacts any one of you, my children, I demand you notify me before you respond to the summons in any way. Armans voice surprised everyone but Kaleb, who had included his father as soon as him reaching for the others caught the fact his father had arrived with Thane.
Thank you Presca, get some rest, if you hear anything else call me. Kaleb told him and Presca smiled, heading for the bed and remote to the lacrima screen, he had a date with room service and some good movies.
Two rooms down Arman finally walked into Lucy and Kalebs suite, they had been upgraded to a joined suit so the boys had comfortable beds and the pair had just woken up from a nap and were enjoying some juice and reading with Lucy when Kaleb opened the door for him.
Hasu looked up, emerald eyes locking on the tall man in the fine suit. "Dad, meet Hasu of the Stars, he's a celestial body Dragon Slayer, and his brother Raiu of the Storms, a Storm Dragon Slayer. Boys...this is my Father...your Grandpa now." Kaleb said and both boys eyes widened.
Kaleb and Lucy had already explained they were adopting them, becoming their new parents, news that had made both boys cry and fling themselves on Kaleb, they had never met their real parents, had been raised by Baristrasza, one of her older Slayer children Greston, and Adro, a son of Draco himself and Cristoffs mother, Nurem.
Both boys had loved Baristrasza, and their small tatsu, but learning Kaleb was to be their actual father now, Lucy their Mother, legally, and that they would have a family, and last names, had made both boys cry. They were young, didn't understand everything, but they knew what family meant, and how important it was, and having parents...well...children always knew what that meant.
Kaleb was a large, clearly strong and powerful man, he had a calm presence to him, but neither boy doubted at all that he was capable of protecting them, and Lucy was all sweetness, affection and light, endlessly brushing their hair, fussing over them, hugging them as if to assure herself they were real.
Though only hours old...the little family was already bonding, and Lucy had been trying to explain what a Grandpa was to them knowing Arman would arrive soon. They already were delighted knowing the Lunar Dragonslayer that they both liked a lot, was going to be their uncle, and that they had five uncles and two aunts that were Kalebs siblings.
Hasu was the older one, by a few minutes anyway, they weren't identical twins but they were twins, and he had always been Raius protector, the more reactive of the two. Raiu seemed to have boundless patience, excet when Hasu teased him of course. But Hasu was the responsible one, the one who stepped in front to take on anything and protect his brother, Not that Raiu needed a lot of protection, he was a powerful storm mage, but when it came down to it, Hasu would take the front and Raiu would fall back and attack from a distance.
It translated into everything, Hasu took the lead, like now, he stood from the little table they were sitting at and walked up to Arman, who immediately dropped to one knee and growled to the boy, he had raised two Dragon Slayers and learned from Nurem how to display affection, how to welcome and be welcomed and Hasu smiled growling back, reaching out and pushing his small hands into Armans black hair and pulling the Ambassador forward so he could touch foreheads with him and then the boy nuzzled alongside Armans cheek until he had his arms around the tall mans neck and was hugging him.
"Oh little Hatchling, how wonderful you are, welcome to our family." Arman said softly, eyes bright with restrained tears, he was beside himself with happiness over this.
"I'm not a hatchling, I'm a whelp now, Hatchlings are babies that still smell like eggshells!" Hasu protested and Arman frowned, pulling back to give the boy a serious look.
"I apologize! Yes of course you're much too big and strong to be a hatchling, how silly of me!" He agreed and Hasu smiled and nodded, then sobered, looking at Kaleb.
"You're really...our...forever Dad now?" He asked and Kalebs smile was a warm one, Gods how had he even entertained the idea of making these two wards of the guild? Gods those green eyes...as bad as Lucys…
"I am, and he is your forever Grandpa as soon as I sign those papers he has in his briefcase." Kaleb replied.
"And Lucy...she's...gonna be our Mom?" Hasu asked.
"You bet I am." Lucy replied firmly.
Hasy pressed his lips together trying not to cry again, looking at the case Arman had set on the floor. "Can I sign em too?" He asked and Arman hugged him.
"I've special papers for you to sign my darling grandson, and as soon as all the paperwork is signed, we are all going to the family home." Arman declared.
"Well, you three and Lucy are, the rest of us will wrap up the job here, I still need to dispell the field that was shielding the boys, box up their toys and such that are in the cave and get that all to the house, so we won't get to the house until tomorrow afternoon." Kaleb said and Lucy frowned, moving close to him, putting herself under his arm and wrapping her arms around his waist.
"I really don't like us being apart with all this Kurino crap happening." She admitted.
"He's with his brothers Erik and Presca, they'll look out for each other. It will be ok." Arman said firmly.
Lucy sighed and Kaleb tipped her head back so he could kiss her. Raiu smiled .
"They sure do kiss on the mouth a lot, what's that for?" He asked, he knew it was affection, that was obvious, but he hadn't been around it before, Baristarasza, Adro and Greston hadn't expressed affection that way, growls and purrs and nuzzles were all they did.
"Kissing on the mouth can have many meanings in Bosco, come on with your Grandpa while your new parents fill out their paperwork and we'll have some icecream and I'll teach you all about it all so you understand, it will be important to you." Arman said wisely and Raiu hoped down from the chair he was on to take Armans other hand, the two boys looking at him uncertainly "What's Icecream?" Hasu asked and Arman grinned.
"Oh my sweet grandsons, I have so much to teach you…"
Kaleb pulled Lucy in for a long heated kiss as soon as the door shut, trailing softer ones to her shoulder when he finally broke it to let her breathe.
"Dad is in Heaven." He chuckled and Lucy smiled, leaning into Kaleb and letting her eyes flutter shut, the immensity of what she had done had finally hit her while the boys were napping, but Kaleb had reassured her it would all be ok, they could make it work, the boys would need to go to school, would need lessons in magic and Gods knew that White Sea had Dragon Slayers well capable of teaching them. Laxus was even excited about meeting Raiu and Cristoff had volunteered to work with Hasu, so once everything got organized, it would all be ok.
He still adored her, still loved that she had done it and wasn't upset with her, she was more upset with herself, but already the little boys were wrapping themselves securely around her heart, Hasu in particular with his boldness and his magic resonated with she and Kalebs so well she could already sense that.
"I love you...I don't deserve you...but I'm so glad you love me…" Lucy said quietly and Kalebs arms tightened around her.
"It's all going to be fine, we have a big family Lucy, dads going to want them with him on a regular basis, there's school, lessons in Magic, Guild activities, you know the School has endless things for the children of the guild to be involved in, the Guildmaster homes are plenty large enough even for Dragon Slayer children, they can travel with us when we need to travel, stay with Dad or any of my siblings when they need to, it will all work." Kaleb said into her neck and she sighed, he was right, she knew he was.
"I want to be a good mom." She whispered and he smiled.
"Well, keep following that heart of yours and that's pretty much guaranteed, Lucy…" He pulled back cupping her face in his hands, Lavender eyes locking with hers.
"You're loving, intelligent, wise and strong, all the things you need to be to be a wonderful mother to these boys, we'll be fine...think of it as practice before we have our own babies…" He smirked and she giggled.
Seeing her better balanced he bent and grabbed up his fathers case, carrying it to the table.
"Lets get these papers all filled out, Dad will want them in before the records division closes tonight so he can push them through." He said, popping the case open and starting to pull out the well high lighted and marked forms and sitting beside Lucy to start the paperwork that would make Hasu and Raiu, homeless orphans, into Hasu and Raiu Pradesh, sons of Lucy and Kaleb.
It took over an hour, but both of them were very good at navigating paperwork. Kaleb turned her chair to face his when she signed beside him on the last form, stacking everything as his father had it before and replacing it as it had been in his briefcase before turning to Lucy and pulling her in for a hard kiss that curled her toes and drew a whimper out of her.
"I was thinking...if this works...if we're ok with two little boys…" She said sheepishly and Kaleb heard her thoughts, where she was going and kissed her again.
We'll be married in 3 weeks. He reminded her and she shivered in his arms at the thought. Even mated, soul bound to him, getting married still thrilled her.
If all goes well, and we're happy, and you feel right about it..you want a baby… he purred in her head and she moaned into his mouth nodding.. He growled back, the idea of putting a child into Lucys beautiful body, seeing her carry his baby...his pants were suddenly too restrictive.
"I want you…" She whimpered against his lips.
"Mmm, Dad could be back with the boys any time...how about we...go to the bedroom...lock the door...and fuck each other senseless?" He purred between kisses loving how she shuddered in his arms, nodding eagerly and Kaleb stood, pulling her up into his arms and carried her to the bedroom, kicking the door shut and pushing the lock into place with his magic before climbing onto the bed, Lucy still wrapped around him, and laying down on her, shifting once she was pressed into the mattress so he settled his hips between her thighs so he could rock his hard need against her heated center and draw a moan from her.
They were becoming sudden parents, but it didn't mean he wouldn't take every opportunity he found to relax her, melt her with pleasure and take his own because only she excited him anymore, only her...and he was perfectly happy with that.
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Arman came into the suite and smirked, Raiu on his hip, Hasu holding his hand he immediately deadened the sounds coming from the bedroom so his grandsons wouldn't be distracted.
"Why'd the sound go down? Mom and Dad...Mom sounds like she's running real hard…" Hasu narrowed his eyes suspiciously on his Grandfather who smiled at him.
"They're having sex, healthy Moms and Dads who love each other and enjoy each other have a lot of it my boys, get used to the sounds, don't interrupt when you hear them, they need to have the time together, it keeps their love and your family strong." Arman said popping open his case and plucking some papers from the back, setting them on the table and motioning the boys to take their seats before giving them pens.
"Now, you told me you were taught to write, so, let's start learning how to write your new full names…" Arman said brightly. He got the boys writing and he went over the papers Lucy and Kaleb had filled out making sure everything was in order then sending them to his waiting aid in Pelerno to be "escorted" through processing. He gradually eased his control of the sounds coming from the bedroom.
He believed firmly, because he was Boscan, that sex was never to be a hidden thing, it was healthy and nothing to hide or be secretive about and he wanted his grandsons to learn that well, to appreciate its importance to their new parents, so they would let Lucy and Kaleb have time together without interruption. He was already smitten with the boys, but it didn't mean he didn't want more grandchildren.
"Sure they aren't hurting each other?" Hasu asked, pausing in drawing a picture of a dragon beside his signature.
"There is pleasure and happiness so strong it has sounds of intensity, but no, neither one is the least bit unhappy right now." Arman assured the redhead.
"I think they sound happy." Raiu said not bothering to look up. Arman ruffled his chestnut locks affectionately. "They do indeed. Them having sex is how you two will get brothers and sisters in the future too, it's how babies are made." He said and both boys looked at him curiously.
Arman smiled, they were older than his own children had been when he'd started explaining these things, so high time they start learning. Pulling a couple bags of jelly beans from his case out and giving them to the boys, because loading them with sugar was his job and he took these things seriously, he started explaining sex and how they, as Dragon Slayers, would come to know it well and how it would work for them and their futures as both Boscans and Dragon Slayers.
In the bedroom, Lucy was straddling Kaleb as he sat back on his heels, leaning back on his hands, letting her ride him hard, meeting her lusty bounces with firm thrusts of his hips until she gasped out an unintelligible version of his name and came, her body constricting on his already pulsing member and ripping him over the edge with her he lunged forward, tackling her to the bed, managing a few more thrusts before his body and hers were both spent.
They lay panting, Kaleb braced on his forearms above her, silky platinum hair falling around them and mingling with her deeper golden locks on the pillow.
"Gods I needed that…" Lucy breathed out grinning and Kaleb smirked, kissing her forehead.
"Me too." He agreed and let her push him to his back so she could lay on top of him.
"When do you think they'll be back.." She started to ask and he kissed her.
"They've been back since part way through the first round Sunrise. Dad's teaching them how to write their names and...all about sex and how babies are made." He smirked at her and Lucy blushed crimson realizing the boys had heard her a little while ago begging Kaleb to "Fuck me! Gods harder! Harder!"...
"It's fine...Lucy...I want our boys to be comfortable, i want them to feel good in their bodies, to know what a woman who's enjoying her lover sounds like, what love sounds like, that I am not just in love with you, that I lust after you, that I want you, need you, hunger for you, because one day they'll feel that way and they should know it's right, it's healthy." He kissed her, smiling at her blush.
"I want them to embrace sex, it isn't something to be hidden or kept quiet, someday, when they're with someone, I want them to know what sorts of things they may say, how they'll sound when happy taking and giving pleasure with a lover. By their age I already knew all that Dad is teaching them right now, and while Ganier was gone, and Dad didn't remarry, he took lovers from time to time, indulged in attendants at bath houses and such, I heard those sounds come from his bedroom and office plenty of times and I never minded, I knew it meant he was enjoying himself, not working, relaxing, and he was happy, as a child..those sounds meant everything was ok and stable and good with my father. Our children will learn that's what it means with us...that we love and want and enjoy each other." He said softly and she was smiling, heart warm in her chest, nodding and kissing him again.
"How about a quick one in the shower…" She smiled slyly at him and Kaleb grinned as she darted from on top of him for the bathroom, following her at a leisurely pace stretching his body and loving how he smelled her on his skin. His mate...his whole heart and soul...now mother to his sons, one day mother to more, and soon to be his wife. He'd never been happier, he knew it, never had he felt so full and happy with his life as he did right then with his father talking and playing with his children in the next room while he climbed into the shower and gladly fucked his gorgeous mate against the wall of the shower before they cleaned up and got dressed to rejoin Arman and the boys.
Kaleb had just kissed Lucy goodbye when there was a pat on his thigh and he looked down into the shy smiling eyes of Raiu. "Since you're my Dad now...can I get a kiss too? I know you won't be gone long but...you're my new Dad and...I want one." The boy said and Kaleb grinned, lifting the child up into his arms and peppering his face with kisses until he squealed and started laughing and pushing away.
"Ahhh! Grandpa! Help! MOM!" He tried when Arman only gave him a grin. Lucy, laughing, stole the child from her mates arms and Kaleb, noticing Hasu trying to hide behind Arman dove for the boy who shrieked and ran for it.
"Nooooo! I don't wanna get all covered in kisses!" He cried out.
"Nonsense, I'm a new father, you're newly my son, I have catching up to do here!" Kaleb retorted.
Hasu was fast though, and agile, and evaded his determined new father for nearly two minutes before Kaleb outmaneuvered him and snatched him up, kissing his forehead then blowing a raspberry on him making the boy groan in disgust.
"Ewwwww! DAAAAAD! Momma! Make him stop, he likes kissing you more anyway!" He declared and Kaleb pulled back from him grinning.
"Oh give me time, besides, you can't be such weenies about getting kissed, no sons of mine will dodge them, you learn to take em!" Kaleb said firmly, kissing Hasu this time nicely on the cheek before setting him back down so he could dash behind Lucy, who made both boys groan by bending and kissing them both.
Thane was summoned from where he'd gone to relax at the Hotels bar and after a few bits of business requiring Kalebs attention, the teleport mage put his hands on Arman and Lucys shoulders, each holding a child, and vanished.
Kaleb felt like a huge piece of him had been pulled away and closed his eyes for a moment to steady himself. As was his way, he redirected his discomfort to work, relying on it to help him settle. He had a beautiful new mate, and two sons now, a family of his own, and he wouldn't let a single one down by letting himself get upset he was going to be away from them overnight. Pushing his link to the team into activity he rolled his eyes. Vander and Cobra were...busy, Presca was already asleep and Rowan and Cana were as "busy" as Cobra and Vander. He could easily go out to the site on his own, sensing Cristoff too was sound asleep, dispell the field and start packing the things for the boys but...he wasn't stupid.
They were being hunted, going out on his own would leave him open to attack and he knew better than to put himself into situations like that. So, he dropped down into the chair by the table and made some calls, bringing in a few nearby White Sea mages to help with packing tomorrow so he could be done faster.
Once everything was organized for the following day he checked on his team mates, finding those that were conscious still well occupied and rolled his eyes, set some wards to blanket his room in case anyone was stupid enough to try and attack a wizard saint in a busy hotel and went to bed early, falling asleep to listening in on his families minds at home.
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"I'm very grateful." Mr. Airesha said brightly, grinning looking over the field, he hadn't been entirely happy about discovering the deep cave, but, had decided they could design a ride into it that people would enjoy so he was optimistic.
"We appreciate the request, in the future I hope you call my guild for jobs." Kaleb said.
"I will indeed. Um...tell me Master Kaleb, the woman, is she the one you're Promised to?" He asked and Kaleb smiled.
"Engaged, we're getting married in a few weeks, I'm sure you'll read about it in the weekly, they're sending photographers and Lucy and I are being interviewed next week for the piece they're doing." He told the smiling man.
"I'm happy for you, congratulations. I've wired the jewel for the job to your guild of course and would like to invite you to the grand opening of the park, we have it planned for next New Years." He told the tall blonde and Kaleb smiled again.
"Good time for it, people love parties and the opening of an amusement park at New Years would be a big draw...will you be needing security?" He gave the businessman a wry smile and Mr. Airesha laughed.
"I will, and I'll just go ahead and tell you now White Sea has the contract to provide security for the parks grand opening next year, I'll likely need about 200 of your people." The man grinned.
"I'll go through my roster and get you the best." Kaleb vowed, seeing Thane vanish with some boxes right before Kittar appeared and did the same thing, Cristoff approaching him with the others in tow.
The boys belongings would be delivered to the main Guild in White Sea, though they were going to stay in Pelerno through the holidays at the family estate.
"Ready to get back to your new family there big brother?" Cristoff asked as he came up to Kaleb.
"Beyond ready, I was ready to get to them about 3 seconds after they left last night." He admitted and Cristoff chuckled, Cana grinning at the tall blonde.
"You've got it bad for Lu, and I won't lie, those boys are fucking adorable, Big Sexy is all excited about working with Hasu." Cana said, using her pet name for Cris while she stuck her hand into the back pocket of Rowans jeans so she could massage the firm flesh under her fingers at will.
"I'm just not where I'm comfortable being away from her, I don't like the distance." Kaleb said with a shrug. Cristoff grinned.
"I can't blame you." The big slayer said lightly.
"Ah lovefest before departure, think we should strip down and participate my King?" Vander drawled as he, Cobra and Presca came up.
"Mmm, maybe over New Years, right now I wanna see our new nephews and eat Mr. Elans food till I pass out." Cobra replied.
"Good plan, while you're in a food coma maybe I'll have my way with you." Vander said brightly and Cobra narrowed his eyes at his mate.
"I might enjoy that, make sure I'm awake enough to cum." He said.
"Oh, no worries Babe, I'll make sure." Vander smirked wickedly
"Ok, teleport mages all left, we're paid, I hear food calling my name…" Presca added and Kaleb nodded, he was anxious to get home himself. Cristoff waved everyone in closer and a moment later, they vanished from the field and by the tree line, wearing coveralls like one of the many construction workers already swarming the area, a white haired woman glared before turning away and waving to several other sets of eyes, three more minutes and she could have had them, but the Lunar slayers teleport...she hadn't realized he could pull all of them at once...she wouldn't make that mistake again….