Lok POV
Our week at home went by to fast. Soon, we were home. Dante has made an appointment with his medical friend to help go over our... case. It for later today. I don't want to think about it.
At the moment, I laying on the couch. I'm laying on my side so I can watch Den play. He sit next the couch. He playing with the teddy bear. The girls have done on a picnic. Dante is making something for lunch.
Den looks at me. He frowns. What the matter with him?
"Snowflakes, hugs!" He says as he make his teddy give.
I smile and give a hug to the bear. I didn't realize I wasn't smiling. Why did Den do that?
"Why did you do that?" I ask.
"You've looked sad since we can back from Ireland. I fought it would cheer you up."
"Thank you Den."
"Do you miss your mum and sister?"
"... A bit. Yes."
"You want to say with them, don't you? Sorry we pulled you away."
"Den. Don't think that. Yes, I miss them, but they aren't gone forever. It like how you know Harrison isn't gone. He in here." I say, pointing to his heart.
He smiles. I motion for him to come over. He does and I hug him. He rests his head on my chest and I stroke his hair. It's comforting. I like doing this form time to time. I don't know why but I do.
I hear Dante walking to us. I smile when I see him. He smiles back and come to us. I chuckles when he see me holding Den.
"mind if I joined?" He asks.
"Of course." I say.
I sit up and let him sit down. I rest my head on his shoulder and Den moves to sit on him. He snuggle up to him. Dante smiles and pats his head. I smile too.
"You are like are child, you know that don't you Den?" Dante says.
"Yeah... I guess I am... will I always be your child? Even when I get Harrison back? Even when I'm grown up?"
"Of course."
"You don't know how happy I am to hear that." He says.
I understand why he so happy. Growing up as an orphan must of been rough. Getting a new family must be a dream. I hope my baby never has to go through that... Wait... My baby... I place a hand on my stomach.. I hope mine doesn't have to go through anything Den did. I feel Dante's hand on my side, so I move it to my stomach. I hope he understands what I'm trying to tell him. I think he does as he gives me a kiss on the forehead.
"Den, we have to pop out for a bit this afternoon. Will you be alright by yourself?" He asks.
"Um... I guess I will."
"Thanks." Dante said.
Dante POV at the appointment.
I'm sitting next to Lok in a small room. We're sitting on a sort of bed. Lady S will arrive shortly. I'm holding Lok hand to go be him comfort, as he shaking a bit. This isn't going to be easy for us, but I'll be there for him.
"Sorry I'm late." Lady S says as she walk to us.
"No worries. You know why your here."
"Yes. Now I have been alerted to the situation, I can walk you through the need to knows of pregnancy. The first thing is the time. Girls have a 9 month pregnancy, but boys ones are shorter. Males have a boost in their first month. It happens as male aren't made to have children so they go through a change in their body which also speeds up pregnancy."
"What kinds of changes?"
"Well, Lok, firstly your hips will largen to help with child bearing. You may also feel saws in your chest as it getting ready to make milk. You will suffer form mood swings in your first month too."
"So, the first week has meny changes in it?"
"Yes. Just to warning, if you survive giving birth, your maternal instinct will be very tense. It come with the fact your pregnancy are shorter, it make close to impossible to keep you away form your child."
"If I survive?"
"I'm not going to lie, most male birth result in the male dying. 3 out of 4 of male that give birth die. For some reason, this doesn't effect that chance of the baby dying." As lady S says this Lok squeeze my hands.
I knew that male pregnancy were dangerous, but not that dangerous. I can tell Lok is scared about what's going to happen. I feel so bad about it. I can't help him. I.. I can't do anything.
"But, lucky your chance are better if you younger. Teenage male pregnancy have a closer to 50-50. It believed that this happens as that when male go through most of their changes. And, if you have another one, your chance is that same for any woman." She says.
Lok smiles and release my hands. At least that something. It will be less dangerous for him this time. Although I don't think we are going to have more than one, its good to know that it would be safe to have another one.
"Is there anything else we should know?" I ask.
"Well, it would be better in the later stage of the pregnancy to have a medical personnel with Lok at all tomes. That way increase something happens, you'll be safe. For learning spells and fighting, it will be better to do the fighting now and leave the magic til later as learn spells won't effect the baby. For now, I suggest staying away for difficult mission."
I think this is going to be a conversation to have in private. I'm not fighting Lok infront of Lady S.
