Here is our next chapter. Possibly a shorter one than usual. But first we got reviews, MarcoSketcher is up.

The bad new for Bete are that his Familia already knew of his newborn child and lecture form Riveria, but the good news is they're gonna help him and he responsable.

The moment between Bell and Hestia was cute and they would like to have a girl.

Well, Ryu reappears and drop the bomb to Anya, Chloe and Lunoire, and learn that because Hesta was a Virgin Goddess and her pregnancy will last six month. But Freya as Syr heard all the conversation.

Freya is being jealous because she want to be in Hestia's place. She wants to be the one that Bell loves and carry his baby. Of course, telling Ottar or anyone else of her Familia means that the life of Bell will be in danger as well for Hestia and the baby, but there is someone who knows her feeling and thought. The thing is. Is she would tell to the executives or she will do something for her own?

Hestia has some hard time in her work, with her pregnancy, her throws up and Loki to show up with her questions. She finish the day, but the customers tells Hephaestus what happened and know she has suspicious.

A really good chapter, that shows up that the secret is about to get knowing sooner than later.

It possibly will!! But we'll see! Next up is nickoo.cp.

good chapter was fantastic. I liked the reference to the Bardock meme, Zeus versiongood chapter was fantastic. I liked the reference to the Bardock meme, Zeus version

Thank you very much! Love the support!

Wyran cost:Freya, Ottar basically see's you as his mother and Bell just made you cry.

He is going to kill him on principle, nevermind when finds out the reason for your tears.

Anyway this is an intresting little story, not sure were it is going to go at this point, but I can definitely tell that things will go from 0 to 100 once news of the bay gets out.

Evilus will definitely try something because evil, the weaker familia's will probably try to...the Idiots will try to kidnap them for leverage or because shiny new thing is shiny and new.

And then just to kick Hestia and Bell when they are down, every single god and goddess currently in a relationship is going to bug them non-stop because they also want to have children.

The rest of the gods will just self destruct though.

And thats just off the top of my head! Regardless I am excited to see were this story goes and when this massive powderkeg of a secret will go off.

Looking forward to more!

Thank you very much!! But I don't know if the secret will go off like crazy. But who knows?

Now then, let's continue.

Meanwhile in Folkvangr

Freya was sitting down on her red chair. Still in complete sadness and depression as the day went by. And it sort of showed.

She was in her regular black dress as usual, but she was having a glass of wine. Again, as usual when she looked off at Orario.

But the concerning part was the table next to her red chair. Which had five empty bottles of wine on it. That meant something.

"I can't believe it." Freya mumbled as she sipped her glass. "Why did it have to be Hestia? Why couldn't it have been me?! I…Urgh."

Freya looked at her glass again as she noticed that it was almost empty. She sighed as she finished off the wine. "Maybe I should just drink to wash my sorrows away."

That's when Ottar walked into the room. His face was stoic as ever but he was deeply concerned.

"Lady Freya, last night you stated that you are alright. But are you truly alright my goddess?" He asked with concern.

Freya sighed. "I'm fine Ottar. Just leave me alone for the time being."

"My goddess. That is your fifth bottle of wine, you have never drank that much." Ottar stated as he walked to her.

Freya then turned to Ottar in anger. "Leave me Ottar! I am simply thirsty today! Go back to your duty."

"Lady Freya, if you are in sadness I must know why." Ottar stated as he tightened his fist. "Is there someone who has mocked you? Someone who has questioned you? There is no one more perfect than you."

Freya sighed again as she looked up at him. "Ottar, please leave me for now. I promise that I am alright."

Ottar stated at the goddess of beauty for a few seconds. Before he nodded. "I see. Apologies for my rudeness my goddess. I will leave you for now."

He then walked out of the room as he closed the door and left Freya to be with her wine.

The goddess of beauty grabbed her head and winced in slight pain. The wine was possibly giving her a headache.

"I don't know what I should do. I cannot let Ottar find out." Freya quietly said to herself. "But what if he acts on instinct? He is too loyal for his own good."

Freya also started to feel herself burn up. She felt hotter and hotter the more she drank. As her cheeks were blushing red.

"Am…am I drunk?" Freya asked as she felt her head. "I…don't believe I've felt like this….before.."

Freya closed her eyes and grabbed her head with both of her hands this time. As she started breathing heavily.

"Why…do I feel this way…I am…envious…but…" Freya continued to breathe heavily as she fell onto her knees.

"I don't know if..I….what should I do?"

Freya then collapsed to the ground. She was beyond in disbelief and jealousy that it was giving her a headache. The five bottles of wine of course had made her drunk and intoxicated.

Ottar had opened the door as he wished to check upon his goddess as he had heard a thud. As he also intended to check on Freya again.

"Goddess Freya?" Ottar asked as he walked into the room. He then saw a passed out Freya on the ground. "My goddess!"

Ottar got down on one knee to look at his goddess in the face and to see if she was still breathing.

"Goddess Freya." He stated as he closely looked at her. He then realized that she was still alive. "Good, you are still alive and breathing well. I believe you may have drank too much, I shall take you to a warm bed so you may rest." The Level 7 Boaz carried the goddess of beauty to a bed.

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Hearthfire Mansion…..

Hestia was currently sitting on the couch in the living room. As she was breathing in and out.

"I managed to do my jobs today without anyone finding out. That's such a relief." Hestia admitted as she wiped some sweat from her head. "Thank goodness Loki wasn't smart enough to find out I lied."

"Hello Goddess Hestia." Said a voice as Bell walked into the room. Adorning his adventurer clothes. That armor that Welf crafted as he and the others had gotten back from the dungeon.

"Hi Bell. You guys are back so soon." Hestia smiled as she looked at the 14 year old adventurer.

"It didn't take too long." Welf stated as he sat a sword down on the table and sat on the couch across from Hestia. "The monsters we fought were weaker than we thought."

"They were still kind of a pain though." Lili admitted as she slumped on the couch as she yawned slightly.

Mikato walked in with Haruhime as they both sat down next to Welf.

"Was everything fine, Hestia?" Haruhime asked the goddess. "You were quite fast in getting ready for your job."

"Yeah, everything was perfectly fine." Hestia nodded as Bell sat next to her. "I threw up during work, but I managed to get to the bathroom before anyone noticed."

The others were slightly alarmed, but calmed a little after the information sunk in. As they sighed:

"That's quite the relief." Mikato admitted as she adjusted her clothing. "We understand that you and Bell don't want people to find out."

"Speaking of." Lili started. "How long do you two plan to keep this a secret? You don't have a lot of time before your kid is born."

"Little Bit don't worry." Welf assured her as she used the nickname that he gave her. "I'm sure they have a plan. Do you two?" He turned his head and asked them.

"I'm not sure yet. I don't know exactly if we should keep it a secret." Bell said as the boy put his finger to the bottom of her lip.

"We don't want others to know though. We might attract attention from others. And I'll never hear the end of it from other gods snd goddesses." Hestia sighed as she thought about how Loki and Freya would react to her being pregnant. "And it could attract danger. Possibly from the Ikelos Familia or anyone else."

Bell nodded. "You're right goddess. We don't want anything bad happening to you or our child. He put his hand on her bump as he looked at it. "Our child's fate is in our hands."

"Right." Hestia nodded as she looked at him and smiled. "But we'll be fine Bell. We have each other."

"And don't forget you have all of us." Welf smiled as everyone else nodded.

"Thanks everyone. Really, for everything." Hestia smiled as she looked at everyone.

"I'm going to get a drink." Lili stated as the Pallum got up and walked out of the room to get a glass of water from the kitchen.

"We're you all able to say goodbye to Weine and the rest of the Xeno's?" Hestia asked the others.

"Yes. They left through that portal after we said goodbye." Haruhime stated. We believe the portal disappeared. So they will be safe."

"That's a relief. I'm glad that we got them out safely." Hestia sighed. "Speaking of which, I saw Loki at the shop today."

"Did she say anything? Goddess Loki didn't find out did she?" Mikato asked as the others grew concerned.

"No she didn't. But she almost did. I just lied to her and she believed it." Hestia gave her Familia a smile. "She also said something interesting though."

"What did she say?" Bell asked her as he looked at Hestia.

"She looked very tired. So I asked her-"

That's when Lili walked back into the room with a glass filled with cold water.

"I'm back. What are we talking about?" Lili asked as she drank her water.

"We we're talking about Hestia's day." Welf explained to the Pallum. "She was about to say something too."

"Right. Loki was at Hephaestus' shop today. And she looked tired." Hestia told everyone as they all listened closely. "So I asked her and apparently one the members of her Familia got someone pregnant."

Lili's eyes opened wide as she stopped drinking the water.

"Really now?" Mikato asked. "Who is it?"

Hestia looked at Mikato and spoke. "She told be it was Bete."

That's when Lili immediately did a spit take as she dropped her glass on the ground. Luckily the stop wasn't hard enough to break it.

The others were surprised as they looked at Lili.

"Lili? What's wrong?" Bell asked as the Pallum just stood there. She was still and didn't move a single muscle.

"What? Oh nothing. Everything's fine there's nothing wrong with me at all." Lili stated as she started to walk away. "I'm going to my room."

"It's quite early in the evening." Haruhime stated. "It's a bit too early."

"I'm fine! I'll be back down later I promise!" Lili stated as she continued to walk up the stairs to her room.

Everyone watched as she went quickly up to her room. As they were confused and surprised by Lili's reaction to the news of Bete's child. It seemed suspicious.

"I wonder why she reacted like that." Welf said as he scratched the back of his head.

"I hope she's alright." Mikato stated as she stood up. "We should go prepare dinner."

Minato walked out of the room as Bell and Haruhime followed.

"Yeah. I'll be in my workshop if anyone needs anything." Welf smiled as he left to go possibly work as the blacksmith he was.

That just left Hestia sitting on the couch alone. As the goddess let out a huge sigh of relief and lied down on the couch.

She took off her gloves while she did so and sat them on the floor.

"Why did Lili react like that? What's her problem?" Hestia asked herself as she sighed. "I really hope no one noticed my sickness. Otherwise I'll never ever hear the end of it."

And so the sun went down and the moon came out along with the stars and night sky. As more lights lit up across Orario

The Twilight Manor….

Bete was currently in his room. Sitting on his bed woth his son in his arms. The son was wearing a grey onesie after he and some of his other Familia members.

He looked around the room to see everything else. Baby food, baby books, a crib, diapers, and pretty much everything needed to raise a baby.

Except for one thing, a mother.

"Gods. Who could I have possibly done this to?" Bete asked himself. The werewolf then grit his teeth and grabbed his forehead with his hand. "Argh I'm such a damn moron!!"

His son giggled in response. As Bete looked down at the baby.

"I know it's stupid of me to ask this. But do you know who your mother is?" Bete asked.

The baby just stared up at Bete for a few seconds. Not saying or doing anything. Until he reached his arms up snd touched Bete. And then touched his little wolf ears.

"I guess you can't really understand yet." Bete sighed. As he held his son up a little more. "Just….listen…"

"I…I don't have much family besides this one anymore. I've…lost lots of people I loved. Twice..in fact." Bete explained to his son. Even if he knew his child couldn't understand anyone yet.

"But..I wanna keep you safe. And I will this time. I promise that I'll never lose you." Bete showed a confident face as he looked at his son with a nod. His son laughed as he clapped his small hands.

That caused Bete to smile a little. His ears then perked up. "Oh that's right. I guess you need a name. Hmmmm. I don't think names are my strong suit. But I think your name should be.."

That's when Finne and Ais came into the room. Finne holding some documents in his hand.

"Bete, we have more information regarding your child." Finne explained to him.

"Oh yeah? What?" Bete asked as he set the boy down.

"We found out the other half of its DNA." Ais told him. "It may look just like you. But there's some things not shown."

Finne then walked to the child and put his hand on it's head. As there was a glowing green light coming from it."

This alarmed Bete. "H-hey! What are you doing to my son?!"

"Calm. It will not harm him." Riveria stated as she appeared in the room. "Just wait."

The light then went away. As Bete looked down at his child. And noticed that there were some differences about how he was before.

His Grey hair was now a mix of grey but also chestnut. His eyes also were now a mix of chestnut eyes and Bete's Amber eyes. And his ears were still won't ears but a little less pointy.

"Wait..wha…I…." Bete was speechless. He didn't know what to say at all.

"That was a disguise spell. It was on him since he arrived." Finne explained to him. "Your son is not just a werewolf. He is half werewolf, and half Pallum."

Bete's eyes then widened as he looked at his son again. He was definitely Bete's son there's no doubt about it. But the Pallum features looked very familiar.

As Bete then exclaimed.

"WAIT A SECOND!!"

Folkvangr….Freya Familia manor….

Freya was lying on her bed in the mansion. As she was slightly waking up a little from her long session of drinking. As one of the healers and Ottar was in the room.

"Will she be alright?" Ottar asked.

The healer nodded looking at the incredibly powerful Boaz. "Yes. She just drank too much. She'll wake up soon."

"Alright. Thank you." Ottar smiled slightly as the healer gave a calming smile.

"Do you know the reason why she drank so much alcohol?" The healer asked as Ottar shook his head.

"I do not. But something seemed wrong with her." Ottar explained to the cleric. "I hope her heart will be fine."

"I am sure it will, Ottar." The healer then left and closed the door. "Goodnight."

Ottar looked down at his goddess. She appeared to be unconscious to him, but she was starting to wake up more and more.

"My goddess. What could have caused you to do this?" Ottar asked as he mumbled quietly to himself.

Freya was then thinking to herself.

"I…wanted Bell….I wanted his….child…" Freya thought. "I….need a child…of my own…..why Hestia? Why did this happen? Why?!" Freya was shaking more and more. But she decided to calm down. "I need….someone…if I can't have Bell….I can have…someone else…but I need him!! I want him!!"

Freya then immediately opened her eyes to see the captain of her Familia looking down at her.

"Goddess Freya!! You are awake. Are you alright?" Ottar asked immediately.

That's when one name came to Freya's mind.

Ottar.

The name that she then said.

"Ottar." Freya spoke.

"Yes my goddess? What do you need?!" He asked.

"You."

"W-what?! I will do anything for you Lady Freya." Ottar told her. That's when Freya put her hand on his chest and started to move it around.

"I want you Ottar." Freya told him as she stood up and began to remove her dress.

"Wh-what?! This must be a joke my goddess!" Ottar exclaimed. "You desire Bell Cranel! Not me! He is the one for you!"

Freya then smiled. "Bell…broke my heart…I wanted his child….I still desire him…but I want a child now…Ottar…"

"He broke your heart?! How dare he?! I will—"

"Shh shhh." Freya told him. "Don't…please no…remove your clothing Ottar. Please….I wish to bear a child…and I cannot have Bell's. So I will have yours."

"M-my goddess. I simply cannot. This is…against..your love…" Ottar was starting to slightly blush as Freya continued to look at him.

"Ottar….please…I ask that you do…but if you wish not to…I understand.." Freya began to sweat. As Ottar was trying to hold himself back.

"I…I cannot forgive myself for this…but..if you wish my goddess." Ottar stated as he removed the rest of his clothing.

Ottar would do anything his goddess asked if him. But Freya also deeply cared for Ottar.

And the door was also locked.

Hearthfire Manor…..

Dinner was almost ready in the mansion. As the food was pretty much prepared and so was the silverware and plates.

While Hestia was lying on the couch, Bell came into the room with his normal clothing on.

"Goddess Hestia, dinner is almost finished." He told her with a reassuring smile.

"Thanks Bell! I really appreciate you all working so hard!" Hestia stated as she stood up. "I'd love to help more but this baby is getting heavier every day."

That's when the two heard knocking at the door.

"Hestia!! We need to talk again!" It was Loki's voice.

Both Hestia and Bell sighed.

"What does she want now?!" Hestia asked as she stomped to the door while Bell followed her.

Hestia opened the door to see Loki, Finne, and Bete at the door. With a baby that Bete was holding.

"Can we come in?" Loki asked.

"What do you want now?" Hestia asked.

"Someone's a little grumpy. Just let us in Hestia." Loki looked down at the shorter goddess. "It's important. I'm serious."

"Fine. Come in." Hestia said as the three came into the manor.

Living room…..

The group had arrived in the living room. Bete was sitting on the couch with his son. While Loki stood behind the couch and Finne standing next to the werewolf.

Bell and Hestia were on the opposite couch as things were silent.

"So. What do you three need? Is something wrong?" Bell asked politely.

"Not exactly wrong. But we believe that Bete's child here." Finne stopped for a second and put his finger on his chin. "Possibly shares the DNA of one of your Familia members."

Bell and Hestia's eyes widened as they looked at each other.

"Apparently there was a disguise spell cast on Bete's child when he arrived. We don't know who dropped him off. But his son shares DNA with a Pallum." Loki explained to the two. "Snd that Pallum just so happens to look like that supporter of yours."

Hestia sighed as she shook her head and turned around. "LILIIII!!!!" She called. "Come down here right now!"

That's when Lili ran down the stairs.

"What? What is I-" She stopped right on the spot as soon as she Bete. And the baby he was holding.

The baby especially was smiling at her. As he was wriggling and reading his arms out despite her being a bit farther away from him.

Lili's eyes widened as she saw the child.

Hestia then spoke.

"Lili, you have some explaining to do. Right now."

That's the end of the chapter!

Also for clarification Freya was willing to do what Ottar wanted and vice versa. So don't worry about that scene.

Happy holidays and stay safe everyone.