I am excited for this chapter. Odds are its gonna be short though. In the mind of Dawn for a bit.

Dawn groaned, finding a great need to sit down once more. It was a Monday. She was all alone, the kids were in school, and Lucas and Dusk were at their jobs. They didn't really need to work, it just made their family appear to be more normal. But that was the least of her concerns right now. At this very moment, she was feeling down right awful. She was tired, and her stomach seemed like it was trying to fight her on every little thing she did. She was just thankful vampires had such powerful stomachs or she would've spent most of her morning in the bathroom.

The creature sat down, holding onto her thin waist line, only to notice something slightly odd. Her stomach seemed... bigger.

" Darn... "

She muttered.

" Hope I'm not putting on weight... "

Dawn then forced herself back up on her feet as she needed to finish up her chores. And besides. She was feeling a bit better.

Lucas quietly opened the door, swaying on his feet a bit. He was clearly tired. He hated working for humans. He didn't hate humans themselves, he just hated working for them. They were a little sloppy in their work. He was a bit of a perfectionist. And it wasn't a bad thing. It just meant he took pride in his work.

The older vampire walked into the living room, ready to sit in his favorite chair and watch some TV, only to see someone had beat him to the draw. Dawn was already there, hunched over and holding her forehead. Her cheeks were a bit red, the kind of red a vampire gets when they're feeling sick. Lucas frowned and immediately knelt beside his wife. Dawn luckily quickly acknowledged his presence.

" Are you alright hun? "

Dawn smiled at her nickname. She lightly placed a hand on top of her husbands, gripping it lightly.

" Yeah. Just a little tired. No biggie. "

Lucas frowned. Whenever she said something was "no biggie" it usually turned out later to be something serious. The taller bent down beside her and carefully took her hand.

" Why don't you get some rest? I'll finish up your chores for you. "

" B-but- "

" But nothing. You work hard around here. I can chip in. "

" You work hard too... "

Ah. So she could tell he was tired as well. But Dawn DID do a lot around here, and it was all to clear that she wasn't feeling well. She deserved a break too.

" Well... "

Lucas began, a smug smile on his face. He immediately scooped her up into his arms, getting an adorable shriek and some giggles out of her.

" I don't care! "

" L-Lucas! "

Dawn gasped through her giggles.

" Put me down! "

" No way. "

He responded, locking his right hand to her side.

" This is way to much fun! "

Some time passed since then, and the kids were all home. They were all wondering where Dawn was. Especially since dad was making dinner. Lets just say... dad could not cook.

That's probably why Dawn desired to come back downstairs.

She knew Lucas couldn't cook. The last time he'd tried he'd nearly burnt the house down. And though the gesture was nice, she didn't want the kids to have to eat burnt food. And besides. She WAS feeling a bit better.

" Mom! "

Dawn nearly jumped out of her boots as she heard her boy call her out. Fatch rushed up to her before stopping and gently hugging her. She HAD to smile; Fatch normally wasn't this affectionate. She gently pat his hat covered head.

" Hi honey. How are you? "

Fatch looked up at her with his adorable crimson eyes, a small smile spreading his face.

" I'm good. "

" Those bullies didn't give you any trouble today? "

Fatch smiled wider now, pulling away.

" Nope. They got expelled. "

Dawn's eyes widened; why Fatch would be happy they got EXPELLED was beyond her. But at least they wouldn't be hurting her child anymore.

" Well... "

She said softly.

" I guess that's ni- "

Suddenly she felt a rather strong lurch in the very pit of her stomach, causing her to groan and kneel down, arms tightly griping her stomach. Fatch was by her side in an instant.

" Mom? "

Dawn felt terrible for making her CHILD of all people worry about her. She wanted to tell him she was alright, but all that came out was another groan.

And then the unexpected happened.

Fatch, her eleven year old child, picked her up bridal style and began to carry her upstairs. Dawn didn't know what to make of this. Fatch was apparently a lot stronger than he looked. She knew it was because he was born a vampire of course, but she'd never actually seen him use his strength. So it was naturally a bit of a shock.

Soon they were back in her room, and Fatch was tucking her into bed. Again, it was a little strange having her child care for her. Fatch then looked at her with his adorable eyes and gently pat her hand.

" I'm getting dad. "

He said reassuringly before taking off. And Dawn HAD to smile at how well he acted during a crisis. This wasn't really a crisis but he was kind of treating it like one. It was sweet. Lucas came up in a matter of seconds, almost instantly kneeling at her side.

" I think we should call a doctor hun. "

He said softly.

" This isn't normal and you know it. "

Dawn sighed. She hated it when he was right...

A couple days had passed since that day, and Dusk couldn't take it any more. He had to know what was going on. Dad had been spoiling the heck out of mom, and he'd been making sure mom got her rest. Dusk had never liked having things hidden from him. It flat out irritated him.

It was just him and mom tonight to. Marco had some sort of French play tonight, and dad was taking the others there to watch it. So this was the perfect chance to ask her. He watched as she sat down at the table, one hand lightly pressed against her stomach. Dusk had a theory, actually, but didn't want to come right out and say it. That would just be rude. He sighed a bit and sat down beside her. Dawn looked up and smiled at her son.

" What is it honey? "

Dusk smiled softly at her cheeriness and gently took her hand.

" How are you feeling mom? "

Dawn blinked, her smile falling for a few seconds.

" I'm fine why? "

" Well... it's been a few days since the doctor was here- "

" You wanna know what's going on, don't you Dusk? "

Wow... she didn't have to snap at him. Dusk nodded meekly, Dawn smiling a bit at it.

" Well, I was gonna wait a while to tell you guys, but you're a twenty four year old man, and you deserve to know. "

Dusk blushed a bit at his mothers mocking tone. The only reason he still lived at home was because they were royalty. No one was allowed to move out until a new king/queen was chosen to rule over the underworld. Age didn't matter. Knowledge and power mattered. Dawn slowly took a deep breath and sighed.

" ... This family... "

She muttered, a large smile spreading her face.

" ... Is about to get a little bigger. "

Dusk could feel his eyes widen before he leaned forward and brought his mother into a hug.

" Congratulations mom! "

End chapter here. Not sure how to continue from this point. Sorry I didn't post yesterday. The Internet was down for a while. R&R!... Please?