Chapter 46- Beautiful Flower, Un-Forgotten Soul
"Gosh..." Celes trailed off at Maggie's question. "I guess...we wern't really prepared with names yet."
"Oh nooo..." Locke pretened to whine. "Now we have to think of two..."
"No harm done." Maggie said. "However, they'll have to have their birth certificates made up soon. Why don't I go home now and leave you two alone? You can always come to my house tomorrow Locke."
"Thanks, for everything." Locke said.
"Yes...thank you." Celes said, who was still in a daze.
Maggie left, although she did leave behind some supplies for the babies, which included little caps to put on their little heads, and little sleepers and blankets to keep them warm.
"Ha-ha, good thing I got everything in the spare bedroom ready for the baby already!" Locke exclaimed, and Celes tried to thwap him.
"Did you forget we have two?" She demanded playfully. Locke blinked and smacked his forehead.
"Well...I guess that means I'm going to be doing a lot of shopping tomorrow." He said, and sat down on the bed beside Celes. She shifted the baby in her arms, and looked down at him. She tried to keep her eyes from watering, but she found that to be very difficult.
"You can already tell who he looks like." Locke smiled. "He has little patches of blonde hair, and I bet that when he decides to open his eyes, they'll be as blue as yours." Celes peered over at the girl in Locke's arms and smirked.
"Don't feel left out Locke. She looks just like you." Celes said, and giggled. "I guess our twins are not the identical kind. Look at all the hair she is!" Suddenly, the girl baby whimpered and slowly opened her squinty eyes. They were the same deep brown as Locke's. The little girl swung out with her hands and tugged at Locke's white shirt, letting out little squeaking noises. The boy soon followed, blindly swinging and tugging on Celes' hair.
"Hey, little guy." Celes said, and pushed her hair over her shoulders. "That's not for you." She sighed and looked to Locke. "So...what do you think of Matthew for him?"
"I think it's perfect." Locke said, and shifted the baby in his arms. "But what do you suppose his middle name should be?"
"I'm not sure." Celes said. "I think it should be something sort of majestic...he looks like a little prince to me."
"Heh, where is Edgar when you need him?" Locke joked. Suddenly, his face lit up with an idea.
"What?" Celes asked blankly.
"When I was younger, I had this friend with a real majestic name." Locke explained. "I remember, because I met him through Edgar, and at first, I thought he was actually the prince of Figaro, and not Edgar himself! Edgar was pretty mad about that, but he got over it when his friend moved really far away. His name was Glenn."
"Glenn?" Celes asked. "That is different."
"I know." Locke said. "Matthew Glenn Cole. But, then, we could call him Matt for short!"
"I like it, hee hee." Celes smiled brightly. She hugged Matt and sighed happily. "Now...we just have to think of something for Matt's big sister..." Celes leaned back, and thought about it. Strangely enough, the first thing that came to her mind was the unusual dream she had been having about being in the rose field. She had never told Locke about it but...she had noticed that they were going away as her pregnancy went on. The pain in the dream...seemed a lot like the pain she felt on Christmas morning. It was vivid and not hard to forget.
"Celes?" Locke asked. She blinked and smiled.
"Lets name her Rose."
"Really? How did you come up with that so quickly?"
"It...just came to me. It felt right."
"Well, then Rose it is! But what about her middle name?"
"Erm...I don't know!"
"Well, I had an idea." Locke said. "I always thought your last name was pretty, and it can be used as a normal name itself. Why don't we use that as her middle name?"
"Chere?" Celes questioned. "Rose Chere Cole." Suddenly, the girl baby let out an excited squeal, followed by Matt. "I think she likes it, Locke!"
"Hi Rose Chere!" Locke exclaimed, and handed her to Celes. Celes made room for her in her other arm, and shifted her glance from Rose to Matt. They were the most beautiful children she had ever seen, in her opinion. Both of them, despite their obvious features, seemed to have a lot of Locke in them. Locke stood up and ruffled Celes' messy hair.
"Do you want me to fix you anything?" He asked.
"No...I'm fine." Celes said softly, her eyes locked on Rose and Matt. "I'm just a little tired."
"A little?" Locke joked, and brough over the baby's headcaps and blankets. "Want me to help you with these?" Celes nodded, and handed Locke Matt. Just as Locke was putting on the snug little cap, there was a loud pecking at the front door, and just as suddenly as it began, it stopped.
"What the heck?" Celes asked.
"Let me go see what it was." Locke said, and stood up, handing Matt back to Celes. He went to the door and opened it, and found a piece of paper on their front step. "It was a carrier pidgeon!" Locke called back to Celes. Curious, he took the paper back to their bedroom and read it out loud.
Dear Locke and Celes,
I am very excited to announce to you that on May 25th, Doma's rebuilding will be complete, and that is the day I will be coronated as King. I would very much like to have you be there, and afterwards, I am going to hold a grand party for all of my friends and subjects alike. You don't have to reply, as I know you are busy, but please do attend if you wish. I will be looking forward to seeing you then.
Your friend,
Cyan
"We're going to know another king?" Celes asked, and smirked. "I would say that we are pretty lucky."
"Nah, I just make friends with the right people." Locke winked and set the letter aside. "So, do you want to go?"
"Of course." Celes replied. "I should be feeling better by then."
"People will be wanting to know about the baby...erm, I mean babies." Locke added. "After I go down to Maggie's for the birth certificates, do you want to help write out announcements?"
"Yes dear." Celes said, and let out a loud yawn. Locke could tell she wanted left alone, so he smiled and blew her a kiss.
"I'll let you get some sleep, alright? If you want, I can go out and get some...you know, new sheets and pajamas for you..." Locke turned a little red thinking about how they had been, well, destroyed, but Celes didn't answer. When he looked up at her again, he saw that she was fast asleep. Smiling, he slipped out of the room and shut the door tightly behind him.
Wow, you know, this is ending faster then I immagined. Looks like the next chapter is it...that will be the Epilogue. Oh my God, I thought I would never see this day! No, I'm not exactly happy. I'm kinda depressed, actually. This is like, one of my fav things to do, and now look! It's going away ~_~. The Epilogue will be pretty short too...man! I hate good- byes! But then again, it will be packed with a ton of thank yous and such, so it will LOOK long. LOL!
One last thing I want to talk about are some future projects I have ideas for. I have two big ideas planned, and tons of little baby ones. First of all, yeah, there is a sequel to this. However, I am only going to post it if somebody actually wants to see it. It's about Locke and Celes' kids, although later on in the story, it will follow around the daughter more then the son. It's like an action/adventure/drama because Rose is forced into combat after a mysterious assassin attempts (and succeeds? mwa-ha-ha, I'm not telling) to kill her parents. There might be a yuri (girl/girl) relationship in it yet, but I haven't decided for sure. An interesting note is that Relm will be in this story a lot!
Another thing I had an idea for is the novelization of Final Fantasy 6. I mean, the game is so great and stuffs...but I thought that if it actually had character feeling imput into it, it would have pretty cool results. I know a girl who started to do one, but she never finished it. People burned her really bad with crappy reviews, and I was really looking forward to seeing her finish it. However, I don't think she will. (It's been a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time folks.) So, if you have read hers, I just wanted to let you know that my idea is not the same, so you won't be reading a carbon copy. Anyway, if that sounds cool, let me know, because I already have some of it written.
That's about all I am going to ramble on about for now. My writing partner for our FF4 MST has made it safely home from vacation, so we will be able to pick that up again soon. I will be making a ton of story recommendations in my last chapter of this, so everyone go out and read the stories I list, and review!!!! They are really good! But don't forget to review mine too. I love reviews! (However, Kat-Chan and my Locke do not like when people hit on me in reviews...) ^_~ Ho-na-na!
P.S. I love scaring people into thinking that I'm gonna kill off a char...(Ha ha ha, Alex!)
"Gosh..." Celes trailed off at Maggie's question. "I guess...we wern't really prepared with names yet."
"Oh nooo..." Locke pretened to whine. "Now we have to think of two..."
"No harm done." Maggie said. "However, they'll have to have their birth certificates made up soon. Why don't I go home now and leave you two alone? You can always come to my house tomorrow Locke."
"Thanks, for everything." Locke said.
"Yes...thank you." Celes said, who was still in a daze.
Maggie left, although she did leave behind some supplies for the babies, which included little caps to put on their little heads, and little sleepers and blankets to keep them warm.
"Ha-ha, good thing I got everything in the spare bedroom ready for the baby already!" Locke exclaimed, and Celes tried to thwap him.
"Did you forget we have two?" She demanded playfully. Locke blinked and smacked his forehead.
"Well...I guess that means I'm going to be doing a lot of shopping tomorrow." He said, and sat down on the bed beside Celes. She shifted the baby in her arms, and looked down at him. She tried to keep her eyes from watering, but she found that to be very difficult.
"You can already tell who he looks like." Locke smiled. "He has little patches of blonde hair, and I bet that when he decides to open his eyes, they'll be as blue as yours." Celes peered over at the girl in Locke's arms and smirked.
"Don't feel left out Locke. She looks just like you." Celes said, and giggled. "I guess our twins are not the identical kind. Look at all the hair she is!" Suddenly, the girl baby whimpered and slowly opened her squinty eyes. They were the same deep brown as Locke's. The little girl swung out with her hands and tugged at Locke's white shirt, letting out little squeaking noises. The boy soon followed, blindly swinging and tugging on Celes' hair.
"Hey, little guy." Celes said, and pushed her hair over her shoulders. "That's not for you." She sighed and looked to Locke. "So...what do you think of Matthew for him?"
"I think it's perfect." Locke said, and shifted the baby in his arms. "But what do you suppose his middle name should be?"
"I'm not sure." Celes said. "I think it should be something sort of majestic...he looks like a little prince to me."
"Heh, where is Edgar when you need him?" Locke joked. Suddenly, his face lit up with an idea.
"What?" Celes asked blankly.
"When I was younger, I had this friend with a real majestic name." Locke explained. "I remember, because I met him through Edgar, and at first, I thought he was actually the prince of Figaro, and not Edgar himself! Edgar was pretty mad about that, but he got over it when his friend moved really far away. His name was Glenn."
"Glenn?" Celes asked. "That is different."
"I know." Locke said. "Matthew Glenn Cole. But, then, we could call him Matt for short!"
"I like it, hee hee." Celes smiled brightly. She hugged Matt and sighed happily. "Now...we just have to think of something for Matt's big sister..." Celes leaned back, and thought about it. Strangely enough, the first thing that came to her mind was the unusual dream she had been having about being in the rose field. She had never told Locke about it but...she had noticed that they were going away as her pregnancy went on. The pain in the dream...seemed a lot like the pain she felt on Christmas morning. It was vivid and not hard to forget.
"Celes?" Locke asked. She blinked and smiled.
"Lets name her Rose."
"Really? How did you come up with that so quickly?"
"It...just came to me. It felt right."
"Well, then Rose it is! But what about her middle name?"
"Erm...I don't know!"
"Well, I had an idea." Locke said. "I always thought your last name was pretty, and it can be used as a normal name itself. Why don't we use that as her middle name?"
"Chere?" Celes questioned. "Rose Chere Cole." Suddenly, the girl baby let out an excited squeal, followed by Matt. "I think she likes it, Locke!"
"Hi Rose Chere!" Locke exclaimed, and handed her to Celes. Celes made room for her in her other arm, and shifted her glance from Rose to Matt. They were the most beautiful children she had ever seen, in her opinion. Both of them, despite their obvious features, seemed to have a lot of Locke in them. Locke stood up and ruffled Celes' messy hair.
"Do you want me to fix you anything?" He asked.
"No...I'm fine." Celes said softly, her eyes locked on Rose and Matt. "I'm just a little tired."
"A little?" Locke joked, and brough over the baby's headcaps and blankets. "Want me to help you with these?" Celes nodded, and handed Locke Matt. Just as Locke was putting on the snug little cap, there was a loud pecking at the front door, and just as suddenly as it began, it stopped.
"What the heck?" Celes asked.
"Let me go see what it was." Locke said, and stood up, handing Matt back to Celes. He went to the door and opened it, and found a piece of paper on their front step. "It was a carrier pidgeon!" Locke called back to Celes. Curious, he took the paper back to their bedroom and read it out loud.
Dear Locke and Celes,
I am very excited to announce to you that on May 25th, Doma's rebuilding will be complete, and that is the day I will be coronated as King. I would very much like to have you be there, and afterwards, I am going to hold a grand party for all of my friends and subjects alike. You don't have to reply, as I know you are busy, but please do attend if you wish. I will be looking forward to seeing you then.
Your friend,
Cyan
"We're going to know another king?" Celes asked, and smirked. "I would say that we are pretty lucky."
"Nah, I just make friends with the right people." Locke winked and set the letter aside. "So, do you want to go?"
"Of course." Celes replied. "I should be feeling better by then."
"People will be wanting to know about the baby...erm, I mean babies." Locke added. "After I go down to Maggie's for the birth certificates, do you want to help write out announcements?"
"Yes dear." Celes said, and let out a loud yawn. Locke could tell she wanted left alone, so he smiled and blew her a kiss.
"I'll let you get some sleep, alright? If you want, I can go out and get some...you know, new sheets and pajamas for you..." Locke turned a little red thinking about how they had been, well, destroyed, but Celes didn't answer. When he looked up at her again, he saw that she was fast asleep. Smiling, he slipped out of the room and shut the door tightly behind him.
Wow, you know, this is ending faster then I immagined. Looks like the next chapter is it...that will be the Epilogue. Oh my God, I thought I would never see this day! No, I'm not exactly happy. I'm kinda depressed, actually. This is like, one of my fav things to do, and now look! It's going away ~_~. The Epilogue will be pretty short too...man! I hate good- byes! But then again, it will be packed with a ton of thank yous and such, so it will LOOK long. LOL!
One last thing I want to talk about are some future projects I have ideas for. I have two big ideas planned, and tons of little baby ones. First of all, yeah, there is a sequel to this. However, I am only going to post it if somebody actually wants to see it. It's about Locke and Celes' kids, although later on in the story, it will follow around the daughter more then the son. It's like an action/adventure/drama because Rose is forced into combat after a mysterious assassin attempts (and succeeds? mwa-ha-ha, I'm not telling) to kill her parents. There might be a yuri (girl/girl) relationship in it yet, but I haven't decided for sure. An interesting note is that Relm will be in this story a lot!
Another thing I had an idea for is the novelization of Final Fantasy 6. I mean, the game is so great and stuffs...but I thought that if it actually had character feeling imput into it, it would have pretty cool results. I know a girl who started to do one, but she never finished it. People burned her really bad with crappy reviews, and I was really looking forward to seeing her finish it. However, I don't think she will. (It's been a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng time folks.) So, if you have read hers, I just wanted to let you know that my idea is not the same, so you won't be reading a carbon copy. Anyway, if that sounds cool, let me know, because I already have some of it written.
That's about all I am going to ramble on about for now. My writing partner for our FF4 MST has made it safely home from vacation, so we will be able to pick that up again soon. I will be making a ton of story recommendations in my last chapter of this, so everyone go out and read the stories I list, and review!!!! They are really good! But don't forget to review mine too. I love reviews! (However, Kat-Chan and my Locke do not like when people hit on me in reviews...) ^_~ Ho-na-na!
P.S. I love scaring people into thinking that I'm gonna kill off a char...(Ha ha ha, Alex!)