Chapter 13: Would you believe me if I told you?
Pairings: Gk/V, HP/DM, RW/HG, SS/RL
WARNING: Same as before, if you don't know then go back to chapter one.
Disclaimer: I own nothing so I get nothing
~Tamachan444: Yes, I know it's rated R and yes I can write a lemon but unfortunately, ff.net is getting very strict about this stuff. I believe it stated in my bio that I edited my fics. However, if wish to read any of the edited chapters I will be more than delighted to send them to you via email by your request ^_~
~YYHgurl: Thank you for the fabulous review. Sorry about the scare but I needed to spice it a little. My friend Kewla would have chewed my butt off if I did any such thing ^_~ I wanted to try something different with pairing Bulma and Sirius together. Let me know if it works for you as it progresses. Read on and found about why Severus is sick. Thanks again for the review ^_~
~Diablos42069: Actually, I didn't state if Bra was born or not but she is. Vegeta and Bulma stayed together long enough to have her. Sorry, if I didn't make that clear enough.
~Kewla: Well, I just couldn't leave Sirius hanging in the wind like that. I purposely brought Bulma in for that very reason ^_~
~V: Sirius and Bulma will be a challenge but I'm up to it. I glad that your New Year was wonderful. Mine was nice and quiet. Thank you ^_~ Chat with you soon!
Notes: I would like to thank all of you for reviewing. Only a few more chapters left so be prepared and no I'm not going to end with all these loose ends ^_~
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Now, enough of my endless chatter on with the story. Enjoy!
~oOo@oOo~
Vegeta opened tired eyes only to quickly shut them from the glare of the light that illuminated the room. He tried opening them more slowly, blinking several time until his eyes fully adjusted. He felt totally exhausted; his body several pound lighter.
He gingerly sat up, gritting his teeth. /What happened last night?/
The Saiyan looked around his room and noticed the small bed next to him and next to it was his mate. Kakarott was stretched out in the chair with his mouth hanging wide opened, drool sliding down on one side, and snoring - letting the prince know that he was just as exhausted himself. Vegeta snorted quietly at his lover.
He eased over to the tiny bed pulling back the blankets.
Vegeta's eyes teared as he looked at his daughter. Now, he remembered. He was having contractions when the blonde rushed in. The little oujo decided to come early. Unfortunately, she had nowhere to go to enter into the world.
When Vegeta's water broke not only was amniotic fluid on the bed but blood as well. He was starting to hemorrhage. Thank Kami for Kakarott. He kept a level head directing Draco and keeping him calm until either Bulma or Pomfrey arrived.
Now that he finally held what their love created, he would do it all over again. She looked so tiny cradled in his muscular tan arms. He couldn't even imagine how their baby would look in Kakarott's embrace.
She was beautiful right down to her auburn tail that instantly looped around his wrist. She had long spiky hair like Kakarott's with a well- defined widow's peak. He smiled at that. She inherited his family's trademark a sign that showed her royal status. She had his sharp facial features, yet Vegeta somehow he knew that she would have Kakarott's soft expressive eyes. Kami, he hoped so. He didn't think that he could handle his little girl going through life with his hard cold gaze. It would probably be different if they were on Vegetasei but they weren't.
He placed her next to him in bed, and then settled back down again. Vegeta's dark eyes closed, his mind on the little oujo by his side and his slumbering mate.
~oOo@oOo~
Another cabinet door was slammed shut deep in the dungeons. Snape sat back watching his lover throw another tantrum. He sighed. Remus was becoming more emotionally unhinged as the full moon approached, but this wasn't what was setting the werewolf off. He just received a letter from the Ministry about his recent bonding to Severus.
Apparently, the Ministry was trying to limit the number of werewolves mating, as well as births. This didn't sit too well with the Dark Arts teacher.
"Please calm down, Rem," Severus finally said. He had had enough of Remus tearing up their private rooms.
Remus sunk to the floor half sobbing. "Why are they doing this, Sev?"
Severus sat down next to him on the floor, pushing some of the debris out of the way. He gathered Remus in his arms, stroking his hair as if he was a small child.
"I don't know, to be honest."
Remus looked into his lover's dark eyes, smiling sadly. "I'll go see Poppy after my transformation. Oh, and that reminds me will you be here with me?"
Wiping the tears from his lover's face, Severus gave him the unhappy news. "No, I'm afraid not. Albus feels that I should have some exposure to the moon myself." Severus caught a flash of longing in Remus' golden orbs.
Severus hung his head shamefully because he hadn't been there for Remus during his transformations. He blamed Dumbledore for that. The Headmaster had pointed out because his tail had grown back he needed to learn how to control his Oozaru state, which meant that either Black had to keep his mate company or Remus had to drink the wolfsbane, neither was a good option in his opinion.
"I'm sorry that I have not been with you Rem, but I must adjust to my new form before I can be able to switch back and forth."
"You don't have to apologize, Sev, I know that you have to do this and that you're doing this for us."
Severus grinned, showing sharp canine teeth, desire shining in his onyx eyes. "No, actually I'd rather be doing this."
The Potions professor bent down and kissed his mate. Tongues swirled against each other. Severus picked Remus up off the floor carrying him into the bedroom. Remus' laughter filled their rooms as Severus playfully tossed him onto the bed.
The letter lay forgotten on the floor.
~oOo@oOo~
Obsidian orbs blinked opened as the light in the room became too bright. Goku stood, stretching out tired cramped muscles. He twisted from side-to- side, popping bones and joints from the motion.
He silently approached the bassinet but found it empty. He was about to run out of the room in a panic but quickly realized his baby was safely tucked away in his mate's protective embrace.
Goku lightly kissed Vegeta and the baby before leaving the room. Downstairs he found a room filled with baby gifts. Bulma was seated on the sofa, Trunks beside her. Across from them were Ron and Hermione cuddled together on the other sofa. He went into the kitchen to make breakfast, but Dobby popped in before he could beat an egg.
"Dobby will serve yous today. Headmaster Dumbledore has told Dobby of yours little one Son Goku."
"Thanks Dobby." Goku smiled at the small creature.
"Your and Master Vegeta's usual, sir?" the house-elf asked.
"Yeah, and please make sure there's enough for Draco and Harry and them on the couch," Goku replied pointing a thumb toward the common room. Dobby looked to see the sleeping figures.
"I's be back sir." And with a sizzling snap of his boney fingers, Dobby was gone.
A door from upstairs opened and closed. A few seconds later Draco drifted into the kitchen, by-passing everyone in the common room on his way to get a cup of coffee. He grunted something that sounded like 'good morning' as he went by Goku.
He finally woke-up enough to realize the pot was empty. Goku chuckled a bit, watching the blonde moving automatically through the cupboards searching for what he needed to make his 'jump-start potion'.
Fifteen minutes later Dobby appeared with breakfast for them. Every one woke at the delicious smells of muffins, bacon, toast, eggs, pancakes, and tea. There was so much food that Dobby enlisted the help of four other house-elves.
"Good {yawn} morn-ing, Go {yawn} ku," Bulma greeted stretching and shaking off sleep.
Everyone else greeted him as well.
"How are the baby and Vegeta doing this morning?" she asked, inhaling a cup of steaming hot mint tea.
"So, far sleeping. He's got her bundled in bed next to him," Goku replied getting ready to dig in.
"I need to check on them after we eat," Bulma said after taking a bit of the fluffy pancakes.
"Um, Bulma, I was reading in Harry's book about Saiyan birthing, which is all quite fascinating, but isn't it dangerous to come in contact with the Mother so soon after birth?" Hermione inquired.
Bulma nodded her head. "Hai, but who says that he's going to be awake," she grinned.
Hermione gasped. "But it's totally unethical. You can't do that," she warned.
Bulma sat her plate of food down. "It may be unethical, but I'm not suicidal. I know that it's not right but Vegeta won't let any of us near him or the baby. We need to keep a constant check-up on them, considering that this is his first live delivery."
"Hey, where's Harry?" Ron asked after he started on his second plate.
"Still in bed, Weasley," Draco spat. It was evident he was not a morning person.
"Have you and Harry set a date yet for the wedding?" Goku asked, wanting to steer the topic away from his lost child.
"Yeah," Draco replied, taking another sip of coffee before launching into his spiel.
The rest of morning was spent pleasantly, chatting about the baby and the upcoming wedding.
~oOo@oOo~
Two weeks later Remus found himself pacing back and forth inside his friend's bedroom. Something was wrong, very wrong. Sirius was sitting on a chair at the desk watching Remus pace. This situation wasn't right. Tonight was a full moon and yet Remus was still in his human form.
"Calm down Moony. There is a logical explanation for why you haven't changed," Sirius said.
"Yeah, like what?" Remus was exasperated. What he hadn't told his friend was that this was third time in a row he hadn't changed. Worse still he was gaining weight rapidly. Luckily, his robes were able to hide the extra pounds.
"I don't know," was the only thing that Sirius could say.
"Maybe I should see Madame Pomfrey?"
"What about that so-called mate of yours? He should know why you haven't changed," Sirius snorted. He still didn't like the idea of Remus being with Snape. "Come on - if it makes you feel any better I'll go with you to see Madame Pomfrey."
Remus was torn. What if he was really sick and that was why he couldn't change? He wasn't really complaining about not changing, but the cause was worrying him. Something was wrong. With his mind made up he walked out of the bedroom and made his way to the infirmary.
~*~*~
"Back so soon, Remus? Where's Severus? Hello Sirius." Madame Pomfrey greeted as she closed and locked the door to her storage cabinet.
"Hello, Poppy. I'm kind of standing in for Snape," Sirius answered. "He's monkeying around on the pitch I believe."
Remus remained quiet. Madame Pomfrey looked at the wizards expectantly. "So, what can I do for you gentlemen?"
"Um, it's Remus Poppy," Sirius said softly, not sure how to voice his concern.
"What did you two do now? It's bad enough trying to deal with the students' pranks, but you two are grown men," she chastised.
"No, Poppy it's not that. Remus is still in his human form. I was staying with him for his transformation but-" Sirius trailed off.
The mediwitch eyes darted over to the other wizard. She studied him, taking in his appearance. Remus was filling out. He wasn't skinny or sickly looking. She also noticed that his eyes had an unnatural glow to them.
"First off - Remus, did you change last month?"
"No," he answered guiltily.
"Well, take everything off except for your boxers, put this on with the opening to the front, and lay down for me. Sirius, you can stay if he wants you to." After he nodded his approval, she left to give him a few minutes of privacy to put on the gown.
Sirius was starting to sweat. Poppy never asked for *anyone* to remove *anything* unless it was serious.
Shaking like a leaf, Remus complied, feeling completely naked in the thin material. He didn't know what to expect from this visit. Madame Pomfrey returned to start the exam. She held her hands over the werewolf, closing her eyes to concentrate, passing her hands over his lithe form.
He jumped a little when she opened the gown and placed cool hands on his stomach. "You've gained quite a bit of weight Remus. You've been eating a lot?" She began moving slowly up to his chest.
"Yes," he answered and then a quick, "Ouch!"
"How long have they been sensitive?"
"Almost two months," he replied. He should have made his friend leave. Could this get any worse?
"Any unusual cravings? Or day sickness?" Poppy continued with her examination, checking his eyes, feeling around his throat, looking at his tonsils.
"Um, I've been eating more red meat and I've been having headaches - but other than that I feel fine," Remus answered, wondering where the questions were going.
"You and Severus are still sexually active?" The mediwitch didn't pause as she continued with her assessment, ignoring Sirius' embarrassed cough.
By this point Remus was a lovely shade of red. "Yes."
"How often?"
"Poppy! Is there a reason why you are asking me all these questions about my personal life with Severus?" Remus choked out. The last question was too much and with Sirius sitting there he couldn't bring himself to reply.
"Yes dear, there is - and if I'm correct your final answer should be at least between 2-4 times a day."
The werewolf just gaped at the witch, but nodded his head. His desire to have sex with his mate was so powerful he had pulled the Potions Master from class - but he couldn't do that all the time. Sometimes he had to excuse himself from his own classes in order to relieve himself.
Once Pomfrey was finished she took her wand and cast a spell. "Praegnans."
Misty colors of black and yellow swirled around Remus. Then three separate spheres hovered over his stomach. Madame Pomfrey choked from the result.
"What?! What's wrong?" Remus questioned, panic evident in his shaky voice.
Poppy composed herself, sitting down, afraid she might pass out. "Now, I understand why Severus has been sick," she said.
"Don't tell me that he's been poisoning himself with his own potions," Sirius said, making Remus smile somewhat. Up to this point he had kept his mouth closed during the entire exam.
Poppy just glared at him, ignoring the comment. "Sirius if you don't mind, I need to speak with Remus alone. I'll only be a minute."
The witch waited until she heard the door close and then she turned her attention back to the distraught werewolf. She really didn't know how she was going to tell him, but honesty was always the best course, especially when confronted with a situation like this.
"Severus has been having sympathy pains for you Remus. He's been having morning sickness - your morning sickness, Remus."
Remus did a very good impression of a fish. "But Poppy - you mean that I'm p-p-pregnant?" he stuttered, looking at her.
"There are not a lot of males who can get pregnant. Remus I don't know if you are aware of this but only males from the Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Merlin bloodline-"
He cut her off before she could finish her explanation. "But Poppy I'm not related to any of them."
"No, dear you're not. You happened to be related to another wizard named DeLongpre. Derrius DeLongpre[1]."
Remus gasp. "That's impossible. He and DeLouis were executed for-" he couldn't even bring himself to finish his sentence.
DeLongpre and DeLouis were French. From what Remus could remember about the wizard he and his lover had had several children. If two male wizards have the ability to conceive, the who takes the submissive role would be the one to conceive throughout the relationship [2].
Apparently, Delongpre was the birthing parent. Remus felt like he was going to be sick. If anyone ever found out that he was related to that madman, err wizard, there was no telling what would happen.
"From the test and the exam I just did, Remus, you're about sixteen weeks along."
"Oh, my god," he whispered.
The elder witch moved closer to him taken his hands into hers. "Remus, you're carrying. . .triplets."
"Oh, my god!" Then he passed out.
~oOo@oOo~
When Remus finally came to his head throbbed. He could have sworn that Poppy told him that his was pregnant.
"So, how do you feel Moony?" Sirius was a little worried when his friend passed out cold. He had rushed back in when Remus yelled. "What did Madame Pomfrey say?" He was concerned. Remus was looking awfully pale.
"I uh. . ." Remus swallowed. God! If Sirius had a conniption fit about his relationship to Severus, he couldn't even imagine what he was going do when he learned he was pregnant.
"shesaidi'mpregnant," he mumbled under his breath feeling like a teenager who had to tell his parents that he'd been knocked-up.
"Sorry Moony, I didn't catch what you said. Could you please repeat that?" Sirius was starting to look irate.
Remus' whole body felt warm. He started to cry. How could this have happened? He was so worried about Sirius' reaction - he hadn't even considered how Severus was going to respond. He could handle Sirius but Severus he wasn't so sure about.
He cleared his throat. "She said I'm pregnant."
"Oh, well that's good. For a second there I thought it was something serious." But Sirius blinked. "You're what?"
"I'm pregnant," Remus whispered. He was counting the seconds until Sirius exploded.
The other wizard stood there in a daze. "This is why you haven't been able to change?" he whispered back.
"Apparently so."
Sirius growled. He clenched his fists gritting his teeth.
/Oh, dear this isn't good. Here it comes. /
"THAT BASTARD! I'LL KILL HIM!" He made ready to go off in search of the Potions Master.
"Padfoot please-"
"No, Remus! He should have known that you were pregnant, yet he left you alone. What kind of mate would do such a thing?"
"One who didn't know," came a voice from the door. However, the Headmaster's eyes were giving away a different answer.
"Professor Dumbledore," Remus called.
"Remus. Sirius. Madam Pomfrey has informed of your. . .condition. How do you feel my boy?"
"I'm not sure - scared, I guess. What's going to happen now?" Remus asked, still in shock.
"First you need to tell Severus. Then we have to deal with this." The professor held out a letter to him. "We will put in an appeal." Before Snape went out he had gone to Albus about the letter.
"An appeal for what? Moony?" Sirius was concerned when he noticed his friend's trembling hands.
Sirius pulled the letter from his fellow Marauder's unresisting hands. As he began to read it he had to sit down as his heart and stomach plummeted.
{To: Remus J. Lupin-Snape
From: Ministry of Magic: Department of Family Planning
Case number: 40610875124
Dear Mr. Snape,
We could like to congratulate you on your recent binding/marriage. However, we regret to inform you that because you are a registered Lycanthrope, you or your husband, Severus Snape, are hereby ordered to immediately report to Hogwart's school nurse Madame Poppy Pomfrey for conceptive treatments.
If you do not comply with this request, the consequence of your actions will be the following:
*No future opportunity to conceive
*Incarceration in Azkaban prison for 12 months
*Sterilization
Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Sebastian Stonewall
Supervisor of Family Planning}
Remus reached for Sirius' hand. Sirius stared his long time friend with disbelieving eyes. "If the Ministry denies my appeal Padfoot, I will have to terminate my pregnancy." He didn't mention to his friend that he had three lives at stake. Remus didn't want to think about it.
"Madame Pomfrey and I have a lot to discuss about your pregnancy Remus. Good day gentlemen," Dumbledore said heading toward the mediwitch's office.
As Remus and Sirius were talking they didn't notice the small black beetle flying out of the open sky light window.
~*~*~
Madame Pomfrey decided that it was best for Remus to remain in the hospital wing over night. The next day brought a frantic Saiyan-wizard. Snape was beside him self with worry. He had sensed his lover's distress during the night. He tried to get to Remus but the protection wards Dumbledore placed around the pitch prevented him from leaving the area.
A house-elf had just placed a tray of food on the bedside table when Severus entered. Remus was just waking up to eat breakfast.
"What happened?"
"I'm okay. Really, love. You worry too much," Remus responded leaning over to give his mate a kiss.
"Well, I need to worry, considering that Black was in my stead."
Then Snape did something unexpected - he placed one of his large hands on Remus' stomach. He closed his eyes to focus.
"Sev, what are you doing?"
But the professor ignored him. Severus opened his eyes breathing a sigh of relief. He smiled at Remus.
"Everything seems to be in order."
"What are you on about?"
"The babies."
Remus' mouth hit the floor. "I can sense their life energy. I had noticed that your scent had changed, but I hadn't given it much thought to it until we had made love after you got the letter. I had laid my hand on your stomach thinking about what it would be like to have kids - that was when I felt a spark - or rather three separate sparks.
"Then there is the fact about your chest being sore. Although, you didn't complain about your nipples hurting whenever I touched them, I could sense your pain. That was when I realized that you were pregnant."
"How long have you known?" Remus asked, a hint of anger in his voice.
"A few weeks," he answered.
"And you didn't bother to bloody tell me!" he shouted.
"You were all ready upset about the letter from the Ministry. You knowing about the babies would only have compounded matters," Severus replied, stroking his belly, trying to soothe his troubled mate. "I met with Dumbledore to see if we can get around this. If the Ministry finds out around my 'other' extracurricular activities we can lose our children."
Severus' tail uncoiled from around his waist and attached itself to Remus' right wrist. "I have no intension of allowing that to happen. You and our children are my first priority. I love you and no one is going to take away what is mine."
Severus kissed his mate, leaving no room for the werewolf to argue. Fire flared in his onyx eyes - a pre-cursor to unknown power buried within the Saiyan-wizard.
~oOo@oOo~
Vegeta lay on the bed, bottle-feeding Shigeta. He was pissed off with Kakarott for letting the blue-haired onna drug him. He could still feel the effects of the meds. He was so drowsy he could barely keep his eyes open, but Bulma said that it was necessary for her to keep him sedated.
He had all ready injured Madame Pomfrey when she surprised him. In his blind rage to protect his baby, he lashed out at the mediwitch, breaking her arm and nearly choking her to death. Trunks came in to subdue him but was thrown into the stonewall, leaving a nice body print.
Finally, Kakarott stepped into the room were chaos reigned (he was in the bathroom taking a shower). Immediately, Vegeta let Pomfrey go. Bulma heard all the commotion upstairs upon reentering the tower.
Once Vegeta was drugged again they tended to the injured nurse. Dumbledore was not pleased when heard about the attack his on staff, but he understood that Vegeta was feeling threatened without his mate present to protect them. Therefore he cautioned every one to just stay away until the bonding period with their child was over.
Several weeks had passed without incident. Vegeta was not able to leave the baby in his mate's care without panicking. He was getting back to old icy self. As it turned out Vegeta decided that it was time for Kakarott to bond with their baby without him hovering over his shoulder.
The Saiyan royal was on his way to the Dark Arts dueling arena to train when he saw Sirius hurrying down the corridors out of the castle.
The prince decided to take a detour to see what the wizard was up to. Who knows - if he was lucky enough he just might be able to find out what was really going on between Sirius and his ex-wife.
~ TBC ~
Derrius DeLongpre[1]: You might have to go back to chapter 13 for this one. Two wizards were mentioned but were not named when Blaise and Hermione were talking about male pregnancies.
[2]: Severus never had the ability to conceive only Remus.
A/N: Holy cow! Remus is pregnant with triplets on less! Congrats, to those who figured it out ^_~ So, what now? Will Remus and Severus be able to keep their babies or will the Ministry make sure that they never see the light of day? Vegeta is back to true form once again. What is he planning? Don't know, well find out in the next chapter.
Nemesis ^_~
~oOo@oOo~
Teaser for Chapter 14: When did it happen?
"Lucius, need I remind you of reasons why I choose to keep my private life private? Besides, you wouldn't understand even if I told you," Snape responded as he removed his school robes to change into emerald and silver ones.
"Does it have to do with you being a Saiyan?"
Severus almost ripped the sleeve. "How did you know?"
Lucius smiled.
Pairings: Gk/V, HP/DM, RW/HG, SS/RL
WARNING: Same as before, if you don't know then go back to chapter one.
Disclaimer: I own nothing so I get nothing
~Tamachan444: Yes, I know it's rated R and yes I can write a lemon but unfortunately, ff.net is getting very strict about this stuff. I believe it stated in my bio that I edited my fics. However, if wish to read any of the edited chapters I will be more than delighted to send them to you via email by your request ^_~
~YYHgurl: Thank you for the fabulous review. Sorry about the scare but I needed to spice it a little. My friend Kewla would have chewed my butt off if I did any such thing ^_~ I wanted to try something different with pairing Bulma and Sirius together. Let me know if it works for you as it progresses. Read on and found about why Severus is sick. Thanks again for the review ^_~
~Diablos42069: Actually, I didn't state if Bra was born or not but she is. Vegeta and Bulma stayed together long enough to have her. Sorry, if I didn't make that clear enough.
~Kewla: Well, I just couldn't leave Sirius hanging in the wind like that. I purposely brought Bulma in for that very reason ^_~
~V: Sirius and Bulma will be a challenge but I'm up to it. I glad that your New Year was wonderful. Mine was nice and quiet. Thank you ^_~ Chat with you soon!
Notes: I would like to thank all of you for reviewing. Only a few more chapters left so be prepared and no I'm not going to end with all these loose ends ^_~
/ Thoughts /
:: Telepathy ::
Now, enough of my endless chatter on with the story. Enjoy!
~oOo@oOo~
Vegeta opened tired eyes only to quickly shut them from the glare of the light that illuminated the room. He tried opening them more slowly, blinking several time until his eyes fully adjusted. He felt totally exhausted; his body several pound lighter.
He gingerly sat up, gritting his teeth. /What happened last night?/
The Saiyan looked around his room and noticed the small bed next to him and next to it was his mate. Kakarott was stretched out in the chair with his mouth hanging wide opened, drool sliding down on one side, and snoring - letting the prince know that he was just as exhausted himself. Vegeta snorted quietly at his lover.
He eased over to the tiny bed pulling back the blankets.
Vegeta's eyes teared as he looked at his daughter. Now, he remembered. He was having contractions when the blonde rushed in. The little oujo decided to come early. Unfortunately, she had nowhere to go to enter into the world.
When Vegeta's water broke not only was amniotic fluid on the bed but blood as well. He was starting to hemorrhage. Thank Kami for Kakarott. He kept a level head directing Draco and keeping him calm until either Bulma or Pomfrey arrived.
Now that he finally held what their love created, he would do it all over again. She looked so tiny cradled in his muscular tan arms. He couldn't even imagine how their baby would look in Kakarott's embrace.
She was beautiful right down to her auburn tail that instantly looped around his wrist. She had long spiky hair like Kakarott's with a well- defined widow's peak. He smiled at that. She inherited his family's trademark a sign that showed her royal status. She had his sharp facial features, yet Vegeta somehow he knew that she would have Kakarott's soft expressive eyes. Kami, he hoped so. He didn't think that he could handle his little girl going through life with his hard cold gaze. It would probably be different if they were on Vegetasei but they weren't.
He placed her next to him in bed, and then settled back down again. Vegeta's dark eyes closed, his mind on the little oujo by his side and his slumbering mate.
~oOo@oOo~
Another cabinet door was slammed shut deep in the dungeons. Snape sat back watching his lover throw another tantrum. He sighed. Remus was becoming more emotionally unhinged as the full moon approached, but this wasn't what was setting the werewolf off. He just received a letter from the Ministry about his recent bonding to Severus.
Apparently, the Ministry was trying to limit the number of werewolves mating, as well as births. This didn't sit too well with the Dark Arts teacher.
"Please calm down, Rem," Severus finally said. He had had enough of Remus tearing up their private rooms.
Remus sunk to the floor half sobbing. "Why are they doing this, Sev?"
Severus sat down next to him on the floor, pushing some of the debris out of the way. He gathered Remus in his arms, stroking his hair as if he was a small child.
"I don't know, to be honest."
Remus looked into his lover's dark eyes, smiling sadly. "I'll go see Poppy after my transformation. Oh, and that reminds me will you be here with me?"
Wiping the tears from his lover's face, Severus gave him the unhappy news. "No, I'm afraid not. Albus feels that I should have some exposure to the moon myself." Severus caught a flash of longing in Remus' golden orbs.
Severus hung his head shamefully because he hadn't been there for Remus during his transformations. He blamed Dumbledore for that. The Headmaster had pointed out because his tail had grown back he needed to learn how to control his Oozaru state, which meant that either Black had to keep his mate company or Remus had to drink the wolfsbane, neither was a good option in his opinion.
"I'm sorry that I have not been with you Rem, but I must adjust to my new form before I can be able to switch back and forth."
"You don't have to apologize, Sev, I know that you have to do this and that you're doing this for us."
Severus grinned, showing sharp canine teeth, desire shining in his onyx eyes. "No, actually I'd rather be doing this."
The Potions professor bent down and kissed his mate. Tongues swirled against each other. Severus picked Remus up off the floor carrying him into the bedroom. Remus' laughter filled their rooms as Severus playfully tossed him onto the bed.
The letter lay forgotten on the floor.
~oOo@oOo~
Obsidian orbs blinked opened as the light in the room became too bright. Goku stood, stretching out tired cramped muscles. He twisted from side-to- side, popping bones and joints from the motion.
He silently approached the bassinet but found it empty. He was about to run out of the room in a panic but quickly realized his baby was safely tucked away in his mate's protective embrace.
Goku lightly kissed Vegeta and the baby before leaving the room. Downstairs he found a room filled with baby gifts. Bulma was seated on the sofa, Trunks beside her. Across from them were Ron and Hermione cuddled together on the other sofa. He went into the kitchen to make breakfast, but Dobby popped in before he could beat an egg.
"Dobby will serve yous today. Headmaster Dumbledore has told Dobby of yours little one Son Goku."
"Thanks Dobby." Goku smiled at the small creature.
"Your and Master Vegeta's usual, sir?" the house-elf asked.
"Yeah, and please make sure there's enough for Draco and Harry and them on the couch," Goku replied pointing a thumb toward the common room. Dobby looked to see the sleeping figures.
"I's be back sir." And with a sizzling snap of his boney fingers, Dobby was gone.
A door from upstairs opened and closed. A few seconds later Draco drifted into the kitchen, by-passing everyone in the common room on his way to get a cup of coffee. He grunted something that sounded like 'good morning' as he went by Goku.
He finally woke-up enough to realize the pot was empty. Goku chuckled a bit, watching the blonde moving automatically through the cupboards searching for what he needed to make his 'jump-start potion'.
Fifteen minutes later Dobby appeared with breakfast for them. Every one woke at the delicious smells of muffins, bacon, toast, eggs, pancakes, and tea. There was so much food that Dobby enlisted the help of four other house-elves.
"Good {yawn} morn-ing, Go {yawn} ku," Bulma greeted stretching and shaking off sleep.
Everyone else greeted him as well.
"How are the baby and Vegeta doing this morning?" she asked, inhaling a cup of steaming hot mint tea.
"So, far sleeping. He's got her bundled in bed next to him," Goku replied getting ready to dig in.
"I need to check on them after we eat," Bulma said after taking a bit of the fluffy pancakes.
"Um, Bulma, I was reading in Harry's book about Saiyan birthing, which is all quite fascinating, but isn't it dangerous to come in contact with the Mother so soon after birth?" Hermione inquired.
Bulma nodded her head. "Hai, but who says that he's going to be awake," she grinned.
Hermione gasped. "But it's totally unethical. You can't do that," she warned.
Bulma sat her plate of food down. "It may be unethical, but I'm not suicidal. I know that it's not right but Vegeta won't let any of us near him or the baby. We need to keep a constant check-up on them, considering that this is his first live delivery."
"Hey, where's Harry?" Ron asked after he started on his second plate.
"Still in bed, Weasley," Draco spat. It was evident he was not a morning person.
"Have you and Harry set a date yet for the wedding?" Goku asked, wanting to steer the topic away from his lost child.
"Yeah," Draco replied, taking another sip of coffee before launching into his spiel.
The rest of morning was spent pleasantly, chatting about the baby and the upcoming wedding.
~oOo@oOo~
Two weeks later Remus found himself pacing back and forth inside his friend's bedroom. Something was wrong, very wrong. Sirius was sitting on a chair at the desk watching Remus pace. This situation wasn't right. Tonight was a full moon and yet Remus was still in his human form.
"Calm down Moony. There is a logical explanation for why you haven't changed," Sirius said.
"Yeah, like what?" Remus was exasperated. What he hadn't told his friend was that this was third time in a row he hadn't changed. Worse still he was gaining weight rapidly. Luckily, his robes were able to hide the extra pounds.
"I don't know," was the only thing that Sirius could say.
"Maybe I should see Madame Pomfrey?"
"What about that so-called mate of yours? He should know why you haven't changed," Sirius snorted. He still didn't like the idea of Remus being with Snape. "Come on - if it makes you feel any better I'll go with you to see Madame Pomfrey."
Remus was torn. What if he was really sick and that was why he couldn't change? He wasn't really complaining about not changing, but the cause was worrying him. Something was wrong. With his mind made up he walked out of the bedroom and made his way to the infirmary.
~*~*~
"Back so soon, Remus? Where's Severus? Hello Sirius." Madame Pomfrey greeted as she closed and locked the door to her storage cabinet.
"Hello, Poppy. I'm kind of standing in for Snape," Sirius answered. "He's monkeying around on the pitch I believe."
Remus remained quiet. Madame Pomfrey looked at the wizards expectantly. "So, what can I do for you gentlemen?"
"Um, it's Remus Poppy," Sirius said softly, not sure how to voice his concern.
"What did you two do now? It's bad enough trying to deal with the students' pranks, but you two are grown men," she chastised.
"No, Poppy it's not that. Remus is still in his human form. I was staying with him for his transformation but-" Sirius trailed off.
The mediwitch eyes darted over to the other wizard. She studied him, taking in his appearance. Remus was filling out. He wasn't skinny or sickly looking. She also noticed that his eyes had an unnatural glow to them.
"First off - Remus, did you change last month?"
"No," he answered guiltily.
"Well, take everything off except for your boxers, put this on with the opening to the front, and lay down for me. Sirius, you can stay if he wants you to." After he nodded his approval, she left to give him a few minutes of privacy to put on the gown.
Sirius was starting to sweat. Poppy never asked for *anyone* to remove *anything* unless it was serious.
Shaking like a leaf, Remus complied, feeling completely naked in the thin material. He didn't know what to expect from this visit. Madame Pomfrey returned to start the exam. She held her hands over the werewolf, closing her eyes to concentrate, passing her hands over his lithe form.
He jumped a little when she opened the gown and placed cool hands on his stomach. "You've gained quite a bit of weight Remus. You've been eating a lot?" She began moving slowly up to his chest.
"Yes," he answered and then a quick, "Ouch!"
"How long have they been sensitive?"
"Almost two months," he replied. He should have made his friend leave. Could this get any worse?
"Any unusual cravings? Or day sickness?" Poppy continued with her examination, checking his eyes, feeling around his throat, looking at his tonsils.
"Um, I've been eating more red meat and I've been having headaches - but other than that I feel fine," Remus answered, wondering where the questions were going.
"You and Severus are still sexually active?" The mediwitch didn't pause as she continued with her assessment, ignoring Sirius' embarrassed cough.
By this point Remus was a lovely shade of red. "Yes."
"How often?"
"Poppy! Is there a reason why you are asking me all these questions about my personal life with Severus?" Remus choked out. The last question was too much and with Sirius sitting there he couldn't bring himself to reply.
"Yes dear, there is - and if I'm correct your final answer should be at least between 2-4 times a day."
The werewolf just gaped at the witch, but nodded his head. His desire to have sex with his mate was so powerful he had pulled the Potions Master from class - but he couldn't do that all the time. Sometimes he had to excuse himself from his own classes in order to relieve himself.
Once Pomfrey was finished she took her wand and cast a spell. "Praegnans."
Misty colors of black and yellow swirled around Remus. Then three separate spheres hovered over his stomach. Madame Pomfrey choked from the result.
"What?! What's wrong?" Remus questioned, panic evident in his shaky voice.
Poppy composed herself, sitting down, afraid she might pass out. "Now, I understand why Severus has been sick," she said.
"Don't tell me that he's been poisoning himself with his own potions," Sirius said, making Remus smile somewhat. Up to this point he had kept his mouth closed during the entire exam.
Poppy just glared at him, ignoring the comment. "Sirius if you don't mind, I need to speak with Remus alone. I'll only be a minute."
The witch waited until she heard the door close and then she turned her attention back to the distraught werewolf. She really didn't know how she was going to tell him, but honesty was always the best course, especially when confronted with a situation like this.
"Severus has been having sympathy pains for you Remus. He's been having morning sickness - your morning sickness, Remus."
Remus did a very good impression of a fish. "But Poppy - you mean that I'm p-p-pregnant?" he stuttered, looking at her.
"There are not a lot of males who can get pregnant. Remus I don't know if you are aware of this but only males from the Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Merlin bloodline-"
He cut her off before she could finish her explanation. "But Poppy I'm not related to any of them."
"No, dear you're not. You happened to be related to another wizard named DeLongpre. Derrius DeLongpre[1]."
Remus gasp. "That's impossible. He and DeLouis were executed for-" he couldn't even bring himself to finish his sentence.
DeLongpre and DeLouis were French. From what Remus could remember about the wizard he and his lover had had several children. If two male wizards have the ability to conceive, the who takes the submissive role would be the one to conceive throughout the relationship [2].
Apparently, Delongpre was the birthing parent. Remus felt like he was going to be sick. If anyone ever found out that he was related to that madman, err wizard, there was no telling what would happen.
"From the test and the exam I just did, Remus, you're about sixteen weeks along."
"Oh, my god," he whispered.
The elder witch moved closer to him taken his hands into hers. "Remus, you're carrying. . .triplets."
"Oh, my god!" Then he passed out.
~oOo@oOo~
When Remus finally came to his head throbbed. He could have sworn that Poppy told him that his was pregnant.
"So, how do you feel Moony?" Sirius was a little worried when his friend passed out cold. He had rushed back in when Remus yelled. "What did Madame Pomfrey say?" He was concerned. Remus was looking awfully pale.
"I uh. . ." Remus swallowed. God! If Sirius had a conniption fit about his relationship to Severus, he couldn't even imagine what he was going do when he learned he was pregnant.
"shesaidi'mpregnant," he mumbled under his breath feeling like a teenager who had to tell his parents that he'd been knocked-up.
"Sorry Moony, I didn't catch what you said. Could you please repeat that?" Sirius was starting to look irate.
Remus' whole body felt warm. He started to cry. How could this have happened? He was so worried about Sirius' reaction - he hadn't even considered how Severus was going to respond. He could handle Sirius but Severus he wasn't so sure about.
He cleared his throat. "She said I'm pregnant."
"Oh, well that's good. For a second there I thought it was something serious." But Sirius blinked. "You're what?"
"I'm pregnant," Remus whispered. He was counting the seconds until Sirius exploded.
The other wizard stood there in a daze. "This is why you haven't been able to change?" he whispered back.
"Apparently so."
Sirius growled. He clenched his fists gritting his teeth.
/Oh, dear this isn't good. Here it comes. /
"THAT BASTARD! I'LL KILL HIM!" He made ready to go off in search of the Potions Master.
"Padfoot please-"
"No, Remus! He should have known that you were pregnant, yet he left you alone. What kind of mate would do such a thing?"
"One who didn't know," came a voice from the door. However, the Headmaster's eyes were giving away a different answer.
"Professor Dumbledore," Remus called.
"Remus. Sirius. Madam Pomfrey has informed of your. . .condition. How do you feel my boy?"
"I'm not sure - scared, I guess. What's going to happen now?" Remus asked, still in shock.
"First you need to tell Severus. Then we have to deal with this." The professor held out a letter to him. "We will put in an appeal." Before Snape went out he had gone to Albus about the letter.
"An appeal for what? Moony?" Sirius was concerned when he noticed his friend's trembling hands.
Sirius pulled the letter from his fellow Marauder's unresisting hands. As he began to read it he had to sit down as his heart and stomach plummeted.
{To: Remus J. Lupin-Snape
From: Ministry of Magic: Department of Family Planning
Case number: 40610875124
Dear Mr. Snape,
We could like to congratulate you on your recent binding/marriage. However, we regret to inform you that because you are a registered Lycanthrope, you or your husband, Severus Snape, are hereby ordered to immediately report to Hogwart's school nurse Madame Poppy Pomfrey for conceptive treatments.
If you do not comply with this request, the consequence of your actions will be the following:
*No future opportunity to conceive
*Incarceration in Azkaban prison for 12 months
*Sterilization
Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Sebastian Stonewall
Supervisor of Family Planning}
Remus reached for Sirius' hand. Sirius stared his long time friend with disbelieving eyes. "If the Ministry denies my appeal Padfoot, I will have to terminate my pregnancy." He didn't mention to his friend that he had three lives at stake. Remus didn't want to think about it.
"Madame Pomfrey and I have a lot to discuss about your pregnancy Remus. Good day gentlemen," Dumbledore said heading toward the mediwitch's office.
As Remus and Sirius were talking they didn't notice the small black beetle flying out of the open sky light window.
~*~*~
Madame Pomfrey decided that it was best for Remus to remain in the hospital wing over night. The next day brought a frantic Saiyan-wizard. Snape was beside him self with worry. He had sensed his lover's distress during the night. He tried to get to Remus but the protection wards Dumbledore placed around the pitch prevented him from leaving the area.
A house-elf had just placed a tray of food on the bedside table when Severus entered. Remus was just waking up to eat breakfast.
"What happened?"
"I'm okay. Really, love. You worry too much," Remus responded leaning over to give his mate a kiss.
"Well, I need to worry, considering that Black was in my stead."
Then Snape did something unexpected - he placed one of his large hands on Remus' stomach. He closed his eyes to focus.
"Sev, what are you doing?"
But the professor ignored him. Severus opened his eyes breathing a sigh of relief. He smiled at Remus.
"Everything seems to be in order."
"What are you on about?"
"The babies."
Remus' mouth hit the floor. "I can sense their life energy. I had noticed that your scent had changed, but I hadn't given it much thought to it until we had made love after you got the letter. I had laid my hand on your stomach thinking about what it would be like to have kids - that was when I felt a spark - or rather three separate sparks.
"Then there is the fact about your chest being sore. Although, you didn't complain about your nipples hurting whenever I touched them, I could sense your pain. That was when I realized that you were pregnant."
"How long have you known?" Remus asked, a hint of anger in his voice.
"A few weeks," he answered.
"And you didn't bother to bloody tell me!" he shouted.
"You were all ready upset about the letter from the Ministry. You knowing about the babies would only have compounded matters," Severus replied, stroking his belly, trying to soothe his troubled mate. "I met with Dumbledore to see if we can get around this. If the Ministry finds out around my 'other' extracurricular activities we can lose our children."
Severus' tail uncoiled from around his waist and attached itself to Remus' right wrist. "I have no intension of allowing that to happen. You and our children are my first priority. I love you and no one is going to take away what is mine."
Severus kissed his mate, leaving no room for the werewolf to argue. Fire flared in his onyx eyes - a pre-cursor to unknown power buried within the Saiyan-wizard.
~oOo@oOo~
Vegeta lay on the bed, bottle-feeding Shigeta. He was pissed off with Kakarott for letting the blue-haired onna drug him. He could still feel the effects of the meds. He was so drowsy he could barely keep his eyes open, but Bulma said that it was necessary for her to keep him sedated.
He had all ready injured Madame Pomfrey when she surprised him. In his blind rage to protect his baby, he lashed out at the mediwitch, breaking her arm and nearly choking her to death. Trunks came in to subdue him but was thrown into the stonewall, leaving a nice body print.
Finally, Kakarott stepped into the room were chaos reigned (he was in the bathroom taking a shower). Immediately, Vegeta let Pomfrey go. Bulma heard all the commotion upstairs upon reentering the tower.
Once Vegeta was drugged again they tended to the injured nurse. Dumbledore was not pleased when heard about the attack his on staff, but he understood that Vegeta was feeling threatened without his mate present to protect them. Therefore he cautioned every one to just stay away until the bonding period with their child was over.
Several weeks had passed without incident. Vegeta was not able to leave the baby in his mate's care without panicking. He was getting back to old icy self. As it turned out Vegeta decided that it was time for Kakarott to bond with their baby without him hovering over his shoulder.
The Saiyan royal was on his way to the Dark Arts dueling arena to train when he saw Sirius hurrying down the corridors out of the castle.
The prince decided to take a detour to see what the wizard was up to. Who knows - if he was lucky enough he just might be able to find out what was really going on between Sirius and his ex-wife.
~ TBC ~
Derrius DeLongpre[1]: You might have to go back to chapter 13 for this one. Two wizards were mentioned but were not named when Blaise and Hermione were talking about male pregnancies.
[2]: Severus never had the ability to conceive only Remus.
A/N: Holy cow! Remus is pregnant with triplets on less! Congrats, to those who figured it out ^_~ So, what now? Will Remus and Severus be able to keep their babies or will the Ministry make sure that they never see the light of day? Vegeta is back to true form once again. What is he planning? Don't know, well find out in the next chapter.
Nemesis ^_~
~oOo@oOo~
Teaser for Chapter 14: When did it happen?
"Lucius, need I remind you of reasons why I choose to keep my private life private? Besides, you wouldn't understand even if I told you," Snape responded as he removed his school robes to change into emerald and silver ones.
"Does it have to do with you being a Saiyan?"
Severus almost ripped the sleeve. "How did you know?"
Lucius smiled.