Why Daddy Why
By ar- Elenriel
I do not own Tales of Symphonia or any of it characters. I get so sick of writing this but I have to. Oh well. This chapter is about how they all adjusted to Martel coming back. Poor Kratos…. Pregnancy cravings, morning sickness, Mithos acting like a fourteen year old, and Lloyd wanting to know where babies come from… Sorry for the length of the chapter.
Chapter 5: Daddy how are Babies Made?
Kratos and his family had been back in Derris Kharlan for about six months and many things had changed. Mithos had had Dirk and Altessa make Rune Crests for all of the angels of Derris Kharlan. The Grand Cardinal all but Forcystus had been killed as a result of their plot to kill Mithos and take control of Cruxis. Yuan had taken command of Cruxis so that Mithos could reclaim the childhood he had unwillingly given up 4,000 years ago. Kratos had insisted upon this as part of his and Anna's agreement to give birth to Martel reincarnated. "Mithos "yelled, Kratos "You have to do this, Martel will not want to see you the way you are now. She will want the sweet caring brother she left behind. In order to do this you must learn to live as a child again so the you can reclaim everything you lost in becoming an angel." Kratos and Anna had successfully conceived the baby Martel and all of them had yet to tell Lloyd that he was going to be a big brother.
"Lloyd" called Kratos "Come here your Mommy and I need to talk to you about something. Anna who had been reading a book on the couch looked up at her husband and smiled.
"Kratos my love you are a brave one." Anna giggled. She flopped over and went back to reading her book. Mithos had gotten her addicted to reading mystery novels that had been written by some elven writer 4,000 years ago. "I am four months pregnant it is about time we tell our son he is going to be a big brother."
"Mommy, Daddy I is tummin." said Lloyd who had been playing tag with Mithos in the courtyard. "Why wanna talk wif Lloyd bout?" Lloyd toddled over to his mother and laid his little brown head against her stomach. "Mommy's tummy is movin." said Lloyd with a startled look on his small face. "Mommy why is you tummy movin?" Did you eat some of Uncie Yuan cookin?"
Anna smiled at her small son and ruffled his hair affectionately. She put her book down and lifted little Lloyd up onto her lap and cuddled him close. "No Lloyd, Mommy did not eat any of Uncie Yuan's cooking sweetie." "I have something very important to tell you Lloyd." "Mommy is going to have a baby Lloyd; you are going to be a big brother." 'Your sister should be born about Christmas." Isn't that a nice present to get from Santa Claus?"
"Baby is in Mommy's tummy, not Uncie Yuan's cookin." "Mommy, Daddy, how did a baby get in there?" Lloyd leaned his curly head against his mother's side and snuggled closer. This news was interesting but it was making him feel a little insecure about where he fit into all of this. "Do I have to be a big brother?" "I don't wanna be a brother!" Lloyd began to cry and Anna hugged him even tighter.
Kratos walked up to his small son and gently picked him up. He cuddled Lloyd very close trying to calm down the upset toddler. Mithos and Yuan looked up concern for the upset little boy in their eyes. Kratos gave them a look to let them know that it was okay and went back to calming down Lloyd. "Lloyd", said Kratos in a soothing tone. "What is wrong with my Lloyd?" "Lloyd do you think that Mommy and I will love you less when the new baby is born." "That is not true Lloyd. We will always love you." "A new baby won't change how we feel about you. You are Lloyd are brave strong big boy." "Daddy and Mommy could never love you any less."
"Really Daddy." whispered Lloyd feeling very safe and protected in his fathers arms. "You won't hate me when Sis is born." "You will always love me."
Lloyd snuggled closer knowing that Kratos did not often give cuddles (sensitive angel skin you know.)" Daddy how is babies made?' Kratos started and looked at Anna as if to ask for help. Unfortunately Anna had dissolved in a fit of giggles and embarrassed blushes on the couch. Kratos was entirely unsure how to explain this to a three year old. Explaining to a teenager would have been so much easier. (Hah wait til Kratos finds out, evil writer Elenriel)
"Lloyd it is difficult to explain."" I think that you will not truly understand until you are much older." " Mommy wanted another baby really badly, and it was making her sad. So, and angel came to Mommy in the middle of the night and gave your little sister to" Kratos relaxed since it appeared Lloyd was content with this explanation. Anna looked at him with a look in her eyes that said she was grateful that Kratos had not explained where babies truly came from to her toddler.
Lloyd looked at his parents and then he looked at the fact that Kratos had wrapped his wings protectively around Anna so she could take a nap while Lloyd played on the floor. Lloyd thought about it for a few minutes puzzled about what his father had said. Kratos was after all an angel. "Daddy you is the angel that gived Sis to Mommy. That's what all that yellin and bumpin was in da middle of da night." At that statement Kratos and Anna both began to blush as Yuan and Mithos rolled on the ground laughing hysterically. Would all of them survive Lloyd's curiosity? Would Kratos and Anna ever live this down? Probably not.