Blitzø was sitting on the bed in his apartment, surrounded by boxes of his things. He watched as Stolas had started moving his belongings through a portal that was created in his room. He didn't know why, but he was sad to move in with Stolas. He assumed that feeling would go away with time, but over the past couple of days before they began to move everything it didn't leave.
Loona walked into the room carrying her own boxes with Octavia trailing behind her. Blitzø hadn't realized the quick bond the two girls had formed over the week and a half of them staying at the palace, but it made him happy to see Loona with Via.
Stolas had been keeping mental tabs on his partner every time he walked into the portal to place a box or two down and walked back into the Imp City apartment. He didn't want Blitzø to be overwhelmed by any of this and it had been the pregnant imp that suggested the quick move. He was just being extra careful after the blow up the other day as to not intrude into Blitzø's space.
Stolas walked back into the apartment again and saw Blitzø with a picture in his hands. It was of Barbie and himself. They were clad in matching blue long-sleeved leotards and they looked like they had just finished an acrobatics performance since their faces were flushed. Stolas knelt in front of Blitzø, resting a hand on his knee and looking at his saddened face.
"Blitzy?"
"Huh?" Blitzø looked up at Stolas as if he had just snapped out of a trance, surprised to see Stolas so close to him.
"Is everything alright dear?" Stolas asked while glancing down at the picture in Blitzø's hands.
Blitzø sighed, "Yeah. I'm okay. Just going down memory lane is a bitch and going through all my stuff is bring back a lot of it." Blitzø ran his thumb over the picture. He missed his sister more than anything since she was the only family left alive that he gave a shit about. He didn't expect to be so upset looking at the memories of his time in the circus, but all he wanted to do was cry.
"You saw me in the circus right? Well, Fizzarolli wasn't my only performance partner. I also had Barbie. We would do these amazing acrobatic performances. She was always the star of them of course, but I was the one who had saved her so many times from her mistakes on the tightropes or the aerial silk. We did such amazing things during those days." Blitzø had a light in his eyes that Stolas had never seen before, but suddenly it got dark.
"After a while though, Barbs took to alcohol and drugs to cope after…" Blitzø let tears fall from his eyes as he spoke. He let out a breath before continuing as he wiped his tears. He looked up at Stolas who wasn't looking at him with sympathy, but with interest. Blitzø smiled at his partner touching his cheek softly which Stolas leaned into.
"I'm just glad that I was able to leave the bad stuff from that time behind." Blitzø put the picture into a box with other ones with Barbie in them, Fizzarolli, his mom, or all four of them. He stood up and started back to his organizing and sorting. He didn't want to tell Stolas everything. Not yet. In time he will, but right now wasn't the time, especially when he still had a whole apartment to look through.
Stolas watched Blitzø continue to look through things. He was definitely going to try and get him to talk about things later. He hated how sad Blitzø looked when he would mention his past or his sister. He grabbed another box from the floor and walked through the portal. He had been piling boxes in various places in the room making sure there was still a path to walk through.
They continued to organize and pack until the last of the boxes were placed into the palace. Blitzø made sure to do one last walkthrough of the apartment. He stood in the middle of the living room looking around. This was the first place that he was able to call home after he left the circus. He adopted Loona living in this place and found out he was pregnant here. He couldn't help but feel a bit sad at the emptiness of the apartment now.
He sat on the couch, rubbing his pregnant middle. He was so much bigger now at three months than any of the books that Stolas had been reading which worried the prince to no end. Blitzø on the other hand was just mad that he looked like he swallowed a decent sized watermelon. He looked up at Loona who had came to join him in the living room. She sat on the couch next to him and he rested his head on her shoulder.
"Time for a new chapter." Loona said with sadness in her voice. This had been her first home. It was hard to think about leaving, but it was for the better for herself, Blitzø and her soon-to-be siblings.
Stolas and Via soon joined the pair. Octavia's whole demeanor had changed after she had apologized to Blitzø and her father. The idea of having more siblings excited her now.
Octavia sat on Blitzø's other side and hugged him sideways which made Blitzø stiffen, but he soon relaxed looking up at Octavia. She smiled at him, "It'll be okay. You're trading a good thing for a better one. You have my dad and I now."
Blitzø chuckled and ruffled Octavia's hat on her head, messing up her feathers, "You're absolutely right Via. It's something to be happy about. Now can we go home and order some shitty takeout? I just want to be sitting in bed right about now."
The other three demons laughed at Blitzø's haste to get back to the palace. Stolas picked him up and Blitzø rested his head on Stolas' chest. He didn't realize how exhausted he was, but the day had soon caught up with him.
Stolas had closed the portal behind them after they had all stepped through and smiled at the sleeping imp in his arms. He told the girls to find something to order as he stood behind with Blitzø, laying him gently on the bed. He made sure to place a soft pillow underneath Blitzø's stomach for support after pulling off the clothing his partner had been wearing.
Stolas gently ran a hand over Bitzø's belly, feeling the gentle movements of the children underneath his palm. He couldn't believe he was getting everything he had been wanting for so long with a little extra. He used his magic to check on the twins, seeing one of them looking very similar to Blitzø and the other looking more so like himself.
He smiled, realizing the genders of the two children. He wasn't going to say anything though unless Blitzø asked him for it, which he doubted he would. He continued to massage the stretched skin of his partner's stomach, soothing any pain that the sleeping imp might be in. Little did he know, Blitzø had been awake, just with his eyes closed, enjoying the special treatment from Stolas. He soon stretched, arching his back, and after hearing a satisfying crack, he sat up next to Stolas who had still been caressing his pregnant belly.
He looked up to the door opening, seeing Via in the doorway. She cleared her throat, "Was I interrupting something?"
Stolas shook his head, "Not at all my little starfire. Did you and Loona happen to pick something?"
Octavia nodded, "Yeah and we ordered it. It's actually already here and in the kitchen. I was told to come get you guys while Loona was setting up." Octavia was looking up at Stolas, but she kept glancing at Blitzø. Even though she was completely over her anger and was genuinely excited, she couldn't help but feel a bit awkward. She didn't know how to act around Blitzø, especially knowing that him and her dad were officially together.
Blitzø noticed how nervous Via looked as he motioned for her to come closer. His partner's daughter was generally an awkward person to say the least, but he wanted to be able to form some sort of relationship with her. He watched as Via made her way over and sat on the bed.
Blitzø grabbed Via's hand, placing it on his stomach where the newest Goetia royals were being grown and protected. Octavia couldn't help but blush at the display of outright acceptance from Blitzø. She looked up at him as he spoke.
"I know that we had a bit of a rough start Via. In no way am I going to try and act like a second parent to you unless you want me to. I know this is weird because sometimes I still can't believe it," Blitzø looked up at Via smiling at her softly, "I want you to be okay with everything that's going on."
Octavia couldn't understand why her emotions were being considered in the situation. It's not like it matters, she thought as Blitzø was still looking at her. She nodded at him, "I'll tell you if something bothers me. I promise."
Blitzø and Stolas watched as Octavia left and Stolas sighed. He looked at Blitzø who was still staring at the door Via had left through. Stolas kissed Blitzø's temple causing the pregnant imp to snap out of his thoughts, "Well that went as expected. Awkward as all fucking hell."
Stolas nodded as he stood up and helped Blitzø off the bed. He walked out of the room behind Blitzø, making sure the pregnant imp didn't accidentally hurt himself at all.
When they got to the kitchen, they saw Loona and Octavia chatting about some music band that they both liked while shoving food in their faces. Stolas helped Blitzø onto a chair even though Blitzø had tried to refuse the help. He didn't like feeling helpless or delicate, but that what inevitably was going on and was bound to happen sooner or later. He sighed resting his head on top of his crossed arms on the table.
Stolas had noticed how uncomfortable Blitzø had been the past two days. He felt like he was hovering over him constantly, but he couldn't help but feel overprotective of his partner. He watched Blitzø grab a Styrofoam container of food that was labelled for him and begin to eat slowly. Stolas needed to find out what was going through Blitzø's mind when they went back to their bedroom.
They all ate in silence and said their goodnights going to their separate rooms. Stolas walked into the room to see Blitzø sitting on the floor, sweat coming down his forehead and his chest heaving. He immediately went to his side a nervous look on his face that Blitzø immediately dismissed.
"Stolas. Seriously. I'm fine. I just couldn't get on the bed. The fucking kids are in my way." Blitzø motioned to his stomach as he laid back on the ground feeling the cool floor on his back felt nice on his very warm body.
Stolas sat next to him tapping his fingers on his knee, "Blitzy, tell me how you're feeling. I feel like you haven't been yourself lately after the other day."
Blitzø sighed and pinched the skin between his eyebrows, "Yeah Stolas. I haven't been my-fucking-self for about three months now. I'm pregnant remember? I wouldn't call this being myself." Blitzø sat up struggling slightly. He looked Stolas up and down irritation finding its way to the surface, "You know Stols. This is the last thing that I want to be talking about. For Lucifer's sake I look like a beached whale and I'm only halfway through this pregnancy bullshit. This fucking sucks."
Blitzø crossed his arms over his chest looking frustrated as Stolas pulled him close till their knees were touching. He looked up at his partner seeing worry cross Stolas' gaze.
"I'm just worried about you. I don't want anything to happen to you or the children. If you continue like this something could happen to you, them, or sadly to all three of you." Stolas grabbed Blitzø's hand gently wanting to reassure him, "I know you like being independent whenever you possibly can Blitzy, but at this stage in your pregnancy I don't think it's at all possible for you to be doing things alone anymore."
Blitzø hung his head in shame. He didn't know that something bad could happen to himself or the babies. He was just being his stubborn old self like he always had been. He placed Stolas' hand in his own.
"I'm sorry that I worried you, okay? I guess that's one of the things that I do best is making you worry about me. I promise you though that I'm okay. I have maybe another month before I'm gonna be completely immobile. Mills and Mox have already taken on most of the jobs at I.M.P with Loona's help so I wouldn't have to worry." Blitzø squeezed Stolas' hand to reassure the prince that he was okay as he had said.
Stolas nodded, scooping Blitzø up and placing him on the bed. He wanted to talk more about it, but he would leave it be for now as he didn't want to overwhelm his partner. He sat on the bed next to Blitzø as the pregnant imp spoke.
"I want to tell you something Stolas, about my past. I've just been bottling everything in, but," Blitzø turned to face Stolas, "I know that I can trust you without you judging me. It'll explain why I acted the way I did the other day when you took me to dinner and everything before then… why I didn't believe in love or trusted anyone."
Stolas kissed Blitzø's cheek as he spoke, waiting till he finished. He then placed a hand on Blitzø's that was nervously playing with the seam on his shirt.
"Go on."
And with that Blitzø began to speak…
