Fifth
Toris was asleep on his warm bed, back to his land. Then, he hear a wail coming from beside his bedroom. He push his duvet away and walk towards the sound.
He push the door and sigh.
"Yes, yes I'm coming"
He took out the baby from its crib and cradle him.
"What's wrong, my son?" He hum slowly
The boy gurgle and clutch his shirt. Excited with the sight of his father.
Yes, the little child was his. He found the little boy on his doorstep a few week ago. He was wrap in a thick blue blanket and was fast asleep. Beside the baby, he found a little note from Natalia.
On the note, she request to name the baby, Alexis. He just went with her request since he did not think about choosing a baby name before.
A year before, after the announcement about the fall of Soviet Union, he quickly packed his bag and ran from Ivan's house with Eduard and Raivis. Since then, he never heard any news about Ivan nor Natalia. But a month after that, he heard that Natalia was staying at Alfred house and their country form an alliance. He guess Natalia manage to escape from Alfred house without he notice to fulfilled her promise.
The only thing he regret is, he was not there; when Natalia was in labour and sacrificing herself alone for the child.
He softly pat Alexis and walk out from the room to the hall. There, he sit on a sofa and switch on the TV. A news come out regarding about Russia development and he almost turn the channel when Belarus name was mention.
"Back to the global news, the government of Belarus have decide to help with the development of Russia."
He gasp for a while and his mind wander as he thought about Natalia. His thought crash when someone knock on his door.
He put Alexis on his baby mat and proceed to open the door.
Standing on his door mat is Alfred. His face look happy but his aura tell the otherwise.
"Toris. It's been a long time"
"Alfred, it's been a long time too and what make you come here?"
"Nothing. Just visiting you. As friend .Nothing else" he shrug and invite himself.
Toris just shrug and close the door. By the time he went to look for Alexis, he heard Alexis crying from the hall.
"Ack. shh hush hush. Don't cry, baby. It's only uncle Alfred"
Alfred try to quiet down Alexis crying, but he fail to no avail. Toris come towards them and took Alexis from Alfred.
"Shh. It's ok. Papa here" He pat Alexis lightly on his back and sing a lullaby.
In a second, Alexis fall asleep in his father embrace. His sleeping face just look alike his mother sleeping face. Calm and peaceful.
Alfred was amaze by the father and son bonding that he begin to think of Arthur.