The past three weeks had gone by in a blur, for Gumball, which went by in some key points in those three weeks. In his fourth week of pregnancy, Fionna had brought the twins over who were no a month old and he got to first hand view the humming noise Katie made and Asher made soft cooing noises in response making it seem like the babies were having a conversation and he went through the 'picture day' thing with Pepper. In the fifth week of his pregnancy, Gumball had become so done with the vomiting that for about one hour he went on strike when it came to eating only last an hour as the morning sickness had become ten times worse than it had in the first three weeks.
Now he was in his sixth week of pregnancy, the time going quick for three weeks, and he was laying in bed next to Marshall just about to drop off to sleep again for the fourth time, the clock's red numbers reading four thirty A.M when Gumball squirmed. He opened his eyes, groaning while covering his face and Marshall echoed the sound when he let go of Gumball's waist and rolled onto his back while Gumball sat up only to move out of bed. He rushed across the room down the ladder quickly, down the short hallway to the bathroom shutting the door feeling irritation. He was tired and for the past two days his bladder was rebellious making frequent night trips to the bathroom which disrupted his sleep.
He made quick work to relieve himself, feeling a touch embarrassed at having to go so much and with so little time in between. He was too tired to do much anymore, the tired feeling constantly pulling at him which he mentioned to Doctor Prince who said that the tired feeling and the constant urination were common in the second month of pregnancy. Gumball was frustrated at that, hating that he had these new symptoms and they aggravated him to no ends when it came to his sleep. He finished up relieving himself and flushing the toilet he turned to the sink turning it on and washing his hands thoroughly before drying them off leaving the bathroom turning the light off. He walked to the living room to see Marshall sitting there looking at him looking just as tired.
"Marsh, you should go to bed. You look like hell!" Gumball fretted instantly over his boyfriend, moving his hand over the black locks of hair that stuck up crazily. He lightly touched the dark stain under the vampire's scarlet irises, the dark bags making his eyes appear even more ghoulish.
"I can't sleep without my cuddle buddy!" Marshall sighed grabbing Gumball's hand and turning his face into the palm. Gumball felt worried and upset he was making Marshall lose sleep and he sat on the couch next to him.
"I'm going to be up and down all night from now on, probably. It's worse at night and I'll just keep waking you up! Just go to bed and I'm gonna watch some TV until I feel I don't have to pee as much and come up to you." Gumball replied looking at Marshall who groaned at this like a child and Gumball kissed his cheek softly. "I promise, when I feel tired enough I'll up there soon."
"Fine. Besides, how many times can one person go pee in one night?" Marshall asked trying to look hopeful and Gumball smiled at his boyfriend who stood up and pressed a kiss to his forehead and he smiled at this happily. "I love you, Bubs. Come up soon, okay?"
Gumball felt his cheeks flush happily and he smiled softly at Marshall, nodding once. "Okay. I'll be up soon, I promise!" He replied smiling a little wider up at the vampire who smiled back tiredly and walked to the ladder floating up to the bed. Gumball was aware he was tired but he couldn't sleep due to his having to go to the bathroom constantly that was tiring him out as well but it was like the moment he was about to drop off to sleep he just had to go.
He sighed leaning back on the couch, listening to the murmur of the TV and rubbing his stomach softly and gently. He couldn't believe this kid was already giving him hell, like Marshall, and he sighed again closing his eyes wondering who the baby would be like, like him or Marshall. Then that sprung up the images in his mind of who the child would look like and that got his eyes opening, his body alert like he'd just been dunked in cold water. He was barely a week into the second month of pregnancy and he here he was wondering what the child would look like already.
"Stupid," He mumbled when his phone vibrated softly getting his attention and he leaned forward grabbing the phone off the coffee table where he'd put it hours before. He looked at the phone screen only to smile bemusedly at a slightly tired looking Fionna laying between Asher and Kaitlynn. The phone buzzed again with a video this time round.
"Come on! Show Uncle Bubba what you can do!" Gumball smiled at Fionna's voice over the recording. Kaitlynn and Asher stared at their mother, gold and blue irises surprised at her voice in a comically cute way. Then Kaitlynn grunted, squirming slightly, only to roll over on her tummy and lift her head for a few minutes before putting back down and gurgling.
"Good job, baby girl! Let's wave hi to Uncle Bubba, Asher!" As if understanding his mother, the two month old kicked his legs out joyfully, gurgling rather cutely, and jerking his hands around in rapid ways only to squeal lightly. The video ended there when Gumball realized he had a large smile on his face and he chuckled at this little fact when his phone vibrated for a third time with a text.
Fi: It'll be your turn to send me baby pictures and videos in seven months, PG, remember that!
Fi: Also, I heard from Marshall you're peeing a lot? It's gonna be like that for the rest of this month and into the oncoming months! It'll suck, especially when you get bigger, having to pee so much but it'll be worth it! Oh, and you need to come over tomorrow, see the twins in person!
Fi: Just hang in there, Mama, and I'll see you tomorrow!
Marshall was making cooing and crooning noises at his "niece" who was in a good mood and squealed happily, smiling brightly at her Uncle Marshall in return. She would coo or hum back at him cutely making Marshall eat it up practically when he returned the noises and she would smile bright like the sun. It was like the Vampire King and the golden eyed baby were just inseparable like he and Fionna were but it made Gumball smile. He currently had Asher in his arms, the blue eyed twin gurgling quietly to him while looking up at him and trying to reach for his hair making him chuckle.
"You're lucky your hair is short," Fionna remarked showing up on his right side and lightly stroke the soft cap of red hair on her son's head affectionately. "It feels like just yesterday they were born but they're so big for two month olds. Phillip told me since they are half human and half Flame they might be just a touch or two ahead of the developmental curve than normal babies."
"I can tell but at the moment they seem to be developing at the rate of a human baby. These are all signs of the second month developmental stage, right?" Gumball asked when Asher seemed to give up trying to reach for his Uncle's bright pink hair and was settling for lightly reaching up and playing with his Uncle's loose collar of his shirt. The baby felt natural in his arms, as he had since the moment of his birth when Fionna let Gumball hold him and when he baby sat.
"I can't wait to see your baby, PG." Fionna remarked when Kaitlynn squealed cutely at being lifted above Marshall's head and the baby kicked out her legs happily. "I'll bet everything it'll be a girl!"
"Well, I have a feeling mine will be a boy." Gumball replied then grinned at his friend who smirked at him. "Marshall believes it'll be a girl too. He said Daddy's intuition heavily battles Mommy's intuition."
"Of course it does! But then again, me and Phillip were right in the end. Not about the twins! But I said it'd be a boy, he said it'd be a girl, but we ended up with one of both at the same time. That means I don't have to get knocked up again to have a girl, if it'd been one boy baby, or try again for a boy if it'd been one girl!" She sighed happily locking her fingers behind her head then smiled at Gumball. "You -I don't think- will be graced with twins."
"Are you saying that if I only get one gender of both that I'll be trying again for another baby?" Gumball replied lightly shifting Asher when the baby made a tiny noise."If the baby is a girl then so be it, the Candy Kingdom and the Nightosphere get a new Princess. Neither needs both a Prince and Princess, you know."
"I don't know, Bubs." Fionna replied nudging him with her hip and grinned widely. "I think once you become a Mommy you'll want more babies. Me, personally, am done with kiddos. I got twins, I'll have my hands full for the next eighteen years!"
"Oh yeah! When's the coronation for you and FP?" Marshall jumped in finally, from his place on the floor with Kaitlynn squealing being held up in the air by her Uncle. The gold eyed baby squealed happily at this, the loudest noise she'd made in the first two months of her life.
"It's on Wednesday. So I basically have just two days to get over the shock of being Princess and being thrown into the role of Queen while being Mama at the same time." Fionna replied when Marshall stood up with Kaitlynn tucked against his chest securely as not to jostle her when he stood. He then walked over to Fionna, who took the baby from Marshall.
"Don't worry. I believe you'll knock it out of the park being both Queen and Mama at the same time!" He assured the blonde then smirked at Gumball. "This one here will be King in seven months time, seeing as Peps said it'd make sense for Gumball to assume the crown to make way for the new Prince or Princess."
"Makes sense!" Fionna chirped in response then smiled at Gumball. "It'd be cool! I'd be a Queen friends with the two gay kings!" Then she smiled a little softer. "Do you think our kids will be friends?"
"Psh! Without a doubt!" Marshall replied for Gumball and grinned at the blonde, putting his hands on his hips. "If I have a kid just like me she'll have to be friends with Kaitlynn no doubt! Mischief attracts to Mischief after all!"
"Ain't that the truth," Gumball mumbled rolling his eyes playfully when Marshall lightly poked his cheek making the pink prince grin almost ruefully at the vampire. Asher whined then for his mother, his tiny hands opening then closing in a subconscious act when Fionna also plucked that child from Gumball sighing.
"I'll take him to Phillip." She got out turning on her heel leaving the living room into the front hall. "Phillip! Come and get your son!"
"I'm coming!" Flame Prince's voice came from somewhere distant in the castle and Marshall grinned happily curling his arms around Gumball's waist and pulling him against his chest happily.
"You know, that's the kind of parenthood we'll have~" Marshall sang playfully patting Gumball's flat belly lightly and the prince grinned widely, leaning against the vampire slightly. "Only I'll be telling you to come and get your daughter instead."
"You're so dead set on this baby being a girl how about we make a little bet about it." Gumball replied turning in Marshall's arms looking up, his eyes locking onto Marshall's, while the vampire raised a brow at his boyfriend in response to this.
"Oh? A bet?" He replied playfully looking at Gumball who stared back at him intently and with a sort of sureness in his eyes that made Marshall want to lightly laugh. Maybe he did chuckle, he wasn't sure, but Gumball just grinned widely.
"If it's a girl then I'll never doubt your judgement," Gumball started shrugging lightly then moved his arms up around Marshall's shoulders. "Now, if I'm right and it's a boy then-"
"I can do whatever I want to you when the pregnancy is over?" Marshall input for the prince making him blush but nod with determination. He chuckled then kissed the tip of Gumball's nose, making it scrunch for just a moment. "You got yourself a bet, Your Highness."