Ryker: Hey, so last chapter I said that Lawrence was human, he's not, he's Mazoku. I was so tired when I wrote that chapter.
Anyway, this is one of the last chapters. Follow me for any other side stories and such. ALSO, LEAVE A REVIEW TO TELL ME WHAT SIDE STORIES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE! I'LL READ EVERY AND PICK THE BEST IDEAS TO WRITE. THE SIDE STORIES WILL BE ONE SHOTS AND CAN TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT ANYONE'S LIFE TIME.
LAST TIME:
I couldn't believe that it was over. You'd think that I'd be used to such dangers ever since I was a child, but now that my powers have been decreased, I feel incomplete.
Does this make me less complete? Who am I anymore…
(Bell POV)
When we arrived back at the castle, Lawrence was immediately locked away for his crimes. Nyssa and Zachariah on the other hand were given a fair trial. Their punishment is to serve the Maoh for the rest of their lives. Nyssa worked as Anissina's assistant while Zachariah was put on maintenance duty where he was forced to scrub the floors and make the entire castle sparkle. It was more funny when his stomach swelled to twice it's size and he was leaning against his mop in exhaustion. We tried to give him his final months off, but he refused.
Zachariah ended up giving birth to a healthy baby girl which he named Laurel. His consternation about having a baby was all a show. When he held his tiny baby girl in his arms, his face lite up like the stars. He was proud to care for his child, but he would never admit it.
Since my powers were taken away, my body went into a shift where I couldn't feel certain physical things, which included my heat. Jay did not help with that either.
Right as I was feeling sick for the tenth time that day, Nyssa ran into my room. She seemed excited and flustered all at once.
"Prince Bellamy!" she squeaked.
"Nyssa, for the last time, just call me Bell," I groaned over to her and I plucked my head out of the bucket and wiped the corners of my mouth, "what is it?"
"Your Uncle has gone into labor," she said, "They told me not to tell you until he gave birth but I thought you should know."
I jumped up and grabbed Nyssa by the wrist. I dragged her all the way to Gisela's corner where the rest of my family was. I tapped my foot angrily at them.
"Why didn't you want me to know that Uncle Aleksei was having his baby?" I asked.
"Honey, not the time," Papa said as he chewed nervously on his nail.
"What's wrong?" I calmed down and slowly moved my hands back to my side.
"This one has been rough on his body," Vinny whispered over to me, "Gisela is worried, which is never good. Mom has been in labor for a few hours already."
Gunter was with Ivy and Cara to keep them away from the scene. Uncle Gwendal stood next to Vinny and Beatrix. He didn't let his emotions show but I knew he was worried.
"Don't worry," Beatrix smiled, "My new baby sister will be perfectly fine!"
Mama was in the room with Aleksei and Gisela. Uncle Yozak claims he is barely experienced to help coach a Male Mazoku birth which leaves Mama to do so. Mama doesn't complain about it, in fact, he secretly enjoys it. He still feels guilty about losing my sister so he tries to make up for what he's lost in helping others.
The door swung open and Mama walked out. Alexander threw himself at Mama and nuzzles his face in Mama's chest. Alexander still dislikes Papa for some odd reason. Uncle Gwendal nearly jolted out of his skin when the door opened.
"Everything went smoothly," Mama said to Uncle Gwendal, "But the baby…"
"What's wrong with her?" Uncle Gwendal yelped.
Mama giggled, "Well, it's not a her for starters. Come see for yourself."
I was trampled into the room with Uncle Gwendal, Vinny, Beatrix, Cara, Ivy, Yu, Alexander, and Papa. Aleksei was practically glowing with pride as he held a squirming bundle in his arms. Uncle Gwendal knelt beside the bed in awe as he reached out to touch his baby's cheek.
"Well," Uncle Gwendal said to Uncle Aleksei.
"Meet little Xander," the redhead smiled, "I guess we were wrong this time, it's a boy."
Uncle Gwendal scoffed a smile and kissed Uncle Aleksei on the cheek.
"I was so worried," Uncle Gwendal whispered.
"Well, there is one thing," Gisela said, "There was some tearing inside of Aleksei. It's nothing permanent, but it just means he won't be able to conceive a child in his womb for some time."
I could tell that Uncle Aleksei and Uncle Gwendal didn't want anymore children. The two seemed satisfied with the family they had. Uncle Aleksei wasn't happy that he couldn't get pregnant for a while, mostly because he felt broken. Mama reassured him that he is perfect the way he is.
I grew sicker though, I could barely eat without throwing up. Vinny helped me to the bathroom while Yu rubbed my back. Andrew looked out for the adults as my throat burned from the acidic bile that rose from my stomach. My head hung in the toilet as I let out a sob when all the contents from my stomach flew out of my mouth.
"Bell, you should seriously go see Gisela," Vinny said.
"No," I mumbled as I wiped my mouth.
"Why? This has been happening for the past two months. Bell please," Yu said as she knelt down next to me, "I'm scared that you're hurt or sick."
"But-"
"I'm not taking no as an answer," my sister growled as she turned to Andrew, "Call Gisela."
The brunette nodded and darted away while Yu and Vinny helped me to my bed.
Alexander and Yu sat by my side while Gisela examined me.
"Lord Bellamy, pardon me for asking but have you been sexually active recently?" the green haired woman asked.
I looked back and forth between my siblings before I sighed, "Yes, at Alexander's birthday party. I got sort of tipsy with Jay and I ended up sleeping with him. But I've done it before, please don't tell my Mother, and I've never felt like this before. I haven't even gone through heat yet!"
"Yes you have," Gisela said.
It felt like a slap in the face, "Huh?"
"You're vitals indicate that your body has gone through heat. You must've not felt it since your powers have slowly come back," she mused.
"So what are you telling us?" my sister asked as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"I'm saying that Lord Bellamy is pregnant, almost three months pregnant to be exact."
Alexander hit my arm, "I told you, you were getting fat!"
Rude…
"Please Gisela," I reached out and grabbed her hand, "Don't tell Mama or Papa. Please!"
"But my Lord-"
"I need to tell them," I said.
The woman scanned each of us with a deep sigh and nodded. She took her leave which brought me to tears in my sister's arms.
It was terrifying to have another living thing inside of me. I simply couldn't tell Mama and Papa that I was pregnant at such a young age. They would be disappointed in me.
(No POV)
Vinny adored holding his baby brother in his arms. Aleksei almost got concerned at how much his son loved the new baby. The child looked like a copy of Aleksei, with a tiny tuft of red hair on his smooth head and piercing purple eyes.
"Vinny, why don't you run outside and find your sisters?" Aleksei tried to shoo his son away. He didn't want to hurt the boy's feelings, but Vinny spent nearly every waking moment with Xander and it made Aleksei jealous.
"But Mom, I don't want to leave Xander," Vinny cooed at his baby brother.
It wasn't the first time Vinny was so attached to his siblings. It happened every time Aleksei had a baby. Vinny had a paternal instinct in him, but Aleksei wanted Vinny to grow up as a child, not a parent.
"Vincent," Aleksei gritted a smile, "I can take care of Xander, this isn't the first time I've had a baby. Now you should go outside and enjoy childhood." Aleksei knows what it's like to be stripped of a childhood.
"Alright Mom," Vinny groaned and handed Xander to Aleksei, "See you." The redhead boy went off into the gardens to find some peace and quiet.
Ever since the Order incident nearly a year ago, Vinny has slowly gained his confidence back. Everyone praised him for showing true heroics from his powers and that he was special, but how heroic could he be if he couldn't even tell Andrew about his stupid crush?
The gash on Vinny's back left a nasty scar, just like Aleksei's scar. Vinny has many scars, more than he can count, but this one made him insecure about himself. The new scar was ugly and made his once smooth back rigid. Not to mention he has spells where the pain will swell up like a water balloon under his skin and someone, usually Gwendal, would have to rub the boy's back.
They had to call in Cassandra whom gave Vinny herbs to rub over his back for the pain. She knew that this boy would be special and she was hurt to hear that Bell's powers were taken from him. She told Bell that his powers would come back very slowly.
"Hey there Vin," Vinny jumped out of his skin when he heard Andrew, "I'm sorry, did I scare you?" He chuckled.
Vinny playfully punched Andrew's shoulder, "Yes." The two sat down under the shade of a tree.
"How's Xander?" Andrew asked.
"He's fine," Vinny wanted to spill his guts. The truth swelled in his throat and made it hard to breath. "Look Andrew-"
"It sure is a beautiful day out," Andrew didn't hear Vinny.
The redhead groaned to himself. He wondered why this was so difficult. Three little words have never been so hard to utter.
"Is everything alright?" Andrew cocked his head as he wrapped an arm around Vinny's shoulder, "You've been distant for a while."
The brunette knew that Vinny was closer to Bell but he always wanted to get to know his little cousin. Andrew knew Vinny had a crush on him, he could easily tell. Andrew wouldn't tell Vinny he knew or else that would ruin their relationship, instead he waited for Vinny to speak. Andrew had eyes for this cute blonde soldier in training named Evie.
Vinny mustered up all of his courage and let his heart take control of the words that spewed out from his throat, "I like you!" The redhead gasped as what he said and looked away.
"Vinny-" Andrew tried to say.
"I'm sorry! It's gross, I know. It's like, incest to like you and all, but I really have a crush on you."
"Vin-" Andrew shook Vinny a bit to get him to stop talking. He tilted Vinny's chin as well and squeezed him but nothing worked.
"And it's wrong and stupid but I don't know what to do and now that I told you, you probably hate me. I'm just the worst person in the entire world. I'm a waste of space, like I always thought."
"Vincent!" Andrew snapped and pressed a quick kiss on Vinny's lips to shut him up.
Vinny was in awe at what happened. His lips tingled as Andrew kissed him. Andrew had a quick thought of, Vinny was kind of cute in this light. The older boy tried to suppress that thought as he knew it was wrong.
"Why did you kiss me?" Vinny asked still star struck. His heart pinged with anticipation.
"You wouldn't stop bashing yourself," Andrew sighed, "Look, people come and go in your life, but that doesn't make you any less of a person. You saved Bell, remember? Without you, Bell would've been killed. You are special, and maybe if I wasn't your cousin I could feel the same but the truth is you are still a child and we are connected by the smallest amount of blood. I'm happy you told me, but we cannot be together. I'll always be your cousin and your friend, that will never change."
Andrew felt like he was lying to Vinny. It was true, the were connected by the tiniest drop of blood since their father's were only half siblings. When Andrew looked into Vinny's blue eyes, he forgot about Evie and all of his morals.
"Andrew, what are you doing?" Vinny asked as their faces got closer, "Andrew-!"
But it was too late, the two had kissed again but this time the wind grew silent. Every particle in the soil had shifted their gaze to Vinny and Andrew. The brunette had deepened their kiss as Vinny's back hit the cold ground.
Andrew pulled away to see Vinny's cheeks moist from tears. He wiped them away and gently breathed, "No more tears." Vinny nodded as he leaned up to kiss Andrew once more.
"Vincent von Voltaire!" the mood was shattered by Gwendal's booming voice.
"Andrew Weller-Gurrier…" Conrad rubbed his temples, "What are you doing to your cousin?" Yozak gave Andrew a thumbs up.
The sensation of regret washed over the two as Andrew scrambled off of Vinny. They could barely catch their breath as their eyes widened at each other. They weren't looking forward to the next conversation they would have with their parents.
(Bell POV)
The following day to the big reveal, Yu called together a kids meeting in my room. Andrew sat far away from Vinny, which was a new thing. I made a mental note to ask about that later.
"So, what's this about?" the redhead asked, "Did Gisela tell you what was wrong?"
Alexander snickered.
I took a deep breath, "Nothing I say leaves this room," everyone nodded, "I need some help because, well, as most of you know, I've been rather sick. W-well, I learned that I'm three months pregnant and I don't know what to do."
"Why don't you tell Uncle Yuuri and Uncle Wolfram?" Ivy asked innocently.
"Because I like to breathe," they would kill me.
"I doubt they would hurt you," Beatrix jumped in, "Besides, didn't Uncle Wolfram get pregnant at the same age?"
"That was different," Yu said.
"How? Both got pregnant around the same age, both had babies young, both married young, how is it different?" damn, she's smart.
Fear and worry bubbled up inside of me as I touched my stomach. I bit my lips afraid of the tears and blubbered, "I'm terrified! I don't want to have a baby now!"
Later that day, I was confronted by Uncle Conrad whom had heard the entire meeting. He told me that everything would be alright, but I should talk to my parents since Mama and Papa were upset that I was avoiding them.
I sat with Vinny as he told me everything about Andrew. I wasn't surprised, I knew that those two would fall for each other. The aura they possessed around each other was very rare and beautiful.
"You should tell them," Vinny said as he put a hand over my stomach and giggled, "You're so lucky."
"How am I lucky?" I retorted with a huff.
"You get to have a baby," Vinny swooned, "I love babies. They are so small and cute. They love you no matter what."
"They're also time consuming, gross, needy, and a pain," I crossed my arms over my chest as Vinny laughed more. Uncle Conrad told me that I was acting just like Mama when he was pregnant.
"Are you going to tell Jay?" the redhead asked.
I shrugged, "I guess I have to. Either way, Mama and Papa will learn that I'm pregnant. I can't hide it forever. Unless I run away."
"Tell them tomorrow," Vinny smiled, "If everything goes wrong, I'll run away with you."
"Thanks Vin."
I had to tell them.
The next day, I pulled them into my room and sat them down. My heart raced like a horse as my hand flung to my tummy. Mama tapped his foot anxiously as he was terrified something had happened to me.
"What's wrong Dear?" he asked as Papa put a hand on his knee to make him stop tapping. I paced back and forth in the room as Mama crossed his arms over his chest agitated.
"Bellamy," Papa said in his calming voice, "We are your parents, you can tell us anything. Please, we love you no matter what."
"I-I know, I just," I groaned, "I'm so young and- I-I mean I c-can't just. UGH!"
Shiny tears shed from my emerald eyes as I refused to make eye contact as I uttered, "I'm pregnant."
Mama stared at me with wide eyes and jaw dropped while Papa suppressed a laugh. I felt anxious as they looked at me like I had two heads.
"Say something," I whined as I stomped my foot.
"W-who- when?" Mama asked in a daze. It must be surreal for his child to be pregnant
I am rather young, I'm only 87 which in human years is 17. Mama must be feeling a wave of terror, anger, and disappointment in me right now. I braced for the worst as I felt sobs clog my throat.
"At Alexander's party," I hiccuped from my sobs, "J- Lord Von Wincott and I snuck away, we were tipsy and we just- I didn't know I could get pregnant! Please don't be mad!"
Papa let out a laugh from his belly. He rose to his feet and placed a hand over my stomach to show his approval of my pregnancy. My belly swelled with a warmth that was that of the nicest day in spring with the birds chirping and the flowers in bloom.
"Bell, you shouldn't be upset, this is wonderful news! I'm so excited to be a grandfather!"
Mama was more hesitant to accept this. He knew how it felt to have the child of a person that might not love you. Mama simply asked, "Have you told Lord Von Wincott yet?"
"N-no, I was scared," I sighed, "But I can't hide it much longer, I'm nearly four months along and Lady Gisela said I would start showing soon. Mama, I'm really scared."
"Baby," Mama joined us to hold me in his arms, "I was scared when I learned I was pregnant with you and your sister. It's normal to have that fear of uncertainty, but know that you'll always have me and your father, and Yu and Alexander and Greta. We all love you and your baby."
"Mama," I smiled.
A few weeks later, my tummy poked out from the hem of my shirt slightly as we invited Jay and his family back to Blood Pledge Castle to discuss this matter. I was resonating with that of a motherly glow at the thought of my family supporting my child even if the father won't claim it.
Mama had been ogling over my pregnant belly. He would constantly talk to the baby and kiss my tummy as his old maternal instincts kicked in. We refrained from telling anyone else until we told Jay, but it was too obvious I was with child.
I got the support from everyone as they sat outside of the dining room with their ears pressed against the door. Jay smiled when he saw me and sat down next to his father. The maids brought out tea and some little sandwiches as Mama and Papa made small talk with Jay's father.
"My son has something to tell you, right Bellamy," Mama nudged my shoulder.
I took another deep breath to try and build up my confidence, "A few months ago, at my brother's birthday party, Jay and I got a little tipsy and w-we partake in sexual activities," I just made it sound weird, "and now," I stood up to show my belly, "I'm pregnant and I know Jay is the father because he is the only one I had sex with."
Jay's eyes bulged out of his head when he saw. His jaw hung low, but his cheeks flushed a gentle pink color. I grew impatient at the awkward silence and crossed my arms over my chest.
"Is this true Jay?" the large man asked his son.
"Bell, I thought-" I knew what Jay was about to ask.
"I did go into heat," I said, "My powers coming back has put a strain on my body and I lost the ability to feel certain things, my heat was one of them. So, I'm pregnant, what are you going to do about it?" I was frustrated at everything.
Jay shot to his feet and slapped me across my left cheek. "I will marry you."
"Y-you don't have to-" I couldn't breath at his actions. My dreams were becoming a reality.
"I love you, Bell," he whispered, "I always have, I was afraid you didn't love me back. So, will you marry me?"
Yu was right, I am as oblivious as Papa.
I whispered, "Yes," through tears of joy and I threw myself into his arms.
He snaked one hand to touch my swollen stomach.
"This is our baby," he mused, "I'm so excited to meet our baby!"
I didn't even notice the dropped jaws and confused looks from the adults.
I announced the news to the entire castle and wrote a letter to Greta explaining what happened. Everything in my life suddenly changed as I was preparing to marry and have a family of my own. I would stay in the castle with my family.
Now the big question, is it a boy or a girl?
Ryker: (PS, yes i did steal a scene from The First Time I... because the stories are sort of intertwined and it would make sense because it's the same story line for Bell. This is literally how part of that story goes.)
