Author's Note: I'm sorry this took so long. My life has really been busy these past couple of months but this is it, the last chapter. I'd like to thank everyone who read, favorited and reviewed this. It means a lot to me.

The 2nd Addition

It was a busy evening in the Gunther household, Alicia & Welkin were preparing for a big visit to the hospital, specifically the maternity ward, as Alicia was now 9 months pregnant and due any day. Martha, a former housekeeper of the Gunther household when Welkin was a kid, had agreed to babysit Isara in the mean time despite her busy schedule of raising 5 kids of her own.

"Martha, thanks for doing this on such a short notice." Alicia said as Welkin packed some supplies into the car.

"Nonsense. It's the least I could do for old times sake, right Welkies?" Martha replied cheerfully.

"Martha, while I appreciate everything that your doing, but I'm almost 30 now. You don't have to keep calling me that silly nickname." Welkin said clearly embarrassed.

"I'm sorry Welkies, but as long as you're embarrassed by it, some things will never change, though maybe if you grew a beard like the one your father had…" Martha replied laughing a little.

Welkin could only sigh in embarrassment as he loaded the last of the supplies into the back of the car.

"Well, that's everything, we're off to the hospital now." Welkin stated.

Welkin then approached his daughter who had been standing right next to Martha.

"Isara, be a good girl for Martha, okay?" Welkin gently said to his daughter.

Isara then gave her father a big hug.

"I will daddy, I can't wait to see the baby." replied Isara in a calm gentle tone.

Welkin simply smiled and patted her daughter's head.

"We'll be back in a few days, Isara. When we come back, you'll be a big sister." Alicia replied now hugging Isara as well.

The family embraced in a group hug for a few seconds, then Welkin and Alicia got into the car and drove off to the hospital.

Isara waved goodbye at the car as it disappeared into the distance.

"So Isara, are you ready for some dinner?" Martha asked.

"Yes please!" Isara replied happily.

—

A few days later…

It was late in the morning, Isara was reading a book in her room and Martha was busy cleaning the kitchen after breakfast when she heard a few knocks at the door.

"That must be them." Martha said to herself as she walked towards the front door. As she opened the door she was greeted to Welkin, Alicia and of course, a baby wrapped comfortably in a sky blue colored blanket in Alicia's arms.

"It's a boy!" Martha said with excitement, congratulating the Gunthers on the new addition to their family.

"Yeah, Alicia wasn't kidding when she said it was going to be a boy. It's a mystery to me how she knew." Welkin replied with a peaceful smile on his face.

"Mother's intuition." Alicia said replying to Welkin's curiosity.

"Awww, he has his father's hair…" Martha said observing the baby as he slept peacefully.

"So, how's Isara been? Was she a good girl?" Welkin asked Martha.

"Oh, She's been a wonderful girl, very well-behaved and kind-hearted. She really likes my cooking too!" Martha said with pride.

"That's good to hear." Welkin said as he and Alicia took a seat at the kitchen.

"Hold on, I'll go get Isara right now, I think it's time for her to meet her little brother for the first time." Martha said and quickly walked to Isara's room.

—

"Isara, come quick! Your parents are home!" Martha said almost barging into Isara's room with excitement.

"They are?" Isara replied with a surprise on her face.

"Yes. They want to show you something I bet you've been waiting for." Martha replied this time more gently this time.

Isara and Martha walked together towards the kitchen where her parents were waiting.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Isara exclaimed as she embraced her father with a hug.

"Hey there! We weren't away too long were we?" Welkin asked her daughter gently.

"Nope, not at all daddy!" Isara replied happily.

"Well, I'd love to stay longer. But I do have my own family to go back to." Martha said.

"Martha, thanks so much for looking out for her while we were gone." Alicia said

"You don't need to thank me so many times. I'll gladly do it again if you ever have another child. Best of luck raising that baby boy Welkies!" Martha said smiling cheerfully.

"Thank you, Martha…" Welkin replied now slightly embarrassed.

—

After wishing Martha farewell as she went home to her family, Welkin went over to Isara.

"Alright, Isara." Welkin said as he motioned for Alicia to come closer.

Alicia then showed her.

"Isara, this is your baby brother, his name is Belgen. You have to be very quiet though, he's sleeping right now." Alicia said with a gentle whisper.

Isara just looked in awe as her little sibling as he slept.

"He's so cute…" Isara said.

"Mommy…"

"Yes, Isara, what is it?" Alicia asked.

"Can…can I hold him in my arms?" Isara asked almost hesitantly.

Both Welkin and Alicia practically got teary-eyed at her question and smiled gently.

"Of course, Isara." Alicia replied.

Alicia gently placed the infant into her daughter's arms as Welkin helped Isara hold him.

"He's kinda heavy…" Isara said.

"Isara, do you promise you two will get along together? He's family now after all." Welkin said to Isara gently.

Isara stood there for a moment.

"Yes, daddy, we'll be best friends forever." Isara replied with tears in her eyes.

The family then embraced with a big family hug observing as the baby slept peacefully when all of a sudden…

The baby's eyes began to slowly open.

"Mommy! Daddy! He's waking up! He's waking up!" Isara said with excitement in both her face and voice.

Welkin and Alicia, however, instead looked on with nervous looks on their faces.

"WAAAAAAAAAHHH, WAAAAAAHHH!"

The baby began to cry. Wailing loudly.

Welkin quickly took the baby out of Isara's arms and began cradling it, trying to calm him down.

Isara simply looked on in shock.

—

A few hours later...

The baby was now sleeping peacefully in the crib that Welkin had built a few weeks ago.

Isara walked towards Alicia who was now quite exhausted and rating on a couch, however, she mustered enough energy to look at Isara who looked visibly upset.

"Isara? Is something wrong?" Alicia asked her daughter gently with a little worry.

"Mommy…does the baby not like me? Why did he start crying?" Isara asked her mother.

Alicia simply got up instinctively and gave her daughter a tight hug.

"Isara…that's not true. When babies are first born they tend to cry a lot, it's just something they do because they've just been born. Everything is new and unknown to them in their eyes, so they tend to be scared a lot. I assure you Isara, it's not your fault." Alicia said comforting and reassuring her daughter.

"Oh…" Isara replied not sure how to really feel.

—

Later that night, Isara was having a hard time sleeping. She couldn't stop thinking about her baby brother.

"How can a baby be scared of everything…" Isara thought to herself.

Her thoughts were quickly shattered when she heard loud crying from outside of her room.

Welkin and Alicia were already alert quickly running towards to bedroom where the baby slept.

Isara just looked on, not even sure what to do when suddenly, she remembered something.

She quickly got out of her bed and went into her bedroom closet and found something special.

—

The baby kept crying as both Welkin and Alicia took turns comforting and cradling the baby, but he wouldn't stop crying.

"I don't understand, he's been like this since he was born. Isara never cried this much." Welkin said now worried.

"You don't think something's wrong, do you? The doctor said he was perfectly healthy!" Alicia said as she cradled the baby in her arms trying to calm him down.

"I'm not sure, but I'm worried. I'll be right back, I'm calling a doctor." Welkin said now almost in panic mode.

At the moment, Isara walked in, holding the stuffed teddy bear she had won in a game at the circus they had visited months earlier.

"I-Isara?" Welkin said.

"Daddy, I want to give something to the baby." Isara said with confidence in her eyes.

Welkin and Alicia simply froze in their steps, knowing immediately what Isara wanted to do.

Alicia gently placed the baby into his crib as he continued crying.

Isara then placed the stuffed toy animal into crib and almost like magic, the baby stopped crying. In fact, he looked almost cheerful as he looked at the stuffed teddy bear that was placed in his crib.

He started to giggle and laugh as he grabbed and hugged it.

Welkin and Alicia simply took a sigh a relief and just smiled gently as the baby started to look more and more cheerful.

After just a few minutes, the baby soon began to finally fall back asleep again.

"He looks so happy…can we stay a little longer and watch?" Isara asked her parents.

Welkin and Alicia looked happily at their daughter.

"We would love to Isara, but I think it's time to for all of us to get some sleep." Welkin said gently.

"Okay, Daddy." Isara replied.

—

As Isara went back to her room, Welkin and Alicia went back to their bedroom.

"Isara is going to be great big sister, I can already tell." Alicia said peacefully.

"Yeah, I feel like our family couldn't be more complete." Welkin said.

"I feel so grateful, for everything since the war ended." Alicia said as she looked at Welkin, now staring into his eyes.

"I love you." Alicia said hugging her husband.

Welkin simply hugged her back. They embraced each other.

"I love you too, Alicia." Welkin replied.

That night felt more peaceful and fulfilling than anything previously in Welkin and Alicia's lives and yet, it still felt to them that the happiness in their lives has only just begun.