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This was co-written with Tiger of the Fire, a very, very, VERY long time ago.

Well, there is only one more chapter after this one. So we almost at the end. Sorry once again for taking so long. Look forward to the epilogue next week.

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Chapter 38

The next two months passed without much incident and it was close to Christmas. Ron was ready for his children to be born. Being a regular male also meant that he couldn't give birth naturally. That did make him question why is should have been possible in the first place. At this particular moment, Harry and Ron sat on a couch in Malfoy manor, talking. Their words weren't anything in particular, just the random talking of two close friends and heart brothers. Being Christmas Eve meant that they would soon be opening presents together. Harry smiled softly at Ron as he saw his closest friend rubbing his stomach. This was one of those moments that many people lived for.

"Looking forward to the birth Ron?" Harry asked him. "I looked forward to mine, but then again, they were both a little unusual. There is nothing more wonderful that holding your child for the first time," Harry said with a slightly wistful voice as he remember the first time he held all three of his young children. Ron smiled at his friend. He remembered when the twins were born how Harry looked when he first held then, the contented look.

Ron nodded. "I'm looking forward to it. I just fear that it will all scare me to no end. I mean, my children will be here. I never even thought I could have children. Wizards generally can't. How did I get the luck of being with a veela that can allow me that?" Harry leaned over and hugged Ron. Ron hugged him back and smiled at Harry's caring reactions. He was grateful for his brother. Right then Lucius walked in with Madam Pomfrey. The medi-witch came by often, looking over the young Weasley. The nearer to his date he was, the more she looked at him. It reminded Harry of his own births. That was something that always made him feel as if he had people that cared. Of course he did, but it was often difficult to deal with knowing.

Poppy stood over Ron as he relax and let her scan him. "Well you are fine Ron, your body is slightly stressed, but that is normal for this point in the pregnancy." She then scanned the twins. "I think it maybe time for them to come; they are ready to be born now. But it is up to you and Lucius if you want to wait a few days," she said to the young wizard with a smile.

Ron looked at Lucius and got a motion from him that told him that it was hid decision. Ron sat there and looked at Harry as well. Harry only smiled at him. That told Ron that he would be supported no matter what he chose. He then set his hand on his stomach and felt a kick in response, and then another one. He nodded to himself for the most part. He looked at Poppy again and smiled. "Let's have them now." Poppy gave him a smile as well and Harry helped Ron up. He would wait with his children and mates. Lucius was the only one that could be in the room with Ron and it was to be a special moment for them. Poppy led them out of the room. The two followed her. She moved at a slower pace, that way Ron could keep up. He couldn't walk that fast anymore.

"Alright Ron, I need you to change into this gown so you will be more comfortable," Poppy said as they reached one of the private rooms in the hospital wing. She handed him a gown that had a gap around the middle, so Poppy will have better access when she needed to make an incision. "Lucius, why don't you help him while I go and get two bassinets for the babies?" She smiled as she left the two alone for a moment.

Lucius helped Ron into the gown, working hard to keep from having a quickie with Ron. Ron felt the same way, but this moment was meant to be for him and his children, not for them to get anything sexual. Lucius helped Ron onto the bed and got a chair. He would sit by Poppy. In fact, after she had handed Ron the gown, she had handed Lucius his own clothes. They had to wear special protective gear to insure that the children weren't exposed to anything harmful coming out of Ron. Once Lucius had changed into what he thought was a distasteful outfit, Poppy returned with the two bassinets. She set them near Lucius and walked to the other side.

"Well then Ron. Drink this potion; it numbs your stomach so I can make an incision. You know what will be happening don't you Ron?" she asked her young patient. He nodded his head, as did Lucius. Ron drank the potion that he was handed. She waited a while for the potion to take affect. A few minutes later she checked to make sure it was working and saw that it was. "Right Ron, just relax," she said softly. She took her wand and made the incision.

Lucius held onto Ron's hand. Ron only looked at Lucius, he knew that Poppy was cutting into him, but he didn't want to see it. Lucius looked into Ron's eyes and smiled softly at him. Poppy set her wand down and took a hand she had put gloves on and carefully stuck her hand into Ron. Ron felt her do so and wanted to stiffen, but forced himself to remain relaxed. He didn't understand how anybody could have a person stick their hand in them. She removed her hands and had pulled out a little infant. She cleared the child's airways and a cry ran through the air. She set the child down in a bassinet and covered the little boy, going for the next child. Lucius looked at the child in the basket near him and smiled. He returned his attention onto Ron a moment later.

"Your first is a healthy little boy; now let's go get your other little boy." Poppy smiled at the two as she once again put her hands inside Ron and brought out the other child. She cleared the airway and a warbled cry joined his brother's. She cleaned him off and placed him in the other bassinet. Ron smiled; tears were in his eyes as he looked over to the two bassinets that were just in view. Lucius kissed Ron on the forehead as Poppy cleaned Ron up and healed him. "Well your boys are both healthy," she said as she then went over to the two and wrapped them up.

She got some pillows and propped Ron up. She smiled softly at them and handed each of them a little boy. Ron smiled as he held the younger of the two and Lucius held the little boy. There was a fine covering of strawberry red hair on both of their heads. They had stopped crying the moment their parents held them. They both had the typical blue eyes that symbolized newborns. Lucius looked at the picture Ron made. "Well, I wonder if their hair will lighten up." Ron chuckled at Lucius' comment. He thought the hair was adorable, and that it wasn't Weasley red at least.

"I don't care, they are healthy and beautiful. Poppy can you go and tell Harry and the others that they are both fine, and to tell Ginny, I think she may be with Luna," Ron said tiredly as he looked over at the smiling medi-witch.

She nodded and walked out of the Malfoy family medical ward. Ron looked at the two boys. Lucius looked at them as well. "Would you mind if we possibly named one of our boys Thane?" Lucius asked. Ron shook his head, showing that he didn't mind at all. He had seen Harry's labours and they were long. His had been quick, and he hadn't even been truly in labour. He smiled down at one of the boys. He knew that Lucius wanted him to name the other child, he just had to think on a name, not an easy feet for him. He sat there silently thinking.

"Acacius, I read it once in a book I found in the library. It's Greek, means innocent. It reminds me slightly of you as well, with the end bit. What do you think Lucius?" Ron asked as he looked at the child that lay quiet and content in his arms and then up at Lucius, wondering what he thought of the name.

"I love the name, so it's Thane and Acacius," Lucius said. He smiled at Ron and saw Ron smile back. They were interrupted a moment later by the others coming into the room. Ginny was the first up. She hadn't seen Mirari until about a month after her birth; she wanted to see her new nephews herself. She smiled at them and practically gushed. Ron's ears turned pink from embarrassment towards how his sister was acting. The sweet little girl he had once known was now engaged to marry Luna, who was also there.

Luna looked at the two new fathers and smiled. She then looked at the twins and had a faraway look on her face. "They will be more trouble than their uncles," she predicted. Ginny turned to look at her fiancé and shook her head. "The five together will be more trouble than the Marauders," she then added with a grin.

Ron looked at Harry. Harry didn't look like he liked that idea anymore that Ron did. "I hope not," Ron said. He looked down at little Acacius, the youngest. He didn't want to think about his children causing more trouble than the Marauders. That meant it was highly likely that they would have to deal with the school a lot in the future. He didn't want to think that they would possibly pulled into such a mess like this. He shook his head and watched as the little boy fell asleep.

"I could not agree more with you," Severus said as he watched the small family. He wished he could have brought his children with him, but knew it would not be a good idea just yet. So they had left the three with Dumbledore. "I know that Conner is already causing trouble, he loves to use magic, especially to change someone's hair colour." He smiled slightly as he pulled Draco from behind him. Ron chuckled while Lucius snorted as he saw the new hair colour that Draco was wearing.

Draco was scowling. "I do not appreciate my hair being turned vivid purple." He frowned darkly. Lucius chuckled at Draco's apparent plight. He shook his head a moment later and sighed softly. Draco then looked at his new brothers. "They're cute. Not as cute as Mirari." That earned him a punch in the shoulder by Harry. Draco looked at him and rubbed his shoulder, pouting. Harry shook his head, he didn't fall for the pouty look like Draco and Severus did. Severus snickered at the fact that Draco got punched, which earned him one from Harry as well.

Severus raised an eyebrow in question. "You deserved it for laughing at Draco. You should know better than to be mean." He pouted at him. He caught Draco smirking at Severus and then sticking his tongue out in a childish way. He looked like a child with the hair. "Don't act like a child Draco, I can see you sticking your tongue out," He said as he gave Draco a little smack on the head.

Draco grumbled some more. Ron laughed and smiled softly. "You three are all a bunch of children." That got Lucius laughing. It was true; the three of them were looking like children. Draco then slung his arm around Harry and nuzzled his neck. Harry attempted to push him off, but that didn't exactly work too well. Draco smirked at his father. Lucius rolled his eyes and looked down at his two little boys. He had three sons now. He didn't mind, but he would have liked to have a daughter eventually. That was an easier said than done thing. He hoped that Ron wanted more, eventually.

As though reading his husband's thought. "We will have more, but not just yet. I need to rest a while first. We will have a daughter. We have two sons and a pain in the butt." Ron smiled as he looked up a Lucius and then smirked over at Draco when he said the last bit.

Draco glared. His glare disappeared the moment Harry elbowed him in the stomach. Severus laughed and so did everyone else. It appeared to help lighten the mood in the room once again. It was one of those moments that they would all remember. Right then Luna looked at them and smiled. "I think joining this family will certainly be interesting." Ginny nodded and wrapped her arms around Luna. Luna smirked.

"You have no idea. Within eighteen months. I have found out I was a Fae, that I have two mates instead of one. Being married and bonded to the both of then. I have given birth to three beautiful children, having problems with all three of them, Aislin and Conner were early, and we almost lost Mirari. Been attacked by an idiot of a Muggleborn, bonded with my heart brother, who then found his own mate and became pregnant, then gave birth to twins, Mrs. Weasley being a little bit of a bitch and bigoted idiot, Ron and Lucius getting hitched, Found out that I will be living for one hell of a long time, as will Ron, Draco, Lucius and of course Severus, as it is his fault for that as he is a vampire, bloody bat," Harry grumbled slightly. "Oh well, at least it has been one great ride, wonder what else will be happening in the next eighteen months." He grinned as he looked at his family.

Sorry once again for taking so long, I do hope that you have enjoyed this chapter. There is just the epilogue left now.