“Dem… wake up.” Xigbar smiled, kissing his smaller lover gently on the forehead. He rubbed the other’s stomach gently, earning a small kick from one of the twins. He had to laugh at that, and almost laugh at the fact that Demyx swatted him like he was a fly or some other annoying insect. But he knew the younger male didn’t mean it, he was just probably tired from many things including his pregnancy.

“Hmm…” Demyx frowned, turning over after he felt Xigbar kiss him. He shifted, wanting to go back to sleep. Eventually he pulled the covers back over his shoulders, trying to catch another hour or two at least. He was tired, he didn’t care what day it was. All he knew was that it was too early in the morning.

“Come on… Vexen said we can see the gender today. Then the four of us are going to somewhere special for you and Marluxia. He said he found a center that would be a good place for when the twins come.” Xigbar started, trying to wake up his partner. He knew that it would be hard since Demyx was a somewhat heavy sleeper. However he did want to find out what they were having. Unless the younger male had a change of heart and didn’t want to know.

Demyx shifted slightly, reluctantly opening one eye as he looked up at Xigbar. He was excited because they could see their twins and if they were boys, girls or a boy and a girl. Eventually he sat up, moving his hand over his stomach. But he was less than pleased with his older lover. He was having a good dream; and he really didn’t want to wake up from it so soon.

“Xiggy… not now…” Demyx spoke softly, looking up at the other as he swatted his partner’s hand. He just wanted to know what the other wanted, hopefully not sex since he wasn’t entirely in the mood for that right now. And seeing the twins could wait until he was a little more functional and awake. He didn’t even know what time it was really, his internal clock told him it was too early.

“Vexen wants to spend time with Mar, so he said for us to come down before he wakes up. It’s 8:30 now; we have two hours before that happens. And then you can go back to sleep. We’re not doing the outing until this afternoon.” Xigbar smiled, offering his hand to his smaller lover. And he knew if Marluxia didn’t wake up with Vexen by his side, it would not be a pretty sight later on.

“True… Marly sleeps late. Like I do.” Demyx frowned, taking the other male’s hand before he carefully got up to his feet. He was definitely not happy with Xigbar, but he had to giggle a little as he felt the older male pick him up carefully. Maybe this pregnancy thing wasn’t so bad after all. Especially if he was going to be carried around by his partner for part of it.


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“This… is not good…” Vexen sighed, looking at the test results from Saïx. Xiuying was still fast asleep, so he wasn’t afraid of waking her right now. But he did refrain from cursing, mostly from Marluxia’s request. Especially since his partner didn’t want their daughter’s first word to be a curse word. He didn’t either, so he tried to keep her away from Luxord, Xaldin or Xigbar for the most part.

“What’s not good Vexy?” Demyx asked softly, looking up at the other as he walked into the lab. He noticed as the blond scientist frantically push papers aside and hide something behind his back rather quickly. So either someone was dying or the number of babies changed and he was really having only one, or three. He hoped it wasn’t triplets. Or worse, Vexen was pregnant too.

“It is none of your concern, IX. Please, get up on the table so I can see how your twins are developing at this stage. I’m sure they’re well, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry. I don’t want to miss a single detail.” Vexen spoke as he went over to get the ultrasound machine before wheeling it over to the side of the table. Truthfully he also wanted to get back to Marluxia before the other woke up, or he wouldn’t hear the end of it.

Xigbar shook his head before he helped Demyx up on the table carefully. He knew what was going through the other’s head, but he didn’t bring it up. It was entirely up to Vexen if he wanted to talk about it or not. But he did know how Marluxia was, especially while he was pregnant.

“Hmm…” Vexen started, moving Demyx’s shirt up after the unzipped his cloak. Everything looked normal, and he was still a normal size for carrying twins at 18 weeks. He put some gel on the younger male’s stomach before moving the transceiver over the other’s skin slowly. “Looks normal so far.”

“Normal is good.” Demyx spoke softly, watching the older male as he looked at the monitor. A small smile crossed his lips as he saw the small forms again, this time they looked more human like instead of jellybeans.

“You can see the fingers very well here, the arms… the head is here. The spine, here are the legs and feet. Don’t get your hopes up Xigbar, that’s just the umbilical cord. And this one is… a little girl.” Vexen smiled before he moved to the second baby.

“I knew that.” Xigbar protested, watching the monitor while holding his partner’s hand. Occasionally glancing up at the clock as well, knowing that Marluxia was going to be up soon. But he knew better than to worry right now, he was more excited with what was going on with his smaller partner and the babies growing inside him.

Vexen chuckled softly before checking over the second baby. He saw the same thing, head and hands, and feet. And of course arms and little legs as well. A light smile crossed his lips as he moved the transceiver further down to check on the gender of the baby.

“And we have… a boy.” Vexen smiled, pointing out a few obvious parts. Of course that earned a smile from both Demyx and Xigbar, plus he got the checkup done in record time. So maybe he could go upstairs and Marluxia wouldn’t even know he was gone. No, that wouldn’t work. He knew the younger male was a light sleeper, which was not in his favor.

“Aww… and they both look healthy. Hi babies.” Demyx smiled, watching them move around a little bit. He could feel them also, but it was fun seeing them move their little legs and open their hands. He could have sworn he saw one sucking their thumb, but he wasn’t entirely sure.

“I’ll give you a printout, and I’ll see you in a couple weeks. I should get back upstairs.” Vexen spoke, helping Demyx sit up after wiping the gel off the others stomach. He soon did a printout and handed it to them before he picked up Gardenia and portaled upstairs to his and Marluxia’s room.

“If he’s lucky Mar won’t hear his footsteps.” Xigbar chuckled softly as Vexen left the lab. He helped Demyx off the table before holding the others hand, making sure that he was close to him. He wasn’t about to lose his partner for any reason at all, even if it was accidentally getting lost.

“Mar is a light sleeper, he always has been. I don’t know why though… probably something about being an assassin.” Demyx shrugged, holding Xigbar’s hand as they finally headed upstairs to their room.

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Vexen walked into his and Marluxia’s room, a light smile crossing his lips as he spotted his lover still sleeping on his side with the covers pulled over his shoulders. He hoped that he could slip under the covers and the younger male wouldn’t even notice, and even their daughter was fast asleep so she wouldn’t make a peep. He smiled as he carefully placed Xiuying in the crib before he slowly slipped under the covers, a soft sigh of relief crossing his lips.

Marluxia shifted a little, feeling the weight change next to him. He opened his eyes halfway, and then looked at the clock and a soft moan escaped his lips. It was too early, and apparently the baby still wanted to sleep in. He frowned, pulling the covers over his head, but he did notice Vexen lying next to him.

“It’s too early snowbird… wake me up later…” Marluxia muttered, trying to fall back to sleep. But he felt a hand on his shoulder before it moved and pulled the covers back down, soon he felt Vexen kiss his forehead after the covers were removed from over his head.

“Go back to sleep, Mar.” Vexen smiled, kissing his forehead before he put his head on the pillow. He knew his partner was tired, and needed his rest for himself and their unborn baby.

“Mmm…” Marluxia nodded, yawning a little before holding Vexen’s hand. He closed his eyes once again, finally going to sleep. But now he felt better, not as alone as he would have been holding just a pillow next to him to help him sleep. And he knew the next few months would be interesting with his pregnancy and Demyx’s.