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Double Dipped 5

 

D sat still with his elegant hands resting peacefully against his tummy. Leon looked down and smiled. Briefly Leon allowed his hand to trail over the sleek ponytail that hung over the end of the chair. As they watched Andy and the other Royalty gear up for another song D noted his father standing off to the side of the party holding his stomach with a peculiar look on his face. D rested his hand on Leon and used his strength as leverage to hoist himself out of the plush chair.

“Father,” D said and placed his hand on his father's arm. Lord D was trembling and breathing in shallow pants. “Are you all right?”

Lord D was afraid to open his mouth to answer so he nodded and smiled tightly at his son. “You shouldn't,” Lady Aurora chastised Sofu D from her perch on his shoulder. Every now and then she allowed Count D to see her as Q-Chan fluttering about.

“My grand son has a right to this knowledge. Although I promise I will not tell him. If he is as much like his father as I think he is, he'll figure it out.” Lady Aurora sighed and stamped on his shoulder and flew to land on Lord D's shoulder. She stroked his cheek with her tiny hand. “My dear son,” Lord D glared at his father's slow smile and knew that he was up to something. “Have you tried Princess Andromache's Chocolate strawberry pudding it has the most wonderful vanilla wafer crust?” Sofu D held up a bowl of the pudding and offered it to Lord D.

“Father!” D exclaimed as Lord D clamped a hand over his mouth and heaved. D grasped his father's arm and sped him to the bathroom where Lord D inhaled and tossed into the waiting toilet. Leon came running into the bathroom and frowned when he saw that D was not ill. D stared at his father as his heaving subsided. JJ ran into the bathroom behind Leon. He had been sitting watching the show with his Nana when he saw that Lord D did not look well. JJ handed him a cup of water to rinse his mouth. “Father, how long have you been ill?”

“I am not ill,” Lord D said and stood vowing to get revenge on his father for the fowl trick he had just played.

“Oh…” D's eyes widened, “oh…OH…OH…Oh my, you…You're,” D placed a hand to his own stomach and then pointed at his father. “You're…”

“I'm carrying,” Lord D looked down at his hands as he admitted the truth to his son. “I have yet to accommodate and with herbs I can delay it…”

“Why would you delay the growth of your child?” D asked staring from his father to JJ. D saw that JJ was not surprised by his father's admission.

“My strength will be needed for you.” Lord D said and placed his hand on D's tummy. “In time my body will be allowed to make room, after you deliver safely.”

D would have said more but JJ shook his head slightly at him. D sighed and left his father alone with JJ in the bathroom. “So you're getting a brother or a sister soon,” Leon said with a grin.

“A brother,” D said with a smile, “my family has only ever had sons.” D walked back over to his chair he passed Ryo and Dee and saw that Ryo was upset and Dee was trying to console him. “Is something wrong detectives?”

“Ah, little D,” Dee began but paused refusing to ruin this happy day with ill news. A loud laugh from Bikky drew the Count's attention. D saw fireworks from the stage and knew that the show was over. The guests would be served dinner now followed by the baby shower. Andy had decided that the perfect way for the wedding to end and the shower to begin was entertainment. Andy bounced happily over to the small group.

“Why are you all over here, it's time for dinner?” She gushed. Her happy smile vanished as she felt tears prick her eyes. “Some one is in pain,” Andy said and looked around. “Ryo, Dee what is troubling you?”

“Sorry, Princess, I did not want to ruin the party, but uh,” Ryo sighed and blinked rapidly. “A woman called the house, she claims she is Bikky's aunt and she wants custody of him.” Ryo explained. Andy heard a loud gasp. She turned and saw Bikky running away from the crowd. Carol stood in tears.

“Bikky's going away?” She asked and clutched D's elegant blue robe. D gently patted her hand and saw that Chris was in tears holding on to Leon.

“Not if I can help it,” Ryo promised.

“The first thing that will happen is DCFS will get involved. You and Dee will be investigated and your care of Bikky will be accessed.” Andy said Ryo looked at her surprised by her tone of voice. She fished around in a pocket and pulled out a bottle. Within moments Nestoir showed up with a squalling little Prince Nicklaus. She handed him the bottle and continued, “Then the judge will grant visitation rights to the aunt. As long as you are the legal guardian there is nothing she can legally do to keep him. Get a lawyer; you're going to need one.”

“Won't they have a problem with us raising him as opposed to a blood relative?” Ryo asked.

“ Not if you two prove out to be the better choice and Bikky is twelve years old now, his wishes will weigh heavily in the courts. He is old enough now to be of some sound mind.” Andy grinned then, “It is also beneficial that he is as old as he is where was she when he was first orphaned? There is a hidden motive behind her wanting him and I will have an investigator look into it. Oh and Ryo,” Andy said before she took D's arm and prepared to lead him to the dinner table. “Don't be afraid to name drop, you are in service to, and a dear friend of the Arcadian king.”

Ryo smiled feeling the weight of the last 24 hours lifted from his shoulders. “Thank you Andy, now how do I find Bikky?” Ryo looked around the shop with a frown on his face. He was not looking forward to spending hours wandering the corroders.

Count D smiled then, “if I am not mistaken h should make it the dinner table in five minutes.” D had manipulated the shape of shop to drive the distraught boy's direction.

Nana looked at the large table sat up in the garden with food laid out from end to end. Lord D sat next to her sipping his gentian tea and speaking quietly to Kagetsuya. He and Chihaya had showed up bearing boxes of gifts for he and JJ as well as a mountain of baby supplies for D. Lord D had not told them of his condition. Chihaya took on look at Lord D and his bright purple eyes widened. Lord D sighed; leave it to the little positive angel to see so clearly.

Dee worked to cheer Bikky and calm him down assuring him that there would be one heck of a fight before they allowed him to be taken away from them. Bikky nodded and just as he was ready to sit at the table, Leon had managed to calm Chris and Carol. The rest of the meal continued with laughter and joy.

D was sat in a chair and he and Leon proceeded to open the pile of gifts that everyone had arrived with, when they were done they were supplied with everything from a hand made bassinette from Sofu D, to cloth diapers made with sturdy Arcadian cloth. The king had given jeweled Rattlers and the Queen had made tiny little clothes with exquisite embroidery. Lord D sighed and approached his son carrying a large package. “Child, I knew you have three of everything for your baby when all is said and done, so this gift is for you.” D smiled at his father and opened the gift. He stared bemused at the painting.

D looked at the elegantly beautiful Chinese lady in traditional clothing. D did not have to see the pin in her hair to know who she was. “You painted this father,” D said recognizing his father's unique brush strokes. Lord D nodded and would have stepped away but D stood and threw his arms around his father and hastily wiped his tears. “Thank you,” D said, he picked up the painting and showed it to Leon, “it's my mother.”

“Wow,” Leon said as much for the beauty in the painting as for the talent that Lord D possessed. “She looks so young,” Leon commented as he took in the ornate hairdo and smooth features.

“Yes, she was fifteen when she married Hama- and she was twenty when she bore D.” Lord D said sadly as he too glanced at the painting and felt the pain of memories. “Odd, you will be the equivalent of twenty when you bear your own child,” Lord D said to D. D summoned a fresh handkerchief and handed it to his father. Lord D blushed and accepted the hanky and looked away. Nana patted his hand and offered him chocolate. She had noted that the sweet seemed to calm his nerves. Lord D gratefully took it.

Leon handed D a pair of small diamond earrings with a smaller jewel attached to them by a small silver chain. The smaller jewels were amethyst and topaz they would glitter just below his ear lobe and bring out the color of his eyes, when they weren't hidden by his hair.

D was smiling when his grandfather lead him away from the group to have a word with him. “Child,” Sofu began he sat next to Lady Aurora who smiled at her grandson. Holding on to the shape of Q-Chan was taxing on her when she was hungry as she was now and so she was glad to be in her true shape. “I want to tell you that I am going to have to confiscate your father's herbs and make him accommodate. He thinks that by delaying his own pregnancy he will have more strength for you.” Sofu sighed and shook his head, “the truth is, the more he delays it the more he weakens himself, he can not withstand it much longer, and he will either have to accommodate, or deny the child. I will be there with you and help him to deliver your child, he has another week at the most that he can delay it.”

“By deny you mean,” D paused and his eyes widened. “He will lose his child?” D said and stared aghast at his grandfather. Sofu nodded, “Then yes by all means take them away from him, does he know of the risks he is inflicting upon himself and his child?”

“No, he thinks he is strong enough, and while his body may yet survive, if he could withstand it for three more months, by the time you delivered he would be too weak to do more than watch you suffer. I am prepared to deliver your child should he be stubborn. As it is the child he carries is not going to last through out the strain of the carrying process, it will need to begin to grow or the possibility he carries will soon be no more than a lost dream.”

“My my my,” D looked up as his father was standing behind his chair. “What have you all been plotting?”

“Father, how long have you…?” D began and blushed guiltily.

“Only just, is something wrong?” Lord D said and sat beside his son. As Sofu explained Lord D began to weep, tearfully he handed his father a three month supply of small vials of herbs. Sofu tried to reassure his son and grandson while the rest of the guest had a good time. Lord d sighed and wiped his face; JJ had found them and wondered what was making him so upset. “With all I have in my system now, I should accommodate by next week,” Lord D said to JJ who grinned like a fool and pulled Lord D into his arms. Lord D could not help but laugh and feel better.

The evening was topped off with a tour of the brand new nursery. D and his father had arranged it and painted until it looked like a rain forest. There were enough potted plants in the room that for a moment, Leon thought they had indeed transplanted a part of a rainforest into the pet shop. Again Nana marveled that the pet shop was so large on the inside when it looked anything but on the outside.

 

Break (one week later)

 

Leon kissed his way across D's tummy and ran his hand over his bare bottom. “Are you sure you can?” Leon asked not wanting to hurt D in his condition.

“Leon, make love to me,” D cooed and reached for Leon.

Leon grinned, “I am not getting on top of you.” Leon said and lay d on his side. Leon braced pillows around D's frame for support and lubed himself; he lay with his chest against D's back and pushed gently in. D sighed and clasped his hands to Leon's moaning in pleasure. Leon sighed, forever would he love D's slick tightness his movements began to even out and quicken listening to the unevenness of D's breathing Leon allowed himself to go with him. Leon pulled out and still cradling D in his arms he drifted off to sleep.

 

Break

 

“I understand D's embarrassment,” Lord D said as his father examined his abdomen and then lower. Sofu D tsked at Lord D and continued his examination. “Right,” Lord D said and closed his eyes, he held JJ's hand tried not to squeeze as his father found a particularly sensitive spot. Sofu took notes and measured and soon Lord D was getting dressed.

“Your body is indeed strong my son, and you should accommodate shortly,” Lord D said and cleaned the table. He opened the door and ushered D in. “On the table, feet in stirrups,” He instructed briskly. D blushed and looked questioningly at his father. “He is no condition now to see to you, do as I say. Honestly, I am a doctor, where do you think he learned it all from. If had shown the least provocation, I would have trained you. As it is,” Sofu continued to talk as he ran his hands over D's stomach and hooked up the ultrasound machine. Nurse T-Chan handed him the electrolytic gel, “you showed more of an interest in the skills that master Xi could teach you so I left you to it. It seems that once you reach your majority, you powers of summoning will be accompanied by the ability to defend yourself and others. Your father is strictly a healer,” Sofu D slipped his hand below D's waist.

“Ouch!” D winced drawing Leon's frowning attention to Sofu D. Lord D walked forward and looked over his father's shoulder. D blushed from head to toe. Having one member of his family looking between his legs was one thing, but two?

“Right on schedule,” Lord D said and smiled encouragingly at his son. The smile was wasted for D had closed his eyes and brought his hands up to cover his face. “Son you are six months today and your body has begun construction of the birth canal.” Lord D explained Leon looked over Sofu's shoulder and D's blush became brighter. “The third and final trimester has begun.” Lord D said excitedly ignoring the niggling doubts that crawled up his spine. JJ sat patiently near the door and refused to embarrass D any more than he already was.

 

Break

 

Dinner was a silent affair. Ryo, Dee and Bikky had come to join them with the good news of Andy's predictions being correct. Bikky was scheduled for a first supervised visit the following weekend. A lawyer had been called and all was underway. Dee had promised Ryo that they would fight this battle to the end. D's face still maintained some of its earlier tinge of pink as he sat silent through most of dinner. Lord D gasped drawing the eyes of all at the table to him. “Excuse me,” Lord D said and stood rushing from the room with JJ holding his arm to support him.

“He's…” D said and frowned sympathetically remembering all too well the pain of accommodation.

Lord D entered his room to find Sofu D on his bed, “father?”

“Lie down and relax, breathe your way through,” Sofu said and sat beside his son. Sofu held one hand while JJ took the other. Lord D tried to relax and breath but the pain was more than he bargained for. The first tear fell and JJ grew worried. “Do not worry, it will be over soon,” Sofu said without looking up. JJ nodded and tried not to wince when Lord D squeezed his hand. Lord D gave a final loud gasp and laid breathing deeply on the bed. Lord D heaved and ran to the bathroom tossing the lovely dinner he had just consumed. JJ sighed and could nothing but hold his hair back. Sofu D smiled and left them alone to join the rest of the dinner guest.

 

To-Be-Continued

 

Author's note: Hello everyone, Double Dipped is going off in weird places I have never been before, so bear with me while I try to do the best I can. I will try to keep Lord D's pregnancy different from D's to keep the tale interesting, there is a point to all this I promise.