Kingdom Hearts Fan Fiction ❯ Of Conception and Hearts ❯ Of Babies and Hearts ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

 

 

Xemnas stared at his subordinate. A fertile male? How could such a thing be? Yet Xemnas knew that Vexen wasn't lying, there was no reason for him to do such a thing. And it was highly unlikely that he was wrong. Vexen and Xemnas might not always see eye to eye, but the blonde was a very competent scientist. To add to the mystery of male conception, there was the matter of regaining a heart. If Vexen had truly regained his heart through the pregnancy, the Organization may have found a way to have hearts once more without the sacrifice of other lives.

“Number IV, are you absolutely sure of the results of both tests? If there is any possibility of a mistake, please tell me now.” Xemnas waited with baited breath. Vexen shook his head.

“There is no mistake. I have done the tests a hundred times over, and the results stay the same with absolutely no indication of error. I know that this is hard to believe but I would not lie to you. I am going to have Marluxia's child. And I am so very…afraid…” Vexen shivered. He was now exhausted and feeling emotionally drained. The stress of having to deal with this pregnancy combined with the hormones that came with being pregnant was wearing the icy Nobody down. Xemnas observed Vexen closely after the man shivered. He looked exhausted and pale, like he could faint any moment.

“Can you hold out for a few minutes more? I want to ask Marluxia what he thinks of this occurrence.” Vexen felt his jaw tighten. The fear was replaced by anger, and the exhaustion was banished by a sudden rush of adrenaline.

“I can tell you what he thinks! He wants me to get rid of it!” Xemnas looked vaguely startled at the venom in Vexen's voice when he rejected the idea of abortion. He had not anticipated that the anger in Vexen's eyes would be due to a desire to keep the child. He had guessed that the anger at Marluxia was due to the blame assigned to him as the sire of the child. It seemed that Vexen truly had regained his heart and wanted to keep the child. It was almost humorous that the first feelings Vexen experienced were the need to protect a child and anger. It was very ironic that the Chilly Academic was a passionate mother with strong maternal instincts.

“You were attempting to strangle number XI because he suggested terminating the pregnancy? Is that not a little extreme? It was a suggestion likely put forth in the sense of practicality. This will not be easy to deal with number IV. If you truly wish to keep the child, you must be prepared to be extremely vulnerable. You will have to be protected by others and you can no longer spend days in your laboratory without eating or sleeping.” Xemnas looked into Vexen's vivid green eyes. He was looking for some doubt or some indication of hesitance. He would not have the Organization slow its' progress towards Kingdom Hearts if Vexen was unsure about keeping this child. The sacrifice would not be worth it if Vexen changed his mind a few months down the road and terminated the child. If Vexen was sure, then Xemnas would make every effort to ensure the safety of both mother and child.

When Vexen boldly met his gaze, Xemnas was a little surprised. He caught a glimpse of the long gone Even in those eyes. It confirmed everything for Xemnas. There was indeed a heart, and that heart was set on having that child. Xemnas sighed softly. The coming months were not going to be easy.

“I hope that you are prepared for an extremely hard pregnancy. You are far too slender for bearing children.” Xemnas sat in a chair opposite Vexen. “I'm sure that you realize that you can no longer go out alone against the Heartless. Any missions that you could possibly have will be group missions. It would be far too dangerous to have you out in the field with two hearts in a powerful body. You have become a prime target for heartless attacks.” Vexen swallowed audibly. He had also discovered an interesting fact about his pregnancy while running his tests.

“Superior, I also know something else of my… condition. According to certain hormone levels in my body I am carrying more than one child. I have three hearts in my body because my tests indicate twins.” Xemnas raised an eyebrow. That was interesting.

“So you are quite fertile or Marluxia is extremely virile. I wonder which it is…” Xemnas smirked at Vexen. “Perhaps once you have given birth to this set of children you should try this again; maybe make an experiment out of it.” Vexen's eyes widened comically. He had not considered the future beyond having his children. While the thought of the children in his belly brought him joy, the thought of repeating the labor process more than once was not a prospect that the scientist relished. The involvement of Marluxia in his life again was also not something he wanted to contemplate. This brought Vexen to an uncomfortable place in his train of thought. Would the twins need their father, and what would happen if only one parent had the ability to love them? Would he need to make peace with the arrogant Neophyte for the sake of his children? Vexen didn't know. He supposed that the whole mess might have been so much easier if both of the Nobodies involved in the conception had regained their hearts. He was puzzled at the sadness in his heart at the thought of Marluxia's' inability to love.

“Superior, I have a request to make concerning Marluxia.” Vexen looked at his boots. ”I don't want him interfering with my prenatal cycle. If he expresses a continued desire to have my pregnancy terminated, I want him to stay away from me. He will not be welcome in my presence if he wishes to harm my children. Vexen looked back up and into Xemnas's eyes. “If he tries to hurt myself or my children, I will kill him.”