Original Stories Fan Fiction ❯ The Last Bearers ❯ Chapter 11 ( Chapter 11 )

Identity

There was not much else that really occurred in my or Hayden's lifetime. Both of us lived to be ninety. Hayden passed first in his sleep a year ago. I have lingered on, but I feel my time is coming. I hope this journal is found by future generations so they know the history behind how they were created and don't forget their ancestors.

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Chapter 11

Caelyn took a deep breath as he approached the Breeders' dormitory. The key was for him to stay calm or else he'd give his secret away and he couldn't afford to do that. He was so glad Daire and Aidan were with him. He knew he couldn't do it alone. Aidan took his hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze and Daire gently touched his wrist as they stood outside the dormitory. Caelyn took another deep breath and went in. There were so many Breeders, twice as many as there had been when Daire entered nearly nine months before. The Breeders' numbers were rapidly increasing. Caelyn looked around the dormitory, searching for his mate. Fortunately at that moment, Alden came up to them.

“What are you doing here?” he asked, his voice mirroring his curious face.

“I need to speak to my mate. Have you seen him?” Caelyn struggled to keep his voice level.

Alden nodded. “Hold on. I'll go and get him.”

He vanished. A young boy with sandy colored hair they had never seen before came up to them, curiosity reflecting in his olive green eyes.

“Are you…are you Bearers?” he asked.

“Yes,” Aidan answered curtly.

“Aidan, be nice,” Caelyn hissed, smacking Aidan over the head. “The boy is curious, that's all.” He turned to the boy. “Just ignore the idiot over there. Are you new?” The boy nodded. “Welcome to The Institute. I'm Calyen, the idiot is Aidan, and that's Daire.”

“Hello.” Daire smiled warmly.

Aidan swore at Caelyn.

“I'm Jasper,” the boys said, staring at Daire's rounded stomach, causing the blond to reflexively put a hand there.

“Caelyn?” Halen asked, stepping forward, Alden in two.

“Hi Halen,” Caelyn said softly. “I need to speak to you. It's…uh…important.”

“Okay…” Halen made it clear that he wasn't going anywhere.

Caelyn let out a long breath. He looked up at his mate. “I'm pregnant.”

“O…oh.” Halen blinked. Caelyn thought he saw something reflected in Halen's expression. Disappointment, perhaps. It was hard to tell because Halen's expression became unreadable again. “Well you wanted a child, didn't you?”

“Yes,” Caelyn whispered. “More than anything.”

“Well there you go.”

Aidan caught a glimpse of Caelyn's hurt face and found himself growing very angry. Before he could say anything to tell Halen off, Aleksei showed up, which was probably a good thing. He ignored the others and scowled at Daire.

“What the hell are you doing in here?” he asked.

“I came with Caelyn,” Daire answered coldly. “He had some news to share with his mate.”

“News?” Aleksei frowned. “What news?”

“Caelyn is going to have a baby.”

Aleksei looked surprised. “Really?”

“Yes.” Daire nodded.

“Huh.”

Aleksei's cold gaze landed on Caelyn. He knew as well as everyone else that Caelyn and Halen had been trying to have a child for a long time, and then suddenly Caelyn was pregnant? It was sort of weird. Aleksei didn't say anything else. He walked away and returned to his bed. Aidan, Caelyn, and Daire left.

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Caelyn woke up to the sound of crying. He lay in his bunk for a few moments staring at the bottom of the bunk above him, trying to shake the feeling of sleep off. When he was sure that he was sufficiently coherent enough, he got up, making sure he didn't hit his head in the process, and went to see what the problem was. As he suspected, the crying came from Daire, who was shifting restlessly in his bed.

“Daire? Daire honey what's wrong?” Caelyn asked, bending over his friend's figure. Daire gave a low moan. “Daire can you hear me? Tell me what's wrong.”

“It hurts Caelyn,” Daire moaned.

“What hurts Daire?” Caelyn questioned.

Daire could not answer, but moved his hand to his rounded belly. Caelyn's eyes widened. He knew what it was implying.

“I'll be right back, okay?” he asked.

“Okay,” Daire moaned.

Caelyn hastened across the dormitory to where Aidan was asleep, snoring gently.

“Aidan,” Caelyn whispered, giving the brown haired boy a gentle shake. “Wake up.” Aidan remained asleep. “Aidan wake up!” Aidan snored harder. “Damn it, you idiot, wake up!” Caelyn's voice rose in anger. He shook Aidan as hard as he could. “AIDAN YOU DAMN IDIOT! WAKE UP ASSHOLE!” He hit Aidan over the head hard.

Aidan jerked awake. He hit his head on the bunk above him and swore loudly.

“Ow! Goddamit! Sunofabitch!” he yelled, holding his head.

“Idiot.” Caelyn rolled his eyes.

Aidan glared at him. “What's the big idea Cae? Waking me up when I was having such a good dream…”

“I think Daire's in labor,” Caelyn hastily cut him off.

“What?” Aidan asked, his eyes widening. Caelyn repeated what he had just said. “Fuck. Are you sure?”

“Pretty sure,” Caelyn responded, throwing a hasty glance in Daire's direction. He was amazed at how calm his voice sounded. “We have to get him to the Medical Facility. I highly doubt that he'll be able to walk very much by himself and I can't carry him there myself. I need you to help me.”

Aidan nodded and got up. He went to reach for his clothes but Caelyn stopped him.

“There's no time.” Caelyn shook his head.

Aidan willing dropped his clothes and followed Caelyn over to Daire's bunk. They could hear him crying softly.

“Daire?” Caelyn asked.

“Yeah?” Daire's voice was slightly muffled.

“Aidan and I are going to take you to the Medical Facility, all right?”

“I can feel him! He's coming! Oh god!” Daire gave a choked sob.

Caelyn slowly inhaled and exhaled. “If that's true Daire, then we really have to get you up to the Medical Facility.”

“I…I don't think I can move. It hurts so much!” Daire cried uncertainly.

“Aidan and I are going to help you, all right? We won't let you do this alone,” Caelyn said patiently.

“O…okay.” Daire sniffed.

Caelyn and Aidan heard some rustling sounds and after several long minutes, Daire got up. Caelyn sucked in his breath. Daire's face was contorted in pain and tears streaked down his face. Aidan was speechless. The two lovers shared a brief glance and then stepped forward. Each of them grabbed one of Daire's arms and helped him to walk forward. They passed the bunks, ignoring the curious and frightened glances of the other Bearers who had awoken at all the commotion.

“Maybe we should go get the Medical Facility people and have them take Daire,” Aidan said as they started down the hallway.

Caelyn shook his head. “Not enough time. We need to get Daire there now. It's faster on foot.

Their journey was punctured by Daire's cries and Caelyn's soft words of encouragement. About halfway there, Daire suddenly stopped and gave a low moan. He doubled over and there was a gush of water.

“Shit!” Caelyn swore softly. “His water broke!” He turned to Aidan, his eyes urgent. “Run to the Medical Facility. Don't walk. Run. Run as fast as you can. Tell them that Daire's in labor and his water has just broke. Hurry!”

Aidan nodded and sprinted off. Caelyn dropped to his knees by Daire's side.

“Hold on a little longer Daire,” he said softly.

“I'll try.” Daire gritted his teeth. “The baby is stubborn. It wants to come now. Probably gets that from his father.”

Barely five minutes had passed when Aidan returned with several members of the Medical Staff behind him. They got Daire loaded onto a gurney and pushed him into the Medical Facility. Aidan and Caelyn followed, though they couldn't go any farther than the waiting room.

“Will he be okay?” Caelyn asked, watching his friend vanish into the back.

“He'll be fine,” Aidan answered reassuringly. “Daire's a strong person.”

 

Aleksei blinked confusedly opened his eyes.

“What is it?” he asked dazedly.

“It's Daire,” Alden answered softly. “He's in labor.”

Aleksei turned on his side and went back to sleep.

 

Daire changed into a paper gown with help from a nurse and was helped into bed. An IV was jabbed into his left arm and a plastic bracelet was put around his wrist. Then, he was alone. He did not know how much time had passed before Dr. White came to see him.

“How are you feeling Daire?” he asked.

“I…can't breathe!” Daire gasped, his cheeks flushed as he tried to get oxygen into his lungs.

“Shh.” Dr. White gently placed a mask over Daire's nose and mouth. “Just relax. Breathe deeply. You're doing wonderful. Let me check your progress.” Daire felt the man spread his legs and jab two fingers inside him. Then, the fingers withdrew. “Looks good. It won't be long now.”

Daire nodded. He was overcome with a wave of pain. He closed his eyes tightly and cried out softly, his breathing quickening.

“Easy Daire. Easy,” Dr. White cautioned. The contraction finally ended. “Wow, that was a nasty one.”

Daire silently nodded in agreement. The doctor left. Daire slipped into unconsciousness, though he did not know how long that lasted. He was slightly aware of a man and woman talking and from time to time, Dr. White would examine him. He was in and out of consciousness for what seemed like an eternity. Sometimes the pain would lessen and other times, it would grow worse.

Daire was awake when Dr. White came in for another examination. He was silent as the doctor examined him and didn't budge an inch when the doctor shoved two fingers inside him to check his progress.

“Well Daire, I think you're ready to push now,” Dr. White said, peeling off his gloves. He left for a moment and gave orders to a nurse waiting outside. Equipment was brought in. “Can you sit up for me Daire?” Dr. White pulled on a fresh pair of gloves.

“Yeah,” Daire answered.

Panting, he heaved himself up and grabbed his knees. Several pillows were put behind him to give him support. On Dr. White's order, he started pushing, only half listening to the doctor as he counted to ten. When Dr. White reached ten, Daire was given a short break and then he started pushing again. Pain shot through his body. He groaned as he pushed harder and harder. The minutes blurred together.

“Come on Daire,” Dr. White encouraged. “You can do it.” Sobs tore through Daire's chest as he pushed. “Come on Daire! Push! You can do it! You're almost there.”

“Aleksei!” Daire screamed. “Aleksei! Please help me! ALEKSEI!!”

“Shh Daire. Push,” Dr. White said.

Daire sobbed as he continued to scream his absent mate's name.

 

Caelyn's head snapped up when he heard the first scream. He could recognize Daire's voice with ease.

Aidan's face paled when he heard Daire screaming, then he frowned. “What's he screaming?”

They listened.

“Aleksei…” Aidan muttered.

“He's screaming for Aleksei,” Caelyn breathed.

The screaming continued. Aidan looked sick. Tears started streaming down Caelyn's face as he listened to Daire's screaming get worse. He hunched over in his seat, trying to block the heartbreaking sound from his mind.

 

Daire screamed until he was hoarse and pushed as hard as he could.

Finally, he heard Dr. White say, “okay. Enough Daire. Just little pushes now. Just little pushes.”

Daire blindly obeyed. His sight was blurred by tears. He finally felt the pain stop and his eyes rolled into the back of his head.

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“Daire?” a soft voice asked.

Daire slowly opened his eyes. All he could see was a haze. When he blinked, the haze started to vanish, so he blinked again. Dr. White was watching him, an anxious expression on his face. Daire inhaled and exhaled. He felt dizzy, sick. And so weak. His eyes slid closed again. When he opened them, Daire was watching him still, a smile on his face now.

“Welcome back Daire,” he said. “How do you feel?”

Daire reflected for a moment. “Tired. Really tired.”

“Well that's to be expected. You worked so hard to bring your son into the world. Speaking of your son, would you like to see him?”

“Yeah,” Daire said hoarsely.

“Well why don't you sit up and I'll get him for you?” Dr. White suggested.

Daire nodded. Slowly, he sat up. Dr. White brought him a bundle. Daire held out his arms and Dr. White gently placed it in his arms. Daire gently brushed the blanket out of the way. The baby's face was all red and wrinkly, streaked with tears.

“Hey,” Daire said softly, brushing two fingers against the newborn's cheek.

The baby's eyes opened and unfocused eyes looked up at Daire. The blond gave a soft gasp; his son had Aleksei's eyes.

“Do you have a name for him?” Dr. White asked.

“Colin,” Daire whispered.

Dr. White nodded. “Your friends are outside waiting. Would you like me to let them in?”

“Yeah.” Daire nodded.

Dr. White vanished momentarily. When he returned, he had Caelyn and Aidan with him, both of them looking immensely pale. Dr. white slipped out to give them a bit of privacy. Neither Caelyn nor Aidan spoke for a long time.

“Are you okay?” Aidan managed to get out at last.

“I think so,” Daire replied hoarsely.

“That was one hell of a labor,” Caelyn murmured.

“Yeah. We could hear you screaming all the way out in the waiting room.” Aidan ran his fingers through his short hair.

Daire flushed. “It hurt.”

“I noticed,” Caelyn muttered.

“Just wait Cae. In a couple months, it'll be you screaming your lungs out.” Aidan nudged his friend playfully.

“Don't remind me.” Caelyn's hand nevertheless strayed to his belly.

Daire noticed and smiled. “It's wonderful Caelyn.”

“So what's his name?” Aidan asked curiously, motioning to the baby in Daire's arms.

“Colin,” Daire answered.

“Nice.” Aidan smiled.

Baby Colin started to fuss.

“It sounds like he's hungry,” a nurse said, coming into the room. “Do you think you're up to trying to nurse him?”

“Yeah,” Daire agreed.

“All right. Let me hold him so you can get that gown off, at least partly.” The nurse took Colin.

“Daire, do you want us to leave?” Aidan asked. “So you can have some privacy I mean.”

“It's all right,” Daire answered truthfully. “I don't mind if you're here but if it makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to stay.”

Caelyn and Aidan briefly glanced at each other and came to a silent agreement that they were going to stay. Daire took off half his gown so one of his breasts was exposed. The nurse handed Colin back to Daire and showed him several positions he could use. Then she showed him how to guide the baby's mouth to the nipple. It took several tries before Colin started suckling. Daire took several breaths to calm himself down.

“How ya doing?” the nurse asked.

“Better,” Daire answered truthfully.

“That's good to hear. Breast feeding can be a bit frustrating at times, but I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon enough.”

“I hope so,” Daire said quietly.

To be continued…

 

Notes: One of my readers brought up the question of genetics and asked if two Bearers have sexual intercourse and have a child like Aidan and Caelyn have, will it be a Bearer? The answer is not necessarily. Just because it's two Bearers together, it doesn't mean that a Bearer will be produced. There's still a chance that the child will be either a normal male, a Breeder, or a female. But Bearers can only come from Bearers. Females can't have a Bearer. Their children will either be a male, a Breeder, or another female. Bearers can have all those, as well as a Bearer because it's strictly a genetic thing. Does that make sense at all? I really suck at explaining things. It makes perfect sense in my head but for some reason I can't get it down. XD

I'm working on two projects for this at the same time that I'm working on updates. First, I'm constructing an outline that'll help me get to the end of the story. So far, I have plans for 18 chapters, but I'm nowhere near the end so there'll be more. But so far, there's at least 18. I'll keep you guys update as I go.

The other project I'm working on is revising. I've gone back and made a list of things that I want to revise and things I want to add in. If you guys have any suggestions, I'm open to them. I want to know what you guys think and what you think I should revise. So far, I'm planning to rewrite all the sex scenes, add in a lot more descriptions for certain things (such as classrooms) and people (like Jesse and Alden, two of Aleksei's Breeder friends). And more detail to the binding ceremony because I can add so much more to that, and the confinement scene will definitely be expanded. I'm not done with makin a list of what I'm planning to revise but let me know if there are things you think I should revise and I'll take it into consideration.

And I'm also working on trying to update regularly. It's not working so far, but I'm getting there. Sorry for the really long Author's Note this time around. XD I'll shut up now.