{"sf1_id":93803,"sf2_id":"3egyYYPn","title":"Birth(Chapter 23)","author":"Xiuh","words":5638,"posted_at":"2009-07-08T11:29:00.000Z","tags":["Dragon","Fox","Hybrid","Kissing","Lioness","Tiger","Wolf","Young Love"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/93803-birth-chapter-23","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/3egyYYPn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/64/22/6422ce9d-fad4-45a7-b054-11df39e17231","description":"#21 of Highschool Days","content":"My next chapter :) I think this one is considerably long, maybe my longest yet. All the legal stuff etc. Let's get to the chapter!  \n\\*\\*  \n  \nRaymond opened his eyes slowly and he smelled pinesol. He sat up and stretched and felt stitches pull at his stomach and he groaned in pain. Gideon sat up from the chair next to the bed and beamed at Raymond. \"Hey hun.\"  \n  \nRaymond smiled, \"Hey sweetie.\"  \n  \nA nurse came in and grinned at the two and asked Raymond, \"Would you like to see your children.\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded vigorously and the nurse turned around and started to take the blankets off of the two babies very gently. \"What do they look like?\" Raymond asked.  \n  \nGideon grinned, \"They look like there mother mixed with me. You'll see. They're so beautiful.\"  \n  \nThe nurse turned around with Raymond's baby boy and girl. \"Be careful.\" The nurse said as she placed the two in the crooks Raymond made his arms into.  \n  \nRaymond stared at the two babies in his arm, \"They are beautiful.\"  \n  \nThe two babies that were sleeping in Raymond's arms were small wolves that had white scales with the fur growing out of the scales and covering them up to make it seem like there weren't any scales. They had small wings that mimicked Gideon's except smaller and a wolf tail. Zandra had beautiful, deep violet eyes and Zakai had yellow eyes like Gideon's except they were wolf eyes with yellow irises.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Gideon grinned at Raymond and said, \"Our children. Our children! We're parents Raymond. And you know what, Paulie just gave birth a few hours ago.\"  \n  \nRaymond smiled at Gideon and said, \"What does her child look like?\"  \n  \nGideon grinned, \"Her little girl is beautiful too. She looks just like her mother but she has darker fur. Dean was so excited.\"  \n  \n\"Where's your mom?\" Raymond asked.  \n  \nGideon smiled, \"She was at Aunt Lizzy's again. She and dad are on their way right now.\"  \n  \nAs he said that Carol came into the room quietly and smiled at Raymond. She came over to stand behind him and said, \"They're beautiful. May I hold Zandra?\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded and she carefully took the small baby girl. Ron stood next to Raymond and Raymond asked, \"Do you want to hold Zakai?\"  \n  \nRon smiled and said, \"I don't trust myself. I still haven't fully recovered from that heart attack.\"  \n  \nGideon walked over and said, \"I'd like to hold him.\"  \n  \nGideon picked up the little boy very carefully and held him gently. Clarice walked in and glared, \"Nobody wanted to tell me? Came home from my first day of college not knowing where anyone is until I see a note that's sitting at the bottom of the stairs.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Carol smiled at her, a whole hearted smile. \"Do you want to hold Zandra?\"  \n  \nClarice looked at Raymond a smile lighting up her features suddenly. \"May I?\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded. Clarice walked over quietly and took Zandra from Carol. Clarice stared down at the little baby with a smile on her face, \"She looks so much like you Raymond.\"  \n  \nZandra and Zakai woke up, their eyes opening. They started to cry loudly and Clarice and Gideon started trying to calm them down. Gideon started to hum a song that Clarice or anyone else in the room besides Raymond had ever heard before and the babies calmed down. Now they were quietly cooing at the people holding them. They passed the babies back to Raymond who took them and caressed them lovingly.  \n  \nA nurse came in with two warm bottles and smiled again, \"I think it's time they were fed.\" The nurse said.  \n  \nRaymond nodded and said, \"Their father and I will do so.\"  \n  \nGideon beamed at the word father, he still couldn't believe it. He picked up Zandra and sat down, he took one of the bottles and held it up for Zandra. She started to suckle on it and Gideon smiled down at his baby girl. Raymond was doing the same for Zakai. Soon the two babies were done and Gideon and Raymond were doing their best to burp them without hurting them.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Clarice and Carol shook their heads and said in unison, \"Let me see her.\" Clarice said it the same except she said, \"him.\"  \n  \nGideon unwillingly passed his beautiful baby girl to his mother and she gently burped her before passing her back. \"See, it's not that hard.\"  \n  \nGideon wanted to glare at her but today was a wonderful day and he couldn't bring himself to do it. \"August fourth 2010. Our beautiful children were born.\" Gideon said.  \n  \nRaymond smiled, \"Fourteen days after your birthday and twenty-four before mine.\"  \n  \nGideon grinned and sat down on the bed next to Raymond. \"I think it's time we put them back in the cribs for now.\" Gideon said.  \n  \nRaymond nodded and yawned, \"Apparently being knocked out by medical means isn't as restful as normal sleep.\" Gideon smiled as he placed Zandra in the crib in then turned back to pick up Zakai and do the same.  \n  \n\"Well, at least the birth certificates are all taken care of.\" Gideon said, \"Now, if you want some sleep I actually wanted to go talk to Paulie.\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded and said, \"You do that.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Raymond laid his head down onto the pillow and closed his eyes. He fell asleep quickly and Gideon smiled. Gideon bent his head down and kissed Raymond's forehead. He walked out of the room pushing the rest of the people out as well. \"He deserves to sleep.\" Gideon said.  \n  \nGideon walked down the hall to where Paulie was and knocked. He heard a faint, \"Come in.\" and he opened the door and stepped inside quickly.  \n  \n\"Hi there.\" Gideon said as he walked over. Paulie was holding her baby girl and said, \"She looks like her mother with her father's eyes and fur.\"  \n  \nPaulie grinned and said, \"What do your children look like.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled and said, \"Oh god, they're hard to describe. They are just so beautiful. Where's Dean?\"  \n  \nPaulie laughed, \"There's a story. He's probably in the cafeteria staring into a cup of coffee.\"  \n  \nGideon grinned, \"I'm going to go find him.\"  \n  \nPaulie grinned, \"Slap him for me.\"  \n  \n\"Why?\" Gideon asked.  \n  \n\"Because he didn't stay in here the whole time, I only got to break his hand for two minutes.\" Paulie said.  \n  \nGideon laughed and said, \"I'll slap him.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; He walked out and walked down to the cafeteria and sure enough Dean was sitting, staring into a cup of coffee. He walked up and slapped him and grinned. \"That was from Paulie.\"  \n  \nDean rubbed his face and said, \"Why?\"  \n  \n\"Because you only let her break your hand for two minutes.\" Gideon said. He patted Dean on the back and said, \"Cheer up Dean, we're fathers man.\"  \n  \nDean grinned and said, \"I'm excited. I'm just tired.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed, \"Take a drink of that coffee while I go get some for myself.\"  \n  \nGideon went to get some coffee before sitting down next to Dean. Wyatt and Troy came in and sat next to them. \"Congratulations. Both of you.\" Wyatt said and hugged Gideon and shook Dean's hand.  \n  \n\"Are you excited about being an uncle Wyatt?\" Gideon said.  \n  \nWyatt nodded and said, \"Of course.\"  \n  \n\"Have you seen Zandra and Zakai yet?\" Gideon asked.  \n  \nWyatt shook his head and Gideon stood up, \"Come on Dean, I'm sure you would like to see them too.\"  \n  \nDean nodded, \"I would like to see my friends children.\"  \n  \nGideon beamed, \"I won't be used to being a father for a while.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Neither will I.\" Dean said.  \n  \nThey took the elevator up to the floor and walked to Raymond's room and Gideon told them to stay quiet. They walked in silently and Gideon smiled at Raymond before moving over to the crib and looking in at his children. Dean, Wyatt, and Troy did the same and Wyatt and Troy beamed at the two babies and Dean's breath caught. \"They're beautiful.\" Dean said, \"There is just no way to describe them beyond that.\"  \n  \nGideon nodded, \"Have you seen your child?\"  \n  \nDean nodded, \"She's beautiful too. My little Jasmine.\"  \n  \nGideon nodded and started to hum quietly. The tune continued on, a slow melody and a wonderful sound. \"Are you humming?\" Wyatt asked.  \n  \nGideon nodded again and said, \"Yes, I'm humming my beautiful children's lullaby.\"  \n  \nTroy said, \"It's doing it's job. I'm tired now.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed quietly, \"My music apparently has qualities that puts everyone to sleep.\"  \n  \n\"Alright, I don't want to wake Raymond up. Time to go.\" Gideon said, pushing the other people out in front of him.  \n  \nDean glared at him as he tripped out the door but Gideon smiled back. \"Why are you smiling?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Because today is the happiest day of my life.\" Gideon said, \"And I can't make a glare appear on my face if I wanted to.\"  \n  \nDean laughed softly and said, \"Today is the happiest day of my life too, but I can't bring myself to do anything but yawn.\"  \n  \n\"You don't have to stay here ya know. Paulie will understand.\" Gideon said.  \n  \nDean smiled, \"Will you tell her for me?\"  \n  \n\"Why don't you do it?\" Gideon asked, \"She's in there with your baby girl.\"  \n  \n\"Oh, when I left the room she was asleep.\" Dean said. \"Oh well, I'll go talk to her.\"  \n  \nDean walked off and Gideon, Wyatt, and Troy went to join their mother and father in the waiting room. Gideon slumped into a chair next to his mother and put his head on her shoulder. \"Jeez, I'm tired.\"  \n  \nCarol patted his back and said, \"It's a big day. You can sleep if you want.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled and closed his eyes, his head still on her shoulder. He started to snore quietly and Carol laughed. Ron stood up and kissed Carol before kissing Gideon on the forehead. \"I can't ever believe I even wanted to kick my own son out for being gay.\" Ron said, disgust at himself lacing his voice with an icy edge.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Carol looked at him and said, \"You grew up that way, no one could blame you.\"  \n  \nRon sighed, \"I could blame me. Oh well, it's over and done with and I can't love my son more than I do at this moment.\"  \n  \nCarol smiled and started to run her hand through Gideon's hair. \"He acts so much older than he already is.\"  \n  \nRon nodded and sat down on Gideon's other side. \"He does. To much emotional stress.\"  \n  \nCarol sighed and looked across the room where Troy and Wyatt were sitting, playing cards with Clarice and occasionally kissing each other. \"We have five kids living with us and four are in a relationship with each other. It makes me wonder if true love isn't easier to find then we thought it was.\"  \n  \nRon smiled and kissed her, \"We found ours and our kids found theirs.\"  \n  \nThey sat in silence as the clock ticked by. After about an hour of sitting in silence Gideon woke up and yawned. \"How long did I sleep?\"  \n  \n\"Not long enough.\" Carol said, \"You only slept for an hour.\"  \n  \nGideon sighed, \"Do you know when they're going to let Raymond out? Or have they not told us yet?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Carol smiled, \"They are going to let him and Zandra and Zakai out tomorrow.\"  \n  \nGideon yawned and said, \"Great. I owe him a date anyways.\"  \n  \nCarol laughed and said, \"You might want to wait for him to fully recover first.\"  \n  \nGideon nodded and said, \"Do you think he would want something to eat now? I could run and get something besides hospital food.\"  \n  \nCarol smiled again and said, \"He probably would.\"  \n  \nGideon said, \"Can I borrow some money? I left my wallet at home.\"  \n  \nCarol fished out her wallet and gave him ten bucks and he said, \"Thanks.\" and went outside and took off, heading towards a fast food place.  \n  \nCarol smiled at Ron and scooted over putting her head on his chest. Ron looked down and said, \"You haven't done this in a while.\"  \n  \nCarol laughed and said, \"I'm a grandmother to three children now, I need to feel young.\"  \n  \nRon laughed now and said, \"I'll take you out tomorrow night.\"  \n  \nCarol grinned, \"Good.\"  \n  \nA moment later Gideon came back and Carol sat up and said, \"That was fast.\"  \n  \nGideon grinned, \"I can fly fast. Do you think he's awake?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Go check.\" Carol said.  \n  \nGideon walked out of the waiting room and down the hall to where Raymond and his children were. He opened the door and grinned when he saw Raymond sitting up in his bed. Raymond smiled when Gideon walked in and said, \"Hey honey.\"  \n  \nGideon said, \"Hey hun, brought you something to eat.\"  \n  \nRaymond beamed when he saw the food and dug in once Gideon put it down. He ate the food quickly and said, \"That was good.\"  \n  \nGideon kissed him and said, \"So was that.\"  \n  \nGideon and Raymond heard the babies start to cry and Gideon walked over and picked Zakai up, carrying him to Raymond before returning for Zandra. He sat down next to Raymond and asked, \"Have they been changed?\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded and said, \"A nurse came in and did it a few minutes ago.\"  \n  \nGideon nodded and started to hum and smiled in satisfaction when he got the desired effect. Raymond smiled and said, \"Your so good with our children.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled back and leaned over Zandra and kissed Raymond on the cheek before sitting down on the bed next to them and cradling his baby girl in his arms. He smiled down at her and she moved her tiny little paw and Gideon laughed softly. Zandra jumped slightly at the noise but didn't start crying again.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Gideon rubbed his muzzle through her chest fur and grinned at the small child. Carol sneaked into the room when neither of them were paying attention and took a picture using Clarice's camera. Gideon jumped slightly and so did Raymond but the babies still didn't start crying. \"Our children are weird.\" Gideon said, smiling at Raymond.  \n  \n\"They know they're in good hands.\" Carol said. She walked up to them and turned off the flash and took another picture of each of the babies. \"Now I get to brag to my friends and your aunt.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled at his mother and said, \"Imagine what they'll look like when they're older.\"  \n  \nRaymond smirked, \"Zakai's going to be big and strong like his father, I just know it.\"  \n  \nGideon grinned. \"Zandra is going to be beautiful.\"  \n  \nRaymond sighed, \"Let's just hope they can get friends even though they're hybrids.\"  \n  \n\"Well, there's always Jasmine for Zandra.\" Gideon said, \"And I'm sure Zakai will make friends.\"  \n  \nRaymond grinned, \"I'm eager for school to start actually. What is it? One week until school starts?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Gideon nodded, \"And five days until your stitches dissolve.\"  \n  \nRaymond grimaced and then smiled, \"And on day six you're taking me out on a date whether you want to or not.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed, \"Why wouldn't I?\"  \n  \nRaymond grinned before looking down at his baby who was staring at him with his gorgeous yellow eyes. \"You know, I have a feeling this is going to be a lot harder than we thought.\"  \n  \nGideon nodded, \"It is. But it's going to be worth it in the end.\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded, \"Of course.\"  \n  \nThe nurse came in again and smiled before saying, \"It's getting late. I would recommend you get some sleep.\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded and Gideon put the two babies back into their crib and he hummed until they both fell asleep. He turned around and almost started laughing. Raymond was asleep too. Gideon walked over and kissed Raymond on the forehead before following his mother to the car. His father was there too, apparently Clarice had taken Wyatt and Troy home. \"So, Gideon, are you excited?\"  \n  \nGideon nodded, \"Of course I'm excited.\"  \n  \n\"Good, cause you're going to be watching your babies for a good while.\" Carol said, \"And tomorrow night you and Raymond will only have Clarice to help because your father is taking me out.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Ron grinned and said, \"Think you're up for it?\"  \n  \nGideon nodded and said, \"Of course I'm up for it. They are my children.\"  \n  \nCarol pulled into the driveway, and Gideon got out and rushed up the steps. \"Is the nursery set up?\" Gideon asked.  \n  \nCarol nodded and said, \"Ready for tomorrow when those babies come home.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled and walked downstairs and laid down his bed. He couldn't sleep but he imagined what his children would look like as they grew up.  \n\\*\\*  \n  \nGideon grinned at his baby girl as he brought her inside and walked upstairs to the nursery and put her in her crib. Raymond did the same for Zakai and then hugged Gideon and said, \"It's good to be home.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled and said, \"Do you want pizza for dinner?\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded and said, \"Oh my god yes.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed as he walked downstairs with a baby monitor in his pocket and asked Clarice as he passed her doorway, \"What kind of pizza do you want?\"  \n  \nClarice laughed and said, \"Pepperoni.\"  \n  \nGideon nodded and crossed the hall to Wyatt and Troy's room. He opened the door and asked, \"What kind of pizza do you two want?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Wyatt said, \"Sausage.\"  \n  \nTroy said, \"Cheese.\"  \n  \nGideon shook his head, \"I'm going to be spending a lot of money.\" He walked downstairs and ordered the pizzas and Raymond came down to join him. He sat down on the couch carefully and said, \"I can't wait until I've fully recovered.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed, \"Neither can I.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled at him mischievously. Raymond laughed and said, \"I missed that too.\"  \n  \nThe doorbell rang and Gideon answered it. It wasn't the pizza guy like he had expected but it was Kevin and Xatrin. \"What are you guys doing here?\"  \n  \n\"We can't come see our best friend?\" Kevin said.  \n  \n\"We wanted to see your babies.\" Xatrin said.  \n  \nAt that moment the baby monitor in Gideon's pocket went off with the sound of his babies crying and he laughed, \"You came at a good time.\"  \n  \nGideon poked Raymond on the arm and said, \"Come on, our babies are up.\"  \n  \nRaymond smiled and rushed upstairs behind Gideon and Gideon stopped at Clarice's door and asked, \"Can you come downstairs and help Raymond and I with Zandra and Zakai?\"  \n  \nClarice nodded and followed Gideon and Raymond down the stairs after they had picked up and calmed down the crying babies. Kevin and Xatrin smiled at the babies in Gideon and Raymond's arms. \"Where do you think Zandra got the purple eyes?\" Xatrin asked.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Gideon laughed and said, \"I don't know. But who cares, they just make her all the more beautiful.\"  \n  \nRaymond sniffed and said, \"Alright! They need to be changed now.\"  \n  \nGideon grinned as he set out a towel on the couch for them to change the babies on. \"Maybe we should have thought about this before we left the room.\"  \n  \nRaymond nodded as he took Zakai and laid him down on the blanket and took off his diaper. \"Oh jeez, he definitely needed to be changed.\"  \n  \nKevin and Xatrin had left the room and Clarice had come back in with two bottles. Clarice laughed when she saw Gideon and Raymond changing the two babies. Gideon and Raymond finished quickly and disposed of the dirty diapers and they picked their babies back up.  \n  \nThey took the two bottles and smiled at Clarice as the doorbell rang, \"My wallet is on the table.\" Gideon said as he fed Zandra.  \n  \nClarice went to get the pizza and pay for it. She slipped one of Gideon's five dollars bill into her pocket and Gideon yelled, \"Put whatever you took back.\"  \n  \nClarice came into the living room and said, \"How did you know I took something?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Gideon grinned, \"There was a lot more to this dragon thing than I thought.\"  \n  \nKevin and Xatrin were back in the room and watching over Raymond and Gideon's shoulders as they fed Zandra and Zakai. Zandra and Zakai took half the bottle before they stopped suckling on it. Gideon and Raymond burped the two babies and smiled. They laid the babies down on the towel next to them and grinned. Clarice brought them pizza and Gideon said, \"That was nice of you.\"  \n  \nClarice grinned, \"You were busy.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed as he took a bite of his pizza. Kevin and Xatrin came back with pizza as well and he grinned at them, \"Enjoying watching Raymond and I be parents?\"  \n  \nKevin and Xatrin nodded, \"It's very fascinating watching two men be actual parents.\" Xatrin said.  \n  \n\"And at the age of fourteen.\" Kevin added.  \n  \n\"I'm fifteen thank you very much.\" Gideon said.  \n  \n\"And I'm only twenty-three days behind him.\" Raymond said.  \n  \n\"Have you guys talked to Dean today?\" Gideon asked.  \n  \nKevin nodded and said, \"Paulie's parents are literally making him move in with them so he can help take care of Jasmine.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Gideon laughed, \"It's a good thing my wolf already lives with me.\"  \n  \nRaymond kissed Gideon and then licked his lips, \"Cheesy.\"  \n  \nGideon glared at him and said, \"I was being serious.\"  \n  \nRaymond laughed, \"I meant your lips.\"  \n  \nGideon blushed and said, \"Oh.\"  \n  \nKevin snickered and Xatrin held his hand up to his mouth to stifle a laugh. The babies were moving there arms back and forth and making struggling sounds. Gideon picked them both up and smiled at the two of them. They smiled back at him and they were so cute at that moment that he almost lost sense for everything around him.  \n  \nHe heard the clicking of a camera and he glared at Clarice, \"Why do I have a feeling that I'm going to have a whole album of baby pictures of these two?\"  \n  \nClarice smiled and said, \"That's good. You'll never forget their baby days.\"  \n  \nRaymond grinned, \"And we'll be able to embarrass them like hell when they finally get a boyfriend or girlfriend.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed, \"That's true.\"  \n  \nGideon started to hum loudly and started to rock the babies gently back and forth, smiling as he hummed them their lullaby. Their eyelids drooped and almost as one they fell asleep, their tiny chests rising and falling as they breathed. Gideon walked upstairs and put them in their crib, staring at his children with a look of happiness that could only be directed at a person's children, so innocent and beautiful.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; He picked up the baby monitor and walked downstairs to sit next to Raymond. Kevin and Xatrin had left and Gideon kissed Raymond and sighed, \"You ready for bed?\" Raymond asked.  \n  \nGideon nodded and they walked downstairs to their bedroom and Gideon smiled as they laid down on the bed, \"So, is it easier to walk now that the babies have been born?\" Gideon asked.  \n  \nRaymond grinned, \"Yep, thank god. I'm going to be doing a lot of walking.\"  \n  \nGideon said, \"Yep, our new school is huge.\"  \n  \nRaymond grinned, \"At least we have all our classes together.\"  \n  \nGideon nodded and said, \"Yep.\"  \n  \nRaymond was silent for a moment as he put his head onto Gideon's chest. \"Night honey.\"  \n  \nGideon kissed the top of Raymond's head and said, \"I love you.\"  \n  \nRaymond moved his head slightly and closed his eyes. He fell asleep and dreamt about his beautiful babies.  \n  \nGideon fell asleep shortly after, caressing his mate's head lovingly.  \n\\*\\*  \n  \nIt had been six days since Raymond had come home with his and Gideon's babies and Raymond was getting ready for his and Gideon's date. Gideon grinned as he looked over Raymond. \"You look great hun.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"I know I do.\" Raymond said, \"Now, let's go.\"  \n  \nGideon grinned as he followed Raymond up the stairs, \"Thanks for watching Zakai and Zandra mom.\"  \n  \nCarol grinned, \"No problem. Is Clarice driving you guys?\"  \n  \nGideon nodded, \"Raymond's not going to let me fly because of how long he spent on fixing his fur. He's such a girl.\"  \n  \nRaymond grinned, \"Sorry for wanting to look nice.\"  \n  \nGideon laughed, \"Oh well, we're going to a fancy restaurant. We need to look nice.\"  \n  \nClarice came down the stairs and looked over Gideon and Raymond. \"You both look gorgeous.\"  \n  \nGideon blushed. He was wearing his black sports coat with the silver dragons again. Raymond was wearing new clothes that Gideon had bought him specifically for this occasion. The shirt was a plain, black silk shirt and the pants were regular jeans but he still looked amazing.  \n  \nClarice grinned as she pushed them out the door and they climbed into the car and she drove them to the restaurant. She pulled into the Red Lobster's parking lot and they got out. \"I'll call you when we're done eating.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Raymond and Gideon walked into the restaurant and they were seated when Gideon told them his name. Their waiter gave them disgusted looks but took their orders and brought them their food. Raymond grinned at Gideon as he took the first bite, \"This is delicious.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled at Raymond and leaned over the table to kiss him. They continued eating and finished quickly, \"You know, this food goes by awfully fast.\" Raymond said as he kissed Gideon again. Gideon grinned and asked for the check. He paid and called Clarice.  \n  \n\"You know, our dates always go by way to fast.\" Raymond said.  \n  \nGideon laughed and said, \"At least the food is always good, and it's normally romantic.\"  \n  \n\"Except for the time that you took me to the bowling alley for a date.\" Raymond said.  \n  \nGideon grinned, \"You know you loved having me behind you teaching you how to throw the ball.\"  \n  \nRaymond laughed, \"That I did.\"  \n  \nClarice pulled into the parking lot and Raymond and Gideon climbed into the car. \"That was fast.\"  \n  \n\"I was anxious to get home to our babies.\" Raymond said.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Gideon laughed and said, \"Me too. I love you, you're such a good mother.\"  \n  \nRaymond grinned at him and kissed him as Clarice started to drive towards home. Raymond and Gideon kissed practically the whole ride home. They pulled into the driveway and Raymond and Gideon ran up the steps and grinned at Gideon's mother as they came inside. The babies were crying on the couch next to her and she couldn't calm them down.  \n  \nGideon started to hum and the babies calmed down. \"Ok, playing music for the baby while they're in the womb, good idea.\" Gideon said.  \n  \n\"You really need to record that so I can calm them down when I watch them.\" Carol said.  \n  \nGideon laughed, \"I'll do that as soon as I'm not as lazy as I am now.\"  \n  \nCarol glared but smiled as she looked down at her grand children. Gideon picked up Zakai and kissed him gently on the forehead before passing him to Raymond and picking up Zandra. He kissed her on the forehead and grinned, \"Daddy's little girl.\"  \n  \nZandra smiled and cooed, kicking her legs. Gideon's smile widened. \"I love my baby girl.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Raymond grinned at him and said, \"Don't you love both of them.\"  \n  \n\"Of course I do. I love my little Zakai and my little Zandra.\" Gideon said, \"They're just perfect.\"  \n  \n\"That they are.\" Raymond said as he sat next to Gideon.  \n  \nThey just sat and smiled at their babies, feeding them or changing them when they cried, until a knock came at the door. Gideon stood up with Zandra in one arm and opened the door. He grinned when he saw Alec, Charlie, and a small dragon hiding behind Alec's leg. \"Hey Alec, Charlie. Who is this little one?\" Gideon asked as he bent down, holding Zandra carefully.  \n  \nAlec smiled, \"We decided to adopt a child.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled at the small green dragon, \"Why in the world would any parent put a green dragon son up for adoption?\"  \n  \nGreen dragons had a reputation for becoming famous and they were always nice and smart. \"I don't know, but he seems to be really abused. His name is Alex.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled at Alex and said, \"Hi Alex, I'm Gideon.\"  \n  \nGideon held out his paw and Alex took it hesitantly. \"Hi.\"  \n  \nGideon smiled at Alex again and stood up, still holding Zandra. \"I'm guessing you came over to see Zandra and Zakai?\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Alec and Charlie nodded, \"And to introduce Alex.\"  \n  \nGideon started to walk into the living room, \"How old is he anyways?\"  \n  \n\"He's five.\" Alec said.  \n  \nGideon nodded and said, \"Hey mom, look what the cat dragged in.\"  \n  \n\"I didn't drag anything in.\" Troy said with a grin.  \n  \n\"Stop being a smart butt.\" Gideon said, making sure not to say any curses around the little ones.  \n  \n\"Hey Alec.\" Clarice said happily as she hugged him and Charlie. Gideon gave Zandra to Carol and grinned at Raymond.  \n  \nHe bent down in front of Alex and asked, \"Would you like some juice?\"  \n  \nAlex nodded and said, \"Yes please.\"  \n  \nCarol noticed Alex for the first time and asked, \"Who's this?\"  \n  \nAlec smiled, \"It's Alex, we adopted him about a week ago.\"  \n  \n\"And you weren't going to tell me?\" Carol said.  \n  \n\"Well, you didn't tell Charlie and I about Raymond having his children.\"  \n  \nCarol stuck out her tongue. \"Can he have apple juice?\" Gideon asked.  \n  \nAlec nodded, \"He loves apple juice.\"  \n  \nGideon walked into the kitchen and poured a small cup of apple juice and came back into the living room with it. \"Here ya go.\" He said, handing the juice to Alex.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Thank you Gideon.\" Alex said before taking a drink.  \n  \nGideon ruffled the little boy's hair before standing up and taking Zandra back. \"Hey Alex,\" Carol said, smiling at the small child. \"I'm your new grandma.\"  \n  \nAlex smiled at her but still hid behind Alex's leg. \"Do you know why he's so shy?\" Clarice asked quietly.  \n  \nAlec sighed, \"According to the orphanage he was abused by his real parents.\"  \n  \nWyatt came down the stairs and Alex looked over at him and looked excited, \"Hey Wyatt!\"  \n  \nWyatt looked at Alex confused before looking at Alec and he guessed at why Alex was here. \"Hey Alex.\"  \n  \nWyatt grinned at the small dragon as he carefully put the apple juice down and ran over to hug Wyatt.  \n  \nCarol looked confused, \"Did you two know each other in the orphanage.\"  \n  \nWyatt nodded and said, \"I played with Alex often.\"  \n  \nWyatt ruffled the little dragon's hair and whispered so quietly only Gideon and Alex could hear. \"These are nice people, they won't hurt you.\"  \n  \nAlex nodded and said, \"Ok.\"  \n  \nGideon felt a pang of sympathy for the small dragon as he walked up to Carol and hugged her. Carol smiled at the small dragon and hugged him back. Alex walked back over to Alec and picked his apple juice back up before sitting on the floor and taking another drink. Wyatt smiled as he joined the small dragon, Troy sitting behind him.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; Alex smiled at Wyatt as he pulled a deck of cards out of his pocket. \"Do you want to play some 'Go Fish' Alex?\" Wyatt asked.  \n  \nAlex nodded and smiled at Wyatt. Gideon smiled at the two boys sitting on the floor before saying, \"Do you want hold Zandra, Alec?\"  \n  \nAlec nodded and sat down next to Gideon. Gideon smiled at his baby before placing her carefully in the crook of Alec's arm. Alec smiled at his niece, \"I still can't believe I'm an uncle to a daughter and a son from my fifteen year old brother.\"  \n  \nGideon grinned, \"And my boyfriend.\"  \n  \n\"And his boyfriend.\" Alec said, nodding his head.  \n  \nCharlie sat down next to Alec and looked at Zandra over his shoulder. \"Jeez, she looks so much like both of you.\"  \n  \nThe baby girl in Alec's arms smiled and kicked her legs again. Alec laughed softly and she started to cry. Alec started to frown and Gideon took her back hurriedly, humming to her quietly. It took a while but she finally calmed down.  \n  \nAlec patted Gideon's shoulder and said, \"Jeez, I don't think I could handle taking care of children.\"  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; \"Haha.\" Raymond said, \"It's not that hard.\"  \n  \nRaymond was gently rocking Zakai back and forth in his arms and making cooing sounds at the small baby which was returned by a smile and a very faint gurgling noise. Raymond was smiling a smile that went from ear to ear. Gideon looked at the clock and sighed, \"Ugh, it's time for bed.\"  \n  \nRaymond groaned but followed Gideon upstairs to the nursery. Gideon and Raymond put the babies into their cribs and Gideon grabbed his violin from the closet. He tuned it quickly and played their lullaby. Gideon watched as the two babies' tiny eyelids started to droop and then close, their tiny chests rising and falling in the rhythm of sleep.  \n  \n\"Since when did you play the violin?\" Raymond asked.  \n  \nGideon laughed, \"I play plenty of instruments, Bass, Drums, Guitar, Violin, Flute, Cello, Clarinet.\"  \n  \nRaymond grinned, \"Hopefully our children take that much interest in music.\"  \n  \n\"It's still awkward saying our children isn't it?\" Gideon asked.  \n  \nRaymond nodded, \"We'll get used to it.\"  \n  \n\"Eventually.\" Gideon said.  \n  \n\n\u0026nbsp; They walked downstairs and Gideon gave Carol the baby monitor, \"We do have to go to school tomorrow.\" Gideon said grinning at her.  \n  \nGideon and Raymond walked downstairs to the basement and got undressed and climbed into their bed. \"I love you.\" Gideon whispered as he hugged Raymond to his stomach.  \n  \n\"I love you more.\" Raymond said, kissing Gideon.  \n  \nGideon started to hum and Raymond's eyes drooped and then closed. The last thing Raymond heard was, \"I love you more.\"  \n  \nGideon kissed the top of Raymond's head and closed his eyes. He fell asleep thinking of all the benefits of parenthood.  \n\\*\\*  \n  \nPlease give me positive and negative feedback, any mistakes you see please point them out to me. :)  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Highschool Days","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/93722-heart-attack-chapter-22.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/94020-first-day-of-sophomore-year-chapter-24.json"}}