Oz and the others were sitting outside in the garden in order to avoid hearing the pained screams from the raven haired male. However, even through the stone walls, they could still hear the muffled cries and screams of the raven-haired male. It had been going on for the past 2 hours and no one dared to even speak a word. Even Break, who would be munching on a lollipop, wasn't making a sound. They waited nervously and on baited breath with each passing minute. The nervous ones of the group seem to have been the Vessalius and Nightray families (even though only Vincent, Elliot and Leo were the only ones present). Both families held the raven dear to their hearts and would be absolutely devastated if something happened to him. They looked up to the skies and prayed to whatever god existed that nothing would happen to Gil or the baby.
*Meanwhile*
Inside of the house was full of chaos due to the baby that would be arriving. There were maids running around tending to certain things and running in and out of the master bedroom. Gil tightly gripped at the rabbit plushies that his brother had left for him. He fell back against the pillow in exhaustion.
'Did it always take this long?!?!?'
He suddenly had a newfound respect for woman. Especially if they had multiple children, like the Nightray family. He reminded himself that after this was all said and done, he was going to write a letter of appreciation to his adoptive mother for all the hard work that she did. He looked at the rabbit plushies and felt a chill go down his spine. For some reason, the plushies made him think about everything that's happened after Oz left the Abyss. It made him think of the stupid rabbit.
He flinched and whined when he felt another wave of pain and tightly gripped at the plushies again.
"You're doing great!!! Just a little bit more"
He groaned in annoyance and pain. Just how many times has he heard that phrase in the last hour? More than he would like to in a lifetime probably. He felt the pressure grow in his lower hip area and whined while letting the tears cascade down his face. A maid that was by his side gently dabbed at his face with a cold washcloth. It felt nice when the ice cold cloth hit his face, but it did nothing to cool down the heat in the room, even with the windows open.
"Yes!!! Almost there!!"
He burst into a new wave of tears and desperately wished that Oz was there next to him, whispering sweet words of comfort and encouraging him to keep going. He thought of the words that Oz would say to him and kept going.
"One more!!!"
He gripped at the plushies and gave every last ounce of strength to it.
*With Oz and the others*
Outside, the others hadn't realized that it went quiet. Ada was the first to notice when she heard the chirping of the crickets. She brought it up to the others and everyone's heads snapped up when they realized that she was right. They waited with baited breath, hoping that someone would show up and tell them what had happened.
A young maid ran outside and searched the crowd. She found her target and went up to him and bowed.
"Master Oz, the baby was delivered and all three of them are doing very well. The doctor says that you can go back into the room now"
Oz blinked and waited for the sentence to process in his brain.
"Wait three???"
The maid just smiled at him and gestured him to follow her.
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Oz felt like he had somehow caught a glimpse of heaven or something. His legs felt like jelly the entire walk from the garden to his room. When the maid opened the door, however, he felt like he lost feeling in his entire body. Gil, as exhausted as he was, looked a whole entire level of beautiful. His cheeks covered in a faint blush from the exhausting work he had to do to bring the baby into the world. The way how his hair stuck to him made him even more breathtaking. His eyes wondered down to Gil's arms and saw two tiny bundles. He made a noise that caught Gil and the Doctor's attention to him. Gil smiled and gestured for him to come closer.
Oz slowly made his way over and sat in the chair that he had previously occupied and sat down in it. He stared at the two bundles in awe. From his view, he could see that one of them had blonde hair and the other had midnight black hair. He looked at Gil and the Doctor.
"Twins?"
Gil chuckled and gently handed Oz the raven-haired baby.
"Twin boys, actually"
Oz's breath hitched and he felt the tears coming to his eyes. He looked down at one son, then to the other, and finally landed on his beloved wife (or husband...whatever). He gently held onto the baby tighter and leaned up to place a loving kiss on Gil's forehead.
"Thank you Gil, this is the best gift ever"
He smiled another one of those bright-as-the-sun smiles that Gil loved so much and looked down at their babies. Both boys looked up when they heard the door open and saw their friends there. Oz gestured to the others to come in and they did. They stopped dead in their tracks when they saw the two bundles and realized that they had two new additions to welcome.
As if on cue, both babies sneezed and blinked their eyes open. They looked on in shock and cooed at the adorable babies. The raven-haired baby had Oz's emerald green eyes, while the blonde haired baby had Gil's golden yellows eyes. They chuckled when they realized that Oz had sort of predicted the looks of their babies, although they were both boys instead of a boy and a girl. Honestly, Oz would have met the floor if he wasn't holding one of the babies for saying that they could always try for a daughter next time.
"So, what are their names?"
The new parents looked at their friends and their jaws dropped. They needed to name their babies. Oz smiled at them sheepishly.
"Well, we only had one name since we thought we were going to have one baby"
"What is it?"
The parents looked down at the babies in confusion.
"It depends which one is the older twin. Cause his name would be Axel"
The doctor perked up.
"The blonde haired baby is the oldest"
"Ooh~ then his name is Axel"
The group of friends nodded while Gil looked at the raven-haired baby.
"Aiden"
Oz looked at Gil. "Aiden?"
Gil nodded. "For the younger twin"
Gil and Oz made eye contact with each other before nodding and turning to their friends and holding the babies together.
"Everyone, meet Axel and Aiden Vessalius"
