Tuesday, March 6, 2018

As My Heart Dies-Chp118

[the new family slept thru the night, with Duke occasionally waking up for feedings, bt other than tht, the night was pretty peaceful. soon, the nxt morning...]

Peepers: [stirred at the morning light n the birds chirping outside, then chk to see his IV drips n blood bag had already been emptied n slowly took off the tubes, hissing a bit at the sting]

Brad: (was asleep in his own bed) |-) Zzz...

Peepers: [sees Brad asleep n smiled, then chk on Duke]

Duke: Mmm... |-)

Peepers: :) [kissed his forehead, then stretches a little before he gets up, hissing a bit at the stitches he had frm the tears he got frm birth, then walks slowly to Brad's bed n sat nxt to him, stroking his hair]

Brad: (leaned slightly into Peepers' hand) Zzz... mm? (yawn)

Peepers: Hey, hotshot, sorry I woke u :)

Brad: Hey, Princess... How you feeling now?

Peepers: Much better now, aftr the IV drips n the blood transfusion. Wat abt u? How did it go with ur grandma?

Brad: She told much as she could about my parents...and also asked if I was interested of becoming king here, but I wanted to check with you first about it. I know how loyal you are to Hater and all.

Peepers: Well, tbh, once Hater passes away, I don't think I would hv anywhere else to go. I hv no one else to serve, I no longer will be Commander, n I hv no planet to return to, n all my other brethren r scattered across the galaxy now. It would be nice to settle dwn somewhere where Duke will hv a great future n we don't hv to worry abt whether we can afford to raise him n all, so I'm OK with u being King n me settling dwn with u, if tht is ur choice

Brad: You'd really want to rule by my side...? :$

Peepers: I'll be wherever u wanna be. Ur the father of my child, n u proposed to me, so ur stuck with me ;)

Brad: :) Glad to hear.

Duke: (yawn) ah~

Peepers: Someone's woken up too :)

Brad: (giggle)

Duke: Mmm...(reached out)

Peepers: Hey, sweetie [comes to Duke n picks him up, holding him as best as he can with his one arm] Did u sleep well? U hungry?

Duke: (patted at Peepers' chest)

Brad: I think that's a yes. ^^

Peepers: (giggle) Alright, here's ur breakfast [undid his robes to reveal his slightly expanded chest n helped Duke to his nipple]

Duke: :D (suckled hungrily)

Brad: :)

Peepers: I wonder how is everyone doing bk there tho. Maybe we should give them a call

Brad: (nod) We should.

Peepers: I might've left my communicator on the ship. Do u hv one on u?

Brad: I think I do.

Peepers: Would u mind if u make the call? Heh, kinda having hands full atm [gestured at himself nursing]

Brad: (nod) Sure, I'll do it.

Peepers: [smiled, gave him the frequency to contact them n continued nursing]

Brad: :) (made the call)

Wander: [hears Hater's communicator ring while he was helping Hater massage his forehead n answered it] Hello?

Brad: Hey, furball. How's Hater doing?

Peepers: [listens in as well]

Wander: :( [not sure how to answer tht]

Brad: wander? What is it? Is Hater okay or not? :(

Peepers: Yeah, is he OK?

Wander: He's... [sighed sadly] He's reached the final stage... N it's a matter of time before... :(

Brad: :O Oh no...

Hater: (stirred slightly) Sunshine...?

Wander: Hey, Hatey. Sorry to wake u. It's Brad n Peeps

Peepers: [was shocked speechless at wat Wander just said]

Hater: Ah... hey, guys...

Brad: :( We're... We're sorry, we just wanted to...

Peepers: Sir, is it true? U've reached the... the last stage...?

Wander: :(

Hater: Yes...it is... :(

Peepers: S-Since wen...?

Wander: It started abt 2 mths ago, while u were gone, it happened just a few weeks aftr u guys left

Peepers: Oh gob... ;(

Brad: :(

Hater: ;( (sniffled)

Peepers: I should've been there with u by ur side...

Wander: Don't blame urself. U wouldn't knw this would happen so fast, we didn't knw either... [sees the bundle in Peepers' arm] :O Wait, is tht...?

Brad: Yeah... this is Duke, our son. :)

Duke: (had finished feeding)

Peepers: Yeah, I just gave birth yesterday [cleans n burps Duke before showing him to the screen] Here u go

Wander: Aww... He's adorable~ :D

Duke: :) Ah?~

Hater: :) Heh, cute kid, Peeps. Looks like his daddy.

Brad: :$

Wander: He's so big tho. How did u manage?

Peepers: Heh, not easy. Hurts like a bitch, n almost died of blood loss, bt it was worth it [tried to be casual abt it]

Brad: And the doctor did recommend if we wanted more kids, we should consider a C section next time.

Wander: Gee, now I'm having creepy mental image abt it 0_0;;

Peepers: How abt u, furball? How's ur litter doing?

Wander: Well... :$ [adjusted so tht the couple can see his baby bump, which has grown considerably bigger]

Brad: :O Oh wow.

Hater: Yup, that's our babies in there. (nuzzled his lover's belly) (inlove)

Wander: Yup, all 8 of them-- Oops! [covered his mouth; he meant tht to be a surprise wen Hater wakes up later]

Peepers: Wait, did u just say-- Wait, wat?? :O

Wander: >///< Shoot...

Hater: :O 8?

Brad: (giggle)

Wander: Eheh... Yeah... :$ I just had my ultrasound done wen u were taking a nap. I just wanted to make sure they were healthy, I was caught off guard too

Peepers: Oi vey, ur the definition of a baby boomer -_-;;

Brad: Peepers. ^^;;

Hater: Wow... :o

Peepers: Someone definitely had a lot of fun during their cruise (smirk)

Wander: Peeps, stop~~ >///<;;

Brad: (chuckle) Alright, that's enough, Princess.

Wander: R u... R u OK, Hatey? We're... We're gonna hv a litter of 8... :$

Hater: That...sounds like a lot, but...I'm happy bout it. :)

Wander: (giggle) So wats cooking on ur end, Bradley? Did ur reunion go well? Did u manage to find out abt ur past?

Brad: (paused, unsure how to respond)

Peepers: [gives him an encouraging nuzzle] It's OK, hotshot. I wanna knw the deets too

Brad: Well... My grandmama had accepted our love, but grandpapa...not so much... he's also the reason Duke came out prematurely. :(

Wander: Oh dear, wat exactly happened? :(

Peepers: Yeah, wat exactly did ur grandma tell u abt ur past? :(

Brad: :( (explained what he was told about his parents)

Wander: Oh my...

Peepers: Oh Brad... :( [leaned against his shoulder to comfort him, since his hand is occupied with carrying Duke]

Brad: (also leaned against Peepers)

Hater: :( That's gotta suck...

Wander: So... Hv u decided if ur gonna take the throne?

Brad: Yeah... We have. (nod)

Wander: N ur gonna stay ard, Peeps?

Peepers: Yeah, I mean, I hate to say it, bt wen ur...no longer here, sir, I won't hv anyone to serve. N Brad has, well, has proposed to me, so we stuck with each other, so to speak :$

Hater: ... (nod) Just take care, Peepers.

Brad: I'll help with that too. :)

Wander: Heh, maybe the next time we meet, I might call u Queen Peeps (giggle)

Peepers: Dream on, furball -_-**

Brad: :D For now he's just my Princess.

Hater: Princess Peeps. (giggle)

Peepers: Seriously, guys~ -__-**

Wander: :D

Peepers: |-( Anyways u guys gonna be OK tho? Do u want us to go bk to Planet Skeletor to be with u guys? U know... Till the end? :(

Hater: That'd be nice... :(

Wander: We're just worried tht u might not be able to make it, since it took u this long to reach ur home planet...

Peepers: That's true... [looked to Brad for any ideas]

Brad: ...There isn't any faster way for us to get back?

Peepers: I don't know, our ship can do warp jump, bt even then it might not be enough fuel. Doesn't ur castle have any form of transportation tht can make us travel fast?

Brad: I hope so.

Hater: :(

Peepers: We'll get bk to u wen we found a way

Wander: Keeping our fingers crossed then

Hater: (nod)

Brad: :) We'll hopefully make it back.

Wander: Cya then, hopefully

Peepers: Cya [ended the call]

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