Chapter 2
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After making their way back to the day care, they took the fallen boy into another room away from the other children. Although most of them wouldn't know what was going on, the privacy felt better. Like the first time they left, Alejana put the eldest child, an eight year old, on duty to watch the kids... although they were all napping.
As Alejana passed the boy to the Elder, the Elder's eyes immediately widened as he muttered something along the lines of,
"What is this power..." (Elder)
"O-Oi... old man. Are you alright? You dont look too good." (Quinton)
"Quinton. How many stars fell on that night...?" (Elder)
Quinton had a puzzled look on his face. The old man looked as though he was looking at death itself all the while never taking his eyes off of the boy. The boy innocently sneezed and grabbed onto the mans thumb.
"Hey now old man, aren't you the one with clairvoyance? Why are you aski-" (Quinton)
"ANSWER ME!" (Elder)
Shocked, Quinton and Alejana took a few steps back. The cries of waking infants and toddlers can be heard from the other side of the wall.
"T-thirteen. From the information i've gathered there were thirteen all over the continent." (Quinton)
The face of the Elder grew even scarier. Alejana grasped onto Quinton's arm and hid her face behind him as they both took another step back. The Elder began to mutter under his breath. The scared duo could not understand him, but they calmed down as the Elder's expression lightened. While cracking a bright smile, the Elder walked over to them.
"You're mistaken. This boy was not sent from heaven." (Elder)
"But Elder, you saw the star!" (Quinton)
"YOU'RE MISTAKEN. YOU HEAR ME!? TELL NOBODY ABOUT THIS!" (Elder)
Once again, they took another step back, this time hitting the wall. Alejana shrunk her body down in fear.
"I-I got it... he's a normal human boy... sh-shall we return him to the hum-" (Quinton)
"No. Never lose sight of that boy, keep an eye on him at all times. Miss. Alejana, please, i'm counting on you." (Elder)
With that, the meeting was over. Later on the Elder would announce that they were raising a human orphan for the time being, and that the community shall be supportive.
*POV change - Alejana*
It has been around a year since the day that the stars fell. After the meeting with the Elder back then, i didnt know if i should be scared of the boy or not... yet as soon as I picked him up and looked into his eyes all doubt went out the window. Even if this child was a demon, he will be my demon and I will love him like I were his mother. That night after the parents picked up their children, I sat up all night rocking the boy back and forth.
Normally for elves, babes walk when they are around two years old. Elves have typically weaker bodies than humans, since we specialize in magic, so I heard that human babies walk earlier than elves... but was this really normal? When this child was around five months old he immediately began walking. Of course I was insanely happy and proud, but now that its been a few months and im looking back on it... it seems odd.
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Quinton has been coming over every so often to look at him, and with the help of him we decided to name the child Aiden. Whenever we call out his name, he giggles and smiles... GOSH i cant stand how cute this boy is.
"He seems to like his name." (Alejana)
Aiden slowly waddled over to the couch where we were sitting, and grabbed onto each of our hands while smiling. He struggled to climb up, only to fall back down onto the thick rug. While heartily laughing, Quinton picked him up and set him between us.
"It's almost like we are a family." (Quinton)
At this comment, I blushed. I've never thought about having kids or anything, and really child birth scared me. As much as I adore children it never crossed my mind to start a family... but something like this was nice every once in a while. The warmth of the fire, the warmth of eachtoher. With a smiling child sitting between us as we laughed and played... I wish I could stay in this moment forever.
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"Well... it seems that the sun has long gone down. Man time flies, but this was... nice. I'd better get going though before it's pitch black, but i'll check up on him again tomorrow." (Quinton)
As he got up and patted Aiden on the head, he went to turn around. Impulsively, and without thinking, I reached out and grabbed his hand.
"I-it's already pretty dark... if you want you could... st-stay the night." (Me)
W-what am I saying!? I just acted on instinct and got caught up in the happiness. Plus, when he said family, it made me a little too happy. UGH! I can feel my face heating up!!! Please don't make things weird, why'd i make things weird, I just had to go and rui-
"S-sure..." (Quinton)
Huh? He's not grossed out? He doesn't think i'm weird?
As I looked up he still wasn't facing me. Is he okay? Slowly he turned around... ah-
"C-cute" (Me)
His face was even redder then mine. Hah? I was sure he was some kind of ladies man, with his delinquent type attitude. Whats with this timidness? wait... DID HE SAY SURE?!
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It's been another four or so months and Aiden was now sixteen months. I got up and made breakfast just like every peaceful morning. Walking out of the bedroom door was Quinton as he held Aiden in his hands. While I was cracking eggs, he came up and put his head to my bloated stomach.
"Ohh, I felt it kick! How does it feel that you're going to finally become a mama soon?" (Quinton)
As he put his free hand on his hip and made a proud face at what he created, Aiden reached his hands out towards me. Tears began to well in the corners of his eyes. He seemed to be trying to escape and latch onto me as his short little arms desperately grasped the air in my direction.
"Mama" (Aiden)
The egg I was holding dropped and splattered on the wooden floor. Quinton's posture immediately broke as he nearly dropped Aiden.
"HE TALKED!" (Alejana)
I ran over and grabbed Aiden from Quinton as he made a defeated face while muttering something along the lines of, 'why not papa'.
"Again, again!" (Alejana)
Hugging him tightly, I urged him to say it again.
"Mama." (Aiden)
I always knew there was something about him. He memorized everything he looked at with just a glance, and he would always mimic the other children as they walked. When they would play, he would shadow them without them even realizing him. After hearing Quinton say mama, he must have picked it up. The only times i've felt this much joy were when Aiden walked and when I found out that I was pregnant.
After squeezing him and urging him to repeat it a few more times, I let him down. Immediately after I put him down he waddled over to Quinton with tears in his eyes. For some reason Aiden looked... sad. As he finally reached Quinton, Aiden pulled his leg back and kicked 'papa' as hard as he could. Of course it didn't hurt Quinton physically, but now he was even more confused and depressed.
While Aiden's tears welled up in his eyes, he put his hand on his hip and made the same proud pose Quinton had just been broken out of.
"Mama is mama! Mama is 'ready mama!" (Aiden)
...what.!? I thought that babies at most were only able to say a few words... yet he is already forming sentences? Did I stumble across a genius?! My baby boy.. my baby boy.. why was my baby boy sad? Wait a minute... MY baby boy...
"Ah-! Papa is a jerk huh Aiden?!" (Alejana)
"Un.." (Aiden)
After nodding his head and shouting that, he ran over and dug his face into my chest. Of course, how could we be so foolish. Even if I have never given birth, I became a 'mama' about a year ago. It didn't matter if he fell from the sky or came from the stork, this boy was my child no matter what anyone else said. Even if god himself came from heaven, I became a proud mother on that night. Quinton just had to go and say I wasn't a mama yet... geez. After making breakfast for only Aiden and I, I planned to cuddle with my son and take a long nap.
"Where's my food, I wanna nap with you guys. Why is everyone mad at meeee?" (Quinton)
As he approached the door, Aiden slammed it shut, keeping him out.
"Until you realize what you did wrong, you can sleep on the couch." (Alejana)
Napping is always the best when cuddling one's own child. Quinton slept on the couch for three days before finally realizing.