Mike Mackwood
Seven weeks had gone by after Kris's world literally crashed down. Now Kris was lying in his bedroom in Tyler's house. He was fast asleep. He was much paler and thinner than a few weeks ago, but attached to him was a big tummy that held his boys. A worried-looking Mike was sitting beside the bed, holding his brother's hand. He was going through a book about vampire pregnancy. As a doctor, he had seen many vampires giving birth to their babies, but this was the first time he had seen a male pregnancy, and it was also the first time that a pureblood got pregnant. He was going through all his medical books trying to find a way to bring his nephews to the world. Kris's due date was approaching and Mike or Leo had no idea how to bring the babies out. The most simple option was to perform an operation, but it was off the table as Kris did not have a fast healing pace, he could die from blood loss if they operate him. They had tried to find the old shaman, but there was no luck. Mike was frustrated about not knowing what to do.
Mike was deep in his thoughts, but the panting sound of Kris broke him from his train of thoughts. Kris had been having a hard time to breath since the day before. Usually, as time had gone by in the past weeks, he had turned paler and got thinner, he lost the ability to control his own limbs. Most of the time he was unconscious, if he was awake it was only for a small period of time. Even if Kris was awake he would spend that whole time looking out the window, at the road. He always stayed in the same posture when he slept, one of his hands resting on his belly while the other clenched the ring around his neck. This simple posture was enough to make the bystanders choke their own tears, they could not cry when Kris smiled with hope. All they could do was hide their tears and smile with him, giving him encouragement. Even though Kris was weak, he could breathe properly, but ever since the day before he was having a hard time to breath, it was like someone invincible was choking his windpipes. It first appeared while he was asleep and it went away after some time.
Mike was with Kris as usual when it happened, he was worried as he did not know what to do in order to make his brother feel comfortable. Kris started to stir in his sleep, panting like he was having a hard time breathing. He whispered Lan's name over and over, tightly grasping the ring with both his hands. Sweat poured down his face, while his dry lips moved in sync, whispering his mate's name. Mike had no idea what was happening, at first he thought that Kris was simply having a nightmare. So he gently patted his brother's head, soothing him. After some time, Kris calmed down and his breathing came back to normal. But when it happened for the second time now, Mike was helpless. This time Kris was withering on the bed as if he was in great pain, tears streamed down his eyes. As Mike inspected his brother and saw a warm red liquid flowing down his legs. Then it hit him, Kris was having his contraction and the babies were going to come out. Mike softly called out for Kris as he knew that if Kris gave birth to his babies in an unconscious state, then saving him would be hard.
As Mike called out for Kris, he saw his brother's eyelids slightly flutter, so he knew that Kris was awake.
"Leo"
He called out for his mate. Leo who had just got back home from work came running into the room. As he saw the wide red patch which was spreading on the blanket that covered Kris's lower body, he understood that his brother-in-law was going to give birth to his nephews. Without any words, he dashed into the bathroom and grabbed some clean towels along with a large bowl of warm water. Mike removed the pillows that Kris was lying on and, laid Kris flat on the bed. By now Kris was awake and he knew what was happening, he willingly obliged to Mike. Mike slowly removed the blood-soaked blanket and Kris's shorts, leaving Kris half-naked. If this was another time Kris would have blushed like a tomato, but in this situation, he did not feel embarrassed. Mike took a new blanket and covered the upper half of Kris's lower body, while he spread his brother's legs wider. He had no idea what to do, all he could do was prepare his brother like any other mother who went through the contraction. He held his brother's hand tightly and whispered to his ear,
"Krissy, push."
Kris Mackwood
Kris was in a deep sleep when he heard his brother call him, he felt pain all over his body like all his internal organs were being torn apart, but he understood what was happening, finally, his babies were coming out. As the last few weeks went by, he felt that his babies had fully grown and that they were ready to come out, but how, he had no idea. He knew that he will know when they wanted to come out. Kris had understood that the only reason that his body kept on living was because of the power which his babies held, and as that power left his body, he knew that his time would finally come. Kris was not afraid to leave, but he still wanted to stay, to stay till his Lan came back to him. He wanted to stay, to feel his Lan's arms around him for one more time. But deep down he knew that it was getting too late. When his Lan finally remembered him, he will be gone.
Kris opened his eyes, knowing that this will be the last time to see this world. Mike was removing the pillows under him and he was laid flat on the bed. He felt Mike removing the blanket that covered him and replacing it with a new one, while wide spreading his legs. Kris felt cold and lonely, he needed a warmth to cover him, to bask him in warmth. He took a deep breath and grabbed the ring around his neck. Tears streamed down his cheeks, he felt Mike's hand holding his hand tightly, while he whispered encouraging words to his ear. Leo was standing beside Mike with a warm bowl of water and clean towels. Kris knew what he needed to do, so he closed his eyes and pushed, with all his might. When Mike saw that Kris had started pushing, he went to the other side of the bed and kept watching till he finally saw a small head, finally peaking out of Kris's hole.
Mike actually did not know if it was even possible to give birth from the rear hole, but then again he had no idea how the babies could come out otherwise.
"Krissy, they are coming, keep pushing."
Mike said. Kris felt half of his power leaving his body as his first baby finally came out, crying out his lungs. He felt drained, but he gathered all his remaining strength and kept pushing, knowing that another one was still waiting inside to come out. What he wanted was Lan to hold him, whisper him encouraging words, but all he could do was grasp the ring around his neck and muffle his screams. He did not want to scream, he choked all of them while tears flowed out of his eyes uncontrollably. And finally, he felt all his strength leaving him and another cry was heard. Mike was smiling widely, holding both of his newborn nephews while Leo cleaned them. Then Mike gave the babies to Leo and cleaned Kris, removed that blanket and replaced it with a new one, in order to make Kris comfortable.
As the cries were heard, everyone who was eagerly waited in the family room came rushing into Kris's room. All of them had a hopeful smile on their faces. Leo took the babies to Kris. Kris looked drained and paler. But he managed to straighten himself up, into the sitting position. The only emotion he felt was 'pure joy', as he held his babies. They looked exactly like his Lan, only their eyes looked like him. Tears escaped Kris's eyes as loneliness filled his heart, he wanted to share this happiness with his mate, he wanted to share all his joy and warmth with his Lan. Kris felt warm and fuzzy like he was coated with sunshine, he felt the bond of the twins that they shared with him. He wanted his Lan to feel their twins, to kiss them, to love them. But he knew that it was impossible, his Lan did not even know about their existence, how was it possible for him to love them. But he was sure that his Lan will remember him and come back, when that happens they would rejoice.
Mike saw the storm of emotions that swayed on his brother's face and also the tears that escaped his eyes. He kneeled down and gently squeezed his shoulder, giving him assurance that everything will be alright. Kris looked at his brother and whispered in a hoarse voice,
"They look exactly like him."
These were the words that Kris had spoken in weeks. A tear escaped from Mike's eyes as he heard these words. The smile on Kris's face was peaceful like he had obtained everything he wanted in his life. Seeing the smile on Kris's face, tears gathered in everyone's eyes. Kris felt the last of his strength finally leaving him, he looked around. All his friends, his brother and his babies were there. Everyone he treasured in his life, except for one, was there. He took a deep breath and smiled, that smile was filled with hope, joy, and peacefulness. He closed his eyes, and the last thing he glanced at, was the ring that hung around his neck.