I Almost Said I Love You-Chapter 189

*the time passed as the gang settled in with their new addition to the family. Edison is still trying to keep his pregnancy a secret, n thankfully his symptoms were quite different than Rodeo's tht no one bt Thrax could tell, while the twins were just totally into their little bundles of joy*

Hikari&Hikaru: *started wailing for their milk*

Rodeo: Hai hai, ikuso, ikuso (coming, coming) *came to the twins n carried them* Ne, Eddie-chan. Help me undo my top, ne?

Edison looked up when he heard his name, having adopted his usual slim line clothing to help with his fast movements to more baggy clothes. He was currently in a large hoodie, too big for him, and some sweatpants, getting away with the fact that he was 'just relaxing' "Ah? Halp hyu... undo top?" he asked, sounding a little confused as he got up, moving over to his brother. "How do Hy..."

Rodeo: *turned ard to face him* Sa, just unbutton the top of my shirt. I'll handle the rest, ne? Onegai~ (pls~)

Edison nodded slowly, hesitating before he reached out to unbutton the shirt for him, quickly pulling his hands away. "D-dere..."

Rodeo: Domo~ *kissed Edison's cheek n guided the babies to either of his nipples, in which the twins latched on quickly n suckled hungrily*

Amber: *was also a little hungry bt seeing Rodeo nursing the twins, she whined jealously, wanting some*

Edison flinched at the kiss, still not used to all this family touching. Upon hearing Amber whine, he frowned, slowly moving over and picking her up. "Shhh, ist hokay... hyu vill get soon..."

Amber: *got a little cranky, wanting her milk, rubbing her face on Edison's shoulder, looking like she's gonna cry*

"Shhh... ist hokay... da little ones need ist first." Edison told her, rubbing her back gently.

Rodeo: Sa, sa, chotto matte ne, Amber-chan (wait a while, OK)? Oka-chan will be done soon *continued to nurse the babies* Maybe u should distract her, take her out for a walk dwnstairs or something. The twins r big bt slow-eaters. They're gonna take a while

Edison blinked in surprise, looking at his brother with wide eyes before he bit his lip. He cursed softly, he wasn't good with children, especially on his own. "J-ja..." he mumbled, heading out and down the stairs.

*dwnstairs, Thrax, Klepta n Oz were at the living room discussing abt their plans to search n infiltrate Big Mama*

Klepta: No, tht's a little too risky. She'll see us coming

Thrax: She'll see us coming either way anyhow. This is the least conspicuous way to do it. At least she wont see it tht much

Klepta: Yes bt... *sees Edison coming dwn* Hey, Eddie. Evrything alright?

Edison blinked, walking in holding Amber's hands now, letting her walk by herself, walking slowly with her.

Klepta: *came ot him* U look a little awkward. U alright? Amber looks a little cranky tho

"Hy... not used to... kids." Edison tried to explain as he lead her over. "She, uh... milk!" god, it was hard to explain what was wrong in English.

Ozzy watched as Amber toddled with him before he grinned and reached out his arms. "Hey, come on, can you walk to Uncle Ozzy?"

Klepta: U knw u can speak to me in German, Eddie. I'll understand u perfectly

Amber: *was pouting n sniffling bt released Edison slowly n tottered towards him. Tho since she was still learning, she took only a few steps before she fell to the floor on her face, then started crying* MMWAAAAAAAAAA~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!

"Stimmen Sie, so zu... Bernstein ist traurig, weil sie Milch will, aber die Zwillinge führen jetzt zu, ja?" [Okay, so... Amber is sad because she wants milk but the twins are feeding right now, yeah?] Edison told him, speaking quicker now he was speaking in German.

Ozzy chuckled softly before he got up and helped her stand up, crouching down in front of her. "Shhh, hey now, buck up little girl. You're stronger than that." he told her, brushing the tears from her cheeks.

Klepta: Ah, I see. Well, I guess its new to her, n she's mostly curious, since she was nvr nursed before. I'm sure she'll be fine

Amber: *sniffles n pouting, whimpering as she tried to keep her crying in*

Thrax: Heh, Amber is just being herself, is all. She'll grow out of it

"Ja, Hy think... jealous, ja?" Edison told him, watching the little girl.

Ozzy chuckled and smiled at her. "See, you're strong, just like your uncle Ozzy!" he said, flexing his arm and grinning.

Amber: *giggled a little thru her tears, bt she was still hungry n tht's not reli improving her mood as her stomach growled*

Thrax: Looks like she's reli hungry. Maybe we can let her hv some of our custard *takes a small custard pastry n gave it to her* Here u go, sweetie

Ozzy picked the little girl up, sitting down and letting her sit on his lap. "Go on, it's really tasty."

Amber: *takes the custard pastry*

Klepta: Wat do u say, sweetie?

Amber: 'Gato~ *tries to say 'Arigato' like her folks bt could only pronounce tht far as she nibbled at the custard*

Ozzy laughed softly, praising her before he kissed her forhead. "Good girl. Is it nice?"

Amber: *nods as she continued nomming it*

Thrax: *grins at her* Just like her folks, fiesty n spaztic

Klepta: Well, look who's raising her *laughed*

Ozzy grinned before ruffling the little bit of hair she had. "Good! If you're a good girl, I'll get you another... but shh, don't tell mommy or daddy."

Amber: *giggled n nommed the rest of her custard*

Klepta: *cuddles Edison, still not yet noticing Edison's condition coz of his clothes* We've been making a few plans to try on a heads-on offensive approach to take Big Mama on, bt we cant agree with which is better tho

Ozzy grinned at her before just holding her on his lap.

Edison blinked, snapping out of his thoughts and looking up. "Huh? Oh... uh... Hy dot know... vhichever..."

Thrax: Well, tht's reli supportive *sounds sarcastic* Its almost like u dont care abt our sisters

Klepta: *frowned at Thrax* Thrax, stop it. He's got a lot in his mind. He's prolly thinking abt a plan of his own right now

Thrax: I'll believe wen I see it

"Huh? Oh... sorry..." Edison mumbled as he rubbed at the back of his neck. "Vat are.. das plans?" he asked, a small frown on his face.

Thrax: *rolled his eyes* I rest my case. Eddie, come. I need ur help on something *takes his hand n dragged him out to the garden*

Edison blinked in surprise, looking at Klepta desperately as he was dragged away. He quickly tugged his hand away from Thrax, frowning. "Vat ist Hyour deal?"

Klepta: *wondered wat was going on bt was distracted wen Amber wanted to reach for another custard, leaning towards him*

Thrax: *crossed his arms* U still havent told him, hv u?

Ozzy laughed and grinned a little. "You gunna give her one?" he asked, looking up at Klepta.

"..." Edison didn't answer him, he just looked away, a frown on his face.

Klepta: Yeah, maybe just one. Just to keep her distracted until Rodeo is done nursing *gave her another one*

Amber: *takes it, says 'Gato' again n nommed it*

Thrax: Ur already growing quite a bit, any longer n Klep is gonna notice. N ur hunger is starting to get dangerously close to Rodeo's. R u still gonna be in denial abt ur pregnancy, now tht we're so close to war?

Ozzy grinned and ruffled her hair again. "You're welcome."

"Chust schtop ist..." Edison hissed at him, his hands tightening into fists, feeling like he was being ganged up on.

Thrax: Do u want ur spawn to die? Is tht wat u want? *was kinda pushing it with his tone*

"Schtop... schtop... schtop..." Edison repeated over and over again, spikes starting to come out from the tops of his hands.

Thrax: *shook his head a little, then reached ovr to hug Edison out of the blue, trying to calm him dwn, not caring abt the spikes or anything, just hushing him* I'm sorry, OK? I'm sorry...Shh...

Without warning, the spikes shot out, digging into Thrax, but not deep enough to be fatal, but enough to hurt him as he shook in his arms.

Thrax: *winced at the stabs, bt he knws he deserved it for pushing his big brother like this. He just kept holding him gently, rubbing his bk to calm him dwn, apologizing to him quietly*

Edison trembled harder, a soft whimper escaping him as the spikes slowly pressed back into his own body, hiding his face in his hands.

Thrax: I'm sorry, OK? I didnt mean it, mi hermanos (my brother) I'm just reli worried for u. U knw spawns r precious to us viruses. I just...dont want u to get hurt *just kept hugging him, hopefully his warmth would calm him dwn; he was the Red Death, he had always been warmer than most viruses*

"Chust please... leave me alone..." Edison said softly, pushing away from the taller virus before he turned and walked away from him, but instead of going back to the kitchen, he headed up to his room.

Thrax: *watched him leave n sadly came bk, forgetting abt his bleeding wounds as he joined the gang*

Amber: *sees the blood n points* Ah! Aki! (red)

Ozzy blinked, frowning before he looked up, his eyes widened. "Spit, Thrax! What happened?!" he asked, getting up to set the girl on the chair before he rushed over to the virus.

Thrax: *noticed tht n cursed inwardly abt forgetting them before he shook his head* Just a little accident in the rose bushes at the secret garden. Kinda fell into it wen I asked Eddie to help me out

Klepta: Is Eddie OK?

Thrax: Yeah, he's just a little tired. He's resting in the room right now, its best to leave him alone

Ozzy frowned, pulling the virus' coat off before checking out his wounds, "Let's get this cleaned up..."

Thrax: Yeah, let's. Watch ovr the girl there, Klep *followed Oz to their room*

Klepta: Dont worry, will do *takes Amber in his arms*