âGood Morning, Little Princess.â Raven smiled after seeing Vanessa opening her eyes.
âGood Morning, Papa. Whereâs Mama?â
âSheâs taking a bath right now but sheâs nearly done. Are you hungry?â
âNot yetâ¦â Vanessa yawned on Ravenâs arms, shuffling a bit to find a more comfortable spot.
âAlright, letâs take you to her so that you can take a bath as well.â Raven stood up, planning to take Vanessa to her mother.
âMmkay~â
Raven went towards the miniature lake where Lunaâs taking a bath. Luna adjusted the temperature inside the room to be warmer. When Raven entered with Vanessa, the damp atmosphere as well as the warmth got rid Vanessaâs drowsiness.
âGood Morning, Little Sweetheart. Come here.â Luna smiled, greeting her child.
âGood Morning, Mama!â Vanessa was now cheerful, she rose from Ravenâs arms and flew towards Luna.
The family giggled together and Luna began taking off Vanessaâs clothes. The two of them bathed Vanessa, being extremely careful during the process.
âAre you ready to meet your Grandmothers and Grandfathers?â Raven asked.
âMn!â Vanessa nodded cheerfully while being carried by Luna.
âHow about you aunts, uncles and cousins?â Luna asked.
âMn! Iâm ready to meet them all.â Vanessa giggled as she replied.
âGreat! Letâs get you dressed up. After that weâll go there right away.âÂ
âCan we ride on clouds?â
âSure, Sweetheart. We can ride clouds.â
âYay~!â
After bathing Vanessa, they went towards the bedroom where her clothes were. Luna helped the baby to put her clothes on and wrapped her on cloth once more. Once thatâs done, the two of them met Raven outside of the Sky Palace, ready to ride on the clouds to meet their family.
When they got there, Raven already prepared their ride. He condensed a really large cloud and made it clear and fluffy, just like how Vanessa likes them.
The moment the child saw the cloud. She immediately flew to it, bouncing on the clouds while giggling. Luna and Raven can only shake their heads at this. This child of theirs is really energetic. The two of them stepped on the clouds, Luna carried Vanessa on her arms as the child looked around in excitement.
âReady, Little Princess?â
âYes! Iâm ready!â
âAlright, letâs go meet them.â Raven chuckled and patted the clouds.
The cloud flew at a decent pace, not too fast nor slow. If Raven wanted to, the cloud can instantly arrive at the Empire in just a second but Vanessa wonât enjoy the ride so he didnât do it. Instead, he made sure that his child will enjoy the trip.
And from how Vanessa excitedly looked around her, they both can tell that their child was having the time of her life.
They heard her âOohâsâ and âAhhâsâ as she saw basically everything. She stared at the skies, the birds, the trees, the land animalsâ¦heck, she even enjoyed looking at the fierce demonic beasts roaming beneath them. She admired the grass, enjoyed the wind blowing on her face, liked the warmth of the sun and loved the feeling or riding the clouds.
Vanessa was just happy to be aliveâ¦which was enough for Luna and Raven to feel endlessly grateful and content. Their child was everything they wanted her to be.
Raven silently peered at the direction of the Empire. He can see several faces in his family estate waiting for their arrival.
He already sent a message to them saying: âGo to the Estate, someoneâs really dying to meet you.â
Raven can tell that they were confused but they still went there. When they arrived, they asked each other who was dying to meet them and were confused by Ravenâs message. At first Alexander thought that Raven was talking about Luis and Eva but it wasnât them. Ravenâs parents thought it was the twins but although the twins but its not them either. Even the Emperor Balmung was confused.
Aside from them, the rest of their closest friends were there as well.
He chuckled at their confusion. He didnât bother clarifying himself since it was supposed to be a surprise anyways.
When Luna gave birth to Vanessa, thereâs only her and Raven. The rest didnât know her due date and the two didnât tell them since they wanted to be selfish. Right now, all of them are still thinking that Luna was resting at the Sky Palace and preparing to give birth.
It didnât take long before these group of people were alarmed by Kyle since heâs the only one who sensed his Masterâs arrival.
A cloud suddenly appeared above them. They saw it descending slowly right in front of them. The cloud obscured their vision for bit before revealing Luna and Raven who were smiling at them.
The group smiled as well when they saw them, but then a small giggle suddenly echoed on their ears.
Under their dumbstruck gazes, Vanessa slowly appeared from Ravenâs back, climbing on his head while waving at them.
âHello! My name is Vanessa, nice to meet you~!â
âOh my god!!!â
Then chaos eruptedâ¦
Eva, Elizabeth, Venina, Victoria, Anne and Ellen swiftly scrambled forward to meet the giggling child. Vanessa giggled even louder and flew towards them, her priority was of course her grandparents.
âYou guys! Why didnât you us!?â Eva and Elizabeth glared at both Raven and Luna.
âGrandmaâs, donât be angry pwease?â
âOoh! Sorry, child. Weâre not angry okay? Weâre really not.â Elizabeth cooed as she pinched Vanessaâs cheeks.
âYes, thatâs right little sweetheart. Weâre not angry. Sorry, if we shouted. Did we startle you?â Eva asked.
Vanessa shook her head and giggled once more.
âYour name is Vanessa?â Luis asked.
âYep! Thatâs me! I picked it! I like this name! Do you like it Grandpa?â
âI love it!â Luis laughed uproariously in celebration, he puffed his chest and gave Raven and thumbs-up. âThe trend continues!â
âWoah~! Grandpa has a long beardâ¦â Vanessa looked at Alexander with her big round eyes glittering slightly.
âYes, this Grandpa has a really long beard.â Alexander softly said while smiling kindly at his grandchild.
Vanessa reached out to him and grabbed his beard. She gave it a light tug while giggling much to everyone amusement.
âIâm surprised she can talk already.â Venina commented as she stared at her niece.
âOh my god! She looks just like Big Sis Luna!â Victoria cooed as she let Vanessaâs tiny hands grab her finger.
âWell, Lady Luna carried her for three years and she isnât your normal baby. I mean, you saw how she flew right into them right?â Kyle reminded.
âRight, I almost forgot about that.â Venina chuckled.
âOh my god, you looks so adorable.â Anne cooed as she gently pinched Vanessaâs cheeks.
âYou inherited Lunaâs face and Ravenâs endless curiosities about things.â Ellen stated as she tickled her.
Vanessa giggled from all the attention sheâs receiving from her family. Meanwhile, her parents were talking to Paul and Mark.
âCongrats you two.â Paul patted Ravenâs back and gave Luna a hug. Mark did so as well.
âThanks guys. It wonât be long before itâs you guysâ turn.â Luna said.
âWhen was she born?â Paul couldnât help but ask.
âLast night.â Raven answer. Mark was shocked and turned to Luna.
âAre you sure you can move around now? Arenât exhausted?â
âI can manage.â Luna answered while chuckling, âBesides, giving birth for me wasnât that painful. Itâs uncomfortable yes, but thatâs about it. So Iâm fine.â
âHey, you two. Look.â Raven addressed Paul and Mark as he pointed his chin towards his child.
The two of them saw Vanessa controlling the cloud to go down. She faced Ellenâs stomach much to everyoneâs amusement. They saw Vanessaâs eye gleaming with a silver light as she patted Ellenâs stomach.
âHey~! Hey~! Hello! Iâm Vanessa, letâs be playmates when youâre born, yeah?â
*Buzz!*
Ellenâs eyes went wide when the buzzing sensation occurred from her womb. Vanessa giggled and then turned to Anneâs next.
âHey~! You too! Letâs be friends when youâre born! Weâll play lots and lots! Hihihi!â
*Buzz!*
Now, itâs Anneâs turn to be shocked since she also felt the same sensation as Ellen.
Paul and Mark were alarmed, they then turned to Raven who was looking at them with a smug expression.
âW-what the hell?â Paul asked in a bewildered tone, Mark was also looking at Raven, searching for some answers.
âThatâs a part of her talent.â Luna chuckled and answered them. âSheâs born as the âNatureâs Childâ which gives her an affinity to all kinds of elements as well as giving her an ability to communicate to all kinds of life. Itâs no surprise that she can talk to your kids.â
âOh! You like Trees?â Vanessaâs voice interrupted their thoughts once more she was talking to the baby inside Anne whoâs feeling the buzzing inside of her.
âAwesome! Me? I like clouds a lot!â Vanessa giggled, she then looked at Ellenâs child and asked: âHow about you?â
âYou like snakes? Haha! Cool!â
Everybody watched in amusement as Vanessa got acquainted with the unborn child of Ellen and Anne. It was a bizarre scene but its nothing too extraordinary for them.
After this little episode, all of them had an intimate celebration of Vanessaâs birth, making the little ball of sunshine giggle in happiness again and again.