A King's White Rose

Chapter 14: Expecting yet Unexpected

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Valdemar paced in the room, impatiently waiting for the doctor to come in. He's been pent up and worried to death. His beloved was out cold still, but breathing.

At least that was an okay sign that his wife was alive and well. What bothered him was the fact that Lixue lost unconsciousness and then the doctor was taking his sweet time to get to the CASTLE!

His eyes darkened in color, a deeper ruby color, veins expanding and pulsating.

Where is he?!?

"King Valdemar."

Valdemar snapped his eyes from where he glared down at, Vaayn walking in behind the doctor. The old man of a doctor took off his hat and bowed before Valdemar.

Vaayn stood the far end. "He has arrived. Has the Queen woken yet?.."

"No. Now what took you so long, doctor?"

The old man didn't make eye contact with King Valdemar, not wishing to seem like a challenge. He answered in a soft tone. "Yes I apologize for the delay, there was an incident while on the carriage ride here. But I am here now."

The doctor sucked up some courage and looked up to Valdemar. Valdemar however, stared insanely, his eye twitched. The doctor gulped.

Vaayn was one to break the very unfriendly eye contact between doctor and dragon. "My King, it was unexpected. All of this was. But let's first take care of the queen. Your wife." He said, coming to help out the poor doctor who looked like he wanted to curl up in a ball.

Valdemar slowly looked to Vaayn, the counselor just watching him deadpanned as if this was normal. Though this was something entirely different, Vaayn didn't let it faze him all that much.

Valdemar tsked and went to Lixue's side. One glance to the doctor as he just stood there. "Hurry up." He said coldly before taking his beloved's hand and squeezing it.

The doctor took that directive and gets his things.

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The had checked Lixue for any type of injuries that could possibly be the reason for the his unconsciousness.

There were one thing that was bothering and unsettling. King Valdemar hadn't given the poor man any space whatsoever.

Practically breathing down his neck, watching with those piercing red eyes, slitted and powerful.

The doctor couldn't much less focus either. He understood the reason for his overprotection but he can't focus-

"Is my closeness bothering you?.." Valdemar suddenly asked, venom laced in his tone, eyes sharper even more and daring the man to say something, anything.

"N-not at all Lord Valdemar, it is all but fine." The doctor said, lying between his dentures. He's done this work so much that he can say that Valdemar was the worst Dragon King to deal with when it came to something serious. He was as stubborn as a mule.

Vaayn sighs. "My King, the doctor can't do his work if your breathing down on him. He isn't here to harm the queen." Valdemar snuffed out smoke that tickled the back for the doctor's neck, making the man flinch. "He is taking to long."

"Your not letting him work." He replied respectfully. "I'm highly doubtful he'll harm the Queen, especially when he is sweating louds."

Valdemar rolled his eyes and stepped away from the doctor. "I hate this. What is taking so long in finding out with what's wrong with him??"

The doctor shakes his head, confused himself. "That is the thing your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with he Queen."

Both Vaayn and Valdemar had eyes on the scrunched up brows of a doctor.

"Unless.." The doctor placed down his other equipments and took Lixue's wrist. There he placed two fingers on the pulse point. He felt a heartbeat, but instead of one, there were..two. Lixue's heartbeat was first then another beat and so the cycle went.

Irregular. And that ment one thing. One thing that can explain all of this.

The doctor rested the Queen's wrist down gently on the bed once again and turned to the King. A smile graced his face.

"I have gotten the reason for this sudden issue. Though I will say is very normal for his case."

Valdemar rose an eyebrow, Vaayn came in closer due to curiosity and concern.

"Normal?" Vaayn repeated. Valdemar scowled. "I don't see anything about my wife fainting being normal. And what case?" Valdemar asked.

The doctor cleared his throat. "Great news King Valdemar, your omega is expecting."

Valdemar was left standing there in shock. Shocked that those words came out the doctor's lips. Then the disbelief kicked in. He couldn't seem to believe the words. But, then again, believe it cause it doesn't sound foreign.

"The Queen's.. expecting?" Vaayn repeated as if he can't believe it aswell.

Valdemar released a breath, his shoulders from once worry dropped. "He's with child..My child.." Then worry rose again. "He went unconscious, how was that normal??"

"Had he eaten?"

Valdemar went back into his mind into the last time his beloved actually had a fill of his meal. But all he could come up with the half of food left and a pick of the dinner. Now it all made sense.

Valdemar groaned in realization.

Oh Lixue you will be the end of me..Why didn't I notice sooner..?

Valdemar goes to Lixue's side, making the doctor scoot to the far side. The Dragon King sat on the bed and brushed the few bit of hair out of his sleeping lover's face.

Truly the death of me..

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[Later That Evening]

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Lixue didn't know when he was bed, or gotten himself in bed. The last memory the elvin male remember was the bathroom incident.

After that it was a blur.

Didn't matter.

Lixue rose himself up and rubbed his head from an aroused headache. Then the rumble of his stomach calling for food caused him to curl into that pain of hunger.

Has he not eaten at all? Right, he hasn't been able to keep it down. Lixue felt so sorry that he was acting like this. He didn't understand but he might have to apologize to the cheif for his bewildering appetite lose.

The door creaked open and Lixue's ear twitched to that direction. His head soon turned when the door opened fully.

Coming in, talking between each other was Eileithya and Valdemar. They seemed very serious in this conversation. A conversation about...what exactly?..

Valdemar's eyes locked onto Lixue's own in a matter of seconds. The serious expression melted away and showed a new expression.

Worry. Relief

The Dragon King didn't wait till his mother finished speaking before he was marching over to his bedside and cupping his face.

"Are you ok?" He asked, checking his temperature and pulse point on his wrist and looking relieved even more.

"I'm fine. What happened?" Lixue asked as he saw Eileithya now came to the bedside. Valdemar cleared his throat. "Well...You lost consciousness."

"What?"

Valdemar took Lixue's hands and squeezed them. "Yes, you lost consciousness. But there was a reason."

Lixue rose an eyebrow. "Well of course there will be reason..." Valdemar frowned and flicked Lixue on his forehead. "You told me you were fine. And you haven't been eating as much as I thought."

Lixue's elf ears slumped down, eyes opened wide. Even Eileithya looked like she knew what was up. His lips quivered when he made back eye contact to his husband.

"Why haven't you been eating? Is it not to your liking?"

Lixue was silent. He didn't know how to answer. He didn't have an inkling of what was happening. The best he knew was that he has been losing his appetite. The more he saw the food and ate, the less the food went down.

Now it was as if watching it cause him to hurl his insides out. He didn't understand why. He wanted to know now. And he didn't have the answer.

Queen Lixue lowered his head and held Valdemar's large hands tightly. "I..I don't know..The food is delicious to look at, yet..to put it to my mouth was a task to keep it down.." He admitted hesitantly, eyes never meeting Valdemar's watchful ones.

Valdemar gave a look tomhis mother and she nods her head. Valdemar puts on a reassuring smile on his tanned face and lifted Lixue's chin to look at him.

His wife had tears filling those blue crystals for eyes, the sight brightened the eyes more but groaped his heart.

"My treasure..why are you crying?"

"I apologize for worrying you. I just didn't want to bother you especially with the war going to happen soon..and you have a lot on your plate-"

Valdemar shuts the babbling away. Lips on one another. Lixue went with the kiss, sniffling and hugging Valdemar close. Valdemar caressed the small body of his wife and omega, affectionately kissing the top of head and rocking their bodies slowly.

"What is wrong with me..?"

Valdemar sighs and rubs his beloved on his back. "There is a lot of things wrong. Like your stubbornness, your eagerness-" "Valdemar." Valdemar chuckled, the glare given to him making it even more funnier. "Your a lot of things, but, nothing is wrong with you." He wiped a tear from Lixue's eye.

Lixue frowned. "Really? I feel there is.." Valdemar nods at that. "Something is different about you. And it has to deal with your lose of appetite and lost of consciousness."

Lixue watched him intensely, patiently, eager, anxiously.

"You are carrying my love."

Lixue seems to stop working for a minute. The omega blinked, then blinked, then blinked to his mother-in-law. She smiled brightly at him.

"Carrying?" He repeated in disbelief, eye snapping back to Valdemar's. Valdemar nods. "Your upset was because of you are pregnant. Feel."

Valdemar took Lixue's other hand, took two fingers and placed it to the pulse point of his wrist. Lixue's eyes widened more. It was true. He felt another heartbeat just after his own.

A smile grew on his lips but dimmed. "Wait..your..are you ok? Are..are you mad..?"

Valdemar rose an eyebrow. "Why will I be upset?"

"Well we never talked about this..or what we want..and-"

"I may not look it but I am very happy to hear that you are carrying my child myr treasure. Us dragons are take lovingly to children. I will never reject an unborn or child. That includes ours."

King Valdemar place his hand to Lixue's stomach, making his speech be followed by an action and serious yet soft look to his beloved.

There was no lie..His smile grew back and kissed Valdemar's lips. "I love you.."

Valdemar smiled and pressed another kiss. "I love you too my treasure.."

Eileithya cleared her throat, interrupting this magical moment between her son and son-in-law.

"Now..we have alot to talk about Lixue. I will like to get over with then talk about the banquet!" She clapped, her smile never going out like a light to candle.

"Banquet?" Lixue asked looking to his husband for the answer. Valdemar shakes head, about to answer but being cut off again. "It will be discussed! Now Valdemar, out. You have business to attend to."

Valdemar grumbled. "You are sword to my side." Eileithya laughed out elegantly. "Yes darling. I am will be to everyone~ Your not special nor new to my ways my child."

Valdemar sighs in defeat only for Lixue to chuckle. Valdemar relaxed and chuckled. There the Dragon King stood.

"Alright, fine. I'll leave. But I'll have something send for you to eat my love."

Lixue nods. "Yes My King."

"Ok now off you go." Eileithya ushered him out of the bedroom, Valdemar leaving with a scowl but ended up leaving willingly.

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To be continued...