Omega19x: *Ryou is in the hospital. Malik must have gone to get some food, since when Ryou woke up, he wasn't there.*
Omega19x: *And the babies are all sleeping. They look... cute... in a strange alien way.*
ph33r my rod: *comes back in the room with a bottle of water, looking rather tired*
Omega19x: "Malik." *weak smile*
Omega19x: "Are you okay?"
ph33r my rod: *looks up at him and smiles* "You're awake..." *walks back to the chair, sitting down* "I'm alright... just tired, that's all. It's been a long day."
Omega19x: "... I'm sorry..."
Omega19x: "I... I never meant for any of this to happen... You... you must hate me..."
ph33r my rod: *reaches over and takes his hand* "No, I don't. I could never hate you..."
Omega19x: "... We... we have children now... and... and I never once stopped to ask you... how you felt about any of it... I... I was just... selfish... I... I should have... well... I couldn't really change it... but... still..."
ph33r my rod: "..." *looks down at the bed* "Don't blame yourself for it, it's not your fault. I just..." *trails off*
Omega19x: "... I'm sorry..." *tries to sit upand get out of bed, but that really hurts.*
ph33r my rod: *holds Ryou's hand to his face* "... I just never thought this would happen, y'know? I mean... having kids wasn't really on my to-do list. Not like we could've really prevented the aliens from coming, but..." *sighs*
Omega19x: "... oh... I... I understand..." *looks down*
Omega19x: ".. you... you don't have to stay... if... if you don't want to..."
ph33r my rod: *clutches Ryou's hand* "No, I'll stay, I... I'm not going to leave you."
Omega19x: "... No... it's okay, really... I... I don't expect you to... to want to take care of... of children... Why should you..."
Omega19x: "They're not even yours..."
ph33r my rod: "...I promised you I would."
Omega19x: "... I... I don't want you to be miserable... you... You look like you'd... be better off... not like that..."
ph33r my rod: "Even with the... babies there, I know I'd... be more miserable if I wasn't with you." *tired smile* "It's okay, really... I'm just kinda overwhelmed right now."
Omega19x: "..." *looks down.*
Omega19x: *then finally dives into Malik's arms* "... I... I don't know what to do..."
ph33r my rod: *holds Ryou tightly, nuzzling his hair* "...I don't either."
Omega19x: "... How... how do you care for... for babies... when you don't even know what they are! I... I don't know what they eat, what they like... what you have to do..."
ph33r my rod: "We'll either have to wait and see if the aliens will return, or... just try and see what works with them."
Omega19x: "I'm sure they have to eat... all living things eat, right? I don't want them to die..."
ph33r my rod: *looks over at them, still holding on to Ryou* "...I don't know. Um... maybe next time they're awake, we can get some kind of food and just... see if they'll eat it?"
Omega19x: "... but... but what if it's poison to them... and... and I kill them..."
Omega19x: "... I... I'm a terrible mother..."
ph33r my rod: "Ryou, I'm sure if they were human babies, you'd know exactly what to do, or at least have an idea... but they're not, so we have no way of knowing anything about them."
Omega19x: *wibble* "... I... I don't want to be a terrible mother..."
Omega19x: "... I want to take good care of them, for when the aliens come back... oh, I really hope they do come back... God... I... I haven't even NAMED them..."
ph33r my rod: (( brb ))
ph33r my rod: *gently strokes Ryou's hair* "We'll... try and figure out something we can do, okay? If the aliens don't come back for a few days... maybe the doctors can run a few tests, and that might be able to tell what they'll tolerate."
Omega19x: "... I... I don't want to hurt them... maybe... maybe that's best..."
Omega19x: "... just... if anyone knew... scientist people like... like Dr. Shogi, or even worse... they'd be... ripping them out of my arms, and... and hurting them..."
ph33r my rod: *arms tighten protectively around Ryou at the mention of Shogi* "...gods, I'm sure he'd go nuts if he knew about this."
Omega19x: "he'd hurt them. He'd kill them... He'd probably kill me..."
ph33r my rod: "...he'd have to go through me if he wanted to hurt you... or them."
Omega19x: *looks over at the babies* "...they... they are cute..."
Omega19x: *all four of them are sleeping, curled under the blankets that the hospital provided*
ph33r my rod: "...kind of, yeah."
Omega19x: "...So far, the only thing I know is... is that they've been sleeping a lot. And that they don't like... bright lights. At least... that's what the doctors said."
Omega19x: *painfully sat up, and leaned closer to the little bassonets*
ph33r my rod: "... You take such good care of everyone else, so when we find how how to take care of them... I don't think you'll have any trouble doing so."
Omega19x: *touched the closest one gently.* "... the skin is so... cold... "
ph33r my rod: *watches them* "...they're so different from human babies."
Omega19x: *strokes the little one gently, and it rolls over in its sleep, arms curling around Ryou's hand*
Omega19x: "...aww."
ph33r my rod: "..." *small smile*
Omega19x: *it's little hand curls on Ryou's finger*
ph33r my rod: *reaches over and places his hand over Ryou's, feeling the tiny arm as well*
Omega19x: "... they're so... small."
ph33r my rod: *nods* "...they look fragile."
Omega19x: "... I wonder if all babies look fragile..."
Omega19x: *the one that is holding on to Ryou's finger wakes up.*
ph33r my rod: *blinks*
Omega19x: *its fingers wrap around his finger, holding it, instinctively*
Omega19x: "... it can hold on pretty tightly..."
Omega19x: *the membranes over the eyes blink a couple of times, and the baby seems quite content at holding on to Ryou's warm finger.*
Omega19x: *it makes a slight, though very high-pitched, hissing sound.*
ph33r my rod: "...that sounded kind of like a little sigh." *blink blink*
Omega19x: "... I don't think it wants to let go."
ph33r my rod: "I don't blame it, really... you're probably the only mother it'll ever know." *gently moves his thumb across its arm*
Omega19x: *weak smile*
Omega19x: "... hey... at first its hands were cold... but they're really warming up now..."
Omega19x: "maybe they're not warm enough."
Omega19x: *glances over at the other three, which are still asleep, and have strangely been asleep pretty much all day.*
ph33r my rod: "...should we take them out and warm them up a little?"
Omega19x: "... I... I don't know..."
Omega19x: *reaches over with his other hand, and strokes the baby sleeping right next to this first one.*
Omega19x: *it senses the hand moving toward it pretty quickly, and it too grabs on to his hand. This one takes a different finger in each tiny hand.*
Omega19x: *it makes the sighing sound too.*
Omega19x: "... I... I guess... that's what they want..."
ph33r my rod: "..." *reaches over to gently lift the first one up, placing it in Ryou's arms*
Omega19x: *balances the two of them, one in each arm, somewhat., given that they still haven't let go of his fingers.* "... Malik... I... I only have two hands... See if the other two... um.... want to grab onto your hands."
ph33r my rod: *nods and lightly touches the other two*
Omega19x: *they are just as quick as the first two, their hands latching over Malik's fingers, as if they have been waiting for this forever*
Omega19x: *now they seem to be waking up, with a bit more energy*
ph33r my rod: "..." *smiles faintly, lifting the other two into his own arms*
Omega19x: "... let them hold on... their hands warm up pretty fast. It's kind of cute, really..."
Omega19x: *smiles gently back at Malik*
ph33r my rod: *settles back into his chair* "Yeah, it is..."
Omega19x: *the ones in Malik's arms give a high pitched sigh too, looking back up at him, blinking happily*
ph33r my rod: *smiles a bit more* "...kinda sweet."
Omega19x: *Ryou's two blink happily as well.* "... they're awake now. I wonder why they didn't wake up before..."
ph33r my rod: "Probably because they were so cold. Remember how when we were up in the mountains, it took you a while to wake up?"
Omega19x: *rubs one of his free fingers on the alien baby's tummy.* "they're... certainly getting a little warmer. Still cold, but their hands are really warm."
Omega19x: "It's almost as though they warmed up just from grabbing onto us."
ph33r my rod: "...it makes me wonder if they're always this cold. Since I doubt there are any humans constantly on UFOs..."
Omega19x: "... maybe they have other things to warm them up... um... up there..."
Omega19x: "maybe we're just... the warmest things in the room..."
ph33r my rod: "Maybe so. I know how warm you are..."
Omega19x: *blush* "... They seem to like you too."
ph33r my rod: *grins* "...maybe this won't be as hard as I think it will."
Omega19x: *the first one that grabbed him finally let go, using his hands to reach out and test the air around it. It sighed again*
Omega19x: *and cuddled up in Ryou's left arm, sighing away.*
Omega19x: *like it was trying to talk, but didn't know quite how. Like all babies do*
ph33r my rod: *holds the two in his arms closely*
Omega19x: "... if they like to be warm... a lamp... or a heater might help... But the doctors said they didn't like the light."
Omega19x: "... maybe that would make them too hot. Heavy lights do make you really really hot."
ph33r my rod: *nods* "Yeah."
Omega19x: *the second one finished grabbing, and curled up in Ryou's other arm, tugging on the hospital gown, playing with it.*
Omega19x: "... they seem a lot happier and more awake now."
ph33r my rod: "Uh huh. Maybe we can call for some extra blankets when they're ready to go back to sleep, or something..."
Omega19x: *watches as Malik's two let go, and start being active babies.*
Omega19x: "... wow. That's like night and day, wasn't it..."
ph33r my rod: "Yeah... I guess that was what they needed."
Omega19x: "... You'd think we just... fed them... or something..."
ph33r my rod: "...maybe that's all they need for energy, is warmth."
Omega19x: "... like they eat warmth?"
ph33r my rod: "Kinda, I guess... kinda like how flowers need the sun."
Omega19x: "... it makes sense, I guess. It's a kind of energy."
Omega19x: "... Malik... if that's true... we just... we just nursed our babies."
Omega19x: *weak smile, cuddling the two in his arms*
ph33r my rod: *blinks* "...yeah, I guess we did." *smirk*
Omega19x: "... saves on... on baby food... doesn't it."
ph33r my rod: *nods*
Omega19x: "... maybe they can only... um... eat... a certain level of warmth."
ph33r my rod: "What do you mean?"
Omega19x: "... They didn't grab on to anything else in the room... like the warm blankets... or... or the beds... or reach for the light..."
ph33r my rod: "Ohhhh..."
Omega19x: "they just grabbed onto us."
Omega19x: "... maybe our temperature... tastes good."
ph33r my rod: *laughs a little* "Maybe so."
Omega19x: "I guess they'd have to know what... what temperature of things to grab for... if something were too warm... it could hurt them."
Omega19x: "... I wonder what they see when they look at us. Maybe they even see things in... in like a heat vision... different temperatures to different colors."
ph33r my rod: "Well, that'd definitely tell them what's warm and what's not."
Omega19x: "... and probably what's too warm."
Omega19x: "... I guess they do have some instincts."
Omega19x: "... I... I read that human babies... if you put something small near their mouths, they'll suck on it, instinctively... It helps them find food."
ph33r my rod: "So maybe this is kinda like that..."
Omega19x: "I guess so."
Omega19x: "At least we know how to feed them... No... no wonder they've been sleeping so long. They... they hadn't been fed at all since being born."
ph33r my rod: "Uh huh... over a full day."
Omega19x: "... I... I don't have much energy if... if I don't eat for a long time."
ph33r my rod: "Makes enough sense, I guess."
Omega19x: "... maybe... maybe I can.. .take care of them... without hurting them."
ph33r my rod: "I don't think it's possible for you to hurt anyone, really..."
Omega19x: *weak smile*
Omega19x: "... yours... like you..."
ph33r my rod: *smiles back*