The Journey To Parenthood: Part Two.

One minute he was sitting on his couch, waiting for an answer from the demon on the other line, next thing he knew he and Tyr were in the women's section at the local pharmacy. Tyr looked at the her friend, sensing his stress. "Relax. It will be okay." She said, rubbing soothing circles on his back. She looked at the shelf of pregnancy tests. "Which one should we choose?" Xianos had asked but saw the woman take three of each brand and put them into the basket. "Its best to have more than one to test on, just in case."

Xianos nodded and smiled, the silver hair woman was like a second mother to him. But more scarier and ten times as much when she's angry. As they checked out at the front, the woman behind the counter cooooullldnt help but notice what the two were buying. The stallion smiled looking at Tyr, "I hope it goes well!" Xianos inwardly panicked, but suddenly heard her say, "It will." Just a bit, his stress melted away knowing that it was him who they were there for.

Deacon lifted the three hundred pound weights for the second hundredth time. His powerful arms bulging as the veins throbbed on his muscles. A pair of women passed by, winking and purring at the dragon who only snorted and continued his workout. After thirty more, he set the weights down, moving on to the treadmill. Setting the speed at a steady pace, his legs began at a balanced tempo.

"If I didn't know any better, Id say you were blowing off steam." A voice asked behind him. His friend, Osiris stepped up on the treadmill next to him, running at a matched pace as the dragon. "Yeah, I guess I am." He said looking forward. "Trouble at home?" The wolf asked, looking at the television overhead. "Yeah, I mean I think. Xi's been in a real pissy mood lately, and I don't know why." Osir heard this and raised an eyebrow. "Did something happen?"

"I accidentally dropped the container of bleach and suddenly he screams at me. Just pure screaming! Same thing happened when I suggested he come and try going to the gym." Deacon sighed as he set the treadmill to go faster. "He keeps getting up in the middle of the night throwing up, I don't know why. I think that's got something to do with it." Deacon looked at his friend, "Sheen ever do that?" He asked. Sheen, Osir's boyfriend, the red were man. "The screaming or throwing up?" Osiris asked, hearing the other man reply "Either."

"Not that I know of, the only time he screams is when he sees a watermelon he wants to befriend." Osiris said, the two chuckling. Oh, how did the man love watermelons. "Well, that and we were shopping for new silverware when suddenly he saw one that was decorated like a watermelon. You know those, the blades are pink and have a green base to look like a watermelon?" Osir added, "Oh, boy. Let me guess, you bought a set?" The dragon asked laughing. "No, we bought ten." The two roared in laughter, never ceased to be surprised by Sheen. The two stepped off and showered in the locker room. "Hmmm.. Perhaps..." Deacon looked to see the wolf in thought hearing him ponder. "When did you and Xi last have sex?" Osir asked, getting dressed as the other man dried his hair. "Uh, a week ago? Maybe two? I don't know. We haven't had sex since. Why?"

Tyr waited patiently outside the bathroom door, sitting on Xi and Deacon's bed. Xi was using the last testing strip. Out of the other ten he used, eight were right. This would be the stamp of approval. Tyr heard the door creak open, "You read it. I don't want to." Xianos said slowly reaching the test out for the demon. Tyr calmly took it, waiting as it gave the results after a few minutes. "Xi?" Tyr said softly, Xianos slowly opening the door. "You're pregnant."