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Eric took a hand and poked one of her puffed cheeks. He agreed with her about Veldana's children being with someone they was happy with. She was such a popular person, it was hard to know, especially when their greeting around here for the pregnant ones was a belly rub. He moved a hand to rest on her stomach. "Are you sure it's just her in there right now? You looked like you could had given birth to triplets yesterday." He teased.

"Perish the thought, you're both a handful. How am I to manage four Ninas?" He shrugged and chucked. They'd ought to be careful, said child they talked about never failed to surprise them. "Well, even if she was, I wouldn't mind it, it just makes starting a family a whole lot faster. Less pregnancies to worry about going through too."

Eric turned red in the face. "Our baby, don't you think? And when did it become a need, like an obligation?" He wondered outwardly. He lifted himself up some and kissed her cheek. "Unless it's that extreme of a desire, and please keep continuing it to call it a need." He whispered to her, his face was even redder than before.

"Wow, Mina, I had no idea..." He said after she had kissed him back. He was astonished, she really wanted him to put more babies into her that much? She was kinda someone he knew to protest such things. He looked up past her belly and breasts to smile at her face once Mina had rest her belly in his lap. He did the same as she did early, he washed it and caressed it in a loving manner. "I'll definitely fulfill that need, Mina. I promise."

Eric nodded his head. "Of course, I gotta give your baby factory it's well needed break, won't I?" He tilted his head slightly, just staring at how motherly she looked from here. "I'll try to wait, but accidents do happen sometimes, you know?" He kissed her belly repeatedly, he imagined the day, seeing their daughter Nina grow up and learn she was going to have a new brother or sister soon.

Eric stopped for a moment to think about that. "Yeah, I hope you head that Nina. Soon, I'll be kissing your little head..."

The two stayed out for a bit longer, just till Mina was certain the gas that would surely build up as she tried to sleep had escaped. They loved each other's company and talked a little more on their future lives together...

Four days later...(14th)

The two stayed on the world for a bit longer than they expected, mostly because the transporters were down and the chief wanted Mina and Eric to stay for her wedding. With the Rock Ring slotted into Mina's armor and crystals fed to her daughter, the two headed for Uni. The crystals bumped Mina up in size from 7 to 8 months along in size.

Their, Eric felt right at home, one left in shambles after the destroyers did a number on them, but home nonetheless. They were walking through his hometown on the far east side of the floating world. "Well, this is where I used to live. Nothing's changed." He muttered to Mina. He noticed a lot of people were staring at them, mostly Mina. They knew she was a Duon and they hated her for it, mostly because of how Duon's treated them as slaves.

"Ignore them, they'll come around once we settle things here."

"Like i'd let them." Said Eric coldly, cared far too much for Mina and Nina to ever let that happen. He refused to lose them, especially for stupid reasons such as those. The Duon's made their mistakes, but no need to persecute them all into one group.

"Hey Eric!"

A voice called out to him from behind. It was Farley, judging by that voice and crazy green hair. Eric sighed, his friend refused to return his hair back to it's normal color.

"Farley, good to see you."

"Good to see you too...oooh, this can't be good news for me..." The guy noticed Mina, less concerning was her being pregnant, more concerning was that red symbol on her face meant she was a Duon, same could be said of Unins having the symbol in green and likewise for the others with a symbol the color of their world ring.

"Farley, this is girlfriend Mina. Mina, my good friend Farley. I expect you to treat her well, right Farley?" Said Eric, he gave him a look that meant to shut his mouth and nodded. Luckily for him, Farley understood that well and simply nodded.

"Well this just complicate's things."

"It's best if you just follow me and learn for yourselves. Why spoil the surprise?" Said Farley in a nervous tone. He motioned for them to follow him. They were led to a small home, Eric knew this place, if memory served correct, it was his brother's home.

"Is something wrong with Derrick?"

"It's not him we're here for." Farley rang the bell, moments later another familiar face showed up to greet them...Lorene. Lorene was still alive all this time! And she was pregnant too. What was she doing here?

"Eric, is that that you?" She smiled and gave him a warm welcoming hug, her eyes peered over to Mina. "Oh, hello there." She said with a wave. "Please, won't you all come in?" She said motioning towards them.

Oh this is just wonderful... Thought Eric sarcastically, how was he to deal with this? His current love and his previous, both in the same room, together. Every time he tried to get word in, she just shushed him, just like her.