CH-70 Truth

Gwen, wearing tight black pants, was pacing back and forth outside the bathroom. Unexpectedly, while they were intimately engaged, Ely felt the need to use the restroom.

Gwen went to the pharmacy and purchased a pregnancy test kit for Ely. She is currently waiting nervously and excitedly outside the bathroom door.

After a few minutes, Ely surfaces from the bathroom with a somber expression, which causes Gwen's anxiety to heighten.

"Gwen… what if I'm not pregnant? Will you… leave me?" Ely asked with a darkness in her eye as Gwen blinked in surprise.

Gwen quickly pulled Ely into a comforting necking session, "No way! I'm not going anywhere, tomorrow or ever. If you're not pregnant, we'll just keep practicing and work hard!"

"Oh!" Ely then grabbed Gwen's hand and placed it on her abdomen with a satisfied smile. "Then...congratulations. We're both going to be mommies."

"Eh!" Gwen blinked a few times, processing Ely's prank, before breaking into a wide grin. She pulled Ely in for a long, passionate kiss without hesitation.

After separating, she mumbled excitedly, "Thanks Ely! I can't believe we're having a baby together. Oh, I already proposed, but wanna get married tomorrow? I can set the date. We should start shopping for baby stuff too! There should be lot of to-"

"Fufufu~~ Woah, slow down there!" Ely cut off her sentence with a soft laugh. "How about we go to the hospital first and get it confirmed how many days have passed? Then we can confound Iris and Amelia!"

"O-Okay!" Gwen was buzzing with gladness but tried to rein it in, sweeping Ely up into a princess carry. "We should probably also tell your parents the truth - about your real age and all."

***

After a few hours, at 10pm, Gwen and Ely were cuddled up on the couch in the White House family living room, Ely's parents quietly working nearby.

Despite their lofty positions as two of the world's top leaders, maintaining that required a tremendous amount of effort that the couple handled together.

Nisho couldn't help but feel a complicated mix of emotions watching how doting and attentive Gwen was being toward her daughter.

A part of her melted seeing Gwen so caring - the two were giggling together watching silly videos on Ely's phone.

"Babe, babe! Look at this one - it's a corgi in a banana costume!" Gwen attempts to control her laughter.

Ely snorted, "Oh my god, it's so stupid. I love it!"

She poked Gwen's side teasingly. "Not as cute as you in that maid outfit though."

"Shhh! Your parents are right there!" Gwen's eyes widened and she clapped a hand over Ely's mouth, cheeks flushing red.

"Ahem!" Nisho and Sam cleared their throat loudly from across the room, decidedly ignoring whatever that was about.

Ely gave Gwen an innocent look. "What? I just think you look adorable doing chores."

Gwen groaned, jerked Ely closer and nuzzled her head into her own shoulder. "You're the worst but still adorable. Did your throat dry? Do you want to drink?"

"What do you think?" Sam was close to Nisho's ears, "If our daughter is happy, I don't think we need to worry about gender here. After that accident 200 years ago during the war, we know same gender couples can have children together through that art m."

Nisha lowered her head, focusing on her tablet work for a moment, before changing the subject.

"When is your sister coming home?" she asked Ely.

"Huh? She said she'll be a little late. Iris is probably on her way." Ely replied flatly, her concentration on the videos playing on her phone.

"I see!" Trying to steer the conversation, Nisha rubbed her temples, a headache forming from worrying about her playboy son.

"Could you call your brother Alex? Can you please try to keep him in check? He's been hooking up with so many girls lately, it's getting out of hand because of problems I have to fix."

"Oh? What am I supposed to do about it? Or Why should I do it? He doesn't think about his little or big sister, so why should I care about him?" Ely seemed entirely disinterested, but well aware of the family dynamics.

'Just say that you don't like to dig your nose into personal matters.' Gwen clenched Ely's hand supportively.

Even in the complicated domestic situation, she admired how Ely valued the boundaries of her Alex.

"...He is your brother..." Nisha didn't know why things had not gone according to her and Sam's plans.

The siblings never seemed to bond. Sometimes, she doubted if their parenting approach was flawed. They had sent each child away for specialized training, never giving the siblings a chance to form connections.

Now they were practically strangers, linked only by blood.

"...Listen daughter, I realize I may have been cold. But everything I did, I thought was for the best. Because of certain...actions, I know my temper hasn't been perfect when it comes to my children."

Nisha covered her eyes with her hands. "Now that you're all grown up, I think it's time for me to change. And this change will start..."

She looked from Gwen to Ely's eyes directly. "...by accepting your relationship with your...girlfriend. So can you please forgive me? I don't mind your relationship anymore."

Ely gave her a suspicious look. "You're not plotting something, are you?"

"I've done cunning things, but not toward my own family."

Nisha said with a small smile, making a decision she never dreamed of. "If I did plot against you...I swear on my motherhood that I will take my own life if I ever try to break you two apart."

A dead silence fell. Ely's mind went blank, never expecting those words from her mother. But thinking it over, Nisha had always been blunt, not necessarily good or bad, just direct.

"Fine. I'll trust you, but… once trust is broken, there will always be a mark of it " Ely warned, letting her know that betrayal would forever shatter their relationship.

Nisha nodded solemnly. "Okay. Then please, help me reconnect with Iris. Because of that prophecy, we did terrible things to our little girl. Before I die by her hands, I want to at least love my daughter again."

"Her hands? Die? What are you talking about?" Ely's frown deepened, sensing the shift in her parents' emotions.

Nisho met Sam's gaze, a silent exchange passing between them. She turned back to Ely, sorrow etched into her features. stranger

"In the past, when your sister first formed her power core, the next day a appeared at our door. He showed visions of the future..."

Nisho paused, steeling herself. "A visions of the future that she was ripping our core out from our body.."

The room fell deathly silent. Gwen squeezed Ely's hand, aiding an anchor as the weight of Nisho's words sank in.

"A prophecy?" Ely's voice was hushed. "You...you've been afraid of Iris this whole time? Because of some vision from a stranger?"

Nisho's jaw tightened but she didn't deny it. Sam looked away guiltily. "Listen to your father, Ely. There wa-"

Fury burst in Ely's chest. "How could you?! She's your daughter! You were just going to… what, preemptively strike against her? Your own child?"

"We didn't know what else to do!" Nisha's eyes flashed black dangerously but with grief. "We had to take precautions to protect our family because we saw she broke our whole house like a devil from hell."

"Precautions?!" Ely shouted, standing up abruptly. "You mentally and emotionally abused her! All because of some stupid prediction!"

The temperature in the room plummeted as Ely's power flared. Gwen quickly tried to calm her down, but Ely shook her off, rounding on her parents with disgust.

"I can't believe you two. You two need therapy. Iris doesn't deserve to be here, and I will take her far away from you monsters as soon as she returns."

Before anyone could react, a voice interrupted them from outside the gate.

"Hey, White House people, open the door! The queen is entering this dump, and she's going to make it a little less filthy."