First Crush

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Daniel, Ian, and the kids followed Aidan leaving Laotian and Franco talking to each other. People around were still occasionally looking in their direction but Daniel decided not to mind it anymore as he held Luangmin's hand as they walked. Not long after, they finally reached a crib with a net veil hanging directly on top of it creating a roof protecting whatever's inside. The crib was in a more secluded area in the room where the noise wasn't too prominent and there was no direct light. Daniel thought it was the perfect place for the baby to stay during an event like this.

"She's here sleeping soundly," Aidan chuckled before leaning down to pick a small baby into his arms and later showed it to them.

"Franco and I named her Faith Keileigh. Isn't she cute? We decided to raise her as a daughter. She came unexpectedly but we fell in love right away," Aidan said excitedly as he carried a beautiful Omega baby in his arms. Since baby Omegas are both male and female and their first gender gets revealed at the opposite time as Betas and Alphas their second gender, parents can either raise their Omega baby as a girl or a boy. For Franco and Aidan, they decided to raise their Omega baby as a girl compared to Daniel who was raised as a boy.

"Ahww, she's so cute and small but she looks exactly like you" Daniel squealed, gently holding the baby's foot. He wasn't so sure exactly since Baby Faith is still a few weeks old but he could definitely see some of Aidan's features on her like her eyebrows and nose.

"Hmmm, Franco said so too but I could say her lips were from him," Aidan smiled, anyone could tell that he was extremely happy finally having a baby even though in the first place they weren't planning to have one yet to which Daniel could definitely relate to. The most beautiful things truly happen in the most unexpected way. He too had gotten pregnant by accident and even now he's pregnant with the twins by surprise but he could never have been happier. His pregnancy had greatly changed his life, he used to be so lonely that sometimes he cried at night. He never wanted to relive that time and instead wanted to enjoy the rest of his life with his children and Laotian.

"Hmmm, I could definitely see that too. Minmin, look at uncle's baby, isn't she cute," Daniel said and Aidan quickly leaned down to show his baby. Meanwhile looking at the Baby, Luangmin stared at its sleeping figure curiously before he stepped back shyly. He had never seen a baby before and for him it kinds of feels overwhelming that he's seeing a smaller human being than him. Lan on the other hand, when he saw the baby, he held the hems of Ian's clothes. He didn't say anything but as Ian looked at his son, he knew right away he wanted a baby too, a little sibling of his own.

"We brought gifts for baby Faith," Ian said from the side and rubbed Lan's hair pretending he didn't notice a thing since that's something he couldn't give, or at least for now he couldn't.

"Thank you so much, I'm sure she'll love it," Aidan replied smiling. And again compared to when Daniel first met Aidan, he could now tell that the Omega was indeed an Omega. Back then he looked more like an Alpha due to his body size and shape but now, he couldn't believe Aidan shrunk down in just a few months. If he didn't know better, he would have thought they're two Aidan.

After showing baby faith to them, Aidan finally decided to put his baby back in her crib so that she could finally rest without interruption before they went to a table with William's wife to chat. Since there was no real program as the baby shower was just a simple celebration between friends and family, the adult visitors enjoyed socializing as usual while the children also had an area where they could play.

There were a total of 7 children in the room including Luangmin and Lan, two kids were William's daughters that instantly surrounded Lan and Luangmin while the three other kids were children from the other guests.

Since Lan already knew William's daughters, Sofia and Eunice, and especially knew how stubborn the sisters were, he let the two play with them not wanting the same thing happening the first time they met.

"Big Brother Lan, who are you going to marry when you grow up? Is it me or big sister Sofia?" Eunice asked with a pout. Although she was just 4 years old, that didn't stop her from having a crush on Lan who was 4 years older than her.

"Eunice, you're too young for Lan. Of course, he's going to marry me since we're the same age, right Lan?" Sofia said and quickly grabbed Lan's arm as she pulled him close to her. Seeing this, Eunice also did the same pulling Lan to the other side and she whined that Lan was going to marry her. Meanwhile, as this was happening, Luangmin who was looking at the whole thing happening quickly frowned and pouted. He absolutely didn't like that his older cousin was with the two girls instead of him.

"Uhmmm," Lan tried to stop the two but he didn't know what to say in which he wouldn't make them cry. He doesn't have a crush on either of the two and he finds it extremely annoying that even here when he is not at school, girls still tend to bother him when he only wants to play and take care of his little cousin.

"Girls are so annoying! Stop bothering him!" A little boy with semi-long hair suddenly said frowning at the two girls fighting for Lan. He pointed at both Sofia and Eunice before his little lips smirked. "Don't you get it? He doesn't like either of you, so he won't be marrying either of you," he added, causing the two sisters to realize what they have been doing but still too stubborn to admit it.

"Y-You don't know that!" Sofia yelled and was seconded by Eunice, causing the little boy to roll his eyes before he neared Lan and pulled him away from the sisters. And even though Lan didn't know who the little boy was, he was glad he was out of the sisters' grips and quickly urged Luangmin to go near him.

"Hey! Lan is still playing with us!!" Sofia yelled again as she stomped her feet.

"He's not even playing with you and both of you are hurting him, plus you're about to make this little baby cry. Both of you are being mean so why would he want either of you to marry him??" the little boy said, putting his hands at his sides. Due to his words, Sofia and Eunice quickly turned shocked and looked at little Minmin who was rubbing his eyes with the back of his hands. He was indeed about to cry, thankfully before that happened their savior came.

"Hmmp, we're gonna tell Daddy," Eunice yelled this time.

"Go on, I don't care!" the little boy provoked. He was confident he was going to win anyway if he was asked by their parents what had happened.

With Sofia unable to say anything because she was used to getting whatever she wanted as long as she told her parents, she ended up stomping her feet again and turned around with Eunice following her but not before the 4 years old mockingly showed her tongue before she turned around as well.

When the two finally left to report what had happened to their parents, the little boy finally sighed and later turned to his side and looked at Lan and Luangmin curiously.

"My name is Elven. Are you two okay?" Elven said and smiled brightly. When Lan saw this, a blush suddenly creeped into his cheeks as he shyly nodded in response. This was the first time someone had saved him from that kind of situation so he was very thankful.

"Thank you," Lan mumbled again, looking on the floor as he fidgeted before he looked at the bright little boy's smile directed to him. He didn't know why he was feeling flustered when Elven was a boy too. Despite his cute little face and long hair, he was wearing a boy's clothes so Elven was probably a boy.

"Nah, it's okay. Your name is Lan, right? What is your little brother's name?? He's so cute, I wish my little brothers and sister would look like him as well, " Elven said, his smile remaining on his lips causing Lan to further turn red. He couldn't help but feel attracted, he didn't know what to do since this was the first time this had happened to him. He had never felt like this to someone before. This might be the very first time he's having a crush on someone that he couldn't help but feel shy in front of.

Thankfully, Elven mentioned Luangmin and how cute he was that he was able to pull himself out of the weird sensation he was feeling inside his heart.

"His name is Minmin. He's my little cousin, I'm also going to have another two soon," Lan said proudly as a smile flashed on his lips as well, introducing Luangmin to his newfound friend.

"Wow, really?? I'm sure they'll look as cute as little Minmin," Elven exclaimed happily and for an unknown reason, in Lan's eyes, everything just went in slow motion as Elven pushed back his hair behind his ears. He stared at the boy in awe that when he did it for more than 5 seconds, Elven frowned confused as he waved his hands in front of Lan.

"Uhmm? Are you sure you're okay?? Do you want me to call your mommy for you?" Elven asked worriedly. He's actually the same age as Lan but because he already has 3 younger siblings, he always acts as if he was the older brother.

"Lan??" Elven called again, still waving his hand since Lan continued to freeze. He could hear Elven talk and see him waving his hand in front of him but he just couldn't help but stare in awe. This was the first time this had happened to him and he could understand why he's feeling this so suddenly. Thankfully, that didn't last long when he finally snapped out of his thoughts before blushing all the way to his ears and neck.

"I-I'm okay, " Lan mumbled shyly, hugging Luangmin to hide his embarrassment.

"You're red as a tomato though? Are you sure you're not sick?"

"Yeah, I'm fine... I-It's just hot here," Not knowing what to say, Lan ended up lying remembering his parents' excuses when he caught them turning red.

"Ohh, okay," Elven nodded in understanding even though he knew that the room's temperature was well managed. Suddenly, silence invaded the space between them so out of concern he took a step forward towards Lan and held his arm.

"Come one, I'll show you a better place so you can cool down. It's my secret place here at my uncle's house but I'm going to share it with you and little Minmin, " Elven said with a bright smile and pulled Lan, not giving him a chance to struggle away.

Lan didn't have much time to reach, he followed Elven out of the room with Minmin and soon disappeared somewhere in the two-story mansion.

Of course, by this happening, when the adults found out that Lan and Luangmin went missing, Daniel and Ian instantly got worried considering that both children had gone through a lot the past month.

"Who did you see with the kids??" Aidan asked the man guarding the exit.

"They were with the Young Sir, Sir, " He repeated, remembering a little while ago the three walked out of the room. He didn't mind it much because it's normal for the kids to run around and play.

"Elven??" Aidan said, sounding relief.

"Uhmm, who's Elven??" Daniel asked worriedly while still in Laotian's embrace for comfort. Ian too looked at Aidan desperate to know the answer.

" He's my nephew. He's staying here for the time being due to some circumstances. You don't need to worry, Elven is a good kid," Aidan explained and smiled. "Come on, I'll show where they're probably hiding," Aidan said again and urged the group to follow him.

The mansion was no way small so if anyone wanders around, one wouldn't be surprised if they found themselves getting lost. Thankfully, Aidan knew the place like the back of his hand so they quickly reached a room that looked like no one was using it. As they went inside, there were no Elven, Lan, or Luangmin inside until Aidan went to a window and opened it.

"There they are, " Aidan said in relief, looking at the pile of comforters and pillows in the room and on top of it where the three children were sleeping. Since the room was located at the furthest side on the west wing, there was nothing good to look at outside the window aside from the mountain and trees.

Additionally, due to an error in the renovation, there was this awkward window that only lets you see the roof of the house. Water used to gather in the area and into the room but instead of reconstructing it. Aidan and Franco decided to let it be and instead installed a pipe so the water from the rain would drain out. But since the room was too far and the view wasn't the nicest, no one was using it.

And when Elven came a month ago, he discovered the area and made it his secret base. The first time he slept in the area, they went crazy looking for him.

"Oh, thank goodness," With Ian the first one to look and follow was Daniel, the two quickly breathed in relief almost saying the same words at the same time.

"The kids are enjoying their time together. Why don't we let them be? You all can stay the night and leave tomorrow," Looking at the children sleeping comfortably next to each other, Franco suddenly stepped in and suggested. Laotian and Daniel looked at each other trying to figure out what the other would want and just one look each of them knew Franco's suggestion would be great.

"Ian? What do you think?" Daniel asked since they can't just decide on their own.

"I'm fine with that. Thanks for having us," Ian said with a smile. It's not often that he sees Lan enjoying being a child so of course, he would want his son to spend a little more time with his newfound friend.

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