Chapter 16: Meet the New Me (Babies 32, 33, and 34)

It's amazing how fast a person can change. One minute I was a normal person, the next a creature of the night. It'll take me a while to get used to being a vampire, but I believe it's all worth it.

Tristan and I seemed to click more now that I have become one of his kind.

"So," he said, "Is there anything you want to do now as a vampire?"

"Well, I've always wanted to change my hair-"

In a flash, Tristan grabbed my hand and lead me to the bathroom.

A few hours later that consisted of him carefully styling, cutting, and dying my hair, I sported a new look. My new hair was short and different shades of blue. 

"I used to be a hair stylist," Tristan said, "People said I was really good at what I do. But people don't want vampires doing their hair anymore, I guess."

The kids didn't even know it was me anymore. Whenever I picked up Kalyn or Aries, they would scream or cry for me, even though I was the one holding them.

Tristan loved playing with his kids was a great father to them. He seemed to be especially attached to Gemini. But now it was time to age them up.

Ryker was now a young adult and ready to move out. He has plans on being a professional athlete.

Sampson, Alfie, and Ross are now teenagers and ready for having more responsibility, high school, and driving.

Kalyn and Aries are so opposite of each other, yet they love being together. They were now all ready to start their life as a student in school.

Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer are now triplets. Taurus had brown hair (I don't know where it came from) and my father's brown eyes. Gemini has my mother's hair color and eyes, while Cancer has my hair color and eyes.

Now that I'm a vampire, I can't go out during the day, so at night Tristan took me to the hospital for my next insemination appointment. Afterwards, we wandered around town for a bit until the sun started to rise.

After eating breakfast, the twins killed some time playing video games while waiting for the school bus to arrive.

"Hehehe! Kitty! Kitty!" Taurus cooed as Gotham went up to check him out. Taurus was definitely a fan of the cats.

Sampson is a very musical person and enjoys playing the guitar.

"Okay, take baby steps!" I said to Cancer as I was teaching him to walk.

Soon enough, it was time to give birth.

Leo, Virgo, and Libra Alexandria were brought into the world just a few, short hours later.

After having the babies, the cats aged up. Gotham and Arkham were now adults while Cymoril and Berry were now elders.

66 babies to go...

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"I want to be a vampire. They're the coolest monsters." ~ Gerard Way

Chapter 15: Vampirism (Babies 29, 30, and 31)

"R-really? Why?" Tristan asked.

I felt like an idiot. Who in their right mind would want to be a vampire?

 "Maybe it's because I want to share your world." I finally said, grabbing him by the hand and taking him outside.

"Stella, I don't want to hurt you!"

I grabbed him by the waist. "That doesn't matter to me! Please, just do it!"

He sighed anxiously and dug his fangs into my neck, leaving fang marks behind as a rush of energy went through me.

Dizzy, I leaned my body against his.

"Maybe we should go to the bedroom..." I sighed tiredly.

I found myself in bed once again right next to Tristan. As I laid by his side, I rubbed my tummy and I knew that a baby had been conceived tonight.

"Happy birthday to you... happy birthday to you!" It was now birthday time at our house and Tristan helped me buy cakes for each of the kids.

Bruno and Gretel were finally ready to lead their own lives. I hate holding back my kids when they leave, they have their life to live. But I feel like I never really am ready to let go of them.

Ryder is a major flirt with the ladies at school. Now that he's a teenager, he's preparing for his rapid onset of young adulthood.

Sampson, Alfie, and Ross now as kids. Both Sampson and Ross inherited my eye and hair color, while Alfie had inherited his hair and skin color from his dad. However, his eyes are from my own father.

Kalyn received blond and pink hair from her father while Aries had more of my parents genes. He has my mother's hair color and my father's eyes.

I spent the rest of my days of being a pregnant woman doing what any other challenge mother would do; teaching their toddlers their life skills. Tristan decided to stay at my house and he helped making meals and helping with homework.

My pregnancy had gone so fast this time around. I hardly thought about the fact that I was pregnant until the labor pains hit me like a truck, as they always do.

However, there was always a miracle that came from it. Introducing Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer Alexandria, all named after astrological signs like their older brother Aries.

69 babies to be born... (heehehehe)

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"Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one" ~ Bruce Lee

Chapter 14: Truth Be Told (Babies 27 and 28)

Tate, Penelope, and Bradley were all grown up now and ready to leave the house. They said their goodbyes and hassled each other out.

Bruno and Gretel had begun to drift apart. Gretel started to get into sports and being a student athlete while Bruno was always writing comedy sketches.

There really isn't much to Ryker yet. He is quite a lady's man at school with his beautiful, blond hair and good looks.

Sampson, Alfie, and Ross love doing things together. They all like to stay together and not apart.


"Well I guess this is it," I say to Natalie while walking her out the door. She was now leaving for her job in Bridgeport and had all of her stuff packed in her car.
"Stella, I wish you good luck with your challenge... Keep me posted."
"Okay," I said, "Good luck with your job, too. I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too... love you." was the last thing she said to me before embarking on her own journey.

"Well, I guess it's just you, me, and your other brothers and sisters," I sighed, hugging Ross.
He responded by speaking his adorable toddler gibberish, "Goh!"

After Natalie left, I put Bruno and Gretel in charge while I went out to gather my thoughts. I went out to the hospital to get inseminated and then I went to the local park and tried a new hobby, fishing.

I also ended up calling Tristan.
"Hey Stella! What's up?" he asked.
"Well, we haven't hung out in a while. Do you wanna go on a date?" I asked.
"Mm," he said, "Probably not tonight, I have stuff to do. But do you wanna meet at 8:00 at the Bistro on Saturday?"
I smiled, "Sure."

The next couple days felt like years. I was so excited for my date with Tristan, it seemed like time slowed itself down to piss me off. I made the most I could with the time, though. I taught the toddler ones their basic skills, and spent a lot of new time with my kids that hadn't existed when Natalie was around to do everything for me.

Soon enough, I found myself sitting in front of Tristan at the bistro we planned to have our date at. Things went well and we caught up with each other.

I even saw my Baby 3, Lucia Alexandria at the Bistro. Life has been going great for her and she currently works in the military.

"Are you okay?" Tristan asked while I grasped my stomach in pain.
"Yeah, I'm in labor, but I'm fine. Just take me to my house."

After a few hours of labor, Kalyn and Aries Alexandria were brought into this world.

"I have something to tell you," I said to Tristan before he left.
"What?" he asked, pulling me into a kiss.
"Tristan, Iwannabeavampirewithyou."

72 babies to be born...

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"Family is not an important thing. It's everything." ~Michael J. Fox

Chapter 13: Throwback (Babies 24, 25, and 26)

Caleb, Kieran, and Cobalt left the house in a hurry. They were ready to begin their own lives.

Tate, Penelope, and Bradley keep bugging me about starting their adult life early and to leave the house. I keep telling them to enjoy their teenage-hood.

Bruno and Gretel act very much like each other. They both act like comedians and love filling the house with laughter.

Ryker is a very happy baby and cute baby. I love stroking his very soft, blonde hair. He inherited his brown eyes from my dad, which reminds me so much of him.

After I got home from my latest insemination appointment, Natalie greeted me with news.
"Stella, I've got big news! I got a promotion at work!"
"That's awesome!" I say pulling her into a hug.

"Unfortunately, I've also been transferred to a different corporate building in Bridgeport."
"Oh," I say, "What are you going to do?"
"Well, I'm going to move there in a few days. I don't really have a choice. But I think you're ready to handle things on your own, anyways."
"Yeah, I guess I am," I say, "And I don't want to put your life on hold any longer by taking care of your kids. I want you to start a family!"
She smiled, "Maybe in a few years."

Before Natalie would leave, we spent the next few days digging out old pictures from our childhood.

One of the earliest known pictures we found was one of our mom and dad right after Natalie was born. They both had just graduated college around that time and didn't even look like parents at all.

The next one we found was taken shortly after I was born. You could definitely tell that our parents started to settle down after our births as a family.

We then found a picture that had hung in our parents' house for so many years. I didn't remember it being taken since I was so young, but I remember it hanging up and no matter how old it was, Dad never wanted to switch it out for a newer picture.

The last picture we found was one I actually remember being taken. We also used it as a Christmas card one year. I was around 9 in this picture while Natalie was 16. The one thing Natalie and I both know is that throughout the years and changes in our family, our parents always loved us and devoted their lives to make us happy.

Now, our parents have passed on. Natalie is becoming successful in her career in business and I am a proud mother of 23, with more kids to come.

I took Natalie and the kids out to a picnic on the beach to celebrate Natalie's advancement in her job and as a sort of a farewell party to her.

We took a family picture and planned to store it with the rest of our other family pictures.

After being begged by the kids, we then changed into our swimsuits and went swimming in the ocean.

I then felt a familiar pain and knew I was going into labor.

Everything went well and I gave birth to three beautiful boys... Sampson, Alfie, and Ross Alexandria.

74 babies to go...

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"The love of a family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege." ~Charles Kuralt