Family

Half an hour later, Qilin and Yilao served the dishes "Dad, Lin, Lunch's ready"

So Yanghu patted Azlin's shoulder and left for the dining table while Azlin contemplated what he said 'Linlin's been broken once, please don't treat him like a fiddle and let him break again. I can see that he has a lot of love and compassion for you so as a single father, I plead with you to treat him with care'

Azlin raised his head towards the ceiling 'Who the heck dared to break Linlin!'

Qilin called out to him "Lin! Come on!"

Azlin snapped out of his thoughts "Coming!"

On Tuesday the next week, Azlin, Qilin, Andre and Sean went to the hospital not without Milk too

Qilin was smiling as he looked at Milk who was still oblivious to what was going to happen "The day has finally come, my baby"

Milk was puzzled "For what, Mommy?"

Azlin caressed his hair "You're going to have your sight back, Milk my boy"

Milk was still confused "What does Daddy mean, Mommy?"

Qilin poked his nose gently "You're going to be able to see Mommy, Daddy, your uncles and everyone now"

Milk became excited "I'll be able to see Mommy and Daddy?"

Qilin nodded "Yes, baby"

Andre chimed in "We'll finally be able to go on that rollercoaster you've always wanted, Milk"

Milk nodded "Mommy, Milk wants to see now"

Qilin glanced at Andre "You can only go to the amusement park three months after your surgery because you have to get used to your sight and the view of a rollercoaster would be too much for you. The doctors are getting the surgical room ready and when they're done, they'll call you in"

Milk asked "Won't they call Mommy in?"

Qilin replied "No, it's only you because Mommy already has sight"

While Milk was being operated on, Sean asked worriedly "What if he doesn't call you Mommy anymore after seeing that you're a male?"

Qilin pursed his lips and Andre said "Oh come on, he's been with him for more than a year now and Milk's only three years old going to four soon. He probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference"

Qilin shook his head "Doesn't matter, we'll just tell him the truth and besides, him regaining his sight is more important"

Azlin hugged Qilin who was worried about Milk "He'll be fine"

Half an hour later, the light of the surgical room went off and the doctor came out "The surgery was successful but you'll need to wait an half an hour more for the anesthesia to wear off then you can see him. A nurse will come to take you to his room in the next twenty minutes"

Qilin sighed in relief and Azlin told the doctor "Thank you, doctor"

The doctor smiled "No problem, it was my job and helping a child regain his eyesight is one of the things that makes being here worth it"

Exactly twenty minutes later, the nurse brought them to Milk's door which has a transparent screen window on the side where they could see him and Andre went to answer a phone call "The anesthesia will wear off in seven minutes and when you go in please don't overwhelm him and just let the one he's closest with to enter"

Azlin held Qilin's shoulder "That's you, Milk's Mommy"

Qilin asked the nurse "Miss, will two people be able to enter?"

The nurse shook her head "Just one person at first and when he's ready to meet more people, you can let them in"

Qilin asked Azlin "Should I call my Dad and lil sis?"

Azlin shook his head "We'll take Milk to go see them this weekend"

Andre came back from his phone call "When mum heard that Milk's sight has been restored, she said she's on her way"

Azlin rolled his eyes "Overenthusiastic she can be sometimes"

Qilin lightly punched Azlin's chest "Don't be like that, we've taken Milk to her place a few times and he's already her favorite grandson"

Azlin sighed "He is her only grandson though"

Andre teased Sean "How about we give her another one then we'll see who's the real favorite"

Sean pouted and pushed Andre away gently "Don't make such jokes in public, people will see you as weird"

Andre laughed "We can get one of those-"

Sean covered his mouth as he blushed out of embarrassment "You don't need to tell me what I already know, duffus"

Azlin stared at Qilin softly and Qilin asked "What are you looking at?"

Azlin replied "Not what, it's a who"

Qilin looked behind him "Then who are you looking at?"

Azlin turned his head back to him "The future literal mother of my children"

Qilin blushed and covered his face "Lin, stop that"

Sean patted the duo "Hey lovebirds, your child's awake"

Qilin had tears in his eyes as he saw Milk open his eyes slowly and called out "Mommy?"

Qilin wanted to go in but stopped "W-what if he doesn't see me a-as his Mommy b-because..."

Azlin pushed him towards the door "You'll never be sure until you go in, Linlin"

Qilin nodded and opened the door gently while the trio watched from outside

Milk saw Qilin and softly said "Mommy?"

Qilin almost started crying as he nodded "Hnn"

Milk had a big smile on his face as he stretched his hands and made a grabbing motion "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Milk can see now!"

Qilin rushed to him and hugged him while sobbing silently "Yes, Milk can see everything now"

Milk asked when he felt drops of water on his shoulder "Mommy, are you crying?"

Qilin wiped his tears and sat up beside Milk "Mommy's just happy, t-these are tears of joy"

Milk looked worried "But Milk doesn't want Mommy to cry"

Qilin cleaned his face with his sleeves "Mommy won't cry, Mommy won't cry. Want to see Daddy?"

Milk had sparkles in his eyes "Where's Daddy?"

Qilin beckoned for Azlin who had been peeping by the door to come in

Milk clapped excitedly "Daddy! Daddy! Milk can see now"

Azlin was feeling emotional but tried not to show it and just smiled then ruffled Milk's hair "Daddy and Milk will be able to go on so many adventures now. Milk will also be able to start school and make friends now"

Milk nodded "Yes! And Milk wants to play with animals too! Oh and what about Uncle Andre a-and Uncle Sean"

Azlin replied "I'll call them in now. Grandma's around too, wanna see her?"

Milk screamed with glee "I want to see Grandpa and Sister Lao too!"

Azlin said "We'll go see them when you're discharged from the hospital, alright?"

Milk smiled with his eyes included "Okay, Daddy"

The shadow left silently without anyone noticing him and went to report what happened

The voice shouted as he banged on the door "What! They restored the boy's eyesight!? My plans will crumble because of this!"

The shadow asked "Should I eliminate the boy now?"

The voice grunted "I'll soon be out of here in a few years, when I'm out, we'll work on plan b!"

Four days later, it was Milk's birthday but it was a small celebration with family and those who knew about Milk. Azlin, Qilin, Andre, Sean, Azlin's mother, Beau, Yanghu, Yilao, Sean's friend, Shawn, Kelvin and Gaeul. Molly and her parents too came over along with Molly's two younger brothers, one was named Lane who was five and the other was named Paul and he was three years old

A year ago, Qilin didn't completely distance himself from Gaeul but didn't tell her about Milk until she told him that Madison had become distant with her and even stopped being roommates with her

Madison started moving with Melvin and some girl named Randa who were a big influence on her

When Gaeul came unannounced to his dorm room to complain about Madison's change of character, she met Milk and Qilin had to tell her about him

Presently, the celebration was held at Qilin's house backyard which was surprisingly huge

Qilin was surprised when Gaeul brought Wilson then whispered to her "You and Wilson?"

Gaeul blushed "Don't make me shy, Linlin. We just became official so I decided to bring him and show off. You guys always made me a fifth wheel whenever we wanted to hang out"

Qilin chuckled and waved at the silent Wilson who nodded back "Hey, Qilin"

Wilson passed the two presents in his hand to Qilin "For the birthday boy"

Gaeul asked "Where's the birthday boy though?"

Qilin replied as he entered the kitchen "In the backyard with everyone else, I came in to get the cake"

A few minutes later, the celebration officially started when they sang the birthday song to Milk who was happily standing in front of his cake with a bright smile

When they sang the song and Qilin held Milk's hand to cut the cake, everyone shouted "Hurray"

Andre, Sean and Yilao threw confetti in the air while cheering

Milk fed the first slice of the cake to Qilin first "Mommy, Milk is four now"

Qilin nodded "Yes, Milk's a big boy now"

Milk fed the second slice to Azlin who was on his other side

Beau and Sean distributed the cake then Yilao went to keep the rest of the cake in the freezer for Milk to have later

Qilin told Milk that he could start opening his presents and he had a lot but his parents reserved theirs for last so he became eager to open them

After opening all the presents, he opened his Mommy's own which was the complete set of his favorite Pokemon action figures and building complex

Milk hugged Qilin while holding one of the Pokemon figures "Thanks, Mommy!"

Qilin ruffled his hair "Wait till you find out what your dad got you"

Milk raised his head to look at Qilin "What did Daddy get me?"

Azlin came back to the backyard with a kitten in his arms "Milk?"

Milk gasped and ran towards his dad jumping with glee "A kitten!?"

Azlin gently handed the sleeping kitten to Milk who immediately went to show his mother "Mommy! Dad got me a kitten!"

Qilin caressed his hair "Go say thank you to Daddy"

Milk ran back to his father and hugged his leg "Daddy, thank you! Thank you!

Azlin smiled and patted his head "I'm glad you like it"

Beau patted her son as she watched Milk excitedly show everyone his new pet "Azlin boy, you're doing a very good job as a father"

Azlin smiled "It's all thanks to Milk and Linlin too"

Lane and Paul marveled at Milk's new pet then went to meet their parents "Mommy, Daddy! When will we get our own cat too?"

Molly and Yilao chatted on the side with Gaeul while Andre, Kelvin and Wilson talked

Yanghu and Beau talked with Qilin and Azlin but Sean didn't let Shawn feel left out

Molly's Mum, Carrie rolled her eyes "Lane, you already have a Labrador and Paul, you have two hamsters already!"

Lane stomped his foot cutely on the ground "But we want a kitty too!"

Paul asked Milk "What will you name him?"

Milk said after scrutinizing the kitten "It's a girl so what about Milky"

Paul chuckled "That's silly"

Milk shrugged "But cute, too"

The party continued on with the music and the kids playing around

Milk dropped Milky with Qilin then dragged Molly, Yilao, Sean and Andre to play with him, Lane and Paul

Qilin, Gaeul, Beau and Carrie went to make dinner since they all wanted to eat dinner together

Azlin and Wilson went to go get the fireworks while Yanghu and Molly's Dad, Lujin talked about whatnot on the side

Kelvin noticed Shawn sitting all alone on the side and went to him "Hello, you must be Sean's friend, Shawn, right?"

Shawn had a soft voice almost like a girl "Oh yes, h-hi"

Kelvin sat beside him "My name is Kelvin, Sean's departmental governor and also their friend. Why don't you join them to play?"

Shawn softly said "I'm not that much of an outdoor person"

Kelvin asked "Would you mind if I accompanied you?"

Shawn shook his head "But I'm not that much of a talker"

Kelvin flashed a smile "Don't worry, I'll do the talking"

Shawn blushed and looked away 'W-why is he smiling like that?'

Kelvin didn't notice Shawn blushing "My full name is Kelvin Storm, I have a twin sister and an older brother who owns a company but my parents are in another country so we don't see each other often"

Shawn replied "Oh"

Kelvin turned to him "What about you?"

Shawn pursed his lips "M-my name is James Shaw. I have a mother and father but they stay in the countryside. I also have a younger sister but she's in middle school and studies in another state because of scholarship. My parents aren't financially stable and I'm only in college because of my scholarship"

Kelvin was puzzled "Why do they call you Shawn then?"

Shawn said "In middle school because my surname is Shaw and my voice sounds like Shawn Mendes when I sing so everyone started calling me Shawn and it stuck"

Kelvin smiled "I would love to hear you sing"

Shawn looked away blushing then Kelvin waved his hands "You don't have to if you don't want to"

Shawn was about to say something when Azlin said "Everyone, let's watch fireworks!"

The duo went to join the others and Milk watched the fireworks in awe "Pretty"

Three years later, Azlin, Qilin, Andre, Sean, Kelvin, Shawn and Gaeul graduated from university with good grades. Azlin even won overall best student in his faculty which caused for a celebration

After the celebration, they went back to their home

Apparently when they got in their fourth year, they all wanted to rent apartments off school campus but Qilin had an idea "Why don't we all just rent apartments on the same floor in the same building so we could be neighbors?"

They didn't see it as a bad idea so Azlin and Qilin rented an apartment together then Andre and Sean rented the one on their right while the two new lovebirds rented the one on their left

As for Gaeul, Wilson already rented an apartment for her when he graduated a year ago so she stayed there since her third year

When they graduated, Gaeul told the others that she'll be flying to Washington to join Wilson who was already a Lawyer there

Next year, Gaeul and Wilson got married

The others decided to get married by the next year because they just got promoted from internship after Gaeul and Wilson's marriage

Azlin became an English lecturer, Qilin became an ambassador for a Designer company, Sean became the owner of a fashion boutique and Andre pursued his music career, Kelvin became a brand manager and Shawn became an accountant of Sean's boutique

Then nine months later, Qilin surprised Azlin with the biggest news of his life

Azlin exclaimed as he saw the pregnancy test on his table "You're pregnant?!"

Qilin yelped as Azlin lifted him and spun him in the air "I'm going to be a father of two!"

Qilin tapped his shoulder "Okay! okay, I get that you're excited but please drop me or I'm gonna get dizzy"

Azlin gently dropped him and sat him down "Sorry, sorry"

The next week, Azlin announced Qilin's pregnancy so they quickly made wedding arrangements before Qilin's tummy came out

The shadow went to report the news to his master "Sire! I have news"

The voice replied "What is it now? Don't bother me while I make my escape plan!"

The shadow said "Qilin is pregnant and he and his friends are having their weddings in three weeks' time"

The voice was shocked "I thought you said Qilin was a manz how could he possibly be pregnant!"

The shadow replied "Apoarently, he has a female private organ so he is able to give birth"

The voice laughed horrendously "I know the perfect time to execute my plan on them. Go and stand by for my orders! Do not make any rash moves"

The shadow nodded and disappeared

In three weeks, it was their wedding well more like double wedding because the twins decided to get married to their lovers the same day

Even Wilson and Gaeul flew back to Arizona for the wedding. Azlin's father also flew in from France

Qilin worried about Gaeul "Is it alright for you to fly in your condition?"

Gaeul rubbed her three months old tummy "It's fine besides, me and Wilson have decided to stay in Arizona to be with you guys because you guys are our family"

Qilin smiled "That's a good decision"

Gaeul giggled "You're also going to be a mother, Qilin"

Qilin blushed "You're going to be a mother before me though"