Vanilla held the baby in his arms and tried to offer him a bottle of milk. The newborn turned away and started to cry. "Shhh..." Vanilla unbuttoned his shirt and held the baby's head to his chest. Choco slowly calmed down and let out a small whine. "There we go!" Vanilla softly cooed as he gently offered him the bottle once more, relieved when he began to nurse. He looked over at Cacao and walked over to him. The king was struggling to stay concious.
"You need sleep, Cao." Vanilla urged softly as he continued to feed their baby. Cacao turned from his desk to look at him with tired eyes. "I'm too worried, Nilla... you know I can't just drop everything to sleep. I need to make sure you're both safe." He rubbed his eyes with his hands. "You need to rest up, Cao." Vanilla urged as he pulled the empty bottle away from the squirming baby. "I know but-" He was cut off. "No buts, only sleeping." He laid the baby on his shoulder and patted him on the back. Choco made a face before burping and then let out a soft sigh. "Will you be alright on your own?" Cacao said worriedly as he stood from his desk and walked with his husband to their bedroom. "I'm certain even Chocolate would want his daddy to rest up." Vanilla cooed softly as he pulled the baby to his chest once more. "Maybe you're right..." The king sighed and took his armor off before getting into bed.
Vanilla smiled as his husband immediately fell asleep once he laid in bed. Vanilla ever so gently tucked him in. "Sleep well, Cao." He smiled and walked out of their bedroom to let Cacao get much needed sleep. Chocolate began to fuss once more as they went on a small stroll through the castle. "Oh baby, what's wrong?" Vanilla cooed softly at the baby, trying to get him to not cry. He stopped for a second and went wide eyed. "Oh my god you can't be away from cacao's soul jam... you have a piece of it and it must hurt... oh my god..." He felt guilty and began back to the bedroom.
Vanilla gently laid the baby back into his bassinet and got into bed with his sleeping husband. He nuzzled into his chest and sobbed quietly, trying to cover his mouth to hide the sound. Cacao woke up once he heard crying. "Nilla...?" He wrapped his arms around his crying husband. "I can't even take him away from you just to walk through the castle... your soul jam makes him hurt, Cao....I hurt him..I fucking hurt our baby..." Vanilla shut his eyes and covered his mouth. "Nilla, its not your fault. He seems fine now, nilly. It'll be ok." He held his husband close in his strong arms and kissed him softly.
