Napoleonic Empire
18-09-2004, 13:08
[OOC: Joint RP between me and Ottoman Khaif.]
It was only two weeks after Frances and Sophia had returned to the small private chateau they owned on the edge of the Paris countryside that something hung in the air. Something was going to happen, that, the new Empress could feel. Laying in her bed, her ankle still injured, she knew something may be wrong. She called for Charles, and the Emperor, getting dressed for a conference, looked to her.
"What is the matter?"
"I need to check something, at the doctor's.."
"I will call a physician to come here. There is no need for you to travel in your condition.."
Sophia smiled. "Just help me up and support me..when I walk or get Chani."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
He nodded. Stepping next to the bed, he put his arm under her arm and around her shoulders and attempted to help her out of the bed. She remarked as he tried to prevent injury, "Easy there."
He smiled weakly as he lifted her up slowly and then placed his arm under her knees as he hoisted her up into his arms, with a sigh, he led her through the doorway and asked Chani as he exited the room to open the door.
Chani opened the door.
"Should I began packing your bags?"
"Charles, come now you don't have to do this!"
He nodded to Chani, "No thanks, just a visit to the doctor's office.."
He smiled friendily as he carried her down the steps towards their vehicle in their small private chateau in Paris. He looked at Sophia.
"I don't have to, but it seems to be the easiest way to get to the physician, no?"
Chani followed behind them, servatn and bodyguard to the Empress. Sophia persisted.
"I don't want you to hurt your back!"
"My back? I haven't exercised in a while, thats all. I need to get back to that.."
"You better.."
They entered their car promptly and began down the road.
"Well Charles..when will we reach Paris?"
"Not sure, maybe just forty minutes, the countryside is not so far from the city."
"Ok."
"We can go to St. Xavier's."
"St.Xavier?"
"A Catholic hospital that is North East of the metro. I was born there while my mother and father were spending a vacation in Paris."
"All right.."
they reach St. Xavier's shortly, after being escorted through the city by a Musketeer escort.
A small group of the Royal Musketeers (personal bodyguards of the Imperial family) were already in position to receive them. They were blocking off the mob of the paparazzi that was attempting to catch a glimpse of the reclusive Empress and Emperor.
"How in the world did they find out we were coming here?"
Cut to bar in downtown Paris.
FED Agents X and Y sat smoking in the bar, looking over a suitcase of money they secured from the press.
"So, you got the money?"
"Its all here, thats ten thousand francs. And the satisfaction of a job well done."
A black haired woman came to them, and gave them a severe look.
"What are you two doing!?"
"Nothing, come on Magdalen, we have work to do."
Cut back to car.
Sophia shrugged.
"Who knows."
Charles sighs and opens the door, opening the door for Sophia and picking her up once more, as the Musketeers open the doors for him. As he carries her in, there is already two physicians waiting for their arrival.
"How can we service you, your Imperial Highness?"
Chani, the bodyguard looked around suspiciously.
"Bloody paparzzi." she muttered to herself.
"Well...I need something checked."
Cahrles followed the physician as they headed for the exam room.
"What would that be, Empress?"
Charles looked down at her.
"I am curious as well..."
They entered the exam room.
"Charles put me down first"
He did, as they walked into the doctor's examination room, on the cot provided.
Sophia leaned to the doctor, and whispered quietly.
"Doctor, I need to know if I am pregnant."
Charles watched. Daladier, the physician nodded and looked to the Emperor.
"Your highness, your Empress requests you leave her in privacy."
Charles nodded reluctantly and stepped out, closing the door. Sophia could see Daladier had an understanding look in his eyes.
"This won't take too long miss, though I do need to to disrobe."
"Fine..." She got undressed handed her cloths to Chani who was with her.
He did all the tests, and, rather nervously, gave the results.
"Mrs. Voleur, I have determined your pregnancy. You have a 89% chance of being pregnant. Very.. Pregnant."
Sophia's eyes were a bit wide as she heard this.
"Really..."
"Yes. By our estimations, you are pregnant, most likely with more than one child."
Sophia was putting back on her clothes as she replied.
"What do you mean by more then one?"
"Twins. Or triplets. Or, unlikely, quadrupelets."
Sophia looked at Chani.
"Well this is rare for my family... Only my brother the Sultan.. He as twin girls..."'
Chani chimed in.
"I wonder how Charles would react to this.."
Sophia was fully dressed.
"Doctor call my husband in.."
"Yes ma'am.."
He walks out, and there is a brief exchange between the two. Charles walks in.
"Yes?"
Sophia smiled.
"What we did in on our honeymoon... Well now we may have triplets!"
He stands there. He opens his mouth as if to speak. But she can tell by the glint in his eye that he is happy as well as shocked. He is rendered speechless.
"But I do not want anyone to find out! But my family.... This means I want live somewhere out of sight like... Casablanca in Ottoman Norh Africa.."
He manages to choke something out as he smiles.
"Of course! When shall we make the preperations?"
"Well my family has a home in Casablanca.. But you have to run the Union... Besides I have Chani and my little sister Nashida Bin Bashir to help me out.."
"No, I want to be at your side every moment of the way. The Union is of no matter, that is why I have my ministers. I want to be with you."
"I do not want anyway to way out this easily.. With you gone.. They will know.. That something is wrong..."
He was silent for a moment.
"Very well, for you.."
"But you must vist me once a week ..when the time come closer every other day...."
He smiles. "Yes, dear."
"Doctor, when am I due?"
"Six months from now. March."
"I see.. Lets go Charles."
The required six months later message.
Sophia had already entered labor, moaning in the Casablanca estate. She screamed out.
"Where is Charles!? He said he would be here!"
She was answered by her sister, who was making preperations.
"He said is he on his way.."
"These three babies are killing me! Where is my husband!"
Charles rushes in, very informally dressed, and looking absolutely confused as to what to do. Chani, the midwife, looks at him rather seriously.
"Its about time, get me warm water and towels!"
He nodded and quickly handed them to her.
"I am very sorry, I was unaware of this."
"Well go with your wife... Its good thing I am also a doctor!"
He kneeled next to Sophia, now in labor, and held her hand. He didn't say anything. Sophia was yelling at Charles in Arabic.
"What look you so long, give me your hand!"
She remembered he did not know Arabic, and screamed in English.
"Give me your hand!"
He had already done so, though she had not taken notice. She gripped his hand tightly and with great strength, as the first baby was coming out. Charles said nothing, only stared into her eyes. The midwife spoke sternly.
"Kepting pushing! The first one is mostly out, Nashia get over here!"
Charles gripped harder, not enough to hurt her, but to strengthen her resolve.
"The first one is out, its a girl! Two more Sophia, keeping going!"
Nashida began cleaning the first baby
"The second is out...another girl!"
He smiled at Sophia, and said weakly.
"There is the two girls you always wanted."
"The last one is almost out!"
Sophia was muttering to herself in the Ottoman dialect. "Better be the last one.."
"The last is one is out, its another girl!"
Charles smiles. Thats all he can manage.
Sophia groggily said with much difficulty.
"Let me see them.."
Dr.Chani and Nashida clean the babes up and brought the them to the Sophia and Charles.
Sophia, rather exhausted from labor, looked to Charles and asked:
"What should we name them?"
He smiled and looked at them. "Katherine, Heather, and Alexandria."
"I want them to have Arabic middle names..Aqsa,Aseelah and Faiza."
"I don't see why not..."
"Fine. Their names will be Katherine Aqsa Voleur, Heather Aseelah Voleur, and Alexandria Faiza Voleur. I am I right?"
Charles nodded.
Chani was cleaning when she began to speak.
"Sophia is very tired from this... She need her recover.. Now I have to do test on the babies to make sure their all right."
He looks to her and nods, but remains holding Sophia's hand. Nashida phone the Bashir family, giving the good news. Sophia, still with great exhaustion, spoke to Charles.
"I want them raised in my homeland..."
He looked at her for a moment.
"As you wish..."
"Just for the first sixth months, in Istabul.."
He nodded.
"Anything you wish for them.."
"Thank you dear..."
She couldn't keep her eyes open, drifting into sleep. Charles mused, still holding her hand.
"You need some sleep.."
"Yes...I do."
He smiled and placed his hand on her forehead, trying to calm her and soothe her pain
"Dear?"
"Yes?"
"Will I ever be a size five ever again?"
He just chuckled.
"Just sleep, that is not important to me. You, and our children are the most important things in my life.."
Alright..." and with that, she drifted into sleep.
"Reminds me of my son...", said Chani looking at Charles.
He looks to Chani, a bit tired himself. He smiled softly.
"Thank you very much. For everything."
"Its alright..I have seen my son..he is only ten years old..He is the next room.."
He nodded a bit, not knowing what to say, knowing so little about Chani and her son. Chani walked off to see her son leaving Nashida in the room.
"The family wishs you best" said Nashida.
"Thank you. I am glad for this."
"What faith are going to rise them as?"
He was silent for a moment.
"I want them to make their own choices. We can expose them to the faiths of the world, let them decide on their own when they are ready."
Nashida bit her lip and nodded, "I see."
"But.. I will let Sophia decide, as it is not my place. I am faithless, I lost my faith years ago. But I will not object if our children are raised to a certain faith."
"We'll let Sophia decide when she is better..'
"Yes..."
Later, after a short rest. Sophia had woken up, but still laid in the bed. Nashida spoke softly.
"Sophia what faith would you like your kids to be?"
Sophia looked at Charles and took a deep breath. "I want them to be Muslim.."
Charles only nodded.
"Very well then. My knowledge of the Moslem faith is limited, but I support your decision."
"Is that all?"
He nods. Nashida began to walk out
"Not me..i have to go.."
Sophia looked to Charles.
"So they are born March 28?"
"Yes."
"Okay, bring me Alexandria."
He nods and steps over, picking up the tiny, healthy baby, and softly handing it to Sophia.
Sophia looked at her and said in Arabic "Hello little one.. You better be good to your father and mother."
Sophia looked up. "Pick Heather, and Katherine,being them here"
He does, and hands the two to her as carefully as possible.
Sophia holds them. "Their our babies.."
She looks to him.
"Sorry Charles, no boy"
"Oh? That does not matter to me, I am just happy that we have children, and such beautiful children.."
He smiles as he softly strokes Katherine's head as he slowly sits next to Sophia
"True. Well, tell only a few about this..."
________________________________________
Official Statement released from the Imperial Family in Paris, France
The Empress, Sophia Josephine Marie Bonaparte (Sophia Bin Bashir by birth), has given birth to the first children in the Imperial Family this week in an undisclosed location. The young Emperor Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte the II (Frances Voleur by birth) has announced that they will be raised by his family in-law in Ottoman Turkey, for the first six months of their life. However, the Empress has requested that much of the information about the new children be kept private for now. That is all.
It was only two weeks after Frances and Sophia had returned to the small private chateau they owned on the edge of the Paris countryside that something hung in the air. Something was going to happen, that, the new Empress could feel. Laying in her bed, her ankle still injured, she knew something may be wrong. She called for Charles, and the Emperor, getting dressed for a conference, looked to her.
"What is the matter?"
"I need to check something, at the doctor's.."
"I will call a physician to come here. There is no need for you to travel in your condition.."
Sophia smiled. "Just help me up and support me..when I walk or get Chani."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
He nodded. Stepping next to the bed, he put his arm under her arm and around her shoulders and attempted to help her out of the bed. She remarked as he tried to prevent injury, "Easy there."
He smiled weakly as he lifted her up slowly and then placed his arm under her knees as he hoisted her up into his arms, with a sigh, he led her through the doorway and asked Chani as he exited the room to open the door.
Chani opened the door.
"Should I began packing your bags?"
"Charles, come now you don't have to do this!"
He nodded to Chani, "No thanks, just a visit to the doctor's office.."
He smiled friendily as he carried her down the steps towards their vehicle in their small private chateau in Paris. He looked at Sophia.
"I don't have to, but it seems to be the easiest way to get to the physician, no?"
Chani followed behind them, servatn and bodyguard to the Empress. Sophia persisted.
"I don't want you to hurt your back!"
"My back? I haven't exercised in a while, thats all. I need to get back to that.."
"You better.."
They entered their car promptly and began down the road.
"Well Charles..when will we reach Paris?"
"Not sure, maybe just forty minutes, the countryside is not so far from the city."
"Ok."
"We can go to St. Xavier's."
"St.Xavier?"
"A Catholic hospital that is North East of the metro. I was born there while my mother and father were spending a vacation in Paris."
"All right.."
they reach St. Xavier's shortly, after being escorted through the city by a Musketeer escort.
A small group of the Royal Musketeers (personal bodyguards of the Imperial family) were already in position to receive them. They were blocking off the mob of the paparazzi that was attempting to catch a glimpse of the reclusive Empress and Emperor.
"How in the world did they find out we were coming here?"
Cut to bar in downtown Paris.
FED Agents X and Y sat smoking in the bar, looking over a suitcase of money they secured from the press.
"So, you got the money?"
"Its all here, thats ten thousand francs. And the satisfaction of a job well done."
A black haired woman came to them, and gave them a severe look.
"What are you two doing!?"
"Nothing, come on Magdalen, we have work to do."
Cut back to car.
Sophia shrugged.
"Who knows."
Charles sighs and opens the door, opening the door for Sophia and picking her up once more, as the Musketeers open the doors for him. As he carries her in, there is already two physicians waiting for their arrival.
"How can we service you, your Imperial Highness?"
Chani, the bodyguard looked around suspiciously.
"Bloody paparzzi." she muttered to herself.
"Well...I need something checked."
Cahrles followed the physician as they headed for the exam room.
"What would that be, Empress?"
Charles looked down at her.
"I am curious as well..."
They entered the exam room.
"Charles put me down first"
He did, as they walked into the doctor's examination room, on the cot provided.
Sophia leaned to the doctor, and whispered quietly.
"Doctor, I need to know if I am pregnant."
Charles watched. Daladier, the physician nodded and looked to the Emperor.
"Your highness, your Empress requests you leave her in privacy."
Charles nodded reluctantly and stepped out, closing the door. Sophia could see Daladier had an understanding look in his eyes.
"This won't take too long miss, though I do need to to disrobe."
"Fine..." She got undressed handed her cloths to Chani who was with her.
He did all the tests, and, rather nervously, gave the results.
"Mrs. Voleur, I have determined your pregnancy. You have a 89% chance of being pregnant. Very.. Pregnant."
Sophia's eyes were a bit wide as she heard this.
"Really..."
"Yes. By our estimations, you are pregnant, most likely with more than one child."
Sophia was putting back on her clothes as she replied.
"What do you mean by more then one?"
"Twins. Or triplets. Or, unlikely, quadrupelets."
Sophia looked at Chani.
"Well this is rare for my family... Only my brother the Sultan.. He as twin girls..."'
Chani chimed in.
"I wonder how Charles would react to this.."
Sophia was fully dressed.
"Doctor call my husband in.."
"Yes ma'am.."
He walks out, and there is a brief exchange between the two. Charles walks in.
"Yes?"
Sophia smiled.
"What we did in on our honeymoon... Well now we may have triplets!"
He stands there. He opens his mouth as if to speak. But she can tell by the glint in his eye that he is happy as well as shocked. He is rendered speechless.
"But I do not want anyone to find out! But my family.... This means I want live somewhere out of sight like... Casablanca in Ottoman Norh Africa.."
He manages to choke something out as he smiles.
"Of course! When shall we make the preperations?"
"Well my family has a home in Casablanca.. But you have to run the Union... Besides I have Chani and my little sister Nashida Bin Bashir to help me out.."
"No, I want to be at your side every moment of the way. The Union is of no matter, that is why I have my ministers. I want to be with you."
"I do not want anyway to way out this easily.. With you gone.. They will know.. That something is wrong..."
He was silent for a moment.
"Very well, for you.."
"But you must vist me once a week ..when the time come closer every other day...."
He smiles. "Yes, dear."
"Doctor, when am I due?"
"Six months from now. March."
"I see.. Lets go Charles."
The required six months later message.
Sophia had already entered labor, moaning in the Casablanca estate. She screamed out.
"Where is Charles!? He said he would be here!"
She was answered by her sister, who was making preperations.
"He said is he on his way.."
"These three babies are killing me! Where is my husband!"
Charles rushes in, very informally dressed, and looking absolutely confused as to what to do. Chani, the midwife, looks at him rather seriously.
"Its about time, get me warm water and towels!"
He nodded and quickly handed them to her.
"I am very sorry, I was unaware of this."
"Well go with your wife... Its good thing I am also a doctor!"
He kneeled next to Sophia, now in labor, and held her hand. He didn't say anything. Sophia was yelling at Charles in Arabic.
"What look you so long, give me your hand!"
She remembered he did not know Arabic, and screamed in English.
"Give me your hand!"
He had already done so, though she had not taken notice. She gripped his hand tightly and with great strength, as the first baby was coming out. Charles said nothing, only stared into her eyes. The midwife spoke sternly.
"Kepting pushing! The first one is mostly out, Nashia get over here!"
Charles gripped harder, not enough to hurt her, but to strengthen her resolve.
"The first one is out, its a girl! Two more Sophia, keeping going!"
Nashida began cleaning the first baby
"The second is out...another girl!"
He smiled at Sophia, and said weakly.
"There is the two girls you always wanted."
"The last one is almost out!"
Sophia was muttering to herself in the Ottoman dialect. "Better be the last one.."
"The last is one is out, its another girl!"
Charles smiles. Thats all he can manage.
Sophia groggily said with much difficulty.
"Let me see them.."
Dr.Chani and Nashida clean the babes up and brought the them to the Sophia and Charles.
Sophia, rather exhausted from labor, looked to Charles and asked:
"What should we name them?"
He smiled and looked at them. "Katherine, Heather, and Alexandria."
"I want them to have Arabic middle names..Aqsa,Aseelah and Faiza."
"I don't see why not..."
"Fine. Their names will be Katherine Aqsa Voleur, Heather Aseelah Voleur, and Alexandria Faiza Voleur. I am I right?"
Charles nodded.
Chani was cleaning when she began to speak.
"Sophia is very tired from this... She need her recover.. Now I have to do test on the babies to make sure their all right."
He looks to her and nods, but remains holding Sophia's hand. Nashida phone the Bashir family, giving the good news. Sophia, still with great exhaustion, spoke to Charles.
"I want them raised in my homeland..."
He looked at her for a moment.
"As you wish..."
"Just for the first sixth months, in Istabul.."
He nodded.
"Anything you wish for them.."
"Thank you dear..."
She couldn't keep her eyes open, drifting into sleep. Charles mused, still holding her hand.
"You need some sleep.."
"Yes...I do."
He smiled and placed his hand on her forehead, trying to calm her and soothe her pain
"Dear?"
"Yes?"
"Will I ever be a size five ever again?"
He just chuckled.
"Just sleep, that is not important to me. You, and our children are the most important things in my life.."
Alright..." and with that, she drifted into sleep.
"Reminds me of my son...", said Chani looking at Charles.
He looks to Chani, a bit tired himself. He smiled softly.
"Thank you very much. For everything."
"Its alright..I have seen my son..he is only ten years old..He is the next room.."
He nodded a bit, not knowing what to say, knowing so little about Chani and her son. Chani walked off to see her son leaving Nashida in the room.
"The family wishs you best" said Nashida.
"Thank you. I am glad for this."
"What faith are going to rise them as?"
He was silent for a moment.
"I want them to make their own choices. We can expose them to the faiths of the world, let them decide on their own when they are ready."
Nashida bit her lip and nodded, "I see."
"But.. I will let Sophia decide, as it is not my place. I am faithless, I lost my faith years ago. But I will not object if our children are raised to a certain faith."
"We'll let Sophia decide when she is better..'
"Yes..."
Later, after a short rest. Sophia had woken up, but still laid in the bed. Nashida spoke softly.
"Sophia what faith would you like your kids to be?"
Sophia looked at Charles and took a deep breath. "I want them to be Muslim.."
Charles only nodded.
"Very well then. My knowledge of the Moslem faith is limited, but I support your decision."
"Is that all?"
He nods. Nashida began to walk out
"Not me..i have to go.."
Sophia looked to Charles.
"So they are born March 28?"
"Yes."
"Okay, bring me Alexandria."
He nods and steps over, picking up the tiny, healthy baby, and softly handing it to Sophia.
Sophia looked at her and said in Arabic "Hello little one.. You better be good to your father and mother."
Sophia looked up. "Pick Heather, and Katherine,being them here"
He does, and hands the two to her as carefully as possible.
Sophia holds them. "Their our babies.."
She looks to him.
"Sorry Charles, no boy"
"Oh? That does not matter to me, I am just happy that we have children, and such beautiful children.."
He smiles as he softly strokes Katherine's head as he slowly sits next to Sophia
"True. Well, tell only a few about this..."
________________________________________
Official Statement released from the Imperial Family in Paris, France
The Empress, Sophia Josephine Marie Bonaparte (Sophia Bin Bashir by birth), has given birth to the first children in the Imperial Family this week in an undisclosed location. The young Emperor Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte the II (Frances Voleur by birth) has announced that they will be raised by his family in-law in Ottoman Turkey, for the first six months of their life. However, the Empress has requested that much of the information about the new children be kept private for now. That is all.