Raph asked the doctors and nurses where his lover was and they pointed him to the door. There was a small crowd forming around the door, soft singing could be heard. Everyone was in tears as they watched Luca, in a rocking chair with a weak infant, looking to have been just hatched. It was giving out weak coos, struggling for breath.
Raph looked heartbroken as he realizes whats happening. He moved forward to see his dying infant, when the words finally reached Raph's ears as he watched his lover looking at the infant gently as he sang softly.
``I remember tears streaming down your face when I said I'll never let you go.
And all the shadows almost killed your light.
I remember you said, `Don't leave me here alone.'
But all this standing gone and passed tonight.
Just close your eyes,
The sun is going down.
You'll be alright,
No one can hurt you now.
Come morning light,
You and I will be safe and sound.
Don't you dare look out your window, down at everything's on fire,
The war outside our door keeps raging on.
Hold onto this lullaby,
Even if the musics gone, go~ne,
Just close your eyes,
The sun is going down.
You'll be alright,
No one can hurt you now.
Come morning light,
You and I will be safe and sound.''
The baby's coos grew softly, as his eyes flutter. He lightly grabs at Luca's gown as the tears start to get to the singer, his sniffling could be heard as his baby starts to take his last breaths, the light in his eyes slowly dimming. But Luca braved through the last of the lyrics so the baby can pass hearing his mothers soft voice lulling him to sleep.
``Just close your eyes,
You'll be alright,
Come morning light,
You and I will be safe and sound.''
As the song ended, the baby grew very still. Luca hunched over the small bundle and sobbed loudly as his baby passes. Raph finally finds his legs, having been frozen in place from the song. He barely noticed the tears streaming down his cheeks as he carefully approached his mate. Ever so gently, Raph wraps his arms around his mate.
Luca let out a heartbreaking wail as the acceptance of all his infants had passed on, leaving him alone with Raph and a small form. The room emptied of all the onlookers, leaving the grieving parents to be to mourn their loss alone.
Luca cried in pure agony for a long while, the sight of the baby in his arms too much to bear for the hybrid. Raph got a chance to see the baby. It was small, far too small to have been ready to live on its own. It held Raphael's skin color, but it had Lucas four fingers, which still weakly gripped at the mourning reptiles robe. It had a small fluff of hair that was similar color to Luca's.
Very carefully, Raph pulled the blanket back to inspect the rest of the infant. From all Raph could see, it was just too small to maintain its life, having looked perfect in outward appearance. It had all its limbs, a healthy looking plastron that covered its torso. Its shell looked completely formed and its tail was a little longer than a turtle, but not by much. And the eyes, had they still been lit with life, would have had Raph swooning to coddle it forever as he lifts one eyelid to see the color. A beautiful crimson rimmed with stunning gold. But, to their immense grief, the babe would not coo at them or have so enraptured. No, the babe just lay there, motionless with a peaceful look on his face as though he were sleeping, but no breath came from them.
Raph turned his head to one of the remaining doctors, who to his horror, shook his head in sorrow for the grieving parents. All the while, Luca had cried his heart out to the dead infant, who took his song with him when he passed.
