Olga hears a baby crying.
What is this? Where is that baby sound coming from?
As she slowly gained consciousness, the infant tries to open her eyes; this is too big, Olga thought
The situation seems unlikely—even herself—now.
What happened—she just caught a breath for a second? Am I pulling out? Out of where?
Olga hears lots of sound coming toward her tiny ears, which is irritating
''Your highness, you can do it!''
''She is a girl!''
So annoying! Olga thought
'' It's a girl?''
In tons of different voices, Olga hears a voice that she thought she might never be able to hear in her life again.
''Yes, your highness, she is a girl.''
Olga's confusion only grew worse as the nanny brought her out.
'' This should be a dream, or where am I?
But the infant has little to no power; as she was pulled out of the empress, the baby soon to be falls asleep.
Before her eyelids close, Olga desperately wants to know the actual status.
She hears tons of noise again. I need to wake up, from whatever this is. Olga feels like someone held her. Then, by the time she can see the light, her father's face is in front of her; Olga knew something was wrong.
I must be crazy. There is no way Papa is still alive.
'' What a healthy baby !''
The tsar complimented her heavy appearance. Not sure if it is a compliment or not. Olga thinks she has never missed her father's voice like this; it has never been so loud. He does seem very happy with his first daughter being a girl. My father always loved his children. Olga looks at Nicholas's face; she can't control the tears running down her chubby cheeks.
''Baby, what is wrong? Do you miss your mother ? ''
Nicholas carefully embraced the infant; as this is the first time being a father, he is somewhat awkward with the newborn. His looked at her with happiness.
'' The grand duchess might be too scared of you, your highness,'' said the nanny. ''She was just getting out of her mother not so long ago; this is completely normal for an infant.''
''Oh, is that so?'', the tsar gives his oldest daughter a bright smile, '' I hope that we will get closer in the future. Now,'' the tsar gives Olga to the nanny. I have to go see Sunny; take care of her until I'm back.''
When Nicholas vanished, something struck Olga. I think I should act like an ordinary baby, such as cry out loudly, which she has not done yet. Worried that the nanny may suspect something from her, Olga vocalized her voice as much as possible. When she received the reaction that she wanted, Olga could finally stay calm. While the nanny praises her healthy, or else chubby, appearance, Olga is busy in her thoughts.
- I need to adjust the situation now.
She looks at the nanny's face, and Olga is sure that these are the right people. She may have been reborn.
As the nanny put Olga in the carriage. She looks at the ceiling, Olga wonder what in the world is going on. This status just opposes her own beliefs. No ordinary person can imagine this.
I thought I was gone in the most painful death, ever. Those people are surely brutal.
Her father was the first one to be shot to death; that is why it is ridiculous to see her father's again. Then it may be Alexei or Tatiana. Her mama was scared; she hopelessly called for her papa.
She was desperate; pray for God and her family. But they still end up dead without anyone coming to save them.
Olga wants to stay awake a little more, but stuck in an infant body, she must fall asleep by now
It seems like this is her second life; there is no way she is still alive.
But now, as she was reborn as a baby, Olga truly doesn't know how to react to this. It's like she just woke up from a terrible nightmare, except the nightmare that she went through is what actually happened.
She is dead, is the truth. But now that she is alive again, is also the truth.
If she has been given another chance, she should grab it.
One thing that made Olga linger was how she should behave to look like a normal infant. What a graceless situation that Olga has been put in.
While Olga was lost in her thought, her father came toward her again. It looks like the tsar has finished what he should have done and now paid his entire attention to the firstborn. Nicholas holds the infant in his arms.
- Baby\, Papa is here.
Nicholas wants to make her smile, or he wants to see some types of reaction on his daughter's chubby face; Olga suddenly feels tired; why am I doing this stuff? But she still has to, or her father might think that his daughter has problems. The baby then gives Nicholas a bright smile, just like him, and then gives him the loving stare from her sparking blue eyes.
Nicholas smiled happily. He said to her:
- Your mama is getting better now; she's still relatively tired\, but I think she needs to see you. Will you come with me?
Does he really expect an infant to nod her head?
Olga has no clue; she answers with an inaudible voice; this is her ''yes.''
But true, she does desperately want to see her mother, just as she missed her father. Alexandra and Olga might not have the best relationship, but she still loves the empress just as she loves the emperor.
So her father held the infant in his arm, walking through the palace with him, heading toward Alexandra's room. Olga had never seen the Alexander Palace from this perspective, which is fascinating. Everything never looks so big. Nicholas notices his daughter's curiosity; he gives her a deep kiss.
- Everything is provocative to you\, isn't it?
While they're having some small interactions, they are at her mama room. The nanny comes out and greets her father, giving her family their own space.
- Tsarina is inside; she is getting better gradually.
- That's good news to hear.
As she came in, she saw her mother lying on the bed. She is tired, but the glow is still visible on her face. No wonder she was called ''Sunny.'' As Alexandra sees Nicholas and her daughter coming toward, her smile gets even brighter.
- Nicky!
The Tsar embraces his wife, and then they share some sweet interactions. What a lovey-dovey couple, Olga, unexpectedly feels shy in the middle of her parent love? When Nicholas finally remembers that their daughter is here, he gives her to Alexandra.
- Sunny\, our baby is somewhat\, bigger the other?
- You're right.- Alexandra hugs the infant gratefully. - That's why I feel tired more than I should be.
Despite being tired, by the birth, Alexandra kissed her daughter. There is something strange; the empress has never felt something like this; this is her first time being a parent, just like her husband. She feels the connection that only mother and daughter can have. At this moment, maybe Olga can feel it too; her emotions instantly hit her; she can see her mother and father's faces clearly, the infant burst out of tears, she could not hold it anymore. This is not a baby crying, but the 22 years old grand duchess's voices.
- Oh\, baby\, what's wrong? - Alexandra surprises; try to tempt her daughter down. She just never has to deal with this situation.
Olga is trying her best to stop her tears from running down. The anxiety that hunted her in the last phase of her life just struck through her memory, the helplessness when she saw her family die in front of her, she couldn't do anything to save them; the desperation that she hoped someone could save them. She can finally be in their parent arms.
As the emperor and the empress tried their best to stop the baby crying, or she might cry until she sleeps, Olga eventually stopped. She giggles with her parents and embraces her mother. Alexandra, slowly rubbing her back
- It seems like she is fine now. - Nicholas exhaled. - I was so scared.
- Hmm. Nicky. Do you have any idea for our daughter's name?
- I have. - The tsar touches his daughter's chubby cheeks. - How about\, Olga? She is a blessing to us\, at least for me.
The tsarina smile brightly, agree with the tsar decision.
- Welcome you\, baby Olga.
- When will the christening be held?- Alexandra asked her husband.
- Might be in the next few days; I'm not deciding yet\, I want to wait until you are fully recovered.- He kissed the empress's forehead; Olga just pretended that she didn't see anything; what am I even doing here? - After that\, we can take our family photographs.
As the plan was done, Olga was given back to the nanny. Her father has built her room, so she has been put down in her own carriage. Olga thinks she was too tired of crying, so she falls asleep instantly.
When Olga woke up again, she tried to call the nanny by her inaudible sound. Her mother would have actually been feeding her, and she would love that; however, due to her exhaustion, the nanny is on this mission. As she's eating, Olga tries to gain her conciseness. She's looking through the ceiling; her room is still in the same pink colour as it was. When the nanny finishes feeding her and playing with her, Olga tries to puzzle over all her memories.
So, basically, she has been reborn to her life as a grand duchess of Russia. If nothing changes and everything happens just like her first life, her family would have been captivated and killed by the rival; she was unsure of their name. Maybe I have seen their name in some newspaper.
Now that her ultimate goal was to protect her family, Olga would do anything to do that. She could not stand to see that scene ever again. This seems like a challenging path.
Remembering her time in Tobolks; Actually, it was only Olga who was aware of the thing that might happen to them, and possibly her father too.
She hears the footstep, then Olga sees all the familiar faces: Her grandmother, Maria Feodrovna; her aunts, Xenia and Olga Alexandrovna; her uncles, Mikail and George Alexandrovich. It, surely, have been a long time since then.
The Dowager Maria states happily:
- What a bright baby!
- Yes\, mama.- She feels her youngest aunt touching her cheeks. - Doesn't she look like me?
- She does\, but I think she is prettier than you\, - Grand Duke George\, teasing his little sister.
- Stop!
They're always fighting like this,- Olga thought. Isn't it hard to see the feature on an infant face? She is confused. How can her aunt notice the resemblance?
The atmosphere had gone up, blooming as her relatives were here.
- Irina now has her friend\, I hope they will get along well in the future.- Xenia softly said.
When Olga heard that name, something quickly hit her. Oh my, I forgot her.
As the paternal family member is having their compliment about Olga and Irina, comparing them, Grand Duke Mikhail asks the nanny about the status of Alexandra's health. Olga notices the strangely unhappy expression that appears on her grandmother's face when she hears about the Empress.
What is it?
She thinks that as a baby, she can see everything clearer than before; maybe I am just too sensitive?
But that soon to disappear, as their attention is only on the newborn.
- To celebrate Irina and Olga's birth\, my mother will come and stay here for a short time. - Said the Dowager.
- It's nice. It has been a long time since the last time I saw my grandmother.- That's her uncle\, Mimi's voice.
Grandmother? So that would have been her great-grandmother from Denmark. Olga was actually more familiar with her mother's side of family than her father's side, so she had little memory about them. The only one that is known was Princess of Wales, Alexandra. Maybe Irina is closer.
Nicholas stepping to the room, wanting to see his daughter; he is also full of joy, to witness his whole family here.
- Welcome\, Mama. - The Emperor greeting his mother.
- I'm great\, Nicky. I'm really happy\, seeing Olga as a dazzling and healthy baby.
- We are talking about Irina having her same-age friend\, and great-grandmother would come here for her grandchild!- Olga Alexandrovna cheerfully chatting with her brother.
The conversation continues; the Tsar looks tired after coming from the court, and he try to not destroy the atmosphere, not letting his family know.
Olga doesn't want to listen to this boring dialogue anymore, so she chooses to be lost in her thoughts again.
Irina Alexandrovna. In fact, she would be really close with Irina because they are cousins, and they are the same age. But after that happens, they gradually distance themselves from others, one, being that event, second, Irina is married. That event was a great shock to the family. At that time, Olga believes in her feeling more than anything else, since she is restricted to knowing the truth. Her sense is the only thing that she can rely on. It might not be Irina, but it can also be Irina, whose stand behind that case. If she had to choose again, Olga would not regret her decisions.
Among her relatives that stand here, Olga, her aunt, is the only one that supported her dad until he died. She died without meeting her aunt for the last time. In this life, to be able to see her beloved aunt again. Olga is emotional; she is usually, and as a baby, her emotions just gets out of control; she turns out to be crying again. Olga is simply touched by her aunt's devotion. The others, let's set that aside.
Olga notices her niece crying, so she takes Olga up and plays with her.
- Oh my\, what is wrong\, baby?
She has simply been afraid of you? - George, once more.
- Seriously\, George? - Olga is irritated with her brother.
But baby, stop crying as her aunt holds her. This makes Olga amazed.
- She really likes you\, Olga. - Nicholas softly smiles with his youngest sister as he continue to be affectionate with his daughter.
- This baby seems more active than Irina\, isn't she? - Mikhail said. - Irina would have fallen asleep with half of the time\, but Olga is still this energetic.
- Is that so? - Her dad asks. And\, Olga\, he states to his sister. - Would you like to become the godmother of my daughter? Present in her christening. We take her name after you overall.
- Me?- Olga amazes.- But I'm too young.
That's the truth. Olga is only 12 years old. Suddenly, being a ''mother'', not technical, but somehow put some pressure on the younger.
- Well\, my daughter likes you; that is the most important. You guys will be closer as she grows up.- Nicholas convinces Olga. The little teenager really hesitated but finally agreed. In the future\, she would have been one of the closest with Olga and her siblings\, beside her maternal family. She and the other Olga do have the same characters.
The adults soon let Olga rest. Now she needs to sleep again.
After saying goodbye to his family, Nicholas came back to Alexandra. Alix smiles brightly. Welcome him with a hug.
- You look tired\, Nicky. I can see that on your face\, - Alexandra worries
- Not so much\, Sunny; I'm going to be the king\, after all.
There were silences; Nicholas found it hard to speak out. He didn't want to pressure his wife
- The court needed an heir\, right?- Alexandra quietly said.- They pressured you?
- It's okay\, darling.- He comforts his wife. - I'm really happy with a girl; an heir is vital\, yet we can do it again\, - Nicholas kisses his wife on the lips. The Empress shyly smiles\, yet she is happy with it. - Just the task in the court is overwhelming me.
- You will be alright\, Nicky. I'm here\, with you.- She hugged him back\,- I will always stay by your side; do your best and don't worry about anything? Yes?
- I will\, Sunny.
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