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 Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:10 pm
Asher nodded to JC. "Glad to be around..." He took his daughter and tapped her nose. "You little miss..." He loved his daughter but he only needed one female to play attention getter and that was mommy...though he couldn't stop the fact Roxie was daddy's little girl.
Anita smiled. "They're growing quicker." She gave her tail a swish.
Jean crawled over and latched onto his dad's tail, nuzzling into it as he yawned.
Nathanial crawled and showed him his new bug. "Daddy bug!" He grinned his own little dimpled grin.
Asher smiled at his younger son, stroking the eldest's hair. "A very nice looking bug, Nathaniel."
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:21 pm
JC went to coil next to Anita, speaking to Asher, still feeling a bit guilty that he was going to tell Asher things that where his right as father to see first. "It looks like they are almost ready to nap. They are talking more, their grasp on words is impressive, Roxie even started slithering all by herself, Nathanial's picking it up as well." Besides Jean, unless he missed it some how, the other two have taken their first 'steps' and spoken first words while with them.
Roxane giggled as her father tapped her nose, and was even generious enough to allow her brothers a few minutes of attention before going to grab it back to her again. Raising the figure that had been hurt, now just red she told her father, "Bad bug hurt." She did pout a bit, but didn't cry about it, it was over and done with.
Rin finished her shower, not seeing a need for a fast one. Hobbling to the bed, she made quick and realitivly painless work of changing the sheets of the bed. Once done, and fully dressed, she was back under the covers to rest her ankle like she was supposed to.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:26 pm
Asher kissed her little finger. "Bad bug..." He smiled and kissed her cheek before he felt Nathanial tug on his jacket. Granted he didn't really need it but no need to traumtize the kids more.
Nathaniel chirped. "No bad bug. Good bug." Obviously returning to the cricket in his hand.
Anita yawned and curled up. "A nap sounds good..."
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:35 pm
Roxie giggled again, giving a beaming dimpled smile at her father. Looking down to her brother then back to her father. Pointing at the bug her brother had she said, "Good bug." Using her fingers, she tried to imitatted the mantas, bending her fingers like the painful arms of the bug, "found bad bug." The bug attack was all better, her father kissed it and made it so.
JC had his arm around Anita and he looked to Asher, "Do you want any help getting the kids upstairs?" He was ready to take a nap with Anita, or at least lay down with her but he wouldn't even attempt to leave if his friend needed help.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:48 pm
Asher smiled. "It'd be nice to get the help."
Nathanial pouted. "bug!" He didn't want to loose the bug.
Jean was already slithering up the stairs.
Asher blinked and almost groaned, daughter in one arm, one son asking about his bug and the other just darted up the stairs.
Anita watched and couldn't help but smile.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:58 pm
JC watched Jean, saying, "Looks like he is the one most interested in seeing his mother." With the boy, he wasn't sure if Jean was just glad to be able to explore upstairs or if he was a momma's boy, nothing bad about being such. Coming up to Nathanial he asked the boy, "Nathanial, would you like to come with me, we'll find a box to make a nice home for your bug, unless you want to let him free so he can go home to his own family." Rather then trying to take the bug from the child, he would leave it him to him to decide what he wanted to do.
Even with Asher right there, he also kept an eye on Jean, incase the child should fall.
Roxane nuzzled against her father, perfectly content in his arms, a smile never leaving her face as she looked up to him.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:12 pm
Nathaniel really thought about that. The bug goes home...he doesn't find it anymore. The bug stays and bug misses his family. A small yawn escaped him as he looked at his bug. He looked at his uncle, the sad little expression on his face. "Bug bye bye..."
Jean scrambled the middle step, his little tongue sticking out as he tried pulling himself onto the next step.
Asher peered over his shoulder as he held his girl in his arms. Someone was anxious.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:17 pm
JC lifted the child and carried him to the door. "Good choice, Nathaniel, the bug will be happier." He lightly stroked the child's hair as he opened the door back slithered to the grove of trees, "Is this a nice place to put the bug down?" He looked to Nathaniel and back to the trees, waiting on the child's words.
Roxane watched Nathaniel a moment, decided he could have their Uncle's attention, she had their father's. She was aware of what her other brother was doing, but not why. Daddy would take them up, so why climb? Rather then ask, she just let him do what he wanted.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:43 pm
Nathaniel nodded, becomming quiet as he handed his uncle his bug and waved to it sadly. "byebye bug.." He said quietly, snuggling into his uncle's arms.
Jean made it to the top of the stairs and was already crawling for the bedroom. He paused a moment and looked back at the stairs. "Da!" He called rather loudly.
Asher heard him and wanted to wait for the other son to come back before he upstairs with the children. They needed naps after such a busy day for them.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:54 pm
JC put the bug down, watching it hop off. "Good bye, bug." turning, he left the bug on its merry way, holding Nathaniel close. He came to his long time friend’s side. "Nathaniel's got a good head on his shoulders." Asher probably already knew that, maybe didn't expect less, but he said it anyway. Since these were his children, JC left it up to Asher if he wanted to collect his son and carry the children up himself, or take his help and have him carry Nathaniel up.
Rin was never very good at doing what she should do. Having heard one of her babies voices so close to the door, she got herself out of bed again and hopped, hissed as she got to the door.
Opening it, and kneeling with her injured ankle not supporting any weight, she spotted Jean, all by himself. Had he crawled up there? Momentarily, her heart ached. Did she miss milestones in her children's lives for her own needs? How selfish and horrid a mother could she be? Swallowing that back she opened her arms and called her child, "Jean, will you come to Mommy?" She wanted to hold him, all her children and find out everything she missed out on.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:00 pm
Asher nodded. "We should get up there..."
Jean turned his red eyes to mommy and crawled over to her. "Momma, da..." He sat a moment before he crawled into the room and tugged at the blanket that was on it. "Momma, up." He grasped the adult language...just chose not to use it as often as his sister.
Asher chuckled as he heard Jean upstairs. "I think someone beat us up there." With daughter in hand, the other son in tow by the uncle, Asher started up the stairs.
Nathanial sighed softly and reclined against his uncle, his face saddened cause he missed the bug.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:11 pm
Rin smiled proudly as he called her Momma. She wondered when he grasped talking, when she had missed it. Had her other children done the same? Choosing not to let it bother her, yet, she started to stand up and then scooped her son up and into her arms. Holding back a hiss, she leaned onto his crib, which was becoming small for her growing child. Cuddling him close she praised her baby, "Your so smart, Jean, and talking so well." The day seemed to have gone by too fast for her, but she could imagine that the kids might be tired. If he was, she'd put him down for sleep, but right that moment she just wanted to hold him.
JC heard Jean's voice and looked to Asher, "Sounds like his mother got him, is Rin's ankle fully healed? I know she said feline's heal fast..guess I shouldn't doubt her, the shifting trick works very well. Walking is a trouble, but it has its uses as strength is built up again." Rin taught him how to gain his legs, back something he'd be grateful to her for, he kind of took her to be the expert about this world. He slightly rocked Nathanial, sorry to see him sad to lose his bug. It would have been worse if Rin was afraid of them or it got loose and squished.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:25 pm
Nathanial's eyes closed as he was rocked, his small fist curling into JC's shirt. He liked the scent of his uncle. It was cool and soothing and the child fell asleep.
Asher looked back. "Not entirely. She's suppose to be in bed, letting it heal but if Jean is with her, she's out of bed."
Jean snuggled into his mom's bosom before he smiled at her in his own sweet smile. He yawned softly, tired but hungry as he nibbled a little on his mother's shoulder.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:43 pm
JC looked from the sleeping Nathanial, smiling softly at the child, to Asher. Shaking his head he said, "She has a strong will, it appears your daughter does as well. I worry for your sanity." He was teasing, but the more he thought of Anita and the chance of having children with her, the more he thought he should worry about himself. A child with her will and stubbornness might just take his sanity like he teased would happen with Asher.
Rin thought it was just Asher coming up the stairs, so she thought nothing of baring herself to her son. Along with offering her milk, she had the inside facing her son right there. She remembered how he bit his father, and did not hesitate to offer both sources to her son for him to take what he wanted and needed.
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:47 pm
Jean nibbled and suckled, biting as gently as he could but needing both sources. He like the taste of the blood and milk mixed together as he happily fed.
Asher looked at his friend. "You're bedding the vampire executioner and you worry for my sanity?" He scoffed at his friend. He heard his eldest feeding and decided to stall a bit for more time. He smiled at Nathaniel sleeping in his uncle's arms.
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