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Pash was in the midst of changing a squirming Rekha's diaper, potty training was going to begin as soon as the green haired man could find time to go out and buy one because as a toddler it was time for Rekha to learn, when the front door opened and he heard Anao shout “ Hey dad there's a baby in a basket on the porch with a note. She doesn't look too cold but she's squirming and fussing.”

Pash paused for a moment confused, a baby was left on his doorstep? Who in their right mind left a child out in this weather and why him of all people. He had just oped his mouth when his daughter walked into the living room followed by the newly older Owen who held the dark wicker basket carefully as if it were as fragile as the egg Rekha's feline companion had come in.

Jarred out of his funk Pash finished changing Rekha and let the annoyed boy roll away while he stood and approached Owen. Taking a deep breath the guardian angel peered inside.

January 30th, 2007

I do not know what my bosses want with me but I hope I can appease them soon because I fear I'm being taxed to my limit. While it was encouraging to have both Owen and Rekha grow withing days of each other it is also confusing and taxing financially. Certainly Rekha can wear some of Owen's cast off but they will need to be altered but Owen needs new clothing now as well as new school stuff , books and toys.

On top of this I have gained another child a small girl named Connor was left in my care today. Anao of course is thrilled she's wanted a sister for a while and I think she sees the stress I'm under since she's been keeping Rekha occupied all day while doing cleaning beyond her normal chores.

The girl, Connor is a sweet little thing with light grey hair, a green right eye and silver left one. She's been quiet so far but I think she's under some stress too. At least I still have all of Rekha's and Anao's old baby stuff for her, though I'll be moving the crib into my room so I can keep an eye on her at night. There's a lot of adjusting to be done though and things aren't going to be easy. Perhaps it's time to reach out to others. Tek has been missing for years but I have a few other friends who may be able to help me because I do not think I can do this alone.

~ Searching for Salvation

Pash

Story time
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summary: to come

Visitation

Pash was ecstatic to say the least, he had been contacted by his superiors and while his punishment was not yet over and he would not be regaining his wings quiet yet he would be given a special gift. His mother would be permitted to come and visit him for a month.

It had been far too long since Pash has seen or heard from either of his parents and while they were always capable of watching him and his makeshift family they'd never really been introduced. Their approval meant a lot to him and to have his mother there would been both frightening and yet a relief becuase he knew the woman, though long past her child rearing years would not hesitate to try and run the household as if it were her own.

Nevertheless Pash intended to put as little burden on her as possible and was already planning things for all of them to go see and do together to keep his mother from spending too much time in the house.

" What if she doesn't like us?"

Pash was jarred out of his thoughts by the sound of a nervous Anao's voice. The usually confident amber eyed girl seems distressed and was staring at a watch on her wrist as if the steady movement of the second hand ticking soother her.

With a smile Pash reached out and ruffled her cranberry red hair. " Your grandmother will like you" he reassured her " there's nothing not to like."

Anao only frowned and played with some of Connors hair . " But what if she doesn't. What if she hates us becuase.. becuase we're not really her grandchildren." Here Anao's voice dropped to a whisper.

Pash sighed softly " Family is more than blood Anao" he looked over at Owen and Rekha to make sure they got the message as well. " You're her grandchildren becuase you are my children blood or not. Beyond that you are good children and there is no reason for her not to like you. Just be yourself and i promise things will be fine."

Pash knew there was something deeper in all of this and he would need to talk with his children before his mother came but for now Anao seemed placated and the other children were voicing no concerns.

Quiet time

Pash was for the moment alone with Connor, his mother had taken Rekha out for some grandmotherly bonding time and Owen and Anao were at school. This left Pash alone with his youngest. It also left the house entirely too quiet.

Pash enjoyed a relaxing lack of chaos every now and then but this was almost eerily quiet. Connor lay silently on her belly in the playpen,she stared at him green and silver eyes blinking occasionally. Every now and then she would shift position or left out a breathy exhale, otherwise the infant girl was still and silent. Pash noticed she blinked most often when her growing bangs fell into her eyes and he made a mental note to have his mother cur her hair when she got back.

The Guardian angel had wondered if she was ok but the doctor declared her perfectly healthy and just where she should be for her estimated age. Connor was simply put the quiet girl taking the position opposite of Rekha who was the quiet boy. Not that Owen was particularly loud though he'd become more talkative and energetic as he aged.


Suddenly, there was a a rustling in Connors direction an angry hiss and then Zephyr zipped past Pash, yellow eyes flashing in anger. Pash's own seagreen eyes went from the white cat to Connor in an instant. The moment they landed on her the girl began to thrash and ball and the relative peace the house had been in was gone. It hadn't lasted long and though it had been disturbing he'd rather it have not ended quite this way

Picking her up Pash noticed a new small red scratch on Connor's arm. Once again she's gone for the cat's tail when he'd poked it through the netting and once again she'd been fast enough to get it but not fast enough to avoid Zephyr's claws. It was a game the two seemed to play but not once Pash liked. Sometimes he wondered if Connor stayed still just to lure zephyr close. It seemed unlikely though she was far too young for such complex thoughts.

Carrying Connor away to his room Pash shoot Zephyr a look that promised declawing as soon as the kitten was old enough for it.

"Eeeah" Connor squealed from her highchair and threw a green plastic spoon at her father as hard as her little body would let her. She didn't care how nice he was trying to be right now he had taken her to that horrible place there they had poked her and made her cry. She was never going back there and she still hadn't forgiven him.

Originally she'd just ignored him but now she was done sulking and was taking a more aggressive role in displaying her displeasure.


Amber eyes flashing with amusement Anao slid out of her own chair and grabbed the fallen spoon that had missed her father. " I should probably feed her again today, but at least she'd acknowledging you're here." The young pre-teen wondered how long her little sister was going to hold a grudge against their father. Not that she didn't have a reason exactly but it wasn't like getting your shots was the end of the world. Of course Connor was just a baby and thus less logical thinking than someone her age.

At least it meant that she got to spend more time with her sister, on the flip side it meant she was usually the one spending time with her which cut into her homework time as well as what little free afternoon time she had.

Owen spent time with Connor as well but he had his own schoolwork to do as well as watching Rekha and gardening at that weird place he always went to. Plus when watching them Anao saw that they practically never really interacted the same way. They would watch t.v or Owen would brush her slate coloured hair and they would just be silent as if they didn't need words. Anao couldn't comprehend not talking to people and still being able to understand them.

After cleaning the spoon off, the redhead approached her sister's highchair and used the utensil to scoop some baby food out of a small pink ceramic bowl. " Come on Connor, be good and let me feed you ok, I don't wanna be late for school so you have to work with me on this." Even though Connor wasn't mad with Anao she was still sometimes a bit fussy especially after getting upset in their father's presence.

Fortunately today she seemed to be willing to co-operate and simply
opened her mouth and waited for the spoon to be inserted.

Anao grinned ans shot her father an apologetic look, hopefully this would all be over soon.