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 Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:38 pm
Eos' ears perked up at the mention of children. She was an aunt now?
And Mama was worried about this thing. Psshh. Eos trotted closer to Yuki, although not close enough to pop his personal bubble; she could only get away with that with Mama and Tatsuo, she'd discovered. Close enough to seem, she bent her head down and examined the six--six!--BCRs on his tail.
"They're cute," she said brightly before schooching out of the way for Mama to look.
Today had been a bit much for Miki. Her son was mated and considered another parent, he thought he'd been abandonded...and now she was a grandmother. She glanced over at Eos; they were bothso young to be parents...
But, it wasn't really her right to question Ixen's choices, was it? She hadn't been his parent. Miki took a deep breath and looked at the six small rings on Yuki tail. She smiled faintly and murmured, "They're beautiful. Congratulations."
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:27 am
Beaming Ixen couldn’t help but feel pride swelling in his chest. His and Yuki’s children were beautiful. He was terrified that he wouldn’t be a good enough parent for them, but he couldn’t stand the thought of not being near his precious little treasures. You know mother. Truth be told the little ones are so new that we haven’t even thought up names for all of them. Perhaps you could lend a thought and name one of them? What Yuki said is true. I do want you to be a part of the kit’s lives. After all … Ixen swallowed trying not to get emotional again. You’re family. He wasn’t sure how his mother would take it. Unlike his sister who seemed to be full of energy, his mother seemed a bit overwhelmed. He didn’t want to force her to get involved with his life. Still he wanted at least one of the kits to know their grandma. A thought began to form in the back of his mind. He would have to mention it to Yuki though.
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 4:34 pm
Yuki watched Ixen quietly, turning his eyes to the two vixens. His ears flicked, looking down softly and staring at his paws. He had felt Miki's awkwardness, looking at his tail and slowly moving it closer to his body, protectively resting a paw over a few of them. He could feel their warmth and it sent happy flutters through his stomach, his eyes hardening. If Miki judged them then so what? The BCR's were Ixen's and his, and he loved them, no matter what Miki thought. He was older than Ixen, and yet sometimes he felt like the young one.
"Yes, you could help us name one." He paused, glancing at his tail once more and extending it, cautiously eyeing the two vixens and pointing a paw at one of the nameless BCR's.
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:18 pm
Miki blinked in surprise, but then smiled. The last thing she'd expected was for her lost son to call her family, but the idea made her happier than she had been in some time. Yes, he was family, and so were those BCRs. "Yes, I am," she said with a faint smile. "And I would like to be in their lives." She looked up from the BCRs to Ixen and Yuki. "In all of your lives, if that is acceptable."
Miki gave Eos a look so she wouldn't invade Yuki's personal space, then peered down at the BCRs on his tail. "This one is a boy, yes?" she asked softly, pointing a paw at a mostly red BCR. "Then I can easily name him." Miki looked back up at Ixen and smiles some. "I named you Altan, although I can see that changed." She chuckled and shook her head. "If you do not mind, I will give the name to him."
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:53 am
Ixen was shocked. He had no idea that he had even been known by a different name. No, I don’t mind at all if you give him that name. In fact I think that it’s fitting if you do. He looked at Yuki and whispered gently into his ear while nuzzling him. I would like our little Altan to spend a lot of time with his grandmother if you don’t mind. He didn’t tell Yuki that it would make it feel as though Miki would be able to catch back time. Ixen knew was very clever and would be able to figure out why he made the request. After all, there were times that Yuki not only followed Ixen’s thoughts but beat him to the punch.
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:31 pm
Yuki smiled weakly at the name, nodding softly. Altan? It was strange, letting someone else name his baby, but he nodded in agreement. His eyes flicked to look at Ixen when he whispered in his ear, ears flicking as he scanned Miki. Her? She hadn't seen Ixen much, or ever until now. Could he trust her? Could he even think of trusting her? She had lost Ixen, could he even think she could babysit a baby? Why? Why was he thinking like this, anyway? Protectively he withdrew his tail from her view and backed away, turning around and fussing with his tail, slipping "Altan" off and gripping it as lightly as he could with his teeth, turning around to her and setting it by her paws, nervously looking between her and the baby.
"Perhaps... if you stayed close.. you could look after him on the weekdays and he'd return to us on holidays and weekends?" He whispered gently, looking nearly sick, though he nodded. "You could...start over?" He didn't mean this as an insult, he genuinely wanted her a part of their family. And... she couldn't raise Ixen, maybe she could try and halfway raise Altan?
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:51 pm
"Then Altan is his name," she nodded, although she fell quiet when the two males began their own private conversation. Respecting their privacy, the older vixen looked back for Eos, who had wandered away to inspect a flower. Miki rolled her eyes fondly at her childish daughter, then blinked in surprise as Yuki stepped towards her with Altan's BCR.
To say that she was shocked when she realized what was happening was an understatement. They wanted her to...Oh my.
She could do this. She wasn't truly a terrible mother, and this would be her chance to make up for lost time with her son. She wouldn't screw up this time.
"I would be honored to watch him," Miki said quietly, looking up at her son and son-in-law. "And I will make sure he knows his real parents." That was her way of saying they'd for sure see him much of the time; it would not be right to deprive Ixen and Yuki of one of their children. "Eos and I will stay nearby until he's grown up and making his own decisions."
Miki very gently picked up the BCR and slipped him onto her tail. He would be safe and warm there. "Thank you," she murmured to the two males.
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:26 pm
Ixen was shocked when Yuki had offered to let his mother raise Altan. He had merely meant taking Altan to visit Miki more often. Still the more Ixen thought about it the more he liked the idea. He and Yuki would be visiting Altan and Miki quite a lot so Yuki wouldn’t have to worry and Miki could raise a child and feel like part of their odd little family. He placed a paw on Yuki’s shoulders and pulled the smaller male close to him. He would have proceeded to nuzzle and cuddle with Yuki, but well… his mother was present. It would have been too strange. Instead he settled for a quick lick to Yuki’s fur.
Mother it was Yuki’s decision. After all he is the ‘mother’ so to speak. He resisted the urge to laugh thinking about how strange his family was. He had been raised by a cold-hearted killer, been matted to his ‘uncle’ or rather convinced his adoptive father to let him do so. And now he was having one of his children be raised by his birth mother who he hardly knew. Our family is a bit stranger then you might think. Would you care to know what you’re walking into so you aren’t as shocked? Ixen felt it only fair to warn his mother and sister about their new relatives.
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 4:30 pm
Yuki smiled weakly at Miki, nodding as he looked at his paws, his stomach twisting into knots. He twitched when his mate licked his fur, smiling at Ixen lightly and eyeing his BCR on Miki's leg, ears flicking backwards. Oh... he hoped she would care for him properly. His heart ached knowing that this could either be a good choice, or an awful one. If he screwed up it would hurt him, but if the kit grew up happy and loving while Miki watched him then he could relax.
Right?
He wanted that to be true, but how could he know? This was his first time raising kits! First time being a father/mother, whatever the damn title was! He eyed her, eyes pleadingly searching hers. "Please be good to him." He mumbled, letting Ixen speak and quietly nodding yet again.
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