Her sister was going to flip (maybe). Trinity walked up the sidewalk that lead to do Ice’s house, carrying her new charge with her. Ice was the first one she wanted to go to for advise with a baby, but after failed attempts with calling her, she went to the store on her own. There she made some new friends, and got what she thought she’d need.
This child and her daemon also required some fire proofing. That was now another thing she was working on.
Madison was happy, to say the least. She was going someplace new again! And it was pretty out here! Melo bobbed around his child, looking at the trees almost hungrily. They—
“Melo, no buring down the trees or anything. We’ll give you something to ‘eat’ soon enough,” Trin told him, already knowing that look. She had lost a few paintings, among other things, thanks to that look and Bavaria, her little feien, was not a happy camper. There was someone new in the house and she didn’t like it one bit! The new thing –cried- most annoyingly! And this was her house, or so Bav felt. Thus she was refusing to have anything to do with the little girl.
Trin stopped at the steps and rang the door bell to her sister’s house and waited.
The sound of small feet pounding through the hallway greeted her, mixed with squeaking of a single bicycle wheel. The door slammed open and a widely grinning Walter with chocolate stains on his face greeted her. "Lo! Got to go!" he said before he and his daemon raced off again, back into the house.
"WALTER YOU CHOCOLATE STEALING--," Ice almost tripped on the last part, slamming into the wall that seperated the entry hall from the main room. She peeked around it, looking blankly at her sister and... friends. "Huh?"
Trin stood there, looking lost, but a grin was forming on her face. “Hi!” she said, grinning at her sister.
The child in her arms started to clap and giggle in joy. This was already fun! Shocking at first, but fun!
“Um, I’m a mom,” Trin then told her, nodding seriously.
"I can see that," Ice said before walking over and holding out her arms to Maddy. "She's adorable! Is that her daemon?"
Walter almost tripped over Kitsu as he tried to escape, grinning up at her shamelessly and getting chocolate on her clean white hide before he skipped off to finish up his stolen goods. Kitsu looked down at her equine half with a silent sigh, knowing she would have to take ANOTHER bath. Wait, was that talking?
“Yep! That’s Melodious, and this little girl is Madison,” Trin introduced, handing the child off to her sister. “They are little pyros already.”
Maddy looked up at the white skinned one holding her. She was different looking, more so than her mama. Then she grinned, reached up and took a handful of white hair.
"She is, or the daemon is?" Ice said, skillfully dodging the little hand as he took the girl from her sister. "Come on in, you want anything to drink? Oh! Kitsumai! Hi, baby!" she said as she caught sight of her taur girl watching them from the front room. "TB, have you met Kitsu yet? Kitsu this is your aunt Trinityblue."
“Melo burns it, and she laughs about it,” Trin said even as Maddy pouted about the dodge Ice made. That wasn’t fair! Then she was distracted with the intorduction of a new person. The taur girl made Maddy’s eyes widen.
“Hey Kitsu! It’s nice to meet you,” Trin said, giving the girl a grin, and not being surprised at all. Ice took in so many children.
Kitsu smiled shyly, waving a bit, her eyes focused on the little girl. She loved babies! They were so cute!
"Sit down, sit down! We would have brownies, but Walter stole the chocolate," Ice said, motioning to the chairs.
"I kinda figured with the hyper door-opening he did," Trin snickered, taking a seat.
Maddy reached out a hand to the interesting looking taur girl, opening and closing her hand like she wanted something. Added to this was gurgled baby talk. Kitsu had pretty hair! And a horn! She wanted to touch it!
Kitsu moved in, heeding the summons easily and offering her hand to the little girl. She didn't realize that the horn was what she wanted.
"He'll come back once he comes down from the sugar rush," Ice said, not bothering to warn Kitsu of the treacherous baby hands as she sat down. "So these two are forgotten documents like Walter and Oblivion? Both blonde, and one of Walter's eyes is blue..."
"And she doesn't like dresses," Trin said, grinning, "But yes, they're forgottens, as well. I went into that weird house with three other people. Weird, weird house.... But I think they at least look like they'd be cousins, huh?"
Maddy cooed happily, taking the hand offered anyway, and grinned as the other hand went for the horn. Kitsu was so pretty, too! Her eyes were two different colors!
Kitsu pulled back, keeping the horn from being touched simply because she didn't want to risk the little girl being hurt on it. She shook her head with a smile, telling the child silently that she couldn't touch.
"Which makes complete sense to me. It also makes Kitsu and Maddy cousins, too, right?" Ice said, earning a look from Kitsu and a startled smile. "How's your feien taking to the newcomers?"
"Bav -hates- it. She was not happy about me bringing home a baby, then demaneded to know who the daddy was. She swored if it was Jack, she was going to kill him," Trin laughed, "I had to tell her where I found Maddy and that she looked nothing like Jack."
Maddy pouted at Kitsu when she moved away, then sniffled. She wanted the horn! Melo looked from the girl, to the taur and back, flaring just abit. Maddy was turning on the waterworks.
He hated water...
Kitsu started to panic, shaking her head no as she pranced uneasily and started to think. There had to be something to distract the girl with! She looked around, then abruptly disappeared into the back.
"Silva and the others actually moved out for a while, there," Ice admitted, shaking her head. "Walter has some... unusual powers, I'm afraid. It makes for some rough nights."
Trin tiled her head at that. "He cries uncontrollably?" she asked, not knowing what it would be.
Kitsu's sudden retreat confused both the baby, and her daemon. Then exchanged glances, wondering what they did wrong.
The taur girl came back a little while later with a stuffed toy in her hands. It had a puppy dog's face and dark brown stripes down its back. She offered it to the little girl with a warm smile.
"He... well..." Ice said, looking pained for a second. "Silva thinks he gives nightmares. And I'm not sure that he's not right."
"Huh... I never heard of anyone purposely being able to give people nightmares. And even if he does, there's nothing you can do about it, right?" she asked.
Maddy's face brightened at the sight of the taur returning. And she had a toy!! The horn was now forgotten in light of the dog-bear. Both of her hands opened and closed, wanting it.
Kitsu happily handed it over, glad she had found something to make the baby happy.
"That's why Silva and the others moved out," Ice said with a sigh. "Nightmares are worse when you've got a lot of memories that can contribute to them. The three might be young, especially compared to us, but they've been through a lot."
She took a deep breath, shaking it off. "Enough of that, tell me what happened in the house! I never got to go. Walter was gotten out of the library by Patrick."
Trin easily moved into the new topic, for her sister's sake. "Well, you know those ghost stories and horror stories about houses that kinda have a life of their own and swollow you us? This house is like that," she started, and launched into the story of what happened to them, the old lady, the sand, and bar, and finally the library.
Maddy wasn't paying attention to them, rather she was cuddling her new toy happily. It was soft! And cuddily! And she liked it alot!
Melo watch it, and gave a light glare. Why was she so eager about that thing? He could move on his own! He was much better than that thing was!
Kitsu watched happily as the little girl played with her new toy. She wanted to draw the picture, it was so cute! With that thought she went back to her room to get her sketchbook and pencil.
Walter peeked around the corner from the kitchen, curious as to what was happening now that he had finished his chocolate. It looked as if there was a new forgotten girl! With that he headed for the front room, dropping down on the couch between his mother and TB as if he hadn't just stolen a pound of chocolate.
Melo was the first to spot him or the two, and he blinked at the boy, then at his daemon. That got Maddy's attention and she looked over, away from her toy and to the boy on the couch. Another smile broke out onto her face and she gurgled into happy greetings to him.
"Hi Walter," Trin told him, lightly ruffling his hat on his head. "I want you to meet your new cousin, Madison and Melo. Maddy, this is Walter and Oblivion." Even as she spoke, she dug into one pocket, pulling out several bolts and other scrap things for Oblivion to munch on.
Oblivion took the bolts, eyeing the floating flame with a hint of distrust. She didn't much care for other daemons, honestly. At least none that she had met. Even Courage was politely ignored.
Walter grinned, turning to the little girl. "I'm Walter!" he said cheerfully. "That's 'blivion. She eats metal."
Maddy pointed at her own daemon, telling the boy that Melo eat everything... except for metal. Weither or not he understood the baby talk, was another thing. But that didn't stop the girl from telling him.
Melo kept bobbing in the air, looking at the other daemon. He wasn't sure what to make of her yet, but she seemed mean. And she was metal. Metal was boring to him, it wasn't eatable after all.
Walter nodded seriously, not understanding a word of it. But she sure liked to talk! He grinned at that, looking up at the flame daemon curiously. Another strange one. "He's pretty," he complimented.
"So it wasn't very fun," Ice summed up TB's story for her, grinning slightly. "Maybe I'm glad I didn't get to go now."
"It was embaressing! Not fun, yet funny at the same time," Trin told her, grinning as well.
At the compliment, Melo fluffed up his flames proudly. He was good looking wasn't he?
Maddy giggled at that reaction. She returned the complimenting by pointing at Oblivion, she was pretty too! Not Melo pretty, but she had a good face! Maddy liked the face.
Walter grinned. "Yeah, 'blivion's pretty too," he agreed, catching that part. "She's a lot bigger, though."
"I would think so. I'd have liked to see the ballerina lady," Ice agreed, trying to picture it in her mind. She wasn't surprised at all to see Kitsu come out with her drawing pad and pencil to start drawing pictures. All the use of living models was actually really helping the little girl with her art.
"Oh? Kitsu draws as well, huh?" Trin asked, looking to her sister and went about ignoring the girl drawing. She knew from experence, if you were drawing someone, let them move abit, but not too much.
Maddy looked around, putting her new toy in a safe spot, then reached up, taking Melo into her hands. He didn't burn her, nor her clothes and he was small enough to be used for cuddles by her, too. It caused her bed to catch on fire before. She then offered a closer look of Melo to Walter.
Walter reached out, just enough for his hand to feel hot. Then he pulled his hand back again, blowing on his palm. "That's cool!" he said chidishly. She could hug fire! Oblivion gave him a dirty look and nosed TB again, looking for more snacks.
"She's good," Ice said with a smile. "Ask her to show you her corkboard sometime. She's got some great pictures pinned there."
"Alright! I'll do so once she's done," Trin agreed. "So, how's everything else?" she asked, pulling out more snacks from Oblivion. She made sure to bring things for the metal eating daemon.
Maddy looked at him a bit confused as to why he didn't want Melo, then shrugged it off, letting her daemon go. Melo dropped in the air, only to go up again and fly around slightly. He was getting hungry....
Ice thought for a moment, looking serious for a moment. "I got the most strange letter from Shade," she admitted, watching the flame in the air curiously. "Does he eat a lot?"
"Yes..." Trin groaned. "I've had to blanket my house in a fire proofing spell and i'm not done yet. He's already consumed one baby bed, a dresser, closet of clothes, stuffed animals-- But what was this letter about?"
"Should we get him a candle?" Ice asked, not really wanting to talk about the letter, but knowing she would sooner or later. "I've got some big ones in the kitchen, I'll go get one now."
"Oh? One of those big one's with 3 wicks? I think that would be good for him! I could put a plate of something under it, to catch the wax," Trin said, looking at her sister. She was avoiding the letter. "He's not going back, is he?"
Maddy reached out for Walter, wanting him to hold her, even if he wasn't that much bigger than herself. She liked talking to him!
Walter reached out to take her, and Ice let him, figuring it would be fine with him sitting down. "I've got one with six, I think," Ice admitted as she headed for the kitchen. She came back with the candle on a plate, offering it to the little flameball. "And no, he's not going back... he's becoming a dad."
Trin choked, then started to laugh about that. "He's doing what?! Did he find a forgotten as well or--" or did he shack up some other girl? If he did, she was gong to hurt him! Even if he once tried to kill her, she was going to hurt him!
Melo looked at the candle on the plate, then looked at Trin. When she didnt' shake her head (not that it mattered to much to him), he perched on it happly.
Ice put it on the nearest table to his forgotten before sitting down. "He got a head of cabbage," she said, rolling her eyes slightly. "He says it'll turn into a kid, and he's going to take care of it. I think he's trying to impress me again."
That made Trin feel better, and she grinned. "I think he is too. It's cute! And on Gaia, I wouldn't doubt a thing."
Melo sat happy on his new candle bed, watching as Maddy was talking away to Walter, telling him about the trip to the store and the other boy she had met. She was in love with that boy, too.
The fact that she was talking about his best friend was completely lost on Walter, but he smiled and nodded anyway. Babies were cute, he figured. They were more interesting when they could talk real talk, but they were still cute.
He was almost worried about how talkative this one would be when she could talk, though.
"It's not cute, it's insane," Ice replied. "He's still got no job, and he's living with Jack! That poor baby is going to turn out wild, I give you odds."
"Oh, you have a point. Jack's already messed up with having a little girl in a house full of guys." Trin shook her head. This could get really bad. "He really needs to find a job now, rather than just buming at Jack's."
"But I think he is trying to impress you," she added.
Maddy gave a bit of a yawn, and looked up at the boy, it was his turn to talk to her! She had just told him a story! Sure it was about the store, but it was still a story!
"Mmmm," Walter said thoughtfully. "You need to meet Xana and Annie!" he said finally. "Then there's this really nice guy named Althie, who can steal anything!"
"You think it'll be a girl?" Ice asked, worried. "I mean, he's doing okay with his feien, and she's a female. But a little girl is different, don't you think? I mean--," she sighed, running a hand over her face. "He's a pain."
"He's a perv. You have alot of pervy guys in your life, sis. If it is a boy, he'll probably turn out to be a perv, too," Trin said, trying not to laugh.
Maddy looked up at him, interested in these other people already. She wanted to meet them!
Wait, Xana? She knew Xana!
"We should throw a party!" Walter decided then and there.
"Did I ever ask him to show how good, or bad a father he would be?" Ice asked with a groan. "He's going to drive me insane one day, and I blame you. I don't know how it's your fault, but I still blame you."
"Oh sure! Blame it on the sweet, innocent one!" Trin laughed, leaning back on the couch. "I didn't do anything. You didn't tell me about him for yyyeeeears."
Maddy's eyes brightened. A party? It sounded like fun! Even if she didn't quite know what a party was. She grinned at him.
"With lots of cookies!" he added, going to the real reason for a party in his mind.
"But we'd all have been better off if you had never found out," Ice replied with a sigh. "Well I guess it's too late to try and talk him out of it now. We'll just have to make sure the kid doesn't come out completely... well... crazy."
"Actually, that's a lie. If it wasn't him, or you'd never met him anyway, then I'd dead," Trin told her seriously. "I guess perventing the kid from being a perv is beyond us, huh?"
Maddy clapped her hands at the mention of cookies. She had one of those before! They were good!
"I want a cookie now!" Walter decided. "Moooom! We need cookies!"
"Oh? After all that chocolate you ate?" Ice asked. "I don't think you need any more sugar." She shook her head, looking over at TB again. "Can Maddy have a cookie?"
"That would be torture to Walter, now wouldn't it?" Trin answered, shaking her head.
Maddy promply pouted. She wanted a cookie!
"He should have thought about that before he snatched the chocolate," Ice said seriously.
"I'm going to starve," Walter said dramatically.
Again, Trin laughed. "You are not going to starve. But when you steal, and eeat something you shouldn't have, you shouldn't be rewarded," she told him seriously.
Maddy pouted more, making a whimper because now Walter wasn't happy! She looked to her mom, then to her apparent Aunt, giving them both the big eyed look. She was going to win the war with cuteness!
"Ooooh, she's good," Ice said, shaking her head. "But no cookies until after your next meal."
This wasn't how it was to work! They were supposed to agree! Maddy looked at Walter now, to see if he knew what to do. She wanted a cookie!
Trin was trying not to laugh again at this reaction. Poor, poor little girl.
"Mommy? I'm hungry!" Walter promptly said. Ice laughed out loud.
So did Trin. "He wants his meal so he can have a cookie!" she said, stating the obvious.
"No, really, I'm hungry!" Walter said.
"Mmmhmm," Ice said. "Let's have a barbecue, shall we? That way we'll have good food and time for you to really get hungry."
"I'm up for that!" Trin said. "Do we need to get anything for it, of do you already have enough?" Then she looked at Maddy. "You wanna have a little party, Maddy?"
The girl look up at her. Parties equalled cookies, in her mind and she smiled happily now. She wanted a party! With cookies!
"I've got hotdogs and hamburgers," Ice said as she headed for the fridge. "Along with buns. And chips!"
"Ooh, that sounds good! Too bad Bav didn't want to come with us, but that's her loss!" Trin said, getting up to help her sister, then she paused, looking to the drawing girl. "Kitsu, sweety, would you mind watching then while we make food? I want to see your other pictures too."
Kitsu looked up, breaking into a smile as she nodded in agreement. She could do that!
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