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The door opened and a light chocolate head framed by auburn 'bangs' and having dark chocolate ears peeked out of the door as it opened above a swaying red & gold scarf. The male's baby blue eyes brightened recognizing the female. "Hey! I remember you! Comforted Miaka during the search didn't you? I'm Hemi." His eyes crinkled for a moment in thought. "You're Endless' mum, aren't you? Lily told me 'bout you. While ago now." A soft look, somewhat sad & fully compassionate. "That was a hard time, all 'round..."

Grinning he backed out of the doorway as he held the door open for her and welcomed Naneth inside. "C'mon in! You here to see Miaka?" Most logical conclusion. "She might be asleep. Dad's on guard with her though. Makes her feel better until the kits hatch, you know? Just to have one of us there when Tama's off. Which isn't often." Another warm & sweet smile as he talked while leading the way across the room to the door on the north wall. Most sounds could be heard from the kitchen where dinner was being prepared. Theron was in front of the television playing trains with Tien and some of the other small creatures who were more interested in play than being afraid of a human 3 year old. Others were lounging around in their "usual" places.

"Did Endless or one of the others there fill you in on our house? i forget sometimes others aren't familiar with it."

He nodded at her answers, even grinning at her name. "Naneth. That's cool. Yeah. Now I remember Lily telling me your name." Hemi gave a silly grin. "I'm better with names when I meet a body. Mind's funny that way."

The young adult had to agree with the 'love' thing. Though he much like his sister before did not think of romantic love for himself he had lived through her pains of that time, from knowing her knowing how hard it was for her.

Better to stick to Miaka to talk about though. Liliana would not appreciate her baby brother talking about her like that. "You do? That must be why Miaka was so glad you were around. And yeah... it's good we found it so fast. I mean, my family could have probably done it on our own if we could have thought up that things 'bout the girls having done it, but why take chances, right? Many hands make light work or something, right?"

Now they were at the door. "Anyway... the door goes many places at once. Convenient, that, so we don't have to mess up the outside when the family grows." As usual, Hemi was smiling to beat the band, his deep chocolate tails wagging behind him. "But don't worry... I can find Miaka's room for you." Concentrating the scarfed male knocked. "Dad? I've Naneth with me. You know, Endless' mum? She'd like to check on Miaka."

"Naneth?" A cheery if sleepy voice could be heard through the door. "Oh let her in Remy!"

The door opened and a bemused Remus greeted them, ushering them inside. Hemi bounded in, gave the priestess a hug then trotted back out again. "I'll leave her in your safe paws, Dad. Later Naneth!"

"Oh, we're good." Miaka said cheerily, giving a huge yawn then blushing, her eyes looking lidded with attempts not to fall asleep. "As long as someone's around! I slept through one being taken to play with before and I don't want to again!"

"Which means we sometimes have to drug her to get her to sleep at all, if she doesn't pass out from exhaustion beforehand." The wizard commented drolly before blushing at the question directed at himself as Miaka giggled. "Ah.... ehm. Yes. I could never forget Nari with our kits. Although when the second ones were arriving I was fretting over Liliana having disappeared..."

Remus Lupin paled, having caught up to what his son had told him. "ah but Endless likely told you about that time..." It was after all when he had met Remus' daughter, as the wizard had been told later once Liliana was speaking with him again. "eh... oh dear. ah. Yes. Actually I'm quite beside myself as it is, to think overly much about nostalgia. Two of my daughters also have new eggs to care for."

And he sweat every night about their care.

"And not to mention Ginny's kits too. I hear Cedrella's been bringing one of Mami's eggs over from time to time from Ginny's other home. At least she tells the mother before taking an egg out to play!" Miaka nibbled on a cookie.

Miaka gave a little meep, then slowly -or quickly actually- succumbed to the power of a mother who had, well more stubbornness than she. With a yawn the priestess drifted off to dreamland, body and tails curled protectively around her eggs.


The wizard arched a brow first as he was questioned in such a manner by one he barely knew aside from second and, then again after hearing how she spoke of Liliana. Remus pursed his lips then cleared his throat before answering. "Thank you, to say so of my children. In that I would agree with you, though I would be afraid of bias."

He laughed, a trifle nervously. "It is not my children in their, how shall I say this?, own selves that worry me. In truth, it is more the one than the other..."

Remus sighed heavily. "I worried when Liliana found herself with two loves, but that I could understand for I had nearly been there though I believe sometimes that had I been willing, had we been able, they would have shared. I knew from watching your son and Edward that sharing would be out of the question even were it an option. I could see and understand...."

Another sigh. That was not where he had intended to go. "I digress. What worries me is my younger daughter, Ayako. For the father of her kits does not love her nor the kits, and unlike my mate's sister's mate who I learned also is a Heartless..." He paused, blinking. "But then you may know something of this. My niece, Bryna, lives with you after all. Does she not?"

His ears flicked, but Remus heeded his head this time and stayed quiet on the matter of Liliana. It was done.

"No... that won't be necessary. I spoke with Xigbar and Noko myself to learn of this 'Organization' of theirs. Connected to it now twice over..."


wheew. It was difficult to keep his thoughts in line about this. "I never thought any of my kits would... without love... not even friends really..."

Remus blinked, a concerned look for Naneth overwhelming for the moment his own worries. "Dear lady... what mistake would that be? If I am not rude in the asking."

Remus could hardly believe what he was hearing. It was something he would have expected more from his before than from between kitsu. Of course Liliana had not told him... it had not been her tale to tell. Only in generals did she speak of what she knew of her friend's families, and their histories.

He nodded, Letting her have long moments of quiet before he voice even a comment. "I had hoped... kitsu did not do such things." The wizard also did not know of the drama even in his own Soul Brother's family. "For something so terrible..."

His voice faded and Remus shifted, moving to hug the scarred female. "Yes... my daughter's predicament is much better than the pain you must have lived through. For though they never intended anything to happen, I am fair certain even Saix will not harm the kits. Or Ayako. We could stop him, physically at least, should it come to that."

ah.. he just was not thinking straight still. Remus gave Naneth an apologetic smile.

"Ifrit?" Remus arched his brows, then chuckled. "Enough have met him that I know of him. Chroma still talks of him, you know. But then Chroma-dear talks often of everyone she has met. And of course Rikku mentions him, though with that ninja of hers always on her mind it is less than perhaps we would hear otherwise. I do believe I remember Ginevra & AearHwesta saying something about him back when they had met him but..."

He laughed shaking his head. "It is so easy to ramble, I am discovering, when I don't want to face what is bothering me. You say I am a better father than yours... I know I have tried to be a good father to my kits. But I do not feel I have done enough, that I have somehow grossly failed them in some way. I realize I cannot keep them from pain. Events of my before made that clear enough to me that parents no matter how good and loving cannot shield their children indefinitely and perfectly from evil or harm or trials and tribulations. Still... I suppose I expect more from myself."