A/N: This is my first fanfic. I normally stick to drawing but thought I'd give writing a go. This is a one-shot but could go onto something else, who knows. Please leave comments and advice on how I could improve. Hope you enjoy it. (Note: She didn't have a name so in my story Melody is Harmony and Brendon's daughter from the end of WAMS)
Disclaimer: all characters belong to Rachel Vincent
Tod's POV
I grab the pizza boxes for my final delivery tonight.
"See ya Paul." I get the usual grunt in response. "Grumpy bastard."
I jog out into the brisk, summer's night and around into the alley. I'm trying to figure out why we need ten pizzas when it's only supposed to be Nash, Kaylee, me and Sabine, as I blink out and arrive at the end of Nash and Sabine's driveway.
'The mara will probably eat five of these herself.' I think, smirking.
You'd think a pregnant mara would be like hell on earth but it seems to have mellowed her out. Not only that but it seems to have turned her into a food munching machine. Well, more of one than she already was.
I step up to the door and kick it. No answer. "Guys, let me in."
I'd learnt the hard way about blinking into my brother's house uninvited. Let's just say, if I hadn't been a reaper, I would be rocking some knife shaped piercings I my face and chest (courtesy of Nash). Turns out my brother and his wife don't save their personal experiences for the bedroom. An image I'd rather erase from my memory.
Still no answer. "Kaylee?"
The handle turns and the door opens slightly. I slowly nudge the door the rest of the way open with my knee. "Kay? You alright?"
The lights turn on.
"Surprise!"
Kaylee's POV
"Surprise!" we yell as my Tod walks through the door. He just stands there, stunned. Nash walks up to him, grabs the pizzas and moves them to the kitchen.
"Happy birthday Tod." I say as I gently touch his arm, breaking him out of his trance.
He stares at me. "What?" he says.
"Just because you don't age doesn't mean we can't celebrate your fiftieth year alive, honey." a smiling Harmony says from her seat on my uncle's lap.
"Dunno if 'alive' is the right term, Mum." And he's back.
I get up on my toes and quickly kiss him before running off to the kitchen to help Nash with the food. "The look on his face was priceless!"
"I know, I wish I had a camera!" I giggle.
"Careful what you wish for, could be you in a few years."
"You're first Hudson." We playfully shove each other before taking everything into the living room.
"We're doing presents!" announces Melody.
"Ah… no. We're doing food. Nash, get me some damn pizza!"
Nash scuttles over to the mara with her food and I look at Tod. He winks and I giggle.
"Ok, everyone dig in."
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