House Rules

Chapter One- Mommy! ... Daddy!

"Please Lu it's only for a little while." Wakka begged his wife as she washed dishes after supper one summer night.

"Wakka the woman doesn't even like me."

"Yuh don't talk to her long enough to know."

"And whose fault is that?" She asked sending him a look over her shoulder.

"Not mine! … it is mine huh?"

"I'm not saying it is."

"Well y'know how she travels and stuff… it would really mean a lot to her if she could stay for a little while."

Lulu sighed loudly. "How long?"

Wakka smiled. "A week tops."

"Are those her words or yours?"

"Min— does it matter?"

"Yes Wakka it matters a great deal." She said turning off the sink and drying her hands.

"Mine…"

"Daddy!" Wakka heard from the living room.

"What's up buddy?" Wakka hollered.

Just then a little boy clad in beige shorts and a navy blue shirt ran into the kitchen barefoot where his parents were cleaning up after dinner. He had wild red hair like is father but the complexion of his mother, he also had her eyes. The little boy was carrying his toothbrush.

He nearly ran into Wakka's leg as he ran in, he gripped Wakka's pant let to keep balance. "Can I pack diss now!?" He had just turned six and was going to spend two weeks with his Godmother Yuna for the summer.

"Nope, you gotta use it in the morning before I drop you two off. Go head and put it back in the bathroom." And just like that the little one was off. He turned back to Lulu who was now putting things away in containers to go in the fridge for lunch the next day. "Food was good…" He supplied with a weak smile. Lulu just looked at him.

"Fine, Wakka she may—" Just then a little girl with long black hair with an oddly placed streak of deep auburn down one side ran into the kitchen. No one knew why her hair just started growing like that. It was tied in a single thick braid.

"Mommy mommy!"

"Mommy is talking right now Nadia what do we say?"

The little girl in purple-footed pajamas held her hands in front of her. She had her fathers warm almost honey colored eyes and was a little tanner than Vidina but not as tan as her father. She looked exactly like her mother though; she even had a little beauty mark next to her left eye. She rocked back and forth "Excuse me mommy." Wakka smiled as he watched she was only four yet acted so much like a little lady that there was no question that it was Lulu's daughter. Lulu looked back up at Wakka.

"I was looking forward to a bre—

"Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me!" Wakka chuckled quietly as Lulu looked down at the little girl. "Sowwy."

Lulu sighed and picked the girl up which made both smile, Nadia more so than Lulu. "What is it?" She asked in a gentle tone.

"I change my miwnd." She said proudly.

"About what?"

"I don't wanna weave"

"Aaww but you will have so much fun."

The little girl shook her head then leaned it onto Lulu's shoulder. "No I wanna stay wit daddy and mommy." She hooked her arm around Lulu's neck and Lulu sent Wakka a little look. They both loved their kids very much but they hadn't had break since they were born.

Wakka walked up to the two, he rested a hand on Nadia's little back and smiled at Lulu. "I know Lu so was I, but things have been really hard on her since Chappu passed y'know? I'm all she's got left. Can you just try and be nice to her for a couple days?" Wakka pleaded.

Lulu sighed. "I won't bite, but that's all you are getting out of me." Lulu said with a thin smile. Wakka smiled back and leaned forward to kiss her. They pulled away when they heard giggling in their ears. Nadia was giggling so much from watching her parents share a little kiss that she was drooling on her little hand.

"Eeww." Wakka said in a childish voice as he playfully pulled Nadia out of her mother's arms and into the air. "Dat's gross Nadie" Nadia just continued to laugh. Lulu watched in amusement as the two started making faces at each other.

"Wakka don't teach her that that is acceptable." Lulu said with a laugh when Nadia stuck her tongue out at him. They left the kitchen making even more noise than before as Vidina joined them in the living room.

Lulu sat at the dining room table in thought. She didn't know why Wakka hadn't noticed his mom's favoritism toward Chappu his younger brother. Wakka was always the one having to take them blame for things Chappu did, even as adults. She always wanted her sons for herself. Chappu to show off and encourage, and Wakka to take care of her. It wasn't fair to him. But what could he do, it was his mother for crying out loud. And ever since Chappu died due to driving drunk Wakka had been on pins and needles with the woman. He spent more time trying to console her than he had to even mourn for himself. And that's how the tug of war between Wakka's mother and Lulu began. She didn't like Lulu to begin with, one because Wakka was spending too much time with his head in the clouds and not working to help the family. Two he asked her to marry him and that really set the old woman off. Now Wakka had to care for another beside her. She tried everything in the books to get Lulu to leave him but Wakka never found out. All the bribes the threats, even suggesting that she take interest in Chappu. Lulu didn't budge, she had found someone who she connected with on so many levels and she wasn't letting him go. Lulu supposed they were alike in that way, fighting for what they wanted. But it grew tiring. She didn't have the heart to tell him any of this though. Just then she heard Wakka groan in pain and little kid laughter. They sure do love their daddy. Lulu thought with a chuckle as she got up and went to see if he was ok.

She couldn't help but laugh at the scene before her. Wakka lying on the living room floor on his back with Nadia sitting on his chest and pulling his hair while Vidina climbed onto the couch and jumped off lading belly first onto Wakka's stomach. Wakka would wince and then Vidina would get up all smiles and do it over and over again. Their father was pretty much invincible and they knew it. She was about to head up the stairs to get Vidina and Nadia ready for bath time when she saw Vidina jump off the couch and miss Wakka's stomach a little. Apparently Vidina saw this and was trying to counter act by putting his knee under him so he wouldn't land on the floor. To bad he miss calculated that too and ended up kneeing Wakka in the groin. Wakka groaned loudly in pain as he turned to his side causing Nadia to roll off of him and start crying. Wakka curled himself into a little ball holding himself where it hurt. Vidina immediately stood up and looked over at his mother.

Fifteen minutes later Lulu had managed to calm down Nadia enough to bathe her and then tuck in her and Vidina. She walked into the living room with a tight smirk on her face as she sat beside Wakka who sat holding a bag of ice on his groin. "Still hurting?" She asked in a caring manner, on the inside she couldn't stop laughing and Wakka knew her long enough to see that. But he was in too much pain to come back with a witty comment that would keep her laughing.

"Yeah."

"Poor thing." Lulu said. "Can you walk at all?"

"Just need a little time." Wakka managed. Man that kid of his hand a strong knee.

"Is there anything I can get you?"

"No." He smiled at her a little. "Thanks Lu."

"Ok, I'm going upstairs now." She stood.

"Hlold on ya?" Wakka said attempting to get up. He winced. Then tried to walk it off as he followed Lulu.

Lulu put her hand on his back and rubbed it. "C'mon, I think I know just the thing to make you feel better." A few minutes later they were in their room, Wakka on top of Lulu kissing her softly when all of a sudden the phone rang. Wakka pulled himself away a little and Lulu pulled him back.

"Might be my mum." He mumbled as he pulled away again and leaned over to pick up the phone. "Hello?" Lulu rolled from under him and onto her side of the bed. "Hey ma, yeah….yeah, well we gotta drop off the kids— Yeah Yuna's… if I would have known you were coming we would have planned differently… well Lu and I will be here…Ma…. Yeah well I love her… I love you too its just… yes I know… I loved him too." Lulu got comfortable under the covers and closed her eyes. After a little while Wakka finally hung up the phone and put his arms around her and leaned over to kiss her but Lulu turned her head away so that he kissed her cheek. Wakka stayed in a hover position trying to figure out what he did wrong, he gave up and just lay back down on his back while Lulu slept on her side.

The Next morning Lulu woke first and was grateful for that. If Vidina or Nadia were to wake first the whole house would be in chaos and unorganized, Lulu liked organized. She got up and went into the shower once out she slipped on some sweat pants and a white shirt then put on her robe and went downstairs to start breakfast for the kids.

Lulu had taken some toast out of the toaster when she heard slow thudding on the staircase. She quickly put the toast down and went to check which one of her crazy kids were trying to give her a heart attack this time.

As it turned out it was Vidina… and Nadia. Vidina had just gotten the talk from both parents that as a big brother he had to look out for her, but they never thought like this. Vidina was on a lower step and hopped down to another one then looked behind him up at Nadia with encouraging eyes and his hands out so if she fell he would catch her. Nadia jumped a small jump and made it to the next step. It was cute... but dangerous.

"What are you two doing up hm?" Lulu asked. Vidina whirled around and looked at his mother.

"We… we was just coming downstairs."

"I see that." Lulu said giving him a smile that meant he wasn't in trouble Vidina relaxed. He then turned around and went back the few stairs separating he and Nadia and put out his hand for her to take which she did.

"C'mon Nadie." Lulu watched them come down the stairs and go into the kitchen. Lulu smiled. Vidina was going to be a fine older brother. She followed them into the kitchen ruffling Vidina's hair effectually. She got into the kitchen and cut their toast up for them, and added jam. "Tanks mommy." Vidina said after scarfing his breakfast down. "Can I pack my toofbrush now?"

"Go and brush your teef first." She joked Vidina obvious didn't catch it and was off to go brush his teeth. Lulu smiled and looked back to the table where Nadia sat eating her breakfast slowly. She leaned down and placed a number of small kisses on her little auburn streak. "That's right Nadie, eat like a lady." Nadia looked up at her and Lulu smiled at her while fixing her hair a little. Lulu went over to the stove and continued to make breakfast for she and Wakka.

Wakka came down holding one medium suitcase with all the kids' clothes in it. He was wearing beige cargo shorts and a white polo with his usual dark green sandals. He rested the suitcase down.

"Good you remembered to pack them." Lulu said noticing him come in the kitchen.

"You'd kill me if I forgot." He said while going over to kiss Nadia on her head like Lulu had done earlier. "Nadie what's goin' on girl?" Wakka asked as he took a seat next to her at the table.

"Hi Daddy." She said before sticking another peace of cut up fruit in her mouth. "I changed my miwnd"

"Again?" Wakka asked with a little laugh. Nadia nodded her head up and down before licking jam off of her finger completely forgetting Wakka. Wakka chuckled at how cute she was. "So what you sayin' now?"

"Huh?"

"You changed your mind... again?"

"Yeah, if Viddy gonna go?"

"Is Viddy going to go?" Lulu corrected as she brought a napkin over to Nadia and wiped her hands before she got jam everywhere.

Nadia looked like she was trying correct herself then just gave up on it and looked at Wakka for the answer to her question. Wakka chuckled again. "Yeah yuh brudda going."

"Okay, den I wanna go."

"Dat's my girl." Wakka smiled then got up. "Where is yuh brudda anyway?"

"Teef!" Nadia smiled showing her little teeth.

"Brushing his teef." Lulu added.

"Oh." He walked over to Lulu who was putting the finishing touches on her toast. "Morning." He mumbled sweetly.

"Good morning." Lulu looked over her shoulder at him, held his gaze, then turned back to what she was doing. Wakka slipped an arm around her waist and pressed his mouth on her neck briefly.

"Sorry 'bout last night baby." He said lowly. He had finally realized what he had done that morning while shaving.

Lulu looked over her shoulder and nodded at him. "It's fine."

"Make it up to you later ya?" He said suggestively.

"You'd better."

AN: Alright I finally settled on this nice little light family fic as my new chapter story It's really fluffy and family focused because I really need to get it out of my system before I complete another more serious fic So this is not going to be JND length but it will be a chapter story. lol Like it? Don't like it? Let me know! Also if you have any suggestions (family sitches that you would like to see Lulu and Wakka try to handle as parents) Or just anything at all. Don't hesitate I'm all ears.

KathleenDee