No plot, just whatever comes to mind that could be fluff in some chapters or complete smut in others, idk, just thought I should continue these characters stories in small slice of slice moments post Talon Rejects. Rating will eventually change, but for now just a bit of fluff. Maybe I'll even touch upon some of the things that I felt were a bit rushed, but for now, enjoy!
Outside the Chateau, heavy rain was pouring from the skies along with a thunderous lightning strikes in the water. Whatever natural forces that were exposed to the outside worlds were at the complete mercy of the storm. However, within the Chateau, a family was enjoying themselves eating dinner in front of the fireplace. Their dinner consisting of a simple plate of steamed vegetables, mashed potatoes, and savory steak accompanied by lemonade glasses topped with shaved ice. This dinner was only made by the adults for the adults, as the infant that sat with them was being fed by the father figure an assortment of pureed fruits. Said child was being difficult about accepting what her father was putting in front of her.
"Vamos mija, I know you like this mix." He groaned, only for her to throw her hands in the air before slamming them down on the table. The gesture received a giggle from her mother, a fact that did not go unnoticed by the baby girl. She looked at her mother and repeated her actions, inciting more of a laugh this time from her mother. "You think this is funny?" Gabriel asked with a grin of his own.
"Perhaps I do." Amelie laughed in return. "The big, strong, hardened man of the house denied by his sweet little daughter." She said, the end of her sentence becoming more childish as she reached over to pinch Victoria's little cheeks, in turn causing her to smile a toothless smile at her mom.
"Niña cachetona." Gabriel sighed in defeat as he put down the spoon and cup and went in to join his wife in praising their stubborn daughter.
A lightning bolt striking in the distance, being seen by them all through the window, the thunder immediately going off and resonating throughout the halls of the Chateau and opening the window, the fierce winds and droplets of water getting in and putting the fire out, ruining the dinner as well as getting the family wet. The sudden noise and commotion causing Victoria to become frightened and her response to it was to cry in order to get one of her parents to pick her up and comfort her.
Amelie and Gabriel quickly reacted to the situation and acted accordingly, Amelie getting up from her seat and picking up Victoria and holding her to her chest, whereas Gabriel took it upon himself to quickly go over to the window and using his smoke abilities, extended his arms to grab hold of the large windows and pulling them in for a close. Amelie quickly went up the stairs to go into their bedroom to find some towels to dry off Victoria and prevent her from catching a cold. Though she was still crying, Amelie did her best to rock her gently in her arms.
"Sh, sh, sh, plus de pleurs, ma fille." Amelie cooed as she laid Victoria down on her and Gabriel's bed, turning to their closet and grabbing a towel to dry her off, wrapping the little one in it protectively. She then realized that some of the food had landed on them. "Merde..." She cursed, knowing that Victoria wouldn't understand it and taking her clothes off and Victoria's and getting a warm bath ready for them.
Beneath, on the first floor, Gabriel managed to best nature and managed to close the window shut and secured it better than before, turning around to see the ruined dinner and going to grab a towel and trash bag to clean up the wet mess.
"Carajo." He muttered.
Several moments later, Amelie was in bed with a clean Victoria sitting on her lap, reading a story to get her to sleep through the storm. Footsteps could be heard in the hallways. Opening the door, Gabriel removed his wet shirt and walked in, wiping off the remainder of the water and mess on him with it and throwing it in his basket of dirty clothes. He then turned to Amelie and Victoria, taking on a more playful attitude as he looked at his daughter.
"And what are you doing still up, mija?" He smiled, causing Victoria to laugh up at him, and Amelie to smile at his playful attitude towards them. She absolutely adored these moments of his when he became so interactive with their daughter. Not that it was rare, only because she was ready to get used to this version of Gabriel Reyes. The loving father with a warm smile and personality as opposed to the killer that he had to become when growing up.
"I don't think she'll go to sleep without both of us reading to her." Amelie said, picking up Victoria in her hands and pressing her cheek to hers. "She was ignoring mama's storytelling until her papa arrived, wasn't she?" She cooed against an adorably struggling Victoria.
"Well then." Gabriel smirked as he put his arms out, looking at Amelie in the eyes. "I guess papa is going to have to join, isn't he?" She gasped, knowing exactly what he was going to do. Victoria, having seen this look before in her dad, was excited and in her own way urged him to do it, against her mother's wishes.
"Don't even think about it." She fake warned with a surprised smile at his audacity. He ignored her warning and jumped up onto the bed, upon landing at the food of the bed, his weight pushed both Amelie and Victoria up into the air, his entire body much heavier than both of them combined and thus sending them up almost two feet up. "Ah!" She laughed at the rush, and Victoria smiling the whole time. Upon landing back down, their impact did not move Gabriel in the slightest, Amelie reached over and smacked Gabriel on the shoulders.
"You know I hate that!" She laughed. Victoria was smiling still and crawled forward to touch her dads face.
"She seems to love it." Gabriel responded as Victoria's tiny hands were feeling his mustache and cheeks. "Isn't your daddy handsome, mija?" He joked.
"He certainly is." Amelie responded, picking their daughter up. "And he has yet to feed you." She reminded. Gabriel smiled and Reached into his pocket to show he managed to preserve the cup of baby food and a spoon.
"I haven't forgotten." He said. Victoria looked at the cup with a comedic frown. "Ey, don't give me that look, young lady." He said, sitting in front of her and prepared to feed her, with Amelie holding her in place. "Now, say 'ah'." He said, spoonful at the ready.
After feeding her, she became tired and drowsy eyed. Both her parents reading the rest of the story to her until she fell asleep and was ready to be put in her crib, alongside her pachimari stuffed toy, which she held closely to her for comfort. Gabriel covered her tiny body in her blanket and Amelie turned on her monitor. Wheeling her into the room across from theirs, they left the door open enough to hear her in case anything happened in the night. Going back in their room, they laid down next to one another and contemplated.
"It stopped raining." Amelie noticed, Gabriel looked out the window for confirmation.
"Good. She can sleep better without the thunder." He said, Amelie cuddling up to his side under his arm. "We earned this." He said.
"Yes. We did." Amelie agreed before she and Gabriel fell asleep together, both eager to see what tomorrow would bring in their new life.
Hope you guys enjoyed that little chapter, just a little something for now, more to come, though can't promise any consistency. See you next time!