Stein sat staring into the eyes of the almost five year old girl sitting on his desk. Giggling she stared right back holding out a stitched up teddy bear. He had made the teddy himself from different types of fabric. It pleased him to know his daughter loved the bear he had made himself before her birth. Her small hand dug through the pouch of gummy candies on her lap and pulled out a red one.
"Daddy will mommy be okay she didn't look so good when we left."
"Yes Abby she'll be fine she just has a cold , green please."
He opened his mouth wide as Abby dug out a green gummy. With practiced ease he caught it in his mouth making her giggle. Abby's attention turned to the door as it opened. Slowly Maka stepped in followed by her partner two steps behind her. At the sight of the miester Abby slipped off the desk and ran to her.
"Maka ! "
"Hey Abby what're you doing at the academy shouldn't you be with your mommy?"
Maka smiled slightly scooping up her surrogate cousin giving her a hug. From over Maka's shoulder Abby smiled at Soul waving at him receiving a small smile in return. Soul could not help but see the smile on his partner's face when she was around children. He first noticed it when they first met the young reaper. Anna Thompson now just barely two years old took after her father in the majority of her appearance , but her eyes were that of her mother's.
"Marie is at home getting reacquainted with her ex boyfriend the toilet."
"If I were you Doc I'd be worried she might leave you for him."
This earned a chuckle from the stitched up doctor as he turned the screw in his skull. Soul's stupid joke even made his partner giggle and smack him lightly on the arm. Abby wriggled free of Maka's grip going back to her father climbing up into his lap. Taking her in his arms Stein stood talking her to a pallet he made on the floor.
"So what can I do for you two I know you're not just here for a visit."
Looking at the the pair over his shoulder Stein pulled a blanket over his daughter. The younger miester stuttered out a phrase he couldn't make out. Blushing Maka jabbed Soul with her elbow hard enough to get his attention. Soul sent his partner a confused look before a look of realization crossed his face.
"Actually we wanted some advice , could a relationship between a weapon and miester work out?"
"Children you come to me yet you yourselves have the answer."
"Professor what do you mean ? If we had the answer we wouldn't be asking."
With quiet steps Stein retook his seat spinning to face his former students. Without even looking at their souls he could tell their were resonating slightly. That was his answer they could make it work he learned this years ago. He knew they were nothing like Spirit and Kami they were both devoted to their partner.
"Maka you're not your parents not by any means. I have absolute faith that you and Soul could have a family."
"Thank you for you're advice professor , come on Soul."
Turning to leave Maka grabbed Soul's hand tugging him toward the door. As his partner tugging him out Soul laced his fingers with hers closing the door as they left. As the door closed Stein turned back to his desk picking up a drawing Abby had drawn earlier. It was a girl with white pigtails and beautiful green eyes. The girl was dressed in a skirt that looked like Maka's and Soul's shirt and jacket. "What Maka and Soul's kid would look like" was scribbled at the top of the page. Stein smiled setting the drawing back down.
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