These AN's will be at the start of specific chapters that hold relevance to this story. AN's that do not, will be at the end of the chapter BENEATH certain sneak peeks. Zatara may be called "John" or "Giovanni" depending on who is speaking to him. His birth name is Giovanni and his alias is John. He is, obviously by his birth name, from Italy. Sindella will be given many nicknames, so just please bear with me on that. She is, and look it up if you don't trust me, from a hidden city in Northern Turkey.
July 20th, 2000
Sindella was washing the dishes with her four year old daughter, Zatanna, 'helping' her. Zatanna was just squirting soap into the sink, but it meant Sindella could get the job done faster.
"Mommy, look! It's daddy's cup!" Zatanna held up a white mug that had a black top hat with a broad white band across it and the trademark Zatara family 'Z' on it.
Sindella laughed "Yes, sweetie, it is your daddy's cup." Sindella took the mug from Zatanna and scrubbed it before rinsing it and putting it on the rack.
The front door had opened and someone, a man, called out "Tanna? Sin?"
"In the kitchen, John dear." Sindella said as she dried Zatanna's hands.
John walked into the kitchen, wearing a white dress shirt and black slacks, a few bags of groceries in his hands.
Sindella, after setting Zatanna free, saw the groceries bags and sighed with a smile as she wiped her hands. "Always keeping up with what needs to be bought."
The Italian man put the bags on the counter and kissed his wife on the lips. "Of course." He pushed a locket of blonde hair behind his wife's ear.
Sindella smacked him with the dish towel before going over to the bags. Zatara stopped her by wrapping his arms around her waist.
He put his forehead on her shoulder "You take care of Zatanna, I'll put these away."
"How about you put half of them away and then we trade off." She leaned against his head, smiling as one arm let go of her and found it's way to her other shoulder. She smiled as she remembered them doing this everyday five and a half years earlier. "John, Zatanna's going to wonder what we're doing."
He started to trail kisses along her neck "I'm showing you some much needed affection. That's what I'm doing, and it doesn't look like you're resisting." He stopped only to mutter a quick "Eb tup ni ruoy seclap." The groceries were levitating left and right, and within two minutes, everything was put away. John continued his attack on his wife's neck.
Sindella was giggling as his moustache was tickling her neck. "John, stop it!" She was shaking from muffled laughter.
Everything stopped when they heard Zatanna panicked voice yell "Mommy! Daddy!"