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Author's Note: That's right everyone one! ShadowRebirth37 and I have started another story! Now, this story isn't like out other ones. You all will have to bear with me on this one. The grammar isn't going to be so hot, and no, I'm not fixing most of it. It's part of the story :) I hope you all enjoy!
† Lazy Day †
Raven was sleeping peacefully. It was around nine in the morning before he felt something, or rather someone, climb onto his bed. The next second he felt the small someone jump on his bed saying, "Daddy! Wake up!"
Raven groaned loudly. "...not now Angel... its sleepy time..." he mumbled sleepily, pulling the blanket over his head, "...you should still be asleep..."
"No! It's time to waked up! Da sun's up!" The five year old chirped as he still jumped on Raven's bed. He looked astonishingly like a minature version of the Dark Pilot, but with a few differences. His eyes were more of a bright lavender than a dark amethyst and his hair was jet black, more like his mother's. He also had the same shade of red for his Zi marking, though it wasn't in the same shape as Raven's. His was just a red upside down triangle under his left eye.
Raven groaned tiredly. "No, it's not time to get up..." he mumbled, trying to ignore the five-year-old jumping on his bed. He 'tried' to fall back asleep, but the small child complicated that.
"B-But! Yous pwomised we'd go fo' wide in da Bweaker todays!" The young child whined slightly.
Raven sighed loudly and pulled the blanket away from his face. "... I promised that today...?" he muttered, before looking over at the child, "... yeah, but not at nine in the morning, Angel..."
Angel pouted. "...Den whens?" He asked, as he stopped jumping on his dad's bed.
Raven sat up and stretched his arms. "...well... since you woke me up... I guess we can go now..."
Angel's face lit up. "Yay! Eat bweakfas' furst?" The toddler asked as he started jumping on the bed again.
Raven sighed. "Okay, okay, we'll have breakfast first..." he said.
The toddler stopped his jumping before sliding off the bed and running off toward the kitchen. He was excited. His daddy was going to take him for a ride in his Zoid today. Raven sighed loudly and followed his son to the kitchen. "Alright Angel, what do you want to eat...?" he asked, unsure if the five-year-old had anything in mind.
"I want! I, I want som'! Som' Fwench Toast!" The toddler stuttered, like usual when he got overly excited or tried to explain something to his dad.
Raven nodded. "Alright then, French toast it is..." he replied, opening the cabinets to pull out what he needed. Angel tried to be as patient as he could while his dad made breakfast for them. He was basically bouncing in his seat as he waited for him to finish.
Raven glanced over at Angel. "Just sit still Angel; I'll be done in a minute..." The toddler huffed unhappily, and tried to sit as still as he could. But he couldn't. He was too excited about what going for a ride to be able to stay calm. Raven chuckled slightly at him, but continued making the French toast anyways. "Angel, do you want to get out some milk?"
"Okays!" The toddler said as he got up from the table and over to the fridge. He opened it with some difficulties before trying to get the milk carton out.
Raven glanced over at him. "Bring it over here please..." he said once he saw the toddler had the milk carton.
Angel nodded and lugged the milk carton over to where his dad was. "Here yous go Daddy!" He chirped when he reached him.
Raven looked down at him and smiled slightly. "Thanks Squirt..." he said, taking the milk carton from his son. "Go ahead and sit back down; I should be done in a few minutes..."
"Okays!" Angel chirped as he ran back to his seat to wait for their breakfast to get finished. He looked around for his Daddy's Organoid, Shadow. She must have still been sleeping...
Raven finished about ten minutes later, putting some French toast and syrup on a plate for his son. "Here you go, Squirt..." he said, setting the plate and a glass of milk down in front of him. He got himself a plate before sitting down beside him.
"Tank yous Daddy!" The toddler said as he started to eat his cut up French toast happily.
"Not a problem, Angel." Raven answered, beginning to eat as well. Shadow eventually plodded into the kitchen, yawning loudly and shaking herself; clearly she had just woken up.
"Mownin' Shadow!" The toddler said after taking a bite of his breakfast. Shadow growled back sleepily, walking over and licking the toddler's hair and purring. She did the same to Raven, but he merely groaned in annoyance. Angel giggled when Shadow licked his hair. "Do yous want any Shadow?" The toddler asked as he held out his fork with a piece of French toast on it.
Shadow looked over and growled happily, snapping up the piece of toast and chewing loudly. She wagged her tail and purred, before licking the toddler's cheek. That caused Angel to giggle harder before he started back on his breakfast again. He only had a few more pieces to go before he was finished. Raven told Shadow to sit own so they could finish. When he did finish, Raven got up and put his plate and glass away. "I'll be right back Squirt. I gotta go change into my piloting clothes..." he said before walking back to his bedroom.
"Okays!" Angel replied as he finished his own breakfast up. There was a stool in the corner of the kitchen that he would use to help with the dishes. He pushed that over and put his plate, fork and empty Sippy cup in the sink before he raced off to his dad's bedroom. "Am I's gonna change into piwoting cwothes too!" He asked excitedly.
Luckily, Raven was dressed by the time Angel barged in. "Yeah, if you want to..." he answered, still putting on the safety armor.
"Yes! I wanna wear piwoting cwothes just like Daddy's!" The toddler exclaimed.
Raven sighed and finished putting on his armor. "Alright, alright, let's get it out of your room..." he said, picking the young child up so he wouldn't bolt off and make a mess of his room looking for the piloting gear.
Angel struggled for a minute, not having expected to be picked up so suddenly. "I can finds it by myselfs!" He cried, but stopped his struggling all the same.
Raven chuckled slightly. "Yeah, but not without making a mess!" he replied, smirking as he walked into the toddler's room. Angel huffed unhappily, but didn't remark back. He ran over to his dresser when his dad set him down. He opened it and started to look...more like tear...though it.
Raven sighed. "Angel, please don't make a mess!" he said, not wanting to have to clean his room, for the seventh time this week.
The toddler looked back to his dad, his small hand grasping the child sized piloting suit. He tugged it out of the drawer before running back to Raven and holding it up. "I finded it!"
Raven nodded. "Yes, you did. Now, let's get ready so we can go on our ride..."
"Okays!" Angel chirped as he let his dad help him into his piloting suit so then they could go on their ride in the Geno Breaker. "Is Shadow comin' wif us?" He asked as Raven pulled the child sized pilot's suit over his head.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, if you want." he replied, straightening out his son's uniform. "Alright, let's go on that ride..."
"Yay!" The toddler cheered, clapping his hands slightly in excitement. "We no gonna meet da GF is we?" He asked after Raven picked him up again so then he wouldn't run off.
Raven shook his head. "Nah, we won't see them today..." he said as he walked out of the house, shutting and locking the door once Shadow was outside.
"Okays!" The toddler replied as his dad carried them over to where the big, shiny, red Zoid was.
Raven got into the cockpit and turned on the systems. He put on the safety harness as Shadow fused, and since there was no back seat he let Angel sit in his lap. "Alright, you ready to go, Squirt?"
"Yes! Wet's go now!" Angel chirped happily as his dad started the Zoid up.
Raven smiled slightly before piloting the Geno Breaker away from his house. "Anywhere you want to go in-particular, Angel?"
"Noes... Just wanna goes fo' a wide!" He replied, not having any set place he wanted to go to.
Raven smiled slightly. "How about we ride over the Dark River?" he suggested, knowing his son liked to play around near the water.
"Okay! I wikes pwaying in da waters!" The toddler chirped as his daddy started to go toward Dark River.
What they were unaware of though, was that someone was keeping a very close eye on them…
Raven nodded. "I figured you would, so let's get going!" he said, turning his Geno Breaker towards the Dark River. "... I think I have some of your play clothes in the Breaker, so you can play around in the water if you want..."
Angel nodded excitedly. "Alwighties! Yous gonna pway too?"
Raven sighed. "Maybe Angel, but probably not."
"...oh... ...okays..." The toddler said quietly.
Raven sighed quietly. "Hey now, don't get all downcast. I said maybe, which doesn't mean no."
"...but yous awso says pwolly not..."
Raven rolled his eyes slightly. "Fine, fine, I'll play in the water..." he sighed.
"Weally!" Angel asked, looking up at him.
Raven sighed. "Yeah, really..."
"Tank yous Daddy!" The toddler chirped. He glad that his Daddy would be playing with him too, instead of just Shadow…
Raven nodded. "Anytime Angel..." he said, ruffling up the child's black hair. "Maybe we could go fishing even..."
"We can goes fisting today toos?" He asked, knowing that they didn't get to go fishing all that often.
Raven nodded. "If you want, I still have the poles in the storage compartment."
"Okays! I wanna goes fisting!" Angel replied happily. His Daddy wasn't working this week, so they were finally getting to do something. The GF was his main job but Angel knew that he also took some other jobs where he had to go hunting. All he knew for that was that his Daddy would go hunt vampires down that were causing trouble in nearby towns. But, he didn't talk very much about it.
Raven ruffed up his hair again. "I have this whole next week off, so we can spend some more time together. How does that sound?"
Angel looked up to Raven again. "Weally! Yous no gotta work fo' da whole week?"
Raven nodded. "Yup, I'll be home all week." he replied.
"Dun' gotta go works fo' your other job?" The toddler asked, wanting to make sure.
Raven sighed loudly. "... yeah..." he replied, "... but only for a few days, then we have the rest of the week to ourselves!"
"So yous will onwy be gones fo' a few hours...?" Angel asked.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, if everything goes to plan..."
"Oh...okays... ...Who'll be watchin' me dis time? Uncl' Kawl?" He asked, having been left with Moonbay the last time.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, Uncle Karl will watch you this time..."
"When? Tomowwo?" The toddler asked, as the kept on their course to Dark River.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, tomorrow morning... so you'll have to get your toys and things packed up tonight."
"Okay." Angel said as they got to their destination and Raven stopped the Geno Breaker.
Raven reached behind his seat and grabbed his travelling pack. "You ready?" he said as he unlatched his safety harness and picked the child up in one arm, holding on to his pack with the other.
"Yes! I weady to go fisting!" The toddler said excitedly as Raven jumped out of the Geno Breaker.
Raven nodded and set the toddler down once they were on the ground. "Just don't hook me this time, okay?" he said, not wanting to have to dig another fishhook out of his arm.
"Okays... Twies not too dis time." Angel replied after being set on the ground.
Raven nodded before opening the bag and pulling out two cane poles. "Take off your shoes before going in the water, okay?"
"Okays!" Angel chirped as he sat down to pull off his shoes. "We need to dig up worms, Daddy?" The youngster asked, looking back up at him.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, or else it'll be pretty hard to fish..." he joked slightly as he assembled the poles.
"Daddy! Dat's not funny! I thoughts dat yous had some from wast time!" The toddler huffed before getting up and going over to where Raven was.
Raven sighed. "I might have a few left, so calm down..." he reassured, before handing Angel his pole. "Be careful with that hook."
"I will!" Angel reassured, holding the pole. He made sure to keep the hook away from him so then he wouldn't get it on him.
Raven finished setting up his pole before checking the bait. "Good, we still have some left..." he said, before taking off his boots. "Why don't you find us a good spot to fish, Squirt..."
"Awighty!" Angel chirped before he went off to look for a good fishing spot. He found one a few minutes later and waved his dad over. "I finded one Daddy!"
Raven nodded and got his pole and pack, before heading over to his son. "This is a good spot..." he mused before pulling a worm out of the bait container and putting it on the toddler's pole's hook.
"Tank yous Daddy!" The toddler said when Raven handed him his pole. He waited for his Daddy to get ready to help him get his line out into the water.
Raven helped Angel get the line far enough into the water so that he'd be able to catch something other than a few minnows. Raven did the same and sat cross-legged on a rock. "...think we'll catch anything, Squirt?" he asked so the toddler wouldn't get board.
"Yes! We'll catch a biiiiiig fish!" Angel replied, waiting for a tug on his line.
Raven chuckled slightly. "Really? A big fish? We'll see about that..."
Before Angel could reply back there was a sharp tug on his line. "Whoa! I gots one Daddy!"
Raven glanced over at him. "Yeah, you do! You need some help?"
"Yes pwease!" The toddler replied, having a little difficulty bringing the fish in. Raven chuckled slightly before reaching out and grabbing hold of the line, helping pull the large fish in. Angel helped pull the line in, excited that he had caught a fish so soon. "We gonna takes it home Daddy?"
Raven shrugged. "Only if you want too..." he replied, reaching down and picking up the fish. It was about four pounds; a good-sized fish.
"Cans we has it for dinner?" The toddler asked, remembering the last time they had gone fishing.
Raven nodded. "Alright then, we'll have it for dinner..." he said, pulling a bag out of the pack to put the fish in to.
"Yay! It'll be yummy wight Daddy?" He asked as he watched Raven put another worm on his hook.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, it'll be yummy, Squirt..." he said, ruffling his hair slightly before helping him toss the line out again.
Angel smiled as he watched his line being put back into the water. "Do yous tink dat yous will catched anyting?"
Raven shrugged. "Maybe..." he replied, sitting down and crossing his legs on the rock again.
Angel giggled before going back to watching his line. He didn't get another bite for the next hour and there was only so much a five year old could take with just sitting still. "I wanna pway in da water Daddy..."
Raven sighed. "Alright Angel, just don't go too deep, okay?" he said, helping the toddler pull in his line.
"Okays!" He replied happily as he waited until it was safe for him to go into the water. Once his line was in did he go into the shallows and start splashing around, getting Raven wet in the process. "Shadow! Come and pway wif me!" He called for the black Organoid that was sleeping on top of the Breaker's head. Raven groaned and wiped the water out of his eyes, pulling in his line as well. The toddler had scared any fish to the other side of the river. Shadow lifted her head and yawned loudly, before getting to her feet. She spread her wings and glided down, splashing loudly into the water next to the toddler.
Angel laughed when Shadow splashed him with a whole bunch of water when she landed beside him. He splashed her back. "I got yous Shadow!" Shadow turned and grinned evilly. She slammed her tail into the water, showering the toddler in a massive amount of water. "Ahhh!" The toddler cried when the black Organoid did that. He coughed out some of the water he had inadvertently swallowed. "Dat's not fair Shadow!" Shadow snickered darkly, before slipping under the water. Her dark coloration made her blend in well, at least to the point that she was camouflaged. Angel blinked when Shadow disappeared. "Where'd she go Daddy?" The toddler asked, not being able to see the black Organoid.
Raven looked over and chuckled. "Don't know, but she's probably gonna jump out inna minute..." he 'warned'. When the toddler turned back around he pulled out his play clothes. "I'll be back in a few minutes..." he said before walking into the nearby thicket to change.
Angel looked up to him. "Where yous goin' Daddy?" Raven didn't hear him, having already walked off. A few seconds later, however, Shadow's head broke the surface behind Angel. She smirked evilly before lightly grabbing the toddler's ankle in her mouth and pulling, making him fall into the water.
"Ahhh!" The toddler screamed, not having expected Shadow to 'attack' him while he was wondering where his dad had gone to. He didn't know that Raven couldn't see him OR know that it was just Shadow playing when he screamed.
Raven had changed into his 'play clothes' and was folding up his uniform when he heard that. He dropped his clothes and ran over to the bank. "Angel? Angel are you alright? Answer me!"
Angel was coughing slightly from where more water had gotten into his lungs. "...I'm wight here Daddy..."
Raven sighed loudly. "...don't scare me like that, Squirt..." he muttered, before wadding out to him.
"...sowwy... ...Shadow gotted me from behind..." The toddler said as he stood up. He reached out to be picked up when Raven reached him.
Raven picked Angel up. "It's okay Angel... you just scared me is all..." he tried to reassure, not wanting him to feel bad.
Angel nodded slightly. "We goes out further?" He asked, knowing that now that his dad had a hold of him, they could go out a little further.
Raven nodded. "Alright we can go out further..." he said, starting to wade out deeper.
"Yay! Me wikes when we goes out far!"
Raven smiled slightly. "Yeah, me too..." he said, walking out until the water was up past his waist. "This deep enough?" he asked.
Angel nodded. "Yep! Dis is a good spot! Yous gonna teach me hows to swim 'gain?"
Raven nodded. "Alright, if you want too..." he said, setting Angel into the water.
The toddler nodded. "I wanna learns!" He replied to Raven's question.
They were still unaware of the fact that they were being watched carefully. Not even Shadow was able to pick up on it.
Raven nodded before getting down on his knees so that he was level with his son. "Alright, do you remember what I taught you last time?" he asked, unsure if he remembered how to doggie-paddle, otherwise they'd be in trouble.
Angel nodded. "I wemembers!" The toddler replied.
Raven nodded. "Good, now, what do you want me to teach you today?"
"I wanna knows how to swim wike Daddy!" He replied.
Raven sighed. "Alright, well that might take a while, but okay..." he said, "... first, use your arms to push through the water like this..." he said, before demonstrating and turning back to Angel. "You try..."
The toddler nodded and copied what Raven had just done pretty well. For a five year old, he picked up on learning new things pretty quickly. That was something that he had gotten from his mother. She was quick to pick up on things too. Raven smiled slightly. "Good job, Angel!" he praised him, swimming a little deeper to test how well he could swim.
The toddler beamed before trying to reach where his dad was. He was picking up on this quicker than what Raven thought that he'd be able to. Raven blinked. "That's it, Angel!" he said happily, "You're really getting the hang of this!"
"Weally! I's doin' good?" The toddler asked excitedly as he reached his dad.
Raven nodded. "Really good!" he responded. He hadn't expected him to pick up on it so quickly, but he wasn't complaining.
Angel smiled brightly, hugging his dad tightly. "I's having wots of fun Daddy! Are yous?"
Raven hugged him back. "Yeah, I'm having fun, Angel..."
They spent the rest of the after noon playing at Dark River before Raven decided to call it day. They needed to get home and prepare their fish before it went bad, and he also needed to get Angel ready to go to the Guardian Force base where Karl would be waiting for them to watch his son. Raven scooped Angel up and carried him back to the shore. "Alright Angel... time to go back home..." he said, wanting to get back before it got much later.
"Awww...do we has too?" The toddler whined slightly, having had a lot of fun playing with his Daddy and Shadow.
Raven nodded. "Yeah I know, I want to keep playing too, but we need to get home before our fish goes bad..."
"Okaaaay..." Angel sighed. He didn't want to go home. It meant that his Daddy would be leaving soon for his other job, and he knew that that one was very dangerous.
Raven looked down at Angel and sighed, before hugging him. "Don't worry Squirt; I'll be extra careful, okay?"
Angel nodded, hugging his dad back. "Pwomise?" He asked just to make sure.
Raven nodded. "I promise, Squirt..." he answered, picking up his clothes and the pack.
The toddler remained quiet after that, as his fatigue finally caught up with him. He hadn't gone done for his afternoon nap and now he was feeling exhausted. Raven gathered up all their things before whistling for Shadow. He gave her their pack and she put it in the cockpit, while Raven shifted Angel around so he'd be more comfortable as he got into the cockpit as well. He strapped himself in once the cockpit cover closed; making sure Angel was comfortable in his lap. "Ready to go home?"
Angel nodded. "I weady to go home now..." He yawned slightly.
Raven nodded. "Alright then..." he said, activating the Geno Breaker, "... why don't you take a nap on the way back?" he suggested.
"...okays..." The toddler replied sleepily. He snuggled up against his dad and fell asleep a few minutes later. Raven looked down at his son and smiled slightly. He reached into a side compartment and pulled out a light blanket, making sure the child was covered up in it so he'd stay warm. It'd be a relatively long trip back.
Angel didn't wake up then entire way back to their house. Raven couldn't even rouse him from sleep to get him out. He laid him on the couch before going into the kitchen to get their supper started. Raven de-scaled and filet the fish, prepping it for dinner. Shadow was curled up beside Angel on the couch, napping as well. Raven soon was cooking the fish his son had caught, sitting in the kitchen to watch it. Angel only tossed slightly on the couch, not waking up. At this rate Raven would have to wake him up.
Raven continued cooking. He glanced out at Angel in the main room, making sure he was okay. After another ten minutes their dinner was ready. He put one filet on each plate and set them on the table. "Hey Angel, dinner's ready!" he called, pouring them both some watermelon juice.
The toddler opened his eyes blearily, rubbing them slightly. "...wha...?" He questioned.
"Dinner's ready, Angel..." Raven said, peeking around the doorframe at his son, "You hungry?"
Angel blinked a few times before sitting up. "...yeah..." He said sleepily. He slipped off the couch and stumbled his way into the kitchen.
Raven blinked. "You alright there, Squirt?" he asked, worrying about him.
Angel looked up at him sleepily. "...yeah...jus' tired..." He yawned.
Raven nodded. "I got you some watermelon juice at the market while I was 'working'... I know you like it..." he said, knowing his son loved the rare treat. Watermelons were pretty rare in this part of the Empire.
Angel's eyes seem to brighten slightly. "Weally?" He asked, some of his excitement starting to return. He sat down at the table, waiting for his dad before he started eating.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, I know how much you like it so I got a gallon of it." he replied, sitting down beside his son.
"Tank yous!" The five year old said as he started eating his fish.
Raven smiled slightly. "Don't mention it, Squirt..." he replied, beginning to eat as well. He kept an eye on Angel, making sure he didn't hurt himself with the knife he had given him to cut up the fish.
The toddler didn't hurt himself. Their dinner was quiet and after a while both were finished. "We gonna go pack my tings to take to Uncl' Kawl?"
Raven nodded. "Alright Squirt. Don't forget to take your little plushy this time, so I won't have to run it out to you..." he said as the toddler bounded to his room.
"Okays!" Angel replied as he ran to his room to pack his toys and some clothes for when he would be dropped off with Karl. Raven sighed and cleaned up both of their plates and cups and started cleaning them. Shadow plodded after the toddler, having heard him when he ran down the hallway. She stood in the doorway of his room and growled curiously.
Angel looked over to Shadow when he heard him. He, for some reason, could understand her better than his Daddy could sometimes. "I'm just packing my tings fo' when I goes to Uncl' Kawl's tomowwo." The toddler answered.
Shadow growled at him again quietly, watching him literally bound around the room as he gathered his things up. She yawned quietly, showing her sharp teeth on accident before she went back to watching him.
"Do yous wanna help me Shadow?" The toddler asked as his bag lay open with things just stuffed inside. Shadow nodded and plodded inside. She growled at him quietly, looking over his shoulder into the suitcase.
"I jus' hasta get a couple more tings, but Shadow can pack what she wants in my bag!" The toddler said happily, hugging the 'dangerous' black Organoid's arm. Shadow looked down at him and purred, licking the top of his head and wagging her tail. She couldn't help but feel protective of the small child.
Angel giggled when Shadow started to do that. He didn't mind it all that much like his Daddy did. "Are yous gonna go wif Daddy tomowwo or are yous gonna haveta stay wif me an' Unc'l Kawl?" Shadow growled her answer back. Raven had told her to stay with the toddler for protection. Some people still harbored ill will towards him, so he didn't want to risk someone taking that out on his young son.
"Okay dens... Won't Unc'l Kawl be happy to sees us tomowwo? It's been a wong time since I sawed him." Shadow nodded and purred back her answer. She knew the Colonel would be happy to see them. The Black Organoid reached over the toddler and picked up his plushy in her jaws, nosing him with it to remind him to take it.
Angel blinked. "Tank yous Shadow! I won't forget da Geno dat Mommy made me." He said, taking the hand made Geno Saurer from the black Organoid's jaws. He patted her muzzle as a thank you. Shadow purred and nuzzled him when he patted her muzzle, licking his tiny hand. She then nosed his shoulder, licking his neck and face happily.
Angel giggled again and hugged her large muzzle when he could reach it. "I knows Daddy told yous to watch over me, but I'm worried about Daddy... He'll be all 'wone this time..." Shadow growled reassuring, trying to keep the child calm. She knew her older 'hatchling' would be able to hold his own in a fight with his 'quarry' when he went off 'hunting'. She still worried about him too, but she knew he'd be okay.
Angel sighed, not liking the fact that his Daddy would be all alone for his other job this time. He usually took Shadow with him, like he had done last time... ...But this time he had told Shadow to stay with him, and that was only because one of the still bitter soldiers had tried to hurt him... Shadow sighed and purred, licking the child's head again to keep him calm. She didn't like it when the small toddler got upset over his dad. He'd be able to take care of himself, after all.
"Tanks Shadow... But m'okay..." Angel said sleepily. Shadow nodded and growled quietly. She nudged the back of his shoulder gently, asking if he had everything packed.
The five year old nodded. "Yeah... I gots everyting packed up Shadow." Shadow growled back quietly before walking over to his dresser and opening a drawer with her claws, pulling out a pair of pajamas. She handed them to Angel, making sure he changed since it was getting late.
"Tank yous Shadow. I'll get changed now..." The sleepy toddler said as he took the footed pajamas with Gun Sniper chibi prints all over it from her. Shadow growled quietly before leaving the room so he could get dressed. She walked to her other 'hatchling's' room and nosed the door open. Raven was already in his black and grey night clothes and sitting on the bed. She walked over and nosed his shoulder, growling to him, telling him that Angel was all ready for tomorrow.
A few minutes later said toddler burst into the bedroom, dressed in his pajamas properly. He was insistent on dressing himself, even though Raven usually had to fix something. "Is it beddy-bye time now Daddy?"
Raven looked over at the toddler and nodded. "Yeah, its beddy-bye time Angel..." he replied, "So you have everything ready for your visit to Uncle Karl's tomorrow?"
Angel nodded. "Yep! I'm aww weady! Shadow helped me packed up too!" The toddler replied before 'attacking' Raven with a big hug.
Raven smirked and scooped the toddler up. "Oh really now? She did?" he asked, "Did you remember to get Miru too?" he questioned, not wanting him to forget it and get freaked out.
"I gots Miru! Shadow maded sure that I gotted him!" The toddler replied.
Raven smiled slightly. "That's good. We can't have you forgetting Miru again, now can we?"
Angel shook his head 'no' vigorously. "No! Dun wanna forgets him 'gain!" The toddler cried.
Raven sighed. "Yeah, I know Squirt. So just remember to grab him tomorrow, because I know you need him to sleep..."
Angel nodded. "Okays... Night Daddy."
Raven sat Angel down. "Alright, goodnight Angel..." he said, before getting into his own bed for the night. The toddler scurried back to his room, the black Organoid following after him. He jumped into bed and pulled the covers over him, grabbing Miru before Shadow clicked the lights off.
Raven turned off his lamp before getting comfortable on the large bed. He glanced over his shoulder at the nightstand on the opposite side of the bed, gazing at a blue necklace that had belonged to Angel's late mother. He sighed sadly before lowering his head, falling asleep a few minutes later. Shadow sensed Raven was upset, and after making sure Angel was fast asleep, she padded silently to his room. She cooed softly and crawled onto the bed, curling up beside her 'master' and falling asleep.
The toddler slept through out the entire night, hardly tossing or turning. His Geno plushy was clutched tightly to his chest, one of the only things that he had left from his Mommy. There were a couple of pictures of her throughout the house, but whenever he asked, his Daddy would get all quiet... Raven didn't sleep well at all, having a nightmare. Shadow had to keep waking him up, and eventually curled partly around him and rested her head on his chest to listen to his heart; his pulse always changed when he had a nightmare about his late wife. The black Organoid sighed loudly, knowing even three years later the 'dark pilot' was still deeply affected by her loss…
Author's Note: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I know that it's different from what we normally write, but its fun nonetheless. We weren't originally going to make this a fic, but….somewhere along the way…it turned into one ^^; Now, I know that nothing too exciting happened this chapter, but that excitement's to come! We have most of the fic planned out, but some points are still up in the air. Please leave a Review! I like to know how we're doing! They make our day!