"Please, Mom?" Chloe King begged, leaning against the counter next to her mom, using her best… kitten eyes to get her mother to relent. "It's just for tonight and he needs the help. I know you're still freaking out about how you met, but I swear there is absolutely nothing going on with us, so please can I go?" she pleaded once again.
"I just don't understand why Jasmine or her mom can't help…" Meredith began to say, putting her hands on her hips as she turned to look at the blond teenager standing next to her. Her little girl was just growing up too fast.
"They're out of town with the girls' mother, which is why Alek is babysitting. He's good with kids, he just thinks the girls would prefer having another girl around. I'm just going to stay the night and help keep an eye on them, you know watch movies and have girl time… There's nothing between us and even if there was, it's not like we'd do anything around a five year old and a nine year old, besides we are all camping out in the living room," Chloe explained, pleading with her eyes. Alek had begged her to help and she had to admit she was curious to see what Mai children were like.
"Fine… do I need to give you a ride or anything? You know I have that meeting I need to leave for," she finally relented, drawing a smile from Chloe who gave her a big hug.
"Thanks, Mom. Alek will pick me when I text him and let him know I can help. The kids are getting dropped off in an hour. I love you!" Chloe called out as she skipped up the stairs to pack for the night, going over the list of anything that she would need for babysitting two young girls.
"Implied! Be safe, I have to get going," her mother called before the front door clicked shut behind her.
"It looks like a tornado hit in here," Chloe chuckled as she walked into the apartment, looking around at the pillows and blankets that attacked the living room.
"That would accurately describe these two…" Alek smirked, looking around. "Anna Sofia! Rosie! Come meet Chloe," he called and grinned when two squealing blurs tackled him. He laughed as the taller of the two stepped away and he leaned over to pick up the wisp of a girl who clung to his leg. "Chloe, meet Rosie," he said, gesturing to the five year old in his arms who hid her face in his neck, cautiously peeking out at Chloe.
"So, you must be Anna Sofia," Chloe greeted the nine year old after smiling at the timid Rosie. Anna Sofia was tall for nine and already well-muscled, although she was still years away from her transformation. She had shoulder length fawn brown hair that seemed to want to stick out every which way in punk looking spikes. Her green eyes glittered in a mischievously friendly way.
"That'd be me, but you can call me Sofie. The only people who call me Anna Sofia are Mom and Alek," the kid replied, sticking her tongue out at the British Mai. Alek responded by sticking his tongue out at her as well and Rosie copied his actions, causing Chloe to giggle which captured Rosie's attention. Rosie looked at Chloe and giggled, then squirmed to be let down. "Never mind Rosie, she's just shy. She'll get used to you. Can we watch a movie, Alek?" Sofie asked as the five old ran and hid in one of the 'forts' that littered the living room.
"Sure… after you clean up the living room," Alek agreed with a grin. They all helped in picking up the living room, arranging the blankets and pillows in nice stacks in the corner until they were needed at bedtime.
"Can we watch this movie, Awek?" Rosie asked, holding up a Disney movie. Rosie was the opposite of her sister, tiny for her age and extremely fragile looking. She had soft black curls that fell to her tiny waist and adorable hazel eyes. She reminded Chloe of a tiny kitten.
The movie was called Starstruck and was about a celebrity boy and a normal girl who met and so on and so forth. The girls were enjoying it, dancing around and being kids. Alek just looked like he was being tortured to death. "If the guys ever found out about this…" she heard him mutter under his breath. She couldn't help, but smirk when another song came on and the girls dashed over, grabbing Alek's hands and pulling him with them.
"Come on, Awek, dance wit us, sing," Rosie begged, giving him a kitty eyes look and pouting.
"I'm no superman
I can't take your hand
And fly you anywhere
You wanna go, yeah
I can't read your mind
Like a billboard sign
And tell you everything
You wanna hear but
I'll be your hero"
Alek sung, dancing around the living room with the girls. Chloe was only mildly surprised to hear he had a good singing voice, his accent giving it a sexy effect. It was cute, seeing his loving attitude with the girls. She couldn't help, but feel her heart flutter at the sight before her. Who would have thought Mr. Jocko Royal Hotness could be so soft and caring.
"I, I can be everything you need
If you're the one for me
Like gravity, I'll be unstoppable
I, yeah I believe in destiny
I may be an ordinary guy with heart and soul
But if you're the one for me
Then I'll be your hero (Could you be the one [x3]for me)
Then I'll be your hero (Could you be the one [x3]for me)
Then I'll be your hero"
Chloe blushed as Alek's gaze turned her way and it seemed he was singing straight to her as he danced around the living room. She finally started listening to the lyrics, thinking of their meaning. Her heart beat faster as her eyes held the British god's. It was amazing the effect he could have on her with just a simple Disney song. But… he was her hero. Yeah, he was Mai, which was definitely better than human, but he wasn't immortal, he could still die. She knew without a doubt, though, that when it came to saving or protecting her, he wouldn't let anything get in the way. Destiny was already tugging her along, who's to say it wouldn't lead her to him or hadn't already?
"Searchin' high and low
Tryin' every road
But if I see your face, how will I know?
I put my trust to fate
That two will come away
And if it's right, it's undeniable, yeah
I'll be your hero
I, I can be everything you need
If you're the one for me
Like gravity, I will be unstoppable"
Alek smirked and grabbed Chloe's wrist, pulling her up and into the dance. She couldn't help, but sing along. The girls giggled and pushed the two teenage Mai closer together in that innocent love-recognizing way of young children. The British boy wrapped his arms around Chloe, making her sway and giggle as he sung along with the chorus until it came to the next verse.
"So incredible, some kind of miracle
That when it's meant to be
I will become a hero
So I'll wait, wait, wait, wait for you
Yeah, I'll be your hero
I, I can be everything you need
If you're the one for me
Like gravity, I will be unstoppable"
Alek smiled at her as he sung the chorus the last couple times before the end of the song. His smile turned into a slight smirk when he heard the girls chanting "Kiss her! Kiss her!" and Sofie's impatient, "She's Mai, so kiss her already, you Brit!"
"So, what do you say, King, think I could be your hero?" he murmured in her ear, his accent sending shivers down her spine as she hugged him closer. He posed with his lips so close to hers, it was obvious he was planning on kissing her.
"Oh, but you already are," she murmured in reply, her lips brushing his ear, before she took off down the hall, chasing the giggling children.
"Women," Alek muttered, rolling his eyes and grinning. "I'll get you all for that!" he shouted, jokingly, pacing down the hall, following the sound of their happy giggles. Babysitting didn't seem so bad after all, he thought with a smirk. After all, he could be a hero.