Ginger: okay, chapter 2. and as always I don't own the O'Mally's. So what else is new?

The next morning when Marcus left for work, Shari got up, changed and walked into the guest room where the litlte boy was still sleeping.

After about a half a hour though he started to wake up.

HIs eye lids fluttered a bit and he opened his eyes just enough for Shari to see a highly unusual powder blue color in his eyes, his pupils a deep red.

"Hello there." she said ignoring his unusual eyes.

The little boy gasped and hid his head under the blanket making Shari giggle softly.

"It's alright. I won't hurt you." she said kindly.

"Wh...where am I?" he asked, bearly peeking out from under the blanket.

"You're home." she said kindly.

"Home?" he asked curiously.

"Yes. Emma brought you here last night. This will be your new home Henry."

"Really?"

"Uh huh."

"So... Mr.Matt really did find me a family?"

"He did. My husband is Matt's much older friend Marcus O'Mally."

"Wow, Mr. Matt really is a good friend." he said surprised.

"He is." she agreed.

"So... are you my new mom?"

"I am. And I'd be thrilled if you'd call me mom too." she said smiling.

"Okay."

"Welcome home Henry."

"Can I have a different name?" he asked.

Shari smiled. "Emma said you didn't like your name."

"It's not my name. It's someone else's." he said.

"Who's?"

"I dunno. Some guy who was... what was it? Oh yeah. He was killed. I don't want that name. I want my own name." he said truthfully.

"Alright. Well then, let's try different names. I think maybe we'll stick with the H's. how about... Harold?"

"No."

"Harry?"

"UH uh."

"Harmon?"

"Say what?" he asked.

Shari smiled. "How about Horace?"

"No way."

Finaly she picked random names.

"Morgan?"

"No."

"Peter?"

"Uh uh."

"Corry?"

"No thanks."

"Sebastian? Andrew? Michael?"

He finaly smiled. "I like Sebastan." he said truthfully.

"Well then Sebastian it is. But you need a middle name."

"You pick."

"Hmmm." she looked at him closely. "How about Gabriel?"

"What?"

"Gabriel? After the angel Gabriel in the bible."

"Mmm... okay."

"So your name is now Sebastian Gabriel O'Mally."

"Yeah, I like that name." he said with a nod.

"Good. We wouldn't want you to have a name you don't like."

Sebastian smiled a bit. But then he got a surprise when a puppy jumped up beside him. "Hi puppy." he said smiling. "What's your name?"

"That's Gabriella. but we call her Gabby."

"Hi Gabby." he said with a sleepy smile as he gently patted her head. "What kinda doggie is she mommy?"

"A great dane. She's going to grow to be very big."

"How big?"

"A lot bigger than you are now."

"Wow, that's big." he said. "So... where's dad?"

"He's working."

"What's he do?"

"He's a special kind of cop called a U.S. Marshal."

"What are you?"

"A congress woman."

"A what?"

"You'll understand later." she said smiling as he yawned. "For now, maybe you should go back to sleep. You're getting tired again."

"Okay." he said with another yawn. "Wanna sleep with me Gabby?"

The puppy snuggled under the covers and Shari smiled as they fell asleep together.

She then got up and went to call Matt.

"Hi Shari." he said quietly.

"Are you okay Matt? You don't sound like yourself."

"I'm tired." he said simply. "I'm guessing Henry's there?"

"He's name's Sebastian now."

There was a pause. "Sebastian?"

"He said he didn't like his name. We tried out different ones and he chose Sebastian. Emma said to call you and tell you so she could have a friend fix some papers up for him."

"Alright, what's his middle name then?"

"Gabriel."

Another pause. "Let me guess... your choice."

"He liked it. So his name's now Sebastian Gabriel O'Mally."

"Alright. I'll tell Emma." came the tired sigh.

"Need to get away from home?" she asked kindly.

"I need to get away from life." he said simply.

"What's wrong Matt?"

"Don't worry about it. Anyway, I'll call Emma." he said, then he hung up.

"Okay, now I'm worried." she sighed.

Marcus returned home later that evening and Sebastian was still sleeping.

"So where's the kid?" he asked.

"Sebastian is still sleeping."

"Sebastain?"

"Emma was right. He didn't like his name. It was the name of an assassinated peace keeper. SO we decided his new name is Sebastain Gabriel O'mally."

"Alright. That works."

"Gabby's been sleeping with him all day. I think we should only give him half of a sleeping pill when he goes to sleep for now. He's been out all day and dinner will be ready in about five minutes."

"Perfect. What are we having?"

"Fried chicken and mashed potatoes. That boy needs to start gaining some weight."

"Do you want me to go wake him?"

"Could you?"

"Alright." he said.

Shari stopped him for a second though. "Just, don't be surprised by his eyes." she warned.

He gave her a curious look. "Why? What's wrong with his eyes?" he asked.

"They're not a normal color. They're a really light blue, almost white."

"What's so unusual about that?"

"His pupils are bight red, it's like they should be glowing. It's wierd."

Marcus starred for a moment. "Are you feeling okay Shari?"

"I feel just fine Marcus! Serriously! Just don't say I didn't warn you."

"Alright. I'll be sure to check and see if he has vapire fangs as well." he said with a laugh. Then he walked upstairs and set his stuff down before changing and walking into the guest room.

There he found little Sebastian and Gabby peacefully sleeping, curled up under the covers together.

Marcus smiled and gently shook Sebastian awake.

The small boy stirred before looking up.

Marcus nearly gasped when he saw the boy's eyes. Shari haddn't been kidding. They were very unusual. But he stoped himself and smiled.

"Hey there big guy." he said kindly.

Sebastian smiled a little. "Are you my daddy?" he asked.

Marcus chuckled. "I am. I'm Marcus. Matt's friend."

"Hi daddy."

"Shari said you decided you want your name to be Sebastian."

"Yes." he said. "She almost wanted to name me Harmon."

Marcus chuckled. "I don't think we need a Harmon in the family."

Sebastian smiled. "So why'd you wake me dad?"

"It's time for dinner."

"Oh, I've been asleep that long?"

"Shari's right. Next time you need it we're only givng you half of a sleeping pill."

"Okay."

"Come on, time to get up." said Marcus, gently picking the boy up and making him giggle.

Shari had been right. Sebastian was lighter than a feather.

His shorts were baggy and his shirt looked about ten sizes too big. "Where on earth did you get your shirt child? It's far too big on you."

"Matt gave it to me."

Marcus starred. "Matt gave it to you? Now if that shrimp of a friend is that much bigger than you something's wrong Sebastian."

"Oooh! I'm gonna tell him you called him a shrimp daddy!" Sebastian giggled teasingly.

"Now don't do that. He knows he's fairly small." said Marcus. "But if his shirt is this big on you, then you're a bit small for your age."

"Miss Emma said that I don't eat enough green stuffs so I'm really small."

"That would do it." said Marcus gently tossing the boy in the air.

Sebastian giggled happily.

"Are we sure you're shy?" Marcus asked.

Sebastian blushed suddenly.

"I guess that's a yes." he said.

Sebastian starred at the surroundings. "There's so many stairs daddy!" he said.

"Three stories and an attic. WE have a pretty big place. It's not wide, but it's very tall."

"What's in the attic?"

"Nothing really. We've only lived here a couple of months."

"Where am I gonna sleep?" he asked curiously.

"For now in the guest room." he said. Then he got an idea. "But maybe we can put you up in the attic." he said.

"But the attic's where you store stuff daddy. Or where you put a bad kid."

Marcus raised a brow. "Now that one I haven't heard of. Did you ever get in trouble with the man you lived with?"

"Yes."

"What did you do?"

"If I didn't do exactly what he wanted me to. Like if I didn't make something right."

"Ah, well, that's why you're here now. And here, we don't put bad kids in the attic."

"Then how come you wanna put me up there?"

"Well I figured we could turn it into your bedroom. It's nice and big, and we could have your uncle Stephen help fix it up. That way it's just one big room just for you."

"Really?" he asked.

"Yes really. We can talk to your mother about it."

Sebastian just smiled and rested his head on Marcus's shoulder.

"Well well, the sleepy head's finaly awake." said Shari smiling.

"Hi mommy." said Sebastian smiling.

Shari gently took him from Marcus and bounced him a bit making him smile more. "Come on, dinner time." she said, setting him in his seat.

Sebastian quickly understood the concept of praying before eating and Shari was happy to see that he ate whatever was put on his plate.

"Hey Shari, what do you think about turning he attic into Sebastian's room?" Marcus asked halfway through the meal.

Shari thought for a moment. "That's not a bad idea honey." she said. "But how are we going to cover the beams up there?"

"I'm sure with some help from Stephen we can cover the walls with some sheet rock or something."

"True. Think Stephen can make a nice bed?"

"I don't see why not." said Marcus. "I'll call him in the morning. See if he wants to come for a visit."

"Alright." she glanced over at Sebastian who seemed increadibly quiet. "Are you alright Sebastian?" she asked softly.

"I'm okay." he said starring at his empty plate.

Marcus and Shari glanced at each other.

"Are you still hungry?" Shari asked.

He nodded a little.

"Well, you can eat some more you know." she told him.

"Okay." he said.

Before long he was back to eating. It was obvious he hadden't eaten much which would explain why he was so thin.

Later that night Shari tucked Sebastian into bed after reading him a story. Within seconds Sebastian was in a deep peacefull sleep.

"Well, he deffinatly didn't need a sleeping pill tonight." she told Marcus as she climbed under the covers.

"Out like a light?"

"Within' seconds." she said with a small smile.

Okay that's chapter 2. Please tell me what you think.