Suzanne pulled moss from the ground as she took peeks at the king in front of her, he had this aura about around him that made him very itimadating.
"Your Caesar arn't you..."she said softly while not making eye contact with him.
He nodded in acknowledgment
"What were you doing out in the city the first place" Cesear questioned wanting to know how the children ended up here.
She gulped nervously.
"We heard there was a colony with people in it but when arrived in the city we saw it was abandoned..." She said as kept eye contact away from him.
"And Connor..how did he find you?" He questioned further.
"H-he found us wondering around looking for food...a-and I geuss he couldn't leave us alone..."She said as she gulped again"W-we didn't know there where soilders in the city a-and a gun went off a-and Rory started crying..."She said as tears started to fall down her eyes.
"You don't have to go on" Lake spoke.
"They are going crazy! Alpha Omega are so obsessed about" saving" the human race they killing humans and apes a-and they don't care if your childern!" Suzanne raised her voice as she sobbed.
"We are the beginning and we are the end! They keep saying the over and over " Suzanne held her head as she shook and sobbed uncontrollably.
"Suzanne it's ok..it's ok breath" Lake spoke hugging her tight.
Cornelia looked at the girl as she sobbed into Lake's shoulder with sorrow and then turned to look at Caesar who turned to look at her as well.
Caesar's eyes softened as he huffed deeply.
"What are you going to do with us?..." Suzanne sobbed softly into Lake's fur. Ceasar turned his gaze back to the girl as she pulled away from the female to look at the king"What are you going to do with us?..."she asked seriously.
"For the moment.. You'll be under Lake's care..til we figure out what to do with you, in the meantime you'll share a hut with her" the king answered.
Suzanne looked at Lake and then turned her head back to the king" We weren't able to get formula for Rory..."She said.
Cesear sighed before looking at the female Ape "Lake, take Rocket and go back to the bridge get the supplies and come back..no detours" he commanded.
"They don't have to do that"Cornelia signed.
She turned her head to her husband "Its too dangerous to go back...I can feed him..." She signed.
"No" Cesear warned "You already have our second son, I will not place the burden of feeding another child to you" he spoke.
Cornelia frowned at this"he's not a burden he's a baby Caesar and it better then sending in apes on a suicide mission" she signed to him seriously.
"I'll sign Yuki to be the patron" Cesear signed seriously to her.
"Who's Yuki?..." Suzanne asked confused.
"Yuki was the snow ape at the meeting, she and Lake don't get along" Cornelia signed.
Suzanne then remembered the white ape that protested against them being here"I...don't think that's...a good idea...I remember she doesn't like us here...I don't think she would agree ethier..." Suzanne said timidly.
"Yuki will takes some time to get used to you, she was Connor's mate once" Cornelia signed sadly.
"I know she's blaming you, but give her time she's sorting out her grief in her own way" Cornelia explained.
Suzanne's widen in shock and then they fell to guilt at this.
"He never mention that..." she signed depressingly.
"I'm sure Connor had his reasons, he wouldn't burden you with his problems" Lake signed.
" I'm worried she might...take it out on Rory though...I saw the way she looked at me...it was the same way the donkeys looked at me...filled with hate...the soilders did too when they found out I was partially death..." she said depressingly as she looked at her hands.
"I know Yuki will be angry, but I know she wouldn't hurt you or Rory, she's a mother and she will take the role again" Lake signed.
"I know she blames you but show her that she's willing to trust you, I promise she'll never harm you, though you'll have to listen to her and me"
Suzanne just nodded slowly in response.
"Come, we must go to her tent to tell her the news" Lake signed letting Suzanne know.
The young girl let the female help her up to follow her.
The hut wasn't far there was a small light lit up inside the exterior, Lake paused.
Suzanne looked at her confused of why they where stopping"What's wrong?" she asked.
"We gotta to let her know we're here" Lakes spoke gently.
Lake tapped loudly, she heard shuffling inside before the curtain lifted open to reveal the same white ape from the meeting "What is it Lake" she spoke gruffly.
Suzanne stood there nervously.
"Casear wanted me to deliver a message to you, your gonna help me take care of the childern" Lake explained.
The white ape turned her head to look at the young girl at this.
Yuki sighed before pulling the curtain back "Bring them in, and don't let them touch anything" she growled.
"The two younger ones are asleep at my hut being watched by my parents Suzanne is the only one here with me right now"Lake signed.
"Fine" Yuki spoke gruffly.
Lake led the young girl into the hut, Suzanne averted eye contact the whole time.
She and Lake sat down on a log when they got inside.
"Now what is it you want to discuss, Lake hm, is it about the children" She spoke glancing at Suzanne for a moment than returning her stare to Lake.
Suzanne started play with her fingers again while taking glances at the female white ape "Rory i-is going to need to eat...but we don't have anymore food for him..."Suzanne said nervously.
The female ape slams the ground with her fist commanding the air around "No stuttering is allowed, speak calmly do you understand" she said.
Suzanne flinched as she nodded.
"We don't have food to feed Rory..."She said more clearly this time.
"So the king wants me to feed a child that is not mine but for the sake of him not starving"Yuki thought hard "Very well, if the king ask's me to do this, than so be it.. bring him tomorrow morning and I will feed him" she spoke calmly.
"Thank you..."Suzanne said as she got up but didn't leave with Lake yet" there's something else I want to ask you as well..."She told her seriously.
"Lake go back to your hut, the young girl and I need to talk" she waved at her.
Lake looked between the female and the young girl a little in concern but then reluctantly left.
"You can hate me and be cruel to me all you want...but don't ever and I mean ever do that to Heather and Rory"She signed dead serious to the female"they're very little and Heather is most definitely going to have nightmares about Connors death, Along with nightmares she has already witnessing her parents being murdered by soilders"she signed as she stared seriously at her.
Yuki sighed before staring at her again "I maybe cruel because I have to be strong for my children, I have to show them how to be strong, you think I didn't see it, that child looks like she'll go in a coma if she sees another family member or friend die" she signed.
"How did Connor die?..."
Sorrow fell quickly over Suzanne face at this.
"He was shot...and he fell over the bridge"she signed depressingly.
Yuki closed her eyes at this and huffed softly not before looking back at Suzanne.
"You and Connor have childern?" Suzanne asked trying to change the subject but also because she genuinely curious.
"No they're from my second husband Manto...he is coming back from his hunt soon"she signed.
"Oh I see...is he going to be ok with this?" She signed.
"I'll explain it for him, mind you he's an Ape that doesn't speak alot"
"I'm partially deaf...I didn't use to speak a lot but"Suzanne eyes turned grim "but the soilders didn't like me doing that...they didn't like anything that reminded them of...apes..." she said depressingly.
"Hey it's ok your safe here now, Manto is very stoic you would think he's Luca's brother but I'm sure he'll warm up to you, but my childern will want to play with someone your age" Yuki said with a smile.
Suzanne smiled a little at this"I think Heather would like that very much, she always wants to play with someone, Rory can't walk yet he's still learning but he can crawl ...there were never really many childern where we lived before" her face fell to depression"it's not like we could really play ethier..."
Just then Suzanne notice Yuki's head looking towards the entrance of her hut causjng her as well to see who it was. She saw Lake carrying a crying Rory while she tried to sooth him, she could also see Heather hiding shyly in Lake's side. The little girl's head poked out and when she saw the older girl a bright smile grew on her face.
"Suzanne!" the little girl squealed as she ran over and threw her arms around the older girl knocking the wind out of her and making her wince in pain from accidently hitting her wound.
"Lake, why are you here?" Yuki questioned.
"I-I thought you died..."Heather said as she held the older girl tighter"...just like Connor and...m-mommy and...d-daddy..." tne little girl sobbed as she buried her face into Suzanne's shirt.
Suzanne looked at the younger girl solemnly at this as she hugged her back.
"The Baby is hungry Yuki" Lake signed to the older female, Rory put his little chubby hands in his mouth indicating so as he cried.
"Give him here" Yuki signed then taking the child in her arms.
Lake handed the baby over the female when Rory's gaze landed on her his crys began to quiet down as he stared at the white hair ape with wide eyes in curiousness more specifically at her fur. Rory's tiny cubby little hands began to explor the females face and fur around it once she was holding him.
Lake noticed Suzanne wincing in pain from Heather's tight hug.
Lake gently pulled Heather away "I know your...happy to see her but she's still hurt...we can't be too rough...with her..." she told her gently, the female knew the little girl would never intentionally hurt the older girl but just got excited to see her. Heather began to feel guilty at this making her head lower to the ground sadly"Sorry..."she said quietly.
"Does he do this with anyone that picks him up?"Yuki questioned.
"He he's never seen you type of fur before so he's very curious"Suzanne said as a smile grew on her face"most human babies like grabbing and touching hair or fur...he was like that with Connor too..." she said the last part sadly.
"Connor cared about children...he wanted to raise some with me, but after... everything happened we never got the chance... "Yuki is Japanese for snow hence my fur" the female told her.
"That's pretty..." Suzanne said softly.
Heather's lip started to tremble at the mention of the fallen ape making her hug and burying her face into Lake fur. Lake picked up Heather and hooted softly to her to sooth her.
"Careful little one I had to dry this fur from face paint" she said as smiled.
A large shadow opened the curtain.
"Manto! Your here" Yuki called out to it.
Suzanne turned around surprised at this to see a large male ape, A black furred gorilla surveyed the hut looking at the situation. He looked down at Suzanne grunting then walking over to his wife settling beside her. Heather tighten her arms slightly around Lakes neck in fear when she laid eyes on the gorilla, Suzanne back up a little closer to Lake, and Rory just stared curiously at the newcomer.
"These childern are here to stay, me and Lake are taking care of them" Yuki explained.
Manto nodded in understanding.
Manto grunted extending his hand out to Suzanne making her flinch a little.
"He's offering an introduction to you Suzanne, don't be shy" Yuki spoke.
She slowly brought her hand to grasp his weakly at this.
"Hello..."Suzanne signed to him.
"Hm" Manto grunted acknowledging her response.
"Like I said an Ape with few words" Yuki signed with a smirk.
"It's alright Heather...he won't hurt you" Lake reassured the little girl who held into her tightly.
Manto extended his hand towards Heather,s he looked at the hand and then the gorilla "Hi..."she said shyly as she puts her much smaller hand in his.
Rory began to fuss again due to still not being fed.
Yuki brought him close to her breast "There you go little one drink up" she spoke gently.
It didn't take long for him to find and latch into her breast, Rory began to nurse as he closed his eyes in content and buried one his hands into the fur of Yuki's shoulder.
Heather's gaze then turned to Yuki she was also becoming curious about the females fur"How come you have white hair?" she asked innocently.
"I was from the snowy mountains of Japan, I was transported to a Zoo after they shipped me from a cage" she explained.
"I think your fur is pretty" Heather said said with a smile.
"Thank you some of my friends think I do look weird but Manto says my fur is pretty"
Manto hummed in agreement.
"Why would it be weird?" Suzanne signed in confusion.
Lake had now place Heather back onto the ground due the little girl not being afaird anymore and she then went over to Suzanne side holding her arm.
"Because I'm not Albino like Winter" Yuki explained.
"Albino?" Heather asked curiously.
"It means someone who was born with pale skin ethier with white or blonde hair with ethier blue or red eyes not matter what race" Suzanne explained to the younger girl.
Yuki nodded "Exactly."
Rory by that time had his fill and had fallen asleep in Yuki's arms but not before taking a big cute yawn as he stretched his arms, Heather was beginning to rub her eyes in sleepiness as well which Lake noticed this making her go over to the older female and carefully took the sleeping baby from her arms and then leading the childern out of the hut to hers so they could sleep.
Yay !I finally updated:D So it took meforeverguys but life and school got in the way not to mention I have couple stories as well lol XD I want to thank my good friend Marianofcintra for helping me she's awsome and for letting me use her characters Connor, Yuki, and Manto ^^