Chapter 4

So like I said, I will be making additions to this story whenever my requester wants me so if she see's something she doesn't like on here, do expect changes when you read it again, on this chapter and/or other chapters... So here is Chapter 4! I hope you enjoy it.

Nicole was giving Nikki a bath, which proved to be much more difficult than she expected. Nikki seemed almost energized by the water. She wouldn't sit still, she would splash around, making Nicole more drenched than she already was. But no matter what she did, it was harmless; Nicole couldn't get annoyed at adorable as she was, there was no way she could get angry at such an innocent being, even if sometimes getting her wet was Nikki's intentional plan.
Nicole laughed as her soaked shirt clung tightly at her shoulders.
" Nikki! I'm giving you a bath, not me!" Nicole claimed excitedly. Nikki just giggled and hit her palms at the surface water, making it pummel up into the air. Nicole laughed at her child. She grabbed the wash cloth and began to rub her child's body, smoothing in the shampoo into her soaked blue fur. Afterwards, she appeared to be encased in white foam, which didn't last long, considering Nikki's rambunctious behavior. She began to splash even more water, and sometimes even splashing it into her self, as if she knew that she already to rinse herself off.
Gumball peaked his head into the bathroom, curiosity had coalesced into his head as he heard the squealing and giggles emitting from behind the door. He saw Nicole on her knees beside the bath tub, while his littlest sister was halfway immersed in the water. Nicole turned back, still having a smile on her face.
"Oh, hi Gumball." She said, soon gasping from the water that collided against her. "Nikki!" She exclaimed, afterwards laughing.
" Seems like she's having fun." Gumball said, chuckling. Nicole nodded.
" Yes. Definitely having fun." Nicole replied. Gumball tilted his head to the side.
"How old is she?" He asked curiously.
" 2 weeks." She replied, while picking at her wet shirt.
" She really does look like you...well, at least if you were to be younger..." Gumball stated. Nicole glanced back at Nikki, who seemed preoccupied by the small strange white foam substance that remained to her shoulder, creating baby sounds as she rubbed it.
" yeah, I guess she does..." Nicole agreed. She remained in thought for a moment, reminiscing about how much she loved her children. She sighed and looked over at Gumball.
" Can you hand me my watch, son? my hands are wet. it's on the counter." She said, pointing to the top of the sink. Gumball reached over and grabbed hold of her watch. " okay, what's the time?" She asked. Gumball's expression turned into a sort of disappoinment as he absorbed the dulling information.
" 9:03..." He said with a sigh. Nicole's eyes widened.
"It is?" She asked. He nodded as he set the watch down again.
" Well...time for you to go to bed, Gumball. Gather your brother and sister, and tell them it was time for bed, okay?" Nicole said.
" Yeah, alright." He said, leaving the room. Nicole sighed and turned to her baby.
" Well your clean now. And so am I. You made sure of that." Nicole said, smiling. Nikki just glanced at her dully, with eyes full of curiosity, yet understanding.
"UH?" Nikki squealed, closing sounding like, huh?. Nicole laughed with amusement, which got Nikki to giggle. Nicole stood from her knees, which they began to ache slightly from the pressure of her weight against them. She grabbed a towel of a rack and lifted Nikki from the tub. She unplugged the drain and it began to decrease the water level with a loud slurp sound. She wrapped Nikki into a bundle and carried her off in her arms as she walked over to her room. the plush carpet felt almost relaxing against her feet; she had gotten used to the rough tiled surface in the bathroom. Nicole set Nikki down at the bed and began to rub the fabric against Nikki's wet body. Nicole giggled at the baby noises Nikki made from the weird sensation of being dried.
" You really do look like me." She said in wonder while she observed her child. The blue fur, the eyes, the fact she was a cat, She would've looked closely like Nicole when she was her age. Nicole then remembered what the doctor had said to her, the day Nikki was born.

Flashback

Nicole stroked the scalp of her newborn, a little concerned that she looked too familiarly similar to herself. The doctor had just taken a blood sample and was currently analyzing it under a microscope. Nicole had held the small infant in her arms, while feeding her the milk she needed. Using the blanket to cover her chest, she remained in thought for a while.

" I'm no expert at DNA or anything...but It seems that your child has, in fact, inherited genes from mainly you. She inherited all of your physical genes from you, and she looks identical to you...But she didn't inherit any of your husbands..." He said, scratching at his eyebrow. "That's never happened before...i don't know what the meaning of this is...but other than that she's fine." He added, to lighten the mood, though he sighed with frustration.

End

" You know...I'm kinda glad Richard came up with the name for you, Nicole... ." She said, smiling. " I always feel that special connection whenever I say you name." Nikki giggled.
"Ma..mahmah." She said again. Hearing the word 'mama' from her always grew a stir of large compassion in Nicole's heart. She took a deep breath, and then blew a raspberry against her baby's stomach, which initiated a squeal of laughter and giggles. Nicole began laughing herself.
" You're so cute!" Nicole exclaimed. Then she repeated the raspberry onto her daughter's stomach. But then she saw in the corner of her eye, the redness of a mark. She glanced over at her own shoulder and sighed. That scar that was left of that man. She began to remember it as if it was yesterday.

flashback

Nicole had been searching in the aisles for clothing and diapers. At this point, she was focused on what to buy. She wasn't completely certain of her baby's clothes size, though. She pushed the squeaking cart down the aisles, searching alongside with Richard for any sort of exceptional apparel.
" ah crap." He said, in the process of patting his pockets, in search for something. Nicole glanced at him with slight concern.
"What's wrong?"
" I forgot my wallet...how embarrassing..." He added. " I'll be right back." he said, walking ahead of the cart. Soon he was out of the aisle and on his way outside. Nicole sighed with frustration and stroked her stomach, her child was only 3 months old. She wouldn't start protruding her stomach until she was 5 months old.
"...What clothes do you prefer, huh?" She asked, as if the child would be able to hear and comprehend what she had asked. " That one looks pretty." Nicole stated, lifting a pink dress with frills from a hanger. Though she scoffed. "If you're anything like me, you wouldn't like this." She said, placing it back into it's primary spot. Nicole sighed again and began pushing the cart down the aisle. She rubbed the back of her head and switched her views from side to side, observing whichever clothes that might be appropriate for their upcoming child.
"Don't move." An unfamiliar voice abruptly appeared behind her. Nicole was startled, and she was about to glance behind her, but she felt the cold press of steel bump the back of her head, which sent a deathly chill down her spine, spreading it through her blood. " I said, don't move." it repeated, sounding more irritated. The voice belonged to a male, that much Nicole knew. She had the will to fight back, but with the unborn child in her womb, she was more concerned about the safety of her child than rather herself.
" Who are you?" Nicole asked sternly.
" Don't talk either." He said. " Now...you're going to come with me...You're not going to run...You're not going to scream." He said solemnly. Nicole turned her head to the point where she could barely make out the defined details, but she got a good enough glimpse to partially see the facial disposition of her captor out of the corner of her eye, a dog, from what she could see.
" You wouldn't kill a woman with children, would you?" She asked with the same solemnity, in a way to stir a sense of guilt and small morality in him. Her attempt appeared to be accomplished, as he remained silent for a moment, but he still lingered in his paths for whatever he planned for her.
" Now move forward." he said, converging back to the subject. She released her grip from the cart and complied accordingly. He lead her outside, where he had ensconced his weapon beneath the thick cloth of his jacket. He ordered brusque commandments for her to turn at certain points of sidewalks and corners, but where he ordered her to go remained unknown to her memory. " Take a right." He said. Nicole hated the sensation of being used like this, as if she was just a person to take orders from others; it irritated her rather profusely. But she obeyed, knowing her child was mostly at stake, and turned to the right, but with a deep irritated sigh. But she became more alert once she had seen they were approaching an alley. Is he planning on killing me? she thought. She remembered his gun, and then briefly wondered how a bullet hole felt as it pierced through flesh. She stiffened her back and continued in a constant pace.
He then placed the gun at her back when they were at a considerably safe distance from an eyes view range that could be watching. They entered into the alley, which was veiled with shadows and a slight humidity from the moistness of the darkness and heat.
" Is this where you going to kill me? At least kill me at a place that's nice and refined." Nicole joked slightly, with some hopeful attempt, to lighten the mood. Although he didn't seem amused. " What do you plan on doing with me?" She asked, turning around, vising the dingy alleyway they occupied. The abduction had made her rather irritated, causing her to play with her enemy in a fashion that would annoy him. But in the back of her head, her anger seethed too much for her to listen and figure out the answer that she didn't really want to know.
" You haven't figured it out?..." he said succinctly. He had a fancy for keeping his rationales rather limpid. Nicole sneered.
" Oh, I don't know, maybe you might shoot me in the back of the head, take my money and leave, just like any lowlife person would do." She said, simmering her anger off. though he found it rather amusing; he began laughing. She heard the sound of his zipper undo. That's when it hit her, like a punch in her gut. He was planning on raping her, to indulge himself into his own sexual cravings and force it upon her to bear his burden. At that terrifying moment, he had brushed up against her and stroked her neck, from his closed in body, she could tell she made him aroused. Nicole shuddered from disgust and retreated from his presence and he had yanked on her arm, still wielding the gun to remind her was still a threat.
" Take off you clothes!" he said deathly. Nicole was teeming. He had the indignity to do this to her?
" No!" She screamed, pulling her arm away, through his tightened grip, he had left a slash on her arm from the claws and she clasped he bleeding arm. Despite her anger, She knew to remain sober from her anger to keep her child safe.
" Why you!" He yelled, cocking back the gun and them fully aimed it at her. She became petrified, fearing the worse of whom he would shoot. Before he could pull the trigger, Nicole saw a figure drive into the side of his face, making his head jolt violently sideways, and emanated a loud snap from the object. She flinched from the abrupt quirk of actions. She watched him tumble to the ground, after being knocked out cold.
" Don't you touch her!" Richard yelled. She saw his bat had been halfway broken, but she was too obstructed from the recent events that she was still absorbing. She felt tears run down her face, and her hands had covered her mouth.
" I thought he was going to...to..." Nicole said, barely above a whisper. Richard dropped the bat and hugged her, feeling nauseated with worry, he was glad she was okay.
" It's alright, Nicole...I'm here..." he said, rubbing her back. The man had grumbled, recovering slowly from the blow. Then remembering the culprit responsible for all of this, Richard was still pissed off that he attempted to pick the bat up again and beat him even more.
" Stop! That's enough!" Nicole shouted. Richard stopped and shot a confused look at her. She walked towards the gun and lifted it from the ground. She took out the loaded clip inside and cast the empty shell of a gun away.
" alright. Now go ahead." She said with a sneer. Soon, Richard took joy in his indignation, beating the man who was about to molest his wife. Hitting him with the bat at his torso and head, Nicole grabbed Richard's arm.
" okay, enough." she said, keeping a firm grip on his shoulder. Richard sighed and let go of the bat.
" you're lucky we don't call the police." Nicole said. Soon she had an afterthought.
" you know what? that's a good idea." She said, quickly grabbing out her phone and dialing in the police number. She held it to her ear and the man refused to stand back up, he remained on his knees and panting.
" Hello? I need you help. I have apprehended a man who had just tried to rape me...He's defenseless now, And he deserves to be put into custody. Yes, we're at the alleyway near the 'Shopping' store. Alright." She said, soon hanging up and pocketing her phone. Soon she had pocketed the clip as well, to leave the man vulnerable.
" You want to have pleasure?" She asked, directing it to the man. With all her might, she slammed her foot against his crotch, immediately making exclaim in pain. Take pleasure in that!" She shouted. When she couldn't take in any more of spite and disgust from the man, she turned from him and began walking away from the scene, to leave him be to learn what he had done wrong.

end of flashback

Nicole slowly converged back to reality, remembering her place. Nikki had been making all sorts of sounds; for a child, she was able to tell whenever there was something wrong within a person. Nicole smiled at her worried daughter.
" I'm alright." She said, to reassure Nikki. To bring back the mood, she continued to dry Nikki off and blow raspberries on her stomach, to make her joyous laughter ring out again.

After dressing Nikki into her pajamas, she was exhausted from all of the energy she had used up from laughing and squealing, plus the acts when she was in the bath tub. Nicole put Nikki into bed, gently placing her into the crib, where she lied dormant already. Nicole slipped out her white dress shirt, and her skirt, changing out her wet clothes. Nicole was wearing her usual purple night gown, whenever she went to bed. Richard came into the room and closed the door behind him.
" Be quiet please." Nicole said. Richard then stepped quietly towards her and observed Nikki in the crib.
" Did you give her a bath?" Richard asked.
" yes." She replied. She remained quiet for a moment, until she sighed. "Honey?" Nicole asked, looking at his face.
" Yeah?"
" I forgot to thank you for that last event...you know." Nicole lifted her eyebrows, trying to implicate her meaning.
" Oh, it's alright. It was only mandatory that I helped you." he said with a shrug. "It was nothing really."
" No, it wasn't nothing...I mean, sure I would've been able to handle it but I was pregnant at the time...I was really scared on what to do, I thought he was going to kill me, or worse..." Nicole said, taking a deep breath while glancing at Nikki. She felt the worry rise in her heart along the relief that she was safe.
" Well then...You welcome. I was worried for you and for Nikki, and so I helped." Richard said with a smile. Nicole slowly glanced at him and returned a small smile.
"Hey Nicole?" Richard asked, slightly nervous
" Yes?"
" I was thinking...And I think I still should get a-"
" Richard we talked about this..." Nicole said with a sigh. But then she got an idea.
" Look." she said, slipping out her paycheck. " I already get enough money from my job. You don't need to get one, Okay honey?" She said. He nodded, but he was faint with disappointment. She sighed pitying him for his persistence on getting an occupation, though he didn't know he would destroy the world. Though she had a thought that would cheer him up.
" Richard?" Nicole began, raising her hand to his chest.
" Hmm?" he hummed.
" About that other child..." She said, trying to make it brief and succinct as possible. Richard nodded, soon with a smile.
" You think it's time?" She asked. He gently held her hand.
" I think so." He said.

And with a delighted smile, she gave Richard a slight push on to the bed, and reached over to the lamp and switched it off.