A/N: So right off the bat, this chapter's credit goes to Captain Jack for the lyrics of "Dream A Dream". I am sorry for a few reasons. This chapter is very very late, it's shorter than the others, and it's going to be my last chapter. I'm sorry, guys. I just can't anymore. I'm super stuck, and if I keep going on with new ideas, it'll just lose any semblance of Marvel's Guardian's of the Galaxy. So here, I end it. But I am going to post YouTube videos of every song that Kaiya has sang during the fanfiction at the end of this chapter. Please enjoy. :)
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Drax and Rocket were less than amused by the new addition to their crew. But there was no extra room, which meant no choice. Drax wound up being the one to get stuck sharing a bunk with Isis. He ignored her, laying on his side so he was facing away from her. She seemed just fine with that, sleeping easily and peacefully beside him. She snuggled against his back, tucking her arm around him in her sleep. He sighed softly, having to admit to himself that he enjoyed the sensation. He hadn't had any female company since his wife.
Kaiya was happily back in bed with Groot. But now, she was displaying some odd symptoms. She couldn't sleep and every so often she'd run to the bathroom to empty the contents of her stomach. Groot grumbled because he'd witnessed Gamora behaving the very same way before her belly swelled. He waited for his companion to return.
"I am Groot," he said, concerned. Kaiya sat on the edge of the bed, wrapping her arms around her stomach. She clicked and whistled, tears forming in her eyes. She was terrified. Sirenae had never given birth alone. She and Isis themselves had been raised by their father, mother, two aunts, and two uncles. They even had a few cousins that they grew up with. Groot carefully wrapped his arms around her, holding her close and gently nuzzling her.
"I am Groot..." he assured her, giving her gentle kisses and entwining her in his tendrils. Kaiya gave in as the even compression calmed her. She returned his kisses, wrapping her arms around his neck and pressing close to him. She chirped softly and he grinned, laying back with her in his arms. She fell asleep wrapped up in him.
Drax woke up from a light pressure on his side. He grumbled softly as he noticed it was Isis trying to crawl over him to make it out of bed. She blushed lightly, moving a little more quickly. She disappeared for a few minutes before she returned to the room. She awkwardly crawled back over him to return to her spot in bed. Drax grumbled as he finally rolled over to face her. She giggled softly as she pulled his arm over herself and snuggled into his chest, falling back into a deep sleep.
Groot woke up alone. He pushed himself out of the bed to go find his companion, which turned out to be rather easy. The Sirenae sisters were sitting up on the deck. They were having a conversation to themselves and harmonizing a few bars of different songs to keep each other on their toes. Kaiya chirped happily at Groot as her younger sister giggled. Groot grinned and sat beside the sisters. Kaiya inhaled first.
Dream a dream, lover. The melody was upbeat and fast paced. Take me in your dream. Take me anywhere you please, boy. You're making me scream. Dream a dream, lover. Love is just a dream. If you wanna set me free, boy. You're making me scream. Ooh, la la, di, la da da. Take me anywhere you please, boy. You're making me scream. Ooh, la la, di, la da da. You've gotta dream a little dream.
Isis stood and rocked her hips to the beat they couldn't hear as she took over the chorus. Ho, one more time! I'm back with a new rhyme! Hey, here we go again! Ha, turn it up my friend! No, we don't stop! Ha, we rock the spot! No, we don't quit! Get ready, oh, this is it! Do you like to dream? Hey, I like to dream, baby! Do you like to dream? Ho, I like to dream, mama! Do you like to scream? Hey, I like to scream, baby! Do you like to scream? Ho, so scream it out!
Kaiya took over once more. Dream a dream, lover. Take me in your dream. Take me anywhere you please, boy. You're making me scream. Dream a dream, lover. Love is just a dream. If you wanna set me free, boy. You're making me scream. Ooh, la la, di, la da da. Take me anywhere you please, boy. You're making me scream. Ooh, la la, di, la da da. You've gotta dream a little dream.
Isis took over for the chorus once more. Uh, party over here! Ha, bring it up from the rear! Uh, party over there! Ha, hands in the air! No, we don't stop! Ha, we rock the spot! No, we don't quit! Get ready y'all this is it!
Kaiya finished. Dream a dream, lover. Take me in your dream. Take me anywhere you please, boy. You're making me scream. Dream a dream, lover. Love is just a dream. If you wanna set me free, boy. You're making me scream. Ooh, la la, di, la da da. Take me anywhere you please, boy. You're making me scream. Ooh, la la, di, la da da. You've gotta dream a little dream. Dream a dream, lover. Take me in your dream. Take me anywhere you please, boy. You're making me scream. Dream a dream, lover. Love is just a dream. If you wanna set me free, boy. You're making me scream. Ooh, la la, di, la da da. You've gotta dream a little dream.
"I am Groot," the gentle giant said softly as he pulled Kaiya in for a kiss. The Sirenae giggled more as she wrapped her arms around Groot's neck and returned the kiss affectionately. Isis smiled as she turned away politely. Only now, she noticed Drax was staring at her. She brought her hand up and wiggled her fingers at him, giggling more. Drax stared at her.
"Why is the younger singing demon doing that?" Drax grumbled softly.
"She's flirting with you, Drax," Peter said. "It means she likes you."
"But she is annoying..."
"I'm sure she's not that bad..."
"I don't like her..." Drax shook his head slightly. Peter rolled his eyes lightly and went down to the lower deck to check on Gamora where she was resting in bed. Isis walked over and sat next to Drax, whistling softly at him.
"You okay, handsome?" the earpiece translated for him. Drax couldn't help but puff his chest out at the compliment.
"Do you really think so?" he asked.
"Yes, I do," Isis giggled softly.
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"This ship is getting too small," Peter chuckled softly as a small girl about five years old with mossy green hair, brown eyes, and pale skin that resembled birch bark ran past. A boy with brown hair, blue eyes, and green skin was hot on her trail. The young girl reached the safety of her mother and father, climbing up the tree guardian's side.
"I am Groot," he said softly as he boosted his daughter to sit up on his shoulder. The small hybrid giggled as she wrapped her little arms around his forehead. The green skinned boy gave up immediately and walked over to grasp onto Peter's leg. Kaiya giggled softly as well while she watched them.
"It's because you have such a big heart, Peter," she chirped.
"Am I sensing that you're interested in getting a bigger ship?" Isis giggled as she sat down, rocking a baby boy that had pale skin like hers and the same reddish-brown eyes as Drax.
"I'm thinking about it," Peter said.
"Either that or we can just get two separate ships," Rocket grumbled. He hated kids, and didn't want anything to do with them. Since Murdoc (named for Peter's mother, Meredith, as both meant "Protector of the Sea") had been born it really went downhill from there. It had only been 5 months later that Kaiya gave birth to Aspen. Peter had told them it was the same name as a type of tree on Earth, and Kaiya and Groot seemed to be quite fond of it. Now Isis and Drax had Apollos, which was fine for the moment because he was a rather quiet infant, but Rocket knew that would soon change once he was old enough to run around and make a ton of noise.
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As promised, here are the music videos:
"Duvet" by BoA: watch?v=T0N5YblvT1c
"My Last Breath" by Evanescence: watch?v=OG6tsfByi6o
"Oh Death" by Jen Titus: watch?v=7sRnZWSLP5w
"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor: watch?v=7PCkvCPvDXk
"Dream A Dream" by Captain Jack: watch?v=7X2QztU74pA
Just in case any of my readers weren't familiar with any of the songs. Thank you, and I hope you enjoyed! :)