Éclair/Eclipse AU

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter.)

It had been two weeks since Eclair had woken from her four day coma and only two days since she had been allowed out of the hospital. Right now though she was in Eclipses' temporary office having an argument with her wife while the babies were playing in a nearby baby pin that Dvergr had set up for them. Of course this just meant that the two were squirming around chewing and accidently pulling on blankets.

"No Éclair! I am not putting you back on active duty! You got out of the hospital barely two days ago after nearly dying." Eclipse said sternly, not quite glaring at her wife but it sure came close to it.

"I don't mean you have to send me out on an assignment right away! Just put me back on active duty so I can do some of the easier things. Paperwork, training, working out, maybe a few support missions for the others." Éclair said trying to appease her wife who remained strong in her opinion.

"No Éclair! I'm not putting you on active duty at all!" Eclipse said standing and walking around the desk to stand just in front of her wife, letting how worried she was for the auburn haired beauty show on her face and in her eyes.

"I nearly lost you so many times already, before and after our bonding. I can stand to risk losing you again. Not now, not ever and besides." Eclipse said with a small smile as she placed a hand on Éclairs cheek just as Tsuki began to cry for her mamas, causing Nichi to cry too.

"We both know there are two others to add to the equation now…specifically the two that are crying for us." Eclipse finished as Éclair immediately rushed to check on her babies.

"I'm sorry little ones. Was mama and papas argument scaring you?" Éclair asked immediately lifting both children into her arms and walking around a little to sooth them somewhat. Eclipse merely leaned against her desk with a small smile on her face as she watched her wife softly talk to their babies as she walked around a little. Éclair looked so at ease, so natural, when taking care of the babies that Eclipse couldn't help but to stare…of course it helped that it was quite a good view for her as well.

"Come here Nichi. It's not fair that your mama gets to hold you both." Eclipse said walking over and gently taking the brownish-red haired baby from Éclair so as to make it a little easier on her wife. It can't be easy to juggle two babies at once and still walk around trying to sooth them both at the same time, yet somehow Éclair always managed no matter how often Eclipse tried to help. Éclair giggled a little as she readjusted her grip on Tsuki and continued to walk around, hoping to put her blond daughter into a peaceful slumber. Eclipse on the other hand began to softly sing to her blue eyed daughter.

"Hands held high unto the sky so blue

The ocean opens up to swallow you

Hands held high unto the sky so blue

The ocean opens up to swallow you."

Éclair giggled slightly at hearing her wife sing such an old song verse as part of a lullaby to their daughters. Finally after another minute or so the two babies fell asleep in their parents arms.

"There we go. That's my good babies." Éclair said softly as she gently placed Tsuki back into the pen with Eclipse placing Nichi right next to her. The couple watched smiling as their children cuddled together in their sleep and Eclipse wound her arms around Éclair's waist, which was a bit wider than before after giving birth.

"They're two more reasons why I don't want to risk losing you on active duty. They need you more than they do me and we both know it." Eclipse whispered into Éclairs ear from behind, pulling the slightly smaller woman tightly into her.

"You won't lose me and neither will they. I promise you Eclipse. You will never lose me and they'll need you just as much as they will me." Éclair whispered back while Eclipse nuzzled her face into Éclairs long and soft auburn hair.

"I don't want to risk it though. I don't want to risk sending you out on an assignment you might never come back from. You're too important to me for that, too important to all of us." Eclipse said tightening her arms around her wife who merely smiled slightly as she watched her sleeping children cuddle in their sleep, Tsuki drooling on Nichis' arm while Nichi seemed to be trying to chew on Tsukis' fingers.

"Then don't send me on assignments. Have me work Reception shift again or do paperwork or something. Just please don't make me become a stay at home wife and mom, that just isn't me." Éclair said turning and cuddling closer to her wife, despite the fact that the blond should probably be working by now. Who was going to tell her off? The boss? She is the boss!

"Alright. You'll be doing paperwork here in my office then. I don't want to let you out of my sight and the twins will be right in here with us both, that way I know for sure that all three of you are safe and sound…or as safe as you can be with your ability to attract trouble anywhere you go." Eclipse teased her wife slightly, causing Éclair to pull back and pout up at her.

"I do not attract trouble! It waits for me around the corner." Éclair said pouting slightly at her wife, making sure to keep her voice down in case she accidently woke up the babies. Eclipse giggled slightly at the pout on Éclair's face before leaning in to kiss her wife.

Just before their lips could touch though Mercredi slammed open the door, causing them to jump apart while the twins woke up screaming. Éclair immediately went to sooth the twins while Eclipse spun around with fury dancing in her blue eyes. Eclipse opened her mouth to verbally tear into Mercredi for not only coming in without knocking but also for slamming the doors, waking the twins, and interrupting Éclair and Eclipse's moment.

The fury fell short though when she caught the look on Mercredi's' face. She looked terrified, betrayed, lost, and angry all at once.

"Chief we have big trouble." Mercredi said needlessly causing Eclipse to slap on her Chief Persona while Éclair rocked both of the babies and looked worried as to what the trouble could be.

"What is it?" Eclipse asked knowing that sooner or later she would regret asking those three little words.

"It's Lumiere. She's gone nuts!"