"Mano, wake up.." Rosefinch said to Mano, who was sleeping on a chair in their room. She was about to kick him when she whimpered, loudly, making him wake up.

"Huh?" One red eye was opening up, Mano looked as tired as Rosefinch felt.

"Took you long enough to wake up.." She said to him, the two smiled at each other, then Rosefinch put her head on Mano's shoulder, whimpering

"I got ya.." Mano said softly as he kissed Rosefinch and rubbed her stomach, making the baby stop, a tear leaked from her eye as she breathed in and out as the baby kicked hard again

"It's okay, I'm here, it's okay.." he kept rubbing her stomach and kissing her even after the baby stopped. A knock at the door was heard and Mano, reluctantly and regretfully lifted his hand from her stomach as Jumpy, Ape Trully and Golden Eye Husky entered

"Hello..." The liger said as he looked at the pilots, "everything alright?" he sounded concerned. As of late, all of the animals at the base had been getting worried for both Rosefinch's and Mano's safety

"Yes. We're both fine.." Rosefinch said as Mano started shifting, looking uncomfortable "Huh?" Mano put his face next to her ear

"Ask Husky if he wants to fight, I'm bored being cooped up in the base by Chou..." Mano whispered. Rosefinch was bored too, so Sheep Queen had been teaching her how to sew, that kept her from going insane.

Mano however was different story, he looked as though he needed to do something outside. Husky growled and stepped towards Mano as though he wanted a challenge but was stopped by a certain white rabbit

"No! No... hurt Mano!" Jumpy said as he jumped in front of the pilot "Mano gonna be.. a daddy, no hurt him!" The rabbit wrapped his ears around his head to form his signature ninja mask and took out his jump rope

"Calm down!" Ape Trully said stepping in front of the two animals.. The Liger backed away and the rabbit moved aside. Rosefinch put her head on Mano's shoulder again, meaning the baby kicked again

"Oh dear.." The odd box man looked at Rosefinch who was whimpering again. Mano growled as the man stepped closer to Rosefinch, telling them that they were to immediately leave the room. "Err, let's give them some space.." He then ushered the two animals out of the room and then left

"I can't stand it being cooped up any more!" Mano whispered to her "I need to get out!"

"Okay, Okay." Rosefinch put her finger to her chin. "Why don't you just-" A knock at the door interuppted their conversation "Come in."

Chou entered the room. "Someone is here to see you..." He said looking at Mano who glanced at Rosefinch. "He said it was urgent."

The taller pilot left the room with one last glance at his mate before signaling Jumpy, who had been waiting in the hall, to go back in the room and stay there with Rosefinch.

The two of them walked to the front entrance of the base and saw a man in a black robe

"You are Mano, correct?" He asked the pilot who nodded. "A dear friend of mine wanted me to give you this.." The man then gave the pilot a bundle of blankets, which began to coo as soon as it entered his arms

"Huh?" Chou said as he and Mano looked in the bundle to see a baby with pale skin and a tuft of not quite dark and not quite light red hair.

The baby opened it's eyes, to reveal them as orange eyes that looked up at Mano. The infant smiled and so did Mano

"I see you and your nephew are getting along just fine." The man said as the two pilots put on stunned faces "He's your younger sister's son. I know it is difficult to believe, but it's true."

The man sighed "Your mother never told you, but she had a daughter after she had you but she couldn't keep her because she was very susceptible to disease so she was given up for adoption."

What..? Mano thought looking at the infant, he held the infant to his chest and tickled it's nose.

"I see you want to keep him." The man said "His name is Kaki." He smiled as he saw the baby quickly adjust to his uncle's grasp, giggling up at him. "I'll just leave you to taking care of him then.. Oh, and your sister wanted me to give you this medallion as well." The man replied.

He gave Mano a golden medallion with the black dragon on it. It was designed so both of the dragon's red eyes with yellow pupils were staring at you and the rest of it's body was curled into a spiral.

As Mano put the medallion on, the man then left.

"I think you should tell Rosefinch.." Chou said to the pilot as he kissed the side of Kaki's forehead as the child was beginning to doze off. Mano nodded and carried Kaki to Rosefinch.

He opened the door and smiled at Rosefinch who was petting Jumpy. The rabbit looked at the baby

"What Mano... doing with a baby?" That caught Rosefinch's attention. She and the rabbit looked at the child curiously. Mano then signaled for the rabbit to leave the room, the rabbit, regretfully left the room.

He looked back at the baby and the two pilots before leaving the room. Mano sat on the chair across from Rosefinch

"Who is that?" She asked him as she looked at the child

"It's my nephew, Kaki," Mano said "I had no idea I had a sister because my mother gave her up, so now, I have to take care of him."

"Oh.." Rosefinch said "Can I hold him?"

"Sure." Mano said softly as Rosefinch held her hands out to the infant "You are his aunt.."

"Thanks.." Rosefinch said as the infant looked curiously up at her, his orange eyes looked up at her, almost like he was asking 'Is uncle yours?' making Rosefinch laugh.

The infant reached his arms up to her face and she lifted him at eye level with her "Hi.." Kaki cooed as if to say hello

Rosefinch yawned and so did Kaki "I think we should get some sleep.." They let Jumpy back in the room "I think that Jumpy should stay with us.." Mano whispered

"You can sleep with us Jumpy.." Rosefinch said, making the rabbit jump up and down, and Kaki giggle.

The four of them slept silently that night. Mano was against the wall, holding Rosefinch. Who was holding Jumpy close to her as the rabbit held the baby.