Sorry for the wait I've been very busy lately with all of my extracurricular activites as well as my Great Aunt's death. I hope you don't mind! Here's the next chapter! By the way I had recently looked at my story online as saw how much my writing has improved. I hope you don't mind the long chapters that come up once in a while! Oh and also I will update more chapters soon for my other 3 stories so Please Review!
Chapter 11: Happy Birthday!
Mary Ella Grayson ran into her parents' bedroom and started to jump on their bed. It was Saturday so Dick had the day off of work. Dick soon got up at the feel of his daughter's wake up call. Zatanna soon got up and Mary then snuggled in between her mother and father.
Zatanna hugged her daughter and smiled as Dick kissed their daughter's head. He smiled back after he noticed her looking at him.
"Happy Birthday, Mary Ella!" Zatanna told her only child. Dick sighed as he though about the only child subject. He and Zatanna had both felt how life was without any other siblings to hang around with. He didn't want his daughter to feel the same way, nor feel the pain Zatanna and him possessed when they where left with no biological parents any longer.
"Happy Birthday, Ellie!" Dick said with more happiness as he hugged his daughter and kissed her head. Mary Ella giggled at the nickname her father had given her. Mary had just turned two and was excited as ever for her 2nd year of birthday presents- as she put it. Zatanna sighed happily as Mary Ella ran down stair yelling to her parents to hurry up.
"Well, you turned out to a good mother afterall, Zee." Dick said to his wife. She smiled as he leaned in and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. She, of course, kissed him back then pushed him away and laughed. Zatanna then got up and went to the bathroom to get dressed and after her and Dick were ready they walked downstairs to see Bruce, Alfred, and surprisingly Diana Prince. Bruce and Diana were seated in the living room watching Mary run around and tell them crazy stories about her dreams, while Alfred had handfuls of gifts trapping him.
Zatanna silently laughed as she ran down to help Alfred. "Oh, Thank You, Mrs. Grayson." He said politely. Zatanna chuckled and removed the rest of the presents out of the way so Alfred could get out.
"Zatanna is fine, Alfred." She said smiling. Alfred smiled back then nodded.
"Yes, Zatanna." He said smiling. Zatanna then lead Alfred to the room Mary and her 'grandparents' had gone into. It was a quite large room with a magnificent fireplace and soft couches perfect for a rainy or snowy day. It was snowing outside so Mary was instructed to stay in by Alfred. To Mary Alfred was like another grandparent. Bruce, Diana, and Alfred were always family to her. Mary often called them on the phone and pleaded them to come over and play since she didn't have many friends at the time.
Bruce and Diana sat by the fire as Alfred willingly made it. Mary smiled and hugged Bruce, Diana and the Alfred, after he was done with the fire, of course. Dick and Zatanna soon came into the room.
"Are you all ready to eat?" Zatanna said sweetly. Mary smiled and ran to her mom. Zatanna knelt down and picked her daughter up and smiled as she watched Bruce, Diana, and Alfred follow her and Dick to the kitchen. The table had six plates with two crepes on each of them with a mix of fruit of the side. Each dish was topped specifically for each person eating at the moment.
"Go ahead," Zatanna simply said. Everyone sat down and started to eat. Zatanna turned to Alfred when Dick motioned to him. Alfred's eyes were wide eyed as he chewed.
"These are delicious, Mrs. Gray- I mean Zatanna." Alfred said almost forgetting what Zatanna told him to call her earlier. Zatanna smiled.
"Why, Thank you, Alfred," She simply said and began to eat the fruit on her plate. Dick sighed at the sight of his wife and then started to eat his breakfast.
"May I have the recipe, Mrs- Zatanna I mean," Said Alfred as he slightly smiled. Zatanna nodded and quickly finished the rest of her meal and sat up with her plate in hand. She walked to the kitchen and rinsed off her plate. Zatanna quietly took out a pen and paper and wrote the recipe and instructions on it and headed back out to the kitchen.
"Here you go Alfred," Zatanna said smiling as she handed the note to the old man. He smiled politely and thanked her. Zatanna took the rest of the plates and walked back to the kitchen. Dick ended up following her into the kitchen without her knowing. He placed his hand on her waist which shocked her.
"Dick! You scared me. Why do you do that?" She asked teasingly. He just smiled and kissed her gently on the lips. He didn't say a word and began to clean the dishes for her.
"Mary is entertaining everyone in the living room until we come out. She said that if we're not out in ten minutes then she'll just begin opening her presents without us," Dick said smiling. Zatanna let out a sigh and smiled.
"She got that statement from you," Zatanna said pointing a finger at him. He laughed then dried his hands. Dick and Zee left the kitchen and went into the living room to see their two year old daughter jumping up and down trying to get Bruce to smile. Dick and Zee came in just in time to see Bruce actually smile at his granddaughter. Dick and Zee laughed. Mary won.
"Can I open my presents now?" Mary asked her mom slightly annoyed. Zatanna nodded and the little girl jumped for joy and ran over to one of the presents. "Can you read the name, please?" She asked Diana. Diana smiled at how sweet the little girl was.
"It's from me," Diana said. The little girl smiled wide then ripped open the present revealing a small pair of boots Diana wore when she was Wonder Woman. Dick glanced at Zatanna looking for acceptance from his wife, but noted that she was smiling. Mary looked overjoyed as she ran with the boots in her tiny hands and hugged Diana tight.
"Thank you Grandma!" Mary said. Diana looked a little confused but Bruce just laughed. Diana finally got the point and just smiling shaking her head.
Later that night...
"Thank you Grandpa!" Mary said hugging Bruce. She ran over to Diana and hugged her too. "Thank you Grandma!" Mary was smiling as she said the new nickname for now."Thank you Alfred!" Mary finally said hugging Alfred.
They all said their thank you's as Bruce, Diana, and Alfred left. Mary yawned.
"Time to go to bed, Mary." Zatanna said. Mary agreed as Zatanna picked her little girl up and took her upstairs. Mary was set in her new bed. It had a white headboard with mint colored stars painted on it. Her sheets were white but her pillows and comforter were mint colored as well. Zatanna laid Mary Ella down on her bed and kissed her forhead.
"Goodnight, Mary," Zatanna said quietly. Mary Ella was already fast asleep. Zatanna smiled at the sight and silently walked out of the room and shut the door. Zatanna walked back downstairs and picked up the mess Mary had made. It only took Zatanna about a minute because she used magic. Zatanna had been trying her hardest to not use magic so she could seem like a normal mother, but she knew that she'd never be normal.
Zatanna walked up the stairs and into her and Dick's bedroom. She magically changed her clothes into her pajamas, which was just a white tank top and a pair of purple, fuzzy, pajama pants with little magic wands all over them. Dick was in the shower currently and so she decided that she'd shower in the morning and just get some rest. Zatanna plopped down on the bed and soon fell asleep. A few moments later Dick came out in his sweatpants and no shirt and held his wife until he was soon asleep. One thing had bugged him though throughout the day. Dick had no idea how to bring up the subject of them having another child.
I'll ask her tomorrow, He thought, tomorrow...
And with that the two lovebirds were asleep in each other's arms.
How was it? Sorry about the long chapter I just had to make up for lost time. :) Well anyway I will update soon! Luv Ya...and PLEASE REVIEW! ;)
