A/N: So I've got the next chapter up quickly, as I am exceedingly bored at home. So enjoy.
John looked over the top of his newspaper as Rex crawled past the coffee table. Rex had been crawling around for a few months now, and he was already attempting to walk. Shayera of course attributed it to Rex's Thanagarian blood. John watched as Rex circled around the living room and went in and out of the kitchen.
"Mommy's not home yet," John called as Rex continued into every room with an open door.
Rex returned to the living room and picked up a ball and began to play with it. John looked up from his paper again when he heard a soft thud. Rex had crawled over to the coffee table, stood up, and tried to take a step before falling down. John lowered his paper further, waiting to see how Rex would react to falling. Rex turned to John and small green eyes met large glowing green ones. Rex then turned away and began to crawl around again.
"That's my boy," John smiled proudly before returning to his paper.
Within minutes the door opened and Shayera walked into the living room. She walked up behind John and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. John didn't have to look back to know that Shayera was stretching her wings and smiling as she kissed the top of his head.
"Tough day?" John asked as Shayera walked around the couch and sat next to him.
"Sort of," Shayera began as she lay back on the couch, "Mirror Master is becoming a real pain in the-"
Shayera was cut off by Rex plopping himself at her feet and reaching up to her. Shayera reached down and pulled Rex up onto her lap.
"He's been trying to walk again," John commented as Shayera spoke softly and playfully to Rex.
"Really," Shayera smiled as she put Rex back on the ground and walked over to the kitchen, "For once I am glad that he doesn't have wings."
"Why is that?" John asked as he stood up.
Before John could take a step towards the kitchen, Rex grabbed a hold of his pant leg and pulled himself up onto his feet.
"Thanagarian children learn to walk and fly at the same time," Shayera began to explain.
John furrowed his brow at Rex as the small boy held onto the couch and the coffee table and took small awkward steps until there was no more couch or table to hold onto.
"Shayera," John called as Rex let go of the couch.
"I don't think we could take Rex climbing up the furniture and jumping off every five minutes," Shayera joked.
"Shayera!" John called louder as Rex let go of the coffee table and didn't immediately fall backwards onto his butt.
Shayera turned around and looked over the counter as Rex took his first unsteady steps. Her jaw dropped as Rex continued to walk towards her, one step at a time. Neither John nor Shayera could take their eyes off of Rex as he moved slowly across the living room. They were frozen where they stood until Rex looked straight up at Shayera and fell back. This released John and Shayera from whatever spell they were under, allowing them both to immediately rush to Rex. John picked him up and hugged him as Shayera wrapped her arms around both of them.
"He walked!" Shayera exclaimed.
"I saw him," John nodded as he stared down at the child in his arms.
"You're a big strong boy now aren't you," Shayera smiled down at Rex as she took him from John's arms.
Shayera spoke happily to Rex as she placed him back on the floor and tried to get him to walk again for her. John turned and watched his family.
"Yeah he's growing up," John breathed softly to himself before crouching beside his wife and attempting to get Rex to walk again.
A/N: Rex is growing up so fast, awww. Review please.