A/N: Hey, I'm back! I have to warn you, Gale and cheese are being close friends in this chapter, and Sebastian's getting angsty about Lils. Thanks for the reviews, they are love!
Paxloria: Indeed, Gale did get off easy! And yes, Lily is getting into rebellion!
demoness of music: Why thank you! And same here, even when she was little she wouldn't let things go!
tohru15: Heureux que vous aimé! Et oui, leurs noms seront dévoilés ce chapitre.
Quote for this chapter: "Ah, clear they see and true they say, that one shall weep, and one shall stray"- Dorothy Parker
Gale, now thirteen and a half, swung through the window and into the Phantomhive manor. He found himself in the study, and was followed in by his father. Ciel's head snapped up.
"What the hell are you two doing here?" he hissed. Gale smiled.
"Nice to see you too, Lord Phantomhive. I'm just here to see Lily, since it's her birthday. I think father's here to terrorize your butler... again," he replied, and Ciel frowned.
"Well I think you'll find neither my butler nor his daughter in here. I believe they are, in fact, with Lizzie, Tabitha and Issac," he told them, frowning as he signed one of the documents in front of him.
"Tabitha and Issac?" asked Gale.
"My children. Twins," he replied, getting exasperated now.
"Oooh, Lord Phantomhive managed to produce children?" cooed Grell.
"I'm not a child anymore, Grell! I could say the same for you!" he said icily, blushing a little and glaring at Grell.
"I was just kidding. BASSY!" he yelled, skipping out the room. Ciel shook his head.
"I sometimes wonder what's wrong with him," he murmured.
"How do you think I feel? I have to live with him," smirked Grell, Ciel giving a half smile. Gale grinned before leaving the room, in search of Lily. His apparent 'mate'.
"Hey, Lils!" he called, coming into the room. Lily slapped her face then.
"And we just got them to sleep!" she moaned, giving Gale the evils before picking up Issac, who was approaching a year old and was sitting up in her arms.
"See him over there? Don't talk to him. He's a meanie. And annoying, like his daddy," she grinned a little.
"Yay! Listen Auntie Lily!" he replied with a smile, clapping his hands.
"No, don't listen to her, see, she just thinks she's clever, but she's really very silly," he told Issac.
"Us boys have got to stick together," he said, patting the black haired boy on the head.
Sebastian watched them interact with the children from the door, Lily and Gale laughing as they danced around with Issac and Tabitha, looking so natural with children that he wondered if he would be a grandfather in the next three years. That wouldn't do. There was also the issue on what their children would turn out like. There was no guarantee whether they would be demon or reaper, because, unlike with breeding with a human, a couple of two different supernatural species, you would never be able to tell which gene would come out strongest. There would be a battle going on inside his daughter's body, and that concerned him, surprisingly not just for her welfare, but that of the child. Although Lily would always be his first priority, he would also have a bond with a grandchild, one that was below that of mate, young or master but above another demon or some of his master's orders. He shook his head and walked away.
Lily placed the children in bed and she and Gale left the manor, planning on going for a walk.
"It's a beautiful night," she said, looking up at the sky.
"Not as beautiful as the creature standing beside me," said Gale, and Lily gave a light blush. She turned to face him, admiring his attractive features, the striking red hair he'd inherited from his father, the reaper eyes, the face that wasn't chubby, but was youthful and ready for a joke at all times. At the same time, he was looking at her, her black hair reaching her waist, and red-brown eyes framed by thick, dark lashes. She smiled a little, and he leaned towards her, instinctively. Their lips met, and the kiss began gently, but soon escalated, lips battling for dominance, teeth nipping and requiring submission, hands tugging at hair. They broke apart, Lily's eyes glowing red, and Gale's almost completely yellow, not their usual green and yellow symphony. They looked for a moment, Lily hissing a little and Gale growling. That was when Sebastian noticed.
"Grell!" he said, and Grell turned, looking at what had caught his Bassy's attention.
"It's a battle- for dominance!" he cried. Sebastian ran then, catching Lily around the waist and leaning down to her ear.
"Lily, you've got to let go now. Let the creature inside you fade away, just let it go for now. Lily, let it go! Lilith!" he said, as she hissed and clawed at him, never breaking eye contact with the shinigami boy in front of her.
"Lilith Michaelis, as your father and elder I demand that you cause the creature to rest!" he yelled, eyes glowing red for a moment. She then stopped clawing and looked around, just as Gale did.
"What... was that?" asked Gale, breathing heavily.
"A battle for dominance in your relationship. You do realize that as you are two different species, you will have a battle like this? It will decide the dominant partner, but I believe you should wait until you are older for this," sighed Sebastian. They both nodded, wide eyed at each other.
"That was intense. It wasn't like when I just felt like fighting with another demon, I didn't want to kill him. I just wanted to prove I was in charge," said, Lily, breathless.
"It can only get worse," replied Sebastian, and Lily gave a hesitant nod.
"Indeed. But next time, we'll be prepared," interrupted Gale, going up to Lily.
"Happy birthday, Lils," he whispered, kissing her cheek, before the young Reaper and his father disappeared.