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Kayte: Thank chu soo much!
Lizard: Bitch...calm down.
Kayte:...ill bite you.
Lizard: I..think that's my line...?
Kayte: No..I love you but shut up. OH BTW guys y gals. I'm in loveee with Land of the Dead now . (thanks to the movie, Charlie's cuteness and zombifiedZOMBIE) ((who, BTW, has an awesome Charlie/oc/Lizard Fic, but its on a little hold right now..BUT I LOVES IT)). So I miggggght do a Land of the Dead fanfic. I asked teh almighty rulers of teh and asked them to put a land of the dead sub-category in the movies.
Lizard:..you're obsessed...
Kayte: SHUT UP! You should know, I write the WORST emails ever.
Lizard: Yeah, in her emails, every other word is UHM.
Kayte: I CANT HELP IT!
Lizard: "Uhm, yeah..I think you should uhm, add Land of the Dead to the movies, uhm..heres the list of the uhm characters".. THATS A QUOTE
Kayte: HEY! It was late at night (no like, like 12 or 1) and I'm horrible at emails...
Lizard:..WHATEVER..GIVE THEM THE UPDATE!

Kayte: FINE! Ugh, so here ya go guys! Thanks to those gorgeous three who reviewed for chapter 27 (: You ROCK
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And gives Lizard's his love for babies.


Three weeks later!:

These...

Babies...

Are..

ADORABLE!

In the past three weeks, they've only gotten more adorable. I've found myself and Cyst caring for Mars most of the time, while Pluto or Mama cared for Mercury. Both twins loved their Mama and Papa, but they had picked their favorites. The little black haired, violet eyed boy had captured my heart. Both the little duo loved Lizard, but when he yelled, or had a scary look on his face, he scared them. His screaming, and yelling has gone down, for the babies sake.

Once, while I was carrying Merc and Mars to Mama's room, we'd passed Lizard whom had a scowl on his face. Merc caught sight of it, and big tears and wails started coming out of her. I rushed them away from Lizard, who was trailing me like a wolf, thinking that I had somehow hurt the babies.

"What'chu do Elia?" He snarked, practically nipping at my heels as I placed them in Mama's arms. She smiled at me kindly, but rolled her eyes lightheartedly at her son.

"I didn't do nothin'! She saw yer face and it SCARED HER SHITLESS." I hollered at him as soon as we got out of the room. I twitched lightly as Lizard started laughing at me.

"What?" I asked, checking my shirt to make sure the babies didn't dribble or puke up on me again.

"Yo-ou! Spoke like 'us!" Lizard laughed, falling down on the couch and flailing around on the couch. Shit..my poor poor English grammar. It just came out like that when I was upset! It's not like I talk like that regularly.

"Only because I was upset!"

"...Surree.. "

Since that little side trip, there had been no more tears caused by Lizard. The only tears that were made were because they needed food, needed a nap or needed a change. Need need need, babies need alot. Mercury seems to be the princess-y type, always reaching for something pink, or shiny. While her brother is more of a brainy type, seeing as I found a small bookshelf, filled with random books. More than likely from all the victims. I had picked out a small book, holding Mars in my arms.

"And the brave little prince killed the evil, bad bear! He saved the princess, and they went home and played together every day.." I finished the story, and I noticed that Mar's was all ears. Usually babies stare at you while you're reading, begin to fall asleep, or stare around the room. Not Mar's. Mar's stared straight off the book, knowing full well that the story was coming from the small, wine colored book. He would never fall asleep during the story, and always fought to stay awake until the story was fully over.

Both were sweet little kids, and anyone in the family, myself included, would bend over backwards for their happiness.

I walked into the living room, seeing that Mama was feeding them in her bedroom as Papa, Cyst, Pluto and Lizard went off somewhere, muttering about talking to Jeb, then speaking to what's left of Hades' clan. That left Mama, Goggle, Greg, Big Brain Ruby and I alone at the house with the twins. Greg was still sleeping upstairs in their room, while Ruby was curled up on the couch, her face in her hands. She was wearing the pretty yellow sundress that I saw her in when I first met her. I was about to crack a joke, when I noticed that her small shoulders were shaking. I sat down next to the sobbing girl on the couch, and wrapped my arms around her.

"Shh..now tell me what's wrong Rubes.." I murmured as she kept sobbing silently into my arms. It took her a few minutes to pull herself together, but no one was rushing her for that.

"M-Mama! She loves the babies more than me!" She sobbed into my arms. Awh, this was the little childhood jealously.

"Oh Ruby! It's not that! By the way, you're English was amazing! Jude..and Maine used to tell me how they were always upset about how I got so much more attention than them when I was a baby. She doesn't love you any less Ruby! It's just that Merc and Mars are brand new, and they just need a little attention! You can feed, wash and dress yourself, but they can't. Mama loves you Ruby!" I laughed out, shocked that she thought Mama loved her less. She sniffled a little bit, and looked up at me with big purple puppy eyes.

"Greg..has been..teaching me." She said slowly, her voice a little scruffy. I heard steps coming from the kitchen, and we turned to see Goggle.

"Hey..I know what..lets go see Harper." I said slowly, picking us up off the couch. Goggle tottered a little, leaning against the wall.

"You'll come, won't you Gog?" I smirked, a sly smile coming across both our faces. Ruby's mood seemed to lighten automatically, and she giggled darkly towards her elder brother.

"Yeah Gog..gle..Let's go see Har..per.." Ruby slowly enunciated, getting a small smile from me, and Goggle looked at her strangely.

"Why you talkin' li'e tha'?" Goggle asked, never answering about coming with us, but Ruby and I knew he would. Ruby's grin brightened.

"Greg has..been teaching me. I want to speak...as good as...Oh..feel...lia..and he." She grinned excitedly.

"Great Ruby! It took me awhile to say my own name right. Now lets get our buts in gear!" I smiled, as Ruby, Goggle and I made our way out the door and towards Harper's house. We hadn't seen hide nor hair of her since the birth of the twins. Well..I'm sure Goggle has, but Ruby and I haven't even Left the house in three weeks, having had to help Mama with the babies.

We walked straight to Harper's house, and I could see Goggle visibly become nervous.

"Gog..gle..Har..per..is like us." Ruby said slowly, enunciating the names correctly. Goggle made a questioning grunt, turning his head to look at his little sister.

"Her..grandpa and grandma..they had the bombs too..so she's mutated too. That's why..shes..un..unafraid of us." Ruby smiled, marching towards the barn that was by now only a few yards away. Goggleseemed blown away, and he was a little less nervous, but we both knew he was still anxious.

We came to the entrance of the barn, and the bronze haired woman was leaning against the heavy doors. Ruby and I stood slightly behind Goggle and Rubes pointed out his hands. Harper didn't say anything, just smiled at Goggle, waiting for him to say something. His face was stoic, and seemed uncaring. His hands gave him away though. They were behind his back, and he was violently wringing his hands, so much so that they were starting to become a bright pink. Harper smirked, nodding towards the barn.

"Let's go in. Timber and Tex have been longin' for you two." Harper smiled and we followed her into the barn, where Timber and Tex were already free running the arena. They saw Ruby and I, and came thundering over, knocking Goggle into Harper, making his usually pale face go a little pink. He stayed statuesque, and said nothing to the small bronze haired girl. Ruby and I went on pampering the two horses, while Goggle and Harper went over and sat down on some of the colorful barrels.

HARPER'S POV:

The one they call Goggle and I walked away from the arena, and sat down on some of the barrels. I knew what he was, I was too. Well..not the cannibal part, but you know. I noticed the binoculars around his neck.

"So...you...watch things?" I asked, not really sure where to start this conversation. I mean, I've scared him off countless times, which made me a little..paranoid. Was it the arms? The walk? The spine? I wasn't sure. Maybe he was just shy, but whenever someone didn't like me or was scared of me, I automatically blamed the deformities. I cursed them every night that I had to put on that ridiculous air mask. Every time Mommy brought me to those bone doctors who tried to fix my spine with braces, massages and surgeries. I hated all those fake-energetic people at the physical therapy place, where I had to learn to walk. I hated the eye doctor, every time I came in he always brought in the other doctors and nurses to poke, prod, laugh and stare with open mouths at me. Same with regular doctors and hospitals. That's why I came all the way out here, where Mom's old friend, and my old babysitter Jeb lives.

Nice place, nice man. I shot a look at Goggle, who was sitting next to me stiffly.

Hot neighbors.

Goggle cleared his throat.

"Yeah..I-I watch to see who's coming..and I just watch." He mumbled like a shy little boy, and I couldn't help but love the dude. He was so sweet, and in some weird way..he was really cute. I honestly didn't know who was leaving little trinkets of love at my doorstep. At first I thought the single flowers, the pretty rocks, the pieces of what looked like semi-precious stones and prehistoric amber. I asked Jeb, thinking it was him, but he said no, and he looked a little worried. He rushed to the window, looking around frantically. Then he came back to me, pulling me close and whispering lowly.

"Har'pa..just 'memba this..there's people out ther'..like you. But not. They're WORSE. Wit' horrible uglies and even worst tempa's. They cannibals, eat who ever come this way. I made a deal with the leader, they not gonna get cha, but theres alot of em. Ya gotta be careful, and I think one of em, is infatuated whitcha."

I remember laughing at Jeb, believing him. But that's just a crazy thought that one of these mean, apparently heartless-monsters had taken a liking to me. I waited up one morning, having slept from 5 until 3 am. I waited at the window, hidden behind the curtain, so I could see outside but the secret admirers couldn't see me. I waited up, until six A.M. when it was still dark out, and thinning moon beams were just barley coming over the hills, and a small dot was coming this way. Eventually, it turned out to be a man, whom was disfigured, but looked tall, and strong. In his hand he had a red flower, which he dropped on the front step before running back into the hills. That was the day I met Ruby.

"Oh, what do you watch when you're not..looking for people?" I asked, watching as Ruby somehow had crawled herself up onto Timber's back, and whom was now trotting around proudly, showing off his rider. Timber loved that little girl.

"..An'mals..sometimes..when yer outside..you.." He answered back shakily. He's watching me now, waiting for me to probably freak out, slap him, call him a peeping tom or a pervert and run away. I didn't do any of that. I could tell alot about people's character, and Goggle would not watch me like that. Hell, he was just sitting next to me and fidgeting, if he looked at me naked, his head would explode. I shrugged, smiling at him, and batting my eyelashes a little. Awh, what the hell, life's short. Too short to be embarrassed.

"You're cute.." I said lowly, like the little girls in second grade tell the boys. Just like those little boys, something inside Goggle told him to scram, and he stood up, ready to run off again. Hell no, not this time mister. I grabbed him, by the arm of his black trench coat, effectively stopping him from running off again.

"Tell me Mr. Goggle. Do you run..because you're shy? Or...are you scared of someone half your size?" I asked, a sly grin coming across my face. He froze up, spinning around to face me, his blue eyes frigthening but adorable. He growled, showing off some of his pointed teeth, like little kitten teeth..but bigger.

"Nothin'! NOT SCARED O' NOTHIN'!" Goggle howled, looking down on me. I felt around for his hand, gripping the slightly mutated hand and held it softly. His anger seemed to melt as he kept his hand in mine and sat down next to me. We spoke silently for a few minutes, before I looked back up to see a tired looking group. I sighed, standing up and walking over to the water trough. I turned to knob, cool water pouring out of the spout and filling the trough. Tex and Timber walked over, sucking down gallons of water.

"C'mon! I have food inside." I said, walking inside the house, the three following behind me.

OPHELIA'S POV!:

We all pilled into Harper's house, where she brought us into her clean kitchen. She sat us down at the long, white kitchen table, and poured us out some iced tea, and brought out a large plate of what looked like a mix of chocolate chip and sugar cookies. We ate and drink in silence for awhile, but eventually we went into the living room and Ruby picked out a movie. It was one of those Barbie-My Little Pony-Glitter-Orgy like movies that little girls die to watch after they come home from Fairy Princess Camp.

...Not like I ever went to Fairy Princess Camp...

ALRIGHT I WAS 6 ALRIGHT? Jeeze...

You're all racist against the Fairy Princesses, the lot of you.

After watching the creepily good and glitter-filled movie, we all said our goodbyes and made our way for the door. The sun was now going down, and we'd been here all day. Ruby and I piled out the door, Goggle leaving the house last.

"See ya!" Harper called from her front stoop as Goggle walked past her. He smiled, muttering a small 'Go'dbye Harpa.' And what happened next got me laughing on the ground, holding my sides. Right as he walked past her, a loud smack filled the air. Goggle yelped, as Harper giggled, racing back into her house and slamming the door. Goggle's face turned a fire truck red, and I held my sides, squatting down laughing, before I eventually fell down laughing.

Ruby looked on, having turned around before the action occured, her eyes wide and child like.

"What happened?" She asked without stopping or stuttering. Goggle huffed, his face still a colorful shade of red, and began stomping off towards the house.

"Sh-he slapped his ass!" I cackled out, rolling around in the sand.

Ahhhhh, love.

We went the rest of the way home, Ruby totally confused, Goggle in a huff with me laughing my ass off.

"Why'd she slap his butt?" Ruby asked, her eyes wide and unblinking.

"Because she likes him Rubes." I answered, smiling down at the little girl. She blinked, looking towards Goggle, who was pretending to ignore us, but was clearly curious about our conversation.

"Huh...should..should I slap Greg's butt?" She asked innocently, tilting her head to the side. I burst out laughing again while Goggle practically lunged around.

"NO!" He shouted, and continued stomping towards the house. Ruby and I kept giggling the whole way back, while Goggle rushed inside his house, slamming his door so hard it practically shook the whole house. Ruby and I skipped our way back towards the main house, and upon entering we saw Mama, Merc, Mars, Greg and Lizard sitting in the living room.

"Ruby! I've missed you!" Greg shouted, standing up and stampeding over towards the cute little girl, who jumped into his arms. He kissed the top of her head before the two went back outside, headed towards the swings. I scampered forward, and plopped myself down right next to Lizard on the couch. He looked a little grumpy, and his bitter ocean blue eyes starred me down.

"Where ya been?" He asked, clearly stating that he was grumpy because he came home and I wasn't here waiting for him with open arms like I have been for the past few weeks. Now that I think about it...how long have I been HERE? Shit..I forgot..It's been long..It was early summer when we came through the desert, June 5th if I recall. I really couldn't remember how long its been..and I find myself mentally marking down how long it exactly has been. It feels like it's been years, and I was astounded by the amount of months that I had been in the desert.

June, July, August, September, October, November..

I mean, there's been times when I've said that I've been here 10 months..but..that's not true. It only seemed like a year, when In reality, it's only been close to half a year. The thought made my body a little numb. A hand on my shoulder shook me out of my thoughts, and I looked up into sea-blue eyes.

"Ya there?" He asked, his eyes staring into my greens and greys. I smiled, quickly pouncing forward and planting a kiss on him. He looked towards Mama, his cheeks flushed as he dashed up the stairs. I clutched my stomach, laughing..huh..I do that alot now. Mama looked at me with an awkward smile, probably thinking that I was going crazy. I coughed lightly, sitting up, small giggles still shaking my shoulders.

"Goggle runs away from Harper too.." I said softly, and the flame of understanding lit in her violet eyes. She started laughing, and the babies did too. Oh I love those little guys. Mars reached out for me, and Mama handed me the little boy. I cradeled him in my arms as I looked up towards the stairs, remembering what Lizard whispered last night. Said man was sitting on the top step, somewhat hidden in the shadows, staring down at me with kind, dark blue-silver ringed eyes. I smiled back up at him before turning back to Mama.

"Yup..they are related."

"No shit girl."

"Papa! Don't swear in front of Mars and Merc."

"Oh Elia, they babies! They don' understan'! Righ' Mama?"

"Don't take Papa's side Mama!"

I heard Lizard's soft laugh as he went into our room, preferring to stay out of the three way battle between Papa, Mama and I about how much a baby could remember.