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Once they got Danny down they cleaned the house of pizza boxes, and trash they even took the trash out. They collapsed on the couch and Paavo said bye to them as he left for work. Nova looked to Danny playing with his hair, and then looked at Sky playing with her's with her other hand.
"So what are we going to do?"
"I have that field trip I have to go to today." Danny said moving her hands out of his hair
"Oh really where?"
Danny shrugged "Some museum."
"History is important." Nova said proud, poking him "Go and get ready." He nodded going up the stairs with glee
"Alright so-"
"Are Nigul and Anna really going to marry?" Skye asked nervous for the answer
"Yes, they are though the question is when you are and Ethan going to stop wasting time and be together?"
"So just ignore that he kidnapped me and my siblings, just let go of my depression of dad killing himself and my mom killing herself along with the other boy?" She yelled jumping up
"No I'm not saying that," Nova said shaking her head "I'm saying to grieve for your parents, but yet to look at what you have. Plus I hate to break it to you but-" She stopped herself, biting her lip.
"What? Tell me!" Sky yelled in front of her
"Fine, but this is for your own good." She ran up the stairs, Sky looked at the stairs confused "Well follow!" Nova yelled from the top.
Sky did and followed her as she went into the study room, Nova went for the computer turning it on and began searching through documents. Sky watched awkwardly and jumped when Nova found it. "Come here." Nova said putting a flash drive in, and moving so Sky could see.
Sky apprehensively went over and looked at the screen as it began to play, as the video finished tears went down her cheeks.
Nova rubbed her back "She let go of you guys, so it's time for you to let go of her." She left
Sky re watched the funeral of her family, they said her father killed them all after the horrible news of her mother. Her grandmother only showed emotion when it was her and her siblings, she closed the lap top and headed back for downstairs.
"Later Sky, bye Nova." Danny yelled as he put on his backpack and left
They waved goodbye and Nova looked at Sky "I am sorry I had to tell you so harshly but-"
"When was the funeral?" Sky asked sitting on the sofa
"That I don't know but he was going to tell you sometime, I felt like he was taking too long." Nova sat in a chair and huffed and watched the clock, she huffed again after two minutes did it again when another two minutes past.
"Alright, your driving me insane, stop it." Sky said looking at her mad
"I'm bored, can't we do something?" Nova pleaded
Sky turned on the TV, and tossed her the remote "Let your brain turn to mush."
Nova gave her a look and turned off the TV "Let's go for a walk." She stood up and stretched
Sky gave her a look "A walk? Your joking right, I don't want to walk." Sky knew she sounded like a child
"Well then let's go get you a new hair look." Nova said smiling
"You really want me out the house don't ya?"
"Yes, plus I timed it so that we can get Max, lunch and come back here so Danny won't be alone."
Sky rolled her eyes "What's with everyone and timing?"
"You'll get used to it, I hated it myself." Nova said getting her purse and Sky's.
Salon
Sky hated to see herself in the mirror, her hair was the last part of her old life. She didn't even like any of the haircuts in the books.
"So your sister suggested that we layer your hair, I think it would look cute have any idea if you want some colored?" The stylist asked
She shook her head "Nah, just layer it."
"Alright." He nodded
"Thanks you guys." Nova said as she paid for them, her hair was in a swirl and she got some red in her hair.
They went to get Max, Max ran up to Sky though stopped to see her hair, she thought about it before touching it. "I like it."
"Thank you." Sky said as she put Max in her car seat, and waved at Annie and got back in. They headed for IHOP. Max didn't get any syrup on her clothes which Sky was relived about, she tried something new.
They arrived ten minutes before Danny came, "Got homework."
Sky helped Max with her homework she liked how Nova let her, though as Nova baked cookies she would come and check on them as she mixed ingredients. Sky watched as Max put her homework in her backpack "So do you like school?"
Max nodded running back to her with a book "My teacher says I'm a good reader." She said proud
"Well Ethan does read to you every night." Sky said picking her up and putting her on the couch
"Daddy helped me read when we were at grandma and grandpas." Max said smiling at her
"That does sound like daddy." Sky said with a strain and grabbed the book and they began reading together.
They read several books and Sky put it on the paper, while Max counted how many stickers she had.
Ethan suggested to Annie that kids could read to their parents and vice versa, the parents write down the book, and how many pages it was and where. There were prizes for the kids, which the parents donated loving the idea. Plus Ethan told Max that if she read the most then they would go to Disney Land and spend the night unlike last time. He told Danny that if he helps Max he'd give him one day at Disneyland by himself not even Paavo would tail along. Though Danny looked at him like he was crazy "That's my wingman!"
So Danny was reading Max to bed though it wasn't her books it was manga's of magical girls,she really liked Sailor Moon she even has a poster on her wall.
"Hey, were home!" Ethan said coming in first the couple following after.
Max ran over to him hugging his knees "Me and mommy read!"
"That's good, are we still going to read?" Ethan asked putting his laptop down carefully and picking her up.
She nodded curls bouncing "Am I staying at auntie's school?"
"Yes, you will be which is why we'll be having early dinner barbecue and I'll read to you and then you will have that bath and I think it's Danny's turn to read to you right?" He asked looking up at the stairs to see Danny on it who nodded
"Alright I'm going to get changed and you and mom work on the salad ok." He asked but Sky knew it wasn't a question.
Max ran into the kitchen, she stopped at the doorway and looked at Sky. "Alright I'm coming." She put the papers in her folder and followed her. Max ran to a bottom cabinet where her little apron was, it was pink with princess in cursive white letters.
Nova tied it for her "Sweetie we have to bedazzle this, like a black flower or something."
Sky washed her hands and got a bowl as Max and Nova got the vegetables.
After Dinner
Ethan, Sky and Nova were relaxing on deck, they could hear Danny practicing with his BB gun he got from Paavo. Max came running in with a flier that was bright yellow, running to him. Ethan picked her up and she put the paper in his face. He had her move her hand away, he read it and frowned "Max we don't need a cat."
She pouted "Kitty!"
Sky watched with interests she's never heard Ethan say no to her sis-da-sis.
"Kitty!" Max yelled breaking her from her thoughts
Ethan sighed "Max no, besides we don't have room for a cat."
Annie and walked up the stairs, with a tired Nigul sweating. "You see a cat?" He asked perking up
Ethan mentally cursed Nigul's weakness were cats, kittens in general. That's how come his background is a tiny kitten inside a cup on his laptop.
"No brother just discussing them."
Annie saw the flier in Max's hand "Oh the kittens that need a home."
Nigul came back at the sound of that he had Annie look at him. "Kittens need a home! Why did you not tell me this during that forced run?"
She shrugged "I didn't know you were that into animals."
Ethan slumped in his chair "No, it's just cats and small furry animals, he doesn't care for puppies." He sipped his lemonade mentally preparing himself for the battle, closing his eyes and opening them to see Max, Nigul, and Annie with the puppy eyes.
"Please?" They all pleaded
"No." He said firm
"Please." They asked again
"No!"
"Why not?" Nigul whined out stomping his foot
"Because their siblings and we'll end up adopting more than one and that'll be three things in the house that don't listen to me." Ethan said "Plus we already have a schedule in so many things what about putting food in the bowl, vets for shots, loving it." He shook his head "No."
They all moaned Nigul grabbed Sky's hand and had her go in the kitchen with him. "I'll get you season tickets to plays, art shows, an easel whatever if you can bring home a kitten." He pleaded then looked at her "You know except helping you escape."
She shrugged "Nothing I really want."
"Come on a cute little cat, purring and meowing rubbing up against your leg." Nigul said smiling at her
She huffed "Fine I'll get one, just one." She emphasized the word one
He hugged her squeezing the air out "Thank you, thank you."
"Go and shower, if you really want to thank me." Sky said gagging on his stench
"Right." Nigul said letting her go "Thanks again."
Drive home
Sky sighed sad leaning against her door, Ethan looked at her, petting the black kitten he counted that that was the fifth time she had sighed.
"Nova is around so it'll take your mind away from Max not being around."
"It's not the same."
Ethan had stopped at a bakery, he smiled as he put the sweet in the backseat and headed back home. Sky checked on Danny who fell asleep in his game chair, she turned off the TV and guided him to bed. When she came back she saw Ethan already in bed clothes and he had a smile on his face.
He took out the cake and she smiled as she saw a piece of German chocolate cake. "She'll still need you and I'm not wrong." He gave her a plastic fork.
Sky sighed but ate it "You know with all these sweets I am going to have to work out more." She said as she wiped her mouth
"If you think you need it, though there is a great little path we have." He said going over to kiss her only for the kitten to jump on him.
Sky laughed though tried to cover her mouth, Ethan got it to let him go "You picked it up, you fed him some of the treats they gave us and yet he curls up to me." He said holding the cat with disdain and giving it to her.
"Be careful he's a kitten." She scolded petting the kitten and it licked her.
"You and Nova will be getting it stuff, what will you name it?" Ethan asked as the cat was crawling out of Sky's arms and over to him.
"It's the FAMILY pet, we'll wait tomorrow after work and school." Sky said picking up the kitten and petting it to kiss it. "Watch it for me, as I get changed." She headed out of bed.
"Or you can watch it as you get changed." Ethan said as the cat started it climb on his shirt.
"A few minutes."
In the Morning
"Kitty, Sky and Ethan! Kitty, Sky and Ethan! Kitty!" Nigul pounded on the door
"You just had to tell him yes about the cat." Ethan said eyes closed the kitten sleeping on his head.
"He really wanted it." Sky said trying to go back to sleep
"Kitty! Kitten! Cute little kitty and my great brother and sister." Nigul said knocking with every word
"He does know the door is unlocked right?" Sky asked turning to look at Ethan
"Apparently not." Ethan said getting the cat off him.
"Mommy! Daddy is the kitty here!" Max asked as she opened the door
She saw Ethan holding the cat away from him in disdain. She ran over to him the cat was all black except for the belly that was white. He gave it to her "Go and I don't want it near my shirts." Ethan said looking at his shirt that had small holes.
"Kitty!" Max yelled running over to Nigul "Kitty!" He yelled picking her up and petting the cat "Let's go show Annie!" He looked to Sky "You don't mind getting Esther dressed do ya?"
She shook her head "No, I mean after all the time you did it for Max." She said getting out of bed "Awesome Annie needs to go early." He left
Sky bathed Esther and put her in a yellow dress, while watching over Max. She hugged Max goodbye and forcefully took the cat from Nigul, hugged Annie, kissed Ethan on the mouth and the rest of them breakfast.
She stopped making eggs to realize that, she dropped the spatula putting her hands over her lips. Nova ran over to her "You okay?"
Sky just nodded not sure what to say
