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The morning of the kid's party came too soon, the drive to the compound … well Firehouse full of noise and bluster as the three vehicles purred along and into the yard, Ton out before Ianto even gave permission to race over to one of the guards for a cuddle, other hard looking Hoodlums running to form a line for the Ton of Love. Ben carried his gift for Neve with an air of importance, her smile wide as she saw him and called happily to her cousin to hurry up, Ton's cake was there and she hadn't peeked.

Other children arrived to add to the din of their own Hoodlum children milling around and soon Ianto was counting close to sixty of them, "Shit. We are a fertile lot."

"Seems you set an eample little brother" Gene said as he pulled Ianto in for a loose hug, Jack sceaming as he ran for them that a Jones sandwich needs a Jack.

Walter took photos as did Fen especially with Lovey Bug getting attention and more than once they lost her for a few mintues before tracking down which hardened Hoodlum was gushing like an old woman as she smiled up at them sweetly.

They all loved her hair, her nose, her tiny elf features and more than one commented that they either had or were about to have a baby, gushing about play dates as Sam saw why Ianto loved these people, so lovely and craving love. So many from broken homes, the streets and drug dens now living a better life in what she had thought of as a gang but now saw was some sort of commune.

"CAKE!" Ton roared, letting the huge box get carried ot the table and they all waited with baited breath for what Ton had planned as the cake for Ben and Neve.

He flipped the box off and the cake stared back at them all as they gaped in silence.

Two horses in a meadow, one was a bay, the other black. The black one was eatting fake grass as the bay seemed to be looking to something as a butterfly sat on the rump of the black.

A little white rabbit sat to one side with a carrot in it's paws, a deer asleep in the clover as well. It was like a scene from a Disney movie and Neve started a high pitched scream of delight as she pointed to the black one, "ME!"

Ben was transfixed as he leaned forward to examine things and smile, "Wow. Aunty Babby is on it, and Uncle Fen."

"You saw!" Ton said with delight, "Yeah Bab Rabbit and Fen Deer. Yes! Cos they are the spoiling ones."

"But … Ton, you are not on there!" Ben frowned and Ton snorted.

"Don't be a divvy, I am the butterfly. Imp is there too … can ya see?"

Everyone loked and said no, they couldn't so Ton pointed to two indents in the cake "There. Where he is standing, see the footprints? Hes wearing an invisibility cloak!"

Everyone roared with glee as Imp said he did ask for one of those last birthday ya know, like Harry Potter's.

Perfect.