For the first time in a week, I was able to get up and move around today. Misty did a great job with the baby, handling the situation like she did. I was impressed. The new baby girl just got her name yesterday. Nicolas and I decided on the name Aerith. She's beginning to grow velvet black hair like her father, and her eyes are blue like mine. Nicolas says she's beautiful just like me.

~¤~He's not the sharpest Knife~¤~

While Nicolas finished packing the few things Millie had in the house, Meryl walked into the room and looked around at all of the marked boxes.

"So, you're really moving?" She said as she gathered some things he missed.

"Don't take it personally. This place is too small, plus the bill is starting to pretty high." Nicolas smiled as he carried the boxes outside. "Besides, it's just a few houses down. You can come visit whenever you want." Nicolas set a few boxes down and sighed. He walked back in and sat down next to Millie. Meryl joined them after she put some dishes away, and got Lily some juice. Lily sat down with her juice box and watched the cradle Aerith was laying in. She stirred from her sleep and began wailing.

Nicolas just laughed and picked her up, holding her close to his face. "She's a screamer." Before he could get another word out, she latched onto his nose and began trying to suckle. "I think she's hungry." Meryl smiled and watched, as Vash slowly ambled in and sat down next to Lily. Lily looked up at him and offered him her juice, but he smiled and declined. Nicolas passed the baby to Millie and got up to finish packing. Millie sighed and began unbuttoning her shirt. Vash looked over and blushed.

"What are you doing?" He stood and looked away.

"I'm just feeding the baby." Millie reached behind her clothes and unhooked her bra.

"With your skin!?" He swallowed hard as he heard the snap.

"No, silly. Don't you know what breast feeding is?" The baby latched on tight.

"Breast feeding?" Vash turned around and yelped at what he saw. "Milk comes out of those!?"

"What did you think they were for?" Meryl laughed and stood up. "What's wrong?"

"Women are the cows of people!" he turned away and went into the kitchen.

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Misty had just returned from December, and Knives had just arrived with her. She got him set up in a special facility not unlike the one Knives was in when regenerating his lower half so long ago. The ship was beginning to run out of uses, so she was the only one there besides Knives. She set the controls for his large pod, and sat down, watching him sleep. She smiled, and ran her finger down the glass. Suddenly, Knives' eyed flung open, and she jumped, putting her hand away. "Knives? Can you hear me?"

Knives groaned and waited for his eyed to focus. He was surprised to see such a beautiful girl like Misty. She smiled at him and drained the pod. Slowly, she lifted Knives' naked weak body out, and laid it on a stretcher. Then, she began to clean him off. Knives tried to move, but it was almost as if his body was refusing to obey his brain's commands. Increased activity from his crotch area, while she dried his chest, started to worry him.

"What are you doing? What have you done to me?"

"I haven't done anything. Your body hasn't moved in a while, you'll have to just take it easy."

"What drug did you give me, woman!? Why am I moving like this?" Misty looked at him, then laughed.

"Guess you mean your penis. Never had an erection before?"

"Of course I have! But only when blood is involved. I see no blood here."

"It's only natural to become aroused when looking at a woman. Haven't you ever been around a lady?"

"No. Now unless you're here to tell me Vash is dead, get out."

"I'm going to be taking care of you now."

Misty finished drying him as he murmured and yelled alternately in protest. She tucked him into his new hospital bed, and inserted an IV. He growled and lay there, slowly falling back to sleep.

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Lily went outside with Vash, and started digging a hole. Vash didn't ask any questions, he just dug with her until the hole was so big they had to weave through several pipes. Finally, Vash decided it was big enough since they couldn't get out. Lily sat on his shoulders, and watched the other kids run around and play. She stood on top of Vash's head, and leapt out of the hole, running to join the others. Vash jumped out in time to see the other children reject her, and run away to play elsewhere. Vash knelt down next to her, and hugged her.

"It's okay. You don't need them. We can play together." Lily sighed, and rubbed her eyes, as tears started to flow down her cheeks. Vash whipped her face and sat down next to her. "Please don't cry. You don't need those kids!"

Lily sniffled and rubbed her eyes again, getting up to go inside and watch Aerith.

Millie had already finished feeding her, and Aerith was now wide awake, and laying on the couch under Nicolas' supervision. Lily climbed up onto the couch and gave Aerith her teddy bear. Aerith cooed quietly, and felt of the bear, fascinated with the colors. Nicolas smiled at the two, then stood.

"We'll be out by the end of the day, but we still need a place to sleep until the furniture arrives tomorrow."

"Stay as long as you like," Meryl said as she sat down and watched Aerith and Lily, "I don't mind one bit."

"You may not," Nicolas replied as he took a cigarette from his white jacket, "But your bills say otherwise. I know what kind of money you make."

Before he could light up, Nicolas got his cigarette snatched away by Millie. "Second hand smoke is bad for the baby, dear."

"Oh, right. Sorry honey."