A/N: Sorry it took so long. Writer's block and exams start next week. Wish
me luck and enjoy!!
The black Strom Sworder could not fly fast enough for Raven. He wanted to get home. He'd been away for too long. Though it was only a week, he didn't like roaming the wilds anymore. He missed his family. He had no idea how hard it was to sleep in the sand alone after you've been sleeping in a bed with the woman of his dreams for 5 years.
He tried to imagine what the scene would be like. Seifer would be outside waiting on him to return. Moonbay would be inside cooking him something and trying to make herself pretty. He'd pull a few 360's and other aerodynamics just for Seifer, then land.
He and Shadow would eject. Seifer would come running and tackle both of them. Then Moonbay would come out. He swore that she looked as beautiful as the day they were married whenever he came home. She would hug him and kiss him and ask how his mission went. Then he'd eat, play with Seifer and Shadow, and then go to bed.
*Roar*
" What is it Shadow?" Raven asked.
Up on the screen came a picture. He smiled. It was Seifer and Moonbay. They were waving from the ground. He started turning off the weapons system and begin the landing procedures.
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" Look mommy! Daddy's home! He's here! He's here!"
Moonbay smiled at her son's energy. Seifer bounced up and down on the ground watching his father land in front of them. He was so glad to see him. Not that she wasn't.
Seifer barely waited until Raven and Shadow were completely on the ground before he ran towards them.
" Dad!!"
He tackled Raven and Shadow; knocking them both to the ground. Wrapping his arms around his dad's waist, he buried his face in the smooth leather of his black uniform.
" Missed you too Seifer." Raven said laughing slightly as he ruffled his son's hair.
Seifer giggled and then moved on to Shadow. He could understand the black organoid perfectly. That's how he got the best stories about his missions. He wanted to know everything and he loved hearing about his father's fights.
" Yeah! Yeah! Then what?!"
********************
Raven himself was recovering from his son's affection attack. He stood and dusted himself off.
" Glad to see you're back. I missed you."
He looked up and his eyes settled on Moonbay. She was wearing a black and gold dress and her hair was up in a bun held by golden dragon chopsticks. A smile spread across his face as she walked over to him.
" I missed you too." He said wrapping his arms around her waist.
" How did it go?" She asked; resting her head on his shoulder.
" Same old, same old. I charge them with treason, they try to fight, I kick their butts and I came home." He said smugly.
" Same old Raven." She said smiling.
" You look great Baybay. You're a real distraction you know that? I almost missed because I was thinking about coming home to you." He said.
" I've been told I have that effect on people." She said.
" The guys asked about you." He said.
" Mercury? What'd he say?" She asked.
" You'd rather not know. He's an idiot." He said waving him off.
" You hungry?" She asked looking up at him.
" You have no idea Baybay. I can't eat that stuff they call food. And sleeping without you is hard too." He pouted.
" How long will you be home?" She asked.
" I don't know. But maybe I can catch a break. Possibly spends some time with my gorgeous wife and Seifer. I'm so tired and hungry I almost see two of you. Which, when I think about it, is not so bad." He said thoughtfully.
" Hentai." She teased.
" Only for you. C'mon, your chocolate marshmallow cake is calling my name. And it would be rude not to answer." He said.
" That's why there's two." She said.
" Have mercy." He said; thinking of the sinfully delicious chocolate cake.
" You maybe a grown man Raven, but you're still a spoiled brat." She said waving a finger at him.
Raven stuck his tongue out at her. She took hold of it and held him in front of her.
" Don't stick it out unless you intend to use it." She said.
" Oh, I inthend tha thuse it." He said pulling back.
Before she could inquire what he meant, Raven picked her up and put her over his shoulder.
" Ah! Raven! Put me down!" She cried in protest.
" Uh uh. *Whistles* Yo Shadow, Seifer! Chowtime!" He said.
" Alright! Let's go Shadow!" Seifer said.
The black organoid growled and lowered himself to the ground to give the small boy a ride back to the house. The flew past Raven and Moonbay and inside. They stood in the doorway waiting on them.
" C'mon you slowpokes!" He said.
His father smiled and walked towards the house; still carrying Moonbay over his shoulder.
******************
Later on that night, after dinner, Raven and Moonbay lay awake in their bed. Moonbay was resting safely in his arms; glad he was back. He rested his head on her hair and inhaled her scent of wild flowers and spring rain. It was good to be home again.
He was about to go to sleep when he heard some noise outside. Something was on the roof. And they seemed to be trying not to make so much noise. This of course only succeeded in making more noise.
Raven growled in his throat. Somebody was trying to break into his home and do who knows what to his family. Well, they were going to find this a task easier said than done. He would make certain of that.
" Moonbay." He whispered softly in her ear.
" Mm?" She said; not really awake.
" I've got to go take care of something. Roll over." He said.
" You're leaving?" She said; almost pouting.
" I'm coming back. I promise." He said kissing her forehead.
" So long as you don't leave again." She said rolling over.
" I'll be back." He said.
****************
Raven snuck out house after getting Shadow from the boy's room. Shadow was going to do most of the work. He wasn't going to waste his energy beating up a fool that tried to get into his house.
He motioned for Shadow to go around the back. He was going to go up the front and distract him while Shadow did the rest.
" And be quiet." He ordered.
Shadow nodded and opened his wings to fly to the top of the house. Raven bounded between his Storm Sworder and the side of the house to get to the roof.
Once he landed, he caught sight of a large male. He was completely dressed in black. He looked like he was trying to get into the air vents with a crossbow on his back. He couldn't seem to lift the hatch on the roof though.
" Need a hand?" He said smugly.
The guy jumped and nearly dropped his crossbow. He turned around and immediately took aim at Raven. He looked scared because his knees were shaking and he couldn't steady the gun.
" If you're going to shoot me, then you're going to have to hold the gun steady to get a good shot." He said crossing his arms.
" Shut up murderer! I'm here to end your evil reign and make sure you don't hurt anyone else!" He said in a shaky voice.
" Really? If I'm the murderer, and you kill me, what does that make you?" He asked.
" I am a Guardian of Zi. And I will corrected Emperor Rudolf's mistake by letting you live! Die Dark One!!" He yelled letting the arrow fly.
Raven caught the arrow in his hand without moving. The assassin looked totally stunned.
" Shadow!!" Raven yelled.
Shadow appeared behind the assassin and jumped on him. Raven turned around and let Shadow have his fun tearing at the attacker. He was going to make sure that he was taken care of.
" Shadow, take him to the city when you're finished. Make sure he doesn't come back this way again." He said breaking the crossbow over his knee.
Shadow growled and resumed attacking the man. He started yelling and begging for him not to kill him.
" And for the love of ZOIDS, shut him up!!" He ordered.
Shadow did a tail whip and broke the man's jaw. He would not be able to yell anymore.
*****************
Moonbay and Seifer were awake and in their bedroom; waiting for Raven to return. They had heard the noise from the roof and Seifer came running. He was scared at first, but when Moonbay told him that Raven had gone to take care of it, he was fine.
" My dad's the greatest. He'll take care of everything!" He said confidently.
Moonbay smiled. Seifer thought Raven was superman. He didn't think there was anything he couldn't do.
*****************
Raven walked back into the house and dropped the broken crossbow in the garbage. He slumped into a chair and held his head in his hands.
Someone was trying to get back at him. Someone had resentment towards his freedom and pardon from jail time. And they had made a move on him. That man could have hit Moonbay or mistook Seifer for him.
He angrily slammed his fist on the table. Well, at least he wouldn't bother him anymore. Shadow had taken care of him. He let his anger simmer and walked to the door to let Shadow in.
" Did you do it?" He asked.
Shadow growled softly.
" Good. I guess Baybay and Seifer are awake. Come on, you can put him to bed." He said.
Shadow followed him up the stairs as he made his way to their bedroom.
**************
After Shadow and Seifer had left the bedroom, Raven had gotten back into bed with Moonbay. She scooted over and got back in his arms again. She was actually checking for wounds, but found none.
" What was that?" She asked.
" No one." He said into her hair.
" Raven.." She pressed.
" .. It was some amateur. He was trying to kill me." He said simply.
" What?!" She cried sitting up.
" Some guy who didn't agree with my freedom. He said he was going to correct the Emperor's mistake. He said he was going to kill me." He said.
" Oh.. I knew this would happen." She trailed.
" Hey, don't you worry. Nothing's going to happen to me-us. I promise." He said stroking her cheek.
Moonbay placed her hand over his on her cheek. She wanted to believe him. She wanted to believe nothing would happen to them. He wanted to believe they were safe, but she had an unsettling feeling about the whole thing.
" You sure it's not dangerous for us to be here?" She asked.
" Absolutely. I'd never let anything happen to you or Seifer. Relax and go back to sleep." He said.
Moonbay sighed to herself and loosened up. He was right. He was the Kuroi Tenshi of the Air Guardian Force. He and Van were partners and he could beat anyone. He was trained 3x over in the military. He could take care of everything.
She hoped.
The black Strom Sworder could not fly fast enough for Raven. He wanted to get home. He'd been away for too long. Though it was only a week, he didn't like roaming the wilds anymore. He missed his family. He had no idea how hard it was to sleep in the sand alone after you've been sleeping in a bed with the woman of his dreams for 5 years.
He tried to imagine what the scene would be like. Seifer would be outside waiting on him to return. Moonbay would be inside cooking him something and trying to make herself pretty. He'd pull a few 360's and other aerodynamics just for Seifer, then land.
He and Shadow would eject. Seifer would come running and tackle both of them. Then Moonbay would come out. He swore that she looked as beautiful as the day they were married whenever he came home. She would hug him and kiss him and ask how his mission went. Then he'd eat, play with Seifer and Shadow, and then go to bed.
*Roar*
" What is it Shadow?" Raven asked.
Up on the screen came a picture. He smiled. It was Seifer and Moonbay. They were waving from the ground. He started turning off the weapons system and begin the landing procedures.
******************
" Look mommy! Daddy's home! He's here! He's here!"
Moonbay smiled at her son's energy. Seifer bounced up and down on the ground watching his father land in front of them. He was so glad to see him. Not that she wasn't.
Seifer barely waited until Raven and Shadow were completely on the ground before he ran towards them.
" Dad!!"
He tackled Raven and Shadow; knocking them both to the ground. Wrapping his arms around his dad's waist, he buried his face in the smooth leather of his black uniform.
" Missed you too Seifer." Raven said laughing slightly as he ruffled his son's hair.
Seifer giggled and then moved on to Shadow. He could understand the black organoid perfectly. That's how he got the best stories about his missions. He wanted to know everything and he loved hearing about his father's fights.
" Yeah! Yeah! Then what?!"
********************
Raven himself was recovering from his son's affection attack. He stood and dusted himself off.
" Glad to see you're back. I missed you."
He looked up and his eyes settled on Moonbay. She was wearing a black and gold dress and her hair was up in a bun held by golden dragon chopsticks. A smile spread across his face as she walked over to him.
" I missed you too." He said wrapping his arms around her waist.
" How did it go?" She asked; resting her head on his shoulder.
" Same old, same old. I charge them with treason, they try to fight, I kick their butts and I came home." He said smugly.
" Same old Raven." She said smiling.
" You look great Baybay. You're a real distraction you know that? I almost missed because I was thinking about coming home to you." He said.
" I've been told I have that effect on people." She said.
" The guys asked about you." He said.
" Mercury? What'd he say?" She asked.
" You'd rather not know. He's an idiot." He said waving him off.
" You hungry?" She asked looking up at him.
" You have no idea Baybay. I can't eat that stuff they call food. And sleeping without you is hard too." He pouted.
" How long will you be home?" She asked.
" I don't know. But maybe I can catch a break. Possibly spends some time with my gorgeous wife and Seifer. I'm so tired and hungry I almost see two of you. Which, when I think about it, is not so bad." He said thoughtfully.
" Hentai." She teased.
" Only for you. C'mon, your chocolate marshmallow cake is calling my name. And it would be rude not to answer." He said.
" That's why there's two." She said.
" Have mercy." He said; thinking of the sinfully delicious chocolate cake.
" You maybe a grown man Raven, but you're still a spoiled brat." She said waving a finger at him.
Raven stuck his tongue out at her. She took hold of it and held him in front of her.
" Don't stick it out unless you intend to use it." She said.
" Oh, I inthend tha thuse it." He said pulling back.
Before she could inquire what he meant, Raven picked her up and put her over his shoulder.
" Ah! Raven! Put me down!" She cried in protest.
" Uh uh. *Whistles* Yo Shadow, Seifer! Chowtime!" He said.
" Alright! Let's go Shadow!" Seifer said.
The black organoid growled and lowered himself to the ground to give the small boy a ride back to the house. The flew past Raven and Moonbay and inside. They stood in the doorway waiting on them.
" C'mon you slowpokes!" He said.
His father smiled and walked towards the house; still carrying Moonbay over his shoulder.
******************
Later on that night, after dinner, Raven and Moonbay lay awake in their bed. Moonbay was resting safely in his arms; glad he was back. He rested his head on her hair and inhaled her scent of wild flowers and spring rain. It was good to be home again.
He was about to go to sleep when he heard some noise outside. Something was on the roof. And they seemed to be trying not to make so much noise. This of course only succeeded in making more noise.
Raven growled in his throat. Somebody was trying to break into his home and do who knows what to his family. Well, they were going to find this a task easier said than done. He would make certain of that.
" Moonbay." He whispered softly in her ear.
" Mm?" She said; not really awake.
" I've got to go take care of something. Roll over." He said.
" You're leaving?" She said; almost pouting.
" I'm coming back. I promise." He said kissing her forehead.
" So long as you don't leave again." She said rolling over.
" I'll be back." He said.
****************
Raven snuck out house after getting Shadow from the boy's room. Shadow was going to do most of the work. He wasn't going to waste his energy beating up a fool that tried to get into his house.
He motioned for Shadow to go around the back. He was going to go up the front and distract him while Shadow did the rest.
" And be quiet." He ordered.
Shadow nodded and opened his wings to fly to the top of the house. Raven bounded between his Storm Sworder and the side of the house to get to the roof.
Once he landed, he caught sight of a large male. He was completely dressed in black. He looked like he was trying to get into the air vents with a crossbow on his back. He couldn't seem to lift the hatch on the roof though.
" Need a hand?" He said smugly.
The guy jumped and nearly dropped his crossbow. He turned around and immediately took aim at Raven. He looked scared because his knees were shaking and he couldn't steady the gun.
" If you're going to shoot me, then you're going to have to hold the gun steady to get a good shot." He said crossing his arms.
" Shut up murderer! I'm here to end your evil reign and make sure you don't hurt anyone else!" He said in a shaky voice.
" Really? If I'm the murderer, and you kill me, what does that make you?" He asked.
" I am a Guardian of Zi. And I will corrected Emperor Rudolf's mistake by letting you live! Die Dark One!!" He yelled letting the arrow fly.
Raven caught the arrow in his hand without moving. The assassin looked totally stunned.
" Shadow!!" Raven yelled.
Shadow appeared behind the assassin and jumped on him. Raven turned around and let Shadow have his fun tearing at the attacker. He was going to make sure that he was taken care of.
" Shadow, take him to the city when you're finished. Make sure he doesn't come back this way again." He said breaking the crossbow over his knee.
Shadow growled and resumed attacking the man. He started yelling and begging for him not to kill him.
" And for the love of ZOIDS, shut him up!!" He ordered.
Shadow did a tail whip and broke the man's jaw. He would not be able to yell anymore.
*****************
Moonbay and Seifer were awake and in their bedroom; waiting for Raven to return. They had heard the noise from the roof and Seifer came running. He was scared at first, but when Moonbay told him that Raven had gone to take care of it, he was fine.
" My dad's the greatest. He'll take care of everything!" He said confidently.
Moonbay smiled. Seifer thought Raven was superman. He didn't think there was anything he couldn't do.
*****************
Raven walked back into the house and dropped the broken crossbow in the garbage. He slumped into a chair and held his head in his hands.
Someone was trying to get back at him. Someone had resentment towards his freedom and pardon from jail time. And they had made a move on him. That man could have hit Moonbay or mistook Seifer for him.
He angrily slammed his fist on the table. Well, at least he wouldn't bother him anymore. Shadow had taken care of him. He let his anger simmer and walked to the door to let Shadow in.
" Did you do it?" He asked.
Shadow growled softly.
" Good. I guess Baybay and Seifer are awake. Come on, you can put him to bed." He said.
Shadow followed him up the stairs as he made his way to their bedroom.
**************
After Shadow and Seifer had left the bedroom, Raven had gotten back into bed with Moonbay. She scooted over and got back in his arms again. She was actually checking for wounds, but found none.
" What was that?" She asked.
" No one." He said into her hair.
" Raven.." She pressed.
" .. It was some amateur. He was trying to kill me." He said simply.
" What?!" She cried sitting up.
" Some guy who didn't agree with my freedom. He said he was going to correct the Emperor's mistake. He said he was going to kill me." He said.
" Oh.. I knew this would happen." She trailed.
" Hey, don't you worry. Nothing's going to happen to me-us. I promise." He said stroking her cheek.
Moonbay placed her hand over his on her cheek. She wanted to believe him. She wanted to believe nothing would happen to them. He wanted to believe they were safe, but she had an unsettling feeling about the whole thing.
" You sure it's not dangerous for us to be here?" She asked.
" Absolutely. I'd never let anything happen to you or Seifer. Relax and go back to sleep." He said.
Moonbay sighed to herself and loosened up. He was right. He was the Kuroi Tenshi of the Air Guardian Force. He and Van were partners and he could beat anyone. He was trained 3x over in the military. He could take care of everything.
She hoped.