Disclaimer: see Chapter 1
A/N: Sorry I'm updating so slow on some of my stories. I try to update as
many as I can when I can but as of late I have been extremely sick. I am
now feeling remarkably better and hopefully I shall update quickly. So
anyway. without further ado the story.
Chapter 3: Discoveries and Surprises Logan drove us to the nearby park and we settled down under the shade of a large tree. If you look closely at this little town you can see the challenges that resulted from the Pulse. Here and there, there would be a store with dim lights to save power and the prices of what used to be everyday items are higher than they used to be, but overall the little town looked like a normal city before the Pulse.
Now in Seattle it's a totally different situation. Corrupt Sector Police, lack of power and other amenities, lack of food, high prices on everything, and no jobs. Well no decent jobs. In Seattle there was always a new spot for a drug dealer, drug runner, stripper, or a prostitute, I guess overall I was lucky to get the "good" job I did.
Logan stands up jolting me out of my thoughts. "Jonathan! I haven't seen you in ages. Who is this beautiful young woman you are with?" he begins as he hugs the newly arrived man.
The man, Jonathan, is taller than Logan by about an inch and has curly dark brown hair styled just right to make him look like he belongs with the family. Jonathan is wearing a black leather jacket over a black T-shirt and blue jeans defeating this look. I like the guy already. His companion is about my size and has black hair pulled in a loose ponytail that covers her neck but keeps it away from her face. She looks to be of Asian descent but is dressed like an extremely sharp looking American. The woman locks eyes with me and she looks a little edgy. I push this thought out of my mind as I stand up to meet our new guests.
"Logan Cale. And here I thought you were dead. What happened did you fall off the face of the earth and only just return? And who is this gorgeous woman you are associating with that I can almost bet you neglected to tell the rest of the family about." Jonathan states hugging Logan.
"Oops. Max this is my cousin John. He is one of the outcast much like me and we bonded over the years of family reunions. John, this is Max, my wife. And how on earth did you know I hadn't told the family I was married?" Logan took my hand pulling me more into the conversation.
John hugged me but my attention was still on the girl. There was something familiar about the way she stood and the way she sort of stayed in the background observing the conversation.
"Because the whole family has yet to hear Margo complain about her worthless nephew getting married and starting a family of his own. You know Margo is the center of all the gossip in the family. If you want some distant relative to know something tell Margo and the whole family will find out. Let me introduce my fiancée here. She seems to dislike the family though. Don't blame her really. Rui. I'd like you to meet Logan Cale and the wife I just found out about Max." John gestured Rui forward and she reluctantly shook my hand. Suddenly it clicked.
[Flash: Lydecker is standing in front of the assembled Company. "You will always look sharp. You are to blend with the crowd to avoid the eye of the intended target. Always know your surroundings and every escape route. Observe and plan before attacking. Situations sometimes call for improvising.]
She was Manticore. The way she held herself, the way she dressed, the way her hair seemed to casually cover her neck. I decided I would check it out for myself.
"Babe, can we sit down. Normally I wouldn't mind standing around all day but the kids are having a kickboxing match in there and its wearing me down." I quietly ask Logan. He seems shocked that he forgot and quickly gestures for John and Rui to sit. When Rui moves to sit down her hair swings away from her neck revealing part of her barcode.
I sit next to her and casually whisper in her ear, "What are you X5?" then pull back quietly. Rui looks at me terrified I know her secret when I nod my head over to the men and their conversation. She listens.
"Yeah so Max jumps out my top floor window and lands on the next building's roof without a scratch. I knew she was special and I looked her up. Two years and a lot, a really big lot of problems later we got married. Now she fights for her freedom and the freedom for all transgenics. A few months ago it was finally granted and her family was finally free." Logan looked over at me. "I've never been happier. Well I probably will be once the twins arrive." I glared at him.
"You mean transgenics are free to walk around. Nomalies and all? Barcode showing and no one will think anything violent?" Rui spoke for the first time asking me about our choices, our freedom.
"Of coarse. We were born in America, created by America, now its time they take some responsibility for those actions." I stated smiling at her. My hair was down because of our quick exit this morning but when I said this I pulled my hair up in a bun and pined it up with the pins from my lock picking tools.
Rui smiled herself and faced John. "John, I've been sort of lying to you. I am a transgenic soldier. Designation is X5-710. About half of my unit is still around after the place burned to the ground the others, may they rest in peace, died either in the fire, by fire from the guards, or the fake regroup signal. The last part only took five lives. Should have listened naïve bastards." The last part was more of a mumbled remark for her own benefit but I heard it.
John was to say in a few words shocked. This had never even crossed his mind and yet he had known all along that she was not normal. She seemed to be able to remember everything with great detail and rarely spoke of her life as a child. She rarely spoke of her family or anything before they met and he realized now that she seemed to always wear her hair so that it covered her neck.
John stared for a minute then kissed her. "I don't care what you are. I love you for you. The you that likes to spend time listening to my crazy stories and going to absurdly high places. That is you not a barcode or a string of numbers." She looked shocked and asked me which unit I was part of.
"Did you ever hear of the twelve to escape in '09? Yeah that was me and my sibs. We lived on the run for something like 10 years and then I finally decided I was tired of running. I had friends, a decent job, and a guy I was interested in but was too afraid to approach. I had a good thing going I wasn't going to up and leave again just cause some psychos in black were out to kill me or put me in a cage. Nah I stopped running and faced my problem head on. Blew up the DNA lab with my brother, escaped Manticore again only to return pissed off that they infected me with a disease that made me unable to touch the love of my life and burned the damn place down. Then I tried for a year to contain the virus, take out this freak cult that was after me and keep the transgenic population under raps. Finally decided hey what the hell lets show America what its money created. Took a stand worked hard and now me and every other transgenic in America have every freedom that any American citizen has. Thus the summary of my life." I summarized quickly as I could. It was worth every second to get to where I am now.
I stood up to stretch my now complaining muscles and felt a pain stretch across my abdomen. I ignored it and sat back down. I felt another one this one made me wince slightly drawing Logan's attention. "What's wrong babe?" he asked concerned that I was in pain.
"Probably just my muscles complaining that I haven't exercised them enough lately. I'll get Tinga to exercise with me when I get home. She's done the whole pregnancy thing before." I set his mind at ease. Another pain hit me. Dang, it was starting to get annoying. Wait a second. I don't normally exercise that muscle that much. This can only mean one thing.
"Logan. Maybe I was wrong. I think our little creations want to join the family," I winced as another contraction hit me, "and I think they want to do it now." I finished trying to stand up.
John looked shocked and Rui moved into action. She helped me stand and moved me towards Logan's Aztec. Logan just realizing what I had said stood and ran to open the door and get the keys in the ignition. John and Rui were obviously coming with us as Rui helped me into the backseat and laid my head on the lap. She took my hand as John sat in the front just managing to close the door before Logan began pulling out.
Luckily John and Rui visited the little town enough to know where the hospital was located. We had almost reached the hospital when the worst thing imaginable happened. I started seizing. My tryptophane would not help as it might endanger the babies while I'm giving birth.
Of coarse when you think things can't get any worse, they always do. The Aztec's engine died as a result of the cheap fuel we were sold in Seattle. Rui decided to carry me as fast as she could to the hospital. Normally in such a situation she would just deliver the kids in the car but I was seizing. As she got out of the car she realized that the contractions were coming too fast and I wouldn't make it.
The next few minutes were a blur and all I heard was Rui's commanding voice issuing orders to the two guys. John was sent running into the store a few feet from where we were stranded to get some basic supplies. (Scissors, a bulb sucker thing, milk, as it contains tryptophane, and other such things required for the process.) Logan, who was in a state of total panic by then, grabbed the emergency baby suitcase. He opened it producing blankets, rags, clothes for the twins, and extra clothes for me. Rui laid me across the backseat (which was now covered in a blanket) with my body at an angle supported by pillows that I had used to sleep on the way here. (Well more to make me comfortable as I don't sleep but hey.)
Logan knelt beside me holding my hand as each contraction came. I tried not to squeeze his hand too hard knowing the damage I could do. John returned and Rui gave him instructions. I could hear Logan offering soothing words as he helped me drink the milk John had brought slowing the seizures till they stopped and imagined what this was like for people who weren't resistant to large amounts of pain. About an hour later Rui handed our son to John and returned to getting our daughter out. John bundled the boy up in a blanket and set him gently on the front seat keeping a close eye on him but freeing his hands to take the baby girl from Rui.
Apparently the store clerk had called an ambulance cause it showed up just as John was bundling our daughter. The medics pushed Rui out of the way and finished cleaning me up mumbling about people doing jobs they were untrained for.
Twenty minutes later we were in a private room in the hospital waiting for our children to be finished being checked out. Finally Rui spoke up. "So what are you going to name them?"
"We never decided on names. We were debating this morning when Margo banned us from her house. Not that that's a bad thing." Logan stated simply. We both began thinking of names.
"Gotta be a little unique cause they are special kids. How bout Nora Rui for our daughter? Rui here deserves credit for delivering them." I suggested.
Rui looked shocked at this. "I just helped a fellow transgenic out. You gave us freedom it's the least I could do."
"Sounds good to me. What about our son? He still needs a name." Logan stated simply ignoring Rui's remark.
"I like the name Ian." I threw out randomly.
"It's a good name but we need a middle name cause Nora's got a middle name." Logan began thinking. "We should use the middle name to remember or honor someone like we did with Nora." He suggested picking a pattern for the names.
"Who on earth are we going to name a boy after? You know I won't use Ben and we ain't having two Logans in the house. You want me to name it after big brother who loves you so much Zack?" I said this like a joke but he actually seemed to be considering it.
"It does have a ring to it then. Ian Zachary Cale. Sounds good to me. He did give himself up for you once and continues to look out for you. He's cooled down recently. Well a little. Otherwise we're stuck with Krit or Zane or we could always use Bling." Logan trailed off as the nurse came in with two babies in their little clear beds.
"I agree Logan. Ian Zachary Cale it is. Now get your ass up and bring me one of my kids so I can hold them." I shoved him off the edge of the bed he was sitting on. He stumbled slightly and the nurse smiled.
"Well Mr. And Mrs. Cale. Your children are extremely healthy thanks to your hyped up DNA and all three of you should be released by tomorrow. The hospital will provide you with infant car seats at a low rate as we support child safety. Do you have the names ready so I can fill out the Birth Certificates?" the nurse kindly went through the list on her clipboard looking up when she finished.
"Yes ma'am." Logan said as he passed me our son. "This one here is Ian Zachary Cale and this one" he picked up our daughter. "is Nora Rui Cale."
Ian began to fuss. "Looks like someone is hungry." I muttered as I lifted my shirt to feed the little baby. He was adorable. His eyes were blue like Logan's and he had light brown curls. Nora on the other hand, who was contently sleeping in her fathers arms had dark brown hair straight and smooth covering her little head and deep brown eyes like my own.
When the nurse left I picked up the phone from the cradle and dialed work. Everyone would be there at this time of day. It was lunchtime there and as such no one was working. Normal picked up on the first ring.
"Jam Pony Messenger Service. How can we serve you today?" Normal answered expecting a customer.
"Hey boss just thought I should tell you to spread the word. Babies are out, healthy and currently one is eating the other sleeping. Nora Rui Cale and Ian Cale. Tell you his middle name when I get back. Should be outta here by tomorrow and I plan on heading straight home. Tell everyone hi for me." I summarized quick before he could yell about me using the company phone number for my personal gain.
"That's great Max. I'll tell them-" A struggle was heard and then Cindy's voice. "Gimme that phone boy."
"Hey boo. So you decided to have the kids elsewhere. I'm offended. So anyway what time you be home tomorrow boo. Wanna visit my niece and nephew and bring 'em a little gift."
I looked at Logan and asked what time we would be getting home.
"Probably around 6. Why?"
"OC wants to stop by and see the newest Cales." I replied not even caring and repeating the info to OC on the line.
"See ya then boo. Kiss the kids for me and I'll make sure to lock Zack in a closet for a few days so he won't kill your boy." Cindy hung up.
****************************** Original Cindy's POV ******************* "Now ya can have the phone back. Ok everyone shut up and listen to the news of sista girl's trip. Sista had the babes and named 'em today. Nora Rui and Ian. They gonna be back tomorrow so we got a surprise party to plan for. Anyone wanna volunteer ta help a sista out?" Cindy yelled to the now attentive Jam Pony workers.
Krit and Zane came up to her and began making plans for the welcome for the newest family members. Soon the whole family was helping. Tinga cooked (as she was the only one who could), Jondy and Syl spent their time getting the twins room ready (painting it and decorating) Brin and Jace went shopping for the actual gifts, and Krit and Zane well they were Krit and Zane. Zack and the other siblings decided to just pitch in where they could ( cough cleaning cough).
As the transgenic lot didn't need to sleep they were completely ready by noon. The dinner would be put in the oven an hour before the Cales would arrive. Alec, being Alec, made sure to bring some entertainment, which to Original Cindy's utter shock did not involve nudity or alcohol.
"Who are you and what have you done with Alec? No nudity or alcohol in this provided entertainment? Now I know somthin' wrong."
"Hey. I am perfectly capable of finding something to do that doesn't involve nudity or alcohol. Besides this is a party for welcoming children into the world I don't think we need the alcoholic influence on this party and the whole nudity thing is sorta what created the kids so we wont even get into that." Alec answered simply when he was confronted about it.
*********************************Max's POV***************************** Ok so I'm a super soldier, that doesn't mean I have four arms. These kids are a little hard to balance while we make our way to the elevator. Doors are now my worst enemy. Twins are defiantly a challenge thus when we finally made it to the elevator (we left the bags in the car one of us can come back for them) I had never been happier. Only one more door to go till we were home.
Now the way OC was talking yesterday she will be over in a few minutes to see her new niece and nephew. Hopefully she doesn't expect them to be happy cause I gotta tell you taking newborns on this extremely long road trip was not fun nor did it leave them or me in a good mood.
Logan handed me Ian to hold while he unlocked the door (he wouldn't let me just kick it down as doors were expensive). The door opened and I entered ready to put the kids down while they slept until
"Surprise!" the shout woke the twins who began screaming at the top of their little lungs. And believe me that is pretty loud as they have my DNA. I'm going to kill them all.
Jondy seemed to realize that the babies had been startled by their shout and came over to relieve me of at least one of the kids. Nora was now in Jondy's hands and soon enough the whole family surrounded her. I handed Ian to Logan and took Nora back so I could calm her. After a while the screaming even gets to a bunch of transgenics.
After a few minutes both children were calm enough that I could introduce them to the family. "Okay everyone shut up and gather around." I said getting everyone's attention.
"This," I held Nora up a little, "is Nora Rui Cale. And this." Logan held Ian up a bit, " is Ian Zachary Cale." I smiled at the shocked look on all my siblings faces. "Yes, I named him after Zack. The man may be an ass but he has saved mine a couple of times and he is my big brother so I thought what the hell."
At just that moment Tinga came in announcing that dinner was ready. I smiled at the thought of food and Logan looked relieved that he didn't have to cook for my sibs.
We all sat on the floor to eat as the table couldn't fit all of us. Joshua seemed to think that the twins were very interesting to look at. The twins had gone back to sleep after a few minutes and luckily my sibs had done a good job setting up the nursery and the kids were now down in their cribs with Joshua standing watch as he thought was his duty.
Through dinner Logan told the others of our "vacation" and the birth of our children. OC smiled as Logan relived me laying the smack down on his aunt Margo. Zack seemed surprised when he heard the part about Logan suggesting the name Zachary for our son.
After a wonderful dinner we enjoyed Alec's entertainment. He had brought movies and Music so we could just spend time together as the family we all knew we were. OC and Bling smiled as Zack of all people suggested we finish that game of truth or dare from a few moths ago.
"What happened to you Zack? I thought you were against wasting time on such meaningless stuff. I mean-" I was cut off in mid sentence by the squalling of two hungry babies. I sighed and stood up heading towards the nursery. I entered and picked up Ian he stopped crying as soon as I lifted my shirt for him to nurse. Nora on the other hand stopped crying when Zack (of all people) picked her up.
From across the room I heard Logan mutter "Traitor" under his breath. I smiled. It was going to be a long day.
A/N: There I'm done and its nice and long. Please forgive me for not updating quicker. I sorry I've been really busy and haven't thought to update. (if you think this one is bad you should read my story "Home" I've been working on the third chapter for months now. I have it written in my head I just keep forgetting to type it. Smiles sheepishly.) I will try to get an update out quickly. You know reviews encourage writing.(Hint Hint)
Chapter 3: Discoveries and Surprises Logan drove us to the nearby park and we settled down under the shade of a large tree. If you look closely at this little town you can see the challenges that resulted from the Pulse. Here and there, there would be a store with dim lights to save power and the prices of what used to be everyday items are higher than they used to be, but overall the little town looked like a normal city before the Pulse.
Now in Seattle it's a totally different situation. Corrupt Sector Police, lack of power and other amenities, lack of food, high prices on everything, and no jobs. Well no decent jobs. In Seattle there was always a new spot for a drug dealer, drug runner, stripper, or a prostitute, I guess overall I was lucky to get the "good" job I did.
Logan stands up jolting me out of my thoughts. "Jonathan! I haven't seen you in ages. Who is this beautiful young woman you are with?" he begins as he hugs the newly arrived man.
The man, Jonathan, is taller than Logan by about an inch and has curly dark brown hair styled just right to make him look like he belongs with the family. Jonathan is wearing a black leather jacket over a black T-shirt and blue jeans defeating this look. I like the guy already. His companion is about my size and has black hair pulled in a loose ponytail that covers her neck but keeps it away from her face. She looks to be of Asian descent but is dressed like an extremely sharp looking American. The woman locks eyes with me and she looks a little edgy. I push this thought out of my mind as I stand up to meet our new guests.
"Logan Cale. And here I thought you were dead. What happened did you fall off the face of the earth and only just return? And who is this gorgeous woman you are associating with that I can almost bet you neglected to tell the rest of the family about." Jonathan states hugging Logan.
"Oops. Max this is my cousin John. He is one of the outcast much like me and we bonded over the years of family reunions. John, this is Max, my wife. And how on earth did you know I hadn't told the family I was married?" Logan took my hand pulling me more into the conversation.
John hugged me but my attention was still on the girl. There was something familiar about the way she stood and the way she sort of stayed in the background observing the conversation.
"Because the whole family has yet to hear Margo complain about her worthless nephew getting married and starting a family of his own. You know Margo is the center of all the gossip in the family. If you want some distant relative to know something tell Margo and the whole family will find out. Let me introduce my fiancée here. She seems to dislike the family though. Don't blame her really. Rui. I'd like you to meet Logan Cale and the wife I just found out about Max." John gestured Rui forward and she reluctantly shook my hand. Suddenly it clicked.
[Flash: Lydecker is standing in front of the assembled Company. "You will always look sharp. You are to blend with the crowd to avoid the eye of the intended target. Always know your surroundings and every escape route. Observe and plan before attacking. Situations sometimes call for improvising.]
She was Manticore. The way she held herself, the way she dressed, the way her hair seemed to casually cover her neck. I decided I would check it out for myself.
"Babe, can we sit down. Normally I wouldn't mind standing around all day but the kids are having a kickboxing match in there and its wearing me down." I quietly ask Logan. He seems shocked that he forgot and quickly gestures for John and Rui to sit. When Rui moves to sit down her hair swings away from her neck revealing part of her barcode.
I sit next to her and casually whisper in her ear, "What are you X5?" then pull back quietly. Rui looks at me terrified I know her secret when I nod my head over to the men and their conversation. She listens.
"Yeah so Max jumps out my top floor window and lands on the next building's roof without a scratch. I knew she was special and I looked her up. Two years and a lot, a really big lot of problems later we got married. Now she fights for her freedom and the freedom for all transgenics. A few months ago it was finally granted and her family was finally free." Logan looked over at me. "I've never been happier. Well I probably will be once the twins arrive." I glared at him.
"You mean transgenics are free to walk around. Nomalies and all? Barcode showing and no one will think anything violent?" Rui spoke for the first time asking me about our choices, our freedom.
"Of coarse. We were born in America, created by America, now its time they take some responsibility for those actions." I stated smiling at her. My hair was down because of our quick exit this morning but when I said this I pulled my hair up in a bun and pined it up with the pins from my lock picking tools.
Rui smiled herself and faced John. "John, I've been sort of lying to you. I am a transgenic soldier. Designation is X5-710. About half of my unit is still around after the place burned to the ground the others, may they rest in peace, died either in the fire, by fire from the guards, or the fake regroup signal. The last part only took five lives. Should have listened naïve bastards." The last part was more of a mumbled remark for her own benefit but I heard it.
John was to say in a few words shocked. This had never even crossed his mind and yet he had known all along that she was not normal. She seemed to be able to remember everything with great detail and rarely spoke of her life as a child. She rarely spoke of her family or anything before they met and he realized now that she seemed to always wear her hair so that it covered her neck.
John stared for a minute then kissed her. "I don't care what you are. I love you for you. The you that likes to spend time listening to my crazy stories and going to absurdly high places. That is you not a barcode or a string of numbers." She looked shocked and asked me which unit I was part of.
"Did you ever hear of the twelve to escape in '09? Yeah that was me and my sibs. We lived on the run for something like 10 years and then I finally decided I was tired of running. I had friends, a decent job, and a guy I was interested in but was too afraid to approach. I had a good thing going I wasn't going to up and leave again just cause some psychos in black were out to kill me or put me in a cage. Nah I stopped running and faced my problem head on. Blew up the DNA lab with my brother, escaped Manticore again only to return pissed off that they infected me with a disease that made me unable to touch the love of my life and burned the damn place down. Then I tried for a year to contain the virus, take out this freak cult that was after me and keep the transgenic population under raps. Finally decided hey what the hell lets show America what its money created. Took a stand worked hard and now me and every other transgenic in America have every freedom that any American citizen has. Thus the summary of my life." I summarized quickly as I could. It was worth every second to get to where I am now.
I stood up to stretch my now complaining muscles and felt a pain stretch across my abdomen. I ignored it and sat back down. I felt another one this one made me wince slightly drawing Logan's attention. "What's wrong babe?" he asked concerned that I was in pain.
"Probably just my muscles complaining that I haven't exercised them enough lately. I'll get Tinga to exercise with me when I get home. She's done the whole pregnancy thing before." I set his mind at ease. Another pain hit me. Dang, it was starting to get annoying. Wait a second. I don't normally exercise that muscle that much. This can only mean one thing.
"Logan. Maybe I was wrong. I think our little creations want to join the family," I winced as another contraction hit me, "and I think they want to do it now." I finished trying to stand up.
John looked shocked and Rui moved into action. She helped me stand and moved me towards Logan's Aztec. Logan just realizing what I had said stood and ran to open the door and get the keys in the ignition. John and Rui were obviously coming with us as Rui helped me into the backseat and laid my head on the lap. She took my hand as John sat in the front just managing to close the door before Logan began pulling out.
Luckily John and Rui visited the little town enough to know where the hospital was located. We had almost reached the hospital when the worst thing imaginable happened. I started seizing. My tryptophane would not help as it might endanger the babies while I'm giving birth.
Of coarse when you think things can't get any worse, they always do. The Aztec's engine died as a result of the cheap fuel we were sold in Seattle. Rui decided to carry me as fast as she could to the hospital. Normally in such a situation she would just deliver the kids in the car but I was seizing. As she got out of the car she realized that the contractions were coming too fast and I wouldn't make it.
The next few minutes were a blur and all I heard was Rui's commanding voice issuing orders to the two guys. John was sent running into the store a few feet from where we were stranded to get some basic supplies. (Scissors, a bulb sucker thing, milk, as it contains tryptophane, and other such things required for the process.) Logan, who was in a state of total panic by then, grabbed the emergency baby suitcase. He opened it producing blankets, rags, clothes for the twins, and extra clothes for me. Rui laid me across the backseat (which was now covered in a blanket) with my body at an angle supported by pillows that I had used to sleep on the way here. (Well more to make me comfortable as I don't sleep but hey.)
Logan knelt beside me holding my hand as each contraction came. I tried not to squeeze his hand too hard knowing the damage I could do. John returned and Rui gave him instructions. I could hear Logan offering soothing words as he helped me drink the milk John had brought slowing the seizures till they stopped and imagined what this was like for people who weren't resistant to large amounts of pain. About an hour later Rui handed our son to John and returned to getting our daughter out. John bundled the boy up in a blanket and set him gently on the front seat keeping a close eye on him but freeing his hands to take the baby girl from Rui.
Apparently the store clerk had called an ambulance cause it showed up just as John was bundling our daughter. The medics pushed Rui out of the way and finished cleaning me up mumbling about people doing jobs they were untrained for.
Twenty minutes later we were in a private room in the hospital waiting for our children to be finished being checked out. Finally Rui spoke up. "So what are you going to name them?"
"We never decided on names. We were debating this morning when Margo banned us from her house. Not that that's a bad thing." Logan stated simply. We both began thinking of names.
"Gotta be a little unique cause they are special kids. How bout Nora Rui for our daughter? Rui here deserves credit for delivering them." I suggested.
Rui looked shocked at this. "I just helped a fellow transgenic out. You gave us freedom it's the least I could do."
"Sounds good to me. What about our son? He still needs a name." Logan stated simply ignoring Rui's remark.
"I like the name Ian." I threw out randomly.
"It's a good name but we need a middle name cause Nora's got a middle name." Logan began thinking. "We should use the middle name to remember or honor someone like we did with Nora." He suggested picking a pattern for the names.
"Who on earth are we going to name a boy after? You know I won't use Ben and we ain't having two Logans in the house. You want me to name it after big brother who loves you so much Zack?" I said this like a joke but he actually seemed to be considering it.
"It does have a ring to it then. Ian Zachary Cale. Sounds good to me. He did give himself up for you once and continues to look out for you. He's cooled down recently. Well a little. Otherwise we're stuck with Krit or Zane or we could always use Bling." Logan trailed off as the nurse came in with two babies in their little clear beds.
"I agree Logan. Ian Zachary Cale it is. Now get your ass up and bring me one of my kids so I can hold them." I shoved him off the edge of the bed he was sitting on. He stumbled slightly and the nurse smiled.
"Well Mr. And Mrs. Cale. Your children are extremely healthy thanks to your hyped up DNA and all three of you should be released by tomorrow. The hospital will provide you with infant car seats at a low rate as we support child safety. Do you have the names ready so I can fill out the Birth Certificates?" the nurse kindly went through the list on her clipboard looking up when she finished.
"Yes ma'am." Logan said as he passed me our son. "This one here is Ian Zachary Cale and this one" he picked up our daughter. "is Nora Rui Cale."
Ian began to fuss. "Looks like someone is hungry." I muttered as I lifted my shirt to feed the little baby. He was adorable. His eyes were blue like Logan's and he had light brown curls. Nora on the other hand, who was contently sleeping in her fathers arms had dark brown hair straight and smooth covering her little head and deep brown eyes like my own.
When the nurse left I picked up the phone from the cradle and dialed work. Everyone would be there at this time of day. It was lunchtime there and as such no one was working. Normal picked up on the first ring.
"Jam Pony Messenger Service. How can we serve you today?" Normal answered expecting a customer.
"Hey boss just thought I should tell you to spread the word. Babies are out, healthy and currently one is eating the other sleeping. Nora Rui Cale and Ian Cale. Tell you his middle name when I get back. Should be outta here by tomorrow and I plan on heading straight home. Tell everyone hi for me." I summarized quick before he could yell about me using the company phone number for my personal gain.
"That's great Max. I'll tell them-" A struggle was heard and then Cindy's voice. "Gimme that phone boy."
"Hey boo. So you decided to have the kids elsewhere. I'm offended. So anyway what time you be home tomorrow boo. Wanna visit my niece and nephew and bring 'em a little gift."
I looked at Logan and asked what time we would be getting home.
"Probably around 6. Why?"
"OC wants to stop by and see the newest Cales." I replied not even caring and repeating the info to OC on the line.
"See ya then boo. Kiss the kids for me and I'll make sure to lock Zack in a closet for a few days so he won't kill your boy." Cindy hung up.
****************************** Original Cindy's POV ******************* "Now ya can have the phone back. Ok everyone shut up and listen to the news of sista girl's trip. Sista had the babes and named 'em today. Nora Rui and Ian. They gonna be back tomorrow so we got a surprise party to plan for. Anyone wanna volunteer ta help a sista out?" Cindy yelled to the now attentive Jam Pony workers.
Krit and Zane came up to her and began making plans for the welcome for the newest family members. Soon the whole family was helping. Tinga cooked (as she was the only one who could), Jondy and Syl spent their time getting the twins room ready (painting it and decorating) Brin and Jace went shopping for the actual gifts, and Krit and Zane well they were Krit and Zane. Zack and the other siblings decided to just pitch in where they could ( cough cleaning cough).
As the transgenic lot didn't need to sleep they were completely ready by noon. The dinner would be put in the oven an hour before the Cales would arrive. Alec, being Alec, made sure to bring some entertainment, which to Original Cindy's utter shock did not involve nudity or alcohol.
"Who are you and what have you done with Alec? No nudity or alcohol in this provided entertainment? Now I know somthin' wrong."
"Hey. I am perfectly capable of finding something to do that doesn't involve nudity or alcohol. Besides this is a party for welcoming children into the world I don't think we need the alcoholic influence on this party and the whole nudity thing is sorta what created the kids so we wont even get into that." Alec answered simply when he was confronted about it.
*********************************Max's POV***************************** Ok so I'm a super soldier, that doesn't mean I have four arms. These kids are a little hard to balance while we make our way to the elevator. Doors are now my worst enemy. Twins are defiantly a challenge thus when we finally made it to the elevator (we left the bags in the car one of us can come back for them) I had never been happier. Only one more door to go till we were home.
Now the way OC was talking yesterday she will be over in a few minutes to see her new niece and nephew. Hopefully she doesn't expect them to be happy cause I gotta tell you taking newborns on this extremely long road trip was not fun nor did it leave them or me in a good mood.
Logan handed me Ian to hold while he unlocked the door (he wouldn't let me just kick it down as doors were expensive). The door opened and I entered ready to put the kids down while they slept until
"Surprise!" the shout woke the twins who began screaming at the top of their little lungs. And believe me that is pretty loud as they have my DNA. I'm going to kill them all.
Jondy seemed to realize that the babies had been startled by their shout and came over to relieve me of at least one of the kids. Nora was now in Jondy's hands and soon enough the whole family surrounded her. I handed Ian to Logan and took Nora back so I could calm her. After a while the screaming even gets to a bunch of transgenics.
After a few minutes both children were calm enough that I could introduce them to the family. "Okay everyone shut up and gather around." I said getting everyone's attention.
"This," I held Nora up a little, "is Nora Rui Cale. And this." Logan held Ian up a bit, " is Ian Zachary Cale." I smiled at the shocked look on all my siblings faces. "Yes, I named him after Zack. The man may be an ass but he has saved mine a couple of times and he is my big brother so I thought what the hell."
At just that moment Tinga came in announcing that dinner was ready. I smiled at the thought of food and Logan looked relieved that he didn't have to cook for my sibs.
We all sat on the floor to eat as the table couldn't fit all of us. Joshua seemed to think that the twins were very interesting to look at. The twins had gone back to sleep after a few minutes and luckily my sibs had done a good job setting up the nursery and the kids were now down in their cribs with Joshua standing watch as he thought was his duty.
Through dinner Logan told the others of our "vacation" and the birth of our children. OC smiled as Logan relived me laying the smack down on his aunt Margo. Zack seemed surprised when he heard the part about Logan suggesting the name Zachary for our son.
After a wonderful dinner we enjoyed Alec's entertainment. He had brought movies and Music so we could just spend time together as the family we all knew we were. OC and Bling smiled as Zack of all people suggested we finish that game of truth or dare from a few moths ago.
"What happened to you Zack? I thought you were against wasting time on such meaningless stuff. I mean-" I was cut off in mid sentence by the squalling of two hungry babies. I sighed and stood up heading towards the nursery. I entered and picked up Ian he stopped crying as soon as I lifted my shirt for him to nurse. Nora on the other hand stopped crying when Zack (of all people) picked her up.
From across the room I heard Logan mutter "Traitor" under his breath. I smiled. It was going to be a long day.
A/N: There I'm done and its nice and long. Please forgive me for not updating quicker. I sorry I've been really busy and haven't thought to update. (if you think this one is bad you should read my story "Home" I've been working on the third chapter for months now. I have it written in my head I just keep forgetting to type it. Smiles sheepishly.) I will try to get an update out quickly. You know reviews encourage writing.(Hint Hint)