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Welcome to chapter 11! Before we begin, I would like to address a review I recieved for chapter 10 regarding baby Sondra's name- and YES, that is the baby's name. The reviewer asked me- or rather told me- that I should have named the baby SONJA. Well, I thought long and hard months ago when I was begining to create this story in my head, but I thought no. I'll explain why: Naming her Sonja would be honoring, yes, but you must remember that they live with Lucian. If you were him, would you want to hear the name of your dead mate serveral times a day until the ends of eternity? I, for one, wouldn't. It would be too saddening. Sondra, actually, is named after someone else- read and see. Okay, end of my blog.
Oh, by the way, thank you to DARK ANGEL COVEN for all the help, listening, worship . . . yeah. Thanxx, DCA. Love ya!
Disclaimer: *The Lady Mage stands* I, The Lady Mage, do NOT own Underworld or any of its many characters. I only play with them now and then. No chop 'sue'y, 'kay?
Rating: Eh, PG-13 cause I say so.
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Michael followed Lucian and Marcus down the hallway and into Lucian's sitting room. He was directed to sit on the couch, and he did, the two elders standing before him. Suddenly, he felt very much like the troubled teen sitting in front of the school principals.
"First off: Congratulations." Lucian began, and Marcus nodded. "You are very lucky that both Selene and your daughter have made it alive."
Again, Marcus nodded. "And now that the baby is born, and both are safe and being taken care of, it is time for you to pay out your end of the deal."
"You want Kraven." Michael stated.
"Exactly." said Lucian. "You've got a month with your family, then the three of us are going on a little manhunt. Sources tell us the bastard is in France, and if we want him, we must go after him."
"In a month." Michael crossed his arms, watching the two elders.
"Yes, in a month." Marcus reiterated. "But when we go, it might not be to France; he could move before then."
"Either way, we should only be gone for about six weeks. If we don't have him before then, we'll return here and set up another trap- but I do have high hopes for you, Michael." Lucian said almost quietly.
"We'll discuss this more, later. Right now, you should be with Selene." said Marcus.
"Yes." agreed the lycans' champion. "So go on."
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Michael almost ran the thirty feet down the hall to the room he shared with Selene. He opened the door, and slipped inside. Selene was laying on her back, Baby laid on her chest sleeping. The simple scene was enough to give him pause, and a chance to examine his tiny family.
Selene turned her head to watch him approach the bed. "What did Lucian and Marcus want?" she asked softly, moving her right hand off of Baby's back, and holding it out to Michael.
The hybrid took her hand, kissed it, and eased onto the bed beside her. He laid on his side, facing her, one arm propping up his head, the other coming to rest lightly over the newborn's tiny back. "I have a month." he answered softly, leaning down and kissing Selene. "That's the deal."
"What deal?"
"In trade for us staying here- for us being safe here with the baby- I am going to help Marcus and Lucian hunt down Kraven." He leaned over and kissed the sleeping infant's cheek. "They say he is in France now, but he could move before the month is out."
"You have only a month with us?"
"A month can be a long time." Michael said reassuringly. "And we'd only be gone a short while. Erika and Nikkie have to stay behind, too, so you won't be totally alone." He settled his head down next to her's. "Have you thought of any names for Baby?"
Selene nodded. "I want to call her Sondra."
"Sondra, hmm?" Michael asked, his hand moving to pet his daughter's fuzzy, black hair. "I like it."
"It . . . it was my sister's name." murmered the vampiress- her voice so soft, Michael wasn't sure he heard it.
"It's a beautiful name." he said softly, pulling her closer to him. "So, Sondra it is."
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"Sondra, hmm?" Kindra said, smiling down at the tiny baby in her lap. "I love it- it's perfect."
Erika, who was sitting in Selene's rocking chair, rocking Nikkie, nodded in agreement. "It's just adorable."
"What a little darling you are . . . " murmered the young vampire, carefully dressing Sondra in a little white sleeper. She looked up from Sondra, turning to see Selene. "Has Audra came by to give her another checking over?"
Selene was sitting at the vanity in her nightgown and robe, running a comb through her wet hair. She settled the comb on the table, and shook her head. "No. I didn't know she was going to come."
"She doesn't have to." Kindra said with a shrug, buttoning the last button on Sondra's outfit, then lifting the baby up onto her shoulder. "Sondra's strong as an oxling- I can tell- but the doctor in Audra won't keep her away long."
"Where is Michael?" Selene asked, glancing at the clock.
Erika raised one dainty eyebrow. "Impatient, are we?" she teased lightly. She moved Nikkie onto her shoulder to burp him. "You should know men by now, Selene. They say ten thirty, but they really mean eleven."
"Lucian and Marcus won't keep them away much longer." Kindra said softly, "They're only in Sanguis- it's just a ten minutes walk through the underground if you're so anxious."
"I'm not anxious." Selene scowled lightly in the mirror. "I only asked."
"Sure." Erika mumbled.
Kindra chuckled, leaning back against the headboard of the bed. "It's okay to miss him while he's gone- even if it is only to the other castles. It's natural- I mean, you just had his baby."
Selene directed her scowl at Kindra for a few seconds, then lifted her comb and resumed trying to detangle her hair.
"You should have seen Erika after Nikkie was born." Kindra mumbled quietly, "She freaked if he left the ROOM, let alone the castle."
Erika dropped her jaw. "I DID NOT!"
The dark-haired vampiress managed a smile at the thought. "I can actually picture that."
"Cut it out, you two! Enough teasing." Erika scowled, then pouted for a few seconds before her usually happy demeaner returned. "Hey, want to go meet the men at the gates?"
"I don't think Selene should move so much yet." Kindra shook her head. "She'll hurt herself."
"I AM still in the room, you know." mumbled the vampiress. She stood from the vanity and pushed in her chair before making her way to the bed to collect Sondra from Kindra's arms.
Kindra stood up, giving Selene her seat, then laid out across the foot of the bed with a tiny yawn.
"Kim?" Erika murmered, standing up and walking till she was standing over the baby blood.
"Hmm?" Kindra asked.
Erika poked her in the side, then sat next to her. "Where in the world did you get those pants?" she laughed, gesturing to the black leather flares the girl was wearing. She tugged at the bottom hem of the white tank the girl also wore. "And is that my top?"
Kindra reached up and took Nikkie, laying him on her chest. "Top's mine, and the pants- Selene gave 'em to me."
The blonde laughed again, turning to see Selene. "Afraid you'll never fit them again?"
"No." Selene shook her head. "They're too baggy in the calf. If they caught on something at the wrong moment, I'd be dead."
"You're a mommy now, Selene." Kindra said quietly, petting Nikkie's blonde hair. "Your warrior days are over- at least for now."
Before Selene could retort, the door opened. Michael, Marcus, Damon, and Lucian were still chatting when they entered, but quietened themselves when they entered the bedroom.
"Hello." Damon said with a slight bow, walking around the bed and crouching down next to Kindra's face.
Michael made his way to Selene as Marcus went to Erika. Lucian took over the rocking chair.
"Hello." Kindra murmered to Damon, letting Erika take Nicolas back. The baby blood sat up, scooting so she was level with Damon before whispering to him. "Je me suis ennuye de vous. C'a ete des jours. (I have missed you. It has been days.)"
He half smiled, half smirked. "Vous m'honorez. Venez avec moi. Je souhaite vous montrer quelque chose. (You honor me. Come with me. I wish to show you something.)"
Kindra nodded, standing up. "If you will excuse us . . ?" She bowed to the two vampiresses, smiled to Marcus and Michael, then to Lucian, before letting Damon lead her from the room.
Once the two were gone, Erika chuckled. "Too cute."
"Was that French?" Michael asked to the room.
"Mm-hmm." nodded the blonde vampiress.
"Kindra is from France." Lucian answered. "She taught her language to Damon so they could speak privately." He smirked. "She still doesn't know Marcus and I are rather fluent in it." Michael and Erika chuckled.
"You should tell her you know what they are saying." Erika said, gently shoving Marcus. "What if they were talking about something personal?"
Lucian scowled. "They have nothing personal to talk about." he grumbled.
The others gave him surprised looks- some better hidden than others. Michael spoke. "You have a soft spot for the girl, don't you." he accused.
The scowl remained on Lucian's features. "What exactly are you insinuating, Mike?"
Michael frowned at the nickname, but answered the question. "She's like your daughter, isn't she. You sound like an overprotective father."
"You only NOW noticed that?" Marcus asked the young hybrid. "We must work on your observation skills. We're all still amazed that Kindra hasn't started to call Lucian 'Papa' yet!"
Selene turned her head to the side the tiniest bit. "It's almost sweet."
Erika smiled. "Just wait to watch him once Damon and Kindra decide to breed."
Lucian glared at her for a few seconds, his mood made fouler when she only ignored him to coo at her son. With yet another scowl, he stood from the chair. "There is business to attend to. Marcus?"
"Coming." said the elder. He patted Nikkie back. "See you two tonight."
Erika nodded, watching the two men leave. She then took to her feet. "I'm going to go lay Nikkie down." she said, heading for the door.
"Come tell us what Damon and Kindra say." Selene called absently, then smirked when Erika tossed a 'will do' over her shoulder.
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Well, what are your thoughts?
The Lady Mage
Welcome to chapter 11! Before we begin, I would like to address a review I recieved for chapter 10 regarding baby Sondra's name- and YES, that is the baby's name. The reviewer asked me- or rather told me- that I should have named the baby SONJA. Well, I thought long and hard months ago when I was begining to create this story in my head, but I thought no. I'll explain why: Naming her Sonja would be honoring, yes, but you must remember that they live with Lucian. If you were him, would you want to hear the name of your dead mate serveral times a day until the ends of eternity? I, for one, wouldn't. It would be too saddening. Sondra, actually, is named after someone else- read and see. Okay, end of my blog.
Oh, by the way, thank you to DARK ANGEL COVEN for all the help, listening, worship . . . yeah. Thanxx, DCA. Love ya!
Disclaimer: *The Lady Mage stands* I, The Lady Mage, do NOT own Underworld or any of its many characters. I only play with them now and then. No chop 'sue'y, 'kay?
Rating: Eh, PG-13 cause I say so.
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Michael followed Lucian and Marcus down the hallway and into Lucian's sitting room. He was directed to sit on the couch, and he did, the two elders standing before him. Suddenly, he felt very much like the troubled teen sitting in front of the school principals.
"First off: Congratulations." Lucian began, and Marcus nodded. "You are very lucky that both Selene and your daughter have made it alive."
Again, Marcus nodded. "And now that the baby is born, and both are safe and being taken care of, it is time for you to pay out your end of the deal."
"You want Kraven." Michael stated.
"Exactly." said Lucian. "You've got a month with your family, then the three of us are going on a little manhunt. Sources tell us the bastard is in France, and if we want him, we must go after him."
"In a month." Michael crossed his arms, watching the two elders.
"Yes, in a month." Marcus reiterated. "But when we go, it might not be to France; he could move before then."
"Either way, we should only be gone for about six weeks. If we don't have him before then, we'll return here and set up another trap- but I do have high hopes for you, Michael." Lucian said almost quietly.
"We'll discuss this more, later. Right now, you should be with Selene." said Marcus.
"Yes." agreed the lycans' champion. "So go on."
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Michael almost ran the thirty feet down the hall to the room he shared with Selene. He opened the door, and slipped inside. Selene was laying on her back, Baby laid on her chest sleeping. The simple scene was enough to give him pause, and a chance to examine his tiny family.
Selene turned her head to watch him approach the bed. "What did Lucian and Marcus want?" she asked softly, moving her right hand off of Baby's back, and holding it out to Michael.
The hybrid took her hand, kissed it, and eased onto the bed beside her. He laid on his side, facing her, one arm propping up his head, the other coming to rest lightly over the newborn's tiny back. "I have a month." he answered softly, leaning down and kissing Selene. "That's the deal."
"What deal?"
"In trade for us staying here- for us being safe here with the baby- I am going to help Marcus and Lucian hunt down Kraven." He leaned over and kissed the sleeping infant's cheek. "They say he is in France now, but he could move before the month is out."
"You have only a month with us?"
"A month can be a long time." Michael said reassuringly. "And we'd only be gone a short while. Erika and Nikkie have to stay behind, too, so you won't be totally alone." He settled his head down next to her's. "Have you thought of any names for Baby?"
Selene nodded. "I want to call her Sondra."
"Sondra, hmm?" Michael asked, his hand moving to pet his daughter's fuzzy, black hair. "I like it."
"It . . . it was my sister's name." murmered the vampiress- her voice so soft, Michael wasn't sure he heard it.
"It's a beautiful name." he said softly, pulling her closer to him. "So, Sondra it is."
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"Sondra, hmm?" Kindra said, smiling down at the tiny baby in her lap. "I love it- it's perfect."
Erika, who was sitting in Selene's rocking chair, rocking Nikkie, nodded in agreement. "It's just adorable."
"What a little darling you are . . . " murmered the young vampire, carefully dressing Sondra in a little white sleeper. She looked up from Sondra, turning to see Selene. "Has Audra came by to give her another checking over?"
Selene was sitting at the vanity in her nightgown and robe, running a comb through her wet hair. She settled the comb on the table, and shook her head. "No. I didn't know she was going to come."
"She doesn't have to." Kindra said with a shrug, buttoning the last button on Sondra's outfit, then lifting the baby up onto her shoulder. "Sondra's strong as an oxling- I can tell- but the doctor in Audra won't keep her away long."
"Where is Michael?" Selene asked, glancing at the clock.
Erika raised one dainty eyebrow. "Impatient, are we?" she teased lightly. She moved Nikkie onto her shoulder to burp him. "You should know men by now, Selene. They say ten thirty, but they really mean eleven."
"Lucian and Marcus won't keep them away much longer." Kindra said softly, "They're only in Sanguis- it's just a ten minutes walk through the underground if you're so anxious."
"I'm not anxious." Selene scowled lightly in the mirror. "I only asked."
"Sure." Erika mumbled.
Kindra chuckled, leaning back against the headboard of the bed. "It's okay to miss him while he's gone- even if it is only to the other castles. It's natural- I mean, you just had his baby."
Selene directed her scowl at Kindra for a few seconds, then lifted her comb and resumed trying to detangle her hair.
"You should have seen Erika after Nikkie was born." Kindra mumbled quietly, "She freaked if he left the ROOM, let alone the castle."
Erika dropped her jaw. "I DID NOT!"
The dark-haired vampiress managed a smile at the thought. "I can actually picture that."
"Cut it out, you two! Enough teasing." Erika scowled, then pouted for a few seconds before her usually happy demeaner returned. "Hey, want to go meet the men at the gates?"
"I don't think Selene should move so much yet." Kindra shook her head. "She'll hurt herself."
"I AM still in the room, you know." mumbled the vampiress. She stood from the vanity and pushed in her chair before making her way to the bed to collect Sondra from Kindra's arms.
Kindra stood up, giving Selene her seat, then laid out across the foot of the bed with a tiny yawn.
"Kim?" Erika murmered, standing up and walking till she was standing over the baby blood.
"Hmm?" Kindra asked.
Erika poked her in the side, then sat next to her. "Where in the world did you get those pants?" she laughed, gesturing to the black leather flares the girl was wearing. She tugged at the bottom hem of the white tank the girl also wore. "And is that my top?"
Kindra reached up and took Nikkie, laying him on her chest. "Top's mine, and the pants- Selene gave 'em to me."
The blonde laughed again, turning to see Selene. "Afraid you'll never fit them again?"
"No." Selene shook her head. "They're too baggy in the calf. If they caught on something at the wrong moment, I'd be dead."
"You're a mommy now, Selene." Kindra said quietly, petting Nikkie's blonde hair. "Your warrior days are over- at least for now."
Before Selene could retort, the door opened. Michael, Marcus, Damon, and Lucian were still chatting when they entered, but quietened themselves when they entered the bedroom.
"Hello." Damon said with a slight bow, walking around the bed and crouching down next to Kindra's face.
Michael made his way to Selene as Marcus went to Erika. Lucian took over the rocking chair.
"Hello." Kindra murmered to Damon, letting Erika take Nicolas back. The baby blood sat up, scooting so she was level with Damon before whispering to him. "Je me suis ennuye de vous. C'a ete des jours. (I have missed you. It has been days.)"
He half smiled, half smirked. "Vous m'honorez. Venez avec moi. Je souhaite vous montrer quelque chose. (You honor me. Come with me. I wish to show you something.)"
Kindra nodded, standing up. "If you will excuse us . . ?" She bowed to the two vampiresses, smiled to Marcus and Michael, then to Lucian, before letting Damon lead her from the room.
Once the two were gone, Erika chuckled. "Too cute."
"Was that French?" Michael asked to the room.
"Mm-hmm." nodded the blonde vampiress.
"Kindra is from France." Lucian answered. "She taught her language to Damon so they could speak privately." He smirked. "She still doesn't know Marcus and I are rather fluent in it." Michael and Erika chuckled.
"You should tell her you know what they are saying." Erika said, gently shoving Marcus. "What if they were talking about something personal?"
Lucian scowled. "They have nothing personal to talk about." he grumbled.
The others gave him surprised looks- some better hidden than others. Michael spoke. "You have a soft spot for the girl, don't you." he accused.
The scowl remained on Lucian's features. "What exactly are you insinuating, Mike?"
Michael frowned at the nickname, but answered the question. "She's like your daughter, isn't she. You sound like an overprotective father."
"You only NOW noticed that?" Marcus asked the young hybrid. "We must work on your observation skills. We're all still amazed that Kindra hasn't started to call Lucian 'Papa' yet!"
Selene turned her head to the side the tiniest bit. "It's almost sweet."
Erika smiled. "Just wait to watch him once Damon and Kindra decide to breed."
Lucian glared at her for a few seconds, his mood made fouler when she only ignored him to coo at her son. With yet another scowl, he stood from the chair. "There is business to attend to. Marcus?"
"Coming." said the elder. He patted Nikkie back. "See you two tonight."
Erika nodded, watching the two men leave. She then took to her feet. "I'm going to go lay Nikkie down." she said, heading for the door.
"Come tell us what Damon and Kindra say." Selene called absently, then smirked when Erika tossed a 'will do' over her shoulder.
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Well, what are your thoughts?
The Lady Mage