Greetings from The Lady Mage.

AUTHOR NOTES: Hello, my faithful readers. Wow. I got five emails telling me to update this- three of which were death threats . . . which I'm not sure if I should be flattered about or kind of weirded out by, . . I'm going to pick flattered this morning. It's so great you guys like this! I so happy!

Okay, down to the nit-grit. I HAVE to skip this on ahead or else I will never be able to finish it. So, it is now two years later- Nicolas and Sondra are both a little over two years old. To save time below, I will give you their descriptions now: Nicolas is about average height for a two year old, with white skin, big violet eyes, little rosebud lips, and long, thick, straight blonde hair in a bowl cut. Sondra is a little shorter, with white skin, her mother's eyes, and long, slightly-curly black hair cut just below her shoulders. Both are usually dressed up- Sondra in dresses and Nikkie in pants and a sweater or buttonup.

And be happy, because KINDRA AND DAMON ARE MATES NOW! It's been two years, and whether or not Lucian likes it- though he minds little anymore- they have mated and are sharing the room between the nurseries. No children yet, but we can work on that, ne?

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Underworld or any of its characters, plots, ect. I DO own my own characters- which is anyone with a name in here you didn't see in the movie. Simple enough. Thankyou.

RATING: . . . eh, PG to PG-13.

Something was moving in the bed, crawling its way under the covers from the foot of the bed, up to the headboard. Selene glanced at Michael beside her, but he was fast asleep, mouth wide open. It wasn't him.

After a few seconds, the little something crawling in the bed finally revealed itself as it reached the end of the covers. A little dark-haired head appeared.

"Why have you awakened?" Selene asked quietly, pulling the dark-haired two-year old into her arms.

Sondra wrapped her little arms around her mother's neck. "Want you." she whimpered softly, tucking her head down onto Selene's chest. "Need Mommy."

Selene hid her smile, turning onto her side so that Sondra lay between her and Michael. "Mommy is here, and so is Daddy." she said softly. "Go back to sleep, hmm?" Sondra nodded, yawning as she curled up. Selene remained awake, watching over her.

Even after two and a half years, it never ceased to amaze her how much her daughter resembled her. Yes, there was some Michael mixed in- the shape of his face and the dimples- but the rest of Sondra's face was her mother's- her eyes, her nose, her lips. Even Sondra's hair was jet black, and cut just below her chin. She had her father's fun-loving attitude, but below it lay her mother's seriousnous.

Nikkie was much the same. He was everything his mother, and nothing his father. His face was Erika's, his hair was Erika's, his personality was Erika's. The only thing Marcus had given him was the dimple in his chin- end of story.

"Well, well . . "

Selene glanced up as Michael moved, turning on his side to face her and their sleeping daughter.

He yawned, then put his arm over Selene's waist, pulling her and Sondra in tight to him. "Why is she in here?" he asked. "Bad dream again?"

"She didn't say." Selene answered.

Michael nodded once. "You should try to sleep." he mumbled. "Big night, tonight."

"For you." she mumbled back. "You, Marcus, and Lucian will plow through the other fighters. It isn't fair at all."

"That's why we let them compete amongst themselves first."

Selene rolled her eyes, then yawned. "Whatever."

"Wake up, angel-face. We must get you dressed."

Michael awoke first the next morning as Kindra carefully collected Sondra from the bed. Nikkie was at the foot of the bed, standing in his little blue pajamas, rubbing his eyes with his fists. "What time is it?"

Kindra pulled a sleepy, but awake, Sondra up into her arms, then glanced at the clock across the room. "Almost eight in the evening. You should get up soon. Selene, as well." The vampiress moved to the end of the bed, lifting Nikkie and settling him on her other hip. "Lucian and Marcus are already awake- both down in the underground setting up."

"Okay." Michael yawned. "Thanks." The young nanny only nodded, carrying both children into the nurseries. Michael turned to Selene. She slept, curled on her side, her face burrowed into her pillow as usual. "Selene? Babe?" He poked her in the shoulder, and snickered when she growled in her sleep. "Hey, time to get up. Wakey-wakey."

"Leave . . me . . alone . . " Selene grumbled, pulling her face from the pillow to glare at him through sleepy, half-lidded eyes. "Why are you waking me at such an ungodly hour?"

"Ungodly?" Michael chuckled despite her glaring. "It's eight!"

"So?" Selene hissed, her arm snaking down between them. Feeling empty space, she leaned up. "Where's Sondra?"

"Kindra has her." answered Michael, sitting up and stretching. He yawned once more. "You can go back to sleep if you like, but I've got to go talk to Marcus and Lucian."

"I might as well get up. I'd never get back to sleep now anyway." grumbled the vampiress, sitting up and tossing the blankets back.

Michael smirked. "Want to join me in the shower?" he offered slyly.

Selene turned to glare at him again. "Why would I want to-" She paused, her scowl dropping the tiniest bit. "Oh . . . Yeah, okay."
"Here- put that pin through there." Lucian instructed, holding the pole up while Damon attatched it to the beam holding the large box together. This was to be the fighting ring- this giant 25x25 square space. That way, the rest of the coven could sit in relative safety around the fighters, and worry little about accidental injury. "Good."

Damon dropped back down onto the floor, wiping the black grease off his hands on a dirty rag from the back pocket of his jeans. "Do you actually believe that this 'ring' will keep us in?" he asked.

Lucian cocked his head to the side the tiniest bit, his eyes roaming over the metal and wooden structure. He shook his head. "The lycans? No." he answered. "Deffinatly not. The vampires, though . . . "

"I heard that, Lucian." Marcus called from across the room, turning from the group of vampires he was giving instruction to glare at the lycan's alpha. "Just wait till this morning."

Lucian only smirked rather wolfishly before turning back to the young lycan at his side. "Are you going to fight, Damon?"

"You bet." answered the young man, brushing his hair from his eyes. "And Kindra's going to be in the front rooting for me! I'll beat the snot out of all the others in my class."

"You're a confident pup, aren't you?" Marcus accused lightly, coming over to survey the ring.

"It's for a reason." Damon said casually, crossing his arms. "Now that this is up, what is left to do?" he asked, gesturing to the giant ring.

"Rest up I guess." Lucian answered. "The others are setting out the seating."

Michael appeared in the doorway. "I miss anything?" he asked, walking up to the three, eyes taking in everything around him. "Guess so."

"Oh, you show up at just the right time to NOT have to do anything." Damon teased. "Is the missus up?"

"Yeah. She's getting dressed." answered the hybrid.

"What about mine?" asked Damon.

"Kindra is tending to Sondra and Nicolas."

"May I-"

Lucian caught the young lycan off. "Yes, you can go." he said, giving him a little shove towards the door.

"Thanks." Damon half smirked. "See you later."
"I hungry!" Sondra announced as Kindra pulled the little girl's arms through the sleeves of her white sundress. "I want go eat!"

"After you both are dressed." Kindra returned, putting a pair of lacy socks on the girl, then a pair of white maryjanes. "Go sit at the table while I dress Nikkie." The toddler was set on the floor and scooted to the tiny tea table in the center of the room.

"Nikkie dressed?" murmered the little blonde boy, coming to hold the hem of Kindra's t-shirt. She nodded to him, lifting him up and setting him on Sondra's bed before putting him in the knaki pants and the blue buttonup that Erika had picked out for him that evening.

Dressed, she took both children by the hand and lead them from their nurseries. On the way down to the kitchen, they met up with Damon. Nikkie released Kindra's hand to run to Damon, hugging his arms around the lycan's legs.

"Hello, Nikkie." Damon greeted, swinging the little boy up onto his hip. "How are you this morning?"

"Hungry." Nicolas murmered, laying his head on Damon's shoulder.

Sondra hopped at Kindra's feet. "Want up! Want up!"

The young nanny swung the girl up onto her hip, then approached Damon. "Why'd you get out of bed so early? You didn't have to report until ten minutes ago."

"Lucian came and got me." Damon answered, leaning in and kissing her. "We have the whole ring set up already. I didn't wake you when I left, did I?"

"No." Kindra shook her head. She began walking towards the kitchens, Damon following her with Nicolas. "Have you eaten, love?"

"Uh-uh."

"What about Lucian?"

"Doubt it."
Well, what do you think for the first chapter of the rest of their lives? Are you happy with me or not? Do you like it, love it, hate it? Tell me in a review!!

The Lady Mage