Of Love, Mayhem, and New Beginnings

Chapter 15

"Mama's fat. She's having a baby."

"Wish my mom had a new baby."

Cassandra sat on the Obs. Deck with her dolls and blocks. The two children were building bridges and homes before the dolls stomped through and destroyed it all.

"Think you'll ever have a sister?"

"Don't know."

The newly turned sparkly three year old boy stacked another block on top of the makeshift skyscraper with his tail. His precognition was slowly starting to develop and he didn't see his mom giving him any siblings in the near future. He was all his parents needed. Their little carbon star.

"She's kicking too, mama let me feel."

"Strong?"

"All Niechans are strong," said Cassandra smirking, "my daddy's the strongest though."

"My dad too."

"But he's not Niechan. Your dad just knows a lot. How come?"

Solaris shrugged, "He's a Captain."

"My mommy's a Captain too."

"My dad still knows a lot."

"It's like he knows ev-ery-thing."

"Uh huh, mommy too."

"Are we gonna know everything when we're big?"

"Well I will, you're gonna fight a lot."

Cassandra smiled, "So I can protect you."

"I'm a boy though, I should protect you."

"I'm Neichan, Neitzen, Neit-zsch-ean. Nietzschean! That's how daddy says it! I'm Niet-zsch-ean so I protect humans, like daddy protects mommy."

"You're still a girl…but, mom's saved dad sometimes so, I guess it's okay."

"Damn straight."

"Where'd you hear that?"

"Mommy when she doesn't think I'm listening. I don't think she knows that I have daddy's hearing."

"I'm not all human though."

"Yeah humans don't have tails. Why do you have a tail? None of your family has tails. I have boneblades cuz my daddy does."

Cassandra held up her arm to showcase her boneblades. It was a new thing of hers to flash them at everyone they met or to remind the crew she had them. They made her special and more like daddy.

Solaris smiled, "My mom used to have a tail but not no more."

"Oh. Well that sucks." Glancing at her arms to make sure the boneblades were still attached, Cassandra added another block to a house. "I think it's done."

"Yup."

The children picked up their respective dolls and proceeded to decimate what they had just built.

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A/N: A short little chapter about the children. Dun dun dun dun! Introducing: Solaris Hunt, Dylan and Trance's little boy;) He's about a year, year and a half younger than Cassandra.

Jade Rhade: You noticed Solaris's little foreshadowing in the last chap did you? You're review made me laugh. Don't worry no whores for Dylan, not anymore! Mwahahaha!

Vana: I agree with you about Niets and the reverence for their pregnant wives. I thought I'd throw in some hormones and pheromones too because I love that stuff, and the momma to be's scent probably shifts. And a weird Rhade all hopped up on Beka's new scent just popped into my head and he looked so cute in my imagination.

Ryua Malfoy, prin69, Miikka, ElvenCompanion, L.C. Brotherton, Fox of the Nova, Donna Lynn: Thanks for the Reviews!