Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for Maddie Mulwray.

Hey guys this is the last chapter of this story but it won't be the last you'll be seeing of Madison-Rayne Mulwray. She will be back.

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Birthday Girl

Shalimar couldn't believe that her little girl was a year old already. It only seemed like yesterday that she found out Maddie was on her way. She been surprised by Brennan this passed year. He'd been an amazing father to Maddie. He'd been there for her right from the moment she was born. He'd changed her nappies, fed her, bathed her, soothed her when she couldn't sleep and held her hands when she took her first steps. The little one already had so much of his personality. He'd even been her first word.

It had been 3 weeks ago and Shal was had the little one in her high chair feeding her some breakfast when Brennan had walked in. As soon as the little girl saw her dad she said it. "Dada" they couldn't believe their daughter had said her first word.

Since that day she'd learned to say "mama" whenever she saw Shalimar, she called Adam "gangan" because she couldn't say granddad yet. She was calling Emma "mema" which was close enough but Jesse was happy because she could pronounce "Jess." Shalimar was hoping she might manage to say feral soon but right now she was busy getting dressed for her birthday party.

Shal had put her in her little pink party dress with tiny white socks and cute pink bows for her hair. She was having trouble getting Maddie to keep her socks on; she kept kicking them off and giggling every time her mother had to pick them up. After 10 minutes she finally managed to get the little girl dressed then went to find Brennan.

He was in the kitchen helping Emma decorate Maddies cake, although he was actually distracting her more than helping as he kept tickling her neck and making her giggle. The cake had a bunny made from icing and 'Happy Birthday Maddie' written on it.

"Dada" Maddie shouted when she saw him.

"Good morning birthday girl" Brennan kissed his daughter on the top of her head and started dancing around the room with her in his arms, squealing with laughter.

They had decorated the whole of Sanctuary with balloons, streamers and banners with 'Happy 1st Birthday Maddie' written on them. They were playing kids party songs on the CD player in the recreation room where the party was going to be. There was an enormous pile of presents in one corner of the room.

After the cake was ready they all headed to the rec room, Shal and Brennan sat in the middle of the room with Maddie while everyone sang happy birthday to her and helped her blow out the candles on her cake. Then they started unwrapping her presents.

Adam had given her two presents; the first was a big pink teddy bear with 'Maddie' written across its tummy. The second was a tiny silver bangle with 'Madison-Rayne Mulwray' engraved in between a lightening bolt and a cat.

"The lightening bolt and the cat represent the two sides of Maddie's powers and the two people she got those powers from." He said as he looked at his granddaughter and her parents. Shalimar look like she might cry so they started opening Emma's present. It was a little certificate that said that a star had been named 'Maddie's Star' for her.

"I wanted to get her something as unique as she is" Emma said as Shalimar squeezed her friend's hand.

Jesse's present was probably one of the most special presents she would get in her whole life. He'd had an MX com-ring made for her. It was hanging on a little silver chain so she could wear it around her neck until she was a bit older. She giggled as her dad fastened it around her neck. Brennan and Shal had gotten her every to a little girl could want.

By the time they finished opening all of her presents it was already her bedtime and she was getting grouchy so Shal asked Adam to help her put her to bed. She wanted to talk to Adam alone for a minute.

"That bracelet is beautiful Adam" she said as they both watched the little one fall asleep.

"A beautiful girl needs a beautiful bracelet" he said with a smile.

"I still have the one you gave me, that first birthday after you brought me here" she walked over to a little box she kept beside her bed and took out a small silver bracelet, a little bigger than Maddie's. It had 'Shalimar' engraved on it beside a cat.

Adam put his arm around his oldest daughters shoulders as they walked back to the rec room to help the others clear up.

Madison-Rayne Mulwray rolled over in her sleep, the tiny silver bracelet on her wrist glittering in the light from her night light and dreams of teddy bears filling her head.