Okay! Time to catch up on the Shalily prompts! Had a super busy weekend and now that my muses are somewhat talking to me I can attempt to write!

Prompt: Family (Human AU)

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Shagotte couldn't help but giggle silently into her pillow at the sight of her husband cowering under his pillow. A thunderstorm was raging outside, pounding the windows with rain and lighting the sky up with lightning. While it didn't bother her much, it bothered Lily greatly as storms such as this always did ever since he was a child. And while she wasn't laughing at him, she couldn't help but giggle at the image of the famed Pantherlily being afraid of something so trifle as a thunderstorm. It was so cute.

She felt him shift and looked at the one bright, and annoyed, eye peeking at her from under the pillow, "It's not funny."

"I didn't say it was." She smirked, "It's the image of you hiding under your pillow that's cute."

Lily huffed, much like a cat, and covered his face again as a large clap of thunder boomed, "Haha."

Shagotte shuffled over and snuggled into him, giggling lightly, "Oh stop it. You know I'm not laughing at you. I know how scared you are."

"I'm not scared…" Came Lily's muffled response.

The white haired woman hummed, not once believing him as he was still hiding. She then heard the sound of their door opening softly and someone making their way across the carpet.

"Mama?" Came the small voice she expected.

Shagotte sat up with a kind smile to see her small daughter at the end of the bed, looking up with a shy expression and clutching her toy cat.

"Carla, Sweetheart, Did the storm wake you?"

The usually opinioned six year old nodded, still looking shy, and a tad nervous, at having woken her mother up. Shagotte smiled at her again and tapped the side of the bed, inviting her daughter up to join them. Carla did just that, climbing up before being scooped up into her mother's lap.

"There's no need to afraid, Little One. Nothing will hurt you. Plus…Lily's afraid of the storm too." She said, snuggling her mini version.

"He is?" The child asked, brown eyes wide and they looked over at her step-father, who was watching from beneath his pillow and nodded when he saw her looking.

Lily smiled gently as Carla let out a soft 'oh' before lifting the covers and inviting the small girl over to his side. She did so immediately, crawling over and up onto his chest before snuggling down, face into his neck. Another particularly loud thunder boom echoed making Carla whimper lightly and Lily to flinch before he whispered to her that everything was okay.

Shagotte watched the scene, a happy smile on her face, she would never tire of seeing Lily and Carla bond. She then shuffled back over to the two, "Mind if I join in?"

Lily smirked a little before talking to Carla, "Think we should let her? She's not scared like we are."

Carla giggled before looking up at her mother, "Yes. Mama's brave."

"Yes, that she is." The large dark skinned man then looked at his wife, "The natives have spoken, you may join."

Shagotte laughed before snuggling back into Lily's side, his other arm coming up to hold her close. She reached over and brushed a strand of Carla's hair from her face as the child yawned, comforted by the warmth of her parents.

"Good night, Darling,"

"Night, night." She muttered as she dozed off, Lily placing a gentle kiss in her head.

"And good night to you. Not afraid anymore?" The storm was beginning to lighten up, rain still pounding down but lighting and thunder now a dull roar.

Lily rolled his eyes good naturedly, "I suppose for now."

Shagotte giggled once more before leaning up and kissing his jaw, "Good night, Lily."

He gave her a light squeeze, not wanting to move much in order not to jar Carla awake, "Good night, Shagotte. Sleep well."

She hummed, already feeling herself get tugged into sleep, "With you? Always."

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Cheesy ending? Or sweet? Or maybe…Both?! Let's go with that XD Hope you enjoyed! And Yay, wittle!Carla! So cute~