The house was a four bedroom three bath with a full basement. Sportacus didn't know how they were going to fill the space but strangely it was already furnished. Robbie explained that he left it the way it was and came in only to clean it at night every once in a while. Each bedroom had a different theme two of the smaller rooms were obviously decorated for little boys. One was full of sports posters and the other looked more like Robbie's taste machines. The master room was decorated so that it reminded Stephanie of a warm spring day.
There was a smaller room with it's own bath that Robbie said would be hers. It was defiantly a girl's room. She hugged him as she saw it. It was pink of course but the shade of it almost seemed like it had silver in it.
She wondered wither Robbie was an only child or not but didn't know how to ask.
"This was my sister's room. Lana had similar tastes to yours. Very girlie but she could run faster then any of the boys here in Lazytown." Robbie said leaning against the door frame.
"It's pretty." She said looking around.
"She'd be glad you like it."
"You keep talking in the past thence." She said timidly.
"Probably because she'd no longer alive pixie. Her and my brother Oscar died with my parents. I was away at university when it happened."
She hugged him again silently telling him she knew how he felt.
"Anyway you get unpack I'm going to go find that elf of ours." he said turning to walk upstairs to the master bedroom.
He found Sportacus there pondering something.
"What it won't bite. It's just a bedroom."
"No I was just thinking is all."
"About?"
"Sleeping arrangements."
"Stephanie in her room us in this one. Whets to figure out?"
"I did not know if you wished to share a room or not."
"Your are thoughtful but yes we will be sharing a room."
It took them a week to get settled fully and Stephanie loved the house. She also loved that her dad had someone in his life that made him happy besides just her.
At the moment though she was frustrated with her homework. She growled as she tore the piece of paper she had been writing on up.
"Whets wrong Pixie?" Robbie said walking by.
"Stupid homework."
"What subject?"
"I have to write an essay on my family. I can't tell them what we are so that s hard. It's just not turning out." She sighed.
"What's to say. So you have two dads big deal."
"No that part comes out ok. Each section sounds fine on it's own but when I put them together there are gaps. Partly because I don't know a thing about mom's side she never knew her parents."
Together they worked out the kinks and she was quite happy with the paper. Her father was still out so they started making a cake together. Sportacus came home to find them in a frosting fight.
"Having fun?"
"Uh-huh." Stephanie said smearing some on Robbie's nose who in turn tickled her.
"OK I give up!" She squealed after awhile.
She made dinner that night while her parents talked on the back swing. She had decided that Robbie was indeed like a second...well third really father. he in return had told her she was as good as his daughter now. She was making a stir-fry grinning at herself. she had used celery and watercress of course and couldn't waiter to see if Robbie would actually eat it.
Robbie didn't know what the girl had used in her stir-fry but damned if he didn't have seconds and then thirds.
"Not bad pixie." he said
She grinned before sending a message to her father.
"See I can get him to eat healthy as long as it looks like it's unhealthy."
Sportacus nearly choked on his water with this.
"What?" Robbie asked
"I just told Pabbi that If he didn't stop staring off I was going to put sugar in his water." Stephanie said
"That s not nice Pixie." Robbie said
"Yeah I know. Instead I'll hide the apples."
"Better."
Sportacus didn't correct them about what she had said mostly because she was right everything in the stir-fry was healthy. She had used plenty of vegetables but made sure they were chopped fine enough that you couldn't tell exactly what they were. In a way he was proud of her for getting Robbie to eat them but was still not looking forward to her teen years.
Later in the evening he and Robbie were just hanging out really when Robbie suggested the family watch a movie.
"I do not know if I could sit through one."
"Who said you had to sit. Do setups or what not if you have to." Robbie said standing to go fetch thier daughter.
"Pixie?" He asked knocking.
Not getting a response he cracked her door open to find her laying on the bed sound asleep a book in hand. Robbie took the book and set it aside before fetching an extra blanket to cover her. He returned to the living room and informed Sportacus that it would be just them.
"Poor thing is sound asleep." Robbie said
"Still want to watch a movie?" Sportacus asked
"Nah let's turn in ourselves and maybe play a bit first." Robbie said grabbing the man by his vest and pulling him in to a kiss.
Stephanie woke sometime in the night and noticed the blanket over her. She wondered how it got there sure but assumed either Robbie or her dad had put it over her. She got up to get a glass of water. She stopped in the living room swearing she heard something on the front porch. She didn't see her father and assumed he was asleep. She moved to the door to listen. She could hear the rain but heard something else.
Taking a chance she opened the door to find a kitten shivering and mewing. The poor thing was soaked! She scooped the small kitten up and brought it inside. Once she had it towel dried she saw it was very small indeed and obviously hungry! She got something for it to eat and watched it.
Sportacus sensed that thier was movement downstairs and quietly crawled out of bed as not to wake Robbie. He saw the lights on and assumed it was Stephanie. he was shocked to find her in the kitchen with a kitten.
"Sorry if I woke you Pabbi. I was getting some water and found him on the porch. He's so little and was so soaked I couldn't just leave him out there!" She said
"Of course not. I know that one, it doesn't have a home. Let's keep it at least over night in your room and talk to Robbie in the morning." Sportacus said
He helped her take it and some water to her room down the hall and then returned to bed.
"Everything ok?" A sleepy Robbie asked
"Hmm yes Stephanie was getting some water and rescued a kitten."
"Did you say kitten? Where from?" Robbie said turning over to look at Sportacus
"The porch. It's obvious it hasn't been fed in days she has him in her room right now."
"Well she's got to take care of it if she wants to keep it."
"You'd let her keep it?"
"I'm not heartless elf. Pets are a responsibility though even if you made em or you forget robodog?"
"Thank you. I'm sure she'll take care of it." Sportacus said pulling the man to him
"She got a name for it yet?"
"Probably." Sportacus chuckled
Robbie was the first to wake the next morning and went downstairs to watch the news. He wasn't expecting the kitten to be asleep in his chair. It really was a cute little thing. Black all over except patched of white on it's chest and feet.
"That beast is mine." He said picking the thing up and sitting down.
He did allow the kitten to lay on his lap. Stephanie smiled as she saw them.
"Do you think we can keep him? Pabbi said he didn't have a home and he's so little."
"I already told your father we could. Your going to have to take care of the little beast."
"Beast huh....I think that s what we'll call you. Thanks dad." She said taking the kitten and skipping off down the hall to her room.
"Dad?" Robbie questioned getting up from his orange chair and following her.
"Since when did you call me dad?" He said leaning against her door.
"Since you helped save me and the fact you and Pabbi are together. I can stop if you don't like it." She said timidly.
"No I like it Pixie I just wasn't expecting it." he said turning to return to the living room.
He sat in his chair not knowing he was also crying until Sportacus entered the room and wiped them away.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing at all. Pixie called me dad." Robbie said smiling.
"Then these are happy tears?"
"Yes."
Sportacus to smiled as he went to the kitchen to eat something. Stephanie came in shortly after with Robbie and both were sitting at the counter while he stood by the window. None of them saw the kitten until Sportacus winced and picked it off of his right leg where it was climbing.
"I am not a tree." He said holding it to his face.
The kitten's response was to lick his nose causing Robbie and Stephanie to laugh. Stephanie was actually laughing so hard she fell off her stool on to the floor.
"You ok?" Robbie asked helping her up.
"Oh he's real scared of you huh Pabbi?" She said nodding that she was fine.
"Come on Beast." she said taking him.
"Beast?"
"His name, dad came up with it." She replied
Sportacus shook his head but smiled at least they were bonding.
"Pabbi I need to get some things to take care of beast. I've never had a pet so I'm not sure what all to get him."
"Don't worry I'll get it." Robbie said finishing his breakfast only to be hugged which caused him to blush.
"Uh you sure you want to name him Beast because once he's named that s it."
"Yes Beast it is!" She chimed
Robbie bought everything she would need and a few things she didn't. He returned home to find her and Beast gone. Sportacus explained she had taken him with her to the park.
"Good I'll set it up." He said taking everything to her room.
It was sunset before daughter, father, and feline returned home.
"You might want to feed him." Robbie said
Stephanie went to her room only to come running out and hugged him.
"I take it you like it." Robbie stated trying to loosen her grip.
"Thank you thank you thank you." She chirped.
"I do need air you know." He said as she was still hugging him.
She released him and went back to her room. He had gotten everything to take care of the little feline sure but he had also gotten a bunch of toys and a cat house for it to play with.
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Only two chapters left my friends. However I've started another story and as always you have any idea for stories let me know!