Whooooo, another chapter! It's short, but I'll be putting up another soon. I finally figures out how I'm going to end it... and I LOVE IT. Please review when you're done, I love reviews for they are tasty. 3!

Riki was ecstatic when he got home from Iason's penthouse. Iason had kissed him. Kissed him! Maybe in time they could be lovers like they used to be. With the kids… maybe they could be the perfect little family they dreamed of.

But of course the mongrel wasn't an idiot. Even if Iason was starting to remember his feelings, it would take a long time to get back the memories that had been wiped away. And once he got those memories, perhaps he would want to be away from Riki. And even if he wanted them to be together, Jupiter would try to tear them apart again.

He sighed. It was nice to dream… but he needed to start thinking of reality. Like his kids who were up way past their bedtime. "Hey, you little mongrels." He teased them, picking both kids up and pressing kisses to their cheeks. Guy and Rion squealed with happiness and struggled to get away, so Riki set them down and watched them run off to their rooms with an amused expression.

Kaeri came in and put a hand on his shoulder. "Well? What happened tonight? You were gone for hours…" Riki turned and grinned at her before walking into the living room and sitting on the couch.

"Well…" He started, waiting for the woman to sit so he could tell. "Iason had a headache, so Daryl made me go help him. Apparently he'd been saying my name in his sleep and stuff. So I went to Iason and hugged him, and then he kissed me. We laid in his bed for hours, just holding each other and the occasional kiss. It was…." He frowned. "It was the most romantic thing anybody has done with me in a long while."

Kaeri sighed and patted Riki's knee. "Oh, I'm so happy for you. So do you think you two are going to be getting back together?"

Riki shrugged. "It's hard to say. I think we both want each other, even if he's not really aware of it. But I don't think it would be a good thing if I moved in over there. He needs his space for a while to figure out what's going on and how to act."

They talked for a little more about the events of that day and made plans for the next day. Of course Riki wanted Iason to come for dinner again so that they could really talk and the Blondie would get to know his kids. Kaeri agreed it was the best thing to do, and they both went to their own rooms to sleep.

Iason had fallen asleep; Riki's arms were a comfort to him. But Daryl entered the room and woke him. "Um… master, did you want me to bring you your supper?" The Blondie looked at his furniture for a moment, and then nodded. Daryl hurried to fetch it, leaving Iason to his thoughts.

Riki… the mongrel confused him. He wasn't sure what he was supposed to do, love him like his heart told him he should, or hate him as his society and his god dictated. When Daryl returned, Iason decided to ask him. "Daryl…. Did Riki seem to like it here with me?"

The furniture set the food onto the bedside table and started handing Iason a plate. "Yes and no, sir. In the beginning he fought you very often, but in the end he seemed to enjoy your company and the freedoms you granted him. I think he did not mind being your pet, but he did mind not having the same freedoms he had in Ceres."

Iason nodded and dismissed the furniture, thinking about what he said. So perhaps he should leave Riki where he is now. But surely the mongrel would WANT to be with him for help with raising the children.

And then on the other hand, he couldn't disobey Jupiter. From what he'd been told, he was lucky he wasn't killed for what he did before. His emotions towards Riki were surpassed by his devotion to the AI. She had to be obeyed before all others, right?

So what would Jupiter want in this situation. Surely she hadn't meant for Riki and the children to be alive, perhaps she wanted them dead. Should Iason kill them to please her? He might find himself in her favor again. It hurt him how she never called him to meet in her private chambers anymore, and hadn't even seen her holographic self in years.

He wanted to be Jupiter's favorite again. More than he wanted to be the lover of some mongrel he hardly knew. So while chewing his dinner, the Blondie decided is next course of action. He would accept any invitations back to the mongrel's house. And there he would have to kill him and the children.

Anything so he could have his life back, right?