Look, another chapter! This one's a doozy!

It had been a few days since Iason and Riki saw each other last. But the Blondie had agreed to come over for dinner, so the mongrel was busy running around the kitchen, trying to make everything perfect. It made him smile, thinking about how different he was from the Riki that led a gang. The former Riki wouldn't have cared if Iason was coming, and certainly wouldn't be pulling a baked chicken out of the oven. But then again the former Riki wouldn't be listening for the sounds of his kids and then drop everything to go running when he heard someone crying.

The crying was just Guy. He'd fallen and scraped his knee. Riki put a bandaid on it and gave it a kiss before sending the boy off with a little pat. Then back to slaving in the kitchen. It seemed all too soon when the doorbell rang.

Kaeri and her son had left the house to give him some privacy. After all, he and Iason had a lot of catching up to do. So Riki had to quick clean up and run to the door himself. When he opened it, the mongrel smiled at the Blondie on the doorstep. "Daryl didn't come?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. "It's a shame. The kids were looking forward to seeing him again. Oh well, I suppose they'll get the chance soon..." He took a deep breath, trying to calm down so he wouldn't start babbling. "Umm... come on in! I just have to finish up in the kitchen, but Guy and Rion are playing in their room down the hall if you want to see them!"

The Blondie nodded and touched Riki's cheek gently before they went their separate ways. The mongrel to make the food and Iason to the twins' room. When he got there, he pulled out his gun and checked to make sure the safety was off. "Hi daddy!" Guy said before skipping over to him and giving him a hug.

Of course Iason was taken aback. He looked town at the child and frowned. This was unexpected. No, he needed to just kill him, forget the little tinge of doubt he was having. But now Rion came over to hug Iason as well. The Blondie couldn't deny that this child looked like him. Even though it HAD to be a lie... didn't it? And Guy had his pale skin and looked like a black haired version of him when he was younger. Though Rion was tan skinned, he had the white blonde hair and blue eyes that only a Blondie had. But it couldn't be true!

Iason pointed the gun at Guy. Just shoot. Shoot shoot shoot... it couldn't be hard. He was raised and trained all his life to not have emotions and feelings, to not give into impulses. So why was he hesitating now? It couldn't be the innocent way that Guy was looking up at him. Or the look of fear on Rion's face. "Daddy?" Guy asked softly, not letting go of the Blondie.

"Son?" Iason replied. No! The man shook his head and pointed the gun at Guy again. "No. You're not my son! I don't have children, I was never in love with a mongrel, and this is all a LIE!" He strengthened his resolve and his finger tightened on the trigger.

Riki heard shouting, so of course he came to investigate. Iason spun around when he heard the mongrel enter. "You! You're the cause of all this! You lie to me and confuse me, well I WON'T HAVE IT!" The mongrel held up his hands to defend himself and try to calm the Blondie down.

"Iason, no. We were lovers, and those ARE your children." He slowly walked forward until his hands were on Iason's shoulders. "Come on. Put the gun down, and we'll talk about this rationally."

"N... no!" There were actually tears forming in the Blondie's eyes. "You're nothing. Just a piece of mongrel scum that got lucky. You captured my attention with your children who for some freakish reason have a passing resemblance to me, and then came up with a lie. For what? So you could be a citizen? So you could have credits? Whatever the reason, I won't buy into your lie!" The doubt in his mind grew greater, but he had to convince himself that Riki was a liar. For his own sanity.

"Iason..." Riki whispered. He felt like he was going to cry himself. "Iason, I love you. I've loved you for a long time, I can't believe that you'd even consider that I would lie to-" He was cut off. There was a fizzing sound and the mongrel's grip on Iason's shoulders loosened. After a moment he let go and fell to the floor completely.

Iason looked down at him and then at his gun, which was slightly warm from being fired. There was blood on the front of his shirt. Rion and Guy rushed to their fading 'mother', but the mongrel couldn't form any words for them. The Blondie pulled out a communication device and called Daryl with shaky fingers. "D-Daryl?" He said, trying to regain his composure. "I need you to come pick me up right away." He hung up and looked down at Riki on the floor again.

"Iason... how... could you?" The mongrel gurgle, blood coming from his mouth. The Blondie didn't reply, but he felt a tear stream down his cheek. Memories that he hadn't had for years came back to him in a rush. But his duty... his sanity... he raised the gun again and pointed it at Guy again, closing his eyes.

DON'T WORRY! It's not over yet!