Galen sat in the kitchen area at the small breakfast bar. Nite Star played on the counter with the small image of a demon that Galen had conjured. They had been like that for nearly an hour. Dureena was happy to see Galen so happy. Susan, Marcus and Dureena all sat in the living room area of the quaters discussing various things.
"So who is this Byron guy?" Dureena asked as she leaned forward to put her elbows on her knees.
"He's a telepath that thinks all the teeps should get thier own homeworld," Susan started, "He was once part of Psi-Corps. He became a rogue though then came here. The number of rogue telepaths that come here has been growing steadily since he got here. Lyta has become involved with him, in more ways than one, and is trying to help get the homeworld."
"Sounds like a bad apple," Galen said as he walked out of the kitchen with a sleeping kitten in his arms. He really did look happier as he took a seat next to Dureena.
"He is," Marcus added, "I've heard that he'll do anything to aquire this new homeworld. And ever since Lyta got involved, they've been getting supplies of weapons and various other things that are kind of dangerous."
"As lovely of a conversation as this seems to be, can we talk about something else?" Galen asked laying the kitten on the sofa next to him. "Like when you got Star? And maybe why you didn't call me earlier."
"Well we got her right before you guys left," Susan started, her eyes falling to the small sleeping form. We went to go get you, but the station's log said that you had already left." Susan looked apologetically to the two.
"Then when we got back to our quarters we realized that we should probably let her have a little time before we told you," Marcus continued, "After a couple days went by though, we realized that she didn't remember anything about you guys so we decided not to tell you because we didn't want to open old wounds." Galen nodded in understanding.
"Then the night before I sent you the letter," Susan picked up, "Star was...'hunting'...our feet-"
"And my face," Marcus added raising his hand slightly.
"Right, anyway after I scolded her and we went back to bed," Susan got a look of slight concern on her face, "She asked who Galen was. We were happy and over the next few days she remembered more and more of the poeple she had known and the places she had been."
"And when did you decide to get married?" Dureena asked with a huge grin.
"Shortly after we left Babylon 5," Marcus said with a grin that matched Dureena's, "And you shold have seen the look on Susan's face." Dureena and Galen both tilted their heads slightly to the sideand looked at Susan.
"Well I came into my quarters after a long day and the place is filled with roses. There's so many of them that I can't go anywhere. I started to call for Marcus but then looked at the couch, he was in the classic proposal stance with Star resting comfortably on his leg," Susan smiled, "After I got done laughing I accepted." Silence followed as everyone absorbed everything that had been discussed. After a few minutes, the door chime went off. Susan and Marcus looked at each other, confused, then got up to answer the door. The door slid open and the couples eyes were drawn down slightly. A guardian sat outside their door. This one resembled a very large panther that was a rich, autumn brown.
May I come in? the 'voice' was very masculine. Marcus and Susan quickly moved to one side to allow the feline entrance. He walked around the sofa and right up to Star. It's been half a year since she restarted the cycle yes? His voice had a very soothing quality to it. Marcus and Susan nodded then looked at each other. The new guardian backed up a few steps and sat down. My name is Faux
"Faux...as in fake?" Dureena asked with a smile.
Yes, I liked the way it looked and I like the way it sounds He eyed Dureena carefully. I am the guardian that reteaches the ones who start over