"We can't exactly ignore this, they are still a problem that needs to be dealt with."

"Well what do you expect us to do young girl go running off into the night after a fight like that? We need to rest, were not exactly built for endurance. Were for quick burst of raw energy, takes a long time for us to load back up."

"I don' give a damn bout end-whateva," Lizard slammed his hatchet onto the table, silencing Amber and Alt's argument. "Gotta rest, gotta 'pare da family."

I took a step forward. "When the time comes we can deal with them, their scattered. We just jumped them in the dead of night, no warning, no nothing. Their panicking, but if their bounty hunters they won't give up. There after me and they want me, bad. We'll just have to keep the village safe and secured until then. Can we all just manage that?"

Colt stared at me for a moment, those unsettling eyes making my nerves prickle. "If dey want cha, why don' we just give ya up?"

And round two of arguing begins. "Cus she my mate, you lil half breed som bitch." Lizard growled, glaring across the table.

"Watch your tongue, that's my boy you're talking to." Alt warned.

"Well let him threaten to give up your mate to people like them and see how you react," Missy held onto my arm. "Were all in this together though, Lizard, Colt. We are a family now I guess, we need to start acting like one and focus on the threat- how to get rid of the remaining hunters. Now Dizzy I know, I'm still on protecting the family, but we do need to figure out a plan in case we have no choice but to spring into action. We need to cover every detail, every simulation, everything that could possibly go down, even an alien space ship dropping from the sky, needs to be covered or else we fight in the village and risk our children getting injured or worse."

"I second that," Big Mama cut in.

I sighed and rubbed my temples. "Fine, fine whatever. You were in the military."

"Yes, I was, and we dealt with stuff like this all the time. We start planning in the morning, right now let's get some rest and tend to our families alright?"

We all nodded and started for the door, Alt and his family staying behind. They were staying in the village until this period was over, in one of the old houses near the main house. It was comforting to have more mutants around, even Missy and Amber were getting comfortable with having the mutants around. We needed more protection for the children anyway. I held onto Lizard as we crossed the yard, sighing and reaching up to touch my now extremely short hair.

"I'm really gonna miss my hair." I mumbled, jumping up onto the front porch of the main house.

Lizard ruffled my short hair. "Yeah…" he kicked the door open and we walked into the silent house.

I know Isabel was in Mama's room, and she was safe in there, but I had to check on her. I had to make sure she was truly safe and that it wasn't just my imagination. I nudged the door open to Mama's room just a little, flooding her ancient crib with light. Lizards hand ghosted across my back but I ignored that and stepped into the room, shading her face from the bright light. I hovered by the door, scared it seemed of my own daughter, before Lizard pushed me forward. I glared back at him while he snickered and then turned back, swallowing. I just…I never figured I would be able to have my own pretty little baby, but there she was, with the most unlikely father as well. I turned around to Lizard and grabbed a hold of his hand, jerking him into the room and making him growl into my throat. I smirked and raised my chin up, looking down at Isabel.

She was gurgling a little in her sleep, two tiny chubby fists held under her chin. I reached down and ran my hand over the top of her head, feeling the soft black hair and seeing that tiny cleft lip peering up at me. she was beautiful, perfect, and I don't think I could love anyone more than I loved her.

I turned around and started to nudge Lizard out of the room, feeling the lack of sleep mixed with exhaustion starting to hit me full force now. All I wanted to do was get in bed and sleep. I fell face first into the bed, making the sheets undoubtedly flutter up around me. I heard Lizards low cackle and then felt him climbing on top of me, straddling my sore hips. I groaned and rolled my head out of the blankets, seeing him out of the corner of my eye.

"Lizard not now," I mumbled, eyes closing.

"Ain't wha' I was doin."

I rolled my eyes and scoffed. "Oh please, and you were gonna rub my back."

He starts to sputter and I jump him, twisting up so I am the one straddling him. I miss my hair, I miss hiding in it when we do this. I mean, it just made me feel feminine. I don't think I will ever get the chance to be feminine ya know? I have tried, I wanted long hair, I had to cut it off. I wanted a curvy body, it's scarred, battered and broken. I swallowed hard and leaned down to lay my chest against Lizards and press my lips against his, tender and he understood and complied strangely enough. His fingers danced across my hips, unsure of what to do and that made me want to laugh. Lizard not knowing what to do? That was a good one.

"Momma!"

We jumped a part when we heard Clyde scream for Missy. I heard Missy scolding him and then a door shut. I chuckled a little and looked down at Lizard, saw him glaring at the door. "So that's our future, ready for it?" I whispered, reaching up to trace my fingers against his cleft.

His eyes flashed to mine. "Didn' tink it through."

I chuckled and rolled off of him, lying at his side. "Well you're not alone in that, I could have said something but I didn't," I rolled my head to look at him. "You don't regret her do you?"

He shook his head, mouth hanging open. "Jus thinkin bout how ta keep er safe."

I nodded and looked up at the ceiling. "What are we gonna do Lizard?"

"We gonna kill em."

"But Lizard, these guys…they were something other than authority. They know as many tricks as you do."

"Not all of em."

I shrugged, nodding. "I'm just worried about them is all. What if they're outside right now Lizard? What if…theres so many what if's Lizard. I don't think we can answer them all either."

He was silent and he had reason to be. I was scared, even inside of this dangerous family. I don't know those guys just gave me the creeps somehow. I wish I knew why they bothered me so much, maybe then I could fight them better. We couldn't make a truce, that meant giving me to them and I know I would not leave my family. I sighed and threw my arm over my face, seeing the sun starting to come up outside. We needed to sleep, I know everyone was getting up around noon. That meant plenty of rest, and I'm sure we had more than one person guarding the village right now. I can hope at least right?

"I ain't worryin bout any a that," he looked over at me. "We need a sleep."

I nodded and climbed up to the pillow and fell face first again, feeling Lizard moving around on the bed at my feet. I didn't think much of it at first, seeing as I was falling asleep fast and all I wanted to do was reach that sweet realm of dreams, but then I felt something I had grown quite familiar with. His tongue, his tongue snaking up my thighs and making me quiver under him. I moaned into the pillow softly and twitched, holding onto the sheets tightly. I felt a finger reach up and feel me through the tiny shorts I was wearing and groaned, lifting my hips up to help him remove the obstacle. Wasn't I just telling him I wanted to go to sleep?

Damn I was weak.


Sorry the chapter is rather short, compaired to my others, I have to go take a class today at this center and I might be gone all day so I just wanted to spit this out real quick.