Jennifer Chapter 5

WARNING! This chapter will have a lot of feelings! Don't read when you have a weak heart or don't want to cry in front of an audience ( in case you are reading this on your handy in middle of class). You have been warned!

"I think it is time for our little Kit to get some sleep. It's already late enough." Said Manda after looking at the Clock.

Jennifer also looked at the clock and saw it was... "9 O'CLOCK!? You call that Late?!" Screamed Jennifer and looked at her Pokemon in disbelieve.

Samantha smiled at her and said: "It is. At least for a little girl like you. Don't worry. You will get used to your new bedtime pretty soon." And with that, Samantha cradled her daughter in her arms and moved to her new baby room where she was soon sat up on her pink changing table. "Let's see if a certain little Kit needs a diaper change before bedtime." said Samantha with a little singsong in her voice as she removed the Diaper Cover Pants and put two fingers between the diaper and Jennifers legs to check for dampness.

Jennifer, of course, was not so happy that her Pokemon was checking if she had a wet diaper like a baby who wouldn't notice. "HEY!? What's the idea!? I don't need diapers and you know it! I thought we had this already cleared up?" said Jennifer with a scowl.

Manda reacted with putting a pacifier in her mouth and said motherly: "Shh, sweetie. No need to be grumpy. We just want to make sure you don't get a diaper rash. That would be no fun. Especially for bedtime."

Jennifer glared at the Ninetales but didn't do anything. Samantha smiled and said: "All dry! We really have a big girl here, or not? Let's get you into something more comfortable for nighttime. Manda? Would you please look for an outfit?"

Manda smiled at her mate and said: "Of course. Just give me a minute." She walked over to a closet and looked through the various outfits until she found the perfect one. As she came back, she said: "I think we have too many cute outfits for our little girl. It's really hard to decide which she should wear."

The outfit was hold up by Manda with her tails for Jennifer to look at it. It was a brownish red footed Onesie with a butt flap for easy Diaper checks and changes with 6 fluffy looking tails over it. The front had a white oval and at top was a hood with Fox like ears and what looks like an opening between them. Samantha took the outfit from Manda and started to put it on Jennifer. First her feet, who looked now like little paws, then her hands, who also ended in mittens which were designed like little paws.

"This will surely keep you nice and warm for the night." said Samantha as she zipped the back close and pulled the hoodie over her head. Then she took some of Jennifer's hair and guided it through the hole in the top of the hood. Where normally would be a scruff of hair for a little Vulpix, was now her own hair. The design again made her look like a Pokemon version of her human self. Jennifer noticed she couldn't reach the zipper. Not that it would help her much with the mittens still on. She was trapped! She spit the pacifier out, which was caught by Manda's psychic, and said: "Why can't I open it myself? What when I have to use the toilet?"

"Well, you use it of course." Said Samantha and petted the diaper bulk between Jennifer's legs.

"You can't be serious." Deadpanned Jennifer. "There is now way I would use my... I mean... A diaper!" Yelled Jennifer and tucked at her Onesie where the diaper is placed. "Let me out of this ridicules outfit and give me my stuff back! I'm out of here! I rather go back to the wild alone!"

"Jennifer!" yelled Samantha and Jennifer looked shocked up to her former starter Pokémon. She expected to see an angry fire Fox... but instead found the crying eyes of her best friend. "Please..." comes the whispering voice from Samantha "Please... don't say something like that... I don't want... too..." It was just too much for the Delphox. With teary eyes she run out of the room and left a confused and overwhelmed Jennifer and a concerned Ninetales in the room.

"Great job, sweetie." said Manda with a thick sarcastic tone. "Your first day and you got your mother crying and running out of the room. I hope you are proud of yourself."

Jennifer tried to say something, but Manda just shoved the pacifier in her mouth. Jennifer didn't protest this time. She silently suckled on the pacifier and seemed deep in thought. Manda cradled her in her tails and moved over to the crib. She laid Jennifer down and covered her with a pink blanket before she spoke again: "I just want you to know, she did all this, not for herself, but to show you, how much she really loves and cares for you."

Manda was silent for a moment to let it all sink in, then continued: "All the time... all the time we were together, she would only talk about you and how we all would be a happy family together. She doesn't just wants a child. She wants you. She always had nightmares of you alone in the world with no one to help and protect you. That's why she decided, she would be this person. The one who protects and helps you. As you said, you would go back to the woods alone, she was remembered of all the nightmares she had of you. Injured, hungry and alone in the dark with no one by your side. But now... now you have two by your side. All I ask is that you give us, you give HER, a chance."

Manda sighed and walked to the door. At the door, she turned her head to Jennifer, who was looking at her through the bars of the crib and said: "Just think about this. Please." With that, Manda closed the door and walked to her and her mate's room.

As she opened the door, she nearly burst into tears herself. Samantha knelt before the bed and had her face buried in her arms. but that does very little to muffle the occasionally hiccups and sniffles escaping her nuzzle. Manda walked slowly over to her mate and sat beside her. The flicking of Samantha's ear indicated she know that Manda was there. Manda sighed and laid her head on the bed beside her mate.

They said nothing for a few minutes. It certainly helped Samantha that her mate was nearby. The hiccups and sniffles subbed down and she raised her head a bit to look sidewise at her mate. Manda sighed and said: "I put her to bed. I don't think she will try to run away. At least... for tonight."

Samantha nodded but said nothing at first. Then she looked off into space and asked: "Manda? Do you think I do the right thing?"

Manda was a bit caught off by that question. She remembers how Sam had talked about her trainer in their time in the revolution. She sounded like a mother talking about her own child. Talking about all the things the three of them would do once she made the adoption official. How they would play together or just sitting on the couch, cuddled up in a blanked with Jenny between them both and watching TV. How they would go to the park and Jenny making new friends to play together.

And now... this dream seems to crumble away before her eyes.

"Samantha Fireflower!" addressed Manda her mate with a stern voice which surprised Samantha and she looked to her mate with wide eyes. "What do you think you are doing?" continued Manda.

Samantha was still baffled and stuttered: "I... I... I was..."

"Are you saying, you just give up after one day? That you are a quitter just because it gets a little difficult in the beginning?" said Manda in an accusing tone.

"But... but..."

"But nothing." Said Manda in her stern voice but got gentle as she continued: "We both know this would be not easy. For neither of us. But that's normal for new mothers. To doubt oneself. To ask if this is the right thing to do. We have many friends who have human children of their own, and they are not really happy in the moment either. All we can do is, to continue and show our daughter how much we love and accept her, regardless what happens and that we will support her in this new and scary world. That there is nothing to be embarrassed about."

Samantha looked stunned at her mate and Manda looked back. Then, without warning, Samantha shoot forward and planted a deep kiss on her mate's muzzle, who gladly returned it.

They broke the kiss and Samantha just embraced her mate with a lovely hug as she whispered: "Thank you. You always know what to say to help me."

Manda smiled and moved her tails to hug her back. "I just hope our little daughter will think the same one day."

Samantha tightened her hug and said: "I think, from her reaction today, this will take a long time. But I'm now more sure as before, we will be a family. Together."

They stayed like that for a while before they broke the hug and prepared themselves for bed. It was maybe not so late for them, but this day was really tiring and they need to wake up fresh in the morning for her visit to the HAA to make the adoption of her new daughter official.

They soon were in bed and cuddled to each other as sleep slowly took them...

"Oh, before I forget." said Manda suddenly "My parents are coming over tomorrow."