Later that night, when all the kids were asleep, Alekx laid on the couch, Gilbert in the recliner, and Leon on the floor.
"Gott, you make the best cake." Gilbert said, leaning back with yet another piece of cake.
Alekx blushed at her brother's praise and turned to the man that was her best friend through grade school.
"Leon, don't you want another piece?"
"No." was his simple, curt answer as he stared out into space, probably thinking about something that had nothing to do with anything they had talked about.
"You need to eat more." she scolded.
"I think I'm going to go to bed." Leon said, standing and walking out, to avoid her normal lecture.
"I'm going to follow his awesome suggestion and awesomely go to bed," he stood and suddenly stopped, "Why in the world did I word it like that?"
Soon Alekx was completely alone.
Heracles was right, she wasn't very good at parenting. She had 21 kids, for God's sake! She should have known how to raise kids. Though she had been only 19 when she had Heracles and 2 months later found the 1 year-old Oslo on their front steps. Over the years 17 more children would be dropped on her porch and she had 2 more herself.
It had been 16 years since she had found Oslo, yet people often told her she could barely pass for 21 ( not for height, they said she just had a youthfulness to her.)
She loved every single one of her children the same, yet sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if she had done something wrong. Socorro had anger issues. Heracles and Nikolai often isolated themselves with in the house. Emre was often angered, albeit not as bad as Socorro. Fight between were a regular occurrence.
She sighed, at least they stayed together as a family no matter how big the difference.
"Mutter..." a small voice interrupted her musings.
She looked down into the large green eyes of her youngest.
"Yes, Emilia?"
"I'm scared." the girl said, snuggling a stuffed gold eagle to her chest.
"Come here," Alekx said, lifting her onto her lap,"What's got you scared?"
"The thunder." she answered, burying her silvery head into Alekx's cheat as thunder boomed outside.
"Come now, there is nothing to be scared of, but if you want I'll come put you to bed."
"Will you sing to me?"
At her mother's nod, the 5 year-old quietly cheered.
Silently Alekx, still caring Emilia, made her way to Emilia's room.
Decorated in pale pinks and other pastels it was a little girls paradise. The only things out of place were the multiple (Stuffed) puffins scattered about the room and her bread spread, an exploding volcano.
Why her daughter had choose it, she would never understand. All she knew was she loved it, so she would keep it.
After tucking Emilia in, Alekx pulled up the stool from the girl's desk.
"Which lullaby?"
"You choose, Mutter. Your voice will be pretty no matter what."
"I'm not that good, but what about Sleep, Child Sleep."
The younger quickly nodded.
(Italics= singing, song is German, but I'm putting English lyrics, she is singing in German.
Sleep, baby, sleep
Your father tends the sheep
Your mother shakes the branches small,
Lovely drams in showers fall.
Sleep, baby, sleep.
Sleep, baby, sleep
Across the heavens move the sheep.
The little stars are lambs, I guess,
And the moon is the shepherdess.
Sleep, baby, sleep.
Sleep, baby, sleep.
I'll give yo a sheep.
And it shall have a bell of gold
For you to play with and to hold
Sleep, baby, sleep.
As Alekx finished, she looked down at Emilia, only to find the girl asleep.
She stood and walked out, closing the door,but not before say, "Good night my little flower."
As she walked out of the room, she found the youngest of her biological children, Asher.
"Yes, Asher?"
He look up at her with identical eyes, "Mom, why don't you do that for me any more?"
"I thought you were the hero and didn't need 'baby stuff' anymore." she smiled at him as he made a face.
"I am, nut I figured you liked that so I thought I'd be a hero and ask if you would like to do it some more."
"Would you like me to sing you a lullaby?"
"No."
"Alright." she said, chuckling and turning to walk down the hallway.
"Wait, if you really want to you can."
She turned, smiling as her son tried to be a hero, while getting her to sing him a lullaby.
"Alright, come on."
And with that they headed to him and Aurelio's room.
End.
Okay, explanation time
She calls Emilia her little flower because Emilia is a type of flower.( though I do feel like she sounds like Russia)
I feel like she sounds like a pedo at the end, I really should introduce Aurelio.
Updating will be getting a little father apart because school starts back in 2 weeks.
Asher is a lot like a certain someone, just not quite as loud and uses his brain more.
The lullaby was the only German lullaby I could find.
Next chapter should be the start of the meeting, maybe
The thing about Leon, these are memories of what Alekx thought was her past, but it isn't.
Okay, as always apologize for any mistakes. And I'm pretty sure that is it.
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