Warnings: Yaoi, cursing, OOC.
Disclaimer: Not mine Capcom's, I own plot, Zhane, kids, and Monica's family.
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Halloween Costumes
With two weeks to go until Halloween, we and by that I mean I, deiced to head out to Claire's now. It only took us about three hours of packing bags and getting everything set-up before we were finally ready to leave. Dimitri and Dominik didn't take very long to find cloths to wear and stuff to bring along so that they were occupied. They carried their bags down and placed them by the front door. Dimitri then headed to the kitchen to get food into a separate container for Polar Bear, as well as his other items he needed. Like that special bed and his favorite chew toy. While Dimitri was busy with the dog, Dominik helped with Dante. He found some baby-proof as well as Dante proof baby toys, packed the necessities that all babies need and brought the bag down. When everyone and everything seemed to be packed up and ready to load them into Wesker's Hummer,I noticed that Abri's bag is missing. I head back inside and then up the stairs, walk down the hallway and open the door to the only female in the houses room.
The floor is covered with strewn clothing here and there and a few stuffed animals soon join. " Abri... dear what exactly are you doing?"
She turns around and has picked up a dress in one hand and a pair of jeans in the other. " What do I bring?"
He shake my head a chuckle lightly, " Honey, we are going to be gone for two weeks. Bring a good what you want, besides I am sure Aunt Claire has a washer and a dryer at the house."
She smiles and nods her head, causing her auburn locks to bounce around her head. She proceeds to pick up her shirts, dresses and pants, folding some back up while others are placed into her bag. Within a couple of minutes her room is spotless and we head downstairs and pile everyone into the car.
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Two hours into the drive and Dante is getting restless. He pulls on his car seat restraints and whenever anyone hands him a toy he just throws it back on the ground. After getting smacked in the head with a plastic toy train for the fifth time I turn around and very sternly tell him to knock it off.
" Dante Lukas! Calm down, and stop throwing toys."
Not only does he stop what he is doing but my other three kids as well, go still. I look around at them before facing the front again, within a few seconds they go back to playing quietly or staring out the car window.
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Another two hours go by and I force Wesker to pull into a pit stop so that Dante can get out and crawl around. The kids pile out as well, Abri heading into the rest stop to use the bathroom, Dominik asks if he have a dollar for the vending machine I hand it to him but tell him to share with Dimitri. Dante lets out a relived sigh when he is placed on the grassy area and starts to crawl around, which soon turns to standing up and walking around. He gets distracted by a white little butterfly that flies around him and he starts to chase it. Laughing and clapping his hands as he reaches for it, completely missing the small pebble in his path and tripping over it. I rush to catch him when a white furry blur passes by and lays down in front of him just in time to break his fall.
Of course Dante remains unfazed by this and laughs harder, he pushes off of P.B and hugs his head.
" Silly doggie." He tells him, P.B. responds with a bark and a tail wag.
Dante heads over to me, extending his hands out giving me the well known sign that he wants to be held and I give in to his request to be picked up. I look around and see the twins, carrying a small bag of chips which they are both eating out of, heading back to the car. The step inside and sit back in their spots, Dante sees the food and starts to beat his palm against my shoulder and point at them with his other hand.
" Can Dante have one?" I ask them.
Dimitri nods and hands one over, Dante smiles and places the chip in his mouth. While he is distracted I set him back down in the car seat and wait for the other two to come back.
By the time Dante is done ( which is only about 15 seconds) Abri comes skipping out while holding onto her father's hand. Once everyone is back in the car and buckled up we head back out on the road. Hopefully the rest of the car ride will be better and we won't need another rest stop.
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When we finally pulled into Claire and Zhane's driveway it was well into the next day. We had to stop three more times to stretch our legs and so that Dante could release some of that pent up energy, plus Polar Bear had to go to the bathroom. The kids rested a little on the way here but were basically dead tired and had to be carried into the house and up to the guest rooms. I didn't realize how tired I was until we had to take the bags out of the car and into the house, Zhane helped and Claire made us some coffee. When everything had been brought in I thanked her for the cup and drank it up greedily, I hugged her and told her I was going to bed.
" I understand, good night." She says with smile.
As soon as my head hits the pillow I am out like a light, still wearing the same shirt and pants I had on when we left our home yesterday.
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Later that day, well more like night, I wake up to the sound of running and laughs. I sit up and rub the sleep from my eyes and just happen to look down at my stomach. It isn't big yet but I know that that will soon change with the fact that I already have a sped up pregnancy, but it is going to have to go faster because I am not going to miss work again. I am hoping that I don't get any more of those weird dreams I had when I was having Dominik and Dimitri, or those frequent bathroom breaks not to mention those horrid food cravings. I shake my head and get out of the bed heading over to my bag I rummage through it looking for a clean shirt, underwear and some pants. I pull out a dark green shirt and some blue jeans, as well as some plain blue boxers and head over to the bathroom to take a shower. When I am done I head downstairs and am greeted by the sight of my youngest son , who is in Zhane's arms, looking very sticky and covered in some purple looking goo. Further inspection of the kitchen and I see a half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the table.
" I don't understand how you manage to get jelly and peanut butter in your hair Dante" He mutters quietly to himself while juggling a now struggling Dante in one hand and a wet rag in the other.
I lean against the door frame, since he hasn't noticed me yet, and watch to see how he handles the situation. It's not that I don't think that Zhane will be a good dad, it's that I don't think he is exactly ready. But then again I can't say that I was any readier then he is, at least he knows Claire and loves her and is willing to do anything for her. I wasn't as lucky. I give him another minute or so before announcing my presence and relieving Zhane of clean-up duty. I take the rag and set Dante on the counter, handing him a spoon from one of the drawers to keep him distracted I soon start to gently wipe off the jelly.
When he is all clean, well as clean as one can get with a rag, I set him down on his feet and he heads off forgetting all about the spoon.
" How long were you standing there?" Zhane quietly asks. When I look at him I can tell that he was slightly impressed with how I was able to get Dante clean.
" Not very long." I answer handing him back the rag.
" How did you know what to do?" He angles his head in the direction that Dante left.
" I learned. But it wasn't that hard to figure out, the kid is fascinated with new things and absolutely loves to get into trouble whether by climbing up things or putting everything and anything into his mouth." When I see the look of apprehension and slight panic flash through his looks I quickly add words of comfort. " Don't worry Zhane, being a first-time dad is hard for everyone, but you learn as you go and then you realize that you didn't make as much mistakes as you thought you would." I place a hand on his shoulder and squeeze lightly.
He smirks, " yeah but your kids are all infected with the virus, they grew up faster and leanred quicker then a normal child would have."
I shrug " So, Dante is infected and he acts like a normal... well okay not a normal infant but you get my point."
At that moment Claire walks into the kitchen, absent mindly rubbing her lightly bulging stomach. She walks over to the fridge and rummages through it contents before settling on some orange juice and a yogurt. She sets her food on the counter and then turns to face us, she raises an eyebrow as she takes out a spoon and tears off the top of her yogurt.
" What are you boys talking about?" She dips the spoon into the top and stirs slowly before scraping some off and putting it in her mouth. All the while looking at the both of us waiting for an answer.
" Kids." I tell her and give her a lop-sided grin and exit the room looking for my other kids.
I soon find them in the living room watching TV, both Dimitri and Dominik are engrossed in the show currently playing, Ghost Hunters on SYFY ( Disclaimer: don't own the show or the channel but I love them both hah) man do I miss American television. I plop down on the couch, neither boy notices as they simultaneously both reach into the bowl filled with popcorn sitting between them, grabbing a small handful and bringing it up to their mouths. I laugh quietly and direct my attention to the show and watch it for about ten minutes when a commercial break comes on and Dimi turns around.
" How come we don't get this channel at our house?"
" Because dim-wit, we live in Canada, a completely different country." Dimitri tells him with a sneer.
I frown at the behaviour and sit up on the couch, " that was rude." I say to him. " But Dominik is right, we live in a different country and don't get that channel."
Dimitri makes an 'oh' face and nods his head, he returns to the TV and I get off the sofa to go find my only daughter and Albert. It doesn't take me long to find either one, mostly because they are both together and I could hear them outside. When I join them on the patio Wesker is sitting in a deck chair with Abri in his lap, both are looking up into the night sky and Wesker is pointing out something in the stars. Abri looks around and when she finds it you can tell by the creeping smile and the excited inhale of breath she makes. She looks back at Albert who smiles at her and makes her all the more happier as they continue to look for the constellations. Soon after I am joined by my sister, who is also wearing a smile. When she notices me looking she turns her gaze towards mine.
" He makes a great dad, as do you. Which makes me only believe harder that I'll be a great mom. I am glad though that you are here and, even though I hate to admit this, I'm glad you are there to help out when ever I need you, I'd like to think that I can do everything on my own but that is most defiantly not going to be the case here." She motions to her stomach, and a fond smile graces her face.
" Well Claire, if I didn't know any better I'd think you were getting sentimental on me." I joke with her.
She makes an as if sound a gently punches my shoulder, " it's a good thing you know better then right?" another smile on her face this time, one that appeared a lot when we were young and growing up.
" Yeah, it is." I pull her into a one-armed hug and then look up into the sky, wondering how long all this good 'luck' is going to last.
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Of course because of the long hours and the sleeping the whole day away my whole internal clock is off kilter. I stay up well past everyone else has gone to sleep, flipping through the channels and trying to find something boring enough to lull me back to sleep. Nothing. A half-hour later I find myself in the kitchen and digging through the cabinets looking for something to eat, pull out some pretzels and polish the rest of the bag off. As another hour goes by slowly I start to find myself drifting off to sleep. I turn off the TV, slowly trudge up the stairs and quietly open the door stip down to my boxers and crawl into bed next to Wesker. He turns so he is now laying on his back and I can't help but lean down and touch my lips to his in a quick kiss before settling down next to him and letting the heavy need for sleep and rest over come me.
The next morning ( which for me was five hours later) I'm awoken by a heavy wieght sitting on my chest. I grunt and try to roll over but the wieght moves with me and then two lithe hands are on my face squeezing the one side of my face visable and accesable to them.
" Daddy... time to...wake." Dante's deep yet light voice slithers it's way into my consciousness and I start to rouse from sleep.
" Wha-?" I turn again and sit up catching Dante before he rolls off the bed. I sit him down next to me and stretch my arms over my head and rub my face.
" We have... go" I blink my eyes to get a better look at his face. His eyes are wide and he is thrusting his finger in the direction of the door, he starts to rock back and forth.
" Alright, alright buddy. Hold on let me get dressed." I slide the blanket off and swing my legs over the edge of the bed and stand up. I grab a tee and some khaki shorts, take Dante from the bed and head to the kitchen where the rest of the family is.
" What is Dante talking about?" I ask them when I get into the room and sit down at the table. I look around and see that Abri is eating cereal, Dom is munching on toast while Dimi is stirring his oatmeal. Wesker takes a sip of his coffee and raises an eyebrow, at the very end of the table is Claire and Zhane, both are eating waffles engulfed in syrup.
" Well?" I ask again.
Finally Claire speaks up," I might have mentioned something about going to look for Halloween costumes today." She sticks a bite in her mouth and slowly chews.
" Oh, isn't it a bit early though?" I glance around looking for a clock, find one above the oven it reads 8:00am.
Claire shakes her head, " By the time we get done eating, get dressed, and drive there it will be open."
With that said I notice the kids slightly speed up their eating.
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Screaming, crying, sound of rushing footsteps, hum of talking going all around. Crowds of people bumping into you, barley having enough room to breath. This is why I hate the malls. Abri is on my left side holding my hand, huge smile on her face as she bounces on her heels. Dante is in my arms and for the first time he is being still, probably for the same reason I hate the malls, so much movement. Kids that don't want to be here that can be heard, or maybe they just haven't gotten what they wanted. I turn to Wesker with the twins on either side of him, they too are mesmerised by the life that just seems to be bursting from every corner, doorway and walkway. Claire and Zhane stand off to the side looking around as well, Claire once again rubs her stomach before looking at me.
" I still don't see why we needed to come here." Wesker comments while looking around the building.
I turn around to answer but am suddenly pulled off into a different direction by Abri. I look down at her excited face and can tell that she has found something interesting, so I look up to see what has caught her eye and find that it is a toy store. As soon as we pass the doors she releases my hand and skips down the nearest aisle and of course when Dante sees this he wants to be let down as well.
" Dante, come on buddy." I shift him back into place after his failed attempt to squrim out of my arms.
After his third attempt he sighs and crosses his arms. During this whole time I had been trying to locate my M.I.A daughter, I find her a second later looking the learning books. She grabs one and flips through the pages before turning towards me while holding the book up.
" This book is too easy." She turns back around, replaces the book and grabs a new one, only to do the same thing over again.
I step closer towards her, only being slightly jolted by Dante who had been leaning over to grab the first thing he could, and kneel down so that we are eye-level. Dante finds this an easier position to escape from so I let him go, and watch him stand up and teeter over to one of the shelves. I look around to make sure there aren't any other shoppers around that would over hear a three year old talking in complete and full sentences or her father telling her why exactly she is special.
" Sweetie we've been over this, the whole being extra smart thing." I smile slightly and she nods.
" So what happens when we go to a real school?" She looks down and I can tell her mood has dampened.
Before I can say anything to cheer her up myself, Wesker walks into the asile and up goes her spirit. I stand up and grab Dante, who big surprise, was trying to climb the shelves. I swear he goes looking for trouble, and just as well,trouble finds him. I look back at Wesker remembering that my other two sons were not with him when he stepped into the aisle.
" Where are the boys?" I ask him trying to hide the hint of panic in my voice.
" Relax, they'er with your sister."
" Oh." I reply letting out a breath.
After walking down a couple more aisles we head out of the store and return to our original mission: to find Halloween costumes. Claire is sitting on a bench waiting for us, the twins are getting plenty of attention from mothers and their young daughters alike. I smirk, they are going to be ladies men when they get older. When we get closer to them Claire stands up, "are we ready to look now?"
We nod our heads and follow her as she leads us through the mall.
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Claire seems to be on a mission of sorts, she takes the lead and starts to zig-zag through the crowd, we follow and it might only be because of our advanced senses, that we were able to keep up with her. When we finally stop it's right in front of Halloween store, it only comes around in October and then it's gone walls are covered with cardboard stone as a decoration, fake spider webs hang from the ceiling and at the backs around the wall are the costumes. In the middle are other decorations, witches, zombies, werewolves. Then there is the boots, the makeup, the wigs not to mention the wings, canes, scythes and everything else you can imagine this store has it.
Abri smiles and grabs Claire's hand " help me find a costume please."
" Of course, let's go." They head off towards the kids costumes along the left side of the wall, the girls costumes at least are over there.
Dimitri immediately goes to Wesker and grabs his hand pulling him over to the younger boys leaves me with Dominik and Dante, he grabs my hand and we follow after them. Dominik lets go of my hand and starts to look at the costumes, that are in bags with the picture in the front, to get a better look. After trying on the doctor, the dead cowboy with the arrow through the head, and having to be told five times that he could not wear the zombie costume, he finally settled on the scary jester costume.
It has a skull for a face has upside down triangles that are opposite the colors of the right side triangles. His left arm is black but his neck is red and on the right side his neck is black and his arm is red. The same goes for his legs, alternating colors. He Also wanted to get the jester scepter. After Dominik had found his costume and had gone off to help his brother, I walked away to find the younger kids costumes for Dante.
I have to tell you, it is not easy looking for a costume for him. Every time I held something up he either shook his head no, made a face, or did a combo and crossed his arms. I held up a lion costume he gave me a look, I held up a Batman costume he shook his head, so I tried a dog costume and of course he crossed his arms. I realized then that he wasn't going to be anything remotely cute or common.
" Dante, you have to pick something." I pleaded with him.
Right as I was going to give up I saw it, the perfect costume. I walked over and took it down, it was a Bam Bam costume. That pretty much fits perfectly with his personality and the way he behaves, climbing on things and getting into trouble. He seemed to like it as well, my guess it was the big club that did it for him. I brought back over to Wesker who was helping Dimitri find a costume. He couldn't decide between the Ghost Rider costume, which had the skull with flaming hair and the black leather jacket and pants to match, or the Zorro costume with his black cape, shirt, pants and mask, with a sword.
Seeing that there wasn't much I could do I decided to go and look for Claire, Zhane and Abri, hopefully she wasn't having as hard a time as her brother was. When I found her they were actually coming towards us, it seems I was right and Abri had picked out her costume in no time. She wanted to be the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. It consisted of a black and white dress with a red stand up collar, red heart bodice trimmed with a red bow, and a marabou trimmed skirt. It also included a matching black heart choker with a crown, and black and white striped stockings. The picture of the costume showed a flamingo purse which I glanced around the store and didn't see one, Abri doesn't seem to mind either way.
" Have the other three found a costume yet?" Zhane asks.
" Well I found one for Dante, he is going to go as Bam Bam. Dominik is going as a scary jester, but Dimitri can't decide between Zorro or the Ghost rider."
When we make our way over to them it seems that Dimitri has come to a decision and has decided to go as Zorro. We quickly look for the sword, since it doesn't come with and anything else that they might need for their costumes before checking out and leaving the store. We head over to the food court for a quick bite to eat, getting a large pizza and five cokes, the three little ones share. When we are done with the food and have thrown away our trash we make our way back through the massive crowd and the loud noise to get outside and then hop into the car to go home.
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Once back home we put the costumes up and away so they don't get ruined by any curious little kids. Zhane heads out to the garage returning a few minutes later with some Halloween decorations, which causes the kids to wild as they all want to help set-up. Abri with Dante decorate the windows with scary stickers and fake looking blood, words that say boo and beware, witches, ghost, candy corn or just plain candy. In no time most of the ground windows are decorated. Dominik and Dimitri help Zhane place spider webs, tombstones, skeletons, and other scary decorations up in the yard.
When they come in and clean themselves off we all head into the living room to watch a movie, and have some popcorn before the need for sleep overcomes us. Dom, and Dimi do their best to stay awake but their tiny little bodies can't fight off sleep anymore and they pass out. Abri hadn't stayed awake for very long as soon as the movie started anyway. Those three had pretty much commandeered the couch leaving two arm chairs and the floor for the rest of us. Dante wasn't in the mood for bedtime but a warm bath and some milk soon changed his mind, and I gently placed him in the crib in the room he shared with Dominik and Dimitri.
When the movie had ended Wesker carried up Abri, I brought Dimi, and Zhane took Dominik up. We kissed them goodnight and pretty much went to bed right after.
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Alright that is the end of this chapter I am hoping it is a little longer then the last one, again I wanted to get it up for you guys. So tell me what you think and thanks for the reviews, really appreciate them.