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~ The transplant was harder on Darcy then Sadie. The risk of rejection was great and the whole procedure had been extremely painful. The little girl had to stay in the hospital for months afterward and even had to wear a face mask.

The whole ordeal was horrible because there was an entire month that Arthur was sure Darcy would die anyway. She looked so sick and frail. It seemed like the transplant was doing more harm then good.

Then, one day, Darcy ate all her breakfast. The day after, she walked to the bathroom by herself. She wanted to play Barbies with Ariadne and Sadie again. She wanted to sit in the sunshine. She walked all over the cancer ward before getting tired and Arthur had to carry her back to her room.

"I think I might get better, Papa." Darcy whispered in his ear as he put her back into bed. It was as if it was a choice she had made.

~ Ariadne was due any day when the doctor's told them the leukemia was in remission. It was still a long way away from being totally gone, but there was no need for more treatments.

~ Arthur was in love with a beautiful girl named Drew. He counted her pink toes and fingers over and over as his wife watched them from her hospital bed. Drew made nice baby sounds as she slept in her father's arms. Her body was warm and wrapped in powder pink that made her dark hair stand out.

"Well?" Ariadne asked as her husband looked adoringly at their daughter.

"She's so perfect." Arthur whispered. A wide grin on his face.

"No blindness this time." Ariadne sighed happily. Drew had been checked over for the same problems that had affected Daniel right after her birth.

"I would love her no matter what." Arthur sighed as he kissed his new daughter on the lips. Drew stirred a little at her father's touch, then went back to sleep.

The Architect relaxed into her bed as she watched them.

"Now that Darcy is on the mends, and the baby is here, we need to talk." She said sadly. She was still tired from the ordeal of birth.

"What about?" Arthur asked as he gently placed Drew in her warm, plastic hospital crib. The baby not even stirring as she slept.

"You know what about." Ariadne said. "We had to focus on Darcy and her illness. That doesn't change what happened with us."

Arthur sighed and straightened up. He looked at his new daughter. The love was perfect, instant and unbreakable.

"You want me to move back out?" Arthur asked. He looked at his wife's hands. She was wearing her wedding ring again. The bright blaze of sapphire catching the light. The shine of her silver bangle bracelet on her wrist.

"No." She told him. "But I think we need to go to marriage counseling. We've had a betrayal of trust that we had to put aside as we took care of Darcy. Now, that she's doing better, we need to address our own problems. We can't just ignore them."

"I thought... I thought we had moved past it." Arthur said uncomfortably.

"We stopped talking about it, for Darcy's sake. Arthur, you violated my mind. You made me have a baby when I told you I didn't want to get pregnant again. Do you have any idea how that made me feel? What if it had been me that extracted your secrets? What if I had been the one to get pregnant against your wishes?" Ariadne said.

Arthur sighed.

"Fine. Marriage counseling, whatever you want. Whatever you want, I'll do. But I'm not moving back out. I have you, and I have four children who need me." Arthur told her.

Ariadne nodded.

The Point Man moved closer to her and brushed back her dark hair.

"Ariadne, I love you, very much. I will do anything you ask to keep you in my life." He whispered. His lips roaming to her ear and kissing her.

She moved away slightly.

"I've contacted Albert Castus, and told him about you." Ariadne whispered.

Arthur sat back as if she had bitten him.

"You did what?" He asked in shock.

"He lives in London. He wants to meet you. I want our children to know their grandfather." Ariadne explained.

Arthur gaped at his wife. They sat in silence as a nurse knocked on the door and cheerily asked if she could take the baby back to the nursery again. The pink bundle being wheeled away and leaving her parents alone to talk.

"Ariadne, how could you do that? You know I didn't want to talk to that man. How... how could you do this?" Arthur asked.

Ariadne looked at him with a cold and steady glare.

"I'm sorry. Did that betray your trust?" She asked cattily.

A certain gleam in her eyes that told her husband she knew exactly what she was doing.

~ Cobb was looking at the new babies when a shocked and numb Point Man joined him.

"Congratulations, Arthur." Cobb said looking at Drew sleeping. The other babies were crying, but Drew slept peacefully.

Arthur didn't even take in what Cobb said.

In times like these, he would always talk to Cobb about what was going on in his world. Now, he couldn't get the words out.

What had Ariadne done? All for vengeance?

"Arthur?" Cobb asked. "Are you alright?"

Arthur nodded. He had explained what Ariadne had done. The Extractor already knowing the ugly details about Arthur's real father.

"She did it to get back at me. For the inception." Arthur said bitterly. He looked at his new daughter. How perfect she was.

"It's not always about you." Cobb told him in a toneless voice. "It doesn't always have to be about you."

Arthur looked at his oldest friend. Something was off about Cobb. The Extractor's normally immaculate appearance was different. More slovenly.

"Cobb, what is it?" Arthur breathed.

Cobb stared at the babies.

"I know you have been so focused on Darcy. You had to focus on her. Now, you have to focus on Drew. I didn't expect you to notice." Cobb said sadly. "Not right away at least."

"Cobb?" Arthur asked again. "What's happened?"

"Why aren't you asking where Sarah is? Haven't you noticed Sarah hasn't been here for a while? Why aren't you a little curious as to where she and Katie are?" Cobb asked holding back tears.

"Cobb, where are Sarah and Katie?" Arthur whispered worriedly.

~ END ~

I know! EVIL!

LOL. I want to finished "Dream Walkers", but I got so caught up in the idea of this story that I was really distracted. Plus, my friend Sarah, yes that Sarah, read it and now she teases me all the time.

"He's not here, YOU'RE HERE!"

Which I guess is pretty funny and cheesy.

Almost as cheesy as the Fifty Shades book. I still can not believe that shit out sold Harry Potter. They're not even that good. But what the hell do I know?

Which brings me to my next project, Arthur rescues Ariadne from an abusive relationship. I pay special attention to Fifty Shades in this upcoming fan request story. Dont worry, I will come back to our family.

My friend Sarah has had a hard year and she is the nicest person that ever lived. I told her I was making her a character in one of my stories and she digs the fact she would be hooking up with Leo DiCaprio. Life can't be that bad when you have that.

She is as awesome in real life as I've described her in the story.

Whenever I write about Arthur's mother, I always picture Summer Glau. I like the fact she is a real ballerina. I've always pictured Arthur's mother as a dancer. That's why he can move around spinning hallways with ease. Also, I really think JGL and Glau look alike. It might be just me.

In the movie "King Arthur" with Clive Owen, Arthur's last name is Castus. I've never given my characters last names, or fist names in Eames' case, unless they were specified in the film. But since Nolan derived the name Arthur after the great king who slept for 1,000 years only to awaken when needed, I decided to kind of give him a last name.

Long story short, the family's last name is not Castus.

Edwina Sharp will be in the next installment. Don't worry. I do have plans for her.

As for Miles, I haven't done a lot with him. In fact, nothing at all in this series. I'm not sure why. Perhaps because I've introduced so many new characters.

Thank you all so much for reading.