Prt. 4

Both stitchpunks remained perfectly still for a few moments before a series of soft chuckles brought 10 back to reality. He glazed over his shoulders quickly to see that Marcus and Lizzie were almost fawning over the small scene before them, making the pale male blush in embarrassment.

"Don't look at me like that…" he whined to his parental figures, shifting on his feet awkwardly. "I said I get her out of the couch and I did. So can we just move along and get her checked out?"

Marcus laughed at his son's defensive behavior, how it reminded him of his youthful days before he had married Lizzie. So he tried to collect him as he moved over to his son and the newest member of the family. But he couldn't help his small laughter when 10's blush deepened as 13 pressed herself right into his front, effectively trying to hide herself from view.

"Ooh, I think she likes you," the human male lightly teased as he picked up both ragdolls, kneeling down before cupping his hands under them, rising to his feet again to leave the room.

"Dad…" 10 whined effectively, trying to pry 13's small arms off of his body. "Don't say things like that around her. Who know what she could pick up?"

"Of course son," Marcus answered, looking to his wife with an all knowing smile that she returned. Soon both humans were walking up the stairs to go back into the workroom that had been the place of creation for all the ragdolls in the family.

Once in the room, Marcus pulled the chair away from the desk with his foot and sat down on it well placing 10 and 13 down of the work desk before him. The female was shaking slightly but held a deep fire in her eyes, a clear warning that she may become hostile again if provoked.

"It's alright 13 dear," Marcus assured her gently, slowly moving his left hand behind her to stroke against her canvas body. The reaction was immediate but not what anyone except from the female; she began to purr softly from the gentle warm strokes against her side.

"Well, that is unexpected," the human male mused, his son blinking in surprise to seeing the female so relaxed with his father already. "Usually it took days or a solid week before you boys started to imitate animal noises. She's already showing great promise."

Lizzie nodded in agreement, finding her daughters noises adorable and liking that 13 was able to relax in the presents of humans so quickly. 10 was simple stunned to hear something so soft and innocent sounds emanating out of 13's voice box, a small goofy smile planting onto his face well he slowly removed himself from her hold so his father could get to work on making sure all was well with 13's inner working and her soul.

"Okay, that's take a look see," Marcus said, lifting 13 up with his left hand and placing his glasses on with the right. He had stopped stroking her now, so her purring had stopped and she was simply staring back at the human male with her teal eyes wide with wonder.

Marcus chuckled softly as he set 13 down on a stand he had designed specifically for examining the creations that he had become so obsessed with, wanting to make sure he had ways to care for and properly assist them when needed. So, once 13 was sitted down comfortably, Marcus went straight to work stroking her front softly. It was a relaxing technique he had learned from all the years working on his boys.

It worked to as 13 eased up from her hunched position and moved her arms away from her front, making it much easier for the male to try and open her front up so he could see that all was working as it should be. But a small cough from his wife distracted the male from his task to instead look to Lizzie in a questionable way.

"Yes dear?" he asked at length, "Is there a problem here?" When he was answered with Lizzie glazing down to 10 with a uneasy look, Marcus got the message and gave a small gasp before he forcibly turned 10 around and told he to cover his eyes until he was done.

"Why?" 10 asked in confusion, trying to glazed back but Marcus's hand being in the way from seeing 13 at the moment. "I've seen you work on myself and both of my brothers for years. What's the big deal? Is she deformed inside or something?"

Marcus gasped and quickly covered 13's head softly, blocking the last statement form her hearing. "10, the problem is that..well, you're a male and she's a female." He desperately hoped his son would be able to understand and not question him on why again and instead just trust that his father knew best.

"What's that got to do with anything?"

Marcus sighed at those words leaving his son's mouth, obvious not getting this without further explanation. "She's a female son, and you're a male. So the issue here is that well, it's not normal to see someone's insides unless your giving them medical treatment. She shouldn't see yours and you should see hers unless it's absolutely needed."

When he was meet with a dead 'I don't get it' by his child Marcus sighed deeply and looked to his wife with eyes that clearly were asking, well more like begging for help here. She nodded and turned 10 to face her instead of 13's direction, coming up with a quick and believable reason why 10 shouldn't see 13 open up like that.

"Only mates should see each other's insides without medical reason," Lizzie explained to her son figure. "It's a thing only beings that are bond for eternity should do; it's a sign of love and care. So if you see her insides, than I think I'll have to marry you two right here and now."

10 gasped and quickly hide his face into his hands well Marcus stared at his wife with an agape mouth and wide eyes that read 'Really? Did you really just say that?'

Lizzie just shrugged and had a satisfied smile on her face, signaling her husband to carry on with looking 13 over well 10 was distracted. Marcus complied and removed his hands from 13's head to instead grab her fester gently and remove it from its hole to open the new female open and see how her metal structure looked after her reckless actions this morning.

Before to long Marcus had looked over everything about the small female, he had looked over her skeletal structure and found nothing out of places. He had checked her soul pulse and was stunned to find it going strong and rising with every passing minute. All of her wirings and ports were intacked and sealed properly from the elements that plagued their world. Her reflexes were good and judging by the way she nuzzled into his sleeve with deep inhales, it was clear that her scent sensor was working as well.

He even had done smaller things like measuring her height, checking her weight and measuring everything from head to toe about the female before him. It was all carful jotted down in his notebook that held everything about the ragdolls in this home for future refrains. On never know when this information would be needed again after all.

"She's perfectly functional and seems to be a just fine," he finally concluded to his wife and 10 when he was done with the physical on 13's anatomy. "You can uncover your eyes now son, it's perfectly fine."

The pale ragdoll did as told before turning back to 13 with a small smile, her own growing when she was lowered back down to her friend. Once Marcus's hand touched the desk, 13 leaped right off and rushed beside 10 like he was her guardian of some type.

Lizzie and Marcus smiled to see that indeed 13 and 10 were getting along at the moment, and hoping that once her personality and place in the world set in she would still care for the pale male beside her. Even if there was a big height different between them and 10 was older than her, a connection formed between them would be enjoyable to see.

"10 my son," Marcus said at length, "Why don't you go take 13 downstairs again and introduce her to the boys well me and Lizzie get dressed for the day?"

10 blinked in surprise, his father actually trusted him to guide the female into the family with his instruction? When he was meet with a nod from his father and a small smile from Lizzie he nodded eagerly before taking 13's hand and leading her off of the desk and out of the room to see if the two could find his brothers.