Alright! So here's chapter two. I worked on this for maybe an hour and a half... I'm not really sure. Anyhow I hope you enjoy as much as you seem to have enjoyed the first chapter. I don't have a beta, I basically have to do that myself unless my friend Splint is available and at the moment he isn't so sorry for any mistakes.

Cat ran around the clothes shop eagerly. She picked out a light blue dress that matched Dorian's 'disco face'. "Papa I want this one." She looked over to John and her cheek flickered.

"You want it because it's the same colour as Dee's disco face don't you?" John asked as he took the dress and added it to the small basket.

"Maybe." She giggled. "Can Papa choose one for me?" She looked up into his hazel brown eyes with a pleading look.

"How about some t-shirts and jeans? It would be a nice switch from dresses, besides if your other Papa and I ever have to take you on a mission your dress might get in the way." John spoke softly.

Cat tilted her head as she analyzed what he said. "Ok." She nodded slightly and looked around for Dorian. Dorian came around the corner of the isle with a small white teddy bear.

"John! Can we get this for her?" Dorian grinned as he walked up to them.

"You disappeared for a bear?" John said in exasperation.

"She's our child for now which means she needs not only care but love. What better way to show love than to give her toys?"

John raised an eyebrow at him but said nothing else as Cat timidly took the stuffed toy. She grinned at him. "Look at it! It's so fluffy!" She squealed and wrapped her small arms around it tightly.

"Fine." John sighed as they went to another isle. He blinked as he looked at a rack of small socks and other undergarments. "Dorian you get to get the things from this isle. I'll go get some shirts and pants for her to try on." His blush was almost nonexistent but it was positively there.

"Alright." Dorian said as John walked away. "Come on Cat."

Cat was settled in the back seat of the cruiser with her new bear in her lap. She stared out the window with a soft smile.

John flexed his fingers on the wheel. Dorian was leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed. "So," John said breaking the silence, "is there anything else you need before we head back to my place?"

"I want to try ice cream." Cat said without hesitation.

"Is that it?"

"Can we go to the park?"

"It's getting dark out, do you really want to go today?" Dorian asked and looked back at Cat.

"I never said today." She said softly as she nuzzled her nose into the bear's soft, fake fur.

The two men were silent for a while before John pulled up to a noodle shop. "Come on kid, might as well get you some dinner."

Cat nodded silently and slid out of the car still holding the bear. "I want pork noodles." She said as she brought her violet gaze to John's hazel.

"You're not bringing the bear are you?" John asked cautiously.

Cat blinked before sticking her tongue out, her grip tightening on the bear. "Teddy is coming too." She said before grabbing Dorian's hand and walking beside him.

John said nothing more as they walked inside and were escorted to a booth. "Get me a beer and two bowls of pork noodles."

"Right away sir." The waitress bowed and walked off to another table.

Cat huffed and crossed her arms when John made her sit across from him. "John you've made her upset again." Dorian sighed as he slid into the booth beside Cat. "Hey, look at me."

Cat glared at John for a minute longer before bringing her gaze to Dorian's bright blue. She scowled. "What?"

Dorian only smiled, despite the small girl's sour tone. "I know where John keeps his candy stashed."

Cat visibly perked up at this and smiled devilishly. "Let us raid it later!" She thrusted a small fist into the air.

Dorian chuckled and then took on a blank face as the 'disco face' returned. "Hello?"

"Dorian where are you?"

"Um I'm out with John right now. Why?"

"Can you put him on?" Rudy's voice sounded excited and uncertain at the same time.

"Yeah. One minute." Dorian looked over to John. "Lean forward, I can't reach your ear piece." John sighed and did as told. Dorian placed his middle and index fingers on John's ear piece as he transferred the call.

"Hello?"

"Ah John! I have some, er, news. Weather it be bad or good is up to you."

"Well then tell me." John demanded as the waitress returned with the bowls of noodles and his beer. "Thanks." He nodded to her.

"Erm, I never said anything."

"Not you. I'm at dinner."

"Oh. Noodles I suspect?" Rudy asked.

"No I'm eating space rocks. Yes I'm eating noodles." John said as he broke the chopsticks apart. "Dorian could you help Cat?" He muttered as he noticed the small girl struggling.

"I can do it myself!" She cried and moved to where Dorian couldn't reach her.

"Ah speaking now is she? She was quiet as a mouse yesterday." Rudy chuckled. "Anyway the news, I was continuing to look at the information I got from her yesterday and I found that you can program her to age quicker or slower. Meaning in six mounts she could be five and six months from then six. Or in two years she'll be five and two more years she'd be six."

"No thank you. Having her age normally is good enough." John said through a mouthful of noodles. "Now if you'll excuse me," he said as e swallowed, "I'd like to enjoy my noodles and my beer."

"Alright. See you around, tell Cat I said hello."

"Goodbye Rudy." John sighed as he hung up.

"What did he say?" Dorian asked as Cat handed him the chopsticks, asking for help in a mute way. He broke them apart and handed them back to her.

"Something about being able to change how fast she ages. Nothing important."

Cat watched John eat for a minute to see how he was using the chopsticks and then tried to imitate. She growled softly as the noodles slipped and landed back in the bowl. She tried again, and once again failed. She put the chopsticks down and before John or Dorian could stop her she picked up some noodles and stuffed them in her mouth.

John stared, his chopsticks now empty and halfway to his mouth, before he put the chopsticks down and rubbed his face. "I'll go ask for a fork."

Dorian brought his gaze up to John's and chuckled. "Alright."

When John settled her in bed after having Dorian help her take a bath he went to take a shower himself. "Dee watch the kid."

Dorian looked up from the television. "Alright John." He got up and turned it off before heading to John's room to sit on the bed beside Cat. She was sitting there watching John as he walked around his room searching for clean clothes.

"Maybe we should've gone clothes shopping for Papa J. too." She spoke softly, mainly to herself.

"Shut up." John muttered.

"Do you have any board games John?"

"There might be a holographic one that my dad used to play with me. If I still have it that is. Check the closet." He said as he grabbed a towel and went into the bathroom.

The board game was indeed in the closet, buried under a pile of John's clothes that he had been to lazy to put up. "Monopoly." Dorian read as he put the box on the bed. He was reading the rules mentally.

"Can we play Papa?" Cat asked as she poked the box.

"Why not?" Dorian set it up on the bed and sat opposite to Cat. "Which piece will you be?"

"I want the car!" She said as she grabbed the small round chip with a picture of a car on it. "You be the dog." She grinned.

They placed their chips on the handheld device that connected to the board. Immediately a holographic car and a holographic dog appeared on the go space.

"I'll role first." Cat said as she picked up the blank cubes. She shook them and threw them down in the box. Two black dots were displayed on one and five on the other. "Seven." She smiled and pressed the button on her remote that said 'seven'. The holographic car moved seven spaces to the 'chance' space. She pressed the 'chance' button.

"Take a walk on the boar walk. Advance token to boardwalk." Cat read aloud. She grinned as her holographic car moved all the way around the board to said spot.

The next morning John woke up first, Cat with her head on his chest and Dorian charging. Not really wanting to disturb either he just lay there until Cat shifted and sat up rubbing her eyes sleepily. "Mornin' Papa." She mumbled as he sat up and hobbled over to his synthetic.

As he clicked it into place Dorian shifted as well. "Good morning John."

"Yeah, good morning." He yawned and walked back over to Cat. "Come on kid, we need to get going."

He picked her up, seeing as she was still sleepy and when she tried to stand she nearly fell over, and walked to the bathroom where he sat her on the closed toilet before leaving and returning with a pair of blue jeans and a shirt. He helped her put them on and tied her shoes for her.

Cat smiled tiredly before yawning. "I'm hungry."

"I know kid, I got some crackers in the kitchen." John said and picked her up again. "Dorian look in the pantry and get the box of crackers."

"Ok."

John grabbed his keys and waited for Dorian before they headed to the cruiser. Cat securely in the backseat with a box of crackers John started the car. He drove in silence, with the exception of Cat quietly munching on the crackers, until they came to a red light.

"You thirsty?"

"Mhm." Cat mumbled as she rubbed her eyes again.

"I'll stop by the next gas station to get a bottle of water, sound good?"

"Yeah."

Silence washed over them again as John continued driving. Soon he parked at a gas station and got Cat a bottle of water and not much later they were at the precinct.

"Alright kid come on." John picked her up and took her inside. As they passed Maldonado motioned for them to come in. "Yes?"

"How is she?"

"She's great Sandra." John smiled slightly as he shifted the position Cat was in.

"Would you like for me to watch her? For just a little while? Rudy called me and informed me of everything I'd need to know, besides you don't want her to get in your way."

"Well-"

"Rudy told me she's a nice kid and that she'd behave." Sandra seemed eager to watch over Cat for some reason.

"Auntie, I'm tired." Cat mumbled over John's shoulder an shifted to where she was looking a Sandra.

"You'll be fully awake soon." John reassured her. Cat nodded softly. "Just a couple of hours." John said as he handed Cat over to Maldonado.

Sandra beamed as John and Dorian left. "Auntie." She looked down at Cat and sat her in her chair. "Do you have any games?"

"I might have something." Sandra said, immediately beginning to dig through her desk's drawers.

Cat sat at John's desk and watched him curiously. She got bored quickly and her gaze wandered off. Her eyes rested on Richard Paul who was staring at her. She hopped down from the desk chair and wandered over to him. "Hi."

"Hello cutie." Richard smiled slightly and bent down. "What's your name?"

"Cat, and you?"

"I'm Detective Paul but you can call me Richard."

"Uncle Paul do you wanna play a game with me? I'm bored."

"I can't right now, sweetheart." He sighed and watched with a smirk as John started walking towards them.

"What? Are you a pedophile now?" John sneered as he came close enough for Paul to hear.

"Hello to you too Kennex." Richard smirked and stood up. "Cat here was just telling me how awful you are."

Cat raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"Dorian take Cat and go to the lab." John ordered.

"Papa stop!" Cat yelled as John raised his fist. "Uncle Richard you stop too." She scowled. "No fighting." Both men looked at her, tears welling in her violet eyes.

They glanced at each other then back at the small child. "Sorry." They said to her.

Richard walked away leaving John, Dorian, and a very upset Cat standing there. "Remember that stash of candy Dee told you about yesterday?" Cat nodded slightly, confusion evident in her face. "I have one here too. It's in my desk, come on and I'll give you some." John smiled and lead Cat back to his desk.

"Candy." Cat cooed as she looked through the drawer. He had all sorts of candies, little fizzy candies, sour candies, gummy candies, chocolates, and even flavour changing candies. Cat picked out a handful of candies and settled herself in John's desk chair to eat it.

Yep. Kinda short but a pretty good amount of words for how long I worked. I really liked the idea of making my favourite classic board game into something more interesting. My sister literally won't play with me anymore but she said she'd play the Holo version. Peace! ~Cat.