So this one is shorter than the last two... one of you commented that Cat is like John. Yeah I mean she observes and tries to act like the people around her so she is acting like John slightly. There should be times where she seems more like Dorian. I'm trying to be nice to Richard no matter how much I hate him... I hope you like it.
Cat had fallen asleep leaned up against John's desk and the arm of his desk chair with a candy halfway to her mouth. John had smiled softly before disappearing to find a blanket to drape over her.
When he came back a brown leather jacket was draped over her. "Richard." John growled softly. He sighed anyway and tucked the blanket around her. "Sweet dreams." He whispered before kissing her forehead.
"You're really warming up to her aren't you?" Dorian smiled lightly as he leaned against the wall.
"So?" John shrugged trying to hide his faint blush. "Do we have a mission? A case we need to do?"
"There's one." Valerie said as she walked up behind him. "Their house burned down and the elder ran with the younger in his arms. We found them in an old car shed."
"Who?" Dorian asked.
"Them." Valerie nodded to a grey haired boy who was holding a black haired girl. "You can go talk to them."
"Can do." John grinned.
"You might want me to-"
"I handled that one kid and I can handle Cat, what's different about these two?" John shrugged.
Cat mumbled something and sat up stretching, causing the blanket to fall. "Papa?"
"Yeah?" John and Dorian said at the same time.
"Can I talk to them?" She pushed her bangs out of her face.
"It wouldn't hurt anyone. It would probably make them feel more comfortable here too because she's not an adult." Valerie smiled softly.
"Couldn't hurt." John agreed causing Cat to smile.
"Yay." Cat jumped down from the chair and wrapped Richards jacket around herself.
"Leave that here." John frowned.
"Why? Uncle Richard wouldn't mind."
"But I do."
Cat frowned. "No." She then walked over to the two. "Hi."
"Hey." The boy hugged his sister.
"Who are you?" Cat tilted her head.
"I'm Spenser, this is Oz." The boy said.
"I'm Cat." She grinned and sat down on the floor in front of them. "Are you scared of me?"
"No." Spenser said as he shook his head. "Oz isn't going to be taken away from me is she?"
Cat blinked. "I don't think so. I'm not a worker here so I can't answer that." The violet lights etched their way across her face before disappearing.
Spenser straightened himself and relaxed slightly. "You're a bot?"
"Android. Similar to a bot." Cat said as she shifted slightly.
Spenser smiled. "Oz has synthetic eyes. She was born blind, her eyes were so beautiful but she insisted on getting the synthetics. She said she was tired of being made fun of." He sighed slightly as if reminiscing what had happened.
"What colour were they?" Cat tilted her head.
"Teal, like mine. The only difference was that they had a milky film over them."
"What colour are they now?"
"Oz, can you look at her?" Spenser asked the small girl in his arms.
She turned around slightly, crimson eyes glancing at Cat. She opened her mouth as if to speak but seemed to decide against it.
"Pretty." Cat smiled much like a small child who had been given a toy they wanted.
"You think so?" Spenser asked as Oz turned and pressed her nose into his shoulder again.
"Yeah." Cat stood up and straightened Richard's jacket. "Do you want to talk to one of my daddies?"
"You have two dads?" Spenser tilted his head in confusion.
Cat nodded. "Do you want to talk to one?"
"Sure. Can you stay though?" Spenser asked as he shifted Oz in his arms.
Cat nodded before turning to look at Dorian. Her face lit up violet and Dorian's blue. She turned back to Spenser. "They're coming."
"I'm sure being an android comes in handy." Spenser sighed almost mournfully.
Cat shrugged and Dorian came over pulling up a chair. "Hello." He smiled at Spenser.
"Hi." Spenser shifted as if he was uncomfortable.
"I'm Dorian, DRN-0167." He sat down allowing Cat to climb into his lap. "Can you tell me anything about what happened?"
"The house burned down." Spenser said slowly as if choosing his words carefully. "I had been working on a bot, a pet."
"Why an animal?" Dorians steady gaze shifted from Spenser to John.
"Oz is allergic to animals. I thought-" He choked on his words slightly and wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his arm that wasn't supporting the small girl. "I thought that if I could create one... that she'd be able to experience caring for an animal. Just once."
"And what happened?"
"It went berserk. Insane. First it attacked Dad, then it bit one of the electric cords on a lamp which started the fire. Mom was trying to help Dad get out when one of the support beams fell, she told me to get away with Oz."
Cat shifted and made a soft whimper sound. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be." Spenser smiled sadly. "Everyone dies eventually."
"It's true." John agreed as he ruffled Cat's hair. "Hey kiddo, you hungry?"
"Yeah!" Cat smiled and held her arms up to him.
He picked her up and looked over at Dorian. "I'm going to go take her to a noodle shop, you'll be alright here right?"
"Yeah, man." Dorian smiled. "Go have a nice lunch."
"Can you take Oz as well?" Spenser asked as the small girl tugged on his hair.
"Can we daddy?" Cat asked with a hyper smile.
"Why not?"
"I'll see you when you get back Oz."
"Ok. Spens, will everything be ok?"
Spenser looked taken aback. "Of course it will." He smiled slightly. "Go have lunch with Cat and her dad ok?"
Oz nodded and followed John to the cruiser.
Yay! I'll get working on the next chapter soon. In the next one I plan on doing like this "split-screen" type thing, like the top part be what happens with Dorian then the bottom be what happens with John until he goes back to the precinct and they're all together again. I'm planing on having more Rudy in the next chapters to come and maybe more Richard. I definitely need to add more Captain Maldonado... I appreciate all of your support! Keep it coming guys! (I sound desperate to me...) Peace! ~Cat.