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Prompt 98: Godparents

Alistair never really thought about godparents. He always thought that he'd be there for his kids and not have to worry about having someone else having to look after them. When Kitty found out she was pregnant, Alistair just figured it'd be him and Kitty.

Kitty thought differently.

"We've been in so much trouble lately," she said to him in their room one night. "I don't want something to happen to us and leave our kids alone with no one to love them. I want a back-up family that they can rely and trust on as much as us."

"Maybe, but I doubt anything bad will happen to us," Alistair said, waving Kitty's comment aside. "We've survived every bad experience thrown at us. If something bad happens, we'll always be able to go back to them."

"Maybe… but Alistair, a back-up isn't a bad idea," Kitty insisted.

"Kitty…"

"No, Alistair, I'm not taking no for an answer," she said sternly. The two glared at each other for a few moments before Alistair softened. Kitty giggled at this, rolling her eyes. "Sorry. I just worry."

"I understand," Alistair sighed, sitting next to her on their bed. "We do get into some whacky things, don't we?"

"We sure do," Kitty giggled. "Besides, it's not like choosing the parents will be hard. We already have two people living with us."

Alistair practically paled. "Oh please tell me you don't mean…"

"I accept!" came a squee from the other side of the door.

"Quiet! This isn't our entrance yet!"

"Aw, why not?!"

"Ugh, fine, go ahead. The moment was ruined anyway," another voice grumbled. With a loud squee, Maddie burst into the room, jumping up and down excitedly. Neb walked in as well, smirking slightly in the direction of Alistair.

"I'm so happy you chose me!" Maddie said, throwing herself onto Kitty. Kitty was flustered, but hugged Maddie back. However, Maddie stopped cold for a moment, a smile growing across her face. "I felt a kick!"

"Of course you did. That would be Felix. He doesn't really like being cramped, just like his mother," Neb shrugged. "Allison's going to kick next. She wants to see how Kitty will react."

"What do you…" Kitty began to ask, then flinched. "Ow. How on earth did she do that?"

"Investigative. Takes after her father," Neb shrugged.

"I'm so happy!" Maddie giggled.

Alistair rolled his eyes and looked directly at Neb. "How long were you two listening?" he asked him.

"Big house. We didn't get all the details. Just the part where Kitty was going to make us the godparents," Neb shrugged. "Technically Maddie and I aren't a couple and can't be the 'parents'… but she can look after one and I'll look after that other."

"I call Felix!"

"Of course you call Felix! He was the one I wanted!"

"What's wrong with Allison?"

"Nothing, but Lizzie might put me in a dress if we get the girl," Neb shuddered. "I'm not wearing a dress Maddie!"

"I think you'd look cute in a dress!"

"Guys, enough," Alistair said. "Nothing's set in stone yet."

"Why not?" Kitty asked. "Neb seems to have it figured out. If anything happens to us, Neb and Lizzie can watch Felix and Maddie and Sven can look after Allison. Nothing wrong with that, is there?"

"Aw, I wanted Felix!"

"Again, you only wanted him because I wanted him."

Alistair hesitantly glanced at the two crazy people in the room, then at his wife. "Only in an emergency, right?" he asked her.

"If you and I both died, then yes," Kitty nodded. "But that's never going to happen. I just wanted that set in place just in case. And since these little ones are going to live with Neb and Maddie anyway, I thought they'd be perfect."

Alistair looked at Neb. "I don't know. I think Neb would think Felix is a good plot device, or something along those lines," Alistair said.

"You don't even know what I mean by plot device," Neb huffed. "But you aren't wrong, I would totally use Felix as a plot device."

"Aw, don't worry about your children!" Maddie giggled. "We'll be the best parents ever and make sure their toast isn't from the kitchen! We'll go out and collect it from wild trolls who might kill us if we steal their toast!"

"That's… exactly why I'm worried," Alistair said, chuckling a little bit. "But… I guess you two aren't the worse choices. You are my friends, so why not?"

"For the record, we are literally the worst possible choices for godparents," Neb said. "Just to make you feel better."

"No Neb… that really doesn't."

BN: Because Neb and Maddie would end up making those kids become something obscure, like a screwdriver. This chapter was mostly just to establish that if anything did happen to Alistair and Kitty, Neb and Maddie would get the children. I'm not sure if this chapter was adorable, funny, or down right terrifying, but I hope you enjoyed it none the less!

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