Aegis (joining closed!)

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Rachel softly placed her Hands on his cheeks and kissed him for a Long time. "I trust you blindly. and it's not about trust, Darling. the reason why People are keeping Things secret is that they don't want to hurt you, because they love you and don't want you to worry even more than you already always do. they are just trying to protect you, just as you were trying to protect me by not telling me about your mental diseases, the BPD, being a Vampire and so on. see? you're doing the same, and for exactly the same reason." she took his Hand and looked into his eyes. "Jim, the difference between your mother and you is that you are even stronger than her. and you have me. i know you always want to protect and shelter me, but i am strong, too, Darling. and just as you are protecting me..." she looked deep into his eyes, a burning Determination in hers. "...i am protecting you. we're a Team, Jim. and a damn good Team." she smiled softly, her eyes sparkling. "remember this song, Darling?
yeah i know the Feeling of finding yourself stuck out on the ledge
and there ain't no healing from cutting yourself with the jagged edge
i'm telling you that it's never that bad
take it from someone who's been where you're at
layed out on the Floor and you're not sure
you can take this anymore

so just give it one more try..."

Mac turned human again and sat down beside her, carefully watching Noah. "hey, my Little storm, don't you want to make a break, you crazy Little hurricane?"
>>Daddy? why was mommy crying?<<
>>she thought i would go away.<<
>>will you go away??!<<
>>nah my Little storm, i will stay with you and mommy until i'm super super super old.<<
>>you are already old!<<
"wow. Kids can be so cruel...hunter! he just called me old!", mac mumbled, drawing around on a napkin. "hmmm, some sort of...Ultra light fibres..."

Athena pushed her head into his chest, clinging to him tightly.
"i'm afraid to talk about it...", she whispered. "I'm afraid that if i talk about it i might wake up and find myself in the dark alley again. i'm afraid this is all a dream... it's just too good to be my life...to be reality. i know i act pretty Fitting to my Name, but... if names were personalities, i'd be more of a Craven or Riven..."

[I quit:)]

"to a lullaby
and turn this up on the radio
if you can hear me now
I'm reaching out
to let you know that you're not alone...., Jim added to what Rachel had sung, and smiled softly. "Thank you.", he mumbled silently, softly stroking her cheek. "You always know what to say when I'm breaking." He kissed her and smirked. "And you're right. We are a damn good team."

Hunter laughed. "Well, you ARE old! You're already 21! That is sooooo old!", she said, giggling and kissed his cheek. Looking at the drawings Macon was making on the napkin, she frowned. "Eh...what are you drawing there? A pooping rabbit?"

Steve sighed and tightly wrapped his arms around Athena. "This isn't a dream, hun. It is really me here. You really are going to get married to this crazy ex-android...only if you still want to, of course.", he said, smiling sadly, looking down on the white hermione on Athena's lap. "I'm not good with kids...I'm even worse than Jim."

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"of Course we are!", Rachel said with a happy smirk. "we're both totally dorky. we will forever be the only ones who understand us...nobody else can ever uderstand a dork like you and me." she winked and cuddled against him. looking up into his eyes with perfect puppy eyes, she softly poked his nosetip. "you? there's something i always wanted to ask you, but always kinda forgot."

"oh sure, and you? i'm only two years older than you!", Mac laughed sarcastically, poking her side. "And nah, i'm planning...the motherbord. urgh...excepting....i'm working without electricity but hydraulic sytems and..."

"I bet you will be a fntastic stepdaddy.", Athena said with a soft smile, gently kissing his cheek. "And Lilly is a really easy kid. she may only be three and a half years old, but she's very grown up for her age....juuuust as my halfbrother", she laughed. "You will see, everything will be perfectly fine."

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Jim raised an eyebrow. "Okay. What's it?", he asked, sounding completely relaxed again. No anger. No sadness.
Only Rachel.
>>I love you so much.<<

Hunter giggled. "Yeaah! And that's oooooold!", she said, poking him back. She frowned even more. "Eh...I only understood...actually I understood nothing."

Steve sighed. "But what if she doesn't like me? What if she wants somebody else? What if I'm a bad stepdad?", he asked, looking into Athena's eyes with fear.
Was he ready for this?

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"okay, this is totally unrelated to everything we just talked about!"
Rachel chuckled silently. "But i Keep asking myself- do i have a freakin Accent? i mean, it's 'only' been err... four and a half years here in the states. and don't ask why i Keep asking myself that. i don't even know. told i'm dorky." she winked.
>>why the hell am i so happy right now??<<

Macon laughed silently, ruffling her hair. pulling her on his lap, he kissed her cheek and smirked. "okay, Little one, then i'll try to explain it. i can either make it work by telling it what to do with the muscles in my arm. that would be electric. or i make it work by Controlling it with my ability or mind. that would be hydraulic. with water, you know?" he looked at the storm, his son, for a Moment. "that that guy doesn't get dizzy...", he mumbled, raising one eyebrow.

Athena smiled softly and kissed his cheek. "you're worrying too much, honey. i told her a lot about you and she couldn't wait to meet you. she said that she's happy to get a Daddy."

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Jim laughed. "No, hun. You don't have an accent. Like, at all. I know guys who've lived here practically all their lives and still they have the worst accent ever.", he winked and pulled her closer. "Believe me, you really don't have an accent at all." He stopped laughing and took a deep breath. "I tought you were going to ask something which I wouldn't really like."

Hunter nodded. "Aaaaaahhh! Now I understand.", she said, winked and leaned back on his chest. >>So warm.<<
Looking at her son, she giggled. "I guess he has that from me. I don't get dizzy either. From spinning around or so."

Steve smirked slightly and let out a sigh. "But...I don't know what to do. I mean, how to be a stepdad.", he said, smiling akwardly at her. Frowning, he added, "Do the others know about this? About your daughter?"

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"yeeeahhh i'm goood", Rachel said with a grin like 'swag'. "I'm so gonna Party this." she winked, pushed Jim down to the Floor and let herself drop down onto his lap. "now that we're... GROUNDED....excuse me, i wanted to make this pun for ages already, i can ask you the big question...." she made a dramatical break. "what did you think i would ask you?"

"gosh and i start puking on carousels already!", mac said chuckling. "no really, last time i wan on one...let's just say the owner chased after me with a mob and fork."

Athena smirked taking his Hand. "it's not only the child that's learning from the adult, but also the adult, learning from the child. take a deep breath, everything will be just fine." her eyes gained a soft sparkling. "i finally have my Little sunshine back...and no. the only one who knows is Beta. he kinda was like a big brother for me."

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Jim grinned and wrapped his arms around Rachel. "Mhm...I don't know. Just thought it was something I wouldn't like to answer.", he said, winked and kissed her forehead. "I'm hungry...would you like to go to a restaurant? There's a great Italian just around the corner?"

Hunter laughed. "Then I'll be the one to go onto carousels with our kids.", she said, winked and kissed his cheek. "You know what? I think I know why Noah's birth was sped up."

Steve took a deep breath, smiling softly. "If I do something wrong, you will tell me, right?" He ran his hand through her soft hair and kissed her cheek. "I know what you mean. Remember Dennis? The reason why Jim was so mad at me? He was like a big brother for me as well."

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Rachel chuckled silently and kissed jim's nosetip. "Hun. i'm pregnant. i'm basically always hungry. and besides that, one of them keeps poking me from the inside and i'm freakin ticklish!!"

Mac's eyes widened and he raised one eyebrow. "okay....tell me. what do you think why he sped up that much, basically the same as jack?"

"of Course hun, but you really worry too much", Athena said with a soft smile. she bit her lip and thought for a Moment. "Well, you know i grew up as a wolf... believing in Luna, right? i mean, i don't know if you believe in her, but it's interesting... the dead are never far, you know? for example Rex. he's still around. everyone is. but i kinda...i don't know, i never felt Dennis around. which is rather strange..."

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Jim chuckled silently. "Oh, I remember you being ticklish!", he said, winked and stood up, Rachel in his arms. "Wanna go to that Italian restaurant then?", he asked, grinning slightly.

Hunter cleared her throat and straightened her back - to look smart.
"Well...you were 'raised' in a petridish, right? And they gave you this super-speed-to-18-thingy, correct? Well, what if some thingies of that thing kinda came into my blood or so which made Noah's birth speed up?"

Steve turned away and sighed. "That's because...he...he's not dead."