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Aegis 3.0

"Duh - I'm always right.", Jim joked, a soft smirk on his face as he looked at his brother for a moment. Yeah, that guy was fucking crazy. And what was a better duo than putting crazy and crazy together?
They sometimes fought - although Jim really was trying his hardest to not ever get into an argument with anyone again, even if it was really hard regarding him having quite the temper and being of a little more aggressive nature - but all siblings did that. And in the end, they'd still both die for each other. Which they already did. Which wouldn't have to happen again because they were immortal - but still.
"C'mon, of course I'll help you. What are you thanking me for, crazy? It's my job as your annoying big brother to watch over you and get you out of your misery.", Jim explained, nodding, gently swatting Macon's shoulder.
After Macon had send a message to Heather, Jim proudly stared at his brother for a moment.
"I'm proud of you, Bacon. Think you need help renovating Heather's room or you think you'll manage?"

Cole raised an eyebrow at Bailey, making a weird face before he spoke up.
"You want to eat ice cream at the same time as peanut butter?", he asked, in the same tone of voice someone else would say that wearing a pink skirt and green top were a fashion crime and needed to be stopped.
"But eh- yeah, sure. Still needed to stop by to buy some ingredients for dinner tonight. Good thing you reminded, else we would've had to order ourselves a pizza."

Tyler chuckled silently while he watched Raven struggling to keep standing on the ice, holding onto her tightly so she wouldn't fall.
"Well it's ice, it's supposed to be slippery.", he replied, making his smartass-face before he softly kissed Raven's cheek.
"Hold on to the rail, I'll show you how to move on the ice, okay? I'm gonna let go of your hand now, yeah? You holding on against the rail? Good."
Tyler slowly let go of Raven, quickly skating a few feet backwards so he could show Raven how to ice skate.
"I'll do it real slow, okay? Watch closely."

While walking up to Mio's room, Heather had heard her phone peep to let her know that she had a new message, and quickly opened it to reply if it was important.
Aww dad..., she thought to herself, smiling softly as she quickly wrote back.
You didn't have to! Really excited what it'll be though.
School's really great. Having lunch with my friend now and then I got two more hours before I can go home. Don't worry about that Victor-guy, it was nothing bad. Tried to scare me but that didn't work! (;
And dad, please! Of course you can use emojis. ^^
I love you too! Give mom a tight hug xxx
She hated lying to her father about school, but it was the only way to not make him worry and feel bad even more.
Once in Mio's room, Heather sat down next to him on his pillow-bed, listening to what he had to say with a soft smile.
"Mio... I'm not pretty and I definitely don't look like a model. I look nothing like the pretty girls at school... they all have pretty, long blonde hair, big blue eyes, a perfect body and soft skin and a pretty voice and pretty lips and a small nose and... I'm not pretty, Mio. They are.", she replied in a silent whisper, sighing sadly, but just quickly trying to cheer up again so she wouldn't bring him down.
"A duet? That'd be really awesome! But I can't play that well... and you can play like a pro and what if I'd ruin the music by not playing good enough? Maybe you should get someone to play that duet with you who can actually play the piano well."
A deep blush appeared on her face as Mio told her that he could teach her how to half shift so she wouldn't have to look up that high anymore - and so he could still take her hand.
"Oh well- I- that'd be- I'd love to- yeah eh... I'd really like to learn how to half-shift. But is that even possible? Don't I have to be a centaur for that then?"
 
"I know. Still though", Mac chuckled softly, swatting Jim's shoulder...not that gently.
that idjit had caused him so much sleepless nights and trouble already, but a life without him- no that was just impossible.
"Hey dumbass- talking about annoying me- just kidding- there's something I still had to ask you, that... got me thinking for a while now and I just don't know. Not my specialty. rather yours, being the devil, i think... it's Noah. you know angels have light wings and demons have dark wings. always had, always will. or so we thought, but after his first big molding, well, Noah's wings are black and white, feathered like an angel's, but with the typical claw of a demon wing on its tip. And then what he did yesterday: I watched him summoning opposite creatures- which should be impossible. he's been summoning and playing with light and shadow creatures. one eye was black, the other one white, as if he's both at the same time. weirdly enough the sides don't seem to clash. ever heard of anything like that?"
he frowned slightly by now.
"i mean, sure, dark angels and fallen angels and whatnot- but it doesn't fit. he's like... I don't know, just, both. and thanks, i think i got heather's room. my peeps are already on it."

"You know me, I eat Nutella with mortadella as well", Bailey laughed shrugging. that expression on Cole's face was just priceless. man if she could just screenshot a moment...
"What are you planning to cook then?", she asked curiously, smiling softly at her future husband.
yeah she knew he was a great cook, even if he didn't make a big deal of it. his tortellini Alfredo were a masterpiece.
"hey baby- you know what? you're awesome."

Raven was watching closely, trying to memorize how Tyler managed to get forwards on that slippery beast of a track and slowly let go of the rail to try it herself-
and instantly fell onto her hands.
"Dang, cold!", she mumbled to herself, struggling to her feet again.
this was definitely harder than learning to walk or calculate, and for sure harder than learning how to use a gun.
did that say something about herself?
myeeeaah, probably.
but with her father being a super soldier and her mother being so sensitive towards cold that she looked like a scarf-mummy every time it was even a bit frosty outside, it probably was no wonder that Raven had her difficulties with ice. or skating on it.
"is it obvious that my parents both aren't really 'cold' persons?", she chuckled awkwardly. "but hey, i can make music with lightnings!"

Mio slightly tilted his head to the side as heather listed all the differences between herself and the 'pretty' girls at school, as if he didn't get what she wanted to say. as she was finally finished with bringing herself down, he just smiled softly, shaking his head as he gently pulled her closer with one foreleg, so she could lean against him for a bit more comfortable seat.
"Heather, I wanna be honest with you", he said with a gentle smirk. "I like you. really. But right now, you are talking nonsense, silly." he pointed at the mirror that was hanging on the door of his wardrobe, his eyes sparkling gently as he watched their reflection. "You aren't blonde. and? you said it yourself, you like your pink hair! And I do, too. you're different. different is good!
then your eyes. green instead of blue. again- and? blue is so mainstream. your eyes look like... the color of fresh leaves in the spring, when the sun shines on them. they're beautiful. much more beautiful than just blue. what else did you complain about...- perfect body? Eh, girl, when did you look into the mirror last time? I really don't want to get too specific here because for some reason guys always get called perverts when they talk about a girl's body. just so much: i won't stop calling you a model. peroid." smiling softly, he gently poked her side. "nose, i believe? super cute. no need to say more. lips? don't... get me started. I don't wanna risk coming off wrong and seeming like an ass. i'll just smile idiotically and let you interpret. And then this 'they are pretty, not me'. I respect your opinion. but you're bonkers anyway."
Mio slightly shook his head, smirking softly, gently brushing her cheek with his fingers for just a split second.
"yes, you're different. you're special. And that's great. I wouldn't want you any other way, if it matters anything."
 
Jim listened closely to what Macon told him about Noah, a deep, thoughtful frown on his face as his thoughts started racing to try and figure out what it could be.
"Isn't Hunter a demon?", he asked after a while, just staring up at the ceiling. After all, dragons were demon-like creatures, which meant that Hunter should be one too. He knew from back when HACK was still threatening their lives that Hunter's eyes changed colors when she got really angry - or scared - or used strong, straining attacks. And it wasn't the type of color-change that other anoms had when using lots of their ability, but it was the typical demon-like color change. He'd only seen her eyes change color once, and to be honest that was kinda creepy.
"The way you described it, it sounds like a dark angel - however of the kind where the opposites don't clash, but harmonize. It's rare, but it exists.", he mumbled, still deep in thoughts. "If you want I can send a dark angel over once, one of the dungeon's guards is one."
He suddenly smirked akwardly, knowing how weird that must've sounded to somebody who wasn't a demon and who had never been to hell before. Yeah, hell had this weird ass creepy castle with dungeons and torture chambers... oh well.
"You don't have to worry about Noah. The opposites really seem to harmonize as you've described it, so it's fine. Really cool, actually."

"Yeah I know. And it's still disgusting.", Cole replied, sticking out his tongue at Bailey, shaking his head before he just smiled softly again. "I'm not telling you what I'm cooking tonight. You'll see it yourself.", he winked, gently kissing her cheek.
As she told him that he was awesome, he just nodded, chuckling.
"Duh, of course I am. How can I not be awesome with you by my side?"
Emma just watched Cole and Bailey with a proud smile, leaning against Sam's side with a happy sigh.
She had always been so worried about her son.
He'd been in gangs, isolated from everyone else, always in trouble... he just seemed like a completely different person now. And all thanks to Sam and Bailey, though mostly Bailey.
"Hey you two, don't you want to sit down? Or would you prefer standing the entire time?"

"That's fantastic.", Tyler replied to Raven telling him she could make music with lightnings, a soft smile on his face as he grabbed both of her hands and helped her steady herself on the ice again.
"Well it's not a big surprise that your parents aren't really 'cold' persons. Your mom's a phoenix and used to warmth and fire and your dad's from Texas where 'winter' is a breezy 77°F (25°C) day."
He chuckled silently, just flashing a bright smile at his girlfriend, carefully pulling her closer into a deep kiss.
"You know what? I'll just pull you. You only have to hold on to my hands, okay?"
Tyler slowly started skating backwards, just pulling Raven with him, still facing her so he'd still be able to catch her if she'd fall.
"This okay?"

Heather looked up at Mio with big eyes, hardly believing what he had just told her. Turning to the mirror again, she just stared at her reflection for a pretty long moment without saying a word.
How could he see pretty things where she only saw flaws?
She liked her pink hair. He did too. But everybody else didn't. Saying she was 'trying too hard to be cool'. And if she'd tell them that it was her natural color they'd only laugh at her again.
Everybody loved blue eyes. Blue eyes were so beautiful, like her mother's or father's. And she had to have green eyes. A color nobody cared about.
And a model? Definitely not. She just saw skin that was too much. Too much fat and too less boobs and ass. She had to be as skinny as possible with a huge breast and a huge butt so that people would like her. She just wasn't good enough. She had to look like Kim Kardashian or Nicki Minaj for people to like her...
She just sighed silently, leaning back against Mio and closing her eyes for a second.
He had to be blind to think that she indeed was prettier than those other girls at school. They looked like the most beautiful models... and here she was, looking like a trashcan.
"Mio I-", she mumbled silently, just shaking her head and sighing sadly. "Thanks for trying to... cheer me up or so, but I know that I'm ugly and that I have to change it so people will like me and won't laugh at me or bully me..."
 
"yeah I'm just really confused about how that's even possible", Mac chuckled with a soft smile on his face, his smile widening into a happy grin as Noah teleported into the living room, grinning widely.
"Look! Dad look!", He said with a proud grin, pushing his hands into the holes of his hoodie.
"Mom and I went to the hairdresser today and because I'm already five and go to school soon, I picked a new haircut! Now I'm cool for school!"
"Heeeeeeyyy, looking awesome", Mac chuckled, playfully raising one eyebrow at his son.
"You look older like this...not like a first grade kid. More like one of the big kids in second grade."
"Really?!"
"You betcha."
"Do I look as cool as uncle Jim?!" Turning to Jim, he grinned excitedly. "Do I look as cool as you?! I almost have the same haircut now! And I can even make my hair black if I want to! But I don't have a beard yet. Only old boys can have a beard, you know? Like, twenty or so."

"You!", Bailey chuckled lovingly, gently poking Cole's side before she took her hand, intertwined her fingers with his and gently kissed his cheek.
At Emma's question if they wouldn't want to sit down, she grinned awkwardly and nodded, dropping down on the couch.
She knew how much Cole had changed to the better since they had met, and how much happier he was. But no one knew how much she had changed. Sure, she had been coming clear, but she had constantly been lost in thoughts about nothing and everything at the same time, and crying herself to sleep- without even knowing why she felt so hollow and incomplete; injured, as if someone had cut off the most important part of her soul. Now she knew why. Because indeed, a part of her soul had been missing. And she knew Cole was that part. But she wouldn't start taking about those weird flashbacks now. That would only make her sound completely bonkers.
"You know why Nutella with chili Mortadella dies taste great? Because it's both, sweet and hot. Like us. You're sweet and I'm hot." She winked at him, laughing happily. "Lemme be your Mortadella!"

"Hey Miss!", A black-haired young man interrupted Raven's thoughts as she was trying to figure how to do this and answer Tyler at the same time.
She looked up from her skates with a confused gaze- and found herself being pulled along by some guy with a jacket spelling 'ice center Montana' on the back.
A teacher?
He was skating forwards, holding her tightly by his side so she could copy his movements easier.
After Looking back at Tyler with big eyes for a moment, she just did was that stranger showed her.
"Look? You go left-right-left-right. But don't make steps like when you're walking. Imagine you're cutting pizza slices."
Raven just raised one eyebrow at him, but did what he said. She was still wobbly, but at least she came forwards without slipping out.
By now, guy was skating backwards in front of her like yolo.
"Good! Now, the wider your movements, the faster you go. Fastest is when you start chopping. Means you bash your blades into the ice. But don't try that yet."
Raven nodded at the stranger, kind of insecure what to say.
"Eh... Thank you?", She said as he brought her back to Tyler.
"That's my job", he said, waving as he skated off.
"How the hell did he skate backwards that fast...?", She mumbled to herself, carefully trying to skate on her own.
"Pizza slices...Pizzas slices-! It works! Hey Ty, look at that! Pizza slices!"

Mio frowned sadly, gently cupping Heather's face with his hands and staring deep into her eyes.
"Heather! Don't you dare becoming one of them!"
His voice almost sounded scared or desperate as he nearly shouted. He sighed sadly, shaking his head. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get loud. It's just-... The thought of you changing into one of those big-assed, huge-boobed hoes is unbearable. You are so beautiful, inside and out, and still you want to destroy it. Please... Just-... Why do you act like one of them? How would you feel if I said I had to be like Victor for people to like me? Pumped to the brim with steroids, brain of a piece of a bread and the personality of a gorilla with rabies? I mean, c'mon. I'm barely taller than the girls in our class, can't seem to build up muscles for the sake of God and I don't care about big butts or boobs. I might not be right one to fit in and be popular, but I'm the right one to be a good friend for those who are worth it. And those aren't those wannabe-models out there, with their flat personality and idiotic values.
Those are the people who are more. Who are deeper. Who you can actually have a conversation with without being interrupted for the newest gossip about who was that guy again who played the sparkling vampire? Ah who cares."
He wrapped his arms around Heather tightly and pulled her close, almost cuddling against her as he rested his forehead against the side of her head.
"Why would you be friends with someone who only like you for your looks? Who will be gone as soon as it gets a bit rough? Think about it, Heather. And who would you want to spend your life with then? Some ass who will run off to cheat on you with his twenty-year-old secretary when you get your first grey hair? Or someone who will be by your side through every hurdle, who will help you up when you fall and show you every day that you are the most perfect being on earth for him?"
He shook his head, sighing sadly.
"Those who matter are the ones who love you for who you are. With every tear, every quirk, every fear. The others aren't worth your effort."
Taking a deep breath, Mio closed his eyes and gently kissed Heather's forehead, nosetip and cheek. "Those who matter are those who love the real you. Pink-haired, green-eyed, insecure Heather; stay who you are. Don't destroy this perfect girl. I would miss her horribly."
 
Jim smirked softly at Noah, looking over at Macon for a moment before he nodded at his nephew.
"You look really cool. Even much cooler than me.", he replied, winking, quickly grabbing his leather jacket from the chair and hanging it around Noah's shoulders.
"Already excited about school? Jack'll join you too then."

Cole sat down on the couch next to Bailey, shaking his head.
"It's sweet and hot but still disgusting!", he replied, chuckling silently, smirking as Bailey mentioned that they were both sweet and hot too.
"Alright, but what am I then if you're both sweet and hot? The disgusting part?", he asked jokingly, winking at her. "Even though you are committing so many food crimes, I still love you very much."

"Yeah whatever.", Tyler grumpily mumbled to Raven, having crossed his arms when he had heard metal cracking. Didn't want the roof to fall down onto everybody.
"Why?", he asked silently after a while, finally turning back to Raven. "You just let yourself be pulled away from your boyfriend because some pretty stranger comes along who is oh so good at skating and who'll hold you tightly so you can learn it from him?"
He was pissed off. Of course he was. Especially because Raven knew about Tyler's fears and yet it now just seemed as if she didn't care about them at all.
She knew how scared he was of Raven finding someone else and cheating.
She knew that he didn't like having other guys around her.
And the first best thing she does is just skating with a stranger.
He wouldn't have been mad had she just backed off and told that guy that he can not just grab someone away from their partner without fucking asking if they needed help!
"I'm kinda mad right now as you've noticed... How would you like it if some woman just pulled me away from you while we are having a date and then teaches me what you were wanting to teach me? How would you like it if some pretty stranger just touched me and held me close? How would you like it if I didn't say anything about it and just let it happen? 'Oh yeah just pull me away I don't care it's fine touch me and teach me what my partner was doing it's fine let me take that away from him'!"
He had slipped back into his British accent by now, tears gathering in his eyes.
"First I lose my best friend and then this too.", he shook his head, sighing.
"I don't know if I'm overreacting, happens easily when you're BPD but still - you know it... You know how that makes me feel and still..."
He looked away from Raven, just quickly skating over to her and pulling her into a deep hug to comfort himself.
"I'm sorry if I overreacted... but you can't just let some stranger come by, grab you with them and accept it! You know how I already feel about that and you still let it happen... you have to understand how that makes me feel, especially because of what's happened before and since I'm already feeling like shit because of Ted..."
He sighed silently, finally looking back into Raven's eyes.
"You know I'm not trying to fight... it's just an automatic reaction to behave angrily when I feel threatened, and I do. I always do. Just already when some guy walks past you, even if you don't even notice him... I just- you know how hard this is for me and then to just... let that happen... like okay he's a teacher and just wanted to help but from his side I'm fucking angry because you don't just grab people!! - alright alright... and just what bothers me is that you didn't say anything about it. Not even a 'what are you doing' when he pulled you away from me and just, what if you're like that with everything? Some guy flirting with you? 'Oh no problem I won't say anything about it' - know what I mean?"
((please make sure Raven reacts like a normal, caring girlfriend instead of going all psycho and shouting and whatever so that they'll just be fine))

Heather stared at Mio with big eyes, having blushed to a deep red when he kissed her forhead, nosetip and cheek, not being able to get out a single word.
But-
Wait. She wasn't talking.
"..."
She had just opened her mouth, no sound coming out. She was just speechless.
For one, Mio really seemed to like her how she was, and he would be really sad if his friend would become like one of those girls at school.
And second - he was just... really really nice and... yeah. Really nice.
"T-thank you?", she mumbled silently, nervously running her fingers through her hair, an akward smile on her face.
"Now I'm being even more akward than usually, aren't I?"
 
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"super excited!", Noah announced with a wide grin, nodding.
"I already read all our books for first grade and learned them by heart, and I already practiced reading, writing and calculating! I can even count to 100!"
He slightly lifted his chin, clearly proud of himself.
"And Dad already showed me the way to school so I won't get lost. He said he will accompany me on my way on my first week, but then I can ride my bike to school on my own!"
"But remember-", Mac said with a study smile, gently ruffling Noah's hair.
"To always wear a helmet and look left and right!", the boy completed his sentence. "I know Dad!"
"And you promise me you'll always do that."
"Promised!" Grinning happily, Noah hugged his dad tightly for a moment, cuddling against him.
"Good boy", Mac said with a soft smile, Noah just giggling.
"Good daddy!"

"You can be the bread lying under the Nutella and Mortadella", Bailey mumbled to Cole's ear with an evil smirk, winking at him. Smiling softly at Emma and Sam as a goodbye, she just teleported herself and Cole home, before it would get awkward with the two of them just cuddling around like that in front of his parents.
Grinning softly, she pushed him back onto the bed and cuddled against him tightly, closing her eyes with a peaceful smile.
"Hah!", She suddenly laughed, playing around with his hair.
"You have a while wedding ceremony in front of you- which means about half an hour or even more of being called by your real name, Colin", she chuckled, before turning a bit more serious. "Taking about our wedding, baby... I just-... Please tell me you did invite Mike... He's trying so hard to be a part of the family. It would be a shake it her be left out on our big day..."

Raven had been about to just comfort Tyler... Until he came around with his last sentence.
"What- are you seriously accusing me of cheating on you with some random guy?!", She hissed, her fingernails slowly turning into sharp Raven claws.
To keep control over herself, she clenched her fists- and was distracted by something on her finger that hadn't been there before.
She looked down frowning, just to see her ring, always engraved into it.
She just stared at it for a moment, her fingers going back to normal, and lastly gently stroked over Tyler's cheek, sighing silently.
"Ty I told you- I'm- I might look and behave like an adult, but I have the life experience of a toddler. How am I supposed to know what's 'normal' amongst people, how am I supposed to know things I never learned?"
She looked away, sighing sadly as she shook her head. "And one thing has to be clear: I won't isolate myself from every single male being on this planet. I will still talk to guys, without flirting or so of course, and I won't cut contact to my male friends. You don't own me, Tyler. And it's not fair to snap at me like that just because I let someone teach me Ice skating."
Gently taking his hand, she looked up into his eyes, hers gentle but serious.
"A relationship can only work if it's built on trust. You could be surrounded by supermodels, I wouldn't feel threatened. Because I trust you. But-"
She just let out a silent grunt, realizing that nothing she was saying would change anything. She had to approach it differently to get into his thick skull.
She did have an idea, and she had been thinking about it for a while already, but she honestly was scared he'd call her insane.
"Ty. Why would I ever cheat on you? Why would I ever want a man who isn't you? You're the love of my life.
You're my one and only, and I wouldn't want to have anyone else by my side. And, if I could, I would marry you on the spot.
I was... Honestly thinking about it. A couple of times. I know I'm crazy, don't judge me."

"Well, we're both awkward", Mio chuckled softly, gently running his fingers though hey hair.
"But seriously- don't change, okay? It would break my heart to see you turning into one of those wannabe-Barbies."
He just smiled softly and pulled her into a tight hug,
"You're an amazing girl. And everyone who can't see that is either blind or plain dumb."
 
Jim blinked a couple of times, clearly impressed by Noah. The boy was so motivated for school, really sweet.
"You learned all of the books by heart?", he repeated, looking over at Macon for a moment. Yeah, that... wasn't really something usual, but Noah seemed to like it so what did it matter.
"That's super impressive! I always had big troubles learning small poems by heart, and you just learned entire books! You're really a little genius.", he said, making a serious face for a moment before winking at his nephew, smiling softly.
"And you can already ride a bike? Whoa, you're really going for it, aren't you? That's really cool. Riding a bike is really hard, especially for young men like you. You can be really proud of yourself."

Cole was just making himself comfortable against Bailey's side when she started laughing and reminded him of their wedding ceremony.
"Oh god no, I totally forgot about that!", he groaned, rolling his eyes. "Why'd my mom have to give me such a lame name?", he asked, just shaking his head with a soft grin on his face.
"Will I be glad when the ceremony is over! Because then we'll be finally married."
He slightly tilted his head when Bailey mentioned his brother, nodding slowly as she had finished talking.
"Yes, I did invite him. Even though I still hold a grudge against him, I wouldn't want him to miss our big day. Especially not after all the texts he keeps sending me."
Cole quickly grabbed his phone, unlocking it and searching for Mike in his texts so he could show Bailey what he'd been writing.
"Oh here, this is from yesterday."
Mike
Heyyyy!! I can't decide what I should buy for Bailey for your wedding, will you help me? I attached two links to the text.
Already know what you're gonna wear? Yeah probably.
I just can't believe I gotta wear a suit! Can't even remember the last time I wore one.
I also still can't believe you really invited me over. I'm so excited!

Tyler looked at Raven with big, guilty eyes as she talked to him, knowing that he had overreacted and shouldn't have snapped at her.
"I- I know what you mean... and I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to just... almost yell at you.", he mumbled silently, a sad expression on his face as he ran his hand through his hair.
"And I- it's not that I don't trust you, on the contrary. I trust you, but I don't trust other guys. That doesn't really make sense, does it?"
He sighed silently, looking back into Raven's eyes when she started talking again, a soft smile appearing on his face with every word she said.
"W-wait what?"
Had she just really said what he thought she had or was he imagining things now?
"Did you just really say- you'd marry me on the spot? Now? For real?"
Tyler blinked, staring at her with the strangest expression possible, as confused and surprised as never before.
"I'm flabbergasted.", he whispered silently, gently squeezing Raven's hand.
"Are you for real? Not joking? You- you love me that much that you'd marry me here and now?"

"...thank you, Mio.", Heather whispered, a soft blush on her face as she twirled a streak of hair around her finger, playing with it.
"I promise I won't turn into a wannabe-Barbie, okay? But only as long as you don't turn into one of those assholes either.", she winked, smiling nervously.
She still didn't understand why he was so incredibly sweet to her, but it was so... sweet. He was so sweet.
"You know, you're- you're really nice."
 
Noah just grinned proudly, taking his father's hand.
The way he stood beside Macon, he really looked like a little copy of him.
The same big eyes, the same smirk, even the same way to occasionally give his wings a little stretch.
"I remember things forever, like my dad", he explained proudly. "Mom is very careful because of that, because she doesn't want that I can't forget things I want to forget. You know, like sad or scary things. But I'm a big boy. I can manage."
"You are only big if you are this tall", Mac laughed, holding his hand a few inches above Noah's head, who jumped up and down to reach that height.
"Hey look at that! Tall-small-tall-small-tall-small!", He giggled, before tilting his head at Jim. "Where's Jack even? Dad promised me to go shopping for school stuff today. Do you and Jack wanna come?"

Bailey grinned softly as she read Mike's text, and lastly just took Cole's phone. Hers was still somewhere in the kitchen or so, and honestly, she was too lazy to get up and get it now.
"May I?", She asked, cuddling against her fiance and quickly texted Mike.
Hey Mickey, it's Bailey!
Can't wait to see you and Ava again, and don't worry too much about wedding gifts or so, Kay? I'm a really easy person.and you two just coming already makes me super happy! Little hint- if you need help with a suit, ask your girlfriend. She has a lifestyle and fashion blog (;
Giving the phone back to Cole, Bailey smiled softly and kissed his cheek.
"By the way, baby: for dinner this evening- what about my famous strawberry yoghurt for dessert? We'll just have to make sure Mike with not be in a Radius of about twenty miles around the bowl or it'll be gone in a second- again".

Raven smiled softly at Tyler, gently stroking over his cheek while shadows crept over the ice and turned it into black and white marble.
Changing into a beautiful wedding dress, she winked at him and took his hands.
"Find us a priest and I'll say yes right here and now", she mumbled softly.
"Tyler Harris...it's always been you; my reason why I'd never want to change the past, my reason why I'm looking forward to the future and my reason to be thankful for the present.
...want me to continue?", She chuckled softly.

"Promised", Mio Said with a loving smile, gently hugging Heather for a moment.
She made him feel like he hadn't felt in a very long time... Almost brave, and as if no one and nothing could scare him so much that he wouldn't defend her.
Victor would have the shock of his life when they'd come back to school.
"And I will do my very best to protect you from Victor, okay? I won't let him hurt you again. You'll be fine."
Before he could even think straight, he pulled her a bit closer and more or less cuddled against her.
"Hey, next lesson will be music. Best subject of all!"
 
Jim smirked softly as he watched his brother and nephew, a happy smile on his face. Macon had come so far. He was so proud of him, and felt like he didn't tell him often enough. But he just didn't want Macon to get annoyed by him.
"Jack's upstairs playing with Angel and William. I can ask him if he wants to come along?", he mumbled thoughtfully, tilting his head to the stairs and calling his son's name - a happy grin appearing on his face as he heard the little 'tap tap' of Jack's small feet running down the stairs.
"Yes, dad?", Jack asked, his little eyes widening as he saw his uncle and cousin. "Ohh uncle Mac and Noah! Are you excited for school too?"
Jim gently ruffled Jack's hair, turning to Macon with a soft smirk.
"They asked if we'd like to come to the store too to buy some of the stuff you'll need for school."
"Like what?"
"Pencils and... erasers. And colored pencils to draw. And a ruler and stuff like that."
To be honest Jim had never had anything besides a pen, and if he'd ever needed anything else he'd somehow had managed to 'lend' it. Without them knowing.
But that would be different for his kids.
"Oh okay. Yeah let's go!", Jack grinned widely at his father before he turned to his uncle.
"Daddy taught me what to do to bad kids."
Jim just smirked at Macon, knowing exactly what he was thinking. And funny how it was oh so wrong.
"He told me to kill them!", Jack replied, nodding seriously at Noah. "To kill them with kindness."

Cole put his phone back on the nightstand next to his side of the bed before turning back to Bailey and pulling her into a deep hug.
"Ohh that sounds amazing. I love your strawberry yoghurt. Everybody does.", he replied, winking. "I think it'd be a good idea to gift Mike tons of your yoghurt for his birthday."
He smiled happily at his fiancée, still not believing how lucky he was to have someone like her in his life.
"I can't stop imagining what you'll look like in your white dress... walking towards me as I'm standing at the altar still not believing that it's really happening..."

Tyler's jaw dropped, his eyes widening to the size of saucers, sparkling like the most beautiful nightsky as Raven changed into the wedding dress.
"..wow...", he mumbled out of breath, lifting his hand to his mouth to keep himself from squealing like a happy puppy.
She was absolutely breathtaking. She was always taking his breath away but now- this was... wow.
"I love you.", he mumbled, repeating it over and over again until he looked deep into her eyes with the most loving gaze in his own.
"I doubt there's a priest here on an ice rink- but there's one thing I don't doubt and that's me knowing that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. The question is - do you want that too?"
He didn't think, but just did.
Going down on one knee - just taking her hands and staring at her with big eyes, a loving yet absolutely terrified smile on his face.
"Would you like me to become your husband? Baby-"
He closed his eyes, not even believing that he was doing this here and now, out of the blue -
"Raven Maria Davis, do you want to marry me?"
((OMG so cute xD))

"Thank you, Mio. Or should I say my hero?", Heather giggled softly, winking at him - curiously tilting her head when he mentioned music being their next lesson.
"So what do we do there? Is it us making music or singing songs or learning about the history of music?", she asked, pulling up her legs and resting her chin on her knees, looking at Mio with her big, sparkling eyes.
"And- can you thank your friend for helping me, too? It was so nice that he wanted to give up his seat next to you for someone he didn't even know. And without him we would have never become friends. I think."
 
Noah and Macon both looked at eachother with exactly the same horrified expression as Jack told them that Jim had taught him to kill mean kids- both letting out a silent, relieved sigh as Jack added to kill them with friendliness.
"My dad said that mean kids are only mean because they think they can only be cool if they're mean to others", Noah explained nodding. "So we shouldn't be mean too, because that would only make them even more scared and even more mean."
Mac smiled softly as he listened to his son, before he looked up to smile proudly at his brother.
"That's a good lesson you taught your boy there", he said softly. "I'm proud of you, Jimbo. You're doing so great lately!"
Turning back to his son and nephew again with a soft smirk, he raised one eyebrow at them.
"Okay everyone, ready to go?"

"I'll make a few big bowls for our wedding buffet, to do Mike a favor", Bailey explained with a soft smile at her fiance, cuddling tightly against him as he talked about their wedding and how it would be.
"And I'll be walking down that aisle towards the love of my life, to spend the rest of my life with him", she sighed happily, gently stroking over his chest while she was using his shoulder ass pillow.
"I have an evil plan to throw my bouquet right into Ava's arms and watch her and Mike get all awkward", she giggled mischievously, winking at Cole.

Raven just stared at Tyler with big eyes, tears gathering in her sparkling eyes.
Smiling lovingly, she softly stroked over his cheek before she gently pulled him up and cuddled against him tightly.
"I do!", She whispered breathlessly, locking her eyes to his before she kissed him deeply.
Yeah, it was crazy. They had only been together for about a week! But all the times they had trusted eachother with their lives out on the streets, without even having to think twice, made it feel like a much longer time.
I love you so much, Ty!", She sighed happily.

"Our music teacher is ill at the moment, so we'll probably just get a couple of of what we can do and choose from those on our own", Mio explained with a happy smirk.
"Means I won't have to worry about anything for once and can just play my viola all lesson long."
Smiling softly, he nodded as Heather asked him to thank Kato from her.
"Sure, I'll tell him. And for tomorrow, we'll just share my table, okay? I won't let you sit all defenselessly beside that monster named Victor for several lessons on end."
 
Jim's eyes sparkled happily as his brother told him how proud he was, a happy grin appearing on his face.
He was trying so hard, and his brother telling him this really gave him a big confidence boost. He was doing good.
Jack nodded excitedly as his uncle asked him if he was ready, grinning. He just couldn't wait to finally go to school and learn everything!
"I believe Rey's still sleeping - Angel gave us a rough night by waking up every twenty minutes and wanting to play - so I'll quickly leave her a note to tell her where Jack and I are at.", Jim explained, quietly making his way upstairs into their room where he quickly wrote a note and sticked it on her phone.
I'm with Jack, Macon and Noah at the store to buy school supplies. William and Angel are playing in their room - got shadows watching over them - and the others are at school.
Love you xxx
P.S. I made you breakfast, it's in the kitchen - you just have to make your coffee or tea! Enjoy(:

Cole sighed happily, softly stroking over Bailey's back, drawing some hearts on her skin with his finger - just mesmerized by that beautiful woman there in his arms.
It was not only that she was absolutely beautiful on the outside that made her perfect, but that she was even more beautiful on the inside.
"I know I've said it a billion times already, but baby you're just perfect. And I love you sooooo incredibly much."
He just stared dreamily at her, playfully raising his eyebrow when she told him about her evil plan.
"Ohh that's evil! I love it.", he replied, winking. "Just imagine their faces! It'll be so funny!"

"Yes you do!", Tyler happily cheered - his eyes suddenly widening even more, freezing for a moment.
"...you do? You do?! OH MY GOD YOU DO!!", he half-yelled, the widest grin possible on his face, tears gathering in his eyes.
"You do!"
He wrapped his arms as tightly as possible around Raven's waist, picking her up and twirling around, kissing her deeply.
"I love you. I love you baby.", he mumbled softly, his eyes sparkling lovingly.
"She said yes!", he screamed, laughing happily, just pulling her into another deep kiss.

"That means I can listen to you playing viola an entire hour long.", Heather replied, smiling softly at Mio. "But- you don't think Victor will try to hurt me again... right?", she asked insecurely, nervously running her fingers through her hair.
"You think Kato will be okay with that? I mean- that means he'll have to sit next to Victor. And I don't want him to get hurt either."
 
Macon smirked softly as he saw how happy Jim seemed to be about his compliment, and just watched him head upstairs with a loving smile.
"Dad?", Noah asked with big eyes, looking up at him.
"Mhm?"
"Are you happy because uncle Jim is happy?"
Mac grinned softly. "Yeah, I guess you can put it like that. You know, uncle Jim used to be verysad for a very long time, but now he's so happy, and that makes me happy, too."
As Jim came back from their bedroom, Mac took Noah's hand, winking at his son before he smirked at his brother.
"Everyone ready?"

Smiling lovingly, Bailey ran her fingers through Cole's hair for a moment and gently kissed his cheek.
"I love you too", she sighed happily, cuddling against him with sparkling eyes, before she closed them and gently ran her nosetip over his neck, taking in his wonderfully calming and familiar scent.
She still remembered the day they had met like it was yesterday.
A donut flew by.
Bailey looked up, rather surprised than confused.
A man with long hair, looking at her with big, apologetic eyes.
She got up to bring his donut back.
As her angle of view changed, a boy revealed to be sitting beside the man.
Their eyes met.
And for a second, there were only the two of them, caught in a soft, warm light.
Blinking a couple of times, Bailey returned to the here and now, smiling lovingly as she found herself lying I the arms of just that boy, who had become such an amazing man, and her perfect husband. Eh- almost husband.
"Have you seen how cute they are together though? They have this kind of... Glow when they look at eachother. It's beautiful."
Sighing happily, she leaned her forehead against Cole's.
"You are so perfect..."

Raven giggled happily, cuddling tightly against Tyler.
As a tear ran down her cheek, she quickly wiped it away and smiled softly, gently stroking over his cheek as she looked up at Tyler.
"You have no idea how much I love you and how thankful I am to have you in my life", she whispered softly, before letting go of Tyler with a peaceful smile.
"There's one thing I should have done long ago...", She whispered.
Still in her beautiful silver and white wedding dress, Raven gently kissed Tyler's cheek before she slowly walked into the middle of the room, thankful that everyone had left as Soon as she had turned the ice into stone.
With closed eyes, she took a deep breath, opening them again as a little girl appeared out of her like a ghost.
"Who are you?", The girl asked with big eyes.
"I am Raven.", Raven replied with a soft smile.
"My name is Raven, too!"
"I know, sweetie."
"Why do we have the same name?"
"Because we are one. You are the past I never let go of. You are who I am supposed to be."
"And who are you then?"
Raven smiled softly, looking back at Tyler for a moment.
"I am the future that will finally put you to rest. I am who I want to be."
The little girl's eyes widened fearfully.
"Put me to rest?"
"Let go of you."
"But- that means I will disappear!" Her red eyes started glowing dangerously. "I will never disappear! You will never be able to kill me! I am a part of you! I will always be a part of you!"
Raven just smiled softly, pulling the girl into a gentle hug. "I know. I would never want to make you disappear. I just want you to know-... It's okay."
The little girl's expression changed from angry to overwhelmed. "But...we will never be a normal child...we will never go to school and play in the garden and-"
"We have other things to be happy now. We have a family. We have friends. We have Tyler. It's okay. You can rest. I will call you when I need your help."
"You really come clear?"
"Yeah...I'm finally at peace. I mean, if this all hadn't happened, I wouldn't have met him."
"I will be there when you need me", little Raven said with a soft, peaceful smile, big Raven watching with exactly the same expression as she walked away, just disappearing into thin air.
She just stood, enjoying the deep peace she was feeling right now.
Finally.
Finally she had been able to let go.
She stayed right there for a few more seconds, enjoying the peace that was taking over her with closed eyes, before she squealed happily and ran back to Tyler, jumped into his arms and tightly buried her hands into his hair as she pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss.
"So- Tyler Davis or Raven Harris, hmm?"

Mio bit his lip at Heather's question, and looked away for a moment.
Victor would definitely try to hurt Heather again.
"I won't let him hurt you ever again", Mio Said with a surprisingly angry tone in his voice, sighing afterwards.
"Sweetie I will do everything to make sure you'll be okay. And hey, Kato will stay where he is. We'll just share my table. We get this managed. We're a great team after all!"
 
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Jim happily grabbed Jack's hand and nodded at his brother, a soft smile on his face.
It was still hard to believe that he had indeed felt this miserable around a perfect family like his.
There was nothing to be scared of, and he would never have to be afraid to turn out like his father, because he was so much different than how James was. And he for sure would never let his demon take total control.
"Shall we go then?", he asked, his eyes glittering happily as Jack started cuddling against his leg, a soft grin on his face.
Yes, life was worth living. Especially because he wasn't walking the lonely road, but was accompanied and pulled along by the best and most perfect people ever.
His family.

"Well, kinda like we do, right?", Cole replied to Bailey talking about Mike and Ava having that special glow when they'd look at each other.
"You know what? I really believe that my family's been doing so great because you came into our lives. You're just amazing."
He shook his head as she mentioned him being perfect, a soft smile on his face.
"If you say so, then it must be true.", he replied, winking. "Just to let you know: you're even more perfect."

Tyler deeply kissed Raven back, pulling her as close as possible, a loving sparkling in his eyes as he let go of her.
"I am so incredibly proud of you. You really have to be super strong and brave to do what you just did.", he mumbled, nodding seriously. "And that because of me?", he asked happily, a soft frown on his face as his eyes started tearing up.
"Man I've never cried this much in front of somebody, not even my parents.", he chuckled, quickly wiping a tear away.
"I love you. I love you so much."
Giving her another deep kiss, he just grabbed her hands and stared deep into her beautiful eyes.
"Mhm- I really like the sound of Raven Harris. Though I must admit Tyler Davis doesn't even sound that bad either."

Heather looked at Mio with big eyes, her fear slowly fading the longer she looked at him.
He really wanted to protect her. And even though she didn't really understand, she was more thankful than she had ever been before.
"So... you mean you, Kato and me will share that table then? Do you think that's even allowed?", she asked insecurely, playing around with a streak of her hair again.
"...I really don't get why the others don't like you. You're great."
 
With a soft smirk, Macon teleported all of them into the mall, in front of a store for school supplies.
"Okay big boy, number one on our list: a schoolbag."
Noah grinned excitedly as he looked around, still holding his father's hand though, looking up at him with big eyes after a moment.
Mac nodded, smiling proudly.
'it's okay buddy, go and check them out."
With a happy giggle, Noah ran off, just to come back quite soon with a wide grin and a schoolbag in his hands.
"Can I have this one, daddy?! I LOVE the avengers! I want to be one too, you know?"
Mac just smirked softly, nodding. "Sure, why not. What do you think what avenger you would be, hm?"
Noah clearly thought hard about that question. "Doctor strange! Because I have an eidetic mind like him and we both can fly. And you would be iron Man because you both are super smart and always build fancy stuff. And Uncle Jim would be Captain America, because he always thinks of everyone else at first."

"Nah, I mean, maybe I brought some good luck, but Sam is the one who built you all up again and did everything to make you all feel fine again", Bailey said with a soft blush on her cheeks, cuddling against her fiance happily.
Only a few more hours until he'd be her husband!
"Hey, by the way, out of curiosity- you once told me Jim Davis helped you once when you were super down. Did you invite him, too?"

Raven chuckled softly, gently wiping Tyler's tears away as his eyes teared up again.
She looked to the ground for a moment, apparently considering if she should tell him this, and lastly looked up at him again, softly playing around with his hair.
"To be utterly honest- if I hadn't met you, I would have gone back to my family and would've turned into a little girl again, acting as if I somehow had managed to erase my own memory and past- while actually remembering it and being an adult in a toddler's body, acting like a child. I felt like I had disappointed my father and seeing him so sad and disappointed whenever he looked at me... I needed that to end. Now he knows I'm happy and live a life I love,and he looks at me full of pride and love again. All because of you."

"I can create holograms with my mind", Mio explained with a slight grin. "I'll just put your hologram on your seat and real you sit with us. Teachers never look my way anyway, so they really won't notice. One good thing at being a wallflower- I'm invisible for everyone, and when you're just close enough, they won't notice you either."
Smiling sadly, Mio lifted his shoulders.
"Some just find it funny to laugh about my Korean accent, some just aren't interested in who-is-he-again... And you and my family are the only person I can talk to like this. Normally I barely get out more than one short sentence. I'm just not very sociable."
 
Jim smiled softly at his nephew, having absolutely no idea what the avengers and Captain America were, but it was so sweet of Noah to include him too.
"I don't know the avengers, would you want to explain it to me?", he asked before he got dragged away by his son to the schoolbags.
"Can I have that one pleeeease?", Jack asked, making big puppy eyes, a big grin on his face.
"Of course. That's a really cool one. We watched that movie recently, right? Eh- he wins Nascar, doesn't he? No wait. He pushes another car to the finish after he's learned that lesson on Route 66?"
"Exactly! But he wins the Piston Cup."
"Piston Cup?"
"Piston Cup."
"That's like Nascar right?"
"I don't know."
Jim just smiled, grabbed the bag that Jack wanted and made their way back to Macon and Noah, where Jack proudly showed them his schoolbag.
"Look! If I turn it around like this it looks like a car!"

"Yeah, that's true. But still, you're the one that built me up.", Cole replied, winking. "I really don't know what I would've done without you. Alright I do know it but it sounds more dramatic like that."
As Bailey asked about Jim, he nodded, smiling softly.
"Yep. Him and his entire family. You've met him too. He's my dad's sister's husband.", he explained, winking.
"And that guy's really crazy. You know - I tried to steal his car because I'd heard about how fast it was, and before I knew it I woke up in his garage with him just staring at me like I'm about to be turned into ashes! Apparently he has like this weird futuristic fingerprint thing on his car, and whenever somebody that's not in that particular system touches his car - boom! Zapped with Volt. Then explained him my situation and he taught me some self-defense tricks in case I'd ever get in trouble again, knowing that he couldn't just talk me out of quitting the gang. Kept in touch with him and got my Audi R8 as a wedding gift from him. His family says he likes to give away cars."

Tyler listened to Raven with big eyes, just tightly hugging her when she had finished talking.
"Well first of all am I fucking glad that you didn't go back into... baby-mode.", he replied, winking. "And second, I don't think that your father's so proud of you because of me. I think he's proud of you because he realized how happy you are and that just because you're grown up now, you're still his little girl and that that makes him so proud. To see his little girl all grown-up and happy."

"Won't Victor notice that then when I don't talk back to him or when he tries to touch me?", Heather asked, hoping that the plan would work, her mind filled with 'what ifs'.
"And just to say, I noticed you immediately when I walked in the room.", she smiled softly, playing around with her fingers and looking back and forth to Mio and then back to her fingers.
"And I would never laugh at your accent. I like it. And it's not even that strong either! People are just stupid."
 
"cooool!", Noah and Macon both said at the same time, looked at eachother and started laughing- just the same way.
They were just so similar.
Turning to his uncle, Noah grinned excitedly.
"There are two groups of protectors of the earth- the avengers and guardians of the Galaxy, who protect the world from physical threats, and the magicians who protect the world from magical threats.
And the avengers are a group superheroes.
There's the hulk- he's a doctor, Bruce banner, but he had an accident with gamma Ray's and ever sicne turns into a giant, green monster when he gets too angry.
Then there's Tony stark, alias iron Man. He's super smart and an inventory like dad! He was attacked with a bomb and still has shards in his chest, which are kept in place with a magnet, so they won't kill him by piercing his heart. He has a metal suit that can fly and shoot and talk to him. Black widow is a surprise fighter from Russia, and was an evil assassine before she joined the avengers. Thor is the Greek god,and he looks totally like Uncle Sam! And Captain America is a supersoldier who was frozen in ice and survive 80 years that way! He ist best Friends with bucky Barnes, another super soldier who is half Android and turns evil of you say special words to him. But Captain America always wants everybody to be okay. But the most important thing is Bucky. He even fought against the avengers to save his best friend! He doesn't like his suit though. He said that once, but his boss wants him to wear the stripes and stars."

"So-... He basically is your uncle", Bailey clarified at Cole's weird way to explain his relation to Jim, nodding occasionally as he told her everything.
"He sounds like a great guy, baby", she said with a soft smile, gently running her fingers through Cole's hair.
So soft!
She could play around with it all day.
"Mh, honey, by the way", she said after a while, a slight frown on her face- clearly thoughtful.
"I was thinking about this for a long time now, seen this concept in Germany a couple of times, when I teleported there after your aunt told me about a fantastic shop for wedding dresses there... And after the catastrophe in round top. They have a home for abused children and a center for veterans in one building there, where the kids and adults live together there and learn from eachother. I really think this concept is amazing, and as far as I know the kids from round top still need a final place to stay. So I was thinking about doing the same concept in our future center. What do you think about it?"

"Of course that's the reason why dad is finally coming clear with me being adult", Raven chuckled with a soft smile, slightly shaking her head.
"But the reason for my happiness, sweetie, are you. Because of you I could make peace with what happened, and carry on. I wouldn't have been able to do this without you. And without our Billie of course!"
A soft, loving sparkling appeared in her eyes as she thought of her little future brother-in-law.
"He's such a sweet little guy. And with the two of us by his side, he will be looking ahead at a great future. We'll all just be fine for once; finally."

Mio smiled softly at Heather, slightly lifting his shoulders.
"It's only to make the teacher believe you are sitting there. As long as you are with me, you won't have to worry about Victor. He knows better than to mess with a centaur."
Looking down into Heather's eyes with a loving sparkling in his eyes, he just gently stroked over her cheek.
"You know what's making my species so strong? We never attack. We cherish peace and love and respect toward everything around us. And even if someone would attack one of us, that one would only dodge, never attack; but the others will."
He slightly lifted his chin, his entire expression changing from sweet boy to protective man in just a second. "Attack one of a centaur's herd, and you will have the whole herd kicking your ass."
The silent threat in his voice disappeared as sudden as it had appeared, and made space for his loving smile again.
"Maybe you are no centaur, and maybe you aren't part of this herd. But I'm falling; and that puts you under my protection."
His eyes widened all of a sudden. Damn.
He had talked before thinking again!
Sure, he could have blushed and turned super awkward now, but that spark of strength she had awoken in him was there and made him feel so much braver than ever before.
So he just gently kissed her hand like in an old movie and looked out of the window afterwards, closing his eyes as the sunlight was shining right on his face. "What is it with you that you make me feel so strong and brave, you beautiful miracle..."
 
((sorry for the short reply! don't have much time ;3))

Jim listened closely to what Noah said, nodding occasionally to let the boy know that his uncle was listening.
"So Captain America was frozen in ice for 80 years and he survived? How?", he asked as his nephew had finished explaining, curiously tilting his head. "And why would he need to fight against the avengers if Bucky is one of them too?"

"...yes. Yes, you're right.", Cole replied as Bailey mentioned Jim being his uncle, chuckling. He'd totally forgotten about the new part of his family.
Upon Bailey starting to explain her idea, he leaned back in the bed, crossing his arms behind his head to use them as a pillow, listening to her talk.
"I like that idea.", he nodded seriously, a thoughtful frown on his face. "That'd be great. We could help even more people like that, and you know I'd love to help those kids! Sad thing that it'll still take a while before we finished our studies and can start our center."

Tyler's eyes were sparkling happily at the idea of them being a family.
"Every night when I tuck Billy in he tells me how much he loves you and how happy he is that you're in our lives now. To see him smile like that after all these years... it's beautiful.", he mumbled dreamily, letting out a soft sigh.
"You know... you're the only one who believed in me and Billie. Who thought that we're more than just homeless orphans with no future. You gave us hope, and love. And we could never thank you enough for what you did, baby. I love you."

Heather blushed slightly as Mio kissed her hand like in one of those old and beautiful, cheesy romance movies, tilting her head as he mumbled to himself.
He was so incredibly sweet and caring, and brave and funny and cool... she really did not understand how anyone could not love that boy. Just because he was different? Well if being like him was different and 'bad', she was glad that he just stayed like he was and didn't change himself.
And it was just so cute how he talked about being a centaur, and about the herd and just... everything, actually.
She could just listen to him for days on end.
"Mio- I'm not some... miracle. Maybe it's just me treating you like a normal person instead of an invisible one that makes you feel like this? I'm really nothing special. Just me."
 
((okiedokie^^))

"It's science fiction, uncle Jim!", Noah laughed, shaking his head while he headed for the next shelf to get himself a package of pencils and all the other stuff he'd need.
"And Bucky isn't an avenger. He's a Winter soldier. They are humans that got turned into androids to be evil and destroy whoever is in Hydra's way. That's the organization of some evil people who want to rule the world. But Bucky turned good again, but nobody believed him and so Captain America has to defend his best friend from his own teammates."
He made a thoughtful pout for a moment.
"I think they would make a cute couple..."

"But we can already renovate the barns into Appartments for the residents!", Bailey said with an excited, happy grin. Really, she couldn't wait to tell those kids that they'd have a new home soon. She just hoped Quentin, the man who was helping out right now, would come with them. Those kids really seemed to love him.
"I was thinking when we did the big renovations we could let the kids come and help us paint the walls and so on. Only the ones who want to, of course. That way they could already get to know the place and us."
Smirking softly, she put on her winner smile.
"I also talked to the two centaur clans who are living in the forests here. Some of them said they'd love to volunteer and make small tours through the forest with the kids who'd like to do that. Learn a bit about nature and so on."

Raven smiled lovingly as she gently kissed Tyler's forehead and took his hand, holding it tightly.
"Homeless- never again. Without a family- neither. We are a family now; and none of you will ever lose that again. Not as long as I'm still kickin'."
She smirked softly at her fiance, hugging him as tightly as she could while she buried her face into his neck.
"When I checked up on him before going to bed yesterday, he was cuddling with a photo of the three of us, with that sweet, peaceful smile on his face. It was so cute..."

"Well to me you are special", Mio Said with softly sparkling eyes. "The most extraordinary and beautiful miracle I've ever seen."
With a nervous smile, he carefully pulled her closer and slowly put his hand on the back of her neck, his other hand resting on hers.
"Last chance to tell me to piss off", he said with a soft smirk, winking at her.
 
Jim kept on listening to what Noah was saying, occasionally helping Jack grab something from the upper shelf to look at it - only to have to put it back again.
"Sounds like an interesting movie.", he replied, smiling softly. "Should watch it once."
"But first Cars 2!", Jack protested, handing his father some more pencils and other school supplies.
"...how many rulers do you think you'll need?", Jim asked upon the seeing the two dozen, all individual, rulers in his son's hands.
"Lots!"
"I think one's enough.", Jim quickly turned to Macon with a pleading expression in his eyes. "Right? He'll only need one? Or two?"

"That sounds great! And we could bring some to the barn to see the animals once we live there. Bet they'd love that too. And mom and Sam could help us with their hair, and eh- we'll need lots of cooks though. I know a guy or two who could help us out there.", Cole mumbled to himself, already starting to imagine what it would be like in a couple of years. They could help so many people!
"It'll be just perfect. Won't it?"

Tyler awed softly, his eyes sparkling happily. It was hard to believe that the woman in front of him had done so much for him and his brother. She had helped Tyler get custody over Billie, she had given them a house, a home... but most importantly, she gave them hope and love. And just that was what the two had needed so much.
"I have never seen him this happy. It's incredible what you did. I mean... I really didn't think I'd ever see him smile like that. To ever see me smile like that. You're really a miracle, baby.", he sighed happily, gently pulling her into deep kiss, wrapping his arms around her waist to hold her close.
"I love you so much. And just- you're amazing. And perfect. And I love your smile. And your eyes. I love everything about you. God, I still can't believe that we're engaged now!"

Heather stared deep into Mio's eyes, her hand twitching nervously as he put his own on it.
He was holding the back of her neck.
Why?
Was he going to try and strangle her like that one boy tried to do who was with Victor when she got attacked?
He didn't seem to tighten his grip, and his hand was more resting than aggressively pushing against her.
"W-why-", she gulped, shaking her head. What was going on?
She was shaking, her eyes tearing up out of nowhere.
Mio hadn't done anything!
"P-pa-", she took deep, short breaths, her entire body trembling. "Panic-"
 
"your dad's right, one is enough", Macon laughed softly as he saw how Jack was piling rulers over rulers in his father's hands.
"I'd actually recommend a set square though", he explained. "They will need it later on for geometry anyways, and they are easier to hold without slipping on the paper."
When his eyes suddenly turned white from a vision, a sorrowful frown appeared on his face upon seeing Heather and a boy who he believed was the little brother of one of his own students, her apparently panicking.
He'd give it one more minute, but if they wouldn't be able to handle it on their own, he'd step in immediately.
Noah just signed silently, watching his father. "Whenever I try to see someone, they get headaches", he mumbled to Jim, clearly annoyed by that.

"With the two of us setting it all up? Hell yeah!", Bailey giggled happily, leaning her head against Cole's shoulder while imagining every detail.
With an awesome team like them, everything was possible. Absolutely everything they could dream of.
Her eyes widened all of a sudden.
"Oh, baby! I almost forgot to tell you! There's a three-days psychology seminar in California next week, where I was offered to go to for free. Flight and everything payed by professor Gale. He said he wants to send three students. Don't know who the other two are, though. But awesome, isn't it?!"

"Ohhh let's go home and tell Billie!", Raven said with a wide, excited smile, changing into her normal clothes again- as she was slowly starting to get cold.
"Just imagine his cute reaction! He'll probably jump around like a rubber Ball- and then directly run off to tell it Rose."
She chuckled softly, leaning against Tyler's side with a happy sigh.
"It's so cute how great friends they have become. Rose told me last week that Billie is her very best friend in the entire world and that they will never stop being best friends."

"What- was that my fault?"
Mio's eyes widened, half surprised, half startled, and he just looked deep into her eyes, trying to keep his expression as calm as he could.
"Hey, remember what I told you?", He mumbled softly, carefully stroking her hair out of her face with the hand that had been resting on her neck.
"I won't ever let anyone or anything hurt you. You will be totally fine, I promise."
After he had carefully wiped her tears away, he just spread his arms, smiling warmly at her. "You look like you could use a hug. Everything's fine, really. Come here, I'll make the fear go away..."
 
"Oh man.", Jack groaned silently to Macon's reply, slowly carrying ruler after ruler back to the shelves.
"But they're all so pretty!"
"What would you need them all for?", Jim asked, a soft smirk on his face.
"I don't know... just... I don't know."
"Why would you need one hundred pieces of the same thing if one's enough? I would love to have all the pretty cars, but it's not only expensive but you also don't really do anything with them because you already got one. See where I'm heading?"
Jack nodded at his father's explanation, grabbed all the rulers and started putting them back where they belong.
Upon noticing Macon's eyes going white, Jim sorrowfully asked if everything was okay before turning to Noah.
"They get headaches? I think I know why. You see, you're not a typical angel. You're also not a typical demon. You're like a mix of them. And you still have to learn to control all of your abilities, and that takes a while. Hell, even I can't always control my abilities."

"I wanted to decline because I didn't want to leave you alone- but I was invited too!", Cole explained, an excited grin appearing on his face. "And I believe Sally as well. I think he asked the three best students of the class. Which are you, Sally and me.", he nodded, softly kissing her cheek. "There'll be so many professionals who will give us lectures and inside-tips and tricks! I honestly can't wait. Though- is flying good when you're pregnant?"

"I'm so happy that he's finally found a friend. I think he got a couple of others in his class too, but he only ever talks about Rose.", Tyler replied, a happy smirk on his face as he grabbed Raven's hand, ready to teleport them home.
"Shouldn't you first turn the ice back into ice?", he asked, chuckling, motioning to the stone floor. "I mean, it's an ice rink, not a stone rink. Okay that one was horrible. I'm just not good at puns. Was that a pun?"

Heather felt as if she could hardly breathe anymore. One moment it felt as if her heart was racing and the other moment it felt as if it wasn't moving at all.
Her skin hurt. Her veins were pounding.
She felt herself being thrown against a wall and onto the floor, being kicked and punched - even though nothing was actually happening.
Gasping for air, she lunged into Mio's arms, sobbing into his bare chest.
She didn't even know what had triggered this panic attack.
Nothing out of the ordinary had happened, and she was not in danger here with Mio.
"V-vi-victor's friend grabbed my, he grabbed my neck and pushed his hand around it and- and he gripped me tight and tried to somehow make me suffocate and I- I don't know I think I- I got scared- I'm sorry, I'm sorry-"
 
I don't know for sure...Macon answered his brother's question telepathically, still sorrowfully watching Heather and the boy.
What had she just said?!
Victor.
Yet again.
He and his gang had caused so much trouble already, but messing with his daughter was the last straw.
"Excuse me", he growled silently, dialing the headmaster's phone number on his smartphone while walking a few steps away, Noah just watching him with a sorrowful Expression before he looked up at his uncle again.
"But how am I supposed to be a good angel or demon if I don't even know what of those I am? Both? None?"
He suspiciously looked around for a moment. "... Can I tell you a secret, uncle Jim?"

"I'm just still amazed how our professor is paying something like that for us with his own money like he's some sort of angel- okay he is, but you know what I mean", Bailey chuckled shrugging.
She always enjoyed his lessons, not only because he was a great teacher, but also because he treated all of them as equals, not students who didn't have anything to say. Though it would be so weird to have him as a wedding guest! After all he was Cole's uncle's brother.
"Nah it's okay when you're not just a few weeks before birth. Don't worry, we'll be totally fine."

Raven made a slightly awkward face as she looked at the stone floor.
"I eh- my shadows can only turn things into stone, not back", she admitted, smirking apologetically.
"Maybe they can turn into a skating rink or so...? I don't know. I probably didn't really think this through when I petrified the floor, heh?"
She just grabbed her eyeliner and wrote across the marble floor 'sorry'.
"I hope they won't be too mad about their modern Stonehenge here."

"Hey, stop apologizing for things that aren't your fault", Mio's said silently, softly nuzzling his nose into Heather's hair.
Strawberries... She smells like strawberries...
As gentle and soft as a butterfly's wing, he stroked through her hair and lastly softly wiped her tears away.
At the same time as feeling like shit because it had been his touch that had reminded her of what had happened in the restrooms, a truth, as baffling as it was definite, made his eyes widen.
But he didn't say anything about it for now.
Instead, he was just there, just held her, his warm, strong body curled up around her fragile one, his Chestnut fur shimmering reddish in the sunlight.
"Heather, I swear, I will never let anyone hurt you again", he whispered softly, cuddling against her.
"I will always be right here for you... Wait..."
He carefully caught up another of Heather's tears, and while it was still hanging on his finger, he closed his eyes, until a soft light Rose from his heart; the tear and the light together shaping a beautiful gem, that looked like the light inside it was still moving, still alive.
He carefully put it in Heather's hand and just wrapped his arms around her again, his one hand still holding hers that was holding the mysterious gem, the other one gently stroking through her hair.
"As long as you carry this with you, I will never be far away, no matter where you go. Just take good care of it... It's a part of my soul inside there."
With softly sparkling eyes, he leaned his head against hers, watching the light move and shine, as if it was happy to be with Heather.
"Hey, Heather? I just-..."
He hesitated, biting his lip, and lastly just shook his head. "Ah nevermind..."
 
Jim sorrowfully watched Macon angrily make a phone call, turning back to his nephew with a soft smile.
"You're a dark angel. That's both a demon and an angel. Pretty cool! And rare. So that's really special. See your wings? They're mostly white than black, meaning the percentage of you being an angel is higher than the one of you being a demon. You follow?", he started explaining, quickly making sure that Jack was still putting the rulers back before he talked on.
"Your dad told me you can summon both light and shadow creatures to play with you? That's really impressive. The thing is, just because you're both doesn't mean you can't be a good angel and a good demon. Just be yourself, that's already good enough. Don't worry too much about all that. You're still very young, your powers still need to develop and grow a lot. Just be you, and everything'll be fine, okay?"
He winked, gently ruffling Noah's hair before going down on his heels so the boy could whisper his secret to him.
"What's that secret?", he asked, whispering, tilting his head with a soft smirk on his face.

"Yeah well - we are talking about professor Gale. Archangel.", Cole replied, chuckling. He put his hand on Bailey's belly, a loving smile on his face as he just bent down and carefully cuddled his head against her stomach as well.
"It feels like an eternity before our baby will be born. It's still like... 9 months!"
He groaned, clearly exaggerating, and then just giggled silently.
"I actually can't wait for you to be in your third month when the pregnancy hormones really start kicking in and you'll start acting crazy. It'll be so cute!"

"Well... let's just leave before they notice you can't turn it back.", Tyler suggested, chuckling akwardly, quickly teleporting the two of them back home, everything that they had put in the lockers as well.
"Hey - I got some free skates now.", he mumbled upon seeing that he was still wearing his ice skates. "Not that the rink will need them anymore."
He smirked softly at Raven, untying his ice skates while he kept staring at his beautiful girlfriend.
Fiancée.
Fiancée!
"I will buy you a pretty diamond ring though. I asked you with absolutely nothing now... so I'll make it extra romantic and will just ask you again! But then with a ring to put on your finger! The most expensive one I can find... and afford."

Heather was slowly, very slowly, starting to calm down a bit. She was taking deep breaths, focusing on a little white dot on Mio's flank.
As Mio handed her something, telling her what it was, her concentration broke and she hastily looked up into his eyes.
"...you gave me a part of your soul?", she asked, her voice kinda shrill and shaky, yet soft and full of wonder again.
"It's beautiful, Mio- I don't know what to say... I... thank you."
She put the necklace around her neck, staring down at the sparkling gem with big eyes.
"It's beautiful."
She just wanted to lean back against Mio when he started talking and then just told her to forget it.
"Just like you tell me I can talk to you about anything, I tell you the same."
Even though she was exhausted, and the panic was still wearing off, she felt obligated to help Mio with whatever he wanted to say, or didn't.
"If you don't want to tell me it's fine too. Just... everything's okay, right?"
 
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Noah smiled his father's soft smile as he nodded at what his uncle told him, and slightly spread his wings for a moment to look at them.
First, his left eye and wing, as well as the left half of his hair turned completely black, while his right side took a pure white color.
Then, in a flurry of colors that were so rare and unknown that they didn't even have a name, the sides swapped, lastly mixed into each other and finally left Noah in his normal appearance again.
"That's the thing, uncle Jim- I'm not more angel than demon, neither am I more demon than angel. I'm completely even. And, remember what Rachel taught us about our powers? That they can take a physical, aware form, basically be a being all on their own? Well-"
He closed his eyes, until soon a dark and a light creature emerged from him.
"I have two, not one. And it's so weird; when something bad is happening, I feel the light getting stronger and when things are going too good, like, say when a man kid is getting away with bullying someone, the dark goes stronger. And it just always goes light-dark-light-dark-light-dark, all day long, every second! As if whatever I am wants perfect balance in the world and adjusts to whatever it needs to be to protect that balance and since the circumstances fluctuate constantly, I do too, and it's just so exhausting!"

Bailey chuckled softly, shaking her head.
"Baby you know how dangerous I am when I go into bad-mood-mode? Last time I almost broke down an entire hospital, caused a landslide and almost my own death. And you're looking forward to that?"
She laughed silently.
"I'll really have to train staying even more positive than I already am now, I mean, I don't want to rebuild the farm after every time I get angry because Dunkin donuts doesn't make peanut butter jelly donuts or so."
She softly stroked through Cole's hair, watching him cuddle against their future baby with a soft smile. "Baby, we have to get ready for the wedding soon."

"I don't need an expensive ring, sweetie", Raven said with a loving smile and quickly kissed Tyler's nosetip, before holding up her hand with the ring spelling 'always'.
"It's not the price that matters. Neither is the material it is made of. All that counts is what it means, and to me, even a ring from a bubblegum dispenser would mean that you love me. Because you're trusting me so much to put that ring on my finger. After what your exes did, it's a much bigger deal to devote yourself to someone again, and give them the power to hurt you like you have been hurt before.
You know what I mean?"
She softly cupped his face and kissed him deeply, cuddling against him.
"I love you baby."

"It allows me to protect you even when I'm not beside you", Mio explained nodding, smiling softly as she asked if everything was okay.
He just nodded, locking his eyes to hers for a moment.
"Yeah, everything's better than fine. I'm just being shy and awkward me again. Don't mind it."
Smiling calmingly, he held up his slender hands.
"Hey, and, though you probably know it anyway, I just want you to know that I promise you on my life; you don't have to be scared of me doing anything you don't want or feel uncomfortable with. I won't lay a hand on you to hurt you. So, if there's anything that triggers your panic or makes you feel bad or so, it would be great if you'd tell me. I don't want to make you feel bad after all."
 
Jim nodded at Noah, a soft smile appearing on his face.
"Now that you've explained and showed it to me like this, I know exactly what you are talking about.", he replied.
"Your father has one main ability. Water manipulation. Your mother ice manipulation and your aunt Rachel fire manipulation. If they were to give their ability a physical form, only one would appear."
He took a deep breath, cracking his neck before his left eye turned entirely black, while the right one's black lightning-like marks lit up in a fiery yellow color - a wolf-like shadow creature and another wolf-like creature, much lighter than the other one, the sound of thunder erupting when it set foot on the floor.
"I have two main abilities. Shadow manipulation, and lightning manipulation.", he explained, somehow looking as if he was fighting the two creatures in his mind.
"You are able to manipulate both dark and light, both a demon and an angel."
His eyes turned normal again and the two creatures disappeared as quickly as they had appeared, Jim just smiling tiredly.
"I couldn't leave them out for too long. The shadow one's a bitc- a creature that doesn't really listen and makes it hard to keep control of my demon. I can show them to you once again if you'd like, just not now."
He went down on his heels, staring directly into Noah's eyes while he put his hand on his shoulder, smiling softly.
"There's nothing to be afraid of. If anything, you can be really proud. Having two main abilities is rare. Extremely rare. You know that if you ever got any questions, don't hesitate to ask, yeah?"

"I actually meant you going crazy because you are so happy. And the crazy food cravings!", Cole replied, chuckling - his eyes widening happily as Bailey mentioned their wedding.
"But that means I won't get to see you anymore before the wedding!", he groaned, making some sad puppy eyes before he just pulled into a deep kiss.
"I guess you're right, though. I'm so nervous. I don't look nervous, right? I'm super nervous though. Like - yeah. And you know what's funny? That my parents will be standing next to us! My mom as your maid of honor, and Sam as my best man. Hah."

Tyler smiled happily, tightly wrapping his arms around Raven to pull her closer.
"A romantic dinner then? And watching your favorite movie afterwards with lots of popcorn and cuddling?", he suggested, gently stroking over her back before lovingly kissing her forehead.
"I love you too, baby. To the moon and back.", he replied, his eyes sparkling happily.
"You know what? Every day the heart creates enough energy to drive a truck twenty miles. In a lifetime that's equivalent to driving to the moon and back. So essentially by saying I love you to the moon and back, I'm saying that I'll love you with all the blood my heart pumps my whole life... aaaand I don't know why I just explained that to you, but hey - learned something new."

Heather smiled thankfully, just lunging for Mio and hugging him tightly.
"You're such a sweet guy. Thank you.", she whispered to his ear, letting go of him with a soft smile.
"I actually don't really know what triggers my anxiety... but if, then I'll tell you immediately. It's just- you're so amazing for being so caring. I just can't thank you enough.", she gently ran her fingers through his hair to style it, giggling softly as he now looked slightly like a hedgehog.
"Beautiful. Oh eh- do you think lunch is ready? I'm... kinda hungry. And I don't want to be too late to music. I'm sorry if that sounds rude or stupid, after all you invited me and I shouldn't push or- okay now I feel bad again..."
 
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