Cthulhu Plush

Chapter 122

::And To Think::

The long over due end to Cthulhu Plush.

To help some people out, for I just realized, Cthulhu is pronounced ‘kah-thoo-loo’

My love and appreciation to

TOAD

Hitori-Hoshi

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Dreams of the Heart

GothicBallerina

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t he m u s h r o o m

FireVampireFrom666

Tinyli

lunisa

cthlhu-fay

maxi—the-one-and-o (something)

chevy-luv

FireVampireFrom666

Kheperen-Sutekh

RoseVampiress

The Gnome with a Mohawk

Seiko and Madison stand before the door letting Vinzenz in. He ruffles Madison’s hair and pats Seiko’s head making a straight shot to the kitchen. In there he checks to see that all the stray teens have eaten before kicking them out. He watches as Zain follows a boy down stairs to the game room.

He starts to cook as he watches his two kids join the Yager girls in the living room and his wife make her way to him. They are talking lightly about Cory and Ave before Warren and Keoki walk into the kitchen.

They greet giving hugs, even Warren. Vinzenz teases them about taking long before Warren punches him lightly--although light it still hurt.

Rika and Mehkan come next followed closely behind by the Frys. Their little ones go to the living room to play with the others all except Mary-Bell.

“Hey!” Mehkan greets starting the hug train again.

Mary-Bell walks right to Warren and holds her hands up silently asking to be picked up. Warren smiles small-like for her and lifts her to his hip.

“Why, hello Miss Mary-Bell!” he says in his best country ascent clashing greatly with his German that he has yet to get rid of, not like he wants to, he knows Keoki thinks its hot.

The kitchen full of people laugh at the voice making Warren glare at them.

“It is so hard to think back at who you were when I met you and to now making little Marry-May giggle!” Bell says loving how Warren is with kids.

Warren shrugs before setting the girl on the counter and acting like he is going to cook her. The girl giggles and squeals when Warren holds her over a pot. He tells her to say a single word and he will put her down.

“Tiger!” she giggles out.

He sets the girl down smiling, “felines are the best.”

She frowns not understanding before standing on the counter and running to her mother’s arms.

“Is Warren silly?” Bell asks the girl. The little girl nods holding Tiger close watching Warren walk to his husband and give him a hug.

The Jackson three arrive next, their boy heading right to the basement to kick some teenaged ass. Naoko takes a seat at the counter next to the other four girls and pouts.

“I really wish he would play with kids his own age.”

Brian smiles at her and sits on a stool next to her. He pats her back then turns to Vinzenz.

“We having brunch today?”

Vinzenz looks up from flipping an egg, “ja.”

Leonel and Rea arrive ten minutes later just in time to hear Bell call out food. Leonel and Rea take off their shoes and give their hugs to everyone. Also receiving hugs from their ‘nieces’ and ‘nephews.’

Keoki goes down stairs to get his son and Naoko’s. Down there he counts eight teens and a little boy in front the TV with a game being played and shouts being yelled.

He walks over looking to see that Waydan is first player out of eight and seems to be coming in second. Taps the boys shoulder.

“After you win this race come up stairs,” Waydan nods before leaning as if he were in a motorcycle.

Keoki looks to the computer and sees the ninth teen. That means Zain and one other is missing. Keoki calms his breathing heading to the couches. He walks behind one and looks down seeing Zain’s red hair.

His youngest son is on top of another teen heavily making out. Keoki would find this really funny, if it weren’t his son, but since it is, he is at lost as to what to do. He wishes Warren were here.

“Ahem,” he says turning his back to give them a little privacy. “You better pray I hear no zipping up pants.”

Zain freezes at the sound then almost faints when he hears his Tousan’s voice. Zain looks up and sees Tousan’s back, he gets off Satchel. He thanks everything he told Satchel he wasn’t ready.

“Tousan-” Zain begins but is stopped by Satchel.

“You’re his kid?!” Satchel turns to Keoki. “Sir I didn’t know.”

Keoki looks the boy over, “are you saying if you’d know you wouldn’t have tried?”

Satchel nods.

Keoki turns to Zain, “he isn’t worth your time, come up stairs.”

Zain is hurt by the both of them but follows his Tousan up the stair. Keoki grabs his adopted son’s hand and leads him up the stairs. Once they are up there Keoki turns to him and frowns.

“Was he the reason you were up all night?”

Zain shakes his head angry he would expect something like that, “It’s not like that Otousan!”

“Than what is it like Zain?”

Zain explains that they met at the coffee shop where Satchel works--he just got the job yesterday; Keoki knew this. They talked a bunch then talked online since Satchel has free minutes after nine.

Keoki nods reminding him “but he wouldn’t have gone after you if he had known you were my child.” he takes a step towards Zain. “I don’t have a problem with you dating or… so I do have a problem with you doing anything more than make-out. Don’t go after him; if he likes you let him come to you okay?”

Zain wasn’t expecting this but he nods, “I promise to keep it clean.”

“And if you must, make sure to always be protected.”

They head down stairs getting ‘Finally’’s from the people sitting at the table. Once both males had taken up their seats the feast begins.

The adults go on to talk about what they were before. Warren tries to get an answer from Keoki, but the male just smiles and pats his knee, signaling that he will be informed later.

Every once and a while the conversation is stopped so a mother or father may put a child in place. They move on to talk about discipline and compare notes and things that they have read that work.

Warren was the first to notice the little ones start to pay attention to the talk so he turned it to spanking and expressed how he thought it was the only answer. It took a moment but everyone caught on and acted like they were becoming enlightened by his words.

“Daddy stop!” Seiko and Madison say at the same time.

Warren turns to his girls and smiles. Brian picks up where he left off making Cory and Ave complain to Waydan to get his father to stop like Madison and Seiko did. Waydan just shrugs it off.

“I know my daddy wouldn’t hit me,”

The rest of the children are quick to defend their parents finally Chrissie makes them stop talking.

“They are just say things like this to get us to act up,”

The parents and children tease each other and play while they eat and well after.

Zain watches it all, he does enjoy watching the two sides go toe to toe but he is in the middle. He is the only teen here and he isn’t old enough to have a say in adult things and is too old to have a voice with the kids. He can be nothing but a bystander. He just wishes he was downstairs in Satchel’s arms.

When they are done eating the parents make the kids clean up as they head to the living room. By then the stray teens had cleared out of the house. Satchel catches Zain’s eye before heading up the stairs to get his bag.

Zain follows him up the stairs not sure what is about to happen. At the top of the stairs Satchel is waiting with his things in his hand.

“Is your old man kicking me out?”

“No, he wouldn’t do that, he knows you’re still in need… he would kick you out if you hurt anyone though, or had sex under this roof since those are the rules.”

Satchel nods before biting his lip, “I lied to him.”

“What do you mean?”

“I would of tried to at least get your attention even if I knew you’re their kid afore hand.”

Zain lets a smile come to his lips “Really?”

Satchel nods. He really likes this boy, “I have to work but I’ll catch you later.” He kisses Zain’s cheek before heading out of the house.

Zain stands stone still for awhile then heads to the living room, knowing that will be more fun than the basement where the kids are now.

Mehkan takes hold of Rika’s hand as Zain walks in, “We have an announcement to make.”

Rika looks at her with sparkling eyes.

“We plan on adopting,” Mehkan tells them.

Cheers are raised as they ask about when and why the change of heart.

“Rika wants this, and I want her happy… I just want a house broken one!” Every one laughs and ‘awww’s

Zain takes a seat in the dinning room facing the living room so he can hear all of it and have his presence in the back of their minds.

The parents of the group go on to explain how wonderful parenthood is.

Leonel looks to Rea still thinking the male wants a child. He is so good with them he doesn’t know why on earth he doesn't. Leonel knows he just isn’t parent material; it is just plain obvious to him.

The talk soon switches to going back to DragonCon. They all want to go but don’t want to take the kids since that would be too much of a hassle and not too fun.

It’s late into the afternoon and Vinzenz makes them all migrate into the kitchen making Zain run to the stairs to remain hidden. No one has commented on his being there and he doesn't want to give them a reminder to do so.

Mary-Bell walks up the stairs from the basement. Guessing what is about to happen next, he tip toes up the stairs he is on before heading to his room. Bell soon comes up and places the girl in Seiko’s room. When the mother has left Zain walks back down the stairs, and continues to listen in on the conversations.

Before the preparations of the dinner can be fully set into work there is a knock on the door. Warren stops Keoki from getting it with a kiss and walks to the door.

Opening the beautiful wood and stain glass door he finds himself looking into the brown eyes of his ‘first son.’ Warren smiles brightly at him giving him a big hug before he notices Jaime did not come home alone.

Next to him is Fea smiling at the once dark boy. Warren steps back looking the male over. He has short red blond hair, with his bangs gelled to stay to the side and held with two cute bobby pins. The rest of his hair is styled to spike and curl in an elegant manor. The look makes him look very girly. He also has on light make-up. Fea is wearing a shirt reading ‘Squeeze Charmin’ and a loose flowing skirt.

Warren takes Fea into a hug before asking if the two want to be announced.

“Oh like at a ball? Prince Jaime and his lady servant Fea!”

Jaime takes the other male’s hand and frowns, “More like Queen Fea and her humble male slave.”

“Was that ‘Queen’ comment an attack on my profession?”

“Fea, darling you know its not,”

Warren walks into the dinning room raising his voice above all others, “Queen Fea and her humble male slave have arrived.”

Keoki looks up at the word Fea. He squeals loudly before racing into the entrance hall to see the couple. He pounces on his son hugging him tightly before giving Fea much the same treatment.

“What are you doing here?!” he asks not really caring as he drags them in to the dinning room.

No matter how many times Fea has come to see them he was never able to see anyone out side this Yager family house hold.

Zain leaps out of his hiding spot to give his brother a hug along with the other male which he has already come to think of as a sister.

Jaime avoids all questions demanding food for Fea and him before words can be spoken. Vinzenz comments on how he remembers now that Jaime’s stomach has always been his ruler before starting to cook again.

Jaime hugs all the adults and introduces Fea to them all. Jaime turns to him and smiles.

“Now time to see the sisters and all the cousins.”

Fea smiles warmly waving to the others as he is being pulled down the stairs.

Mehkan frowns, “I thought Jaime was gay.”

“He is, Fea is really Frank, he just dresses as a female he still has all his parts,” Keoki informs them all.

In the basement it is total chaos as Jaime attacks the kids and Fea joins in. They quickly accept him into the group all wanting to talk to him at the same time. Fea’s head spins when Jaime finally decides to rescue him.

They make an escape to the top floor finding the adults in a discussion about transvestites. They stop on a count of Fea but he insists that they pick up the talk where they left off.

Dinner is finally ready. They make Fea sit while Jaime sets the table. Since he hasn’t been there in a while he gets to make up for it, or at least that is the rule as of right now. Once the table is set Elly goes to get the children.

Zain sits next to Jaime and starts to chat off his ear about this that and the other thing. All the children come up and take their seats. Mary-Bell woke from her nap during Vinzenz’s cooking time. Bell has her in a highchair as the others eat.

After dinner is done the little ones take the plates into the kitchen then run back down stairs. Once they are gone Keoki turns to his son.

“So why the sudden appearance?”

Jaime shrugs “we were in the neighborhood.”

Laughing Fea corrects, “By that of course he means we so happened to stumble into a plane, then a taxi to be ‘in the neighborhood’.”

Warren looks pointedly at the boy as everyone laughs.

“I--we were too excited to wait or say over phone.” When he knows he has all ears on him he sighs “I’m pregnant.”

Everyone laughs or groans. Rea lightly smacks the back of his head. The group complains and after much effort he gets them to calm down.

“I told you they were like children,” he whispers to Fea. “As I was saying… Fea and I are engaged.”

It takes a moment to hit before Keoki and the girls whoop with joy. Warren says something along the lines of ‘that’s my boy.’

Keoki jumps up from his seat and hugs the both of them so happy that Jaime found love and that his love is such a great person.

With more congratulations the topic moves to things like if Fea is wearing a gown.

“I wouldn’t go to my own wedding in a plan ole tux! No, this Queen is walking down the aisle in style.”

There is more talk and sometime later the kids burst out of the basement every one of them chasing Chrissie in to the living room.

Looking around the room so many different stories can and have been told. In life there is no real ending to a story it just goes on and on like love.

These friends have been together through thick and thin. They are a family now and will for ever be. There is no telling what is going to happen next but the sure thing is that they will get through it together.

And to think, it all—this beautiful big family—started because one day Leonel’s uncle took him to DragonCon.

Thank you. I love you. I hope you enjoyed.