2.1

The warm spring breeze ruffled our hair as we sat and stared forlornly at our homework. It really sucked to have to do homework when it was so nice out, but what choice did we have? We all had pretty big dreams. I wanted to become a CEO, and to even be considered for job-shadowing next year I needed very  good grades in all of my classes. Mint wouldn't exactly share what his dream was, all he said was that his father had ensured him a position of power. It almost made me nervous to think what the Winters family did to achieve and stay in power.

"This is so hard."

I looked over at Razzy and smiled sympathetically. The homework was fairly simple to me, and Mint wasn't having too much trouble with it either... But we were smarter than Razzy. As bad as it sounded, she simply hadn't inherited her father's intelligence. Not to say she is stupid, far from it, she just isn't really cut out for the advanced courses that Mint and I take. She worked so much harder than the two of us to earn B's and C's. I really respected her for it.

"What are you having trouble with this time?" 

 Mint's harsh voice cut across my thoughts and I glared at him. It wasn't that  he was trying to be mean to Razzy. He was just impatient and rough around the edges. He cared for Razzy almost as much as I did, and I knew he didn't hurt her feelings on purpose. I wish she would understand it too, but every time I tried to explain it she just shrugged.

"I can't figure out number ten."

Razzy always went much slower on her homework than we did. The homework had twenty questions. I was finishing up nineteen, and a look at Mint's paper told me he was starting on eighteen.

"Let me see your paper."

I watched for a moment as Mint began to explain to Razzy what she did wrong. Most of the time she didn't have to be told twice, she just didn't pick up on it in class because the teachers moved so fast.

It didn't take long before both Mint and I were finished with our homework. We didn't sit around and wait for Razzy to finish, we used to, but she got mad about it so we don't anymore. Instead Mint and I like to play catch while she finishes up. She doesn't like to play catch anyway. She doesn't really like any of the things we do... She just doesn't have any female friends to hang out with.

Once Razzy finished up her homework it was getting close to 6 PM. All of our families had dinner around that time, so that meant that we all needed to be heading home. Well, most of the time anyway. I had made plans to stay with Razzy tonight. Mint was always invited, but Razzy's father made no effort to hide his contempt for Mint's family. In fact, he was openly rude and hurtful to Mint. I didn't blame him for not going to Razzy's house.

She looked over at me, "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, of course." We both waved goodbye to Mint and set off toward Razzy's house.

 When we walked through the front door it was the same cold, empty environment as it always was. Doctor Jagger was rarely home, working as many hours as he possibly could. It wasn't that he had to work long, tedious shifts all the time. He chose to.

Razzy sighed as she made her way into the kitchen.

"What do you want for dinner?"

I followed her and sat down on one of the counters.

"Anything is fine."

She nodded and started pulling ingredients out of the cabinets. Razzy was an excellent cook, even better than my mom. She'd been cooking for herself since she was nine years old. Her dad.. Well... He really shut down after her mom died. Maybe it was because he couldn't save her, I don't know. What I do know is he had no excuse to stop being a father to Razzy. But he did. He started working as much as possible, ignoring Razzy. She's pretty much been fending for herself her entire life.

We ate dinner in silence. Razzy and I had fallen into a routine. She stayed at my house twice a week and I stayed at her house twice a week. Even if I wasn't staying the night sometimes I would come home with her. I knew she was lonely. Not only that, but she's a bit of a 'fraidy cat. She hates being home alone after dark. She always has, and Jagger knows it. But he does nothing to try and be home so she won't be afraid.

"Being afraid of the dark is impractical for someone your age, Shiraz. You'll have to learn to get over it."

Thinking about the cold, stoic way he'd muttered those words to her still caused anger to burn in my gut. I shouldn't have to take care of Razzy the way I do. But I do. Sometimes its all I can do to keep my mouth shut when he does decide to come home.

I spread my sleeping bag out on the floor as Razzy slid underneath her covers. I was allowed to stay with her and she was allowed to stay with me as long as we didn't sleep in the same bed. This was the agreement that our parents reached a few months after I met Razzy. I figured it was pretty fair. After all, we were teenagers. Most teenagers were interested in sex... But I would never take advantage of Razzy like that. She was my best friend.

"G'night, Cos."

"Night, Razzy."

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A/N: Sorry these chapters have been so short :/ Especially compared to Moon's chapters I feel like they are terribly short. Maybe they will get longer... Or maybe Cos will just have shorter chapters, but more chapters than Moon did. We'll just see.

2.0 - Prologue

My name is Cosmic Sky Whisper, and I'm fifteen years old. I guess you could say that I have a pretty good life. I mean, excluding the fact that my real dad didn't want me. Yeah, that's something I wish I never would have found out. I haven't spied on my mom since then. It really hurt, ya know? Cause I'm not exactly stupid, Brink obviously isn't my real dad... But I thought that maybe my real dad died in a fire saving me and mom or something. Nah. He's just a berryhole who didn't want me.

And Mom thinks that's why I "pick" on Castro so much, but it isn't really. No one will believe me when I tell them that Castro is a little prick, but he is! He is mean to Sakuya and Azalea all the time, but he somehow gets away with it. It's really unfair, and it is why I've started picking on him more lately. I get in trouble for it with Mom and Dad, but I don't care. Castro deserves it.

As far as school goes, I've always been a really smart and ambitious kid. I'm the type of person who will do homework right when I walk through the door. It always feels good to have everything done and have the rest of the day to do whatever I want. Not only that, but nothing makes me happier than receiving an 'A' on a piece of homework. Seriously. I can't stand failure, but thankfully passing isn't really a problem for me. I can blow through school so easily that Razzy and Mint get angry at me.

I suppose I should introduce you to my two closest friends.

I met Green Mint Winters when I was seven years old. He attended the "rich kids" school in Sugar Valley for the first two years of his education, but he got kicked out for being so mean. I can be a bit of a berryhole myself, but I am nothing compared to him. It is almost like he has no conscience at all. The teacher sat him next to me on his first day of class. I introduced myself and just like that I had a new best friend. He and I really click, and I honestly couldn't ask for a more loyal friend.

My parents don't really like him because he is too much like his father, but they just don't understand. The Winters family might be underhanded, sneaky, and cruel... But they have a set of morals they live by. It is much better to have them as friends than enemies or even acquaintances. Mint would lay his life down for me in a second due to the code that he lives by. I don't even know if I would return that kind of favor.

And then I have my more recent best friend. Her name is Shiraz Amethyst Gum, and her father is the famed Doctor Jagger. He is the only doctor in town willing to do the more "risky" or difficult surgeries and everyone absolutely adores him. I hate him though. The way he treats Razzy is unacceptable, but I guess I'm the only one who knows about that.

Razzy and I didn't meet until I was fourteen. She was home-schooled until high school, and she had absolutely zero social skills on her first day of school. In fact, she and I didn't even have any classes together... I just noticed her crying outside during lunch break. I'm not exactly known for my compassion, and sometimes when I'm having a bad day I can be almost as mean as Mint, but for some reason my heart when out to her. I walked up to her, asked her what was wrong, and the rest is history. Everyone is too afraid to pick on her now. After all, no one wants to get on mine or Mint's bad side.

Anyway, I suppose that's all I have to say. There isn't a lot going on in my life right now, after all. I don't even have a girlfriend.

Results...

The poll has concluded with a total of 25 people voting! I'm pretty pleased with that number and I would like to thank everyone who voted (:

Cosmic Sky ended up with 15 votes & Sakuya Star ended up with 10. I think you all know what that means: Cosmic will be taking over as the heir for Generation Two! If everything goes to plan, I will actually getting pictures for his prologue tonight :D I probably won't be posting until tomorrow though. I already have a plot in mind for him, and I'm excited about it. I hope everyone enjoys it! Oh, and his spouse will be purple hehe.

PICTURES OF COSMIC'S CHILDHOOD:

 

Generation Two - Heir vote

Our first option for heir would be the lovely Cosmic Sky Whisper. The fact that his father didn't want him is something that bothers him every day. Moon tried to protect him from the ugly truth, but Cosmic is very smart and easily figured it out through a bit of eavesdropping. It tore his world apart when he found out the truth, and because of it he has turned into a very angry teenager. Most of his anger is directed at his younger brother, Castro. He is a bit of a lady's man, and since he's feeling a little stone-hearted right now... He'll probably break a few hearts before he snaps out of it. If he snaps out of it.

He will become the CEO of a mega-corporation as stipulated by Generation two of DITFT challenge.

And our second choice for heir would be the beautiful Sakuya Star Whisper. She is a bit whimsical, she always has her head in the clouds. Ever since she was little she has had a fantastic imagination. She has never been very good at making friends, in fact, her only friends are her brothers. Unlike most twins, she isn't particularly close to her sister Azalea. In fact, the two can't get along at all. They are complete opposites and Azalea is embarrassed to be seen around Sakuya. Sakuya's feelings are easily hurt, and her sister's behavior causes her pain every day.

Sakuya will be become a star news anchor as stipulated by Generation Two of the DITFT challenge.

1.12 - Epilogue

I smiled sadly as I laid a hand on my swollen stomach. A lot had happened in the past years. Things that made me stronger, but it was strength I'd had to suffer for. After I left Mulberry, things weren't all happiness and sunshine. Mulberry started drinking heavily, he let himself go, stopped supporting himself. I couldn't help but to feel guilty. In the divorce I easily got custody of Cosmic. Whisper testified that I had a place to keep him for as long as I needed, that he would be taken care of. Orchid testified about how terrified I was to tell Mulberry about my pregnancy. In the end, though, what made the custody battle so easy was that Mulberry didn't really want Cosmic anyway.

Cosmic, for the most part, has had a good life. He can barely remember living with Mulberry and calls Brink Daddy. He loves his Granny Whisper and his Papa Tacha. Of course, his aunts Lily, Rosee, and Orchid are on his list of favorite people as well. Unfortunately, he doesn't get to see them much anymore.

The only thing I even remotely dislike about my life is that we had to move, pretty far away. Mulberry was harassing me, practically stalking me. Sometimes, he would get really angry and hit me. For a long time I resisted going to the cops about it, but Brink eventually pretty much forced me when I came home with the bruises. Even a restraining order wouldn't keep him away, though, and the cops told me it would be best for me to move. I was going to go on my own, I didn't want to take Brink away from his family, but we were engaged by that point and he insisted. That's the main reason I dislike living in Sugar Valley, Brink had to leave his family to move here. Of course, Brink and his family had lived here before. That's why we moved here, he missed it. So, I guess it isn't all bad.

He is the best husband a girl could ask for, he is the man of my dreams. He is an absolutely wonderful father, and never loses his temper with the boys.. Even when I'm about to! He is amazingly patient, not only with them, but with me as well. Sometimes, I wonder what would have happened if I had danced with him at prom that night. Would things have turned out differently?

I allowed myself to chuckle. Here I was, a 37 year old woman, thinking about prom.

I lovingly stroked my stomach as I thought about the wedding. We were new to Sugar Valley at the time, we didn't really know anyone, so we had a private wedding on the beach. It was so much less fussy, so much more romantic. I loved it. It was on that night that little Castro had been created. My second unplanned pregnancy went so much better, though. Brink had been thrilled, and Whisper just as much. They visited on Castro's first birthday, and stayed a few days. It was nice to catch up with everyone, even if the house was cramped.

My little girls would be here any day now. I was so happy when I'd found out that I would be having a girl. I loved my boys very much, but I'd always wanted a little girl to baby. Brink and Castro were also excited about their arrival... Cosmic not so much. He and Castro didn't really get along, I think it has something to do with the fact that Brink is Castro's "real" father. Of course, Cosmic is at a difficult age. Being a teenager can be a lot harder when you have things to overcome... I just hope he'll be okay.

I sucked a breath in sharply when a familiar pain rolled through my abdomen. I placed my hands on either side of my stomach.

"Brink! It's time!"

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A/N: And so, the first generation has rolled to an end ): In my other post, I have explained why things were cut so short. I hope this post made sense, and please check out my tumblr to find out more about Moon's life (: I will be posting an heir vote shortly.

Gen One - Tumblr Posts.

WARNING: Eventually these posts will involve spoilers. If you don't want spoilers, don't read them until after you've read the epilogue... Which I hope to have up before the weekend is over.

One. / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine / Ten / Eleven / Twelve / Thirteen / Fourteen / Fifteen / Sixteen / Seventeen / Eighteen / Nineteen / Twenty / Twenty-One

Exciting(?) Updates.

So, I have the epilogue for Moon written right now. I just have to get pictures for it, but I have to get to the point in my game that it is written. I had planned to do more chapters with Moon, but Starburst Shores just wasn't running well at all. Constantly freezing and crashing, I knew I needed to move the family soon. The epilogue will explain everything, but due to the problems in Starburst Shores ( also, just to clarify, starburst shores wasn't the problem... i just got lazy about my mods and cc ) there was simply no way for me to get images for the chapters.

That being said, the family was successfully moved to Sugar Valley. Well, a Sugar Valley I am working on. It will have some lots from Berry's Sugar Valley, but others will be berrified by me. Anyway, I have everything set up and have been working on catching them up the point in the epilogue and getting images for  it.

But, don't think Moon is over just like that. On my tumblr I will be posting small updates and tidbits from her life.. Not until after the epilogue though. And for those of you who do not have tumblrs and can't easily navigate it, never fear! Once all the posts have been made I will make a post on this blog linking to them. :D In any case, I do have a couple pictures I can show you without spoiling anything ;)

Family photo (: Everyone looks different because I purged my game of CC and didn't add it all back in. They needed make-overs anyway hehe.

And a romantic picture of Brink and Moon (; Cause I'm a sucker for romance <3

1.11

"Come on, sweetie, come to Mommy!" I coaxed Cosmic. Recently he'd shown interest in walking, and what kind of mother would I be if I didn't help him out? He was always pulling himself up on things, it was really cute but also a little scary. I didn't want him to hurt himself. He looked at me and I smiled encouragingly.

"Come on, Cos. You can do it." He gurgled at me, put his arms out and took a tentative step forward.

One step turned into two, and then three, and soon enough he was toddling toward me with a huge grin on his face. I couldn't keep the smile off of my face as I watched him. Cosmic was the one thing in my life that kept me from wishing I had never met Mulberry. How could I wish him away, after all?

 I scooped him up in my arms and poked his nose with my finger.

"Who's Mommy's brave man?"

"'E! 'E!" He exclaimed happily. I grinned as he nuzzled into my shoulder. My phone began ringing, so I pulled it out of my pocket to see who it was. I couldn't keep the butterflies in my tummy from fluttering, or the loving smile from appearing on my face when I realized who was calling.

"Hey, Brink." I answered excitedly. It had been several months since we met up at the park that day, and well, our relationship didn't get any weaker.

"Hey, Moon, I just got off of work and I was wondering if you and Cos were up to meeting me at the park?" The sound of his voice caused a never-ending smile to grace my face. My stomach lurched with the excitement of meeting with him.

"Of course, I'll just pack Cos up and catch a cab. What park?"

"Uh, that one with the pond outside of town? I can't remember the name, but you know which one I'm talking about don't you?"

The grin dropped from my face a bit as I thought about it. The same park Mulberry and I met at when we became boyfriend and girlfriend.

"Yeah, that sounds good. I'll see you there."

 When we got off the phone, I looked down at Cosmic.

"Guess who that was?"

"BiBi?" He grinned at me and I nodded.

"That's right, BiBi, are you excited to see him?"

"Yaa!" I smiled. Cosmic loved Brink, he even got upset if he didn't see him on a regular basis. Brink really was the only 'father' figure in his life. Mulberry had never even spoken a word to him.

When we arrived at the park, Brink was already there. He walked up to us, placing a hand on my shoulder.

"How's it been?" He questioned. He was the only one who knew how bad things between Mulberry and I were, and well, it made me feel awful how much he worried about it. I forced a smile, and adjusted Cosmic on my hip.

"You shouldn't worry so much, Brink. It's been about the same, I mean, it isn't fun at all.. But he never just screams at me or hits me or anything. He just ignores me." I couldn't really keep the sadness from my voice when I talked about it. Though my love for Mulberry had died long ago, the hurt and heartache from it had never really gone away. I was sure it would with time. When I finally left. I knew it was inevitable, but I  just stayed around and prayed to Berry that he would develop some sort of relationship with Cosmic.

"If you say so, Moon. I keep telling you that you can move in. You and Cos can have Lil and Rose's old room. Mom would love Cos, and I'm sure Dad would too. They really wouldn't mind." It was the same argument he made every time, and every time I had it was harder for me to say no. I frowned and looked at my feet.

"I really couldn't do that to Whisper and Kobi. I mean, they're wonderful berries, I'm sure they wouldn't mind. But I don't want to burden them." He shook his head.

"I keep telling you that you wouldn't be a burden, but I don't want to make you. You could still move in with Orchid, Lil, Rose, your Dad. But I guess you don't want to be a burden  to them, either?" He raised an eyebrow at me. He knew that I was just using an excuse, that I hadn't told him my real reason. I shrugged and he smiled.

"Lets sit down, then." I nodded and we made our way over to a bench.

We sat down on the bench, and Brink placed his arm around my shoulders. I snuggled into him. It was just so nice to feel cared for. I don't know if he realized just how much little things like this meant to me. Brink and I were adults. We didn't hide the fact that we both would like the relationship to be more than it currently was. We talked about it, we didn't hold our feelings in.. But we were never really overly romantic. Sure, we hugged, we cuddled, but it never went further than that. Even if Mulberry was the biggest berryhole on the planet, it was still wrong to cheat. That's what I told myself, anyway. But every time I saw Brink... Being faithful became so much harder. I knew that all it would take was Brink making the first move, and I wouldn't fight back. I couldn't fight back, fighting my feelings wasn't really worth it anymore.

 I watched Cosmic as he played with his bunny on the ground. The bunny had been a present from Brink, a few months ago. It's name was "Bunna", which I believe was Cosmic just trying to pronounce "Bunny". He never went anywhere without Bunna, though. He never slept, and most of the time he would refuse to eat unless I put Bunna in a kitchen chair and pretended to feed her too. It was really quite precious. I continued to watch my baby, not really noticing much else. He was so sweet and quiet and...

"Hey, Moon." I turned my head to look at Brink, and then... It just happened.

Our lips met, whatever Brink was going to say was lost. The kiss was small, soft, sweet, and short. I pulled away from it quickly, feeling guilty. I didn't know if I wanted to smile or cry. What should I do? What could anyone really expect me to do?

"I'm sorry, that just..." Brink pulled my attention back to him, and in that moment I knew. I knew it was time for a decision. I closed my eyes briefly, took a breath, and then looked at him. I moved forward and pressed my lips against his again. This kiss was still short, but it was firmer, more sure.

"I'm not." The two words, they were so small, but I'd learned something from all the experiences in my life. It only takes one word to change someone's life. Brink's smile was huge, and it was all I needed to know that I had made the right choice.

When it came time for us to part, well, my heart ached. I didn't want to leave Brink and go back to the house where all of my suffering had taken place. I didn't want to reminded every minute that my husband loved neither me nor my child. Brink pulled me toward him and placed a kiss on my forehead. I looked up at him and smiled a bit.

"Whenever you're ready, Moon, my door is always open." I nodded sadly and watched as he walked over to Cosmic, scooping him off the ground and kissing his forehead too. It was so strange to watch him, to be around him, after living with Mulberry for the past two years.

When I arrived home that evening, I walked through the front door and placed Cosmic on the ground. Mulberry was already home, sitting on the couch, and watching TV as usual. He turned his gaze on Cosmic and I for a fraction of a second before returning it to the TV. I placed Bunna on the ground next to Cosmic.

"You and Bunna play while I make you something to eat, okay baby?" He grinned and nodded, and I walked toward the kitchen.

Once I'd finished preparing his meal, I walked out of the kitchen to see him reaching up at Mulberry. I stopped dead in my tracks and watched. Maybe this was what would finally make Mulberry realize that he wanted to be a part of his son's life?

"Aaaa?" Mulberry looked down at him, and to me it all seemed to happen in slow motion. Mulberry stood up, throwing Cosmic off balance.

Cosmic fell to be ground and began to whine loudly, Mulberry looked down at him. My hands clenched, and I felt rage building in my stomach. Was I overreacting? Was I too angry? Mulberry hadn't really meant for Cosmic to fall down, at least I didn't think so. I took a few deep breaths, trying to calm myself. Cosmic was still whining, only adding to my anger. I stalked over to the couch and picked him up off the ground. I tried to comfort him a bit, but I was just too mad. I tried to fight it, I didn't want to argue in front of Cosmic, but Mulberry wasn't even apologizing. I started shaking, and when I opened my mouth to take a breath, my built up rage started pouring out.

"What the absolute berry, Mulberry?" My voice was shakily low, it was taking all of my self control just to not scream.

"Oh calm down, Moon. It isn't a big deal, he isn't hurt." His voice was infuriatingly calm.

"Is that so? I guess you wouldn't care if he was hurt, though, would you? You are an ass." I still wasn't screaming, but berry if Cosmic hadn't been in my arms.

"What exactly is it that you want from me, Moon? An apology? Fine! I'm sorry!" Cosmic was squirming in my arms by now, his bottom lip poking out. I wanted to do what a good mother would, drop it, go upstairs.. But two years of pent up frustration and hurt were all coming out at once and all I could do was stroke his hair a bit before retaliating.

"Don't even waste your breath apologizing if you don't mean it, Mulberry! Do you know what?"

"What?!" He screamed, causing Cosmic to whine loudly and begin to cry.

"I am fudging done with you! We're over, I'm filing for a divorce as soon as I can. And don't you worry about a thing, I've got a place to stay." I was breathing loudly, a few tears streaming down my face.

He looked away from me with a frown, placing a hand on his forehead.

"I-I, Moon, no... I'm sorry, please don't do that." When he looked at me, I almost broke down and agreed to stay. His eyes were so sad and broken, I hadn't expected the news to upset him at all.

"We can work things out, you'll see."

"No."

He looked at me, his face a mixture of pain and anger.

"What do you mean, 'no'?"

I put my hand up to stop him from speaking anymore. My anger was gone, and tears were flowing freely down my face. Cosmic was sniffling quietly into my shoulder, and guilt at what I had just done with him in my arms washed over me in waves.

"I mean no, Mulberry. I have tried for two years to work things out, and do you know you always said to me? 'No'. Well, now you know how it feels." I turned on my heel and left the house.

I went to the first person I could think of's house. It was eight, not really late, but getting close to Cosmic's bedtime. That might be why he instantly looked worried when he answered the door. Or maybe it was because my face was wet with tears. Probably both.

"Oh my berry, Moon, what-what's wrong?" His face was filled with concern and caring, and I took a step forward, nuzzling my head into his shoulder. He put his arms around Cosmic and I, both of us were crying. I really wished I could stay strong for Cosmic, not cry in front of him.. But it was just too hard.

"Come inside." He said, pulling me toward the door.

As I followed him into the Foyer, I noticed Whisper was standing there. Understandably, she was curious as to who would be at her house at eight at night.

"My goodness." She murmured. I was sure I looked a mess, Cosmic was whiny because he hadn't be fed, and he was crying for Bunna.. Whom I had completely forgot. I sighed and looked at my feet.

"I'm sorry, Whisper, I don't want to disturb you."

"Nonsense." She walked over to us, "Now, why don't you give me that little guy while you compose yourself?" Her smile was nothing but genuine, and I felt more tears leak out of my eyes as I nodded and handed Cosmic to her.

It was amazing to watch him be instantly at ease with someone. She raised her hand up and tickled his belly.

"Is he hungry?" She questioned softly.

"Yeah, but you really don-" She shushed me and carried him into the kitchen. I felt Brink's fingers entwine with mine as he pulled me toward a door.

"Don't worry, Mom will take care of him, she loves babies." I nodded and followed him toward a door.

When we got into his room, I walked over to his bed and collapsed on it. I wasn't crying anymore, but I just felt so exhausted and guilty. I was a terrible mother, bringing my baby into the middle of a fight like that. I should have just picked him up and left.. But did I? Of course I didn't. I felt the bed sink in beside me, and Brink pulled me into his arms, holding me tightly. I sniffled again.

"What happened, Moon?" At his question, a  few more tears rolled down my cheeks.

"I'm such a terrible mother, Brink! I brought him right in the middle of everything!"

"Hey," his voice was stern, "Now, that isn't true and you know it. Sometimes things happen that are beyond your control. Did you and Mulberry get into a big fight?"

I dug my fingers into the back of his shirt at the memory of the fight. I'd always hated fighting, it always made me feel horrible.

"Yes, and it was so stupid. Cosmic was reaching up at Mulberry, and when Mulberry stood up Cosmic lost his balance and fell over. Mulberry didn't mean for him to fall, but when I saw it.. I just.. Lost it." I looked up at Brink, but there was nothing in his gaze other than love.

"After everything he's put you through, Moon, no one can blame you."

There were a few soft knocks on the door, and Whisper walked in.

"I got him fed, and he's pretty tired. I'm afraid we don't any cribs at the moment."

I jumped off of Brink and walked over to her. "That's fine, he can sleep in the bed with me."

She smiled and handed him to me when he reached for me. "I'm sure you're tired too. Just make yourself at home." She looked over me at Brink, who was still sitting on his bed. "Goodnight, son."

I watched as he grinned at her, "'Night Mom."

She turned and left the room. I stood with Cosmic in my arms, wondering where I would be sleeping. What would Whisper think if I slept in here?

"Come over here and lay down." I looked over at Brink, who was already laid down on the bed. I wanted to protest, but Cosmic was whining again and my eyes were just so heavy. Eventually I sighed and made my way over to the bed.

It took maybe five minutes for Cosmic to fall asleep, and I was gone not long after that too. With Brink snuggled up behind me and my baby safely in bed with me, I don't think I'd ever been so comfortable.