New Haven

Chapter Thirty-Two: Ahh, Uhmm, You see…
Duo and Wufei jerked as the quite childish voice asked them the question. Purple and Onyx eyes turned to see and onyx pair of eyes peering at them questioningly.
“You’re not having a shower or bath so why have you got no clothes on?” Sakura asked petulantly as she stared at the two men.
Wufei reached behind him for the edge of a blanket and pulled it up.
“Sakura sweetie is something wrong?” Duo asked trying to divert her attention from them. He felt himself slide out of Wufei and moved to get closer to the girl as Wufei slipped out of the bed with a pillow pressed to his groin.
“The bad men want to get me.” Sakura pouted at Duo as tears threatened to flow.
“Ohh, munchkin.” Duo beckoned the six year old to climb up on the bed as Wufei rejoined them boxers now covering essential spots another set held in his hands as he slipped beneath the blankets to join Duo.
“They said you weren’t real and they would come and get me anytime they wanted.” She whispered as she cuddled into Duo’s chest.
Duo grimaced in pain as she settled on his bad shoulder. “They will never get you sweetie.” Duo murmured as he felt Wufei sliding the boxers up his legs. “Your baba and I would never let them get you.” He pressed his cheek against her head but lifted it as Wufei scooped up his daughter to settle on his chest relieving Duo of his painful burden.
“Duo-Daddy is right my little flower.” Wufei murmured against her silky hair. “We would never let anyone hurt you again.” He soothed her as he settled into the bed with Sakura between him and Duo. “Now go to sleep my little one.”
“Time for sleep munchkin.” Duo murmured and began to sing softly to her.
Sleep my little angel
Close your eyes for me
Sleep for now you are safe
We’ll watch over you in your dreams.
Sleep my little angel
Close your eyes for me
Daddy is here to keep you safe
For all eternity
Sleep my little angel
We’ll make it safe for you
Sleep my little angel
Daddy and Baba are here for you.
Duo, Sakura, and Wufei slowly fell asleep to Duo’s humming voice. Sakura safely tucked between the two men.

Duo pulled the sash of his black plush robe tight as he made his way blearily to the kitchen of the apartment. He listened to the soft voices as he went. One was childishly high.
“…and they were naked.” Sakura finished with relish.
Duo blinked and blushed a deep red as he rounded the corner. He stared in dismay at three men, three teenagers, and one child sitting at the dining room table eating breakfast.
“Naked, huh?” Trowa murmured as he sipped at his coffee.
“Uh hun,” Sakura babbled on not noticing the audiences delight. “Baba was sitting on Duo-Daddy’s lap and he had his head pressed against him too. They were all sweaty and out of breath.” Sakura continued happy with her audience.
Duo’s blush deepened as he snuck up on the table. Everyone was completely focused on the little girl and her story.
“Baba got out of bed as Duo-Daddy talked with me. He held a pillow to his belly but not his bum.” Sakura meandered on. “Duo-Daddy sung to me and made the bad men go away. I didn’t have any more bad dreams.”
Duo slipped his hand over Sakura’s mouth to late as she finished her story. He heard choked laughter from the men as the teenagers hid grins. Duo sighed and removed his hand from the little motor mouth and rubbed it over his face.
He looked down to see said motor mouth smiling angelically up at him.
“Duo-Daddy.” She grinned an even bigger smile. “I slept very good when you sung to me.”
“Sakura,” Duo sighed wondering what he should say.
“Good morning,” Wufei greeted the people in the room as he slid an arm around his mate and pressed a kiss to where neck went to shoulder. He looked up to see Quatre with his head pressed to the dining room table. Trowa had his coffee cup pressed to his forehead as he chuckled. Heero was staring at the couple his mouth twitching into a smile he was trying to repress. The teenagers were looking everywhere but at the couple.
Wufei frowned and looked down at his daughter questioningly. “What’s going on?”
“Sakura was explaining why she came out of your room this morning.” Heero murmured pressing a finger to his lips. He gave no further explanation for fear of bursting into laughter.
“Really and what did she say?” Wufei asked calmly.
“Ahhh, Fei.” Duo finally squeaked out from his embarrassment. “Sakura was explaining how she found us when she came to us after her nightmare.” Duo looked down at the hands curled around his hips and winced when he felt them tighten.
“Oh, really?” Wufei murmured as he felt the flush spread over his face.
“Yup.” Damian murmured from where he was studying his cereal. “In full vivid detail.” He cast a quick glance at the two men. Sakura was bouncing happily in her chair.
“Yeah, Baba.” She chirped. “I told them how you were sitting on Duo-Daddy’s lap. How you were both trying to catch your breath…” Duo covered the mouth to stop the verbal diarrhea of his daughter.
Wufei pressed his face into Duo’s shoulder with a groan. ‘Children! Why do children do this to their parents?’ His mind silently wailed. A chuckle escaped as he saw the funny part of the story. His chuckles sounded muffled from Duo’s shoulder.
Duo frowned as he looked at the head on his shoulder. “What’s so funny?”
“I just remember the time I walked in on my parents when they were in the middle of…” Wufei trailed off. He laughed more.
Quatre looked up a look of amazement on his face. His mother had died soon after his birth and his father had never remarried.
Heero frowned something in his head rang a bell.
“Ahem.” A voice called from the stairway door. “Heero walked and crawled on his father’s back and said ride em cowboy.” The voice said calmly in the same nasal tones as Heero’s.
Heero blushed and fingered the edge of the table. “I thought they were playing ride the horsy.” He muttered a blush spreading across his face. The memory he was trying to make come clear came very clear at the reminder.
“Quatre mentioned that there was a change that you needed made.” The woman murmured as she walked over to join the family.
Wufei blinked in question as he lifted his head from Duo’s shoulder. “What changes?”
“A bathroom for Sakura and Alex.” Quatre said dryly as he stared at his love. “Maybe Heero can show you our idea.” Quatre told his love.
“Thank you Quatre.” Heero said dryly.
“Well if Quatre wants to make changes then I guess we can get pets for the girls to feel safe with at night.” Duo said dryly as he settled in a chair beside Sakura.
“You know that may be a good idea.” Trowa murmured. “Why don’t we check and see if some of the old Police/Preventer dogs or partnerless ones that aren’t making it easy to find new partners.”
Wufei blinked as he settled on the other side of his daughter. He motioned for Dr. Yuy to join them. “Sakura you remember Dr. Suki Yuy?” He prompted his daughter.
“Hello Dr. Yuy.” Sakura said with an impish grin. “Did Uncle Heero really want to play ride the horsy with you?”
Wufei groaned and hid his head in his arms.
“It’s alright Mr. Chang.” Suki Yuy murmured as Heero slid down in his chair with a groan. “Yes Sakura he did.” She looked hesitantly at her son. “Would it be alright if she calls me Grandma? She is your niece that would kind of make me her grandmother.”
Heero blinked and looked into eyes just like his. He must of found something positive and nodded slowly. “Okay.” He whispered.
Sakura squealed in delight. She bounced out of her chair and ran around the table full tilt. She almost smacked her head as she tripped over a fold in the rug. Trowa’s quick movement saved her. When he set her back on her feet she took off again and jumped up into Suki’s lap.
“You wanna be my nana?” She asked gleefully as Duo and Wufei looked on ruefully at her antics.
“I would love to be. I hear I have a grandson too.” She told the little one snuggled into her lap.
“Yup. His name is Alex. He’s in the hospital because he was hurt really badly by the bad men.” Sakura told her solemnly. “Baba we should get a doggy for Alex too.” She called across the table loudly.
“I can hear you Sakura.” He told her dryly as he watched her cuddle into the lap of Heero’s mother. He looked over at Heero questioningly. He shrugged. “Why don’t we ask Uncle Heero to set up a time for us to go see the doggies and find a new friend for you. I think Uncle Heero needs to talk to your nana. Okay?” He asked as he pushed his chair away from the table his breakfast forgotten. “We can get dressed and you can tell me what type of doggy you would like.”
Sakura slid from Suki’s lap and ran around the table to catch her baba’s hand and chattered happily to him as she lead him away from the table.
Duo groaned. “How do they do that?” He muttered.
“How do who do what?” Dr. Yuy asked.
“How do children make you wish to wring their neck one moment and cuddle them close the next?” He expanded on his question as he watched the two disappear from view.
“Children have magic. They use it to torment their parents.” She murmured dryly. “Get use to it. She is going to firmly wrap both of you around her finger and never let you loose again.”
“God I hope it doesn’t hurt to much. I thought I might talk Fei into having more with me.” He muttered abashedly.
“You would carry his children?” Suki asked of him with wide eyed wonder.
“Yeah I would go through that for him.” Duo sighed and looked down at the table.
“Trowa and I would love to. I‘m not sure how Heero would feel about it.” Quatre murmured motioning for the teenagers to leave silently.
Damian nodded and ushered the girls from the room heading upstairs for their morning abolitions.