ICE ICE ;; BABY

“You think taking apart this communicator was crazy, putting it back together was no joke and err…now I have a couple of extra screws here somehow.” Valeria said as she fixed her hair, debating about starting over again to see where they’re suppose to go. 

“I arrived!” He said with a huge sigh. Complicated travel was not for her, she hated longs that were complicated by some stupid reason “Now … What did I have to do anyway?” She asked herself, grabbing her cell phone and beginning to look where she should go.

“I really do like you, and that hasn’t changed. We’re going to be parents, but before I found out you were one of the best people I’ve met.” Nat admits with a smile, as she squeezes his hand gently. She pulls him inside of the room though. “No more babies, we already have one on the way.” 

❝ the worst possible thing we could have inherited, ❞ he comments, entirely nonchalant. ( percy quietly thinks of other things he inherited— an anger he can’t control & a kindness he doesn’t want. ) ❝ god, fine. ❞ he has to bite down on his tongue hard to stop himself from telling simon to let it go. he’s asking for help. ❝ uh… some things that, let’s just say, someone my age probably shouldn’t have. and… my id. ❞

There’s a smile on Natalia’s face at that comment, not expecting him to say it, but she felt special though. “You really think that?” She asks as she squeezes his hand gently, blushing a little too. “It’s a plan then, I’ll meet your family.” She looks around for a moment then over at him again. “Did you want to come in?”

“How many times?” Natalia asks as the smile continues to stay on her face. “I don’t think I’m nearly beautiful enough to be Belle, but you’re a better man than Gaston, he’s a bit of an ass.” She looks at their feet then nudges his foot back. “Well that’s scary when you put it like that. I’d like to meet them though, Si.”

“My biological father-” At least to their understanding and the lack of parents listed on any birth certificate than their first, Logan was their biological father. “-Is a pretty elusive mutant himself.” They said, the statement purposefully vague. “Really, you are just making me want to gossip all the more. I love a good challenge.”

percy rolls his eyes. ❝ i got arrested, like, once ! and, trust me, it’s not gonna happen again. no trials. ❞ age sixteen, trespassing, let off easy, of course. he nods.  ❝ go for it, bro. elsa me. ❞ he knows he shouldn’t, but can’t help himself from a good frozen reference every now and then. he finishes the water bottle, moves to put it in his backpack, before remembering it’s not there.  ❝ a backpack… that was not… exactly… empty. ❞

Rhea smirked. “Happens to the best of us.” Half asleep and just having gotten off a late shift at Silvey’s , they’d nearly walked into a glass door. “I make no promises. I like to gossip about strangers that nearly walked into poles.and their apparently clumsy friends and/or relatives.”

❝ no ! well, like, iguess ! but, i’m fun, so, ❞ percy shakes his head, trying to get his thoughts back on track. he eagerly takes the water bottle from him, chugging it without meaning to, almost choking when he hears ‘ die-drate. ‘ ❝ my phone and i have a love-hate relationship and you know this. ❞ percy paused then, giving a very dramatic wince. he carefully replies, ❝ … a backpack. ❞

“It’s cute!” Nat defends with a frown trying to be offended, but se’s not really. She knows not everyone enjoys it. “It’s not my favorite though, that’s Beauty and the Beast.” She says with a nod, smiling at him finally. “You do? I’m glad to hear that, I didn’t want to raise them on my own. Really? Does this mean I get to meet your family?”

Nat doesn’t know what she expects, but she hears him out of course. “You’re not the only one at fault here. I care about you too, a lot, and while I know we aren’t anywhere near ready for marriage or love, I know that I do have feelings for you. We still have a lot to learn about one another. I like Frozen, just for the record.” Nat goes silent for a moment, and smiles. “I’m keeping the baby. I don’t want to raise them alone, but I would like for you to be involved.”

“okay, it’s alright,” she assures him as he breathes in, but the words that come next absolutely rock her. Of course, leave it to her family to end up in this situation. With her own deep breath, Lorna looked at her brother seriously, somewhat of a game-face on.

“first off, she’s pregnant, you won’t have feet kicking your insides,” she gives him a wry look before continuing, “second,” her voice becomes a bit more gentle, “it’s okay. Honestly Si? Shit happens,” Daphne certainly hadn’t been ideal timing, but she was the point that most dramatically shifted her life, “now, what have you two talked about? Does she want to keep it? Who is she, is she going to need a place to stay? I have a guest room,” it’s not even a question to the woman, “let’s figure things out.”

Natalia had been nervous because she hasn’t heard from Simon, and she was wondering if she should try to track him down for answers, but she gave him the space he wanted. Although the she hears a knock on the door to her dorm she’s surprised to see him on the other side of it. She leans against the doorway, wings folded against her back. “I’m listening.”

“glad we could agree on something.” he teased his son, offering him a weak smile. “absolutly, simon. you can talk to me about anything.” he nodded, adding the last bit to make sure his son knew that he would always be there for him, even if he did do something he wouldn’t approve of. “where would you like to start?”