#monrian

Normally Dorian would shut them both up with usually commentary but today -- they were right. And the one thing he hated most was to be wrong, he picked Katrina up and glared at the two girls. They looked at each other and shrugged. "Where's mommy?" He asked his beloved daughter. "Uncle Chance took her to see something -- he said it was mommy's special day and we should make her feel very special and loved since today is the day mommy lost her mommy." His young daughter said not knowing how much those words would affect the trio.

Dorian, Jez and Farrah learned somethings today -- one being that Chance was obviously her favorite and he needed an ass kicking but more importantly, not once have any of them been there for her. All the times she supported them, loved them, defended them -- she never asked for anything in return. And now they finally had a chance to do it. To show her how special she was to each of them, everyone took out their cellphone sending a text to Chance telling him to keep her busy until they told him other wise. 

For the first time in history, a rebel, a human and a vampire were all going to work together -- as if everyone already knew the plan without speaking they quickly started moving. "Farrah you take the twins and clean them up, also clean up Roe's home." Dorian spoke first taking the leader position. Farrah nodded and took Kat out of his arms, Francis following behind her.  Jez and Dorian had a staring contest until he cleared his throat. "What do you want to do?" He asked her, they were enemies before she came to the town -- if anyone would say that they would one day work together both would have laughed and brush insults at each other. But Monroe meant something to the both of them, in her own way she saved them both. "I'll decorate." Jez finally spoke. "Ask Farrah to help." Dorian added Jez nodded and walked off.

Dorian was now left on his own, guilt plaguing him for forgetting his beloved's birthday. It was such a human matter -- trivial and unimportant. But when he woke up and found himself alone in his bed, his heart almost broke. If it could break. Dorian figured he would make the cake. Since it was the only thing left to do, Farrah was gathering people and cleaning, Jez was decorarting and Chance keeping Monroe busy. He hurried home to get started of his master piece.

Meanwhile the two humane vampires sat on the sand by the pacific ocean, Monroe had ask Chance to come along with her to visit the beach. "Why this beach?" He asked her, curisous to why she picked on so far away from home. "When I was a young girl -- my mother always talked about the Pacific Ocean. She said it was the best part of the New Lands." She answered, her blue eyes matched the color of the tides. "You know today is my birthday." She said and smiled his direction, Chance nodded in response. " It's also the day my mother was killed." Her blue hues flickered with sorrow and pain. Chance gulped and moved closer to her so she could rest her head on his shoulder. "I never know weather I should be happy to be alive or -- sad because she isn't." Her eyes started to become unclear as tears streamed. "You should be happy, because she gave birth to you. Today is your day -- she would want you to spend it on you." He answered, in truth he didn't know what to say -- all he knew is that he didn't want to see her cry. He wondered why didn't she bring one of the girls or Dorian -- but his curiosity ended as she spoke again. "I'm too vampire to be human and too human to be a vampire so celebrating my birthday seemed wrong -- maybe because I didn't have family or someone to understand me. But thank you for always doing so." She smiled that Monroe's smile -- the one that makes you forget about all the world's troubles and relax into the peace that she was. "We should get back to your family -- the might kill me for being selfish and keeping you to myself." He joked, they laughed.

Dorian Calivar was not a baker. This was a fact, he could not bake to save his life -- now he wonder if it could save his relationship. The cake that he made wasn't perfect. Far from it. But he tried his best and it looked good -- good enough to eat. So as he carried it carefully to the house Monroe made he prayed nothing would happen to it.

Farrah realized that she somewhat hated being a big sister -- don't get her wrong. She loved the twins, but she didn't have the authority in her voice like Jez did to get them to listen to her. So she had two five year old running around in their Sunday's best. She texted Jez and told her to come help her. "Dorian told me to ask you for help not the other way around."  Jez teased as she walked into the chaos  that was their home. Farrah glared as she finally got Katrina sit down and do her hair. "I'm an artist -- I make messes .. I don't clean them." She retorted, Jez rolled her eyes. "Switch?" She offered, Farrah nodded. She let Kat run to Jez to get ready while she started decorating the house. Soon after Dorian arrived with a pastel pink cake and red roses on them, the girls stared at him in disbelief. He simply smirked at them as if it was nothing.

What the girls didn't know was that Dorian asked for help from Eloise and Tibbles. But that would be a secret he would take to his death bed and seeing that he was immortal -- it was unlikely that anyone would ever know the truth. Hours past and the house looked beautiful -- everyone gathered to come celebrate her birthday. All of them waited for her.

Monroe Fitz wasn't one for parties or celebrating her own day, the guilt of losing her mother just felt wrong to celebrate anything else. But speaking to Chance always brought peace to her mind. Chance had told her he had to go get something for Jez and to come by the house when she was ready. Leaving her on the beach alone -- the ocean was beautiful and calm. She loved it when he peace was disturbed by her phone going off. "Hello? --'

"Mommy come home."

"You okay sweetie?'

"Daddy won't let me eat cake until you get home."

"Cake?"

"Yes it says your name mommy and it says h-a-p-p-y b-i-r-t-h-d-a-y."

"Oh my... Mommy will be right there." She hung up before her son could reply.

"Did you tell her?" Kat asked her big brother, Francis shook his head vigorously  proud that he knew his mother's number by heart. "Mommy said she will be here soon." He told his sister, the two Calivar twins grinned as their little eyes looked at the beautiful birthday cake their father scolded them for trying to taste. "She's coming." They heard their big sister Farrah giggle. The twins ducked under their father's legs, throwing the man unbalanced for a second. "Children, get up." He ordered shaking his head at their weird behavior -- "You guys aren't allowed to hang out with Jez -- she's turning you into wild things." He joked. "I heard that." Jez shouts from somewhere in the room causing everyone to laugh.

Dorian decided to stay in bed a bit longer while Monroe went to go take care of their kids. Of course being vampires meant that they could never have their own. But when Monroe found the twins after the last war in a house she fell in love with them, and no matter how much Dorian wanted to deny the children a home at first. Monroe would have none of it, she placed the little girl in his arms and something in him gave it up -- over the months he spent with the children and Monroe, he tried bettering himself. Of course he could not wipe the sins he had done in the past, but Monroe had shown him that even though he has a dark past it didn't have to effect his present or future. 

Silence was peaceful in the room when suddenly a torrantor of sounds stormed in. "Roe! Daddy Dory! Mini Me! Dimi!." A thorn in his thumb for as long as he could remember. He groaned finally getting out of bed, he threw on some clothes walking out of the master room to see his daughter Katrina running to Eloise. He was shocked when Monroe named her after his beloved first love, most women didn't want to know about exs but Monroe seemed to understand how much she had meant to him. Monroe had that way about her, she was this light forever touched by darkness yet still shined bright. 

"Do not call my daughter your mini me El." He said earning a cheek smile from Eloise. "She's going to be just like me. Watch Dory she loves her big sister." She said picking up the toddler in her arms.  Monroe appeared with Francis in her arms. The two toddles looked very much alike -- beautiful. Blue eyes with soft sandy blonde hair you would never know that they weren't biological Monroe's they in every sense were just like her. "Sorry Red but Kat is probably more like Jez and Farrah then anything." Roe teased. "Great a future pain in my ass." Dorian groaned but he couldn't help but smile when his baby girl looked his way pulling away from Eloise moving to him. "Daddy." She whined demanded he picked her up, he did. He was a sucker for her even if he tried to denied it. "How come you smile when she says it?" Eloise teased walking over to the Calivar family. Dorian didn't reply, just gave Eloise the signature look.