shimmerandsing | Small surprises.

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Small surprises.

Alison didn't like it when her husband wasn't home. There were a variety of reasons for it, but the main reason was because he wasn't with her when he was gone. She had spent most of the day in a funk, waiting for Longshot and Asuka to return home from a clan mission. She couldn't complain too much when he was sent away. The jonin knew Alison was pregnant and somewhat clingy where her husband was concerned. So, if he had been called away, it was probably very important.

She still missed him, though.

So, she spent most of the day in her music room. Her single had done remarkably well since its release and now she was looking to find more good material to record. She had almost an album's worth already.

She was taking a break from working, having a sandwich for lunch in the kitchen, when she saw the glowy orange light from John's arrival. She hoped Lisa was with him. The girl had not been in her room this morning and that had worried Alison, too.

"Hi, guys!" She called. "Come have some lunch with me."

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"Yer welcome!" He chirped. He grinned while chewing his meatball at being kissed.

"Aww, mush!" Though he did look a little confused. "You only got one heart? I got two."

He poked himself in two separate places on his chest.

"Yep. I've only got one." She chuckled at him poking his chest. "So, I have to love you twice as hard so I can keep up."

"Our babies have two hearts, though. They get that from their Daddy." She kissed the top of his head and helped him twirl a little bit of pasta onto his fork.

"Oh. I unnerstand that." He nodded and put his head back upright. He wiggled his head as the pasta twirled.

"Whatcha wanna do after lunch?" He twirled the pasta out of the bowl and splattered himself across the chest with sauce. "Ooopsie."

"Hmmm. That's a good question. Want to watch a movie? Lisa brought over some more cartoons we haven't watched."

She chuckled at the pasta spill and grabbed a napkin off the table to clean him off. As she did, she slipped a hand under the table real sneaky like and lightly tickled his foot. Then she snatched her hand back quickly, looking as if nothing had happened.

"Mm. We c-" and then he was tickled! He shrieked! He giggled! He wiggled! He bumped his knee into the table! "Owie."

He rubbed his knee lightly and then was over the pain. "Lisa bring anything good?"

Ack! She hadn't meant to hurt him! Her hand covered his knee gently and she kissed the top of his head apologetically. "I'm sorry, sweetheart. I didn't mean to make you bump your knee."

She squeezed him gently for a moment and then sat back. "She brought some more Disney cartoons. The ones with all the singing. One has Mickey Mouse and all kinds of magic in it."

"It's okay, Ali. I don't hurt anymore." He smiled up at her. "Though I might feel better with a cannoli..."

He sat back against her. Hey! The squishy pillows came, too! "That sounds good. I wanna watch that."

"A cannoli might make you feel better, huh? Well, I guess I should get you one, then. I can't have you wounded." She stood up and sat him back down in her chair. "I'll be right back."

She grabbed the 'brussel sprouts' out of the fridge and took a small plate from the cabinet. He'd already had part of an orange and some pasta, so one cannoli should be plenty. She didn't want to give him a tummy ache.

Cannoli plate in hand, she returned to her seat and plopped him down in her lap once more. "There you go, sweetheart."

"YAY!" Longshot dug into his cannoli like he was never going to get another one. He may have gotten himself a little sticky in the process. But it didn't matter to him. The cannoli was good eats.

"Thank you very much," he enunciated clearly before nodding his head.

"You're welcome very much," Alison laughed softly as she watched him demolish his cannoli. "I'm glad you like it."

She smiled and stroked his hair back softly as she watched him eat. Oh, he was going to need a bath tonight. Between the cookies, the orange, pasta sauce, and the cannoli it was a wonder he didn't stick to every surface he encountered.

There was one surface he was going to stick to. Longshot squirmed around until he was looking at Alison. He grinned and hugged her.

"Cartoon time!"

Ack. Cannoli ick all over her shirt. Ah well. It would wash out. She laughed and hugged him back.

"Yep. Cartoon time. But, first..." She swept him up and carried him to the sink. Another wet washcloth was applied liberally to all his cannoli creamed surfaces.

"PLECH!" He did not know what it was with all these adults and trying to feed him a wet washcloth. It still tasted terrible. But ha ha! Ali did not get the bit of cannoli cream stuck in his armpit for later.

"If you didn't open your mouth while I was washing it, you wouldn't have to taste the towel, you know." She laughed at the sound and the face he made. Once he was relatively clean, she swung him around and held him upside down as she carried him into the living room.

In the living room, she put him down carefully on the couch and kissed his forehead. "Get comfy. I'll find our cartoon."

She smiled and wandered over to the stack of movies left laying around the television. She'd have to remember to clean these up before a certain puppy she knew decided to have a snack.

"I wouldn't have to open my mouth if people didn't rub it like it was gonna come off," he explained. He stuck his tongue out a bit in the hopes the air would take away the lingering taste of cloth.

"Ack!" He giggled as he was swung upside down. He grabbed onto Ali's jeans for a moment before going limp. He watched his arms sway as Ali moved into the living room.

He settled onto the couch with his head hanging off the edge to watch whatever his pretty wife was doing. Even upside down she was bigger than him.

Fantasia was near the top of the stack since it was in line to be watched next. Lisa had been chattering about it since she arrived. Hopefully she wouldn't mind if Alison and Longshot took a sneak peek.

As the opening music played, Alison went back to the couch and sat down beside Longshot. She stretched out with her feet on the coffee table in front of her. One hand settled on the little Mojoworlder's tummy and patted gently as she got comfy for movie watching.

Once Ali was settled down, Longshot shifted so his head was on her lap. He idly picked at her jeans as he watched the kind of boring part at the beginning with the colors and the orchestra. Then it got more fun and he stopped picking at her clothes.

Alison raised her arm as he shifted and then settled her hand back down onto his back, rubbing lightly as she watched the movie. This one was interesting. Not like the other Disney musical cartoons she was used to.

She liked it, though. They would have to get a copy for their collection. To show their babies when they were older. She smiled at the thought and patted Longshot's head softly. Pretty babies; a lot like the one in her lap.

Longshot did well throughout the movie. Once they got through the abstract part at the beginning, he hummed along with parts of the Nutcracker Suite. He liked the Chinese mushroom bit the best. He giggled at the big mouse in the Sorcerer's Apprentice part. He was very quiet and watching steadily on the dinosaur part. He sniffled about the stegosaurus. He got up and ran around the room for the intermission part before flopping down to sit on Ali's lap when it was over.

He clapped at the piece with the centaurs and stuff. He also asked Ali if they could go there sometime. He wanted to see flying horse people stuff. He giggled at the hippos and alligators dancing. Finally, he hid his face against Ali's neck for the final bit. BIG SCARY DEMONS were harder to watch than big scary dinosaurs.

Oops. She didn't know there were scary parts in the movie. Maybe their little ones would need to be a bit older than she originally thought to watch this.

She wrapped her arms tightly around Longshot and hugged him close as she rocked him lightly. "It's alright, sweetheart. I've got you. Nothing's going to get to you while I'm here. I promise."

She kissed his cheek and squeezed him again. Poor thing. Now she felt bad for choosing this movie. Next time she'd check more closely before she showed one she hadn't seen before.

"Big winged bad guy gone?" He made things come out of graves and stuff, he had to be a bad guy. He peeked at the TV and relaxed.

"I'm okay now. It's allllll over." Though he did snuggle closer rather than pull away. He was sticky and she was comfy.

"Yep, all over." She smiled and snuggled him close. "I love you, cutie. You're my favorite person in the whole, wide world."

She smiled and kissed his cheek again.

"Whatcha wanna do now?"

"I love you, Ali. Thass why I gave you forever and ever." He leaned forward and rubbed noses with her, making himself giggle.

"Mm. I dunno. What is there to do around this popsicle stick stand?"

She giggled too and bumped her forehead gently against his. "And ever and ever and ever."

"Well. We could go outside and visit the horses. Or we could watch another cartoon. Or... hmmm. We could build a secret fort." She smiled. "All kinds of things to do."

His eyes widened. "A secret fort?"

He looked around and lowered his voice. "Where would we build it? Can my little fuzzy friend come, too? Or is it too secret?"

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