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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"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?"

She chuckled softly. That had been a pretty sure bet when she suggested it. She leaned in close and murmured conspiratorially. "We can build it upstairs. On the fourth floor since nobody goes up there much. It'll be nice and secret."

"Your fuzzy friend can come. But, we should build it first so he doesn't get lost." She grinned. "What do you think?"

"Okay," he whispered as he gave her a thumbs up. "Not even ninjas will find it."

He grabbed her hand and hopped off her lap. He tried to tug her with him. "Come on!"

"Whoa, easy there speedy. We need some building materials first." She pulled him in the opposite direction first. In the kitchen junk drawer, she found a spool of string the kids had used for kite making. That would work.

She handed it to him to hold and then headed for the stairs. They took them slowly, despite his enthusiasm. She didn't want him to fall.

On the fourth floor landing, she released his hand and smiled. "Okay, you go find a good, empty room for fort building. I'll go get the other stuff we need." Also, she didn't want him going in the linen closet. Those were not memories for a four year old.

Longshot scratched his head but followed Ali into the kitchen. He dutifully took the spool of thread but was confused how that would make a good secret fort. He kept trying to get Ali to speed up, but his little weight did not seem to move her.

"Okay!" He sped off into one of the empty rooms here. He peaked in one and decided the one next to it was better. Less windows for those sneaky ninjas to climb in. Then he scratched his head as he tried to figure out how they would make a fort in here.

Alison returned from the closet with an arm load of sheets and blankets. She didn't mind the volume of laundry that she would be doing as a result. They would have fun and that was the important part.

She set them on the floor with a small bag of clothespins. "Okay! Good choice."

She smiled and looked around. Mostly empty. A few odd chairs and one small table. And a closet off to one side. It was workable. "Still got the string? Bring it over here so we can tie it to the closet door."

He held up the string and jogged over to Ali with his arm still up. "We gonna tie everything closed?"

They would get stuck in there! Oh, no! Though he would be stuck with Ali, and that was good. So nevermind the worry. He was fine.

"Nope. We're gonna tie everything up!" She grinned and pointed up. "I'll show you."

She made sure the end of the string was tied tightly to the closet door knob. Then she showed him how to stick his tiny little fingers into the open ends of the string spool and roll it out to their next destination. He seemed particularly impressed when -- having forgotten scissors -- she had to cut the string with a little laser.

After a while, they had a small network of strings tied from knobs to hooks, and from tables to chairs. Then they took the sheets and stretched them out between the strings, pinning them in place with the clothespins.

Soon, they had a nice sheet roof and walls. Of course, anyone much taller than Longshot had to duck to get around in them. But, that was okay.

Longshot looked up where Ali pointed but still didn't get what she meant. His forehead wrinkled a little bit, but he helped her as best he could. Well, when he wasn't ooooooooooooooooooh'ing at her cutting the string with her lasers.

Once the fort was made, he walked right into it. He clapped his hands together and held them to his chest. He giggled a little. "Tah dah!"

Alison knelt at the 'front door' of the fort and grinned at him. She clapped, too, and cheered. "Yay! You made a really nice fort. Good job!"

She handed him the remaining blankets. "Here. Spread these out so we have a nice, comfy floor. And, I'll go get your little friend so he can play, too."

Mapanos would be happy to see his Mojoworlder. Even if he was a bit shorter than the last time the simian saw him.

Small surprises.

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