Small surprises.

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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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"Oh, wow!" Longshot said as they came out of the glowing door. That was all shiny and ORANGE! He looked around. This could be home, but everything seemed a lot bigger than he remembered.

Except he heard something unmistakable. "Yay! Ali!"

He clapped his hands in excitement, smooshing what he had left of his two cookies unintentionally. He made an exaggerated grimace and stuck the mess in his mouth. His cheeks puffed out as he chewed.

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Once the rescue team was away, Lisa went to check on her horse so Alison was left alone with her miniature husband. She smiled at the cookie monster on her lap and shook her head.

"Well, what should we do while we wait? Do you want a story? Or we could go outside and play. Sadie always wants someone to chase her."

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"Yep. You got your horsie and a suit of armor. And got to meet King Arthur." She was glad there were things he wasn't remembering for right now. Little ones didn't need those memories. When he was back to his adult self, then they could talk about that.

"We should go back some time and visit. It was a lot of fun." She smiled and kissed his forehead.

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"You never stop being cute. If you're four, or forty, or four-hundred. You'll always be absolutely adorable to me." She grinned and hugged him. It got her shirt wet, but she didn't mind.

"And I think your toes are the cutest toes ever. I'll tell you a secret... I was hoping our little babies would get toes like yours. And they did." She smiled. "So, they'll be cute as little buttons, too."