Late night madness
1023 Words
Friday September 18th 1am
POV: Pyronja
"Mommy, I am thirsty. Can I have special drink?" Terran looks wide awake at me; it is only 1 am.
Not too unusual as we normally sleep in smaller bursts; four hours is typical.
"Mommy will see if we have your special drink" I hope we do, as I know if we don't, it will be a full-on meltdown. His drink helps keep him feeling well; without it, we might have an accident.
I pick him up along with Flarena, as the bed is too high to leave her alone.
I lay her on the living room mat in front of the tv with her blanket; she remains asleep.
I place Terran on the counter to sit beside the stove as I look quietly through the cupboards; I wish I had looked through them earlier.
I managed to find milk, sugar, a pot, and a spoon. I still can't find his special drink, though.
"MOMMYYYYY," Terran repeatedly begins at a volume that must have awakened everyone.
"WHY" Cole comes out in PJ bottoms rubbing his temples; however, his cry did not stop Terran; nothing but his drink would at this point. The magic was already gathering, making his hair glow and rise from static.
"Stop Cole. What is going on, little man" Nate picks Terran up and instantly regrets it as Terran headbutts and bites him deep enough to draw blood.
"Come here, Py; his special drink is in the bottom of the fridge crisper; I couldn't remember if it went in the fridge or not," Chris spoke as he rocked a crying Terran whose hair was now closer to a golden brown as it radiated light.
"Thanks, Chris, sorry, don't take it personally, Alpha; thank goodness the apartments are soundproofed," I say as I quickly locate his drink; it looks like tea leaves and spices. That's almost true, but there are a few other ingredients.
"Why did he bite me?" Nate asked in shock while Cole and Remaa looked confused.
"His special drink is close to medicine; it helps stabilize his energy," I say as I continue to stir, not wanting to make eye contact.
"His energy... like the same kind that had you setting a fire ?" Nate had picked up Flarena as Chris was half asleep, rocking with Terran in the rocking chair that someone requested to be put in the living room.
"Yes, but he won't set a fire; Flarena might, though, once she turns two" I finish making his drink, putting it in a mug I put it in the freezer to cool it a bit.
Daniel finally comes out, wet from a shower. "Did you shower?" Nate asks.
"Yeah, we were uh, in the middle of something" Nate puts his hands up in surrender as I giggle.
"I always thought Chrissy was bottom," Cole said, sounding serious and squealing for Chris to shut up when Chris said, "We like to switch."
"More than I need Terran hearing, please, guys" I bring Terran his semi-cooled drink. He finally stops screaming.
"Thank you, Mommy," Terran said as Chris stopped rocking to let him drink.
"I like your PJs," Cole said, though it sounded a bit creepy as I am wearing blue shorts and a tank top only.
"His favorite color is blue," Everyone said at once, which made me laugh.
"What? We are all half-dressed, and Daniel had to wash s*x off; it's not creepy I like her PJs. Grow up," Cole yelled, then reddened.
"Thanks, but I think you were supposed to mind linking that response, eh" I smiled as he got redder, then half-whispered about going back to bed for a few hours.
"Sorry for waking you all; I take Terran as he finishes his drink, giving Chris a kiss on the forehead"
When I reach for Flarena, Nate pulls her back, smirking while tapping his forehead, I kiss his forehead as I put Flarena on my other hip. Chris takes the mug from Terran, saying night as he drops it in the sink.
"Wow, I didn't think that would work!" Nate smiles
"I don't mind kissing you on the forehead the same way I do, Chris, and Daniel. Maybe you should ask them why I do it" I wink and walk back to bed with the kids.
I hear Nate barge in on Chris and Daniel.
"Dear god, what are you doing, NEVERMIND Why does Pyronja kiss your head" Poor Nate is probably traumatized
"She's like our mom; we once both got really sick, didn't tell anyone, and nearly collapsed at school, so now she always checks our temperature like that randomly" Daniel sounds annoyed.
"PYRONJA Don't kiss my forehead like that. That's gross!"
"You asked for it," I shout back.
September 18th, 4 am
POV: Pyronja
A knock sounded on the door only a few hours after we returned to bed.
I went and answered it; Alpha Aldrian and his Luna Tina were at the door, fully dressed.
"Yeah?" I asked
"We heard shouting. Shouldn't you all be asleep?" she asked as everyone returned to the living room, Terran holding Flarena.
"Shouldn't you?" I ask
"Do not be cheeky. It is way too early for that" Alpha Aldrian made me flinch just by his tone as I took Terran and Flarena to the living room.
"Look, we got dressed when the boys didn't mind linking us, so we knew it wasn't an emergency," Luna Tina spoke, "Nate, is that a bite mark?"
After Nate explained all he could, his parents had questions.
"What is this drink?" was the first.
"Better to ask the old woman, as she makes it special for us," I say
"Do you take it?" was the next.
"I take different medicine, but Flarena will take something similar to this. "
"Will he be a danger?" Was the last question
"If I don't watch him, possibly, but unlikely, he just doesn't like being touched by people he doesn't know well, especially when he doesn't feel well," I say, rubbing Terran back.
"Fine, we leave at 6 am to get ready for school" With that, they left.
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