Godparents

Thursday, June 06, 2013

Spent most of today outside avoiding paint fumes. Isdela had Aqua and Aranel busy painting the nursery while she had Vincent and Terra moving stuff out of the guest room to start work on Loz’s new room. I knew once that girl got started she’d want to rearrange the whole house.

I was glad to be back down to three kids for now. I don’t mind doing favors for friends, but Axel was two matches away from burning the whole house down.

“And just were have you been,” I asked Sephiroth as he approached the back door.

“Out,” he responded.

“Duh! Out where?”

“Just out.”

“You’re not winning brownie points here Sephy. You’re going to have to give me more than that,” I informed him as Isdela came out the back door.

“I have a question,” she said.

“And I have an answer,” I said to her. “Don’t think this conversation is over Sephy,” I say before he could disappear into the house. “Sit ya butt down while the grown ups are talking.”

Sephiroth grumbled as her made his way around to the chair next to me.

“So you know how I’m doing all this work for you and the baby and little Loz,” she stated.

“I’m not little,” Loz shouted before getting tackled by Zelda.

“Why do I get the weird feeling I know where this is going,” I mumble.

“Well I was just wondering if maybe,” she went on, “Just this once…”

“No”

“Oh come on please?”

“Izzy we’ve had this conversation Gods know how many times. Sephy and I decided not to have Godparents cuz I couldn’t chose between you guys. I’ve already been asked by both AJ and Ash and the answer was no.”

“Okay I get it. We’re indecisive creatures, but just this once. Please please please Angel,” she looks at me with puppy dog eyes, her bottom lip quiver just a bit.

“I get that look about four times a day from each of my boys. You really think it’s going to work for you?”

“Fine,” she says flatly, “I’ll go back to my work. But this isn’t over.”

“The answer will always be no,” I call after her as she heads back into the house. “Now you,” I say pointing at Sephiroth.

He breathes a heavy sigh, “I went to see mother.”

“Damn it Sephiroth! It’s no wonder our kids are hard headed. I can’t get you to lay of this Jenova crap for nothing.”

“And Isdela can’t get you to change your mind about choosing Godparents. I’m not the only hard headed one.”

“I’m also not trying to move the planet,” I remind him.

“Well if it makes you happy I’m giving up on that.”

I sit there stunned for a moment. I reach up to clean out my ear with my pinky finger. “Come again?”

“I’ve decided to give up on finding a new world. That’s why I went to see mother. I could feel myself losing my Light and I didn’t know what else to do.”

I pull my sunglasses down to the tip of my nose. “You’re what?”

“My Light. That’s what you are to me Angel. I’m never going to be free of Darkness, but with you I’ve learned to control it. I can’t do that without my Light, so for you I’m giving up.”

I stare at him, completely confused. “Just who the hell are you and what have you done with Sephiroth?”

He laughs, “Besides, Kairi will still be my princess. I could always give her this planet to rule over.”

“And he’s back.” I get up and walk over to him, sitting in his lap. “But for what’s its worth. I’m glad your giving up on the whole planet spaceship thing. And I’m not going anywhere. I love you Sephy and I know you’d be lost without me.” I give him a kiss and lay my head on his shoulder. “Besides, moving that TARDIS would just be a pain in the ass.”

“You’re not fooling anyone,” Sephiroth laughed. “If you ever tired of me you’d kick me out of the house and sell all my possessions.”

“Damn strait I would,” I said flatly.

“Did I mention all the work I’m doing,” Isdela complained.

“The answers still no.”

She threw her hands up and walked back in the house. I really should have seen this coming. Best I could do now was prepared to say no a lot. Lucky me, I’ve had a lot of practice.