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It was late in the morning when the bedroom door of a cottage opened, who opened the door was Seraphine, the youngest of the musical group K/DA, women had gone on vacation after a series of shows held on behalf of Riot Records, and also as a celebration of the creation of True Damage, a new group that was led by freestyler Akali.

They were good months of work and presentations, which yielded even more fame to the girls, who just before their break, had bought this house to relax and forget a little of the stress of work.

As she brushed her teeth, the younger one felt a pair of hands stroking her bare stomach and a fuzzy tail brushing on her leg, she laughs as her hands went to her rib, but ended up snugging against Ahri’s embrace, it was already quite common for the fox to be slightly sticky with her girls when she woke up.  

- Good morning, little star. - The oldest woman said with a smile, which was returned by maknae.

- Good morning, Ri. We woke up too late again.

She sat against Ahri while pampered with kisses and caresses, but soon a pair of lashers wrapped them up, which caused them both to look back and see a sleepy siren barely opening her eyes.

- Good morning, Evie! –  The leader of the group looked at the other woman with a laugh but soon began to complain because the succubus held her cheeks and squeezed them in retaliation.

- If the two are over, I would like to wash my face, go cuddling elsewhere, the bathroom is no place for that.

- You don't complain when this happens with-

- Out, now.

Seraphine went out in fast-paced steps while pulling the fox by the hand, the youngest knew that Evelynn would never hurt her real girls, but it wasn't good to annoy a newly awakened diva, which Ahri seemed to love to do. The two women then turned their attention to Akali who was still passed out in bed and did not appear to be getting up so soon.

Both gave themselves a knowledgeable look and then approached the bed, each held at one end of the sheet and the sign of the gumiho, they pulled at once, leaving the rapper only with her sports bra and boxers, she began to struggle in protest and looked more like a fish out of water, which caused a series of laughs coming from both, until Ahri approached and stroked the messy hair of the newly awakened rebel while still, she laughed.

- Kali c'mon, we need to go downstairs or Bokkie gonna be mad at us for skipping breakfast.

- Oh, yes? So Bokkie can suck my-

- Stop being dramatic rouge, now get up. – Saying that Eve only gave two brief slaps on the cheeks chubby of the rapper's ass, who complained audibly while searching for her t-shirt while getting up.

- I feel bad for not waking up with Kai'sa and not helping her with breakfast. - Said Seraphine while playing with her hair.

- Don't worry my little star, our beloved and dearest Bokkie loves two things in her routine, waking up early and cooking, so there's no need to feel bad. – The diva approached the bluish and gave her some little stamps while putting one of her locks behind her ear, causing the youngest to end up getting a scarlet tone while being spoiled by her unnies.

- Okay girls, let's go down and we're going to enjoy another day of our vacation, I'm looking forward to walking around the lake. – The leader hugged the other two women and kissed her cheeks before opening the door and going down to the kitchen.

The smell of freshly baked coffee and pancakes being made could be felt from afar, Kai’sa wore a purple-colored apron while humming and preparing the group meal, even when she was on vacation, she could not let her custom of getting up early on the side, and knowing that virtually none of the girls were really morning, she took advantage of this schedule to do her to-do and enjoy the calm of the morning.

She was setting the table when she heard the rustling of bushes' leaves near the kitchen window, ignoring it at first because she thought it might be some squirrel passing by, but when it got even more intense, her symbiote covered her arms and her cannons were alert if there was any danger, she calmed them down by passing their hand against the extra skin that covered their front limbs as she went to check what was happening.

When opening the window, she saw nothing, but seeing a movement between the foliage and focusing her gaze under the place, she could see a pair of black eyes watching her, she could also notice a type of red coat with some black spots, when she least expected, the being ran from the bushes and stopped little further away, now giving it to Kai'sa to see what it was.

It was red fox, the dancer knew that in the region they were in, it was common for foxes to appear, but never expected to see one so close to her home, her hair was a little bristling, and she was in a defensive position, but looking more closely, the dancer noticed a relief in the belly region of the animal.

- Oh, are you searching for food for you and your cubs? Just in a minute, stay right there.

Taking care not to scare the fox, she quickly went to the kitchen counter and cut a generous piece of ham and went back to the window with the piece in hand, relieved to see that the animal was still waiting, she threw the piece that was caught first by the fox, which soon began to feed.

- I would give you strawberries because they are much healthier, but I know a fox who would not be too happy to share. – Staying to watch the fox feed, she did not even notice that a blonde woman approached behind her back and soon hugged her from behind.

- Who are you talking to, Bokkie?

- Oh, a fox that- 

Kai'sa looked at Ahri with a smile, but when he turned her attention to the window, there was no sign of such an animal or its meal, confused by the sudden disappearance, the dancer stretched out and looked around looking for the fox, but no sign of it.

- I think you dreamed of awake Bokkie; I can't smell any foxes.

- But I swear, it was right here... Well, my part I did, what about you? Did you sleep well? - She turned to face her wife and leader, the gumiho then placed her arms around the neck of the greatest while with her dominant hand, stroked the back of her head calmly while giving her little saddles.

- Wonderfully well, but disappointed that you are not in bed with us, we are on vacation dammit ... - Laughing at the peck that Ahri made, Kai’sa gave her a chaste kiss while laughing and caressing the cheeks of her beloved.

- But someone needs to prepare breakfast, if I don't, you sure as hell wouldn't have all the meals you need.

Before long, the whole group was in the kitchen, all interacted normally except the dancer, who was still trying to understand how that fox had disappeared that way, but what was really in her mind, was the way that animal's eyes reminded her of human eyes, like Ahri’s.

She tried to ignore the fact because gumiho herself said that she had never seen others of the same species, except her mother, but that could be an isolated fact, that fox was also... No, it was impossible, but maybe?

- ... Bokkie. Earth to Bokkie, all good? - The voice of the rapper was what took the woman from her thoughts, the girls were looking with worried but curious expressions.

- Bokkie, are you okay? You were, like, very quiet out of nowhere.

- Oh, yes, I'm fine, I think I just ended up daydreaming again haha, by the way, you need to put the paint back on your hedgehog hair. - Your right hand to the hair of Akali who soon began to complain and say that that was her style, which took laughs from Seraphine, but the trick to change the focus of the conversation had not gone unnoticed by succubus and gumiho.

The rest of the day the group just followed with their relaxed routine, they went out for some outdoor activities and just when going to the yard, Ahri could smell a strange scent, she ended up remembering such a fox that Kai'sa had mentioned, for sure it was not the smell of a normal fox, was a gumiho, just like her.

Far away a red-haired woman walked through the vegetation, her walk was faltering, as if in pain, as she turned her gaze back, it was clear why her clumsy walk, she was with a huge belly that from time to time, she put her hand on and kept her walk until she approached a clearing near a lake.

Her expression was a mixture of anger and tiredness when another wave of pain came, her teeth creaky followed by a growl, taking a few more steps, she managed to get to a space she seemed to have dug, there were some leaves, and a blanket was, and she sat nearby.

Leaning her head against the trunk of the tree, she looked up before suffering from another contraction, which this time made her complain audibly, as some birds flew from nearby trees, banging her head against the bark, she looked at her voluminous belly and just snaps her mouth.

- I'm glad this is about to end, enough of having you wasting my time… It shouldn't even exist anyway...

Back at the cottage, Evelynn was in her room at her time of reading, the lamplight was slightly dim, but she was interrupted by Akali who knocked weakly on her door before opening it, the diva smiling at her as she momentarily left her book aside.

- Hey Eve, sure you don't want to come with us on the night walk? We can wait for you if you want.

- No rouge but thanks for the invitation. It's very sweet of you darling but I think it will be just you and the foxy, just do not forget the guide and the collar not to lose sight of her. - The two women laughed as they listened to Ahri’s cursing from the other room, and they then shared a loving kiss before the freestyle left the room.

As they left the house, the ninja fox duo carried with their coats and their cell phones, the two then began their walk through the forest enjoying the night cold, they walked hand in hand and from time to time stopped to take pictures of the flowers and the sky full of stars, which was much more visible because they were far from the city.

- It's beautiful here, isn't it, Kali? -  Ahri was lying next to Akali on the grass, they had decided to stop near a clearing near the lake, as they would have an even better view of the starry sky.

- Yeah, I mean, it's practically a sea of stars, too bad you can't see in the mansion, it'd be nice if the girls were here too.

- Mhm, but Bokkie combined to watch movies with Sera and Evie is a lazy bitch. - The rapper ended up laughing at her girlfriend's comment but soon began to face with a fun expression.

- Eve would kill you if she heard that.

- That's the advantage rouge, she's not. – The pretentious tone was as clear as the stars in the sky, but it ended up giving an idea to maknae who soon sat down and began to imitate the infamous diva.

- "Foxy, it's good to get back what you said before I end up with that cute ass of yours once and for all."

The blonde laughed at the exaggerated tone in her wife's imitation, but she soon lay on her side to face "Evelynn" and responded with an arched eyebrow.

- I doubt you have the guts to-

She was interrupted by Akali who advanced on her and began a tickling session that took place between her beloved's neck to her ribs, the laughs of the poor fox could be heard from afar.

Gradually, the rapper stopped the tickling attack only for Ahri to start a small "fight" between the two, with the pair rolling across the lawn as they laughed, but when they stopped with the fox sitting on top of their beloved's abdomen, they heard a little groan, laughing thinking it was the woman beneath her, the fox woman looked maliciously.

- 'Kali, if that's what you wanted all along, just have told me~

- But it wasn't me. - The maknae sat down and began to look sideways next to the fox, who was now completely confused.

The two would get up on the ground and start rummaging through the place, they would approach the harshest of bushes and see that it moved in a completely strange way, so the maknae would approach and start to move away from the leaves, only for the two to turn white as paper.

Evelynn was still in her room; she had recently stopped her reading so she could pay attention to her girls who were in the cottage with her. As much as she loved being with her girls, there were times when the magenta-haired woman enjoyed her moments of solitude, but her moment was cut by a hectic movement downstairs.

At first, she tried to ignore it, she knew that Ahri and Akali had arrived because Kai'sa and Seraphine were saying the name of the pair, but the woman could not know what was happening, she would prefer to continue with this doubt until hurried steps went up to the second floor and suddenly a panting gumiho entered.  

- Eve, it's a cub.

- Are you going to keep it? Well, just so you know, I don't want it in my room. - She barely raised her head as she quietly changed the page, much to the fox's displeasure.

- No, it's a baby fox! – Ahri hoped to get her wife's attention with it, but once again, the diva was irreverent.

- Did you have a baby? Who is the father, Akali or Kai'sa?

- EVELYNN OH MY FUCKING GOD!

Before the discussion continued, Seraphine climbed a few steps up the stairs and began calling for the two women, while a baby cry could be heard from the background.

- Ahri, Eve! We need help down here, please!

The pair then answered the call and went down the stairs towards the living room and saw a chaotic scene, Akali and Kai'sa were trying in every way to make the baby stop crying, the child was protected only by a blanket while crying at the top of his lungs. Upon noticing the presence of gumiho and succubus, the rapper feels relieved while the dancer had a clear expression of panic.

- Girls, please, I don't know how to make him stop! - The woman said that desperate as she tried to lull the little kit in her arms.

Without saying a word, Evelynn carefully took the child in her arms and lay the little being's head on her shoulder while caressing his back quite calmly, gradually the crying diminished until there was no more. The other women, except Ahri, looked abstemious at how quickly the diva had calmed the child.

- Eve... How did you do that? - Kai'sa stood by Akali's side still completely surprised by the situation.

- Do you know how many people broke up with Ahri? She came to me every time that happened and caressed her like that always calmed her down, and it seems to work with him, too.

The woman then sat in her armchair and sat the little one in her arms to take a closer look, it was a newborn given his fragile appearance, he had little fuzzy fox ears on top of his head and could also see a fuzzy black-white tail as well as the same color as his hair.

The others then approached and began to analyze the baby that was now shrunk against the body of the succubus, who began to wrap her lashers around the kit to warm it up in the best way, soon Seraphine sat next to her and placed one of her hands on the small body.

- He's so cute... Are you sure he was alone? - Said the blue haired girl while she turns her look to Akali and Ahri.

- Unfortunately, Sera. Some bitch must have abandoned him after he was born... I can't believe it. - The rapper watched the scene with an angry and melancholy look.

- I swear if I find this... This monster, she's going to pay for it.

Ahri sat on the vacant side near Eve and passed her index finger against the small vulpine ear that contracted slightly. A moment of silence took over the room with everyone having the same feeling about the situation, sadness, and anger. Sadness because the baby was only a newborn, he had not asked to be born obviously, but how cruel someone could be to abandon a child who had just been born.

- Sera, can you write down what I say on your cell phone and send it to Foxy, please?

- Um, right...?

- Right; cradle, diapers, clothes, toys, hats, shoes ... – Kai'sa, Akali, and Ahri were slightly confused by the list that succubus was asking, the freestyler then called for her wife, interrupting her in the process.

- Eve, are these things...?

- For the baby, of course, he's staying.

It certainly took everyone by surprise, none of them ever expected that the diva "without feelings", would want to have children, who would say adopt one and raise as if it were hers. Just to make sure they weren't delirious, Kai'sa approached and lowered herself in front of her wife.

- Eve, are you sure we're going to keep the baby? Because children need a lot of time, and when they are this size, they don't sleep all night and demand a lot of attention-

- Kai'sa dear, I've never been as sure as I am now, but should I ask, do any of you object? – She looked at her girls who just exchanged glances with each other before finally responding.

- No, i'm not.

- There's no way.

- Nope.

- No.

- So, it's decided, Sera, send the list to Ahri. Foxy, go into town with Bokkie and Rouge and buy all the items on the list with the highest quality, I'll stay home warming up our little kitten.

- What about me? - Seraphine questioned the diva after finishing the list, the woman stared at her with a lovely smile before kissing her cheek.

- You, my little star, you're going to stay here with me helping with the baby, now to work girls.

The three who would then go into town were going to arrange themselves hurriedly to buy the requested items while Eve was now lying on the couch that the baby slept peacefully, with only his small hands moving from time to time in spasm.

Akali walked through the room and watched the scene with a big smile, but she soon ended up remembering something important, none of them had decided a name for the fox, she then took the liberty of thinking of a name for her youngest son.

Evelynn noticed the sudden stillness of her maknae and looked around – there while performing careful head pets on her baby.

- Thinking on something, Darling?

- Yes, I saw we didn't think of a name for the baby, so I was thinking of one. – She approached the duo and began to caress the newborn's back, which ended up stretching, but soon relaxed under the touch of the older one.

The leader and dancer then approached and watched the scene both with a smile on their faces, but in a few moments, the rapper smiled and looked at the other women.

- How about, Shirogami?

- Shirogami? Isn't that a very complicated name for him, rouge? - The fox approached and looked at the little cub until Akali continued her reasoning.

- No no, Shiro means white, which is the color of a great part of his hair and tail, and gami comes from Ogami, which means worship.

- And? - Kai'sa signaled that the maknae would continue.

- His name means worshiped white, cuz we already love him as our kid.

The women were silent for a while, but they looked at each other with a loving look, with the gumiho going up to the rapper and kissing her full of affection, as she walked away, she stroked her beloved's cheek while agreeing with the idea for her son's name.

- It's a beautiful name, rouge.

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- No, no, mom, you do not have to come now. Yes, we are already warming him up, we have not bathed him yet because he only has one blanket. Okay, we are going to do this, see you tomorrow... I love you too, bye-bye. - Seraphine ended the call with her mother with a brief sigh, she had the baby blanket in her hands and looked briefly at the bloodstains that had there, who gave birth did not even take the job to clean it properly.

At the time, only she and Evelynn were in the house while the other girls had not yet returned from last-minute shopping, she then sat in the armchair next to the couch where her wife and son rested quietly, Seraphine could hardly believe how good the siren was with children and she had no idea of it.

Everything had happened so fast that she had barely had time to process the situation they were in, and now that her record fell, she was getting nervous and scared.

- I can feel your fear, starlight.

- Oh, did you wake up Eve?

- Yes, but I cannot move since little Shiro's asleep. We can still talk about it as long as we do not wake him up. 

Seraphine agreed and approached a little closer until she almost touched Evelynn who looked at her in a way and held one of her hands, which the younger one held as she sighed, managing to dispel some of her tension.

- What's bothering your little head? - The tone of voice of the succubus was gentle and calm, before answering, the girl looked into her golden eyes, but ended up swerving and putting both hands against her face.

- I know we all agreed to keep the baby, but... Look at us Eve, we are a very unlikely group to raise a child, I... I do not know if this can work. No offense, but two demons, a creature of the void, a dragon's vessel and a human... I do not know.

- Sera darling, look at me. 

Even hesitating, she turned her gaze to Evelynn still with uncertainty in her gaze, but the woman in front of her had a determined look, but there was also a pang of doubt that Seraphine could feel. The siren placed both her hands under the baby's back, which moved a little but soon relaxed under her touch.

- Ahri and I never thought that after millennia, we would love other people it was just the two of us, but then we met Bokkie, then Kali, and not long after, you. We also thought it would not work, but then we talked and concluded that we should try it.

- Eve...

- And here we are, we are a united group, and we learn to protect each other over time. The same will be done with this baby, the woman who brought him into the world abandoned him on his first night of life, and by chance, Ahri and Akali found him. - A small sigh came from the little fox that succubus laughed at him as she stroked his tiny ears.

- I think we should give this opportunity a chance, he has got only us now.

When Seraphine would say something, the sound of an approaching car interrupted the conversation, but before she got up and went to open the door, she gently stroked the baby's white hair. When the door was opened, a laugh almost escapes from her while looking at the scene; Ahri was with only a few seemingly very light bags while Akali and Kai'sa were removing several others and much heavier bags from the trunk.

- Hello little star, gave a little work, but we came back. - The youngest corresponded to the seal she received from her leader as she walked away and let Akali through with the bags, obviously having some trouble putting them on the floor.

- But this is more than I put on the list...

- Yes, but if the baby going to stay with us, he just needs the best of the best. So, I decided that only the items on the list would not be enough.

When the youngest approached the bags of different stores, she saw several baby clothes of various types and colors, as well as toys, blankets, hats, shoes, and even little gloves. She ended up picking up a stuffed fox from inside one of the bags but eventually noticed that there was also a baby carry and a maternity bag.

- Are you sure Shiro's going to need all this? - Seraphine sat on her knees while still watching the purchases her girlfriends had made without being able to have a small smile when she took one of the clothes and saw that it was a duck pajama, Akali’s idea for sure.

- Believe me when I say that if we got here with only the items on the list, Eve would make us come back. 

- You know me well, Foxy. 

- Of course, I do. - The two shared a loving kiss before Ahri also put a kiss between Shiro's ears, who only moved a little and contracted his small ears, the three women could not hold an "awn" when they found how cute that scene was.

- If the ladies do not mind, can someone come and help? Ahri bought the whole store and Bokkie and I are having struggles here! – Akali ended up ruining the moment while bringing even more bags, but with a disgruntled look that only she and Kai'sa were doing the heavy lifting.

- I am sorry? I bought only what he needed.

- Girls, please... – Seraphine tried to soften the spirits as she looked worried at the baby, afraid that he would wake up, but soon they were all interrupted by Evelynn.

- If you wake him up, I swear I am going to rip your skins off and hang it on my bedroom wall.

A little later, Akali and Kai'sa were finishing assembling the crib, had not given as much work as they thought it would, but their looks ended up focusing on Ahri who was giving a bottle to the baby that contained formula, they had managed to buy a med that would cause the fox to begin lactating, but until it took effect, the little kit would feed provisionally like this.

The rapper ended up sitting and admiring how adorable that scene was and at the same time so unreal, she wanted children but never thought it could happen so suddenly. She had started her long-afroed project with True Damage and was now starting a family with the women she loved, now becoming a mother.

Wait…

Oh my God, she was a mother now!

- And that is its Kali, now it is putting on the mattress, blankets and... Are you okay? - Kai'sa looked confused at Akali who now an expression on her face that had looked like she had seen a ghost.

- Bokkie, we are mothers...

- Yes...?

- Bokkie. - She then stood up and placed both hands against the dancer's shoulders, which by the confusion on her face, had not yet fallen off the plug.

- We. Are. Mothers.

Before any reaction, Kai'sa pulled them away from where Ahri was breastfeeding, with the pair now heading outside the house. Seeing the two leaving without saying anything, the fox was confused and looked at Evelynn who had just entered the room accompanied by Seraphine, the two just shrugged while arranging the crib.

Only then did they hear the scream of both.

- I think they finally got it. - Ahri said with a fun expression as she snuggled the baby in her arms, but Evelynn would just laugh as she looked out the window.

- It was pretty quick, I thought they would not notice until tomorrow.

After being able to calm the two alarmed women (with Eve having to cover their mouths with their lashers a few times to avoid waking up their child), they all went to their respective rooms, with Evelynn and Ahri needing to sleep together so they could keep an eye on Shiro, since being a newborn, he would not sleep all night and needed to be watched, while in the other room, Kai'sa, Akali and Seraphine slept.

It was dawn when the baby started crying and causing Eve and Ahri to wake up. The diva told the gumiho to continue sleeping, as it was just Shiro having his sleep interrupted and in need of attention, with this, Evelynn found herself sitting in bed with the little boy in her arms still whining as she hummed softly and gently swung him in her arms.

Her look at the newborn was of complete tenderness and affection, while now analyzing the vastaya traits of the boy and his features. His vulpine ears were really small, but pointed, but almost mingled with his monochromatic hair that for someone who had been born a few hours ago, was quite full and smooth, the next detail were the scratches on his cheeks, identical marks to her wife, but because he was still very young, almost went unnoticed.

- You are so precious my little boy… - Evelynn would carefully erect him and kiss Shiro's forehead that he had calmed down by this point, straightening the boy's bangs with one of her fingers while still looking at him.

- No one said that to you but welcome to the world, my love.

As if to answer her, the boy would lay his head against her chest, a gesture that made her laugh softly as she snugs against him, returning to swing quietly back and forth to help him return to his sleep.

- Seems like you both get well. - Ahri's sleepy voice caught the attention of Eve, who now had her attention turned to her wife that swathed coming to chill the hairs of her tail.

- Foxy, you should be sleeping.

- And miss this moment? There is no way.

The fox woman then sat next to the succubus and lay her head on her shoulder, carrying one of her hands to her cub's hair and gently stroking his hair. The two spent time silent only with the small noises coming from Shiro until Ahri decided to speak.

- You' a... Do you think we are ready? I mean, since we lost her.

- Darling, to be honest, I cannot fall asleep... Because I am afraid, we're going to lose Shiro, just like it did before. Since it was my fault...

- Eve, no. - The gumiho placed one of her hands against Evelynn's pale cheeks, who eventually could not hold a tear that went down her cheek but was soon wiped by her wife's index finger, then placing both hands against the side of the succubus' face so that she would look at her.

- We've talked about this; our loss was not your fault.

- Ahri, if it were not for my weakness, our little princess would still be with us.

- Please, Eve, do not blame yourself. Dae would not want to see you like this…

An uncomfortable silence followed until Ahri sighed and went on to hug Evelynn, who put her head against that of the fox.

- We thought we would never have a kit again, didn't we?

- Mhm...

- But look at us now Eve, we are with our little boy, maybe... Shirogami is Dae's sign showing us that it is time to move on, not to be stuck in the past.

No word came out of Evelynn's mouth, so Ahri allowed herself to continue.

- Dae will always be our dear princess, she will always be in our hearts. Now we have to give this boy the opportunity, our Shiro.

- Our Shiro... – The two women turned their eyes to the baby in the arms of the diva, who ended up dropping a small yawn while stretching, ready to go back to sleep, the two shared a smile before exchanging a kiss full of affection.

- I love you, my dear vixen.

- For all eternity I will love you. - When Ahri completed, Evelynn laughed before putting a kiss on her forehead, now standing up carefully and laying her son inside the crib, who now slept peacefully again.

- Let us get some sleep before he wakes up again, come here.

The fox beat weakly in the vacant seat on the bed next to her, while turning her eyes and shaking her head negatively, she would return to bed and lie on her back to Ahri, who now played the role of the large spoon while hugging the diva's waist. It would not take Evelynn long to hear the snoring coming from the woman behind her.

The guilt was still lodged in her chest all this time, she could never forgive herself for what happened to her daughter in the past, but the gumiho was right, it was time to move on, and this time, she would be sure to keep her baby safe. Gradually, she surrendered to the silence of the dawn and finally allowed herself to rest, at least for now.

By the time the morning came, the routine had begun to change, as Ahri had not left the room like the other days, this was very strange for the other women, but they all fell into their reality by hearing the cry of a baby coming from upstairs. The only one that came down was Evelynn, she seemed unfazed, while the others seemed very sleepy, as Shiro had woken up three other times during the night.

- Man, is it normal for him to wake up like this? Are you sure he is okay, Eve? – Sayed Akali while drinking her coffee, it was obvious that no one had slept properly, but everyone should get used to the new routine.

- Yes darling, newborns do not sleep all night, especially vastayas, they are quite strange the new environment after they are born. – She put a kiss on the top of the rapper's head, while she ended up sighing dramatically as laying her head on the table.

- Oh Eve, my mom's coming today to take Shiro's first exam, okay? She is a pediatrician, so I called her to make sure his health's okay. - Seraphine said while she was eating one of her pancakes.

- Oh, that's great starlight, what kind of exam will be done?

- The standard for newborns, weighing, size measurement, blood test, full check-up.

The succubus ended up crashing to hear the youngest mention the blood test, on the one hand, she tried to be rational and think that it would be for her son's good, just stop to make sure that his health was good and that he would not have future problems, but her protective side warned her that it was a sign that they would hurt her baby and that she needed to protect him.

- Eve you are, okay? - Asked Kai'sa who stroked Evelynn's shoulder, who had been paralyzed for a few seconds.

- Hm? Oh yes, Bokkie I am fine, just had a momentary reverie. Darling, are you sure your mother needs to do the blood collection?

- Yes, it is the most effective test to prevent future diseases and even find out early if he has any problems. 

In a few moments, the whole room was left with heavy energy, the light coming through the windows ended up losing some of its brightness and the three women could see Evelynn's lashers taking a defensive position as if they were two snakes.

- E-Eve? - She asked Seraphine hesitantly, but soon Akali interrupted her while taking her by the hand and leaving the kitchen in a hurry.

- We're going to see Shiro and take Ahri's breakfast, bye girls!

From her room, Ahri had already heard all the confusion on the floor below and mention of the blood test had also left her restless, just like Evelynn, her instincts told her to protect her newborn son at all costs, but she knew that Seraphine's mother would never hurt her baby, so for now, she just snug Shiro against her chest while putting her ears back, trying to control her maternal instinct.

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She was back at a time when the world was still called Runeterra, at first, she was confused about how she had ended up there. Ahri knew that place like the palm of her hand and could walk around blindfolded, which she would still recognize where she was.

It was Elderwood Forest.

When she and Evelynn had decided to have a life together and get married, they decided to live in that forest because they thought it was safer and free of curious people, so they could have a peaceful life. The house was the way she remembered, walls made of cherry wood bringing a slightly rosy tone to the polished brown, roof having a shimmering light blue and several flowers scattered throughout her backyard, which she had cultivated with the help of her wife so that those flowers would never wilt in winter.

- Omma, let us go!

Her heart seemed to stop deep in her stomach as she heard that sweet voice, Ahri then turned only to see Eve holding the hand of a little girl identical to the gumiho, except for the fact that she had some purple locks in her hair that seemed to have been recently cut at the height of her shoulders. Her tail was black with only the tip being white, she wore a pink kimono with details of drawn leaves and flowers and a lotus-shaped fastener very close to one of her vulpine ears.

That was her little princess, Dae'yang.

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When they finally arrived in the room, Akali and Seraphine came up against the cutest scene they had both seen so far. Ahri was lying on the bed and asleep with the baby by her side, her nine tails were covering both so much that you could barely distinguish what the tails were and where exactly the boy was until they saw a small hand move but recant quietly, resulting in the gumiho snuggle the little one even more against herself in her sleep.

The pair smiled in a row as they looked at the two foxes that were resting there, but they recalled that Ahri still needed to eat so they approached with Akali sitting next to the fox.

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Darkness was the only thing that surrounded Ahri's mind, it was dark, dark, and darker. What was she doing again? She only remembered waking up next to Evelynn, both of which had exchanged caresses before their little daughter entered the room and threw herself on top of their mothers, which had drawn laughter from both of them. Oh, that is true, she was with Dae at home, wasn't she? Evelynn had gone hunting and left only the two gumihos alone.

Let us see...

"Come on Ahri, you have to remember..."

"Oh right, Dae had been bored at home, and then we had left home to collect wild fruits and also make wreaths. We were walking hand in hand..."

Suddenly, a sharp pain then took over her head, but that still was not enough to wake her up. It was as if her eyes were too heavy for her to be able to have the strength to open them, so all that was left was to remain in that black limbo trying to remember all her day, where she had left? Oh yes, she was spending time together with Dae when... Some men had begun to attack them, they had surrounded them, Ahri had fought some of them while Dae had run to her mother's command, the fight was going well, even though she had felt a strong blow to the back of her head and that is when everything had darkened...

Oh no, Dae... What had happened to her daughter? She was definitely in danger!

Her maternal instinct was the strength she needed to begin to regain her consciousness, and gradually, Ahri began to get a notion of the world around her. She felt her body lifted by a pair of strong, warm arms, she recognized that presence, it was Evelynn.

"Eve, how did she get here?"

Again, a sharp pain was in her head, but now this pain was distributed throughout her body, as if she had received a great beating, all parts of her body adored, but at the moment, she decided to remain quiet because the gumiho could feel that Evelynn was running as if trying to find something. Her vision was gradually being resumed, initially, everything was just a blur and whenever her eyes opened, the pain in her head became even more unbearable, but she needed to be strong and find out what was going on.

With her vision recovered and her senses returning to work, Ahri realized that Eve had stopped running and... Was she shaking? What was going on? That is when the gumiho focused her vision on where the succubus was looking, and the scene she saw was the reason for her cry of despair.

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Upon feeling a pressure on the mattress, Ahri thought it was a threat so promptly her protective instincts caused by her nightmare took over and she had risen sharply and stood with her body serving as a shield for Shiro while her claws were out, and her eyes had taken on a golden color as her orbits became menacing crevices, her prey was also visible because the woman was growling.

When the scare went by, she realized it was the two maknaes. Seraphine was staring at her terrified as Akali lay on the floor, both white as paper and staring at her with terrified looks while Shiro who was awake by the sudden move of Ahri, was now crying.

- Oh, no... Girls, I... I am sorry, I am so sorry. I swear to... I...! - She gathered in her place as tears rolled down her face until Akali quickly got up and approached her wife, making room for Seraphine to also be able to approach so she could grab the baby in her lap to try to calm him down.

- Ahri it is fine, just take a deep breath… – Akali had a calm tone while holding both hands of the vastaya that was now hyperventilated, but gradually going on to follow the breathing exercises that the rapper tried to imitate.

Seraphine tried to calm the baby by making the same moves she saw Evelynn doing the night before, but hurried steps approached the room, it would not take long for Kai'sa and Eve to enter the room because they heard the all the noise. 

Eve sat behind the gumiho and made her stand in a semi-lying position while caressing her belly and moved slightly back and forth, the whole room was silent with Akali still holding Ahri's hand who now seemed to be in a mild state of the panic attack he had, however, her lips still trembled and there were still tears running down her face. Kai'sa slowly approached with a glass having sugar water and placed one of her hands behind of the vastaya’s neck, while gently encouraging her to drink the liquid.

By ingesting the content, the gumiho was placed in the earlier position as she ended up shrinking against Eve who began to caress her back as she had explained the night before, the room was in complete silence, the only sounds being Shiro's groans and Ahri's low sobs.

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The situation was already under control, but an extremely uncomfortable silence was installed in the room, no one dared to say anything after what had happened. Ahri was still lying against Evelynn, who even with the gumiho already calmer, still stroked her back gently while her gaze seemed distant. Akali was sitting next to the pair, but now with Seraphine sitting between her legs, the youngest was still with the baby in her lap that from time to time made small noises.

Kai'sa was next to the supplications too with her saddened and distant look, but the dancer from time-to-time exchanged glances with the other maknaes who also looked at her, but no one there knew what exactly to do to get out of that uncomfortable situation until Evelynn seemed to notice the issues in the looks of her girls, decided to be the first to speak.

- A long time ago, even when it was Runeterra, Ahri and I had decided it was time to start a family together...

- Eve, you do not have to. - Akali looked at the magenta-haired woman as she tried to comfort her if she did not want to talk about it.

- No rouge, it is okay. You all deserve to know the truth... We used magic so that Ahri could get pregnant, and in a few months, she gave birth to our first daughter. Which we chose to call Dae'Yang.

Evelynn then told of everything they had gone through all the difficulties and joys that came with her family life, and the arrival of her daughter. All the women listened attentively to what she said, every memory was told with so much affection and detail, that they could swear that a movie passed before their eyes. Ahri then also decided to get together and talk about their old life, when she told the funny moments between her wife and daughter, all in the room laughing as the succubus blushed and did not even try to disprove her.

The mood had improved a little there until the time came to talk about the tragedy that had occurred in their old abode, they swallowed dry before continuing.

- When Dae died, I remember being groundless and blind with anger. I could not accept that they had taken my little girl from me, especially in that cruel way... That is when I... – Ahri ended up stuttering as she tried to have new tears that appeared in her eyes, but when she felt Evelynn holding her hand, it was as if the gesture of this even more courage to finally face their tragic past.

- That's when we started hunting down all those who were connected to Noxus. A long path bathed in blood was what went with our tracks, monasteries, whole villages, all suffered from our wrath... We wanted to make them all pay for the suffering they caused us.

- In one of these attacks, Foxy and I realized that all that killing would not bring our daughter back, and the more people we killed, we would never really be satisfied, because the sense of satisfaction we had was temporary and did not erase our pain. That is when we decided to blend in and follow the flow of time. - Evelynn deposited a kiss between Ahri's vulpine ears before going ahead.

- We saw a lot happen in these thousands of years until we decided to have a fresh start and realize Ahri's dream of having her musical group, and with that, we know you three.

- And it was just the beginning of the family that we always dreamed of having. - Completed the fox woman with a few tears forming in her eyes, but this time of joy.

The five women then stayed in that collective embrace and enjoyed the moment, Ahri was hugging Akali and Seraphine, while Evelynn was hugging Ahri and Kai’Sa but involved everyone with her lashers to keep them as close as possible as if all that was a dream, and her loved ones could be taken from her. What interrupted the silence was a particularly loud groan of discontent coming from Shiro, it made the group laugh as the gumiho pick the baby in her arms

- I guess someone felt suffocated, huh champ? – The rapper joked while holding one of the little hands of the boy who was now snuggled up by his mother.

- I am sorry, my sweetheart. And of course, for Eve and me, Shiro is a sign that we can finally move on for good, so it was not something on impulse, we have wanted a baby for some time, but we did not want to scare you. - The fox woman ended up blushing while admitting it aloud while swinging her son gently in her arms.

- Eeeh, if you wanted one so badly, you could have talked to Bokkie and me, because we would happily help with that~ – Kali looked at Ahri in a perverted way, but with a playful tone in her voice, only to be hit in the face by two pillows, one coming from Seraphine and the other from Kai'sa.

- You and your perversions, 'Kali! – The younger one gave a weak push to the freestyler that just kept laughing with the other women.

- Oh c'mon, I just wanted to help!

- Okay okay, now how about we let Foxy have her breakfast and get ready to continue the day? We have a new routine to follow, and we will have a visit soon. And you my little boy, you gonna come with me~. - Before walking away, Evelynn kissed Ahri's cheek and with her lashers, carefully took the baby and accommodated it in her arms.

They went into the room as much as Ahri insisted that she would like to stay in the room with the baby, Seraphine was the one who managed to convince her to stay with them while they waited for the arrival of her mother, Jade. The youngest found herself helping Kai'sa with the dishes, Akali was in the room with the two demons who were explaining how to grab her son in her arms, as the rapper was now a little insecure.

- But he is pretty fragile, sure I am not going to hurt him?

- Of course not 'Kali, just do it like this. - The gumiho sat even closer to her wife and gently gave her the little being, while Evelynn repaired the posture of her arms so that she could hold him properly.

- Use one arm to support the body and head, and then place the other to support the legs. – When the freestyler followed the guide of Evelynn and everything was done, both demons get back a little. Since the boy's adoption, Akali had not yet caught the baby in her lap without the adrenaline and panic of the moment running through her body. While holding him, she almost delivered him to one of her wives when she noticed a small frown forming on his face, but that was leaving as fast as it had appeared.

The night before, Akali had been terrified when she finally realized she had become a mother and did not know how should act with such a small child, since the relationship with her mother, Mayyum, was not something healthy and even affected the relationship with her father and siblings for a while. But now, holding her son in her arms, the situation seemed more... real.

She could feel every little movement the baby made, every breath he took, the little patter of his heart, his slight change of position in her arms. Somehow that Akali could not understand at least, for now, it gave her confidence that she might be different, being a mother that she never had, so that boy would not have to go through everything she went through in her childhood. Offering love and affection in place of rejection and disaffection that she had seen until the last day of living with the monster she had unfortunately had as a mother.

- ‘Kali, is everything okay? – Listening to Ahri’s voice with a slightly worried tone, just noticing herself crying when felt Evelynn wipe a tear that fell on her cheek. Akali just let a small laugh escape before explaining why she was so emotional.

- I am fine guys, is just that, it is a strange feeling... Holding him and like, notice that is real... Dunno how to explain but is a good thing. – Feeling a little more confident, Akali snuggled Shiro against her chest and start to play with one of his hands, did not get much time for the little boy to grab her index finger and make the rapper laugh.

- Ooh, someone is really strong, but can our little fox win the battle against the super finger? – Evelynn and Ahri just let escape a funny snort with the silly sounds that Akali makes to simulate a battle, with what looks like shooting and explosion sounds. The two demon women watched the scene until Ahri picked up her phone and start to record them. Kai’sa and Seraphine arrive in the living room and just start to watch that scene with smiles, but soon Sera sits closer to Akali, which gives the younger a small kiss on the cheek when both of them start to play with the baby.

- Look vixen, now we have three babies together. – The succubus laughs of "Hey!" outraged coming from her two girls, Ahri also could not help but laugh as she left her cell phone aside to sit behind Seraphine, almost pulling her to her lap while handing out kisses across the entire length of the younger's neck, which now only laughs.

- Seraa baby~

- Ahri nooo!

- I think I am starting to get a little jealous. – Kai'sa laugh the way the group had fun, with Akali moving away slightly as Seraphine struggled to suffer a tickle attack from Ahri. As soon as the dancer finished speaking, she could feel Evelynn's arms gently bringing her close as she wrapped her waist.

- I am sorry, darling, I am going to take care of giving you the right attention you deserve. – The diva then began to make a trail of kisses by Kai'sa's cheek, the dancer then corresponded to the hug and deposited a long and chaste kiss on the lips of her wife, for Kai'sa all that environment was all she always dreamed of living, she had three wonderful wives and your newest girlfriend, and also her newborn son, but somehow, she was not comfortable with the new addition, it wasn't like she doesn’t like kids of course not! But... It was a new situation, she just felt weird about it.

Was just the first mother feeling, right…?

In the early afternoon, Seraphine's parents, Anthony and Jade arrived at the women's group cottage home for Shirogami's first medical exam. Her mother was a renowned pediatrician who had her clinic in the area, her father was a surgeon at the local hospital who always preferred patients who could not afford the estimated amount normally to help them, for both, it was a shock when their daughter called them saying that her girlfriends had found a newborn child in the middle of a forest and no sign of the biological mother nearby.

They supported Seraphine's relationship with her girlfriends, but surely the new addition to the family was a complete surprise, the couple's record dropped only when they entered the house and after greeting their daughter and the other women, they saw Ahri holding the little boy in her arms. Jade's reaction was of pure emotion at seeing her grandson for the first time, with her calmly approaching the gumiho who only smiled at her mother-in-law's reaction.

- Oh my gosh... Hi, honey~! Ahri, can I...? – Asked the woman as she kept close to the singer, who happily shook her head in affirmation of Jade's question, which gently took the little being in her arms and snug against herself.

- Hello baby...Oh my gosh, you are so cute…! Anthony, take a look. – The man stood next to his wife as he watched the little boy slowly move his vulpine ears as he stooled.

- He's adorable as you described us, dear, what is his name again?

- Shirogami, it was Akali who chose that name, but we all call him Shiro. - Seraphine approached her parents as she calmly straightened the baby body the little one wore.

Sera's way of a baby caught her father's attention, of course, the man knew that one day his dear daughter would be a mother, but it never crossed her mind that it would be so early and at the height of her music career. He loved his daughter more than anything and always encouraged and recommended her through out her life, as much as he found the delicate way for her to act with the baby, in his sincere opinion, it was still too early for her to ever take on the responsibility of being a mother.

Anthony was aware that Seraphine's girlfriends were mature enough not to put all the responsibility on his little star, but maybe it was just the overprotective paternal side talking louder. He could see clearly as the day the posture of Ahri and Evelynn around the child, those two with all certainty make rain blood if something bad ever happens with that boy, with Akali did not seem to be different, since freestyle also did not take off from near the little one, and given the fame that persecuted her, she would also not hesitate.

After some time and several questions about what had happened, it was time to take the exams in Shiro. Jade left it only in his diaper so she could measure his size and weigh properly, obviously with Ahri and Evelynn watching everything closely in case the older one needed some help (their words to disguise the overprotection). Who helped Jade the most were Kai’sa and Anthony, given that Akali had a certain problem with exams and anything that involved the hospital environment and Seraphine was keeping her company to keep her calmer.

- Okay moms, this little boy is weighing 2,500g and measuring 48 cm, it is a good weight, but he needs to eat a little more to get to the ideal. Oh god, I forgot my stethoscope in the bag, Kai'sa could you keep Shiro here while I-

- I am going to take your purse; you can leave it to me. - Kai'sa offered to go, unintentionally cutting off the other woman's speech, but Jade only laughed as she turned to the group.

- Someone is as nervous as you are, haha. I hope my little love here and your mommies are ready, I will see how his heart is and finish the blood collection, all right?

It was Jade from whom Sera had inherited her empathy, for at once the woman looked at Ahri and Evelynn, that even though they tried to keep their cool, Jade could feel that her auras had taken on darker energy only with the mention of the last examination. Given the reaction of the two, the pediatrician raised both hands showing that it would not hurt the baby, she still kept a gentle smile on her face while explaining how the collection would be done.

- Easy now girls, the test consists of a harmless hole in the baby's foot just to get out a drop of blood, Shiro will cry a little, but will not be hurt in any way, all right?

- Okay miss Jade, do what you need. – Ahri's voice swayed a little between calm and menace, with her calmly approaching Shiro and holding one of her little hands as he threatened to cry, the fox woman humming softly and with her hand that was free, stroked his hair to calm him down.

- Eve, could you see how Akali and Sera are doing? You know that 'Kali has a certain problem with exams, it would be nice to have someone else with her beside Sera.

- Are you sure about that? Are you going to be okay with the baby? - Evelynn had a certain uncertainty in her voice, she was certainly worried about her rapper, but was also concerned about how Ahri and Shiro would look during the exam.

- I am sure my love, we are going to be fine.

Before walking away, Eve placed a suit kiss on her wife's cheek and also on her son's head. In her mind, some flashbacks of what had happened to her daughter were surrounding her thought as a kind of looping, but the succubus soon looked to fend off, putting her trust in Ahri and that nothing would happen to their son. A kind of mantra was created by her with the phrase "everything will be fine" as she walked to the fireplace room where her girls were.

Akali and Seraphine seemed to talk about their favorite games, with the rapper appearing to be calmer than before, it in a way calmed Evelynn's heart, who was sneaking closer behind Sera who was focused on her conversation with Akali, who had already noticed the diva's presence, but to help her with her plan, decided to be quiet and entertain her girlfriend and by pure coincidence, both talked about horror games, even if the two were complete fearful about the genre.

- Okay, you are saying that you are not afraid of Five Nights at Freddy's, but what about Poppy Playtime?

- It is the same as FNAF, isn't it? It is about haunted toys, of course not. - The rosy-haired girl crossed her arms and high her nose proudly, only to listen to her beloved laugh and start singing in debauchery.

- Why are you lying? Why do you keep lying? – The rapper only stops when she received a weak punch from Sera who was now laughing with her.

- Of course, it is true! When we get there, I am going to play and show you.

- Yes, I just want to see when that thing sees, put that long arm on your shoulder before it catches you. – When finished her sentence, Akali tried to scare the maknae by increasing her tone of voice well in the last hour, but Sera did not even shake a single muscle.

- Nice try 'Kali, but that does not scare me- AAH! - Seraphine almost hit the ceiling with the jump she had taken because of the fright, what had frightened her was the sudden sensation of the velvety fabric of Evelynn's lasher on her shoulder along with the adrenaline of the conversation about the game, while the youngest recovered, Akali and Eve fell in laughter to the point of the woman needing to sit on the couch and lie on the lap of the freestyler, for her legs had lost their strength.

- Eve! You two were in this together the whole time, weren't you? - Sera's face was red with shame for the scream she had given, but before long she also began to laugh along with the two other women, who after a while calmed down.

- No Sera, but was just in time. – Said Akali before laughing again and sharing a high five with Evelynn.

- Do not talk with me ever again, I am mad at both of you. - Seraphine just crossed her arms and turned her back on the pair, but both just looked at each other as they approached the younger girl. Evelynn preferred to sit in front of the girl with pink hair, bearing a missay smile on her face, Akali calmly approached from behind and hugged her, bringing her close to her body as she pulled her around her waist. Sera, however, looked to keep her expression angry, even if her will was to laugh and just be spoiled by her girlfriends.

- Seraaa~ - Eve's voice was provocative but in the sense of just messing with the girl more.

- No.

- Starlight. – Akali poked the maknae's cheek, which just closed her eyes and turned her face in another direction.

- No!

- Little cotton? – It caused Seraphine's posture to break completely, with her laughing as she threw her body against the rapper, who hugged her tenderly while lovingly kissing the side of Sera's face, spoiling her in every way she could.

- Why did you have to use that nickname, Eve?

- Because I know it is your favorite and the one that suits my favorite little star. – Eve threw a seductive wink at Seraphine, before calmly taking one of her hands and putting a kiss on the back.

While the three interacted, Kai'sa and Ahri waited for the examination to be completed by Jade, who now passed a cotton damper on the foot on which she had taken the boy's blood. Shiro had not taken long to show his displeasure as he found himself crying in his lungs, already being in his clothes and being calmed down by Ahri, who walked quietly from side to side as she shook him lightly and whispered sweet words in his ear. Due to hextech technology, the test result had already come out and both explained that the baby's health was completely perfect, but that they would always have to keep an eye on the child in case something happened.

Jade then brought together Akali, Seraphine, and Kai'sa to give them a kind of "class" about motherhood and how they could help Ahri with Shiro, as gumiho and Evelynn themselves already seemed to be very experienced in the woman's vision and would not need to hear what was said. While her wife cared for the baby, always keeping his head under her chest to get used to the rhythmic beats of her heart, Eve cannot help but see the behavior of younger women during the explanation.

Akali seemed well focused and always took some questions with Jade whenever she did not understand something, Seraphine was also showing herself to be well dedicated to learning how she could help her girlfriends with the baby, but Kai'sa seemed a little unrelated to the situation. It did not seem like she was disinterested or not liking the idea, but it seemed uncomfortable about something in that whole situation, Eve always paid attention if her girls were comfortable and happy all the time, but for now, she decided she would see her beloved Bokkie for a while to get to understand what was going on.

Before leaving, Kai'sa invited Jade and Anthony to lunch something the couple promptly accepted. It was not until the afternoon came that they both decided it was time for them to go, but Anthony was still internally troubled by the fact that his daughter was too young to be a mother, so before they left, he decided he would talk to Seraphine alone about it.

- Sera dear, can we talk- - Unfortunately, his speech was cut by the cry of Shiro, who had been placed to sleep in his crib on the second floor for some time.

- Looks like someone woke up, I am going. - When Evelynn got up, Sera, who was by her side, but the right hand on her shoulder while promptly getting up.

- Not Eve, I will.

- Honey, you do not have to.

- But I do, Ahri and you must be tired, you can let me take care of him. Wait a minute, Dad, I will be right back. - Seraphine then left the premises as she hurriedly walked to the stairs that gave access to the room where the baby was.

It did not take long for the crying to be stopped, but Anthony could not help but follow his daughter into the room and finally address the subject as the two of them always talked about everything, but what he saw in front of him left him completely speechless.

Seraphine was quietly humming one of the old lullabies her father sang to her during her childhood, Shiro was snuggled up in her arms and completely relaxed by the woman's presence. The boy's head was resting on her shoulder, the pose Sera were in made the man remember his wife in the period that his daughter was still a baby, it was almost like an image reflected right in front of him by the resemblance.

“You are my Sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are gray

You never know dear, how much I love you

Please don’t take, my sunshine away.”

"She's more than ready, my little girl."  A solitary tear flowed down Antony's cheek that silently wiped his face as he walked away from the door trying to make no noise, returning to the room with a certainty, which he did not need to worry about, as Seraphine would surely be a good mother.

Not far from there, however, a redish-colored fox was watching the place, with its golden slit-shaped pupils staring at the bedroom window.

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It was time to sleep in the quiet cottage, all were already preparing to go to their beds. As they had all said good night, Ahri and Eve went to their room to also have their well-deserved rest. The gumiho was lying in bed with little Shiro by her side, the boy was still awake, playing with his mother's index finger. Eve smiled as she saw the two foxes interacting by the reflection of the dressing table mirror, it had been a while since the succubus saw her wife in such a friendly situation with a similar one, so she just kept admiring them and laughing at their interactions.

- You're very energetic for someone who's only a day old, aren't you, my sweetheart? – A small sound coming from the baby was the answer that Ahri received, her tail that was already wagging, now gaining speed with the new reaction of her son.

- Evie, did you hear? He laughed!

- Darling, is it not a little early for Shiro to laugh? – Evelynn said in a playful tone while still watching them.

- But you have to admit it was lovely. – The gumiho put her dominant hand under the belly of the newborn while snuggling him against herself, the whole situation made her have a loving smile followed by a laugh being ripped from the diva by the excitement of Ahri. A comfortable silence settled in the room until Evelynn could feel a wave of restlessness coming from her beloved.

- I know that energy, honey, what do you have in mind? - Eve knew her wife well enough to know that her spiritual energy did not change without good reason, she already had an idea in mind of what it would be, but she preferred Ahri to say it for herself.

- It is just...

- Just?

- I do not feel good leaving Shiro sleeping in his crib, what if something happens while we sleep? He is still so small and helpless... – Slowly Ahri's once cheerful expression decays a little and Evelynn knows very well why. Feeling the aura of her beloved darken, the succubus left her hairbrush aside and headed toward the bed, lying on the vacant side near the baby.

- He can sleep with us if that is what you wish.

- Are you sure? Don't you think I'm being over protective or something?

- You have every reason in the world to fear for the safety of our baby Ahri, and I will never forbid any measure that makes you feel more at ease with our son, all right? – Evelynn's right hand was stretched towards her wife's cheek, her thumb brushed fondly on the marks of her fox whislers, it caused the calm to settle again in the heart of the gumiho, which ended up stretching to put an affectionate kiss on her wife's lips. It was brief, but all her gratitude and love was poured out in that one kiss.

- Time for bed my little boy, shall we? – Ahri then took the baby in her arms and began to mutter a calm melody while snuggling the kid, she made her body swing back and forth in calm and slow motion. She reached out to one of her hands to straighten Shiro's monochrome hair, which, even being so young, seemed to smile at the woman as she snuggled up against her chest. The gumiho could not express in words how happy she was with that moment, how much she waited to have a baby in her arms like that, she was ecstatic to finally be a mother again.

Evelynn watched the scene with a smiling suit on her face, how old had she seen that scene? Were they so afraid of having children again and suffering as they suffered from the loss of their daughter, how could they let that fear take over? No matter how long it took, the guilt would never come out of the demon's heart, but now, she would do anything to protect her family, and this time, she would not fail at all.

- Did he sleep, Darling? – Questioned the diva in a low tone, Ahri then lay the newborn in the space between them quite calmly while gently setting it up to make it as comfortable as possible.

- I think so, now we just need to be quiet. Good night, love.

- Good night foxy.

The couple of women shared a chaste goodnight kiss before Evelynn took the blanket that was at the end of the bed and then covered the bodies of the three. With their eyes closed, the two prepared to sleep until something caught Ahri's attention. The woman then opened her eyes quickly and raised her head and then looked toward the bedroom window. She could feel that evil energy prowling the cottage from afar, but still close enough to be detected. Looking at Evelynn, Ahri could see the succubus was also looking out the window with her lashers ready to defend her family.

The sound of the light switch in the hallway caught the duo's attention until the two of them saw that the other girls in the group also seemed to have woken up because of such energy. Akali seemed very agitated and could even see some smoke coming out of her nostrils, Kai'sa had her shoulder cannons on guard as Seraphine entered the room and stood next to Evelynn, as the girl had no idea what was going on.

- You felt it, too, didn't you? - Asked Akali that gradually she would go towards the window as she looked outside, she could not see anything in the darkness of the night, but that energy did not seem to want to move away from the house at all.

- But what could that be? Is it some kind of demon? But do not have laws so they do not attack people like they used to? - Questioned Kai'sa as she looked at her loved ones as if she were trying to get an answer.

- I do not know Bokkie, but it sure is someone who does not want to leave. - When Evelynn sat on the bed and seemed to want to go check on what was happening, Ahri quickly left the bed and held her wife's wrist, Eve looked at the fox with a confused expression as she watched her take her front and herself leave.

- Ahri, where are you going? - Said Seraphine when she was right behind the duo just waiting for what they would do.

- Darling, you know I can deal with this.

- Just stay here and protect him, Eve, I am going to deal with her. This is just between us. - Ahri then made her way down the hall and then down the stairs to gain access outside.

- But who is "she"? - Akali asked Evelynn who would just sigh and sit next to where Shiro now slept quietly, both of her lashers wrapped around the boy's body as if protecting him from the evil that was prowling the house.

- His mother.

Outside, a red-haired woman with fox features prowled around the hut, her claws and fangs were visible to anyone who had night vision. Her robes were beige-colored, wide-leg jeans, she did not wear shoes as she had fox hind legs instead of her feet. At all times she kept her step steady around the cottage intending to intimidate those who lived there, she could feel at least two strong energies there, so she was already ready for a fight since one of those belonging to that energy seemed to have gone outside.

Her goal there was only one: to end the life she had just brought into this world.

Low growls could be heard coming from this same woman, who had now paraded her patrol as she felt Ahri's energy emanating from the dark part of the trees that stretched out in front of her, with a debauched smile, the reddish fox stared at Ahri, who now she only approached without any hesitation, she showed no sign of aggression, but could only notice in her aura the anger that she emanated.

- And to think you are finally here. Do you know how long I have been out here waiting for someone to see me? - The redhead said while presenting her false disappointment, Ahri nevertheless kept her expression serious as she looked at the other woman.

- And you have a lot of courage to show up here after you have abandoned a child alone in a forest, I do not know if I'm impressed or even more disgusted to finally see you face to face.

- Awn, now you've hurt my feelings. To my knowledge, I was minding my own business until you and that human brat intruded where you were not needed.

- If we had not been there in time, that boy would have been dead by now. - A growl left Ahri's throat, but the other woman only arched her eyebrow as she stared at her.

- Well, if this had happened, do you think I would be wasting my time here? - That question filled the singer's heart with hate, she did not know how long she could last before breaking the other woman's face in half.

- Where are you going with this?

- Hand over the brat so I can finish what I started before, and no one's going to get hurt.

Both foxes followed in a disturbing silence after that blatantly despicable statement, Ahri's stomach wrapped up in such disgust at the ease with which that other woman spoke of her son, by the gods, as of a newborn they were talking about here. That child had done nothing to receive such hatred from his own mother, and she still dared to abandon him in the middle of nowhere, to appear demanding that he be given to her just to die.

- What did you say?

- That's what you heard, he does not belong to you anyway, so why do you care so much? It is not like one less life in the world is going to be missed anyway-

- Quiet! 

Finally, the red-haired woman could catch a glimpse of a pair of fangs and sharp claws coming from the gumiho in front of her, she laughed in debauchery at the situation of her like-minded evil seeming to feel sorry. Otherwise, she snaps her fingers and gradually puts herself in a fighting position, with her hands open and claws on display for anyone to see, her fangs then put on the show as she stares at Ahri.

- Seems that I pissed the foxy off, before I finish with you, I will give you the pleasure of knowing my name; I am Hiryu. Take that name with you to Hell when you die, but don't worry, your partners and that brat will find you soon. – That said, the woman with the red hair ran in the direction of Ahri, the gumiho was still in the same place where she was just waiting for the right moment to attack her enemy.

When Hiryu was about inches away from finally attacking Ahri, it was as if the time was slower as the gumiho raised only one of her fists and hit the face of the other woman hard. She was thrown with a supernatural force against a tree, causing it to break and fall to the ground in the process. Only the popping of the damaged wood was the only sound that rummage in the once silent forest, a curtain of dust had risen with the previous impact, and slowly one could notice the figure of the kitsune rising, her expression before had disappeared and now in place, she had a wild look, her eyes had acquired a murderous look, the deadliest kind of blue Ahri had ever witnessed.

- So, you are going to be a pain in the ass, right? Okay then, I like a challenge, otherwise, I will not have fun.

Hiryu barely had time to fully get back on her part and was soon knocked down again by Ahri, who had now advanced with everything up the kitsune; the fight at the time was based on scratches and bites between the two women. The more they fought, the more Ahri could push her into the middle of the forest, the gumiho intended to get the other woman away from the cottage at any cost, thus freeing her family from danger.

From the cottage, Akali and Seraphine watched in shock at the level of the trail of destruction caused by the fight between the two foxes, neither of them knew that Ahri would be someone with such strength and power to be able to cause such damage. Kai'sa who was at Evelynn's side however was with her son in her arms, who now wept due to the thunderous noises of the fight that was taking place outside, her second skin covered the newborn's small body to protect him from any danger that would happen, for the first time, leaving her fear and anxiety aside to protect the child.

- Eve, are you sure we should not intervene? What if this woman hurts Ahri? - Seraphine turned her gaze to the succubus; fear was emblazoned on the girl's eyes while the diva kept a calm look even in that situation.

- Darling, it may not seem like it, but Ahri is holding back at the moment, she is much stronger than you think.

- Wait a minute, Is Ahri holding back?! Is that what you call holding back? – The conversation between the group was interrupted by a big bang coming from the outside and the rise of another curtain of dust, this time an even bigger one. The noise had occurred because one of the two women had begun to use magic, and the attack had passed close to the house.

Immediately Evelynn stood up and removed the two maknaes from the window with her lashers on reflex, the attack had not reached the structure of the cottage, but the diva preferred not to risk having her family injured. Her gaze then turned to Kai'sa who was now shrunk with Shiro against her chest, as if the dancer were ready to take the blow and protect the baby from the damage.

It was then that Eve decided that the safest for everyone there would be to leave the residence at least while the fight was going on, she had made her promise to always guard and protect her family, and it seems that now was the time to keep her word.

- We're going to get out of here right now, pick just what is necessary. - She then led them all out of the room, while Akali and Sera picked up some bags that had part of their things, Eve would return to the room and pick up the bag where the things her wife had bought for Shiro.

Soon the four women descended the stairs in a hurry and left the place by the back door, Akali and Seraphine were in front being followed by Kai'sa who was now with her cannons in a defensive position and her second skin taking full account of her body and still serving as a shield for the baby. Evelynn followed a little behind the group to make sure she could intercept future attacks and keep her family safe. Inside, she wanted to join Ahri in the fight, but the gumiho had been asked to stay and protect her son, and this time, she would not fail in this task.

Returning to the fight, Hiryu was taking the worst of her melee fight with Ahri, it seemed the woman was like a kind of rock, always staying unwavering regardless of how strong she was hit. Outside that the blows that the singer took against her, were extremely aggressive, so much so that a huge wound had been opened on her rib that now bled non-stop, then in a desperate attempt to protect herself from Ahri's attacks, Hiryu had appealed to her powers and was now with her five tails fully the show.

The kitsune had a demonic smile on her face as she stared at Ahri who did not seem at all shaken by her rival's show of power, and it made her angry. And since Hiryu was angry... Ahri's smell denounced her as a gumiho, this was more than obvious, but the woman could not understand how her attacks or the sample of her tails did not seem to intimidate the gumiho. The expression on Ahri's face was still the same since they began to fight, that impassive expression was what took Hiryu so seriously, and seemed that Ahri knew about it, for she did not give the taste of her rival to see any other reaction coming from the gumiho.

Several parts of Ahri's clothing had been torn by the scratches and bites given by the kitsune, the singer had some abrasions, but no injury as severe as Hiryu had. However, her robes, hands, and mouth were completely stained with blood from the way she had attacked her rival, in all the attacks she gave, Ahri was merciless, she had mastered the fight from the beginning until that moment barely giving Hiryu a chance to even be able to think of a counterattack. The taste of blood long forgotten by Ahri in her days as a feral was the only thing that was now detected in her senses, all she could think of was how she wanted to feel that taste again after so many centuries, but her conscience told her not to give in, that it would only give pleasure to her opponent, and that's not what she wanted.

- Looks like you want to protect that thing, doesn't it? - The sudden speech was what took Ahri out of her thoughts, she did not expect that after all this, Hiryu would still be able to provoke her.

- That "thing" is MY son now, and I will do anything to protect him.

- Your son, it is really cute to say... If you were not about to die! – Without Ahri waiting, a strong gust of wind was thrown towards her and threw her against a pile of rocks.

Hiryu was a kitsune Shakko, that is, the evil type who did not know morals, so for her no matter the situation, she was allowed to play dirty no matter who or how many would suffer the damage of her actions, with the sole purpose of this kind of kitsune being to harm her victims, but for Hiryu, this desire to do evil had extended to her son, who she rejected at birth for not being a Shakko like her. She began to laugh hysterically at the time seeing that one of her attacks had finally taken effect, for she had not seen any movement made by Ahri amid the dust curtain, seemed that she had finally caused some give, but her laugh was soon cut off by something that simply made her pale as a role by how frightened she was now.

From the dust, Ahri's skirt seemed unharmed, but with something else, this time she had her nine tails showing behind her. Their tails were pure white, and the moonlight made them shine in such a way that they looked like a cut and well-polished jewel, very different from the rust-red tone that Hiryu's five tails possessed. Ahri was simply stunning in all her glory, even though she now had her feral expression and was full of anger, her amber-colored eyes glowed dangerously in the direction of her opponent as she removed the dust from her body, showing that the magical attack had given her no more than a few scratches.

- That was a cheap shot, and your last one. – Without any word, Ahri and Hiryu went back to advancing against each other, the kitsune had always been trying to hit some vital parts like the head and neck, but it was obvious that the gumiho had greater physical strength, so both began to use magical attacks, Ahri with their blue flames and Hiryu with their gusts of wind.

The two foxes attacked each other in such a frenzy, that the attacks of one restrained the attacks of the other. From a distance, ordinary people could imagine that it was the work of some construction company blowing up the site to perhaps build a dam, but if they approached, they could see that the "explosions" were magic fire and wind hitting each other at high speed and with such a great impact, the soil where they fought had been destroyed, now being nothing more than an open crater giving the appearance of someone had thrown some explosive there.

Ahri was now doing everything to make sure that the kitsune's attacks were not at a distance and focused only on her, the singer did not know how her family was, but she knew that Eve was protecting her girls and her baby, and even if everyone had left the house, her efforts were all focused so that she would keep the attacks against herself and that the cottage would be out of Hiryu's reach. During all that madness, Ahri had managed to find a gap in the attacks and finally managed to hit the kitsune with one of her fireballs, burning her as a consequence and pulling from the woman a scream only described as guttural.

But something began to happen in Ahri's mind, perhaps it was her rival's scream or the adrenaline rush of the fight, but her mind suddenly began to change from one second to the next, becoming more and more feral.

The flashbacks of that day , that fateful day were coming to light.

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The soldiers found themselves laughing, their laughter seemed like the most demonic sound Ahri had ever heard in her life, unfortunately, she could do nothing at the time, she was too wounded to continue the fight. The gumiho was half-unconscious. She had just seen Dae try to run, only to receive a strong blow from a sledgehammer to her head. The small body of the lifeless child, if the amount of blood in which she was lying were not a clue, the captain of that unit was with his foot on the child's chest while bragging with his companions.

- Well, at least we are not going to come back empty-handed to Noxus, are we, boys? - The debauched question was greeted with a cry of war from that man's companions.

- Hey Captain, I heard these creatures only die if we cut off the tail, I think that should give a nice scarf.

An ax was then passed into the captain's hands, Ahri had regained her consciousness but had not made a single noise. Even though she was tired and a little dizzy, her eyes could not let her focus on the scene that was happening before her eyes.

As if her daughter were some kind of downed animal, Ahri watched without being able to believe that the man who was still holding the little child to the ground now held a large, heavy ax above his head, and with a quick motion, he managed it toward the base of Dae'Yang's tail, cutting her fox tail off. Innocent blood gushed from the newly cut part as those men celebrated as they lifted the tail like a kind of trophy bypassing the adjacent limb to each other as a macabre ceremony and barbarian.

What followed was the position of the two women being denounced by Ahri's terrifying scream.

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Ahri cried and squealed through the forest, a mixture of pain and anguish in her voice that caused Evelynn's stomach to turn as the succubus ran with her wife still injured in her arms, the burns were nothing compared to the pain in her chest. She had never imagined that she would feel such bitterness in her mouth as she was experiencing now, by the gods, how humans could be creatures so despicable as to... Just the image of what she had witnessed made her want to vomit.

- Eve, we need to go back! DAE'YANG!! - The only thing Ahri could do at the time was scream, scream at her full lungs, the pain at having seen her little girl's life go away before her eyes.

A few moments ago, Ahri had seen their daughter, Dae'Yang, being brutally struck in the head and falling to the ground, and soon having her little tail cut out before their eyes. A lot of people did not know, but the only effective way to end a gumiho life was by cutting off all their existing tails, for people without empathy and barbaric like the Noxians, that wasn't too much, they were just ruling out a future threat, right? Well, not for Ahri and Evelynn, for them, that act had been cruel to such levels that even the worst of demons would have been repulsed by the people who committed this act.

Ahri was still badly injured and the fact that they were on the run for so many hours also did not help her condition, both were tired and mentally shaken by the scenes they had seen, it was only because of Evelynn that she managed to escape the place, but in Ahri's heart, she wishes she had died herself...

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Blinded by the anger contained in her memories, Ahri could now only see in front of her the Noxian soldier who had cut off her daughter's tail. Hiryu was dizzy by previous attacks and at the time was trying to flee the place already admitting defeat, but such was the hatred of gumiho's heart, that she did not think twice about practicing flying over her rival and continuing the attacks, now knocking her to the ground once and for all to be hit by an inhuman sequence of punches wrapped by the blue fire that Ahri invoked, as if they were a pair of gauntlets made of fire, increasing double damage with the strength of the punches and also by the burns caused.

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Ahri was now lying on Evelynn’s body, which was now cleaning the wounds of her wife's body. The gumiho had cried and screamed so much that she barely had the strength to even move, only to see the tears that still descended by her cheeks dirty with dirt and blood. Eve stood by her side with a cloth that had torn from her clothes, the succubus cleaned with the greatest kindness she could gather, but she could feel her tears rolling through the mass of her face.

A disturbing silence rummy within the pair, until Evelynn began to hear hoarse murmurs coming from her wife, she could not understand very well because her head was buzzing non-stop, but still, the succubus struggled to hear what Ahri was trying to say.

- Darling, please keep your energy… - Even at your wife's insistence, the gumiho still insisted on trying to speak, with the little strength she had left.

- Dead...

- Darling-

- I want them dead... They do not deserve to live, Eve. – Carefully, Evelynn held her right hand to Ahri's black hair and straightened the locks of her bangs, only to have her heart pierced by a wave of pain; amber eyes normally illuminated with joy and love, were now dark and dense as a day taken by the densest of mists.

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 - Ahri…

Somehow, Ahri's consciousness now acted as a kind of emptiness. Her hearing was almost null, even though she was aware that she was still struggling, it was as if her body was numb and she felt nothing. In her sense of smell, all she could smell was the lingering smell of iron coming from Hiryu's blood that now stained a large part of her clothes. She knew what she was doing was crazy, but in a way, she could not stop.

- Ahri...!

She then finally could hear a voice, the gumiho felt that that voice was familiar to her, the darkness in her consciousness then began to be taken by a small spark of light, which gradually illuminated her mind and brought her senses back very slowly. With her conscience being loaned, she could finally feel the weight of her arms and remaining limbs returning, the sensation of moisture on the skin of her face and hands given by the blood and cold of dawn, her sense of smell now not only confined to blood, but now she could also smell burnt wood, the dirt.

- AHRI STOP! YOU ARE GOING TO KILL HER! – The voice that the gumiho heard was the voice of her maknae Akali, the woman grasped her with all the force she had by her waist and with the help of her inner dragon, had more than enough strength to remove her wife from above the kitsune who now could barely move by the damage suffered, but it still showed a sign of life.

Evelynn was right behind Akali, the succubus had no idea that when the rapper used her powers, she could run almost as fast as Ahri in her feral old times. Seeing her wife removed from the other woman, Eve went on to help Kali carry an Ahri with a shocked expression on her face away from Hiryu, who even wounded the way she was, initially was dragging herself as far away from the trio as possible, and with the arrival of the demon, as if to predict her death,  quickly used her magic to teleport know if there gods to where the most important thing is that now she was gone.

The concern of the two newcomers was only one: Ahri.

- Ahri, honey, are you okay? Are you hurt? - Evelynn asked with a worried expression on her face, her greatest fear was that Ahri had been badly injured, and the nearest hospital in the area was miles away.

- The blood... It is not mine ... – What caught the attention of both women was how shaky the voice of the gumiho was, only then did they both realize that thick drops of tears were dripping from the singer's face, which gradually began to tremble.

- Eve, Kali... Please take me home... please...

- All right, darling, we are going. Kali, please get the girls and Shiro, I will take it from here.

- Wakatta! – While Akali quickly moved away to pick up the others, it was up to the succubus now to take care of the gumiho.

Without making much effort, Evelynn placed Ahri in her bride-style arms before a black mist fully covered their bodies and made them leave the site, now destined for the cottage, so the family could reunite again.

Chapter Text

It had been four days since the intense fight between Ahri and Hiryu, where the gumiho had appeared victorious, but not completely unharmed. Ahri had several abrasions on her torso and arms, it had been necessary for Seraphine to heal her with her magic, but the greatest damage in question had not been this: Her emotions were what had been shaken the most.

On the same night after the fight, Evelynn who had stayed to take care of Ahri listened with a deep weight to her heart to her wife's testimony, the succubus had no idea that a fight like that would trigger such a painful memory as the day her daughter had been killed. It had taken Ahri centuries to "recover" from the trauma, only she and Eve knew how difficult it had been to adjust to the lack of their beloved daughter, even the killing they had been part of had not been enough to appease this pain.

And here they were, reliving the painful memory of their mistakes again.

A curtain of black smoke formed in the couple's bedroom of the cottage and Evelynn appeared who had Ahri in her arms, the woman still with fresh blood on her body, but the gumiho felt as if her body weighed a ton. She could barely raise her arms, only now with the lack of adrenaline did she begin to feel her body throbbing from fatigue and her abrasions burning.

Carefully, Eve lay her under the sheets as she began to check the wounds on her beloved's body, she knew that Ahri was strong enough not to have to go to the hospital, but she still cared about her wife's health, and not only that, she was also worried about Shiro, but it would be necessary to entrust the baby's safety to her girls and focus on what was in front of her. Keeping her cool to the max she could, Evelynn took some medical gaze and a saline solution from the medical kit, so she could clean Ahri’s wounds.

- Foxy, I'm going to treat your wounds, okay? That might sting a little. - A small murmur was the answer to the succubus, who soon began to wet the gauze and pass over the wounds of the gumiho, which at first contact with the wet surface, released a low hiss of pain.

- You could have let me take care of this, Ahri, look how you are now. You're no good at all.

- Eve, this was-

- Among foxes, I know that. But if you'd let me go you wouldn't be hurt like you are now, it would all be over in an instant. – A moment of silence fell between the couple before Evelynn noticed how quiet Ahri was, she knew that her wife had a thousand reasons to have gone to fight the kitsune, but she could not help feeling bad for not having prevented the confrontation.

As she cleaned her wife's wounds, Evelynn saw that Ahri seemed lost in her thoughts and that the trail of her tears was still fresh on her cheeks. With a sigh, Eve leaned over and put a tender kiss on the forehead of the gumiho, which soon began to purr at the show of affection and the gentle way that the diva caressed the back of her ears as if to apologize silently for her earlier rebuke for the attitudes of her beloved.

Ahri still had a saddened look and Evelynn could easily identify, the siren did not want to press her lover because it had been a difficult night, she knew what had triggered the fox's fury, but she preferred to listen from the mouth of gumiho herself than to keep deducing for herself. After having her wounds completely cleaned and clothes properly changed, Ahri found herself lying on her bed being healed by Seraphine, she and the other two maknaes had returned within minutes, as they had been left by Eve in a safe place and should only leave when the succubus returned to pick them up.

Akali and Kai'sa sitting on the right side of the bed as they watched Sera's healing take effect and decrease the size of the injuries, Evelynn was on the left side and with Shiro in her arms. She lulled the boy to keep him calm, but it seemed that he could feel the bad climate in the air and wasn't exactly keeping quiet about it if his weeping grumbling seemed to show it enough.

- For now, that's what I can do, I haven't been able to fully cure them for now, I'm sorry Ri. - The poor girl said in a tired, sleepy tone before being held by Akali who practically took her in her arms and put a kiss on top of her head.

- All right, starlight, you've done enough... Well, guys, I'm going to take Sera to rest because I think that was her last energy, a good night for you, and please take care of yourselves, okay?

- You don't have to worry rouge; I'm going to take care of our Foxy and our little Foxy. - Evelynn and Akali shared a chaste farewell kiss before the rapper pulled out of the room followed by Kai'sa, who still seemed quite apprehensive about Ahri's condition, but the gumiho seemed to notice her dreamer's concern.

- Kai Kai.

- Yes, Ahri?

- I'm going to be fine; it's not going to be this little fight that's going to bring me down, but I want you to rest, today we had a lot to absorb. – A warm smile was given by Ahri and seemed to be enough to calm the dancer's concern, she gave a quick gentle head rub in her wife's vulpine ears before kissing the cheek of the gumiho and smiling.

- All right, but you should be more careful with these “little fights”, keep an eye on her, okay Eve?

- You can leave it to me, Bokkie. - With one last good night, the two demons were left alone having only the company of their baby. Evelynn continued to try to calm down, but without clear success. Until with a suit smile, Ahri stretched out her arms like a silent request, and so the siren deposited the baby carefully in the arms of the gumiho.

The little one's mood seemed to improve automatically, even the little whiners disappeared from the moment Ahri's purr started. It was as if the sound of purring made all the restlessness coming from Shiro disappear as if it had never existed, that boy could easily seem like a legitimate son of the singer by the quiet attitude he had around her as if he had been carried and born from her womb. Eve looked at the scene in front of her with a small smile on her face, even with the chaos of that night, Ahri stayed the strong woman succubus knew her, the same one Evelynn had fallen in love with more than ten thousand years ago.

- I lost control of the situation...

That line caught Evelynn off guard, she hoped Ahri would just bring it up the next day, so that was certainly a surprise. As if waiting for some kind of response from Eve, Ahri kept staring as she made Shiro sleep peacefully in her arms. The succubus then gave a slight positive nod to her head so that the gumiho would continue with what she would say.

- The moment Hiryu hit me, it reminded me of what happened to Dae, that I couldn't... I couldn't...

- Shh shh, it's okay Foxy... – Ahri's voice started to flutter, and her tears threatened to pour out of her eyes again, but Evelynn was quick to approach her wife and begin to comfort her until the gumiho fell asleep after such a terrible night.

That morning, all the women were preparing to leave the cottage. Kai'sa and Akali were in the living room checking the bags that were already packed while Evelynn was finishing packing her and Ahri's bags, the fox was caring for Shiro with Sera's help, the boy had needed an exchange and the younger woman had gone to get a new outfit for the baby. The gumiho was affectionately buttoned each of the buttons as she smiled as she watched the hectic movement of her little one, Seraphine laughed softly to see that the boy seemed to be dodging his hand so his arm would not be placed in the opening of the clothes, until Ahri finally held the baby's hand and managed to fit it into the place, finally finishing dressing - it.

- Looks like someone didn't want to wear clothes. - Sera approached and made a little caress on Shiro's belly, which reproduced a small noise as if trying to communicate with his mothers, the two women laughed as Ahri went to get the swaddle blanket, they had bought for him.

- He's been behaving more, it's hard to understand him. He loves wiping down but hates putting on his clothes. – Both women exchanged a quick seal before the younger woman lifted Shiro just a few inches above the bed, while Ahri longer the blanket, it was a much faster job than putting on the clothes because the blanket was just an extra to protect the newborn from the cold.

Seraphine walked to the window and her gaze was going directly in the direction where the battle of Ahri had taken place, the damage was very visible and the woman was thinking about how her girlfriend was already so protective of their son, she was sure the fox would give her life for that child and did not need to think twice. Deep in her heart, she hoped she could be at least half the mother Ahri was proving to be, but her thoughts were soon cut off by a kiss right at the fold of her neck and a pair of fluffy tails hugging her waist.

The maknae laughed slightly before turning around and came across a pair of more affectionate baby blue eyes than she had ever seen, but now with a more maternal hue, as the gumiho now carried their little child in her lap. Ahri then tilted her face to face with Seraphine who imitated the same movement, the two then shared a kiss full of affection, with Sera's right to caress the base of her unnie's ears and pluck a purring bass from the older one. The two stopped only when an indignant snitch came from the middle of them next to a fluffy white tail.

- I'm sorry Shiro, come here, Mama loves you too. – The pink-haired took the baby in her arms and calmly kissed the baby's forehead, which soon stop grumbling.

- Oh? Someone's already jealous, is that it, baby? - Ahri said in a playful tone as she placed her index finger against Shiro's right hand, that when he felt the finger near his hand, he gave a firm grip.

- Girls, we’re ready to go!

Kai'sa's voice resounded down the aisle as she called her girlfriend and wifes, the two women then exchanged one last seal before they went down and went to meet their loved ones to finally return home.

Meanwhile, in an apartment in London, a short-haired, rosy-haired woman walked around the double bedroom she shared with her wife arranging an outfit that was based on a black blazer, white social shirt, and black trousers that were stretched out on the bed. She checked the holster where her pistol was (Caitlyn insisted that she walk with at least one firearm, after all, it was better to always be cautious) and also saw her gauntlets were in a good condition for use. Having just come out of the bath, Vi was drying her hair with a fluffy white towel while her eyes stared at the cell phone screen on top of the desk.

Evelynn: Darling, could you beef up security with our arrival at the airport?

Vi: Sure! How was the honeymoon trip?

Evelynn: Oh it was great, I hope my request isn't getting in the way of your routine.

Vi: No no, Cait will go to her mother's house with the girls, so it will be easy for me.

After finishing drying and dressing properly, Vi left the room to go to the kitchen of the large apartment, everything radiated wealth and power in every little detail. On the wall next to the bedroom door were some picture frames with pictures of her and Cait while they were dating. Passing through the room, you could see a large portrait of the wedding of the two, followed by photos of the couple's two daughters, one of the greatest pride of both women.

Still, in the room in the middle of the furniture, some hextech toys and a little girl were dismantling one of them with tools that came to be even half large for the little hands of the girl, which was the eldest daughter of Cait and Vi, and her name was Viola. The decision to have children had not been overnight, since they decided to take their relationship to a more serious level, the pair had always talked about whether they would want to become mothers and which one would carry the baby during pregnancy. In Caitlyn's words, Vi wouldn't be a good choice for the factor of how energetic the woman was and that she couldn't stand to stand nine months standing with a child in her womb, so at the end of the story who would carry it would be the sheriff herself.

The whole fertilization process had been accompanied by a team appointed by Tobias, Cait's father. The method had been created a few years ago and consisted of combining the genes of the two women and injecting this mixture into the uterus of those who would carry the child so that the embryo could develop. It was the case of the couple who received follow-up since the decision, because everything depended on the health of the future pregnant woman and whether their hormones were sufficient to keep the pregnancy occurring well.

It would be an understatement to say that it had been easy for them, it was not from today that Cait was a workaholic and that this together with her pregnancy had brought several headaches, as the fact that she could no longer have as much coffee as before and also the factor of how sleep hindered her to get her paperwork done, all the time the woman felt tired and it made her extremely frustrated, but Vi was always there for her wife and did not leave her for sawed at any time. Quite the contrary, she was always at Cait's disposal for anything, even to split the workload and thus leave her wife a little quieter, she was not exactly someone who liked to be in the office, but Violet would always do her best for the sake of her beloved.

With Viola's birth, the two women couldn’t have been happier, of course, it had been a somewhat complicated birth, and only the gods knew how Vi had thought she would lose her hand by the iron grip of her wife that day, but by the time they saw their little girl for the first time, everything instantly became worth it to them. But years later, it came to Cait's knowledge and Vi saw that Viola possessed the autistic spectrum. For the mothers it was not a surprise, even being young, Viola tended to be much smarter than the other children, having a rapid development, but despite several social difficulties, the exam came only as a confirmation.

As she passed her daughter, Vi lowered and stroked the little girl's hair that only remained concentrated while gently trying to remove her mother's hand from her oil blue hair (characteristic coming from Cait) that was trapped in a perfect braid. The gesture made the woman laugh as she lowered and put a kiss against the girl's head.

- Hey kiddo, how's your research doing?

- I managed to figure out how this ball shone, it's a mixture of hex technology with a color trick that comes from a single device, unfortunately, the mechanism is pretty basic and boring... – Viola was pretty disappointed with her discovery, the pieces of that one day out a musical ball were put by the center table in a kind of order by dismantling.

- Baby, why don't you try to play instead of taking it apart? Wouldn't you have more fun? – The batter's response was a negative swing of the girl who just kept disassembling the remaining pieces. With a sigh Vi would get up and go to the kitchen, where she saw Cait finishing the dishes while her youngest daughter Catherine, just 2 months old, was in the kangaroo that the woman wore, looking asleep at the time.

Caitlyn was distracted while she was sequestering the dishes as she seemed to hum a song until she felt a pair of warm hands that soon circled her waist. As soon as she tried to turn around, she found a pair of lips that collided with her in a slow kiss but full of love. When they were parting, they both had broad smiles on their faces until Cait turned around and caressed the scarcity that resided on her beloved's lower lip, but I saw her soon pick her up and kissed her right hand’s back as they both stared at each other.

- Someone seems to have woken up a romantic ally today. - Cait said followed by a low laugh while watching her wife's romantic gestures she was joking, after all, Vi had always been romantic with her.

- Just today? Ouch cupcake, it hurts me. – Vi took both hands against her chest simulating a shot in her chest which would pull a few more laughs from her wife before the sheriff approached and straightened the collar of the blazer that the former inmate wore. A comfortable silence fell between the two until the rosy-haired woman held both hands of her beloved as she looked at her worriedly.

- Cait, are you sure you're going to be okay while I work?

- Of course, we do Vi, because it would not be right for you to miss an appointment even if it was marked at the last minute. You know how Evelynn was arrested for the safety of her wives, maybe she called her for some reason she chose not to specify. – When she finished finishing the final additions to her wife's clothes, Cait leaned over and put a kiss suit on Vi's cheek before patting one of her shoulders.

- Now go, I'm going to get the girls ready and myself so we can get out, and as far as I know, you also have time to be there.

- Well, you could let me look at you-

- VIOLET!

After saying goodbye to her family and picking up her gauntlets, Vi reportedly called a car to pick her up and go to the airport, where she identified herself as head of security for the KDA group that would land in London in a few minutes. She was already used to the presence of the media trying to enter the landing area, Vi could see from afar the clicks of the cameras and the thousand excuses given by the paparazzi to overcome the security grid, but her team was always attentive and prepared to absolutely not let anyone pass.

It was not necessary to wait long for Vi to be informed that the group's private jet was about to land and that everyone should position themselves properly to provide the safety of everyone, not only the KDA but also the public (The security team served so that Evelynn or Ahri did not lose patience with anyone and decide to tear them apart right there). One of zaunite's co-workers approached the door of the jet and opened it, and the first to leave was Evelynn followed by Ahri who was coming right behind. Akali and Kai'sa came soon after and lastly Seraphine who seemed to carry a kind of bag that Vi couldn't identify what it was, but maybe they were items that women had bought in Canada, so she didn't pay as much attention.

As soon as they went down the stairs of the jet and the flashes from the cameras began to be fired one after the other, and it was now that Vi got in on the action. Quickly she and a few other security guards surrounded the musical group forming a kind of barrier for no one to get too close to the women as they walked toward the limo that awaited them, she could see that something was wrong, but could not identify what exactly, but she saw that Ahri and Evelynn seemed to whisper something to each other almost the whole walk and for some reason, one of gumiho's arms was inside her coat never coming out, in fact, she wore her coat over that same arm as if trying to protect something.

Akali, Kai'sa, and Seraphine were also not very discreet, after all the two minors were one on each side of the leader, but the dancer followed right behind, and from time to time the rapper straightened her wife's coat and also seemed to whisper something against Ahri's ear.

"They've done something, better leave it for when we get in the car." The zaunite then went all the way as she normally would on an ordinary day's work. When they arrived near the car door, Vi opened the door and gave passage for the women to pass and get into the vehicle, with the policewoman entering just behind while the other security guards entered their proper cars to escort them along the way.

When the door was closed, that's when Vi saw details that she hadn't seen before. Ahri had several bandages, and she could see some purple spots on the woman's exposed arm, outside that she had probably bruises in disguise with the use of makeup. It seemed that the observation of the policewoman did not go unnoticed by the gumiho, who only cleared her throat while straightening her position, in a way, she was still sore from the fight.

- Vi, why are you staring at me so much?

- Ahri have you looked in the mirror?! You're full of abrasions! What happened? - But before any of the women could say anything, a little angry grunt came from the gumiho, or rather, from her coat. In a few moments a small, fluffy tail ended up coming out and that's when they could no longer hide, the singer was forced to uncover the baby and fix it in her arms so she could try to calm him down, as Shiro seemed very agitated.

- What the fuck? Did you have a miscarriage? Since when were you pregnant?! - Vi just did not know what to think. First, she had been called to do an extra as a security guard, then she saw how strange the group was acting (more than usual), and now she found out that they had returned with a baby to London. The more she tried to find answers for herself, the more confused she became.

- I wasn't pregnant, we found him, and we decided to bring him with us. Shh baby, it's okay. - The fox answered the question in the middle of the boy's cry, which she snug in her arms in an attempt to calm him down.

- Found? What do you mean? What the fuck happened?

- Vi bro, you're kinda not helping here. - The rapper said as she held her wife's coat as Ahri whispered sweet words and gently swung back and forth to help calm the boy, who for now had stopped crying.

- I'm sorry, ladies, but you're going to need to tell me every detail of this. – Saying that the zaunite pulled her notebook and pen while facing them seriously, after all, it was a situation that could not escape the eyes of the policewoman. With a sigh, Evelynn clicked on a button she had next to her seat and made the internal window that divided the passengers from the driver's cabin down. – Braum darling, change our route to the station.

- Yes, Miss Evelynn. – When they arrived at the police station, many of the officers were surprised to see the arrival of the musical group at the place, after all, it was not every day that we saw such famous singers in the police station, but just a look is given by Vi that everyone ended up retreating and turning their attention to their proper services. The policewoman then opened the door and gave passage for all to enter, the room was spacious enough to fit all, but it seemed that only the presence of Evelynn and Ahri filled the place, noticing that they were not liking the current situation at all because the initial plan was to take their son home and then rest.

When all were accommodated, Vi pulled out her chair and sat already trying to access the police system and add all the information she had collected for now during the car trip, but it was now that she would join all the loose tips. – Okay, girls, you can tell me exactly what you hear.

- Vi we already told in the car; do we have to do it again? – I asked Kai'sa while facing zaunite. – It's the rules Kai, or else I'm going to have to arrest you for the occultation of information and possible kidnapping. – When the sentence was over, the policewoman could feel heavy energy emanating from the two demons who saw her as if they were swallowing her alive, but she could not allow herself to be wavered by the threat, after all, it was her job.

- Eve, 'Ri. Let's please do what I saw is asking us, it's the right thing to do. – Seraphine put one of her hands under Evelynn's leg which seemed to relax for a few moments while staring at the youngest. Sighing, the succubus gave an affirmative nod to Ahri who went on to relax and delivered the baby to Akali who held him firmly.

(4 days ago, before the fight)

Akali and Ahri were looking shocked at the bushes they had opened, both were white as paper on the scene that was before their eyes: There had a newborn baby, covered only by a thin white sheet and with a few flies flying over the small body. The two women were paralyzed without knowing how to react to the scene, but the small one's weak movement seemed to wake them up from the stupor so that they could both do something for him.

- My Kami, how is it - Ahri where are you going?! – By the time the rapper looked the other way, her wife had already gone back to where they were lying and was cleaning Akali's coat, which still looked in shock and wasn't sure what to do. – We need to warm him up, or else he's going to die of hypothermia. Check on the way it is! – Taking some pictures of the baby's condition, Akali lowered herself and began to scare away the flies while gently checking the child's condition. The newborn was not injured but was quite dirty and with pieces of what once appeared to be the placenta stuck to his body. Even though she had a certain dread of blood, the freestyler could remove those remains with the tip of the sheet until Ahri approached and carefully took the baby in her arms and wrapped it in her coat.

- So? – Asked the gumiho while holding the child with one arm and with the other checking his pulse. – I think it's okay, he's breathing, but it's hardly moving.

- He?

- Yes, it's a boy. – When the older one started walking, Akali would go in the back and pick up the backpack that was still on the floor. Ahri was walking so fast in the middle of that vegetation that at that moment the ninja thanked her for all the training she had received, or else she would have no chance to accompany her, and still with some difficulty. – What are we going to do now?

- Huh?

- About the baby, what are we going to do? Let's call the police or-

- No, no cops, so we're going to worry about keeping him alive. – The two women now practically ran along the trail that they had previously traveled with such tranquility. The silence fell between them until Akali suggested another way to care for the child they had found. - A hospital! We have to take him there!

- We can't, Akali, they're going to think it was us. Eve and I went to medical school, we're going to be able to take care of him. – Part of what Ahri said was true, in the many years the two had lived, they both did many things to keep their minds occupied. Both Ahri and Evelynn had a Ph.D. in medicine in several areas, and one of them coincidentally was pediatrics, but what made gumiho refuse to take the little one to the hospital, was that for some reason, something made her connect with that child, a connection very similar to when she still had her daughter by her side.

Before long the trio arrived at the cottage, and without even knocking on the door, Ahri could handle his hands to open the door at once and enter in a supetão, eventually interrupting the moment of Kai'sa and Seraphine, where the youngest was in the dancer's lap and how much they were blushed, were in one of their cuddling sessions, well, this would have to wait.

- Ahri what the- -Kai'sa even tried to ask but was soon interrupted by the wife who simply put the small package in the dancer's arms and looked at her seriously after she properly set it up there. - Hold on, no questions asked. Eve!

(Current Moment)

Vi took a moment to process everything she had heard, inside the limousine she knew only a small part of the story, but now everything seemed even deeper and much more complex than she hoped it would be. In a way, she was convinced that the woman had not committed a kidnapping but had saved that child, but she would still need to delve into more detail to be sure. She had collected Akali's cell phone to use the photos as evidence and also to analyze the photographs more calmly and add them to the system, the room was in a prolonged silence until the policewoman straightened up in her chair and came back to face the group.

- Okay, now I want to know about your Ahri wounds. You're going to go through an exam to analyze whether what you told me about this fight is true, all right?

- But of course, it's true! Vi, why would I lie about such a serious thing? – The tone of indignation in gumiho's voice was clear, but Kai'sa soon approached her wife and calmly placed her hand on her arm trying to calm her down. – Ahri please try to calm down, we need to collaborate.

- Thank you, Kai. I know you have great intentions with this baby, but I'm going to have to take him into custody until it's all resolved, if we don't find any relatives, you can come in with the papers for his legal adoption. – A high thud was caused by the impact of the fall of the chairs the abrupt way as Ahri and Evelynn stood up and positioned themselves protectively next to Akali who now held Shiro against her as if she also wanted to protect him.

- You wouldn't dare. – The diva's voice began to gain a demonic tone as her lashers began to materialize and circulate the group as if they were their snakes protecting their nest. Vi wasn't surprised by it, she knew that both women would act that way, but Vi didn't expect it would be so aggressive. With a weary sigh, she would rise and try to get close but was forced to go back by the menacing way Evelynn’s lashers behaved. – You two better stop it, or I'll arrest you for contempt of authority.

- Ahri, Eve, please stop it! I know you want to protect Shiro, but this is crazy! – Seraphine stood in front of Vi to protect the woman if one of her girlfriends intended to attack, it was then that Kai'sa also intervened in the situation and stood by the younger girl. – You have to understand that Vi is just doing her job, how do you think we'll have a chance to keep it if you attack a policewoman?!

What caused Evelynn and Ahri to be arrested was not the threat of being arrested, none of it, it was the fact that they ended up losing their baby, they had already lost their daughter and would not let it happen again. But when the zaunite tried to get closer to pick up the child, the diva's lashers ended up threatening to move forward again. Only the women in the group knew why the pair were acting like this and it was heartbroken until Akali decided to manifest herself during that chaos, which caught the attention of everyone there.

- Vi, I know that for you to act like this is not making any sense, but go for it, this subject is more delicate than it seems, can't you find a way this boy does not go to an orphanage? - That seemed to get the attention of the cop who just looked at the rapper as if she had said the most absurd thing in the world. – Akali I can't let him go with you, it's totally against the law.

Seraphine approached Vi and persisted in the matter. – Vi please, there has to be a way, we have to make sure that Shiro will be well and safe, please.

Vi walked away and sighed as she sat in her chair, her head was starting to hurt, and it made her massage her pores with her thumb and forefinger. The silence remained for some time until the policewoman raised her head and looked at the group. – Maybe I can pull some chopsticks.

Caitlynn was currently talking to her father in the living room of the Kirammans' grand mansion, she had finally managed to take a day off so she could spend time with her precious family. Viola met her grandmother Cassandra in the backyard, the older one was holding a rifle and seemed to be explaining about the gun to her granddaughter, who watched her closely while holding her rifle, but toy one as she was not yet old enough for a real one. Catherine found herself in her grandfather's arms and seemed quite interested in the tie he wore, as she moved her hands agitatedly as if she wanted to grab the object, which drew a few laughs from the older one who just snug her even more in his arms.

- It's amazing how kids nowadays develop so fast, it seems like yesterday she was learning to smile, and now she even wants to play. – Tobias looked at his daughter with a big smile as he re-interacted with his granddaughter, the sheriff sipping a sip of her tea as she watched them with a proud smile before placing her cup under the saucer and calmly straightening the little girl's clothes. – I must say that I am impressed every day with the two, Viola has incredible intelligence and Catherine learns more and more with each passing day.

The man then looked at Caitlynn with an arched eyebrow. – I must say that you seem full of pride dear, but how are your skills in interacting with children?

- Ugh, that part I leave to Vi. Fortunately, Viola likes criminal cases so we can always talk about it, but Vi says I should keep the details to myself. Honestly, Dad, I don't think I'll ever know how to deal with kids. – The exasperated sigh made Tobias laugh and gently caress his daughter's shoulder to comfort her. – That must be in the blood of the family, after all, your mother would do the same to you so I don't think it's something individual.

Both father and daughter shared a smile before they continued the conversation, but when Cait got up to serve more tea to both, her cell phone began to vibrate inside her bag, and when she picked it up, she saw her wife's name on the screen. Which made her quick answer, after she thought, something had happened to Vi.

- Vi is everything okay? Did something happen? – The zaunite seemed to perceive fear in his wife's voice, so she quickly proceeded to try to calm her down. – It's an all right cup-, I mean Cait, there's nothing wrong with me, is everything okay there?

With a sigh of relief, Cait continued the conversation. - Yes, it's all right, are you coming to the mansion yet?

- Uuh, I was about to ask you to come down to the station, I kind of need your help to sort out a matter. - Vi shuddered when she heard her wife's indignant tone in the other line. – Vi, do you know how hard it was for me to get this day off? It's been a long time since I've been with the girls and you! What happened anyway?

- So, it's about KDA.

- Vi if it's another charge of disappearance, I swear to God-

- They brought an unknown child to Piltover.

-WHAT?!

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Caitlyn had never arrived at the police station so quickly. After warning her parents that she would have to leave their daughters with them to solve something, she just got in her car and left without further explanation, she needed to get that story out of the way and see it with her own eyes. How was it possible that the group had circumvented the law of another country, and nothing had happened? She knew of Evelynn's reputation for having certain kinds of "contacts" that allowed her to do whatever she wanted (something not even the sheriff could figure out how), but she didn't expect it to get to that point.

The first thing she saw was her wife Vi looking through the blind, watching the group from inside her office. When she noticed Caitlyn's presence, the fighter closed the shutter and walked towards her with a relieved look.

- Cupcake, glad you’re here! I know the story sounds crazy, but it's more than true. - The phrase was said with the policewoman hugging her wife and sharing a chaste kiss before the two went towards the window and peeked back through the blind. They couldn't hear what was being said, but they could see that the women seemed to be talking about something, but that Ahri seemed to be trying to calm her baby who was crying at the time.

- They need help, but for that, we will have to send this child to a temporary shelter.

- That's the problem Cait, just mentioning this, I saw my life flash before my eyes because two demons just almost killed me. - Looking at her partner, Caitlyn could easily tell that the woman wasn't lying. Vi was too sincere and would hardly lie or exaggerate about a situation that wasn't bad enough, and what the sheriff saw in her wife's expression was fear and uncertainty. Her investigative instincts told her that there was much more behind the details that had been passed on to her over the phone.

- Vi, please, I know there's more to it than you told me. You know that we don't keep secrets between us. - The woman's tone was calm, only in front of her wife and family did Cait feel she could put aside the tough one façade.

- Okay I'll say it, I wanted to ask if we could both... Serve as temporary guardians of the baby.

-What?! - The shock reaction was already expected from Vi, so she would just stay quiet and let her wife continue to talk. - Vi, we can’t do that. I gave birth only 2 months ago, that's unfeasible! We're both already exhausted from taking care of a newborn, let alone two!

- We can ask your parents for help with the kids! Cait please, you don't know what it was like to be in the crosshairs of those two, and I don't want to be killed by two enraged demons.

The two women stared at each other for a while before Caitlyn sighed and went to her chair to sit down for a while. Silence reigned for a few moments that seemed to last an eternity until the sheriff let out a long sigh and stood up as she straightened her clothes, her body was tense for sure, Vi didn't like it when her wife was under pressure, but the two of them seemed to be on a tightrope now. When she was close enough, Cait hugged Vi who instantly returned the gesture, they continued like this for a while until the fighter felt some of the tension leave her wife's muscles.

- You always getting us in trouble, huh puppy? - Caitlyn looked at her beloved with a small smile before placing a long kiss on her cheek.

- I don't think I can help with that, but what are we going to do? - She came lightly as she happily received her wife's affection.

- Well, let's discuss the situation with them.

When the pair entered the room where the KDA group was, they were faced with the group trying to calm the small newborn who was crying inconsolably, with his small hands clenched. The very moment Caitlyn looked at the child, her maternal instincts told her exactly what was happening to him.

- He's hungry, the clenched hands are a sign of that... How long has it been since you fed him?

- He's refusing, we've done everything and he's not picking up the bottle. - Ahri looked at the other woman with a somewhat confused expression, it had been so many millennia since she had not had contact with a child that now she did not know what to do, and even though she did not know it, Cait knew that she should help her.

- Vi, close the curtains. Can I?

Even with a bit of hesitation, Ahri placed Shiro in the sheriff's arms quite carefully and it didn't take long for the little fox to be accommodated. Curtains closed, Cait sat down and with one hand, undid the tie that kept her shirt closed, she was already wearing a bra for breastfeeding, so it was not difficult to put her breast out and offer her nipple to the boy, who did not take long to understand what he had to do and start feeding. Caitlyn was somewhat uncomfortable, and this was clear on her face after she was breastfeeding an unknown child who did not know the current state of health, something that she would promptly ascertain for sure, she did not want to put her youngest daughter's health in danger in any way.

Silence reigned in the room, with only the group of women observing the scene. The sheriff accommodated the boy in her arms while she kept exchanging her gaze in the direction of the little child and the direction of the women, she could feel how much they cared about him and could even understand why all the aggressiveness reported by Vi, putting herself in their shoes, she would also be terrified at the thought of someone taking her daughters away from her and would do anything to stop it. Letting out a brief sigh, she turned to the group, so they could broach the matter at hand.

- Vi has already given me the details above all, and as a mother, I know how you feel. If something like this were to happen to one of my daughters, I would not even know what to do..., however, you need to keep in mind that this situation is even more delicate than it seems. - Her tone was serious and blunt, everyone there listened attentively to what the sheriff had to say. - You are aware that he will only be with me and Vi, without contact with you until the adoption papers are finalized, correct?

That seemed to cut through the air that ran through the room, Ahri's expression said it all, she was scared and didn't want to be separated from her baby. The gumiho even thought about objecting, but she ended up feeling a pair of warm hands on her shoulders, as she turned around, she was faced with Evelynn and Akali, both were one on each side and looking at her with total serenity, she could only describe those looks as a silent "everything will be okay, trust me". Kai'sa and Seraphine were not far behind, they also looked at her with positive looks showing their full support for the woman.

Ahri sighed lightly and then began to stare at her son who was now calm and well satisfied in Cait's arms.

- We're going to do that.

The situation had been resolved in the following agreement: Vi and Cait would be Shiro's temporary guardians, while the KDA was to get ready and prepare the house to receive the baby, such as making certain accommodations for the safety of their little one so that they could be approved in advance. Cait had explained to them that the entire mansion should be child-friendly, and it should go far beyond just guarding the outlets and putting carpet on the stairs. They should be willing and able to take care of the child, after all, everything was included, ranging from the security of the house to the temperament for family life.

Unfortunately, none of the women in the group could have direct contact with the baby, but the couple was willing to provide photos and daily updates on the child's development, as well as get in touch with any questions since the boy was a vastaya and not a human as they were used to dealing in their home.

Cait was quick to prepare the guest room to accommodate the vulpe, she would not leave him in the same room as Catherine until she was sure that his health was in the best condition, and her father was generous in offering to quickly make an appointment for the little one, precisely to dispel his daughter's paranoia about the boy. The result came out quickly and showed that he was healthy, just needing to gain a little weight, since he was slightly thin for his age.

It had been 3 days since a couple of women had been taking care of the baby, and they were more tired than usual. Shiro wasn't exactly easy, he cried whenever he has left alone, always having to be close to Caitlyn, since after a desperate call made by Vi, Ahri explained to them that vastaya children felt safer with those who fed them. Not to mention that even though he was young, he could use his sense of smell to detect the smell of breast milk in her, which also explained a lot of why he always wanted to be close to her.

It was night and Cait was in the living room of her apartment, she was reading some occurrences she had brought home while lying on her couch while Vi was gone to tuck their girls in their beds. Viola was easier because the girl was always so entertained with her toys (or with disassembling them), that by nightfall she was already exhausted and ready to go to bed, while Catherine was still a baby, and needed a little more effort to sleep, after all, if they didn't follow their nap schedules rigidly, she wouldn't sleep through the night, giving the pair even more work.

The place was very quiet until a small grumble took away the older woman's concentration. Sighing, Cait brought one hand to the little vulpe that was now lying under her chest. The sound intensified as Shiro shifted and clenched his small hands as he waved them. The sheriff sighed dropped the file on the coffee table and carefully held the boy against her body as she slowly sat up and settled him into her arms, calmly rocking him to calm him long enough so she could prepare to feed him.

- Hold on, hold on. Geez, you’re a little persistent, isn’t it? - Caitlyn then undid the top of her pajamas and then proceeded to breastfeed the boy. The dark circles under her eyes were evident, but she was still working hard with Vi, the help they were both getting from the sheriff's parents was great, but they didn't want to make it look like they were taking advantage of their goodwill. So, most of the time, they fended for themselves, with the pair even taking the minor to the police station, only to be with Cait inside her office while Vi took over the field activities.

As she nursed him, Cait turned her gaze to Shiro who was now more than reassured, with his little ears twitching each time he sucked on the breast. That made the woman laugh and even take one hand to stroke his hair, feeling how straight and fluffy it was.

- You're lucky that you're cute, and that your moms and I get along. - The newborn made a small grunt contentedly, which drew another snort from Cait. When the vulpe was satisfied and let go of her chest, the black-haired woman burped him and proceeded to pace the room from one side to the other while trying to let enough time pass for her to be able to put the little one to sleep.

- Phew, Cath took a little longer than usual to fall asleep, I think she's sleep-resistant just like you cupcake... Cupcake? - The redhead's speech was cut off and replaced with a sweet smile at the sight of her beloved, sleeping peacefully on the couch while under her chest and being held in her arms, Shiro also slept peacefully.

Meanwhile, at the KDA mansion, Akali was wearing her graffiti mask as she painted the wall of the room the women had set aside for the baby's arrival, there were several boxes scattered around and shelves to be placed. When placing the "I" shaped mold on top of one of the boxes, the rapper felt her cell phone vibrate and was surprised to see that it was a notification from Vi, she lowered her mask and zoomed in on the photo she had just received, where it showed her son sleeping on top of Caitlyn, then read the message that had been sent along.

ThePiltoverEnforcer: Look who’s sleeping like an angel <3 B)

RenegadeRapper: Dude this is amazing. We’re so anxious btw, hoping we get the interview asap x.x

ThePiltoverEnforcer: Oh, it will be a piece of cake! Just remember, don’t fuck each other in the next few days.

RenegadeRapper: Go fuck yourself, we’re not nymphomaniacs mIm Anyway, good night there! Seya B)

ThePiltoverEnforcer: Night!

Ahri, who had just come out of her shower, went into Evelynn's room, which was where they all went when they wanted to sleep together. The diva's room exuded exuberance and richness in every detail, from the carpet to the walls, in the center of the Alaska bed, there were several baby clothes that Evelynn was personally folding and organizing in different piles, always following color and whether it had a pattern or not. The succubus was so focused that she was barely aware of her wife's presence until she was embraced from behind. Just that small gesture brought a sweet smile to the face of the dreaded diva.

- Organizing our baby's clothes? - The fox placed her head under the shoulder of her beloved, who just turned around enough to kiss her on the cheek. It was a stark variety of sizes and models. "Only the best of the best" was what Evelynn had said while shopping, of course, many people had taken pictures of them, so the news should have spread like water by now, but that was what mattered the least.

- Yes, and a certain Foxy might as well help me put it away, hm? - The two women exchanged a short kiss and soon began to put the clothes away on the dresser they had bought just for their son, which had been set up in the succubus's room for better convenience, at least until the boy grew up a little.

Silence fell in the room, but something in the air and many (many) years of living with Evelynn told her that something was bothering her. As much as many doubted the fact, and what the demon would never admit, was that she had a fragile side, it took a long time for Ahri to be able to see that side of her wife and now she could tell when the walls built to hide this secret were about to be removed. They didn't need words to communicate at times like this, when they were alone and just wanted each other's comfort and company, Ahri would just sit on the edge of the bed and gently pull Evelynn's hand, guiding her to sit on the gumiho's lap.

The two stayed that way for a long time, just enjoying each other's presence, such was the silence that the rhythmic beats of their hearts were able to be heard, in pure harmony and synchrony, like a silent but melodic song. Until a sigh escaped the diva's lips, and it was at that moment that the fox knew she was ready to let off steam.

- Honey, I know I was the one who decided on Shiro's adoption, but... - Evelynn bit her lower lip as she looked away to any corner of the room other than Gumiho's eyes, the silence offered by her was all the sign Eve needed to continue.

- With everything that's happened to us, I'm afraid I might not be the ideal mother for him.

- Eve...

- Just listen dear, what if I don't know how to deal with him? I mean, it's been many years since I've dealt with a child and our daughter... It's my fault... I don't know if I could bear the guilt of something happening to our baby, not again.

- Eve. - The sweet tone coming from Ahri was enough for the succubus to turn her face to face the gumiho, a small tear escaped her eye, but it was soon wiped away by the fox's forefinger.

- You're the best mom our little one could ever want, and what happened... Well, it can't be erased..., but I think we can work so that it doesn't happen again, after all, it's not just the two of us now, we have Kai'sa, Akali, and Seraphine with us. We're going to be a bigger family now, but also more united than ever. So don't worry, we'll take care of it all, together.

Evelynn couldn't help but smile and be touched by Ahri's sweet and encouraging words, it brought so much comfort to her heart, that she couldn't help but get emotional and let a few tears roll down her cheeks. The gumiho gently leaned her forehead against her wife's and placed a gentle but loving kiss on Eve's lips, which soon returned as she brought one of her hands to the fox's cheek, caressing the spot.

Finally, after so many years, she could feel that they could finally, have the family they had always wanted to be.