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aldersprigThis takes place a little bit after the apoc begins, ~ August or so 2011.
"Come on." Cya took Yoshi's hand in her left and Viddie's in her right, trusting that Gaheris would tag along afterwards. Unsurprisingly, it was Yoshi that dug in his heels.
"Where are we going? We can't be moving again and you said everything was fine with Uncle Leo for a bit."
"We're not and he is. Everything's fine, Yoshi."
"Then where are we going?"
"On a vacation."
Her oldest son looked at her in blatant, complete disbelief. "Mom, the world is ending. There's gods floating New York City. And Uncle Leo..." He fell quiet, likely not wanting to upset Viddie.
"The world is ending," Cya agreed. "But we're safe here, and... I think we need a little family time." Because her oldest son was also not stupid, she added, a bit more honestly, "and there are several places I want to go scout."
"Should we be just running off?" He narrowed his eyes at her suspiciously. "I mean, RV, sure, but are we telling anyone where we're going?"
"I told Magnolia." Because Mags owed her a favor, and because she trusted her to wait until someone noticed to explain.
"We're sneaking out!" Viddie laughed. "That's awesome. Except the part where you yell at anyone else who does that."
She grinned proudly. "When you're the mom, you can make the rules." It wasn't completely impossible. Leo was Legally Ruki's mom, after all.
"When I'm the mom," Yoshi declared, "we'll do stuff like this all the time."
"I hope you'll bring me along once in a while," she teased, ignoring the stab in her heart. They were growing up. Sooner or later, they'd be Adults, and they'd leave her. Sooner or later, they wouldn't belong to her anymore.
But right now, she had a loaded RV, two kids, and her favorite (and only current) Kept. "Let's go. Quick, before anyone else notices."
"Come on." Cya took Yoshi's hand in her left and Viddie's in her right, trusting that Gaheris would tag along afterwards. Unsurprisingly, it was Yoshi that dug in his heels.
"Where are we going? We can't be moving again and you said everything was fine with Uncle Leo for a bit."
"We're not and he is. Everything's fine, Yoshi."
"Then where are we going?"
"On a vacation."
Her oldest son looked at her in blatant, complete disbelief. "Mom, the world is ending. There's gods floating New York City. And Uncle Leo..." He fell quiet, likely not wanting to upset Viddie.
"The world is ending," Cya agreed. "But we're safe here, and... I think we need a little family time." Because her oldest son was also not stupid, she added, a bit more honestly, "and there are several places I want to go scout."
"Should we be just running off?" He narrowed his eyes at her suspiciously. "I mean, RV, sure, but are we telling anyone where we're going?"
"I told Magnolia." Because Mags owed her a favor, and because she trusted her to wait until someone noticed to explain.
"We're sneaking out!" Viddie laughed. "That's awesome. Except the part where you yell at anyone else who does that."
She grinned proudly. "When you're the mom, you can make the rules." It wasn't completely impossible. Leo was Legally Ruki's mom, after all.
"When I'm the mom," Yoshi declared, "we'll do stuff like this all the time."
"I hope you'll bring me along once in a while," she teased, ignoring the stab in her heart. They were growing up. Sooner or later, they'd be Adults, and they'd leave her. Sooner or later, they wouldn't belong to her anymore.
But right now, she had a loaded RV, two kids, and her favorite (and only current) Kept. "Let's go. Quick, before anyone else notices."
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