［０９］ Should've known you were trouble from the first kiss...

[rabbitwithwings]

Hold on, Seren.

[Chase sighs and plucks his daughter up again from the floor where she kept trying to sit. Placing her on the bed this time the Crow patiently pulls the straps back up on her romper, socks and shoes went on before she was allowed to get up and run around again.]

How you can still be so hyper this late... [He sighs and rubs at his

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[rabbithaswings]

[He hadn't really...set a time. He just figured that Allen would arrive whenever he liked. And if Seren had happened to fall asleep between night fall and when the vampire arrived, it would've been alright. He would have just changed her into her pjs and tucked her in bed, then turned the monitor on. The nurse was staying in a room next door.

Hell no. He likes casual. He's wearing one of his nicer (read: cleaner) t-shirts under an unbuttoned dress shirt (not too fancy) and slacks.

A light knock followed by entering would be fine. But deactivating the talismans does just about the same thing, Chase notices they go down and again his heart is up in his throat with nervousness. He makes himself stop and close his eyes, taking a few deep breaths to calm down, Seren playing with Zane who is trying to sleep.

Chase glances at Allen, a small smile on his lips.] I asked her if she wanted ta go ta tha park 'nd she's been like this since then. Hope that's alright... [Seren gets up when she hears Allen's voice and runs over, hugging his leg

[rabbitwithwings]

[How is having someone hold you not grounding? :|a Weird little vampire.

Back over by the way, he just dropped the glasses in the sink.]

I ken stand fer a while now, 's just walkin more than a few feet without support is still a little hard.

[Wheels over to Seren, picking her up and putting her on his lap.]

Should we go?

[selfdeluded]

[Because it's a warm human body! It's distracting! DX N-not weird. sob.]

You won't need a cane, will you?

[Though he's getting pretty skilled with that wheel chair. Allen moves to stand, and hums an agreement - yeah, they probably should, who knew how much longer Seren would be up for properly - before he heads over to the door, pulling it open for Chase to go out with Seren first.]

[rabbitwithwings]

[Just pretend that he's someone you don't like very much? That's always a way to keep yourself from falling too far into that temptation.

Pushing out.] No, no' even a limp if'n I take it carefully.

[He's had a week's worth of practice with the thing. But for the most part he'll be quiet on the way over to the courtyard he found. It's in that room with the fake sunlight from ages ago, before his injuries Chase made time to put a swing up in one of the trees.]

[selfdeluded]

[Not a bad idea...]

That's great.. [Thank goodness they wouldn't end up being like Chase's shoulder.

He's a little surprised to see it's one of the few "sunny" rooms he can go into - but with Seren there, it made sense. It must be hard on her, only getting to see him at night. Chase, too... Allen tilts his head a little as they wander in, noticing the swing almost right away. He hadn't been around there for awhile... that was definitely new.]

When did that get here?

[rabbitwithwings]

[Like Lavi predicts, Chase will get arthritis in them though it won't be bad like it will in his shoulder. That's another fifty so years down the road though. If he lives that far here. At home... Well, he won't have arthritis at all.

Chase doesn't mind it too much and as soon as Seren gets older then it won't be a problem. For now it's difficult but a bit like waiting up for Santa on Christmas. Allen does kind of look like him with the white hair. xD

Glances at it.] I put it in a week er so after I... After I got back. Figured...tha' one o'us a'least could take'er here ta swing.

[selfdeluded]

[Fifty years in the Dressing Room... it's kind of a surreal thought, isn't it? If Allen were human, there's no way he'd live that long.

He's waaaay too scrawny to be a good Santa. but he'd try if it were for them. ♥ ]

Well... now we both can. Right?

[rabbithaswings]

[He's not going to like spending fifty years here. It'd get old. But if he had Allen? Maybe it wouldn't be so bad. Until he realized...how...bad it looked. A forty-something with a teenager. Then seventy-something. He'd probably end things with Allen at least intimately by his forties.

Chase doesn't believe, but for Seren... It might be fun and work for a few years. Or they could get Lavi to do it. Give him a chimney to fall down. xD ♥

He smiles.] Yeah, now we both ken. [Wheeling over to the swing and puts Seren on it, unless Allen wants to sit with her on his lap on it and Chase can push. He can stand and do that at least.]

[selfdeluded]

[ 8( But. But. Allen wouldn't care about something like that. He'd be happy to be with Chase even if he was older. It isn't like he's not already older than him anyway...

He'd probably get the biggest kick out of doing something like that. XD

Following along after him, though.. he looks a little worried with Seren sitting on the swing by herself like that.]

Have you done this with her before? [Does she know to hold on and not let go? 8( ]

[rabbitwithwings]

[Yeah, but it's just weird then. /o/ He would. It should be suggested to Suzu, unless she's reading this.

Raising an eyebrow at him.]

She'll learn. Besides yer no' gonna push it tha' hard, are ya?

[selfdeluded]

[Sob. So unfair. ...it wouldn't surprise me if she is!

gkjdkjh rubbing at the back of his neck.]

No, of course not...

[rabbithaswings]

Would ya feel better if'n I were on tha swing with'er er somethin like tha'?

[selfdeluded]

A little... Would you mind?

[rabbitwithwings]

[Chase is quiet as he picks her up and sets Seren back on the ground, locking his wheelchair and gripping the swing as he pulls himself up. Seren is already tugging on his pant leg and crying "up! back up!" as he tries to turn around and sit.]

Seren, go ta Allen. He's got somethin fer ya.

[Present! Just give her a hug. She always loves that. Running over to Allen now, tackling his leg and tugging on the fabric of his pants. Chase grins and sits on the swing.]

[selfdeluded]

[kjhdkjh oh yeah, leave him with the hard part! For a minute Allen looks unsure of what to "give" her, but as she runs over he quickly scoops the little girl up and swings her up high, before letting her slip back down and into a hug, with a big wet kiss on the forehead. Muah!

Then he brings her back over to the swing, setting her down on Chase's lap carefully. But he puts her little hands on the ropes for the swing.] Hold on tight, okay?

[rabbithaswings]

[It's not the hard part, it's just keeping her occupied while Chase shifts his broken self up into the swing and nudges the wheelchair away. He watches the two of them with a fond smile on his face, wrapping an arm around Seren's waist when she's on his lap.]

No' too high, alright? [He won't be able to hold on for long if you push too high or too fast.]