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Now They Are a Family
By: SnowPuppy
Steppenwolf, Kay-Si, and their newborn, Moonwatcher, were now a family. 
(Read 
the previous story, "Steppenwolf's Girl" for more information!) Kay-Si 
cradled her baby in her arms and rocked in the rocking-chair. The fire 
cracked in the fireplace. Their home now felt warm, and homey. Now that 
they 
were a family. It was early in the morning, and Steppenwolf was busy 
guarding 
the island. It was 4:00AM. Kay-Si cradled her baby to sleep. Good, 
Moonwatcher is finally asleep. She thought. She stood up and walked in 
Moonwatcher's room, and put him in his crib. 
"Nighty-night, Moonwatcher." Said Kay-Si.
Kay-Si then walked into her's and Steppenwolf's room.  She climbed into 
bed 
and went to sleep. She was exhuasted. Moonwatcher had kept her up most 
of the 
night.
A noise woke Kay-Si up. Steppenwolf was coming back from guard duty. He 
walked in the room.
"So you finally got Moonwatcher to sleep?" He asked.
"Yeah..." She said in a groggy, tired voice.
"Thats good. You should rest. You look tired." Said Steppenwolf.
"Okay.." Said Kay-Si, falling to sleep as quick as she awoken.
Steppenwolf knelt down and kissed her then went to check on 
Moonwatcher.
Steppenwolf looked in Moonwatcher's crib, and looked at his newborn 
son.
"My son." He said.
Then he walked out of the room and went back outside for guard duty. 
Every 
now and then he would take a break from guard duty and check on his 
wife and 
child.
It was Steppenwolf's job to guard the island, so he was on guard duty a 
lot. 
His alarm clock wakes him up at 4:00AM to start guard duty. He goes to 
sleep 
at 9:00PM that way he will get all the rest he needs. His guard duty 
starts 
at 4:00AM and continues through on the day, until 9:00PM when he goes 
to 
sleep. But he always checks on his wife and child every thirty minutes, 
to 
make sure they are doing okay, and so that they wont think that he's 
neglecting them.
Kay-Si awoke at 7:00AM to start the day. She stretched and got out of 
bed. 
She walked in the kitchen and ate her breakfast. Then she heard a 
familiar 
cry.
"Moonwatcher's awake." She said with a sigh.
She walked in Moonwatcher's room and picked up the crying baby. 
"Shush, shush, it's okay, darling, mommy's here." She said, cradling 
the tiny 
baby in her arms.
She took Moonwatcher in the kitchen for his breakfast. Moonwatcher 
stopped 
crying as the bottle was in his mouth. He sucked on it, getting all the 
milk 
he could out of it.
Kay-Si heard the door. Steppenwolf was back in. 
"I see Moonwatcher is up and eating his breakfast. And he looks like 
he's 
pretty hungry." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si nodded. Moonwatcher drank all the milk, and was then crying 
again. 
Kay-Si put a pacifier in his mouth. Moonwatcher was then finally quiet.
Steppenwolf noticed that Kay-Si could barely keep her eyes open. She 
had been 
trying to get Moonwatcher to sleep all night.
"Let me see Moonwatcher for awhile. You go get some more rest. You need 
it." 
Said Steppenwolf.
"But--" Started Kay-Si.
 "No excuses. Go on." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si handed Steppenwolf their son, and went back in the bedroom to go 
back 
to sleep.
When Kay-Si woke back up, it was 9:00AM. She finally felt rested. She 
went in 
the living room, and there was Steppenwolf, cradling Moonwatcher in the 
rocking chair as Kay-Si had did the night before.
"So your up." Said Steppenwolf.
"Yeah..." Said Kay-Si.
"Feel better?" Asked Steppenwolf.
"Yeah, I do." Said Kay-Si.
"Good." Said Steppenwolf.
Moonwatcher went back to sleep and Steppenwolf went in Moonwatcher's 
room to 
put him down for his nap.
Kay-Si was leaning by the doorway. She blinked her eyes and coughed. 
She fell 
to the floor and passed out. Steppenwolf turned his head and noticed 
his 
fallen wife.
"Kay-Si!" He said, rushing to her side.
He got a medic there. The medics done everything they could for her. 
The 
now-head medic, Donna-Da, shook her head.
"We've done everything we could for her. Your wife is dead." She said.
"No...! She cant be!" Said Steppenwolf.
"It seems she has been poisoned. We got the poison out of her, but it 
seems 
we were too late." Said Donna-Da.
"No. She cant be dead." Said Steppenwolf.
He knelt down to Kay-Si. Tears were streaming down his cheeks. He shook 
his 
head. He didn't want to believe she was dead.
"I'm afraid your going to have to give her a goodbye." Said Donna-Da.
Donna-Da left them to be alone.
"I dont want to believe your dead. But if I ever do find the person 
that did 
this to you.. they will pay. But.. you cant be dead... Kay-Si, if your 
still 
in there, do it like you always do.. fight the death..... like you've 
always 
done before." Said Steppenwolf, leaning down to kiss Kay-Si.
He got up, then looked at her. Then he heard a sound he never thought 
he 
would hear.
Beep, beep, beep.
Her heart was beating again!
Donna-Da came into the room. She had an astonished look on her face.
"She's alive...! We never would have imagined..! But how...? We gave 
her all 
the possible medicines that would cure her..." Said the confused medic.
"Love is the strongest medicine of all. And Steppenwolf gave it to me." 
Said 
Kay-Si, now conscious.
Steppenwolf smiled. She had did it again, she had fought death and won, 
like 
she always had. 
"Your alright!" Said Steppenwolf, never thinking he would hear her 
voice 
again.
"Of course I'm alright. I had the best medicine in the world, love. And 
only 
one person can give it to me." Said Kay-Si, she looked at Steppenwolf.
"Kay-Si, I promise you I will find the person responsible for this... 
the 
person that almost made you die. They wont go away happy and proud of 
themselves for this... not if I have anything to do with it." Said 
Steppenwolf.
"Yes I know. And I thank you for that." Said Kay-Si.
The medics checked Kay-Si out, and she seemed to be perfectly fine, 
which was 
amazing. 
She got to go home the first day she was tooken in, which was also 
amazing. 
Every time Kay-Si ate breakfast, Steppenwolf would check if it had any 
poison 
in it, and every time it didn't, so that was a good sign. Hopefully 
whoever 
it was that did that to Kay-Si was long gone by now, thinking the job 
was 
done.
Steppenwolf found out as days went by that the poison was actually for 
him, 
it's just that they put it in the wrong person's breakfast. And also, 
Steppenwolf found out who it was, a young dark legionnaire named 
Bonnie-Ta.
Bonnie-Ta was reconized as the dark legionnaire that likes to kill by 
poisoning. 
Steppenwolf went looking for her. He had no luck the first time.
"No luck?" Kay-Si asked him as he walked in the room.
"No luck." Her husband said to her.
Kay-Si sighed and went on reading her book.
Steppenwolf walked in his son's room to see if he was alright. He was. 
He was 
taking his nap. He then walked out of Moonwatcher's room and returned 
to the 
living room where his wife was.
"I'm going to go back out for awhile." Said Steppenwolf.
"Okay." Said Kay-Si.
He went out and shut the door gently, so he wouldn't wake up sleeping 
Moonwatcher.
He went out and thought he heard something, it sounded like a gun. He 
moved 
out of the way and he saw the bullet hit a tree. He turned around, and 
who 
was there but, Bonnie-Ta!
He stared at her for a minute without saying anything. But the silence 
was 
soon broken.
"What are you staring at?" Said Bonnie-Ta.
"You... your the one... your the one that almost killed my wife!" Said 
Steppenwolf angrily.
"Oh is that who she is? I really didn't mean to try and kill your ugly 
little 
wife, I was trying to kill you. But it always backfired. I was also the 
one 
that shot her in the woods." Said Bonnie-Ta.
"How could you...! And how did you get free?" Said Steppenwolf.
"Free? Oh you must mean that lame-o portal-thing you sent my fellow 
dark 
legionnaires into. Well, you never sent ME into it. See, when you first 
came 
there, I went into hiding. I knew you was going to perform some crazy 
stunt, 
and I didn't want to be included in it. So I ran away. So I never 
really did 
get into that thing. And THATS why I've been trying to kill you. 
Because you 
sent my friends, and family, into that thing! And I'll probably never 
see 
them again!" Said Bonnie-Ta, tears swelling in her eyes.
"Well I would've never sent them in there if they hadn't chosen the 
wrong 
path in life! Just as you have. Killing isn't the way to get back at 
someone... or anything else, for that matter. You could've killed my 
wife! I 
could kill you for that. But I'm not going to. You will live, but not 
here. 
If you want to see your friends and family again, then why dont you 
join 
them?" Said Steppenwolf.
Bonnie-Ta knew what was coming. She was about to run, but her feet 
wouldn't 
move. She then noticed that Steppenwolf was circling his hands in 
Emerald 
green light, and he had stopped Bonnie-Ta from making a move. He also 
opened 
the portal again. He was going to send Bonnie-Ta into it. It sucked her 
up 
like she was nothing. Then Steppenwolf closed back the portal. 
Kay-Si came out of the house.
"What was that all about?" She asked.
"It was Bonnie-Ta. But she's gone now. We dont have to worry about her 
any 
more. She has joined her friends and family." Said Steppenwolf.
"Oh, well, I'm glad that you found her." Said Kay-Si.
Steppenwolf, knowing that his wife and child would be alright, went off 
to go 
back to his guard duty. Kay-Si sighed and went back in the house.
When she entered, she heard crying. She knew Moonwatcher was awake. She 
went 
in his room and picked up the crying infant. It was back to the usual 
thing, 
now;Steppenwolf doing his guard duty, and Kay-Si taking care of 
Moonwatcher. 
Kay-Si sighed. Being the wife of a guardian was hard, but it was also 
nice, 
too. Because she knew that with the good came the bad, and she had 
accepted 
that along time ago.
 Moonwatcher cooed as he saw the milk bottle that would soon be 
entering his 
mouth. He drank the milk so fast that he got the hiccups. Kay-Si was 
used to 
this, because when it came to feeding Moonwatcher, he would eat.... 
FAST. She 
cradled her baby and soon he was back to sleep. Newborn infants need 
lots of 
naps, Kay-Si knew. She put him back in his crib, and sighed as she 
would 
continue her day. By nightfall, she was really exhuasted.
She got in bed early because she was so tired. She heard Steppenwolf 
come in. 
She turned and watched the doorway until Steppenwolf was standing 
there.
"How are you?" He asked her.
"Okay, but tired." She replied.
"Thats okay. You get some rest. I'll be back at nine, okay? Because I'm 
pretty tired myself." Said Steppenwolf.
"Okay." Said the tired Kay-Si.
Steppenwolf rubbed Kay-Si's forehead until she was asleep. He kissed 
her and 
went to check on Moonwatcher, which was sleeping and fine.
He sighed and went back out to continue his guard duty until 9:00PM, 
the time 
that he came in to sleep, until 4:00AM. 
At 9:00PM, Kay-Si heard the door, but she wasn't aware of what was 
going on, 
because she was asleep. It was like she was hearing Steppenwolf come in 
in her
 dreams.
 Steppenwolf checked on Moonwatcher before he went to bed. He was doing 
fine, 
as usual. Steppenwolf then went to go to bed, and his wife was still 
asleep, 
and he kissed her on the forehead. Then he got in bed himself, and went 
to 
sleep.
Kay-Si woke up at 2:00AM in the morning for some reason. She looked, 
and her 
husband was sound asleep. Her stomach hurt with pain, she wondered why. 
She 
started to breath hard, as if she was starting to go in shock. This 
woke her 
husband with a start.
"Kay-Si, whats wrong?" He asked as he saw his wife breathing hardly.
"I dont..know." She said. 
As crazy as it sounds, Steppenwolf had to get Kay-Si to the hospital... 
in 
the middle of the night. The new head medic, Em-Ma, looked at 
Steppenwolf.
"Well...?" He wanted to know.
"Your wife is, pregnant. Again, as I can see by the baby you are 
carrying in 
your arms. But it's different, this baby she is carrying isn't normal. 
There 
is something wrong with it. And it could easily kill her. We are going 
to 
have to get the egg out of her before it does. I'm sorry, but you have 
lost 
this baby. It will have to be taken out of her imidietly." Said Em-Ma.
"Oh. I see, well, go along with it." Said Steppenwolf.
The medics went to go operate on Kay-Si.  She had to be asleep during 
this 
operation, because she might go in shock even more and die.
The medics cut her open and got the egg out, which was a dud, and which 
was 
somehow putting pain on Kay-Si, pain that made her go in shock. They 
sewed 
Kay-Si back up, and soon she was fine, and back to normal. Steppenwolf 
came 
in to see her.
"Are you alright?" He asked his wife.
"A bit shaken, but, besides that, yes." She said.
"Good." He said.
Later on, they got to go back home. Steppenwolf told his wife that for 
the 
good of things, they shouldn't have any more children.
Kay-Si knew he was right. That last egg took alot out of her. It took 
most of 
her energy, so she had to rest to gain it back. 
As months flew by, Kay-Si was back to energy, and soon Moonwatcher had 
his 
first birthday.
Moonwatcher played in the cake, which amused Kay-Si. She cleaned it up, 
which 
didn't bother her one bit like it usually does. It seemed like 
Moonwatcher 
understood that this was his special day. It was exactly one year since 
Kay-Si had her first child. Moonwatcher got an extra bottle on his 
birthday, 
which delighted him even more.
Three months after Moonwatcher's birthday, he said his first word. 
Which was, 
baby.
"Bay-bee. Bay-bee.. baby!" He said.
He pointed to himself when he said this word. His parents knew he meant 
himself.
One night, Kay-Si was watching Moonwatcher play quietly on the floor. 
She 
smiled at him and went back to reading her book. Steppenwolf was gone 
for 
awhile, and Kay-Si knew he was just doing his job. But after awhile, 
she 
began to get worried. Steppenwolf didn't come in to check on them like 
he 
usually does. 
I hope he's alright. Thought Kay-Si. Kay-Si then heard the door. She 
was 
relieved that Steppenwolf was okay. Even if he did posess the powers of 
the 
Emerald and could take care of himself, Kay-Si still got worried. 
"Sorry I was gone so long. But I have a surprise for you." Said 
Steppenwolf.
"What is it?" Asked Kay-Si looking up from her book.
"We're going on vacation." Said Steppenwolf.
"Vacation? To where?" Asked Kay-Si, suddenly feeling perky.
"We're going on a boat ride. And after that we will be on one of the 
most 
beautiful beaches any one could possibly imagine." Said Steppenwolf to 
Kay-Si.
Kay-Si's face lit up. She loved beaches. But she wasn't too sure about 
the 
boat part, she had never been on one before. It would be nice for her 
and 
Steppenwolf to go on vacation, since they haven't gone on one since 
Moonwatcher was born. Then it hit her. Moonwatcher!
"What about Moonwatcher?" She asked.
"He will be fine. All we have to do is find a babysitter for him." Said 
Steppenwolf.
"I know.. what about my sister, Nick-Ol?" Asked Kay-Si.
"I dont know.. she dont talk much.." Said Steppenwolf.
"Well neither does Moonwatcher, only one word. And Nick-Ol talks more 
than 
him, because she will say SOME words. Not enough to make a full 
sentence, I 
know, but I know she would be good with him." Said Kay-Si.
"Okay, we'll let Nick-Ol babysit. Call her, okay? I'll be in the 
shower." 
Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si grabbed the phone and quickly dialed her younger sister's phone 
number. 
Kay-Si heard her sister's breathing over the phone. She knew that her 
sister 
had picked up the phone.
"We were wondering if you would like to babysit for Moonwatcher. You 
know, my 
son? Can you make it?" Asked Kay-Si.
"Uh-huh." Said Nick-Ol.
"Great! Can ya come over, like, tomorrow morning? Okay, that's 
wonderful! See 
ya then!" Said Kay-Si.
Kay-Si heard the phone click. She sat it back down.
Kay-Si went in her's and Steppenwolf's room and layed on the bed for a 
moment. Then she got up and went back in the front room. She sat down 
by 
Moonwatcher, who was playing with blocks that he got for his first 
birthday.
"Sweety, I know you probably dont understand what I'm saying, since 
your only 
a little over one, but tomorrow my sister Nick-Ol will be babysitting 
for 
you. I hope your good for her. Okay? Okay." Said Kay-Si. She got up and 
sat 
back in her chair. She picked up the book she was reading and continued 
to 
read it.
Not long after that, Steppenwolf entered the room. 
"How was it?" He asked his wife.
"She agreed to babysit." Said Kay-Si.
"Let me guess. With a bunch of "uh-huhs", huh?" Said Steppenwolf.
"Yes. With a bunch of "uh-huhs"." Said Kay-Si with a giggle.
"I thought so. Well we better start packing... we leave tomorrow." Said 
Steppenwolf.
"Yeah, okay." Said Kay-Si, putting down her book and heading into the 
bedroom 
to pack.
The two went to bed a little earlier this time, just in case one of 
them 
forgot to get up early(which was usually Kay-Si, since Steppenwolf was 
used 
to getting up early.), instead of going to bed at 9:00PM, they went to 
bed at 
8:00PM.
Steppenwolf got into bed long before Kay-Si. Kay-Si was busy trying to 
put 
Moonwatcher to sleep. Finally, at 8:45PM, he was asleep. Kay-Si was 
relieved, 
and put him down in his crib. 
She entered her's and Steppenwolf's room, and climbed into bed. She 
closed 
her eyes, and as usual, was soon asleep. She felt someone shake her 
awake in 
the morning.
It was Steppenwolf.
"It's time to get up, darling." He said.
Kay-Si rubbed her eyes and got out of bed. She heard a knock at the 
door. 
That must be Nick-Ol. She thought. 
She raced to the door and opened it. Sure enough, there was her younger 
sister.
Nick-Ol waved "hello" to Kay-Si and Steppenwolf. She then went in 
Moonwatcher's bedroom and saw him. She imidietly fell in love with the 
little 
one-year-old.
"Now, remember what I told you. Take GOOD care of him." Said Kay-Si.
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!" Said Nick-Ol.
"And since I'm going to be away, look after the island too, okay, can I 
trust 
you on that?" Asked Steppenwolf.
Nick-Ol nodded her head. She was a little shy around Kay-Si's husband.
Not long after, Steppenwolf and Kay-Si left the house to go on their 
vacation. Kay-Si got on a boat;for the first time in her life.
"It's a little wobbly." Said Kay-Si.
"You'll soon get used to it." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si wasn't too sure about the wobbliness of the boat, but she sure 
did 
like everything else about it. It was nighttime, about 9:30PM, way past 
the 
regular time they go to bed. Kay-Si and Steppenwolf were watching the 
scenery. Kay-Si thought it looked beautiful. 
But after awhile, things weren't beautiful;a storm hit. The boat was 
more 
wobbly than ever, and Kay-Si wasn't even used to the normal wobbly yet. 
"We better go back to our room before you fall off the boat." Said 
Steppenwolf, noticing Kay-Si sliding around the boat.
But the storm got so bad, that Kay-Si DID fall off the boat. 
Steppenwolf 
didn't notice this yet.
But when he turned his head, he noticed she was gone. Then he heard a 
cry for 
help in the water.
He looked down, and there was Kay-Si!
"KAY-SI!" He said.
Kay-Si didn't know how to swim very well, and this rough water was 
going to 
be even worse for her. She tryed her best to stay at the surface of the 
water, but she kept going down. She tryed and tryed, but the water's 
waves 
were pulling her under. She went deeper and deeper, and tryed to go 
back up, 
but the rough waters were just too much for her. She was losing air 
quickly, 
and didn't know what to do.
Steppenwolf, a much better swimmer than Kay-Si, leapt off the boat and 
into 
the water. The power of the Chaos Emerald kept him from drowning. He 
went 
under and searched for Kay-Si. But so far, no luck.
He went to the very bottom, and he found her, laying lifelessly.
He grabbed her, and pulled her up. He soon got her to the surface.
He put her body upon the boat, and held on to it himself. He then 
pulled 
himself up. He picked up Kay-Si's drowning body, and took her into 
their room 
on the boat.
"Kay-Si, please speak to me." He said as he looked at her lifeless body 
on 
the bunk-bed.
Kay-Si's lungs were filled with water. There was only one thing 
Steppenwolf 
could do. He had to give Kay-Si CPR.
As a guardian, he knew how to do this. Finally, there was a sign of 
life in 
what looked like a lifeless body. Kay-Si coughed up water, and her 
eye's 
opened, as she got a breath of air.
"Are you alright?" Asked Steppenwolf.
"Y-yes. I think." Said Kay-Si.
"You better get dry before you catch a cold." Said Steppenwolf, 
noticing 
Kay-Si's sopping wet body.
Kay-Si nodded her head slowly. She felt dizzy, when she tryed to get up 
she 
fell back.
"I'll get a towel for you. Maybe that'll do until you get your strength 
back." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si moved her head in what was suppose to be a nod, but a very weak 
one.
Kay-Si finally got dry and Steppenwolf put her under the covers of the 
boat's 
traditional bunk-bed.
He kissed her gingerly and got in his own bunk.
When Kay-Si woke up, she took a big breath of fresh air and got up. She 
was 
feeling much better than the night before. She looked in her husband's 
bunk, 
and since it was empty, she figured he was already awake. 
He was. He was in one of the boats famous resturants, and he wasn't 
seated, 
just leaning on the wall, like he was waiting for something.
Kay-Si went in and asked him why he wasn't seated.
"I was waiting for you, dear." Answered Steppenwolf.
"Waiting for me? Why didn't you wake me up first?" Asked Kay-Si.
"I wanted you to wake up on your own. You needed all the rest you could 
get. 
I dont mind waiting." Said Steppenwolf.
"Oh, your so sweet." Said Kay-Si.
"Well, how about we get some breakfast?" Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si nodded her head. She WAS hungry!
While Kay-Si looked at her menu, she began to wonder how her child and 
sister 
were doing. 
I hope they're doing alright. Thought Kay-Si.
Kay-Si was hungry, but she didn't want to eat anything too big. She 
looked at 
her menu one more time and decided on some oatmeal(the boat's special 
oatmeal), and some toast. The drink was orange juice. When they were 
finished 
with breakfast, they went back to their boat room for a bit. And then, 
they 
both went to a dance. They had a great time.
Meanwhile, way back at their house, Nick-Ol was busy watching 
Moonwatcher. He 
wasn't used to this stranger, and often cryed because of it. 
Nick-Ol held her finger up to her lip to say "shhh". But what 
Moonwatcher did 
like was the meals Nick-Ol prepared for him. She didn't know much about 
cooking, which delighted Moonwatcher.
"For baby! For baby!" Said Moonwatcher, who had recently learned how to 
say 
the word "for".
Nick-Ol nodded her head in a "yes" and gave Moonwatcher a bowl of her 
own 
"special recipe".
Moonwatcher looked at his food in disgust. Nick-Ol motioned her hands 
toward 
her mouth as if to say, "Eat it.". 
Moonwatcher picked some up and put it in his mouth. He actually liked 
Nick-Ol's meal. He begged for more.
Nick-Ol nodded her head and prepared her meal, which had unexpected 
ingredients in it.
This was Nick-Ol's recipe:
My Secret Recipe
Put all this stuff in blender:
Orange Juice
Two Bananas
Three Scoops Ice Cream
Barbecue Sauce(Not THAT hot)
Mushed Up Beans
Fav.Salad Dressing
Carrot On Top(My fav.part!)
Sounds icky, but it was good to Moonwatcher's taste. He loved it. 
Nick-Ol smiled as she got more and put it in the blender.
It got messy when she made it, but she was willing to clean up. 
Moonwatcher 
ate the tasty treat as Nick-Ol cleaned up the mess of orange juice, 
bananas, 
ice cream, barbecue sauce, beans, salad dressing, and a carrot.
**Meanwhile, back on the boat**
They soon arrived at the beach, sooner than they had expected. Kay-Si 
was 
happy to get off that wobbly boat. She smiled as she was finally on 
nice, 
safe land again. They went to check out the beach and Kay-Si found it 
to be 
one of the beautiful beaches ever, as Steppenwolf had told her. At 
night they 
got to watch fire works in the sky, and Kay-Si was amazed at how 
beautiful 
this beach really was.
"It's so beautiful." Said Kay-Si, looking up at the crackling fire 
works.
"I told you." Said Steppenwolf.
They were both sitting on the balcony of their hotel room. Steppenwolf 
and 
Kay-Si held hands, watching the fire works in the sky. Kay-Si quivered, 
but 
it was a good quiver. She quivered whenever her and Steppenwolf started 
to 
get close, and she got used to it. She leaned on his shoulder and 
watched the 
fire works change color and design right before her very eyes.
After awhile, she didn't notice it, but she had fell to sleep right 
then and 
there. It seemed the comfort of her husband and the beautiful fire 
works had 
lulled her to sleep. When she woke up, she was in bed.
She got up and found a table with food on it, on a gold plate. The food 
obviously hasn't been there very long, because steam was coming up from 
it.
She then saw a note. She picked it up and looked at it. It was from 
Steppenwolf.
This is what was written on it:
Dear my beloved Kay-Si,
I'm going out for awhile. I will be back soon. So dont worry about me. 
Here's 
your breakfast. I hope you like it, I ordered it espicially for you. If 
I'm 
not back by the time your finished eating, read this book I borrowed 
from the 
beach's library. I know you love reading. I will be back as soon as 
possible. 
I'm just out doing some errands. Okay? 
With Love,
Steppenwolf
Kay-Si put down the letter and ate her breakfast. She read the book 
Steppenwolf had borrowed from the library for her, and after awhile, 
got 
tired of it and put it down. She looked out the window for a moment and 
wondered what Steppenwolf was up to.
Even though Steppenwolf told her not to, Kay-Si started getting 
worried. He 
said he would be back soon, and its been two hours sence she woke up, 
and he 
still wasn't back yet. She was about to go outside and look for him 
when he 
entered the room.
He was carrying a box. Curious what was in it, Kay-Si questioned him 
about it.
"You'll have to see for yourself." Said Steppenwolf, handing the box to 
Kay-Si.
"It's for me?" Kay-Si asked, taking the box.
"Yes.." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si took off the ribbon and took the lid off of the box. And what 
she saw 
was tissue paper. She took the tissue paper off, and what she found 
laying in 
the box was one of the most beautiful things she had ever seen.
It was a dress, a beautiful dress that came with a matching pair of 
shoes and 
a beautiful diamond necklace.
"Oh, you shouldn't have." Said Kay-Si.
"Well, I wanted to." Said Steppenwolf.
Steppenwolf got out a bag.
"And in this bag is souvenirs from the beach, to bring home for 
Moonwatcher, 
and I even got one for your sister Nick-Ol." Said Steppenwolf.
"Oh, thats nice. What'd ya get?" Said Kay-Si.
"I got a colorful rattle for Moonwatcher that says Astonished Islands 
on it, 
which is the name of the beach. And for Nick-Ol I got a minature-sized 
radio." Said Steppenwolf, holding up the souvenirs.
"Thats REALLY minature-sized!" Said Kay-Si, looking at the tiny radio. 
"Yes and it really works, too." Said Steppenwolf, turning it on.
"Thats cute, I'm sure she'll like that." Said Kay-Si over the music of 
the 
radio.
"I'm sure she will." Said Steppenwolf, turning it off.
"By the way, thanks for the present." Said Kay-Si.
"Oh thats no problem. You can wear it tonight to the festival we're 
going to. 
It's down on the beach. It's suppose to be really nice." Said 
Steppenwolf.
"Wow, cool. Okay." Said Kay-Si.
"Yes, and by the way, we're leaving for home in about a week. Okay?" 
Said 
Steppenwolf.
"'Kay." Said Kay-Si.
**Meanwhile, back at their home**
Nick-Ol was trying to get Moonwatcher to go to sleep. But Moonwatcher 
knew 
Nick-Ol wasn't his mother, and he refused to go to sleep. She tryed and 
tryed. Finally she got him to. Now she knew what her sister went 
through. 
Except it was easier for Kay-Si to put Moonwatcher to sleep, because, 
after 
all, she was his mother.
Nick-Ol yawned and decided to get to sleep herself. She put Moonwatcher 
in 
his crib and went to sleep on the rug, by the fireplace.
When she woke up she had to feed Moonwatcher again. She sighed and 
fixed him 
the same thing she did before.
**Meanwhile, back on the beach**
The next day, er, um, night, as it was now, was the festival. Kay-Si 
was 
dressed in her new outfit and she and Steppenwolf were having a great 
time.
The festival had many nice foods, and it had more fireworks, and it had 
dances, and everything you could think of to have a perfect evening.
When the festival was over, everyone went home, except for Kay-Si and 
Steppenwolf.
"Did you have a good time?" Asked Steppenwolf.
"A great time." Replied Kay-Si.
Without saying another word, they both kissed in the moonlight. 
After awhile, they both went back to the hotel, because they were 
exhuasted 
from the long night.
**A week later**
"Well, we got to get back on the boat, we're heading home. Better get 
your 
stuff." Said Steppenwolf to Kay-Si.
Kay-Si nodded and re-packed her stuff. They then both went out and got 
on the 
boat, which was wobbly, as usual, and which Kay-Si didn't like.
"I feel like I'm going to barf. I hate this wobbliness." Said Kay-Si.
"Well we'll be home by tomorrow. The island's not very far away from 
here. 
And the wobbliness will soon go away." Said Steppenwolf.
Kay-Si spent most of the rest of the boat ride in her bunk-bed. The 
wobbliness really got to her. When they got home, Kay-Si was realieved. 
She 
told Nick-Ol thanks, and Nick-Ol nodded, and then she collapsed on her 
bed, 
exhuasted from their vacation. Her husband was exhuasted as well, but 
he 
tryed not to show it. They were both glad to see their baby, 
Moonwatcher, 
again, and that everything was back to normal, because a vacation takes 
alot 
out of ya. They looked at Moonwatcher, and they were a family, once 
more.
THE END
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