March
8, 2004
“Come on Peace, you
try it.” The child’s reply to Tanni’s actions was a loud screech.
Ulisa stuck her head in, "Girls, is
something wrong?"
"No Aunt Ulisa,
I'm just helping Peace get dressed and Mama has us try to have her do a little
bit herself so she'll learn and she doesn't want to help me this time."
"Oh,
okay." Ulisa walked in, to see how they were coming along
"We'll get her dressed don't worry,"
Tanni said as she tried again to get the child to put her legs into the pants,
"See that’s all we're having her do right now, and that’s all we've been
having her do since she came to us."
Ulisa nodded "I see...we'll you're a good
teacher
"Try, but feeding newborn pups is easier
than getting her to do something"
Ulisa chuckled,
"Well, wait until you have your own cubs...they're just as hard
"Don't tell me that." Tanni said
sitting back and taking a breath. "This is pretty hard now"
"Looky I dress
myself and I littler than her," Kenya said with her nose stuck in the air
"Kenya stop it,
you know what Mamma told you the last time." Tanni said scolding her
"She's teasing Peace," Tanni said
quickly
Ulisa raised an eyebrow at Kenya, "Kenya,
that isn’t nice. Don't say anything if you're going to be mean
"Mamma said the next time she'd wind up
with a stinging backside, cause she does it all the time. And won't stop"
Ulisa just gives
Kenya another raised eyebrow and says, "Well, she gets one warning from
me...just one
"Okay Aunt Ulisa.” Tanjia said turning
back to Peace and trying once more. "Please Peace help me."
Ulisa smiled and moved in to help, getting the
girl dressed swiftly and yet still getting the girl to put on her slacks by herself
"How'd you do that? It takes me forever
to do it"
Ulisa chuckled, "I had 6 children before
these 14
"Oh.
Most of the time I can get her to do it herself but today's one of the
harder days
"Di?" Chace called in walking into
the room looking around. "Di at?"
Ulisa smiled, "some days will always be
harder than others...you did very well." as she spoke, a gray wolf cub
tore into the room, a shirt clutched in its jaws. Neari followed, "Come
back here"
Ulisa winced, "He had to go home for a
bit...he'll be back
"Let me help" Tanni said getting up
as Chace started to whine for Buddi again
Ulisa smiled at Tanni, grateful, as she
dislodged the shirt from the small animal
"Di?" Chace started with tears in
his eyes
He just went home to check on things real
quick,...he's coming back
Chace looked around and spotted the door and
pointed, "Di?"
Ulisa turned nothing there, Chace walked over
to the door and sat in front, "I ate for Di"
Ulisa had to laugh at the sight but she didn't
say anything
"Well at least he's not in the trash
again" Joy said as she walked into the room
for the first time in days
Ulisa smiled, 'well, welcome back to the land
of the living
"The other two are still sleeping, Sky's
still pretty scared though, but Elliot's going to have to go back to training
she told Ulisa
Ulisa nodded, "well, she'll be okay. she
has you here
"Yes, but she'll have to stay with me
though cause she's libel to stop doing anything on her own if not" Joy
told her, then added something under her breath ”that’s how father had it
anyways” Ulisa knelt down, "don't worry sweetie. You want something to
eat?"
Joy nodded, and can we take something up to
them? for when they wake, I don't want to be away for two long."
"Can you see
why we call her Mini Mamma?" Tanni asked with a grin, as she looked to her
sister "Even Mamma calls her that some times” Joy looked at her sister and
said "Can't help it" Joy looked at her sister and said "Can't
Help it"
then turned to Ulisa is that a bad
thing?" she asked
"Fycan,"
One of Ulisa's cubs called as they walked into
the room Ulisa smiled, "No little one, it isn't." turning, she
greeted her cub, "what is it, honey?"
"ah, It's Charity, inspiration has hit
her again."
Ulisa chuckled, "You never fail to
surprise me...what happened now?"
"she's inspired to be a bird, and is a,
jumping off the roof
with Cubbi's old wings
Ulisa jumped up, "she's _what_?"
being a bird outside
*tell me if she would do that or not*
Ulisa tore outside as fast as she could and
called, "Charity! You get down here now!"
*yeah*
"I'm a bird now Fycan!"
No! Those wings won't hold you! Climb down
here, now!"
deciding that she would try it anyways,
Charity jumped but as she was told started to fall to the ground
Ulisa dove forward, snagging the girl by the
tail before she hit the ground
"Fycan!"
Ulisa pulled her back up and her face was pure
white. "Where did you get those?"
"I barrowed them" She replied as
Elliot walked out, seeing the wings himself
ulisa narrowed her
eyes, "from where?'
Cubbi Fycan,"
Ulisa growled, set Charity down in the living
room and hissed, "YOU STAY THERE!"
"Aunt Ulisa," Elliot called out
tugging at her "Cubbi not there, neither is Pucki they went camping
together for the month cause of Pucki taking Cubbi as his son"
Ulisa glared at Charity, "then how did
you get them?"
"I barrowed them"
"Awhile ago just used them today
Young lady, I am getting impatient.
"Borrow" means you asked...if Cubbi is gone how did you "ask?"
"I don't know
Ulisa narrowed her eyes and then took a
breath, "you know by all right I should take my sword to you but I'm not
"Your not, what are you going to
do?"
Ulisa stood up and walked upstairs, into
charity's room
"what are you doing, Fycan?"
Ulisa merely took out all of Charity's art
supplies, threw them in a box, shut it and walked out
"Fycan! NO! I sorry!"
So am I Charity but you earned this. Two
months, Your mentor will not be coming to see you during that time either
"NO Fycan! NO!" The child cried out
Charity...my decision stands. Now, you can
either stop protesting or I can take the sword to you as well...your choice
"No fair" Ulisa merely shrugged,
"Maybe but that's the way it stands"
Charity sighed and just set herself on the couch
and pouted
Go to your room, Charity. Stay in there the
rest of the day sighing she headed that way. "I sorry I get her in
trouble" Elliot said asking with his arms to be picked up Ulisa scooped
him up, "I'm glad you told me. I wouldn't want to blame someone who was
innocent
"Pucki’s had those put up cause Maci kept
getting them and Cubbi couldn't keep them from him
ah...well, that sounds like a smart idea
I don't even use those things, I get in to
much trouble that way
Elliot leaned his head on Ulisa's shoulder
Ulisa smiled and stroked his hair
She could tell he was still tired, and that he
was trying to keep it from her Ulisa smiled, "You wanna rest a little more
sweetie?
He shook his head no, and noticed him shaking
slightly at the thought of resting
are you scared, honey?
He nodded, "He's coming back."
Elliot told her
"He'll get us in our sleep
who will?
"He will"
"the one that did this." Elliot said
lifting his shirt and showing a large scar that was across his belly from his
neck clear past his pants
oh sweetie, no one is gonna get you. I'll stay
with you if you wanna sleep
"no I can't! I can't!" He cried as
he started looking around then taking off for a place to
hide
ulisa said gently, "Shh, okay. okay. you
don't have to
Elliot darted into the next room and behind
the Tv, where he knew that he had gotten stuck the last time\
Ulisa gently walked over, "Elliot,
sweetie, no one gonna get you. If you don't wanna sleep, you don't have to
"no touch go way!" He cried as he
huddled into a ball
Ulisa walked closer, didn't make an attempt to
touch him but did say, "Elliot, it's me. Ulisa. I won't hurt you
I walked into the room, "Sorry Faith let
me in." I told her walking over to where my son was
Ulisa sighed, "I'm grateful
"I was wanting to go ahead and take the
kids back home, what's going on?"
Elliot's having some kind of flashback I
think...says someone's going to hurt him
"Elliot," I called gently as I got
to my knees, he cried louder
Ulisa winced, "keeps saying, don't touch
"That's strange he normally likes to be
held and such"
Ulisa nodded
Looking at him then thinking, "You know
it might be best to let him wait it out, let me get the other kids back to my
place and I'll come back for him. Just don't let anyone in the room, When Sky
gets like that its the best way to go, so it might work for him."
all right
what's all been going on you look worn
Charity decided she was going to try to fly
"What? Now that's crazy"
I know...and with Cubbi’s wings...those things
won't hold her'
"I thought Plucki put those up"
he did
"Then how did she get them?"
if I can ask
probably crossed the timeline
can she do that?"
I guess so...she probably learned by watching
me
"Oh, now where are the rest of my
children?"
upstairs, and about.
“How'd Shanda and
Darcy behave?
Darcy I had to lock in her room, same with
Shanda
I nodded the two a little bit more out of
control?"
"You can be sure they'll be dealt with
for giving you that trouble."
Shanda was just angry, Darcy...8sighs*
"they both know better, and besides,
Darcy's got a surprise waiting for her at home
Ulisa blinked
"I took every thing she owns out of her
room, but her bed and a few changes of clothes
Ulisa whistled, "But I don't blame
you." she smiled, "Tanni was a great helper though
That I'm not surprised she's always helping me
out her and Joy both
Ulisa smiled, "well, they're still the
same
I smiled, pleased with them, was there
anything else I should,..." I then spotted Chase sitting at the door,
"What's that about?"
Ulisa chuckled, "I called Buddy’s future
self to play with him and he's been waiting ever since he took off. He had to
leave; Sunni's sick
"Oh boy," I said trying to pick him
up, Chace screamed "Now you stop it Chace," I scolded him a little,
"You'll see him later."
I looked at Ulisa for help, "What am I to
do with this?"
Ulisa shrugged, "I dunno...originally, he
was gonna come back but he told me Sunni's pretty ill...he doesn't wanna leave
her
I nodded, "This isn't the first tantrum
he's thrown, and not just over that, what am it to do with him?
how old is he>
he just turned a year
as I answered the cub bit down on my arm, I
started yelping at it trying to get him to let go
"Come one Chace, let Mamma go!" I
pleaded trying to figure out how to get loose
Ulisa walked over, smacked the cub's backside
and said firmly, "No!"
"He's old enough for that?" Ulisa
raised an eyebrow in answer as Chace let go
"I didn't think he was old enough for
something like that yet, I thought I had to wait a bit longer
You can't smack him like you do the older ones
but a pop on the backside for things he keeps doing wrong will help straighten
him out. Just watch what you use
I nodded as I grasped him facing away from me,
so he couldn't do that again. and gathered the rest of my children but Elliot.
"I'll be back for him." I nodded towards the other room
Ulisa nodded