Little Dragon, Roar-Roar

Cecete's well-trained ears picked up the cries of a child. It was early morning, and she was in bed with her fiance. She opened her eyes. This was not a day she had to work, so she was able to stay with her lover. Thankfully she was a morning person at least. The blonde rolled out of bed and quickly slipped something on. The crying was coming from outside. She held concerns; the cries were young. Clearly they were dealing with a baby. She rushed downstairs to go to the door. Who would leave a baby alone? Who was that stupid?

Well, besides her biological parents anyway.

She peeked through the door to see a basket with a baby at the doorstep. Not only was it a baby, but it was a baby dragon. Could this be Alex's relative? She questioned the child's parents and their skills at child-rearing. She fully opened the door and crouched down next to the basket. There was a blanket that fell out of it. She picked up the blanket and gently placed it on the dragon. She couldn't identify what type it was, but the crimson scales reminded her of fire. Even so, she couldn't let the child catch a cold.

"Shhh, it is okay...."

The woman lifted the basket and entered the mansion. She shut the door and wandered over to the living room. Once she sat down on the couch, she reached into the basket to pull the baby out and cuddle the cat-sized dragon close. She wrapped the blanket around the dragon to provide additional warmth. It was Winter after all. She didn't think about Alex's response to the situation; she acted immediately to ensure the child's safety. It was like her motherly instincts kicked in; motherly instincts that she did not know she had.

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Mornings were the absolute worst times of day for Alex. Just something about waking up was rather...irritating. Cecete on the other hand didn't seem to mind mornings as much, in fact she was already up and out of bed. He could faintly hear something akin to crying in a distance. No it wasn't similar to crying it was crying. He sighed as he forced himself out of bed and into some clothes.

The half awake dragon managed to make his way down the stairs and into the living room where he found his fiance holding a baby. He was informed that he would be receiving a new relative, he wasn't aware that she was going to be so young. Details were neglected, how typical.

"This must be our new addition," the dragon king said as he sat down next to Cecete. He studied her without taking her. Cecete looked oddly motherly with the way she was holding her. Aside from that, he wouldn't know what to do if someone handed him a child. Alex was more warrior and administrator than father figure.

"Celesta, welcome to our home," He cast a slight tired smile her way before sinking into the couch.

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The little dragon squeaked and turned into a human. From her appearance, she seemed to be a toddler just about. She could probably crawl and maybe walk. Cecete thought about her village. The moment she was able to walk, she was put through training just like all of the other girls. She wasn't sure how dragons went about this though. She was steadily learning more about Alex's family and his kind in general. Now if only she could speak proper Draconic. She could easily chirp like a bird, but her throat died whenever she tried to say anything in Draconic speak. She wondered if her "dragon" form would have a better time.

A smile spread on her face as the baby expressed cheer. So her name was Celesta? Celesta Drakenhardt....what a beautiful name. It was a shame that her parents were so careless. Good thing they thought to send their daughter to the house. Of course, this would probably add to Alex's stress level....Cecete was determined to do whatever she could to be a good partner and a good queen. She had to help her fiance with his balancing act. She probably needed to teach him a bit about children. Wait, who was she kidding? She definitely needed to learn how to care for children. She was not taught child-rearing.

Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Celesta decided to add an additional one-word response. That one word was enough to make Cecete blush wildly. She called her "mommy". The little girl thought she was her mother! Good heavens...she tried to recollect her thoughts as her arms held the baby. She gently rocked her back and forth. As she did this, her head turned to face Alex. Looking at him now, he definitely seemed groggy. Poor Alex; he wasn't a morning person like her. She gave him a sympathetic smile while still blushing over the mommy comment.

"I think she desires food."

She based this on the fact that the child was biting on her own fingers. Hopefully her evaluation wasn't off. ....But what do you even feed a baby dragon?

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Alex yawned and stood up, heading into the kitchen without a word. The child was hungry, he at least knew what baby dragons ate so this much wouldn't be such a big deal. He went into the refrigerator and pulled out some raw meat, cutting it into small pieces,then scorching them with his fire. Just like his parents had done for him when he was small. She was big enough that she wasn't on semi liquids but still too small to hunt the standard animals dragons went after, namely cattle.

He tossed the meat into a bowl and seasoned it before returning. He had a bit of a problem in that there wasn't any silverware that was her size. And perhaps a bowl of cereal would have been a better choice for her. Dragons could eat what was considered "human foods" after all. Maybe he was just over thinking it, he'd never really had to take care of a baby dragon at any point in his life.

"Cecete, I haven't the slightest Idea what I'm doing," he said to his fiance as he sat down and offered a piece of meat to the child. This would be his strangest challenge yet. And she wasn't even his child , but Cecete was mommy which made Alex daddy. Yeah no, he wasn't ready.

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@Sashi

Thankfully Alex could cook. She kept rocking Celesta as he left to make her something. It felt odd to hold a little baby in her arms like this. She never did this before. It surprised her that she could hold her properly. Then again, she did hear a thing or two from her father. Yeah, she definitely needed to send a letter to her father. He would have more of a clue what to do. She would send it along with her usual letters to her mother. Oh God, her mom. She could only imagine the Queen's reaction to her daughter now suddenly being a mother. Her fiance came back with a bowl of meat. He made a comment about his lack of knowledge when it comes to children. Cecete raised an eyebrow at Alex.

"And you think I do?"

The child seemed pleased with the meat. She watched the kid devour pieces of the meat. A giggle escaped her. What a cute little dragon. Was this how baby dragons were like? This fascinated her greatly. She contemplated what a child between Alex and her would look like. She wasn't sure what she actually was biologically. She never bothered figuring out her race. Now that intrigued her....then again, that was to worry about later! She was in no rush to get pregnant. Celesta would make for an interesting test endeavor. She anticipated that she would make a mistake or two, but she was determined to do what she could for the girl.

Her long wavy hair was pulled and dirtied by saliva and meat. Her mouth twisted a bit. That was definitely not fun. She would have to take care of that later. The woman moved a bit closer to the man. The child moved in between them. She thought about the other residents of the house and could only giggle. She couldn't wait to see how they'd react to their new relative. She then noticed that the child was only wearing a white smock, and it was getting absolutely filthy. A frown etched on her face. They didn't have clothes her size, did they? This was the first time they had someone this young living with them. She would need new clothes if the basket didn't contain them.

"She will require various supplies. I could go shopping today. I do not have to go in for work, so I will have time."

Now what was it she needed?

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Marduk probably knew a thing or two more about child rearing than anyone else in the house. Asking him seemed like a good decision. Celesta would definitely need some new clothes though, perhaps a few toys as well. Still who dressed a toddler up in white clothes? Granted, any outfit a toddler wore was bound to get messy but white was just a purely bad idea in his opinion. What do kids even play with now? He was intent on not turning her into a gaming zombie like Xylina and Raul. He would just have to ask around.

"Clothing and toys would be a good start. I don't know what kinds of beds toddlers sleep in," clothes were definitely at the top of his list. Toys for the sake of keeping her occupied. And then another realization dawned on him, he was going to have to teach her dragon things. It was something Cecete wouldn't really be able to help with very much. It made him wonder what kind of child they'd have when they actually had one of their own.

Now he had a child climbing on him, happily eating and his fiance seated next to him. He supposed this was something to expect more of. He wanted to drift off but he couldn't. Too much was happening. Maybe she'd eat herself to sleep and he could catch a quick nap. Maybe he was asking for too much, it was fine.

"Now that I think about it, did she come with a note?" he asked adjusting himself so Celesta could be more comfortable.


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