you need me to do or be whoever you need me to be to help you though this. If you need to be in my arms all day, consider it done. If you need some time alone, done. Nina can take care of everything related to the recovery while I take care of you. Just let me know what you need." As he finished speaking, she leaned into him for comfort and considered what he had just said. She wished it hadn't taken them so long to get to this point, but she was glad they were there now because she needed him now more than ever.
"I do not know what I need yet," she quietly replied as their shuttle landed in the Vanguard's main shuttle bay.
"That's fine, too. I'll be here when you do." They quickly made their way to med-bay and Sun broke into tears once again when she saw her sister. They both cried in each other's arms for a while as Manny and Jesse stood back to give them some space.
After several minutes of silently holding her younger sister, Kimi looked to Manny and said, "Thank you for taking care of Sun."
Manny smiled, compassion filling his eyes and replied, "It was my honor, Kimi, any time you need someone to help with her, I'm only a transmission away."
Kimi reflected on how much Sun loved Manny. Ever since he and Josiah rescued her mother and sister from the Asian Dawn compound seven years ago, she has loved the big soldier. She still smiles every time he calls her Sunshine. Kimi held her close for a long while. Jesse left the room to give them a little space; he would come back in a few minutes. He found Lana sitting in Raina's room, holding her hands while she slept. Dmitri was also sitting in the room, sporting the bruises that said he had been in a fight. It was a very somber atmosphere made just a little lighter by the crate containing three sleeping snow wolf pups. "We'll give them a couple days to get to know us because they're so young, then we'll begin their training. Commando seems to have affection for them, so he'll be helpful in the process. We're gonna need to come up with names for the other two before we start training them as well, so think about that, too."
Lana looked up at her father, tears in her eyes and wearily replied. "Thanks, dad, I will. I'm sorry I took you away, if you had been here, Kimi's mom might still be alive."
"I wish I was here, too, Lana, but this is not your fault. This is all on the Enclave and when I catch up with them..." He looked at his worried daughter and decided not to finish that thought. "Lana, we're in for a difficult season now. I loved our time together, but we may not be able to do it again until everything is settled. I can't take a break anymore for a while, not if it means our friends will be in danger."
"Dad, this isn't your fault, either." She let go of Raina's hand and embraced her father fiercely. After a long moment, she sat back down by her injured friend's side.
Jesse looked at his daughter and his sister's nephew and added, "When Raina's up and about, the two of you are really going to need to be there for Sun. You too, Dmitri. I know you guys are a bit older, but she has no one except Kimi now."
"We will, Dad." Lana replied while Dmitri nodded an ascent. "You should get back to Kimi now; I'll come find you in a little while."
"Alright, I'll see you in a bit. Take care of our little hero; she was injured saving Sun's life."
"We will, Dad." She smiled as she looked up at him and he was again so thankful that fate had dropped this gift into his life. He spent the rest of the night holding and comforting Kimi and Sun. When morning came, Suzy took over for him. Bessa was recovering well and Zoe had woken up. Everyone else would be released
"I do not know what I need yet," she quietly replied as their shuttle landed in the Vanguard's main shuttle bay.
"That's fine, too. I'll be here when you do." They quickly made their way to med-bay and Sun broke into tears once again when she saw her sister. They both cried in each other's arms for a while as Manny and Jesse stood back to give them some space.
After several minutes of silently holding her younger sister, Kimi looked to Manny and said, "Thank you for taking care of Sun."
Manny smiled, compassion filling his eyes and replied, "It was my honor, Kimi, any time you need someone to help with her, I'm only a transmission away."
Kimi reflected on how much Sun loved Manny. Ever since he and Josiah rescued her mother and sister from the Asian Dawn compound seven years ago, she has loved the big soldier. She still smiles every time he calls her Sunshine. Kimi held her close for a long while. Jesse left the room to give them a little space; he would come back in a few minutes. He found Lana sitting in Raina's room, holding her hands while she slept. Dmitri was also sitting in the room, sporting the bruises that said he had been in a fight. It was a very somber atmosphere made just a little lighter by the crate containing three sleeping snow wolf pups. "We'll give them a couple days to get to know us because they're so young, then we'll begin their training. Commando seems to have affection for them, so he'll be helpful in the process. We're gonna need to come up with names for the other two before we start training them as well, so think about that, too."
Lana looked up at her father, tears in her eyes and wearily replied. "Thanks, dad, I will. I'm sorry I took you away, if you had been here, Kimi's mom might still be alive."
"I wish I was here, too, Lana, but this is not your fault. This is all on the Enclave and when I catch up with them..." He looked at his worried daughter and decided not to finish that thought. "Lana, we're in for a difficult season now. I loved our time together, but we may not be able to do it again until everything is settled. I can't take a break anymore for a while, not if it means our friends will be in danger."
"Dad, this isn't your fault, either." She let go of Raina's hand and embraced her father fiercely. After a long moment, she sat back down by her injured friend's side.
Jesse looked at his daughter and his sister's nephew and added, "When Raina's up and about, the two of you are really going to need to be there for Sun. You too, Dmitri. I know you guys are a bit older, but she has no one except Kimi now."
"We will, Dad." Lana replied while Dmitri nodded an ascent. "You should get back to Kimi now; I'll come find you in a little while."
"Alright, I'll see you in a bit. Take care of our little hero; she was injured saving Sun's life."
"We will, Dad." She smiled as she looked up at him and he was again so thankful that fate had dropped this gift into his life. He spent the rest of the night holding and comforting Kimi and Sun. When morning came, Suzy took over for him. Bessa was recovering well and Zoe had woken up. Everyone else would be released
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