Chp 33

Zen awoke a little later and gazed at the roof of her room. This was by far more her room than her original room. The walls were painted a light cream with tan accents but the roof was a swirl of dark blue. It matched her mood perfectly.

“Mmm, are you going to tell me what’s wrong or keep moping,” muttered Stephan as he stretched. She turned to him and attacked his lips. He rolled her under and continued kissing her before backing away.

“As much as I’m enjoying this...Zen what’s wrong,” he asked as she began to cry again.

“I have to leave Earth,” she said.

“For now?”

“Forever and I can’t settle on any planet ever. Since Ishevara’s curse of avarice was transferred to me I can’t live on a planet without instigating wars and it's true. Many will do whatever to have ishevara and me but I wanted a family!”

“Who says you can’t have one?”

“I want them to have a stable home, Stephan.”

“The SMVK can be their home. We’d probably have to get a bigger ship with how many you want but it’s doable.”

Zen smiled and kissed him again before rolling them over. She ran her hands up his chest. “Should we get started then? With how many I want it’ll be hard to keep up.” She kissed him fervently. He grinned into the kiss and rolled over her, pinning her down and looking into her eyes.

“Your wish, my command,” he muttered, kissing her neck and sliding his hands lower.

###

Zen and Stephan made their way to dinner where she told everyone the council’s orders. Suffice it to say that some were not happy.

“This is bullshit! Where will you go?” Isaias yelled, punching the table. Silverware went flying from the strength of his punch.

“She’ll be with me,” Stephan said, righting his silverware not daring to look at the angry trinity blood for fear of being poisoned.

Isaias stood knocking his chair back. “This is such horseshit! We fought so hard so that the council could go and do this. No!”

“Isaias, they are right. I will only start more wars if I stay. I can still visit you and Marco.”

“No way hermanita! You’re staying on Earth with us,” he shadow warped away and Zen let him. She turned to her mother who had tears in her eyes. She got up and went to hug her instead.

###

Rosalinda’s grip was strong. She was losing a daughter after all.

“You make sure to bring my grandchildren to visit yes?”

“Of course mom,” Zen cried as she hugged her mother just as tight. She wiped tears from her eyes. “Guess I won’t be here for the big wedding huh?”

“Of course, you will be. We’ll just have to get married early. Right, Carmelo?”

“Of course dear...what?”

Everyone laughed at the clueless Don.

###

Isaias was taking his anger out on the unsuspecting dummy. It’s not fair! We’ve fought for so long and so hard only to end up on separate ends of the line! And she’s got the brunt of it...again!

He kicked the dummy hard sending some stuffing flying.

Footsteps made him look over at his sister. “Thought I’d find you here.”

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“Yeah, well after the news at dinner time, I needed time alone.”

“Isaias, I’m not abandoning you! I’d never do that! But I have to leave. Why can’t you see that, hermano?”

“Maybe because after all we’ve been through we deserve a little break! And those pretentious asswipes don’t give a fuck with whose life they mess with just that they get results!”

Zen sighed and approached her brother. “I’ll be by to visit so you better make me an aunt. I don’t care who’s the mother, whether you or Marco.”

Isaias blushed. “We haven’t thought about that yet. We still have our careers to think about!”

“I want to be an aunt. You’ll be an uncle.”

“Zen are you!”

“Not yet but we’re practicing already,” she smirked and Isaias made a disgruntled face.

“I didn’t need to know that hermanita! Now I’ll have nightmares of your sweet innocence being robbed by a Pirate.”

“I didn’t need to know about you needing Marco always either. Payback is a bitch!”

“And her name is Zen.” Isaias hugged Zen and ruffled her hair, “I’m going to miss you hermanita. Things won’t be the same without you here to make my life miserable.”

“Heh, try the other way around! But I’ll miss you too, hermano.” Zen hugged Isaias tightly both siblings happy to be with each other for the time they had

###

Rosalinda looked splendid in Vermilion red. The flower girls Edline and Mariposa were throwing red rainforest blossoms in the air as she walked down the aisle where Carmelo in a dashing gray suit awaited. Bernado led his sister to her new husband. Don Vasquez was invited after it was found out that he had nothing to do with the war and now Venezuela and Puerto Nuevo had a new agreement and a training schedule where some Jaguars were sent to train with the Guerreros and Arachnids which had joined forces and had become Puerto Nuevo Allegiance Forces. Kiera stood at the altar with a slightly showing Layna, especially in the bright halter dress she wore. Senka wore a disgruntled face. He had to be forced into a suit and Marek and Val stood beside him in matching suits, hoping not to get on the bad side of the shadow elemental. Stephan and Isaias were walking with Zen and Marco down the aisle.

Alejandro stood with the rest of the other Guerreros and Arachnids still getting used to being one force. He smiled as Edline threw some flowers in the air. She would be leaving tomorrow and he didn’t know how to feel about that. During the past days, the little girl had been a shining light in the gloom of the post-war. Her citrine eyes searched for him in the crowd and he waved to reassure her. She smiled and went on with her flower-throwing. He had given her his comm info and she had given him hers. At least they’d be able to talk to each other and vid from afar for a while. At least til she was in this solar system.

Zen walked with the flower girls being a bridesmaid. Isaias was a groomsman. They wore similar colors to those of the bride and groom. Rosalinda reached the end and Bernado gave her away to Carmelo who was actually smiling. Well, it is his wedding day! He should be happy! And Mama looks so beautiful!

The priest wed them

After there was a party and Zen danced with everyone she could find including a bashful Stephan who twirled and dipped her. She laughed and kissed him.

“You’re a good dancer!”

“Had to learn for BEI.”

“What didn’t you learn there?”

“This.”

He kissed her deeply and she reciprocated.

“I didn’t learn to love anywhere except with you.”

She smiled and kissed him. “Me either.”

###

Isaias stood swaying with Marco watching his sister from the corner of his eyes.

“She leaves tomorrow,” he sighed into Marco’s ear.

Marco wrapped his arms around Isaias’s neck. “Don’t think about that now. Just hold me,” he said and Isaias squeezed his waist gently leaning into him.

“She wants to be an aunt you know.”

Marco blushed. “I’m not offended. I think you would make a great mother.”

“Yeah...wait what!” Isaias lifts his head and catches the smirk on Marco’s face.

“Only way that’s working sweetie.”

“You have got to be kidding me,” groaned Isaias. He was not looking forward to labor pains.

###

Zen stood out on her balcony staring at the night sky. Tomorrow she would be among them. Stephan stepped outside with her and pulled her close, kissing her forehead.

“What are you staring at?” he questioned, staring up at the sky.

“My future.”

“Hey!” He turned her to face him. “I’ll fly you anywhere you want to go, just name it and we’ll go.”

“Anywhere I want?”

“Anywhere.”

“Then take me inside Captain. We’re not done practicing for those kids.”

He picked her up and she giggled, snuggling in his arms.

“Your wish, my command,” he said, smirking and carrying her inside, closing the balcony doors.

END