"I kinda feel like going somewhere... but I don't know where" she said

Torvil smiled and nuzzled her. "Shall we see where the wind takes us?"

Ala shrugged "we could... or we could plan something and do it...." she had no idea when he intended to see his family, if there was something to be done in Barton or any where else for that matter

Torvil tapped his chin and thought. "Hmmm.."

Ala nuzzled his neck softly as he thought

Torvil shivered and purred. "Hmmm... Well I doooo have to pick up a package in Barton..."

"So what's in Barton love?" she asked as she started to walk closing her robe over her swimsuit as she did

Torvil smiled, "A thing for bump..."

"I see..." she said with a nod running her hands over the sizable bulge in her belly

Torvil smiled. "A toy... of sorts..."

Ala chuckled "I have a feeling that bump will be quite spoiled"

Torvil laughed. "Lucky bump..."

Ala laughed and nodded walking and soon seeing the shop and house

Torvil smiled and walked, heading into the house to get changed from their swim.

Ala was shortly behind him "I think we should do that shopping too" she grumbled after going through about 4 pairs of pants and finally setting for an elastic waisted skirt that could rest above her belly and going through many shirts having to settle for a large t-shirt "I look like a bloody hippy"

Torvil snorted. "Well I know a tree you love to hug..." He wiggled his brow at her.

Ala looked at him with a raised brow "Uh k"

Torvil shook his head. "Euphemism love... Think about it..."

Ala chuckled and shook her head "You know I hope Dia gets back from her quest soon, I don't think she even knows I'm pregnant" she sighed

Torvil nodded slowly.

Ala pulled her pouch over her head and arm "Ok, ready... as ready as I'll ever get" she looked down at herself "I can't see my toes... I'm fat"

Torvil walked over and hugged her. "no... Not fat..." he kissed her nose.

"I feel like it" she grumbled

Torvil kissed he ear. "That's a bump.. Not fat..."

Ala sighed "Ok...."

Torvil smiled softly. "At this rate..." He murmured.

Ala quirked a brow "What?"

"Bump will be here soon..."

Ala blinked "What makes you say that?"

He poked her tummy. "You look ready kinda..." He frowned. "But with this one..." A look of worry crossed his face.

Ala shook her head "Movements are still flutters, it doesn't feel the same, doesn't feel like bump is pushing hard against my ribs"

Torvil nodded slowly, the look of worry coming back.

"What's wrong love?" she asked softly seeing the look on his face as she walked over to him

"I'm scared..." He murmured, blushing and looking at his feet.

"Why? it's not like you haven't had kids before...." she reached placing a hand on his cheek

"Not like this..." He murmured. "Bump should be walking and talking by now..." He bit his lip.

Ala nodded "So bump is a little slower, he or she will be fine..." she frowned softly

"Are you sure..." His voice quivered, half hope, half fear... Small red tears were sliding down his cheeks.

"I took like 13 months to be born and I'm fine aren't I?" she asked softly trying to give an example

Torvil nodded slowly. "I guess..." He hugged her to him, and broke down, all the fear and worry melting away as he sobbed.

Ala bit her lip trying to keep a retort for his reply from escaping

"Sorry..." He said slowly. "I... Broke down before I could finish..." He pulled away slowly. "I was going to say... I guess that I was just too much of a worrier..." He sniffled loudly.

Ala sighed "Things will be fine love.... I have you, and I'll have the doctor when it's time too"

Torvil nodded and wiped his eyes. "Sorry if you thought I didn't think you turned out fine..." He moved over to her. "Cause you'd be right..." He hugged her. "I don't think you're fine... I think you're perfect."

Ala smiled weakly "Thanks love"

Torvil kissed her forehead. "Lets go my perfection..."

Ala chuckled and nodded heading for the door of the house

Torvil smiled and followed.

Ala looked down at herself once she was outside "I have a feeling people will be able to see my panties if I fly in this" she frowned

Torvil smirked. "And only I'm allowed to do that..." He said softly. He put a hand on bump. "Shut your eyes."

Ala chuckled and looked down towards his hand and closed her eyes

He shifted them in and out fast, now in the center of Barton. He shivered and swallowed down the vomit that rose from the massive exertion it had taxed him.

Ala stood still not really sure if anything happened besides the new voices around them

"Go ahead and..." Torvil nearly retched. "Wait for me here..." He ran off to the nearest Alley.

Ala opened her eyes and looked around realizing where she was

If Ala really focused, she would have been able to hear Torvil being sick...

Ala sighed "Why'd he do something that silly" she said looking for a bench to sit on to wait for him

Torvil returned a short while later. "Sorry..." he murmured.

Ala smiled softly looking up from where she sat "It's ok love" she said softly

Torvil smiled and offered her his hand.

Ala reached and took his hand and stood up

Torvil smiled and headed for the store.

Ala squeezed his hand and walked along side of him ignoring any looks they got

Torvil didn't, he smiled at a few that were giving them good looks, and on more than one occasion flipped people off who gave them the 'That's so wrong' look.

Ala hummed softly she didn't really notice his actions to the passers by

Torvil finally reached the store with a slight smile, which faded when someone not so subtly tried to trip him up. He curse under his breath, loud enough for only Ala to hear. It involved weasels, pants, handcuffs, a jello mold, and a stolen llama...

Ala raised a brow looking at him "What the...."

"Don't ask..." He muttered softly walking into the store and instantly brightening. It was... Dragon Toys... Everywhere...

Ala smiled "Ahhh we're back here again"

Torvil nodded slowly. "Yes..." He saw the box that he bought... It was about a big as the two of them.

Ala raised a brow looking at it "And how do you intend to get that home love?"

Torvil mumbled something about a transfer to other side and back.

Ala sighed, he was going to wear himself right out at this rate

Torvil frowned. "I'll have As help me.."

Ala nodded "All right, least I know he'll keep you from killing yourself, I know he already has once at least"

Torvil nodded and frowned. "I owe him a lot..." He seemed musy when he touched both the box and bump.

Ala looked at him "please don't tell me you intend to move us AND it"

Torvil nodded. "If I don't I'll end up using more energy..."

Ala threw up her hands and turned walking away, obviously the trip the had messed up a few memory cells in his mind

Torvil sighed. "Alright... Alright... But you and Bump first..."

Ala turned around "No... you take the box home first, in case you've forgotten this is one of the only outfits I have that FITS me" she said spinning around and storming out of the toy store

Torvil blinked. "Oh hell..." He frowned, and took the box home, was violently sick and then returned to an alley outside the store and was violently sick again.

Ala was in a shop meant for pregnant women, she chose a half dozen outfits and paid for them and changed into one after adjusting it for her tail and wings with a sewing kit she always kept with her in her pouch, with her purchases in hand she walked back out of the store and let her wings loose. She spread them wide lifting to the air, she had no intentions of letting him take a fourth trip through the other side.

Torvil was frantic, he couldn't find Ala anywhere... It didn't help that his brain was practically fried from navigating the twisted nether, even with Asmodeus' help, it still fragmented his mind, making his memories harder and harder to snatch at... Now he was just worried about Ala, who was the main post of his memory. He couldn't find her... He couldn't find her... had he... lost her? He curled up into a ball in an alley and didn't move.

Ala flew over the building and alley her large wings causing not only a large shadow as they passed over, but noise, her bags were no help at the amount of noise she made either, she wasn't aware he was down there as she passed over

"ALA!" Torvil cried, taking to the air after her. He had tears streaming down his face, he noticed her bags, but his brain wasn't supplying why she needed them. His eyes had that glazed look a four year old sometimes get when they're trying to remember something important.

Ala turned in the air hearing his voice, she was still angry at him

Torvil flew over to her. He couldn't tell she was angry. "Ala..." He frowned, seeing her face for a moment... Then finally said. "Ala mad?"

"Yes Ala is mad" she said "And she wants to go home now so she's not having to carry these bags all day"

"Ala give Torvil bags... Torvil carry..." Torvil frowned. "Ala no have carry..."

"Talk like a normal person Torvil, you aren't in demon you don't need to talk like a child" she said pushing the bags into his hands and turning towards home again

Torvil pouted. "Torvil... Talk like normal..." His head was starting to hurt as his mind started to defragment them. He winced, and flew on. Not noting the small amount of blood starting to leak out his ears.

Ala put it up with it for a while then got annoyed and spun stopping him, she didn't notice the bleeding either, though she wasn't really looking for blood and she pressed the palm of her hand against his forehead and gem hoping to 'knock' some sense into him

Thankfully they were half way home, because when Ala touched his gem There was a loud cracking noise and Torvil tumbled down to the ground from the air.

"Oh geez" she dove after him, she truly had no idea what the heck was going on

Torvil lay on the ground, gasping for air. There was a shimmer and a robed form was kneeling beside him."You dumb-ass..." came the less than muttered tone. "You should have told me you'd already traveled..." The robed figure swore and lay him on his back, looking up at Ala.

Ala landed on the ground "I'm gonna take a wild guess that you are Asmodeus" she said with very little emotion in any direction, sure she was worried for her mate, but she was also still angry

Asmodeus nodded. "Yes..." He tsked and shook his head. "And I must tell you to kick your husband's ass when he comes to... I don't care how much he loves you, what he did today was stupid..." He hissed. "One direct jump was enough to scramble his brain to scatter short term..."

"He did three today, one of them with me and our unborn child" she said

Asmodeus hissed louder. "Please tell me you stopped for more than a minute on Other side for a moment..."

Ala shrugged "I seriously don't know, when he takes me he tells me to shut my eyes, I don't know what happens till I open my eyes at the end of the trip"

Asmodeus hissed again. "Your husband is suffering for mind fragmentation... he tells you to shut your eyes so you don't have to navigate the nether..."

"I suppose that's why he was talking like a child" she said with a sigh putting her anger on pause

Asmodeus winced. "Then it's worse than I thought..." He knelt down and looked him over. "I'd give him about half an hour..."

Ala nodded and sighed a frustrated sigh "I think I may forbid him to do that for a while, he listens to me... usually"

Asmodeus nodded. "Did he forget something important today? You seem... perturbed..."

"Oh we went to Barton, he had a parcel to pick up for our child, he intended to take it myself and our child back tot he house. Course at hte same time he forgot hte other reason we were going, I needed clothing that fit." she sighed it kinda sounded stupid now

"Did he go through other side to bring you there..."

"To get there, yes... to get where we are right now... no I had no intentions of allowing him to make another jump. not to mention I almost left Barton without him cause I was angry" she said

Asmodeus tapped his chin. "You have all right to be angry... But I think you should also know that in his haste to get you here and make you happy, Torvil may have scattered his thoughts, having his memories shunted off in odd places..." He frowned. "One jump is usually enough to make someone forget something they intended to do first on a list..."

Ala nodded "He never has explained any of this stuff to me, just did it... Like to ease my fears of Shezar"

Asmodeus nodded. "That was okay... He took a break on other side... Its here that it manifests..."

Ala nodded "If I have anything to say about it he wont be doing straight jumps for a long time!" she crossed her arms over her chest

Asmodeus smiled. "Thank you... Seeing as he hasn't been listening to me..." He glared at the now whimpering Torvil.

"He better listen to me or he can sleep on the couch" she said glaring lightly at her mate

Asmodeus nodded.

Torvil slowly started to stir.

Ala stood with Asmodeus "I suppose I should thank you while I have the chance for helping him with Korvil by the way"

Asmodeus frowned. "Who?"

Ala's eyes narrowed when she looked at her mate "Don't tell me he lied about you helping him with his father"

Asmodeus' eyes widened. "ooo! That!" He frowned. "Yes, I helped with that... The name confused me... He's only named one person..."

Ala raised a brow "how many times has he asked for that help?"

Asmodeus frowned. "He asked me to erase someone..." He muttered.

"Erase someone?" she didn't know what this meant

"Remove them from existence completely..."

"W...who?" she asked "or do you know? and... did you do it?"

"Shezar... Was his name..."

Ala stared at him "did ..... did you?" she got the question out her face looking pale at the name

"Yes..."

Ala gulped abd backed away a bit till she bumped a tree that was only a couple feet away in the small clearing, she stared at the ground

"He's gone... to wherever they go... if anywhere... Your husband asked shortly after he arrived... But I couldn't do it as fast as he would have liked... There are rules..."

"He did that.... for me...." she said not looking up feeling sick to her stomach

"Yes.. He did..." Asmodeus said noddingTorvil stirred more... "Ala... I'm sorry I... forgot..." He muttered.

"'scuse me" Ala said and turned moving into the trees and getting sick, not only morning sickness, but the thought of Shezar as well

Asmodeus just nodded.Torvil sat up slowly his Romani's had fallen off his face, and he rubbed his eyes. He then was sick... Twice.

Ala slowly returned still looking rather pale she stopped at he edge of the trees

Torvil looked up at her, then down again, his face contorting in shame.

Ala used a tree for support and sighed as she looked up at Asmodeus

Asmodeus stood. "Well... I'd best leave you two be..."Torvil frowned, and wiped an eye.

"Long as you think he's fine now Asmodeus" Ala said

Asmodeus nodded. "Oh he's fine..." And with that he vanished.Torvil still looked at the ground. "S-sorry..." His voice quaked.

Ala looked to Torvil "Why didn't you tell me what making trips through the other side without stopping partway would do" she asked not angry not softly but evenly

"I didn't think I would forget something that important..." He muttered. "It was my first time too..." He whispered. "I thought it'd take something stupid, like my mental note to floss..."

"Unless flossing your teeth was the first thing on your list to do then no it wouldn't take that" she said "Torvil.... I'm gonna have to ask you not make any more straight jumps like that unless it's an emergency"

Torvil looked down again. "Yes love..." He muttered, his eyes welling up with tears. He felt so bad about this.. About all of it... Making her mad... forgetting..."

"It could be worse if you keep doing it, I don't want to lose you any more then you want to lose me...." she told him

Torvil just nodded, sniffling. He needed a hug... bad... But wasn't about to ask... He didn't deserve it.

"Stand up Torvil, the ground does not become you" she said with a sigh

Torvil stood, but kept staring at the ground. "hug?" He murmured, barely audible.

Ala pushed away from the tree she was using for support and walked over to him wrapping her arms around his waist

Torvil hugged her as close as bump would allow, and then buried his face into the top of her hair. His body shuddered. "S-sorry..."

"Forgiven, just promise me you wont do any more straight jumps unless it's an emergency" she said quietly

"I swear... Or may you kick my ass out of the house..." He whispered. "Which to me, is a fate worse than death..."

"Thankyou" she said "Now lets get home"

Torvil nodded slowly, and wiped his eyes. "Okay..." He said softly. What he really needed to do was have a good cry... But that could wait.

Ala let go of him and took one of the bags and lifted into the air

Torvil took the rest and joined her. He'd have to pull her aside for a cuddle and cry when he got home.

Ala was looking at her hand while she was flying, she knew there was nothing ahead of her to run into

Torvil landed at their door a bit later.

Ala walked in just before him and to their room dropping the bag to the floor and felt the effects of whatever she'd done in the air, flying, draining some energy in anger and getting quite sick catch up with her as collapsed against the side of the bed

Torvil hurried to her, and picked her up, putting her to bed. "Sorry..." He said again. "This is all my fault... I was stupid and I didn't think..."

Ala nodded slightly closing her eyes

He crawled into bed and hugged her close. Before he knew it he was crying silently.

Ala opened an eye briefly then moved an arm so her hand was on his head and she moved her fingers in his hair

Torvil was still crying, he didn't notice Ala open her eyes, but he felt her hands.

Ala continued to run her fingers softly through his hair

Torvil cried on, letting all his pent up bad feelings flow outwards. Mostly it was for every time he'd made her mad.

Ala wasn't feeling very great, she was still a bit pale as she dozed off her hand still on his head

Torvil just hugged her close, knowing he was the cause of her current upset, and that just making it worse.

She dozed heavily, it was indeed a good thing she didn't and couldn't dream

Torvil sighed and closed his eyes, his face must have looked terrible.

It was a while before she stirred again, her finger moving on his head as she started to wake

Torvil sniffled softly, his nose was stuffed up from his constant crying.

"I'm wet" she mumbled glad the shirt she was wearing was a deep red color as she knew it was his tears

"Sorry... My fault..." He felt bad... Really bad... Curl up in a hole and die bad.

"Ok, we've had our sorrys, we've had our cry, time to get past the easily-depressed stage and consider it the past" Ala said not yet opening her eyes

"Okay..." not that he sounded any better. He needed comfort, now. He knew he was being foolish... But he couldn't help it...

Ala pushed her other arm under him and gave him a hug

Torvil pulled her close, his hands and face going to her hair.

"I don't feel very good" she murmured in his ear

Torvil sighed. "Sick not good... Or just not good in general..."

"Sick as in, I barely handled the thought of what I saw happening to ... him... now...." she didn't /want/ to complete the sentence the thought of erasure turned her stomach

Torvil closed his eyes, tears welling up again. "I did it for you... I wanted you to know that he could never-ever come back again... and I made it so... He's gone... For good..."

"He already couldn't I wasn't going to let him out" she said quietly

Torvil frowned. "I know... But... but..." He shook, half angry, half upset. "He attacked you..."

"I know he did...." she said quietly

"I... I..." He just broke down.

Ala sighed and stroked his head listening to him cry

He sniffled loudly. "You're mad that I did it aren't you..."

"No... I'm not..." she said quietly

"I should have talked to you first..." He muttered depressed...

Ala sighed, it was starting to very slowly become a frustrated sigh "you did it for me, I just have problems thinking about what it means...."

Torvil stopped sniffling and hugged her tight, suddenly, it was as if nothing had happened. "Love you..."

"Love you too Torvil" she said quietly holding him

Torvil brushed her hair softly. "To be erased means no longer existing... Like dieing... Again..."

"I know love Asmodeus told me" she wasn't sure if he knew As had been in the clearing with them

"As was there?" He asked softly, and then frowned. "He was angry wasn't he..."

"Yes he was, and he called you a dumb-ass, told me to kick your ass when you came too and said what you did was stupid with a bunch of growls on top of all of it... then explained to me what you did not" she told him

Torvil frowned, his face again sliding towards upset.

Ala looked at him quirking a brow

"I just feel bad... about the whole affair... forgiven or no, this whole damn fiasco was my fault..."

Ala sighed "And you 'paid' for your errors, so lets get past it please"

Torvil nodded, letting it go. "Okay..." He nuzzled her, sounding better.

"Thankyou" she said sounding a touch exasperated

Torvil sighed. "I was dragging it out too much wasn't I..."

"'Yes considering I forgave you back in that clearing" she said

Torvil sighed this time. "So... Never mind..." He just hugged her tight. "I don't know how you put up with me sometimes..."

"I love you and you are my mate is how I do... now this wet shirt is starting to become uncomfortable" she said

Torvil nodded and let go. "You want me to take it off, or are you gonna..."

"You can, but don't rip it it's brand new" she said, the shirt was one she slid on over her head the first part stopped just above bump where it gathered slightly in the front to give lots of extra fabric for growth"

Torvil nodded and took it off gently.

Ala helped him with a small smile

Torvil made sure it was put away just as gently. He seemed a lot calmer now, more sedate.

"That needs to be washed, preferably rinsed too so the tears don't dry in it" she said knowing his tears were pure blood

Torvil nodded, and kept moving, out of the room to the utility room.

Ala sighed and lay on her back looking up at the ceiling

Torvil came back a bit later. "It's in the wash..."

Ala nodded "I should have enough outfits till bump is born long as bump doesn't get tooooo much larger"

Torvil nodded and came over to sit on the edge of the bed. "I love you very much..."

Ala smiled "I love you very much too"

Torvil looked at his hands. "I was wondering..."

"Yes?" she asked

"I... I was thinking of... Of..." He muttered low. "Getting a tattoo..." It must have sounded so stupid... But it was important to him.

"A tattoo? why? of what? where?" she blinked

He blushed. "Of you... On my back... Because I can..." He mumbled...

Ala chuckled "You can't see me very well on your back silly"

Torvil blushed hotly. He muttered that it was really only a thought.

Ala reached up and placed a hand on his cheek with a soft smile

Torvil smiled softly at her. "I'm glad we worked everything out..."

Ala nodded "Me too" she said softly

Torvil lay back down beside her and hugged her close. "I love you very much, and I want you happy..."

Ala smiled "I know love" she said rolled to face him

Torvil brushed her cheek. "Myst will be leaving soon..." He said softly. "I heard him talking in his sleep...:"

Ala nodded "I have a feeling I scared him off" she sighed "He certainly keeps a distance from me after I threatened him in that mood swing"

Torvil kissed her forehead. "Actually..." He looked around, as if this were a great secret. "He's moving in with Silly..."

Ala chuckled "And she thought she'd never find anyone"

Torvil chuckled. "I just hope she found the right one..." He muttered.

Ala nodded with a yawn "So do I..."

Torvil brushed her hair, not all that tired, but understanding she might be. He frowned. "The only women I've know Myst to consort with are... " He muttered grimly.

"Not a very good crowd" she said softly cuddling up against his chest

Torvil nodded and stroked her back. "He's in some trouble now... That's why I let him stay here... I know the kind of people he deals with, they won't dare come out here..."

"What he do?" she mumbled trying to stay awake

"It was more what they did... They tried to skimp him on payment... So he took the merchandise... Gave it to Silly I think..." He brushed her hair. "Sleep, I'll fill you in more in the morning..."

Ala nodded slowly and drifted off

Torvil lay there, musing for a time.