Sanctuary's Appointment Journal.



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Table of Contents

)I( Introduction
)II( Table of Contents
)III( About the Child
)IV( About the Parents
)V( Photo Collection
)VI( Growth Requirements
)VII( Relationships
)VIII( Gifts
)IX( Saved
)X( Saved
)XI( Saved
)XII( Saved
)XIII( Saved
)XIV( Saved
)XV( Saved

About the Child

Name- Abri
Gender- Female
Age- Baby
Appearance- Abri has a warm tanned complexion and rich, brown eyes. Her hair is a light pink. Though it is not yet apparent, she is inherieting Sae's horns and where they are growing in, her head is sore.
Personality- Happy and Curious. She loves to play games and will cry if she's left alone too long. She wants attention and loves the sound of people's voices.
She's a mischevious baby who will grab and hide anything within reach.
Having two mothers does not appear to affect her. She is not old enough to notice. She calls Rebecca "Mommy" and Sae "Mum", because both taught her different versions. She does not know or understand an word related to "father".

About the Parents

Sae and Rebecca are an unlikely pair to be parents.

For one, they aren't a couple. Sae may be bi-sexual, but Rebecca is straight. One innocent kiss from Sae was all it took for Rebecca to become pregnant. Rebecca's species becomes pregnant through lip-contact and can only concieve at a random time every five years. Luckily, because Sae is a demon and not of Rebecca's species, Rebecca only concieved one child.
It is normal for her species to have ten children in one go.

Sae is affectionate towards Rebecca, but Rebecca can not share Sae's feelings and is more than a little miffed about the pregnancy.

Despite the unlikely match-up, they really care about their daughter and though they might make the oddest of mistakes, they always have good intentions in mind.

Photos

No photos yet.

Growth Requirements-

Baby-> Toddler
1 month
1 post about the baby's birth.
2 journal-type posts [1/2]
4 normal roleplay posts (a roleplay with another person can replace one of these posts) [3/4]

Relationships

n/a

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How it came to be (Baby's birth) [Rebecca's point-of-view]

I stood there holding the ladder and making cracks about how she shouldn't need a ladder. She chuckled every once and awhile, happy for any kind ofattention. The joke was on her, but she'd gladly carry the weight of it for a laugh. Was she ever insulted?

Sae wasn't stupid.

She knew what I was insinuating. I was purposely picking at the one thing she was ashamed of. She was born with no wings. Sae was a demon. The brown horns that curled back on either side of her head and the matching brown tail were proof of it, but she had no wings and could not fly.

No demon would ever accept her. Her own parents denied her.
She was the proof of an affair her ancestor had generations back with a human.

If I was anyone else, Sae would have been pissed. But I was me, and, I was holding our child in my arms.

Sae loved me.

But, I could not love her back. I was just another person in Sae's life, who denied her. Part of me fought to love her. I remembered my pregnancy and how Sae had doted on me and showed concern for the first time in her life. I could still see the look on her face when I'd started to have the baby. I'd been in so much pain. And she'd been there looking expectant and guilty. She'd given me a hand to hold, and I'd broken it.

I looked up at Sae and watched her attach the sign to the doorway one handed. Her right hand was wrapped in bandages and dangled limply as she used her arm to steady the sign. Tears started in the corners of my eyes.

I'd been selfish.

I read the sign in the fading light.
"Menewshan Maternity Clinic".

I wouldn't be selfish any more.

Sae's Love

Sae woke in the morning to sunlight pooling through the open window. She was suprised to find that it was morning already. Surely, the baby would have woken in the middle of the night? Why hadn't she heard? She turned to look at the baby monitor she kept by the side of her bed.

It wasn't there.

Instead there was a note. Sae read it aloud,

"I've borrowed the monitor. You need your rest.
I'll take care of the baby tonight, m'kay?
-Rebecca."

Sae sighed feeling happy and sad at the same time.

It was nice of Rebecca to think of her, but the note felt so distant and impersonal. Sae wanted so badly for the note to end with a "love", Rebecca hadn't even signed it with the pet name Sae had given her, "Becca".

She rolled over in bed, wishing that Rebecca slept next to her. Sae wanted to hold her so badly. But, they slept in seperate rooms.

Sae sighed and got out of bed.

Abri slept in the room ajoining Rebecca's room with Sae's. Abri always cheered Sae up. She went in to look for the baby, but Abri wasn't there.

Sae walked down into the kitchen and giggled at what she saw.

A frustrated-looking Rebecca was trying to seen Abri off her bottle. The result for mashed food all over the wall and a yowling Abri.

Sae's eyes watered. Rebecca was taking an interest in their child. She felt herself start to cry.

Rebecca's Journal #1

I'm starting to get used to caring for Abri. With Sae's injury it really is difficult for her to care for our baby. She tries, but she ends up injuring herself worse and nearly dropping the baby.

She won't hold Abri after she almost dropped her.

I hate to see her so upset, but it really is for the best that she refrains from holding Abri until her hand has healed. Luckily, demons heal fast and she should be fine in a week or so.

I'm trying to get used to being a parent, burt it's difficult when I'm not romantically inclined towards my partner. Sae wants me to love her. It's painful for me to look Sae in the eyes. I hate to see the selfless devotion that is so wasted on me.

The first parents

Originally Posted by Sanctuary

The new maternity clinic was finally finished. The new building stood proudly on a hill overlooking a whole town with the sea in the distance. Eventually, people could live in this town, but for now it was empty save a couple and their daughter. This place was a dimension of its own which Sae had inherieted from her grandmother as a child. It was the perfect place for a clinic.

Rebecca was one of many species that resided on Menewsha, though she looked human and Sae came from the underworld connected to Menesha, she was a demon. And so, though the clinic was not on Menewsha, they named it the Menewshan Maternity clinc.

Anyone in need their clinic would find themselves transported into the courtyard.

Sae had already found pictures of the arriving parents, a spell automatically sent them to the clinic, so that Sae and Rebecca would know when some one was coming and who they were.

Now ll they had to do was wait for the first two couples to arrive.

Originally Posted by Smerdle

Something was shimmering in the corner of the yard. Well, it wasn't a yard exactly, but Hannah liked to think of it as one. She lived with her little brother Joey and good friend Oscar in a trailer park outside the capital, and this field was the only bit of nature she could see without asking them to drive her to the park. Technically, it was the future home of at least half a dozen more trailers, but they weren't here yet, so a yard it would remain for the time being.

"Hey!" Hannah shouted. Maybe the shimmering was alive. She started jogging toward it, and a few moments later she heard footsteps pattering after her. She stopped and so did they. The shimmering thing was larger now, more the size of a large dog or a crouching human.

"What's wrong?" Oscar asked. He had been hovering ever since she had told him their big news, so naturally he had taken some initiative and followed her. It was nice he was so obedient without even knowing that she expected it.

Hannah grabbed his hand. "Come see," she said, and suddenly she rushed forward until her free hand touched the shimmer. A bright light sparked around the pair, and they disappeared.

Oscar knew not five seconds after they arrived outside the clinic that it was not someplace he wanted to be. First of all, it wasn't where they had been five seconds ago, and on top of that, there were other people there that he was sure were going to expect him to converse with them.

"Hey," Hannah said, dropping Oscar's hand and waving at Rebecca, Sae, and the little pink-haired girl. She couldn't explain why, but she somehow felt a great deal more serene here than she did at home. "Where are we?"

Originally Posted by Sanctuary

Sae grinned and nudged Rebecca, "They're here!"

Rebecca sighed and rolled her eyes, "Sae, they're right there. I can see them perefectly well without you shouting about it."

"I'm so glad to see you", The pink-haired demon called out practically bouncing, the baby giggling in response to her happiness.

Rebecca rolled her eyes again. "Sae, they asked you a question."

"Hm?"

She shook her head, turned to the couple and motioned at the sign behind her. "We're a special maternity clinic for different circumstances. I'm here to make sure everything goes well with the pregnancy and that your child grows up healthy. I'm trained in medicine and will act as a doctor when needed. I can't explain why Sae's here though."

Sae made a face at her.

"This place you see has its own special dimension. Parents who belong to this clinic from across Menewsha, or even from other worlds can gather here. You are the first couple."

Originally Posted by ladyumbra

Four days, Kyrstal had been trapped in this strange world for four days with that bastard beast who'd .. who'd. She wasn't going to think about it she was just going to finish making a snack and then work on another plan to get home. Not that she trusted her skills anymore at this point. They landed her first with HIM and then here when she'd tried to send him back.

Theo was no happier, outside the small shack they'd been sharing he'd been up a tree stripping the bark out it in irritation. His life was not going according to plan. He wanted to go home, he wanted to get away from that crazy woman and forget all about what had happened during his last Malsar.

A minute later the pair found themselves in the courtyard staring at several strangers. Theo now on on stomach on the ground growled " Gods be damned girl what the hell did you do now."

Krystal was silent, this wasn't her doing and she wasn't even sure what was going on. At least some of the strangers were odd like them so they were less likely to be stared at oddly.

"Welcome", an excited-looking female demon rushed up to the newly appeared 'couple'. "This is the Menewshan Maternity clinic. I 'm Sae and this is--"

Rebecca sighed and shoved a hand over Sae's mouth. "Let's not repeat it. These people are late, they can figure things out for themselves. I don't want to go through the whole damn thing again." She looked at the couple critcially and then with distaste.

Sae sighed,"Oh Becca . . ."

Originally Posted by ladyumbra

Krystal frowned " Maternity clinic? Um there must have been a mistake or something." The crystal fairy had found her voice out of need to clear up this odd situation.

Slowly Theo climbed to his feet and dusted himself off with his hands and tail. He then shot glares at everyone in the courtyard though centered his gaze on Krystal " ... This is YOUR fault." He wasn't totally sure what was going on here but he had an idea and if he was correct his life was about to get that much more complicated.

Sae blinked looking confused and then giggled, "Why for the baby of course!"

"You're pregnant", Rebecca added bluntly and stared at the cat-creature assuming that he must be the one pregnant after his outburst.

Originally Posted by Smerdle

Oscar and Hannah both jumped slightly as two more people... animal... things appeared out of nowhere. They inched forward, Hannah out of curiosity and Oscar in an attempt to protect her. He would have chalked this whole situation up to being yet another dream or just some sort of bad trip if these other two hadn't seemed so put out by the whole situation.

"See? I told you I was having a baby," Hannah whispered over her shoulder. At least now she wouldn't have to worry about seeing a Menewshan doctor, since this woman had offered and all.

"I never said I didn't believe you," Oscar replied, in an even lower voice.

Hannah turned and addressed Theo and Krystal. "Congratulations!" she said sunnily, despite the fact that the fairy and cat-dude didn't seem to be in the least bit excited.

Originally Posted by ladyumbra

Krystal dropped to her knees and wrapped her arms around herself, this.. this wasn't happening. It couldn't be and yet it was. Somehow her carefully planned life was going from bad to worse and there was nothing she could do about it. " That is .. news" she said softly " I'm certain Theo and myself will appreciate any help you have to offer."

Theo groaned , he was right and now he was stuck with the annoying female. Wonderfull. He eyes the person who'd congratulated them " thank you" his tone was cool but polite.

Originally Posted by Sanctuary

"It was for me too", Rebecca murmured in a melancoly tone.

Sae averted her eyes and turned away. Her back hand moved across her face, removing unwanted tears. "Not in front of the baby". Her voice took on a snappish quality that had not been there before and did not suit her. When she turned back she looked furious and Rebecca was mommentarily taken aback.

"She loves me", Rebecca reminded herself. It was a mistake, but she doesn't regret it and can't stand when I do. Sae had never snapped at her before.

Originally Posted by ladyumbra

Krystal slowly stood and looked uncertainly at the arguing pair. The situation looked to be heading south rather fast. " I'm sorry, if this is a bad time, we could come back later or something" She fingered her dirty blond hair nervously as she spoke.

Originally Posted by Smerdle

Oscar rested a hand on Hannah's shoulder in warning. Maybe now wasn't the best time to be so visibly happy about her little mistake. It was one thing to be congratulatory and overshare with people who were excited to be bringing a child into the world, but no one here seemed to be feel more than regret over their "accidents," at least at the moment.

Frankly, Oscar himself was hardly registering anything other than anxiety over what exactly it meant to be in this strange, empty dimension. Was time continuing as normal back home? If so, he might have been wise to start thinking about a plausible place he and Hannah might have run off to, in case Joey had returned home from the hardware store.

He cleared his throat, taking the opportunity to bring up his concern since the other woman had talked of leaving. "Yes, how do we get home from here?"

Originally Posted by Sanctuary

"Don't worry dear. We sent for you, you aren't intruding", Sae replied warmly as if to apologise.

Sae turned towards Oscar. "I'll send you home now. If you need us, you'll find your way back, don't worry.

Take this."

Sae handed him a picture.



"I've got a copy on file. The next one will be of the infant. Don't worry, we don't stalk you. These appear here automatically."

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Originally Posted by ladyumbra

Theo nodded slowly " Does she need to see a healer, doctor thing or something?" Theo was too young to chink of children and he didn't really understand the whole pregnancy procress, within his tribe with was like this big secret women had they didn't share with men until a child was born. He knew they ate different, were less active and more cranky but that was about it.

Looking at Krystal he wondered vaughly what on earth child they'd end up producing. He was amazed that their different species could breed at all.

Kyrstal was shocked, Theo cared? Was even remotely interested in this? She smiled a bit. " I would appreciate some knowledge that all was going well."

Rebecca smiled slightly, "That would be me. I've been trained in the medical arts". She said adding a flourish to her correct title as a doctor.

Sae looked at Rebecca fondly, "Becca's good at what she does." She indicated to her bandaged hand. "This hand was broken a little while ago, but now it will move a bit!"

"Now Sae", Rebecca scolded. "Don't mislead them. You're a demon, you heal fast."

Originally Posted by ladyumbra

Krystal laughed softly " Well my medical skills are limited to panicking and running in circles over even a bruised knee so I think I Will take your help Miss Becca." In the back of her mind Krystal had the thought that she should should figure some of this out before any child was born. children were notoriously bad for getting hurt.

Theo eyed the one named Sae, she seemed decent enough, humorous almost at times. " Nothing wrong with a bit of demon blood in you" He said dryly.

Originally Posted by Sanctuary

Rebecca looked momentarily taken aback and then chuckled at her realization, "Oh, you've only heard Sae address me. My name is Rebecca. Sae insists on calling me Becca simply because I don't aprove of it."

"It sounds sweet", Sae piped up.

"No, it sounds unprofessional".

Sae just giggled in response. She then turned to adress Theo, "Just a bit". She winked and gestured to the long curling horns on the back of her head.

Originally Posted by ladyumbra

" Ahh, I see, I'm sorry Miss Rebecca." Krystal was slightly amused to figure out that all couples here seemed to be having an interesting time together to say the least.

Theo just smiled " So what now?"

Originally Posted by Sanctuary

"Your picture", Sae replied with a smile.
"You can go home now". she handed the picture to Theo.

Empty

The house was so big.
So empty.
So cold . . .
An entire dimension to be all alone in.
Just the woman who spurned her and a child she did not deserve.
No warmth.
None of the music or noise she had grown so accostomed to.

Instinctively, Sae brushed a clawed hand over her face and was suprised to find it wet.
Demons don't cry, she reminded herself. Was that even possible? Humanity must have manifested in her in ways besdies her lack of wings.

When not looking after Abri, Sae spent all of her energy trying to dote on Rebecca.
Her Becca.
But, Rebecca was no Becca. No she was not the type to be called cute names or to fall into love with no thought or regret.
The probelm was, she could not dote on Rebecca if she could not find her.
And in such a large area, Rebecca could only be found when she wanted to be.
That left Sae alone with a child who could not speak to her.
Sae who was so used to her abrupt and loud lifestyle in hell, saw all this free time as its own special purgatory.

She'd liked meeting the parents at least . . .
But now they'd gone, and again, she felt so alone.

Magical Cure

She shouldn't be doing this.
She knew she shouldn't be doing this.
Ans yet, if there was any chance of saving her relationship, she was willing to ignore the nagging feeling that she was doing soemthing terribly wrong.

Sae had dug up an old magic book, one that had been a gift at her birthing ceremony, in the mistaken hope that she would be a demon that would make her family proud. It was believed that without her wings she was no demon and she was forbidden demon magic as a result. But in this twisting dimension with so many places for the love her life to hide from a her, a little magic, seemed like the only chance.

She buried herself in the book. Practicing until she was near collapse. She'd almost got the location spell right. Only one more minute and--

Rebecca walked into the room holding Abri, she looked worried. "Have you been eating? It's just that, no food has gone missing for the last few days and..."
She trailed off feeling uncomfortable at showing such concern.

Sae smiled.

Some things were solved just fine without magic.

Betrayal?

Rebecca had never seen Sae look so upset.

Her eyes were only half open. In silver-indigo eyeshadow and black mascara she looked like a tragic heroine from a film. Her hair had been done special, it feel attractively around her face in different layers and her pouting mouth was golssy and strawberry colored. She'd just come from the saloon. Sae, as girly as she was had been thrilled about the special treat. And Rebecca had taken her to a sushi restraunt. It had been the perfect afternoon for Sae. She felt that Rebecca was showing affection towards her. Rebecca had found a babysitter for Sae, she'd treated her at the saloon and took her out to sushi and now . . . this.

They were in a doctor's waiting room. Rebecca's purpose for the whole afternoon was revealed and Sae felt betrayed. She had herself curled up in her chair with her eyes averted from Rebecca.

"Why not you?" Sae said after a long pause, refering to Rebecca's talent as a doctor.

"Would you have allowed me?"

"No", Sae admitted sadly. She would have never letherself be cornered into a situation like this had she known.

"I'm worried about you."

"Wonderful". Sae wasn't enjoying the role reversal any more than Rebecca was.

They were called into one of the little doctor's office rooms by a woman who looked less healthy than the patients.

Sae was measured and weighed. The woman touched Sae's hips and frowned. "Under weight."

Rebecca had been expecting it, but even so, her heart sank to hear. Sae had spent that week not eating so that she could learn some silly spell. "And it's all my fault", thought Rebecca. "If only. . ." But, it was too late for such things.

Rebecca thanked the woman and they left.

"It's my turn to take care of Sae", she thought, but she knew she'd promised this before.