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Originally Posted by Rubinaito

@Cosmo @Lonestar23

Valentine hesitated, looking guiltily away from Pippa for a moment before clearing his throat and looking over at Miracle. "I want to make things right." He explained softly. He sat down, curling his tail neatly around his paws. "I'm not here to take you or Pippa away. I'd like to stay and get to know you, Miracle." He raised a paw slightly, hesitating- should he move closer to Miracle, or stay where he was? He was slightly tempted to leave the den, uncomfortable with the tension that swarmed around him, but he kept his paws planted and focused his clear gaze on the two she-cats inside. "Would you let me into your life, Miracle?" He asked softly, his tone not malicious nor shaky.

Originally Posted by Cosmo

Pippa looked up at Valentine. She didn't wrap her tail around her daughter. If Miracle got along with Valentine she wouldn't have to feel like she had to protect Miracle from her own father! Pippa turned her gaze to Miracle. "Miracle, this your father, you know that a you're perfectly safe," She said, trying to sound comforting but failing. "Valentine," Pippa murmured, pulling herself to her paws. "I love you, but it Miracle can't forgive you, neither can I." After she spoke, she looked down at her paws fighting the tears selling up in her eyes. She felt torn, she knew that she should have introduced the two of them better, but at the moment she had not been able to think of anything else to say.

The small she cat looked at her Father with a fearful expression. She just wasn’t used to this… she was used to their little world, with warmth and love and butterflies, with just her and her Mother… now that Valentine was here, it was messing with her head. Pushing her to want to say something, to want to be better, when she knew perfectly well that this was who she was. ”I… I guess, if...if Mama says it’s okay.” Miracle whispered softly, looking shyly down at her paws. She wasn’t entirely sure if she was handling this right. Should she be more friendly? Perhaps offer a little more of a smile, or something? That thought made Miracle nervous. She looked at her Mom in surprise - even with the other she cat telling her she was safe, it was hard to believe it. ”Well - well if you say so, Mama, then - then it’s probably true,” The small feline chirped with an uneasy smile. While she trusted her Mother, she couldn’t find it in her heart to believe that this tom who had abandoned their family, who wanted back into their lives, had everyone’s best interests at heart. Miracle wasn’t used to having a Father. She’d always assumed he would stay out of their lives forever. Eventually Pippa would smile and laugh and be happy, and Miracle and her Mom would stay happy forever. Just the two of them, safe. This made her uneasy. This made her think that she was in danger… somehow. But what was the danger? Was it that Valentine could be lying? Miracle hadn’t had a lot of experience with lies, and while she was reluctant to think that he could be telling the truth, she had no evidence that he wasn’t, either.