Should Have Let Me Die

Chapter 176: Acting Like Children

I walked back to the wagon with Titania's bigger hand holding mine. Now that the water had been cleared, I was pretty excited to take her to the bedroom with me! It would be a trial and may error type of thing, but with her, that would be the fun of it all!

I kissed her hand, and briefly wondered how well she would be able to hold a basketball? The warm smile I got in return, made all the jokes fly out of the window, and I returned the smile and made a movement with my face that indicated I wanted a kiss. I love her to pieces, but I was not about to stand on my toes to kiss a woman! Hell, I don't think I could have reached even then!

Titania caught my head movement and leaned down with a more playful smile. She wrapped her arms all the way around me and we kissed. It was a good kiss, but I felt like a child in her arms. I guess this was what Violet feels like with me, but...oh no you don't woman!

"Don't even think about it!" I whispered sharply.

Titania let go of me and let out a soft low laugh as I shook my head at her. She was just about to pick me up, and I'll be damned if I let that happen. I would carry a box around with me to kiss her, but I was not going to be carried around by any of my wives no matter how strong they are!

The two of us got into the largest carriage and sat together. Nika was there holding my daughter, Fenli, and Wendy was sitting beside her. Both the girls smiled as we sat down. I extended my arms and reached for my daughter, and the smiling Nika handed her over to me. This was the first time that I had got to hold Fenli since she had been born, and I felt a bit of guilt at that, but I was here now, and with my legs cut off as they were, I was going to have a lot more time to spend with everyone no matter what I did. 

My daughter was a cute little thing, but her scaled wings were solid black, and I wasn't sure if that was right. I had thought that they were just a really dark blue, but now I could see that they were an almost absolute black, like the type that could swallow light. I wonder what that meant, or if it meant anything at all, but there was more than enough time to wait and watch her grow, like all my children.

"So, Titania, What are your parents like? And what is a tinker? The image I have in my mind is of a little gnome, and that doesn't fit right with giants."

All three of the girls laughed, and I looked around waiting for someone to explain the joke I was missing.

"Tinker's are about three-quarters of the average five to six-meter tall giant, and they are covered in hair. My father is the exception, almost reaching a full five meters, he only has to raise his heels to kiss mother, and now he just wears built-up shoes."

"So like a giant yeti? Samsquanch? Abomimidle picnic basket stealer? That sounds pretty cool! I can't wait to meet your parents! Alright, next question! Who does what? I know they produce planes, ships, and land vehicles, but who does what, or do they all work together?"

That got another round of laughs out of the girls, but Nika was the one to speak up this time.

"Dwarves, Giants, and Tinkers? Maybe after the ocean freezes over and the moon falls out of the sky. Even I know how much animosity is held between the three races. I want to just say that your parents are truly amazing people! I have had several chances to talk to your mother!" 

"Hm, yes they are, but both are still very closed-minded, no matter what farce they put up for other people! Grr, they aren't even my real parents and I still am frustrated with them!" Tatania growled.

Woah, I did not see that coming! I hadn't really asked how she or Xelios had gotten here, but they had shown up randomly after we left Locksland. Well, no better time than the present, I just hope it didn't put too much stress on Titania if I asked her to talk about it.

"Babe, do you mind tell me what your and Xelios's story is? I will get her side of it later, but I really have no idea where you two came from, I just remember visiting the forge wagon and you were there. If it's too much right now, or you don't want to talk about it, that's fine, I'm always here for you."

Titania was silent, but then Fenli woke up and started fussing, so I handed her over to mom and watched as she whipped out a boob. My brain did the whole, hello stranger, tits been a while! I'm really glad no one can...you heard that didn't you

'I try not to pay attention all the time, but it seems like I am uncannily good at catching you at your best! I think the ridiculous things you think are cute and funny, you never ever even think bad thoughts about any of us, no matter how much we push you. You're a good person, dear, so your bad puns are just bad puns.' -Nina.

'They aren't all bad! I might not make the breast choices but tits the best I can do!'

I felt an eye roll as epic as the world turning and almost laughed out loud. I jumped as Titania's big pointer jabbed me in the side like a billy club, good lord, I was going to have to get in shape! Maybe losing my magic was a good thing, I have been relying on it too much, and now I was a weak-ass little marshmallow!

I dodged the next one, but I almost fell out of my seat and into Wendy who was still feeding Fenli. Both of us got the look that was unique, only gifted to mothers; the one that tells you that you better quit horsing around or there would be hell to pay! I pulled myself back onto the seat and made a fake scowl at Titania, and a tongue stuck out at me. Okay, now we were acting like children, but I was all in good fun. Still, if we persisted, the two of us would likely be walking behind the carriage, and the damn things were slow enough to be a valid threat!

"Okay, Okay, love, I am paying attention, I just got caught up in showing off my pun skills to Nina! Wanna hear?"

"No!" all three women said at once.

"You know? That actually hurts!"

All three laughed at me, seemed to be a going thing in this carriage, but then Fenli fell off and I got a titty shot! Then the girls all quieted and Titania finally started her story, but not until I was facing her and looking at her. The damn woman knew me too well, I couldn't wander off if I had to keep eye contact!

"So, as you know the three races don't like each other, but Tinker's and Giant's can agree on one thing, they hate dwarves. Even though they have been living on the same island, for like ever, they still can't get along. I think there is a story, but you will have to ask them. Anyways, I think you know that I like working in the smith and working on land-based things, so you can only imagine my parents' reaction."

Titania gave me an eye roll of what it was like.

"It was twice as bad, that is one thing I will tell you about Tinker's and Giants, they project their emotion twice as much as a normal person. Is it a race thing? No, it's a big, dumb, stupid people thing! The bigger they are the worse it is; just wait, you will see. Short and half-giants and Tinker's don't have that fault, and they are pretty decent people, so just because around them. My parents are pretty tall and they are no exception to this rule, so if my mother tries to give you a hug, you better have all your gates open that you can, maybe five or six."

"What? I only have three gates! Are you telling me that I will have to avoid your mother or die?!"

"Hm, yeah, I would suggest that, or you could use her as a way to unlock more gates!"

"Wow, that would make for the most epic story of a gate unlock! How did you unlock most of your gate? My mother-in-law gave me a hug! Priceless, and for everything else, there is Mastercard!"

"What?" Titania asked.

"You know when we played earth on Growing Powers! Remember that commercial that was on tv? For the credit cards? I don't know what prompted the idea, but it just felt right!"

"Honey, I think that's called gas, not good ideas," Nika said with a smirk.

"HEY!"

"Hyde!" Wendy hissed at me, with a look that threatened violence if I woke Fenli up.

I put my hand over my mouth and that made a zipper motion across my mouth, and I got a look that said you damn well better keep quiet, or else. I was getting good at reading these looks, but I would prefer them to be more like, you're the best, I love you, or you're so sweet. 

Nope, I got, this or violence!