Chapter 226: Serana is Mal’s Friend

The door to the elevator in Mal's family quarters finally slid open, and Aubrey, Aisha, and Rose all came inside of the apartment.

They followed the sound of giggling and childish sing-song music that was coming from the living room with a vague idea of what they would find.

There, they froze directly in their tracks when they found a scene that they weren't sure how to process.

A young, pink haired girl was lying on the floor watching a very old cartoon of a pair of brother and sister rabbits living together without any adult supervision.

Next to her there was a black skinned baby girl in a onesie who couldn't have even been at walking age yet.

She looked to be just as enthralled by what she was seeing on tv as the older girl lying next to her.

And walking around in the kitchen warming up a bottle of milk with a few drops of blood mixed in was... a giant stuffed animal shaped like a bear with the head of a fox?

"See Cam-Cam? This is way better than that talking blue dog you like to watch. Your dad and I grew up with this one."

"Oohhh.."

"Although I have to say, Ruby did always seem a little ditzy."

*Squeak*

"Ah, I guess your milk is done."

Serana finally got up from her position on the floor and began moving to the kitchen, at which point she laid eyes on the other half of this faction's famous harem siblings.

"Oh, hey guys! What are you all doing here?"

"Serana...what...?"

"Oh, right. I forgot that they said you didn't know."

Serana lifted up the young black skinned baby from the ground and presented her in front of the girls.

"It's a long ass story, but from what I'm told the aliens are kind of like Mal and Cami's extended family now?

They performed this trippy ceremony and now the two of them look like this. But the bright side is that all of the aliens are gone! Seems like a real win honestly."

All three girls were immediately floored.

They had already been getting reports from the scavenging teams this morning that the streets were completely barren of nightmares, and as a result they were able to travel a lot deeper into the dead zone.

They thought maybe all of the creatures were just hiding or something.

But if what Serana was saying was not just babbling, then this was unbelievable!

"I'm sorry... but I think I need a more clear cut version of this story." Aisha said.

At her side, both girls nodded without offering another word.

"Fine... but can we finish watching 'Max & Ruby' first..?"

"...No!"

"Damn it."

-

Thirty minutes later, Serana had recounted the story her mom told her to the best of her ability in order to give the girls a full walkthrough of events.

When the story was over, Serana chuckled at the sight of her milk-drunk baby sister, who's eyes were half open and half closed as she drifted off to sleep.

"More milk? You just ate though."

"Ada... jugga jugga.."

"You are barely awake, so why are you still clamoring for more food?"

"Buu..."

"Fine, you can have a little bit but then I'm going to put you down for a nap."

Serana got to her feet with a greedy Cami in her arms and carried her towards the kitchen.

In her wake, she left behind a very emotional Rose and two charming women who were not very far behind.

Even though she was a rather stringent combat instructor with a tough personality, she actually does not do very well with face to face conflicts with bold personalities like Serana's.

She's a big softie in that regard.

"I.. was just... concerned about our members.. I-I was just worried that-"

"It's alright, we get it."

Aisha placed a gentle hand on Rose's shoulder in an attempt to calm her down.

"This is... a delicate situation all around. I understand how you were feeling but they are still our family... they are also a part of the people we are supposed to be worried about."

Rose's dejected look turned over to Aubrey, who had been silent during this whole ordeal.

For some reason, she looked more hurt than anyone else, and her gaze never left her own feet.

"Babe... I'm sorry for how I-"

"He was going mad with anxiety for two whole days... and I didn't even notice. I never even noticed his absence and thought he was just busy with family stuff or screwing around."

Aisha became slightly emotional at this time as well.

She and Malachi had been the best of friends ever since they were children, but it was as if they had been drifting apart over the past couple of years.

She could barely even remember the last time they spent an entire night awake watching shit movies and playing video games while they fantasized over the girls in their class.

They made promises to never lose touch back then, but over time they had gradually forgotten to hold onto it.

It made her feel even more guilty that she didn't know about his grief over his new 'changes' either.

*whoosh*

As the mood remained depressive, the familiar whistling of shadow teleportation came from the bedroom.

Not long afterwards, a yawning Bianca stepped through the door while rubbing her eyes.

"Thanks, Serana... we appreciate your for watching Cami while we..."

Once the young girl realized that her home was a bit more full than when she left it, she immediately woke up and closed the door behind her.

"O-Oh, hey guys...! What are you doing here?"

Serana came around from the kitchen with a very thirsty Cami in her clutches.

"It's okay, B. They already know everything."

"E-Everything..?"

"Yes, so if you don't mind... can you tell him that he doesn't need to hide..? I want to see my friend, and... I want to tell him that I love him."