Repo! The Genetic Opera

Bailey shook her head, "Are you sure? I mean.. I could stay up, I'm not even tired.."

"But you haven't slept." He kissed her forehead gently.

Bailey snuggled into bed, "I don't mind, my brain doesn't really need all that much sleep."

"Neither does mine." He just shrugged slightly.

"If you're sure you can handle her, she's all sick and it can get messy."

"I'll need to learn sometime." He grinned slightly. "We'll be fine."

Bailey curled up and had fallen asleep, smiling gently.

He smiled slightly then went to check on Serenity.

Bailey slept for aboutfour hours and stood up, trying to find Serenity and GraveRobber.

They had both fallen asleep on the couch watching cartoons.

A year or so had passed, and Serenity just kept growing and growing. She was now six and a half. She was sitting at the table, drinking her juice and eating her cereal and toast.

"Mommy.. why do I have to go to school? I'm scared and nervous.." She pouted her lip out but still shoveled her cereal into her mouth.

"Oh, you'll have loads of fun." GraveRobber flopped down at the table next to her, oddly enough fully dressed.

Serenity looked at her daddy, "I don't know about that.. I'm really nervous.. is all.." She frowned. "Are you taking me to school?" She said to GraveRobber.

"Everyone's always nervous on their first day of school." He ruffled her hair slightly. "I thought we both were." He glanced up at Bailey, smirking a bit.

Bailey nodded, "Yeah we can both take you, love. If you want."

"and you'll pick me up right at 3:30?" She pouted softly. "I won't be waiting there for you?" She frowned again.

"Of course we're not going to leave you there.." She giggled slightly.

"Course we will." He grinned. "We're not that mean." He stuck his tongue out at her playfully.

Bailey put on Serenity's coat and her backpack full of little pastels and a binder and pencil case, along with her lunch. She grinned softly, "Are you ready my dear?" She smiled.

Serenity sighed, "As ready as I'll ever be." She said softly, before pulling on her own shoes.

"Oh, you're gonna love it." GraveRobber stood and slipped his coat on, grinning a bit.

Bailey took her one hand and smiled as Serenity held out her other hand for her dad to take.

GraveRobber smiled gently and took her other hand.

and they walked outside and towards the school, Bailey looking at GraveRobber. "I love you..." She mouthed and then watched her daughter.

"Love you too." He mouthed back, winking a bit, then turning to watch their daughter as well.

After they had said their goodbyes, they were on their way back home when GraveRobber stopped for a moment, watching two people that were in the mouth of the alley across the street. "Is that Rei?" He frowned slightly as he pointed out the two.

It was, in fact, Rei but she looked a bit different. She had grown her hair out so that it reached the small of her back and it still had the same white highlights as before. She had GraveRobber's old bag slung over her shoulder and was leaning against the wall, smoking. She was talking to a tall, dark skinned man, with longish black hair that was pulled back into a messy ponytail, who was leaning against the wall opposite her and laughing and talking animatedly.

Bailey blinked, "Yup, it is indeed Rei." She said, breaking off contact with his hand gently. She looked at him, "Do you want to go talk to her?"

He frowned slightly. "I'unno." He just stood there and watched them for a moment. Every now and again, someone would stop and talk to them for a few moments and, during that, an incredibly discreet exchange would occur.

Bailey touched GraveRobber's shoulder and waled towards the park, sitting in a swing set. Swinging slightly, she waited patiently for him to decide.