Ares' POV

      "I want a baby." Thomas tells me as I lay my head on his chest and I hum in response, knowing not to let myself get too excited.

       "Then let's have a baby." I tell him, going along with the script we've been using for the past few months. We have this conversation at least once every two weeks and after the third time, I had given up hope.

         "But we're not ready. I'm not ready. I don't want to fuck this up." He tells me with a whimper and I look at him sadly as he plays with my tossed hair. My kitten has been wanting someone to take care of and hold a bond with besides me and while he wants a baby, we both know that we still haven't bounced back completely from what we went through.

      I don't have the delusion that the two of us with ever be exactly the same after what happened, but I do know that we have a little more healing and growing to do before we add a mini version of us to the mix.

     Which is exactly why I hatched a plan and surprise for my sweet spitfire that will hopefully hold us over until the two of us are ready.

     "Let's watch a movie." I offer and he looks down at me with sad eyes at break my heart.

      "Do you resent me for not being ready yet?" He asks me, his pale hazel eyes sad and so obviously broken as he asks. I push myself up on to my elbows and grab one of his hands before pressing it to my mouth.

       "I will never resent you. Much less for knowing when you aren't ready for such a big step. I'm proud of you." I tell him and he sighs while looking at me before tugging on my hair playfully. And though I know the intent was to be teasing, it only makes my cock twitch against the bed, but Ignore it knowing my kitten is more important than fucking him.

      I can always fit that in later.

      I smirk to myself as I shake away the thoughts in my head, knowing they'll only leave me with blue balls.

       "You're the sweetest." He tells me and I bask in the compliment before his bratty ass has to ruin the moment. "It makes me sick." He says gagging at me and I bare my fangs at him pouncing on his smaller body before peppering kisses on his face and scraping my teeth fading his skin until he's a laughing blushing mess. m
  
       "For someone that makes you sick, you sure do like me a lot."  I tease him but he only rolls his eyes and pushes my face away.

       "I tolerate you because I'm the bigger man here. You're still just a cocky rude asshole." He tells me even as his cheeks heat up softly at the way I'm looking at him, my gaze struggling to support all the adoration that I have for my sweet kitten.

         "And you're still my stubborn little kitten." I tell him and he nods to me in approval.

        "As I should be."

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        Now that Thomas is at work, it's time for me to finally get the surprise I've been working on all month. When I had called around to a couple of places, I had finally found one that had exactly like I was looking for.
    
      I gather my keys and other necessities in my pocket and hands before I leave the apartment and make my way down the stairs to the first floor, turning down the hallway to reach the door at the end. Not bothering to knock, I twist the knob and walk in on Chan gazing off into space, looking at with an unsurprised gaze.

     "I'm guessing you're the reason I saw a cat in my sleep?" He says and I grin with a nod.

      Since Thomas isn't ready to have a kid, I though the next best thing would be to get my spitfire a pet that he can form a bond with and take care of the way he needs right now.

     And what better way to do that than to get a cat for my sweet kitten.

       "Yes, now hurry up. We have to be there at six." I tell him and he rolls his eyes at me but complies by getting out of his chair and coming over to where I am. A with a childish excited grin, I lead him out of the office that he locks up and outside to my car. I hop into the drivers seat while Chan gets in beside me and I start up the car before pulling out of the parking lot.

     The ride is silent for a few minutes until my kind, that has been circling around my head for a few weeks now.

      "Chan?" I say to get the Incubus' attention. He turns his head from where he was looking out the window to catch the side of my face in a curious gaze.

       "Yeah?"

       "Remember a few weeks ago, when you said that Thomas and I would make good parents? And you said our time was coming?" I ask him and he nods his head in the corner of my eye.

        "Yeah I remember. Why?"

         "Are you sure?" I ask him my voice getting thick now that I'm not away from my fragile kitten that needs me to be strong for him right now. "Are you sure that I'll get to be a father? That we'll get to have a family?" I ask him and there's a heavy silence in the air.

         "I can't promise you anything. But I do know, that from what I know and what I seen, is that there's going to be more than this addition to your family. Have patience and have faith. Things will work out just fine for you too. That part I can promise." He tells me and I swallow the lump in my throat at the words. As much as I try to act like it doesn't bother me, the idea of having kids has been sitting on my kind heavily lately and it's become something that's filled my dreams.

      I only pray that Thomas and I are soon ready and healed enough to make those dreams come true.

      The rest of the ride is silent but short as I finally pull into the parking lot of the place that claimed they had the perfect cat for me. I turn my heart to give a soft grin to Chan that he returns before we're getting out of the car and heading inside.

      I step up to the register and get the attention of the clerk. "Last week I spoke to Jack about a specific cat I was looking for. My name is Ares." I say and the worker immediately nods.

       "I'm Jack, and I remember you well Ares. Let me take you to the back where all of our babies are." He tells me and I get a little excitement in my heart at the prospect of surprising my sweet spitfire with our first pet when he gets home in an hour or two.

     Chan and I follow the worker into the back and towards one smaller placing that the rest. He points inside and then moves to the right to grate us better access.

     And when I look inside, I immediately fall in love.

       The small kitten has snow white fur and pale eyes that look so fucking familiar it's uncanny. "He looks just like him Chan." I tell my friend in awe, unable to turn my head away from the adorable creature looking up at me with big curious eyes.

      The sweet cat turns his head to the sigh before giving a small yawn and setting his tiny head on his even smaller paws.

     I don't even turn my head from my new baby as I address Jack. "We'll take him."

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Thomas' POV

     It's been a long day at work and when I walk into the door, all I can think about is laying down with Ares and cuddling the stress away. The apartment is oddly quiet and I frown as I shut the door and make my way down the silent hall and to our room.

     When I open the door I find Zack on our bed with wide eyes and his hands behind his back.

      "What did you do?" I ask him, suddenly suspicious that he did something he wasn't supposed to yet again, like go boy yet another bat that he doesn't need. I don't even know where my lover keeps them all but one moment he buys three and the next I can't find them anywhere.

       But before I can even begin to scold him, he pulls his hands from behind his back and reveals a small white kitten that makes me drop my stuff in my hands and heart explode a I walk closer to the sleepy beauty.

     Tears come to my eyes as I look from my lover to the small perfect fur ball in Zack's hands.

       "You got me a cat?" I ask him with my voices choked up and he nods with tears in his eyes as he softly places the beautiful kitten in my grasp.

       " I know you've been wanting someone to take care of. And you've wanted that maternal connection with someone. And I know we aren't ready for a kid yet. So I searched for a cat that looked just like you. He has the snow white hair and pale eyes just like you. We've officially started a family." He tells me and I feel tears stream down my face as I hold the car close to my chest and sobs wrack my chest.

      I watch through blurry eyes as Ares stands up and comes to wrap his arms around me sweetly, his lips pressing to my forehead lovingly.

       "I don't deserve you." I tell him through sobs and he smacks his cheeks before shaking his head against mine.

        "Nah. We're perfect for each other." He tells me and it makes my heart full more than it ever has, standing here, our small circle of our new family. "What are you going to name it?"

         "Snow." I tell him, choosing the first nickname that Zack has even given me, even if I wasn't around yet.

         "Perfect. My kitten and our Snow."

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Oh Goddess why are they so perfect. I love these two so much. I can't wait for me to find my Ares. Ugh I fall in love with him every single time I write about him.

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