Khaos
Khaos watched Jono and Rebekah with a certain fondness, and she decided to let them see what their future would be like.
And so time and circumstance shifted, sending them ten months into the future, with them living in a little unit in the city, with their baby girl, Jolie. Bek's hands were mostly healed, but they cramped up more than they used to, and she had managed to do her tour and was working on a new album.
Jonothon
Jonothon put down his notebook and went into the nursery where he could hear Jolie thinking about getting ready to cry. Halfformed little baby thoughts that glowed as he picked her up.
"Hey, kitten."
Rebekah
Rebekah stirred from the armchair she'd been dozing on as Jono tended to Jolie.
"Mmm," she said, opening her eyes slowly, then smiling at Jono.
Jonothon
Jonothon's eyes stared back at her gravely, flames banked behind nothing but his will. No bandages in the privacy of his home.
"Hey, luv. C'mon, pet, we'll go listen to Dad, hmm? Let Mum get some rest?"
JOnothon brushed noses with Jolie and she yawned at him.
Rebekah
"Non, I'm up."
Rebekah stretched, and rotated her wrists, and they cracked slightly. A side effect from the break.
"I need a drink though. I can heat her up a bottle while I'm in there."
Jonothon
"Ok."
Jonothon cradled Jolie in one arm, hand supporting her head. She just yawned at him again.
"C'mon. Help Dad write some music."
She just blinked at him.
Rebekah
Rebekah smiled, and went into the kitchen of their apartment. She retrieved a bottle from the fridge and went about heating it up, testing the temperature on her arm.
When she was satisfied, Rebekah headed to where Jono and Jolie were, and took their daughter from him, and feeding her, while cooing softly.
Jonothon
Jonothon grabbed his notepad and wrote out some lyrics quickly, sketching in the musical notations for them.
"Love you, Bek."
Rebekah
"Love you too," Rebekah replied, settling down in a chair, cradling Jolie in her arms.
Jolie hiccupped and then gave her a gummy grin.
JOnothon
Jonothon's flames glowed amber and gold in contentment and love, lit at the edges with hints of blue.
"'Appy?"
Rebekah
"Very."
Rebekah smiled and rocked Jolie gently.
"Mapablegah!" Jolie gurgled.
Jonothon
Jonothon smiled.
"I'm glad. It got bad at points..."
Rebekah
"Oui, but... you know, we're ok."
Rebekah handed Jolie to Jono.
Jonothon
"Yeah."
Jonothon took Jolie off Bek and leant her against his shoulder, hand supporting her weight.
"So, pet, wotcher think of me new song? Not the usual Displaced stuff, I'll admit, but we're none of us where we used to be either."
Rebekah
"I like it, and it's bound to be different, with everything that has happened."
Rebekah cracked her fingers again, and leant back in her chair.
"Dicko's breathing down my neck and needs a few more songs for the album, but I have nothing."
Jonothon
"You'll find something," Jonothon said comfortingly.
"Yer always do. Claps for Mum, kitten."
He lifted one of Jolie's small hands and waved it at Bek.
Rebekah
Rebekah laughed.
"You're insane. So, is Angelo coming to hang out tonight?"
Jonothon
"I think so. He was talking bout bringing Chastity around. I still can't get over her name," Jonothon said.
"Considering wot she wears. But `e's `appy and he should be."
Rebekah
"He does. And anyway, my name means like serving God, and I'm not exactly doing that, what with us living in sin and all."
Rebekah smiled slightly, and reached for her guitar.
Jonothon
"Is that a hint?" Jonothon asked.
He brushed his fingers over Jolie's face.
"Hear that? Yer Mum wants me to make an `onest woman out of her. Impossible, since she's been corrupted by me and my bitterness, according to Tav and Bobby."
Rebekah
"Not hinting at anything," Rebekah said, poking her tongue out at him.
She strummed gently at her guitar.
Jonothon
"Hey, hey," Jonothon sang to Jolie.
"And there's my pretty girl smiling back at me..."
Rebekah
Rebekah smiled, watching Jono and Jolie.
She started to sing and play an old French song for kids.
Jonothon
Jolie gurgled and cooed. Jonothon cooed back, flames flickering with softer reds and ambers.
"Mmmhmmmhmmm..." he hummed along to Bek's strummings and singing.
Rebekah
Rebekah put the guitar down and cracked her fingers out again.
"Hmmm, so Dicko wants me to consider the movie deal, but I don't know. Millsy wants to, but I think he just wants more people to love him."
Jonothon
"Because no one really does," Jonothon said.
"Isn't that right, sweetest? No one really loves that Millsy layabout at all."
He rubbed noses with Jolie and she batted at him with a half- formed fist.
Rebekah
Rebekah smiled and then telekinetically lifted Jolie up into the air.
Jolie giggled and flicked her hands out, tiny golden sparks coming from them.
"Oh... ok then..."
Jonothon
"How pretty," Jonothon commented, looking at Jolie.
She cooed happily and made some more.
Rebekah
"What a clever little girl, aren't you?" Rebekah said, bringing Jolie over to her lap.
Jolie grinned gummily at them.
"Oui, so clever, aren't you?"
Jonothon
"She's like her mother then," Jonothon said.
"When does Dicko want yer answer by?"
Rebekah
"He's given me time off, seeing as the album's the biggest priority now, but I think he wants it by the end of July."
Rebekah kissed Jolie's forehead.
Jonothon
"I think yer should go fer it," Jonothon said.
"Only thing is...wot bout Jolie? And Displaced is meant to be going on tour soon..."
Rebekah
"Oui, I don't think I will... I don't know. ABC wants me to do Swan Lake this year as well, but, I'm not sure. It's all coming in quickly."
Rebekah shrugged slightly.
Jonothon
"Cos yer so talented, that's why," Jonothon said.
"And meanwhile, clergy men are denouncing Displaced as music of demons. Actually helps sell it. You know, that whole rebel factor."
Rebekah
"But you are a demon, Jono."
Rebekah smiled.
"You're evil, with the corrupting."
Jonothon
"And yer the Virgin Sainted Mary, I know," Jonothon shot back.
"Brat."
Rebekah
"Nope, lovely."
Rebekah grinned cheekily.
Jonothon
"Loony, yer mean," Jonothon corrected her.
"Mmm...Ange should be `ere soonish."
Rebekah
"Was that a good `mmm' as in, `mmm, I'd sure like to top Angelo'?" Rebekah teased.
She brushed noses with Jolie.
"Your Dad's having bad thoughts."
Jonothon
"Innocent ears!" Jonothon protested.
"See, this is why I want to keep her as far away from Bobby, Tav and Julie as possible. She already has you to cope with, her innocence would be overloaded by all four of you."
Rebekah
"I'm very innocent, like Jolie, aren't I, belle?"
Rebekah kissed Jolie's forehead.
Jonothon
"Innocent as un putain in a Marseilles cathouse," Jonothon retorted.
"And don't listen to closely to her, kitten. I don't. Just nod and make appropriate interested noises at intervals."
Rebekah
Rebekah pouted.
"Awwww... and I'm going to stop teaching you French."
Jonothon
"That's alright, Tav said he'd teach me," Jonothon said.
"Or I can get Nikolai to. Yer not the only frog speaker."
Rebekah
"I should've gone for Angelo."
Rebekah stuck her tongue out at him again.
Jonothon
"Nah, yer luv me," Jonothon said.
"And Jolie loves me, so yer have to keep me round."
Rebekah
"You're lucky, very lucky."
Rebekah got up and let Jolie float over to Jono.
"I need a shower before they come over then, so I'll be back in a moment."
Jonothon
"C'mere, pet," Jonothon said, picking Jolie up out of the air.
"Wot should we do till Uncle Ange gets here, hmm?"
Rebekah
Jolie gurgled and giggled at Jono.
Rebekah went and had a shower, changing into a new pair of jeans and a white singlet, and straightening her hair, tying it back in a loose plait, before going to find Jono and Jolie again.
"Should I just order take out?"
Jonothon
"Yeah. I think Chastity's allergic to seafood, so let's feed her prawns."
Jonothon nodded and let Jolie wave her hands through the flickering flames.
Rebekah
"Hush, don't be awful. We'll get... seafood. Nah, um, I'll order some Chinese or some such."
Rebekah looked at Jolie.
"I need to feed her before they come over, I don't quite fancy letting Angelo see me breast feed."
Jonothon
"And I thought yer and Ange were close," Jonothon teased.
He flicked a thought at her about his birthday.
Rebekah
Rebekah laughed.
"Shush."
She took Jolie from him, and started to breastfeed her.
Jonothon
"I'm gonner go cover up," Jonothon said.
"Be back in a bit."
He went to get changed and put his bandages on.
Rebekah
Rebekah let Jolie float while feeding her, then went and ordered some Chinese.
Jolie finished and then Rebekah fixed herself up.
"You tired, belle? You can go for a nap after you see Uncle Angelo, ok?"
Jonothon
Jonothon took Jolie from Bek and cuddled her.
"Bed soon, kitten."
Rebekah
Rebekah grinned and then went to answer the door, as the doorbell went off.
"Hey Angelo, Chastity."
Jonothon
"Hey, chika," Angelo said, one arm around Chastity's waist.
"'Ey, mate. Ducks."
"Hello, Jono," Chastity said, smiling slightly.
"Bek."
"Hey, vato!" Angelo said, letting go of Chastity to walk over to Jonothon and to look at Jolie.
"Hey, bella."
Rebekah
Jolie giggled and flicked some sparks out again.
"Awww, clever little belle," Rebekah said.
"We figured it means she's happy."
Jonothon
"Very pretty," Angelo admired.
Jonothon chuckled slightly.
"Anyway, it's time fer this one to go to bed. Night."
Jonothon left to put Jolie to bed.
Rebekah
"Yeah, come in, sorry," Rebekah said, closing the door behind them.
"We'll just vege in the living room."
She led them to a rather large, nicely furnished room, with pictures of Bek, Jono and Jolie, scattered around the room, with a large TV and other such equipment. A few comfy couches as well.
Jonothon
Jonothon put Jolie down and sung her to sleep quietly before he went back out.
"So, how's things, Ange?"
"S'alright, vato," Angelo said.
"I'm moving into Chastity's apartment."
Rebekah
"Whoa," Rebekah said privately to Jono.
"That's really excellent, Angelo."
Jonothon
"I'm glad to be getting out of the mansion." Angelo said.
"It's boring since you left, vato."
"I feel the love, but I'm happier to be here." Jonothon said.
"Hey, I would be too, vato, that's why moving in with my lady here," Angelo said, leaning up to kiss Chastity on the cheek.
Rebekah
Rebekah leant against Jono and smiled at him slightly.
"You better be happier here," she said.
"Or I'll... pout."
Jonothon
"Not the pout!" Angelo said.
"She could take over countries with that thing," Jonothon advised Chastity.
"Stuff Saddam and his weapons of mass destruction, fear Bek and the pout!"
Rebekah
Rebekah grinned and then kissed Jono softly.
The doorbell rang and Bek looked up.
"Ah, take out."
She got up and came back later with food.
Jonothon
Jonothon went and got cutlery.
"Domesticated," Angelo noted.
"Bite me."
Rebekah
Rebekah slapped Angelo's leg gently.
She opened the bag and they started to eat.
"So, how is the mansion, Angelo?"
Jonothon
"Same old, same old, chica," Angelo said.
"Logan's vicious, Tav and Bobby are horny as bunnies, Jubes is blading and getting yelled at...actually, an infernal alliance has been formed between Jubes and Bobby. It's disturbing."
"How so?" Jonothon asked.
"It's just...gross, vato. She tells him that he eats thrush and he says yeah, he eats her thrush."
Rebekah
"Suddenly very glad we moved out."
Rebekah forked a bit of chicken into her mouth, and then poked Jono in the side, just to be lovable and annoying.
Jonothon
Jonothon moved away from her slightly.
"So, Hank is locked away in his medlab of doom and Bobby spends a lot of time down there," Angelo continued, eating occasionally.
"Wot's Tav doing then?"
"Being bitterly jealous. And being angry at Bobby, storming off then making up to Bobby with sexual favours," Angelo said.
Rebekah
"Things have changed. And Faith and Logan, still keeping people awake at night?"
Rebekah pouted at Jono and patted the spot next to her, looking sad.
Jonothon
Jonothon stayed put where he was.
"Very much so," Angelo said.
"Spike and Vortigern dropped through again a little while back, and that was all shades of interesting."
Rebekah
"Jonoooooooooooooooooo, don't you love me?"
Rebekah nodded.
Jonothon
"I do, I just like being alone a bit," Jonothon said.
"Vort's painting doing well?"
"I think so," Angelo said.
"I know the professor bought some."
Rebekah
Rebekah grinned and then sent a really dirty thought to Jono.
"Well, ok then..."
She nodded slightly.
"I liked living at the mansion, but this is definitely much better."
Jonothon
Jonothon shifted slightly in his seat.
"Yeah, you grow out of it," Angelo said.
"It's really a wonder Tav hasn't moved out...I don't know what Bobby's doing after graduation, but I think Tav will follow wherever Bobby goes. Kinda sad really, that Tav won't tell him what he feels about him."
Rebekah
Rebekah sent a worse thought to Jono, and licked her lips delicately.
"I think Bobby's going to uni, actually, to be an accountant. Surprising, but yeah. He called the other day, to tell me that he'd gotten his finger stuck down the drain."
Jonothon
Jonothon scratched his chin slightly, eyes gone black.
Angelo snickered.
"Why didn't he tell someone at the mansion?"
Rebekah
"Apparently, everyone but Logan was out and he, yeah, didn't want to go see him. So I had to let him know that butter would help. And he didn't have any, so I think he... I think he kinda... you know'd on his hand. Not that that would bother him, really."
Rebekah laughed slightly, and then sent about three thoughts to Jono.
Jonothon
Jonothon closed his eyes for a moment.
"Did he say which sink, so I can avoid it in future?" Angelo asked.
"Not summat you'd want to think bout," Jonothon said.
Rebekah
Rebekah shifted into Jono's lap and leant against him slightly.
"I think it was the bathroom near his room. He said he had his finger down there on a dare from Jubes, and I don't even want to know why that was the dare."
Jonothon
Jonothon rested his chin against her shoulder.
"Yeah, me neither."
"Nah, we do not want to know anything those two get up to," Angelo said vehemently.
Rebekah
Rebekah turned and kissed Jono's nose gently.
"So, how's work, Chastity?"
Jonothon
"Good," Chastity said.
"The stock is selling well."
"That's good," Jonothon said.
Chastity narrowed her eyes at him slightly, suspecting he was mocking her somehow.
Rebekah
"I've been meaning to ask you, I need a dress for the Emmy's, and I was thinking about a Versace one, so I might drop in this week, is that ok?"
Rebekah discreetly ground her hips into Jono.
Jonothon
"Sure," Chastity said.
"We've got some nice dresses in this month."
Jonothon closed his eyes tightly for a minute, fingers gripping her hip hard.
Rebekah
Rebekah glanced at the DVD in Angelo's hand and half groaned.
"Not again, please say it isn't so. You did not bring `Desperado' again."
She ground her hips again.
Jonothon
"Si, I did," Angelo said.
"I like this movie. At least it isn't as long as Lord of the Rings."
"Has a point," Jonothon said huskily.
Rebekah
"Fine, put it on."
Rebekah got up from Jono's lap.
"I think Jolie's about to cry. Jono, want to give me a hand?"
Jonothon
"Alright," Jonothon said.
"I'll just um...put the movie on," Angelo said, smirking slightly as Jonothon and Bek left.
Rebekah
Rebekah waited until they got to their bedroom and just sort of... pounced.
Jonothon
Jonothon pulled her down with him, fingers fumbling with the buttons on her pants.
"Why did you have to wear the button fly?"
Rebekah
"Well, I didn't think we'd be doing this when they were here," Rebekah replied, kissing him gently as she got his pants off.
Jonothon
"Mmm god..."
Jonothon pulled her pants and knickers down, fingers rubbing over her lightly.
Rebekah
So Bek and Jono had quiet, but wild and fast sex, and came back to the living room, looking a little mussed.
Jonothon
"Didn't miss much, you were quick, vato," Angelo said.
Jonothon glared at him slightly and flipped him two fingers.
Rebekah
Rebekah kinda fell into her seat and pulled Jono down next to her, lying across the couch, head in his arms.
"Hush Angelo, or you won't be doing anything for the next three months."
Jonothon
"I'm glad Jolie is such an easy baby to settle," Angelo said solemnly.
Jonothon chuckled slightly.
Rebekah
Rebekah smiled and then leant up to kiss Jono, ignoring Angelo's snickers.
Chastity, however, looked like she was going to try and compete with Bek with Angelo.
Jonothon
Jonothon kissed Bek back gently. Angelo put his arm around Chastity's shoulders.
"So, let's watch the movie, ok?"
Rebekah
Rebekah kissed Jono briefly, then just relaxed into his arms, fingers drawing little patterns on his knees as she watched the movie for the thousandth time.
Jonothon
They watched the movie through, then they had coffee.
"So, what's new on the Jono Bek front?" Angelo asked.
"We're not at war," Jonothon said.
"Well, what's going on with you two lovebirds then?"
Rebekah
"Not much really, music, Jolie, yeah..."
Rebekah nodded.
Jonothon
"Bek might be going in a movie," Jonothon said.
"Wow, really?" Chastity said.
Rebekah
"Maybe, it's not final. I don't know, I'd be playing Millsy's love interest and Levi's sister. Well, Levi and I are pretty much brother and sister already, but in love with Millsy? Not even I'm that good at pretending."
Rebekah rubbed Jono's knee gently.
Jonothon
"Close your eyes and pretend it's Jono," Angelo said.
"Idiot Millsy."
Jonothon touched the back of her hand softly.
Rebekah
"What's the movie about?" Chastity asked.
"Something music-y, I think," Rebekah answered.
"Ooh, have you written anything new lately?"
Rebekah shook her head.
"Nope, but the last song I wrote for J-man here is going on the album."
Jonothon
"Awwwwwwwww," Angelo teased.
"Sod off and die," Jonothon said, shifting slightly in his chair to get more comfortable.
Rebekah
"Hush, Angelo. But yeah, Levi and I are working on another collaboration with Lethbridge, actually, so, that should be good."
Rebekah sipped her coffee.
"But I don't know. Then there's the ballet thing, but I'm really not in shape for that at the moment."
Jonothon
"You will be soon enough," Angelo said.
"Coming on tour with us? Chastity has to work, so she can't come."
"And I'm glad," Jonothon said privately to Bek.
Rebekah
"Aren't we all?" Rebekah replied.
"Um, oui, I should be. Depends what my work load is like at the time. But I mean, Jules can just port me in and out, so yeah. Also, Jolie would like to see her Dad play."
Jonothon
"Awwwwww," Angelo said, smiling.
"She loves me, all the girls do," Jonothon averred.
"It's that mystery man air," Angelo said knowledgably.
Rebekah
"Yes, that's what got me," Rebekah said dryly.
She rolled her eyes slightly.
Jonothon
"Yep," Jonothon said.
"Ange, you free next Friday? I know Sergei and Tav are. We need to practice."
"Yeah," Angelo said.
Rebekah
"So am I to be sent out again next Friday, so there is no chance of me hearing this new mystery song?" Rebekah asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Kicked out of my own place."
Jonothon
"Just about, yeah," Jonothon said.
"It's a serious business, writing new songs," Angelo said.
Rebekah
"Fine, then you can't be part of my new crime fighting team."
Rebekah nodded.
Jonothon
"What, Bek's Angels? The Bek Squad?" Jonothon scoffed.
Angelo leant back slightly to watch the fireworks.
Rebekah
"Non, the Jono isn't going to get laid for a very long time Squad."
Rebekah nodded.
"So there."
Jonothon
Jonothon shrugged slightly.
"Course, luv."
Angelo shook his head.
Rebekah
Rebekah flicked Jono's arousal off, and drank her coffee again.
"Hmmm, yes."
Jonothon
Jonothon raised an eyebrow slightly.
"We'll talk about this later."
Angelo finished his coffee.
"Well, I think we must be going."
Rebekah
Rebekah flicked it on again.
"Oui."
They showed Angelo and Chastity out.
Jonothon
"Bye, Jon, Bek," Chastity simpered.
"See ya," Jonothon said briefly, before turning to Angelo.
"See you soon, mate."
"Si, vato. Take care of yourself and my goddaughter," Angelo said to Rebekah.
Rebekah
Rebekah closed the door once they were gone.
"I don't like her much."
Jonothon
"Me neither, but Ange likes her," Jonothon said.
"I just hope she doesn't break him too badly when she ends it."
Rebekah
Rebekah nodded and shrugged slightly.
"We'll see, I suppose."
She kissed Jono gently.
"I need sleep, so..."
Jonothon
"Alright, I'll just clean up," Jonothon said.
"Night, luv."