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Hope is all I want. Must be why I feel like shit.

I think Hope's lost somewhere. All she wants is to find her way home and be at home with her daddy.

Maybe then he could help her become strong again. They say things grow stronger when they are in the places they belong.

I think it's her father don't feel like he belongs any more.

Oh, he does. Look at him, beautiful house, a wife he loves. A beautiful daughter who gave him a grandson, one who is the sweetest girl on Earth and the hell she has been put through hasn't even taken her spirit and a son who is strong and brave.

A sister, other's he holds dear to you...you do belong.

And a daughter who tells him that is all in his life to replace her. That all that happiness has been created just to abandon you.

That's his only down fall. He's first little girl, she's pretty stupid.

He doesn't think she's stupid. He thinks she's afraid. Afraid that he won't like the woman she is, the young woman he already loves.

She is, but more scared she doesn't like her.

She? Looks confused.

She is afriaid, but she...I don't much like what I'm becoming, what I've become.

Everybody feels like that sometimes. If you don't like what you are becoming change it. I'm here for you. To be honest.. all this bickering and bullshit, I don't much like it either.

I've felt like it since the time I went from being little to being ten.

Part of it was you thinking I'd leave if you got big or wouldn't love you, some shit. Guess what? Now you got proof that wasn't true. I'm still right here, love you just as much as before.

Just as much?

Well maybe a little more. Snake smiled and patted her curls. Always did have a thing for curls.

*wrinkles up her freckled nose*

A-and the wings?

Looks saddened. They're nice. Just rather not think about them too much because, you know....

They're not wrong, I...I mean, shouldn't they be white?

Don't think it matters. Snake smiled. I dream in oranges and reds. Maybe that's the color they should be because that's what I hope. Xena dreams in blues, maybe they should be blue. Hard to say.

*looks at him, a little hopeful* Maybe we seem them as colours we like?

Maybe. Are they the colors you like?

Red and black?

Snake thought about it. Kind of makes sense that they're that color.

Why? *confused*

The Centauri Ambassador told me that hope is a person that is despairing but has enough fight and passion to keep going. Something like they describe courage from the sounds of it.

One of Kailin's friends?

The man Adira loves.

Oh. *Hope suddenly giggled, very much like she had as a child*

Lena told me about him.

Yeah. I hear she used to torment him but in a good way. Snake smiled. Bit like another little girl I know.

I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm as good as gold.

*moves to walk past him and stops*

How is gold even good?

Find it very good when traveling where it's the currency.

Cocks a brow, smirks and tickles her.

*screams suddenly, laughing and trying to get away*

Lets her get away and just laughs.

*growls playfully*

Laughs so hard he has to lean on the arm of the couch.

*smirks* Old man!

Watch who you call old. Snake grinned. Hope's been around a lot longer than this old man.

Yeah, but this Hope ain't so you're the old man.

Is that a challenge babydoll? Snake gave her a devious glance.

At what?

To prove that it ain't such a big deal to be old.

Never said it was a big deal, just said it's what you are.

I ain't old babydoll. Snake gave her a serious look. Old in my line of work means I'm about to die and I ain't ready for that yet.

You're a grandfather, you're old *grins*

And you're an aunt. you old spinster you.

Hmm, but you see, I'm not even two yet. So I'm not *smirks*

Spinster goes on looking older than you are mostly. You got what 19 or so years older than you really are?

*shrugs* yeah, and? I don't care.

*woah, where did that come from?*

Now you see how I feel.