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Punk as she became known also became known for her ability to wraith, sneaking in and out of rooms with little to no detection until someone wanted something they had just placed down.

"Yan? Did you see where I put my watch before my shower?" Jack roared and Ianto frowned as he levered himself from his chair to waddle over and look in the bathroom.

"Did you not place it in the knick-knack bowl? What good is a knick-knack bowl is it is not used for the purpose it was placed there for?"

"you know, I love the way you say knick-knack but yes Holdfast, I promise I did" Jack sighed, "My VM is there, right?"

Ianto looked at the bowl and hummed softly, then groaned as he knew what it meant and he turned back to find his mate placing his hands together in silent prayer pose, openly begging.

"Alright, but next time you fight for it yourself!" Ianto muttered as he waddled down to where he knew Owen was playing with a remote control car with Rhys.

"Owen?"

"Huh?"

"Jack's watch is gone, have per chance seen his wrist watch? Plain black band and the Rolex face that is a black pearl?" Ianto asked politely and he grimaced as Owen rose to get defensive.

"Blaming her again, aren't you. How do you know he didn't put it up his arse?" Owen snarled.

"Owen, I am not angry or blaming. She is little and of course she wants shiny things, I only want to know and if she has borrowed it for a game then it is no problem. I will happily swap her for it" Ianto soothed, prepared for this reaction as the little light fingered bugger was renowned for her fast growing hoard.

Owen went to check and Ianto slid to the doorway of the little one's room, peering in as he spoke gently and plucked at the blanket over the table that served as her cave.

"Punky Bum? Have you been growing your hoard again sweetling? Yeah? For someone who can barely walk you can sure move" Owen said softly, "Darling, show Dadda what you have, yeah?"

Ianto waited.

"Shit. Where did that come from. Ah, no put that back. Oh, I think we had an extra, that's OK love. Oh. He was looking for that all day yesterday you little stinker. Ah. That. There, that's Uncle Jack's isn't it love. Did you ask for that? Did you? Honest? Cross your heart? Ah, well maybe you forgot to ask, I know sometimes you do. All babies forget things, that's OK love. Come on, daddy will fix it."

Ianto smiled as he felt his heart swell for Owen and his wonderful management of the situation, watching him struggle from the blanket with an armful of things.

"Punk? I was going to ask if Destiny wanted to come see my Hoard, since you have one maybe she would like to see mine" Ianto called softly.

A little head shot from the slit in the blanket to stare at him, those green eyes eerily glowing in a way that might startle some but she was so damned cute with her curls now in soft ringlets around her head like a blonde Orphan Annie. One who light stab your foot is you were too close.

She finished weighing options and struggled from the hidden things to stand with a hand thrust at Owen and the sock doll dangling from her other hand. They had tried other dolls but she had refused them all, the sock all she would love. Ianto wondered if maybe her mama had made it for her.

Ianto led them down and stepped aside to let her see all the pretties, her face going slack as her eyes filled her face.

"Now, this box over here is for a special person. I've had this for many years, it belonged to someone I loved very much and wished to have babies with. She was not to be and I found that I was meant to be with Jack anyway but I still loved Lisa so much" Ianto opened the box and a small glass rose was nestled in the tissue paper. It seemed to glow. "See? Do you know what this is?"

A little shake of her head as her hands clutched together to stop herself from grabbing the box.

"This is for the very first scale I lost in my very first battle" Ianto whispered, "I was going to give this to my first daughter with Lisa but I know now that it was to be a gift for another little girl who needed to know that in Battle you can lose but still win. See? I lost this scale but it is now a pretty flower."

He handed her the box and Owen shuffled form foot to foot, "Ta mate."

"We are family, she is our first little girl, our first princess. As it should be, she gets the first scale" Ianto said as he rose and Owen rushed forward, throwing his arms around Ianto in a rare display of affection before moving off with a look of chagrin.

"I love you too little brother" Ianto smiled, "And your beastling."

The little one moved so slowly that they had to stop several times as she negotiated doorways and corners, carrying the box in front of her like it was mere smoke in her cupped hands.

"Thank you for this" Owen said softly, Ianto shaking his head softly to show it didn't matter.

"I meant it" he finally said to Owen as she squealed with glee inside her tent "She is out first childe. We are one family. All of us together."