Nova Ch. 2

Disclaimer: I do not own outlaw star nor am I making any money off it.1

I opened my eyes to the sound of soft cooes and movements as I slowly turn my head over to the small crib laying a ways from my bed. Its been two months now since I've given birth to my Nova. I told Swanzo Gene was not to know about her. At least until I decided to tell him myself that is. Rolling over onto my side I leaned up looking at my Nova in her crib. She looked so much like me, aside from her hair, she was starting to grow in blood red highlights, how they came out blood red was beyond me when her father's hair wasn't even that deep a red. Maybe it was the darkness of the room that made it seem so, but she definitely had mainly black hair with red highlights, some parts of her hair had red tips, to me it seemed kinda cute. Not sure what Gene would say though, Nor did I really care, it was me and Nova now, that's all that mattered.2

I soon heard a small whine and smirked standing and walked over to the crib reaching in and picking her up and laid her against my chest rocking her a bit. Walking back over to my bed I sat down and lowered my bra letting her have her meal as I stroked her head gently. She had my skin tone, and Gene's gold eyes brightened by that thing called innocence that so many children possessed. I smiled a bit seeing Nova look up at me and stroked her cheek a bit.3

I soon began to hear noises outside. Another ship must have pulled in. Heh I kind of felt sorry for Swanzo having to tend to all those ships but Nova needed me right now so I stayed with her. This was our time together, our time to bond. Looking at my daughter I began to feel something I hadn't felt in a long time. The wanting to protect another, something I hadn't felt since I had taken Melfina from those damned Kei pirates and space forces. But this time, it was my own flesh and blood I was protecting. From the world no less. My only child.4

I heard the soft click of a knob turning and brought a robe around my shoulders. "What is it?" I asked a bit irritated that mine and Nova's private time had been disturbed.5

"Got company Hilda." I heard swanzo say.6

"What kind I asked looking down at Nova who had stopped sucking evidently full from her meal as I fixed my bra.7

"Its Gene.Jim and the others are with him." He said as I frowned. 8

"I see....I'll be there in a bit." I said patting Nova's back hearing a tiny burp and smiled some. 9

Getting up again I walked over and placed Nova in her crib again, hearing my door close I leaned up looking at Nova and stroked her cheek. I had wanted her to meet her father sometime, but not this soon, it was still to early. But he was here now, who knew the next time he or I would see each other again. I suppose it could wait a while longer....then again maybe it couldn't, the next time one of us might be dead.10

Sighing some I walked over having a quick shower and threw on a blue shirt and a pair of jeans. Walking over to Nova's crib I reached in picking her up again holding her gently seeing she was alseep. Yes this was the way I wanted it, Gene would get to see her but I didn't want her to see him...yet. Not yet, it was still to soon for her to know her father the famed outlaw that had attained the Galactic Leiline and then some. My left eye suddenly started to sting as I brought a hand to the patch and frowned.11

Walking out of my room with Nova held close to me I walked into the hanger leaning against the wall seeing Gene talking with Swanzo. Almost a whole year since I had last seen him, no more than that, and he hasn't changed a bit. Still the same brash thinking of things off the top of his head Gene Starwind. The good thing was he hadn't noticed me yet, Good, let it stay that way a while. For now I just wanted to admire him.12

My thoughts were soon broken when Melfina spoke. Damn her for spotting me. Gene looked over a while later as our eyes met for the first time in almost a year....the last time we had looked at each other like this was when we had conceived Nova.13

"Hilda." Gene said walking over. 14

"Gene."