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~January 14, 2006~

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Hernando!” Lito cried out one hand gripping his head, the other wrapped in a blanket near tearing it.
Appearing next to him was Will, and Riley looking at him with concern. Hernando could be heard running through the apartment as well as Dani and the rest of the August 8 cluster.
“Is it time?” Will asked kneeling down next Lito.
“This is what it felt like when I was in Labor,” Riley said joining Lito on the bed to cradle him.
“I can’t believe this is happening!” Capheus jumped around the room. 
“Remember your breathing,” Sun said calmly moving to rest her hand on Lito’s shoulder and help him mimic her breathing.
Hernando took Lito’s left hand, while Wolfgang to hold of his right hand. Kala joined Riley at Lito’s back to offer support as best as they could. Dani and Amanita took turns grabbing cool rags to wipe the sweat from Lito’s forehead. Nomi ran into the room with her laptop ready to get the names of the new cluster.
“How does one push for a mental labor?” Amanita asked as Lito screamed.
Lito’s mind started to explode out and he found himself scattered across the world.

*Penthouse Apartment in Manhattan*

Ana was standing in the kitchen, paint splattered her clothes and skin. Rinsing paint brushes in the sink. She felt a shift but couldn’t explain it and turned to try and find it. 
Standing behind her was Lito, a wide grin spread across his face.
“What the fuck?” Ana said looking at him with wide eyes. “Lito Rodriguez?”

*Mexico City Apartment*
“Ana Stark?” Lito cried happily.
“Ana Stark? But she is so young!” Riley said with a gasp.

*Nanda Parbot*

Nyssa sat cross legged meditating with the high priestess of League. When she felt a shift in the room she opened her eyes  and stood in one fluid motion. Standing a few feet away from her was a handsome foreign man. A man that she noticed she was the only one reacting to.
“Who are you?” Nyssa asked eyes going wide.
“I’m Lito,” Lito said through tearful eyes.
“Lito?” Nyssa repeated aloud as Lito disappeared.
“Nyssa?” The High Priestess asked looking at the standing teen.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Nyssa. . .” Lito smiled

*Beacon Hills, California*

Stiles lay on his bed rubbing his eyes as he read. Out of the corner of his eye a man appeared causing him to jump, and accidently roll off the bed. 
“Lito Rodriquez!” Stiles nearly shouted as he stood up from the floor.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Stiles Stilinski,” Lito gasped squinting in pain.
“What kind of name is Stiles?” Wolfgang muttered.
“What kind of a name is Wolfgang?” Nomi shot over.

*Wakanda*

T’Challa sat with his parents and little Shuri. They were chatting about T’Challa’s training with the Dora Milaje and how it was coming along. T’Challa looked away from his father eyes squinting a Lito who appeared next to him.
“Who are you?” T’Challa asked as he stood to look better at Lito.
“My name is Lito,” Lito smiled.
Romanda and T’Chaka stared at their son talking to the air.
“T’Challa?” Romanda asked with concern.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“T’Challa,” Lito groaned out.

*Las Vegas Casino*

Felicity sat in front of a bay of screen, security paid her no mind as she fiddled with some wires in a small computer tower. On the monitor Felicity could see her mom tending tables. One of the security gaurds set a plate down next to the coputer she was working on. He’d been there since she was a baby, and tended to leave food around her, knowing she’d unconsciously eat. 
Felicity barely even registered Lito smiling at her as she moved wires around. She looked up and blinked as he disappeared, and simply shrugged her shoulders and went back to the wires.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“She didn’t even notice me, to focused on some wires.” Lito cried.
“Who?” Everyone shouted.
“Felicity,” Lito sobbed.

*Paris, France*

“AHHH! Where are we!” Lito screamed as he appeared on a thin ledge of a building.
A few feet away from him Dangled Parker, who was testing her rig before her heist.
“Who are you?” Parker asked calmly.
Lito just screamed and clung to the side of the building.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Why is she hanging upside down from a building. My baby!” Lito cried and then glared at Wolfgang.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Wolfgang asked as he held his hands up.

*Mystic Falls, Virginia*

Caroline sat legs folded under her on her bed as she did her homework. She was taking some advanced math classes, and was finally getting some challenge. Mystic falls High was looking into some more options for classes for her. As she was grabbing another sheet of lined paper she noticed a person appear in her room.
“AHHH! Who are you?” She jumped back and landed on her feet next to her bed. “Wait are you Lito Rodriguez?”
“My sweet baby!” Lito said just as he disappeared before Caroline's eyes.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Caroline,” Lito cried happily.

*Horseshoe Bay, Maine*

Nancy was writing in her journal at her desk, she’d just finished a case and was currently grounded. If being grounded also came with a slice of pie, she wouldn’t fight it. Not to much.
Nancy looked up into her mirror and saw a man appear in a blink of an eye.
“Whoa, Lito Rodriguez?” Nancy asked jaw dropping and the man who just smiled at her.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Nancy,” Lito smiled before crying out again.

*England*

Henry walked down a side road, back pack slung over his shoulder. He took a slight step back as a man appeared in front of him. But he didn’t look scared at seeing the man.
“May I ask who you are?” Henry asked calmly.
“My name is Lito, I’ve just given birth to you and the rest of your cluster.”

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Henry,” Lito said through the pain as he felt himself reaching for his final child.

*Los Angeles, California*
Lillian sat at the table. She was stuffing her face with the food that had been placed on the table in front of her. Logically she knew she didn’t need to eat as fast as possible, or hoard food anymore, she still did sometimes. She’d been with Lucifer for about a month, and she still wasn’t accustomed to having someone take care of her. She’d been alone since she was nine. Lucifer would get a haunted look when he saw her unconsciously hoarding food, and then the next day the cupboards would have even more expensive snack cakes, the basket on the counter would be overflowing with the healthiest of foods. The foods Lillian preferred since she went without them for so long.
“If you keep eating so fast you might make yourself sick.” Lito said when he saw how fast Lillian was shoveling food into her mouth.
“Who … you?” Lillian asked eyes wide after she swallowed a mouth full of food.

*Mexico City Apartment*

“Lillian,” Lito smiled “I think, I think that is all of them. All my beautiful children.”
As Lito spoke the members of the new cluster appeared in the room, together.
They all looked at each other confused, and at the room they suddenly found themselves in.
“They’re here!” Lito cried happily.
“Are we all seeing Lito Rodriguez cry at seeing us? Also did y’all just randomly appear in this strange place to?” Stiles asked raising his hand. “Cause I was, or I guess I am still in my room. This is strange, and my best friend just got turned into a werewolf.”
“Frack, I’m sitting in a security monitor room at a casino and the guards are thankfully ignoring me.” Felicity said.
“What is going on?” Caroline asked.
Nyssa and T’Challa stood silently observing everything that was happening. Henry just looked like it was a normal Saturday for him. Ana was just standing still frozen holding one of her paint brushes. Parker had a blank look on her face as she looked over her new ‘siblings’ or ‘selves’.
“Umm, I’ve never done drugs. Please tell me I haven’t been drugged.” Lillian said looking around.
“If we were all drugged in different locations I don’t think we’d be seeing the same thing. Unless you’re all figments of my imagination.” Nancy said eying everyone.
“You haven’t been drugged. I’m exhausted, someone explain to my beautiful babies what is happening to them.” Lito said leaning back against Kala and Riley who rubbed his shoulders and back.
“You will never be alone again.” Wolfgang said, earning a slap to the back of his head from Sun. “I didn’t say it was a bad thing, but sometimes I’d like to not feel some of you getting it on when I’m trying to crack open a safe.”
“You like safes!” Parker shouted smile spread across her face.
“Let’s not tell my dad, the lawyer any of those things unless you pay him for client privileges.” Nancy said nodding at Parker.
“I’m going to have to ignore so many crimes aren’t I? My moms the Sheriff.” Caroline said eyes going wide. 
“Cool, my dads the Sheriff!” Stiles said holding his hand out for Caroline to High five.
“Noice!” Caroline said slamming her hand into Stiles hand.
“I won’t tell my dad if you steal things.” Stiles said looking to Parker. “Wait are you hanging upside down from a building?”
“Can we back up a few minutes. Did you just say that your best friend just became a werewolf?” Ana said raising her hand to point at Stiles.

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*January 15, 2006*

*Beacon Hills, California*

“So Nomi called and has been on the phone with my dad for 4 hours. I don’t even know what they are talking about now. Could be about us, could be about computers.” Ana said appearing behind Stiles.

“I’m pretty sure Will traveled all the way from Chicago to talk to my dad. Something about wanting to be here in person, to show him.” Stiles said as he continued to click on his computer occasionally.

“Scott is still in denial?” Ana asked looking over Stiles shoulder.

“He literally transformed like two days ago.  And still wants to deny he’s a werewolf.” Stiles grumbled.

Ana rolled her eyes and started to look around Stiles room. Noting his phone was an older model of the I-Phone.

“Heads up, my dad is probably going to try and give everyone knew phones and computers and stuff. All Stark Tech of course.” Ana sighed knowing her father would also try to pay off people debts. He had a habit of throwing money at situations. Sometimes it was great, other times Ana just wanted to smack her father.

“Lito and Lucifer are talking about Tela-novellas!” Lillian said appearing and leaning against Stiles dresser throwing her hand sup in the air.

“We are getting pretty good at this whole visiting thing.” Caroline said appearing laying on Stiles bed. She was reading one of her books. “Also Henry said he would ask his coven questions about werewolf's of the type Scott is. Apparently, there is more than one type of werewolf. They are also super chill about him being in a cluster.”

“My dad took the day off today and tomorrow and told me I’m not going to school tomorrow. He is downstairs talking with Riley and Will.” Stiles said opening another tab on his computer.

“My father has informed me that this is a great honor and will make me a better warrior. As well as he would like you all to train in the league. Though I doubt your parents would agree with this.” Nyssa said as she appeared sitting in Stiles window.

“I don’t think my mom would like me becoming an assassin.” Caroline said turning a page in her book.

“Only been a day and we are getting pretty good at this.” Felicity said sitting on Stiles bed, on her lap was her laptop. She was still in Vegas, her flight back to MIT had been canceled due to weather and next plane they could get for her was Monday.

“Ugh, my dad just came into my studio and is offering you a jet to get back to MIT.” Ana said looking over at Felicity.

“My mom already bought the ticket. And my professors were informed the flights got canceled.” Felicity said smiling over at Ana. “How’d he find out anyway?”

“Nomi and him are still on the phone. Pepper has given him a day off since I’m considered more of a priority than the company since she basically runs it anyway, so he doesn’t have to go be a CEO for a couple of days.” Ana said sitting next to Felicity on the bed. “Also I think my dad is now planning to invite everyone to the mansion for Easter. I’ll try to explain everyone’s religions to him but probably won’t get far.”

“T’Challa is training, I am going to go watch. Learning as many fighting styles as possible will make me a better warrior.” Nyssa said before disappearing.

“Soooo… Stiles are you going to tell your dad about the supernatural? Since your best friend is now a werewolf and a member of the cluster is a witch.” Ana said poking Stiles in the shoulder.

“Oh hey, I need to talk to my friend Bonnie's Grams. She is an occult professor, and knows a lot about witches and magic. Henry also told me that Bennett's are a powerful line of witches. So Grams is probably actually a witch and not a crazy old lady that everyone thinks or pretends she is.” Caroline said sitting up. “But also, going to tell your dad?”

With a sigh Stiles dropped his head with a loud thud onto his desk. The girls laughed at him. A Few moments later there was a slight knock at Stiles bedroom door.  When Stiles grunted out confirmation of entering, in walked His dad, Noah Stilinski.

“So, not just you in your head?” Noah said putting his hands in his pockets.

“The girls are ganging up on me,” Stiles started.

“Except Parker, she’s in Paris stealing something.” Interrupted Ana.

“Except Parker and Nyssa, they’re off doing other stuff. And Nancy who just found out she has a different birthday than she’s been told, her entire life.” Stiles said looking at his dad.

“Wow, can I even actually ground you? You can go off to where ever the other, yous are. Are they you? Or part of you? Or this is a lot to wrap my head around.” Noah sighed his shoulders dropping.

“They are parts of me, we are one, we are also separate. From what our parents, that is what we’ve decided to call the parent cluster that activated us, if one of us feels pain. We all feel pain.” Stiles said standing up to walk to his dad.

“Which sucks considering T’Challa is training with a bunch of crazy beautiful and power woman right now. And Nyssa is part of a league of Assassins.” Caroline said from her spot of the bed.

“Also add in that Parker is a thief that likes to hang off of skyscrapers.” Lillian added from her spot by Stiles closet, hands shoved into her pockets.

Stiles shook his head at his other selves. Noah watched him, seeing how Stiles was talking to people that weren’t there. But knowing that they were real to Stiles, and real people that were scattered around the world.

“Dad I don’t want to lie to you, the cluster isn’t the only new thing.” Stiles said, “Will you guys leave so I can talk to my dad about this. If I need one of you for help, I’ll ask.”

With a nod to him the girls disappeared from his room.

*England*

Lillian found herself standing next to Henry, in a old room filled with books.

“What’s a…Beta shift?” Lillian asked looking over his shoulder. “That was only things I can understand, without digging in your head for the language. Looking forward to mastering that one.”

With a sigh Henry looked up from the book to look at Lillian. When they looked at each other some inside of them tugged. Not the cluster bond, but something deeper than even that. Henry’s face softened as he looked at her.

“You’re mine. No one else can have you, except maybe the cluster.” Lillian said looking into Henry’s eyes and tilting her head.

“Alright,” Henry said a smile appearing on his face.

As the two stared at each other, the door into the room opened. In stepped a Blonde woman in her twenties, if was henry’s aunt and legal Guardian Izzi. She noticed the two staring at each other. Well she noticed Henry staring at someone. She squinted her eyes and raised an eyebrow.

“What ’cha doing?”  Izzi asked looking at her nephew.

“Um…”Henry started glancing at his aunt and then back to Lillian. Lillian smirked at him. “Lillian said I’m hers.”

Giggling Izzi smiled at her nephew, “When’s the wedding?”

“Umm, a…” Henry said blinking and forcing himself to look at his aunt instead of Lillian, his face turning red.

*Mystic Falls, Virginia*

Caroline climbed out of her bed, and pulled on a pair of shoes. She left her room headed down the hall for the living room. Where she knew that her mom was talking with Kala, Wolfgang, and Rajan. Caroline was glad that Kala and Wolfgang brought Rajan with them, it meant her mother got to talk to someone who wasn’t a sensate about it. It was all going so fast. As soon as Lito had finished birthing them, Nomi had started getting their addresses and contact information. Especially since the new cluster was only 15, they figured talking and explains stuff to the parents themselves was better than the kinds explaining it.

The new cluster spent the night talking to each other and getting to know each other. It was weird having someone show up at the front door that morning, that you’d sort of met.

“Mom, can I go to Ms. Sheila’s house? I need to ask her a question.” Caroline said stepping into the living room.

Liz lifted her head from her hands and smiled at her, “ Yes honey, but take your phone. Actually would you like me to drive you? It is pretty far away. Does your head still hurt from you know the connection forming?” Liz said standing up.

“My headache is basically completely gone now mom, and You are talking to these guys. I’m sure you want to know everything that can happen to me, and more about the others.” Caroline said moving towards her mom.

“I can take her, if you’d like. She’ll have to tell me where to go, but then she won’t be walking there.” Wolfgang said standing up. “Besides Kala and Rajan are probably the best to explain this.”

“If you’re sure.” Liz said small frown and a look of concern on her face.

Caroline and Wolfgang walked out of the Forbes house and got into the rental Car the trio had arrived in. Wolfgang breathed out a sigh of relief when he got behind the steering wheel, making Caroline laugh a little. The two of them chatted as Caroline gave him directions to Ms. Sheila’s house. When they got there Caroline stopped Wolfgang from getting out of the car.

“Stay here, I uh… I think it would be best if I did this alone.” Caroline said looking Wolfgang in the eye.

“Alright, but I’m not leaving. Who is this Ms. Shelia anyway?” Wolfgang asked unbuckling his seat belt and looking at her.

“My friend Bonnie Bennett's grandmother. And according to Henry she is most likely a witch. She might be able to help Stiles with Scott, his friend who turns into a not so friendly puppy.” Caroline explained.

“Shit, alright. Thirty minutes, if it will be longer I know you guys all got sent out phone numbers. And Nomi made it so we could call or text anywhere. So Text me.” Wolfgang said as he unlocked the car door.

“Thanks…Dad.” Caroline said giggling as Wolfgang sighed.

Caroline climbed out of the car and made sure to properly shut the door before making her way to the front door. Before she could knock Ms. Shelia opened the door to greet her.

Ms. Shelia sat and listened to Caroline as she relayed what had happened to her over the last couple of days. How Caroline's headache that she’d had for a week was her mind becoming connected with her other selves. How she now had a bunch of parents through her parent cluster, and probably also through her cluster mates. How Henry was a witch, and Stiles was getting involved with werewolves. And how Caroline was afraid how her friends would react to Caroline being multiple people, when they sometimes barely could stand her. Really Bonnie M was the closest to her, Next was Bonnie B, then Elena and Meredith were tied. Or that Caroline’s grandfather wasn’t human, her dad couldn’t stand vampires and just ignored Caroline's relation to her grandfather.

“Oh baby, come here,” Ms. Shelia said holding her arms out to Caroline.

Caroline then fell into Ms Shelia’s arms and allowed the older woman to hold her. When Caroline was in her arms she allowed tears to flow down her face as she started to let everything out. It was as Ms Shelia was holding her that Wolfgang appeared in the room, visiting through the bond to see if she was okay. He saw the older woman comforting her. Wolfgang sighed and stopped himself from going closer to Caroline to try and offer her comfort as well.

“Thank you Ms. Shelia,” Caroline cried into her shoulder.

“Of course baby, I watched you grow up and helped raise you just as I have Bonnie and BonBon. You are one of my girls, and never be afraid to come to me sweetheart. Beside I have met your grandfather, Eric the Northman. A vampire of his age doesn’t enter a town and not get met by the local head witch or priestess.” Ms Shelia said smiling down at Caroline.

“Who is the high priestess?” Caroline asked finally letting go of her.

“Isla, Little Reds Mother. Is the current high priestess of the area, When Bonnie M gets old enough she’ll most likely take over, and my Bonnie will take over from me. Hopefully they will have peaceful roles.” Shelia said while handing Caroline a tissue.

“Both Bonnie’s are witches?” Caroline asked eyes wide.

“Yes, though Little Bonnie has stronger psychic powers than most, poor dear. Her mother had to start training her psychic powers young. They came in too early. Bonnie should be coming into her powers soon, most witches of the Bennett line come into their powers about 16 or 17 years old. But we can tell if they have the spark.” Shelia said smiling at Caroline's surprised face.

“Is that why Bonnie M wasn’t allowed to go on some of the field trips? It was always the ones with large crowds.” Caroline said remembering all the trips the red head wasn’t able to go on.

“That is right, she didn’t have enough control to not start looking into everyone’s futures or minds just yet.” Ms. Shelia said picking up a mug she had on a nearby table.

“When Bonnie comes into her powers, she won’t believe you until she sees proof. Everyone thinks you’re an old drunk.” Caroline said looking down, ashamed she’d once thought that too.

“That day will come, and we’ll deal with it then. Now, what do you say you head on home, and I’ll look at some of my books and maybe make a couple of calls. See what we can get for your other self that has Werewolf's in his life.” Ms. Shelia said helping Caroline stand and guiding her to the front door.

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*January 16, 2006*

*Las Vegas Airport*

Felicity was getting out of the car of one of the security guys, Francis, that worked at the same casino as her mom. Her mom was getting out of the other side of the car, thanking the man who drove them.
"Donna, it's for Felicity, no need to thank me. You take her up to the desk. Also you sure you don't want to go or want one of the guys to go with her? Sebastian has offered, one of his guys to go with her, make sure she gets to the dorm. And even if not, one of his friends knows she's going to school, so someone will probably be watching for her at the airport and make sure she gets to her dorm." Francis said his hands on both of Donna's shoulders.
"Thank you, Francis." Donna said smiling at the large man.
Felicity smiled a little at her mother and Francis. Felicity remembered her mom getting mad once when she was little, that Francis offered to marry her mother to offer more stability to Donna and a then seven year old Felicity. When Donna turned him down, Sebastian then offered to marry Donna and adopt Felicity. But Donna refused, she wasn't getting married for any reason other than love. Because of that Felicity was so proud of her mother. And all of them still stepped in when Felicity needed a dad. But they still had their own lives, and now at least Francis also had a family. Ironically Felicity and Donna set up the date.
"Good bye Francis, I'll call my mom when I'm back at the dorm. So don't worry about me. And I don't think that I need any of Sebastian's friends employees watching me." Felicity said accepting her own hug from the large man.
"Doesn't mean you wont have them." Francis laughed patting Felicity on the shoulder. "Now hurry inside, as much as we all want you to stay, MIT is where you belong right now."
Felicity smiled and walked into the airport beside her mother. As she was walking Ana appeared beside her twitching slightly.
"I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure my dad paid for an upgrade to your flight." Ana said looking at her hands as they walked to were Felicity was to check in.
"Ugh, another man filling in fatherly duties. Good luck at Nancy's." Felicity said thorwing her head back a little before Ana disappeared.
Shaking her head with a sigh, Felicity Explained to her mom what Ana told her. Donna laughed, causing Felicity to sigh again. Knowing between her family in Vegas and now her family around the world, she went from only one parent to a ton, and they all wanted to take care of the kids. She knew her mother wanted her to have the world, and now she had even more people who were willing to help give it to her.

*Horseshoe Bay, Maine*

"Nomi will be here with her wife, as well as Ana and her mom. Ana's dad apparently is doing a binge of some kind. Ana said it was something about him missing 15 birthdays of 9 kids and he is freaking out, I didn't understand 80% of the things he was saying when we visited her ." Nancy said as she watched the front door from her spot at the kitchen counter.
"This is all crazy, but all of these people called, and the video chats." Carson said as he chopped vegetables.
"And the headache is completely gone?" Kate asked looking at Nancy.
"Yeah, which didn't happen for our parent cluster. They said they still had headaches for a couple of days." Nancy said before looking away from the door and at nothing her parents could see.
Stiles was standing next to her.
"Want me to take over? I research binged, and my dad is currently interrogating Deaton in the living room about the supernatural, cause apparently he knows about it. Which means that I've got some time." Stiles asked Nancy.
"Sure, so don't freak out, but Stiles is going to take over my body and explain some stuff. As best as he can. He went on a research binge and has some theories." Nancy said waiting for both her parents to nod.
The change was immediate, Nancy shifted in her seat to a way that wasn't how she'd normally sit.
"I'm Stiles, I'm the one that lives in Beacon Hills. So from my research we are the youngest cluster to be reborn in at least 200 years. Most clusters have been reborn after their brains have fully developed. I have the theory that because our brains are still developing it was easier for the connections to form. Thus headache gone faster. As our brains still have more elasticity than clusters reborn after 25." Stiles said Nancy's hands waving around as he explained.
As soon as Stiles finished his theory Nancy took back control of her body. Nancy went back to looking at the door, even though she could visit Ana to know how far away she was, she was still anxious. This would be the first time she got to meet any of the cluster in person. Actually her and Ana would be the first of anyone in the cluster to meet in person.
Nancy was pretty sure that her parents could tell that she was nervous, but probably weren't sure exactly what part she was nervous about. Her parents nerves came out in the form that they were getting food prepped to feed their four incoming guests.
Ana appeared beside Nancy with a soft smile, "Pulling into the driveway."
Nancy jumped up from the stool surprising her parents at the sudden movement from her.
"They're here," Nancy said moving to the door.
Nancy flung the door open practically running out the front door and onto the lawn. Ana was flinging herself out of the rental car. The two ran at each other throwing arms around each other. The rest of the cluster appeared and watched as the two collided.
Ana became Nancy, Nancy became Ana, they were simultaneously in their own body and in the others body. To anyone else it might have looked like two people hugging like old friends. But for the sensates they watched as the two became one person for a second.
"Hi," Nancy laughed into Ana's shoulder.
"Hi," Ana giggled snuggling into the hug.
"Are they okay?" Kate asked looking at the hugging girls, and then at the three woman standing next to the car.
"How long are they going to be like that?" Kim, Ana's mother, asked looking at the girls who still clung to each other.
"First time meeting anyone in the cluster, might be real touchy for a while." Nomi said smiling at the girls. Especially since her cluster was also watching as they met.
"Fair warning, they have no concept of personal space with each other. And many people might think it is all one relationship. Even if they aren't." Amanita said walking up to Carson and Kate Drew. "I'm Amanita, Nomi's wife."
"Hello, I'm Kate and this is Carson." Kate said shaking hands with Amanita.
"I'm Kimberly, but you can call me Kim. I'm Antonia's mother, she goes my Ana." Kim said stepping forward, and gesturing at the hugging girls.
"Um, girls we're headed inside. Join us, soon ... hopefully." Kate called to the still hugging girls.

*Beacon Hills, California*

Stiles returned to his body, vibrating with the energy and good feeling of having two of his cluster near each other. Now he couldn't wait until everyone could all be together. He started throwing himself into some of the stuff that Ms. Sheila had sent him as well as one of her contacts, and Henry's aunt had also sent him stuff.
Alan Deaton and his dad were no longer yelling at each other, but Stiles could hear them talking. So he figured this might be his best time without his dad over his shoulder to try and get as much reading done as possible.
"I'm packing up my stuff, after I get settled wherever it is that I will be living, Lillian and I can drive up to Beacon, my aunt has physical books that might help." Henry said appearing next to Stiles.
"So you are really moving two days after meeting Lillian? I mean cluster is family, but you two fell fast." Stiles said looking at Henry.
"Its more than just being in the cluster. It is just, I think even without the cluster we'd have found each other. And my Aunt is one who actually decided and said we were moving to the US." Henry said a slight dreamy look on his face.
Lillian appeared next to Henry and tilted her head.
"I felt you, thinking about me?" Lillian said squinting her eyes and tilting her head to look at Henry. "It pulled me here."
"Sorry," Henry blushed head going down and he rubbed at his neck.
"So thinking about each other, triggers us visiting?" Stiles said looking at them, he then pulled a journal to himself and started to write.
"Are you writing notes about what happens to us?" Lillian asked having jumped when she realized she'd been pulled to Stiles room and not where Henry's body was.
"I like research." Stiles said shrugging and sliding the notebook back to the side and going back to his research on werewolves.

*L. A., California*

Lillian returned to her body and sat on her bed, she still was getting used to calling the bed hers. The room hers. She wasn't used to having stuff, and between Maze and Lucifer she was starting to get lots of stuff. She wasn't sure how, or why, but calling Henry hers just felt right. Was it because of the cluster? Or something more?
Not that far from her, sitting on her dresser, was the only things she'd ever really called hers. It was an old ratty backpack, with everything she'd ever owned in it. Well everything that she'd owned before Lucifer found her.
Not many people would get pick pocketed by a 15 year old, then ask them what their greatest desire was. But Lucifer had, and Though Lillian was able to resist what ever magical pull Lucifer had when asking that question. She hadn't resisted. She'd told him the truth. Food and a roof over her head, a family, even if only for one night.
It had shocked Lucifer, Lillian had seen the obvious shock on his face. He'd straightened his suit jacket and simply told her to follow him. And so she had.
She was taken to Lux, which was closed at the time, guided upstairs and into Lucifer's apartment. He then brought her to the very room she currently sat in. Pointed out the bathroom and said to take her time, he was going to get some food for her. And then he left her alone in the room, shutting the door so she'd have privacy.
"You're happy, what you thinking about?" Caroline asked appearing next to Lillian on the bed.
"I was thinking about last month, when Lucifer found me." Lillian said playing with her hands.
"How does one end up getting adopted by the actual devil?" Caroline asked bouncing slightly on the bed.
Making Lillian giggle.
Lillian then explained the day Lucifer met her, "And then when I walked out of the room, having showered properly for the first time in years. Lucifer was setting a plate of food on the table with a glass of water. He told me to dig in, and went to the kitchen to grab his own food."
"Did he decide the next day that you weren't leaving?" Caroline asked tilting her head looking at Lillian.
"I don't really know, but I met Maze that night. She brought me clothes to sleep in, since I didn't really have Pjs. She went into a store, and told the clerk that she had a a friend who was taking in a kid, that didn't have anything except the backpack and what she was wearing. And the clerk helped her pick out appropriate clothes for a young teen. Since Maze wasn't sure if I'd need adult things, or kids things." Lillian smile picturing Maze at a store she would never usually step foot into. All because Lucifer said he'd found a teen kid with nothing.
"Maze is a badass, with a heart." Caroline said glad that Maze couldn't hear her.
"Yeah, I guess her and Lucifer stayed up that entire night. I think they tried to figure out if I had a family that was missing me or if I was an orphan. All they had was my first name to go by. When they finally found my orphanage from when I was twelve, the care taker hadn't really cared that a kid was gone for almost three years. One less mouth to deal with." Lillian said frown on her face at the end.
"I'm going to take a guess that Lucifer didn't like that. After all, even the Devil has morals. And just not caring about a child, is probably one of them." Caroline said putting her hand on Lillian's knee.
"Yeah," Lillian said looking up from the bed she'd basically been looking at the entire time. It was then that she and Caroline noticed the rest of the cluster was in the room.
Parker moved forward and pulled Lillian into a hug.
"We both ran about the same time. I wasn't in an orphanage, but I bounced from bad foster home to bad foster home. Until I ran away. Then I met Archie." Parker whispered, even though everyone would hear it through each other.
"And now you are going to be the best thief the world has ever known." T'Challa said, stepping forward and resting his hand on Parker's shoulder smiling at her.
The cluster moved as one and soon Lillian was the center of a giant hug. It had been so long since she'd been hugged she let tears fall from her eyes as she felt the love her other selves pushed at her.
"I'll be in LA by Tomorrow, my flight leaves tonight." Henry said, wiping the tears from her cheeks.
"Izzi sure isn't wasting time," Caroline said, eyes wide.
"I think Tony might have helped a little," Henry said glancing over to Ana.
"That would be my dad, throwing money at those he cares about. And he cares about you, in part because you are me. Even if he hasn't met you yet, I think he might love you guys already and we've only been us for a couple days." Ana said figuring her dad was trying to throw money at her other selves, even if not directly. Especially since she almost always refused his money, then he just had the money put into her art supplies account.

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Chapter 4: January 17th, 2006

Mystic Falls, VA

Caroline gets out of bed and jumps when she sees Parker sitting on her dresser. Parker has a frown on her face.

"What's wrong?" Caroline asks, looking at Parker with concern.

"I don't have parents, I have Archie, but he has his own family." Parker whispers, a tear slides down her face.

"Hey you have parents, you just haven't met them yet. They all already love you, mom will happily let you stay here if you want." Caroline says holding Parkers hands.

"Where are you?" Ana asks, appearing kneeled next to Caroline looking up at Parker.

"Why?" Parker asks, confusion in her voice.

"I'll get you a jet, and you can come to me, or Caroline, or any of the others. You are loved and you are ours." Ana says, tears welling up in her own eyes.

Slowly arms wrap around Parker, the entire cluster has appeared to show her that they are their for her.

"The league would be most honored if you'd come to see us," Nyssa whispers into Parkers ear.

Parker lets tears freely flow as her fellow selves push their love for her through the bond so that she can feel it.

*

Airplane headed for California

Henry rests his head against the back of his seat, his hands squeeze the arm rests and he is also squeezing his eyes shut. He tries to take slow even breathe.

A hand wraps around his and breathe with him.

"Thanks Felicity," Henry whispers, glancing at the brunette.

"No problem, I also don't like flying." Felicity whispers, "Surprised I didn't cause everyone a panic attack when I flew back here."

Henry smiles as he sees through Felicities eyes to the snow covered campus as Felicity walks to her class.

"Distract me?' Henry asks.

"Want me to get Stiles to tell you a bunch of random facts?" Felicity suggests, "I kinda visited the rest of you as much as I could during my flight."

"Good idea," Henry says, feeling himself be displaced.

*

Horseshoe Bay, Maine

Nancy and Ana sit in Nancy's room going through all of the journals, or as many as they can. 

Parker sits near them reading over their shoulders.

"It is so cool that you've solved all of these mysteries," Ana sighs happily turning another page.

"Yeah," Nancy says turning a page in the journal in her hands for Parker.

"It sucks that I have to go back home tomorrow, and you have to go back to school." Ana pouts.

"I've never been to high school, would it be okay if I visit?" Parker asks looking at Nancy.

"You've never been to high school?" Nancy and Ana gasp.

"I haven't been to school in years," Parker says, shrugging as she continues to read.

Both of the girls continue to stare at her with wide eyes.

*

Beacon Hills, CA

Stiles watches as his dad is talking to Derek, he had to stay a few feet away. Which he thought was ridiculous. He had been avoiding Scott for a few days, trying to do research about Wolves and also his own new species. He'd brought his phone and was reading some of the files that had been sent to him by Ms. Sheila Bennett.

"Is that the older werewolf?" Lilian asks, leaning against Sheriffs car.

"Yup," Stiles says as he continues to read.

"He's cute, a little growly but cute."  Lilian says.

Stiles glances over at her and glares at her slightly, glad that no one else can hear her at the moment.

"Henry not there yet?" Stiles says as he continues to glare at her.

"Still on the plane, I've never been on one. Felicity is helping him out." Lilian says with a smile.

"Should only be a couple more hours, is he staying at penthouse?" Stiles asks, glancing back down at his book.

Lilian watches as Derek looks over towards them, well towards Stiles, in confusion. Noah glances over and then quickly begins some sort of explanation.

"Yes, Maze will be taking his aunt to look at a couple of the apartments that are on the final list. So only be staying a couple of days, a week at the longest." Lillian says, before laughing at the confusion on Derek's face.

*

MIT

Felicity takes notes as the professor speaks, but some of her attention is still on the plane with Henry. Henry is sitting besides her, also watching the professor with most of his attention. Even Nyssa has slipped in to join in listening to the lecture.

"I might suggest to my father some of the information from your classes," Nyssa says, nodding along with the lecture.

Felicity smiles a little, at her cluster mates. Both fascinated by the programming lecture. It wasn't even an advanced one, just a required one for her to take. 

T'Challa whispers in her ear, "Remind me to show you own labs."

*