Please review, sorry things are taking me so long. Im sort of going through something right now. I hope everyone has liked this story! It was kind of hard to write Scud as a father*

" Holy shit." Scud said as he lowered his arm down. He had fired without thinking. He stared at the ash pile in complete shock. Whistler quickly made his way to the bed.

" Cover her wounds." Blade said. His voice was hoarse as he turned away. He grabbed his sword and stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind him.

" You alright?" Whistler said as he started to untie Lilith's arms.

" Yes." She said softly. She looked up at Scud as he continued to stare at Reinhardt's ashes. " Josh." She said softly, pulling his eyes to her face at the same time they heard.

" Warning, UV exposure in 5...4...3..." Scud launched himself onto the bed.

" Close your eyes!" He yelled as he pushed her head down.

" 2...1"

Whistler dropped his head to the bed and covered his face. Scud covered her head with his arms and tucked his head down into her hair as he squeezed his eyes shut. Lilith wrapped her one free arm around his shoulders and slammed her eyes shut, not that it mattered. The blast of UV light was so bright it burned their eyes through their libs. The temperature in the room shot up making them feel like they were laying in a tanning bed. Screams reached them through the closed door.

" Just keep them close." Scud whispered into her ear. Her blood was dipping from her arm to the back of his neck. After a few minutes the light died down. But none of them opened their eyes for a few more minutes and when they did, they all had to blink over and over to clear their eyes. " Are you okay?" Scud asked as his hand went over her hair. Lilith nodded while his eyes moved over her face. " Are you? Are you sure?" Whistler was rubbing his eyes as he moved to the door.

" I'm okay." Lilith whispered. Scud's hands started to travel down her face to her shoulders then over her arms. His eyes were moving quickly, unable to settle on one spot for to long.

" Did they hurt you? Did they bite you?" He was repeating over and over again until she grabbed his chin and pulled his head so he had to look in her eyes.

" I'm okay. I promise." She said. " Untie my other arm so we can get out of here." Scud nodded and did as she asked.

" Blade's gone. Reapers are ash." Whistler said.

" Where did he go?" Lilith asked as Scud quickly worked to free her wrist.

" My guess? Out to get away from your blood." Whistler said. Scud took her hands in his and helped her to stand.

" Are all the reapers dead?" Lilith asked.

" Yeah. Let's go." Whistler said. Scud took his vest off then yanked one of his shirts off. He took a hold of her right arm and wrapped his shirt around the gash.

" Hold this, okay? When we get back to the warehouse I'm going to need to stitch you up." He said. Her other cut wasn't as bad or as deep so the bleeding had almost completely stopped. Scud grabbed his vest, threw it on then took her arm. She held his shirt to her cut as they hurried.

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Lilith's left arm was stitched closed and bandaged up. Scud had cleaned the blood off of her then his shirt was thrown out. Blade hadn't met them at the warehouse but neither Scud or Whistler seemed worried. Lilith let Scud led her back to his room and tuck her into his bed. He wanted to go and smoke his last joint because his nerves were fried and he was on edge but she had grabbed his hand and asked him to stay with her. Now Scud was laying on his back with his right hand under his head and his left arm around her. She had her left leg over his. Her head was on his chest with her left arm around his waist and her right one tucked against his side.

Both were thinking the same thing. They were having a girl. Lilith was excited and nervous. She couldn't get a feeling on what Scud was thinking. Usually, she could read him like a book but that night, she couldn't get anything. He hadn't said a word to her about it. She had caught him glancing at her stomach but he wasn't saying anything.

" What are you thinking about?" She asked. Scud sighed and started to run his fingers down the center of her back through her tank top.

" I don't know how to play with barbies." He said. Lilith pressed her lips together to keep from smiling.

" It's easy." She whispered.

" I have never had a tea party and I hate pink."

" She doesn't have to have everything pink. I'm not a fan of it either." Lilith said. Suddenly, Scud brought his hand to his eyes and started to rub them as he groaned. " What's wrong?"

" I'm just thinking about all the dirty, nasty thoughts I have ever had about you and all the sexual things I have done to you and some day some dirt ball, pot smoker is going to do the same things to her and think those thoughts about her." He said, making Lilith laugh.

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Lilith was laying on her back, deep in sleep with her face turned towards him. Scud was laying on his left side with his head propped up on his hand. His fingers were skirting over small baby bump. He pressed it carefully, feeling the tightness that was his baby, his daughter, his Elizabeth. He swallowed hard as he stared at Lilith's tummy.

Could he do this? Could he be a father? His own dad was a dead beat who took off on him and his mom. Scud wouldn't do that, he knew that much. He would be there for them. Scud closed his eyes and sighed as he let his hand flatten out on her. He hadn't had much time to think about what the pregnancy really meant. He had been so wrapped up in finding her when she went missing then working that he hadn't really thought about what having a baby meant. Scud opened his eyes and shook his head. There was one person he needed to talk too. One person he really didn't want to turn too but had no choice.

" Hey W, Man, can I talk to you for a minute?" Whistler looked up from his work station at the pot head. Scud looked nervous as he stood a few yards away from him.

" About what?" The old man asked, dropping his eyes right back to his work.

" Um.." Scud cleared his throat and shook his head. " About the baby."

" What about it?" Whistler asked.

" I don't...I don't know what to do. I don't know how to handle this." He admitted. Whistler sighed and let his hands come to rest on the counter top. He looked up at the boy.

" Treat her mother right. Love her and love that baby. Be there for them. Change the diapers, feed her, wash her and take care of her mother. Remember they get moody, both will cry, both need you to be strong." Whistler said.

" And what's it?" Scud asked.

" That's it. We will need to try and baby proof the warehouse. Start putting things up high and you have to teach her where she can't go and what she can do because they can't leave the warehouse. If you want them to stay alive than they have to live here. Make sure your girl understands that. She can not tell anyone where we live or what we do." Whistler said.

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Giving up her apartment and her life was easier than she had thought possible. Jay had almost given up all her friends when she became a familiar, keeping only Lilith close. Her friends wanted to party, drink and smoke without a pregnant girl coming along so they fell away quickly when they found out about the baby. They pretended to be excited but Lilith knew it was fake. Her friends were wild.

Lilith worked had on pumping out new product that Stan was delivery. They all knew it was only a matter of time before the vampires stopped using the powder blood but they wanted to pump out as much as they could. They were still breaking into clubs and switching out the light bulbs and Blade hunted at night. Even though the King and a huge nest of vampires had been killed, including Nyssa, there were still vampires that needed to be taken down.

" Hey there." Scud said a second before his arms slipped around her waist and his hands came to rest against her 6 month pregnant stomach.

" Hey." Lilith said as she worked on a new batch of product. A swift kick landed straight in the center of his hand, making Scud grin.

" Stop it, EJ. It's not nice to kick Daddy." He said. He slipped his hands under his black band shirt that she was wearing so he could touch her bare skin. He smiled as he felt the baby readjust herself. " Babe, it's like there is an alien in there. I keep thinking she's going to explode out of there."

" Nice, Scud." She said as she rolled her eyes.

Eight Months pregnant:

" What is this?" Lilith asked as she walked into the free room in the warehouse that they would be using for the baby's room.

" It's a crib. I drew it up and W made it." Scud said with a proud smile on his face. Whistler was smiling as he put his hands on the railing.

" Whistler, it's beautiful." Lilith said. It was a sledge style bed with the baby's name craved into the side.

Nine Months Pregnant:

" Scud." Blade said as he joined Scud at the counter. " She's going to go into labor tonight." Scud's head snapped up as Lilith made her way towards him with a cup.

" How do you know?" He asked.

" I can smell it." Blade said. " Take her in my car when it happens."

Four hours later:

" Hey shit brick!" Whistler called out. Again Scud looked up. Whistler was helping Lilith walk towards him. "Her water broke. It's time."

18 Hours Later:

" Babe, open your eyes! She's coming!" Scud breathed out. He was holding one of her legs and one of her hands.

" I can't!" Lilith whined. " It hurts so bad." Scud started to grin as her head came out slowly.

" Okay, Lilith, don't push now. Let me clean out her mouth."

" She has hair!" Scud said excitedly. Lilith's head went back. Her hair was coated with sweat.

Five hours later:

Scud was curled up next to Lilith in her clean hospital bed. The baby was wrapped up in a hospital issued blanket. She was squinting her eyes up at her parents. Scud reached out and started to stroke the baby's cheek as he spoke softly to her. He couldn't keep his grin off is face. Lilith was smiling while she rubbed the baby's back.

" For fucks sakes, Shit Brick. Get up and let the girl have the bed." Whistler said as he and Blade walked in.

" Watch your mouth, Old Man." Scud snapped. " My kid's here now."

" You want to hold her, Blade?" Lilith asked with a smirk. She knew the Daywalker would say no.

" She's to small." Blade said.

Four years later:

" Daddy, look at me!" Elizabeth Jillian called out. Scud looked up to see his daughter perched up on Blade's shoulders. Her hands were locked down on the sides of the Daywalker's face. His hands were on her tiny thighs. " Look how high I am!"

" Like father, like daughter." Whistler muttered.

" Fuck off. I haven't smoked since Lilith was pregnant." Scud said.

" Blade said he's gonna teach me how to kill suckheads!" Elizabeth said. Scud grinned and started around the counter.

" Come here, Baby." He said.

Carefully Blade took a hold of her arms and lifted her up. He sent her down on the floor. She took off running at once. Blade couldn't help but grin. The little girl had become his favorite person since she graced him with her first smile. Scud crouched down and held opened his arms. EJ rushed him at once, wrapping her little arms around his neck. Scud held her tight as he stood up.

" Blade showed me his teeth! His sharpy ones." She explained.

" Daddy and Grandpa made you a new nightline. It's a UV ray one." Scud said as he started towards the counter.

" Blade," Lilith said as she touched his arm. " Do you think she will be a normal kid?"

" She's half Scud. She doesn't stand a chance at being normal." Blade said with his smiled locked down.

the end!