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The Trade	By : sandyl666 Category: +1 through F > Coraline Views: 11933 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 4
Disclaimer: Coraline book-verse is owned by Neil Gaiman and part of movie-verse is owned by Henry Selick, I own nothing. I make nothing whatsoever by writing and posting this on.

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Disclaimer: Coraline's plot and characters aren't mine – they belong to Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick. The only people I can lay claim to is Dre and Kate.
A/N: I was reading over my previous chapters... And I realised – Oh my god, the whole scene between Dre and her parents seems so Twilight-y. But I swear to God that was never my intention. I just didn't want to keep writing Deirdre, therefore the shortening, and as her father named her, I just thought he'd be quite unhappy at having the name shortened. That's all.
Chapter 23: Reality

"Wybie... Has she still not received any of our letters?" Kate asked.
"No," Wybie answered curtly. Kate shut her mouth at the stern, don't-bother-me tone. She knew Wybie was stressed and often quite upset, but she wished he would notice that she, his girlfriend, was there. That she existed. That she deserved to be treated like a human being too.
She jumped as something tapped on the window, but Wybie simply stood up and opened the window to let Cat in. Cat simply gave Wybie a look which made the teenager flop back into his seat with a sigh. Cat leapt into his lap, and Wybie stroked the feline absent-mindedly, his brain whirling. He had utterly and totally run out of ideas. At this point, all he could do was continued to send her letters, and pray she came back soon, safe and sound.
Kate stared at Wybie, a myriad of emotion swirling within her. She felt a stab of jealousy in her chest when Wybie muttered Coraline's name. She closed her eyes and bit her lip, pushing the envy deep down within herself, locking it behind as many doors as she could.
Such feelings would only hurt the ones she loved.
"She's growing so fast," Coraline commented, noting that another outfit no longer fit their daughter.
"Yes... It would seem that way. The rate might slow within a year or two, when her magic starts to gather," Bel replied, measuring Dre's limbs and nodding to himself, before another tiny dress appeared. Coraline put it on the infant. A perfect fit. "It's probably a matter of time before she outgrows that too,"
Coraline nodded. Part of her was glad that her daughter was growing so fast, thereby reducing the time she had to change her mind. Another part lamented that she didn't have more time to spend with Bel and Dre. She knew she was very, very close to changing her mind and staying with Bel.
Gone were the thoughts she had of how disgusting and horrible he was. With a start, she'd realised that she'd accepted that a while ago. That was a part of him, the spider that lured children into his trap and ate them. She still didn't think it was right, but at the same time she sort of... accepted that he did it. Of course, she wouldn't allow him to do it ever again... Unless his life depended on it.
"What's wrong, Coraline?" Bel asked, noticing the start.
"Uh? Nothing," she said hurriedly. She turned to Dre, trying to conceal what she'd been thinking. Bel frowned at her, contemplating reading her mind, but in the end decided against it.
He didn't want to give her any more reason to hate him, and leave.
Dre let out a loud cry, interrupting both their thoughts and causing them to start.
"Is she hungry?" Coraline asked, immediately moving to pick her up.
"Yes," Bel answered simply, though he knew she didn't need an answer. Her maternal instincts were more than enough to give her an answer.
Having become used to feeding Dre, she pulled her shirt and bra down without hesitation, and placed the child at her breasts, where the girl immediately started suckling.
Coraline grunted as she tried to heft the girl up and reposition her. "She's heavy," Coraline commented.
Bel got up wordlessly, and helped to adjust Dre's position so that both mother and child would be more comfortable.
"Thank you," Coraline smiled.
"You're welcome," Bel said. He bent forward with the intention of kissing her cheek, but she moved her head at the last moment, and he ended up kissing her lips. Master of improvisation, Bel simply deepened the kiss, one hand supporting Dre and the other pressed to Coraline's waist, pulling her closer.
Coraline struggled at first, surprised at how suddenly this had happened, then relaxed against him, sighing in mock exasperation. Dre's squished squeak made him draw back several seconds later, a bit reluctantly, but wary for their daughter. She frowned at them both, unhappy at having been squashed between both parents.
"What, you done so quickly?" Coraline asked her daughter teasingly. The girl looked up at her mother with a pout, her tiny fists patting furiously at Coraline's chest. Coraline frowned, before freezing, realising what her daughter was trying to convey to her. Bel lifted an eyebrow, wondering how the mother-daughter pair could understand each other so easily.
"Bel..." Coraline's distraught voice caught his attention, and he looked into her face, reading the confliction written there. He looked down at their daughter between them, and suddenly, he understood. "...I'm done, aren't I?" Coraline asked quietly. His arms on her clenched without him noticing. Coraline winced slightly.
"No, of course not," he replied adamantly. Coraline winced again, and he promptly loosened his grip.
Dre started whining, hungry. Her mother no longer producing enough to sustain her.
Coraline started shushing her soothingly. "It's okay, sweetheart, don't cry, we'll get you something else to drink, alright?" The bluenette looked up at Dre's father. "Right?" she asked pointedly.
He still seemed somewhat dazed. She nudged his shin lightly with her toes. "Right?" she repeated.
He nodded, and without a word, left towards the kitchen. Coraline watched him go, cradling a crying Dre back and forth. Both were absolutely silent, knowing that Coraline's time in the Other World had come to an end.
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