Ketziah Drake
Monsters Under the Bed: (Kaya is 3)
At one point or another, doesn’t every child go through a phase of being scared of the monster hiding under the bed? Add in the tension of the child’s mother slowly dying, and you’ve got a recipe for bad dreams. However Ketziah felt didn’t matter, all she cared about was making sure her little girl was safe and sound, and smiling.
Ketziah looked carefully under the little girl’s bed, then back at a young Kaya. “Well, I don’t see any monsters under there, are you sure there’s one in here?” Ketziah paused, giving a look that made it clear she was thinking after she saw her daughter give a scared nod. “Maybe… in the closet?”she questioned, before opening the closet door to reveal a completely normal, safe closet. “Let me see, maybe if we turn off the light, and stay very quiet, the monsters will think we’re asleep so I can catch them and make sure they don’t come and scare you again.” With a reluctant agreement from Kaya, who was now hiding under the covers, Ketziah turned off the light and made sure there was nothing in there that would cast strange shadows or anything that could scare her in the night. She then pulled the blanket down slightly where Kaya could see her. “I think I got them all, and when your daddy gets home, he’ll come make sure we didn’t miss any.” With that, it was enough to convince Kaya that she was in fact, safe, allowing Ketziah to tuck her in and say goodnight.
However, it wasn’t much later when Ketziah was back at her little girl’s side, after Kaya woke up scared from a bad dream. Ketziah softly kissed the top of her head, holding her close in a tight hug. “It’s alright, there’s no need to cry. I’m right here.” Kaya only held onto Ketziah tighter, crying that the monsters had gotten not her, but Ketziah. After a few minutes of trying to calm her, Ketziah wiped the tears from Kaya’s cheeks. “Hey, come here. Come stay with me tonight, and we’ll keep each other safe from the monsters” That was when Ketziah picked Kaya up, and brought her into her and Andy’s room. Ketziah snuggled Kaya into the bed with her and held her close. “I love you, baby girl. I’m always going to love you and do everything to protect you, even if I’m not close by.” Ketziah said, softly kissing her daughter once more, before singing her to sleep with a lullaby, just like her mother did for her when she was that young. Shortly after, Ketziah fell fast asleep herself, Kaya snuggled up close in her arms, a sweet sight that remained even until Andy got home.
@CerealKiller - Andy & Kaya 
@benitz786 - cute Ziah and little Kaya scene, as you’ve been waiting for