Six of crows one shots

Jordan

Kaz pov.

If you had told kaz brekker 20 years ago that inej would come back to ketterdam and they would find a way to be together, and that Nina, Matthias, Jesper and wylan would still see them from time to time, Jesper and wylan living happily in the Van Eck mansion, Nina and Matthias living in a small house near the University district of ketterdam, with a son. Inej and kaz living in the new and improved slat, with bigger rooms and a more welcoming comfortable feel to the place. Kaz would have laughed in your face.

But now, he's 37 and 17 years today, jordan was born, and 16 years ago today, she was adopted by Kaz and inej. Now all the crows and the two kids were at the van eck mansion for a birthday dinner for Jordan's 17th.

Kaz looked around the room at what they'd all managed to achieve, they all survived, settled down and started their lives together. And most importantly, inej was safe, and so was his daughter. From time to time inej still left on the wraith and sailed on the seas looking for slaver ships. So Kaz and Jordan were left alone, and aside from not having his wraith around, he enjoyed the time with his daughter more than anything.

Most of them were grown now, more responsible. But that didn't mean they didn't have fun. Jesper was drunk, singing songs around the room while wylan play piano, Nina was tipsy, lauging at Jesper and trying to join in with her horrible singing, inej and Matthias were both still on their first glass of wine, Matthias shaking his head at Nina and inej laughing at her friends and family.

"Mum, I think you should sit down" Nicolas, Nina and Matthias son, said shaking his head. He was the same age as Jordan and they grew up together.

"Nahhhh we're just getting started" Nina sang, pulling Matthias to his feet and dancing around with him.

"Dad looks scared for his life" Nicolas whispered to Jordan earning a laugh from her.

"I don't suppose I could have a dance" Nicolas held his hand out as he stood up. Jordan raised a brow
"And what do I get out of it?"
"Count it as a birthday present" she took his hand and he led her to the dance circle.

Kaz watched as his daughter danced around in the boys arms, laughing. Both of them struggling to dance and trodding on each others feet every so often.

Kaz was beyond greatful for his family and his friends. But he couldn't help but feel something inside him tug his heart and shatter it every time he remembered that he hadn't been able to him a child to inej. Sure they raised her like their own, but he wasn't able to give her something he knew she desired more than anything in the world.

He remembered the moments when they were young, how they tried again and again to slowly become familiar with the idea of skin on skin contact. He remembered moments where they laid in bed, thier bodies held echothers so lightly. He could still recall closing his eyes and only seeing the face of his brother, only feeling the cold harbour waters dragging him deep down. But he opened his eyes, and saw a sleeping inej. A beautiful girl, in his arms, chest rising and falling at a steady pace. She was the beautiful girl, that for whatever reason, chose him. He didn't know why, he didn't know how. But knew he wanted her too.

Sometimes he wondered if she still felt the same way about him. What if he'd wrecked her faithful heart but not giving her a child if her own.

"Hey dad" jordan sat quietly next to her father. If there was one feature that they shared, it was their unmistakable coffee black eyes they could make you think she really was thier daughter, if it wasn't for her light brown hair that wasn't nearly as dark if her mother or fathers.

"Hey Jordie" he replied with the same tone.

"Not going to dance?"

"Are you suggesting the cripple leave his cane?"

"You could dance holding it?"

"Maybe trip a few people aswell"

"You could dance with it"

"Nina dear!" Kaz called across the room, inej burst out laughing at the nickname that still stood even after all this time, Nina just scowled and looked at him.

"No I can't cut your hair right now, though I wish I could!" She yelled back

"Did you give my daughter your wine" Nina and Jordan locked eyes, and jordan slipped from her seat