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Chapter 61 - C59• No Decisions

Dante's POV:

I frowned as I looked the letter over in my hand then looked up at Heinrich in front of me. "Heinrich... why the hell would you bring me a letter from that damned French Poodle?" I tossed it onto the desk and crossed my legs. "You know I can't stand him."

"Read the letter," he told me firmly and smiled softly. "You shouldn't stay so upset."

"Why the hell not? He's a fucking bastard," I hissed and picked the letter back up, opening it then started to read it.

Dear Dante,

I hope that the past six years have been treating you well. We know we've lost touch with you, but we'd like to make amends for it. Paris and I would be delighted if you came to Donnie's first ball on his birthday! Everyone is going to be there, and it's the perfect time to reconnect with old pals. Don't be late~

Come to the Grimm Manor in Maine at noon dressed formally for the ball. You and your entire household are invited to come, and you may bring one servant if you desire to stay the night here. We'll have your servant be introduced to ours so that way he can have access to the kitchens and other areas. Who you bring is up to you. Enclosed is a picture of the front of the Grimm Manor. Use it to teleport. Sincerely, Richardo Dracula and family

I tsked and looked up at Heinrich. "We're invited to a birthday ball for the little brat." Wait... if I go, how the hell is this going to work? Heinrich can't walk in the day... and if I take both him and Raven... chances are... they'll fight, and I don't want Raven throwing a fit there. I need her to do it here if at all. I can teleport us all and put Heinrich in a coffin... but that still doesn't solve the two of them being in the same area at the same time in a new place full of other vampires... and if someone sees Raven, they'll question me about her, and if they find out about her heritage, I'll probably get in trouble with the council for not notifying them about her... or telling her who she is. If I take her, I'll have to make sure that no one really takes any notice of her too much. Well... now that I think about it, the kittens are too old to go... and someone needs to stay behind to watch the castle and watch them.

"I think we'll leave the kittens home with Raven to watch them. It's for the best," I said calmly and sat the letter down. "Someone needs to watch the manor... and I need to take Walter with me to see if he can find a lover while he's there. He's at the age where I need to introduce him to society or else, he'll be an old bachelor for the rest of his life. I need you to come with me too to take care of me while I'm there."

"Yes sir," he said and gave a huge smile. "We're going to America!" He looked excited then. "While we're there can we go exploring together... Privately?" He asked and winked at me. "We'll have fun." I smirked as I watched him and leaned back in my desk chair.

"Privately?" I purred out and smirked devilishly. "We'll have to take Walter home first before we travel~" I slowly spread my legs to mess with him and rubbed my chest before I ran my hand downwards and tugged on my shirt, moving it up slightly and lightly scratched at my stomach to draw attention downstairs. "Though~ I think I heard... that traveling privately is one of the best things to do in America right now...."

"Y-yeah?" He asked as his eyes lowered down like I was hoping for. He licked his lips slightly as he eyed my hand over. I smirked and ran it down towards my pants and played with the button.

"Mhmmm~ I hear Niagara Falls is a wonderful place for young... lovers... to visit."

"I want to see it," he whispered as he placed his hand into his pocket slowly and pulled out his pocket watch.

"Do you?" I asked and smirked at him as I eyed over his pocket watch. Is he checking the time to see if he can jump me? I gave a slight moan and leaned my head back to expose my neck, trying to tease him. He placed the watch on the table before he eyed me over and gave a small smile.

"Are you trying to seduce me?" I glanced at him then purred as I gave a playful gasp.

"Seduce you~? What if I was?" I asked and stretched in my chair to show off my body- flexing my muscles as I did so. He eyed me over before slowly coming up to me.

"It's working." I purred and looked him over before I quickly shoved the papers off my desk and hopped up onto it, spreading my legs as I looked at him then grabbed his hand. I pulled him close then leaned in and kissed his hand before I moved his finger into my mouth and started to suck on it to mess with him. He eyed me over before smirking and leaned into me a little. "This is an uncomfortable place to do it at," he told me. I looked up at him then licked his finger before I leaned in and licked his lips.

"Then you better take me over to a couch if you don't want to slam me on this desk and do it here~" I purred out. "There's also that fur rug in front of my fireplace in here~ We could push a chair up against my door to make sure no one intrudes if anyone wakes up." He smirked and grabbed the chair in front of my desk and brought it over to the door before placing it against the door. He looked at the rug before at me.

"Meet you there," he purred out and started for it. I gasped and teleported to it quickly, getting on my knees as I waited for him eagerly and started to unbutton my shirt as fast as my fingers could go. He slipped his coat off and kicked his shoes off as he made his way to the rug before getting on it on the other side and ripped off his shirt as he eyed me over. I looked at his bare chest and almost moaned from the sight before I pulled my shirt off quickly and got my shoes and socks off before I reached for him.

"Heinrich~" I exposed my fangs and looked towards his neck and leaned in, biting in quickly and marking him. He moaned and fell back, yanking me on top of him. I dug my fangs in deeply before I ran my hands down his body, exploring it as I marked him again to try to get him to moan louder. He gasped and arched his back quickly before gripping some of my hair.

"D-Dante, do you think it's strange Raven hasn't confronted us yet?" He asked softly. I pulled my fangs out and smirked.

"She's been having a hard time making the switch, and I've been marking her before she can notice," I whispered to him then kissed him. "She's been giving me suspicious looks though. She'll say something soon if she can manage to finally stay up longer with us. Don't worry about it. I'll take care of it when she does." I kissed him passionately and straddled his hips quickly.

"At least she hasn't walked in on us during the day to ask," he whispered.

"At least she hasn't walked in on us having hot passionate sex," I said and smirked as I adjusted myself over him and purred before I pressed down into him firmly.

"Hopefully she won't," he moaned out. "I don't want to get caught in the action." I trailed my hands down his hips then started to undo his belt slowly.

"I don't want to share the sight anyways," I purred out then yanked his belt off.

"That's why I put the chair against the door," he told me. I smirked then dropped the belt before I looked his body over then rubbed against his hips, arching my lower back a little. He gasped and eyed me over before giving a small purr as he exposed his fangs and bit down into my neck. I moaned sharply and gripped him tightly as I pressed my body into his.

"H-Heinrich~" I purred out then tilted my head to let him dig his fangs in as deep as he wanted. I gave a breathless moan before I looked at him out of the corner of my eyes as I licked my lips. I need him~

"Yes?" He asked and gave a slightly frustrated look that he usually gives me when he's like this. I flipped us quickly and looked up at him as I tugged on his beltloops and yanked his body up against mine.

"I want you," I moaned out and kissed him passionately. I rubbed my leg up against his thigh and tightened my grip on his pants.

"I know you want me," he husked out and eyed me over. "I want you." I purred under him and slipped my hand into his pants, going under his underwear as I gave him a quick kiss and started to rub him downstairs as I used my other hand to pull him closer to my body. He gasped before brushing his hips up against mine. I moaned and gave him a small squeeze as I pushed my hips up into his.

"I want you so bad~" I purred out to him. "I need you~!"

"I need you too," he husked out. "Your majesty," he whispered and eyed me over before leaning in for a kiss. I gasped and leaned up for it quickly, parting my lips as I went to push my tongue into his mouth and rubbed the inside of his thigh with my foot.

"Dante," I heard Raven call outside, knocking on the door. I froze up under him and pulled back slightly.

"What is it Raven? I'm busy," I called out quickly to her.

"I came to tell you goodnight~" She purred out sweetly then giggled. "Can I come in-"

"No, I'm too busy planning a gift for you~" I said and smirked as I looked up into Heinrich's eyes and winked. "I don't want you to find out what it is!" She gasped then giggled again.

"O-okay, Dante," she said and purred outside. "I love you sweetie~"

"I love you too," I hummed out as I heard her walking away. I waited till her footsteps faded from my hearing then leaned up into Heinrich's lips quickly to pick up where she interrupted, going to push my tongue into his mouth as I rubbed him lightly downstairs. He moaned and captured my tongue before he started to suck on it. I groaned under him and arched my back, pushing my chest up into his and huffed as I tried to push my tongue deeper into his mouth. I felt my body heat up a little as I closed my eyes in pleasure and tilted my head for him. He let my tongue go and looked at me.

"You shouldn't lie to her," he whispered. I frowned and licked his bottom lip then nipped it before I pulled back.

"You want me to go tell her right now?" I asked and frowned as I started to sit up.

"I want you not to lie. If it was me, I would want the truth," he whispered. I sighed and nodded as I gave him a small kiss.

"I'll actually get her a gift though," I murmured. "I've been thinking about getting her a set of diamond earrings.... I won't lie to her next time." I slipped my hand out of his pants and kissed his neck. He's probably turned off now.... I frowned against his neck and gave it another kiss. Damn it. He frowned then.

"What?" He asked and grabbed my hand. "We're not stopping, now are we?" He asked softly. I purred quickly then gave him a kiss.

"You want to keep going~?" I asked then smirked laying back down and yanking him over me. I leaned up for another kiss and trailed one of my hands along his spine then gripped his butt, pulling him closer to me as I pressed my lips against his.

"Yes," he whispered against my lips before flipping us. "You work for it though." I frowned and then looked him over then smirked. I could still get what I want on top though~ I straddled his hips and gave a slight moan as I leaned in and kissed his neck then started on a love bite. I purred and unbuttoned my pants before I pulled them off and then gasped as I felt his arousal against me. I eyed over his pants and shoved them down quickly, wanting to take away another layer between us and moaned slightly as I looked down at him. I leaned over and kissed him slowly, licking his bottom lip as I started to rub into his hips, pushing my body down against him as I eased myself into it. He purred slightly in amusement and gave me a playful growl as he rocked his hips into mine. I gasped and gripped him tightly as I held in a moan and tensed on top of him before I looked down at him and moved more firmly against him to feel him better under me. I arched my lower back slightly and bit my bottom lip to keep back another moan as I settled into a slow, hard rhythm. He eyed me over before rubbing his feet up against the fur rug and gave a small moan- looking pleased. I leaned down and gave him a passionate kiss before I licked my lips and looked his body over. My eyes trailed down his v before I smirked and slowly pushed his underwear down....

Donnie's POV:

I perked my head up as I heard my father's dark song coming from the music room. I giggled and shut the book I was reading in my bed and got up quickly. I eyed over the edge of the bed before I stuck my foot out over it slowly and fell quickly into the floor. I yelped and stood up quickly before I ran up to the door and opened it slowly. I looked out into the hall slowly and smelled the air for my mom before sneaking out of my room earlier than she liked me out of it. I ran down the hall and to the music room quickly. Today's my sixth birthday! Six birthday... Sixth birthday~! I giggled and ran into the music room before I glanced around for him. He promised me a royal ball at the manor we visit sometimes. "Daddy!" I shouted. "Today's my birthday!" I told him and smiled big. He chuckled as he kept playing the piano and looked towards me.

"Your birthday? Is that what today is? I thought your birthday was last year~ What are you? Twenty now?" He smirked and played a dark chord that sent a thrill through me. He's such a wonderful pianist!

"No," I told him and crawled up onto the bench with him. "I'm six, daddy." I crawled into his lap then and leaned up against him. "You said that when I turn six this year, I get a ball."

"A ball~?" He stopped playing then smirked, looking down at me as he kissed the top of my head and rubbed my cheek with his thumb. "Is that what you want for your birthday? Well...." He frowned then. "I don't know.... If we were going to have a ball today... I would have had to start setting it up a month in advance...."

"D-did you?" I asked and frowned a little. He didn't... I don't get a birthday ball this year? But- But I wanted one... "D-daddy," I whined out.

"Awwww, aren't you lucky that your daddy is the best daddy and started it two months ago~?" He purred then tapped my nose. "I set the ballroom up for your party last night, and everyone says they're coming to watch you dance at your first ball~" I giggled then and nodded. Good! I better have a ball for my birthday, or I know how to throw a little fit. He smirked and started to shower my face in kisses, giving me a playful growl before I felt his fingers start to tickle my sides. I giggled and tried to get away from his fingers quickly.

"D-daddy!" I gasped out. He stopped then hugged me tightly.

"I love you so mu- What are you doing out of bed? Your mother is going to tear me apart if she catches us together~ She'll think I snatched you out of bed like a big bad wolf."

"I've been up though," I told him and smiled big. "I couldn't wait any longer when you started to play the piano."

"You're so my son," he whispered then took my hands, placing them on the piano. "Remember how to play Mary Had a Little Lamb? You should play it for me." I eyed over the keys before playing it for him. I looked back at him when I finished and gave a huge smile as I kicked my legs.

"Want me to do it again?" I asked him. He gave me a proud look and nodded.

"If you want," he purred out then kissed the top of my head again. "Are you going to show everyone that you can play it at the ball tonight? They'll be so impressed with you."

"Uh-huh, I'll play it for them if you want me to..." I trailed off and gave a huge smile. "I'll mainly be dancing." He smirked then and got up from the piano, carrying me in his arms to the door.

"Is that so? You should dance with Laurence part of the night. He's smaller than the rest of us," he purred out then hummed lightly in my ear. "You're just a little smaller than him~ Let's get some breakfast in you- waffles drenched in maple syrup and blood tea~"

"I don't want sugar for breakfast," I told him and frowned. "I want a big healthy breakfast. Biscuits, gravy, sausage, bacon, eggs, and honey." I gave him a huge smile. "Get mommy to make the biscuits.... she makes them better."

"Ouch," he muttered. "That hurt my pride just a little, but at least I play the piano better than mommy." He smirked at that then kissed the top of my head as he hummed, carrying me into the kitchen. "Mommy is great, but he still has a way to go before he can make me run for my money."

"Well you've got to realize that mommy sometimes will outdo you in some areas," I told my daddy. "You'll just have to catch up."

"On making biscuits the way you like them, but that's about it," he said and purred then kissed my cheek. "I'm better at fighting than mommy too~ Oh, and I'm so much better at chess! I can whip your mommy at a good game of that~"

"Really?" I heard mommy purr out from behind us. "I always thought checkmate coming out of my mouth meant I won." Daddy tensed quickly then and looked over his shoulder towards mommy before he smirked and chuckled.

"I won that chess match last night~" He purred out. "Besides~ I'm your general. I'm supposed to be the logical genius around here."

"I let you win it," my mommy purred out to my daddy. "That way we could finish the game early." Daddy tsked then and turned to face him.

"Sure," he said and then walked over to mommy with me. "He wants your biscuits. He thinks yours are better, but he's just a big mommy's boy." He chuckled and rubbed my head as he held me close against his chest. "Think you could make biscuits for the birthday boy while I make the rest for him?"

"Of course~" mommy purred out and gave a huge smile. "I was just coming to wake him up but then I found him in your arms..." mommy eyed us over then. Daddy smirked at him and leaned in, stealing a kiss from mommy.

"He heard me practicing and came looking for attention," he said and then looked at me, showering my face in kisses. "Cause you're a little cutie, that's what you are~" He purred and then tossed me lightly into the air before he hugged me close. I giggled a little before holding onto him tightly.

"Well I guess next year I'll wake him up earlier before he can beat me to it," mommy purred out.

"Awww, did you want to shower our little bundle of joy in kisses too?" Daddy smirked then moved us closer to mommy, offering me to her. "Here, gives the little troublemaker his kisses~ He'll love every second." I giggled as mommy leaned in and gave me kisses on my face really fast.

"Who just turned two!?" Mommy asked me. I giggled and shook my head.

"Six!" I told mommy. "I turned six."

"His ball is today, remember?" Daddy smirked then at mommy and gave her a playful look. "I had two pianos set up if you want to play a duet with me at some point tonight while I man the piano for his special day~"

"What ball?" my mommy asked and looked puzzled to me. He held back a smirk then and I tilted my head curiously.

"Oh~ that ball I've been setting up for the past two months," he said and smirked. "You know, I've practiced all sorts of ways to play happy birthday just for Donnie~ I'm going to whisk you off your feet with the piano tonight," daddy purred out and smirked, setting me down on the ground as he snatched up mommy and kissed her deeply. Mommy pulled back then swiped me up off the ground.

"Gotcha," mommy purred out happily. Daddy frowned and looked us over then went to snatch me back.

"No way, I had him first," he grumbled. "You gave him kisses! Now it's my turn to keep him and hold him and love him!" Mommy frowned and started to walk off with me to the kitchen.

"Too late, I've got him now." Daddy growled and followed mommy.

"Damn, I wish you'd give me the attention you give Donnie all the time," he muttered. "You only kiss me like you used to when he goes to bed."

"Well, all my attention goes to him when he's awake," mommy told daddy sweetly. Daddy grumbled and shut the door behind mommy once we were all in the kitchen.

"Hmph," he said and then sighed. "Well, he is only six.... I won't be heartbroken if you end up watching Donnie the whole time during the ball instead of playing piano with me for a few minutes." He walked over to the refrigerator and started to get out the ingredients for my healthy breakfast I wanted. "He's our first child after all." He smiled and looked towards mommy. "You've been waiting centuries for him, and you've had me for centuries already."

"You'll have me later when he's grown up and in his rebellious years," mommy promised daddy.

"Mhmm," he hummed simply and got out a skillet and a pan, starting on the eggs and gravy I wanted. "I know," he said calmly. Mommy sat me down at the kitchen table before getting started on some flour for the biscuits. I caught daddy watching mommy before he turned his attention to the skillet with a pleased look. "I love you, Paris," he whispered under his breath. "With all my soul and everything I am... every drop of my blood and every ounce of my breath."

"I love you too," mommy purred out before looking at me. "Both my little boys." Daddy smirked then.

"I'm not little~ We both know I'm not little, or do you need reminding with a game of strip chess?"

"No!" Mommy shouted before gasping. "Don't talk like that around our child," he warned.

"Loser winds up in chains in the bed," he purred out, giving my mommy a playful look as he exposed his fangs.

"No," my mom said calmly. "I don't want to play." Daddy frowned then and looked back at the skillet.

"Fine," he hissed lightly and narrowed his eyes as he stared my eggs down, stirring them. "Don't play a game with me then."

"We won't have the time," my mom purred out. "We have a huge night tonight." He growled a little.

"You could have offered to play it tomorrow," he muttered then sighed, relaxing. "I'll just practice.... I've been working on new songs...."

"We'll play it later... in a few decades," my mom promised. Daddy frowned and then stirred the gravy, getting quiet as he looked troubled but didn't give my mom a response. He finished the eggs quickly and put them into a bowl before he cleaned out the skillet then wiped it out. He sat it back down and got my bacon and sausages out, getting out another pan as he set up the two meats to cook for me. My mom finished making the dough before rolling them into biscuits and placed them in an iron skillet.

"Want to see something fun that daddy can do?" Mommy asked me. I nodded quickly. Mommy smirked and held out the skillet to daddy. "Heat this up in your hands." Daddy frowned and looked at the skillet.

"Just because I can snatch powers when I please doesn't mean I have that one," he said then tsked before he snatched the pan away and concentrated on it. I heard the biscuits start to sizzle quickly, cooking inside. "Though I did snatch it from Dante... back during the war," he whispered under his breath and bit his bottom lip. "I thank heavens I didn't wind up snatching your mind reading."

"No but I did," I giggled out as I watched them and kicked my legs as I eyed over the skillet. Biscuits! Daddy smirked then sat the skillet down onto an oven mitt after a few minutes then looked towards mommy.

"There~ I want a kiss," he said and looked mommy over. "I don't perform tricks without treats."

"Oh~ You better give your daddy a kiss then, sweetie," mommy told me as he looked at me and smirked. "He did it for you after all."

"Birthday coupon?" I asked sweetly. Daddy tsked then went back to the gravy, stirring it then flipped the bacon.

"I'll accept a birthday coupon," he mumbled. He finished up the food quickly then got everything on three plates, bringing them over to the table. He sat one in front of me then the others on either side of me. He sat down on my right and kissed the top of my head before he started eating quietly. Mommy sat down on the other side of me with a glass of milk and gave my cheek a pinch.

"Drink up and become big and strong," he told me. I eyed over the milk before giggling and snatched it up before I drank it down quickly. Dad looked towards me curiously then smirked as he took a bite of his bacon, watching us. He looked towards his food as he used his free hand on the edge of the table, making motions like he was playing the piano with one hand as he hummed under his breath, the motions lining up to his voice. I placed the glass down when I finished off the milk then started on the breakfast, they made me. Daddy purred suddenly and kissed the top of my head before he finished eating all his food and pushed his plate away. He looked me over then smirked before he rubbed my head. "When you get done eating... come outside," he whispered in my ear. I giggled and pushed my plate away, but my mommy pushed it right back.

"When," my mom said firmly. "Eat up." I eyed over my plate before I started to stuff my face to finish it.

"I have to go get your birthday present from me anyways," dad said and smirked. "I didn't tell mommy what it is either otherwise she might have shut it down before I could do it." He jumped to his feet and chuckled as he went for the door.

"What did you get him?" Mommy asked and frowned. He got up then to follow daddy. I giggled and ran for daddy then as I scooped the last bite into my mouth. Daddy smirked and scooped me up into his arms.

"Oh~ we just have to take a little trip outside," he said calmly then took a deep breath. "And no, all I'm going to think about for the next couple of minutes is how big of a tease you are." He smirked and walked towards the front door with me, pausing to put a coat on me when we passed the coat rack. He took me outside and glanced around before he started walking in the direction of the woods, whistling with a huge smirk on his face. I giggled and eyed over the woods before I laid my head down on his chest.

"Daddy! Did you build me a tree house?" I asked curiously.

"No, that's for Christmas," he told me and smirked. "I got you something that you're going to have lots of fun with playing with~" He walked along the trail and purred in my ear as we passed under the trees. "You can have a tree house for Christmas to play in and escape from mommy when he's too clingy on you. Too bad you won't really be able to enjoy your present till tomorrow. You can't take it with you to the ball~"

"That's a little unfair daddy," I told him and pouted.

"Oh, you'll love me to pieces though," he promised then stopped as we came into a clearing with a small barn that looked like it had recently been built. He looked it over proudly then sat me down at the door as he pushed it open. "This... is for you," he purred out as he gently led me in. I could see stalls on either side of a path straight through the middle- a little area off to my right with saddles, brushes, and all sorts of tools. He smirked and gently rubbed my head as he led me towards a stall on my left then lifted me up just as I heard a soft nicker from inside. "Say hello to Stormy." A grey horse with a black maine stood inside, eating hay as she pawed at the ground beneath her feet and flicked her sleek tail. She lifted her head and looked towards us then started to come over, her hooves pounding on the earth before she stuck her head out of the stall and into mine. I widened my eyes and fell back up against my dad's chest quickly as I watched her. I gasped a little and gripped his arms.

"D-daddy," I said softly in an uncertain voice. Mommy walked up to us and eyed over the barn.

"Well my present is going to be hard to top this," mom said softly. Daddy smirked and kissed the top of my head.

"It's okay," he purred to me then reached out, touching Stormy's nose. She snorted and lowered her head a little, blinking as she let him rub her head. "See? She's tame. She won't hurt you. She'll be kind to you if you're kind to her." He gently took my hand then placed it on her head. "I'll teach you to ride just like a prince should~ You should always know how to ride a horse... or else you end up like mommy who had to be tied to me when riding till he got the hang of it." He smirked and shot my mommy a playful look. "I even got us our own horses so we could ride with Donnie. Don't worry. He won't go by himself till he's older. Yours is in the stall right across from Stormy's stall," he told mommy and purred.

"Well I assumed we wouldn't let him ride alone," mommy said and gave a sweet look at us. "We don't let him do anything alone hardly. Especially since he's still mommy and daddy's little baby boy."

"When he's ten, he needs to start doing his own stuff though," dad told him then sat me down. "Do you want to go in with her, Donnie?" He asked me and knelt to be on eye level with me as he smiled. "She'd love to spend time with you~ or do you want to spend time with her tomorrow?" He grabbed my hands and started to swing them a little as he laughed. "We could spend time with her or start getting you all dressed up for your first ball."

"If you send him in there, go with him," mommy said quickly. "I don't want him to get hurt."

"Oh, Stormy wouldn't hurt him," dad said then smirked. "She'll probably take to him. I bought her off this man who said she recently had a foal, but she finished nursing. She might try to adopt Donnie." He stood up then unlocked the stall, going in with her. I heard him purr before he led her out and looked down at me. "Want to get on her?" He asked then smirked, picking me up and then setting me on her back. "She's gentle. I've already ridden her to make sure she wouldn't hurt you." I eyed over the ground and gave an uncertain whine as I eyed over her neck before looking at him.

"D-daddy," I whispered. He purred at me then rubbed my back.

"You're fine," he told me then leaned in, kissing my cheek. "She won't hurt you. If you fall off, I'll catch you~ I'm right here~ Do you think I'd let you get hurt?" He smiled at me reassuringly then glanced towards mommy. "Mommy, do you want to come here and get up there with him to make him feel better?" He teased.

"No, I don't want to be sore," mommy said and then frowned. "We have a ball to get ready for and go to," he reminded us.

"Mhmm," dad purred then gently pulled me off her and into his arms. "We'll get our little prince ready to go to his ball~" He put Stormy back in her stall and locked the door before he carried me over to mom. "Could you be a dear and teleport us back home?" He asked, giving him a sweet, loving look. "It'd be so much quicker than walking."

"Fine," mommy purred and grabbed us before teleporting us back home and inside my bedroom. "What do you want to wear sweetie?" He asked as he opened one of my dresser drawers. Dad sat me down on the floor and went to the bathroom, getting a brush before he came back and started to brush my hair out.

"Get him a tux," dad said then looked me over. "We'll cut his nails and scrub them clean. Get the filth out from under them from when he played outside yesterday. We don't want everyone to see him filthy and unkept. They'll whisper about us- especially because he's about the only pureblood child around right now that's a prince. Find his bow tie."

"D-daddy," I whispered and blushed. "I'm not dirty!" I puffed out my cheeks quickly.

"We could give him a bath~" mommy suggested.

"Bubble bath in lavender scents," dad said quickly then started to pull me towards the bathroom. "We'll scrub him down and make him look like a true royal like he would if he grew up in a castle~" He let me go and started up the bath, sticking his hand into it before he plugged up the tub and got my bubbling lavender scent before he started to measure it out, dumping it under the faucet and smirked as it immediately started to bubble. He got down my lavender Epsom salts and dumped some into it. He stirred it up and watched the bath start to fill before he turned to me and grabbed me, starting to undress me as he hummed a little under his breath. I giggled and got into the tub as soon as my clothes was off. Mommy set my clothes out on the counter along with a towel before handing daddy a washcloth. He walked up and knelt before giving me my boat I like to play with in the water.

Daddy started to wash me, purring as he watched me play with my boat and as soon as he was done washing my body and hair, he went after my nails with a little brush, starting to scrub at them and got the dirt out from under them, making them look prim and proper. He smirked and kissed my hand gently before he backed away to let me play in the tub and went for my toothbrush, coming back with it and some toothpaste before he brushed my teeth and gave me a cup to spit in then went over to the sink, eyeing it over as he looked to be in thought. "Should we trim his hair?" Dad asked mom and turned to look at him quickly. "I want him to look perfect for his first ball...."

"No, I think his hair is a perfect length. There isn't anything wrong with it." Mommy rubbed my head as I played with the bubbles and my boat. Daddy nodded then came over before he kissed mommy then smirked.

"Alright... we'll get him dressed after this then go dress ourselves, okay?" He said and then looked down at me. He reached down to take me out, lifting me out of the tub then sat me down on the ground before he put the towel around me and began to dry me off. As soon as I was dry, he dressed me and brushed out my hair then handed me a little mirror to look at myself. "There we go~ Do you like it, Donnie?" He asked me and purred as he looked me over. "Think you look gorgeous?"

"I look handsome," I told him before giving him the mirror back and ran into my room. I grabbed my teddy bear off the bed and eyed him over. "It's my birthday," I told him. I heard daddy give a predatorial growl before the bathroom door shut quickly.

Paris's POV:

Richard smirked as he shut the door then started for me with a playful growl, exposing his fangs as he looked about ready to jump me. I smirked and teleported into our bedroom and walked straight into the closet to get ready. He's not getting me so easily! I heard his groan halfway across the house before there were a few door shuts and he came in after a few minutes. He clenched his jaw and walked straight past me to his side of the closet, eyeing his clothes over before he started to go through them. I saw him heading towards his older prince outfits- the ones that always looked sexy on him, and he was headed for my favorite red one.

"Richard~ Are you sex deprived?" I asked him in amusement. "What do you think would happen after having a child?"

"You'd love me," he muttered and grabbed it, looking it over as he examined it for wears and tears. "I thought having a child with you would be more romantic.... You always wanted one... and I knew you'd forgive me a lot easier if I gave you one. I love Donnie though," he murmured. "Don't get me wrong. I love him to pieces. I'd take a stone shattering bullet for him...."

"I do love you," I purred to him. "But we're full time parents right now," I told him and got into my black tux. "We're going to be full time parents until he rebels." He frowned and then rubbed the fabric on the outfit.

"I know.... You could give me more kisses though," he groaned. "He's not four anymore, and he needs to see his parents love each other. You're going to raise him to think that it's okay not to not show affection for a mate. You're babying him way too much."

"H-Hey," I frowned quickly. "Don't be that way." I frowned and walked out of the closet and shut him inside. "I'm a good mom."

"You're a first-time mom," he hissed from inside before I heard him getting ready in there. I bet he still hasn't fully forgiven me.... I could give him the world, but that can't make up for what I did.

"I do forgive you," I grumbled. "I'm just not in the mood to give you more attention than my own child." He got quiet before he walked out in a simple black suit and smoothed it out. It showed his body off nicely and made him look sharp as he ran his fingers through his hair then loosened the tie around his neck a little with a frown. He glanced at me then went into the bathroom and shut the door before the sink faucet started to run like he was brushing his teeth. I frowned and went in after him, going straight up to him before I pinned him up against the counter. "Stop pouting, you'll get your turn of attention when our son is older. A few years of barely sex won't kill you." He frowned and then pulled the toothbrush out of his mouth and looked at me.

"I get that you want to give him lots of attention while he's young," he hissed lightly. "I just wish you'd show your own mate a little more attention too. I fought a war for you. I turned the vampire world upside down for you. I gave you what you wanted- a son." I smiled a little and kissed his cheek.

"You want more attention," I purred playfully. "Well ask for it when it's not his birthday," I said in a teasing tone. "Because six years ago I lost a kid the same moment I got one," I gripped his wrist then and made him face me. "This day is already hard and now you're getting onto me for the lack of attention you've been getting." He tensed and looked me in the eyes then shoved his toothbrush back into his mouth quickly, shrinking away from me. His eyes darted away from mine as guilt racked him quickly, and I felt his stone pulse worriedly. I leaned in towards his neck and bit down into him, marking him to satisfy his craving for attention. He moaned quickly and gripped his toothbrush before he pulled it out and kissed my temple.

"I'm sorry," he whispered to me quickly. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have been acting like a spoiled brat of a mate to you. It was wrong." He sat his toothbrush down and buried his face into my neck. "It just feels like I've waited so long for you," he whispered.

"You're just needy, aren't you?" I asked him. He nodded a little and then wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I should've considered what day it was first.... I wasn't looking at it the way you were," he whispered. "I've been working so hard on Donnie's birthday... to make his ball and his day perfect.... We should... put some flowers out for Dannie." He gripped me a little tighter as I felt him frown a little against my neck as he thought about it.

"Thanks for the thought," I whispered to him and kissed his cheek. "We'll do flowers for him while Donnie isn't looking." He nodded and then pulled back to look me in the eyes.

"I love you," he murmured and rubbed my cheek. "I'm sorry.... I'll try to be a better mate and a better father."

"I love you too," I whispered to him before pulling away from him and started to brush my teeth. He glanced me over then picked up his toothbrush before he finished brushing his teeth then spat into the sink, rinsing his mouth out then the sink to keep it clean. He put his toothbrush up then came over and kissed my cheek before he purred softly and kissed my neck gently.

"You should give Donnie his first dance," he told me then started to massage my shoulders. "You're his mother, after all.... I'll have that second piano removed from the room so you can focus on staying at Donnie's side to make sure nothing happens to him. It will be a room full of vampires- mateless childless vampires... and I did invite Dante like you wanted. He might still be sour about the past. I know he sent us those toys for Donnie when he was born... but we still haven't seen him in person. I don't want him alone with Donnie."

"We have Laurence to watch over Donnie though," I purred out to him. "I want to play a duet with you." He chuckled and looked up into the mirror to look at me.

"You do?" He asked and rubbed my shoulders then gave me the sweetest look in the world, pure love shining in his eyes that made my stone pulse as my breath caught in my throat. "I won't move the piano out then~" He smiled at me then kissed my neck with a loud purr.

"Tonight," I promised him lightly. "When Donnie is asleep... We'll have some us time." He nodded and kissed my neck again.

"I think... I just want to play the piano with you tonight after he goes to bed," he whispered. "It's been a long time since we've played together like that...."

"No, I want us to have us time," I purred to him and eyed him over. "You're not getting out of it that easy after the fit you threw." He chuckled then and nipped at my ear.

"You wouldn't be content with hugs and snuggles?" He teased me lightly and smirked. I caught his thoughts edging quickly to pinning me down on the bed and teasing me to no end with me moaning under him.

"You wouldn't dare tease me like that," I warned.

"Oh, but I would.... I can't even remember the last time we had sex," he said and exposed his fangs, biting into me deeply before he marked me. I gasped and pushed on his chest a little.

"R-Richard it was a month ago," I told him sweetly. He moaned in response then pulled his fangs out before he moved to the other side of my neck and bit in, marking me again as he shoved me up against the wall behind me. I gasped and let a small moan escape from my lips. "S-Stop we have things to do today," I told him firmly. He purred and licked my neck then and chuckled.

"It's going to be wild for the first few months after we let Donnie out into the world on his own~" He purred out then smirked as he looked into my eyes mischievously. "We're not leaving the bedroom for the first two weeks, and then we'll just spread out around the house with our little acts of love~"

"You're really sex deprived," I purred out to him. "I better give you more attention." He gave me a quick kiss then.

"No because it'll be funny to see your face when Donnie finally moves out and I yank you into the bedroom," he told me and purred as he moved closer to me. "Won't the wait be sexy~?" I shook my head slightly and laughed.

"You've got a big imagination. Let's go get Donnie and take him home to the manor."

"If I didn't have an imagination, life would suck," he said and smirked as he pulled away from me and grabbed my hand, rubbing it gently as he pulled me out of the bathroom and started with me towards Donnie's room. "I really just want to play the piano with you tonight. I can wait another month if you practice with me... like we used to...."

"Fine, we'll only play the piano together," I growled out and yanked away from his hand and slipped into Donnie's room, giving a huge smile as he looked up from the floor where he was playing with his train set. Richard followed behind me quickly and frowned before he looked towards me then glanced down at Donnie. His eyes lit up quickly and he scooped Donnie up into his arms, showering Donnie's face in kisses and chuckled.

"Are you ready to go little guy?" He asked and hugged him tightly. He looked towards me then came up, giving me a kiss before he winked. We could start off in the music room then sneak off to the bedroom~ We could do both~

"I think we should spend the night at the manor," I told Richard quickly. "Especially since most of the guests will probably end up staying the night there." He nodded quickly then before he purred.

"It'd be our first time in the manor~" He sung out and gave me a playful look. "We've never been in that bed before."

"Not together," I told him in agreement. "It's a comfortable bed," I purred out.

"Is it?" He asked and smirked then covered Donnie's ears as he adjusted Donnie in his hands. "Screw the piano, I want you."

"I bet you do, but you can wait until after Donnie is asleep," I warned. He nodded and gave me a quick peck before he took his hands away from Donnie's ears and kissed Donnie's cheek.

"Let's get you to your ball before you're late~" He purred out and grabbed my hand, giving it a squeeze.