Being an ancient and from the royal bloodline was no easy treat. Over the years, Ed came to learn of all that had been going on...a battle of a united army of Lycans, witches, humans and faes aganist the Vampire kind had put them to the point of extinction. This forced the remaining vampires to make pawns by biting and making humans become like them. The turned ones had an unquenchable thirst but luckily, they were controllable if it so was done by the one who turned them or anyone of a higher bloodline than them.
After the presumed weakening of the vampire kind, many dared to interact with them and over the years, Vampires were not thought of as scary as before. Alliances came into play as generations came and went, hybrids were born and those that came from a mixture of Lycans, witches, faes and humans, bred with the vampires gave birth to a new kind with enhanced abilities but also seemed to be a threat to the other kinds.
Hence the NIGHTINGALE TREATY which turned out to be in favour of the humans as a means of protecting them from the overly superior kinds.
Vampyrs especially the ancient ones were basically loners, they preferred being on their own. Since they lived for long, they grew bored...killing them was not as easy so they sent themselves to sleep and only to awaken if there was a purpose for their awakening or if they wanted to seek something entertaining in a new era.
Ed looked back at his peaceful mate and he was more than sure...had it not been for her, he'd have stayed buried down there till the world came to an end.
He had lost all hope when he found her dead. Vampires weren't the kind to procreate...they only did so if it was with their mates. Unfortunately, not many were blessed to meet their mates. For them it was a blessing and one in a million chances. While others could take mates, they'd never have the chance to bare off springs. Not that he had a problem with off springs..no, he just wanted to be normal. Find a mate, shower her with love, bare off springs and grow old together!
These were tales they heard of and such opportunities were among the humans. Back in the days, he thought that humans were fascinating creatures despite being weak and having short lives...he believed living for a short while but getting to enjoy all the bliss you could ever wish was magical. What was the use of living for so long but always be in the constant search for happiness?
Now, when he looked at his mate, so small and delicate, he thought of how life would be.....them being in love, her giving birth to off springs that looked like her..or better like him...them growing old together....he felt he couldn't wait for her to grow. He hoped nothing would come to disrupt their peace but then....
He felt a presence in his house. Without further ado, he sprung from his seat and looked at the figure that was standing at the balcony to his room. Red eyes glowed from behind the cloak of the creature. The creature was looking at the small creature on his bed..this had Ed block the creature's view.
Chuckling, the creature lept from the balcony and stood gracefully on the ground taking off his cloak. He slid the glass door open and walked inside, inviting himself in. Ed was frozen in his place as he looked back at the creature that had come to him. He stood their expressionlessly but the latter knew better, hence he stopped advancing forward. The air around Ed was suffocating even for a being like him. Seems, sealing Ed away made him more dangerous than he initially was.....his power had been unleashed ten folds.
"Hey....relax!!! Is this how we are going to unite after so many years?" The intruder asked.
"Jesper. What are you doing here?" Ed asked calm but Jes knew better.
"Well, first and foremost, I'm here to welcome you back from the dead." Jes spoke as he found himself a seat. "Secondly, you are my little brother, so I had to come check on you. And, oh...I brought you some good stuff!" Jes raised the bottle had had in his hands and put it on the bottle. He was risking giving Ed this special drink but he had to prove his position which meant he came with good intentions. "To add to it, your awakening caused quite a stir in the supernatural world but then you vanished...like you managed to seal your power making it hard to track you which is a good sign for me but a threat to the others. And lastly", Jes looked at the baby on the bed. "Congratulations." he gave a harmless smile. "You are lucky!" He shifted his eyes to look into the dark purple eyes that had not made an attempt to move from him.
"You done?" Ed asked.
"I meant no harm bro...I know I can't be trusted but what we did was for the greater good. I hope you understand!" Jes spoke with a guilt filled face. He stood up and went to the door he'd come in.
"Join me for a drink." Ed spoke as he took a seat on the bed, his eye colour had turned light and wasn't dark anymore. His invitation left Jes flabagastered as he stiffly walked back and took a seat across.
Ed, presented two glasses and poured the drink that was in the bottle and presented some to his elder brother. Jes took the glass and both drank in silence looking at eachother .
"I...." Jes started but....
The baby cried breaking the silence of the night. Ed almost jumped out of skin as he rushed to his little mate who had awoken. He lifted her from the bed and cuddled her in his arms as he lured her back to sleep. But she kept crying.
He lay her back on the bed and checked on her daipers and on seeing they were ruined, he carried her to the bathroom and used a warm soft towel to wipe her down. He brought her back to the room and changed her daipers and clothings. He held her gently and descended to the kitchen where he heated her milk, put it in a bottle and went back to the room.
Jes....as old as he was wondered if age had now got to his head and he was seeing things! Ed was such a professional in looking after babies.....he had been alive for so long but he was terrible at looking after little ones and he wouldn't beat Ed at it. He was like a father!!! Geez...he felt goosebumps crawl on his skin
Ed sat on the bed and fed his mate till the bottle ran empty. She burped with a baby sound them wailed again.
Jes was already running a headache but he couldn't show his irritation towards Ed or the man wouldn't think twice to rip him to pieces. Irritation was a very uncomfortable feeling for vampires....they were normally driven to eliminate the irritation and in cases like this where there was a mate of another, he, Jes...was a threat and Ed would do or die to ensure the threat was eliminated!
As he was still wallowing in his thoughts, he felt the baby had quieted down and when he looked up, he paled. Ed had fed his mate with his blood!!!!! That was crazy!!!!!! It was considered sharing one's abilities with the other without turning them...and now that he was doing this when she was still an infant.....then.....this....SHIT!!!!!!'
"Ed, you can't do this!" Jes was compelled to speak. Ed was an ancient Vampire of the royal family, him giving his blood....lots of his blood away was..creating a threat.
"Now that you have managed to find me, I'm sure more are going to come." Ed spoke calmly his eyes on his mate as she relished the taste of the blood with a visible glee. "I must protect my mate, even if it means me becoming her puppet or protecting her from myself. Jes....I know who killed my mate and I have not forgotten. The blood I she'd that time is not even close to a quarter of the emptiness I felt and still feel..... even though you guys did what was best for everyone back then, my return is a threat to that person and he is going to stop at nothing to repeat his actions. More, if he learns that I have my mate with me...what do you expect?" Ed asked as his eyes turned red from holding back since his mate was still feeding. His blood could be seen flowing through her veins on her translucent and soft skin. It was blending into her body in the right way...just like the perfect match that they were.
Jes looked at the magic that was occurring before his eyes and ran short of what to say. Ed drew his finger from his mate's mouth and lifted her putting her on his chest, her small face on his neck to pat her back so she could burp and let out the gas. Once she was done, he lifted and lay her to look at the ceiling but the little one's eyes looked at Jes, where he sat and he felt the hairs on his skin stand on an end. The little one's gaze was scrutinizing then she looked back at Ed...with her eyes on him, she silently drifted back to sleep content written on her face.
Jes looked on puzzled with questions swirling in his mind.
"You may leave...I have a long day tomorrow. Thanks for the drink too." Ed spoke as he got into bed with his mate in his arms. He wasn't going to sleep. He was just going to watch his mate all through out the night.
Jes stood up and went to the balcony, he lept and disappeared into the night.
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