All in the Family
The faint sound of giggling didnt hit your ears as you were walking through the park, unaware of what was about to happen. That is, until something slammed into your back, sending you stumbling forward, a small groan escaped from your 'attackers' mouth as a small yelp came from yours. Rubbing your back lightly, you looked towards the something that hit your back. On the ground, sat a small, red-headed child...Except, it wasn't a child...You noticed a small pair of horns emitting from the messy hair, little red and black wings coming out from his back and finally, a small, demon tail, curling up around his knees. Other than that, he looked like a perfectly normal child. Now, you weren't one to judge others by how they looked so you gently walked over to the small devil child and got onto your knees, keeping on a kind face. The child looked at you in a mixture of fear and wonder. He trembled ever so slightly.
"Are you alright? Where are your parents?" You asked in a soft voice, not wanting to scare the young creature. The child nodded then shrugged a bit at the second question. He had no clue where his elder brother was although your questions were comforting, seeming to calm down from your kindness. You didnt notice that the child had scraped knees from tumbling onto the ground. You gently reached out, only to have the child flinch away. "I promise not to hurt you..." You whispered and gently scooted closer, reaching into your purse and pulling out a few bandaids.
"Wh-What are th-those?" The child stuttered out and pointed his small finger to the bandaids. You simply smiled and gently unwrapping the bandaid. You scooted a bit closer again and gently stuck the bandaid onto the scrape. The child seemed a little amazed by your kindness, knowing in his world that if you got hurt, you would tend to it yourself. He smiled and stood up a bit, he was barely taller than you when you were kneeling. His small wings fluttered happily and he sat down in front of you, closer than before. You knew you didnt need to answer the child for he seemed to trust the sticky material. "Thank you, Miss" The child said happily and looked up at you.
"Your welcome" You smiled sweetly and looked from his emerald eyes to his small horns. You knew he couldnt be from your world and if he was...You pityed him. You hated that todays society was based around Perfection. "Whats your name?" You asked gently.
"Arthur! But you can call me Artie or Iggy if you want to" The small child blushed a little bit and scooted a bit closer, feeling as if he could trust you. You smiled softly and nodded a bit before gently standing up and holding out a hand for him to stand as well.
"Come on, sweetie, we dont want to be sitting in the middle of the walkway" You said as he took your hand, standing up. Although he was standing and clearly could walk..or fly, he made small grabby hands up at you, notifying you to pick him up. You simply smiled again, laughing a little, you were a sweeheart in his eyes, he would have to tell his brother all about you..He was sure that he would like you. You picked him up and held him in your arms as you walked along the trail. "Pleased to meet you, Iggy. My name is _"
Arthur smiled and once again, his wings flapped happily "Nice to meet you too" He said and cuddled against your chest, his tail curled around your arm. Before you knew it, Arthur was asleep, craddled by the sweet embrace of your arms and listening to your heartbeat. You looked down and smiled softly at the demon, he seemed like a sweetie, you adored it, you wished parenthood would be this fun. But, you just hadnt met your perfect match yet...
Some time had passed as you carried the young Iggy in your arms, you stopped in front of a lake and basked in the fantasy of being a mother. You slowly sat down and looked at the snoring demon. You noticed the slight quiver of his tail and gently wrapped your jacket around his little body. It was easy, the both of you shared te blanket, his head peeking out ever so slightly from where the zipper stopped. You hesitantly kissed the small Iggy's forhead and leaned against the bench as the sun began to set. Many thoughts ran through your mind, like: Who did the child belong to? Why was the child alone? Where was his family? and more importantly, would you get in trouble with them? You shivered at the last question and debated on wether or not to stay in the park. You surely wouldnt want to bring him home without the permision of his family.
A cold breeze blew through your hair, you huddled the child to keep him from awakening and looked around. Something told you that that wasnt natural wind. Your eyes widened at the sight of the dark male behind you, looming over you, eyes as hard as stone. His skin was pale, like a ghost. He had jet black hair with horns coming out the same shade of black. Wings were spread at what you thought was maximum wingspan, his tail whipped back and forth and by the looks of his facial expression, he was pissed. You shivered involuntarily, stirring the small devil child. You could hear the older demon grind his teeth and look at the child in your jacket.
"So! You think you can just steal my younger brother and get away with it?!" He yelled in your face, making you flinch. You opened your mouth and no words came out, making the elder demon smirk to you. You felt the little Iggy stir and pop his head out farther from the comforts of your jacket.
"Brother!" Iggy yelled happily before seeing his cold, hard face. His unblinking eyes practically boring into your soul. He knew not to mess with his brother when he was angry...But whom was he angry at? It coudn't be you...You were much to kind. Heck! You even helped him! He couldnt be mad at you. But yet, by the feel of your heartpace just beating as rapid as ever, it had to be the truth. The edler demon looked at his younger brother and leaned closer so he was right in your face.
"Answer me!" He yelled in your face, makiing you jump and close your eyes, you had never prayed before but you couldnt help but send one out. You didnt want to die. Iggy stared at his brother before wriggling closer to you, wrapping his small arms around your neck in a protective way.
"Brother, stop yelling at _!" He yelled and burried his face into the crook of your neck. "She helped me and kept me safe while I was lost! She even helped me with a scrape" He said gently and looked up at his brother from the warmth of your feaful flesh. The edler brother immediately looked at you with hatred as he studied your face, trying to fid a hint of denial. His face softened a bit and he took a step back, getting out of your face. His voice was much more softer now.
"Is this true..._?" The edler brother asked softly, his wings gently folding in, his tail flicked softly, snaking up to you and tilting your face upwards to his. You flinched again and slowly opened your eyes before nodding, as pale as a ghost. The elder brother smiled a bit at you and his tail gently stroked your cheek, he was afraid to touch you with his hands. He feared you would flinch away. "Well then, I owe you an apology and a thank you" He said and smiled, gingerly sitting down on the bench next to you. "He seems to like you..." He said, looking at his younger brother. You nodded a bit and looked down at Iggy who had proceeded to cuddle back into your chest, in the warmth of your jacket. Even if the elder brother had been accusing you and yelling at you just meer minutes ago, you noticed that he seemed to be a lot nicer when he had leanrd the truth. You looked over at him, huddling Iggy again in your embrace.
"He is a sweetheart...I wouldve hated to see him pushed to the side and his innocence smashed with todays society" You said softly. The elder brother smiled and nodded. For some reason, he wanted to show to you that he could be a sweetheart too, as if he needed you to be kind to him. He needed this. He observed your face softly and wrapped one of his wings around your shoulders. You didnt seem to mind, it was a little warmer that way, you didnt notice his tail slither up around you, resting on your other thigh sweetly. "So..You're his brother?" You asked curiously.
"Yeah...My name is Alfred, by the way" He said casually. You smiled and nodded a bit in greeting, finally noticing that he had wrapped you in his tail and wing. You didnt pull away, you didnt mind it at all. Iggy watched happily, he hadnt seen his brother smile like this in years.
"I'm _" You said "Its nice to meet you" You said happily and looked down at Iggy, cuddling him gently. Alfred smiled wider and thought for a moment before coming up with a somewhat sly plan. He had read your aura, liking it already. He already started to admire you. He looked at Iggy and smiled a bit.
"Hey, um..If you want, we all can go back to our place and hang out for the night" Alfred said, a little awkwardly, his face heating up ever so slightly. Iggy's wings fluttered happily within your jacket and he grinned wider, nodding frantically.
"Yes, please do, Miss_!" Iggy yelled happily, giving you little puppy dog eyes. You smiled and nodded, receiving a smile from the two brothers. Something about Alfred...You mumbled to yourself and stood up with the two of them.
"Alright, I will" You said happily. Alfred took your hand and starrted to lead you away from the park. You had one arm wrapped around the little Iggy. Alfred gripped your hand lovingly, wrapping a wing around your shoulders, making you walk closer to him. He smiled and hesitantly leaned in, kissing your cheek. Somehow you knew that you and Alfred would make the greatest couple in history.