Prologue

Valentine Morgenstern was standing in a park next to a river, thinking about the wife that had left him, when a boy of four years or so caught his attention.

The boy had his back to him and all he could see was the pitch black hair on his head and the frail body with small hands reaching out to play with the water of the river. The mother was nowhere in sight, so he started to slowly walk closer to the boy, trying to see what he was doing and to see the child's face.

As he got closer he saw what looked like little animals made of water running around the boy and up his arms and legs.

The little boy giggled and laughed in delight, sparkling emerald green eyes lighting up as he smiled in happiness. More miniature animals jumped from the river of water into his lap. An animal, a rabbit, jumped up to his shoulder and looked as if it was whispering in his ear.

Suddenly, his head lifted and he looked in Valentine's direction. Valentine walked forward and he stopped in front of the boy. He, the boy, smiled up at him shyly and lifted a small turtle made of water up and asked, "Pway wif me?" with big eyes.

Valentine crouched down and took the proffered turtle into his hands. However, when the turtle left the boy's hands, it dissolved into water and dripped between Valentine's fingers, falling softly to the ground. He looked on as the boy pouted at the water and to the boy's delight another turtle slowly climbed out of the river and onto the boy's waiting hand.

Valentine looked at the boy curiously and asked, "What's your name, little one?"

The boy looked up at him. "Pewcy!" he answered and went back to playing with his water animals.

"My name is Valentine," he said and a predatory grin slowly stretched across his face. "You know, I have a son your age, whom I'd like you to meet…."

Author's note:

Hey guys! This is my first fic. I like to read fanfiction so I wanted to try and write my own. Hope you enjoyed the first part and I will continue this story, even though updates will be slow. Thank you to my beta, Tala White 14, for helping me.