The Beginning
Despite all her power, despite having the world at her fingertips, Cordelia still felt empty.
There was a void inside of her, a void that she'd tried to fill numerous times with numerous things - sex, alcohol. She'd tried to focus more on her studies of plants, too. And of course there were the students…
She'd gone out of her way to personally tutor as many as possible, filling up her schedule with appointments with different witches. But that void was still there, and deep down, she knew what she wanted. No, needed.
A child. A child of her own, to care for and love.
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Marie Laveau had a ritual that would allow Cordelia to become pregnant. Queenie had found the directions laid out in a book among Marie's possessions and had been kind enough to bring it to her.
Just as Marie had told her, the spell called for two ounces of sperm amongst other things.
That was Cordelia's first problem. She had plenty of male suitors, but none of whom she knew well enough to want a child with. She would have to find someone else, then. Someone who she could trust.
After some time, an idea came to her.
Kyle.
Kyle was good. He was reliable. Prior to having been killed, he had wanted a bright future. He had been intelligent. Of course, there was the issue of Kyle's various body parts. Was the dick on his body actually his?
Obviously, she would have to discuss the whole issue with both Kyle and Zoe.
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Cordelia went in expecting the worst but hoping for the best.
As Supreme, she could have forced Kyle to meet her needs, but she didn't want that. If this was going to happen, it was going to happen with permission from all parties involved.
The three were now sitting in Zoe and Kyle's room, the two younger people on their bed, Cordelia on a chair.
"A baby?" Zoe asked.
"Yes. I would not expect either of you to care for it, or to even have anything to do with it - it would be purely my responsibility. It's something I've wanted for a long time - to be a mother, to have a child to love."
"And you want my...genetics," Kyle replied. He had a stunned look on his face.
"I trust you. However, I wasn't sure if… well, when everything was replaced…" Cordelia blushed, "I'm not sure how to ask this question."
"It's his, if that's what you mean," Zoe answered.
"I think we need to talk about this," Kyle added, looking at Zoe.
"I agree." She turned to Cordelia, "Please give us some time. We'll let you know our decision soon."
"Thank you," Cordelia said, "For at least considering it. If you were to say yes, I'd be forever indebted to you."
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"The Supreme owing us can be a good thing," Zoe said, now that she and Kyle were alone. "And it's not like we'd have to raise it."
"Still… it'd be my child. Half mine. I'd want to protect it, be there for it. Give it a better life than I had, and I'm not sure that Cordelia would allow it."
"She seems pretty desperate."
"Plus...Would I have to sleep with her? She didn't say how she intended to do all of this."
"She and Hank tried to have kids before, but weren't able to. I think she is infertile. She's probably going to try to use a spell. I doubt you'd have to sleep with her."
Kyle frowned, and sat back down on the bed.
"This is really confusing. Hard." Sometimes when Kyle was stressed, he regressed back a little bit, speaking in shorter sentences and acting more moody. Zoe could see it happening again now.
"Hey," she said, kneeling in front of him. "It's okay. We have time to think it over." She took his hands, "Don't get upset."
Kyle nodded, calming as she touched him. Zoe always seemed to have that effect on him - made him calm.
"Okay," Kyle mumbled.
Zoe continued to hold his hands for a while. They could discuss the subject again tomorrow.