a/n: k ppl every chapter will b from a different POV… this one is from Stanton's POV, so read up!!!

Revenio Deas

Chapter Two

Duties Call

"NO!" Stanton yelled awakening from the dream he had just had. He had received another vision from the Atrox, who was calling him. As prince of the night he had duties, but ever since Serena had become seventeen and bore him a beautiful daughter he hadn't given much attention to the Atrox.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" Serena asked sitting up with a blanket wrapped around her warm body. Stanton gave her a slight nod realizing he was drenched in sweat. In his vision the new daughters of the moon had been destroyed and the Atrox was in its human form.

"Go back to sleep," Stanton said kissing Serena's forehead. He seeped into her open mind and brought forth slumber. She slept beside him looking like the goddess she used to be, but not remembering her past life as a daughter of the moon, a goddess of Selene. Stanton pulled on some jeans and decided he should check up on their daughter. He kissed Serena's forehead once again and closed the door to their bedroom.

"Stanton," a voice called him. Stanton froze knowing it was the Atrox. "Stanton, you've been ignoring your duties," said a harsh voice that belonged to a male.

"Master I'm very sorry," Stanton said turning to face Him. He bowed his head in courtesy.

"I let you live with the goddess you love. I let you keep your precious little treasure you call Selene. I let you do so many things Stanton and I gave you the position you're in," the Atrox shook his head.

"Sorry master," Stanton apologized looking down at the wood floor.

"And what do I get?" the Atrox asked angrily. "I should destroy you! But I will not, for your wrong doing you must cross over at least one person every night." Stanton nodded.

"Thank you," Stanton said relieved.

"For I need an army. I am in human form," laughed the Atrox. Stanton looked up shocked. The vision was true! The Atrox stood before him, but luckily Serena was no longer a goddess and could not be harmed. Stanton stopped knowing the Atrox was reading his every thought.

"You think your little wife can't be harmed. Well if you do not do as I tell you I will make her my bride," he laughed. Stanton tried hard not to send an attack at him. He glanced up at Him. The Atrox stood before him in flesh and bones. His hair black like the night and his eyes silver like the icy spirit he used to be. "Now go and do as I have commanded you," The Atrox commanded. Stanton nodded as the Atrox dissolved into a shadow and left him there.

Stanton breathed heavily, anger pulsed through his veins. His muscles tensed and his hands turned into fists. He was loyal to the Atrox, but the Atrox in human form was cunning and treacherous. He couldn't be loyal to such an ancient evil and he had to stop the Atrox because if he didn't Serena and Selene along with all of humanity would be in grave danger.

"Daddy?" called a sweet little vice. "Daddy who was that?" Selene asked her eyes looked terrified and she was on the verge of tears. She ran to him and hugged him.

"It was just a friend," Stanton smiled at his beautiful daughter. He lifted her into his arms and hugged her gently. "Now what are you doing up? You know me and mommy don't like it when you don't go to sleep at night," Stanton said brushing her light brown curls out of her little face. Her blue eyes weren't as tense as before, but he couldn't manipulate her thoughts because she was so little he was afraid he might hurt her.

"I know daddy, but I heard you talking to someone and I just wanted to hear," Selene giggled. "Daddy I'm thirsty," Selene nagged.

"Let's go into the kitchen then," Stanton smiled and placed her down as he took her by the hand, leading her into the kitchen. She climbed onto a stool near the marble counter and swung her legs while humming a tune. Stanton got out a glass cup and poured some fresh water into it and handed it to her.

"Daddy who's the lady who always visits me?" Selene asked tilting her head from side to side smiling. Stanton had no idea what she was talking about and seeped into her mind. "Noooo," Selene said gripping her head.

"What's wrong with daddy's little angel?" Stanton asked. Could she sense him in her head?

"My head was ouwie," Selene said. Stanton pulled back wondering how she could feel him in her mind.

"Selene I want you to tell me about the lady," Stanton said as he bent down beside her and took her little tender hands in his.

"She's a pretty lady," Selene smiled. "She comes when the moon is this big," Selene said bending her arms into a big circle. Stanton knew she was talking about the full moon. "She tells me to be a good girl and tells me stories of g-g-god-dd," Selene said trying to pronounce goddesses.

"Goddesses?" Stanton asked. Could it be Selene?

"How did you knows daddy? Well she tells me long stories and she sings to me too," Selene said nodding her head. "She told me to give mommy something-," Selene gasped and covered her mouth.

"What?" Stanton asked as he gingerly removed her hands from her mouth. He began to push into her mind, but it was impenetrable. He pulled back shocked. Could Selene have powers? It had to do something when the goddess Selene.

"She told me not to tell," Selene said covering her mouth with her little hand. "I can't tell no one," Selene said shaking her head from side to side. Stanton understood and nodded.

"Let's go to bed," Stanton said swinging her into his muscular arms. Selene giggled as he carried her upstairs to her bedroom. He lay her on her tiny bed and covered her with her fluffy pink blanket. "Good night sleeping beauty," Stanton said kissing her forehead.

"Nooo daddy! Don't go the boogie man might come," Selene said pulling her blanket up to her chin.

"There's no such thing as the boogie man," Stanton assured her.

"Emma said there is," Selene nodded. Emma was Vanessa and Michael's daughter, who was also the same age as Selene, four years old. Serena had gotten pregnant three months before she turned seventeen and Vanessa had gotten pregnant a month before her seventeenth birthday. Stanton sighed remembering when Serena had chosen. Stanton was ordered to cross her over, but instead he gave up his immortality in exchange to live with Serena. He now looked twenty-two and Serena was twenty-one. "Daddy can you sleep with me?" Selene pleaded, causing Stanton's thoughts to vanish. "Please?" Selene asked giving him a cute pout. How could he not resist?

"Sure," Stanton smiled and lay down beside her.

"Yay," Selene cheered. "Can you tell me a story?" Selene asked hugging her stuffed animal.

"Once upon a time… a long, long time ago," Stanton began.

~*~ Half An Hour Later~*~

Stanton got up and left Selene's room quietly. He sat in the dining room, pondering whether or not to do as the Atrox commanded. Finally he remembered what the Atrox had said if he didn't. He got up and grabbed his car keys and reluctantly headed out the door to complete with his nightly task the Atrox had given him.

a/n: k well ya I know the first chapter kinda sucked, but I'll try and make the nex one better, promise! Well REVIEW!!!