Chapter 4

*I just realized I made Halus's demon from Artemis be a guy not a girl. Sorry my bad. *

~July 31st 1991~

Halus was in the kitchen making himself lunch when he smirked hearing a portal open behind him. He turned and crossed his arms to find Kalima. She smirked at him. "Like dads not going to know you're here, and by portal as well." "So Ash said I could come over whenever I wanted. Remember, it was my birthday gift." Kalima smirked and took up his sandwich and took a bite. "HAY I made that for me!" Kalima danced out of his reach with his lunch while taking another bite.

Halus stopped and raised his hand causing the plate with his lunch to fly out of her hands and into his as he sat down on the counter. "Ha. Never mess with me Greek." looking up at Halus she gave him a look and put her hands on her hips "Greek! all have you know I'm Half Greek, and further more you're just as Greek as I am mister!" and she raised her hand sending a thunder bolt at his head. Halus smirked as it bounced off his shields. Only to cringe with the sound of shattering. Kalima froze and looked at him. "Oh no, Aunt Tory's going to blow a gasket…."

"HALUS PARTHENOPAEUS!" Halus ran over to the living room where the vase that Athena had given his mother as a peace offering lay in shards. "Mum," he raised his hands in surrender "before you get mad, it wasn't my fault and look…." he waved his hand over the broken glass and all the pieces flew back together as if never hit. "I fixed it." he then looked at her and asked "Never happened?" looking at him he lowered his arms "Ok it did. We were playing around in the kitchen and I had my shields up and Kalima didn't mean to make the vase break…..Ouch!" Kalima hit his arm "well if you hadn't taunted me I wouldn't have sent a thunder bolt at you….." turning to her they began to argue.

*Underlined: Halus, Italic: Kalima, Bold: Acheron*

"Well if you hadn't taken my lunch this never would have happened."

"So now it's my fault?"

"Yes it's your fault"

"Now just hang on a second mister-I-can-use-my-powers-when-ever-I-want-to!"

"Oh don't you dare go there."

"Oh yeah I went there!"

"ENOUGH"

Kalima and Halus turned to find not only his father, Acheron but also Arima's mother, Katra and her father, Sin.

Turning to their parents they gave a small smile "hi mom and dad." Kalima said biting her bottom lip. Sin crossed his arms and smirked "Hello to you too young lady." Katra pointed to the living room "Living Room NOW!" both Halus and Kalima ran to the couch where they sat down and were delivered a lecture.

45 minutes later Halus and Kalima looked up at their parents. "Well, what do you have to say for yourselves?" Katra and Tory asked at the same time. Halus stood up "I'm sorry for acting like a child and I won't do it again I promise." Kalima stood up and turned to her mother "same here I'm sorry, I really missed Halus and didn't think about playing in the house. I'm sorry aunt Tory about breaking the vase. It won't happen again. Next time we want to horse around we'll take it outside."

Tory smiled "good and make sure you do that."

That night Kalima and harry sat in the bar of Sanctuary with the dark hunters all around them and their friends and families. Vane looked around and sighed "Hauls where the hell, is that father of yours?" Tory smirked "you know Ash he's probably getting his gift."

Halus smirked at his mother and looked around him to see his large supernatural family from all areas of mythology.

In a booth to the back of the bar sat Psyche and her lover Eros also know as Cupid but he hates it when you called him that. Only his brother could call him that. To their left sat a group of dark hunters who Halus smiled as he remember the days of training and blood he would come home with on his weapons and have his mother yell at him for dripping it on the floor.

Looking around he saw all the dark hunters and several of the Greek gods who he had grown up around as a boy. They had in turn become his family.

As he looked around her named off everyone he knew:

There was Rafael laughing with Aiden who were talking about their very pregnant wives Celena and Leta who were not scolding their husbands.

At the bar sat fury while Angelia and Delphine watched Cratus do a bar trick with their drinks only to have Mamma bear scold him warning him to break anything of hers or he'll have to deal with her.

Halus shook his head never get on her bad side he thought as his silver eyes turned to find dike talking with Julian, his wife Grace and Kyrian and his wife Amanda who's twin sister Tabitha was with Valerius.

Halus smirked at his martial arts teacher Valerius who was fussing over his wife who was pregnant and due any day now.

By the record player, involved in a game of poker sat Wulf, Vane, Zarek, Talon and Alexion while their wives sunshine, bride, danger, Cassandra and Astrid who were either helping their husbands hands or taking care of their children who sat on their laps or lay in their rockers.

Just then the door opened and in came Sin with katra followed by Ravyn with his wife Susan, Arik with Megeara, V'aidan with Erin followed by Dante with panders and Esperatta with Velken.

Sin walked up to Halus and pulled him into a huge hug. "Hay there, birthday boy." Halus laughed. "Hi yah sin." He put him back down. "So you haven't seen my daughter have you?" shaking his head he looked over his shoulder "you might find her trying to beat Aunt Artemis at holding their breath the longest." Sin sighed and ran over to where the others were watching. Katra smiled "dad shown up yet?" "Nope." She smiled and kissed his head "don't worry. Dad did this for my birthday too." Halus smiled at his sister. "Thanks."

Everyone was eating when suddenly the song Sweet Home Alabama began to play everyone turned to the door as Ash came in with presents in his arms. Halus ran over to his dad and took the gifts and tossed them on the table and hugged him close. "Mom's been pulling her hair waiting for you to show up and I was almost about to call grandmother and ask her where you were and if you were alive."

A loud chuckle came from Asheron as he hugged his son. "Well I was with your grandmother so you can relax and she sent these with me. Oh and I forgot your gift at home so I had to search for it and wrap it and then I got stuck in traffic sorry kido."

Halus smiled up at Ash and they walked into the party.

When Ash finally got through everyone's hellos he came to find Tory with arms crossed tapping her foot. Ash walked up to her and kissed her lips "I was with mother." Instantly the appearance of anger on her person left her and she smiled "oh, well who am I, to be pissed am am your mother took you for…." She looked at the clock "10 hours." Ash kissed her lips "mother told me something you haven't." instantly she froze. "Damn it. I wanted to tell you that news." Halus looked at his mother "what mom?" "Your mother is pregnant, Halus. You'll have a sister or brother in a year." Halus smiled "sweet."

Amy was the daughter to mamma bear and she was looking out from behind the kitchen door when she saw Fang walking around with everyone else. Fang? Suddenly his head turned to where she was and he smiled at her hi Amy, what's wrong? Amy smiled and waved at him nothing I just missed you, how was your mission? He took a seat at the bar and ordered water good; Ash gave me an easy target. Baby sitting. What you been up to? Amy came out and went to the bar where she took orders and came to Fang who had never taken his eyes off of her. "I'm great." As she put her pencil behind her ear a strand of hair fell onto her face. Reaching up fang moved it back behind her ear. "I miss you Amy. I miss our conversations. I miss….." "HAY! WOLF, GET AWAY FROM HER!"

Amy turned to find one of her many brothers. "Oh stop it. Will you. We were only talking!" Fang stood up and kissed her cheek. "Stay safe Amy." He whispered gently in her ear so she heard. "I love you." And he left sanctuary.

Ash looked around for his son and found him watching Amy and Fang. Walking over to Amy halus looked at her "why do they not want you two together? I mean even I can see the love you both share." Amy smiled "I'm a bear he's a wolf. It's just how it is. Wren is lucky he wasn't killed at birth. It's forbidden for us were-hunters to have children of mixed species." Halus shook his head "that's bogus. If you love each other you should be with that person. No matter what the rules say. I mean look at Romeo and Juliet their families hated each other so badly they killed each other over it. But what did they do?"

"Die?" Amy asked. Halus smirked "sure they died but they died together to prove they would die for each other to keep their love together and alive. They proved to their families that love is more powerful than some stupid rule." Amy looked at halus. "You know for an 11 year old you're pretty smart." Halus smirked and looked up as his father came over "yeah well I have to be. Ash's my dad."

Ash looked at Amy who looked at the door that Fang had left through and smirked "You know Amy your family just wants you to be happy and safe. Fang would die for you to live." Amy smiled and ash nodded "go to him." Amy tore off her apron and ran out the front door and held up his arm as Mama Bear came running after her. "AMY!" "let her go Lucinda. She's grown up and can make her own decisions." "Acheron just because you're a dark hunter doesn't mean you can tell me what to and not to do with my children….." Acheron turned to her and his eyes flashed black. "Let her live her own life Lucinda." Everyone was watching the entire exchange and watched as Lucinda Bear backed away and nodded "very well. I hold you responsible if anything happens to her." Lucinda walked way but froze when ash said "oh I know fang will take good care of her."

Halus whistled and ran behind his mother as Lucinda transformed into a 6 foot black bear full of anger "YOU LET HER GO WITH THAT WOLF!!" Ash smirked "yes. Lucinda even someone like you has heard of Romeo and Juliet. Well your daughter is Juliet and Fang is her Romeo. Get over it. Before they kill each other to prove that they'll die to stay together to keep their love." Everyone watched as Lucinda transformed back into her human appearance. "Swear to me you'll make sure he keeps her happy. And tell them if they come here Sanctuary is open to them." Ash smiled. "Oh they know. Just expect them back by the end of the week married." He looked at Halus who smirked and then yelled "OK enough! ITS TIME TO PARTY!"

Hours after the part of Halus's 11th birthday he lay still wide awake in his bed with sleep hard to come by. Suddenly he looked to the side of his room where Azriel appeared. "Hay buddy, sorry I wasn't there for your party. Had to talk to Akia, here got you a gift."

Sitting up Halus opened the gift and found a pendent with his own symbol. "Thanks Azriel." Azriel yawned and dived at Halus's body to transport himself, to his tattoo form on Halus's chest. Yawning Halus closed his eyes and sighed as he fell to sleep "happy birthday to me."