A/N- Sorry for the late update.
The partial Sight is quite interesting to her. She can now make out the outlines of her Masters. She now has blurred images to go along with the voices that she has been hearing. The stronger of the two seems to be human. Well, that's what his outline looks like anyways. She could be wrong. Something tells her that she knew another who could look human, but she can not quite remember who this other was. Not that she wants to, the Masters provide her with everything that she needs. The other Master, the one with the less than human voice, does not look human. Well, no, that is not entirely right. Part of him looks human. The thing that sticks out to her the most is his glowing, red eyes. Still, they do not entirely bother her, though his fighting with the stronger Master is rather annoying. What right did he have to question the stronger one? If she could only teach him a lesson, she would. Maybe the human Master would allow her to do so. Drawing blood could be quite fun, she suspected.
Some hours had passed since Totheark had arrived back at Ellaina's home. The man was currently asleep on the couch, snoring as he was prone to do. Raine was also asleep, leaving the Slenderman alone to his thoughts and the babies of course. Sohn had woken at some point and had teleported to his father's lap. This little incident had startled der Ritter, though he would have thought not much could do so any longer. Apparently, there was more to this father business than he had anticipated. There was also the fact of Totheark's son, who had decided that Slender's tendrils were the greatest thing since sliced bread. The child had been insisting on latching onto the tendrils for the past three hours. So, in a sense, Slendy now had two limpets to deal with.
He really could not complain, though. Someone had to watch the children. He certainly could not ask Totheark to do it. The boy had very nearly died. The boy had nearly died because of his foolishness. Clearly, he was becoming weak or just plain stupid. How had he not been able to sense that his adoptive son had truly been alive? Worse still, he had left Totheark's child. He had even attacked his own son. Clearly, he was not doing a good job at being a father or protector. And then there was what had happened to Raine. Her pain and suffering was a direct result of his stupid actions, and there was no way that he could fix it. Ellaina was gone as well, and he completely blamed himself for that as well. Had he never been selfish, had he never involved himself in her life, she would be perfectly safe. She would be teaching in her university and creating her Slender Game.
He sighed and looked down on his son, who seemed to have developed a fascination with his father's tie. Sohn reached out his pudgy fingers to grab onto it, only to tip over and land against his father's chest. Rather than cry, the baby merely began babbling in his own version of English. The father had to laugh slightly. He could not understand the child. Sohn had only just been born, yet he was functioning as a much older baby. Maybe it had something to do with his nonhuman genetics. Slender wasn't so sure, but he was not going to question it. Seeing as the child was trying to go for the tie again, Slender simply removed it and held the article out to the boy.
Upon receiving the proffered item, Sohn immediately stuck it into his mouth and began sucking on it. Why the child had decided to do this was beyond the Slenderman. He tried to pull the tie away from his boy only for the child to grab onto the tie and hold on for all his worth.
I won't be getting that back, will I? Slender questioned the boy. His son merely continued to suck on the tie and look at his father's face. Slendy sighed and lightly cupped the child's face with his hand. Again, he was reminded of just how small the child was, how helpless. How was it that Fate had granted him such a gift? This was not something that he was accustomed to. The normal balance was that Fate would always take away the things that he loved and cherished. Still, he was not about to complain. He had the boy safe and sound.
Totheark's son seemed to be none too happy with all of the attention being focused on Sohn. No, the child also wanted to have the attention of the faceless being. Now, the child was not nearly as smart as Slender's son, but he was intelligent enough to have figured out how to get the attention of the adults. The baby began whimpering slightly, a clear sign that cries would soon follow were he not to be given any attention.
Hearing the sounds coming from the other child, Slender turned his attention to the more human of the two babies. As soon as the baby noticed the Faceless One's attention on him, the small whimpering stopped, to be replaced with giggles. The baby pulled slightly at the tendrils, wanting the adult to perhaps play with him.
And what do you want? Slender questioned the child, who only continued to pull at the tendrils in an insistent manner. A stream of baby babble erupted from the child, leaving Slenderman feeling a bit more than confused. He had never had to put up with this sort of thing before. Another issue was that the babies seemed to become smarter when they were around him. It was quite odd. Maybe he was radioactive, or something, due to the chemical. Slen decided not to focus on that fact for the moment.
Now it was Sohn who was feeling left out. The one with no face seemed to be connected to him in some way, though the child did not understand how. All the baby knew was that the one with the white face kept him clean and would feed him. The blank faced man had always given him the most attention, not other little humans. Feeling upset over the whole thing, Sohn teleported himself so he would be sitting in front of Slenderman. Whether or not the baby knew how he could do this was anyone's guess.
Being interrupted certainly wasn't what Totheark's son had planned on. The more human of the two glared at the one with no eyes and started babbling something in baby talk. He also pulled the tie free from Sohn's mouth. This caused Sohn to take up babbling in baby talk as well. In whatever way babies do it, the two were arguing. Over what, Slender had no idea. All he knew was that his limpets were beginning to become rather tiresome. He picked up both of the children, each with a tendril. He pointed a finger at his son. You need to share your Daddy. He then turned his attention to Totheark's son, also pointing a finger at the boy. You must not fight with my son.
The babies, of course, could not understand that they were in "trouble". No, the boys merely began laughing over being suspended in the air. They thought that this was all a game. It was quite amusing to them, though not so much so for the Slenderman. Still, he could not exactly stay mad at the two laughing children. It seemed that he had somehow become attached to the children. Perhaps, he would become a limpet to the two of them.
Three years later
Ellaina still hadn't been found. No one in the house knew what the Domes of Truth could be or where the Point that is Pleasant could be. Slenderman had searched all throughout the area looking for anyone or anything that could know what had become of her. He used all of the favors that were owed to him in a vain attempt to find his missing wife, and still nothing had turned up. It had become a lost cause for Totheark and Raine. They had been able to move on. They said that Slender should do the same, but he did not want to give up on his Little One, despite the fact that she was most likely dead. It was just something inside him said not to give up on hope just yet.
Still, Slender had forced himself to stop looking for her all hours of the day. He had a son to raise and also there was the fact that Totheark constantly asked him to watch his son. It wasn't too much of a bother for Slendy, though he would pretend to be annoyed by the fact. Still, he loved the child so he would take the opportunity to care for the three year old.
Speaking of which, Slender had been asked to watch the children today while Totheark and Raine were at work. Someone had to bring money into the house in an honest way they said. They said that Slender could not continue stealing money from terrified forest goers. Despite what they said, he still did it. This was bad he knew, this slipping back into his old ways, but he could not help it.
His thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of two little boys coming into the family room. They were eagerly discussing the anatomy of a bug they had found in their own terms. Apparently, the bug had to be a stick bug because was skinny like Slendy and looked like a stick. Yes, they compared just about everything to the Slenderman. Again, both thought the being was the greatest thing in the world, perhaps even better than Barney.
"Daddy," Sohn greeted with a large smile and the energy only a small child has, running up to the man, followed quickly by Totheark's son. "Lookie! We got a bug in the yard."
"It's a stick bug," supplied the other small boy.
Slender looked down at the bug that was being held half dead in his son's hand. He sighed and shook his head. I told you boys not to bring bugs in the house. And that is a roach, dear children. He plucked said bug from the hand of his son and tossed it out the open window. He turned back to face the children only to find himself being tackled by them. They always did this when they wanted a hug, or to get to play with the tendrils. He laughed slightly, knowing that the two wanted to do just this. Though he knew that he should not indulge them after they broke a rule, Slender could not help himself. Just like when Totheark was young, the two could get away with anything when they did something cute. Both were hoisted into the air as Slen got back up.
Alright, Slender began, so, who wants to play airplane? Do you Sohn? he questioned.
"Yeah!" Sohn shouted, smiling brightly.
Had he the ability, Slender would have smiled back. He turned his attention to the other three year old. And what about you, Alex, do you want to play airplane?
The other small boy nodded his head vigorously.
There is one condition though, Slender stated, knowing that now he could get what he wanted now that the boys wanted to play so badly.
"What's a condition?" Alex questioned. He did not understand the big words that adults would use all of the time. Why couldn't they just use normal words like him and Sohn? Adults were so very strange. He hoped that he would never become one.
Sohn frowned, somehow knowing what a condition was. He had never heard the word, but the knowledge of what the word meant popped into his head. He replied, "A condition is something we gotta do so Daddy will play with us. Right, Daddy?"
You got it, boy-o, Slender replied. He still did not know how he had come to speaking this way with the children. He simply wrote it off as something that came with being a father. All I ask of you smart boys is that you eat lunch after we play. Sound good?
"Yes!" Alex and Sohn both chimed in before spreading their arms out to make themselves look like airplanes. This was their favorite game to play with the Slenderman. No one else could make airplane this fun, not even Totheark or Raine. Though, the other two were still pretty fun. And, of course, both boys loved the other two adults that lived here. They weren't as cool as Slender, though. They would never let them have cookies before dinner. But, that was their little secret, of course.
A/N- Sorry for the time skip. I just felt like I had to do it. Anyway, has anyone figured out what the Domes of Truth are or where the Point that is Pleasant is at? Your hint is that the location is somewhere in the Southern part of the States. Another hint is that of the red eyed Master. Who can figure this little puzzle out and help Slendy find his Ellaina? ;)
