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Is there anything that is still really confusing or your saying to yourself how did that happen, or what is the result of that? I have hit a little bit of a mind block... not to mention I don't have a lot of time on the computer right now as I had said at the bottom of my last chapter. Is there any twists you can think of that would make the story better or cooler? She is really having some trouble with what to do next… and so replies are great… and if you reply and ask a question, chances are either I or she will answer them right away or as soon as possible. Again I love reader input and if there is something unclear or needs to be reworked I'd love to do it. These Chapters are not set in stone they are rework-able…. So Yah...
Chapter 9: The familytree is getting crazy
I stared in shock at where Luke had been momentarily, was he crazy? What was I supposed to do? Floo up Lupin and say 'Hey we hate each other, but actually we're best friends. I married James and had two kids with him, and guess what you a god-father," Oh yah, if that didn't bring Dumblefuck down on me nothing would. And then there was the small, little detail that Siri is in AZKABAN! Oh yah I'll just get right on that, right now. I snorted.
"Tatko, who are the 'mutts'?" Valken's small voice asked me.
I couldn't help it I smiled at him as I slowly stood up from my seated position. "The 'mutts' are your and Selena's god-fathers." He cocked his head to the side and sat gingerly on the bed. "They along with Uncle Luke and Uncle Tom were chosen when you were born to become your guardians if anything ever happened to me or your dad. Like how Sal is now living with us because his Adaven died."
"Oh..." again he cocked his head, "I thought Uncle Luke and Uncle Tom were my Senko's?"
"Well sort of," I sighed knowing that using two different languages at the same time in tandem would confuse both of my kids. "You see, only a Synthican can be a Senko. Uncle Luke isn't a Synthican, but he was welcomed into both Uncle Tom's and my own family making him an honorary Synthican and like a Senko."
He smiled brightly again, understanding what I was saying "Oh, but why'd Sal get two and me only one?"
I reached out and ruffled his hair, he barely flinched, and I beamed. "You do have two, your Uncle Tom and Uncle Remus."
"Who's Uncle Remmy?" Selena asked as she moved to sit with her brother.
"He was the wolf wasn't he Tatko?" I had always known Sal was smart.
"Indeed, and he is coincidently one of the 'mutts' although he doesn't remember anything really. He is also Guinevere's father and was married to your aunt Lily." I said and moved into my closet pulling on a shirt and then walked out. "Let's move into Selena's room so that she can change." All three kids stood and moved quickly to out of my room. Sal was the first out my door followed closely by Valken and then finally Selena herself. The boys both stopped and waited however for both Selena and I to enter before they too did, in reverse order.
"Ewww, its so pinkie!" Valken said with a face showing his dislike.
"Yah, well your room is so, so blue!" Selena replied sticking her tongue out at him.
"Wow and my room's green, great to know we know our colours." Sal said with a drawl, glaring at them and sat upon the rug.
Valken ducked his head embarrassed, but Selena just looked confused. "How come you, daddy, and Uncle Luke talk like that? It's not very nice and can hurt-ted-dead someone's feelings."
Sal rolled his eyes, "it is the wonderful art of sarcasm, and you will hopefully learn it too. It helps when people are being mean to you. You can't always fight people; sometimes it's better to use your brain." He pulled his knees up to hug his chest, looking lost.
I watched his face, his personality changed rapidly: one minute he was just another kid, playing around and swindling Luke for what he wanted and then the next moment he was old and mature. He must have felt my gaze for he turned and looked at me. Flinching slightly, he blanked his face and looked at me apathetically, almost as if he thought I was going to hit him. I forced myself to turn and grabbed some clothes out of Selena's dresser and handed them to her, "Here put these on," I then conjured Valken some of Draco's clothes and handed them to him.
Both began to change right there not thinking about gender differences or privacy. Sure they were only six, well not quite but almost, but they should have some concept of social norms and practices. I sighed, the poor girl was going to be overwhelmed by males her whole life. Maybe I could rope Cissa into helping with her; she had always said she wanted a girl. I sighed and helped her get her dress done up in the back and then turned to help Valken button up his white dress shirt. I chuckled when I noticed his disgruntled look at having to wear it. I then conjured up another outfit of Draco's for Sal and transfigured it so that it would be big enough. I then held it out to him and gently called his name. He was obviously not thinking or listening because he made no move to talk the clothes. Selena took them from my out stretched hand and proceeded to drop them on his head. He jumped almost a mile high, and then carefully masked his feelings again.
I sighed knowing his mind was not with us. I looked over at my other two wards; Valken was looking at Sal with pity and understanding while Selena looked at him like a difficult puzzle that needed to be solved. I sighed again, knowing it would be easier to deal with him alone without Selena around.
"I need you guys to do something very important for me, can you do it?"
Valken looked scared but determined while Selena looked like Christmas had come early, "yes Tatko."
"Do you remember how Uncle Luke went into the green fire earlier and disappeared?" They both nodded and Valken gulped, "I need you to go and throw this into the fire and once it turns green, it has to turn green mind you, I need you to stick only your head in and then clearly say 'Rennesc Pitta Kennith' can you say that?"
Both looked determined, "Rennesc Pitta Kennith" they said slowly together, trying to commit it to memory.
"That's right, now you should see a man or someone there. I want you to be nice even if he's not and tell him that I need some help with Sal and that I have no clue how to raise three Synthican's." They nodded vigorously showing they understood. I then pulled out the small bad of Floo powder out of my pocket that I always have in case of emergency and put it in Selena's hand. "Remember put this into the fire, and only if it turns green can you put your head into it, with out it burning you."
Selena nodded her head once more before grabbing Valken by the hand and dragged him back to my room to where the fireplace Luke used was. Knowing that they were gone and busy I turned my attention back at Sal. He was still in the same position he was in before I had started to talk to the twins. However now he was looking at the clothes Selena had dropped on him, probably wondering what I wanted him to do with them.
Valken's POV
I allowed Selena to drag me into Tatko's room and over to the fireplace. I shivered remembering the times that Sal and I had had flashbacks when we were living together in the forest. Sal was always able to help me and that I was never any help, I knew that he was falling into a flashback. The stilling of his face and forgetting where he was always happened before he had one. Except the few times it came suddenly. I looked at the fireplace with sadness there was no fire, how were we supposed to do Tatko's favour if there wasn't a fire? I then remembered what Tatko had told me, I had magic didn't I? I glared at the empty space that fire would sit and wished really, really hard for a fire to appear. After a few moments of nothing, just as I was about to give up it happened!
Selena whooped and rushed forward, once she was close enough she dropped the little bag into the fire and like Tatko said it turned green. We both looked at each other before grabbing each others hand and sticking our heads in.
The fire felt warm but not uncomfortable, and it tickled slightly. We then drew a deep breath and yelled, "Rennesc Pitta Kennith!" we immediately felt dizzy and everything spun around before we found ourselves looking at a very angry man.
"(S) Who are you?" He asked harshly causing me to remember my uncle and flinch back. If it wasn't for Selena's hand holding me I would have fallen right back out of the fire into Tatko's room.
As it was I wanted to turn around and run back to Tatko, but then I remembered that Tatko trusted us to do it. I squared my shoulders like I saw Sal do and then gave the man my best look like Tatko did when he was mad or annoyed. "(S) My name is Valken Jameson Xavier Potter-Snape and this is my sister Selena Lilium Potter-Snape."
The man looked a little shocked, "What do you need little Synthican's?"
I looked at him calculating, how did he know that we were Synthican's?
"Our Tatko told us to call you and say…" Selena started but then looked confused obviously forgetting what Tatko wanted us to say.
"To say that he need some help with Sal and that he has no clue how to raise three Synthican's." I paused wondering if I should mention it, it couldn't hurt "I think Sal's about to have a flashback."
The man looked very concerned at once, and nodded before standing. "Just a second I have to grab something," he said before rushing into one of the other rooms. He came back carrying a backpack and stood in front of us looking expectantly. We blinked, he chuckled "Fist time using the Floo?" I didn't fully understand but assumed he meant the green fire thingy, and so I nodded. He smiled gently, "I need to grab one of your hands so that I can come through."
Selena reached out her unoccupied hand instantly and he took it and motioned with his free hand for us to move backwards. We both sat back and he stepped through, almost stepping on us in the process.
He chuckled and let go of Selena's hand, "Show me to where you Tatko and Sal is."
I nodded, let go of Selena's hand and rushed back down the hallway to her room.
Moments before Valken, Selena and the Man arrive
Sev's POV
"Sal?" He flinched back and then looked at me with hollow eyes. I gasped, he looked at me unseeingly. I took a step forward and he suddenly curled up and started to mutter.
"P-please no m-master please, I'll be good, I promise. Please, I won't make a stir, I'll do anything. What do you want me to do Master, I'll do it, P-please no. I- I didn't mean it, honestly…." He rocked back and forth curled into the ball.
I stepped back, but he didn't seem to notice. I could here footsteps coming down the hall, from both directions.
Luke stepped into the room just as Kennith also arrived. Luke took one look in and grabbed the other three kids; Draco had come with him, and took them down the hall. Kennith came into the room and looked at Sal with remorse.
"P-please m-master, I-I promise I'll be g-good." He was shaking uncontrollably like he was lying in a bed of snow without clothing on.
I looked at Kennith pleadingly; I didn't know what to do. He nodded and swept forward drawing himself up to full capacity. "Sal, grimling, pup, look at me." His voice was soft yet commanding.
Sal continued to shake and stayed curled up but did as he was told, responding to the commanding voice.
His eyes were, if possible, colder than a glacier. Void of all emotions or spark. I shivered uncontrollably when his gaze passed over my body. Kennith wasn't fazed, "Come here grimling."
Sal shook harder but did as he was told, picking himself up off the floor and walked until he stood in front of him.
Kennith let out a small sigh, "follow me."
I wasn't sure what to do as Kennith made his way out of the room with Sal following. I made a quick decision and rushed off down the hall to find Luke. I could watch the kids and he could help Kennith.
I found him sitting on Valken's bed as the three kids played together with a miniature Hogwarts express train. Well, Selena and Draco played while Valken sat to the side watching looking afraid to join. He kept glancing at Luke, who was trying hard to keep from frowning. As I walked in Luke's attention snapped to me.
"How is he?"
I sighed, "Not too good, I think it would be best if you went to help. I don't know what to do, and you're better at this than me. I'll watch the cubs." Without answering Luke swept out of the room. I had just taken his seat, when I found my hands full of a child.
"Uncle Sev!" Draco cried, and he tried to squeeze my body to jelly. Valken looked on with guarded jealously.
"Hello Draco, how are you? Did you father introduce you to my son and daughter?" I asked as I pulled myself from his hug and I beckoned Selena and Valken over. Selena came quickly but Valken was more sedated.
"See, Valken told you Tatko was our daddy!" Selena said as she gently pushed Draco.
Ah, so Draco hadn't believed Valken. That explains the jealously and unwillingness to play together. "Are they really your son and daughter, uncle? Does that mean I have cousins?" I nodded and Draco squealed, and proceeded to grab both Valken and Selena into a hug. Valken looked disgruntled and unhappy about his inclusion. "I finally have cousins!"
"Well actually they're more like your brother and sister." I said hopping to not have to explain.
Selena of course understood, "Yep, cus Sal's our brother and your dad is his dad so your dad is our dad making you our brother, and his brother. And our dad is Sal's dad, making him your dad too. Yep we don't got any cousins cept for Gwen-n-near, and no uncles cept for uncle Remmy and Uncle Siri and Uncle Tommy… but Uncle Tommy might be our daddy too, cus he's Sal's daddy… yep so we only have two uncle's Uncle Remmy and Uncle Siri. And their both mutts but uncle Remmy's a wolf too." She nodded to herself and Valken nodded too.
I shook my head; I could feel a headache forming from trying to follow her logic. Draco just looked lost, and then looked like he had an epiphany "So, your not my cousins but my brother and sister, cus Sal, who ever he is, is you brother and his dad is my dad, making him your dad too? Right?" Valken nodded, "and uncle Sev isn't my uncle Sev but my daddy Sev because he's ur daddy, and if my daddy's ur daddy, then ur daddy's mine?" Selena nodded, "And we have two uncles who are mutts, Uncle Remmy and uncle Siri. But uncle Remmy is not a mutt but a wolf." Valken nodded again, "and my uncle Tommy that died but didn't die is really my daddy too, cus he's Sal's daddy?" Selena nodded again, "so really I have three daddies, two brother's a sister, a mommy, two uncles, and a cousin right?"
Valken started to nod but then stopped, "wait, if ur daddy and uncle Tommy is now our daddy's because Sal's daddy died because ur daddy is Sal's godfather, doesn't that make uncle Remmy and uncle Siri also our daddies? Cus Daddy James died and Uncle Remmy and uncle Siri are my godfathers." Selena though for a moment before nodding vigorously.
"So then I have 5 daddies, a mommy, two brother and two sister, and no uncles and no cousins?" Draco asked getting excited, both Valken and Selena nodded.
I massaged the migraine that was forming, how they could follow that train of logic and confusion of words was beyond me. They looked at me for confirmation; I just continued to massage my temples.
"Tatko," Valken said gently, looked really to be yelled at. I sighed and nodded to him to continue, "Are you, Uncle Luke, Uncle Tommy, Uncle Siri, and Uncle Remmy our daddy's? I mean are you all both, Sal's, Selena's, Draco's and my daddies?" So that is what they were mumbling about, I nodded. "So that mean's that we are all brother's and sister's right?" Again I nodded not wanting to articulate. "does that also mean that Draco's mommy is our mommy too?" I paused and then nodded.
The three jumped up and then hugged each other again, this time Valken was happy to join in.
Draco began to blab, "you guys are so gonna love the manor, it's sooo big and there are soo many thing to do. And you'll all have your own rooms, unless you want to share, then you can. And Christmas will be sooo great with having 5 daddies instead of just one." Valken and Selena were hanging off his every word.
I just leaned back and closed my eyes, having four kids… wait make that 5, once Guinevere shows up, was going to kill me. Maybe I should have been brewing today, brewing headache potions.
By Draghen Sanglant
No I didn't forget about Sal, Luke and Kennith. The next chapter will resolve Sal's flashback and start Luke and Sev's training into Synthican fatherhood… Muahahahaha…. Yep she's still off the deep end. She is sitting on my bed cackling evilly. See you all next chapter, and remember please review and give us your feed back. No matter what it is.