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Klaus and Leo share a close Father-Son bond while Klaus has a love child from a teenage romance
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-Chapter Ten-
As a conversation about everyone's favorite flavors of pocky that Riesgraf started Viata sighing at teen's form of conversation. Saying he preferred all flavors despite Aunt Greta's objections about those types of sweets being bad. Her reasoning was they were tooth rotting and unhealthy for someone his age to snack on. Would be forgotten when Father Antonescu placed a whole bag of mixed flavors down. Saying it was a payment for exorcising a phantom ghost from their shop that following morning.
"Still a holy man, despite the sin you made." Zapp tried to sound funny.
"Coming from a devote follower of lust." Father Antonescu struck back.
"At least I didn't break my vow of celibacy." Zapp poked at Father Antonescu's vows.
"That smoking you doing isn't slowly killing you?" Father Antonescu asked.
"When I smoke, doesn't seem to bother any body." Zapp smirks at the comment."
"Which ones, unwed women you bed or ones in that little black book of yours?" Father Antonescu questions with a lifted eye brow.
Zapp was left mumbling his life style had nothing to do with sinful joke he tried to make to a priest. Made worst when Chain appeared on time atop Zapp's head asking if she could sample a box. She was handed by Father Antonescu and Zapp would have said something; If Chain hadn't shoved endless pocky stick after stick in his mouth. His mother looked to his father for some type of answer on the subject about the date. Klaus didn't look up from computer screen where he was playing Prosfair online. She would end up sighing in remembering getting Klaus to look up from a game was always hard. All she could do was explain later to Klaus, that she wanted to have a family night with LeClaire.
She made sure to have one of her home made cookies to give to Sonic. That little monkey took the sweet and popped off Leo's shoulder to leave them alone. Allowing Lady Taliyah to take a seat next to Leo and lean over to his ear with a suggestion. He would listen and nod in agreement with what she had to say before pulling his camera out.
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LeClaire wouldn't stop crying when she was dropped off at her father's home and not a big brother to play with. She didn't want to just play with the three headed three headed German shepherd named Eberhardt. Watch her favorite movies without someone's lap to seat on and share popcorn. Walk in Klaus' green house with someone holding her hand and pointing out the plant life. Braid their long hair while they had actual tea parties with fine china served tot hem by Gilbert. Help the maid or Lady Taliyah bake countless sweets in the kitchen or cook dinner with them. Left her to be picked up by The Maid and taken to the Butler's Pantry for hand dipped fruit and tea.
Leaving Lady Taliyah to retreat from the dinner table she had set up for the three of them and to area outside the green house. Taking a seat on one of the iron frame chairs to face the city line Klaus' loft gave to her. Sun light reflecting off the roofs of buildings that created a piece of artwork that had started to calm her. Had her deciding to ask Leo if he wanted to capture this image for here. Possibly help him get the equipment he was going to need to capture such a sight.
"May I join you?" She felt fingers tenderly push strands of her hair aside. "LeClaire is in the hands of Gilbert and the maid."
"Go ahead! Since your sister's insults of me being a terrible mother is finally happening." She sighs tilting her head back to look up.
Hearing your Beloved agree with your siblings had Klaus hurriedly seek out Lady Taliyah's side and say she was wrong. The women singled handed raised their son while he recovered from his Blood Breed's bite, and established Libra. Put up with every demand his family placed on her with out being wed to him. Work around his work-a-holic schedule and life style after her and their son relocated to Hellsalem's Lot. Ignore the rumors and Vatican about her husband turning into a Blood Breed.
"You have the patience of a saint when it came to me." His hand traced the side of her face.
"You have the wrath of a Demon." Her Crystal blue eyes looked into his smoldering Green Ones. "Who never forgot his heart."
She took in that feeling of his rough fingertips gliding across her gentle skin toward her bottom of her face. This coarseness of his skin, that came from drifting over a keyboard, or colliding inside enemies' body. Had her reaching toward and take hold with her own baby soft skin fingers. Grasping in as tightly as she could to interlace their fingers and trace the faded scars on the back of his hand. Each linear mark was mapped out by lights touch from finger tips covered in silk. Not going beyond the cuff of his buttoned up dress shirt with a ruby cuff links.
"Mien Sonnengott, wie ich liebe." She spoke in his native tongue.
That gentle giant took in the natural lines of her jaw with those callus coated fingers to memorize her expression. Had him using his other arm that wasn't being held by one of her hands to reach out and wrap around her waist. Once the grip was secure on her, he pulls her out of her seat in one swift motion. Having her fall forward and into his lap with a solid thud with a strong arm wrapped around her. Left her to adjusts her self in his embrace by taking a more side wards position and look at him.
"Meine Rose." He whispers above hearable tone.
Their foreheads ended up softly pressing against each other as he drew their still connected hands to his chest. Which drew her even closer to his chest and able to hear his strong beat of his heart. She welcomed from him since he was never this intimate outside the bedroom. That gentle giant took in the natural lines of her jaw with his eyes to memorize her expression.
"I think my appetite is back." She blushes as her stomach growled.
"You and Edmund are alike in to many ways." Klaus couldn't help but smirk.
He would end up scooping her up in his arms as if she was a princess that had just been rescued from a dragon. Raising from his seat and saying he needed to start practice in holding her like this when they become newly weds. To only be reminded, she wasn't wearing his mother's wedding dress nor were they getting married on his family's estate. He quite agreed since his sister had their mother's dress shipped to her townhouse. Since Edmund was using her townhouse as a place for his extended stay in the States. He laughed at the image of Lady Taliyah wearing such a conservative looking wedding gown. Anaxagorou had to inform his employer on what had been shipped to her former address.
"That can be solved." Klaus answered her. "I have Gilbert reheat everything."
"You know me to well." She would lean forward to place a kiss on his cheek.
A shade of crimson would slowly appear upon his cheek bones when she gently tilts her head onto his clothed chest. A delicate hum came from her Rose Red Lips that worsen his blush with each step he took. Greenhouse's door would be opened by a familiar metallic vine coming from other side of the door. Anaxagorou was casually dressed with some new wrist bands on his wrists as he waved to them. Stating that Edmund wanted to come over and see his little princess for family night dinner.
"They're in the dinner room." Anaxagorou spoke where he left them. "I left to look for you."
"Where are your usual bands?" Lady Taliyah asked him about his new jewelry.
"Don't know, Edmund slapped these on me this morning." He sighs looking at them.
He didn't like how Edmund took his plain looking bands and had them completely redone by skilled hands. Surface was polished and design of a cross was carved into the surface; that was centered on a set of rubies.
"Most be his way of proposing since he's never one for tradition." Klaus figured.
"It's that Easter Sunday all over again." Lady Taliyah recalls a certain memory.
"At least this is a more settle version of that." Anaxagorou sighs.
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Riesgraf calm home to his family sitting in the lounge and listening to German Philharmonic Orchestra on TV. A happy LeClaire was sitting in Leo's lap sharing a big bowl of pocket with Sonic. The holder of `All Seeing Eyes of the Gods ` was comfortable being pressed up against the sofa's edge. A rather large sofa cushion had been placed behind his back to make him cozier. Edmund was laid on the sofa with his head on Anaxagorou's lap and wide awake looking toward the screen. Anaxagorou was sitting back on the sofa with his attention focused on the screen.
Had Riesgraf ready sit among them, if he didn't walk over toward room's furthest corner where his parents sat. His father was sitting before a Chess board ready to make yet another move against his mother. Lady Taliyah was in the middle of completely remodeling a wedding dress not made for her. She completely had taken large piece of lace and white fabric apart with a seam ripper and scissors.
"You know Oma isn't going to like what you did to her wedding dress." Riesgraf looked over what his mother did.
"Besides the list of other things I've done." Lady Taliyah tried to laugh.
She would put down her thimble and seam ripper on the table beside the board to look upon her son. Offering her son to take over her side of the board against his father in their on going chess game. Using the excuse she had to take what remands of wedding dress meant for a female giant. Make a wedding gown that would fit her smaller height and rather curvy form.
"Sometimes I think how I survived carrying your to term." Lady Taliyah rose to her heel clad feet. "Von Reinherz bloodline has always been known for ….healthy children…"
"I can attest to that." Edmund roared from across the room.
Anaxagorou and LeClaire had to shush Edmund for them to listen or even hear the music that was playing. Not wanting to be in trouble with his niece and his fiancé for being to loud for ruining the show. He quieted down after Anaxagorou agreed to share a kiss with him before they turned in. They couldn't agree to anything else beyond a kiss since LeClaire would end up asking about it.
"Moving on." Riesgraf was comfortable about the topic. "I had a great night."
"Good because your father and I decided to have another child." Lady Taliyah spoke rather proudly.
"Taliyah!" Klaus looked up from the board. "We agreed to tell him when he was ready."
LeClaire couldn't help but cheer at the thought of becoming a big sister while Edmund looked to Anaxagorou. Those thick eyebrows of red hair were wiggled up and down at the notion of children. Had Anaxagorou reminding Edmund of their last visit to a local orphanage and what happen. The children they could choice among weren't very welcoming when asked to introduce themselves. All gave some kind of attitude toward the pair that left a bad taste in Edmund's mouth. Anaxagorou chalk the experience up to another fail attempted Edmund's family will hold against them.
"Either tell him now or wait till rest your family gets here next month and hear about how Fritz and poor?" Lady Taliyah asked him with fury in her voice. "God knows when Greta and …your mother…."
Lady Taliyah ended up waving her head at the last memory of Dorthe before Riesgraf and she had before leaving Germany. Way that woman warned Lady Taliyah of the mistake she was making by leaving the safety of Von Reinherz estate. The woman was around Leo's height with Silvery tresses pinned up. These fiery Green Eyes hidden behind these little bifocals sitting on nimble nose. String of pearls around her neck and matching ear rings in her ears framed her face. In a white, button up worn under a heavy wool sweater and A-line skirt with 1-inch heels. Created this image of an 'attractive older secretary', who worked for CEO of a major company.
"I'll be in the back." Lady Taliyah would excuse her self from the room.
Edmund and Klaus would end up looking at each from across the room as Anaxagorou mumbled the words 'not again'. Leo was to busy keeping LeClarie from crying from the absence of second mommy. Riesgraf was left to either chase after his mother or finish his parent's game with his father. That would never come to an end when Klaus would be up and out of his seat to track down Lady Taliyah.
"Make sure to turn on the charm." Edmund shouts after Klaus.
"Is everything ok?" Leo would ask looking to Anaxagorou for answers.
"A long story about how a family always viewed Klaus' romantic choice." Anaxagorou answered. "For some other time …"