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Born to Endless Love Chapter Twenty-Six: We Meet Again.

Max age: 19, Alec age: 39

Max Pov- I laid in my bed staring up at the ceiling wondering what I should do with my time now that everyone around me was so busy. Penelope and Quinton both had classes at NYU, while Darius and Dantes have been out of New York visiting other institutes like every Shadowhunter over the age of eighteen was required to do. The demon attacks that seemed to keep my father swamped have slowed down but now his work with Aunt Maia and Lily has grown overwhelming.

Even my dad was getting drowned in requests for the High Warlock of Brooklyn. I try to help him as much as I can with the clients but most of the them say 'I asked for the High Warlock of Brooklyn, not his little inexperienced brat'. After about thirty people telling me that, I gave up and let my dad handle them on his own.

So now here I was laying on my bed and using my magic to make my own mini planetarium appear on my ceiling. It was one of my go to things to do when I was bored out of my mind. It's my fault though for not having more than four friends. Now that I think about it, it's pretty sad that in my nineteen years I've only managed to make four friends.

"Don't be so hard on yourself Max" I told myself out loud. "You've made some other friends in your time. You had Crystal and Amanda… though they actually hate your guts. You know what, let's forget we ever knew Crystal and Amanda."

I rolled onto my stomach thinking some more "you tried to make friends with Gabriel and Joseph but their homophobic idiocy isn't really worth your time. Then there was Ebony, you pretty much clicked right away with her." I frowned at the thought of Ebony. It's been almost half a year since we broke up and it still stung a little bit to think about her. I really think I was in love with her.

"So there's five people I tried to be friends with. Four of them hate me and one of them couldn't bring herself to be with me. So far my social skills are amazing" I told myself sarcastically, plopping my face into my pillow.

I'm completely hopeless when it comes to meeting people. I thought I was content with having the friends I already have so I didn't think I needed anymore. Apparently I need to make some immortal friends but what immortal being would want to spend time with me?

I sighed digging my face deeper into my pillow closing my eyes "Andrew seemed to like me." My eyes opened and I sat up remembering the fun, quirky, vampire who openly flirted with me two years ago. Has it really been two years since that night Quinton and I went to Pandemonium? 'We're both Immortal, I'll live forever so I'll wait for you for as long as it takes.' He said that but he couldn't have really meant it could he?

He said 'As long as it takes' but surely two years is two years too late. He must have felt rejected and never wants to see me again. He made it obvious that he wanted to get to know me but I pretty much left him in the cold. There's no way he still likes me.

I shook my head sighing "What's the matter with you Max? That was just one night; there's no way he liked you enough to wait this long. He doesn't even know you and you know absolutely nothing about him."

There was a knock on my door causing me to sit up in surprise. "um, come in." My father opened the door looking at me "Hey, are you busy?" "Does it look like I'm busy" I asked getting out of bed.

"No you don't. You look like a bum who's doing nothing with his time." "Well aren't you perceptive" I said sarcastically. "Oh you are giving me sass? Here I thought I would bring you with me to help out with Aunt Maia."

I gasped excitedly "really?! You really want me to help you with Downworlder work?" "I was thinking about it but now I'm not so sure. I don't appreciate sassy children coming along."

I quickly wrapped my arms tight around him looking up at him. "I'm sorry for giving you sass. It will never happen again so please, please, please let me go with you. You promised I could like, two years ago and I still haven't been able to go. Please let me go!"

Father glanced away as if thinking it over before saying "I know this won't be the last time you give me sass but I guess I can let you still come. I did promise forever ago so it's about time." I let him go, bouncing on the heels of my favorite boots excitedly "oh yay, thank you!"

"I'm letting you come along but we need to go over some ground rules alright?" I nodded "of course. What are the rules? I promise I will follow them to the latter."

Father nodded "rule number one; if I tell you to do something you do it with no arguments. Even if I tell you to run or hide, you do it. Rule number two; you can use your magic but don't use your magic weapons unless it's an emergency, and I do mean emergency. Life or death, you got it?"

I nodded "yes sir. Life or death emergency sir." Father nodded "the final rule is fairly simple. There is a chance that you will get partnered up with a member of Maia's pack. If that happens you need to listen to them and follow their lead. Don't try to take control yourself."

"What if I'm right and they're wrong" I asked crossing my arms over my chest. "Then you text me or Maia and ask what you should do. Don't just decide to do whatever you want." I sighed but nodded "fine, I will do whatever you or anyone else says."

Father nodded before walking out of the room "come on then. We have to move quickly or we're going to be late." I nodded glamouring myself and leaving the flat with him, beyond excited. After all my years of asking and begging he was finally letting me go with him. I couldn't do anything to mess this up.

We got to Downtown New York around where the bar Quinton and I came to two years ago was located. It was during the day though so not a lot of Downworlders were around like they were that night. "What are we doing around this area? What are we investigating?"

"There have been some mundane murders happening around this area. Maia thinks that there may be vampires involved." "What makes her think that vampires are involved" I asked, curious. "Because the mundanes are being found completely drained of blood. There's no one else it could be but vampires."

"If vampires are involved then shouldn't we wait till tonight for Lily can help us out?" "We need to collect the mundane body before the police get ahold of it. That means it's now or never" father said looking around. I nodded before turning a corner with him and going into an alleyway.

Aunt Maia was standing with three other members of her pack all surrounding something. It was weird not seeing Quinton with her since she usually had him go with her everywhere. When she looked over she seemed surprised to see me with my father. "Is this what took you so long? Max begged you to bring him?"

I crossed my arms "I will have you know that I didn't need to beg for once because my father invited me on his own." Maia seemed surprised for a moment before shrugging it off and looking at my father. "It was defiantly a vampire. The body is completely drained of blood."

"Do you think there is a rouge vampire in the city" father asked leaning down and looking over the body. "That or one of Lily's clan went rouge" Maia said shrugging. "They are all pretty loyal to her. I doubt they would go against her just to feed on mundanes. Besides, most of her clan once followed Raphael Santiago and he was very strict about feeding on mundanes" father said looking like he was thinking it over.

"Why are we dealing with this" I asked confused. "Isn't it Shadowhunters jobs to investigate stuff like this?" Father nodded "normally yes, but in this case we want to try keeping the Clave out of it. They will immediately point the finger at Lily's clan."

"If the Clave gets involved it will be a disaster. The whole point of our group is for Downworlders to be able to get Shadowhunter help without having to worry about the Clave" Aunt Maia said watching me. I nodded understanding and father stood up taking out his phone. "I'm going to call Lily and have her send her informant down here."

This made me beyond confused. "Um father, all of Lily's people are vampires and it's the middle of the afternoon. How do you expect them to get here while the sun is still out?" Father ignored me as he stood up and walked out of the alley, getting on his phone.

I watched him before looking at Maia for an answer to my question. She never gave me one. She just went back to talking to her pack. Father came back a few minutes later and directed me to stand at the front of the alleyway and wait for the informant. I did as he said feeling slightly disappointed. I have been waiting to join my father on these missions forever and now he was just having me wait around for someone?

"He told you that you had to do what he said when he directed you to do something. To do the big things you have to start with the small things" I told myself. This is my father we are talking about; I couldn't just expect him to throw me into danger right away. We're taking baby steps.

I waited in front of the alley way for what felt like hours though it was only ten minutes. For a vampire this guy sure was taking forever. Then again maybe the guy wasn't a vampire. He is coming during the day after all. Maybe it's a friend who isn't a vampire.

Right when I started to think this guy was going to blow us off, the sound of a roaring engine filled my ears. I looked over in the direction it was coming from and my eyes widened at the sight of a beautiful slightly glittery purple motorcycle. It looked absolutely amazing just like Andrews red one I saw two years ago. The bike stopped in front of the alley and the driver looked at me, his face concealed by the shield of his helmet.

"Um… are you the vampire informant we're waiting for" I asked before cursing myself in my head. This guy could be a mundane with the sight and was just wondering why I'm standing here looking suspicious and here I was possibly blabbing about vampires to him. A familiar giggle came from behind the helmet "I don't know cutie. Are you waiting for me?"

I blinked in confusion for a moment before my eyes got wide. "Wait, that giggle, cutie? Andrew, is that you?" The rider of the bike pulled off his helmet and sure enough Andrew's dark green eyes were staring back at me. I forgot just how breathtaking those green jewels were.

"Yeah I am waiting for you… wait just a minute. I thought you were a vampire" I said putting my hand on my hips. He smiled a cute playful smile at me, also showing off his fangs in the process. "I am a vampire silly. I drink blood just like everyone else."

"Well then how are you standing here in broad daylight and not turning to ash? Vampires aren't supposed to be able to stand in the sun yet nothing is happening to you. How come?" Andrew shrugged "I told you before didn't I? I said I don't have to worry about that stuff."

"But why" I asked beyond confused and shocked. I just couldn't understand how any of this was happening right now. "Is he here yet" father asked walking up to me before looking over at Andrew. "Oh Andrew I'm glad you could come. Can you come look at this mundane body? We think a vampire drained it of all its blood."

Andrew nodded making his way into the alley but I stopped him. "Woah wait a minute. I have so many questions right now. How is he being able to stay out here in the sun and how do you two know each other?"

"I'm a member of Lily's clan so we see each other a lot. I already told you that before Max" Andrew said before poking my nose like he did the night I met him. "You're so forgetful." "You didn't answer my other question" I said ignoring the blush obviously taking over my face.

"It shouldn't be that surprising Max. You heard about daylighters from your uncle Simon right? That's what Andrew is." I frowned even more confused "but… to be a daylighter you have to drink the blood of the angels."

"How about we save this conversation for later" aunt Maia said walking up to us. "Right now the dead mundane is the most important thing." Andrew nodded before moving passed us all, going over to the body. Father watched him go before looking at me "how do you know Andrew?"

I glanced away trying to think of a quick lie. I never told my parents about the night Quinton and I went to the bar and then to Pandemonium. I feel like if I told him now it would just make him angry and he'll send me home. "We met two years ago at the park" Andrew said looking back at my father "he was checking out my bike and I was checking out him."

I felt my face turn a thousand degrees from the words that came out of his mouth. Father looked at him before looking at me raising an eyebrow "is that so?" I nodded "yes, it was around the time Ebony and I started dating. I went through the park to get home and I happened to see Andrew's bike. I really liked it so he let me look it over."

"I still don't like that you inherited your uncle Jace's love for motorcycles" he sighed shaking his head. "They aren't too dangerous" Andrew said, kneeling down and starting to look over the body. Father and I both walked up to everyone else, watching him. "This really was done by a vampire, if I had my guess I would say that there's a new vamp in town."

"You're completely positive that it wasn't a member of Lily's clan" one of Maia's pack members asked crossing his arms. Andrew hissed lowly before quickly standing up and getting in the wolfs face. He was so fast that I didn't even see him move. "Now you listen to me mutt, no one would ever turn their backs on Lily like that so shut your mouth before I shut it for you."

I stared at him completely shocked at his serious attitude. I may not know Andrew that well but I didn't think he was capable of intimidating a werewolf. The guy backed up holding up his hands "Sorry man, didn't mean to insult you." "You're forgiven" Andrew said before looking at my father. "If I had to take a guess I would say it's a newborn who is responsible."

"What makes you say that" I asked curiously. He knelt down pointing to the two puncture holes in the guy's neck. "It's hard to see with an untrained eye but these wounds are beyond sloppy. I bet the blood was everywhere in the place he was really bitten. They must have drug him into this alleyway, hoping no one would find it."

"So you think that a newborn is around here somewhere draining unsuspecting mundanes? If that's the case, then we should arrange a stakeout" father said thinking. Maia looked at him "what are you thinking? That we just all walk around town looking for someone who's description we don't even know?"

"Sadly that's all we can do for now. We'll wait till tonight and then travel in groups of two. I'll walk around with Lily while Maia, you walk around with Quinton. He should be out of classes by tonight."

"What about me" I asked frowning. Father looked at me "I don't know if you should come along with this one. If there's a newborn vampire running around you could be putting yourself in great danger." I clenched my fists about to argue that he should give me a chance when Andrew stepped in front of me smiling. "If I'm his partner can he come? I promise I would not let him get hurt."

I was surprised to see Andrew jump to my defense. Normally everyone always agreed with my father when it came to my life being in danger. It was strange seeing someone actually arguing for my benefit. I looked at my father wondering if he would even consider it.

Father stroked his chin, thinking about it before sighing "as long as Andrew stays with you at all times then I will let you come tonight. Just please remember rules two and three." I nodded now beyond excited. I was finally going to get a chance to prove that I can help Downworlders just like he does.

Andrew clapped smiling "yay you and I are a team. We'll look around Brooklyn since that's where most vampires like to spend their time." I nodded "I actually happen to live in Brooklyn so that's perfect." "We will meet back here tonight then before spreading out" Father said setting a time.

"So you're really doing this Alexander? You're actually letting Max go with you tonight" Dad asked sounding shocked. Father nodded adjusting his gear and making sure he had all the weapons he needed. "Max is nineteen now so he deserves to have more responsibility. He's done with learning magic and you said he has gotten better when it comes to control so I don't see why it would be a problem."

"Actually a vampire had to convince him to let me go" I said smiling, ratting my father out. Father glared at me, looking like I betrayed him and dad nodded smiling "now that sounds more like you Alec. I'm surprised someone was able to convince you though." "He was charming" father said and left it at that.

I nodded not able to help but smile "he does seem pretty charming. He has these amazing green eyes and the most adorable little giggle. He's adventurous and determined. He isn't afraid to do what he wants and I wish I could be like that."

I looked over at my parents and blinked, confused when I saw the smirks on their faces. "What?" They glanced at each other before looking back at me. "You don't see the glisten in your eye when you talk about this boy. Do you maybe have a crush on him?" dad asked.

"What?! That may be the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard you say dad. 'Have a crush on him' that's just ridiculous. I don't even know him so why would I have a crush on someone I don't know?"

Father shrugged "you don't make a habit of flattering people. You said he had amazing green eyes and an adorable giggle. I hate to break it to you, but that's what people say when they are crushing on someone." I frowned "it's not a crush. Besides, Ebony and I just broke up."

"You broke up half a year ago Max. It's okay to move on; no one will judge you if you do" Dad said frowning. I glanced away from them frowning as well. "Look, I'll admit that I think Andrew is cute and we have flirted before but that's all it was. Flirting."

"Usually people flirt because they want to see if more can come out of it" father said shrugging. I looked at him before looking at the time "it's almost eight. We should head over to the alley so we can get started on the patrol." "You're changing the subject" father sighed.

"He is right though. It's time for the two of you to be going" dad said looking at his wrist watch. He kissed my cheek before kissing father on the lips. "Both of you come home safe alright? I don't want to find one of you bleeding out on the street."

"We'll be fine" father said, caressing his cheek before heading out the door with me. I couldn't hold in my excitement as we made our way down the stairs. "This is so cool. It's so great to be able to walk down these steps with you and not have to stop at the door. You're really taking me with you."

We walked out the door before father stopped, looking back at me "don't get over excited Max. This is serious business and you need to be on your guard when dealing with newborn vampires. They don't like to talk, just attack." I nodded "I'll be on guard I promise."

"Do you remember the rules I set out for you? Rules Two and Three?" I sighed dropping my shoulders in annoyance "Don't use my magic weapons unless it's a life or death situation and don't try to take control of the group." Father nodded "Andrew is in charge so no going against him and trying to take the lead."

"I know father I heard you the first four times. Can we please just start heading to the meeting point so we can get this mission started? It won't make us look good if we show up late." Father nodded before turning and starting to walk away.

I followed him feeling curious about something. "You know, I asked you a question earlier and you never really answered it. You pretty much ignored me, as did everyone else." "What question would that be" father asked, not looking back at me.

"Andrew is a Daylighter, I understand that. What I don't understand is how he became a Daylighter. Uncle Simon said he became a Daylighter because he drank uncle Jace's blood, the blood of an angel. Are you telling me that Andrew somehow drank angel blood?"

Father looked back at me thinking before sighing and looking ahead again "It happened four years ago when Andrew was a newborn. He broke into a hotel and started draining the blood of everyone there. The Shadowhunters had no choice but to get involved. Jace, Simon, Isabelle Clary and I all circled him, keeping him from getting to anymore mundanes. We figured he would be too afraid to do anything but give up. He didn't give up though, he sprang at Jace and took a big bite out of his arm. The fang holes were deep and a lot of blood was lost."

I frowned walking faster so I could be walking side by side with him "so how come none of you killed him. Don't vampires who bite Shadowhunters get killed instantly?" Father nodded "normally but Simon stopped us. He said that Andrew couldn't help his hunger and he could tell that he didn't want to hurt anyone. He must have been right because seconds later the sun started rising and Andrew ran outside in an attempt to commit suicide. He was shocked when the sun hit his skin and nothing happened."

"So Lily took him in and he's been loyal to her ever since" I asked, wanting to know more and more about him. Father shrugged "I don't really know what happened between them. All I know is that one day he became a part of the small group Lily keeps around her. They're her most loyal clan members."

I frowned thinking all that over "Andrew must have gone through a lot. I wonder who bit him and how hard it was for him when he was a newborn." Father shrugged "we can never fully understand what it is vampires go through when they are changed. The only people who can understand are other vampires. Them and your uncle Simon."

I looked at father frowning "I heard about the time when uncle Simon was a vampire but I guess deep down I had a hard time believing it." Father shrugged "in my opinion I think it's a great thing that Simon was once a vampire. He has a point of view that no other Shadowhunter has. If he wasn't once a vampire, he wouldn't have become such an amazing Shadowhunter."

Father looked down frowning "and I know it sounds horrible to say this, but I'm thankful that he was a vampire back then. If Simon didn't give up his immortality and his memories to Magnus's father, then I would have lost him forever. We wouldn't have been able to adopt you and live the happy lives we know now. Michael and JJ wouldn't have been born either. In a way all our families are thanks to Simon's sacrifice."

"I never knew uncle Simon was so cool. He normally acts like he's no big deal compared to you or uncle Jace." He shrugged "that's just modesty. He's a big asset to our team and we're lucky to have him."

I thought that over for a moment before looking at Father again "that reminds me of something Michael said to me a long time ago. He said that the family wouldn't be able to thrive without me. I saved Michael and in doing that I stopped uncle Simon and Aunt Izzy from losing a child. Since Michael was alive to make friends with JJ it also saved him as well."

Father nodded "that is an impressive way of thinking about it." "Yeah but you could also make the argument that if I wasn't around, Michael would have been left with an adult who could have protected him." "True but that's not the case. You were around and you did save his life. That other option doesn't make you saving him any less heroic."

I shrugged stopping in front of the alley frowning "I wasn't able to protect Ebony. She got hurt because I wasn't smart enough to realize that the kid was a demon." "Anyone would have been fooled Max. You did save Ebony, she managed to get away and you fought until you couldn't fight anymore."

I frowned thinking about it before looking at him again "let's drop this. We have to focus on the mission right?" He nodded before walking into the alley where everyone else was waiting for us. Lily and Andrew were standing by the left wall while Maia and Quinton were standing on the right.

Quinton smiled seeing me "hey Max I didn't know you were coming." I shrugged "my father finally agreed to let me come. It's unbelievable I know." "We should get started" Lily said stepping up. "Andrew brought the mundane body back to the Dumort and like he thought it was the doing of a newborn. We need to catch him before anyone else gets hurt."

"We all know where we're going right" father asked, looking around at everyone. We all nodded and Andrew put his arm around my neck making me flush. "We're going to look around the Brooklyn area since that's where vampires like to hang out." "He's not traveling with you" Quinton asked, looking at my father.

He shook his head "I'm going with Lily. He should be fine with Andrew as long as he doesn't go off on his own and tries something reckless." "You know I'm right here" I said crossing my arms, looking at both of them. They both laughed as they all headed out of the alleyway.

I watched them go before looking at Andrew who still had his arm around me "I'm glad we're on the same team Max. I've been wanting to talk to you." He dropped his arm and started walking making me follow him from behind.

"I'm really sorry that I haven't kept in touch these last two years" I said watching his back. He shrugged and looked back at me smiling "it's no big deal. I'm used to people forgetting about me so it's alright." I frowned running up to stand next to him "I didn't forget about you. In fact, I've thought about you a lot throughout those two years."

Andrew glanced at me before smiling "really?" I nodded "a lot of things around me would remind me of you and I couldn't help but think about that night we spent together. It was one of the most fun nights of my life." He smiled wider "if you thought that was fun you should see me at my full power."

I laughed "oh that's right, you said that Quinton and I weren't on your level of excitement yet so you dialed it down for us. I wish I could say that I have more experience to be on your level but I'm afraid not much has changed for me." He shrugged "Guess we will have to see won't we? You have to go out with me this weekend so I can show you a really good time."

I felt my face flush "go out… like on a date?" He stopped walking and looked at me a little surprised "you have a girlfriend right? I may flirt but I don't date other peoples' boyfriends." I glanced away frowning "well… Ebony and I broke up about half a year ago."

Andrew frowned "that's awful. May I ask what caused you to break up?" I shrugged starting to walk again and he followed "we got attacked by demons and she realized that she couldn't handle the shadow world. She wanted me to choose between being a downworlder or being with her."

Andrew stopped walking again and when I looked back at him he was looking at the street with angry eyes and his fists were clenched. "Andrew… are you okay?" "That wasn't fair of her to do. How could she make you choose like that?" He seemed angry for me but something told me that this topic hit close to home for him. Maybe someone made him make a similar choice once.

I walked back over to him putting my hand on his shoulder "you don't have to be angry for my sake. Ebony and I made peace with each other before we broke up so everything's alright." Andrew glanced up at me looking slightly less angry "really?" I nodded "really."

He nodded looking away "sorry I overreacted there. I just… I hate people who make you choose between what you love and being with them. They say you're selfish for choosing what you love but it's really them who's being selfish by trying to keep you in a cage."

"You sound like you're speaking from personal experience. Did someone maybe try to make you choose between them and something you truly wanted?" Andrew frowned, looking slightly sad and it made me remember the night we met. I told him that I was in love with Ebony and he stared into his drink smiling sadly saying 'love is a precious thing. You don't want to let go of it too easily.'

Is that what he did? Did he choose something over the love of his life and regrets it? "what happened? What did you choose over your love" I asked; curious. Andrew shook his head and started walking again smiling "we aren't close enough for that yet. I don't tell my life story to just anyone. You have to earn my trust first got it?"

I nodded smiling "I think I can manage that." He looked back at me smirking "it's not that easy you know. I may look approachable but I don't let just anyone be my friend."

Him saying friend made me remember what we were originally talking about. "So is us hanging out this weekend counting as a date?" He looked at me thinking about shaking his head "if you don't mind Max I want us to be friends first. Is that too much?"

I shook my head no "not at all. I don't mind being friends one bit." Andrew smiled "thanks. If our friendship grows then maybe things will become more serious between us. Like I said before, we have eternity so why rush things?"

I couldn't help but smile at that. "You're my first ever immortal friend. Quinton is my only Downworlder friend unless you count the side of Dantes that's part fey." That caught Andrews attention "how many friends do you have?"

"I have four friends. One mundane, one werewolf, and two Shadowhunters." "Are the Shadowhunters nice to you" Andrew asked, starting to look around us since we made it to the Brooklyn area. I nodded, knowing I should start looking around too but I couldn't keep my eyes off of him. "Darius is my Parabatai and Dantes is his boyfriend and a pretty good friend of mine."

Andrew stopped walking looking at me shocked "you're his Parabatai? How is that even possible?" "We went to a mundane tattoo place and got the Parabatai rune put on us. Then when it was done I said a spell that made us feel like Parabatai. It's not as strong as the real bond but it's still pretty amazing. It saved my life once."

"I thought you didn't want to act like a Shadowhunter anymore. You're a Warlock Max, you should be proud of that part of you too" Andrew said frowning. "I am very proud of that part of me. I know the last time I saw you I told you that I was going to try harder to be a Downworlder and I meant it. I just fell back into my routine of trying to be like my father."

"You're not just Alec's son you know. You are Magnus's son too. You are a mix of both of them so you should embrace both sides of you. You've embraced the Shadowhunter side but now it's time to do that for your warlock side" Andrew said starting to walk again.

I nodded walking beside him "I'm doing that now actually. The reason I wanted to come with my father on these missions is because I want to help Downworlders. I want to help my dad with High Warlock stuff but every time I try, someone tells me that I'm just a brat and I'm not what they asked for. It gets hard for me to keep trying when I hear that so much."

"I know how hard it is to get rejected over and over believe me. Even so, I bet it would mean a lot to your dad if you kept trying. Think about long term. Way into the future your father and Maia won't be here. The only ones who will be around to stand up for Downworlders are Lily, her clan, and you. You'll also be a lot stronger and more skilled with your magic. I'm sure you'll make a name for yourself just like your dad has, and people will be coming to you asking for magic help as well."

I thought about that for a moment before smiling at him "you're right. I won't get any stronger if I just give in and throw in the towel. I can help both my parents in my own way as long as I keep trying and never give up."

Andrew smiled at me before losing his smile looking around "did you hear that?" "Hear what" I asked looking around. Andrew walked over to an old boarded up convenient store that has been closed for years. "I think someone's in here" he whispered softly.

"It could be a homeless person" I said walking up to the building as well. He shook his head "the fact that you can't hear them means they move with speed and grace. It could be the newborn we're looking for." I bit my lip pulling out my phone "in that case we should call my father and see what he wants to do about it."

Andrew put his hand on my phone stopping me from making the call. "We don't know for sure that it is the newborn in there. Even if it is, wouldn't you want to prove you can take care of this without calling for advice or help?" I looked at him thinking that over "he might get mad if I don't call him… then again, rule number three was to listen to you" I said smirking.

He smirked back at me, taking his hand off of my phone "well then I say we go in there ourselves and figure out what this newborns problem is. The best outcome is to get them to join Lily's clan." "What's the worst outcome" I asked frowning.

Andrew pulled a couple boards off the window of the building, throwing it onto the sidewalk. "The worst outcome is we have to kill them. I rather not do that so let's leave that option as a last resort." I nodded in agreement, not wanting to kill anyone.

He looked at me "before we go in I have to prepare you for what you might see. Vampires come in all shapes and sizes. When they mature they are all pretty much the same but when they're newborns nothing matters but getting blood. It's the only thing driving you to move on. The second this newborn see's you they will want your blood. Don't get distracted or go easy on them. That newborn could rip you apart without a second thought."

I shivered at the thought of being ripped apart before shaking it off and preparing myself. Don't get distracted, don't show pity, and don't let your guard down. Those are the three things I needed to remember while fighting the newborn. I could do this.

"If you're ready then we will head in now" he said watching me. I nodded before going inside the building with him, using a small fireball to light our way through the darkness. The building wasn't very big on the inside. The most it had was five empty shelves and a counter where the cash register would have sat.

Andrew put his arm out in front of me stopping me and I looked at him confused before looking ahead, lifting my hand higher to make the room brighter. A small figure was sitting in the middle of the floor, curled up into a ball, shaking in terror. I froze when I noticed it was a little girl who couldn't have been older than nine years old. That's the same age as JJ.

"That's Michelle Green. She's been missing for a week now… the same amount of time all these attacks started" Andrew said frowning. I looked at him frowning "are you saying a vampire kidnapped this girl and turned her? Who would do something so cruel?"

"It's a lot more common than you'd think. Not all vampires that live in New York are a part of Lily's clan. There are rouges as well." I frowned looking back at the little girl. She looked up at us shaking, her hands on her head and her red eyes open wide. Crimson red tears were streaming down her little cheeks.

"Poor thing" I whispered softly, watching the horrible scene before me. "Remember what I told you. Don't show pity toward them. She is terrified and will think we are trying to hurt her. We need to precede with caution." I nodded looking back at the girl "right."

Michelle looked between us before her eyes stopped on the flame in my hand. She backed up terrified and I looked at the flame before closing my hand to extinguish it. "Max don't do that" Andrew yelled surprising me. The moment the flame went out the room went completely dark.

The next thing I knew something small came crashing against my stomach sending me flying across the room and crash through a wall that led to a breakroom. "Max are you alright" Andrew asked from the other room. A light flicked on right in time for me to see Michelle lashing out to take a huge bite of my neck. I reached my arm out quickly holding her by the forehead so she couldn't reach my neck.

She struggled to advance further, wanting with all her might to take a chunk out of my neck. In a flash Andrew appeared, kicking the girl in the side sending her tumbling across the room. "Did you really have to kick her that hard" I asked sitting up. "No mercy Max" he said, his fangs bared.

"Maybe you should show mercy Andrew. She's just a little girl" I yelled.

"That 'little girl' tried to rip your throat out Max. She's a newborn so she can't be taken lightly." "You were a newborn once too you know! You tried to kill mundanes in a hotel but my uncle Simon helped you. He gave you a chance so now you need to give her one."

Andrew looked at me frowning before looking back at Michelle who was now starting to stand up again. "Andrew please. She's just a little girl; she didn't ask for any of this to happen to her. She's all alone and scared and we need to help her."

Andrew looked back at her again looking lost in thought before sighing "fine, but at least stay on guard." I nodded standing up "I have an idea that might work. On my parents first date they fought against a newly changed werewolf. My dad used magic to calm her while my father tied her up."

"This isn't a werewolf though. This is a Newborn vampire who doesn't suffer from anger spells. You can't expect a calming spell to work on her." "It just might. It's like you said, she's terrified so calming her down might do the trick. Once she's calm we can talk to her and maybe take her to Lily."

Andrew looked at the girl again before sighing "fine, I'll take your lead on this. You better hold yourself accountable if something bad happens here." I nodded "I'm willing to take the blame."

Andrew nodded before using his vampire speed to run and grab the child. She saw him coming and as fast as lightning she got out of his way and did a few back flips until she was back in the main room and standing on top of a shelf. "Someone did gymnastics after school" I mumbled.

Andrew looked back at me "come on, start using that calming magic on her." I nodded, taking a deep breath before linking my fingers together and pulling them apart making a web of purple magic appear in my hands. Michelle leaned in, looking at the color before hissing and jumping to another shelf.

I thrusted both my hands out in front of me sending the magic web throughout the room. Once the magic reached Andrew he started to move around with it, letting it guide him where he needed to go. Even though we were in serious danger I couldn't help but admire how Andrew moved with my magic. He was swift and graceful, it almost looked like a dance.

Michelle must have been struck by his grace as well because she just sat on the shelf watching him move. When she noticed the magic getting closer to her she snapped out of it and quickly tried to move but it was too late. Andrew jumped up and grabbed her, crashing back to the ground with her in his arms.

She hissed and struggled to get out of Andrews' arms but he was holding her in a death grip. "Keep her like that Andrew. Don't let her go no matter what" I said before sending more of my magic to them. I prayed that it would work on her without effecting Andrew to the point that he would let her go.

Michelle thrashed and tried to claw at Andrews face until her little arms slowly stopped moving and dropped to her sides. Once I saw she was no longer a threat I dropped my hands, stopping my magic and I ran over to them. "That magic made me feel weird" Andrew said shaking his head to try to shake off the calmness. "Sorry" I said, sitting down next to him.

He shrugged before looking down at Michelle, gently rubbing her head "are you all calm now?" She looked around scared before looking at Andrew, bloody tears forming in her eyes. "I'm sorry…. I was so hungry I didn't mean to hurt anyone. I just want to get home to my mom and dad."

I opened my mouth to comfort her but stopped when Andrew kissed her on the forehead and held her close to his chest. "I'm sorry sweetie but you can't go home anymore. You're a vampire now and that means we can't go back to our real families." Michelle looked up at him with wide, sad eyes "why not?"

Andrew frowned glancing away before looking at her again "they won't be able to accept what you've become. They won't understand how to help you or even know what to do for you. I know a really nice girl though who would love nothing more than to accept you into our family and make you one of us."

Her lip quivered "so… I can never see my mom and dad again?" Andrew took another moment to think about that before saying "you can see them from a far distance, but it's best that you never talk to them again. It would be better for them to think you died. It may seem mean to do to them but believe me It's a much kinder fate."

Andrew stood up, helping Michelle to her feet. "Now come on. You and I have someone important to meet. I promise you that you will love her and come to think of your fellow vampires as your new family."

I texted my dad to have everyone meet at the Dumort before Andrew, Michelle and I made our way there. Now we were standing in front of the rundown hotel waiting to the others to arrive. Andrew and I were standing together watching Michelle play with chalk on the sidewalk a couple feet away from us.

I watched her before looking at Andrew smiling "so we did it. We accomplished our first mission together. I say you and I make a pretty good team." Andrew nodded "I feel like this night would have went in a horrible direction without you there to help me Max so thank you."

I smiled liking being appreciated. "I hope I get to do this all the time. Though maybe next time I could work with my father." Andrew frowned slightly at that "you don't like working with me?" "Oh no it's not that. I loved working with you but I've never really gotten to see my father in action before. I want to see what he's like fighting under pressure."

Andrew nodded before looking up at the sky "that's understandable." I nodded before looking back at him "so… what you said to Michelle about her family being better off thinking she's dead. Is that true? Are they really better off thinking that?"

He stayed silent for a long moment before looking down at the ground "mundanes parents just can't possibly understand. They say they will love their child no matter what but once that child becomes a monster it's all over. They either freak out and call you the devil or they pretend you're imagining things and tell you you're losing your mind. It's better for Michelle not to have to live with either outcome."

He looked at me still frowning "you should understand. How do you think your mother felt knowing she was pregnant with you only to find out her baby had blue skin? Mundanes don't have hearts big enough to overlook something like that. There are rare cases where mothers of warlock children keep them and love them but even then they aren't completely unashamed."

"My dad said that my mom kept me for eight months. She could have killed me right away but she tried to take care of me. When she couldn't then she gave me to someone who would. My mother's heart may not have been big enough to love me fully but at least I know a sliver of her heart belongs to me."

I said that yet a small corner of my mind went back to the letter she had pinned on my blanket. The letter read 'who could ever love it?' Maybe my mother thought I was unlovable and thought that the warlock she gave me to would dispose of me or something. Still, if she never gave me away then I wouldn't have been able to meet the parents that do really love me.

I looked over at Andrew thinking before asking "once again you sounded like you spoke from personal experience. Did you try to go back to your family after being turned?" Andrew's eyes went blank, as if he was looking into the past before he closed them. "I hate my parents."

I frowned going to ask him why but got interrupted when my father called out to us. He walked up with Maia, Lily, and Quinton and I smiled at them before calling Michelle over. She looked up from her chalk drawing before nervously dropping the chalk and walking over to us.

Andrew put his hands on her shoulder before having her stand in front of Lily. "This is Michelle Green everyone. She was kidnapped a week ago and most likely was turned by her kidnapper. Michelle, this girl in front of you is Lily Chen the leader of the New York City vampire clan."

Lily smiled, getting to Michelle's level. "Hello Michelle, may I ask how old you are?" Michelle hesitated before saying "I'm nine."

I glanced over at my father seeing he was thinking the same thing I did about her being the same age as JJ. "I know all of this has been pretty scary and you feel bad about all the people you hurt. There's no need to be afraid though because if you join my clan you have a whole new clean slate. New family, new friends, and you know we don't have a lot of children in the Dumort so I bet everyone will treat you like a princess."

Michelle's eyes lit up at the thought of being treated like a princess. "Really" she asked in awe. Lily nodded before stroking her chin thinking. "Yeah but since you're having a fresh new start you should have a fresh new name. I usually don't give my members new names but since you're so young it seems only fitting."

She looked her over before smiling "I'm going to name you Blossom." Michelle blinked in confusion "why Blossom?" Lily smiled "because besides lilies, Japanese Cherry Blossoms are my favorite and I have a feeling you will be my new favorite clan member. Hence, I will name you Blossom. Do you like it?"

Michelle, or should I say Blossom nodded happily, loving the new name. Lily smiled wrapping her arms around her and pulling her against her chest. "I know becoming a vampire is scary but you won't have to worry. I'll help you figure out your hunger and treat you like the daughter I never got to have. You may have lost your real family but I promise you you'll love the family you gain."

She looked up at Andrew smiling "right Prancer?" I stared at Andrew and he looked away beyond embarrassed. I looked back at Lily asking "why did you call him that?" She smiled standing up and holding Blossoms hand. "I give all my favorite clan members nicknames. The ones who wear the leather jackets with the lily on the back are all named after reindeer. Since Andrew loves to dance I named him Prancer."

"Can we not call me that in public please" Andrew asked still not looking in my direction. If he could blush I bet his face would be red from ear to ear. "Oh don't be embarrassed" Lily said laughing, smacking him on the back. I smiled thinking an embarrassed Andrew was really cute.

I turned away from them letting them squabble and looked at my father. "Well… how did I do?" He stayed silent with a serious look on his face before he finally smiled "you used the same trick your dad and I used on our first date to calm down that werewolf girl." I nodded "I remembered the story and thought it could possibly work on a newborn vampire too."

He reached out running his hand through my hair smiling "you did a great job Max. You really proved yourself tonight and I'm proud of you." I smiled happy he praised me "will you bring me with you more often now?" He dropped his hand smiling "not all the time but yes I will include you more often."

I smiled satisfied with that answer "Let's go home. I'm tired and want to tell dad about everything that happened." Father nodded putting his arm around me and walking home with me.

"Sounds like you really helped out today Blueberry. I'm very proud of you for helping that poor girl" dad said smiling. We were sitting on the couch drinking tea and waiting for father to get out of the shower. No lights were on in the living room but a candle was lit on the coffee table.

"Thanks dad. It gave me a little of my confidence back after all those rejections your clients gave me." Dad frowned at that "I'm really sorry about that Max. Mundanes are picky and they like to get what they pay for." I shook my head "I understand that dad. That's why I'm going to work twice as hard on my magic so that I can prove to them that I'm just as helpful as you. I want to be just as amazing as you."

Dad smiled before ruffling up my hair "I have no doubt that you will be an amazingly powerful warlock. You have always shown great potential. Who knows, maybe one day you'll take the High Warlock of Brooklyn title away from me."

I shrugged looking into my tea "I still have a long way to go. If Andrew wasn't with me tonight I don't think it would have gone so smoothly." I looked back up at my dad and blinked seeing a smirk on his face. "What" I asked confused.

He shook his head still smirking "oh nothing, it's just the moment you said Andrew, your face turned a dark purple. You were totally blushing." "I was not" I protested but knew he wasn't lying. "I keep telling you it's okay to have a crush on someone else Max. You need to get out of the mindset that you're cheating on Ebony by moving on."

"I was in love with her dad. You can't just expect me to get over those feelings like they were nothing" I said looking back in my tea. Dad nodded "I know how that is but you also shouldn't put your love life on hold for too long. If you like Andrew then don't push those feelings aside, embrace them and go for it."

"He wants to be friends for now so I have time to warm up to the idea. Can we just leave it at that" I asked; frowning. He watched me for a moment before nodding and taking a sip of his tea.

I watched him wondering about everything Andrew said about Downworlders and Mundane parents. I never knew my mother and I have grown up in Endless amounts of love. I can't fully understand where Andrew and Blossom are coming from when it comes to your parents loving you and then not being able to love you anymore.

"Um dad… can I ask you a question about your parents" I asked watching for any sign that my question was unwelcome. Dad looked at me over the rim of his mug before he lowered it. "What about my parents?" "How did it feel thinking your parents loved you just to find out one day that they didn't?"

He was silent before asking "what brought this on all of a sudden?" I shrugged "The vampire girl wanted to go home but Andrew said it was better that they thought she was dead. He told me that the Mundane heart isn't big enough to truly love us Downworlders. There's obviously a backstory for him there but I didn't get to ask."

Dad glanced away sadly, thinking. "It's different for everyone. Both Catarina and my friend Ragnor had parents that loved them dearly. I wish I could say I was as lucky but I wasn't. My mother always told me she loved me but I always saw fear in her eyes."

He stayed silent before continuing. "My step father on the other hand never hid the fact that he thought I was a monster. He beat me a lot and called me Satins child. The last time I heard my mother say I love you she was straining to say it, as if it took all of her strength to get the lie out. An hour later I found her hanging to death in our barn. You can try with all your might to love someone, but forced love is crushing and deadly."

I frowned feeling horrible for making him have to relive such horrible feelings. "What do you think would have happened to me if my mother kept trying to raise me?" He shrugged "it's hard to say really. I can guarantee that it wouldn't have ended well though. Either you would have ended up dead, she would have killed herself, or worse you both would have been dead. Neither of you would be as happy as you are now."

"That file you have on her said she was happy. She has my fake father and ended up having real children with him. She's happy now and I'm happy for her but I also feel a little mad that she's able to get over the fact that she gave her kid away. Does that make me a bad person?"

Dad shook his head no "not at all. In fact, I'm pretty sure every adopted child feels this way at some point so it's perfectly normal."

I shrugged laying my head on the back of the couch and closing my eyes. "What did Andrew think when he suddenly lost his family? How can you be loved by someone for eighteen years and then have it all be stolen away from you? I don't even know what happened and I feel horrible for him."

Dad grabbed my mug putting it and his own on the coffee table before wrapping his arms around me and holding me like he used to when I was a child. I laid my head on his chest feeling the warmth of my childhood come flooding back to me. "Don't worry yourself too much over Andrews family. I'm sure when he's ready to tell you he will tell you so don't try to pry it out of him okay?"

I nodded struggling to keep my eyes open. I felt like I was seven years old again and was falling asleep on the couch with dad, waiting for father to come home from fighting demons. "You had a long day. You should sleep" dad said softly, watching me.

"I'm too tired to move" I said, fully shutting my eyes and wrapping my arms around his waist. He smiled holding me slightly tighter "that's alright my little blueberry. You can stay here as long as you want." I smiled cuddling against his chest and dad pushed some of my hair back, kissing my forehead before whispering "never be afraid that we will stop loving you. Your father and I will always love you no matter what."

I sighed happily, falling asleep to those words that made me feel warm and safe.

You know once Alec got out of the shower and saw them sleeping on the couch that he took a picture with his phone. How could he not?

I have some announcements! I won't be updating this story for the next couple weeks because I am participating in the 2016 Malec Week. After updating my other stories I will be taking a break to focus on the Malec week Stories. August 13th-19th I will be uploading a story everyday based off the theme for that day. I'm super excited for Malec week this year since I wasn't really able to do it last year. I was only able to write two stories for Malec week 2015 which are uploaded here and you all can go read those. I hope you all tune in everyday for Malec week and celebrate it with me! This will be a great week!