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Sadly my lovelies the end has come hardly with a word of warning but I am interested in a sequel or side story on any character of interest of your choice. But that discussion is one that will open at the end. Till then enjoy!
Riki sighed as Iason bridged the distance between them.
The night was vibrant flirtatious in her neon lights and flaring energy. Passion as was the norm was alive on her breasts, the kiss of the chill on the wind made the Mongrel now a member of the elites as high as any could hope to go, shudder. After the sun sauntered south night came dancing in, twirling her skirt with promiscuous intent and wanton invitation, the light in her was now alight with passion the fear Dead Beat had filled her with ever so fleetingly had vanished like a distant memory.
All, was once again, the way it should be.
In the folds of Iason's embrace Riki wandered if in another life blessed by better circumstances he would have found been able to love without restraint from the very beginning.
Only years ago before death had taken him he would have laughed at the thought of his present reality. Though it had been a dream to leave the slums, he had never truly expected that dream to be a reality though he himself had fought so hard to achieve it.
"I see Ceres is now your new residence for flights of fancy," Riki commented watching Hades left the nursery room in silence seeming far more lassitude than he was when Riki was still as big and ripe with life.
Of late h had taken it on himself to make the future of Tanagura his first priority, leaving Riki in Iason's hands. In truth he must have seen them drifting apart before even Riki himself and was hell bent on giving them the space and time to make amends. And though they had done so long ago it appeared the furniture wasn't taking any chances. He treasured them just as much as they treasure him or even more.
Was that even possible?
"To an extent it maybe but with him I can never truly be certain," Iason commented picked up ever so naturally on Riki's open flow of thoughts.
"I told you if you keep doing that your gonna get hurt," Riki stated relaxing in the embrace as his eyes turned to look over at the city that Jupiter had all intentions of leaving in the hand of the family of Minks to rule.
To think Raven was to fill Jupiter's place after she expired, the very thought made him shudder. Could one half breed really be that powerful?! The simple answer was yes. According to Raoul he excelled beyond expectations naturally regarded as logically possible even for a Blondie like Iason himself. Unlike the others who could make things move or read the thoughts of others thus far, at only the age of two he came well equipped with the knowledge of how to manipulate time and space, the create and destroy on a whim. He grimaced, a whim that only Jupiter, well versed in the field, could help him control.
Amongst Rulers a god is born…
Jupiter's words haunted him every night. Raven was no God he was flesh and blood, a being that could feel, be wounded and killed.
The convenience of the situation to her benefit and theirs, only served to stab at his paternal instincts in the most brutal way. Though he loved them all, Raven seemed closest to home than the others but he would always contest otherwise. Whenever he saw him he at times saw himself, a little misfit in the picture. A mongrel amongst pure breeds, he simply couldn't help seeing the segregation, seeing the difference, seeing the space between them. But he was never ostracized, if anything he was a priceless treasure in their eyes. They loved him more than life itself and that was all that matter. In their eyes he was no god that held sway over life and death, he was simply family.
"He wants to go to the slums to see his uncles from Ceres," Riki stated with his eyes on the dancing lights over the balcony.
"Raven," Iason spoke voice who he knew Riki was making mention of, "are you certain? He is most languor and molded by apathy, so much so that his indolence makes me uneasy about Jupiter's choice for the newest leader."
"Yeah, while the others get to leave to explore the city," with enough security for one to question if Jupiter was in their midst, "he doesn't have that privilege, but I think he's entitled to see them and besides he was the one who asked me and I did promised Rena's twins that I would take him the next time we went to Ceres."
"If it is his wish I will do all I can to see to his safety," Iason stated finding the night to be far more enchanting now in the moment's subtle bliss.
Although he really didn't need it.
The silent words hung between them Raven wasn't like the others.
Banishing the thought he turned in Iason's embrace to face the creature that was built to excel human life. The creature that sought to do the thinkable to save him, the very same being he had despite ever so furiously and now loved ever so fervently.
Would the magic of this moment last?
Countless nights he sat and contemplated the same thing, over and over. It was frighten really when one thought about it at first he had nothing to lose except his pride and dignity as a mongrel all of which Iason had stripped him of after much struggles, bloody mental battles and brutal tirades. But now he had some much to lose it horrified him at best. He couldn't manage to possibly lose them, Iason, he kids, Hades. No words could describe what he felt and yet it seemed that Iason understood. Of course he could read Riki's thoughts but the depth of his understanding excelled beyond that.
Compelled by words, unsaid and unheard Iason proceeded to reassure his lover of his resonating affection in a way that only he could do.
-A week later-
"Raven no fair," Chatter, one of Rena's twins piped in outrage, a water fall of midnight black hair falling over her shoulder as she got to her feet.
She had tried to surprise the little black haired Mink on his arrival in the heart of Ceres but had only succeeding in alerting him to raise his defense, deflecting her pounce effortlessly. Though, anticipating the worse, Riki had managed to reach out with his thoughts and catch Raven's look alike before any real damage could be done.
"You're the one at fault though," he drawled in that ever nonchalant and sloth like tone as dull blue eyes took in the environment that was once regarded as a slum.
Riki who was close at his heels sighed knowing that it was typical of the mink. For one who was expected to be a ruler of the world and labeled as a god he was pretty laid back and ever so lethargic in his activities. If he didn't have to do something he simply regarded it as a nuisance and rejected it without a second glance. How he was expected to rule to world must have been Jupiter's scheme to lead them all into oblivion.
As Dante the other of the identical twins entered the room ignoring their presence entirely, Riki made a mental note that Raven looked more like chatter. The only difference seemed to be the freckles that ran across his nose and dotted his cheeks and the boredom scarred yet miraculously beautiful dark blue eyes that shun whenever he used his appearance. If he were to judge he would guess that Chatter though she was a girl was the taller of the two if only by inches and had more meat on her bones to flaunt.
For Raven food was a necessity not an act he indulged in thus he was thinner than Riki would prefer and because of that it had been a new year's resolution to fatten him up at least by over twenty pounds and work their way up from there. It was either that or he would put Hades on the case even though the furniture had only just been granted an all expense paid vacation yesterday.
"I want to see Fate or Norris and Luke," Raven stated looking up at Riki showing the ever present signs of boredom.
"Fate is in a meeting with Iason you know that, we'll have to wait here till it's through," Riki explained going down on his hunches to meet his son on eye level.
Having been unable to spend much time with his father the child revealed the rare expression of disappointment, his long thick lashes drooping even further.
"But uncle Norris and Luke will be here shortly," he drew the little one in his arms to comfort him, knowing that with his duties Iason hardly had time to be at home least of all to say in Jupiter's room.
Being that Raven spent most of his days in Jupiter's presence he hardly had time to come home and when he did Iason was either at work or going to work after stopping by for one reason or another. Though what it deceitfully implied was obvious he could only assure Raven that his father loved him more than anything in the world. But in Raven's eyes as he often stated, actions spoke louder than words.
If only he knew how right he was.
"I have a few books on national history if you want to pass the time," the Blondie Dante spoke from where he was at the other end of the room holding a glass of water in hand and some form of packaged snack in another, "and Chatter mom's calling for you."
Beaming brightly Chatter piped, "Is time fo lunch, we go chopping!" dragging a favorite stuffed toy behind her she bounced out the room with little concern.
"You have to excuse her she has the I.Q of a monkey and the attention span of a cat," Dante stated turning to exit the room again after motioning for Raven to follow.
Reluctantly departing from Riki's embrace he decided to follow Dante's lead, "I'll be back shortly," he pecked Riki on the cheek in fashion that Iason would when he had to leave in a hurry.
What could he say; kids learnt damn fast it was such a disappointment that he couldn't persuade him to use it to actually put those skills to good use.
