"Hah. Back to start for you, Tao!" Lunark was whooping the kids at this game. Tejas seemed content to watch as Frankenstein had.

"Aww. What? Again?" He was in last place. Damn. And the fucking dice were in a weird bubble so he couldn't just tamper with them!

Frankenstein rejoined the group, "Seems like you're all enjoying yourselves." he smiled, happy to see his children having fun with his soon to be wife.

Lunark reached up to indicate Frankenstein should bend down for a kiss. "What's up with Tesamu?" She spoke softly so that it would be hard for the others to hear. She'd noted the boy's upset.

Frankenstein sat next to her, kissing her as he did so, "He found out about you and Muzaka being werewolves, and suspected Tristan might be one too," he replied, keeping his voice down, so they others wouldn't hear him.

She grimaced. "He can't have taken that well."

Frankenstein shook his head, "No, I did try to explain things to him, but he isn't ready to accept the way things are just yet. He will in time, just not right now."

"...He's what, over a millennium now? I wasn't even alive back then, and things are very different from my childhood. This is just an extension of what he needs to cope with." Though, if she were honest, she didn't know how much more the boy could take. Humans were adaptable, but he seemed to be very rigid.

"Yes. He has so many questions, and I don't have the answers. If I tell him everything, then it'll be too much for him to handle and he could end up isolating himself. However, if I don't tell him anything, then he'll think I lied to him."

"...It's a difficult situation regardless. Obfuscating might be the best choice here." She sighed. "Lying is bad, and he'll feel you did, but... sometimes the truth isn't something you can handle healthily. And he isn't ready."

Frankenstein nodded. "I know, you're right, but I can't bear to see him upset. I'll have to work harder to help him understand about the current situation. I mean, he already knows you're a werewolf. Thankfully, he still doesn't know about Master."

"That was the height of the vampire crisis, wasn't it? When you were together." If that was the case, then... "He definitely shouldn't know."

"There were a lot of deaths back then, I was a different person back then too. I hated the Nobles just as much as he does now. I didn't change my views on them until I'd met my master."

She sighed. "It's too bad there aren't any nobles around his age for him to hang out with. That would make this easier." Same with werewolves. But they were born in waves, and they weren't in the middle of one. Lunark's current predicament aside.

"Yes, I'm sure he'll get used to the situation given enough time. We just need to be patient with him." He sighed. He knew it was going to be an uphill struggle, but he was willing to put in the effort to help his son adjust.

She leaned her head against him after sending Takeo back to the start as well. "He'll adjust." She laid a soft kiss on his cheek. "But, if you're feeling stressed about it, we can relieve a bit later."

"What? How?" Takeo exclaimed in shock at being sent back to the beginning. "I'm going to master this game one day, then you'd better watch out!" He laughed. This game was fun.

"I'd like that very much." Frankenstein kissed her before watching her continually teach their kids how to win at games, the hard way. He enjoyed seeing his family happy and hoped that Tesamu would be open enough to become part of it.

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After their shower was finished, they got dressed in their usual night clothes and slipped under the sheets, both drained and ready for sleep. They snuggled up close to each other, and Lunark gently kissed her beloved, content. A knock at the door interrupted them.

Frankenstein wondered who would disturb them at such an hour, and got up to investigate. He grabbed his robe from the bedpost and put it on, before opening the door. He looked down, "Tesamu, what's wrong?" he asked, seeing the look of sheer terror on the boy's face. He knelt down, so he could hold him.

"I had a nightmare." He sniffled, holding onto Teacher.

"It's alright," Frankenstein said, hugging the child tighter to comfort him. He'd expected this after all. "Do you want to tell me what happened?"

"I'm scared to go back to sleep." Teacher's embrace was nice. Lunark moved on the bed, he could see through the door. That... siren! Seductress! The person who had tricked Teacher into loving a werewolf! "I don't wanna sleep alone."

"You're welcome to stay here with me and Lunark until you fall asleep if you like," he said, keeping his voice low. He'd wait until Tesamu fell asleep before taking him back to his own room.

He froze when Frankenstein mentioned Lunark. Teacher... Teacher didn't actually expect him to sleep with that monster, did he? Lunark got out of the bed going to check on the two. He flinched even closer to Frankenstein.

Frankenstein looked over at Lunark. "Tesamu's had a nightmare, would it be alright if he stays here for a while until he falls asleep?"

She nodded. "Of course." Though, by how he was shrinking, she didn't think her presence would be welcome for that. She could always go sleep on the couch, she supposed. Since her old room had been repurposed by now.

Frankenstein held onto Tesamu trying to calm the boy down, "It's alright, there's nothing to be afraid of." He wondered if Lunark's presence still bothered him, or whether it was the nightmare.

Huh. Lunark approached further, meaning to kiss Frankenstein on the cheeks. Tesamu's whimper proved it. She was the problem here. She sighed. Of course, he wasn't over it so easily. She would protect the puppy though. Even if it was from his fear of her.

Frankenstein looked over at Lunark, "He'll be alright, he just needs some rest." Looking down at Tesamu, "Would you like to stay here tonight?" he asked.

He clenched his fists, nodding, but stopping halfway as if he wasn't sure. He simply leaned forward after that. "...I'll go sleep on the couch. I don't think he's going to be getting any sleep with me here." Lunark stated easily.

Frankenstein looked at Lunark apologetically, "Alright, I'll take care of Tesamu for tonight."

She nodded, leaving the room. The couch was plenty comfortable, and even if it wasn't, she had her fair share of sleeping in strange places. Tesamu seemed to relax a bit in Frankenstein's arms once the werewolf had left.

Frankenstein sighed, "Alright, come on. Let's try and get some sleep tonight." he said, he missed Lunark already.