The next day rolled around quickly for Xion. Watching from her spot and noting that the hunter once again is back. The princess on the front porch with the wolf. The baby in the wolf's arms with the blond sitting on the porch rail. The four talking and laughing. All of them unaware she is listening in once again. The alpha female and the healer were present as well and she found out that the stink bug's mate is the alpha female's son. He would be the next leader of this entire pack. The entire pack accepted Demyx and Zexion so much that they could come and go as they please. The two could even sleep in the basement of the leader's house during the day. It would be hard to get that kind of trust if she was to take Kairi's place.
Known Listener
Chapter 22
She keeps watching and listening.
"He is already so big." The princess cooes, leaning on the arm of her chair. "He has your eyes Sora."
"But he has your hair." the wolf held the baby up. "Look at you."
"Can I hold him next?" The hunter asks.
"Sorry, Roxas called dibs first." laughs the wolf, letting the stink bug carefully take the baby into his arms. "Just like that. There ya go."
"He is so small." The stink bug says, cooing at the baby in his arms.
Xion could only gag at how awful that baby would smell once she got a hold of it. She remembered how terrible his smell was contained in the castle. Now, it would be mixed with that...dog smell. The idea of having to pretend to love that baby just to get it from those wolves. She could only silently gag while watching still. The hunter got his turn to hold the child next. The princess standing and claiming she would go use the bathroom. She did her best to see inside the house but the door is shut as fast as it is opened. A growl escaped her lips, she became silent when more wolves were walking up the street. They turn and head right up the steps. Heading right inside.
She moves to try and find a window and hears the three men conversing.
"So is the baby...human, wolf and vampire?" The hunter asks.
"Y'know he is Riku. I did the test last night. It came out with those results." The stink bug sighed, waving a hand in the air. "Not sure what that means for him growing up but we'll see."
"It may be the same situation as I was in. My vampiric DNA just shot my time as a child went by fast. I stopped aging at...shoot when did I stop aging?"
"I remember seeing you stop aging at about 14. I mean...you just shot up Sora. Almost every few weeks, you were older by one year." The hunter says. "How it was stopped, when it was stopped is unknown to me."
"Either way, that will happen." The wolf tells him. "Meaning, he will also speedingly grow up. Goody."
"I am sure he won't grow as fast as you did." Xion heard from the princess.
She goes back to her original hiding spot and sees her back on the porch. Sitting in the chair again and relaxing.
"Aerith said my stitches are healing nicely. I still have to wait for a few days though." She says, leaning against the armchair.
"You have us." The stink bug brought up, carefully taking the baby back. "Little Lucian is here too huh buddy?"
"For someone who is only dating the father, you seem to be acting like his other parent." The hunter shoves the stink bug by the arm. "You are only dating him Rox, not married."
"I can aww over a baby ya asshole." The blond glares at the hunter then cooes and smiles at the baby in his arms.
Xion just scrunched her nose up. That royal baby would stink so bad once she got a hold of him. It also meant that they would have to turn that baby at the proper age, while trying not to spit out the dog blood running in his veins. The more she listened, the more she realized this genetic make up came...from the wolf.
"Either way, since you are like him Sora. Raising him should be easy." The hunter says.
"Thanks Riku, I feel loads better now about how I was conceived. How my mother being attacked by a female vampire is my fault." The wolf says. "Not how it was a planned attack to get a pup under their control; or how my brother is not that vampires permanent thrall for life."
The hunter let a scoff out, "yeah, and it's clear you are still salty. It wasn't my point. My point was you know how it feels to feel left out."
"How does that help?" The stink bug questions.
"It...well...I had a point." The hunter just groans.
"What was your point? To make Sora feel more upset that his son isn't just wolf but also got vampire in him? That he will always feel unaccepted not just from humans, but possibly vampires and the pack?" The princess brings up. "I admire your courage to have him face this Riku but it stings Sora and will sting Lucian. The best thing we can do is have both learn to accept their genetics, at their pace."
"Asshole."
"I am not one who hunts down "monsters" like Sora or his pack. You joined that crew. You made it your mission to hunt them down." The princess leans against her arm. "So who is the asshole here?"
The hunter let a sigh out, "My point was he can help Lucian understand how it works. I wasn't trying to isolate you or your son. Just..get that across."
"Riku, you know I don't care for it. It doesn't matter how you paint your words. That topic is a painful reminder that my mother can never bear anymore pups, that her second son has the blood of a corpse in him. Now, her grandchild does as well." The wolf stood up. "I know what you meant...it just doesn't help."
It got quiet but the princess began to speak to break the silence.
"We should just ignore the information. We don't know if he will actually age quickly or not. If he does, we will do our best to adjust to it. If not, we act as if it doesn't exist. Deal?" She put a hand out.
"Deal." The three put their hands on top of her hand.
The stink bug carries the child into the house with the princess next to him. The wolf and hunter though, look towards her hiding spot. Xion ducks down and listens.
"I keep feeling as if we are being watched." The hunter says. "Unless it's Demyx pretending to "be a tree" and "not be a tree" once again."
"Those two are fast asleep in my cellar. Mom said there are two more vampires on the island. If things continue, we will have to move back to Wolf Island. It will be safe there. We can commute thanks to the bridge seeing and boats we own." The wolf says. "It that or we risk being attacked by...whatever is out there."
"What does it smell like?"
"Corpse. Mom said two. I...I killed one. The other is still here." The wolf's tone sounds distraught.
"You saved your mate Sora. That vampire would have taken him away and imprisoned him."
"It doesn't change what I have done."
She hears a door open and shut again.
"I know you are out there!" The hunter yells. "Mark my words. If I find you, you'll be met with me and a silver stake through your heart and skull!"
A door opening and slamming shut has her jump. They knew. She has to find a new spot to hide and listen from now. Xion uses that moment to call up Xemnas. Waiting for an answer in fear. Feeling it intensify as she keeps looking for a new hiding spot. When he did answer, she managed to find a new spot.
"Master, the hunter and wolf. They knew I was listening, hiding close by. I gathered more information but I had to move elsewhere."
Xemnas let a sigh out, "Larxene and Vanitas are on the ferry as we speak. What have you learned?"
"The wolf, he has vampire in him. It isn't a lot but it was enough to pass it onto his child. They are hybrids master. To top it off, the father of the baby is the alpha female's son! Think of what power that could do for you. If you kill the alpha female and make the son your puppet, they'll fall in line."
"No, we would have to train all the wolves but the first we train is the alpha male to be. What of his mate?"
"That...is where the trouble is. It's that blond stink bug. Seems he has adopted the son as well." She informs him.
"Our methods don't work on him. We can't turn him and the mind control doesn't work on him always. We will have to take him out as well. Keep an eye on them but start typing Larxene. Once she arrives, meet up with her. Understood?"
"Yes Master."