"What is wrong with you two?" Zoey froze along side her mother and the Step-loser when that familar voice called them all out. She knew whom it was, Gabriel Hieffer, her Step-Loser's fifteen Year old Son from a previous Marriage. But as far as she knew, he was away at a Chatholic Boarding school, so why would he be here?. " Zoey will die here if she stays, she needs to go to the House of Night." Yeah, that stuned her.
Turning around she was met with his rather unfamilar face, he was only there during the summers and even then he was very busy with whatever People of Faith crap John was making him do. He wasn't really handsome, actually he looked a lot like John, but there were a few major differences. The First was how fit he was, clearly he worked out and ate well, the total opposite of John's Chicken Legs and Beer Gut. The Second was his eyes, unlike John who had a cold washed out brown, Gabriel's had a gaurded warmth and a tint of red. The last difference and probably the most important had to be the air about him, it wasn't mean and cruel like John's instead it was tense and fidgety matching the trembling fingers and shifty movements in his stance.
" Gabrial what this ... Child needs is God, the People of Faith have already been summoned." John puffed up, looking like an ugly peacock, which infuriated Zoey beyond belief but a massive cough stopped her rant. It didn't stop what Gabriel did... which was deck John so hard he flew across the room with blood spraying from his lips and nose.
Every turned to Gabreial who radiated anger, as much as John did normally though much more intimidating. " Listen Dad, this Child is a fledgling, meaning she was emancipated the moment that crecent appeared on her forehead. Holding her here and her belonging's hear is kidnapping, she can report you and I would support her if she did." Zoey was thrown, not at all understanding where this was coming from. " Zoey, Get your stuff, I'll drive you down to your grandmother's then we can go to the House of Night. I am sure she would want to be there when you start your new life Don't argue with me on this, your in no condition to drive right now.." His words were as kind as anything her grandma had ever said, maybe he was like the opposite of her Mom? Instead of starting from Greatness, in the form of Grandma Redbird, and becoming a monster he started from a Monster and became something Great? She wanted to say more but with John bleeding out on the floor, it just seemed smarter to get her stuff so they could leave.
However more then that, it was seeing the son of the person she hated most in this world, showing the same kindness as her grandmother that got her to move.
""" Gabe sighed, he had been wanting to deck his father for years. Before his Mom died, John had been beating her and him via the Rule of the Thumb and cheating with multiple women. John Hieffer was a monster and a hypocrite. What's worse was that his reign of terror only increased, marrying Linda and destroying her family from the inside. He regreted not being able to stop it but John wanted Gabe seperate, not wanting his old life and new life to be connected...
" WHAT DID YOU DO!" Linda's voice screeched across the room, making Gabe cringe. He cleared his rather sore throat, ignoring the pain in his body which had led him to come back here in the first place, then turned to the annoying women.
" I knocked him outm, something that he deserved Linda. Actually The only reason I am not carving him up is the fact that I really have no interest in being arrested." Linda went to say something, probably irritating and weak as per usual, so Gabe shut her up by talking over her. " I don't care what you have to say Linda, you gave up being a person when you married him. He used to beat my mom with a willow branch, the Rule of thumb says he could. But what's worse is you knew that, I told you that when you guys first got together. You still married him because you can't think for yourself. Your a pathetic waste of life and honestly if Zoey decides to cut you out of her life, then so be it. You deserve to suffer for for abandoning your chldren to the control of that monster. " He would have said more but a nasty cough overcame him, he barreled over for a moment before standing upright to see Linda looking at him horrified.
Zoey chose that moment to burst into the Front Room, carrying a large bag. " I'm ready to go."
::: Idea for this one is a Kid who becomes a Vampyre, he has the power to take pain and open hearts. He is the mediator and helps heal the mind and heart...