Thea101: Hello there. Thank you, this fic just popped into my head the other day, and it just had to be written. Yes, "The Dark Prince" does follow after I update and finish this fic. I will update the other fic after I do this, but give me at least a week before I update the other one.
By the way, what's going on with your fic? Any more updates yet? Let me know when you have okay? ;)
Thade182: Thank you. I'm glad that you like it. I just noticed that nobody has written a fic based on Thierry's life before he became a vampire. I know that L.J Smith wrote some stuff, but that was only the night before he was changed into a vampire. So I decided to do one from the day/night he was born, up until he becomes a vampire.
Hope you like this part as well.
Anyways, on with the story.
Part 3: Childhood.
Hecate's daughters have gotten stronger everyday for the past four years. Both of them are very best friends with my son Theorn, though they are not particularly fond of Conlan, besides he has his own friends his age.
I watch the three of them play outside in the warm sunshine, Theorn being protective over the two sisters. A few weeks ago, some of the older boys around Conlan's age began picking on Hellewise. Theorn got mad, and sent a ball of orange fire into the boy's stomach. After that, they knew not to go near either of the two girls again.
"Theorn, Maya, Hellewise!" I call to them.
"Yes Mama?" Theorn calls back.
"Come on! Time to get something to eat." I reply. "Theorn? Get your brother."
"Alright Mama." Theorn says, turning around and finding Conlan.
Maya and Hellewise come stumbling over to me, and sit down on a rock, giggling to each other.
"What are you two laughing at?" I ask, looking up from cooking the wild boar Rama killed.
"Nothing Nariko." Maya answers, looking back at me mischievously, her eyes changing to an innocent blue. I have not let either of the girls calling me Mama or Mother, but my own name. I have told them about their real mother though.
"Hmm." I say, rolling my eyes. I go back to checking on the wild boar.
"Ready yet Mama?" Theorn asks, sitting down between Maya and Hellewise. Conlan sits on the rock opposite them.
"Nearly." I reply, cutting off a bit of meat and taste in to see if it is done.
I look to the four of them, and of course Theorn, Maya and Hellewise have got their heads bent close together, whispering and occasionally giggling.
Conlan on the other hand is just looking around himself.
"Right. Get the plates, the meat is ready." I say to them cutting strips off the boar and putting them onto six plates: one for Theorn, one for Maya, one for Hellewise, one for Conlan, one for Rama, and one for me.
The four of them get their plates and sit back down again.
"Owwww!" Theorn howls in pain. He lifts his burnt fingers to his mouth and blows in them to cool them down.
"Careful Theorn." I say to him, going over and examine his red fingers. "It's hot. Leave it for a couple of minutes and then eat it." I lift his fingers to my lips and kiss them.
Conlan is almost rolling the floor with laughter.
"Conlan!" I hiss. "Stop laughing. It's not funny."
"Sorry Mother." Conlan replies, wiping the tears from his eyes, and having short bursts of laughter.
Hellewise takes Theorn's fingers in her hand, and mutters some sort of spell.
"That's better." Theorn says, in his five-year-old voice.
"Alright now, all of you just be careful when handling your food." I say in a startled voice, surprised that a four year old could do a spell like that.
After having something to eat, the four of them rush out of the entrance to the cave, to play.
"You are doing a great job of taking care of Maya and Hellewise." A voice murmurs in my ear. I feel strong arms wrap around my waist holding me to the owner of the voice. Then that person rests their chin on my shoulder and then kisses me on the side of the neck.
"I promised Hecate I would Rama." I reply to my husband, without turning around. I look to the sky, and see the sun just going down, the children will be coming in to sleep soon.
I turn around and step out of Rama's circle of arms to the back of the cave, where Hecate is buried with her husband. I kneel in front of the shallow grave.
"Hecate Dark Mother, watch over your daughters, give them strength and wisdom. And please take away this bad feeling that Maya is going to do something bad when she gets older?" I mumble the prayer to our fallen leader.
As promised, the people of the tribe look to me for leadership and guidance, but it will only last until the twins reach the age of thirteen. Once that happens, I will not be leader, but both of them.
I leave the grave and go back to the cave entrance where the sun has completely set, and darkness consumes everything in sight.
"Theorn, Hellewise, Maya, Conlan?" I call for them. "Time to come in."
"Aw, can't we stay out for a little longer?" Theorn protests.
"No. Come in now." I say to him.
He reluctantly comes into the cave, with Maya and Hellewise in tow. A few minutes later, Conlan come in also.
"Why can we not stay out longer Mama?" Theorn grumbles.
"You know very well why you cannot stay out longer." I say. "The big animals come out at night, and will eat you up. Therefore you come inside when it gets dark."
"Goodnight children." I say to the four of them, after they lie on their leather pallets and wrap their fur blankets over themselves.
"Goodnight." They reply in unison.
I go over to my leather pallet and lie down beside Rama.
"Goodnight Rama." I mutter.
"Goodnight Nariko." He mumbles.
Both of us fall asleep lying in each other's arms.
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A/N: only a couple of chapters more and this fic will be finished. Please review and let me know what you think of this part. After this is finished I will update "The Dark Prince" I promise. Just give me time for my brain to start working again. LOL. ;)
Anyways, please review, and let me know if this is good, all right or a pile of crap.