Thade182: Oh you poor thing. You have my sympathy, I've had dreams like that as well, and they're really scary. The last dream I had about a spider, was on sitting in the toilet bowl, a big white one with red stripes on it's back and no matter how much I flushed the toilet, it wouldn't go away. As soon as I woke up, I searched on the Internet to see if there really were any spiders that look like that, but so far I haven't found any.
Deven…well…maybe he is going to be cool, but I'm trying not to say anything because that would be giving the plot away. Ross taking over Alex? Why? Don't worry, I told a friend of mine that I fancied him, and he isn't really taking to me right now. :'(
Thea101: Thank you, thank you, thank you. ::gets on top of soapbox:: SHE FORGIVES ME!! Whoohoo! LOL. Awww, you've been bedridden? Poor you. I just refused to stay in bed when I was sick. Still a little woozy, but I'll live. Well, ask no more. You'll be able to know what happens if you read on. ;)
CelticInnocent: Glad you like the story. Hope you like the rest of it.
Anywho, on with the story. And excuse my bitchiness at the bottom of the page. I'm just annoyed at my brothers. ::Gets down on knees, hands open wide and cries to the heavens:: Why, why, why was I cursed with such a@@holes for bothers? Why me?
Sorry. ; D
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"Why do you look so surprised?" Deven asks, as soon as everyone has been seated.
"Why are you growing so fast?" I ask my son.
"Well, I was supposed to destroy the world as soon as I was born. Right?" He asks.
"Yes, but that doesn't explain why you've grown so fast." I reply.
"I have no idea why I grew so big so quick." Deven sighs. "When I was destined to destroy the world, I was supposed to grow fast so that I could destroy the world."
"But, Saulmann did that spell. You shouldn't be able to destroy the world." Hannah pipes up.
"Yes, I know that Aunt Hannah. And I'm not going to destroy it either." He answers. "And besides, I'm the Dark Prince remember?"
"How do you know about that?" Thierry asks.
"Well Uncle Thierry, I heard you guys talking about it, when Mother was pregnant with me." Deven says.
"You remember that?" Miles asks surprised.
"I was only born yesterday remember? I remember being born. I remember sliding down the birth canal." Deven answers, smiling a little.
"But I still don't get why you've grown so fast." I point out.
Deven sighs then looks at me.
"I'm the Prince of all of the Night World species, I'm more stronger, more agile and more faster than all of the species put together. That's probably why I've grown so fast." He replies.
"Oh." I mutter. I turn to look at Thierry. "You still wanna have that party for Deven now that he's not a baby any more?"
"Do you?" he asks.
"Yeah, let's have a party for me." Deven says. "I really want to get to meet the others."
"Sure why not?" I mumble.
"Can we have it tonight?" Deven asks.
"If you want." Thierry replies.
"Okay then." He smiles.
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"Deven?" I yell through the bathroom door while knocking.
"Yeah?" He replies.
"Hurry up. I need to go to the bathroom before we go downstairs to the party." I say to him.
"Hold on, I'll be out in a minute." He says.
I hear rustling noises coming from inside and the water to the shower stops.
Ten minutes later, Deven comes out of the bathroom wearing a blood red silk shirt, black leather trousers and black DM boots. The red shirt brings out the jet black of his hair and eyes, which look as if the night sky is in their depths.
"Wow. You look great. If you weren't my son and heir…" I let the sentence trail off, catching myself.
Deven smiles widely, showing his perfect white teeth.
"Thanks mother." He replies, shaking his head.
"Stop calling me mother, it makes me feel old. I'm only seventeen." I reply.
"Would you like me to call you Nila?" he answers.
"No. I would like you to call me mum, or mummy. But I doubt you'd call me mummy. So mum would be just fine." I reply thoughtfully.
"Okay then. Mum." He replies.
"Have you seen your father?" I ask Deven as soon as I step into the bathroom.
"He went to talk to Aunt Maggie and Uncle Delos. I think." He replies.
"Okay." I reply, shutting the bathroom door.
Ten minutes later, both of us are ready to go to this party. I am dressed in a black trouser suit that Thierry and Hannah bought me. And a pair of black open toed sandals encases my feet. I let my long hip length jet black hair down loose and is in curls.
Miles walks in through the door. Dressed in his dark navy blue jeans with rips in them, and a black baggy top that has seen better days.
"Are you guys ready already?" he asks.
"Yes we are. But you're not." I reply, reaching up and picking off white string on Deven's shoulder.
"I'm getting dressed now." He says, walking into the bathroom with some clothes.
A few seconds later, I hear the shower running.
Fifteen minutes later, Miles comes out of the bathroom wearing a gorgeous midnight blue Armani suit.
"Right. Are we all ready?" I ask the other two.
"Yes." Deven replies.
"Yep." Miles replies.
"Okay then. Shall we?" I ask. Leading the other two to the door.
We then walk down the halls, down the grand circular staircase and through yet more halls, and then we come to a stop just outside the ballroom door.
"Here we go." I mumble, threading one arm through Miles' arm and the other through Deven's.
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The ballroom is in a mass of swirls and colour, much like the party on the Summer Solstice.
Everyone looks at the door once Miles, Deven and I walk through. The live orchestra band stop playing, and everything is so silent you could hear a pin drop.
Two people wind their way through the crowd and up onto the stage.
"Can I have everyone's attention please?" Thierry starts on the stage, into the microphone.
Everyone turns around to look at him, and then he continues.
"I would like to welcome the "Stars of our show." Nila, Miles and Deven."
There is a round of applause and then deadly silence.
"Nila? Where's Deven?" Poppy asks, looking at me.
"I'm right here. Aunt Poppy right?" Deven says.
Poppy looks over at Deven astonished.
"You're Deven?" She asks.
"Yes." He replies.
"How?" is all Poppy can say.
"How what?" Deven asks.
"You were only born last night. How did you grow so fast?" she asks, bewildered.
"Remember I was only pregnant for three weeks before I gave birth to Deven?" I say.
"Yeah." She says.
"Well, I guess that it's just stayed with him." I reply.
"Actually, I grew fast so that I could destroy the world. Remember that it was prophesised?" Deven interjects.
"Right." Poppy says.
"So Deven?" Ash starts.
"Yes Uncle Ash?" Deven answers.
"Uncle Ash?" Ash says. "That sounds weird."
"You're not going to destroy the world. Are you?" Iliana asks.
"It's not on my list of things to do today." Deven replies.
"That's good." Rashel puts in.
"That way we won't have to kill you." Keller finishes.
Deven grins at them. "Somehow I don't think that you'll be able to do that, Aunt Rashel and Aunt Keller."
"Why not?" Rashel asks.
"I'm stronger than anything that you've ever faced before." Deven says, sighing.
"I'll believe that." Winnie mutters.
"You know everyone here?" I ask.
"Of course I do. I just wanted them to see me." Deven replies.
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I notice Deven going up to Thierry a few hours later. I see him pull Thierry to the side.
I walk over to both of them, and then stop when Deven looks into Thierry's eyes and says something inaudible.
Thierry has a blank expression on his face, and Deven puts his hand on Thierry's forehead.
I hear Deven mumble something that I can't make out.
As soon as Deven puts his hand down, Thierry's face goes back to normal, and he smiles at Deven.
I think nothing of it, until fifteen minutes later, when I see Deven doing the same things to both Poppy and Quinn.
"What are you doing?" I ask my son, once I get him on his own.
"What do you mean?" he asks.
"What do you do with Thierry, Poppy and Quinn?" I ask suspiciously.
"Nothing. Why?" He asks, deliberately dodging the subject.
"You were doing something, and I'd like to know what you were doing?" I say.
"Nothing. It doesn't matter anyways." Deven replies coolly.
"Dammit Deven! I'm your mother, tell me what you were doing." I snap at him.
"You'll find out later mum. I promise." Deven says, walking away after saying that.
Two hours later everyone disbands to his or her rooms.
I walk back to mine with Miles and Deven.
"Good night mum. Good night dad." Deven says, giving me a kiss on the cheek.
"Where are you going?" I ask.
"To my room." Deven replies.
"You don't have a room." I point out.
"Yes I do. Uncle Thierry had this one made up for me." He says, indicating a room a few doors down from our own.
"Okay then. Goodnight sweetheart." I say to him.
"Night son." Miles says.
"Night." Deven replies, turning on his heel and heading to his room.
I go into mine after Miles opens the door and goes in himself.
I take my suit off, and get dressed for bed. I then crawl under the covers and fall asleep, so soon as my head touches the pillow.
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A/N: Ooh, what's that boy up to? Is Deven really good, or is he still bad? Find out next time in other episode ::ahem:: part of The Dark Prince.
Please review and let me know what you think. I'm trying my best not to give the plot away. I would have updated sooner, but my stupid prick of a younger brother decided that it would be fun to hog the bloody computer on me. And just when I was about to go on it, my stupid prick of an older brother thought that it would be fun to download some crap from this computer rather than his own. So I'm not in a very tolerable mood right now. Grrrr.