Chapter 30:

-Welcome Home, Michael-

Kathleen was at that moment in the kitchen as she heard a knock. That could be impossible. Nobody could get into the locked building. Slowly, she went to the door and pushed the bolt aside, then, she opened the door.

"Who is there?

"Kathleen, it's me...Michael."

Kathleen couldn't believe what she heard. It was really Michael. He actually had returned. Immediately she unlocked the door and let him in. She pounced on him and embraced him. Michael also pressed her gently at himself. then, she stepped one step back and looked at him. As she saw into his eyes, she startled a little, because the last time as she did this, however, she saw an emptiness but this time she looked into his beautiful, blue green eyes.

"What happen to you?"

"I don't want to talk about it now. Can I come in?"

"Sure." she stood aside and let him enter. Michael looked a bit around and noticed nothing uncommon at this apartment. "Why didn't you inform us that you're coming? Are you just arrived in the city?"

"No, I'm already a while here in this area. However, I had told that I wont forget I Alex's 18. birthday. if I speak of him, where is he actual?"

"He sleeps. Good that is Saturday today, because he has got two days off and then you two have, I hope, enough time. Do you want to sit down? Will get something to drink if it is right ."

Michael nodded and went into the living room and sat down on the couch and took off his gillet and threw it over the rest of the couches. Kathleen returned with two filled glasses. Michael knew that that was not juice but blood and he grinned at her.

"It seems, you still killed nobody?" his grin darkened and worked somewhat sorrowfully.

"No, I didn't and if it's not necessary I won't do it. Do you have any plans with Alex or do you tell him immediately the truth?"

"I will tell him that I am his father but for the other part...there I will proceed piecemeal, if one doesn't know how he's reacting."

"I warn you, he is somewhat stubborn and he's growing up. I don't know, but... his look and charm he probably inherited from you and his stubbornness... well... I only knew Selene for short time, but she knew something she wanted to pushed it through... nobody could hinder he at it."

"Yes, she was."

"I'm sorry, I wish that I would have known her better."

"What have you done to her corpse?"

"We took her with us and we put her into a traditional tomb, in honour to her. If you like... she is on a secreted graveyard somewhere outside from L.A.. You hardly had time to say goodbye. Take your the time."

"Thank you, I know to appreciate it and what would I do without you."

"You are my brother, nothing will change it." she had smile a warm. "It's nice to have you here again."

"It's also nice to you see again. Where are your two lab-dogs, actually?" both laughed that Michael meant Caleb and Zed by it.

"They are hunting and they're not my lab-dogs."

Michael embraced her powerfully once again and sniffed her sweet smells, but another, more insignificantly smell was involved with hers and this let Michael discharges an easy growl.

"What is, Michael?" his eyes had changed to a cobalt blue for a moment.

"Don't say that you slept with Zed?"

"What?"

"I can smell it. His scent hangs on you."

"It's not in your business."

"And whether it's in my business. I'm only worried."

"You slowly annoying me with your worrying. I'm no more a little helpless girl." she could barely keep her tone back, if she had been able to, she would have yelled at him, but Michael could hear her fury and even hate, nevertheless.

"You still understand nothing, don't ya? And to be honest...you're helpless...for a vampire. You cannot kill because you never have tried it and because you are still attached to your humanity."

"Especially you say this. However, you're the one that constantly wails around, because you kill innocent people or have you fun now?"

"Guard your tongue..."

"...or what? Do you want to kill me as well, your own sister?"

"Damn it, I only try to protect you. I couldn't kill you of course."

"And why do you threaten me then?"

"Because you're particularly dear to me. After all what happened in our family, you're the last one who's remaining for me and I will guard you with my life. What I try to explain to you is, you also descend from the Corvinus clan, therefore is your blood also capable to unify the species and that I can't admit."

"You really don't have to worry about it, Zed won't..."

"If you give up your passion once, then will happen anything, I know this, it happened also to me."

"You bit Selene? Why isn't she then...a hybrid?"

"Because she didn't have the necessary genes and besides, I almost killed her."

"I'm sorry, I didn't know this."

"How should you. Now you see, why I'm worrying. I don't wish you the same fate like mine."

"It wouldn't be."

"What do you mean?"

"I spoke with Erika. She found out something about the Corvinus clan and she wanted hell-bend to speak with you about it."

"Something, tells me that I won't like it."

"You need rest. You should rest a while. You can go into my room if you like, the boys will be back soon."

"I will lay down a bit and if you have nothing on the other hand, I will use the shower."

"Just go ahead."

Michael walked around the corner where he found the bathroom. He made himself shortly fresh and followed the hallway. At the end was Kathleen's bedroom. It was very beautifully furnished, as she always had furnished her bedroom, as he could remember. Soft blue-tones and she loved dolphins and orcas. She loved the ocean. He couldn't fall asleep straight away and remained half awake the next few hours and he could even hear the two Lycans returning home. How could the poor boy just sleep by this noise? He grinned and rotated onto the side and thought about it, how he should tell this in the best way to his son, finally the began sun to rise.