Chapter 45:
-A row between Brother and Sister-
It was a hour before the sun rose when the three came home. Kathleen sat on the sofa and read a book. She shut it as she saw the door open.
"Why do I have the dull feeling that something isn't right, eh?"
"If you look for me... I'm in my room." said Caleb and disappeared.
"You go to bed too, Alex. You have to rest for a while." it was rather an order, which Alex carried out only too gladly. All had vanished, only brother and sister had remained.More and more, Kathleen was hunted by fear and this she showed in dealing with Michael. How she was talking to him... how she touched him, sometimes like a little child, that was afraid of the dark and clinched itself at her daddy.
"Why must you torment him only like this? I'm scared... scared as a vampire before you and your son. I can't deny it any longer."
"But Kath, I would never harm you and you..."
"I am no more sure for myself. Alex killed somebody, didn't he? I could smell blood... human in his present. He changes mightily fast since you are here."
"He almost died. He was weak and I would have nearly lost him. Nobody will take my son away from me." Michael's is voice became a growl. "I understand, you want to get rid of me. Fine, you can have this. I will take Alex and will vanish where we're let alone. And to be honest, I'm sick and tired to live in this fucking world."
"No, we don't want this. We only want to understand you. but I slowly begin to understand, what Erika tried to explain me, and I think it's really you, I don't doubt it."
"Who am I, anyway? Does she believe to know me?"
"No, but Alexander seemed to know you already." she sounded frustrated and kept back nothing more.
"What? He couldn't have known me, nonsense. That was only a book, nothing more."
"And written by Alexander himself. T he underworld prophesied you. You are... oh damn it... you were prophesied as the master of the underworld."
Michael paused. His feelings were now mingled with hate and confusion for Kathleen. He showed his teeth, as he would hiss, then, he turned around and went to the window and stared out of it, where hr could see the moon sinking. Angrily, he beat against the wall.
"Michael, I'm sorry, we actually wanted to talk about it with Erika... it simply slipped from me."
"Forget it. Say nothing more. I don't endure this all anymore. I will leave the city next week." Michael sounded quiet again and tired.
"You can't do this. We... I need you. How should I live my life without you?"
"It's time that you get used to it. You must learn to live like a vampire. You're no human being anymore and I'm not... the master of the underworld, is that clear."
"But your name stood black on white in this book…I saw it."
"There were more than only one Michael in this time, definitely it was one of them."
"No, there was no Michael before you. You should have a look at it and go and see it for yourself."
"If it calms you down... call Erika. She should come here tonight about midnight and shall bring this book with her and anything else she found. I still must go out with Alex before and I have to stretch my legs also now... I need fresh air."
"Where do you go?
"It doesn't matter."
He came past her, without only to look at her, and he left the apartment as fast as he came. Without hurry he walked alone through the suburb and decided spontaneously to visit Melissa since he didn't know where to go anyway.