Hey there! It's me! I've brought another chapter of the cuteness...and to Koku, it's not supposed to be that dark, it's supposed to be fluffy, so i guess i should of put a fluff warning. I was just inspired. So, i hope everyone likes it and I'll be trying to get over my writer's block for Untitled...Soo go ahead and read this damn thing...MUCH LOVE!
I awoke, there was a warm breath upon my neck. The child. Looking, I found him sleeping soundly, his teddy bear abandoned for my body. I was warm for the first time in centuries.
"Quatre, wake up. It's time for breakfast."
"Brefast?" He yawned. I smiled and opened up the coffin. The room was lit and the cats were lying on the bed. "Wowzers those are some big kitties!"
"They're no pussy cats Quatre, don't anger them." The child nodded gravely. "Talikai, come please." The white tiger jumped down and sniffed at Quatre. "Go ahead, you may pet him Quatre." Young hands ran through fur.
'Eh, tell him to hop up, I'll give him a ride to the kitchen. I'm hungry!' Talikai told me this his mental voice sounding very amused.
"Talikai wants to know if he can give you a ride to the kitchen."
"On his back?" I nodded and Quatre shook his head as if he were stunned. I picked him up and placed him on the tiger's back. "He's soft." I watched as Quatre and my pet tiger left the room. I followed silently making sure he didn't fall. Entering the kitchen Maddie scolded me. She held Quatre in her arms.
"What did you think you were doing? He's too young to be prancing around on one of your animals!"
Now you see, Maddie as a human. I had hired her mother a long time ago and Maddie had assumed her position. Maddie had grown up around me and she understood what it was for me to survive. She lived with her husband and two children in a cottage a mile away from my home.
"Tal was very careful. He's not hurt." I smiled as she sat Quatre down in a chair. Sighing she said.
"I've got breakfast ready for everyone. Here you are sir." She handed me a goblet filled with stale blood. I'm not a dusk person. I don't feel like hunting the first thing in the morning. She put a plate of eggs and bacon down for Quatre, I assumed she brought them from her home. Finally she put down four large bowls filled with meat cuts for my cats. Beautiful creatures. As I drank I watched Quatre eat his eggs and bacon.
"This is good Maddie." Such a kind personality my Quatre had. When he had finished I took him by the hand.
"It's time for you to learn some new things."
"I know the alphabet!" He recited it in song for me and I felt myself smile at him.
"Good, good. Now let's learn to write them.
So I taught him and taught him. He learned to read and he loved it. My Quatre loved to read. He started reading the young children's books that Maddie had brought over. Each one was gone within the week.
"More! I wanna read!" He was also quite demanding at times. By the time he turned six he had almost every book lying around the house read. "Trowa, I don't have any books."
"I'm sorry young one. Would you like to go out this evening? I'll get you a hot chocolate with marshmallow creme and nutmeg, just like you like." He'd grown so much that he also needed to take a trip to the tailor and this I told him. "Besides, today we must go meet the tailor. You've outgrown most of your clothes." He agreed of course, he jumped at the chance to do anything with me.
"I want to wear clothes like you Trowa!" I did have a penchant for the old fashions. He saw me wear them all the time. He grinned as I picked him up. "Trowa, what does blood taste like?" I looked at him as we flew.
"To you it would taste metallic and coppery. To me it's sweet and savory."
"Oh, can you eat food like me?"
"No, I have no digestive system." Quatre 'ohed.' "Well, here we are." We entered the shop and the tailor smiled. He was a vampire, as am I.
"Lord Barton." I had come for this same tailor for a hundred years or so. He was younger than I though, maybe four-hundred. "Welcome." he said.
"Hello Louis. My ward and I require a new wardrobe."
"The old fashions as always Lord Barton and the child?"
"The same. I am after all his idol." Quatre nodded and snuggled close to me. The other vampire who looked like he was turned in his forties nodded.
"I will require measurements for the child." Quatre gripped my hand.
"Don't worry little one. He's just going to measure you for some clothes. I'll be right here." He nodded slightly.
"Hello there, what's your name?" The vampire smiled at him and Quatre replied sheepishly.
"Quatre Winner."
"A fine name. My name is Louis. I'm just going to put this tape around you. Now can you tell me how old you are?" The vampire put his measuring tape around Quatre.
"I'm six." Louis smiled and finished his measurements. "Trowa, can I get a new book tonight? Please! Please! Please!" His eyes pleaded with mine.
"Oh Quatre, I suppose. Let's work some more on grammar though. What do you think?"
"Okay."
"I may even let you order some off of the internet." His eyes got extremely wide and he shrieked.
"HOORAY! Oh I love you Trowa!" the words filled me with a strange warmth. Six months I've had this child and in six months he's become the most important thing to me. I've become used to feeling a body against mine in the twilight.
Finally Louis began showing us what he had in his store. You see, in addition to getting Quatre some new clothes, I was throwing a party in the coming month and I wanted to look my best. Quatre too, of course. For that he needed a tuxedo, one from the old days though. So we looked and looked. I decided he needed some play clothes too, so after the shop I planned to go to a Super Wal-Mart. I picked up a small jacket with long tails in the back and said.
"Quatre what do you think of this one." I looked to where he was, but he had curled up in a chair with a magazine. Little boys didn't find pleasure in shopping I decided, so I took care of it myself. I paid Louis and took Quatre's hand.
"Trowa, is the government really in that bad of a shape?"
"It does not apply to us Quatre. You will always be taken care of. Always." He nodded his blond head and giggled as we took to the air.
Author's notes!
There's something about a 700+ year-old vampire shopping at a Wal Mart that just amuses me! Et toi? (and you?) No! I decided that everyone shops at Wal-mart so why not Trowa! and sorry to my peeps that work at K-Mart...Love ya Heather!
NEXT TIME ON VIE SOMBRE:
Trowa and Quatre at Walmart and some guests show up before the party! can you guess who? LOVE YOU AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!
