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Chapter 3: Coming Back into Luv

February 4th...Evening

All right so Victoria had been standing outside of Arkady's youngest brother's bedroom, James' old bedroom to be exact. The door was closed, and she hadn't moved from her spot for over an hour trying to get past the obstacle in her way. Which really wasn't 'in her way' at all, it was after all a door that prevented her wasn't it? It couldn't be the loud thumping up of her heart in her chest. She stared at the wood grain before her worrying on her bottom lip of how she wasn't going to do this. She couldn't even raise her own hand to knock on that door for a few minutes. A half an hour ago she had decided that she was going to try and bring her husband back to her and the little ones again. But standing in front of the door now she didn't know if she could do it anymore. Vic, huffed she was smarter then this. She wasn't put into Ravenclaw house just to end up outside a door and not have access to the only man she could ever love. Her hands turned into fist, and she glared at the door. If that door would've been something else, it might've burst into blames from that one look.

She wanted to know what her husband was doing on the other side of that door; damn she missed his dark sensual looks. That soft black and red hair that she could lightly curl as she played her fingers through its soft texture. Arkady might've had everything in his room from when he was younger; Alexander and Chantal were unhappy and missed their father dearly. It pained her enough that they were teething, but missing their father like this couldn't have helped them either. All right Victoria, enough standing around outside this door. You WILL open that damn door, and go in there to get your husband! You fell in love with him, and he's carrying your child. Not get a move on! Victoria sighed, her conscious was right she needed her husband just as much as her children did too. It was time for him to come home, raising her hand she knocked her knuckles on the door and held a breath as she waited for him to come answer it. She frowned when she got no response, and slowly turned the knob as she stuck her black haired head into the room. Her blue eyes hungrily took him in; he was the most beautiful creature to her like she'd never seen him before this moment!

And it drove her mad, that all she wanted to do was kiss him and do other, more…talented things that resolved going lower….and lower. Carefully she watched him, as he seemed drawn with all his attention down onto the sketch pad graced in his lap. Her baby blues watched him silently as she worried on her bottom lip as she smiled. She knew how much his artistic abilities meant to him. "Kady?" she called softly and watched him frown down at his paper. Arkady was silently started as he frowned at his paper. He knew the voice that spoke to him, that is until he looked up with those eyes of his to the woman that made his heart skip a beat and restart. He never could tell how she had always managed to make his heart skip a beat for just a moment every time he saw her. And he couldn't help himself as he set his sketch pad and pencil down briefly showing off what he was trying to draw as he stood up. Victoria's smiled widened slightly when he first frowned, but it faltered as he turned with misery evident in those eyes and it made her heart ache. She had caused that pain and she wished for the entire world that she cold take it back.

But she couldn't. Her husband slowly walked towards her running a pale hand through his hair, Arkady gently ran it through that black and red tousled hair pulling on his silver ring. He stood that six foot three frame against her half a foot shorter then him height. They stood in the middle of the room together starring into one another's eyes for what seemed like eternity. It was the colors of their eyes that were mixed in the same pose as their children's already. They were a perfect match for one another. Her heart's aching had long calmed down once Arkady had stood up and met her halfway across the room; he was pulling on that silver ring in his ear. Nervously. She knew the look all to well, and that hand running through his black an red hair, that was quite tousled all ready made her smile. Victoria let out a soft sound as Arkady wrapped his arms around her waist slowly pressing her against his warm chest. She was home, that's how she could describe his touch. Being in his arms felt like a welcome back home, and she raised her arms around her husband's neck. They shouldn't ever part in anger and misery like that, and she never wanted that to happen again.

To her, she was right in the world again and a glance to Kady's eyes she knew he felt the same. "Victoria…" Arkady said softly, sounding like he hadn't seen her in years. And to him it had felt like it that for the past few days. His arms were tight across her waist, and he let out a silent gasp as she rose up on her tiptoes and pulled his head down towards hers. As their lips touched, both their world's melted so that nothing was there but the sensation of their love in the other's touching lips. That kiss was the world to them both. Both of their eyes had long snapped shut. Arkady moaned loudly into her mouth as he pushed his mouth against her wanting more of his lover. He couldn't help it as his fingers touched her cheek lightly and he pulled her against him so that all he had to do was lift his hands and pick her up. His arms lightly wrapped loosely around her waist as he lowered a hand and lifted her against him to rest against his body. Victoria had let out a gasp that was drowned out against her husbands lip as he lifted her against him, and her legs wrapped around his waist lips still locked in silence. He said her name as if it were a prayer. The longing that she heard in Arkady's voice echoed every bit of loneliness that she had been feeling for the past few days. This was her Kady. This was who she belonged to.

With a sigh, Victoria raised herself on tiptoe and with the same motion, pulled Arkady's head towards hers. And when their lips touched, the world melted away. The way that it always did when they kissed. Merlin I missed this sweet body and mouth upon mind! Arkady thought as he slowly broke their kiss to whisper against her ear in a whimper. "God I missed you ma amour Victoria." When he whimpered those words against her neck, she could only feel tears pricking at her eyes as they began to blur her sweet vision. The lonely voice that he spoke in made those walls that had separated them feel like bars on a cell in a prison to her. And she couldn't stand another day without being in his embrace. "Oh Arkady I'm so sorry for being foolish and cursing you, but mostly for letting all of what's happened come between us like it has now…I just…" she dropped off letting her head resting in the crook of his neck as he had set her back onto her own to feet. Arkady's face rubbed against her as he breathed in that rain scent he had always remembered her. Being playful he slowly nipped her neck with his dainty little canine teeth smirking as she gave a blank look up at him when he nipped her. In all sense her husband had made Victoria loose the right train of thought at his bite, and her pulse had increased greatly.

"Sweetheart," she said in a slightly breathy voice. "You know exactly that I can't think when you do that." She shook her head as she saw a smirk twisting his lips up. Arkady smirked greatly, an asked the question that had been waiting to be let out for a long time. "How are my family, Chantal and Alexander?" he asked, worry present in his eyes. He missed his children badly, and he couldn't help but hug his wife close against his chest. He loved his children, and now that there was another on the way…he would spoil them more. His wife blinked her eyes up at him happily and announced good and funny news to him. "Our little ones are very testy as they are teething my darling, but they are as always doing greatly well," Victoria said as she started to twirl her fingers through her husband's dark red and black hair. "And of course, they miss you." Looking up into his wonderful eyes, she pleaded with those eyes as she spoke again. "Come home they miss you so much." Arkady gently kissed his wife's forehead softly, still holding her against him he let his chin rest against the top of her black haired head. With her fingers running through his hair he was in peace as well as bliss. "I'm coming back Cherie, I cannot stand it any longer without any of you," he said and raised her chin so he could gain a better look of his Victoria.

"I don't care if you cursed me; you did it with a cause. And so be it, but now I want to see our little ones if they miss me so much." Victoria broke out a smile that could've cleared a foggy day to bringing out the sun warmly. Her Kady was coming home and that just brightened her day to the utmost it could be. But he was finally coming back, anymore and she probably would've dragged him back herself! She couldn't beam more proudly then now, and she hung onto him tightly as he flicked his finger at his bag. It flew open and everything that was in the room of his floated and dropped inside. Arkady turned back to his wife, as the bag followed them as he led them out of James' room. His wife noted that he held her like he was afraid to loose her again, and in her heart she felt the same. She didn't want anything else to go wrong with their delicate balance right now. "I think ma mere, will call us for dinner soon," he said smiling at her, a for longing look in his eyes. Victoria could knew that look in his eyes; it was the same one that graced his mother's eyes when she knew something. They continued down the dark hallway of the second floor to get back to their own room. The door lay open, as they neared it and dark blue eyes turned up in happiness at the site before him.

Alexander and Chantal were playing in the play pin as Curtis watched them silently, busying herself like the house elf that she was. She bowed low when her master's graced her presence and disappeared with a loud 'POP' as she left. That sound caught the attention of the two young magical children in the pin and their little faces brightened at the sight of their tall dark father. Arkady's face lit up at them, and he couldn't help but beam at his wife as they both centered their attention upon the twins. "Hello my darkling little ones," he whispered as he slowly. Victoria couldn't help the swell she felt in her heart as she watched him coo at the twins as they crawled towards their father happily. He gently kissed his daughter's downy soft hair, and gently touched her cheek with soft fingers. Chantal's little fingers reached out to touch her father as she pulled on his hair and he smiled softly as he gave her to Victoria. He's too sweet with them not to be a good a father, she thought holding her daughter against her chest. He rubbed his daughter's shiny black haired head softly. "And here's my little guy," Arkady said picking up his son Alexander who had a playful look in his eye. Alex held onto his father tightly, as he was placed against a warm chest.

A loud yelp of pain was soon heard, that made Arkady slowly turn eyes wide to his wife. "Teething Victoria, I think more like biting," he said as he gently pried loose his son from his ear. "Quite." His face turned into a smile as he held his son at his side, he could already see how close the twins were to each other. And when Victoria turned around at the mention of her husbands words she laughed out loud to what little Alex had done. Her wonderful laugh was heard "I don't he wants you to leave anytime soon again," she said with a slight chuckle as she gave Alex and Chantal their teething rings to bite on. Instead of more important things like ears! I think Alex sure has the biting down, damn that hurt, Arkady thought shaking his head as he smiled at his son. It didn't surprise him though, with his genes Alex just might turn out to be part vampire like himself. Alex's eyes peered into his own as he chewed on the ring his mother had given him as he watched intently. "Don't want me to leave do you my little one?" he asked his boy, when the black haired toddler shook his head he grinned and began to tickle him.

The boy's laugh was contagious as the dark haired man tickled the squealing little boy. Victoria smiled softly as her son shook his head at his father about leaving. She laughed as well when Chantal started to wiggle and giggle in her hands. "There's that laugh I missed," Arkady mused and kissed his wife's cheek, sometimes he knew he didn't deserved to have her or his wonderful children. When her husband whispered into her ear softly, as the children tiredly wrapped themselves around their parents. She froze at the magic words. "I think these two need to take a bath. OOH! She was going to kill him now. "It's almost time for dinner anyways." The twins had heard their father's words and now seemed to be wide awake. It was always this way, it seemed that they were the only parent's of children who enjoyed bath time to get a high of energy from it. It sure didn't make Chantal and Alexander sleepy, nope their once weary blue eyes with sleep were happy and energized. She gave Kady a stern 'your in trouble' look, shaking her head Victoria waved her wand towards the bathroom to fill up the tub. "You just had to say the magic word didn't you," Victoria said.

He gave his wife a very sweet innocent smile at the stern look, he knew the word would make them hyper. But he also knew that nothing would get by the two little ones in their arms, simply because they had inherited his sharp vampiric hearing. "Well let's get them cleaned up for dinner." She walked towards the bathroom with Chantal in her arms, and carefully looked back to make sure Arkady was following her. When she saw he was, she continued on into the bathroom. "You know I couldn't resist cherie," he whispered when they were settling themselves into the bathroom with Alex and Chantal. Neither had noticed the coy smiles that the twins shared as he closed the bathroom door behind himself. Now, their bathroom was large as well as spaciously accommodated, Arkady settled his son down in his lap as he sat on the floor and began to take off his son's clothes to wash him. But of course being like all little boy's Alex wiggled and laughed trying to get free as his father tickled him softly. "Silly little wiggled monster aren't you," he said with a laugh that was cut short as his son finally managed to slip out of his fingers and began to crawl away making Kady laugh harder.

Now Victoria was having a more easier time with her little angel of a daughter compared to the rambunctious older brother of hers. She lay quiet on the changing table as her clothes were removed, but still she giggled a lot wiggling once and a while. But soon she set her daughter into the tub, and she smiled softly as she watched her little one gaze her blue eyes waiting for her brother. Meanwhile of course, Arkady had gone after Alexander as he crawled after the fast little boy and caught him swiftly as he tried to make a decision of where he wanted to go. "Got you. Silly little rascal you," he said slowly placing his son into the tub with his twin sister. What Arkady didn't expect was the loud splashes and water that followed that single moment. Victoria had been watching the twins and went she went to gaze back at her husband she was caught off guard when she was suddenly soaked to the skin with warm water. She turned to look at Arkady and couldn't help but laugh at the shocked look upon his face! It was just to much for her, with the …well she had seen him wet before but shocked? Never! "Alexander and Chantal!" the cold wet man scolded his son and daughter who were still playing in the tub.

He shivered at the sudden cold air that attacked him, Arkady's black and red hair lay in strings down around his face soaked along with his black clothes. His pants felt heavy against his legs, not to mention his shirt was stuck to his chest…and his boots, well they squished when he walked. He shook his head, as he picked up Alexander in a towel. Rascal little ones, he thought with a scowl at he narrowed his blue eyes at his wife and watched her bit her lip. He stuck his nose up in the air and walked out, Victoria trailing after him with Chantal wrapped up in a towel as well. Water drizzled down his face as he walked into the bedroom dripping water everywhere. He held a squirming Alex against his chest. "Non non my pet, play time is over for now," he said. From there he managed to get his son dressed, not bothering to deal with himself yet. Victoria was busy getting her daughter dressed in things that were pink. A color she knew her husband distasted beyond words. Sighing, her husband placed his son in the pen and went to go change his own clothes. Slowly he began to pull of his leather boots, and drag down his pants and tossed them into the clothes bin only to disappear instantly. Rummaging through his clothes he found preferably black pants and a shirt to wear to dinner once again. "I don't think it's a good idea to mention anything to ma mere yet ma cherie," he said softly as he slipped on his pants which rested comfy on his hips showing off his snake tattoo. That wasn't the only thing either, his belly button ring also shown silver against his pale skin.

Victoria had been doing the same, as she tried to find her own clothes after she had put Chantal down into the pen with her older brother. Shifting through her closet she went about finding her own clothes to wear for dinner that night as well. When her Kady spoke, she knew that he was talking about the curse that she had placed upon him. She turned around to say something to him but couldn't as she looked her husband up at down in nothing but his tight pants. "Um…" she drifted off still trying to clear her mind as she blinked her baby blue eyes at him. It took her a minute or so to finally shake herself out of her thoughts but she was still looking at her husband shocked practically. She grabbed the first thing that she found a black pants suit? Well it would just have to work for now anyways. "You know you're mother has this knack for knowing things or at least figuring them out. How won't she find this out?" she asked slipping and zipping up the suit on. "Do you think this works Kady?" Arkady laughed silently as he turned to her the look on her face was unforgettable, and of course a stir in his stomach at her outfit well told him that she looked good. The pants suit was tight on her curves just in the right places and he couldn't help but slightly groan at her. She was sure damn well looking good enough…to eat. He smirked pulling his shirt on, as well as placing a drying spell upon his black and red hair. "I would definitely say that you are good enough to eat in that outfit, Cherie," he said looking at her with hungry eyes.

Arkady followed the curves before flashing his fangs to give her the evidence of what he meant. Victoria had seen that look, how the hell couldn't she of? Even if she were a blind woman and couldn't see, she would feel those sensual pools of his on her skin...warming them to a heightening temperature. She smiled and walked towards him to lay a kiss on his lips. "Save that thought for later love," she whispered casting a spell to make her hair wrap itself down her back in a braid. A lovely little spell from her mother-in-law indeed. Arkady was fastening his cuffs on his shirt, as he moved to pick up his son Alexander. The shirt was black with silver lining; it had large black French cuffs that drifted just a little over his hands. Not to mention that his boots were already and snapped back up, straps to match that drifted behind from boots to waist line…those handy dandy loops in his pants supported them. Now he was gothic, or couldn't you tell? Victoria could only say if she had to give a description of her husband, was that he was one tasty fellow in the clothes that he wore. And damn did he clean up good! She thought picking up Chantal into her arms. "Let us go to dinner, so even you can eat Alex," he said to his son as the little toddler wrapped his arms around his father's neck. He had a look of hunger in his eyes that Arkady could sense without another thought. "My mother is a seer," Kady said talking to his wife this time on what she said before a while ago.

"You know I have that ability somewhat, she knows things when she needs to...most of the time at least." He sighed shifting his son on his side as he walked out the door. Victoria nodded, she knew this well enough from the vision that her Kady had first had of the twins. Now that was an experience, and he was right too. Now getting done to the dining room was simple enough in the Heart manor, you walked down from the second floor stairs that seemed to go on forever of course. To Be Continued.

Author's Note: So...What do you think is going to happen next? Any clues?