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Author's Note: D: Poor Raven! His son has been kidnapped and all that's left is a vague note… Will Raven find him in time? And just why did this person take little Angel in first place? You'll just have to read to find out more!
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† My Little Angel †
Raven blinked. "I know where he is..." he said simply, "... listen, go back t-to base and get Thomas calmed down... I'm sure he's a nervous wreck. I'll hunt d-down this monster myself..."
"Thomas is already here. He's taking care of Shadow's wounds. The Magnite is only helping so much." Karl replied.
Raven nodded slightly, still trying to keep himself from breaking down. "... I'll be back as soon as I can. The Rogue's dead so I'm coming home, now."
"Alright then, Thomas and I will stay here and look for any clues as to who this guy is." Karl replied as the communicator was turned off.
Ion, having heard all of what had happened due to his hearing, spoke up. "...I hope you find him. Just remember, if you ever need some help don't hesitate to ask.
Raven put the communicator away and nodded, but didn't face him. "... I w-will..." he said quietly, "... I'll be d-damned if I lose him... he's... all I have l-left..."
"Then you best get going. We can talk some other time." Ion said before leaving, making sure to take the dead Rogue with him. Raven basically vanished back to his Geno Breaker. He strapped himself in as he activated the crimson Zoid, wheeling it around and taking off towards his old home near Alca canyon.
About an hour later did Raven arrive at his old home. He hadn't been in the building since Shadow had 'died' seven years ago... But, this was where his son was, and he was going to get him back. Raven jumped out of the Geno Breaker and ran into the house. "ANGEL!" he called, hoping he'd hear him. The Dark Pilot was only met with utter silence. The house sounded like it was totally empty...unless...his son couldn't hear him or couldn't answer him.
Raven went through the house, checking every room. "Angel! Angel, answer me! Please!" he kept calling, praying his son would hear and respond.
Raven was never answered back. He searched through the entire house, but he couldn't find his son. He only had one room left to check... The room where his parents had been murdered in... When he opened the door and looked around he couldn't see anything out of place, but he eventually spotted something near the broken pod. He went over to inspect it and found that it was Miru and pinned to the Geno plushy was another note.
Raven picked the plushy up, dusting it off before unpinning the note from it. "... 'Remember the past, for your son will become a part of it soon. Time is slipping if you want to save him, where the monstrous entity first awakened'..." he read off, narrowing his eyes before crumpling the note up. Carrying Miru he left the house, getting in his Geno Breaker before heading off towards Eveopolis.
It only took Raven a little under three hours to reach Eveopolis. He was sure that he'd find his son here and what ever creep had taken him. He was going to do more than just rearrange his face. Raven jumped out of the Geno Breaker, and entered the cave where Shadow had been reborn. He glanced around the rubble-filled cavern before finding the door to Eveopolis and entering, walking into the ruined city. He looked around the remains of the once beautiful city, looking for any sort of clue. "ANGEL!" he called out, hoping again for an answer of any sort.
The forgotten city was silent. Nothing stirred and nothing looked to be out of the ordinary. As Raven neared the stoned over Death Saurer did he finally see something that was out of place. There was something glistening oddly, hanging from an out cropping. As he drew closer he saw that it was another note...and an all too familiar blue crystal pendant...
Raven blinked and immediately snatched the blue pendant, checking it to make sure it wasn't damaged before putting it safely in his pocket. He picked up the note and read it allowed. "... 'I don't think I need to tell you where to go with this little puzzle'..." he read, before narrowing his eyes. He left Eveopolis and got back into the Geno Breaker, heading to Sarah's grave.
It was twilight by the time that Raven reached where he, Karl, Thomas, Moonbay and Fiona had buried his late wife. It was her favorite field of wild flowers, something that wasn't often seen on Zi. Her headstone was in the middle of the field, so the Dark Pilot would have to walk the rest of the way, not wanting to ruin any of the flowers that his wife had been so fond of.
Raven jumped out of the Geno Breaker, his silver dagger and pistol under his black cloak. He wasn't wearing the scarf, in too much of a hurry to care about it. He made his way through the wild flowers, taking care not to crush any of the delicate plants. Eventually Raven neared where his wife's headstone was. It was just bright enough for him to see it clearly, but that wasn't what had his attention. There was a figure near the headstone. A small figure and his heart leapt into his throat. There could be no mistaking who that was.
Raven immediately broke into a run. "Angel!" he called out, hurrying to the grave to get his son before he was taken away again. The five year old didn't respond to him, like Raven thought that he would. He reached him in a short matter of time and from what he could see he wasn't hurt anywhere. But, was worrying him was the fact that his son wasn't responding to him...
Raven immediately crouched down next to Angel, extremely concerned with his lack of response. "Angel? Angel are you okay?" he asked, boarder lining panicking. The toddler didn't respond to him immediately, but Raven could see tears streaming down his face. It took another five minutes before Angel actually looked at his father. What Raven hadn't noticed before was that his son was holding onto another note that is...until his son held it out to him.
Raven took the note from Angel and straightened it out. "... 'Hope you enjoy the 'gift' that I gave you. To see just what exactly my 'gift' is, get your son to talk'..." he read, before looking up at Angel in worry. "Angel? What's he talking about?" he asked in concern.
The toddler just shook his head 'no', tears streaming from his eyes. He couldn't let his Daddy find out! His Daddy wouldn't want him any more! The man had said so, and Angel knew that he would be right... Raven blinked. "Angel please... why won't you talk?" he asked, "I'm not mad or anything, I just want to know if you're hurt..."
The toddler just shook his head 'no' again. He was afraid of what his Daddy's reaction would be if he found out. Having his Daddy tell him that he doesn't want him any more would hurt more than anything. Raven sighed loudly. "Angel, I'm not mad or anything. I'm just glad you're safe, but please, what did he do to you? I want to know Angel... please..."
The toddler blinked, his tears blurring his vision slightly. He was so scared about his Daddy's reaction, but he knew that he had to talk eventually... "...Daddy...won't hate...?" He asked quietly. Even though the toddler hadn't opened his mouth wide Raven could still see something, something that shouldn't have been on his son. Fangs, tiny, baby vampire fangs.
Raven blinked in shock and so taken aback he gasped and fell backwards. "... A-Angel..." he said quietly, "... h-he... 't-turned' you..." he whispered more to himself than to his son. He was so in-shock he forgot what Angel had said. The toddler didn't say anything else; too fearful of what his Daddy would say to him than anything. He was even more scared by the fact that his Daddy hadn't answered him, and in his terror-stricken state, that wasn't a good sign...
Raven was quiet for a moment when he saw his son's expression, before he reached out and gently pulled the toddler into a hug. "... Angel... of course I don't hate you..." he assured softly, "... I could never hate you..."
The toddler tensed slightly when Raven pulled him into the hug, but he relaxed after hearing that. "...no gonna...'hunt' me...?" He asked quietly. Raven could feel his son's tears soaking through his clothes.
"Of course I'm n-not going to hurt you, Angel..." Raven reassured, rubbing his back gently to calm him down, "... I... I'm so sorry... I couldn't s-stop him..." he said quietly, tears beginning to escape from his eyes as well.
"...yous still want me...? ...da man s-said...d-dat yous wouldn't!" The toddler cried, clinging to his father tighter.
"Of course I s-still want you, Angel..." Raven reassured, "... you're my son... my 'angel'... I'm not going to j-just abandon you because of s-something like this..."
Hearing that seemed to calm the toddler down considerably, he was still crying and holding onto Raven as if his left depended on it, but he was no longer tense. He trusted his Daddy completely now that he had heard their special phrase. If his Daddy didn't want him or didn't love him then he wouldn't have said that.
Raven picked Angel up, tears still in his eyes. "... come on... let's go home... Karl and Thomas are worried s-sick about you..." Angel nodded slightly, still holding onto Raven tightly. He just wanted to wake up and find out that this was all a nightmare...
Raven carried him back to the Geno Breaker, taking care not to crush any of the delicate blooms of the wild flowers. He had crammed the note into his pocket, hoping he'd be able to use it to track the kidnapper down. He got into the Geno Breaker's cockpit, strapping himself in after setting Angel in his lap. "... here Angel..." he said quietly, handing him Miru. Angel took it from him and squashed it in a hug. He leaned against Raven, feeling safe for the first time since he had been kidnapped. And although he was tired, he didn't want to close his eyes just yet.
Raven piloted the Geno Breaker towards home, keeping the pace slow so Angel could relax and calm down. After about half an hour did he pull out his communicator, "...Karl... its Raven..."
Karl's communicator crackled for a moment before Karl could be heard. "Raven? Raven is everything alright! Did you find him!"
"Yeah I found him..." Raven answered, "... I wouldn't... call him 'alright'... but he's alive..."
"What's wrong Raven? Is he hurt?" Karl asked, worry and panic setting in again when he heard that.
"...you'll just have to see for yourself..." Raven said quietly, ruffling up Angel's hair gently to reassure him everything was alright. Angel looked up to Raven when he did that. Normally he would have smiled or giggled, but this time he didn't. Instead his eyes only held worry and a slight fear in them, even though he knew that his Daddy wouldn't hurt him. He was still so unsure about everything.
Raven cut the communicator link and set it aside when he saw that. "... Angel... it's okay... everything's gonna be alright..." he tried to reassure.
Angel nodded slightly. "...everyting's...gonna be okays..." He repeated, more to just reassure himself than anything.
Raven nodded. "Yeah..." he said, patting his young son's back gently. "... I won't let him hurt you again..." The toddler finally snuggled into his Daddy, like he usually did, before drifting off to sleep. He and Raven would deal with things when he woke up. For now, he just wanted to sleep peacefully and forget everything that had just happened.
Raven looked down and sighed quietly, before pulling out the blanket he kept in the Geno Breaker and wrapping the young child up in it. "... sweet dreams..." he said quietly, before he picked up the Geno Breaker's pace slightly so that they would get home within the hour. Angel didn't so much as twitch the entire ride back. He didn't even wake up when Raven got out of the Geno Breaker, carrying his son with him. Karl and Thomas were waiting for them anxiously. Shadow was still recovering so she couldn't come and greet them.
Raven carried Angel and Miru back inside, shushing Karl and Thomas before they started shouting and woke Angel. He put the toddler in his bed to sleep, making sure he had Miru. He pulled the door shut quietly so he wouldn't be woken up before he walked back over to the two Schubaltz brothers. "...first off, where's Shadow?"
"She's still in the kitchen. We didn't move her, not wanting to make her wounds worse. Like I told you over the communicator, the Magnite's only been able to heal so much, but the worse of them have 'scabbed' over." Karl replied.
Raven nodded before walking into the kitchen and crouching down to his Organoid's level. "... hey girl..." he said quietly, gently stroking his Organoid's muzzle. Shadow purred weakly and wagged the tip of her tail, but couldn't do much more than that.
Karl and Thomas waited until Raven had checked Shadow over before making him sit at the table. "Will you please tell us what's going on?" Karl asked.
Raven sighed loudly, but didn't answer immediately. Eventually he pulled out the crumpled note and handed it to Karl. Karl blinked before reading the note. His brows furrowed as he read it over. "...'gift'...? What in the world does this note mean and where did you get this?"
Raven lowered his gaze slightly and held his hands together nervously. "... Angel's... he's..." he hesitated, "... he's been... 't-turned'... into a va-vampire..."
Both Karl and Thomas blinked. "...what...? ...h-how is that possible! You told me that something like that couldn't happen!" Karl said, confused and shocked at the same time. Thomas was too stunned to say anything.
Raven was quietly again for a minute. "... that vampire I ran into in Rheeve village, said that someone created a virus that tampers with DNA, turning humans into vampires and vampires into Rogues... and... someone must've given Angel the virus..."
Both Schubaltz brothers looked at him. "...What...? I-Is there any cure!" Karl asked before something dawned on him. No doubt Raven had thought about it, but he had to make sure. "...Just what are you going to do exactly?"
Raven shook his head. "...there's no cure as far as I know..." he sighed, before taking a moment of silence, "... I'm... not sure, Karl... but I'm gonna raise him like nothing's happened... just because he's a vampire doesn't mean he's any different..."
Karl nodded. "I'm glad to hear that Raven. Knowing what you do as your second job must have scared him badly... You know that Thomas and I will be here to support you."
Raven nodded before growing downcast. "... he... he thought I was gonna hate him..." he said softly, averting his gaze downwards almost in shame.
Karl and Thomas blinked. "...he...really thought that...?" Thomas asked. Raven nodded slightly, but didn't lift his gaze. He didn't want either of them seeing the tears in his eyes.
Karl sighed quietly. "Raven...this is going to be hard for the both of you... I can't tell you to cheer up, but...you can't let what he said get to you. He was scared and who ever did this to him probably knew that you were a 'hunter' and told him things to scare him worse." Karl said.
Raven nodded slightly. "... I know..." he said quietly, "... but... he was so scared of me that he refused to talk for nearly five minutes, scared I would see the fangs and be angry with him..."
Karl sighed again. "Raven... ...it's not like you've said anything good about vampires... What was supposed to think?" He asked gently.
"... I don't have an issue with 'normal' vampires, Karl, he knows that... I 'hunt' Rogues... which are enemies of both humans and vampires... for Eve's sake I allied with a vampire this trip!" he sighed loudly, "... I think he's scared of me now..."
"I think he's going to be scared of all of us for a little while, at least until he's positive that we're not going to hurt him, abandon him or do anything to him. You two will get through this; just take it one step at a time, alright?"
Raven nodded slightly. "... I know..." he said quietly, "... but... what are we going to do...? I can't leave him at base anymore... someone would notice..."
Karl thought for a moment. "Well...is there any one else that would be able to watch him here that you trust?" The Colonel asked. "Thomas and I only have so many days off and we can't be here every time..."
Raven sighed. "...there's Moonbay..." he said, "... but she told me she'll be going back to transporting soon..."
"Are you sure that there's no one else? There's no one that would know how to take care of him now?" Thomas asked, knowing that the three of them would be getting a crash course in learning how to raise a vampire child.
"...there's Ion... but I barely know him..." Raven sighed quietly.
Karl and Thomas blinked. "Who's Ion?" Thomas asked.
"...the vampire I told you I met in Rheeve. He's after the same person I am..."
"The vampire you met in Rheeve? Well...if you're after the same person why not call him over? He probably knows what to do, doesn't he?"
Raven sighed. "...yeah..." he said, "... I suppose he can be trusted... after all he pulled that Rogue off of me after it knocked my dagger away..."
"Then...let's get Angel more comfortable with his situation before we call him over... I think seeing another vampire here so soon after...what happened would panic him..." Karl said.
Raven nodded. "I know..." he replied, "... I'll spend a few days getting him used to being a vampire, and then have Ion come to help..."
The Schubaltz brothers nodded. However, before anyone could talk they heard the toddler calling out for Raven, obviously scared of something. Raven immediately got up and ran to his room, flinging the door open. "Angel! What's wrong!" he called in worry, fearful the person had returned.
"Daddy! Bad dweam! Da scawy man twied t-to hurted me 'gain!" He cried, clinging to his father.
Raven sighed quietly and picked the toddler up. "...it's okay Angel... I won't let him touch you again..." he tried to assure, running his hand gently up and down his back. It took a couple of minutes but Raven eventually got him to calm down. It looked like he wouldn't be going back to sleep anytime soon.
Raven carried Angel out to the kitchen and sat down, still holding him. "...it's alright Angel..." he tried to soothe, not wanting him to be scared.
The toddler nodded slightly, but clung to Raven's shirt with one hand, while he held onto Miru in the other. He was quiet for a very long minute before he spoke up. "...sowwy fo'...worrying yous...Uncl' Kawl...Uncl' Thomas..." he said quietly.
Karl and Thomas both blinked. "Angel, don't worry about it..." Karl answered, "Yeah, it wasn't your fault..." Thomas added.
"...yous...no care...?" He asked, still in that quiet voice.
Karl shook his head. "We don't mind... it wasn't your fault..." he replied, knowing saying 'vampire' might spook him. Thomas nodded, but didn't add anything else.
The toddler didn't say anything else for a minute before looking up at his father. "...Daddy...?"
Raven looked down at him. "What is it, Squirt?" he asked, unsure of what he wanted.
"...m'scared..." He replied quietly, not use to all the vampire senses.
Raven blinked. "... don't worry... you'll get used to it..." he tried to reassure, "... just don't pay attention to it..." Angel nodded slightly, trying to do what his Daddy told him to do and ignore everything. However, that task was made difficult when you're only five and everything's so loud... Raven sighed quietly and rubbed the toddler's back. It was a little painful to hold him with his wounds only sealed, but he tried to ignore it.
Angel squirmed his way out of Raven's hold before going over to Shadow. He kneeled down beside her and patted her muzzle gently. "I's sowwy yous gotted hurt Shadow... ...Feel better pwease?" Shadow opened her eye and looked up at him, wagging her tail weakly. She purred softly and licked his hand gently; trying to reassure him she'd be fine. Angel smiled slightly, but it was enough so that the three adults watching him could see his tiny fangs. It was something that they'd all have to get use to seeing.
Raven sighed quietly when he saw Angel's fangs. It wasn't a disappointed sigh, more of a saddened sigh that he hadn't been able to stop the man from doing this. "... Angel... do you need anything?" he asked quietly, not wanting to hurt his hearing.
The now 'turned' toddler looked over to Raven and blinked. He was quiet for a minute before answering. "...I'm hungwy Daddy... Weally, weally hungwy..."
Raven nodded. "Alright Squirt... what're you hungry for?"
"...I dunno Daddy... I'm jus' hungwy..."
Raven sighed and got up. "Alright, I'll make you something..." he said, but turned to the Schubaltz brothers before, "... did you guys tell someone at base you'd be gone? If not you better start heading back..."
Karl sighed. "You're right. We should be getting back, even though we don't want to leave. We'll try to come back as soon as we can."
Raven nodded. "Don't worry about us... I can take care of anyone who tries to cause trouble..." he assured.
The Schubaltz brother nodded before bidding the two Chens goodbye. Once they left did Angel go over to where his father was and tugged on his shirt slightly to get his attention. Raven glanced down at Angel. "What's wrong, Squirt?" he asked, unsure of what he wanted.
The toddler looked up at him with pleading eyes. "Daddy...I'm hungwy... ...but...it dun feel wike da normal kinda hungwy..."
Raven blinked, before he sighed quietly. "... then... you must be 'hungry' for blood..."
The toddler just stared at him blankly, what little life that had been returning to his eyes leaving. He whined slightly, the thought making his insides squirm. "But I dun wanna has bwood!" He cried, obviously distressed.
Raven sighed quietly before picking the toddler up and carrying him to the main room. He sat down and kept Angel on his lap. "Angel... you're going to have to drink blood at some point... you're a vampire now... and that means you have to drink blood or you'll die..."
Angel looked up to him with tears in his eyes. "...but I dun wanna..." he cried, knowing just where his Daddy was going with this.
Raven sighed quietly before hugging the toddler against him. "Angel, its okay..." he tried to soothe, "... you won't hurt me... and you need to drink blood or you'll die..." The toddler whined slightly, but hearing his father's heartbeat and breathing calmed him down considerably. He didn't say anything back though.
Raven sighed quietly. "... I'm sorry Angel... but... it's something that you're going to have to do... now that you're a vampire..."
"...but I dun...wanna... ...no wanna bite yous!"
Raven sighed again. "... Angel... you don't have to bite me..."
The toddler looked up to Raven, blinking away some of his tears "...I don'ts...?" He asked quietly.
Raven shook his head. "You don't... but I'm afraid there's no way around you needing blood..."
Angel went quiet again. "...duns wanna dough... it's yucky..."
"Angel, you need blood now that you're a vampire... you're gonna have to get used to that fact..." he said gently, "... now I'll be right back, okay?" he added quietly, setting the young toddler on the couch as he got up. The toddler blinked when his Daddy left. He wasn't sure just where he had went or what he was doing. But, he wasn't about to follow after him, seeing as his Daddy had told him that he'd be right back...
Raven walked into the kitchen, and opened one of the drawers. He pulled out a sharp knife and set it on the counter, before pulling off his glove and rolling up his sleeve. With his much more acute and sharp hearing Angel could hear his Daddy rummaging in one of the drawers. He eventually slipped off the couch, curious as to what his Daddy was doing. Raven heard him, and sighed loudly. "Angel... you better be on that couch still..."
The toddler stopped and scurried back to the couch, whining quietly. He didn't know what was going on or what his Daddy was doing. And for some reason, it scared him. Raven hesitated for a moment, before making a small cut on his wrist. He gritted his teeth against the slight stinging pain, but as soon as blood started leaking from the wound did he grab a washcloth to cover the slice so he wouldn't bleed everywhere. Once again, with his new senses, was the toddler able to pick up on the scent of blood. But, with his new vampire...'tastes' it didn't smell like blood. To him, it smelt like a sugar laden juice. Raven walked back out to the main room, the washcloth still wrapped around his wrist. He sat down next to Angel but didn't say anything, curious as to his reaction.
The toddler looked over to his father curiously. The strange scent was coming from him and he couldn't figure out just where it was coming from. Eventually his curiosity got the better of him and he crawled over to where Raven was. Raven blinked when Angel did that. He had been expecting him to lunge at him or something, so this was a pleasant surprise. "...that's a good sign..." he muttered to himself, watching Angel closely to make sure he didn't become aggressive.
The toddler was too entranced with finding out what sweet smelling scent was coming from than what his father had said. He spotted the 'bandage' on his father's wrist and began to tug at it, trying to get it off. Raven wasn't entirely sure if he liked that. "... Angel..." he said, unsure if he was going to turn aggressive or not trying to get at his wound.
The toddler looked up to him when he heard his name. "...Yeah Daddy...?" He asked quietly.
"...you alright?" Raven asked, making sure to move the 'bandage' around so Angel wouldn't see any blood soaking through, "... you gotta make sure your new instincts don't take over..."
Angel blinked. "I'm okays Daddy... ...jus'...twying to find where dat nice smell is coming fwom..." he said.
Raven couldn't help but chuckle. "...'nice' smell? You're more of a vampire then you think..." he joked lightly.
Hearing that didn't make the toddler feel any better. In fact, he didn't like hearing that statement, at all. "...Daddy...tinks I's too much wike a vanpaia...?"
Raven blinked. "No, no, Angel, I was just joking..." he tried to reassure, patting his head gently with his free hand.
Angel nodded slightly. "...Daddy no mad...?"
"Of course I'm not mad, Angel..." Raven assured, "... honestly I'm glad... you're a lot more in-control than I could have hoped... most vampires would have lunged when they smelled blood, but you didn't... that's a really good sign..." he smiled gently.
Angel blinked. "...dat nice smell is...bwood...?" He asked timidly.
Raven nodded. "Yeah, it is..." he replied, "... to vampires, blood smells and tastes different then it does to humans..."
"...why...? I dun wike it..."
Raven sighed quietly. "I don't know why, Angel, that's just the way it is..." he replied, taking off the bandage, "... here Angel, you need to drink..." he said, offering him his son his bloody wrist.
The toddler leaned away from the offered wrist, his human side once taking control over his vampire side for the moment. However, he couldn't keep his vampire instincts at bay forever and he eventually started to reach out for it. Raven didn't pull back or try and force him, letting Angel move at his own pace. He didn't want to stress his young son any more than he already was.
Eventually Angel reached out and grabbed a hold of Raven's cut wrist. He was extremely hesitant but eventually he followed what his instincts where telling him to do and brought it to his mouth. Raven didn't pull back or tense, which surprised him honestly. He had expected his 'hunter' instincts to flare up, but they didn't, thankfully. "...that's a good boy..." he said quietly, glad he hadn't had to 'force' his son to 'feed'. That would've been a mess.
The now young vampire didn't hear him, too engrossed with 'feeding'. He didn't know why he wanted it so badly, even though his Daddy had told him why. It still scared him and he was afraid that he wouldn't stop. Raven kept a close watch on his son, just in case he didn't stop. He could tell Angel was somewhat upset about what he was doing, so he lightly patted his son's back. "...it's okay..."
The toddler growled slightly, not being able to stop himself from doing so. He was growing more scared by the second, since he couldn't make himself stop on his own. Raven blinked when he heard that. "... Angel...?" he asked, not yet attempting to stop him. He was only a little dizzy, and was willing to let his son 'feed' a little more. He wanted to be sure Angel 'fed' long enough and got enough blood.
The toddler didn't answer him, but he did tighten his grip on his father's wrist slightly. He wanted to stop, he very much wanted to. But, the vampire that was in him now didn't, and it had a good hold over what he did...
Raven started to get concerned. "Angel...stop..." he said gently, starting to get lightheaded. He wasn't about to pry his son off of his wrist, yet, and gave him the chance to stop if he could. The youngster half-growled, half whined when Raven said that to him. He wanted to stop, but he couldn't. And that scared him, not wanting to do this every time he had to do this... He feared that one time he might not stop...
Raven blinked when he heard that. "Angel... c'mon, stop..." he said, getting increasingly lightheaded. He gave him one last chance to stop on his own, before he'd have to make him stop. Angel didn't take any action to stop himself, no matter how much he wanted. His vampire side had full control over him, and it was scaring him badly.
Raven was starting to feel extremely dizzy, beginning to see spots. "... A-Angel...stop..." he breathed, trying to pull his wrist away from the young vampire. The toddler gave a little, letting his father move his wrist away from his mouth. However, he wouldn't let go of it.
Raven shook his head slightly, extremely dizzy from the blood loss combined with his still-healing wounds. "Angel... let g-go... please..." Angel whined slightly, but didn't let go of his wrist. He was still scared, now worried about what his Daddy would do since he wasn't listening...
Raven tried again to pull away, but kept his movements gentle, not wanting to rip his arm away and scare his son. "... Angel... its o-okay..." he tried to assure, hearing him whining. Eventually the toddler let go but slowly though. He was starting to regain his human side as he started to tremble slightly from fear of what he had just done and nearly did.
Raven pulled his wrist back once Angel had let go, stopping the bleeding with the washcloth. Once that was done did he pick his son up, not wanting him to feel upset. "...it's o-okay, Angel... its okay..." he tried to soothe, running his hand slowly up and down the child's back.
The young child clung to Raven's shirt, starting to cry again. He didn't like what he had done and he never wanted to do it again. "...dun makes me do dat...'gain..." he cried.
Raven rubbed his back gently. "Shh... its okay..." he tried to assure, "... you'll get used to it... I promise..."
"Nooo! I dun wanna do it 'gain! ...I no has...has c-contwol! M'scared Daddy!" He cried harder, not calming down but getting worse.
Raven rubbed his back gently. "It's okay Angel... don't worry..." he tried to soothe, not wanting him to panic. It took a long while but Raven eventually got the toddler to calm down. He was still hiccupping slightly, his eyes were red and he was clinging to Raven's shirt with a tight grip. Raven would have to figure out just what to do for the next time he had to 'feed' his son.
Raven continued rubbing his back, trying to get him calmed down. It was nearly eleven o'clock at night, and way past his son's bed-time. "...you ready to go to sleep, Angel...?"
Angel looked up to him, tears still streaking his face and his eyes red. "...Can I stay...wif yous Daddy...?" He asked quietly, not wanting to be alone.
Raven nodded. "I was planning on it..." he said quietly, smiling gently. He got to his feet, holding Angel, and turned off the lights, making sure the doors were securely locked. He walked into his room and set Angel on the large bed, taking out Sarah's necklace and putting it on her nightstand. "Stay here, I'll get Miru..." The toddler nodded slightly, and got under the covers when his Daddy left the room to get his plushy. He wasn't sure what tomorrow would bring, but he knew that it wouldn't be fun...
Raven retrieved Miru and returned to the room. "Here you go, Angel..." he said quietly, handing him Miru, "... I'll be right back again. I need to patch myself up and put on my pajamas..." he said before leaving the room. Angel clutched Miru to his chest and waited for his Daddy to come back. He knew that he would sleep well, but he felt better about being in the same room with something.
Raven was gone for ten minutes, in the bathroom. He was wrapping his shoulder and side in gauze, not wanting to bleed and tempt Angel's new-found instincts. He put on his black and grey night clothes before walking back into the bedroom and turning off the light.
"...nigh' Daddy..." He said quietly when Raven turned off the lights. His eyes were brightly glowing, something that he had no control over.
Raven looked over and blinked, seeing his eyes. He quickly shook it off and lied down on his side of the bed. "Goodnight Angel..." he said quietly, before getting comfortable.
"...wuv yous..." He said even quieter, as if he was afraid Raven wouldn't say it back.
"Love you too, Angel..." Raven answered, looking over at his son. He was slightly saddened at how scared his son was of him, but didn't say anything about it.
"...is Daddy d'spointed...?" He asked quietly, being able to sense some sort of negative feeling on him.
Raven blinked. "Of course I'm not disappointed Angel..." he reassured.
"...but...dere's...bad feewing comin' from yous..."
Raven sighed quietly. "... I guess I'm just sad is all..." he said softly, "... I don't want you to be scared of me... or think that I see you any differently, Angel... because I don't... you're still my little 'angel'... you being a vampire now doesn't matter..."
"...weally...? ...no madder what?"
Raven nodded. "No matter what..." he reassured gently.
"...e-even if I's...g-go bad...?" He asked quietly. The man who had taken him said that he would. This was the other thing that had been bothering him. Would his Daddy 'hunt' him if he turned bad...?
Raven nodded. "Even if you go bad... I'll still love you, Angel..." he reassured, reaching over and gently ruffling up the toddler's hair. "But I don't think that'll happen, so don't fret over it."
"...b-but! ...Da bad man said dat...he'll make me turn bad!"
Raven sighed and sat up, looking over at Angel. "Angel, don't worry, I won't let him hurt you again..."
The toddler sat up slightly as well. "...I knows you won't Daddy... ...but M'still scared..." he said, crawling closer to where Raven was and hugged him.
Raven hugged Angel back. "I know your scared Angel... I'm scared too..." he said back quietly, running his hand up and down his back.
"...we get through dis...?" He asked, wanting to be reassured.
Raven nodded. "Yes, we'll get through this..." he assured, hugging him a little more tightly.
Angel smiled slightly. "M'gwad Daddy... Nuthin' will tear us 'part wight...?"
"Of course not, Angel..." Raven said softly, running his hand slowly through his son's hair to calm him down, "... nothing will tear us apart... I promise..." he assured gently.
The toddler's smile widened a bit and he couldn't help but growl lightly, sounding like a purr, when his father ran his fingers through his hair. It was calming, and the 'turned' child finally relaxed. Raven was a little surprised to hear Angel purr, especially after his recent encounter with the Rogue. He had made the same noise before biting him. He ignored that thought and reminded himself that it was only Angel showing he was happy. He continued running his fingers gently through his son's hair, knowing it always calmed him down.
The young vampire continued to purr until he finally fell asleep. He was finally content again and feeling much better than he had all day. Raven laid Angel down on his side of the bed and covered him up in a quilt Sarah had made for him when he was very young, making sure he had Miru. Once he was sure Angel was comfortable did Raven get himself tucked in before finally dozing off.
Author's Note: D: Poor Angel! He's been given that virus and has been 'turned' into a vampire! And poor Raven! Just what is he going to do now? Things definitely aren't going to be easy for them! Let's just hope that the two of them can cope with this new development! Please Review! They make my day and make me update faster! :)