A/N: Hey guys! I hope that your Easter weekend was good, I got ham and mashed potatoes so I'd call that a win, also last Friday was my roommates 21st so that was… well it was mostly fun, I'll put it that way ^^; Anywho, this week I'm gonna hope to get an extra couple chapters out for my other works but I'm gonna focus on what I usually try and get done first, so if you follow those, keep a lookout and hope for the best!
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Anonymous DMC: Haha, I'm glad that you like it so much, I'm happy when I update too, I try to stick to schedule but… y'know, life gets in the way sometimes. Thanks so much for the review!
SereneCrosstamer: Hahahahaha, I thought it was cute too :3 I don't know what's going to happen to her, actually that's a lie, I do know, but I won't say :p Thanks for the review!
Living Life
Madeline never would have guessed that things could go this smoothly raising a kid, particularly since said kid wasn't even entirely human, but things were going as smooth and smooth could be. They got along, Anthony did what was asked of him, albeit with the occasional grumble about time or not wanting to, but she expected that, he was a kid after all. She never thought that she would end up with a kid, she had always just assumed that she would end up being the cool aunt figure to her cousins kids or something, besides it wasn't like she was out looking for love, so she had never thought that she'd run into the right guy for the job either. Now here she was, raising a young boy all by herself. The woman smiled upon seeing the look of intense focus on Anthony's face as he held the katana out in front of himself. Then there was one fierce slash down and log split neatly into two, without the blade ever touching the wood.
"That's still impressive." She said as the young half devil inspected the pieces of split wood with a critical eye
"It's not quite even." He grumbled, giving the air a few gentle practice swipes. Madeline rolled her eyes
"You mister, are a little perfectionist." She said as she stood and shook the couple of leaves that had accumulated on her blanket off and sat back down. He glared grumpily at her.
"I got a letter in the mail today about you." She said, changing the subject. Anthony raised a brow and the katana disappeared into his arm like it usually did. It didn't freak her out as much anymore but it was still a little bizarre to see.
"You did?"
"I need to enroll you in school." She said and Anthony made a face, the older woman couldn't help but grin at it.
"I know you don't like other kids but it is kind of a law that you have to go to school."
"It's a dumb law, I learn plenty at home." He grumbled, plopping down in a chair across form her on the porch table.
"Well whether you like it or not we have to go get you registered within the next week, so when do you want to go?" all she received in response was a pout, she grinned evily, "I can take you willingly or I can take you kicking and screaming, your choice, so what'll it be?" he looked at her, a challenge in his eye. She often wondered if the defiance in him was just that of a young boy or if it stemmed from his demonic heritage, either way it was something that she had seen many, many times in her cousin and had dealt with accordingly.
"You couldn't force me." He said and she raised a brow
"You wanna try me?" Madeline asked and Anthony bit his lip. "My strength isn't in my muscles but if you want to try a game of wills I will win, you know that." Anthony sat in silence of another moment before sighing heavily
"Fine… we can go tomorrow, better get the stupid thing over with." He grumbled, Madeline truly appreciated that he never actually tried to fight her on anything, she knew when it did come down to stubbornness she would win but if it ever came to blows, that boy was easily stronger than a grown man. It didn't matter that they were twice or even three times his size, he could take them down like wet paper. The power contained within that small body scared her sometimes, but not nearly as much as the fact that he thought he was still too weak…
-The Boy in Blue-
Registration passed without a hitch and Anthony was set to start school later that month, along with the rest of the kids on Morris Island, he didn't seem too keen about it but he did seem excited about going shopping for new school stuff. Madeline smiled and flipped to the next page in her book, she was losing focus on it but that didn't matter too much. She paused when she heard a small noise from down the hall, she waited for a moment and then heard another, the older woman sighed and stood, she hated when this happened…
She opened the door to Anthony's room, and saw him thrashing on the bed, crying out lightly in his sleep, it was something she hated seeing in him. Madeline sat down on the edge of his bed and started stroking his hair lightly. He twitched again, his form switching from human to demonic without any indication, Madeline didn't even flinch, and instead kept stroking his head until he calmed down and slipped back into both his human form and calm comfortable sleep. She smiled and kissed his forehead softly
"Mom…" the boy whispered, sounding happier than he had a moment before. Madeline paused, who exactly had he meant?
A/N: I'm still loving their interactions.
Till next time,
-Winged Element
