You know I wanted to write a story about Kalona and Shaunee am I the only one who noticed they kind of have a thing? No well I did maybe it's just me so I wanted to write one for them.

Okay so the story begins :)

I don't own House of Night okay :)

Kalona:

Kalona landed with ease into the clearing where his son's nested, scarlet eyes shone out at him they scurried forward to their father.

"Father" Nisroc bowed before his father others around him did the same suddenly Kalona didn't know what to say, how could he explain what he wanted?

"Nisroc, do you know how many of your brothers there are? Including Rephaim?" He asked a little hesitant but the Raven Mocker did not hesitate.

"Two hundred and eighty sixxx exssssactly Father" he answered his speech turned into a hiss with the s and x but it didn't bother Kalona, for the first time he accepted it, it was his fault anyway but not one he would ever regret for better or for worst, they were his children they had always been loyal and obedient to him now it was his turn to be a father, not something he ever honestly thought about.

*Flashback*

When he had first found out his son Rephaim was born he had sped back to the village to the woman he had been with months ago, she was gazing at the disfigured creature that was his son but she didn't cringe she smiled and looked into his eyes, even across the room he could feel the love in them she loved the creature in her arms .

"Rephaim" she barely whispered and she died smiling adorably at him, at the time Kalona hadn't known what to do, he could hear the midwife who had helped give birth screaming about the devil child. He turned his gaze from the two in the bed and out the door, the villages were lighting torches.

Kalona strode over to the bed, his son looked up at him his scarlet red eyes bore into his and without hesitation Kalona picked him up, the baby creature did not object, Kalona held the baby in an unexperienced manner and with his son in his arms ran outside shotting into the sky as the villages burned the house after them.

*End Flashback*

"Thank you" Kalona said his mind turning back to the present, the Raven Mocker could not hide his surprise at the praise nor could others but they stayed wary, used to their father's mood changing quickly. Upon seeing this, guilt further chocked him so much so he remained quiet for a long time until Nisroc dared his anger and asked.

"What issss it you sssseek father?" Kalona looked into the eyes of his son, Nisroc did not look down or away.

"Something I will need to gain in time and with patience" Kalona answered eventually he couldn't expect them to forgive him so fast and even if they did he would not forgive himself so fast, maybe the fiery fledgling knew what to do now, he had made a start like she said now what? Kalona felt the urge to clear his throat with nerves his mind searching for something to say.

"Is all well here?" he settled on.

"Yessss father no humansss have approached usss" Nisroc answered.

"Good, good" he said looking over his sons all were here except for Rephaim who was no doubt at the deport tunnels with the Red One…Stevie Rae he reminded himself to call her.

"What do you wisssh of usss father?" Nisroc asked pulling his mind back to his sons.

"Nothing" he said he could see his sons looking at each other unsure what to make of the change in their father.

"Actually I'm here to update you al in what's been happening" Kalona clinging on to this stray thought and followed through, he re-told the story of Rephaim telling him he imprinted with the Red vampire Stevie Rae and how he fell in in love with her and her him, how Rephaim chose the path of the goddess and the goddess rewarded him by giving him a human form, Kalona explained how Rephaim was forced to turn into a raven every sun rise to sunset his sons took in this information and tried to absorb the amazing news being given to them .

Kalona told them how Neferet had forced the creature Aurox to try and kill Rephaim and the swords master who died protecting him and finally he said the words that changed all of their lives forever.

"I flew as fast as I could to Rephaim but it was too late, death had claimed him but I refused to let death take him I admitted something I haven't been able to ever before…I love him as I love all of you my sons" Kalona looked at his sons who were all looking at him there expressions were hard to understand but some had their becks hanging open so he could guess a few.

"Anyway my acceptance and admitting of this brought Rephaim back, he is alive and well. I knew Neferet was becoming very dangerous especially to Rephaim who is vulnerable as a human so I pledged myself to the High Priestess Thanatos and became swords master at the House of Night"

No one said anything for a very long time as they all absorbed what Kalona said it turned out Nisroc was the first to speak.

"We will protect our brother and hisss woman" Nisroc stood and his brother cried in union, Kalona had never felt more pride in anything before until then, Kalona smiled a true smile of joy and bowed to his son Nisroc, Kalona jumped into the sky and his sons followed him.