A/N: Here is another update right after my chapter 4. i dont kniw if the why i quickly time skipped through will make sense but hopefully it will. i wont mind explaining if i need to! Also i just finished writing some nsfw parts in an upcoming chapter and i almost died

Coven Ch.5: Bringing up the Past

Jean wasn't one to into bringing up the past but in recent events he couldn't help it. It should stay where it laid and never brought up again but it did and always did whenever he looked at Edd or whenever he looked at his brother. No matter their presence though he always remembered to keep it in check. Yet there is one thing from his past that will never be buried. It festered and burned in him. He needed to get out of the manor. Its halls seemed to grow in length and swallow him whole if he didn't leave occasionally. Why couldn't it just leave him alone and let his wants be his. The stairs seemed to take forever until he reached the end to his goal out the back of the manor and into the courtyard. Just a ways over he could see Edd and his friends all sitting together to wrapped inti their conversation to notice him slip by. Jeans eyes trailed over the area seeming to never age until they rested on the small area closed off by tall hedges. Inside it concealed the area she use to sit. His fingers dances over the fallen petals from the flowers hanging draped over the hedges. He could still hear her voice…..

~Winter~

Marion sat next to the overgrown bushes. The flowers haven't yet bloomed but that didn't stop her from trying to look inside. She was young and beautiful and just so naive about the human world. The flipside wasn't as bright with so many things growing or changing. She hasn't spent so long up there but did occasionally come to visit now so much more that her eldest brother had his successor. While he was to young in his daemon days to be able to join this world or see it Marion did bring things to him to see. They were very close to each other as she was his source of entertainment. A cough brought her out of her dissection of the closed flower buds. The snow dust falling to her shoes. Jean was there a young boy nine years old well dressed and ready to escort her back into the manor. He held his hand out but she smacked it away, "I don't need you to hold my hand." Her boots trudged threw the thick snow blanketing the courtyard of the Vincent manor. "Of course you don't. I was only being polite. You are very important to our family." She had a habit of sticking her tongue through the gap in the side of her teeth. Her gold eyes were bright in the dim snowy evening as she looked over to him. He could've sworn he saw Marion's eyes glint over like a layer of ice was covering them. These eyes pulled him in like a spell he felt flames burn in chest and butterflies flutter away in his stomach but it the sensation was pulled away so suddenly. A figure was at the door of manor that lead out to the courtyard. His teal hair flowed in the slight cold breeze as he called out for his sister. "Marion, come back inside before you catch a cold in that mundi body." She turned to him and ran over, "Come on Jean you mundi." Jean smiled and ran behind her back into the warm manor. Everyone was filled inside, there to celebrate the new heir being born. Even if they couldn't see him the meaning still stood. They will continue to get their riches and the daemons will see to that but it seemed to grow into more than that over the centuries of being around each other. The sleek brown hair of Marion shined under the lights as she pulled off her coat and handed it over to her brother. The dark blue of her satin dress sparkles with the flakes of snow the caught on to it. She was a Goldberg, a beautiful one in Jeans eyes but his weren't the only ones that thought the same. His older brother Alexi looked at her with those hazy filled looks and she returned the favor. It made his insides ache and twist. Not only were the Vincent boys both in a small battle against each other to take over the Vincent line here he was also feeling things for the person he wanted. The party played on and on for the night and Jean decided he would take a chance and ask Marion to dance with him. Everything about her showed her wealth. The daemon family were rich in both worlds gaining wealth through the seas in the mundi world and in their own distributing the Vincent Covens elixirs. The young kid walked over to her with a confident step tapping her shoulder. He held his hand out for her again, "Can I have your hand this time?" She grinned and grabbed his hand and walked him to the area everyone gathered to dance in the large foyer of the manor. She place a hand on his waist and held his hand beginning to lead him in a dance. It almost made him jump when she held his waist but he just followed suit. "I'm supposed to lead." He whispered to her embarrassed. The chuckle that left her would echo in his ears forever, "who says? I like to take charge and you don't seem to dance that well anyways so hush." He did and placed his free hand on her shoulder. They danced for a while as Alexi talked to Magus about his newborn. His wife wasn't there to enjoy the party but he promised to bring her the mundi sweets back she liked. The eldest was quite impressed by Alexi but he could see his mind was dwindling else where. "What's on your mind Alexi? You sure you don't wanna just play like a normal kid?" The young one snapped out his thoughts and looked up to Magus. His human form was a young adult of nineteen years but he knows he's much older than that. Same with his sister Marion. She seemed only two years older than the ten year old Alexi but she wasn't to far behind her brother. Her human body just hasn't mature as much as his. "No I'm fine here entertaining my guests and family as I've been taught to by my father." Alexi raised his cup when gesturing to the man on the other side if the room chatting up his family. "Besides I have a duty to you as your second hand. What if you need me." Magus just shook his head, "Go play you have the rest of your short existence to be stuffy like that." Before he could protest Magus walked away and towards other Vincent family members over to visit this side. Alexi stood there awkwardly fiddling with his cup. Until its contents decided to splash his face lead after a giggle. He growled under his breath as he wiped his face. "Ugh...Marion!" She just kept laughing and poking at the boy. It was her job bullying him, picking at him and anything else she saw fit. If it entertained her she did it. His stuffy nature annoyed her to no end. Alexi just wiped his face and looked away from her. "Ha, oh come now its just a prank you baby." Jean watched the show and smirked at Marion's antics but it left his face as she lifted his brothers face and wiped it for him much to his embarrassment. That winter seemed so long but it began something in Jean that buried deep. But also something in those two that stayed silent between them. Something about her made her special to Alexi. The party went well but had to end at some point. The Goldberg's all disappeared one by one in plumes of smoke as did Magus holding his sisters hand. She waved to both boys flashing that gapped grin.

~Spring~

Its been about 5 years now, the manor in spring seemed like a totally different place to Marion. The flowers weren't sleeping, everything was moving and growing. This world was definitely her favorite of the two she lived between. She hadn't been back since the earth went cold those years ago. It was amazing how fast the world moved against how slow time seemed to a daemon. Those past five years she spent in her world she spent in her human form she wanted to age like her brothers body and she did. And now back the world changed as well but it all was the same she knew when it was covered in frost. So much was different in her eyes to the stagnant world of daemons. Her sweet nephew began to grow and she always told him about the cold and the white snow that fell from the skies. She couldn't wait to tell him nothing stayed the same everything like she remembered had a warmth now it changed with the flora and fauna. Marion left the house tired if peering out the windows at the new world she was ready to explore as far as the courtyard could take her. But then again the Vincent estate was large maybe she could go see more. The sun beat down on her yet the breeze held a slight chill. Earth was singing to her through the breeze and chirps. Jean of course was there hurriedly heading out to where he knew she would be. Of course he was correct he knew the girl well. He watched as she admired the flowers just like she did before years ago in the winter. Marion turned sensing him and the smile she gave him made his heart burn in flames. Until her eyes looked to the side of him. Magus and his brother Alexi were there but he knew she was looking at him. Alexi rarely got fed on by magus but Jean was sure that's where the two previously were doing. Marion seemed more transfixed on his brothers change and just him in general even if they were fighting or having a fit with each other from teasing their eyes just always danced with one another. "You two look so different wow. Mundi are so different aren't they?," She decided it was time to tell her brother her plans, "I wanna stay here for a while Magus. I think id like to be here in the manor." Magus smiled at his sister then looked to Alexi. "Well this is your home Alexi, what do you say?" Its made his face turn red and he mentally punched himself. "Uh Yes if that's what you wish Marion." Alexi answered. "Don't be such a dope Alexi." She rolled her eyes and smiled. "Show me around instead." The eldest Vincent nodded and looked to see Magus left to probably chat with his father in his office and then back to Jean. "Well I guess we should show her around." They both nodded together. Jean didn't mean to hate his brother but he did and he let the hate boil over.

They made it outside and an old car pulled out to drive them around. Alexi went to the door to open it for Marion but in his way Jean purposely tripped his brother making him go flying towards the closed car door, banging his face into it. Seeing that he was ok just sore on the forehead she laughed at him, "You're a klutz aren't you Alexi." She didn't notice Jean caused the tumble. Jean felt good making her laugh but that didn't mean her attention was on him. Marion walked passed the car anyway and headed fir the dirt path down inti the town. Jean followed behind her to catch up, "wait you cant just go walking around." She didn't even turn back to answer, just kept her pace. "And why not? I am in a mundi body and I do believe hunters live down there so its not like rogue daemons would attack me anyways." Alexi walked slowly behind the two before catching up completely, rubbing his aching forehead. He called off the car seeing as the two brothers weren't going to get her too change her mind. She was stubborn like that and Alexi knew it. The town wasn't to big yet, the construction site held piles of wood and bricks. The teens of town were outside enjoying the warmer weather. Marion enjoyed seeing the different people. There was a really strong girl speaking in a language she didn't understand with dark blue locks. She was out lifting goats over her shoulders. There was other fancy looking families mixed in with common ones. She looked over to an orange haired guy chatting up his girl. His green eyes reminded Marion of the trees. So many people were out there. Alexi and Jean followed her like body guards while also saying hi to the teens that looked up and saw them. They did go to school there and trying to hide themselves would be hard specially with Marion walking around the way she was. Alexi kept in mind some of those kids were children to hunters. It made him anxious with Marion around but he didn't let it show. His mind had to be on keeping Marion safe. He and the orange haired boy caught glances for a second before he pulled away. Specially from that one he thought.

They decided to stop at a creek to let Marion dip her feet into the cool waters. She truly did enjoy this world. Jean was looking around making sure they were being followed or watched by any if the other cul-de-sac teens. They were already nosey as is being the hunters they were. Well some of them being hunters. He felt the need to protect his lady. Alexi sat next to Marion giving her the opportunity to pull more pranks and bother him. She splashed the water in his face and placed all sorts of weird crawlers she could find on his head. It drove him insane until he had enough and chased her around. Jean watched in jealousy until he saw them trip over each other. They both got up quickly heading back over to Jeans side to continue looking around equally embarrassed.

By the time they returned back Magus was ready to leave and he and his sister said their goodbyes for now. "Don't cause to much trouble. Alright." She rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue into her gap again. "Yes, yes dear brother. Je t'aime mon frère, dis à mon Nat que je le verrai bientôt." Magus smiled, " Ok ma chère sœur" he looked back over to the brothers before poofing off into smoke. Marion turned to them with a smile. Their father walked down the steps and towards her to escort the young lady to her room. Alexi just watched her as she guided away. He hated her so much...yea he did.

~Summer and On~

She had settled in so perfectly. She was home schooled of course just in case if she need to go back home no one would notice her absence. Alexi and her grew so much closer with him now sticking up for himself more with her antics. It didn't stop her from picking any less. It became clear when they shared their first kiss. A joke went farther than she thought and the two ended up face to face. Her smile made him go for it on impulse he went for her lips. When she went in for his back the seventeen year old girl and the fifteen year-old boy wanted more than to just be bullies to each other. Their father separated the two until Alexi reached eighteen and ready to court her and take her hand. And after its been another full five years she was fully smart on the human world and finally understood more about the place she fell for. Marion took Alexi's offer in marriage and that also drove their father to choose him to take over. Nathan was beginning to mature as his own daemon and Magus made sure to keep her updated. As did she with her engagement yet Magus knew it would happen. Marion couldn't wait to for her nephew to full mature he would be able to see the world she told him so much about. Magus returned that summer for their wedding Alexi was so nervous he will always be timid boy she fell for. When he saw her walk down the path in the courtyard they smiled to each other. Magus walked her down the path and Jean stood beside his brother lulling the fakest smile he could. It was a beautiful wedding but that was the second happiest thing to happen to the two until Marion found out her nephew will see the world but with a little friend by his side. She rubbed her belly with a smile.

Drinking in all the emotions he held by this time the hatred in Jean had no boundaries. Marion, his beautiful love was going to be something not many get to experience. While that made him joyful it wasn't him that got to feel such joy beside her. Alexi touched his brothers shoulder as he made his way beside him obviously nervous as she was close soon and towards her. She was sitting in that little area surrounded by tall hedges and vines of flowers where he first fell for her. Rubbing her belly and speaking down to it before looking up to his brother with eyes she never gave him the chance to peer into. Alexi placed a hand on Marion's belly as he visibly shook. "Don't shake to much he wont be able to feel you correctly! Ever so timid as usual." She plucked his nose. "Ah, and you don't want him knowing your so cruel." He said rubbing his nose. Marion will always pick on him it seems he didn't know how much he would begin to miss the simple acts and pranks shed pull until the warm hand was no longer draped over his. Leaving only the little miracle between them as a constant reminder that he wasn't quick enough to keep her safe at that fragile time.

It happened so quickly. The hunters rampaging around trying to get rid of the beast. His brother missing in action Alexi hoping he didn't get hurt as well. It all was going perfectly but went crashing in an instant. He could only hear white noise echoing itself through all the chaos. Magus was there equally as distraught as himself. His almost lifeless sister was there with her hands still and frozen in his own. She couldn't hold on much more and they both knew that. More than once he had to stop his brother in law from going into his own form and attacking the lesser daemon for ever daring to touch her. He knows it wasn't his fault yet Alexi felt so much anger towards Magus. Anger he didn't show outwardly but inwardly it was there festering. He told him no daemon could get to her. She was safe and he had all the barriers and more blocking the manor and keeping the daemons from slipping out. Yet he failed at that and now here she was. "Don't look like that Alexi. Just get him out," Marion whispered to him her bloody hand caresses his cheek. The hunters had the beast cornered they were ready to pounce but the beast dispersed away out if their sight like he was brought somewhere else in the nick of time.

It stood looming over the person that called him forth away from the hunters its breath like fire heating the slight chill in the spring air. It stared at the man as the other looked back at it with an expression the beast couldn't read. They conversed as the booming voice of the beast echoed into the others ears. "Don't tell me you are having second thoughts mundi. I was brought out and I have no regrets. You will give me what I was promised for my services." The other sneered in anger as they were berated for the emotions when the beast failed anyway, not killing all if the required people .With quick swiftness the mundi slid his sharp nails across the beasts as blood spurted across him. The beast collapsed as the other pulled the sharp teeth from the beasts mouth as he turned to metallic like ash and faded. "Don't tell me how to feel...," They sigh, "What a waste….Ill have to complain about inadequate service to her.

Alexi laid the dead body of his wife Marion on their bed not caring for the blood drenching the mattress. He took her from the coven room, the same room where he was bound to Magus at a young age and got to see her after. He first saw her after Magus woke him up. Greeting after being in there and then there he saw her end as they managed to save their child. Yet forever he will be marked with a huge slice across his head. Marion's belly was a huge gash where the beast sliced her to kill her and the baby. It would've gotten him to if he didn't play it smart calling the hunters. If he let Magus go after it they would be in trouble. Magus was outside the door. He couldn't see her like that not after the years he's been with his younger sister he'd rather remember her the way she was before this but he knew he'd have to see her to collect some of her ash. This random attack. It didn't make sense he made sure things were okay how can this happen. His breakdown was cut short at the site of Jeans tear streaked face. He was holding the bundle with the same barely there wispy dark black locks wrapped up in a dark red blanket. He handed it over to Magus and the other held onto it moving the blanket off its face to see the little boy. He looked like Marion but with the features of the Vincent's, the hair and eyes. Jean opened up the door to his brothers room and saw the scene before him. His brother was distraught, banged up and scarred. He walked over to him and rubbed his shoulder. Magus came in holding the baby and walking over to his brother in law. He could feel the intensity fuming off Alexi and he felt it towards him whether he wanted to make that obvious or not. "Alexi, you should be the one holding him." He lifted up and turned reaching out for him. It didn't seem wise to give him a newborn in this state but it would be wrong not to let him hold him. Jean looked over and watched him hold the bundle. "Its going to just be us Eddward." He said rubbing the baby's cheeks. He couldn't look at that visible mark on his head he refused to. He didn't know what it would do to him later in life and he hoped it would be nothing bad. He could only thank fate that it didn't go deep just sliced him. Marion took most of the damage. Magus leaned over the bed and kissed his sisters forehead. He didn't want to see her like this but it seems he's just going to have to deal with what happened. He had to leave, it being best that her body stay there where she loved the most. Jean felt the weird presence between the two and said no more on it. Something about it made a weird feeling start in stomach. The body on the bed began to turn into ash after her brothers lips left her forehead. He took some of it and placed it into a handkerchief placed neatly into his pocket. Magus opened the room door and headed down the stairs , how would he explain this to his own family. The front door to the manor was slightly ajar with something stopping it from closing all the way. There was a wrapped package of cloth and written on it was a note that said it may not be the beast but we have avenged in a way we could. Lifting it he saw the fangs of the beast that took his sister away. He picked up a fang crushing it in his fist. "I will get revenge on my own."

Eddward grew up and in his younger days at 5 he looked like Marion so much. Alexi had a hat bought for him to keep the mark covered on his head. He kept him indoors with home schooling. It was then at that age finally Nat was able to make his way to the world he heard so much about. Now maybe it may seem grim to him but he enjoyed it as he was told he would. He took a form around the age of Edd, only a year older. Nat's first impressions of him were how cute he was and that his face looked like the woman whom he'd never see again but he didn't treat him that way. Not like how everyone else seemed to. The wounds were fresh for the adults so he understood but he couldn't do that to Edd. It was because of that they instantly grew a bond, Nat being the only sibling figure for him until he met his 2 friends. Nat would admit he did have a little crush but it wouldn't go far, it was a feeling . When jean looked at Edd the more he grew the eyes he had mirrored that of Marion. Its was like they haunted him. Like they knew.

Now back in present Jean left the area that held memories. Instead of the chair was a grave stone for her. He headed inside the manor back to his room. There laying in his bed was his latest lady. There to make the thoughts of Marion go away but she had a more important role than that underneath it all. The curl of her orange red hair was a scattered all over her as it blocked out her eyes. Underneath her eyes had an eerie glow to them. She got up and headed over to the man standing up by his window. "Where have you been?" She said looking at his back. "Just walking around the manor in thought. Nothing that really is pertaining to you or your interests anymore." She just shrugged and pulled him back to activities that didn't call for much thinking. "Well lets finish up, my little runt daughters are probably missing me."

A/N:There it is! i will be doing some time skips because i want them to head back to school soon for their last year!