I endlessly posed in dumb positions and received a blinding flash each time while hearing the click of a camera. I was just about to rip the photographer's head off when Tim walked over and held up his phone displaying the time. 11:45. Aka time to get my ass outta here! I threw off the lame garb and bolted out of there letting Tim explain where and why I was going. Thankfully my mom misses me and decided she wanted to have lunch with me and Tim.

I quickly fed off my favorite feed bag (Tim) and we were off to my mother's!

I was having a bright and bubbly day excluding the photo shoot and then I arrived at the restaurant and sat down my nose filling with my mother's scent which was a bit off and I knew exactly what it was.

With a twitch of what I can only guess to be rage, and fear mixed together I smiled at my mother leaning over the table slightly. "Will Slender be joining us today?"

"Not unless one of you invited him." I quickly pulled put my phone and texted him. "Get your ass to my location no danger but my mom and I need to talk." And within the minute (cause, he can teleport) slender walked in and sat down with us. What's the-."

"Zip." I said gathering my thoughts before taking and breath and regaining my smile though faked. "This following conversation will not be pleasant for anyone at this table Tim least of all because it involves him the least." My mother was giving me a very worried look as was Tim but slender was only slightly confused or at least that's how he looked. "Don't bullshit me when I ask this like all the other times we asked because everyone knows you're bullshiting we've just been ignoring it because we didn't think it mattered. But now…it does."

"Toby, I don't like where this is going." Tim said awkwardly but I ignored it. "Now vampires have a very heightened sense of smell we can smell chemical changes in the human body and like-human bodies. So, I am 99.99% sure I'm right but I can't be too sure, so I need to hear it from your mouths. Are you two sleeping together?" Tim choked on his water understanding immediately. "You can't be serious!"

"I am very serious and honestly I don't care as he seems to make you very happy mom, but I need to know." My mother blushed heavily and even Slender's face became a little pink.

They sat awkwardly before Slender nodded. "See? How hard was that?"

"Why does it matter now?" I chuckled looking at mom. "You're about 44, right?" My mom glared at me for saying her age out loud but nodded. "What about it?"

"You haven't hit menopause yet?" She scoffed offended by the question and I could the wheels in Slender's head turning as he slowly figured it out, but mom was too busy being offended to understand. "Slendy seems to have figured it out." Slender nodded pulling my mother close to me giving a worried look. "So, you know what has to happen the decision you both have to make." He nodded. "Get rid of it or turn her immortal, being human she won't survive the pregnancy." My mother's face went pale and she placed a hand on her stomach. "You can smell that?"

"Yeah you should know your body floods with chemicals when you lie I can smell that too." I looked over at Tim as he sat back in his chair eyes closed the cogs in his brain working overtime. "Look at Tim, Tim see's Slender as his father can if you too are together that makes Slender my step father making Tim and I step brothers and mom that makes you not only his mother in-law but also his step mother."

"But he's not actually Slender's son, right?"

"Proxies are in a way the children of their masters and Tim is head proxy making him big brother." My mom began to giggle as Tim got increasingly more uncomfortable. "That- that's actually not what I was thinking about but thank you for bring it up. That made me feel SO much better." Tim said rubbing his face. "You lie, this affects me just as much as everyone else."

"How?"

"I live with Slender and I am under contract to stay that way."

"And."

"Infants are noisy and expensive so if they decide to keep it. Logically I would make sense if Connie moved in with us instead of the other way around because then Brian would have to share a room because the baby would need its own room, and no one wants Brian and I sharing a room cause, we'll kill each other. So, assuming they keep it and Connie moves in I will be moving rooms to the other end of the house and Brian probably will too." I chuckled. "So, you're just thinking of you?"

"I may be head proxy, but I am not to give advice unless he asks, or I get permission and I think I have a legit thought about the situation. Their decision on whether to keep it or not is completely up to them but Connie's immortality? That I would be ok giving my personal opinion."

"Alright." Slender said expectantly and Tim raised a brow at his master. "Are you sure?" Slender looked at my mother who nodded and Slender then nodded at Tim. "Ok…" Tim sat forward getting in his "this is only logic" position. "Humans on average date 1 to 3 years and only wait about a year to move in. so her moving in is just about set in stone. You two have been together for nearly a year now and Slender I know you've said if you ended up with a human you would wait till marriage to give them immortality if they wanted it. With the addition of the…new addition the likely hood of her not becoming immortal is almost nonexistent it's coming sooner than expected. Yes? So, whether or not you keep the child I suggest you make her immortal just out of logic and convince." My mother looked at Tim impressed. "He makes a good point."

"Connie?" I froze at the voice in the distance behind me. My mother and I give each other a look and I put my head down as my mother got up to greet her sister.

Damn it Aunt Lorie! Mind your own business! My Aunt despite not having any proof blames me for my father's death and also thinks I'm not sane enough to keep from hurting my mother. So, the second we heard her near we put in a plan to get me out into action.

Once my mom had her distracted Slender joined her blocking Aunt Lorie's view of me and I bolted Tim on my tail.

I watched from the window and in my mother's panic I could see her say "I'm pregnant" to Lorie and I huffed smirking. The shock on Lorie's face was enough to tell me she believed my mom. "They're keeping it."

"Yeah you really think Slender a first-time father is going to give it up. Plus, there might be a chance it can't be aborted."

"Why?"

"Vampire children and dhampirs can't be aborted both are descendants of humans as is Slender's species…probably."

8 months later

Mom seems to be absolutely glowing immortality fazing her none. Jeff and Clockwork have stopped trying to kill Tim as you can't kill him unless you kill Slender and well no one wants to fuck with him.

My mom and I sat at our usual restaurant during what we like to call our "boyfriend free meetings" so that we don't have the distraction. Tim doesn't mind because he has better things to do but Slender is like a male lion and my mom is his cuddly lioness and his one and only job is to protect her.

Tim is having to distract Slender with babysitting Diana as my mom and I eat pancakes in the middle of the afternoon. Everything was going fine as we chatted and laughed until my mom laughed just a little too hard when her face turned pale. "You ok?"

"We have to go." Immediately I smelled it. "Crap." I set a 100 on the table and helped my mother to Tim's truck having to lift her in before bolting to the driver's seat. As I pulled away I ripped my phone to my ear. "Hey cutie." Tim said not understanding the gravity of the situation. "Mom's water just broke."

"You going to a hospital?"

"Yup gonna have to."

"Should I get Diana?"

"Yeah but if she's sleeping-."

"Just let her sleep I know. I gotta go Slender is draped over me trying to figure out what's going on." I chuckled and hung up the phone hitting the gas. "Slow down Toby, its fine. 4 minutes apart remember? When the contractions are 4 minutes apart is when you should worry."

"I know but traffic is usually terrible around now and we do not have the resources to do this here. Nor do I want to." I said with a shudder as that would be more of my mother than I ever wanted to see.

Thankfully we arrived at the hospital just in time and tossed my keys to the valet driver as I helped my mom into a wheel chair and wheel chair. We got to my mother's room and then…waited. "Sing for me to pass the time." I chuckled but began singing Hurricane by Bridgit Mendler.

Brian soon arrived Slender on his tail clearly having teleported them here. A few minutes later Tim walked in a sleeping 8-year-old in his arms. "Passed out in the car." I smirked taking her as she flopped into my arms.

The more contractions my mother had the more worried and freaked out Slender got. I think he honestly thought she was dying despite this being her 3rd time around the block and oh yeah, he personally gave her immortality.

Everything was going great despite the early arrival of my younger sibling who Slender didn't want to know the gender of so now none of us do. I was just sitting on the bed next to my mother's when fucking Aunt Lorie walked in in scrubs. I knew she was a nurse but why at this hospital and how did she find out we're here while working in ER?

It didn't matter as her and I made eye contact and it took her no time at all to recognize me. "Aww fuck." Everyone turned to see her all making similar remarks. "Toby?"

"Yeah…" I said awkwardly. I don't particularly like her as she has never seemed to like me, but I don't have a choice but interact now. "Yes, I'm alive and well and no I didn't just now show up. I showed up or well they found me about 8 maybe 9 months ago. How come you didn't know? Cause I told mom not to tell you and I've been avoiding you like the plague."

"Toby!" my mother scolded. "What? I don't lie anymore. No point."

"Yes, but you don't have to say everything that comes to mind."

"I don't, but I can." My mother sighed as Lorie looked surprised at her sister. "You have more loyalty to your son than to me?" I snorted. "You do realize the sentence that just came out of your mouth, right? I know you don't have kids but let me explain something to you. When you have kids, you are loyal to them first and foremost, lovers, siblings and parents come second. Right ma?" mom gave a guilty shrug at her sister and Lorie huffed at me. "And how would you know?"

"Two reasons, when you're someone's child and are close with your parent you have a chance of noticing this and second? Hey Diana?" Diana yawned sitting up as she rubbed her black eyes. "Yeah daddy?" Lorie looked shocked at the girl then looked back at me and I just bounced my eye brows. "You hungry little one?" she shook her head and climbed out of Tim's lap walking over to me sticking her arms up and bouncing on her toes. I chuckled and picked her up letting her cuddle into my neck.

I turned back to my mother done with my conversation with Lorie and began speaking to mom. "You don't mind if she and I leave when you actually get down to business right? Cause…she's 8 and I don't want to see that." My mother rolled her eyes. "Of course, its fine take Tim too I'm sure he'll be looking for an excuse."

"Actually, I may not be I'm at the very least not leave till our doctor gets here." Slender's brow furrowed. "You called Ann?"

"Of course." I huffed. "There's no, 'of course' about it she's not exactly…polite."

"And you are?"

"To everyone I like."

"As is she."

"She doesn't like anyone!"

"Fair enough but she's the best."

"That I can't argue with that." My mother cringed from a contraction and Slender jumped worried. "Calm down just a contraction." I said holding out my hand. "Jeez I haven't been through this either but even I'm not this nervous."

"Hey daddy?" I turned to the little girl in my arms who was starting to wake up. "Yeah."

"Can I draw?"

"Did you bring your art book?" she shook her head. "Well I don't have anything for you to draw with."

"I got a pen." Tim said pulling a pen out of the inside pocket of his jacket. Diana's eyes lit up and she looked at me excitedly. "Can I draw on your arm!?" I rolled my eyes but saw no harm in it and keeps her from drawing on herself which for some reason is against her school's rules. "Give her the pen."

"Yay!" Diana said as I went to go sit next to Tim on the little love seat but stopped next to Lorie. "Not trying to be rude but…shouldn't you be working, as you do work here?"

"My boss said I could be with my sister since I wasn't the first to find out my sister was in labor." I shrugged. "Just don't tell them who I am please."

"Why?"

"Causes that's a fuss I'd rather not deal with." I sat on the couch rolling up my sleeve setting my bare arm on the arm rest as Tim scooted over to cuddle with me. Mom cringed in pain letting out a tired groan. "Just get it out!" she said tired of being in pain. "Well I'm not the one who holds Slender back while he tries to kill Ann as she gives you a C-section."

"Why would I do that? What's a C-section?" My mom giggled. "It's when the doctor cuts my stomach open, so I don't have to birth naturally." Slender gave her a look of "people do that on purpose?" and I snorted. "Yeah, I was the wrong way around, so they had to."

"Yeah, you've seen the scars love." Mom said rubbing her belly. "Oh…I wondered what those where, thought it might have to do with a cult or religion thing." Lorie laughed not realizing he was completely serious. "No, just a girl thing."

The door to the room open and the doctor stepped in. "Your…private? Doctor is here?"

"Send her in." Tim said automatically standing to greeting Ann when a girl dressed in white came in behind Ann her long white hair covering part of her face the rest of it tied back. "Sadie?" Sadie jumped turning to me. "Oh…h-hey Toby."

"What are you doing here?"

"Ann is teaching me, so I might be able to help her eventually."

"Cool!" Ann turned to my mother. "She doesn't have to be in here if you don't want her to be." My mom shrugged. "This is my third time it's all the same now." Ann nodded. "How close are you?"

"Very." Ann nodded again. "I'd like all non-essential family to leave. Slender you can stay, and Toby I supposed you can if you keep your mouth shut." I rolled my eyes. "Well you'll be pleased to hear I'm not as I have an 8-year-old here."

"Good, everyone else must leave."

"Excuse me!" Lorie said, and I laid my head back knowing this conversation would piss her off. Ann turned to the Lorie raising a brow. Note Ann is in all black scrubs that hides her patchwork skin and a mask that covered most of her face. This was also black with a little red cross on the mouth. When she's in her usual skimpy skin-tight dress of similar color scheme I find her intimidating as she will gut you if you fuck with her or her patients but like this it makes her look like she's planning to murder and not leave a trace so it's a bit scarier. So, I watched as Lorie tried to stand up to her but with how little shits it seemed Ann cared about Lorie's existence it was hard for her. "And you are?" Ann asked boredly. "I'm her sister!"

"Then you're definitely non-essential."

"What!?"

"If this was the first time or the father was not here I would say you could stay but your sister can manage this without you." I sighed and handed off Diana to Tim who nodded and got up to leave as I stood walking up behind Lorie as she yelled at Ann. I placed my hand over her mouth and wrapped my arm around her stomach. "Come on ya little fiery red head." I picked her up with ease and walked of the room Brian following me allowing Ann to close the door and lock it just before Lorie could get to the door. "How rude!"

"Family can cause distractions." I said taking Diana from Tim. "Come on let's get something sweet little one."

"Yay!" Diana said, and Brian seemed to give a subtler but very similar reaction. "You're paying for your own stuff Brian." He stuck his tongue out at me but followed as I put my arm around Tim before pausing a little ways away turning back to Lorie. "You coming or you just gonna stand there?" she huffed but followed. "I've got questions for you."

Over food and cookies Lorie asked more question than I cared to answer as I tried to keep Diana entertained without filling her with sugar. After an hour both my arms were covered in pen drawn by Diana. Taking after her father the art was amazing and matching on both arms looking like henna designs. "Damn…when I was her age I was drawing stick figures. She could probably recreate the Mona Lisa and pass it off as the original." Tim said looking at my arms. "Yeah it's cool but I think you'll need a new pen."

"I think I can handle that." Diana began to holder her stomach in pain. "Tummy ache?" I said holding her face in one of my hands. She nodded. "Can you walk me to the bathroom?" I nodded standing to look around seeing a sign and picked her up gently before heading for the bathroom.

"You want me to wait outside?" she nodded again before heading inside and I waited….and waited and waited. I was beginning to get worried when my phone rang Diana's face coming up on the screen. "Diana?" I could hear her crying over the phone. "D-daddy…it hurts…"

"Diana!? What's wrong what happened?"

"There's blood, a lot of blood." Not caring for social norms, I burst in finding the only closed stall reeking with blood. "Diana!? Diana open the door sweetie. Please."

"No! No, you're a boy!" I huffed worried. "I-if I got a female would you let her help you!?"

"Y-yeah ok…"

"Ok three seconds ok?"

"Ok daddy." I bolted out of the bathroom and back to the cafeteria on the edge of tears. "Lorie!" She whipped around surprised but then saw the worry on my face. "What's wrong?"

"Diana! She was I the bathroom and she called me saying there was blood she won't let me in! She said she wants a girl!"

"Show me." We rushed back to the bathroom and I let Lorie go in while Tim and Brian tried to calm me down outside. Lorie soon came back out with Diana in her arms and had us follow her to an exam room where she forced Brian Tim and I to wait outside. It was by far the worst and longest 10 minutes of my life, but Lorie came back out now relaxed. I jumped to my feet my heart pounding. "She's fine." I let out a heavy relieved sigh. "What happened?"

"What happens to a lot of girls at her age, must be a bit of an early bloomer though."

"Oh…" I let out a tired groan putting my face against the wall. "Oh, thank fuck."

"You can see her now." I nodded in thanks and walked in hugging Diana tightly. "Hey, don't scare me like that!"

"I'm sorry daddy. I'm ok now. Lorie said to get Tylenol on the way home." I chuckled picking her up. "Ok we will but right now let's go visit grandma huh?" we walked out to the cafeteria gathering our things when Sadie came over. "You can come in now."

"Good cause we're headed that way anyway!"

"Uh…just Toby and Tim." I sighed turning to Tim. "Council committee?" he nodded. "Very likely."

Handing over Diana to Brian we headed to my mother's room where we were greeted by a scream. "Hate you." Mom said clearly too slender who was more scared than I'd ever seen him.

As it turns out that's why we had been brought in. My little sibling like me had turned the wrong way around sometime between mom's last ultra sounds and now so an emergency C-section would be needed. SO, Tim and I had been recruited to drag Slender out of the room since he refused to leave and would cause issues if he stayed." So, we grabbed on to his arms as he gripped on to anything to prevent his leaving. "Damn it man! She'll be fine. It's a C-section not brain surgery!"

"Ann said they were going to 'put her under' what does that mean!?"

"General anesthesia! It makes her sleep! So, she doesn't have watch herself get cut open!"

"WHAT!?" shouldn't have said that. "It will take like 3 minutes! Just wait! You really think Ann would kill mom? You really think your own proxy would kill your girlfriend and child!?" Slender paused clearly not having considered this part. "3 minutes?"

"Yeah with like a minute left!" He straightened brushing himself off and nodded. "Alright." Tim and I huffed letting Slender go. "Jeez, she's immortal she'll be fine."

"The child is not."

"It's yours! It will be fine!" Sadie walked over. "Toby, the baby is a healthy 8.6 pounds and Ann is cleaning her off right now and when she's done you may see her while Ann is sewing Connie up." I nodded and began to follow Sadie when slender did to. I whipped around and placed my hands on his shoulders. "Stay." He glared but did as he was told.

I received my brand new little sister and walked back out into the hall with her wrapped in a blanket. She was already asleep, and I walked over to slender who didn't seem to know how to hold a baby but once he figured it out wouldn't give her up. "Have you decided what to name her?"

"Of course, not my species doesn't name their children."

"What?"

"We name ourselves, does yours not?" we blinked at him blankly. "No, we name our children."

"But you did not name Diana."

"That's cause I'm not her Biological Father, Bloody Painter and Judge Angel named her." He gave a confused look. "Why?"

"I don't know we just do, why don't you?"

"So that the child can pick its own when it's ready."

"Yeah but…what do you call them till then."

"Well if you're like my father, you don't you leave the child to figure out life on its own like his father before him."

"Mom would shoot you if you even suggested that."

"Of course, I won't repeat my father's ignorance, he also thought bonding with one's proxies was idiotic turns out it's not as his proxies turned on him and killed him before going to work for his enemy."

"Oh…"

"I may have had something to do with that, but we don't talk about that." Our little group chuckled realizing how fucked up this kid's life is gonna be. "No but seriously, what do you call your child?"

"Son, daughter, my child whatever feels comfortable for the parent."

"Well you're gonna need to name her cause I'm sure mom wants her child to legally exist."

"May she change it later?"

"Yeah totally, my birth name is technically Tobias, but no one calls me that cause, it doesn't really fit." He nodded in agreement. "I supposed if Connie would prefer to name her I would be alright with that."