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Riesgraf was up earlier than usual when he entered his father's greenhouse to find Tayla. She sat in the middle of the small orchard of fruit trees to admire the sun through glass panes.
"You know the glass isn't UV filtered," He reminds her, "Mom says it's the expense, while Gilbert says getting something like that imported into Hellsalem's Lot. Would be hard with MANY hands they had to go through."
"I know, but I can heal." She sadly spoke.
"Forget that there are some blood breeds out there," He sat next to her, "That's like the warmth of the sun."
She hummed nicely to him when she played with the watering can's handle. To only jump in place when newly I stalled automatic watering system turned on.
"Forgot to point out my mom's anniversary gift to my dad," He was amused by her reaction, "Her way of keeping in bed longer without him coming out to her to water his plants."
"Creepy." She grabbed his arm.
He laughed at the way she just clung to his arm out of fear and watched the water spread out. Tipping the watering can over when she scooped close to him to avoid getting wet.
"Young master and miss," Gilbert called to them from the coddle stone path, "Breakfast."
"Scary." Tayla whined.
"Better turn off the system." Riesgraf suggested to Gilbert.
Which happened when he walked towards the controls and temporarily turned them off. Allowing Riesgraf's to scramble away from where she sat with Riesgraf following.
"I can't believe you're scared of the automatic sprinkler system." Riesgraf tried to not laugh.
Tayla huffed at him when she took a seat opposite of him without giving him an answer. Leaving the quiet tension to be filled by LeClaire running towards them with the nanny following. Vincent was safely held in her arms with Reinhalt chasing close behind her. The giggling and happily barking the whole time they moved about.
"Do you like being an older brother?" Tayla whispered.
"Heck Yea," Riesgraf sat back in his seat, "For the longest time, I thought I was never going to have a sibling let alone cousins."
"Your uncle and former nanny seem happy." She remembered Edmund and Anaxagorou.
"They had a rough start and now they have Martin to raise." Riesgraf could believe his Uncle Edmund had a kid.
Reinhalt would end up running right to Riesgraf's side as LeClaire climbed onto the chair. Saying she was a big enough girl to get into her own chair without help. Got a thumbs up from Gilbert and her nanny while Riesgraf and Tayla just smiled.
"Where's Leo and Miss. Mikayla?" Tayla noticed they weren't around.
"One is trying to wake the other," Gilbert answered. "Seems to be failing since Master Leo wants to sleep in."
"What he did for staying up late playing his console." Riesgraf pointed out.
"What's a gaming console?" LeClaire asked.
She got patted on the head by Gilbert and told it was nothing by an electric toy used to play games. Came with a rating that her legal guardian and father wouldn't approve of her playing. Left her to look to Riesgraf or Tayla for someone kind of approved.
"Not happening." Neither one wasn't caving.
Barks that came from Reinhalt told her she wasn't getting what she wanted from no body. She crossed her little arms and huffed for the rest of the meal.
8*8
Edmund made one of his rare appearances at Libra's office on one of their slow days. In full three piece suit with his hair combed and tied back in a red cord. Eberhardt was sitting right next to him when he looked upon the first tank. His eyes sight dead on Mizu staring back at him from behind glass.
"You tend to breed her with him?" He asked loudly.
"He doesn't make it sound so … " Klaus didn't like how his brother put it.
".. clinical." Zapp finished for him.
"So insensitive." Tayla passed him.
"I'll show you in sensative," Zapp winked at her, "Way better than what you're getting from that brat."
A metallic whip ended up knocking his cigarette from his lips and then knocking him off his seat. Anaxagorou ended up reminding him that Tayla was jailbait in two points. In both the Human and blood breeds worlds, she was a jailbait.
"Touch her," Anaxagorou warned him, "You'll end up dead on both ends."
"You are a real mood killer." Zapp whispered under his breath.
"I may not agree with you or like you," Anaxagorou was going to hate saying this, "I'd rather see you alive a little longer than get your head bashed in by blood."
Zapp was left completely speechless by Anaxagorou's confession about his presence. Left Zed unable to say anything in Mizu's defense over the reveal. Lady Taliyah blinked a few times with her mouth opening and closing.
"Did he?" Leo asked Gilbert.
"I think he certainly did." Gilbert answered him.
"I think I went nuts," Leo sat back in his seat, "Anaxagorou actually…"
Edmund rolled his shoulders rather impressed with what Anaxagorou had to say to Zapp. He was just being emotional and open to a fellow agent due to his concerning health. He ended up relaxing as he straightened his posture with hand pocketed.
"Well?" He waited for an answer, " 'cause this would make a great addition for me."
"Where are we going to put it?" Anaxagorou asked him.
"I always wanted to put something in the backyard," Edmund pointed out, "This little thing could be my center piece."
"Brother!" Klaus sat up from his seat.
Splashing up from the top of the tank when Mizu popped out with Edmund stepping back. He was amused by her when she did not stare down at him with dislike and distaste.
"I will breed with you, but I will not be kept as a thing." She thrashed her tail.
"Lovely offer," Edmund smirked, "Already got me someone that fills that role, but why not I give you something you need."
"I need a corpse to lay my eggs that Zed has fertilized." She made her demand.
"A siren," Edmund looked at Klaus, "Little brother you've been holding out."
"Will I get a corpse or not?" Mizu asked.
"Well little brother?" Edmund asked.
8*8
Being in Hellsalem's Lot during Halloween was always a mixed bag of treats after last year's incident. Fun was going to take place with the children of the Libra's agents, thanks to Leo. KK made a big thing with her kids when she was the first to bring hers. Zapp wasn't far behind with his own daughter with this grin plastered across his face. Emelina Anderson from the Werewolf Bureau dropped her son off when she heard. Anaxagorou arrived with Martin to give the nanny a few days off. Last to show was Riesgraf and Tayla with LeClarie and Vincent with the nanny. Reinhalt and Eberhard stayed close to their owners with matching costumes.
"Hi!" LeClarie loudly waved at everyone, "I'm a fairy from labyrinth, but you call me by the name being LeClarie."
"So cute." Kk took a picture.
"Either this or Gothel from Disney's Tangled," Riesgraf spoke of what she wanted, "Here she is."
Valarie stepped up toward LeClarie and happily introduced herself and she was a supermodel. She even was about to go on about how her daddy was special friends with one. This had Mark and Ciame walking up to the girls and showing off their costumes.
"I am an urban cowboy and my brother is a sniper like our mom." Mark explained his and Cain.
"We have pumpkins." Anaxagorou noticed that Martin, Vincent, Reinhalt and Eberhard were dressed.
"I am a were- rabbit," Anderson's kid posed.
"Like from that Wallace and Gromit movie?" Tayla asked.
When the kid waved his head up and down that attention was turned to what Riesgraf and Talya were. Explaining that Tayla was supposed to be G3 Draculaura from the animated series called Monster High. Riesgraf was Von Hellsing skin of Cole Cassidy from x- station game called Overwatch.
"No worry to parents," Riesgraf held up a gun, "Nerf gun."
"You better remember my advice," Kk advised him, "Like where we're with this."
He bowed when he holstered with Ivan not so taken with his costume choice unlike the others. Each owner of the eyes loved the detail he put into the attire he wore. How he choose to be a legendary hunter had each ready to ask so many of their own questions.
"Who's ready for some fun?" Leo asked, coming out from the second room dressed as a clown.
Before he could honk his nose with a huge smile on his face as he held a bowl of candy in his arms. He got a round of screams from the kids that sent them to their parents. Effected a domino effect of crying babies and barking dogs that soured Leo's mood."Should have told Leo that dressing up as a clown is a big no in Hellsalem's Lot." Tayla whispered to Riesgraf.
Had him sighing and stepping forward to salvage of what was left of the night for Leo had planned. Left Riesgraf to assure Leo that a clown was a great choice just not in a place with Alterworld attachment.