"Mommy! Daddy!"
Stolas awoke groggily to the cries of a young child before turning his head to Stella. "Via is calling us Stella." He helpfully informed getting a groan in return. "It's your turn." Was all he got for an answer causing the prince to sign before leaving to check on his daughter.
"Via." He asled once he got to his daughter's room, a concerned look on his face. "What troubles you my owlet?" He asked as a young owl demon got out of bed and ran towards her father. "Daddy! Daddy!" She cried as she embraced her father. "I had a dream, a really bad dream!"
Stolas let out a small but relived yawn as he gave her a gentle smile. "A nightmare." He told her with the young child still sniffling. "I was looking all over the palace, and couldn't find you anywhere!" Octavia cried before hugging Stolas as hard as she could. "You weren't there!" She sobbed.
"There, there Via. It's okay you're okay." He reassured her as his grimore floated in behind him as he sat them down on her bed. "When you're scared and you don't know where I am. You must always remember I will never be far away from my special little star fire." He said as she bopped her on the noise before being to sing her a lullaby.
Stolas smiled as he watched his daughter drift off to sleep closing the door gently behind him as he did as his daughter slept on in peace.
Many years later.
Octiva now fully grown awoke with a groan as her eyes slowly fluttered opened. Letting out a yawn she opened the door to her room just in time to see her mother Stella heading towards her own room rage radiating off her. 'Not that that's anything new. Though she has a valid for it this time.' Octiva thought with a scowl as she put her ear buds in.
Walking to the kitchen she was just in time to see her father feeding one of their carnivorous plants. Upon turning and seeing her Stolas's face lit up, "Good morning Octavia, did you sleep well my owlet?" He asked brightly getting a grunt from Octavia. Seeing he wasn't going to get any further of a response he chuckled nervously. "Well uh what's that you're listening to?" He asked trying to change the subject.
This caused Octavia to roll her eyes in annoyance. 'Can he be any more transparent?' She asked herself. It didn't help that she knew for certain what his reaction was going to be at her answer. "This song." She answered with resignation. "Is called My World is Burning Down Around Me." At his disturbed look she added. "It's by a band called Fuck You Dad." She answered having to stop her self from twitching when she saw the flinch coming from the goetia.
'Not like he doesn't deserve it though.' The heiress thought before moving on. "I ran into Mum, glad to see you've already pissed her off this morning." She muttered before taking a sip of her coffee. Stolas tired to think of something to say but the sound of a door being violently slammed shut rang through the mansion.
Thinking fast Stolas quickly gained a smile. "You know what I haven't done in a really long time?" He asked with Octiva already hating what ever it was he had planned. "I haven't taken you to your favorite place in all of hell!" He said getting more and more excited as the bad feeling just got worse. "Why don't we go to LuLu land?" Stolas proposed.
And there was the payoff Octiva was dreading.
"I'm not five anymore." She tried to remind him which unfortunately didn't deflate his smile an inch. "But you were always so happy when we went there." He reminded her as he gestured to a framed photo of them at said park. Octiva looked away in disgust as Stolas got in close. "What do you say we go there again, have a day of it, just the two of us?" Stolas asked hopefully."
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I.M.P's youngest killer.
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