Killer Stone

3

" So he's the father to that bastard?"

" You better never call him that again!"

You sat at your vanity blushing your hair as you were deep in thought. You haven't mentioned the wedding pitch yet to them for you're not sure how they'll react. I mean it would be insane for them to be upset considering his high startus, but they are very peculiar when it comes to these thing. You're honestly scare they'll eventually tell him to leave for he's been here two weeks since his stay had begun, and your family don't very much like company.

Speaking of him, you looked in your mirror jumping at the sight of him behind you.

" I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you darling. Your door was open, so I welcomed myself in."

" Please don't sneak up on me like that again. I... I must be getting rusty with my detection skills. While I was in the field, I was pretty perceptive."

You noticed his expression change as he puts his hands on your shoulders.

" About that.. Why were you in that line of work? I know it wasn't for the money because look at what you have?"

You weren't expecting that, but you decided to be honest.

" My family's occult isn't rogue, but it isn't exactly good either. I.. took part in helping breeding rituals, participating in tapping into dark, Godly power, sacrificed my soul to nature's spirit, force to become a vessel for the Fae and other things, etc. It scarred me, and.. I kind of formed a hate for occults. My older cousin did too, and we often discussed it between one another. He had been staying at the house for a ceremony one day, but I saw him sneak out of the house that night. I tailed him, and as he started his car, I snuck into his trunk. The drive was a long one, but when we came to a stop, I started beating on the compartment in hopes he hear me which he did. He was furious for I was only thirteen at the time not wanting to reveal this kind of life to me. I was confused at to why he was wearing a mask, and he tried to get me to sit in the car. I, of course, refused, and that's when his buddies came from the forest. They gave him Hell because of me, but the girl vote that I be involved with what's about to go down. Since she was the leader, it was said and done. I was given a porcelian mask that was frankly creepy and intimidating if I do say so myself. We came upon a clearly were a child is about to be sacrificed, and we just... lunged at them with knives and box cutters. I.. I didn't even hesitate which should of been alarming with someone my age. We killed sixteen people that night, and we dropped the child at the police station. I was officiated, and we called each other the Hunters. My cousin would pick me up for every mission even if it meant I had to sneak out. If it was a couple day trip or more, I would say I was staying at his house. My parents didn't care enough to check. This went on for three years until... until the night they all were killed. We.. We were ambushed and sedated, and they eventually became a sacrifice. I got away because like I said, I was a vessel for the Banishers or Fae if you want to call them that. Imagine a storm of insects that fed on their flesh and use the most painful magic you can think of. I... I always pondered why I didn't do that before they killed my family and friends. Why couldn't I fight the drugs? I woke up the next day, and... and I just went home to tell my parents. In his memory, I continued his work on my own ever since."

Valentine bends over wrapping his arms around you in comfort. The physical touch surprises you, but you accept it. His affection was.. sweet. His hand makes its way down to your stomach rubbing it in circles, and you take it showing where the stone was. You can see him smiling in the mirror.

" Have you thought about it?"

" About having another child?"

" A child. Marriage. Everything."

You pause, and you could see the worry creep upon him.

" It's okay if you don't like me in that way....-."

" I'm really warming up to the idea to be honest. I think we could have a good life together."

You turn to him seeing the excitement in his smile. He gets down on one knee hugging your lower half as he nuzzles your belly.

" I hope I can have another child."

" I'm sure you will."

" You just.. You don't understand. I.... I can't have kids because of a physical nature. It's.. It's from a curse. At one point, and please don't let this effect your opinion please, I had gotten a daughter of Ra pregnant. I was young, and I wasn't ready for a child as you can guess.Once her father figured out I didn't want to be involved, well, you can guess what happened."

You run your hand through his hair as he kissed your belly.

" You weren't ready. I'm not going to judge you because I've.. I've been there before. One time, I got pregnant and gave the child away. It happens."

You try to remain calm as you said it, but you can't help but to feel a tad of sorrow.

" I'm sorry, but I'm glad you can relate. The.. The child had died during childbirth sadly."

You just respond by rubbing circles into his back. You two stay like that for sometime just enjoying each other's presence.