An Unexpected Love

45. A Cry for Help

((Heeeey, look! The title's not one word! Booooiiiii!!))

Encre POV

    I wondered my way with Suave and Damian into Undervillage.

   I carried Pente against my chest, his wonzie ((is that how you spell it?)) had a little hood to hide him from the sun, so, of course it was pulled up. A few old friends stopped me and asked about the six-month-old child I had, "Hehe, he's my son. After I moved I married and had a child." I'd always answer. Suave would always laugh when they would say, "Oh, so you're a father now?" And in my mind I was dying. Yes, let's go with father. These 'old friend's don't take kindly to same sex relationships, and don't get me started on their opinions on multi-species relationships. I'd just smile and nod. Damian had gone off to an info broker to get the wanted knowledge.

   Suave and I sat at a fountain, Pente playing in my lap. I noticed he was getting hungry and I walked off, I hid against a tree just outside of the Forbidden Forest. I gave my wrist to Pente and he bit it, taking the blood he needed then looking up and smiling, a bit of crimson staining his teeth. I wiped the blood off my wrist and his mouth and walked back to Suave, he gave me a look and I nodded at little Pente, he nodded in understanding and I sat back next to him. Then I noticed Loft running over, she hugged me and I returned the favor, Suave taking Pente. Pente knew that he shouldn't bite random people. Especially not in public. Well, not at this stage where he can't tell good blood from bad blood (say, if someone had a disease. Pente wouldn't know so he doesn't drink any blood but my own. Which is a good habit for him to have since Fallacy goes and hunts when he needs blood and I'm only a last resort).

   Lofy took notice to the child making pointless noise as Suave played with him a bit, "Who does he belong to?" She asked, "Oh, he's mine." I said taking him from Suave, he looked at me happily, "Mama!" He chirped cuddling against me, "Mama?" Lofy was clearly confused by the title, "Yes, I'm his mother. Male skeletons are capable of pregnancy. My husband impregnated me, resulting in this little rat." I replied, kissing Pente's temple, "You're married!?" Lofy screeched, "Yes. With two stepsons as well."
"And a homosexual marriage..."
"Yes, well, no one here has to know."

  Lofy looked to Suave, "Is he the husband?" She asked raising in eyebrow. Suave and I both blushed. "No, no no no, my husband isn't with me. He's at home with his eldest son." I answered quickly, "My future wife." Suave muttered, I nudged his arm, "I heard that. And not unless Fallacy finds out about your little relationship." I said, "Who's to say he hasn't already?" Suave retorted, "Well then. Ill be expecting grandkids soon!" I chirped, Suave blushed brightly and I chuckled, "Well, I wish to meet him. Make sure he's good enough." Lofy said, I nodded.

   Little Pente looked up at me, "Raaaah!" He yelled happily, exposing his fangs, I froze, I knew Lofy just saw that my son is vampire, "E-Encre, this husband of yours... He's not a vampire.... Is he?" She asked, Suave and I exchanged glances. I looked down and nodded, "He is. But he's never once even attempted to bite me. He's extremely sweet and gentle." I answered, "Lord Fallacy would never dare hurt Encre. To be honest Encre is the first person Fallacy had let in the castle since Queen Calamimi's death." Suave said, I nodded, "As long as you're safe, I suppose." Lofy said.

   Damian came running back, breathless. "Plu- Horray! I finally found ye, trying to run off ay see." he said, Suave and I burst out laughing at the cover up. Lofy said her goodbyes and we were left to converse about the whole reason we'd come, "Plume and Cerf are in a different dungoen in the castle. They plan on making it public, execution, Cerf being hybrid, they're homosexuality, all of it." My eyes widened in horror, "Do you know how they'll execute them?" Suave asked, "No, but most definitly something involving torture. Not just burning. Because homosexuality is a crime here." Damian replied, Suave nodded, I was frozen, horrified, they were only 15! They had done nothing wrong! "This is why I ran away from here." I muttered, "So did I." Damian admitted.

   We heard screams and cheers in the main plaza, I gave Suave to Pente and ran. And the sight I was met with was one out of nightmare's, Plume was tied up, his cloak no where to be seen, same can be said with his shirt and shoes as he was left in his pants, screaming in pain as the sun burned him and some of my 'friends' set attacks on him, and poor Cerf was locked in crate, being forced to watch as Plume was burning alive.

   Cerf was doing all he could to try and get out and save his lover, my motherly instincts kicked in and I rushed over, throwing my coat over Plume and leaned over him to protect him from sunlight.

   Guards came running towards me. My magic flared and built a shield. I launched an attack at Cerf's cage. The door flew open and Cerf came running, cordon    blue tears streaming down his face.

  He hugged Plume tightly, showering his neck and jawline in kisses and desperately trying to get Plume to bite his wrist and take at least some blood. But Plume refused, he was clearly scared he'd take too much from Cerf and harm him. Cerf started to try and force Plume, but he was denied every time. "Demons!" I shouted, "All of you!" I climbed to my feet, crying as I continued to shield Plume with shadows. I looked out at the village I once called home, disgusted that I called these people friends once.

   Gasps arose, angry shouts arose. "YOU'RE CALLING ME A MONSTER! BUT YOU PEOPLE JUST ATTEMPTED TO MURDER A 15-YEAR-OLD CHILD BECAUSE OF HIS SPECIES!!  WHAT IF HE WAS YOUR CHILD!? FORCED TO WATCH AS HE WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED BY YOUR SO CALLED 'FRIENDS'!!" I felt my blood boil, "I may not be his biological mother. But I sure as hell will act like it. Three years ago he had to stand by as his parents were KILLED before his eyes! And so have so many others of his kind! Massacres occure YEARLY in our home!! Thousands of Vampires, men, women, and CHILDREN, some as young a year old MURDERED! And you support that!? Children being dragged out of their homes and pinned to the ground as their parents are brutally killed before their eyes!" I looked to Cerf who was holding Plume's now unconscious body, rocking back and forth crying. "And the hybrids in our home. God, where do I start. Abused, used as weapons. Experimented on, BY ALL OF YOU! Did it EVER cross your mind that they're just as human as us!? So what if his parents were different species? THAT SHIT DOESN'T MATTER!!! And if you support that, well then, you've stooped lower the low."

   Suddenly I heard Pente shout for me and fly into my arms, crying. He scanned the crowd of mortals around us, I could sense the terror in his small body. I felt my heart drop. Its like something in me broke, "And the children... I've had to teach my SON to FEAR my own home. My own kind. He's scared of. Look at him! He's not even a year old and he knows the dangers of you MONSTERS!! So congratulations, you've made entire GENERATIONS be scared to even come near you, because you can't pull your HEAD out of your ASS and see what you're doing HARMS PEOPLE!! Vampire or not, these CHILDREN are still just CHILDREN!!"

   Suave came and placed a hand on my shoulder, I brushed it off, "And don't get me started on the laws on homosexuality! SO WHAT IS THEY'RE THE SAME SEX!? You know who else is a homosexual? ETERNA! That same woman you all PRAISE, and Rufous, and Azure. All of them! THE VERY THING YOU WERE GOING TO KILL TWO 15-YEAR-OLD'S OVER, YOU PRAISE ONE!! SO YOU CAN ALL GO FUCK YOURSELVES YOU HYPOCRITICAL BASTARDS!!!" Suave picked up Plume and Damian took Cerf. I stormed off towards the forest, hot tears of rage streaming down my cheeks.

   We went back to the castle and got Plume into medical care. Cerf stayed cuddled against Plume:s size almost constantly, but Plume was showing no signs of consciousness, it worried me and Cerf hald to death. Fallacy kept blaming himself for not having the guard strong enough, and Jasper would take care of the couple, make Cerf it and leave an extra tray for Plume. Pente was learning to walk as well. But he spent a lot of time sitting outside Plume's door, waiting for moment he comes stumbling out. But I was worried that day wouldn't come. He was severely injured, though Jasper and Cerf were giving him plenty of blood to help bring his status up. It didnt seem to be working well. But he was improving, slowly. He can do this. He'll survived Encre. Dont expect the worse! Plume with be alright!

   I hope. And Cerf was praying he would be too.

((1600 words -w- that might be a record. Bye))