Her children had been in human form for
most of the day. Even her boys, which was a surprise since they loved their
wolf form so much.
Allya and Armand had played with the toy
blocks and wooden animals Rebecca had made them. Playing nicely save for the
small disagreement that took place when Armand 'dared' to touch Allyas stuffed
horse that Elijah bought her. When she saw her younger brother cuddling with
her most treasured toy....ohhh the outburst was damn near deafening! Her shrill
cry hurt even Rebeccas ears, but she stopped as soon as Amrand dropped it and
she scooped it up once more into her embrace with a small giggle.
Rhaegal had been crawling all over the
place, following his mother as he watched her clean and cook. He even tried to
'help' clean by pulling all the folded towels off the sofa and onto the floor
with him, laughing as he kicked his feet and squealed in delight at the mess he
had made. Rebecca had her hands full with him underfoot, but she wouldn't have
it any other way.
Her children gave her life purpose,
direction. Taking care of their needs, made her forget the darkness that often
came with her own. She had foregone cleaning after the towel pile and settled
down beside her children, to play and cuddle with them. She told them story
after story as they played with or banged together the blocks they played with.
Three sets of different colored eyes eagerly looked up at her, as tonight was
no different. When Mother joined, it usually meant a story, and they loved her
stories! Tonight was no different, for as she cuddled each one in turn, she
began to weave her tale.
Long Long ago, when the world was new,
there were three very different types of people on this earth. (she began)
The
eldest of which, where the Immortals. Those who would live forever, the
Vampires, and the Elves...like your Mother.
She grinned as they cooed and
babbled, like they understood her.
Then, came the Humans, whose time on this
earth was very fleeting. Now, at first, the three different clans got along, as
they needed each other to survive. The Vamps fed on the Humans and the Elves
gifted both with certain gifts to help them throughout their lives when the
time came. But then came one from each side who thought that their side, their
clan, should be in charge of the other two. And with it...came war.
Rhaegal
growled at the word "war" and Armands ears perked up.
Three sides,
who had lived in peace for so long, now fought like bitter enemies and it seemed,
that all three sides would face extinction; but the Gods, in their wisdom, had
an idea. If they could not live together in peace, as they once had. They would
instead, live apart. Forever in their own realm. Sounds pretty good, right?
(she asked her young who babbled back at her, making her smile)
But there was a
just one problem with that plan. The Vamps grew weak, with nothing to feed on,
the Humans grew decadent and lax with nothing to worry them and they then
turned on each other and the Elves...well one went as bad as you please and
nearly destroyed the entire race. No, living apart wasn't the answer...but it
had been so long since they had emerged together that none knew how to nor
wanted to. Thinking that to join with one race when from another would be to 'taint'
the bloodlines. All but one...An elf, who wasn't really an elf, but rather a
very interesting hybrid. For you see, this lone female, though living with the
elves for years and accepted as one, had a terrible secret. She was really a
wolf, and a demon in disguise.
Her babes all squealed at that which made
Rebecca laugh and nod.
Oh yes...she was. And she was now carrying the Lord High
Elfs child, but he must never know or face scandal of the worst kind. So it was
she, who along with her unborn child, ventured into the wilds of the Vampires
and Humans and there, bore her child. The first hybrid of its kind, into a land
willed with both Monsters and Men...but which was which? Hmmm? The Elves had
shunned her, the Humans were cruel and used her and her child for their gifts,
yet some were kind, and the Vampires, well some wanted the elven maid for her
blood while others, like the humans, showed mercy. In helping her to escape the
cruelty she had faced in trying to help each clan reunite with their ways, her
child grew up in many different situations...not all of them good. She was
human, she was Elf, she was Vampire both you see? A gift...of sorts for all
three clans. a way to reunite them all once more. But what has become of this
child and her mother? Well...some say they managed to do what was set out for
them. Some say the mother died and the child forgotten...but I say, life has a
way of teaching you things, about yourself, about those around you if you but
listen. Not everything is as it seems my dears. Not all vampires are bad, not
all humans are good and not all elves are pure. Listen, watch, learn...and you
will know, what happened to that woman and her child. Their end, has not come
to a close...not yet, and neither has yours.
