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Blood Ties	By : cheryl64 Category: 1 through F > Blade (All) > Blade (All) Views: 2006 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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From the Journal of Robert Frohmeyer:
The most horrifying nightmare is nothing, my greatest fear is realized. I sacrificed everything to no purpose, my son, my precious first born is the thing that I hate most. Joshua is a vampire. I want to hate, I know I should hate him but whenever the hate rises a memory rises before that hate can take root.
I remember so many things, it's amazing how many memories I had filed away in the three years I spent with him. Memories even earlier than that. I remember the awe I felt when Elizabeth took my hand and laid it on her swollen belly, feeling my son kick against my palm and realizing that a life grew inside of her. A life that I had helped create.
I remember walking into the hospital room and seeing Elizabeth cuddling a small bundle. Looking down at his innocent little face. Watching his tiny fists waving in the air.
I remember my worry when he would cry. I felt so helpless not knowing how to fix it.
I remember looking down at his trusting face and realizing that he depended on me. I was his father, in his eyes, I could do no wrong. He knew that I would protect him and keep him safe.
I failed him so miserably. How can I hate him when it is my fault?
*****
Robert looked frantically around the penthouse searching for his younger son. He was headed to the den when a voice stopped him in his tracks.
“Slow down there speed racer. Eric is with his tutor.” Irene said calmly. “You look a sight, come on. I'm just about to make a cup of coffee and you look like you could use a cup.” The woman took him by the arm directing him toward the large kitchen.
“I have to get Eric. We can't stay here.” Robert said desperately.
Irene firmly directed him toward a chair. “I take it you know the big secret? It can throw you for a loop if you're not ready for it. Sit down.”
Irene poured two cups of coffee and sat one in front of Robert before taking her own seat. “How do you feel about your son?”
“He's a vampire, just like That monster he's with.” Robert said.
“I didn't ask you what he was,” She said calmly, “I asked you how you feel about him. I want to know how you feel about Josh, the man he has become.”
“I don't know what you mean.” Robert glared at her.
“Of course you do. Unless I miss my mark, you're my age.” She took a sip from her coffee cup. “You're old enough to remember integration. You can remember all the things we were taught about 'colored' people. How they were all too stupid to learn. They were all lazy or criminals. They only thing they were good for was to be maids and janitors.
In the end we learned differently. We got to know them, the people they were and not the stereotypes they tried to tell us were truth.”
“What has all that ignorant crap got to do with anything?” Robert said. “We're talking about my son!”
“Alright let me put it this way. Josh and Drake are a very committed couple. A lot of self righteous religious nuts would say your son is an abomination because he has chosen to share his life with another man. That he doesn't deserve to live, would you agree with that?” She asked.
“What are you talking about woman? Of course not!” Robert spat indignant. “Just because someone is gay doesn't mean they have any less right to live and be happy than anyone else!”
“So you're telling me that you can see a person with merit when you look at your son and consider the fact that he is gay. Who he is is more important than what he is.” Irene said. “The fact that he is a vampire is no different. He is still Josh, he is still your son and he just happens to be a vampire. Right now he is still the same person you were so happy to be reunited with a few days ago. The only difference between now and then is your own prejudice.”
*****
Scud was laying on the couch with his head in Drake's lap. Drake ran his fingers through the dark locks in an attempt to soothe his lover.
“It was bound to happen love.” Drake said “We both knew that, and we both knew he wouldn't take the news well. Your father hates vampires, that's just the way he is. In time his attitude may soften.”
Scud sat up. “Yeah right, and pigs will fly.”
“Since I have seen pigs fly, I know it will happen.” Drake said smiling at Scud.
“You've seen pigs fly?” Scud said with a snort.
“Yes, in Sumeria. We were laying siege to an enemy village. We ran out of rocks to fling at the enemy with our siege engines but there was an abundance of livestock in the area.” Drake said with a smirk. “We made do.”
“Are you telling me that you chunked pigs at them?” Scud couldn't help but laugh at the image in his mind.
“Exactly and when you fling a pig from a siege engine it flies. So do cows, and goats.” Drake laughed before growing serious once more. “I know that it is hard to accept but your father is your father. If he is half the parent I think he is, he will come around. Human parents hold unconditional love for their offspring. Like I said give him time. And if he doesn't come around you'll still have your knight in overpriced blue jeans.”
“What are you talking about now, Drake?” Scud said leaning back over to lay his head in Drake's lap again.
“Your brother, Sir Eric the Fearless.” Drake said with a laugh. “The kid had the nerve to attack me after you fed LaMagra. He jumped on my back and starting hitting me in the head. And then he threatened to kick my ass. All because he thought that I had hurt you.”
“He attacked you huh? Even after he'd met LaMagra?” Scud smiled. “He laughed at my demonic form too. I have to give it to the kid, he has balls.”
*****
Eric felt like his time with the tutor would never end. The man had barely left the penthouse when Eric tracked down his father. “Dad?” the boy asked as he found his father in the living room with the notebook he had always written his thoughts in. It was opened to the page with the photo of Josh on his third birthday.
“You knew didn't you?” Robert said without looking up.
“Yes, but it doesn't matter.” Eric said. “He's my brother. He and Drake have been good to me. They took me in when they didn't have to. I just showed up out of the blue and they have done everything they could to make me feel welcome, to feel like I'm family.”
“It doesn't bother you? What he is.” Robert asked.
“No, it doesn't because I see how they treat the people they care for. Like Irene. She's one of their donors but she doesn't donate anymore. They kind of made her my nanny. She's been with them for years.” Eric said. “That's why it doesn't matter Dad, Irene and the rest of the people they take care of. They aren't killing and destroying everything in their path.
Besides, if you can hate Josh; I can't help but yonder how easy it would be for you to hate me too.” Eric said before walking out of the room.
*****
Pendragon rescinded his order concerning Joseph. After all the familiar had served him faithfully for 60 years. Perhaps there was a reasonable explanation for his absence. He was only human after all and in his 60's. Humans were delicate, easily broken. That was why it was so important to bring Joshua home. Joseph simply could not keep up any longer.
Once Joshua gets settled in, Joseph will be able to relax. But first Joseph and Joshua both had to be located. Pendragon had split his followers into two groups. The first was working on finding a way to get to Joshua in the bustling high rise building that was Talos Industries. The second group was scouring the hospitals and jails hoping to locate Joseph and bring him home so that Pendragon could care for the old man.
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