An Ancient Feud (Private, 18+)

[virtualoo]

“Of course darling of course, we can reiterate that point tomorrow. That he doesn’t need to rush anything and he can take things slow. Solaria is already advanced compared to her peers so it is unlikely their school time will be too much together while he tries to work on catching up. But I am sure Solaria would agree he should not push it, she seems to understand to some degree and isn’t forcing him too hard. I am glad we have  Solaria as his first friend who can understand this kind of thing and knows of his not being a human. We can start with shorter classes or something maybe under the guise of him never having been in a formal schooling system which is true. Maybe we can have him start only doing Half days or something...we can figure it out” He smiled, kissing the others cheek

 

“Are you feeling better..?” Solaris asked quietly at a quiet part of the movie. He seemed far less dressed than before so he seems to be doing okay for the time being. She was excited at the prospect of him soon going to school with her in some fashion but didn’t want to bring it up. Now was movie and relaxing time!

[Sathenus]

Smiling Kaine hummed happily at the kiss to his cheek, knowing that in the end they'd make the best choice for their son. "I know you're right, but there might be a chance they wouldn't be in the same class or grade if Ren is too far behind... it's a stressful thing to think about." Kaine mumbled his mind racing. While Ren had picked up on some things they had been teaching him since they had adopted him he knew how hard it was for Ren to pick up on all these things. Clearly being overwhelmed making him worry that their son may not be caught up enough to be in the same grade as Solaria and other kids his age. He hoped he was wrong, and he knew they'd continue to work with him and help him catch up. Turning his gaze to Tenmo he smiled at his husband, resting his head on the other's chest. "No matter what happens we'll be here to support him. It'll still be a little while at least before he is ready for such a big step anyway. We can worry about it more closer to to when he's ready." Kaine didn't want to focus on it or overthink things knowing it'd just stress him out more.

 

"Yeah... I'm feeling better." Ren replied nuzzling her arm gently. It was nice to relax with her in their little pillow fort and watch a movie, eating snacks. The longer they were snuggled up in the dark watching the movie the more he relaxed and got comfortable, shifting to stretch out a little more without moving Solaria too much since he enjoyed snuggling with her.

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“I know dear and we need to accept that it is a very strong possibility. There are plenty of programs that can help him and even if not right away, I am sure we can get him on grade level. There have been human programs that allow you to attend class with your same age groups and then goto classes you need..I don’t know...We will all get through this. We can only do so much as parents on our own. I am sure they will know what to do” He said to reassure both their worries. “He wouldn’t start formally until fall rolls back around again in a few months” He said with a soft nod.

 

”Good, that is the most important part” Solaria beamed, kissing the others cheek. She got up briefly so the other could move before getting comfortable again. Ren was a really nice boy, the best boy she has known so far. She couldn’t wait to see him in school too and not just home

[Sathenus]

"i know you're right. I just can't help but worry about him." Kaine sighed knowing that in the end his husband was right. Even if Ren started off behind the other kids they could get him caught up and it wasn't like it was the end of the world. He just couldn't help but worry for their son, both of their son's really. Ash seemed to be doing really well since meeting Asahi and he knew Ren would have support in Solaria but it didn't mean that he wouldn't worry about them. He'd probably still worry about them even once they're both grown with families of their own to take care of and worry about. "Thant's true, we'll have plenty of tie to get him ready. Even if I am still going to worry about him." Kaine replied with a smile. Happily resting his head on his husband's chest with a soft sigh and happy hum.

 

Ren purred happily from the other's words, green eyes on her for a moment as she got comfortable against him again, nuzzling gently before putting his head back on his paws and watching the movie again. Enjoying their time together and the much calmer situation, tail lazily flicking as he got more comfortable and relaxed.

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“I am too...Oh lord I am going to be terrified the first day I bring him to school. I’ll be shaking like a leaf” Tenmo hummed softly with the others head on his chest. He ran his fingers through the others hair with another sigh of content. “Maybe we can start with tutors coming here before we send them off to school. Get him used to the teachers that would be at the school before we send him there. Have Solarias come over and make one room dedicated to school and homework and such. Might help ease the transition. I’m not sure if that Miss Honey could help but I’ve heard good things about her from my fathers and solaria herself” He chuckled, still finding it weird to call the other his father but he did it on occasion. 
 

Solaria hummed happily at their new cuddle position, going back to focusing on the movie. She didn’t even move for a second, managing to stay awake for the entire movie. “This is nice..” She smiled as they eventually reached the ending credits. She hoped they would have time for another, moving to find something, pulling the tablet over to her so she could stay cuddled up to Ren while she looked for something 

[Sathenus]

Kaine definitely had to agree, he was going to be terrified on Ren's first day of school too. It was going to be nerve-wracking and he was definitely going to be worried about him. Even though he was sure that Ren would be doing a lost better with humans by that time he was still going to be terrified and worried. He was sure that even once Ren was an adult that he'd worry about him. "That may make things easier... if he was already familiar and comfortable with the teachers he'd be seeing everyday" Kaine agreed at the mention of that. Having Solaria come over and help make one of the spare rooms into a dedicated school and homework room for Ren might help as well. Ease their son into the setting and get him familiar with the people he'd be spending a lot of his time with.

 

Ren purred more when Solaria spoke and smiled, gently nudging her hand since the movie was over. He was letting her pick the next movie, happy to watch anything she picked. This was nice, especially after all of the excitement and anxiety of being outside. It was always easy for him to relax with Solaria, she brought out a calmer side of him that was able to focus on other things than what was stressing him out. Ren liked it, especially when they had their little moments like this.

[virtualoo]

“I’ll make a call to the school and maybe pass a note to Solaria as well to give to her but I will definitely call her. Explain, of course minus the whole supernatural thing, about where he came from and such. She seemed more than willing to understand Solaria and how quirky and smart she is. I do wonder if we would need to tell her eventually about him but for now let’s not worry about it and hope she can help our son” He smiled, figuring Ash whenever he was home, would want to approve and look over the teacher too.

 

“I like when you purr, it’s nice” Solaris smiled, putting on a nature documentary she always liked to watch that she found relaxing. It showed off a bunch of animals happily going about their day, more showing off their habitat and daily activities. “Is it late..?” she asked quietly, wondering if it was too early to fall asleep or nap

[Sathenus]

Kaine listened as Tenmo said that he'd call the school and maybe give a note to Solaria for her. "I definitely think that we'll have to explain it to her eventually. Especially because the more comfortable Ren gets with her, human or not, the more he'll want to be himself and I can see that causing problems if she doesn't know or expect it. You know how Ren can be." He admitted with a soft laugh. While he was sure that she wouldn't need to know about Ren and them in the beginning he knew that it'd be important for her to find out the more comfortable Ren got with her, not to mention since she'd be teaching him in their house she was bound to notice that they weren't human, especially if they weren't expecting to run into her or if Ash didn't know she was there. "I have a feeling she'll find out quickly that we aren't human, especially teaching Ren in our home. So it would be best not to try to hide it for long."

 

Solaria telling him that she liked it when he purred only encouraged him to purr even more, nuzzling her gently, his green eyes drifting shut for a moment. When they reopened he looked at the documentary that she had put on, his eyes watching the different animals across the screen, occasionally reaching out to paw at the screen whenever he saw an animal that particularly caught his attention. When she asked about the time he thought about it for a moment, "Late enough." Ren replied more than up for a nap or something.

[virtualoo]

Tenmo chuckled when he mentioned Rens stubbornness. “The very idea of knowingly bringing a human, excluding Solaris of course, into our home is quite unnerving. Don’t exactly do that every day but at least it is here and not the pack or coven houses” He sighed as he relaxed quicker. “I can only hope she is as accepting of this as we like her to be when the time comes. And we will need to ensure she will keep our families secrets” He said with a nod

 

Solaria nearly fell asleep from the others purrs alone before the documentary pulled her back in. She couldn’t help but smile at Ren patting at it like a cat, nuzzling into his chest when he mentioned the time. His chest was nice and warm and the cuddling was comfortable. “Thanks” She thanked him as she started dozing off against him

[Sathenus]

Kaine chuckled when and nodded. "You have a point, at least it's safer to bring her here than it would be the pack or coven house." He agreed rubbing the back of his neck. At the mention of hoping that she'd be accepting o this and keep their families secrets he sighed softly. It was a lot to trust a human with, especially a human who had not been part of their world before. There were numerous ways that this could go terribly wrong, but they had to have some hope that things would go well. "If any human would be accepting of our... circumstances and keep it a secret I think it'd be her. It's a matter of introducing her to everything slowly so it's not overwhelming and frightening. Once she sees that we aren't a danger to her then I think she'll be okay. Especially with how happy Solaria is." Kaine replied shrugging a little.

 

Ren purred even more as he noticed Solaria starting to fall asleep, shifting to put a front leg over her as she nuzzled into his chest, offering more warmth and to keep her close. His green eyes falling shut once more, still purring as they laid there together. The purring didn't stop until he was fast asleep, and even then he still purred occasionally in his sleep.

[virtualoo]

“Of course, for any one person, no matter how accepting, it would be a lot to take in. If we need to when the time comes, we can slowly start introducing her to the rest of the family. Maybe not Shi to start off with, big grumpy papa daddy doesn’t scream welcoming” Tenmo said with a small chuckle, even if he knew Miss Honey had known of Shi from when they had taken her out of school when he had supposedly died. “Should we check up on them..?” He asked the other quietly

 

Solaria let the others leg drape over her, wrapping an arm around the others waist. The soft consistent vibrations of the others purrs were too comforting to resist, they slowly luring her into a deeper sleep until she was out cold

[Sathenus]

"I agree, I don't think introducing her to Shi would be a good idea. At least not for quite awhile." Kaine agreed with a nod. Not thinking it was a good idea, at least not for quite awhile. As great as Kaine thought Shi was he knew it wasn't the best idea. Especially since she was human and with everything that had gone on after the hunters he couldn't blame Shi if he was anything but happy with the idea. At the mention of checking on the kids he thought for a moment before he sighed and nodded, "I suppose we should. Make sure they haven't run out of snacks or bored out of their minds."

[virtualoo]

“Shi might be too protective of his new horns to let a random human get close. He just got over his hatred of vampires to a major degree but humans, even a kind one around his newborns, could be too overwhelming. And yes come come” He rolled himself out of bed and quietly made his way to the room the kids were in before. He couldn’t help but smile at how cute they were asleep curled up with one another, showing Kaine. He was so happy Ren and Solaria found comfort in one another

[Sathenus]

Kaine rubbed the back of his neck nervously at the mention of Shi being too protective the twins and that a human even a friendly one would probably be overwhelming for him. "I agree. One step at a time. I'm still not sure he's completely comfortable with vampires either, he loves Alise sure, but he tolerates the rest of us." He admitted with a slightly nervous laugh. As much as he liked Shi and had warmed up to him he had to be honest in saying that Shi seemed to tolerate the coven members but not much else. Sometimes he even felt like that was pushing things a little too far. Sighing Kaine got out of bed with his husband and followed him to Ren's room where Rena and Solaria were cuddled up together in the pillow fort sleeping, it caused a bright smile to appear on his face loving how adorable the sight was. "Those two are too precious sometimes*

[virtualoo]

“Much better than he would have been a long time ago, for certain. But growing up with the vampire prejudice of his parents being killed, even if we found out that wasn’t the case, it takes time to unlearn. He is just a quiet shy guy in general. He is a good guy and I’m sure he would never cause harm but we will figure that out should it come up” Tenmo nodded, moving more for Kaine to see. He went to go get her or Ren to put them on the bed but she only gripped Ren tighter. “I’ll leave them be” He whispered, grabbing a blanket and putting it over the both of them. “I hope they are close when they get older” He smiled warmly 

[Sathenus]

"I have to agree with you there. He has come a long way, the whole pack has." Kaine admitted with a small smile. There was no reason to deny that Shi had come a really long way from his hatred of vampires, and while Alise may have brought some love into his feelings towards them it was really only to her. His tolerance of him and the rest of the coven had definitely gotten better too and Kaine was more than patient when it came to it. Just as he had to give the whole pack credit, and even the coven credit where it was do considering how well the two groups had come together after being enemies and fueled by hatred for thousands of years. Seeing Tenmo try to move Solaria and Ren so they'd be on the bed at leas the chuckled watching her grip Ren tighter as his husband tried moving her. "I think that's for the best." He admitted with a chuckle watching his husband cover the pair with a blanket. "They're so cute together." Kaine mused thoughtfully.

[virtualoo]

“I know...” Tenmo said with a grin, quietly leaving the room with the two children still cuddled up to one another. It was then he thought he heard some ruckus at the door, hearing Ash making his way back home. “Looks like our other son is making his way back home, we will have to tell him and possibly his boyfriend, if he’s with him, to stay quiet since the kids are asleep” He chuckled, peeking his head through the front window

[Sathenus]

Hearing the sound downstairs had Kaine chuckling softly and shaking his head. "Sounds like it for sure." He mused at the mention of their oldest son making his way back home. At the mention of needing to tell their son and possibly his boyfriend to stay quiet not to wake up the kids he nodded again. "Those two are rather inseparable lately aren't they?" Kaine said thoughtfully at the mention of their eldest son's boyfriend. Ash and Asahi had been rather inseparable since the pair seemed to become exclusive and it made him happy that Ash had found someone he really liked. "Well, let's go greet them then before they make too much noise. I wouldn't want to be either of them if they wake Ren or Solaria up. I am sure they won't be happy."

 

Asahi couldn't help but chuckle a little as they came to a stop on the porch, having raced each other to Ash's house. He loved every moment they spent together and they had quite the fun adventures and just getting to know each other better. Ever since they became exclusive things had just seemed to get better and better and Asahi absolutely loved being the center of Ash's attention. Well, aside from Ren and his family of course. Not to mention he definitely loved the jealous gazes he got from others whenever they were seen together. Something he'd never get tired of seeing.

[virtualoo]

Ash chuckled as the other had beaten him by a second or so to the door. He wrapped his arms around the others waist, holding him close and leaving playful kisses down the others neck. He loved being Asahis one and only, taking pride in himself to see the longing looks that they were each other’s and no one else’s. He let the other go to open the door, seeing both his fathers at the door. “Darling, the children are asleep upstairs so you two will need to be quiet” Tenmo told them both, stepping aside to let them both in

[Sathenus]

Asahi smirked as he felt Ash's lips on his neck and arms around his waist, the other man leaving playful kisses down his neck which wasn't helping his heart slow down. As the door opened they were met by his boyfriend's father, Asahi blushing slightly and rubbing the back of his neck. "Sorry, we got carried away in the race over here." Asahi apologized as they stepped into the house. Though he should have known by how late it was that Ren and Solaria would have been asleep. Having remembered Ash mentioning that Solaria was spending the weekend here with them.

[virtualoo]

Ash wanted to keep kissing and touching the other but wanted to behave himself in front of his parents. “Oh, dear, we may be having company over soon and for a long term or awhile..anyway, your father and I have been discussing bringing a teacher in to help Ren learn some things about this world. They are human and don’t know about supernatural creatures. I know it is asking a lot of you but they are here to help them” Tenmo tried to explain to the other carefully, seeing Ash seeming hesitant about a random human in his home

[Sathenus]

Seeing the hesitance from Ash, Asahi took his boyfriend's hand and squeezed it gently, patting his arm as well. "I think it'll be good for your brother." Asahi voiced with a smile despite knowing that Ash may not be fully on board with this. If his boyfriend's father's were bringing in a human to work with Ren then Asahi was convinced it was a human that they trusted. So he would do his best to get Ash more relaxed and on board with it. Especially since he had been helping Ash a lot with the humans and getting more comfortable around them while learning new things. So he felt it was important that Ren get the same opportunities but under their parents' watchful gaze.

[virtualoo]

“It’s one thing to be interacting normally with humans outside the house but now ones just coming in here?” Ash said with a still small amount of hesitance, squeezing the others hand. “I know it’s a lot to ask and do Ash, but they will be able to help Ren adjust. We would never let anyone harm your brother, you know this. Trust us..It will all be okay...okay?” He said softly, Ash seeming to acknowledge it quietly even if he was not too thrilled 

[Sathenus]

"Your dad is right, Ash. Maybe, if this human is okay with it you could even join Ren in the beginning? So that you can see that it's okay and that Ren is in good hands?" Asahi suggested glancing towards Tenmo and Kaine thinking that might help Ash become more accepting of such news. "Not to mention you've only interacted with human's yourself in neutral areas, either out on trails during our hikes or in their territory like town. The biggest test to see how well adjusted you really are is to interact with them in your own home." Asahi told Ash really feeling like he was ready for this.

[virtualoo]

Ash let out a small groan that everything felt like it was coming at him at once. His tail swayed back and forth as Asahi had made the suggestion. He still didn’t like the idea too much, especially having to hide who he was in his own home. “Fine...” He said quietly, wanting to observe the human that would be coming in his territory