Why are paths always hidden? (TF before Charon goes missing)
by Brand-X (c) (Bloodsyn)
Brandon had spent a lot of time thinking since his relationship with Doom had taken it's natural course, he knew it had changed him as a person, he cared less for himself and more for Doom everyday. When he was younger he'd dreamed of having children of his own but that dream had been crushed long ago when women found out what he was. Now he found himself wondering whether it was possible for a vampire and a werewolf to have children.
He pulled a huge leather bound book off the shelf of the library in Death Manor, if there was any precedence for this kind of thing it would be in one of these books in the huge library that Charon maintained at the manor. He carried it to a reading table, put it down and opened it up. He ran his finger down the index, couldn't find what he was looking for and put the book back again.
Three hours later he was beginning to lose patience and he sat down and randomly began flicking through the pages when the door opened and Charon walked in grinning.
"Thought I heard the sound of pages riffling. Looking for something specific?"
Brandon looked up at her slightly embarrassed.
"Yes and no."
Charon grinned.
"Well that will be an interesting challenge. What are you trying to find in here that has had you engrossed for over three hours exactly?"
Brandon collapsed backwards in the chair, he figured he might as well tell her what he'd been thinking.
"I was wondering whether there had been any documented cases of vampires and werewolves having children together."
Charon raised an eyebrow but made no comment. She looked up and down the rows of books and then made her way over to a section he hadn't even noticed. She pulled out several books and put them on the table in front of him.
"Here, Death family history. I'm telling you no one but me seems to read this bloody book and there are a couple of others you might find interesting reading. Put it this way, I'm part human, part demon and part god knows what else, Kizmat is kindred and yet we still managed to have three kids together. Mortismere is demon and had a child with a human. Damien is part vampire and part werewolf and yet he sired many children with different types of women. Why should you and Doom be any different? If you both want the same thing, you have to give it time and eventually you'll both get what you want."
Brandon stared at the books and then back at Charon. It hadn't occurred to him to look at family histories.
"But Doom has no heartbeat, how can someone who is technically dead have children?"
Charon shook her head and laughed.
"Kizmat hasn't got a heartbeat either but look at what's happened between us. Look at your own relationship with Doom. She might not have a heartbeat but she has more than enough passion to make up for it. You don't need a heart to fall in love Brandon, one day you may even understand that."
Brandon looked at her in amazement.
"You know for any fan who see's you destroy opponents, they'd never guess how much knowledge you seem to hold inside your head. One day it might just explode."
Now she laughed.
"One day people might actually read up on their family histories as well, it'll never happen!"
A couple of hours later Brandon left Death manor feeling cheered. Charon had been right, many members of the Death family themselves had been werewolves or part werewolf and had sired children with many different types of creatures including humans. Now he needed to find Doom to tell her exactly how he felt about their relationship.
