Love Agreement With The King

"Happy birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy birthday dear Felicity and Elijah. Happy birthday to youuu.." relatives sang all in sync for the celebration of Felicity's third birthday, and Elijah's eleventh.

Although Elijah grow fast just like a vampire normally does, John was still concerned since he didn't see in him the same improvement he saw in Daniel, Abigail's son. 

Vampire's overdeveloped growth and strength didn't depend on age nor genetic. It was something unnatural which vampires were born with. John made Elijah practice a lot, about 3 to 4 times a week but despite that, his results weren't the same as the other kids he used to train.

John never said anything to Roselyn nor Elijah but Victor noticed that.

"Is Elijah eating enough?" He asked John while they both looked at Roselyn cutting the cake from afar.

John took a relieved sigh, "he is. He is doing everything right but the process seems slower than the other vampires." John frowned his forehead.

"Maybe you didn't feed him blood as soon as he was born and that's the reason," Victor said but John shook his head.

"It's not that."

Roselyn gave everyone their piece of cake and then gestured the maids to bring in the gifts. 

"Maybe he only needs more time to get the same results. Don't bother too much, John." Victor offered a smile to reassure his cousin who seemed still unsure about the situation.

He would try to do his best to help Elijah and he didn't want him to feel less strong than the other vampires of his age.

He also started to question and notice other vampires aged faster than him but John always reassured him.

Roselyn walked toward John and gave John their gifts so that he could bring those to the two sons.

Elijah smiled and grabbed his huge rectangular gift while Felicity kept shaking her gift and asked what it was. 

"Open them!" Roselyn said excitedly.

At the command, they started to scratch and unwrap their gifts excited. 

When Felicity unwrapped her gift she dropped her jaw and screamed of joy and excitement when she saw the doll and the carriage with horses in miniature.

"Thank you so much," Felicity said smiling hugely and starting to play with the toys immediately.

Elijah opened the gift, it was a guitar inside of a box.

He didn't expect that gift but maybe because he didn't expect it he was surprised and excited at the sight.

"A guitar?" He exclaimed.

John smiled nodding, "I thought it was a good idea and maybe you can develop an outlet and a hobby besides practicing." 

"If you want we will make you get classes to learn how to play it," Roselyn added, then she drifted her gaze to the other guests inducing them to proceed on giving their gifts.

The kids received so many gifts but the most special ones were the one hand made by Sebastian for both Felicity and Elijah. In the orphanage, he had lots of free time so he had to find many hobbies to spend the time on. He learned how to sew and how to fold papers to recreate a building. For felicity, he sew a hat while for Elijah he created a castle made of folded papers and then painted.

Those gifts were highly appreciated by the kids but also by the guests who didn't stop complimenting Sebastian for his idea. He could have just asked his rich father to buy something but instead, he took days and hours to work on his gifts which only showed how much he cared.

When the party was over John and Roselyn helped the maids to clear the mess of wrapping papers and food on the floor.

Felicity like a koala wrapped her hands around Roselyn's leg making her mother chuckle as she bent down to pick her up.

Elijah meantime speeded around the room to pick up the stuff faster making Roselyn laugh even louder.

She had never thought having a vampire as a son would be beneficial to clear up the house.

"Mommy, I am sleepy," Felicity murmured pinning her head on her mother's shoulder while she brought her into her room.

Elijah ran before them while he opened his arms widely pretending he had wings.

"Can I tuck her in bed?" Elijah asked stretching his arms toward her sister and looking at Roselyn with a begging gaze.

Roselyn smiled, "of course, you can. Be careful." She whispered as she saw Felicity was already closing her eyes slowly.

Elijah placed his sister gently on the bed and then carefully tucked her in the sheets, then he laid next to her.

"You're a good brother," Roselyn commented whispering as she leaned closer to Elijah and placed a soft kiss on his cheek.

"Thank you, mommy." He replied, smiling. He then turned to the side and whispered, "good night mommy." he closed his eyes to fall asleep.

"Good night." Roselyn caressed his shoulder and fixed the sheet which exposed Elijah's knee.

Roselyn walked back into her room with a huge smile on her lips, she was so proud of her sons, they were growing up well mannered and with good values just like she wished.

"Why are you smiling like that?" John said as soon as Roselyn walked into their room and then closed the door.

"I am just happy about how our kids are growing. Elijah is such a good boy he asks me to tuck Felicity in bed every night." Roselyn said still smiling proudly.

"It must be his way to feel closer to her and protect her," John observed smiling as he remembered about months ago when Elijah took Sebastian's side.

"He tends to take the side of every person he loves and he is willing to risk everything for those people," John murmured as his eyes seemed to smile with his lips.

Roselyn jumped on the bed and laid her head on John's chest, "it reminds me of someone.." She said gazing at John who chuckled.