Love Agreement With The King

"You're not a disappointment to me," John replied. Taking a step closer to his son and kneeling as he wiped off the tears that fell from his face.

Elijah seemed mad hearing John's answer as if he didn't believe in his statement. He shook his head and clenched his fists. "Tell me the truth!" He shouted.

Felicity perceived the tense atmosphere and unused to hearing people scream or cry she began to cry as well. Roselyn lifted her and walked toward her room, as she walked away she gestured to John to reach her afterward and whispered to call her in case he needed anything.

He only nodded before resetting his gaze on his son and focusing all the attention on him, "I told you and I swear to you that I am proud of you and that I couldn't be happier to have you and Felicity as sons." John said, yet Elijah wasn't reassured, tears continued to flow down his face. His fists bleed for being tightly clenched, He then rubbed his eyes.

"Then why do they say I am a disappointment for you??" He whispered as he tried to look up to meet John's gaze but something refreined him to do so.

"Whoever says that he is not me. So you shall not believe them since they don't know what I feel nor what I think." John said Ethan's eyes were still bloated for the continuos crying and only God knew how much those words cut sharply through his skin and let him almost unable to breathe or think properly.

Those words sounded so real like if those were a matter of fact and although he wanted to believe his father so desperately something told him the kids were right.

"I am not like the other vampires of my age, I am smaller. I am not keeping up with them, there must be something wrong in me." Elijah murmured as he rested his hand on his chest and he kept shaking his head.

"Who told you so, what happened..." John asked confused and in pain to see his son in that state, it was like he could see the pain through his gaze.

"The other vampires… Why am I not like them?" His voice raised again and it broke when a tear fell down his face but he quickly wiped it away.

"Calm down Elijah. You're just like them, you will grow in time I promise you..." John said, he took his little hands and held them as if he wanted to tell him how much he loved him through a handshake.

"What if I don't? I will always be the weak son of the strongest vampire in Kratez?!"

John felt his anger arose and pulsing in his veins as he grow more and more irritated at the kids who put those silly ideas in his head.

It was hard to be a father, if he wasn't he would probably go haunt them and their parents immediately for having dared to do such a thing. But he couldn't do that now, he had to be a good example for his kids.

John took a long breath to calm himself and then sat on the floor to be at the same height as his son, they both remained in silence for some minute until John broke the silence with his voice, "your mother was also considered different because she didn't desire for the same things the other ladies looked for. I was also called a bad person by all my human relatives because I was different from them since I was a vampire. The thing is that sometimes being different is not a bad thing but it's a blessing. You should find a way to appreciate this gift because I am sure one day you will find out your difference is what distinguishes you and makes you stand out in a crowd of all identical people."

Elijah didn't reply and the silence filled the room once again for some instants until John took another breath and then continued, "you can cry and think that you're different. But don't ever think or believe you are a disappointment for me." John said, frowning his forehead and making a laugh escape from Elijah's lips.

"Because you will never be. So next time they tell you so, tell them they better take it back or I will tell them that myself." John whispered as he checked out the surroundings to make sure Roselyn wasn't hearing him.

They both laughed, Elijah felt more relieved and his eyes finally meet John's gaze.

"I am sorry." Elijah said, "I shouldn't have screamed like that. I hope I didn't scare Felicity."

"We shall go check on her, it's time to tuck her in bed, isn't it?"

Elijah nodded and smiled at the thought, then he charged and speeded into Felicity's room followed by John.

When Roselyn saw Elijah speed in the room with a happy face she sighed in relief and smiled to John, "How are you?" she asked, caressing Elijah's head as he leaned closer to his sister.

"I am sorry for having screamed earlier." He whispered near to his sister's ear.

"Don't worry." She replied.

He tucked her sister in bed and then as usual he jumped on the bed near to Felicity.

He gazed at his mother and hinted a smile, "I feel better, I just argued with some vampires."

He then turned to the side, he didn't want to think about that anymore. John held Roselyn's hand and pulled her out of the room.

"They noticed he is growing slower than the other vampires of his age and told him I must be disappointed in him for that," John explained as soon as they lock the door of their room.

Roselyn dropped her jaw, then she knitted her eyebrows, thousands of bad words filled her mind. How could kids be so ruthless?

"How dare them!?" Roselyn spat angrily.

"I should have told him so that maybe he wouldn't be so offended when he heard it from other people but I hoped nobody would notice." John pulled his hair back and he sighed.

Roselyn frowned her forehead, she gestured with her hand shocked, "let me get this right, you knew? Why didn't you tell me anything?" Roselyn asked almost unable to believe what her ears heard. She thought they stopped keeping secrets from each other.

"You kept something that serious from me? He is also my son, John. You shouldn't have..."

Roselyn's voice filled with resentment.. She knew if John had kept that a secret it was either because it was something serious or because he was very concerned.