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"I have more embarrassment then anger." Holden said as he went to get the bottle of wine. "I really wish I could get drunk." He said when he thought he was far enough away from the dinning room. He grabbed the wine and went back into the dinning room. He sat down and poured himself some as he heard Alexander ask about art.

"I'm a painter, I draw too. I got accepted into Slade School of Fine Art. But I can't go." He said looking down. "Maybe after dinner I can show you some of my paintings." Holden said feeling very small right now.

Alicia mumbled quietly to herself, trying to work out her anger.

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Solomon shot Alicia a glare, his eyes red only for a brief second; much to fast for Alexander to see. He then looked at Alexander with a slight smile, "I do all forms of art, really. I have nothing better to do, it seems. I've dropped out of it though, due to the damn horses needing so much attention..ahh no..crap, Holden, after supper I have to check on Rilov; it's his first day in the pasture since the surgery and I want to make sure he's doing okay." He took a few bites of the chicken while he waited for responses.

Alexander shuddered, "Horses...creepy things they are..they..stare at you. Either way, you're right, they require a lot of care. Do you breed or just have them?"


"I bred only once; not really favoring it. I mainly race my Quarter horse, Zera. I was planning on getting Rilov; a thoroughbred, on the track, but he's had issues with his knees so he can't." He shrugged.

[Bovice]

"Ok, tell Kali I will be by tomorrow." Holden said not looking up. "Jason, when your done eating you can go watch TV. Amanda and Hayden you finish your homework when your done. I think I'm going to go lay down." He said grabbing the bottle of wine. He quickly hugged it to his body, "It was nice meeting you Alexander." Holden said as he quietly left the room.

"Why did you make daddy sad Alicia?" Jason asked as he watched Holden leave.

"I didn't make him sad." Alicia said coldly.

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Solomon cleaned up the table as the kids went off to do their own thing. He sighed a bit, watching Holden go, "Go apologize ot him right now Alicia. This is your fault." He went outside to the garage, still having the keys to the BMW. He got in, started it up and peeled out, heading towards his Manor.

Alexander sighed, "You still didn't have to yell at him like that Alicia...it was uncalled for. While creepy and not for the dinner table, him and Solomon were just having fun. Thank you for dinner, but I'll be off. I've got entrance papers to write...see you soon?" He stood with a slight smile, giving Alicia a quick hug, and headed out, opting to walk home.

Hayden took a detour and followed Holden with a frown, "Holden...what's wrong?" She sat next to him on the bed, her icy eyes looked at him with some concern.

[Bovice]

Holden sat on the bed resting against the headboard. "Its just that Alicia has never yelled at me like that before. And then to top it off my Aunt is gonna take me to court because she didn't get crap in my dad's will, and she is probably gonna try and take Amanda away from me as well." He said taking a long drink of wine. "Why can't vampires get drunk? I mean it is quite sad that we can drink soo much and we don't get drunk." He said placing the bottle on the nightstand. He looked at Hayden and gave her a hug, he started to cry. "I don't know what I would do if I lost Amanda, or any of you." Holden said in between tears.

Alicia sat there slightly flabbergasted, "Ya hopefully soon." She said while she sat there after Alexander gave her a hug. "Ok why is his Aunt showing up my fault?" She asked not moving.

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Hayden held him lightly, "Holden..pl-please don't cry. I-I have an idea!" She sat up straight, a small smile on her face, "I-I can take c-care..of them..yeah? T-then you don't ha-have to worry...about loosing..Amanda? P-please Holden? Solomon doesn't like to see you sad and..neither do I." She gave him a light squeeze, "A-and I can..u-um..what's it called..it's like...shape-shifting, but with people..so they...could never..track..me."

[Bovice]

Holden was surprised with what Hayden said, "No Hayden, I could never let you do that. Plus Solomon would get very mad at you, and probably me for letting you do that." He said wiping his tears away. He stopped crying and had an idea, "Could you possibly teach me how to do that? I'm not sure if I can fight but I'm sure I can do something. After all I almost killed my mother, and that was when I was human." He said looking at Hayden.

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Hayden shook her head, "I don't have enough power to teach you properly, and if it's not done right you could end up..well..just being a mass of...stuff..nasty stuff." She sighed a bit, looking at him with sad eyes, "S-Solo won't know it was me..I can be sneaky. I-I promise I..won't...'be bad'," as she called it. She never really remembered the events during her crazes but she was able to figure them out through Solomon. "I'll j-just plug my nose."

[Bovice]

Holden quickly picked up Hayden and set her on his lap, "This is a little more comfortable. I couldn't let you do that, Solomon would find out, and you know that." He said with a sigh. "I will talk to Solomon when he gets back, and I will see what he says. I would rather him not be mad at either one of us. Ok?" He said as he gave her another hug. "You and Solomon always make me feel better at least somewhat." Holden said with a smile as he let Hayden go. "Promise me that you wont do anything, until I talk to Solomon. Pinky promise?" Holden said holding out his pinky.

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Hayden tilted her head back so she could look up at him while he spoke. Eventually, she nodded, wrapping her pinky around his, "Okaayyy...fine...b-but if they make you sad again...I will do whatever the hell I want." She smiled, leaning on him slightly, "I'm glad I could help you feel a bit better. Soly will be proud too!" She smiled as she closed her eyes, "I..I just hope I can get him to not make me...'change'...I like being this way. It just seems..right."

[Bovice]

"I love that about you and Solomon." Holden said with a smile. "Yes he would. He said. "It does, I can talk to him about that. Have you ever been painted? Because just like Solomon I think you would paint beautifully." He said sighing. "Can I ask you why you like to look and act like a six year old? He asked closing his eyes. "Life is a lot harder when you have a family." Holden said leaning his head back.

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"I don't sit still long enough..Solo's tried." She tilted her head a bit as he asked her, "Solo might get mad if I tell you, but he's been meaning to tell you anyway..so I'll just be saving him the trouble. Another favor for my brother~" She smiled a bit adjusting in his lap, "Well, you already know that my brother and I are twins, had an older sister, and we're Pure. I don't know if you know how it works, but Pures are born as humans and live as such until they're 18th birthday. While they're humans though, they're..'blessed' with perfect health, increased senses and agility, among other minor things. When they turn 18, the genes in their blood activates, turning them to a vampire in a similar process of when a human changes.

"A-anyway, sometimes, when a Pure changes, they get...very aggressive." She paused a moment, closing her eyes, "..well..I got very aggressive. It varies on the person, sometimes the person is always 'bad' or sometimes 'bad'..and I was..always 'bad'..

"A-and..Solomon, Mommy and Daddy had to keep me locked away, of course you know this..." She sighed, "..b-but..after a few years, Solo tried..to..'fix' me..but..he wasn't as good with the brain as he is now..s-so..it..'ruined' my brain..I guess. He said..that..I kinda have..split personalities..or something like that...b-but..I only get 'bad' a-around blood now, no matter what it is.. A-and while I'm 'good' I sometimes slip in and out of..different versions of myself..child-like or 'normal' for my age. I..don't really know how to explain...b-but Solo knows...Y-you may have even..noticed it."

She sighed again, burying her face in his chest, not that she was sad or anything, she just felt comfortable doing it, "S-Solo's t-tried to fix me many times, but..it seems I..always..g-get worse around blood..so..he's stopped... Then he told me I'd have to stay locked away forever until he could fix me...but..he didn't know what they did to me there...they lied to him." Now she was beginning to get scared and started to cry a bit as she remember the many years at the main House. She was unsure if Holden would pick up the images flashing through her mind, but she hoped he didn't..they were..bad.

[Bovice]

Holden listened and understood most of it. He felt pressure in his brain and knew it was what she was seeing, he tried to keep them out. He put his arms around Hayden, "I'm sorry that they did bad things to you Hayden. No matter how bad a person is, they don't deserve..." He said as one of the pictures broke through his block. He saw blood, oh so much blood. There was so many dead bodies, the smell of blood came into his nose and his eyes became instantly red. He opened them and looked at Hayden, "Hayden slap me, so much blood, and carnage. Oh so much fun." Holden said in a growl tone, his teeth grew as he smelled Amanda. A low growl escaped his throat.

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Hayden closed her eyes tightly, trying to dispel the thoughts from her mind; as she was always the one at the cause end of the violence. It made her feel terrible,but Holden's words made her feel a bit better. "I..wish they understood that.." She jumped, not questioning him. She understood what what happened. "I'm sorry Holden..." She brought up her slim hand, slapping him very hard across the face, almost enough to break his maxillary bones.

[Bovice]

Holden's eyes turned back to their normal brown, and his teeth went back to normal. He rubbed his cheek, "Thanks, and you have a good arm." He said as he moved his jaw. "I will help you anyway that is possible." He said with a smile. He sighed, "I'm sure Solomon knows this, but I feel so bad that I don't know how to use most of my powers, and I don't even know all of the powers I have." He said. "I should of been able to take care of myself, with that piece of shit vampire. I mean he didn't do anything, but I still should of been able to take him out." Holden said slamming his head into the headboard.

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Hayden caught his head as he moved to hit the headboard,"Holden, please, Solomon will teach you when you're ready. He's been so worn out between helping his horse and...dealing with me.." Her hands slowly slid from his face as she looked away, "If I was still there, you'd know more than you do now..but..I keep getting in the way...like always." She crawled off his lap, curling up tightly by the pillows, "I'm sorry Holden, it's my fault that you still don't know anything."