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"Well, if its physical labor you're worried about, then that's not really it. There's been some journals I've been meaning to have publishes, but its a scattered mess. All she'd have to do is short the papers, which she could do while sitting. I don't normally leave my lab during the day, so a long as your family doesn't mind making food for themselves its not a hassle for them to stay. The only thing is that the lab is off limits, there are many delicate instruments in there after all. Though now I'm wondering what it is that you do where you have to leave your family? Is it really hard for people to find work around here?" Isaac was willing to be patient, he didn't want to anger the man, he just wanted to at least get them to come to his home so that they could talk. And that would be where he could speak with them in private to see how they would react to him.

"We can talk about it over dinner if you'd like, and if you don't like the offer you can go back to your normal lives. I won't stop you from doing what you think is best, but I'd like for you to at least hear me out. I have no servants in my home so I'd be making the meal myself, thought it won't be much."

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"I'm a fisherman. I go out and catch fish for local shops though it causes me to be away for a very long time." He explained to Isaac. His wife began to urge him to say yes as she kept nudging her head over to Isaac. "Even if I for some reason do have to do some work, I can do it! Besides, I still have to chase after the children so if I have to do a bit of cleaning, I will be fine." She assured him. "Let's just talk with him dear. And maybe you don't even have to go if we stay." She looked up at Lucien just begging him. "We will talk about it. But tell me, why is it that you're interested in us?" He questioned thinking it was weird that a total stranger took a liking to them. Then he wondered if it had anything to do with Emi. He seemed really interested in her.

"My doggie is Emi. My friend moved away so I named the doggie after my friend!" She told Isaac as she hugged Faye tightly. "My daddy fishes a lot but he never ever smells like fish!" She told him. His face turned slightly red. "That's because I don't want to smell like fish Bridgette. Now leave this man alone, the grown ups are talking." He told her. "It's rude for you to be talking to grown ups." He cleared his throat. "So where are we going to continue this discussion?" Lucien questioned.

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He smiles at them, then pets Faye's head, "Because to be willing to accept having what most would consider to be a very intimidating creature shows that you don't judge people based on appearances. Not to mention you are also extremely loyal to your family, I could see that from when I came near." When the little girl tells him about 'Emi' he kneels down in front of her, patting her on the head.

"I hope you can be very good friends with her then like you were with your friend that moved away." Smiling he looks up at Lucien, "And I don't mind children speaking to me, they are a curious bunch after all and that's what I'm all about with my work. Being curious about some kind of health condition and researching it." Standing he dusts his clothes off, "We'd be going back to my home, I have a carriage just over there that we can ride in. Though a friend of mine is currently there, I'll ask if she needs a lift home, so we might make a stop first. After that we can head straight to my home and I can begin making dinner for everyone."

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"Well, to be honest, we were afraid of her but when my son slipped from my hands, she caught him on her back. It's kinda hard to view her as a a beast after that you know? Beasts would usually try to attack, not try to protect. She's a gentle giant." Elizabeth explained. Lucien still didn't like how his daughter had been talking to him. He felt children shouldn't talk to adults. "Fine, let's go then." He told Isaac. He wanted to get this over with.

"Yes of course!" Bridgette smiled at the man. "My daddy doesn't like it when I talk to grown ups because they don't want to listen to little children. He says the grown don't like it when we talk to them because it's just nonsense that comes out of our mouths!" She said to him, finding it quite interesting that an adult didn't mind talking to her. "Do you have any toys? I don't wanna stay unless I have toys to play with Emi!"

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Smiling to them all he walks them back to the carriage, "Well, children learn by imitating those around them from when they are really little and can't speak properly yet. By speaking with them and teaching them new things their minds grow much more quickly and they can discover things for themselves. And as for toys I think there might still be some around, and if not I can probably make some from wood. It's been a while since I've done wood working, I used to make them all the time for my little sister when we were younger." His eyes become sad for a moment, then he shakes his head, trying to keep the mood happy.

"Anyways, let me inquire if my friend would like a ride home. Alice, would you like me to give you a lift home? Or is Arden nearby? I don't want to leave you on your own." He opens the door for the carriage to let the family in. "Oh, if your daughter wishes to she can ride on one of the horses. Just make sure you hold on tightly, if you fall you can get hurt by the horses' hooves. Or you can ride up top where the driver's seat is, and then you can have a view during the whole ride."

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Alice was shocked by the crowd coming into the carriage. But then again, he did say that he was going to get into a blood pact or whatever it was called. "No, Arden went to find our son and head back to the pa...place...of our home..together..." She was about to say pack but she probably made it even weirder with her cover up. "But I can walk back, it won't be much trouble." She told him as she went to get out. She then lifted up the little girl to get on to the horse. "Thank you ma'am!" Bridgette smiled and patted the horse. She was excited to ride on it but like mister Isaac had said, she was going to hold on tightly.

Lucien and Elizabeth walked into the carriage. "Wow, never rode in one of these before! Very fancy!" She smiled looking around. "So you are a scientist? Are you well known?" She asked. "If I knew how to read, I would love to read one of your journals...Oh...I can't read. So I don't know if I can do this job." She was feeling embarrassed by the fact that she couldn't read. She felt so unintelligent.

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"Alright then Alice, I'll speak with you and your husband later then." He bows farewell to her, then climbs into the carriage with everyone else, closing the door. The horses begin pulling slowly, then got into an easy trot back towards the house.

"Well, I have been having copies sent from the medical universities to the shops here in town. But don't worry about the reading part for now, I might be a bit messy with my papers, but I made sure I put the titles on the bottom of each paper. So I can write the titles and you can just match them based on that. Eventually, if you're alright with it, I can have someone teach you and your family to read. I worked hard myself to learn how to read, my family were farmers, and I had a knack for making medicines from plants near our home. That knowledge is what lead me to be able to become a doctor actually." It doesn't take them long to get back to the house, Isaac getting out to get the gate and let the carriage in. Once they are out of the carriage and in the house he sends some familiars to stand guard in the shadows, he didn't want another attack to occur while this family was here. Opening the door to his home he leads them into the sitting room.

"I'll be back in a moment, I think there are some wooden horses and sheep your children can play with." Going up to the room he keeps as a show for himself, he opens up a draw, pulling out some old wooden toys that Faye used to play with and brings them down for the children. "I hope you don't mind these old things. Well, let me go get started with dinner, I hope you don't mind steak and salad." Going into the kitchen he puts on an apron and beings chopping up the salad, then when that's finished he begins cooking the steaks. He makes the family's steaks medium well and his medium rare, then sets everything out. "Alright, its finished, you may all come eat."

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This sounded too good to be true. Elizabeth and Lucien just stared at each other in shock as Isaac went to make them dinner. This just sounds too good to be true. Do you really think that this is all for no strings attached? I don't understand, I know he wants servants but he's not really making you do anything. Can we really trust him?" Lucien questioned as he looked at the children who were playing nicely with the toys. Faye stayed right by their sides just watching them. Elizabeth just smiled at her husband. "I don't know if we will end up regretting this decision but I think we should take him up on his offer. You wouldn't have to leave if this is the real deal. Or you can save up enough money to where we can buy a big house and a big yard! What do you think?" She asked looking up into his eyes. Lucien nodded.

When Isaac called for dinner, they got up, Elizabeth went to get the children and sat them down at the table. She cut up her steak finely to where she felt comfortable feeding their son so he wouldn't choke on it. Faye also came in wagging er tail as she looked at all the steaks and her mouth was just watering. She went to Isaac's plate, she preferred his steak than the others. She stared at him and whined as she would dart her eyes to the steak and then back onto Issac.

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Smiling, he cuts his steak in half, feeding the whole piece to Faye, "I'm pretty full from lunch earlier, so I don't mind sharing." Finishing off his half of the steak he also gives Faye the salad, just sitting there watching the family as they ate, getting up and gathering the plates when they are finished.

"Then children can play in the sitting room while we talk, if that's alright with you two. I'd rather it just be you two to hear this first." He waits until they are alone, closing the glass door between the two rooms to make it harder for them to hear, then he looks at the couple with a shame filled face. "I'm terribly sorry, but the job I have is not quite as I described it, I just didn't want to cause some confusion before we actually had a chance to talk about things."

"This might be a bit odd, but before I tell you what the job really is I have to ask you something. If you met a person who has never done you harm and was friendly with you, but found out they were some kind of horrible creature that people fear from folklore, would you continue to treat that person the same way if how they treat you never changes? They never bring you or anyone else intentional harm and never intend to?"

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Faye happily ate the steak but when he gave her the salad, she didn't even look at it, she treated it like it didn't exist. Once she was finished, she went over to the children and watched them play after they were finished eating also.

The two looked at each other. They knew this was too good to be true. "So you lied to us? Make us come here under false pretenses and then tell u that you lie and then go on to ask some weird question? I don't know what you're going on about but we just want to live our lives peacefully and as normal as possible. Besides, how can we answer that question if we never been in a situation like that? What's with that weird question anyway?!" Lucien was getting upset mostly because he felt lied to and didn't appreciate it. "Hun, why don't you go get some fresh air." She told him as she gave him a kiss. "If he plans on hurting me, I'm sure Emi can crash through the glass and save me." She giggled as she tried to calm him down. Reluctantly, Lucien left, leaving his wife alone with Isaac. "It sounds to me like you're that person who you were asking about." She stated. "You are a person right? You have feelings and a conscious and a good moral? Well, that's all one needs to be a person no matter who or what they are. My husband on the other hand...I know him and this is beyond his understanding. I may not know how to read but I do know a few things about people. And I also know that anyone can be a monster, even a human. I don't understand why folklore creatures are viewed as being more scary than humans when humans have that same killer instinct. An the scariest part is that we exist. Folklore is folklore, though by how you talk I'm assuming that's incorrect. Just keep it from my husband. He might have accepted Emi but she's an animal, you're...not." She pressed her hand on her stomach as she moaned. "Oh geez little one, that was too hard of a kick."

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Isaac bows his head slightly, but even after Lucien leaves, but he does nod his head in confirmation about her suspicions. He takes a deep breath before continuing, "Well, to be honest its not just me I'm referring to...It's also 'Emi'. The real reason I have the door closed is because there's much more to Emi than meets the eye. The reason why I know this is because until recently I was her guardian, and things have changed for her recently which have been making things complicated between us. And sadly I unintentionally broke her heart and she ran off, but was attacked, now having lost her memories of who she really is." Tears begin streaming down his cheeks as his eyes glow red unconsciously. Being so upset he can't help but show part of what he really is. Taking several breathes he tries to calm himself before he continues on, his eyes turning back to silver.

"I can't tell you the rest until I get you to do something for me. There's a thing my kind can do called a blood pact, all I would need is a drop of your blood, and some of my blood, and the pact will prevent you from telling others that I don't say you can say anything to from learning anything from you. It's more so for Emi's protection than anything else, I don't care if people start hunting me down like I'm some kind of monster, but I don't want Emi to go through that. Besides getting the blood, the only sensation you'll have is a warm tingling feeling. Do you agree to this? If not you'll have to leave my house and I'll have to watch her during the night while those I trust watch her during the day."

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Elizabeth looks at Isaac an then at Emi. She could tell how much he cared and loved her which made her feel sorry for him. She felt like she shouldn't keep Emi despite the fact that her children had already fell in love with her. She noticed the change of color and was taken aback. It was rather frightening to see, it was abnormal and it would take time for her to get used to him doing that, if he did that often. She smiled at him and wiped his tear away. "So this blood pact...before I fully agree, what exactly does it entail? What will happen if I tell someone about you? And is there anything to it? Do I give blood or anything afterwards? Or will it just be me unable to talk about you and Emi? And will it affect the little one in here?" She asked him rubbing her stomach. "I hope you don't mind if I put my feet up, they are swollen." She told him as she placed her feet on a chair. Even though she wanted to take off her socks and shoes, she wasn't about to be that improper. "And as far as my husband's concerned, do not tell him. This will have to be a secret between you and me. And I don't want the children to know either." She told him. "Not unless there's no other choice."

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"Ah, thank you. I'd just mix your blood with mine and you stick you hand in the mixture, you'll then feel the sensation I mentioned before. And all it will do is make it so you can't say anything, it would be like you want to say something but then the words escape you and you don't remember trying to say them. As for the children, they don't really know anything so that's not a problem, and if you're husband doesn't know then its not a problem either." He grabs a chair for her and places it so she can place her feet comfortably. "And I won't need to do anything with you after that. I just hope that if I cut my hand first Emi won't notice your blood, but she'll definitely notice mine."

Once he's got her confirmation about the blood pact he makes a small bowl form from the shadows. Getting out the letter opener he makes a cut in the palm of his hand, letting his blood drip into the bowl. Next he gently presses the point to the tip of Elizabeth's finger, enough so a drop forms and touches the drop to the blood in the bowl. When her fingers touch the blood it looks like its being soaked into her skin and makes her hand tingle, then its over.

"Alright, now I can continue. Emi is not a wolf, but rather a human who's recently been turned into an unusual combination of werewolf and vampire. A young werewolf thought she was his fated mate and bite her to turn her, and I gave her my blood to turn her into a vampire because when I saw her bleeding I panicked and wanted to save her by turning her. Her real name is Faye and I've watched over her for about fifteen years now, and she's a really sweet girl, and I'm ashamed of myself for having hurt her like I did. Anyways, as you probably suspect now, I am a vampire, and nearly five hundred years old. Hence the reason why my eyes turned red earlier and startled you, our eyes will glow red when we're emotional or hungry for blood. And I'll tell you now, I have no interest in drinking the blood of any of your family members. And as for Emi as long as I can give her my blood when I wake and before I sleep she shouldn't be drawn to the blood of your family either. The other reason why I want you here is for your family's protection since the person who attacked Emi is still around, and living where you do would be very dangerous for your family. At least here I can have my familiars watch during the day, you won't seem them because they are in the shadows. Lastly, even though my lab is off limits to your family, it is not off limits to Emi, she'll need to probably rest during the day for part of the day. If she seems tired and not interested and just wants to sleep, tell her to go to the lab in the cellar, my familiars will not stop her from entering."

"Now, there's actually something I need to begin working on, so I'll be in the garden doing some carpentry. If you or your family need anything let me know. You and your husband can have my room on the second floor, I have no real need for it. You're children can sleep in the spare bedroom, however please do not use Faye's room, I don't know when she'll regain her memories or if she ever will..." With that he bows and opens the doors, leaving Elizabeth to talk with her husband while he begins cutting wood to make a coffin bed for when he can be back with Faye again. The design is similar to a canopy bed but allows the top to be lowered down to make a coffin.

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Elizabeth just sat there rather in shock about everything she heard. There was a lot more to the world than she realized. She looked at her children and smiled as they played with Faye. She would have to tell them her real name. She stared at her hand that she had pricked for the blood pact and just shook her head. How did this all happen? Well, it all happened since they decided to adopt Faye but what strange turns of events this was. After rubbing out her sore feet for a few minutes, she walked to her children and sat down on the couch to watch them play. "Hey, this isn't Emi anymore, her real name is Faye. The nice man who brought us here, well, he's very fond of Faye and doesn't want anything to happen to her. So you have to take good care of her ok?" She smiled. "Ok mommy!" Bridgette smiled then went to play with her brother who didn't stop playing. Faye got up and walked out as her husband came back inside. She went around to the garden to see Isaac.

Lucien sat down beside his wife and took off her shoes so that he could rub her feet. He didn't care if it was inappropriate or not, he was rather upset with the guy. "So what are we doing?" He asked. "Well, I want to stay. He sounds weird but he's just a very lonely man. And really, Emi, who's real name is Faye, is his pet. He really loves her though but can tell that the children love her. And since we aren't rich, he thought that having us here would be best for both of us. He won't be lonely and we can have Faye without a huge bill to pay for food and supplies." She told her husband. The baby began kicking some more which caused her great discomfort. "Besides, I already know you'e going to leave no matter what. If we stay here, there's someone to watch over me." She smiled and kissed him.

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Isaac works for several hours, getting the base and posts done for the new bed. It's simple in design, but would serve its purpose. The only thing left would be to get a nice mattress for it, only really needing to be comfortable to lay on. He'd go into town tomorrow and get one, along with some pillows and be spreads for the new bed. Looking up he sees Faye in the garden with him.

"I'm surprised you're not with the children playing, you're very fond of them. Kind of makes me wish to have kids as well." A gently smile spreads across his face, then he picks up the base, carrying it with ease down into the basement. The bed was made to hold three people about Isaac's size across, which would be plenty of room for both him and Faye if she decided to come back to him. He let's Faye follow him into the lab, then closes the door behind him, opening the door to his real room, and leans the base against the wall. Then he drags the coffin he normally sleeps in to the opposite side of the room since he'll still use it for a bit until the new bed was finished. Next he brings down the posts, also carrying those with ease, then sets the bed up. Wiping sweat from his head he goes upstairs to take a quick bath before going to bed. He's been petting Faye on and off while she follows him, but once he's done with his bath he goes back out to the garden with her, using the letter opener to cut his hand open again since dawn was quickly approaching.

"I hope you will be alright with this for the time being until I can get up in the late afternoon. Take good care of all of them, alright? I'll have my familiars follow you and them around as extra protection, and since some of them are vampires it should keep the one who attacked you at bay for a while and protect Elizabeth and her family. I wonder if they have thought of a name for the baby girl...wait, they probably don't realize its a girl yet, so I guess I'll have to keep that a secret as best I can." Kissing her head and giving her one last pet he heads back into the lab and goes to bed in the coffin by himself, crying in his sleep.

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Faye watched Isaac work and wagged her tail every time he showed her affection. Seeing the blood,she began to lick his hand of the blood. She wanted more but it seemed like she wasn't going to get more. She went back in with him and once he left, she went to play with the children again. She watched over them for as long as she could before finally nodding off to sleep. The children had fallen asleep with her. In fact, even Elizabeth fell asleep on the couch. Lucien picked up his children and placed them in the spare bedroom where Isaac said to put them and then carried his pregnant wife to their own room. He wasn't surprised that they were all tired from everything that's going on but he was curious as to why Faye was tired. She hadn't done much. Since he was the only one awake, he began to look throughout the home. There were evidence that a child had lived here before. He wondered what happened to her. Maybe shes the reason why he went out to seek for someone with children because he missed his daughter or something.