Death to the bird
Natalia
Present Day
I sat in my room thinking over and over about my life and how I had gotten here. How had I ended up with two children, one of which hates me. I sat in the car looking at the house with tears in my eyes. Draven didn't know what happened with Raven this time. He knew that I was taking Lucien to see his sister, but nothing more. I had high hopes for her when she came back. They told me that she was happy, looking and acting a little different. All my hopes came crashing down the moment she saw me. Slowly I got out of the care to head into the house. I knew what would happen and didn't really want to hear it. Draven would be upset with the way Raven had spoke to me again. It shouldn't be him having to protect me from my own child. He had a good relationship with the twins. They loved him dearly, but I was another story.
"Nat?" Draven called from the back of the house. Most likely in his office.
"Yeah, just heading up to bed." I called back not wanting him to see the tears again.
"It's still early." He called with a little confusion in his voice.
"I am going to grab a shower, then go to bed." I didn't want him to worry about me so I didn't let the sorrow show in my voice.
I didn't hear him say anything else so I continued up the stairs to my bedroom and then to the bathroom. I stripped stepping into the hot water that fell down my body taking my tears with it. Maybe I should stop trying to get her to love me. Stop showing the hurt that she seemed to love to spew at me. Needing to be stronger than I have shown. So as I took my shower I washed away the tears, I scrubbed the pain away. I wouldn't let her words harm me again. When I stepped out of the shower pulling the towel around myself I could still feel that pain. The one that made me think someone had put a knife through my heart.
The next time she threw her hate at me I would be ready. I should have been ready well before now. I hated it, all of it. It wasn't right for a mother to have to worry about a child hating them. Sure it happens but it is normally because they are mistreated, or hurt. That was one thing I would never do to my child. Maybe it was something off but what it was I had no idea. When I went to bed my mind made up and my heart covered in armor. I would see Raaven again tomorrow when I went to get Lucien. I wouldn't give her the pleasure of seeing me upset again. I also wanted to know about that bird she had. Where did it come from? Maybe from overseas with her grand parents.
"Still awake?" Draven asked when he came into the room.
"Just drifting off." I told him as I yawned again.
"Mind if I join you?" Not like he had to ask, it was his bed as well.
"It's your bed too." I mumbled as he climbed into the bed pulling me close.
"You saw Raven I take it." How he knew that I don't know.
"Yes." That is all I said nothing more, instead I went to sleep. Letting my mind go into dreams and happier places.
That night I called Lucien to see if he was ready to come home. Maybe he needed to get to school or see his girlfriend. I didn't really know but I knew that he had a life with and without his sister. He asked for me to come and get him that he had a class tonight. So I got ready to go and get him. Draven stopped me on my way out.
"Where are you heading?" he asked as he pulling me close.
"To pick up Lucien." I smiled then gave him a kiss. "By the way your daughter has found a crow that talks."
"She what?" Draven didn't really didn't sound happy about that. "Does my mother know?"
"I would guess so seeing as she brought it from over there." I told him as I started to push past him. "I need to go Draven."
"I am going with you." Draven didn't like this crow idea at all. "I also need to call my mother."
I drove so he could call his mother, they spoke for almost an hour. When he diconnected the call he was fuming. She had known about the crow and didn't give Draven a heads up. He didn't seem to want to talk about it either. So I turned up the music and drove to get our son and have a talk with our daughter. When we arrived at the house Draven almost flew into the house. I was shocked but went in with him as I stood looking at the crow and then to Raven.
"What the fuck are you doing here you blood drink asshole." Edgar cawed at Draven as he swooped into claw his face.
"What the hell?" Raven screamed as she grabbed Edgar. "You know my dad?"
"You mean to tell me this cock sucking blood bitch is your dad?" Edgar cawed trying to claw Raven.
"If you hurt my daughter bird I will cook you for dinner." I yelled at the bird. "I swear that you will watch yourself turn into soup."
Raven looked at me like I had gone insane. Draven just laughed at what I said and how Raven reacted. It took a moment for Edgar to get his head around my words. Lucien came into the room at that point looking at all of us.
"What is going on?" Lucien asked worried that Raven had done something insane.
"Let me explain lil blood sucker. Your daddy here was part of the reason I am a mother trucking bird." He cawed then wiggled. "Then your not so weak ass mother just threatened to cook me and make me watch if I hurt your sister."
"Dad what does he mean? How did you help to make him a bird?" Raven asked pushing the thought of me saying I would cook him to the side.
"Well he used to be a vampire of sorts. He would go on benders kind of like when a drinker goes out and drinks. The trouble was he was calling attention to the coven at the time. When he went after a witch, well she wasn't happy. The moment they found out he was part of our coven they set there sites on us. They wanted the man who had attacked there sister witch. So I gave him to them." Draven explained, I was rather sure there was much more to that story.
"Lies!!!" Edgar cawed as he tried to kick away from Raven. In that move his claw caught her arm.
"FUCK!" Raven scamred letting Edgar go.
It took me two seconds to grab Edgar by the neck.