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Clextober19: Vampires and Werewolves
“I hate you!” Madi screamed, slamming the door shut in her mother’s face.
Tears formed in Clarke’s eyes as she gaped at the white door. Her daughter had never said those words before, and although knowing that one day her child would utter them, the reality of it still stung like a fresh wound.
Clarke turned around and did what she always did when she needed to think - she painted.
Lexa left her to it, knowing her wife needed some space, but she worried, hovering by the door of her wife’s art studio with a warm cup of tea in her hands an hour later.
“I know you’re there,” Clarke breathed out sadly. “You don’t need to hover.”
“You know she doesn’t mean it.”
“She’s only six,” Clarke said, eyes watering again. “Our six year old hates me.”
Lexa wrapped her arms around her wife’s shoulders, pulling her into her chest for comfort. “She doesn’t hate you.”
“She turned Finn Jr. Into a fish,” Clarke laughed at. “It’s funny, but fish can’t live outside of water, Lexa. She nearly killed the boy. Ms. Niylah had to keep him in a glass until you showed up. Sometimes your magic sucks,” Clarke said with a sad chuckle.
Lexa chuckles as well. “I just wish she’d tell us why she did it.”
***
“You can’t say those things to your mom, Mads,” Lexa leaned against the frame of her daughter’s door, speaking gently to her daughter as she furiously threw things about her room.
“Well, I do!” Madi announced, hands on her hips. “She’s always telling me I can’t do magic and I’m always getting into trouble and you do magic all. the. time. and you don’t get into any trouble at all.”
“Your mother and I don’t want you using magic at school because you’re still learning how to control it. You’re a half-ling, baby, it’s different for you. It’s just going to take a little more practice, and until then, we want you safe.”
“Well, I hate you too, then. I hate both of you!”
“Madi,” Lexa warned, green eyes sharp with frustration. “Enough. Get your jammies on, it’s bedtime.”
Madi crossed her arms and huffed at her mama, puffs of smoke pluming from her nostrils as her face reddened.
Ignoring the tantrum, Lexa said, “I’ll be back in ten minutes to tuck you in.”
***
“That didn’t go as well as planned, she officially hates me, too,” Lexa said, dropping down onto the couch next to Clarke.
“It’s so hard for her,” Clarke let her head rest on her wife’s shoulder, brooding over what to do.
“You’re a great mom, Clarke,” Lexa said. “And a great wife.” She placed a soft kiss to her temple and wrapped her arms around her waist.
“Ditto,” Clarke replied. “Let’s tuck her in together. Tell her we love her even though she’s mad at us.”
***
“Madi?” Clarke asked, knocking lightly on the open door. “Honey, can we come in?”
At the lack of response, Clarke and Lexa moved into their daughter’s room. The closet was a mess, and they couldn’t see their daughter anywhere.
“Madi?” Lexa asked. She stepped back out into the hallway and checked the bathroom. “Madi? – Clarke, is she hiding under her bed?”
“No,” Clarke responded, and her voice shaky with fear. “She’s not here, Lexa!”
***
Madi whistled as she walked along the pathway, dragging her suitcase filled with her most prize possessions behind her.
Madi was so angry with her mother’s that she ended up crying. She couldn’t understand her own emotions, and the tears came pouring out out of reflex. She sniffed and poofed herself and her luggage to another part of the city. She didn’t care that it was dark and she was so obviously lost, she was just glad to be out of that house with all those rules.
A low grumble from the nearby bush startled her from her thoughts. They shifted with a creature’s shadow. Madi swallowed thickly, looking around for an adult that could save her. The grumble turned into a growl, and Madi fell backwards in fright, toppling over her luggage.
The growl grew louder as the figure emerged from the bushes - white fangs and massive amounts of fur and yellow eyes. The giant wolf stalked towards the fallen girl, her blue eyes wide as she struggled to move her long brown hair out of her face to see it more clearly.
“Oh, a puppy!” Madi exclaimed.
The wolf paused in it’s step, head cocked to the side at her exuberance.
“You’re not afraid of me?”
“You can talk?” Madi asked. “Hi, puppy!” Madi waved. “You’re so fluffy!”
The wolf took a step back, sitting on its hind legs and looking at the girl.
“You can hear me?”
“Yup. What’s your name? I’m Madi.” Madi asked.
“Lincoln.“
“Nice to meet you, Lincoln. That’s a strange name for a dog.”
A loud screech sounded and a bat flew down towards Madi. The wolf barked and growled, and the bat flapped its wings, settling on the wolf’s back instead.
“You have a bat?” Madi asked with excitement.
“She can hear you?” The bat asked Lincoln.
Madi gasped. “You have a talking bat?"
The wolf sat back on his heels again and shook his fur until the bat flew off, landing on the earth beside him.
“Octavia, this is Madi. She can hear us.”
The bat extended its wings and flew into the air, fluttering around Madi’s head. “She’s small. How old are you?”
"I’m six-and-three-months.”
Madi could swear she saw a hint of a smile on the bat;s face. “And what is a six-and-three-month year old doing out here so late? The bat asked. Where are your parents?”
Madi shrugged. “I ran away.”
“Why?”
“My mommies are mean.”
The bat flapped its wings wildly, taking itself to sit on top of Lincoln’s head.
“Really?” He asked, his big snout directed towards the bat.
“I’m comfy,” Octavia replied. She turned to Madi and asked, “Why are your mommies mean, little one?”
“My mommy doesn’t like that I’m a witch and I have powers and I should be able to use them whenever I want, and my mama is a witch and she gets to use hers all the time but she won’t let me and it’s not fair because the only reason I even used my powers is because Finn Jr. said that I’m weird for having two mommies. He said that his daddy was going to take my mommy from my mama because they used to hold hands when they were in school, and I don’t want my mommy to not love my mama anymore, and I don’t want to be weird because I have two mommies!” Madi sniffed and her luggage opened, violently throwing out her stuffed griffon and stuffed raccoon.
“Do you think I’m weird because I’m a wolf?” Lincoln asked. “And for having wolf parents?”
Madi shook her head, wiping her nose with her sleeve. Another toy flew from her suitcase and landed in front of Lincoln. “No, ‘cause everyone has different mommies and daddies, and some of them are witches and some are elves and some are humans like my other mommy so it doesn’t matter what your mommies and daddies are and who they hold hands with.”
“I think you were very brave to try and protect your mommies, Octavia said. “Did you tell them what happened?”
Madi shook her head again. “It would make them sad, and I hate when they’re sad.”
“Don’t you think they’re going to be sad when they realize you’re not home?”
Madi opened her mouth to retort, but snapped it shut as she realized the truth behind Octavia’s words. “Do you think they’ll be mad?”
The bat flew up into the air and landed in Madi’s shoulder. She wrapped one of her wings around Madi’s neck. “I doubt it. I have a strong feeling they’ll just be happy you’re home. And then you can talk about what happened today.”
“I don’t know how to get home,” Madi said, her chin quivering as she became more upset. “I can’t control my magic and I acci - acci - accidenenenally came here.”
“Hop on,” Lincoln said, bowing down so that Madi could crawl on his back. “Just don’t grab the fur too hard.”
Madi did just as asked, and got on his back. “Wait!” She cried. “What about my suitcase?”
Octavia flew off her shoulder and landed on the handle of the bag.”I’ll take it.” She flew forward, hardly making the case budge. Try as she might, the little bat couldn’t get the luggage to move. Lincoln nudged it with his nose to get the wheels started, and the bat flapped feverishly to keep the momentum.
“Okay, let’s go home to my mommies,” Madi said.
***
“Madi!” Clarke yelled, racing down the steps to meet her. “Madi, Madi!” She dropped to her knees and wrapped her arms around her six year old daughter. “Don’t you ever do that again!” Clarke sobbed into her daughter’s shoulder.
“I’m sorry, Mommy.”
“Madi!” Lexa yelled, running out of the house. Raven and Anya were close behind as well. Lexa crashed into her wife and daughter, her arms coming around them both in a tight hug.
“I’m sorry Mama, I didn’t mean to run away, I just got so mad and then I ended up somewhere else.”
Clarke and Lexa pressed kisses to her face and brushed her hair out of her eyes. “Are you alright?” Lexa asked. “We were so worried.”
“How did you get home?” Clarke added.
A bark from a few feet away caught their attention, and both Clarke and Lexa turned to see the wolf sitting on his hind legs, his tail wagging behind him, and the tiny bat fluttering around his head.
“Lincoln?” Lexa asked.
The wolf barked again and his tail wag picked up speed.
“O?” Clarke added.
The wolf howled and the bat screeched, and with a puff of smoke, Lexa’s cousin, the tall, dark, and handsome Lincoln Birch, and Clarke’s longtime friend, Octavia, stood before them.
“You’re people?” Madi asked, completely dumbfounded.
“You’re back from Romania?” Lexa asked, standing slowly, Madi still wrapped around her neck and her hip. Clarke had her arm across Madi’s and Lexa’s back.
“Looks like,” Octavia said, stepping towards them and kissing their cheeks. She booked Madi’s nose, making the six year old giggle. “I’m a vampire, and Lincoln is a werewolf. We’re also your aunt and uncle.”
Madi smiled brightly up at Octavia and Lincoln.
“She’s got your hair,” Lincoln nodded to his cousin.
“And your eyes,” Clarke said to her best friend. But, on our trip back, someone told us she wants to talk to you about what happened today.“
Madi tucked her neck back into her Mama’s neck and mumbled, "Finn waff beduff nadhuff a mass.”
“Can you look at us, baby?” Clarke cooed. “We’re not mad at you, but we can’t understand what you’re saying with your face in mama’s neck.”
“Finn Jr. Said I was weird for having two mommies. And he said that you weren’t gonna love Mama anymore because his daddy was gonna take you back.”
“First of all,” Clarke said, cheeks turning a deep red from her anger. Lexa’s hand stroked her back to calm her. She breathed out a sigh. “Madi, I love you and your mama more than you could ever imagine. Nothing will ever change that. Nothing. No matter what Finn Jr. said. It’s you, me, and mama forever, okay?”
Lexa nodded, then added, “And even if he scared or upset you, you shouldn’t be using your magic to hurt people. It’s not nice and you know that. And you need to tell us if someone’s bothering you, okay?”
Madi nodded, thoroughly scolded by her parents, but snuggled into her parents hug, happy that they loved her anyway. “I’m not weird?”
“No, baby, we love you,” Clarke said.
“No, you’re definitely not weird,” Lexa added. “You’re special.”
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