Learning New Tricks [Brone]

[Serena De Lorme]

Nearly another month had gone past since Brone's trip to see Serena's father and she couldn't have been doing any better. Her mother now came over every other day to visit and help with her powers, also to do her own check on the baby that was growing steadily every day. She had been working hard to get better, now able to walk around completely unassisted, though running was still out of the question. Her wounds had been deep and cruel. But she was getting over it.

Now, like every day, she was in her old room with her mother and Brone, trying to make a vase lift off a table. It was surrounded by pillows, including them, since every time she got frustrated, it usually went flying in some odd direction, including straight down. And it usually made her mother laugh to catch it.

"Does it really have to be this difficult? And stop laughing..." she muttered, making a face after nearly making the vase slam into the door.

"Just calm down and I'll stop laughing when your baby stops giving you power boosts. I think you have a girl, but you never know."

[Brone Van Estra]

Brone felt at ease with Serena and her mother. He had leaned against the wall , arms folded over his chest, biting his lip to hide back a laugh when Serean's pretty face puckered with frustration as her mother caught what she would have dropped. Occasionally, a vase would come speeding at his head and he'd try to catch it with out breaking it. "Hey, you're funny to watch, nothing you can do about it." He said with a smile, catching Serena in a very awkward embrace, since she was so large around the middle now, and he kissed her swiftly. "Now, try again love." he said encouragingly.

A girl? He knew nothing about girls.... nothing at all. It would have been easier to have a son from the stand point that Brone understood them better, thought that was more complicated in some legal ways, but he could ignore them. A girl... Another Serena, only smaller... with a bit of himself mixed in.

[Serena De Lorme]

"I'll show you funny..." she grinned after he kissed her, managing to focus enough to make a pillow fly at his head. She needed a laugh and it was his fault he was starting right there. Her mother just covered her mouth as she had her own laughing fit before pointing at the vase again. "Okay, okay, I'm focusing..." she surrendered, keeping one of Brone's arms around her as she went back to trying to make the vase levitate over the desk for a full minute before actually setting it down gently. Her mother clapped.

"About time. Now work on making it spin while it's in the air."

"Is all of this really necessary?"

"If you want your power to grow at all it is."

"Fine..."

[Brone Van Estra]

Brone caught the pillow before it hit him. He smirked and leaned to her ear to say, "I have good reflexes, maybe you've forgotten?" he said suggestively, edging her with his hip. They had not sept together at all, not really, they were working on it--slowly, and now the baby was so big, it was too hard, but some time, he knew they'd get at it again. Somehow he had to make the joke quiet since her mother was there. He tossed the pillow back where it came from.

He clapped softly as the vase made its way through the air. Serena was a wonderful person for him. Together they united the races, in her they were united. His blood line was already mixed with hers. Spinning now too? he had no concept of magic at all. He figured that they all had an element, he didn't know what else they could do. It was a learning experience.

[Serena De Lorme]

Serena grinned at him at his suggestion, wiggling her eyebrows at him slightly before her mother cleared her throat, which just made her laugh and go back to what she was supposed to concentrate on. As much as she wanted to be with him, and it doesn't go without saying that they are working on it, she wasn't too disappointed with the fact they hadn't slept with each other for so long now. It would come with time, she knew that. So she didn't worry about it.

What she was worried about was this godforsaken vase she was dealing with, going back to lifting it in the air and trying to make it turn. Instead it just vibrated, glowing with a dull white light, shaking harder and harder until her mother snatched it out of the air. "What?"

"Too much pressure from all sides. If you wanted to deal with shards all over the room and stuck in the walls, then be my guest and do it again."

"Sorry sorry..." she made another face before reaching up to rub her temples. This was giving her a headache.

"Alright, you can take a break. You two can go back to flirting with each other. I'm old, not deaf."

Serena blushed and couldn't help but laugh at that, grinning at Brone.

[Brone Van Estra]

Brone watched carefully, listening to them interact. What were the nuances to magic. he wish he knew. he wished he could learn. It fascinated him actually. He'd have a child who had magical abilities, would he know how to care for it? Was it any different? Did they suddenly discover their natural born skill for a one element, and then learn others? Or did they have to be taught everything, but only one came naturally? Brone paused when they started to talk again.

Brone chuckled, watching Serena blush. He grinned back. "That's what you get for having me here. I should probably leave so she could focus, but I'm afraid I just wont go." he said. Fear wouldn't let her, not that he was afraid of her mother, just, he hated the thought that anything might happen to her. Not to mention he loved her and did want to leave her side.

[Serena De Lorme]

As her mother put the vase back on the table and started picking up some of the pillows, Serena put her arms around Brone and nuzzled his shoulder, well since he was taller than her it was as high as she could get with short heels. "You should, but I won't let you go either. I like having a target for my vase," she teased, making another pillow fly at his head. "Or my pillows for that matter. They're lighter and don't hurt."

"Honestly, I'm surprise your magic hasn't spread to Brone with how much the two of you are stuck to each other. Go train or something. I'll push you out the door myself if you don't go willingly."

"Mama, por favor? I like having him here. Gives me something to focus on."

"Which is why your vase keeps aiming at him when you get frustrated. For your own safety come back and check on her later. I promise she's in good hands."

Serena pouted, really not wanting Brone to leave. It took the edge off the strain of learning to use her mind with light magic having her love there with her.

[Brone Van Estra]

Brone caught the second pillow at, despite his urge to throw it at her, like he might have done to Serena if she had been less pregnant. He tossed it to a spot on the floor with a few other pillows that had gathered. Magic could spread to him? Serena didn't even know she had magic, once she did, she could sue it. maybe it was the same with him. Brone laughed softly at the exchange and brought Serena as close to him as was manageable thanks to her baby, and kissed her tenderly for a moment. "Your mom is right, i should be doing something constructive. I'll come back to check on you." He said softly with a smile. "And I'd like to avoid having vase shards in my head." he winked and gave a low bow to her mother, indicatign she could continue without his being there. When he stood up, the Prince mask was on again and he went t the door, only hesitating a moment before shutting it behind him.

He made his way to the training room easily, but he could only think about how he wanted Serena to be near, to be alright... If anyone found them there, they would be alone, with no easy explaination. not like he had one either.

[Serena De Lorme]

Serena looked after him longingly as her mothered returned Brone's box with a curtsy as always. Then the two went back to work, Victoria using her own light to try and focus and open up her power some more. "Now just close your eyes and focus on that vase. I want you to shatter it, but keep the pieces suspended in the air. Imagine each piece in the air... focus..."

Serena held up her hands and they began to glow, along with the vase itself. Once more it started vibrating, faster and faster until it shattered in the air. But instead of flying everywhere, it was suspended, and even Serena had to open her eyes to see that. Victoria moved to stand beside her, back to normal and grinning. "This is amazing... I can't wait to show Brone!" she said elated, moving her hands around to make the pieces spin and slowly move in a circle in the air.

[Brone Van Estra]

Brone was in the training room,but no amount of running, or taking down fake weighted animals could distract him, he was thinking only of his wife to be in her room with her mother. he wanted to see what she could see. Brone wanted to stand by her, share the magic in the air. He wanted to be close to her, his biggest fear was losing her. He paused and closed his eyes, humming softly, picturing her in his mind. Serena.....

Then he realized he was supposed to meet with his father in a mater of moments. brone swore loudly and set things back in place as fats as he could, but his father could get impaicent, maybe looking for him in the halls already. What if he found Serena and her mother? He doubted his father would go there first, or that he'd even go looking personally.

ooc- i wasnt sure if you want the dad to fidn them now or not

[Serena De Lorme]

ooc- yup that was it lol. i'll try to make it urm... more obvious.

Deciding to make the show even better, Victoria blew a kiss and the shards turned to crystal, shining in the light of the candles. The way Serena was making them turn and move made them look like miniature stars shimmering just for them. "Wow... Is there a way to make them stay like this? This is amazing."

"It's a bit beyond your capability for now, but possibly. Why?"

"I want to turn it into a mobile for the baby. Brone has to see this."

"You have plenty of time before you have to worry about that. We'll see."

"Oh I can't wait!"

[Brone Van Estra]

ooc- heh, sorry

Vlad was not used to Brone being late, or even on time. Even with his little woman with him all the time. the girl was pretty enough, the gene pool would create a wider circle of beauty. That was fine. her mysterious attacker was still a drag, but Brone seemed to really care about her. But Vlad was not so sure about love as a concept. He was sure he loved Brone's mother, but their marriage had been arranged.

Brone was not in his room. that left, Miss De Lorme' room. He paused at the door, but the voices inside were both female, something about a mobile? What could they be making? Vlad entered, no king should need to knock, but he used the door in order to give them a meant. But he paused, words gone from his mouth. Crystals were spinning in the air, both women with outstretched hands. But Serena needed blood, she was a vampire.... The woman who could only be her mother looked vampire as well, so they must have had witch blood. Was the mother a turned witch? Vlad cleared his throaty loudly, his eyes full of fire. How could his son wed this?

Brone appeared in the hall, running as he landed. the door was open and he rushed inside to the scene, and he drew in breath, but his father did not move. Brone had pity in his eyes. And fear. "Your highness." he addressed his father tentatively. But what words would make sense of this?

[Serena De Lorme]

Thinking that only Brone would have come to the room again, Serena was the one to look at the door in the midst of laughter. "My love, look at-" Seeing the king standing there made Serena freeze in shock. Victoria instantly when into a curtsy, keeping her head bowed. The crystals returned to being pieces of vase and fell harmlessly to the floor as Serena just stood there. It wasn't until her mother reached up and touched her arm that she remembered her place and bowed her head, doing the best curtsy that she could given her condition. It was assisted by her mother, so that she could remain steady.

When Brone came into the room, Serena looked up at him, fear in her eyes. She didn't know what to say or do, especially with the look on his father's face. Suddenly she sucked in a breath as a hand flew up to her stomach, rubbing a small circle. Of course their baby would choose that time to finally learn how to kick.

[Brone Van Estra]

Brone froze, his expression sad. But his father did not confront either woman, but he turned to look into his son's eyes. Brone's expression was hard, it had to be if he was going to win any of this fight. But in the end, he was not king, could he even win. "Prince Brone, were you aware of such activity?" He asked in a clipped tone, anger in his eyes only.

Brone looked straight at him, trying to hide his mounting justified fear. "Yes my king, I was aware." He said. He held out a hand, palm toward his father, it was tilted ever so slightly, like a relaxed gesture to stop. "My king, it is necessary that we accept differences, this war will go on forever if we cannot even allow a vague distance to witches in our line." He continued.

"Prince, this tainted blood cannot enter the royal line, she must die, and the child with it. Since the blood has already been mixed." Vlad said turning his face to appraise Serena. "She is not so beautiful that a replacement could not be found."

"Then I will leave the throne," Brone said. he shouldn't have said that, he shouldn't have meant it.... but he did. Brone looked past his father to his love. "Because I love her, and you father will not tell me what to do with my life."

"Watch your tongue!" Vlad snapped, turning to his son's hard face. "Do not speak so rashly and so rudely prince."

[Serena De Lorme]

Their eyes met and Serena felt lightheaded. Die? Leaving the throne? Replacement. Actually the remark about replacing her touched a nerve, making her just two seconds from telling the king exactly what was on her mind about that. But her mother once again placed a hand on her daughter's arm, also alarmed about the harsh treatment that was supposed to be subjected to her daughter just because of their predecessors. They had no control over their bloodline, all that was left was to just accept it. More than likely why the vampiri back in Spain were not participating in this war.

Moving her arm out of her mother's grasp, Serena went to Brone's side, refusing to let him take this attack alone, especially with her life being on the line with that of their unborn child. "Your highness," she said softly, bowing her head in respect and keeping her eyes down, but also staying poised as best as she could. "Please understand... We cannot always help who or what we are. But our union could actually be the means to an end... This is merely for protection against the one that has attacked us so many times already..."