Adam

*Before the spell*

I slam my locker door open in anger causing my fratello idiota (idiot brother) to give me a curious look.

"Chi ha pisciato nel vostro cereali questa mattina? (Who pissed in your cereal this morning?)"

I send him a glare before looking around and noticing that the hallway is now empty meaning that that pezzo di merda (piece of shit) wasted my entire lunch period. I can't wait to get home to see my love.

"Che idiota, Jaime, appena trascorso trenta minuti cercando di farmi chiamare il mio amore e chiedergli di venire qui in modo da poter parlare con lui, DA SOLO. Come avrei mai d'accordo che dopo l'ultima volta che erano insieme da soli? Egli deve essere folle anche solo pensare che vorrei prendere in considerazione questo. (That dumbass, Jaime, just spent thirty minutes trying to get me to call my love and ask him to come here so he could talk to him, ALONE. Like I would ever agree to that after the last time they were alone together? He must be insane to to even think that I would consider that.)"

"Che cosa è successo l'ultima volta che erano soli? (What happened the last time they were alone?)"

"Quello stronzo si è arrabbiato perché Uriel lo ha respinto così ha chiamato lui nomi e quasi provato a forzare se stesso sul mio amore. Se non avessi stavo camminando per la sua classe, che avrebbe potuto fare qualcosa per lui e non avrei mai perdonato me stesso. Non mi fido sue intenzioni. Io non lo voglio vicino al mio Uri. Voglio che lo osservava, qualcosa nel mio istinto mi dice di avere lo seguì. Dovrò chiedere Xavier più tardi oggi. (That asshole got mad because Uriel rejected him so he called him names and almost tried to force himself on my love. If I hadn't had been walking to his class, he could have done something to him and I would have never forgave myself. I don't trust his intentions. I don't want him near MY Uri. I want him watched, something in my gut is telling me to have him followed. I'll have to ask Xavier later today.)"

"Che cosa? Che fica! Sono d'accordo con te. Non sembra come il tipo di ragazzo che avrebbe scusa per nessun motivo. Credo che dovremmo parlare con Xavier domani però. Oggi proprio non mi sembra un buon momento.(What? That cunt! I agree with you. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would apologize for no reason. I think we should talk to Xavier tomorrow though. Today just doesn't seem like a good time.)"

"Come fai a sapere Jaime? (How do you know Jaime?)"

"He's in my gym class."

I nodded as a reply and grab my things from my locker before shutting it, much more calmly now that I'm not that angry. Just the thought of going home to see my Uriel makes me so happy.

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I was currently in the cafe, grabbing the things that my pregnant mate has asked me to bring for him. The cravings weren't too weird so far. I can't wait for my child to get here. Apparently, angel pregnancies only are pretty short compared to humans. Uri is barely 3 weeks, almost a month. We have 5 months more to go. I grab the bag that Rosie hands me and thank her. I wave a goodbye to her as I begin my journey to my car. As I get there, my phone rings. I answer it knowing it's probably Xavier since he's been quite busy lately trying to distract himself from what is to come. He calls me all the time to get my opinion on things. I haven't seem him like this before. He's always calm and collect, but now he's stressing out over every little decision he makes.

"Ciao? (Hello?)"

"Volevo solo vedere come stavi facendo?(I just wanted to see how you were doing?)"

"Sto bene. Come stai fratello?(I'm fine. How are you, brother?)"

"Onestamente? Mi sento molto nervoso. Non voglio deludere nostro padre per prendere decisioni sbagliate. E se odia il tipo di persona che sono diventato? E se tutto quello che ho fatto non è abbastanza buono per lui? Cosa io-(Honestly? I feel really nervous. I don't want to disappoint our father by making bad decisions. What if he hates the kind of person I've become? What if everything I've done isn't good enough for him? What i-)"

"Ho intenzione di fermarsi proprio lì. Non preoccuparti di queste cose. Hai fatto tutto quello che riteneva giusto e sono papà positivo vedere che. Non c'è niente di sbagliato con l'uomo sei diventato. Tu sei mio fratello maggiore e alzo gli occhi a voi. Dom ed io, entrambi sono orgogliosi di averti come una figura paterna. È intensificato e ha agito come l'uomo di casa alle 12. Non è necessario molti amici perché eri troppo occupati a prendersi cura di noi. Quindi, smettere di dubitare te stesso! Agire come il boss mafioso Diavolo sei!(I'm going to stop you right there. Don't worry about those things. You have done everything that you thought was right and I'm positive papa will see that. There is nothing wrong with the man you have become. You are my older brother and I look up to you. Dom and I, we both are proud to have you as a father figure. You stepped up and acted as the man of the house at 12. You don't have many friends because you were too busy taking care of us. So stop doubting yourself! Act like the Diavolo mafia boss you are!)"

"Hai ragione! Dio, mi sentivo come una ragazza maledetta per tutto il tempo. Ho bisogno di fermarsi. La mia famiglia è tutto per me e non voglio dubitare di me stesso perché ho fatto tutto quello che potevo, mentre la mamma stava lavorando, per raccogliere voi due. Ugh, mi odio in questo momento. Sono un Diavolo e non dubitiamo noi stessi. A dopo.(You're right! God, I felt like a damn girl the entire time. I need to stop. My family is everything to me and I will not doubt myself because I did everything I could while mama was working, to raise you two. Ugh, I hate myself right now. I am a Diavolo and we do not doubt ourselves. I'll see you later.)"

With that the phone goes dead and I make my way toward Uri's house.

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As we finish our dinner, Alex asked to talk to Uri alone and I let them. I hope the talk isn't too bad. I'm not getting any bad feelings from Uri so I just let it be. Once they come back, Uri teleports us all back to our house. Mama meets us there and she asks us not to freak out. I wonder why? I can feel two unfamiliar presences, but I'm assuming that's our two new relatives. They were strong and pretty old. Mama meets us and gives us a warning. As we enter the room, I look around, but don't make it noticeable. It has been ingrained into my head from a young age that I need to know where all my exits are and that's what I did always. I need to know, just in case things go south. Though, I guess I could just teleport out now. That's pretty cool. I notice the cult theme going on in the room. From the corner of my eye, I notice two people standing in the shadows. I believe they are my relatives so I don't attack. Besides, mama wouldn't let just anyone here. Uriel walks toward the black coffin in the center of the room. I walk next to him because Raguel told me to stay close to him at all times since he can draw strength from me. He stops before he gets to it because a voice stops him.

"So this is the Angel of Judgement? Honestly, not what I was expecting."

I get angry at the disrespect and pull Uriel closer to me in a protective manner because I didn't trust them. They may be relatives but I don't know them so I don't trust them. I feel Raguel try to sooth me and I relax a little. My vampire is ready to protect his mate so he has me on edge. I can't talk to my vampire side like Uri and Raguel can. It's like this instinct that guides me and tries to make me do things.

"Yes, well I'm not here for you Tala, I'm here because a very good friend of mine asked for my help."

I can feel Raguel join Uriel. It makes me kind of horny actually. I scold myself because now isn't the time. My gum aches because I need to feed again, but I'd wait because Uri is doing something important and he'll be extremely tired after this. I don't need to add anymore stress to him at the moment.

"Well, you certainly are powerful."

Uriel didn't even acknowledge her anymore as he made his way over to the coffin. He opens it and I get a good look at my father. He looks as if he was just sleeping. I remember thinking that when we had the funeral. He looks just like he did when we put him in the ground. But that was 8 years ago.

"I'm going to begin now."

With that he stops moving and stays still. It's quiet. No one speaks or say anything. I open my senses and notice all the barriers in the room. I feel some with my mama's energy mixed in and some with Uri's mixed in. I walked closer to Uri as we waited for him to do something.

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It's been about an hour since Uri walked toward the coffin and Uri seems to have entered a trance. Mama and my siblings have sat down at the table that mama had hidden in the corner of the room. I was still near Uri. Suddenly, there's some sort of wave that pushes everyone, but me, to the floor.

"Wha-"

Dom couldn't even finish the word before Uri was falling and I caught him in my arms. My vampire was gnawing at me to make sure Uri and our child were okay. I quickly patted him up and down to make sure he had no injuries. Then, I listened for our baby's heartbeat. I sighed in relief when I heard it.

"All I know is that it was Uri's doing. I could feel his power all over it."

Tala came up to me as she began speaking.

"You have found yourself a very powerful mate and I suggest you do everything in your power to keep him safe. Your mate was too strong for even his own barriers. I don't know if you felt it Ivana, but he bursted through your barriers and cracked his own. It'll take awhile for even the strongest witch to find out what happened because your mate's barrier was really strong but even then he managed crack through his own barrier which means that people will be coming, but not for a while. You'll need to be on your guard. But I suggest you don't go overboard with the overprotectiveness because as you can see he doesn't really need it. But I suggest you try."

I open my senses again and sure enough my mama's barriers were nowhere to be felt. I still felt Uri's but it isn't as strong as it was when he first put it up. As time went by, Uri was growing paler and he seemed to look exhausted. I don't know how that's possible though. I was beginning to get more worried. I was relieved to hear our baby's heartbeat still sound strong, but I was worried about Uri. Soon, he twitched and then he was opening his eyes. I smiled in relief. I seem to be feeling that a lot these past few hours.

"Are you okay, baby?"

He gives a weak nod before he got up and pushed me away as he stumbled closer to the coffin. I got up and followed him. Mama and Tala did as well, but it seems like my siblings and Blaze were frozen in there spots. We all stare inside as we wait for something to happen. Soon, my papa's eyes open! Mama lets out a sob as Tala falls to her knees. I look over to my mate in amazement and awe, but he didn't look so good. He was as pale as a sheet of paper and his skin seemed to have sunken into his face giving him that exhausted look even more. He looked like he was about to pass out so I quickly rushed over to him and just as I got there he fell into my arms. My vampire wanted to some out and rip everyone to shreds. I was so worried for my amato. I could feel my fangs come out and my eyes were tingling. Suddenly, I was pushed back, in my mind, and I knew my vampire had succeeded in coming out. He growled at anyone who got within three feet of Uri. It felt weird. It was like an out of body experience. I could see myself flick my wrist and soon a barrier was up and around my mate and I. I couldn't believe I did that. I can't do that without using Uri's powers, but doesn't Uri have to be conscious for that? What the fuck? My vampire teleported us out and into our room. This is so weird. I need to regain control because I need to speak to my mother and I want to talk to my papa. It's been so long and he can help me out with control. I willed my vampire back into the darkness of my mind. It was extremely hard because he kept pushing back, but I know that everything is okay. Raguel told me that Uri would be extremely exhausted once he finished freeing my father from the spell he was put under. All I had to do was wait for him to wake up. Once I was able to regain control of my body, I tucked Uri into our bed and made sure he was fine. My vampire wouldn't let me leave his side so I just grab a chair near my desk and wheeled it over to the side of the bed for me to sit in.

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I stayed that way for the rest of the week. I was getting more worried as the days went by because he should have woken up by now. He isn't hurt. He wasn't put under a spell or anything. It was now Friday and no signs of consciousness. I haven't left this room once. My mama tries to get me to leave, but I can hear my papa telling her to leave me alone because Uri's my mate so of course I was going to want to stay by his side. I haven't even had time to spend alone with him. In the end, mama teleports food in here since my vampire doesn't want anyone entering the room because he wants to keep Uri safe. I just do it to keep him from getting angry and hurting people. We were suppose to have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday but we didn't get the chance to meet our little one yet. I desperately want to see him or her. I walk over to Uri's sleeping body and lean over toward his stomach.

"Ciao, piccola. Io sono il tuo papà. Spero che si sta facendo bene in là. Non vedo l'ora di conoscerti. (Hello, little one. I am your papa. I hope you are doing well in there. I can't wait to meet you.)"

I kept whispering things to our child in my native tongue as time passed by. I don't know if they could hear me at this stage in the pregnancy, but I didn't mind if they couldn't. I just wanted to do something besides worry about my unconscious mate. Plus, speaking to our baby soothed me and my vampire.

I didn't realized that I fell asleep with my head on top of Uri's belly and body in between his legs with my arms wrapped around his body. I felt someone's hand running through my hair and it felt really nice. Soon, I was more conscious enough to actually feel the sparks and my head snapped up. I saw the most breathtaking sight known to man, in my opinion at least. Uriel's cerulean eyes were staring back at me.

"Hey sleepyhead."

He giggled as he moved his hand to caress my face. I couldn't help but leaned into the warm embrace.

"Shouldn't I be telling you that amato? You've been sleeping for the last 4 days. I was really getting worried about you!"

His eyes widened in shock.

"Really? It doesn't feel like that long."

I was going to say something, but I was interrupted by his stomach growling which made me chuckle even though I was really worried because he hasn't eaten for 4 days which means our baby hasn't either. I used my speed to run down to the kitchen and quickly put together a meal for my little loves from the leftovers that were in the kitchen. Once I was sure that I had enough for Uriel and too make up for the past 4 days as well. I rushed back upstairs and into the room. I found my parents- that's weird to think since it's been just my mama for the past 8 years- in there talking to Uri. Uri turned to me and glared.

"I didn't do it!"

My mama laughed while papa chuckled. Uri didn't even smirk.

"I know you didn't which why I'm mad at you! You stubborn jackass! You haven't eaten or fed your vampire for the past 4 days! I noticed on Tuesday that you were thirsty! You should have fed or eaten iron enriched foods! You haven't been taking care of yourself and it's my fault! I'm so sorry!"

Uriel immediately burst into tears and starts to apologize profusely. I stood there in shock for a couple of seconds. He was just terrifyingly angry and now he's feeling guilty enough to cry and apologize? What even? My papa chuckled at my stunned face.

"Benvenuto alla gravidanza. (Welcome to pregnancy.)"

I quickly run over to my mate with the tray of food still in my hand. I set that down on the night table and quickly comforted my still sobbing mate. I hugged him to my chest and nuzzled the crook of his neck as he did the same to me.

"Don't cry amato. I'm fine. My priority will always be your safety and your happiness. Now that I know for sure that you're okay, I can focus on your happiness. I brought you your favorite, chicken alfredo. I also brought a bunch of garlic bread and some cookies. I know you'd start craving something sweet soon. I'm going to bring you some apple juice or would you prefer some milk?"

"I'm okay with apple juice. But when you come back you're going to sit down and eat this meal with me."

I was going to say something, but his glare kind of scared me so I just went with it. I quickly ran downstairs and grab two glasses, along with the carton of apple juice before I ran back upstairs to Uri's side. I noticed that my parents left. I sat down with Uri and began to feed him. He stopped me and grab the fork and filled it with food before shoving it toward my open mouth.

"When we're done eating, we're going to sit down and have a talk with your father. I know you haven't talk to him yet because you were too worried about me. So when we're done, we're going to talk to you dad so you two can catch up."

I didn't want to admit it, but I was really scared to talk to my papa. I know how Xavier feels because I feel the same as him. I'm just hope he can accepted me. As if reading my mind, Uriel grabs my hand and gives it a small squeeze and I immediately relax because he and our child are all I need in my life so if my papa can't accept me then he doesn't need to be in my life.  

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