Mother Of Monsters

-----Kaede's POV

We finished up with breakfast and I immediately took Mell up to her room upstairs where she tends to sleep alongside Sicily and Lillian. I'm a little nervous but more so excited as Mell has never really asked for a private talk like this before. We both sit on the bed side by side with one another as I can't contain my excitement, smiling away as we sit together.

Kaede: "So? What was it you wanted to talk about?"

Mell: "It feels weird."

I notice she was worried about something as her voice sounds quite mellow.

Kaede: "What feels weird?"

Mell: "...I never thought about this before coming here. But after finally getting settled in, I realize now that I'll actually never get to see my actual birth mother."

The topic of her actual mother did make my heart stop for a moment, making my skin feel cold. Normally I wouldn't of reacted like this if this was ages ago when I first met Mell, but after bonding with her and actually taking her under my care, it's painful to hear about her old mother, as it only serves as a reminder that she's not actually my true daughter. I guess Mell is also feeling a similar way as she twiddles her fingers together.

Kaede: "You miss her?"

Mell: "I don't know. She was never around much which led to me getting... Taken."

Kaede: "I'm sure she didn't mean for that to happen."

Mell: "I know, but I fear that she has most likely moved on at this point. So when I stayed around with you, I started to slowly replace my old mother with you."

Hearing this for some reason brings me joy, knowing that I've replaced her mother, but Mell herself still looks torn, not showing a bit of happiness towards me.

Mell: "I realized early on that you're strong, and can keep everyone safe. I felt like something like that would never happen again if I stayed with you, eventually growing to see you as... My new mom."

Kaede: "I feel the same way, Mell."

I gently place my hand on her head, hoping to lighten up her mood a little bit, but it does little to no effect as she continued twiddling her fingers.

Kaede: "I'll always protect you, no matter what. I'll even kill another dragon if it so dares tries to come your way."

Mell: "Hehe."

Yes! Finally a smile! But the smile slowly disappeared after a short time as I realize that this wasn't really what she wanted to talk about.

Mell: "...But with what happened to Fleur, and now Faye. I'm starting to think that you three are more close to family than us."

Kaede: "I've known Fleur and Faye since I was very little. So I get where you're coming from, but I still see you as family just as much as them Fleur and Faye."

Mell: "I know, that's not what I was talking about. All three of you are vampires now, right?"

I have a sinking feeling in my stomach all of a sudden. I don't even want to think that as it might end up coming true.

Kaede: "Yes."

Mell: "You brought Fleur back to life when you bit into her neck back in that guild, right?"

Kaede: "Yes, but I didn't think that it would happen like that. I didn't know she'd come back as a vampire."

Mell: "But you did know when you transformed Faye..."

Kaede: "Ye- wait."

I believe I told the lie that Faye turned when Fleur bit into Faye's neck. I don't think I talked about the actual truth with anyone besides Fleur and Faye.

Mell: "So I was right."

Fuck! I completely slipped up. That might've just been a guess on her part, but I've basically confirmed it with her just now. Sneaky, Mell. I wonder where you get it from.

Kaede: "...Is this what you wanted to talk about? Faye?"

Mell: "Not quite."

It was then that Mell slowly pulled away a part of her dress around her neck, exposing her neck towards me.

Mell: "I'd like to properly be your daughter."

Kaede: "Wait, time out."

I end up standing up from the situation. Probably due to Mell's scent becoming stronger, but also due to the absurdity of this situation. Still standing, I turn to face Mell who's still sitting on the bed. I stare into her golden, auburn eyes, the same eyes that I was jealous of.

Kaede: "You're asking for me to kill you."

Mell: "That's not-"

Kaede: "When I turned Faye into a vampire, she was in so much pain that it was unbearable to watch at some points. You saw for yourself."

Mell: "I know, but-"

Kaede: "I don't want you to go through all that."

Mell: "..."

I know it's rude of me to cut off Mell like that, but I just had to get my words across to her, even if she hates me for it.

Mell: "...But if I stay as I am now, I'll end up dying before you... Wouldn't I."

Her words stung as I accidently dug my nails into my hands, accidentally drawing some of my blood. This subject has been on my mind a few times now, and thinking about it again is painful. It's not just Mell, but also Yui, but since Yui's blood has mine mixed in, she might end up living longer than most humans so I may not need to worry about that. But the issue still remains for Mell. Of course I don't want to see Mell die, but to throw your humanity away, it's just...

Kaede: "..."

Mell: "Mom."

It was her to stand up this time, approaching me as she looks up into my eyes.

Mell: "I know I'm causing pain to Fleur and Faye from being here. I can see that, Fleur especially. And I know you don't have any issues, but think of how I feel. Deep down, I know you see me as prey, right?"

Kaede: "That's not-"

Mell: "It's true!"

She's technically not wrong. It's true that I'm constantly aware of her scent and it is captivating, but I have years of training and self control that I can handle it. I guess it would be more accurate to say that my body see's Mell as prey, but my mind see's her as my daughter, but for Mell to realize all that...

Mell: "I want us to be a proper family, and I know it's impossible for you to be human, otherwise you would've found a way to do that. So the only way is for you to turn me instead."

Kaede: "I understand what you're saying, but-"

Mell: "But what? Because being human is such a valuable thing? If it's so valuable, then that just makes me sick knowing that you're living a different life than me."

Hit the nail right on the head. She refuted my argument before I could even bring it up.

Kaede: "What about your magic? We haven't properly had a chance to develop your magic. You'd be saying goodbye to it if you do this."

Mell: "But don't you use light magic?"

I guess she got me there. I never confirmed it, but I do recall her using magic back in the guild in Azalea. Her hair glowed a bright white during our quick little experiment, but that's the extent to what we did.

Mell: "...Please, mom."

If she says it like that after everything that's been said, it makes it really hard to say no to her.

Kaede: "What if I end up killing you?"

Mell: "I trust that you won't let that happen."

Wow. Talk about courage. Even after seeing what Faye went through, she's prepared herself for all of that?

Kaede: "...Okay."

I end up caving in to her as her smile quickly returned to her face, however I was a bit torn up as I'm about to take away another person's humanity once again... Hehe, funny. At the start of this talk, I was the one happy, but now it's reversed.

We sit down on the bed as I wrap my arms gently around Mell. With my mouth now hovering over her neck, I wrack my brains at remembering the feeling of when I did it to Faye, making sure I'm doing this right.

Kaede: "Ready?"

Mell: "Mhmm."

She clenches onto my arms as I gently pierce her neck with my fang. I feel her tighten her grasp around me as I try my best to ignore the taste of human blood, but it makes my body grow hotter as I feel my heart starting to pump harder and harder. But after a bit of time of ignoring the blood, I finally catch that tingling in my throat before I start to feel something pour out of my fangs and into Mell's neck. Soon after it enters her body, I feel Mell's body tighten around mine as she makes muffled, whimpers of pain. Hang in there, Mell.