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Back in Bayville Landon was just getting home with Demitri while the rest of the house was sitting at the table ready to eat dinner. Landon sniffed the air as he walked in. “Mmmm smells like pot roast, mashed potatoes, and carrots. Nice.”, Landon commented putting his sneakers into his shoe cubby before racing to the dining room. With the number of people living in the house it wasn’t an easy squeeze to fit everyone at the table. Looking at the table clockwise it started with his dad at the head, then his mom, Cora Lee, Lily who was in his regular seat, Jean, Nathan in his high chair, an empty chair at the end for Demitri, then Solangel, Jacob, and at least one last empty chair. Landon squeezed behind Solangel and Jacob. “Excuse me Aunt Solangel, pardon me Uncle Jacob.”, he said finding his way to the empty chair. He plopped into the seat exhausted and his fingers showing small pick marks from the rose thorns. Demitri followed behind him pausing to give Jean and Nathan each a kiss before sitting down. “Nice of you to bring my kid home.”, David said who was only partially focused on the knife he was using to cut the roast with his powers while the metal fork was floating around the table with pieces on it to plop on each plate. “He volunteered to help at the shop. Not my fault that Miklai’s baby sister wanted some extravagant arrangements.”, Demitri replied sitting down just in time for a piece of meat to land on his plate.

As a piece landed on Jacob’s plate he sighed a little. “I’ve had who knows how many meals here over the last eight years and it’s still weird to me to watch a metal serving utensils move around on their own to serve the whole table.”, Jacob said before starting to cut up his piece of pot roast. “You’d think eventually you’d get used to it. But at least it doesn’t freak you out or scare you anymore Jacob.”, Solangel said patting his knee. “Can I get some mashed potatoes please?”, Landon asked. With a subtle shift in his eyes the metal bowl of the mashed potatoes rose up and floated in front of Landon. “Take what you want.”, David said. Landon quickly scooped out some potatoes before the bowl floated around the table for everyone else followed by the carrot bowl. With everyone served everything landed back to the table and David started to focus just on his own food. “So how was the first day of school kids? Anything interesting you want to share with the group?”, David asked nudging Landon with his foot. He hadn’t told anyone yet about Landon’s power manifesting since he figured it was something Landon should share.

“Well once again I am not in the same class as Rose and I’ve got that know it all brat Malcolm in my class. So here’s to another year of fighting for top dog in my class and being picked on for purple hair.”, Cora Lee said deciding to speak first before taking a sip of her milk. “Landon and I have the same classes. Kind of lucky I don’t have my siblings in class so I only get their death stares during lunch and waiting after school.”, Lily commented between bites of food. “Don’t let Malcolm get to you. Many people picked on me for my hair growing up.”, Aislinn said patting Cora Lee’s wrist. Morpheus kawwed from his perch on a plate rail high above the room giving Aislinn a view of the whole table. “Really who is that kid to talk. His mom and little sister have GREEN hair! People with puke colored haired relatives should not dare trash talk people with lovely purple hair.”, Solangel commented shaking her head. “If he gives you too much trouble say the word and it’s into a snow globe with him.”, Solangel added pointing to the living room where her collection of snow globes sat on a shelf. Cora Lee giggled and shook her head. “I’ll be alright. I’ve dealt with him since Pre-K. But thanks for the offer Aunt Solangel.”, Cora Lee replied. “Solangel, let’s not talk about putting kids into snow globes and starting mutant wars please.”, David suggested. “Fine, I won’t. But just remember I’m not scared of any of those Acolytes and will happily put them in their places again.”, Solangel said with a snort. David groaned and shook his head. “Mixed company present….”, David said. Solangel looked around the table at the kids and Jacob and looked down at her food. “Sorry…”, she apologized before going back to eating.

Landon, Cora Lee, and Lily looked from David to Solangel and then at each other raising an eyebrow. “So Landon, the girls told the table about their day. How was yours? Anything eventful happen?”, David said wanting to change the subject that had been derailed. “Well like Lily said we have class together. Ashley and Atif are together again in their class. I helped Uncle Demitri with the bouquets and boutonnieres for the wedding.”, Landon said being casual. “I don’t think that’s what your dad is talking about.”, Demitri said pausing from trying to get Nathan to eat some of the pot roast. “Oh, yeah during lunch my power manifested.”, Landon said taking a forkful of mashed potatoes. “That’s fantastic.”, Aislinn said smiling across the table at Landon. Landon knew the smile well. Any time in his life he accomplished something that’s the smile his mom gave him. There was pride in that smile and the little twinkle in her otherwise vacant purple eyes. He lived to get that smile, to know he’d made her proud. He doubted he’d get anything close to that reaction from his biological mother when he told her about his powers manifesting. “Thanks mom.”, Landon said

“That’s wonderfully Landon. Guess when the school is built it won’t just be the twins and Lily enrolling. Seems nothing can keep your little gang apart.”, Jean commented as she used her telepathy to clean Nathan’s face as he’d smashed carrots everywhere while she still got to enjoy her meal. “Congratulations.”, Jacob said not really sure how he was supposed to react to knowing there was no one less human around the Haven. But over the years Jacob had at least adjusted more to life with mutants. It was never boring at least, and with the people he got to know from his work rebuilding the school along with those he got to know here at the Haven he looked beyond the initial fear of their powers and saw what genuine and caring people they are. From being around them this long he understood why his little sister never second guessed staying in Bayville and being with Kurt. “Thanks Aunt Jean and Uncle Jacob.”, Landon said being polite. Solangel had a different reaction, a more ‘brownie’ reaction. She squealed with delight and leaned around Jacob’s chair to hug him. “YAY! So proud of you Lanny! So what can you do?”, she asked. Landon laughed and nodded. “Thanks Aunt Solangel. And well. Umm…from some extra practice testing at the flower shop. I can turn some things like food or small organic organisms into something else.”, Landon said.

“Small organisms? At school you could only turn your banana into an apple and Lily’s orange into a cupcake. What did you do at Uncle Demitri’s shop?”, Cora Lee questioned. “Oooo you can alter the structure of things, very nifty. Very brownie-esk. Now I’m even prouder. My little Lanny has powers similar to mine.”, Solangel said getting up to properly give Landon hugs and kiss the top of his head. From the bird’s eye view Morpheus provided Aislinn saw it all and couldn’t help but laugh. It was amusing how over the years Solangel had taken a type of ownership of Landon and Cora Lee. She’d grown into the role of ‘Aunt’ very nicely. “That’s terrific Landon. Just promise you won’t be turning people into other things.”, Aislinn said. Landon laughed and tried to wiggle out of Solangel’s grip. “Thanks. And of course mom. Right now I don’t even think I could change something so complex as a human.”, Landon promised. “But at the flower shop I brought a mini rose plant to life. They started singing Golden Afternoon like the flowers in Alice in Wonderland.”, Landon explained. “That is so cool.”, Cora Lee and Lily agreed. Landon just continued to smile.

After everyone was finished with the meal it was left to the kids to clear the table and load the dishwasher. Solangel and Jacob headed out, something about meeting up with Kurt and Isis for a movie while Kisa and Iver had agreed to babysit Stephan. They figured they should get some extra practice in since they’d recently learned they were expecting. The adults all went into the living room to watch some tv while Nathan played with his toys. As Cora Lee and Landon started loading dishes into their arms Lily tilted her head to the side. “Why are you two carrying the dishes?”, Lily asked. “Um because we need to clear the table.”, Landon answered. “Yeah but I live here now. So stand back and let a telekinetic mutant handle the clearing of the table.”, Lily suggested. Landon looked to Cora Lee who shrugged and they both set the dishes down. Lily took a deep breath raising her hands slowly causing the dishes to rise off the table and start to float next to the sink. In the living room David muted the tv listening. “What are you doing? I was watching that.”, Demitri argued. “Shh. It’s quiet in there. Why is it quiet in there?”, David said. “What are you three doing?”, David called. “Um clearing the table dad!”, Landon shouted. “Clearing the table? So if I walk in there I’m not going to see dishes floating around am I? I didn’t get to use powers for my chores growing up so neither do you, that means you too Lily.”, David called. Lily frowned and the dishes landed back on the table. “Alright, David. We’ll do this the human way.”, Lily called. “Thank you.”, David shouted before un-muting the television.

“Well that sucks.”, Lily said helping her cousins gather the dirty dishes and taking them to the kitchen. “It’s just how things are. Before you and well before today neither Cora Lee nor I had powers so we had to do things this way. Dad wants us to know what it is to do things the human way like grandma and grandpa made him do.”, Landon said turning the water on to the sink. “So I’ll rinse the dishes, Cora Lee you can load the dish washer, and Lily you can I guess just stand there since you at least got most of the dishes in here before dad yelled.”, Landon said taking charge and starting to rinse the dishes. “Well while we are doing this and the water’s running so they can’t hear us. We have more news about our not so little mystery.”, Lily said leaning against the counter. “You mean what Aunt Solangel and Dad said at dinner?”, Landon asked. “Well that just adds to it. But while you were with Demitri the twins called. Apparently this secret isn’t just a Haven thing.”, Lily explained. “What did Ash and Atif learn?”, Landon asked handing a rinsed dish to Cora Lee to put in the washer.

“Their step-dad, Azriel is in on the cover-up.”, Cora Lee explained. “Why would a human, granted one that’s pursued and now married to a mutant and the brother to Colby who’s been friends with Rose’s mom for years before marrying Alison, know anything about a cover-up of something between my dad and your mom?”, Landon asked looking to Lily. “Because the cover-up isn’t just about our family. It also has something to do with their dad.”, Lily explained. “With Tanner? Whoa. Alright so this is big. Uncle Jacob needs to wrap up the school construction, I NEED to access their electronic library.”, Landon said. “He said should only be six more months.”, Cora Lee said. “Did anyone call Rose?”, Landon asked. “Yup we called her after we got off the phone with the twins.”, Lily answered. “Can’t wait for this wedding to be over cause we all need to start doing some serious digging now.”, Landon said and the three finished loading the dishwasher.

As the trio at the Haven continued discussing the possibilities for the secret the adults were all keeping across town it was about to get a little uncomfortable to say the least at the movies. Standing outside the free standing movie theater were two average looking couples, granted one had blue hair but upon first glance they appeared to just be a normal group out on a double date. It was easy to see the familiar resemblance between Isis and her older brother Jacob. The only main difference was that Isis maintained a tan streak in her otherwise long ebony hair. “You should have seen Stephan today, he managed to flap those little wings enough to go right over Nathan and Aurora’s heads. It was priceless.”, Solangel gushed talking about some of the events at the Haven daycare. “Did you get it on video?”, Kurt asked. “Of course. I’ll send it to you guys tonight when I get home.”, Solangel said. “Awesome. Can’t wait to see if he grows into having teleporting powers too.”, Kurt said smiling. Having wings wasn’t all that weird to him, he knew that on his biological father’s side wings could happen. The only thing that really threw Kurt about his son’s mutation is that he’s albino. But doesn’t matter what color he is Kurt had been head over heels about Stephan since the day they found out Isis was expecting.

“How is my grandson then?”, an eerie voice questioned. From the shadows stepped, what to the eye looked like an older man with black hair and whips of grey along the sides, a narrow solemn face accented by a rather devilish goatee that went with the devilish smile on his lips. On his arm stood a woman with fair skin, hair blacker than the wing of a raven. Kurt immediately brought Isis close to him keeping himself between this man and her. Jacob looked from the man to Kurt. There were similarities in the face, though he knew Kurt was wearing a disguise for their public date. But what threw Jacob’s mind the most was the man referred to Stephan as ‘grandson’. Jacob had been told that Kurt’s father Christian Wagner had died shortly after he was born and his mother abandoned him so he’d been raised in a foster family. Jacob noticed how Kurt moved as if to protect Isis and that the normally relaxed frame of his wirily brother-in-law became ridged as if ready to battle. Solangel narrowed her eyes and took Jacob’s hand pulling him closer and slightly behind her. “He’s not your anything. Leave us be.”, Kurt said. Azazel chuckled. “Why do you insist on being this way? You know life would be much easier if you just sided with me.”, Azazel said. “Who cares about his half-breed, the mother is a meat sack.”, Jillian whispered. Azazel nodded to Jillian. “This is true Jillian. But as Kurt’s child there might be something unique about him. He and Karli have been the only two that could resist me.”, Azazel explained flashing a smile to the group.

Jacob could feel the little hairs on the back of his neck stand up. “I believe my brother-in-law told you to walk away. I don’t know who you are but I think you should do what he said.”, Jacob said stepping forward not really knowing what he was going against but knowing that he didn’t like how this guy was talking. In a blink of an eye Azazel had Jacob by the throat. “And what is a pathetic meat sack such as you going to do about it if I don’t?”, Azazel hissed. “You put my boyfriend down NOW or you deal with me.”, Solangel shouted kicking Azazel in the shin. Azazel laughed. “And what are you going to do? Do you know who I am child?”, Azazel asked squeezing Jacob’s throat a little tighter. “LET HIM GO!”, Isis shouted. “I know exactly who you are Azazel. Now you better learn who I am you pathetic…cockroach…”, Solangel said. With the word Azazel was changed into a cockroach. Jacob fell to the ground, Isis quickly pulling him to his feet. Jillian moved to intervene till see saw Solangel’s black high heel boot hovering over the transformed Azazel. “Do it and he’s just bug juice on my shoe.”, Solangel warned. “Let’s get this straight blue, if you or ANY from that damn Academy even looks at Jacob or Isis the wrong way I’ll destroy you.”, Solangel said her arrows a hardened brown. Kurt picked up the cockroach and looked at it. “This is a good look for you.”, he said before throwing the cockroach at Jillian. “Turn him back, we aren’t trying to start anything and Duncan won’t be pleased if we do.”, Kurt said. Solangel frowned and her shoulders sank. “Fine. Douchebag return.”, she said waving her hand. Azazel returned to his form toppling Jillian to the ground.

Azazel got to his feet and helped Jillian up looking hard at Solangel. There was however something in his eyes that Kurt had only seen once before, back when Warren intervened when Azazel tried to use all the half-neyaphems of the world like himself to open a portal to the brimstone dimension, it was fear. “Now leave.”, Kurt said pointing. Azazel and Jillian disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Jacob coughed a little now able to catch his breath. “Someone want to tell me who that was?”, Jacob asked. Solangel sighed and just hugged Jacob. “Please don’t try to be my hero unless you know for sure the bad guy is a human.”, Solangel said kissing his cheek. “I’ll keep that in mind next time. But who was that guy?”, Jacob asked again. Isis looked to Kurt who needed. “He’s well he’s technically my father-in-law.”, Isis explained. “What do you mean technically?”, Jacob questioned. “That was Azazel. He’s the ruler of a demonic world and a race called the Neyaphem. He’s biologically my dad. As you can see we don’t really get along.”, Kurt explained further.

“So beyond looking over my shoulder for mutant hating humans and human hating mutants I now get to watch out for some demonic race? How many of his…umm Neyaphem are there in our world?”, Jacob asked. Kurt sighed. “Well there’s myself, my sister Karli, my half brothers Abyss and Kiwi Black, my new half sister Talia, and my niece Esabelle, and then of course Azazel and Jillian the woman with him.”, Kurt explained. “So you and Karli are the only two not living at the Academy?”, Jacob asked. “Well Kiwi Black doesn’t live there. He is, well I’m not sure where he went. But he left to be a monk or something wanting to find peace.”, Kurt explained. “And you have known this whole time that that part of his family is here?”, Jacob asked looking at his sister.

Isis nodded. “I’ve known for many years. But I don’t think about it. I can fight, I have my watch that I can void mutant powers with if I need to, and well I’m usually around mutants who will step up. Like how Solangel did. Which that was epic turning him into a cockroach.”, Isis said giving Solangel a smile. “That’s not something to smile about. Solangel shouldn’t be using her powers on here in public.”, Jacob protested. Solangel hugged Jacob again. “I love that you want to protect me. I really do, but any time someone dares to mess with you or anyone I care about they are going to get the angry side of this brownie. And angry brownie tends to mean you get turned into something. Let’s just calm down, go inside and watch the movie. And not mention to David or Duncan that tonight happened.”, Solangel suggested. “I agree. I’m not up for getting you in trouble with David or any of us in trouble with Duncan.”, Kurt said. Jacob sighed. “Fine we don’t mention the scuffle with the demon king. Let’s go watch the movie then.”, Jacob said giving in as Solangel took his hand and they headed inside.

Back at the Academy Azazel and Jillian returned. Wanda saw them appear in the great room and raised an eyebrow. “You look rattled Azazel. I’ve never seen that. What happened?”, Wanda demanded getting off the sofa where she’d been sitting with John and her sons watching a movie on cable. “We had a run in with my son Kurt is all.”, Azazel said. “That’s all? You have the look of fear in your eyes from running into Kurt? Why do you lie to me Azazel? The truth now.”, Wanda demanded. John, Tommy, Billy, and little Tyler all turned to peek over the back of the sofa to quietly watch the action, eating popcorn as anyone should do when watching a good film. “He was with his human wife, a human male and a girl with blue hair.”, Azazel explained. “Blue hair? Did she have dark or fair skin?”, Wanda questioned. “She was dark skinned. They called her Solangel.”, Jillian added. Wanda’s eyes went wide. “I see and exactly what transgressed between you and Solangel?”, Wanda demanded. “The human male tried to play hero and when I was about to teach him a lesson he obviously deserved this Solangel turned me into a cockroach with just a word.”, Azazel explained. “Who was the human male?”, Wanda asked. “This Solangel called him her boyfriend and he called Kurt his brother-in-law.”, Jillian explained. “So without my permission you laid hands upon someone protected by the Haven?”, Wanda said. “How would I know that boy is protected by the Haven?”, Azazel countered. “Leave my sight. NOW!”, Wanda shouted. Azazel and Jillian both disappeared in a cloud of smoke. “I will not have two idiots ruin everything like last time. If those two start the war with the Haven or the X-Men before I’m damn good and ready…I’ll kill them.”, Wanda muttered sitting back down next to John not realizing he and their children had heard everything she said. Tommy and Billy however looked to each other both wondering what their mother meant by ‘last time’ and the implication that eventually there would be war with the Haven and X-Men.

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Back in Bayville Landon was just getting home with Demitri while the rest of the house was sitting at the table ready to eat dinner. Landon sniffed the air as he walked in. “Mmmm smells like pot roast, mashed potatoes, and carrots. Nice.”, Landon commented putting his sneakers into his shoe cubby before racing to the dining room. With the number of people living in the house it wasn’t an easy squeeze to fit everyone at the table. Looking at the table clockwise it started with his dad at the head, then his mom, Cora Lee, Lily who was in his regular seat, Jean, Nathan in his high chair, an empty chair at the end for Demitri, then Solangel, Jacob, and at least one last empty chair. Landon squeezed behind Solangel and Jacob. “Excuse me Aunt Solangel, pardon me Uncle Jacob.”, he said finding his way to the empty chair. He plopped into the seat exhausted and his fingers showing small pick marks from the rose thorns. Demitri followed behind him pausing to give Jean and Nathan each a kiss before sitting down. “Nice of you to bring my kid home.”, David said who was only partially focused on the knife he was using to cut the roast with his powers while the metal fork was floating around the table with pieces on it to plop on each plate. “He volunteered to help at the shop. Not my fault that Miklai’s baby sister wanted some extravagant arrangements.”, Demitri replied sitting down just in time for a piece of meat to land on his plate.

As a piece landed on Jacob’s plate he sighed a little. “I’ve had who knows how many meals here over the last eight years and it’s still weird to me to watch a metal serving utensils move around on their own to serve the whole table.”, Jacob said before starting to cut up his piece of pot roast. “You’d think eventually you’d get used to it. But at least it doesn’t freak you out or scare you anymore Jacob.”, Solangel said patting his knee. “Can I get some mashed potatoes please?”, Landon asked. With a subtle shift in his eyes the metal bowl of the mashed potatoes rose up and floated in front of Landon. “Take what you want.”, David said. Landon quickly scooped out some potatoes before the bowl floated around the table for everyone else followed by the carrot bowl. With everyone served everything landed back to the table and David started to focus just on his own food. “So how was the first day of school kids? Anything interesting you want to share with the group?”, David asked nudging Landon with his foot. He hadn’t told anyone yet about Landon’s power manifesting since he figured it was something Landon should share.

“Well once again I am not in the same class as Rose and I’ve got that know it all brat Malcolm in my class. So here’s to another year of fighting for top dog in my class and being picked on for purple hair.”, Cora Lee said deciding to speak first before taking a sip of her milk. “Landon and I have the same classes. Kind of lucky I don’t have my siblings in class so I only get their death stares during lunch and waiting after school.”, Lily commented between bites of food. “Don’t let Malcolm get to you. Many people picked on me for my hair growing up.”, Aislinn said patting Cora Lee’s wrist. Morpheus kawwed from his perch on a plate rail high above the room giving Aislinn a view of the whole table. “Really who is that kid to talk. His mom and little sister have GREEN hair! People with puke colored haired relatives should not dare trash talk people with lovely purple hair.”, Solangel commented shaking her head. “If he gives you too much trouble say the word and it’s into a snow globe with him.”, Solangel added pointing to the living room where her collection of snow globes sat on a shelf. Cora Lee giggled and shook her head. “I’ll be alright. I’ve dealt with him since Pre-K. But thanks for the offer Aunt Solangel.”, Cora Lee replied. “Solangel, let’s not talk about putting kids into snow globes and starting mutant wars please.”, David suggested. “Fine, I won’t. But just remember I’m not scared of any of those Acolytes and will happily put them in their places again.”, Solangel said with a snort. David groaned and shook his head. “Mixed company present….”, David said. Solangel looked around the table at the kids and Jacob and looked down at her food. “Sorry…”, she apologized before going back to eating.

Landon, Cora Lee, and Lily looked from David to Solangel and then at each other raising an eyebrow. “So Landon, the girls told the table about their day. How was yours? Anything eventful happen?”, David said wanting to change the subject that had been derailed. “Well like Lily said we have class together. Ashley and Atif are together again in their class. I helped Uncle Demitri with the bouquets and boutonnieres for the wedding.”, Landon said being casual. “I don’t think that’s what your dad is talking about.”, Demitri said pausing from trying to get Nathan to eat some of the pot roast. “Oh, yeah during lunch my power manifested.”, Landon said taking a forkful of mashed potatoes. “That’s fantastic.”, Aislinn said smiling across the table at Landon. Landon knew the smile well. Any time in his life he accomplished something that’s the smile his mom gave him. There was pride in that smile and the little twinkle in her otherwise vacant purple eyes. He lived to get that smile, to know he’d made her proud. He doubted he’d get anything close to that reaction from his biological mother when he told her about his powers manifesting. “Thanks mom.”, Landon said

“That’s wonderfully Landon. Guess when the school is built it won’t just be the twins and Lily enrolling. Seems nothing can keep your little gang apart.”, Jean commented as she used her telepathy to clean Nathan’s face as he’d smashed carrots everywhere while she still got to enjoy her meal. “Congratulations.”, Jacob said not really sure how he was supposed to react to knowing there was no one less human around the Haven. But over the years Jacob had at least adjusted more to life with mutants. It was never boring at least, and with the people he got to know from his work rebuilding the school along with those he got to know here at the Haven he looked beyond the initial fear of their powers and saw what genuine and caring people they are. From being around them this long he understood why his little sister never second guessed staying in Bayville and being with Kurt. “Thanks Aunt Jean and Uncle Jacob.”, Landon said being polite. Solangel had a different reaction, a more ‘brownie’ reaction. She squealed with delight and leaned around Jacob’s chair to hug him. “YAY! So proud of you Lanny! So what can you do?”, she asked. Landon laughed and nodded. “Thanks Aunt Solangel. And well. Umm…from some extra practice testing at the flower shop. I can turn some things like food or small organic organisms into something else.”, Landon said.

“Small organisms? At school you could only turn your banana into an apple and Lily’s orange into a cupcake. What did you do at Uncle Demitri’s shop?”, Cora Lee questioned. “Oooo you can alter the structure of things, very nifty. Very brownie-esk. Now I’m even prouder. My little Lanny has powers similar to mine.”, Solangel said getting up to properly give Landon hugs and kiss the top of his head. From the bird’s eye view Morpheus provided Aislinn saw it all and couldn’t help but laugh. It was amusing how over the years Solangel had taken a type of ownership of Landon and Cora Lee. She’d grown into the role of ‘Aunt’ very nicely. “That’s terrific Landon. Just promise you won’t be turning people into other things.”, Aislinn said. Landon laughed and tried to wiggle out of Solangel’s grip. “Thanks. And of course mom. Right now I don’t even think I could change something so complex as a human.”, Landon promised. “But at the flower shop I brought a mini rose plant to life. They started singing Golden Afternoon like the flowers in Alice in Wonderland.”, Landon explained. “That is so cool.”, Cora Lee and Lily agreed. Landon just continued to smile.

After everyone was finished with the meal it was left to the kids to clear the table and load the dishwasher. Solangel and Jacob headed out, something about meeting up with Kurt and Isis for a movie while Kisa and Iver had agreed to babysit Stephan. They figured they should get some extra practice in since they’d recently learned they were expecting. The adults all went into the living room to watch some tv while Nathan played with his toys. As Cora Lee and Landon started loading dishes into their arms Lily tilted her head to the side. “Why are you two carrying the dishes?”, Lily asked. “Um because we need to clear the table.”, Landon answered. “Yeah but I live here now. So stand back and let a telekinetic mutant handle the clearing of the table.”, Lily suggested. Landon looked to Cora Lee who shrugged and they both set the dishes down. Lily took a deep breath raising her hands slowly causing the dishes to rise off the table and start to float next to the sink. In the living room David muted the tv listening. “What are you doing? I was watching that.”, Demitri argued. “Shh. It’s quiet in there. Why is it quiet in there?”, David said. “What are you three doing?”, David called. “Um clearing the table dad!”, Landon shouted. “Clearing the table? So if I walk in there I’m not going to see dishes floating around am I? I didn’t get to use powers for my chores growing up so neither do you, that means you too Lily.”, David called. Lily frowned and the dishes landed back on the table. “Alright, David. We’ll do this the human way.”, Lily called. “Thank you.”, David shouted before un-muting the television.

“Well that sucks.”, Lily said helping her cousins gather the dirty dishes and taking them to the kitchen. “It’s just how things are. Before you and well before today neither Cora Lee nor I had powers so we had to do things this way. Dad wants us to know what it is to do things the human way like grandma and grandpa made him do.”, Landon said turning the water on to the sink. “So I’ll rinse the dishes, Cora Lee you can load the dish washer, and Lily you can I guess just stand there since you at least got most of the dishes in here before dad yelled.”, Landon said taking charge and starting to rinse the dishes. “Well while we are doing this and the water’s running so they can’t hear us. We have more news about our not so little mystery.”, Lily said leaning against the counter. “You mean what Aunt Solangel and Dad said at dinner?”, Landon asked. “Well that just adds to it. But while you were with Demitri the twins called. Apparently this secret isn’t just a Haven thing.”, Lily explained. “What did Ash and Atif learn?”, Landon asked handing a rinsed dish to Cora Lee to put in the washer.

“Their step-dad, Azriel is in on the cover-up.”, Cora Lee explained. “Why would a human, granted one that’s pursued and now married to a mutant and the brother to Colby who’s been friends with Rose’s mom for years before marrying Alison, know anything about a cover-up of something between my dad and your mom?”, Landon asked looking to Lily. “Because the cover-up isn’t just about our family. It also has something to do with their dad.”, Lily explained. “With Tanner? Whoa. Alright so this is big. Uncle Jacob needs to wrap up the school construction, I NEED to access their electronic library.”, Landon said. “He said should only be six more months.”, Cora Lee said. “Did anyone call Rose?”, Landon asked. “Yup we called her after we got off the phone with the twins.”, Lily answered. “Can’t wait for this wedding to be over cause we all need to start doing some serious digging now.”, Landon said and the three finished loading the dishwasher.

As the trio at the Haven continued discussing the possibilities for the secret the adults were all keeping across town it was about to get a little uncomfortable to say the least at the movies. Standing outside the free standing movie theater were two average looking couples, granted one had blue hair but upon first glance they appeared to just be a normal group out on a double date. It was easy to see the familiar resemblance between Isis and her older brother Jacob. The only main difference was that Isis maintained a tan streak in her otherwise long ebony hair. “You should have seen Stephan today, he managed to flap those little wings enough to go right over Nathan and Aurora’s heads. It was priceless.”, Solangel gushed talking about some of the events at the Haven daycare. “Did you get it on video?”, Kurt asked. “Of course. I’ll send it to you guys tonight when I get home.”, Solangel said. “Awesome. Can’t wait to see if he grows into having teleporting powers too.”, Kurt said smiling. Having wings wasn’t all that weird to him, he knew that on his biological father’s side wings could happen. The only thing that really threw Kurt about his son’s mutation is that he’s albino. But doesn’t matter what color he is Kurt had been head over heels about Stephan since the day they found out Isis was expecting.

“How is my grandson then?”, an eerie voice questioned. From the shadows stepped, what to the eye looked like an older man with black hair and whips of grey along the sides, a narrow solemn face accented by a rather devilish goatee that went with the devilish smile on his lips. On his arm stood a woman with fair skin, hair blacker than the wing of a raven. Kurt immediately brought Isis close to him keeping himself between this man and her. Jacob looked from the man to Kurt. There were similarities in the face, though he knew Kurt was wearing a disguise for their public date. But what threw Jacob’s mind the most was the man referred to Stephan as ‘grandson’. Jacob had been told that Kurt’s father Christian Wagner had died shortly after he was born and his mother abandoned him so he’d been raised in a foster family. Jacob noticed how Kurt moved as if to protect Isis and that the normally relaxed frame of his wirily brother-in-law became ridged as if ready to battle. Solangel narrowed her eyes and took Jacob’s hand pulling him closer and slightly behind her. “He’s not your anything. Leave us be.”, Kurt said. Azazel chuckled. “Why do you insist on being this way? You know life would be much easier if you just sided with me.”, Azazel said. “Who cares about his half-breed, the mother is a meat sack.”, Jillian whispered. Azazel nodded to Jillian. “This is true Jillian. But as Kurt’s child there might be something unique about him. He and Karli have been the only two that could resist me.”, Azazel explained flashing a smile to the group.

Jacob could feel the little hairs on the back of his neck stand up. “I believe my brother-in-law told you to walk away. I don’t know who you are but I think you should do what he said.”, Jacob said stepping forward not really knowing what he was going against but knowing that he didn’t like how this guy was talking. In a blink of an eye Azazel had Jacob by the throat. “And what is a pathetic meat sack such as you going to do about it if I don’t?”, Azazel hissed. “You put my boyfriend down NOW or you deal with me.”, Solangel shouted kicking Azazel in the shin. Azazel laughed. “And what are you going to do? Do you know who I am child?”, Azazel asked squeezing Jacob’s throat a little tighter. “LET HIM GO!”, Isis shouted. “I know exactly who you are Azazel. Now you better learn who I am you pathetic…cockroach…”, Solangel said. With the word Azazel was changed into a cockroach. Jacob fell to the ground, Isis quickly pulling him to his feet. Jillian moved to intervene till see saw Solangel’s black high heel boot hovering over the transformed Azazel. “Do it and he’s just bug juice on my shoe.”, Solangel warned. “Let’s get this straight blue, if you or ANY from that damn Academy even looks at Jacob or Isis the wrong way I’ll destroy you.”, Solangel said her arrows a hardened brown. Kurt picked up the cockroach and looked at it. “This is a good look for you.”, he said before throwing the cockroach at Jillian. “Turn him back, we aren’t trying to start anything and Duncan won’t be pleased if we do.”, Kurt said. Solangel frowned and her shoulders sank. “Fine. Douchebag return.”, she said waving her hand. Azazel returned to his form toppling Jillian to the ground.

Azazel got to his feet and helped Jillian up looking hard at Solangel. There was however something in his eyes that Kurt had only seen once before, back when Warren intervened when Azazel tried to use all the half-neyaphems of the world like himself to open a portal to the brimstone dimension, it was fear. “Now leave.”, Kurt said pointing. Azazel and Jillian disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Jacob coughed a little now able to catch his breath. “Someone want to tell me who that was?”, Jacob asked. Solangel sighed and just hugged Jacob. “Please don’t try to be my hero unless you know for sure the bad guy is a human.”, Solangel said kissing his cheek. “I’ll keep that in mind next time. But who was that guy?”, Jacob asked again. Isis looked to Kurt who needed. “He’s well he’s technically my father-in-law.”, Isis explained. “What do you mean technically?”, Jacob questioned. “That was Azazel. He’s the ruler of a demonic world and a race called the Neyaphem. He’s biologically my dad. As you can see we don’t really get along.”, Kurt explained further.

“So beyond looking over my shoulder for mutant hating humans and human hating mutants I now get to watch out for some demonic race? How many of his…umm Neyaphem are there in our world?”, Jacob asked. Kurt sighed. “Well there’s myself, my sister Karli, my half brothers Abyss and Kiwi Black, my new half sister Talia, and my niece Esabelle, and then of course Azazel and Jillian the woman with him.”, Kurt explained. “So you and Karli are the only two not living at the Academy?”, Jacob asked. “Well Kiwi Black doesn’t live there. He is, well I’m not sure where he went. But he left to be a monk or something wanting to find peace.”, Kurt explained. “And you have known this whole time that that part of his family is here?”, Jacob asked looking at his sister.

Isis nodded. “I’ve known for many years. But I don’t think about it. I can fight, I have my watch that I can void mutant powers with if I need to, and well I’m usually around mutants who will step up. Like how Solangel did. Which that was epic turning him into a cockroach.”, Isis said giving Solangel a smile. “That’s not something to smile about. Solangel shouldn’t be using her powers on here in public.”, Jacob protested. Solangel hugged Jacob again. “I love that you want to protect me. I really do, but any time someone dares to mess with you or anyone I care about they are going to get the angry side of this brownie. And angry brownie tends to mean you get turned into something. Let’s just calm down, go inside and watch the movie. And not mention to David or Duncan that tonight happened.”, Solangel suggested. “I agree. I’m not up for getting you in trouble with David or any of us in trouble with Duncan.”, Kurt said. Jacob sighed. “Fine we don’t mention the scuffle with the demon king. Let’s go watch the movie then.”, Jacob said giving in as Solangel took his hand and they headed inside.

Back at the Academy Azazel and Jillian returned. Wanda saw them appear in the great room and raised an eyebrow. “You look rattled Azazel. I’ve never seen that. What happened?”, Wanda demanded getting off the sofa where she’d been sitting with John and her sons watching a movie on cable. “We had a run in with my son Kurt is all.”, Azazel said. “That’s all? You have the look of fear in your eyes from running into Kurt? Why do you lie to me Azazel? The truth now.”, Wanda demanded. John, Tommy, Billy, and little Tyler all turned to peek over the back of the sofa to quietly watch the action, eating popcorn as anyone should do when watching a good film. “He was with his human wife, a human male and a girl with blue hair.”, Azazel explained. “Blue hair? Did she have dark or fair skin?”, Wanda questioned. “She was dark skinned. They called her Solangel.”, Jillian added. Wanda’s eyes went wide. “I see and exactly what transgressed between you and Solangel?”, Wanda demanded. “The human male tried to play hero and when I was about to teach him a lesson he obviously deserved this Solangel turned me into a cockroach with just a word.”, Azazel explained. “Who was the human male?”, Wanda asked. “This Solangel called him her boyfriend and he called Kurt his brother-in-law.”, Jillian explained. “So without my permission you laid hands upon someone protected by the Haven?”, Wanda said. “How would I know that boy is protected by the Haven?”, Azazel countered. “Leave my sight. NOW!”, Wanda shouted. Azazel and Jillian both disappeared in a cloud of smoke. “I will not have two idiots ruin everything like last time. If those two start the war with the Haven or the X-Men before I’m damn good and ready…I’ll kill them.”, Wanda muttered sitting back down next to John not realizing he and their children had heard everything she said. Tommy and Billy however looked to each other both wondering what their mother meant by ‘last time’ and the implication that eventually there would be war with the Haven and X-Men.