Playing Fetch and a Special Delivery

[Hades Styx]

As a Guardian of the Zhefarovich family, one is meant to guard the family, not go out on hunting trips to find some girl and bring her to Danielle's side while she goes into an uneasy labor. Hades had tracked down the girl, the Death Eater in training named Andromeda Fiorelli, the surname sounding almost familiar to his ears. After a few short words by Hades, in fact he had just said, "Come, your mentor summons you." and put a white hand upon the shoulder and apparated off to the Zhefarovich Manor. It was perhaps one of the only ways to get in the Manor because of so many charms. Hades did not even introduce himself properly, but then again, his insane thoughts and personality give him enough of a reputation. Hades had enough of one because he had purposely gotten one other Death Eater pregnant, and soon she had the daughter, Callista. Hades no longer had to watch her constantly, but he could not help himself. He was in some sort of twisted relationship with her. With a motion of his hand, he would be leading this girl whom was in training with Danielle down to the chambers where she was giving birth. Or trying to at least, there was much time left. Hades walked through the manor in silence, moans and screams could be heard far within the depths of the manor.

This was a dark place, and the house seemed to take in a life of its own half the time. A demented place that could turn a pure soul of light to someone insane if someone had given the place enough time. Hades walked down a long flight of stairs, where black candles dimly lit the passageway. Hades knew that Danielle was moved to another room where it would be a lot lighter than where she was before. The further underground, the more pressure it brought onto the body. After a story of being underground, Hades entered through a side door. This was more like a maze than anything. Down a long hallway, and through double doors, they had finally arrived where Asparuh III had been birthed, along with many other great other Zhefarovich's of the centuries. Nataliia and Nicolette were already there helping, as well as Asparuh sitting on a large, throne-like chair. Danielle was upon the bed, covered in sheets of black. "I brought her." Hades announced and he waved his hand toward the young female that lacked any blood or relation to the family whatsoever.

 

[Andromeda Fiorelli]

One day seemed to meld into the next with Dorian, their anger at being stuck with one another temporarily had not abated any though somewhere along the line an awkward truce had been raised. The clothing she had to suffer to wear were old clothes of his that she simply had him shrink down to fit her. She was not at all surprised that his dry sense of humour led him to shrink the tartan shirt a little too much so that it fit snugly across her chest and clung completely to her flat stomach. Even her biceps bulged a little in the garment. The jeans weren't too bad though and even though these could have done with another size down she feared he would make them so her butt was clothed but still so tightly wrapped it may as well be on full view. On a day much like any other, fearing that the ministry would come for her and wondering how to get to her mentor Andromeda had gone outside to the trough that had been buffeted with rain water. She placed a bucket inside but no other action occured as a voice eerie and hushed spoke to her. A hand placed on her shoulder dragged her into a side along apparation and willing she followed. Ms Danielle was summoning her! She had managed to find her and though the slightest part of her felt a strange pang to be leaving behind the gruff man who had tried to show her in some odd way, compassion; Andromeda was simply beyond delirious to be heading to the one person she knew would help her. Mortified that she was going to appear dressed like some muggle, the girl grimaced at her clothing as they arrived.

She looked once at the strange man who had brought her and felt the darkness ooze from him as if he had a darker soul by birthright than she had been cursed with. Andromeda did not step away from him but followed, to her this man was not important what was important was the fact that he was bringing her to Ms.Danielle. Suddenly as they got lower and lower into the vast house screams could be heard and Andromeda's eyes widened. She may never have heard her mentor scream but she knew her voice well enough to know that it was she in pain. Quickening her pace she was almost afraid at what she would find. Into a room she was brought, the man merely indicating that he had brought her. Two other women were also present and Andromeda recognised one from a previous training day. She had no time to greet any one or cared too, hastily she made her way to her mentors bedside. Stricken by the appearance of the beautiful woman and the obvious pain she was in. Reaching out she gave her hand to the woman, she was strong enough to withstand the pain if Danielle wanted to squeeze the living tissue out of her.
"She's in pain.. can't you do anything?" her eyes did not leave her mentor once, "I am here now, I am going nowhere. What would you have me do?"

 

[Danielle Zhefarovich]

The first time Danielle had ever given birth was so long ago that she had honestly forgotten the pain and suffering that she and the women from her family usually suffered while going into labor. But early this morning when she had immediately woken up to very violent Contractions, she knew that she was in for a rough day. Even several hours later she had made no signs of giving birth any time soon but was instead still suffering from the violent Contractions. It was actually sort of hard to describe what they felt like for her other than the fact that they almost felt like she was being stabbed over and over again in the gut and left to bleed. Maybe even a little bit like someone had repeatedly punched her there right after the stabbing process had gone through. If left her in shivers and sweats, she was so exhausted that she was honestly ready to pass out and just give up. Luckily she had Nicolette and Nataliia here to make sure that everything went smoothly because she honestly didn't think she was doing that well. In fact she was pretty sure she was bleeding somewhat too, which was to be expected at times but the fact that this had been going on for several hours worried her. Even in her tired sweaty state Danielle still seemed to have an angelic like quality to her, though she felt nothing but beautiful right now. Another cry of pain left Danielle's lips when she felt another wave of pain hit her sharply. One of the two woman helping her out used a cool washcloth to wipe some of the sweat from her face and attempt to give her some air and keep her cool. Danielle felt like she was either going to burst or faint, maybe a little of both. What made her feel even worse about the situation was that Asparuh, her husband, and the one person that she actually respected enough to do this for willingly was him. These were his children too but she hated that he was seeing her when she was in such a weak state. Or maybe it was one of her strongest, she wasn't really sure yet. Seven hours of endless pain, sweat, blood, and agony just to bring children into the world? Danielle didn't know what the hell it was but it was causing her to regret becoming pregnant. Curse her Infertility. If she was like most normal woman she would have a normal birth. But since she wasn't her body was finding it difficult to manage having two babies. If things got too bad it could kill her and the babies.

Soon her student arrived and Danielle weakly lifted her head to let her angel blue eyes lock onto her. Andromeda seemed almost darker and that made Danielle almost proud. "A-Andromeda...I am alright. Do not worry. Just stay...here...for a little bit. That...is all I ask of you." Danielle responded weakly through pants and random gasps of pain. She attempted to reach out and grab the younger Death Eater's hand but when another wave of immense pain took over she clutched her stomach and let out a scream of pain. She then let her body fall back onto the pillows as she tried to catch her breath. Under her breath she asked one of the two healers in the room if they could just end this?

 

[Nicolette Styx]

Nicolette and Nataliia had both been called in early this morning to assist the Ranee of the Zhefarovich Family, Danielle Zhefarovich in giving birth to the twins. However this whole infertility thing was because a huge issue for the poor woman. It had been more than several hours and she still wasn't ready to have the babies yet. In fact Nicolette was pretty sure the woman's body was doing a better job exhausting itself then it was actually attempt to ready itself to give birth. Nicolette checked all the woman's vitals and such and had to admit that she did not look well at all, this babies better be ready to come out soon or Danielle was going to exhaust herself to death. The blonde cats a worried glance over to Nataliia and wondered if she was thinking the same thing as she was, that this was very risky and chances were looking kind of dim. Infertility and twin spawns from the Zhefarovich Family was not a very good mix. Taking a glass of water and coaxing Danielle to drink some of it so she would stay hydrated Nicolette figured that her reputation for being one of the best Healers around was going to have to kick in now, she was going to need to do anything possible. Her eyes went to Asparuh uneasily who was sitting there. She could only help but wonder how he would feel if Danielle died in the process or he had to go through the same situation as he had to with Liyla. Would he choose the children again? Suddenly a shiver ran up her spine and she remembered that Asparuh was indeed a Legilimens and a very skilled one at that. Her eyes grew wide for a second as she tried to clam herself down. What if Asparuh heard her thoughts and became angry with her. It wasn't long before Hades had brought over the young Death Eater that Danielle was training. Nicolette's eyes locked onto her as she watched Andromeda make her way over to the Ranee.

The young girl then spoke to Nicolette and Nataliia and the golden eyed female couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the girl. She was actually surprised that Asparuh was allowing anyone but the Healers anywhere near her. "If she doesn't have these babies soon she could easily die from Exhaustion. Several hours is too much, she keeps looking like she's about to faint." And that was highly dangerous. Which meant that Nicolette was going to up this to critical if nothing happened soon. When Danielle laid her body back onto the bed and Cusions Nicolette watch her sadly. The air smelled of blood now, poor thing must be so tired.

 

[Nataliia Snow]

Nataliia was here to help see to it that the twins got out safely. There could be a chance that they would need to open her up from the stomach and get them out that way. What Nicolette was basically saying was that this was critical. Nataliia did notice the girl, and what she wore but now was not the time to play dress up with the girl. Nataliia glanced over at Nicolette and said, "We will need to induce labor and fast. We don't want to lose these two children." Nataliia reached inside of her purple robes and she retrieved a vial that would help with the pain and birthing process. It was a dream for women when they were in labor. She walked over to Danielle's side, and she murmured, "Danielle, honey, drink this. I promise it will help with the pains. Naturally, it won't work. But give it a bit of magic, then everything should be fine." Nataliia glanced over at Nicolette, and knew that she was not as optimistic as she was. But if one could keep positive, it was amazing what the mind would do and would help with certain situations. This was a matter of time. Maybe the potion could speed up the process as well. Nataliia could only hope the best from here on out.

 

[Asparuh Zhefarovich III]

The moment Hades had brought in the girl, Asparuh did not know what to expect to have some dog here. He was far too proud for his own being, but Danielle approved of her. He raised an eyebrow and he thought, Did Hades get a commoner from the streets or is this Andromeda? He rose to his feet, his attitude switching from cold to downright evil. He would be damned to see someone that close to Danielle that was not a healer. He had given Nicolette a glare when he had listened to what she thought. There would be no other Liyla incident in this house. Asparuh wouldn't know what to choose really. Again. These two twins had shown signs of strength, and he glanced over to see Lady Lydia watching from the doorway. She seemed concerned too. Perhaps she heard the screams. Asparuh narrowed his eyes at Nataliia, but he trusted her to know what she was giving Danielle. Danielle was perhaps the oldest of the Death Eaters excluding himself. He would not want to lose such a valuable member.

"Give her space, Fiorelli so that the two healers can work," Asparuh stood on the sidelines himself, but truthfully, he just did not want someone like her to be around Danielle. Those beings were more trouble than they were worth. "Unless Danielle wants you at her side." Asparuh had all the information he needed from everyone in this room, relation or not. Danielle's mind was not hard for him to investigate unless she used that damned Occlumency on him. Walking around to the other side of Danielle, he stared down at her, his eyes telling her that she needed to take that potion to get this out of the way. Asparuh wanted nothing more but to get this over with, and get something out of his home. This was his territory, and knowing that if someone were to cross or endanger his family, they would never leave in one piece again. Asparuh wondered what would happen if Danielle did in fact, perish. Asparuh knew that his mother would never let him hear the end of it. That would be a lot more trouble than he wanted in his lifetime. He had enough on his plate, and he was almost ready to start on another killing spree.

 

[Andromeda Fiorelli]

Andromeda wished she was more proficient as a healer and could do her part here but the two summers she had spent at Mungo's and all the training she had done at the school hospital had not prepared her for this at all. It pained her to see her mentor in so much agony and stood up as the healers made their way to the bed to aid Ms Danielle. She willed them to help her when a man spoke. His very voice ordered to be obeyed and Andromeda could only guess that this must be her mentors husband, the father of these children. She nodded her head in respect once before turning to Danielle.
"I have not gone far, I will be in the shadows if you need me. I will not leave you" she promised stepping back to stay by the wall and observe everything from there. Her nose was filled now with the silvery tang of blood and her head swirled from it. Blood had never bothered her, since becoming a werewolf it had positively excited her at times but this was not one of those. She felt only fear for her mentor, would gladly do anything for her to ensure her safety and feared only one thing in that moment that if complications arose the two healers and the husband would choose to save the lives of the children in her belly rather than save Danielle. Was that why her mentor had summoned her, to prevent such a thing from happening?

Andromeda hoped not, she was helpless here. No wand, not even a full moon to give her strength. She turned her gaze a moment from the woman writhing in pain to the man who had brought her here and to the husband. The glances were brief but she had seen enough to know these men were to be feared.

 

[Danielle Zhefarovich]

Danielle gave the two Healers in the room a look when they both spoke about her condition and such. The Pregnant Death Eater knew that if Nicolette was worried then she had a reason to be worried as well. Then Nataliia mentioned some about having to induce labor and the blonde became relieved. Forcing her to have the babies would really allow this all to end and for her to actually be able to relax for just a moment or two. She didn't know if her life was more valuable than hers at this point but she didn't want to lose them because the fact that she had been able to have children at all was amazing. Danielle weakly watched as Nataliia came over to her side and offered her a Potion that was supposed to help her with the pain she was feeling. Her eyes drifted to Asparuh who was giving her a look that told her that she needed to drunk that Potion. With a small sigh she down a good amount of it and then handed it back to Nataliia, a look of displeasure on her face. It really tasted disgusting but she wasn't going to complain about it because it was supposed to help her. "Andromeda..." Danielle began weakly but her voice still seemed so loud within the room she was in right now. She was ready to tell the girl why she had brought her here and requested that she be here for the birth. Later she would personally have to thank Asparuh for even allowing her to enter the home. A small gasp left her lips when she felt another strong twinge of pain. At least they seemed to be dying down a little, compared to earlier these were like baby pains to her but to most women would still be agony. "I have been hearing things that bring great interest to me. Did you or did you not take a life that night?" Rumors had been heard and she hadn't heard form Andromeda for quite some time so she knew something had to be up. Stupid was the last thing she was and she wanted the young Werewolf to know this. She had to hear it from the girl she had been training but one way or another she was going to figure it out. Danielle could hear it from the one of them, or the other. Either way she was going to get what she wanted, Andromeda needed to learn quickly that there were some people out there in the world that she shouldn't cross unless she was willing to give her life to remain on their side. Both Danielle and her husband were prime examples of this. Still in a way Danielle cared for this girl, she was going to nurture her into the dark and if someone wanted to test her on that she would just love to murder a person or two.

"I do not mind if we induce. Honestly I don't think I have my energy to keep this up much longer." Danielle muttered out quietly as she shifted so that she could sit up and prop herself up so that it may be easier for he to go into actual labor. Her water still had yet to even break so she had no idea if she was even close or not. Really she just wanted to hold her two little babies in her arms, and maybe later spend the night with them. chances were she'd had to feed them and such too, but she wasn't sure that she would even be awake or conscious to tend to them. She could be out cold due to exhaustion and then it would be up to the Healers to take care of them. Danielle wondered if this made Andromeda think of children at all.

 

[Nicolette Styx]

Nicolette stared down at Danielle before she nodded in agreement with Nataliia. There was no way Danielle was going to last having a natural birth at the rate she was going. Heading over to the side of the bed she made sure that the rest of the Potion was taken by Danielle before she helped Danielle moved into the Position that she needed to be to give birth to these two babies. "Asparuh, you don't mind if we induce do you?" she had gotten word that Danielle agreed with it but before she went on she wanted to make sure their Patriarch was okay with everything that was going on. He seemed very on edge and protective right now and she almost found it cute. If the golden eyed beauty didn't know both Asparuh and Danielle better she'd think that they truly loved one another. But she did know them and knew that she would be a fool to think like that. Nicolette used another cool wash cloth to wipe some of the sweaty and heat from Danielle's glowing skin. How was it that even in the midst of giving birth and being in high amounts of pain for several hours could she still like nothing more than angel. She was lucky. Nicolette always looked like a train wreck after she had given to birth.

"Do you think we should give her medicine to induce or just go with it manually." Nicolette asked Nataliia. The medicine were usually less disgusting to do because they wouldn't have to defile Danielle right in front of her husband which to Nicolette was a little awkward. The medicine did pose some risks too. Either way something would need to be done and quickly. It seemed that Danielle was being a lot more willing too. Nicolette was often a pain in the hospital because she did not trust the Healers there with anything. Nicolette's eyes shifted to Andromeda for a moment. The girl was probably going to witness a lot today that may affect her view on having children for a long time.

 

[Nataliia Snow]

Nataliia almost did not know what to do. She bit her lip and she moved her body down the bed to the end, and she shook her head. "Nicolette, I don't like the uses of medicine to induce, it might not be fast enough." Nataliia reached inside of her robes and she slipped on rubber gloves. She glanced over at her father and noticed just how calm he seemed in this. How could that be? Then she remembered the type of man he was. He was a heartless, cold man, and she knew that he would much rather kill the children or kill the mother or something. Sometimes she wondered how she could be the daughter of him, but she had taken on her mother's sweetness. Nataliia's eyes went from around the room, and noticed that Hades was gone. Shrugging she turned back to Danielle and she said, "It will all be over soon. Nicolette, I'll go and induce labor, because well...I think I might have a stronger stomach." For someone so beautiful and fragile looking, one would forget just what blood ran through her veins. Once she had the approval, she was going in. Nataliia wanted her brothers out of there, one way or another. The girl in the room might not ever have children after this.

 

[Asparuh Zhefarovich III]

Asparuh rolled his eyes and he thought, Even now, she is trying to talk to the girl. She needs to wait until these two are born first. Asparuh had a feeling that this would not end up like Liyla Mirayinov. Danielle was much stronger than she. His dark eyes went to Andromeda once more and he stared at her briefly. He chose not to use his gifted power upon her but instead read her like any other normal person. It was odd to see that she cared so much for Danielle, to wait by her side or almost at her side. He had never known a young Death Eater to do such a thing. Then again, his hatred of the younger Death Eaters could be changed with one, however that would only happen when hell froze over. He nodded at Nicolette to go on ahead. This would be an interesting day ahead. Soon, this screaming would all end. Though he was a little surprised with his daughter almost eager to induce. He had been disappointed with her at some points in her life, but overall she was an interesting daughter. Asparuh remained silent, before he caught Hades leaving the place. Figured that he would leave, but then again, he had other matters to attend to. That much, Asparuh knew and understood.

 

[Andromeda Fiorelli]

As the women attempted to induce her, Danielle still spoke. Ripples of pain etching across her beautiful face as another contraction hit. Andromeda nearly gagged reflexively to see her in so much pain but at least the healers were on top of that soon enough.
"I will tell you everything in great detail when all of this is done Great One but for now you must breathe, relax your body and allow it to do what it must to help the babies along" she wasn't sure herself just how child birth worked nor cared to know and was certain after this she would make sure she never had any of her own. It looked more painful than when her body transformed and that was pain of the highest magnitude.
She took a single step closer to the bed again, so that her mentor could see her and know she had not left or indeed was not going anywhere but feeling completely useless knew she should be doing something. Anything other than standing around but if this was what Danielle needed from her then she would do it willingly.
"Can I be more helpful to you anywhere else, doing anything else?" she not only beseeched this of her mentor but glanced to the tall foreboding blonde haired man and the healers.

 

[Danielle Zhefarovich]

Danielle shifted her eyes back to Andromeda and nodded softly when she was told that she needed to relax and focus on what she needed to do to have these babies. However actually relaxing was going to be a task that wasn't easily done when it came to inducing because she knew it was mostly going to work and then the most dangerous part of giving birth to twin babies would begin. She figured that she should not be that worried for the birth of her two babies because she had been through this once before but that was also nineteen or so years ago. Things could have changed and these were Asparuh's children so one could never be too sure of home much energy it would take from her. Her body was already weary but she was willing to put as much as she could into it. Danielle was a cold person at heart but there was always a hidden softness for babies in there. It was also known as mother instincts. She was pretty sure that most women experienced it whenever they saw a baby or talked about them enough. The moment a little baby was brought around, all of a sudden everyone had the urge to hold them, care for them, and have one of their own to cuddle and love. Danielle remembered that the first time she had wanted a child was in her late twenty's when she was traveling around the world in an attempt to avoid Asparuh's first wife, Tsvetanka who threatened her to get out of the way or else there would be problems. It was her that caused Danielle and Asparuh to lose contact for some time. If only the lying b!tch was alive now, Danielle would love to rub this in her face. Then perhaps show her just how much it pissed her off to have to travel every damn time that woman thought of her as a thread. Asparuh was hers now and thats the way she would have preferred it.

Nicolette and Nataliia managed to successfully induce her into labor and Danielle could honestly say that the pain had become so much worse than it was to begin with. Her water had officially broken and it was safe to say that whether she was ready or not for these babies, they were coming.</COLOR></FONT>

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<FONT font="Lucida">Danielle's body lay on the sheets that were drenched in sweat, blood, and a lot more that she probably didn't even really want to think about right now. The sound of two crying babies rang throughout the room only momentarily, it seemed like these babies weren't going to be overall fussy but weren't all that happy to be outside of her stomach. It had taken a little over two hours for her to give birth to both of them because she had actually become so weak at one point she nearly fainted and had to be give something by one of the Healers in the room. She forgot which one because honestly her vision was so slurry and she was in so much pain she could barely register who was who. In fact during the whole birthing thing she had forgotten that her student was in the room was well as Lydia's spirit. But she was aware that Asparuh was there, in fact she wanted him here more than anything. After spending pretty much an entire lifetime with him he was able to comfort her so easily. Asparuh could bring her back to the good ol days when Bellatrix and them were alive, when she was in her youth and half of the worries she had these days weren't worries at all. Danielle's eyes were closed and her pale skin almost had a sickly color to it because of her exhaustion, amount of lost blood, and her weakness. She rested on the bed and cracked an eye open to Nicolette and Nataliia.

"Can I hold one of them?" Danielle asked weakly. She would get around to holding both but because of how weak she was she would surely wouldn't be able to pay attention to both at the same time. Even if she was going to pass out, or die, or whatever she at least wanted to see her children. This children already had a name and power behind them. Both Asparuh and Danielle were well known, highly respected, and powerful Death Eaters. Surely there was much pride and rumors that were going to be spread around at one point. When one of her sons was handed over an dlaid down next to her face so she could see the baby easily she immediately managed to turn open her eyes and fix herself so she could hold the baby more properly. She cooed and spoke softly to the baby before her eyes drifted to Asparuh for a moment. She figured there was a lot to say to him but would wait until later, she figured that sooner or later they would be at their old routine once again. When Danielle's angelic blue eyes met with Andromeda's she motioned for the young woman to come over to her. Danielle could only wonder how she felt seeing the miracle of birth like so.

 

[Nicolette Styx]

Delivering babies was always a rough business for women like Danielle and the other Lefevre's but she had managed it for not only one but two Zhefarovich descendants. This was truly a sign that she was a lot stronger then she appeared to be. With a cleaning spell, Nicolette had Danielle, the bed, sheets, and the baby she was currently holding all cleaned up. She figured Danielle would appreciate not laying in a pool of sweat blood and whatever else ended up there. every once in awhile she made sure to give the Ranee of the Family a drink of water and keep her cool while caring for and making sure the baby was alright. The whole time it was nothing but a panic and a flurry for both Healers but since everyone was cooperative it all turned out well. The golden eyes Death Eater had to give props to Andromeda who hadn't gotten sicked, cried, or fainted throughout the entire ordeal. She gave the werewolf a small smile before she heard Danielle ask if she could hold one of the babies. Nicolette stepped forward and handed the small child to Danielle. She was curious as to how long it would be before the blonde snapped at everyone and told them to get out. Danielle was often not one to really like people all over all the time.

 

[Nataliia Snow]

Holding the oldest of the twins, wrapped in a black blanket, Nataliia was tired but she managed to have herself cleaned off and now she was holding a little demon in her arms. Nataliia stood next to her father, holding her baby brother. Nataliia brushed her hair to the side, and she murmured, "What are their names, Father?" Nataliia smiled heavenly upon those in the room. She was tired, but she was glad that Danielle was still alive now. She glanced over at her grandmother, and she let out a soft sigh. Asparuh IV was no longer the youngest anymore, but now, these two were. She wondered how the child was doing, but she did not leave the room. Not with holding this little one. Nataliia glanced over at Andromeda, and she narrowed her eyes. Just who was this young woman anyway? She glanced to Asparuh for an explanation on who she was. Nataliia was protective when it came to the family. Why let in a random teenager?

 

[Asparuh Zhefarovich III]

Asparuh was tired, and now he was sitting back in his chair that had been moved to where he was, and he said nothing throughout the long process of labor, though he was relieved that the blood was cleaned up. That always got him wanting to kill. The Death Eater glanced over all of the beings in here, including his daughter. She asked a question to which he answered, "The one you hold is Virgil Antoninus Zhefarovich, and his brother is Astaroth Dante Zhefarovich." Asparuh gave one glance each to the twins, and wondered if Danielle was happy. Hopefully, this would be his last children. He glanced over to his dead mother whom wanted them to have so many, as she had pestered him about it so much already. He glanced up and this time, he spoke directly to Andromeda, "While Danielle rests, would you like to stay here and allow her company and her knowledge to give to you, or are you going to return to wherever you came from?"Though if she did choose to stay, Asparuh would have to keep a close eye on her, especially around the full moon, and not let her out of his sight while she was around Danielle or just around. Then again, he could have a ghost watch after her as well. He preferred if she did not stay, but he thought that would be what Danielle would want. She liked Fenrir, but Asparuh did not really care for the man.

 

[Andromeda Fiorelli]

Andromeda willed the bile not to come up, begged it not to make her gag as she saw the first baby being born. It was disgusting with its skin all covered in blood and white gunk. How anyone thought these things adorable was simply beyond her! The next came soon after and again she felt her stomach wanting to heave and was appalled at herself that she could stomach the torturing of a man but not the birth of a baby. She offered a smile however when babies were cleaned and named. Watching as they were held by those that loved them dearly she swore herself to protect them as much as she would their mother. Virgil and Astaroth, they were great names and she would have said so but Mr. Zhefarovich spoke to her. She glanced at Danielle a moment with a small smile on her face, what did she have to rush away too? There was only one other place she could go from here and that was back to Dorian. The thought tugged at her heart for reasons she could not comprehend but she pushed it swiftly away.

"I will stay if she so needs me. I will not be in any one's way but will make myself as useful as possible while I am here. Thank you" she bowed her head slightly in reference to him before offering him her congratulations.

 

[Danielle Zhefarovich]

Danielle smiled down at baby Astaroth before she sat herself up a little and cuddled the small baby to her chest. She was excited to be a mother again because her two oldest were off and had their own lives by this point. One day Danielle would bring them along and properly introduce them to Andromeda and Asparuh. Although she was pretty sure that Gabrielle had already been in the presence of Asparuh a few times, whether or not he dislike her she was unsure of. "I would be pleased if she were to stay. But Asparuh, If I asked this of you...would you been willing to assist in Andromeda's training. I know you may not be fond of her kind but I ask of you to try and think of it was a different perspective. At least while I'm resting, But think about what she could be capable of if taught by the right people." Danielle spoke very softly so she wouldn't startle the resting baby that was laying against her. Astaroth's dark eyes met with hers for a moment before she smiled and let her fingers stoke his face. She hoped that even though she knew that Asparuh hated werewolves he would consider it to just train and try to mold this one. She would be a strong tool and an amazing comrade if someone just trained her properly. If he did she would probably find various 'ways' to thank him for it later on. Danielle just wanted to see how far she could go with this one and if she betrayed them then Danielle would make sure that she learned right away what they did to traitors. Astaroth cooed softly and Danielle let her eyes fall softly down to the small baby, he was so little but she could already tell that he was going to be full of power. Motioning for Andromeda to come ever closer she figured now would be the time to show her something else, she wasn't sure if Asparuh would wand her to hold them though.

"Have you ever seen a baby before Andromeda? You seem a little..tense?" Danielle figured that if the wolf girl could handle seeing some murdered brutally and covered in blood then she shouldn't be so weirded out seeing a woman give birth or tend to a baby. It was a part of life and something that women had come to deal with naturally as time went on. Although it hurt and she could have died the beautiful blonde was not afraid and felt that this was what survival was truly about. "And also...I want to know about what happened to you that night." Danielle used the blanket that the baby was wrapped into to also help prop the baby up a little. He seemed to be falling asleep already, they were such quiet babies to begin with.

Out of Character:

Someone else can go ahead and post, I have nothing for Nicolette to say/do.

 

[Asparuh Zhefarovich III]

"The first thing we will do is supply you with proper garments," Asparuh pointed out without emotion or shame. That had many guest bedrooms from passing members of the family, so she could choose one that was not above the first floor so that she would have easy access to the basements once the full moon came around. Asparuh slowly stood to his full height and folded his arms across his mighty chest. He stared down upon the women, feeling a little out of place that he was swimming in a bowl of estrogen. Perhaps in a few moments, he will send away Nataliia and Nicolette so that they may be alone. He did not know what he wanted to do with Andromeda just yet, but then Danielle asked him the impossible. It physically made him twitch his hand. He was very uncertain of training someone young, especially someone that was not even related to the family in any way that he knew of at least.

Asparuh closed his mind as he thought. Well, he could train her somewhat because she did not have his trust, nor did he even know her. Plus, she was a werewolf. Asparuh concluded, "Fine, so long as she is not an Occlumens, and devoted to becoming a Death Eater, then I will debate on sharing my knowledge and abilities of being one of the originals. Otherwise, I doubt my training would be needed." He was already training those that would be holding titles of the family right now anyway. Training another would just burden him even more. Asparuh would only do so if Danielle was not well enough to do it herself. Asparuh turned and he leaned against the wall to give them a little bit of distance and allow Nataliia to show Danielle Virgil. He did not wish to crowd Danielle and her young ones, including Andromeda herself. How a mentor could care about the mentee was beyond Asparuh's understanding because whomever he trained, he did not care if they lived or died through the training he put them through. Asparuh was the harshest trainer that the Zhefarovich family has ever seen.

 

[Andromeda Fiorelli]

Andromeda smiled kindly at her mentor but took only a tentative step forwards, not wanting to go too close to bed where the children were now attempting to rest.
"I have been around babies M'lady ... I have younger brothers and a sister. Much younger than I but... I never saw the actual birth" for which she was completely grateful. She would however not burden her mentor with her own fears of pregnancy. It was quite alright for a human to have children but as a werewolf she feared her children were there to ever be any, would only be an abomination. Perhaps this was why she allowed the darkness to consume her instead of moving to a path that had once held Zazuka, Brian, Katalina, Cyndi and Kiera. Flashes of Crispin, Bruin and even Carlisle came to mind and she pushed them all far away. Grasping at the gory image of the man she had cursed and the other she had mauled to death.

It was as she turned to her mentors husband however that another face came to her, Dorian's and she felt a calm come upon her like nothing she had ever felt before. A calm laced with a longing she could not comprehend. Disgusted that she would consider the notion of having feelings for him she inclined her head to the man before her once again.
"I appreciate your assistance Sir. I am no occlumence but I am devoted to becoming the best Death Eater that I can be" she was also very grateful that he had mentioned a change of clothing, she felt and knew she smelt of the forest and the shabby cabin she had dwelt in for a brief time.

With her head turned again to look upon her mentor she began to relate for her in a soft voice as if she were telling a story, not so much for effect but so she did not disturb the sleeping babies.
She told of the man she had cursed and of the other who had flung her into the full brilliance of the moon. Of her turning for the first time in years and killing him. How she had run to escape the throng of people that had begun to show and of the forest she had found herself in.
"That was where the other man found me and brought me here" she told Danielle, not sure as yet why she did not mention Dorian.

 

[Danielle Zhefarovich]

Danielle gazed down softly at the sleeping babies before she caught Andromeda telling her that she had younger brothers and sisters, this immediately interested the older Death Eater. The girl never seeing a live birth before was quickly forgotten and shoved out of the way because Danielle was now very interested in other things. But her curiosity about the siblings did not last long because Asparuh had agreed to train her under a certain amount of conditions. A smile almost crept onto her lips because she was thankful that he agreed to it while she was at least recovering from this. And Andromeda agreed to them as well, they were simple requests because if she was an Occlumens it would be much harder to read her than it needed to be, and she knew that Asparuh wanted to have control over those he was training. Danielle was a very skilled Occlumens and she figured that sometimes bothered Asparuh because he couldn't see her thoughts all the time. But she liked keeping her mind to herself sometimes. "Good. Keep that attitude and maybe you'll make it past the training." Danielle voice was still soft but now there was a a sense of wickedness it it. Her blue eyes shifted from her pupil to her husband, the look in her eye basically told him that if he did train the young werewolf that she wanted him to not go easy on her. If Andromeda wanted to really be skilled and taught by the masters then she was going to have to be willing to work more than she is used to working. Andromeda was probably going to hurt a lot, maybe even loser her mind, but the power would be worth it. "You will of course be a dedicated Death Eater Andromeda, because if you are not...'I'll kill you myself." Danielle told her, her sense of wickedness and harsh side was showing more clearly. It hadn't taken her over completely which was probably obvious by the way she continue to care for the small child in her arms. It was harsh of her to say such things to her student. But she wanted the young girl to understand quickly that it was her way or no way. The moment the girl agreed to be one of them, she had given up her life and her soul to Danielle in a way, the blonde would be damned sure that Andromeda kept in rank.

As the story of what happened was relayed, she was pretty sure that Asparuh was the only one in the room who could tell by the look on her face that she was judging Andromeda. She was trying to get an official grasp of what was going on right now. "What you did was nothing to be ashamed of. Killing. Over time you will get used to it, you won't feel a thing." Danielle told Andromeda. Her voice was less harsh and more understanding though. She wasn't going to hold anything against the young girl for what she had done. She had killed before. Hell she had given destroyed her own father and other family members for not listening to her. The Healers offered to take the babies away so they could rest properly and allow Danielle to rest. She handed the two children off to them and tried to shift so that she was fully sitting up, perhaps even to stand. But the moment she moved extremely pain erupted inside her body and gasped in pain before she clutched her stomach. Her body was still very sore from giving birth.