What the ----?

[Asparuh Zhefarovich III]

Asparuh had plenty left to do when it came to the Zhefarovich family. It was getting rather hectic with the new Elections going on in the public. It was getting on Asparuh's every last nerve. He was not into the whole politics, especially when it did not pertain to his own country. He was all for Bulgaria which was going through a pleasant economy stage as of late. With Krasimir running his company, things had not slacked off and it was as if Namina had not taken over in the least bit. He was proud of his rather distant cousin, however the man needed more to do in his life other than simply work. That was not what was currently on the Death Eater's mind right now. No, Asparuh was walking through the Patriarch's lair with his wife on the sofa, simply sitting there and in silence. This was unusual for them, but it was not unusual for Asparuh to pace about the place as if there were something wrong.

That death glass he had purchased was nothing more than a precaution. He needed to see when someone would die in the family and see if he could prevent it. His reflection was strong as ever, but he had watched Arnost duck and such when he walked by it. Did he know of what is to come in the mere future? There was times where death could not be prevented but it could be prolonged for some time. Asparuh did not fear death when it came to himself, but what he did not like was which ones that would affect him and his own ruling. He needed to rule this family with an iron fist, and there were many young members that still needed some things to learn and he needed to train his own son so that he could be the next Patriarch after Kalif steps down. Asparuh continued to pace the floor, back and forth as the fires from the fireplace flickered and gave the dark room more light than it appeared. The room was a dark room, and from in here, one could hear all the screams of the ghosts that had died in the Manor.

Asparuh stopped pacing, and he narrowed his eyes on the family tree that was hanging on the wall. He kept his eyes on Hades from afar but he was rather pleased that he moved on from that Hollace woman. He had moved on to that Anastasia Katsaros woman, someone that was older in the younger generation of Death Eaters, but from what he knew, she was all right when it came down to killing. He turned his attention from the family tree to Danielle Zhefarovich, Renee of the Zhefarovich family, and he inquired in an icy tone, something she was quite used to all of their lives, "What do you propose Arnost is up to? I have not seen him here lately." Asparuh would have to become a twinless brother if Arnost was causing trouble about. But he assumed that he was hanging around Thorine's ghost. What that woman could not stay dead was beyond him. They had enough dead people when it came to being tied to the family in some way. Asparuh did not care though. When she came and saw Ivaylo, he could careless.

 

[Danielle Zhefarovich]

Danielle sat on the Sofa that was inside the Patriarch's Lair in complete silence as she watched her husband pace back and forth, which something something she was quite used to seeing him do. However the two of them in complete silent and such was a bit unusual for the two of them, not that Danielle really wanted to get into thinking about that. She actually like the peacefulness and silence from time to time as it helped her wind down from all of the stress and thoughts going on through her mind from all the excitement going on around the Wizarding World recently. For the past month or so Danielle had been feeling incredibly weak most of the time, never in her life had she been tired as often as she was recently, she wasn't even sure if it was how often she and Asparuh spent together or if it was something that was just wrong with her body. Yesterday she had felt a bit sick so she assumed that she was just possibly becoming ill and it was taking awhile to actually show the full affects. She was unsure if other people had picked up on it but surely those that were extremely close to her may have noticed just slightly how she always seemed tired and maybe a little faint. Danielle was thankful that no one had made a big deal of it yet though, she disliked people being in her face when she was feeling under the weather, especially when they were trying to get her to take medicine or something that she simply refused to eat or swallow because of the revolting taste. If she was going to get better at all she would allow her body to heal itself because Medicine could never help a person forever. Whatever it was that was overtaking her definitely wasn't a threat though, thanks to that That death glass Asparuh had purchased Danielle knew she that her years upon this earth were still great in numbers as her reflection was still strong as ever.

Shifting her gaze away from the book she was reading and onto her husband for a moment she decided she was tired of reading for the time being and gracefully closed the book before she placed it in her lap. Danielle had become quite taken to this book, it was about a famous Arsonist of some sort. Her husband seemed a little fixed on the family tree and she could only guess that something was either up or Asparuh was just restless about something. When he inquired icily about what she thought Arnost had been up to recently Danielle didn't hesitate to sigh tiredly before pushing back some of her silky platinum blonde hair. "I suspect he would be somewhere around Thorine's ghost, if he's not there then only god knows what he's up to now." Danielle commented coldly as her angelic blue eyes rolled lightly at the very thought of what on earth that man was to when he wasn't around Thorine or bugging the hell out of her. Actually sometimes she preferred that he stayed with the ghostly lover of his because it kept him out of her hair and also kept him from harassing her and Asparuh for various reasons. Danielle was about to move to put her book away when something flashed through her mind that made her freeze for a moment before she decided to comment to Asparuh about it.

"Though I did see him here not to long ago with some red-haired Woman who looked a bit familiar for some reason, but since then I have not really seen anything of him. Do you think it's something to be concerned about, Asparuh?" She asked him wondering slightly if Arnost not being around as often was something for them to be concerned about at all because she did have to admit it was rather odd herself. Then there was the woman she had seen him with, not sure why she looked familiar at all but she decided not to bother either of them at all, Danielle knew better then to ever go looking for a Conversation with Arnost because it usually ended up in her getting upset. Danielle's angelic face locked onto the Family tree, what on earth was going on?

 

[Arnost Zhefarovich]

Arnost entered the Zhefarovich Manor with a single apparation, after seeking out his daughter and seeing her again. He loved his daughters so much, and thought that he would be around forever. But he was a fool to think that, and he now knew that no one lasts forever. It was senseless to think that. Arnost walked down the hall and he dodged the reflection caused by that damned death glass. Arnost frowned as he entered the Patriarch's lair. He noticed that Asparuh had put some newer and stronger doors to enter the room. Arnost noted out loud for a greeting, "Nice doors. Glad that they are actually open." He snickered and he glanced over at Danielle. He knew that she would get the hint that he was going for on this. The tall man walked by his twin, and he whispered, "Didn't think I'd see you two out this late at night. I figured that you would be doing...other things."

The Death Eater walked by Asparuh and to the family tree. Arnost traced Thorine's facial features on the tree, and he wanted nothing more but to touch the warmth on her cheek delivered by her blood and her flesh. Yet, she did not have a single body now, and she was a ghost. The death date was rather heartbreaking, but Arnost knew that sometimes, even in death, some people continue on to live. This was the case of his lovely Thorine. Though he noticed the other names that appeared, and pictures of them. He bit the inside of his lip with his teeth. To sum up this, he had slept with four women in the past, and right here were four women, all pregnant. With multiples. Arnost inquired Asparuh, "Um, did you charm this to see just how many are going to be born?" They would be a month or so pregnant now, and the women would know it. However, it seemed a little late in updating. It was a no wonder why Asparuh had yet to see it. "Brother, we may have a situation." Arnost stepped from the tree, and waved his hand for Asparuh to see. Though he had a sly smirk, which always meant that Arnost was up to nothing good.

 

[Asparuh Zhefarovich III]

Asparuh halted in his pacing, and he turned his onyx eyes toward her. A red-haired woman? He brought one of his various toys here to play with for an hour or a half? That was not what the Manor was for. Asparuh's jaw hardened and he muttered, "He better not be bringing trash into this Manor." Though one word he had said in a hiss. He hated about anyone Arnost had seen over the years. Why start now? Why not just remain with his ghost of a lover. Oh yes, she could not satisfy his fleshy appetite. That man needed to control himself. He was seventy-six years old, and he didn't need to go around with so many women nowadays. He needed to stick to one at the most. Why he didn't do that was beyond him. He shook his head, and he knew that soon, he would have to check on Asparuh IV because the training for him had started. That baby had not shed a tear since he has been born. He has thrown fits, but he had not cried. Truly an heir worth the throne. Asparuh went back to his pacing, and he heard someone apparate in the Manor. He was not worried over who it was. This was a remote location after all.

When the doors opened and a familiar voice commented on them, Asparuh inclined his head to see who it was just so he was not imagining things. He raised an eyebrow at Arnost's smart comments, and he rolled his eyes. Arnost was stepping into territory that he did not need to step in. Then again, he was a younger brother, the only one Asparuh actually held close to him if that counted for something. He watched Arnost with cold eyes, and was about to ask where in the world had he been for the past few months, but Arnost came over to him instead. What Arnost whispered to him about made Asparuh move from Arnost with one step. He hissed, "Hold that tongue of yours, Arnost, or else it will be ripped out and stuck in a place you need to survive." Asparuh hated that Arnost got into his business like that, but it is what brothers did. But even so, Asparuh was a king and royalty compared to Arnost. He received everything, and Arnost barely received a word of grace. He wondered if this was why Arnost was like the way he was. There truly was no telling where Arnost got that mouth of his. However, when Arnost made his way to the tree, Asparuh immediately grew suspicious.

Even more so when the question was asked. Asparuh used the art of Legilimency to extract some emotions of worry and smugness. Those two together, with a family tree by their side never meant anything good in the least bit. He narrowed his eyes at Arnost and he approached the family tree while answering, "Yes, the portrait of Ivaylo and I discussed the charms, and yes, that part has been repaired." Though once Asparuh stopped and went over the family tree with his eyes, he stopped at Arnost's name. There were women, and there were four new ones. He knew one, but another was Liyla's sister, and another was Danielle's sister, and finally one was a part-veela. Asparuh barely recalled Arnost asking to sleep with one, and Asparuh was too busy at the time to decline his brother anything. Now, Asparuh counted the lines that were going to form each and every child. Fourteen new children, all at once. This would surely break the charmed tree. Asparuh's anger flew and hit the roof. He had never been this mad since Alphonse knocked up Nataliia. Asparuh turned toward Arnost with a look to kill, "You went and got four women pregnant, and you are bringing fourteen children into this world! You dug as low as a bird, a leech, sister of Liyla and your sister-in-law!"

Asparuh took a deep breath, and he walked from the tree, and he glanced at Danielle for a split second. He could not take his eyes off of Arnost. Asparuh was not only infuriated, but he was horrified that Arnost would or could produce that much within a few weeks! Overall, he would have eighteen children. Asparuh started to receive a headache, and his heart started to beat wildly. He supported himself up with the wall behind the tree. Asparuh intoned, "What the hell, Arnost. Whatever is in your daily tea, I am shutting it off. That is... That is ridiculous., and pathetic because you didn't... I don't even know if killing you would do any good because it is against the laws to kill the women unless given a good enough reason. And leaving them without a father. You are lucky I am trying to stay calm right now." Asparuh wanted to rip his head off right now. But it would be pointless. It would not solve anything. "Arnost, you are the most stupid being I have come across! Wipe that damn smirk off your face before I wipe it off for you."

 

[Danielle Zhefarovich]

Danielle couldn't agree more with Asparuh when he spoke about Arnost not bringing trash into the house. However no matter how much she agreed she doubted that Arnost would actually listen to her. if she said something. Adjusting herself on the couch gently Danielle turned her attention to the doors when they opened to reveal none other that Arnost himself. Her angelic blue eyes fixed themselves onto the twin of her husband as entered the room and spoke about the doors. When he glanced at her she knew he was making a reference to her and Asparuh's 'activities' that he always felt he had to comment on. "Idiot." Was the only thing she muttered under her breath before she narrowed her blue eyes and watched as Arnost whispered something to his brother, most likely pertaining to his previous comment. Whatever he said though didn't please or amuse Asparuh one bit so Danielle continued to keep her eyes cold and narrowed upon the man, of course she didn't truly hate Arnost and never had. But he did such a good job at irritating her whenever he was around. It seems to have gotten worse since Danielle married Asparuh as well. It wasn't until she actually started to live at the Zhefarovich Manor that she noticed how much everyone seemed to figure that one day she and Asparuh would be married, where everyone got an idea like that made her wonder a little. When Arnost headed to the tree, Danielle sat herself up a little to look at him suspiciously.

The Zhefarovich Family tree was something Danielle was still working on getting completely down in her mind, since the day she became married to Asparuh the family had been teaching her more and more about the things she should know. She already knew a bit of Bulgarian because of how often she came here as a child, but now she was learning more of the families history, how the positions were chosen, just about everything she needed to know as the Ranee of the Zhefarovich Family. After all it was sort of her job to help Asparuh at all if needed, though he knew well how to handle the family without her help as well. Of Course Danielle caught Arnost tracing his fingers along Thorine's image on the tree, it made her roll her eyes softly. She believed there was such thing as true love but at the same time she believed that she was just better off without it, she had her heart broken once and never wanted to have such a thing happen to her again. That incident was the one thing she had ever kept from Asparuh as well, it made her feel weak but she was even more afraid that it would make her want to seek revenge on the man. It was the next small scene that happened that put Danielle on edge, she watched Asparuh walk over to the tree and look at something, and thats when the trouble began. When Danielle heard that Arnost had gotten four woman pregnant her mouth dropped and her eyes widened in shock and disgust, what on earth was running through his mind. "Fourteen children are going to be born?! Arnost what the hell is the matter with yo-eh...oh tell me he did not..." Danielle froze when Asparuh went off on the four woman that he slept with, not only was one of them related to Liyla but other one was...her...sister?! Danielle had only one sister so it wasn't hard for her for her to know exactly who it was if the tree was correct. Gracefully but still rushed, Danielle pulled herself up from the couch and walked over to the Family tree, her eyes went to Arnost and immediately they caught sight of Axelle. Her baby sister who was currently training to become the next head of the family. Turning her head ever so slowly toward Arnost, she hope he could see the anger taking over her angelic blue eyes.

"You stupid idiot!" Danielle noted that Asparuh was very stressed and although she wanted tot ell him to calm down a little so he wouldn't risk giving himself a heart attack, but then she would be a hypocrite because she was not exactly calm herself either. Tearing herself away from the Family Tree she approached Arnost dangerously, he was so much bigger than her that she was sure he could easily squash her if he wanted to. But once again that deep, hateful, and angry side that was usually hidden under calm and coldness came out. This was the side that people often saw to give her the nickname She-Devil, as her anger and hatred was usually intolerable to most though she was sure Arnost would probably find it funny or something. "What the hell possessed you to even think it was okay for you to put your hands all over my sister?! Better yet what the hell was running through your mind before you slept with any of them?! I swear to god Arnost if my sister dies because of this pregnancy you are going to deal with the family...not me." She snorted the last part off before she stalked away from the man to avoid killing him or trying to at least. Danielle was pretty sure even he knew the issues that her family had with giving birth, getting pregnant and things like that. Either they didn't get pregnant, the children died, the woman suffered, or they died themselves. Three children was going to cause Axelle a lot of suffering. Danielle glanced at Asparuh as she willed herself to calm down, was there anything that could be done about this?

 

[Arnost Zhefarovich]

Arnost could not help but laugh softly as Asparuh went off. But fourteen children, he was really going to leave this world with a legacy. He knew he would be dying soon, but when was something that even he did not know. It was interesting. Arnost smirked and it did not falter when Asparuh threatened him. After seventy-six years and more, Arnost was used to it. He glanced down when Danielle when she got angry. This made his day even better. He enjoyed getting Danielle fired up, as her temper, though most were afraid of it, made him laugh and entertained him to no end. How could it not? She looked like an angel, and to Arnost, she was nothing more to be afraid of except when she mixes potions and such. He rolled his eyes at her words and he retorted with a smug expression, "On the contrary, I think it was she could not keep her hands off of me. Who was I to resist such a creature?"

The Death Eater took a step back, and he flipped Danielle on the nose, "Princess, don't get so worked up. Your body wouldn't like that. Anyway, I was bored so I went out and cured my boredom. Simple as that. I would be honored to handle your family if she were to die. But I will make sure that she doesn't die, all right?" Arnost pat Danielle on the top of the head, and he turned his gaze to Asparuh. Though he wondered what a punishment would be, though tending to all the children would be no punishment to him. Asparuh would know this.

 

[Asparuh Zhefarovich III]

Asparuh had it up to the sky with all of this nonsense. Asparuh held his head with his hand, and he uttered, "Just shut it, Arnost." Asparuh wondered why he could not be an only child for once in his life. His brother went and did a stunt like this, it was ridiculous. Asparuh never in his life had to think of something rough enough to punish Arnost with. But, then he started thinking. Four pregnant women, all hormonal and all with multiples are bound to need something. Would it not be torture to care for those women in the first place? Then it was settled. Asparuh knew what to do to Arnost. Those women were not going to be wed into the family, no. Asparuh did not believe in having more than one wife at a time. It still amazed him four women. At once, all bearing multiples. Arnost managed to have more children than Asparuh within a few months.

Not that he cared, this was no competition. Asparuh finally said, "Arnost, you will be a servant to those four women. You will tend to their every will that is reasonable." He knew that this would be painful enough as is. He stepped forward and forced Arnost to face the entrance to the corridors. He started to drag his brother out and he hissed, "It is about time you and I had a little chat." Asparuh was tired of this, and he was tired of being the nicer Patriarch. Well, he was not a nice Patriarch but he was going to be worse than he was. No more playing around, and that meant for those that were acting a fool to shape up. He had been too easy on Arnost because he was a twin, but now he was going to be the big brother, and the ruler he was destined to. Leading him out of the Patriarch's lair, a sign that he needed to talk to Arnost alone. Danielle would have to wait her turn at Arnost, because as the older mirror, he had a right to let him have it first.