Wyatt Tepes felt exhausted. He and Kyra had just finished a meeting with some of the vampire lords, with the exception of Lady Roseblood who was unable to make it due to heading to her homestead still traveling with Andrew as a guardian and it seemed she was starting to see the young prince as confidant. Kyra keeps hoping that it will lead to a union between the two, although Wyatt still wonders if Lady Roseblood loves Andrew out of love, or if she is just interested in a marriage of convenience. Wyatt hoped it was out of love as he knows how deeply his son yearned for the Russian old blood woman.
As Wyatt walked through the halls of Tepes manor, he stopped by Andromeda and Nyx's shared bedroom and went inside the room. Both of his daughters had been off with their boyfriends for what seemed like a long time now, and while Wyatt could still spend time with his sons, he did miss his daughters. He now thought back to when his daughters were 7 and they gave their parents invitation cards to a dance in their bedroom that they had practiced thanks to help from Miss Cheyenne.
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"Alright girls, show your mommy and daddy what you've learned." Miss Cheyenne said as 7 year-old Andromeda and Nyx nodded and Miss Cheyenne played ballet music from an old CD player as both girls started their dance.
The music the girls danced to was to 'Sleeping Beauty', and the girls showed off their dance moves from pliés to tendus to releves to chassés, and simple arm movements as both parents smiled watching their young daughters dance, but a few times miss their marks. Nyx seemed to miss her dance cues a little more than Andromeda and once the dance was done, both Wyatt and Kyra clapped for their daughters as the girls both bowed, but Nyx was beginning to cry.
"Nyx, sweetie, what's wrong my little princess?" Kyra asked going over to her young daughter and kneeling beside her.
"I messed up my dance moves and ruined the show." Nyx said through her tears.
"It's alright, Andromeda missed a few moves too." Kyra reminded her daughter.
"But not as much as me. I'm never going to be a good dancer." Nyx said while beginning to cry.
"No, Nyx, both you and Andromeda are going to be great dancers. It's okay to make mistakes, that means you're still learning. When you're both older, but you'll both be beautiful dancers." Wyatt said holding both Nyx and Andromeda by the shoulders.
"Will we be as pretty as mommy?" Andromeda asked.
"Yes, you'll both be as pretty as mommy." Wyatt assured the two of them while chuckling a little.
"I'm sure you'll both be so pretty that plenty of young boys will find you both attractive." Miss Cheyenne said teasing the two.
"Miss Cheyenne please, that's years down the line. Right now, they're just our little girls." Kyra said kissing them both of the forehead.
"Now, do you both want to fly?" Wyatt asked his daughters smiling.
"Yes!" Andromeda and Nyx both shouted with glee as Wyatt picked them both up and pretended to fly them around the room for a minute or two before landing on the bed and all three landed on Nyx's bed.
"Best daddy ever!" Andromeda and Nyx both shouted as they gave their father a hug.
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Wyatt smiled as he remembered that day. It seemed so long ago that his daughters were so young, and now they were grown and had boyfriends.
"Wyatt, are you alright?" Wyatt looked up to see Vlad standing at the doorway looking at him.
"Yes, I'm fine. I was just remembering when my girls were little." Wyatt sighed.
"Ah, you're missing the girls. I understand. But I told you, I did see Nyx when I visited the Kitsune realm with Lisa. She couldn't be happier with Aaron, and what's more, it seems like Aaron's grandparents approve of the boy. Of course, Andromeda couldn't be more in love with that Moreland boy as well. They'll both come back home in time, you'll see." Vlad said as Wyatt nodded and smiled.
"You know, I don't think I've ever told you this but, I'm so happy for the life you've been able to give your children. I'm disappointed I never really got that chance. But Lisa and I couldn't have happier to help you and Kyra raise the children." Vlad admitted.
"Thank you Vlad. I....I do have something I want to tell you as well. Ever since you and Lisa came to live with us, you have been there for me through so much over the years that....I've...I've come to see you like a father. I know that's not technically what you are but.....I think you're the father who has been there for me the most after all this time, and I couldn't ask for someone as great as you." Wyatt admitted through tears.
"Thank you Wyatt. Even if you're not my son, I'm still very proud of the man, father, and vampire lord that you've become." Vlad said as he now reached over and hugged Wyatt.