black bats flying round and round

[colorshapes]

They're not really colors or really shapes, but Addy's tastes aren't really tastes, so Kerron thinks it's okay to call them like that anyway. Addy does too and they talk about colorshapes every week. He likes Addy. She has simple colorshapes that are easy to understand and he can help with lots of them. Other people have more complicated colorshapes but he's getting better at reading them while they fly through the air.

He's on his way back to the quarters he and Mummy and Daddy share, and he's just pushed open the door that usually leads to the right building in the Forks compound.

It doesn't.

Kerron has only opened this door twice before in this direction, but he sure remembers where it used to go. Probably Mummy or Her Majesty did a magic here. He wants to see what kind. He goes in and lets the door swing shut behind him.

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[temporal_affairs]

[manofmyword]

He stops sewing.

"Well, hon?" he murmurs.

[temporal_affairs]

"You've never wanted to turn," Nathan says. "Kerron, kiddo, even if something like that happens, you'll be fine, okay? We both love you."

[colorshapes]

"Henry and Lily and Brandon don't have to even worry about it," Kerron says.

[manofmyword]

"Henry and Lily and Brandon don't have me for a mother," he says. "That's life. Wanna hug, munchkin?"

[colorshapes]

Kerron jumps into his mummy's lap.

[manofmyword]

He scoots his chair away from the sewing table and wraps his arms around Kerron and kisses the top of his head.

"I love you, little munchkin," he murmurs. "And I love your daddy too. Okay?"

[colorshapes]

"Yeah," sighs Kerron.

[manofmyword]

"Good," he says, kissing the top of Kerron's head again.

[temporal_affairs]

"You know, it's not just humans who don't have mate bonds, it's half-vampires too," Nathan says. "When you get older -"

[colorshapes]

"EW-EW-EW," says Kerron, clapping his hands over his ears.

[manofmyword]

He snickers and ruffles Kerron's hair.

[temporal_affairs]

"I'm just saying, if this is the kind of thing that worries you -"

[colorshapes]

"EW," says Kerron loudly. "Nope I'm gonna grow up and be like Addy instead because EW."

[manofmyword]

"I think we've been told, sweetie."

[colorshapes]

"Well good."

[manofmyword]

He laughs.

[colorshapes]

"You should try really hard not to fall out of love with Daddy even though you could," Kerron tells his mummy sternly.

[manofmyword]

"I like being in love with your daddy," he says. "I don't wanna stop."

[colorshapes]

"Good," says Kerron contently, and then, because this magic lesson let out just before his bedtime, he flops onto the Joker's chest and snores.

[manofmyword]

The Joker picks Kerron up and puts him to bed.