Update 3.4

After graduation Hunter found a job at the news offices.  He was delivering the paper in the early hours of the morning but he was submitting write-ups in hopes to grab the editor's attention.

Hunter also threw himself into his workouts.  It was a great way to let off a little steam, especially because things weren't going well with Kimberly.

Ripley, of course, also spent time on the equipment for athletic training and Argus joined the boys.  Hunter jumped in with training when he could.

Hunter headed to the park to meet Kimberly after she called to ask him out.  It was a cold night and Hunter was lost in thought about what Kimberly meant when she said she needed to talk.  Sudden sobbing broken through his distraction and Hunter noticed the death of neighborhood resident.  It didn't matter the weather Death came for you when he deemed your time was up.  At least Hunter didn't have to worry about that for several centuries.

Hunter's hope-for-the-best mantra was diminished once he saw Kimberly's distraught look.  She didn't want to be tied down.  She thought they were much too young to claim each other for their entire lives.  Hunter couldn't disagree but hoped she changed her mind.  She proposed to let the Love Tester Machine make the decision.

After a less than dismal response from the love tester Kimberly decided they should see other people.  Hunter gave her a quick good-bye kiss and headed home.  He was certain that it was end by a long shot.

Meanwhile, Shanda went through transformation into a vampire.

With her newfound abilities Shanda poured herself into spell books.  She wouldn't talk to Ripley about it but she was definitely up to something.

Shanda wasn't a natural witch but she became quite the experienced witch practitioner.  She locked herself away with the cauldron every opportunity she had.

Shanda finally had the potion that she spent months perfecting.  She quickly mixed it into a glass of water and put it on the nightstand next to Ripley's side of the bed.

She took out a second flask and threw back her own sample of the potion.

Waking from a nap, Ripley reached for his water just as he always had done.

To Shanda's delight, Ripley had all the potion she slipped him.

Six weeks later Shanda had discovered her potion was successful.  She was able to create a tonic to reverse vampire infertility.

Shanda waited until after the first trimester to tell Ripley.  She wanted to make sure that the baby would stick.  Needless to say Ripley was quite shocked at the announcement.

With this new development Argus became Shanda's primary physician to monitor the progress of the pregnancy.  He had hopes that this was something that would help vampires have normal family lives.  Unfortunately, Shanda withheld the spell for her potion and wouldn't agree to marketing the tonic.

As for Hunter, seeing other people was easier said than done.  He didn't particularly want to see other people and was lonely without Kimberly.  He was still friends with Rocky but it was hard to be around him because of the chance that Kimberly might also be around.

Ripley and Shanda agreed to marry before the birth of their baby.  They threw a small, intimate wedding at home with family and close friends.

Hunter couldn't really avoid Kimberly being at the wedding.  The house was much too small and it would be noticeable.  He sucked up the awkwardness and invited Kimberly for a dance.

Later, after the guests had gone home, Shanda was cleaning up the dishes and party trash when she felt the first pains of labor.  Hours later they were strong and real and it was time to head to the hospital.

Update 3.3

 The trees fell their leaves more and more at each passing day.  Viola and Argus delegated the raking to the boys so their housekeeper could focus on the house.  Of course, Hunter was left on his own to rake as Ripley snuck off with his girlfriend of the week.

 It had been some time since his first transformation and Hunter was not able to change back into a human.  His nature ran truly on its own accord.  The extended time as a wolf led Hunter to feel anxious and irritated and itchy.

 Late one evening Hunter saw some weird lights in the sky and walked out into the yard to investigate.

 Just as he thought he was getting a good view Hunter was bathed in a sterile white light.  There was no wind but he felt his feet lift from the ground.  Hunter was pulled into the night sky.

 Hunter had tried for all it was worth to forget his abduction in the Autumn.  He thought it to be a once in a lifetime, freak event.  Little did he know they would be back in Winter to take him again.

 Ripley finished off his teen years well.  His family threw him a small birthday party to celebrate.

Ripley grew into his full vampire powers in young adulthood.  He also looked so much like his father Danial, but also reminded Viola of her father.  Ripley was scouted for the professional soccer team at the stadium and signed a contract for five years.

It had been several years since Viola began changing her behavior.  It started when the twins were teens but even after they became adults and started their own families Viola still walked around with a ghost on her tail.  Argus led her to believe that he dropped the subject but he began digging into her past.  Eventually, Argus called her family in the city and discovered her cause of terror was living in town.  The second the phone conversation with William was over Argus went to hunt for Vlad.  Argus sucker punched Vlad in the face and growled a warning that he would remove Vlad's head from his neck if he so much as breathed in Viola's direction.  Before Vlad could say otherwise Argus mentioned the long standing friendship with the Van Goulds, whose patriarch was much older than Vlad.

Knowing very well that he stomped on a hornets nest by challenging Vlad, Argus began preparations for a worse case scenario.  Argus got his hands on an article of Vlad's clothing with Kesler's help.  He taught his pack Vlad's scent.  More importantly, Argus worked one on one with Hunter to be able to track Viola.

Hunter became increasingly good at sniffing out his mother, though Argus never told him the actual truth in regards to the cause.  He lead Hunter to believe the vague reason of her job in law enforcement.  Argus also never told Viola what the pack was up to.

Danial still occasionally haunted the household; frequenting the piano Kesler left behind.

Viola and Argus were both surprised when it was announced that Ripley was valedictorian during the graduation ceremony.  He spent most of his time playing video games they never knew when he did his homework but since the teachers never complained, neither did they.  His classmates voted him "most likely to burn down the house".

Hunter attended the end of the year dance with Rocky and Kimberly.  Kimberly was more interested in some of the upper classmen and ditched Hunter and her brother as fast as she could.  Both boys were bored with the dance and left to TP the principals office.  They didn't get caught.

Upon return home from the dance Hunter felt the all too familiar pull towards the sky.  Aliens were taking him for the third time.

Before Viola knew it her baby was becoming a full grown man.  It was a full house for a party with his older twin siblings and their spouses, Ripley and his girlfriend Shanda, and some of his friends.

As it turned out, Hunter's vampire side became the more dominant and he gained the vampire life-span.  Argus wanted to arrange tests at the hospital to test fertility but Hunter shot that down as kids were the very last thing on his mind.

On snowflake day Viola and Argus held the gift giving party at their house thrilled to have the whole family under one roof.  She had invited her family from Bridgeport but they weren't going to make it due to a blizzard hitting the city.

Hunter opened a gift from Kimberly and nearly dropped the box when he saw what was inside.  He glared at her before he closed the lid while she fought to contain her giggle behind her hands.

Rocky and Kimberly left later that evening and once Hunter was done helping to clean up all the wrapping paper he took off to redeem his Snowflake Day present.  Unfortunately, he didn't take two steps off the porch before the aliens grabbed him (again) and made him miss a perfectly good opportunity for some action.

As winter was in full force Hunter went outside to kick his soccer ball around.  The snowpack added extra resistance which helped him think about what he wanted to do after graduation.

Update 3.2

After a hard day's work Viola and Argus curl up together for a mid-afternoon nap.  Argus was kept busy with his research on the decrease of fertility in the fairy and vampire races.  Of course, he was expected to attend various conventions and give lectures on his results and the future of their reproductive potential.  Meanwhile, unbeknownst to her family, Viola was recruited into an international organization as a spy.  It was tiring some of the time keeping up pretense with her family and the police department.

As everything was going on with his parents Hunter was left in the care of Ripley and, therefore, left completely alone.  Hunter made friends with the little pets they had around the house, but then he occasionally thought they looked like a tasty snack.  It was a tough choice; have something to talk to or see what it tastes like.

On the morning of Hunter's birthday to Teen, Viola was called on assignment.  Her boy was off to school but she gathered him up into a quick hug and hoped that she would be back for cake that evening.

Hunter was glad when his mom rushed in shortly before he blew out the candles.  Kailey and Kesler weren't there and he missed them, but he also knew they were busy in their adult lives.

Hunter closed his eyes and wished for the only thing he could think of... to be a werewolf just like his dad.

There was no immediate transition; no sprouting hair, no cracking of the bones, no howl, nothing.  They sat down to eat the birthday cake and Hunter wondered what it meant that he couldn't become a wolf.

Hunter found a hobby in working out.

He also harnessed some of his vampire ability to finish his homework at an astonishing pace, especially when racing Ripley.

Viola began teaching him how to drive.  She mostly took Hunter out in the Prius but occasionally she allowed him to take out her old squad car.

Argus was monitoring the heavens when he saw a meteorite plummet into the woods of Moonlight Falls.  He took off after it and saw that it was quite a large piece.  He called the science facility to report his discovery.

Summer soon changed to Autumn and the cooler, crisp air was inviting even to Ripley who prefered to bask in the climate controlled house.

Hunter took up jogging in the early hours.  Once the sun got high enough he had to stop to seek shelter from the UV light.  It wasn't enough to fry him to a crisp until he was grown but he could already feel the uncomfortable heat prickle his skin.

Ripley began dating a girl from his school named Michele

The relationship moved at a snails pace and Ripley worried that she didn't really have interest in him, but a couple of months into dating Ripley worked up the nerve to kiss her.  Ripley felt a weird sense of relief and egotistical pride.

Hunter and Viola spent time together training when they could.

Hunter convinced his parents to allow him to pet sit for one of his friends.  The dog was super cute at first but once the weekend was over he gladly gave the dog back and swore off having a pet.

Hunter was pouring bird seed into their parrots cage when he felt an inner sensation of wanting to rip himself open.  He hunched over as fur sprouted from his skin and then threw his head back to let out a howl.  Argus rushed into the room feeling the transformation of a new wolf in his pack.

Hunter admired his new physique and showed off his fangs in wolf form.

As a new young male in the presence of an Alpha, testosterone surged through Hunter's body and crouched to challenge his own dad.  Rationally he never would have done something so bold, but he felt invincible.  Argus quickly displayed his dominance until Hunter relented into submission.

After Argus dismissed Hunter from the room Hunter hurried off to the bathroom to admire the wolf he waited so long for.