Sharing secrets with Mom

[william_kent]

William is fourteen when he finally realizes something is different. He's always known that he's different because of needing blood, like his mother does, and the alien aspects he gets from his father, but this is something else.

He returns from school, quiet as usual, but hoping that his siblings aren't around so he can talk to Mom alone.

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[william_kent]

"I know." And it hurts to see the look on his friend's face when William passes by without saying more than hello, but he's just so scared about how he might react. Times have changed from how they used to be, but there are still plenty of people around who still cling to the old attitudes about sexuality.

"You think they'd want to?"

[slayers_desire]

April can almost picture that hurt look that William thinks about. And it pains her to know her son is so scared.

Scared to be himself.

"Of course they would want to."

[william_kent]

"Even though I'm... even though I don't feel that way about girls?"

[slayers_desire]

"William. They won't care. Your grandfather..." April smiled softly. "Had a love-hate relationship with his GrandSire, Angel."

"Jamie. Justine. Mykal. Sophie. Shasta. None of them will judge you on who you like."

[william_kent]

"What if Derek does?" he asks, naming his friend for the first time.

[slayers_desire]

"If Derek judges you... then he is not the one William." April really hopes that he avoids heartbreak. But knows that she can't control such things.

[william_kent]

William's too young to know what love really is, whether this is just teenage infatuation as his hormones wake up, or if it's something more real. But of course he doesn't know that. "I'm scared to tell him."

[slayers_desire]

"No one is going to force you to tell him anything William." April has always allowed her children to make decisions for themselves. When to tell someone about their abilities. Their heritage.

"But you are not alone. Not anymore."

[william_kent]

He looks down a little, then back up at her. "I know. Thanks, Mom." He appreciates having her to talk to, even as he's scared of baring his heart to someone else.

[slayers_desire]

"And until you are ready, we will visit the vampireworld and you can learn about feeding off something living."

"Animals at first."

"But the other vampires there... won't mind if you want to bite any of them."

[william_kent]

It sounds reasonable enough, but... "I don't know if I'll want to." Biting other people seems like... kissing someone else. It wouldn't be Derek.

[slayers_desire]

"When you like someone, all you want is them." April understood his hesitation. When she hungered for real blood, she always wanted Clark's over anyone elses. It was hers.

"But we can still train using animals. Learning control now would be a good thing. Especially if Derek is human."

[william_kent]

"Okay." It still seems weird to be biting animals instead of drinking blood from a glass like he normally does, but it has a good reason, and he supposes that's good enough. The other vampires will understand.

[slayers_desire]

"They have a hunt every year in the vampirevillage. Your grandfather would be proud if you joined them this year."

[william_kent]

He's a little unsure about the idea, because he doesn't know how he feels about killing even when it's animals, but he knows fully well where meat comes from and something about the idea speaks to his vampire side. "...I could do that."

[slayers_desire]

"Would you like me to talk to your father about this? Or would you want to?"

[william_kent]

"Could you?" William isn't afraid of his father or anything, he loves him, he just isn't sure if he'd understand like his mother does. And it's embarrassing enough to be talking about vampire puberty to her, when she knows what it's like.

[slayers_desire]

"Of course I could." April knows that Clark would understand. And still love and accept his son. No matter what.

[william_kent]

"Thanks. This is... kind of weird." He's used to keeping his feelings close, and not letting anyone else see. But things are confusing enough with realizing he's interested in other boys, without the urges to bite, that having both is too much for him to keep to himself.

[slayers_desire]

"I know how hard this was for you." William was always more introverted. He kept to himself a lot more.

[william_kent]

He nods a little, looking at his hands. "I figured you'd understand."

[slayers_desire]

"Always." April always felt that she had more in common with William, than her two eldest. Jonathan and Laura had so much more in common with their dad, since they inherited some of the Krypton abilities.

She and William share the vampire traits. It is their thing.

"I am always here to talk to about anything."

[william_kent]

He looks up at her. "I appreciate that." And he feels fortunate to have such kind and caring parents to look after him.

[slayers_desire]

"I appreciate you coming to me with your questions." April feels fortunate to have all her children in her life.