Chapter 3

From what I have seen Dad's magic is well… Flashy… and he does it without a wand or staff or anything of the like and while he does wandless and wordless magic it isn't as stealthy as he would ever let himself be so Hadrian before he went into his research asked his Dad when he got home that day.

" Dad? " He asked and went to sit in his Dad's lap. He really loved his parents and he always wanted to have some in his last life so he had made another vow. To protect them no matter what and to get as much as cuddle time with them just in case.

" Hm? Hey kiddo. " He said, kissing his son's forehead.

" Hi! can I ask a question? "

" You just did but yes of course you can. " He said, amused and combing his son's hair with his fingers. While thinking that he may have inherited how his hair looked but definitely not how it felt. It was SO soft.

" Right, So I read one of the bedtime story books that I have that talked about magic. The Wizards and Witches in the story use wands and staff. Why don't you? Also why is it so bright? Doesn't that warn the ones you are trying to surprise? "

" Wow slow down. I don't use wands or anything like that because magic is something we are born with and is a natural thing that if we were to try wands we would limit and the brightness is only if you wanna show off and are dramatic or aren't used to controlling your magic yet but the option is there you just need to understand your magic first though. "

" So you are dramatic? "

His Dad chuckled and scratched his left cheek with his left arm while the other was still busy combing through his hair - It was relaxing that sometimes he just fell asleep - Before answering.

" Yeah "

" Why? "

" *cough* Cause I wanted to show off to my son. "

" Oh… "

They heard someone giggle and turned to see his mother in the doorway.

" So he finally asked the question. I was wondering how long he would take. "

" Hi Mom! "

" Hi Sweetie, have you eaten yet? "

" Not yet. "

" Ok then let's all go eat dinner and we can talk and answer all the questions you have. "

" Yay! Let's go! "

His Dad and Mom chuckled behind him, amusement and fondness could be seen in their eyes. Hadrian acted mature most of the time that every moment he acted his age was like a gift to both Jules and Jest. After they all sat down and were half way through their food is when his mom asked the question.

" So what do you wanna know? "

" Ok first with magic. When is it supposed to appear? Like does it take time to adjust to the owners body or does it just come and show the mark? "

" It doesn't happen like that mostly it's random as far as I know. Some people are born with the marks that show their magic like tiny horns or tails or red skin or blue skin or snake eyes, cat eyes and so on and other people wait for a while before their magic shows any marks. There was one expectation of course who is a warlock without a mark. Tessa Gray. "

" Really? Why? "

His Mom and Dad looked at each other talking without actually talking. Hadrian decided to wait and let them choose while he ate his food.

" Because she was born from a Demon and Shadowhunter like you so may also not get a mark. "

' Well that's a surprise. Born from a demon and a Shadowhunter who are rumored to have the Angel Raziel's blood in them. Hmm he was also Master of Death so really how does that work? '

While he was thinking about this his parents looked at him looking at his face like they were searching for something. They knew that their baby was smart and strong even for being a Shadowhunter's and Demon's kid.

" Wait, are those then real runes that they were talking about in the book?! " He asked, pointing at one rune on his mother's right forearm.

" Yes, this one is called Enkeli, it is more known now as Angelic Power, this is the first rune Shadowhunter's get as proof of their angelic bonds. "

" Wow! "

" Son are you okay with being related to a Demon? "

" Hmm? " He asked because he ended up getting distracted with questions like if he can get any of those runes being a Demon son and Master of Death and if he can would it mutate cause am close to Death and Life even though I am not dead? Then he understood the question. " Why wouldn't I be? You are Dad and she is Mom and we are all a family no matter what everything or everyone says. Plus your cuddles are warm and calm. "

That seemed to relax them. He hadn't noticed how tense they were till they breathed a sigh of relief and they dropped their shoulders a bit.

" Wait, did you guys thought I was going to be afraid and never talk to you guys or something? "

" Umm… we knew that you wouldn't do that but yes that was still a worrying thought that just couldn't leave. Sweetie we love you and we trust you. It's just that the world outside of these walls aren't as accepting as you are, so that was where the paranoid thoughts came from. " His Mom tried to explain. He was hurt both by how his parents were being discriminated against and by them thinking that he would be that cruel. But he understood. He lived through a lot of discrimination from both the muggles against dark skinned people and those who loved their own gender and so on plus wizards and witches against creatures. It wasn't pretty to say the least but people always fight back and sometimes they do end up winning sometimes they end up dead.

" I wouldn't be that cruel as to discriminate against those who couldn't choose to be what they are or the ones that are in need of help. "

" Oh baby we know. " His Mother said as she stood up and went around the table to hug her son. His dad joined in a second later.

" We are sorry for not trusting you to not handle it, we won't do that anymore. " His dad said.

" Promise? " He asked, looking at them with puppy eyes full of hope.

' Well with that face and those eyes no one could say no unless he asked for that answer. ' His Dad and Mom thought at the same time before both of them saaid.

" Promise. "

Hadrian finally broke and a sob came out and then he hugged them again. The first couple of years in his past life was spent being told of nothing and expected to just follow the plans saying that he was too young to understand and that he needed to be looked after like some child he hadn't quite liked it back then but he couldn't do anything so he had let everything happen and afterwards had to fight his own mental health battle after everything was done. It was hard but he finally found balance after a while. If you can call twenty years a while that is.

They hugged each other for another five minutes then they went back to eating and afterwards Hadrian was carried by his Father to his room while his Mom went and fetched a bedtime story.