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:Narrator: -"Miss Clawthorne... I know we only said that there'd be one child- but we cannot separate them, they need each other- and the experiences they've gone through... It's too much for them. They under no circumstances can be separated" A female adoption counselor said, speaking her worries to the eldest Clawthorne daughter. Lilith sighed and sat back down on the seat in the resection room. Her sweat ran cold at the back of her neck. 'This was not what I was expecting' the Raven blue haired woman thought carefully to herself. Lilith ran her hands through her sleek hair and relieved somewhat to a fraction of her stress.Lilith might be a retired head of a coven, but she still had enough pride to keep her image as a renowned witch and detective in undercover and counteracting unsolved cases of extreme crime. Along side her main profession, she is a historian in the history of magic, architectural design and the history surrounding events of the Isles. The thought of Lilith herself bringing home two children... it didn't just Scare her, but it also morried her as She was unprepared to take on two different aged children, The adoption counsller cleared her throat bringing the Clawthorne out of her deep trance."miss clamthorne, we do hope you would Still take both of them in Both of them need a patental Especially the youngest of two the trauma They have gone through Is unfair and wer something children Should never experience" once The counsller was finished with her explination. Lilith sat up and tried again. Sitting up a wave of dizziness as the blood all rushed to her head. The Raven woman sat down once again to diswade the overwhelming feeling of throwing up.-"Miss Clawthorne? Are you feeling alright? Are you unwell?" The only other person in the room asked, her voice clung with concern for the former head. Lilith shook her head to be rid of the ill feeling.
-"Yes... Let me see them. I'm sure that two wouldn't be a problem. I was only brought me back with shock and surprise. I'm.... I'm over that now. I am still very happy to take them under my wing and they'll be safe" Lilith's smokey voice was showing through with her emotionally heavy tone.Afte the dark haired witch stood up once more, slower and twise as careful as before. Walking behind the counselor to the room Lilith and two children that she would like to adopt would be spend time together and grow more comfortable with each other. Then and only then after many sessions Lilith will able ta ask the two children if they were happy and comfortable with her adopting them and the Clawthorne name. Lilith was already feelling nervous as it is and that alone made her feel Sick, along with extra dizziness was the not helping her in the slightest.As the other woman opened the door and greeted the young boy playing with Some toys building picture of Some sort. Ironically it was a Raven with the help of his older sibling. The other child a most likely older was watching over him and ensuring That he wouldn't hurt himself. Both children Stopped what they were doing and looked up curiously to Lilith...-"Alright you two, you both remember miss Lilith Clawthorne? She wants to spend some time with you and get to know you two, okay? She's been very nervous to meet you both again. She would like to make you feel safe and comfortable around her" Miss Lanly the counselor woman told the two children softly. The two children were staring at Lilith, curious yet curious of the woman they've only met twice maybe three times. The little boy opened his mouth to speak.
-"Is Miss Clawthorne going to ado-adop- uhh adopting us?!" His little voice broke the lingering silence. Lilith could only smile lightly at how cute it was as he was still learning to speak his words properly, being the age of four. Again another voice obscured the silence.
-"Hehe... What like all others? The others who dropped us last second? Every other time? Yeah... We'll see how long she'll stick around til' she leaves, like everyone else-" A slightly deeper and older voice was heard.The older sibling, she's most likely seen things no child should see in the past situations and she has little to no trust with people who possibly want to adopt her and her younger brother. She was sitting close behind her brother, he gave his older sister a hurt look, she only shrugged.-"But... Won't it be different this time? Won't it?" The little four year old's voice was saddened and confused by his older sister's accusation. The counloer woman gave an apologetic look to Lilith, in her direction, silently saying sorry.-"Let's hope we can all get along? Also it's nice to see you both again" Lilith told Candice and Grey softly. The two children gave each other a look then they silently nodded. Falling back into the awkward silence...*Time skip* 5 Five weeks later*After many sessions of building an understanding with the two children, this would possibly be the last session between Lil, Candice and Grey will have, as the former head plans to ask the question whether the children are comfortable and happy with her adopting them both.Lilith arrived early to hopefully see if she could be there to greet Candice and Grey when wake up. Lilith is trying to show them with reassuring them that she'd be there, and there on time. The counselor from before, miss Lanly at the head desc waiting patently for the eldest Clawthorne to arrive as she arranged to be there when the children wake up. Grey out of the two grew attached to Lilith. Miss Lanly lead Lilith to the children's room, as they had a bunk bed. Candice was awake even earlier, she was still very causious of Lilith, especially seeing her drink this weird golden elixir when stressed. Plus even before she drank a whole bottle down. Candice the intelligent girl she is, quickly noticed the black navy blue feathers sprout under her white shirt at Lilith's wrists and her collar line. This made the protective girl on guard as she feared for her brother. Lilith and miss Lanly entered the room, Candice visibly stiffened while Grey woke up to the light entering the room.
-"Miss Clawthorne? You here early?" The youngest witchling said, his little voice rhaspy from his sleep.-"Yes, I'm here early to make the most of today with you both" the Raven woman spoke softly to the young boy. His little squeek of joy let Lilith know he's happy to see her.Lilith looked to the top bunk, Candice had her arms tightly crossed. Her frame was ridged and tenses.
-"...Candice? Did you sleep well? Is there anything in particular you would like to indulge in today?" The Clawthorne's smokey voice was kept and retained. Her eyes only focused on the ridged girl above her, her light chestnut skin with darker freckles and the dark navy grey black hair trailed into a small choppy braid. Her Sharp and restless eyes of golden yellow and her left being a soft diamond blue hue. Candice's loose hair flows down and waves with two bangs, both flowing infront of her pointed Elvern ears.Her other single side bang was shorter and curled slightly to the right. She had a small scar grazing her right corner eye. She also had a natural soft shade of red for her lips. Lilith could easily see that her fangs were teething through as the irritation marks on the child's bottom lip. Candice released a soft sigh, slightly irritated but she was still willing to engage in conversation.
-"I like to spend my time reading~ and actually learning how to use my own magic. And Grey... He'll probably play with his borrowed toys" The tanned girl said with a huff.Lilith all of a sudden felt something tugg her black coat sleeve, she looked down to see the little witchlet Gray holding onto her arm for his dear life. Grey himself had lighter tanned skin in comparison to his older sister. He had no freckles, but worryingly he did have a split scar across his cheek bone.It looked somewhat recent in the past year or so. His curious eyes shone a soft light jade green, and his hair tufts were Base bark pine brown with natural magical grey choppy ends. Grey perked up and reached out to capture Lilith's loose bang of sleek hair in his hand softly.
-"Miss Lilith's hair is soft and very smooth. I like so much!" Grey's little voice brought a hidden smile to Lilith's features.After both of the children had their breakfast, the three sat in a living room-like arranged room. Grey the youngest witch had sat himself snuggly in Lilith's lap. The former head was reading a book of the series of "please Guji Yae" and the name of the book was " Tales of the Guji Yae" A fiction book about a powerful, alluring and graceful kitsune who was head Shrine maiden.
-"Oh my, it seems that I have walked into your trap..." Lilith put on a lighter more naisal voice to suit the character portrayed. Grey was listening intensely, his eyes would flicker their focus from Lilith's face and lips to the words he... Somewhat understood from the book. Little did the Raven woman know was, although Candice was indulging in her own book, she really wasn't reading. She was fussing the white Raven palisman, 'Ruvena' The white female palisman was in heaven from the attention she so desperately craved.
-"Or?... Have you just walked straight into mine?" Lilith continued after more description of the book. With ending the character's sentence.She, using the same put-on voice from before. Candice put her book down, clearly more interested in what Lilith was reading to her little brother. Her soft reddish lips escaped a gasp from a sudden twist in the story. -"Just Exorcise me already!?" Lilith used a pitched masculine voice, she too was trying to sound eerie as the character was that of an evil spirit.
-"Hehe... My my. Exorcise you? Nono... But you aren't ready to return back to the cycle? Now are you?" Lilith's portrayed character voice paused for dramatic effect. Both Grey and Candice leaned in closer, anticipating the next part of dialogue from the Guji character, out of the rest of the description. Lilith crooked a small timid smile glancing to the two children. Her: liking the next part.-"'No... I'll show you just how cruel this world can truly be' the Guji's lone turned lit up, the warningful glow was all that was needed to break the spirit possessing the out law samurai. 'Ah....AAAHHHH!!??' His wincing scream was cut by a large bolt of purple lightning, once the lightning exploded a flash that resembled a Fox bursts forth. Throughly punishing the spirit" Lilith stopped, giving her voice a rest.Her voice needed rest as she had been continuously reading for the past two hours or more. Her softer piercing mint eyes watched two gobsmacked witchlets.
-"that was cool!" The young boy shouted his praise to the older witch. Candice cleared her throat, still fussing Ruvena the Raven palisman in her gentle hand.
-"that was actually not that boring. I liked how you matched the voices to the description as they were supposed to sound. It was.... nice" The two eye coloured girl said lowly.Although, Lilith heard every word, as the same dull ache was nagging at Lilith's nurve system. She let out a quiet groan. Knowing she's going to need to brew more pain-killers.
-"I want to stay with Lilith an go to her home. I no want to stay at adopting place. I like Lilith" Grey said, his reaction to miss Lanly walking into the room quietly. -"Oh. Miss Lilith.... Is this too sudden?" Miss Lanly asked. Lilith stopped, she had her chance. Grey liked her, Candice... She'll slowly warm up, but she doesn't hate Lilith. The dark haired witch moved to collect a folder with four sheets almost completely signed.Lilith showed the adoption papers and the name change papers. Grey's soft jade green eyes visibly lit up. He jumped up from Lilith's lap. He held is hands in soft fists in front of his little chest. Candice just looked at Lilith, her eyes wide with disbelief, Lilith only nodded to her with a soft small smile.-"you- you're actually going to adopt us? Aren't you? You really stuck round' to the end... You want US?" Candice's voice was first laced with disbelief and then denial almost. She's been unwanted by so many different people...Now she just couldn't believe that somebody actually wants her and Grey. Lilith hummed gently.
-"Yes you both are so unique and need a home. I've grown accustome to you two, and... I would honered to ask if you Grey and Candice would become a part of the Clawthorne family? Only if you're both comfortable with this?" The eldest Clawthorne asked carefully.The two witchlings just stare at the adoption files.
-"Yes! Please! I really want to stay with you Miss Claw-Th-orne!" Grey's high and joyous voice with his difficulty with pronouncing her surname, as a four year old would naturally have difficulty with.Grey stood up from the carpit floor, and sat next to Lilith holding the Raven woman's white shirt tightly in his hands. Candice was still stunned but after some time she blushed hard as the blaze of red spread across her freckled tanned girl. -"That... Doesn't sound too bad... I don't want to stay here either... But you won't throw us out? Will you? I can't go through it again..." Candice paused mid sentence once Lilith placed her pale rough hand on the young girl's shoulder, her hand then wormed up to her warm cheek.-"I wouldn't have gone through the months of paperwork and background checks if I were to just easily give you both up? Now would I?" The dark haired woman reassured the anxious witchlet. After Lilith and miss Lanly the adoption counselor signed the official adoption papers making Candice and Grey Clawthornes, and Lilith their official adoptive mother. Candice as causious as she is was still wary of Lilith, still remembering the several times she's had to exit the room suddenly to either be ill or to drink a whole bottle of golden elixir. When those black things? No feathers show up from her wrists, neck, cheeks and from the back of her pointed ears as they were always tipped black and pointer than regular witches. Grey was more than happy to have a parental figure again. Lilith had a few things to prepare for when the three of them arrive at Lilith's humble medium small mansion. She had gotten items for Candice and Grey. She'll also have to clear away any stray feathers Strewn around her house from the inevitable times she let the Raven beast within her out for time to itself. She was also worried... What would their reaction be to the Raven beast? Lilith shook her head and continued on, flying on her palisman Ruvena with Candice and Grey holding on tightly... The three make their way to Lilith's abode, the two children anticipating the arrival.Now stepping into the mansion.
-"Do you have a black bird miss Clawthorne?"