I ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ＷＨＡＴ? {Kai}

[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Eros turned away from the dead woman's body and stared at the floor for a few seconds. She'd told him the last thing he'd wanted to hear. He didn't want a son. He didn't want the responsibility. He knew he would have to go find the boy, though. He might not be perfect, but he wasn't a bad person. He wasn't going to leave the boy to rot in some orphanage. So he went to the institute's door and grabbed his coat, and then headed off to find his son. He had the orphanage he was at written on a little slip of paper. After the hour drive, he pulled up in front of the dismal looking place. His son had been living here? He winced just thinking about it. He wondered what they did to the kids in a place like this. Probably beat them. Or worse. Pulling his keys from the ignition, he got out of the car and walked toward the door.

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"You sit there and stay there until you realize what you did wrong!" The orphanage owner, an older woman, shouted at the top of her lungs at a little brunette boy who had fat tears rolling down his cheeks. He was on his knees facing the wall, not wearing any clothes, with his arms crossed indian style against the wall. He had a red hand print on his little butt from being spanked for only God knows what.

The woman slammed the door to the cold room, seeing as it was winter, and stomped down the stairs, brushing her hands off on her apron. She sat at her desk, growling to herself as she flipped through papers. She'd have to write a report about this kid. Cody. What a brat.

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Eros knocked on the door and put his hands in his pockets while he waited. His palms were sweating nervously. What if this kid hated him? What if he was a pain in the butt? He didn't want this! God, he was terrified.

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The orphanage owner grumbled in annoyance and walked to the door. Patting her dress down, she made a flinching motion before her once angry and vicious expression turned into nice and loving. She opened the door with a warm smile. "Yes?"

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Her expression was like a slap in the face for Eros. He was expecting a scowling old lady. "I... uh... I was told I have a son here. His name is Cody?"

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Her expression shifted to that of dark, violent hatred at the mention of the rat brat, before it cleared and she smiled warmly. "Such a handsome man like yourself have a son like that?~ It's preposterous."

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"Err... well, it's true," Eros said. He'd never felt more awkward in his life. "Can I see him please?"

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"Yes." The woman smirked inwardly. Once this guy saw this little brute naked, crying, and bruised, he wouldn't want anything to do with him. "Please, come in." She gestured into the room, stepping back. The bedrooms were up the stairs, and the child's bedroom was the last in the hall.

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Eros paused outside the door, taking a deep breath before turning the knob and stepping inside. What he saw made him freeze.

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His flesh was pale and cold, his lips were slightly blue, and a chilly breeze came into the room due to the window being open. It had started to snow about the time the male had arrived at the orphanage, and by the time they had arrived upstairs to the boy's room, there was a thin layer of snow on the floor. The boy's cheeks were tear stained and red, and he was trembling like a leaf. Dark black and purple bruises covered his body and a dark bruise was on his bottom.

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"God, what happened to you!" Eros exclaimed, rushing over to his son, taking off his jacket as he did. He wrapped the leather coat around the boy's shoulders and turned to the orphanage owner. "You did this to him?" he demanded.

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The orphanage owner glared at him, crossing her arms over his chest. "The monster's not for sale."

The child shivered in the coat, hugging it tight to his body and coughing quietly.

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"For sale?" Eros repeated, horrified. "He's my son! I'm taking him whether you like it or not."

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"You can't take him, not by law! He's not for sale!"

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

Eros pointed at her angrily. "He's mine son. I have rights."

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"You gave up this ugly little tadpole! That's why he's here with me! Being a brat!"

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"I didn't even know about him!" Eros shouted, his hands clenching into fists. "She never told me."

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"That is none of my concern!" The orphanage owner grabbed the child's shoulders in rough hands, yanking him towards her. "He is not yours any more!"

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[ᴄʀʏsᴛᴀʟғʀᴏsᴛ]

"If you think he's such a brat, why do you want to keep him?" Eros asked, his eyes narrowing. He'd never wanted to unleash his Shadowhunter abilities on an innocent human more. This woman was pissing him off.

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She stood straight and crossed her arms over her large chest. "He isn't for sale. Unless you can give me a worthy price for this little sh!t."

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