Bring Me To Life [Feofan Home]

Romulus shuffled uncomfortably down the walkway to the house he was destined to live at for the rest of his life. He had never even met his father, and now the police, and foster care, and his dead mother all expected him to live with this unfamiliar man. Romulus was scared, but he'd try not to let it show.

The skinny eleven year old looked at the slip of paper in his hands. This was the address. He then looked at the letter from his mother, concealed inside an envelope. He forced himself not to cry as he pressed down on the doorbell, and stood there, letting it buzz until someone came to the door. What else would he do? He was socially awkward and eleven. He didn't know any better

Ivan was relaxing after helping Tara in a case when he heard his doorbell go off he wasn't expecting anyone so he scratched his head and got up off the couch and walked to the door he was dressed in a tank top and apiary of sweat pants. He opened the door and stared at the little boy he was definately not expecting to see a child at his door.

"Hello there what can I do for you? Are you lost?" He took the kid in and noticed he looked a little like him but it would be impossible for this child to be his son.

Without a word, Romulus thrust the envelope into the hand of the man he presumed to be his father.

"That's a letter from my mother. It explains why I'm here and anything else..." The young man shifted the backpack he was wearing, he was nervous and didn't know what was going to happen.

Within the envelope, the letter concealed read:
Dear Ivan,
If this letter is being delivered to you, It means I have either passed on. or something else has happened to me, leaving me unable to take care of [s]my[/s] our son, Romulus. He is to be left in your care. Now I warn you. This boy is a challenge. Not only does he have asthma, but he is allergic to bees, and is slightly obsessive compulsive. He has some social issues that will reveal themselves to you over time so it is useless for me to explain them to you. Please take good care of him. He is a great child and I am sure he will make you proud.

Sincerely,
Anestasia Korsokov

Ivan took the offered letter tore it open but not letting his eyes off the boy until he finally read the letter. His expression softened a little this was his son a son he never knew he had however he was surprised that his mother remembered him for he had basically raped the girl though she did give her permission he still considered it as rape since she was still a minor. This was yet another way his past was coming back to haunt him there was just no way that he could escape it or change it.

Ivan sighed and opened the door a little more to let the young boy in. He wasn't going to let his child freeze no matter how strange the situation is. "So what is your name?"

Romulus walked in and gave the house a sweeping glance. Not too messy, so it would be okay.

"My name is Romulus, and I'm eleven though i have the I.Q of a 14 year old, or so i have been told by teachers and whatnot. Mother had me attending muggle school until now, soon though I'm going to a school called Durmstrang." The young boy rattled off all the information as he took off his bag and then turned around

"STARKEY" he yelled out the door, and almost instantly a large yellow dog came bounding into the house "this is my dog. i didn't want to leave him home"

Ivan was listening to the boy talk but he really was focusing on the fact on how was he going to take care of this boy and if he should tell him the truth about his and his mother's relationship. Deciding not to he was about to close the door when he saw a lab head into the house he really didn't mind pets and for some reason he wanted Romulous to be happy. The boy had just lost his mother and is probably was in shock to find out that he had a father.

"Durmstrang eh I actually taught there for a year." That was before is fiancé went missing he still held out hope that she would return however he was coming to terms that she would never return.

Romulus patted the dog and then sat down indian style on the floor, unsure if this man would let him on the furniture or not. Rommy didn't even know if he'd be allowed to stay. He had never even met this man after all. But Rom would wait it out.

"That's really cool..." The boy spoke quietly, going back into his repressed shell. He continued looking around, unsure of what he was looking for

Ivan didn't know what to do with this young boy but he figured he should try to get to know him so he walked over to Romulus and knelt beside him. "Now that you are here you are here to stay that is if you want to. If you need anything just ask." He placed a hand on the boy's shoulder still not sure how he now had a child to take care of. He still wanted custody of his younger brothers but he knew because of his recent behavior he wouldn't get that.

"Feel free to use anything in this house for even though we just met you are my son and I can't deny that." He gave Romulus a little squeeze and went to make up a room for the boy. Really he just needed sometime to think he remembered the child's mother perfectly and was thinking about asking her to marry him eventually however things took a turn for the worse and he ended up being arrested and when he tried to conact her after his release she seemed to of disappeared off the face of the earth.

Romulus smiled at the man and stood up. He liked his father. The man was nice. Rommy still wondered why he'd never met this man before, but he was sure there was a reason that he wasn't told why, and decided not to meddle.

"Thanks...Dad" The young boy said trying the title for the man out, and deciding he liked it very much. "i'll wait here then" he mumbled as the man went upstairs

As Ivan entered the guest room soon to be his son's room he punched the wall letting out some of his rage he felt at the moment towards Romulus' deceased mother since she hid the fact that she had a child his child. He quickly fixed the hole in the wall that he had created and made the bed. He sat on the corner of the bed for several minutes with his head in his hands before he headed back downstairs.

He walked over to Romulus again. "Want to see your room?" He asked trying to sound calm though he was far from it. His life took a turn to the unexpected he was going to try and make the best of it. Mainly for his son he was no longer on his own he had someone else to take care of now so he would have to cut the drinking.

Rommy looked up at his dad and closed the book he was reading and took a puff off of his inhaler before nodding and getting to his feet. He could sense something was upsetting this man, but wouldn't ask right then and there, for that would be foolish. Instead the boy kept his mouth shut and simply followed.