Chapter 3
"Billy, what is your relationship with Agatha?" Rio asked as she watched as Billy started to weave the flowers into the skeleton.
"I don't know. I just kind of broke down and she was there and my magic happened... She makes me feel safe, like no matter how out of control my magic is, she's there. I feel like she was always there even when I was little even though I can't remember it. I don't remember Wanda at all. I don't doubt that she was wonderful but she was also terrifying from what I hear. This body's mom just feels like a con, like I can never be the son they want. With Agatha, it's something different" Billy answered.
"My sub conscious however seems to know what I want and now our relationship is complicated". Billy said as he finished up weaving flowers through the skeleton.
"My relationship with Agatha is complicated. Yours however seems pretty straightforward." Rio replied.
"Why is your relationship complicated?" Billy asked
"I loved her a long time ago, still do. We lost a child a long time ago and she's mad at me." Rio said.
"Do you want to be with her still?" Billy asked
"She's forever mine." Rio replied with a small smile.
"Guess that makes you 'daddy Rio" then." Billy said with an upward inflection indicating it was a somewhat question.
"Do you want that?" Rio replied.
"Yes I do, I want a family." Billy said as he looked I to Rio's eyes.
Rio closed her eyes and placed her hand ontop of Billy's arm and started chanting in an ancient language. A black mist started to envelope them and slowly gathered around Rio's hand and flowed through her hand into Billy.
Billy grit his teeth as the black mist or is it magic flowed into him. Just as it began it was over and Rio took her hand off of his arm. On his arm now was a tattoo of a sort of rune.
"You are now officially my son. You have my magic in you." Rio said
"How?" Billy asked
"I am death. I have ancient magic. It is my job to guid dead souls to the afterlife." Rio spoke softly.
"You have my magic now. As such you are mine but it will also be your job as well to help me guide the dead. And when I don't need your help, you can spend time with your 'mama'." Rio explained.
"Hello ladies! I come bearing food." Agatha said as she came walking into the clearing holding a dead squirrel monster type thing that had four eyes.
"What I miss?"