Chapter 18 - Rose

“Do you really not hate me, Grandma?” Alec asked, his little face full of hope, but also fear.

"How could I? Regardless of who your mother is, I could never reject a Vamcap! It goes against all our family values, even if your father forgot most of them when he left home! How could I let him further damage our family's reputation by sending you to those two's home and letting Alphonse raise you to become like him?!" she persisted, so vehemently that Alec ended up cringing again "It's absolutely ridiculous to think that I, in the role of matriarch of our family, would do something like that..."

“Uh… And now Grandma wanted to say that it doesn't matter if your mother is mean or not, Alec, because she knows what a wonderful little boy you are. And not only does she know it, but so does every other Vamcap, especially her brothers. So none of them would ever be able to hate you, let alone let you live in another house, even if it's your parents'." Rose cut her off, genuinely feeling