Caleb Altair

by bethgilbert\_art

**Caleb Altair** is the son of Melinda Altair and the older brother of Hadley Altair. His mother is one of the four Celestial Councillors, and he is her heir. At Zodiac Academy, his group of friends are the Celestial Heirs.

## History

Caleb Altair is the eldest son of Melinda Altair and Hadley Altair’s brother. From an early age, Caleb and the other Celestial Heirs were prepared to take over their parents positions. His mother encouraged him to befriend and grow close to the other Heirs, telling him “If you can love the other Heirs like brothers then your life will be all the easier for it, but either way, you are stuck together. Through the good and the bad you are united”.

At age fifteen, Caleb and the other Heirs were taken to Zodiac Academy to have their Elements Awakened three years early. There he learned he had the gift of Earth and Fire.

A few months after his Awakening, he was out drinking with a girl while low on magic. The girl kept on asking him to bite her, and eventually he caved. When he bit her, he tore her skin too much and started losing blood. He raced to get his mother, and she was just able to save the girl.

Upon their arrival at Zodiac Academy, the Heirs were easily the strongest Fae at the academy and each took over the position of House Captain for their respective Houses. Caleb became the Captain for House Terra.

### Zodiac Academy

#### The Awakening

The year the twins are Awakened, the Heirs are in their second year. While the new students are being Awakened, the Heirs wait in The Orb with the rest of the students. When the freshmen are brought into The Orb, the Heirs spot the twins, and are surprised that they are gifted with all four elements and that they are so attractive. Principal Nova introduces the Vega twins to the Heirs. After their introduction, the twins turn their backs to the Heirs, angering them. To teach them a lesson, Caleb bites Tory and drinks her blood while Max holds Darcy so she can't intervene.

On the first day of class, just before Fire Elemental class, Caleb claims Tory as his Source, upsetting Darius.

After classes and pitball practice, Caleb and the heirs have a run in with Darcy, and cake her with mud.

On the second day of class, Lance calls Tory aside so he can read her palm. After reading her, he impulsively decides to try Tory’s blood, and Kylie Major records it and posts the video to FaeBook. Caleb runs into the room and attacks Lance for drinking from his Source. They throw each other around the room and attack each other using their Elements. Eventually, they come to an agreement that Lance can take Darcy as his Source.

The next day, before Earth Elemental class, Caleb and Seth Capella run into Tory and decide to mess with her. They are standing in a cavern with a large waterfall. They close in on her, forcing her closer to the edge. Caleb shoves her over the edge, and he and Seth catch her hands. Terrified, she uses Coercion to get them to pull her up, her Coercion working only because she takes the boys by surprise. She tries using Coercion to get them to leave her alone, but it doesn't work the second time. Caleb then drinks her blood. Once he finishes, he and Seth leave for Earth Elemental class.

On the first Friday, the Heirs head into Tucana to visit one of their favorite bars. The twins run into them bar, clearly terrified and running from something. They invite the twins to join them and call a truce for the night, and the girls agreed to stay for one drink. Tory orders her drink, chugs it, and then leaves with Darcy for the dance floor, surprising the Heirs. When the twins start trying to get drinks from guys, Max Rigel and Caleb shut it down. The girls head to the dance floor, and Seth started dancing with Darcy while Tory dances with Darius Acrux and Caleb goes to grab drinks. Orion calls Darius away and Caleb starts dancing with Tory. After Geraldine is attacked and Orion saves her, Caleb walks the girls to the shuttle.

The next day, photos and stories on the Heirs’ night with the Princesses are plastered on every Solarian news source. The Heirs’ parents are less than pleased. Caleb’s parents don't give him much grief, so while the other Heirs want to plot against the Vegas, Caleb is hesitant. Seeing the other boys’ situations, Caleb reluctantly agrees to help instill fear in the Vegas, not verbally agreeing but also not opposing them either.

Max uses his Siren gifts to get the Vegas to reveal their deepest fears when they attend Siren Order Enhancement. He comes back to their meeting spot to discuss plans. Caleb clearly still holds some reservations, but he backs the others anyways and askes to not be involved in any of the planning.

Later, Caleb sits waiting for a student in a classroom when Tory runs in to hide from Kylie, Margeurite, and their friends. He surprises her, and with a sigh she comes closer so he could drink her blood. Instead he kisses her and proposes she be more than just his Source. He does end up drinking my from her just as his student comes into the classroom.

At the first dance, Caleb tries to get Tory to skip the dance and come back to his room, but she declines. Later, when the Heirs set their plan in motion, he unhappily follows along. He watched as Darius tells her to climb up to the 10 meter diving board and Max Coerces her when she hesitates. He continues to watch as she jumps and Darius and Max stir the water and freeze the top with Tory in it and they holds her under as she runs out of breath, When she is finally pulled out by Professor Orion, she is unconscious. After he clears her lungs and heals her, he stops everyone from leaving. All the spectators are given one week of detention, and the Heirs are given two weeks.

#### Ruthless Fae

After the pool incident Caleb regrets what they did and he argues with Max after he says mean things about Tory and during the argument Caleb feeds from him.

The day after Darius's room catches on fire he goes to Tory’s room to tell her that he had nothing to do with what the other Heirs did to her.

### Appearance

#### Fae Form

Caleb Altair has blonde, short, curly hair styled to look messy. He has dark blue eyes and light skin color. He has a chiseled body, and is often as handsome and hot.

#### Order Form

As a vampire, the only difference between his Order Form and his Fae form is his long fangs.

## Relationships

#### Tory Vega

Caleb and Tory's relationship first starts as solely a Source - Vampire relation. Caleb declares Tory as his source the day after the twins' arrival to Zodiac Academy. He feeds from her during Fire Elemental class, and tells the class to spread the word that she was his Source. Not knowing what this means, Tory brushes it off and moves on, though she is shaken from the experience. During Cardinal Magic class, Professor Orion grabs Tory's arm and feeds from her in front of the whole class. Students post a picture of it on Faebook. This causes Caleb to burst in the class and attempt to fight the professor. The two come to the conclusion that Tory is Caleb's source, while Darcy will be Professor Orion's source. During Earth Elemental class, Caleb and Seth corner Tory and berate her for not knowing the Code for Sources. While Tory does not want to be overpowered by Caleb, she ends up not fighting the feedings as much as before.

Caleb has always been sexually attracted to Tory. However, the two do not act on this attraction until one day they are alone in a classroom together. Tory allows Caleb to finger her until she climaxes, but they do not have sex. This leads to Caleb's infatuation with Tory, and he pines after her for several books. The two have sex for the first time in Ruthless Fae, when at a dinner party at the Acrux mansion. The two continue to hookup for several books.

## Quotes

“Earth focus, House Terra. And terror is exactly what you'll get if you don't fit in.”