Fantasy Hidden Magic // (All spots full!)

[Pax Pardus Hale]

Loire

"No that's fine. We weren't in the middle of a game." A little fun fact, once upon a time ago Loire did not enjoy the holidays. Her family was dysfunctional even on their best day. Christmas was just another excuse for them to throw some obnoxious party, most of the time Loire played sick so she wouldn't have to attend them. It wasn't until Cyrus did she see the spirit in it. His mom invited the twins to celebrate with them and it was always warm, merry, and festive and it was contagious. While Loire used to poke holes in the logic of a gift giving holiday she now sort of liked it? Not that she'd admit it.

So here they were, Christmas day sitting around playing cards and enjoying some delicious food when Larkyn decided to run off. With a heavy sigh she sat down her hand of cards and pulled out a rectangular shaped box wrapped in her usual black Christmas paper. The black satin pajama clad woman proceeded to hand Cyrus the small box. "Here. Merry Christmas." Loire wasn't very good at this whole gift giving thing, she had improved over the years but this year she got it just right. At least, she hoped she did.

Inside the box was a red antique key with a simple black string tied to it. "That's to the house. The string is so you don't lose it. And Buttons will have her own mouse mansion set up so she ca feel right at home, too." Her cheeks heated up as she finally bit her tongue to shut herself up. Despite being confused on what they were she was ecstatic to have him here full-time. Cyrus had been running from them for two whole hears trying to support his family and causing himself to be miserable. This meant he'd have a home again. And as ridiculous as this sounded, it didn't feel like it was home without him. Quickly Loire cleared her throat in attempt to hide her embarrassment. "A-Anyways. Cheers to this Christmas and many more to come." With that said she took a quick drink of the white wine she had sitting in front of her.

 

[Sir Damien]

Hunter

Despite all of the bullshit that was happening to them they needed to have at least one good day, and that day might as well be Christmas. They surprisingly had a lot of gifts for a group that was at each others throats most days. There was AMAZING food that Hunter had never had before, they were all spending time together without wanting to tear each other's hair out, and they were just having a good time. This was the first Christmas Hunter could honestly say he was enjoying. All his parents did was shower him with gifts and high expectations but it wasn't anything he wanted. This year? This year he was spending it with friends, he was spending it with Dru. He had never understood the spirit of Christmas until this year and dammit he was feeling jolly!

"Ah, at least the old man is having fun." Sure Hunter was three years older than the twins but he also didn't act it most of the time, Larkyn was always always the older soul of the group. While everyone was busy playing cards he had already lost and settled on his fifth bowl of noodles. "Oh? Present time?" He quickly slurped up the last of the noodles before scrambling to his feet. Of course Loire wasn't going to pass out presents, it looked like she bought plenty of gifts for people so at least she was feeling festive. Everyone seemed to be in a merry mood for once actually. God, would it be like this if it wasn't for toxic family members and outside bullshit? Why did they stay? He wished that they could all just run off and live life to their own accord. He wanted to get the fuck out of there with Dru, wanted to support Dru through the process of finding herself. He understood why she wanted to stay (kind of), she had worked all her life towards this goal. For the first time in his life he had something that was worth sticking around for.

"All right, all right. Let's start handing out presents!" Hunter began to pass out the presents, obnoxiously reading aloud the names on the tags on the gifts before he gave a gift away. There wasn't an exact order he handed out gifts, but when it came to Dru he specifically picked out the chest he had made for Dru. Well, the chest was an antique stationery box but he had personalized every element inside. Everything inside had a touch of elegance, from the crisp beige paper with A.D. monogramed, an antique silver pen and quill, and a Victorian A.D. wax stamp set. Hell, even the box had the faint scent of jasmine when it opened, a feature that was rather difficult to achieve.

"That's, uh, from me. I really couldn't narrow down what to get you, but I figure you do a lot of letters with your diplomatic ministry gig. If you hate it though I can totally get you something else." Hunter gave a small, nervous chuckle as he ran a hand through his dark hair. The gift sounded great in his head but now that she was actually looking at it maybe it was a dumb idea.

 

[Colt Voltage]

Terran

The things Terran had said, well, he had never said anything like that. Ever. He wooed, he charmed, he wined and dined with the best of them. But emotions... those were such a terrifying thing. He was open to being hurt by someone, but it wasn't just someone. It was Dixie. She had quickly became such an important person to him and he didn't even see it coming, but now that he had someone he truly loved like this he didn't want to let it go. It was true that they didn't know each other for long, but did that really matter? They were two individuals who had shitty family lives, life was short and he didn't feel like it was necessary to keep it a secret any longer. After all, Terran always lived in the here and now, he never held anything back and that shouldn't change now.

That being said, Terran had absolutely no clue how to go about a relationship. Did he have to ask her out? They already kissed, said they loved each other in the heat of the moment. Fuck, that wasn't good enough though was it? Relationships were so... so... so fucking complicated. Most women seemed to have expectations of their boyfriends and Terran feared that he wouldn't live up to whatever expectations Dixie had of him... but this was also Dixie and this was all new to her, too. But today was Christmas! Usually he spent his holidays abroad by himself, even the women he found himself with were all busy with their families. He... didn't really know what Christmas was meant to be like.

Was this what it was supposed to be like? Asian food, his green plaid pajamas, card games with the lot of them sitting next to Dixie on the couch. All the animals were lounging with them and it was nice. Suddenly the game ended and everyone began to move around passing out presents and Terran felt literal beads of sweat form on his forehead. He was... stressed to say the least. He had never purchased a gift for a woman that meant this much to him. "I, um, got something for you. And Turtle, of course." Terran gave a nervous chuckle and plucked a long box wrapped in gold paper off of the pile of presents and the matching smaller box. "Open this one first." Remain calm, Terran. You were so confident about this gift last week.

Inside the box was a customized gold and diamond sunflower necklace, the other box containing a bright yellow collar with a matching pendant paired with a bell. "Sunflowers are almost as radiant as you are, but I never see you wear jewelry so if you'd prefer something else I can get you something else. I've never really had a girlfriend so this is a whole new ballgame for me." Shit, shit, shit. He dropped the girlfriend word. "D-Did I say girlfriend? I guess I haven't even formally asked you yet, oh, fuck. I'm terrible at this." Another nervous chuckle came from him as he pushed some of his long brown hair out of his face. This was a whole new side of Terran that he didn't even think he had.

 

[ZombieBaee]

Druella “Dru” Arville

Did Dru mention she loved Christmas? For her family it was the one time everyone was relaxed. Her father was always off on some trip with his side of the family and all the siblings stayed home with their mother. It was nice that way, no one acted like a complete asshole. They would spend it exchanging gifts and lounging around playing games and eating way too much food, much like tonight. They were all sitting around simply just enjoying themselves… it was nice. Dru herself was in a pair of worn out blue and white plaid pj pants with a oversized white sweater on top. She was sitting comfortably on one of the couches, her feet tucked up under her as she sipped on her mulled wine and watched the card game. One that ended abruptly when Larkyn suddenly got up and took Sapphira off somewhere with him. It was a move that made everyone else shift gears to present exchanges.

Dru and Loire had both went a little overboard, Loire mainly so thanks to Drus pestering. They were the two with the most expendable income! Aka… trust funds with nearly no limits. They got everyone so much shit. Sweaters, perfumes and cologne. Dru wasn’t sure everyone would have time to shop for Christmas so she wanted to make sure it was all covered! However it seemed as if everyone did a bit on their own as well. Dru knew she had… it started with a gift for herself. A camera, she had wanted one for a while but never really had the ambition to look into it more. Plus there never really seemed to be a real reason, any event she was at had hired photographers. But now there were so many things that she wanted to capture forever before it was all gone.

Everyone had a bag under the three with a photo frame picked out especially for them. They were empty but came with a promise to be filled by the end of the year. Hunters was a little different, he was going to be given a photo album one that Dru prefilled with a bunch of different experiences and milestones! Ones they had to hit quickly… It was clear that Hunter didn’t care if they were doomed. He was sticking by until he couldn’t anymore. So Dru would do the same.

Hunter handed her a gift, explaining it was from him and she felt her face warm slightly as he hand moved over the packaging. He explained his thought process to her and she couldn’t help but chuckle, her smile growing wider as she carefully opened the gift. It was gorgeous at first glance and just got even more amazing as she looked through all of the pieces. It even smelled good! “Hunter, thank you really. It’s so beautiful and thoughtful and just - I love it.” The thought that went into it made tears well up in her eyes, then the thought of a piece of him always being nearby made full on water works. Dru carefully moved the stationary to the table before reaching to her hidden stash under the side table next to her, pulling out her new camera before reaching out and grabbing him by the shirt.

Dru stayed seated but yanked Hunter down to her level before pressing a soft kiss to his lips. She then lifted the slightly heavy camera and did her best to take a photo of the moment, a large flash going off before pulling away and giving him a grin before reaching down to grab the bag his photo album was in. “Your gift is a two part one. The bag is part two.”

 

[ZombieBaee]

Dixie

This was an absolutely amazing change of pace, nice and calm and fun. Much different than the mood that was around at the supposed vacation home they were all tricked into staying at. They all were sitting around the den, laughing and lounging with their furry friends. It was like a real family, it was crazy to think about but every person in this room meant so much to Dixie now. Even Cyrus! They didn’t talk much at all but Dixie would go to bat for him any day! This was their made family and it was dysfunctional as all hell but she wouldn’t trade it for her real family ever…

Dixie was curled up into Terrans side as they all played their game, her arm laced under his and her other free hand being used to play her cards or sip at her wine. Apparently they reached the part of the night for gifts because without warning Larkyn and Sapphira ran off and Hunter was up acting like St Nicolas himself and handing out presents. Everyone got scarves from Dixie, hand knit. Larkyn got a grey and white one, Sapphira got red and orange, Dru got browns and tans, the two trouble making men got black because she didn’t expect them to not stain them, Terran got green and yellow and Loire… Loire got rainbow. Dixie was proud of herself for that one.

“Oh! Okay!” Dixie smiled at Terran as he moved away and returned with the long gold box, her hand reaching out to take it gingerly from him with a nod. The poor boy looked so nervous, that paired with the comment about Turtle made her extremely confused. Dixie opened the box and found herself staring at the gorgeous piece of jewelry inside with raised brows. It was amazing, it was so beautiful and while Dixie wasn’t a huge jewelry person it was still something she would see herself wearing. It fit her style perfectly! It made her feel kind of stupid about her gift for him now… Terran began to speak and Dixie felt her face go red as she suddenly looked up at him, her face emotionless for a moment before breaking out into a stupid grin. “You’re doing fine Terran. Great even.”

Dixie stood from the couch and gave him a soft peck on the cheek before turning around and lifting her hair up with one hand, holding the necklace to him in the other. “Care to help me out? I’d really like to try on the gorgeous necklace my boyfriend got me for Christmas.” Once it was clasped Dixie turned her attention to the other box, the one Terran said was for Turtle and opened it, giggling at the contents. “This is amazing Terran! Gosh now I think my gift sucks.”

The blonde woman moved to the tree and found the gift wrapped in brown paper, tied with twine. Dixie was so excited that Terran was going to stay that she went right past romantic and straight to super excited he was going to be teaching with her and it made her hold out the gift with a sheepish smile. It was a handmade leather messenger bag from a shop in town, Dixie had gotten it monogrammed with Terrans initials and the strap was decorated with vines. “I thought you could use something like this, you know, since you’re staying with me after the year is over…. But you WAY out did me this Christmas.”

 

[KAYDEN]

Cyrus

Cyrus laughed at Loires comment, turning to look over the back of the couch to where Larkyn and Sapphira ran off to. “Oh leave him alone Loire, it’s not common your brother does literally anything fun.” He turned back around and peered over at the small woman besides him, she was looking a lot better than the day prior. Apparently some relaxation and rest could do a lot for sickness. Then she suddenly pulled out a box and handed it to him with a very non chalant merry Christmas. Cyrus wasn’t huge into the holidays but even he was slightly more festive than this woman, though he could tell that even without anything more than the bare minimum of celebration, Loire liked this Christmas much more than the ones she had at home.

“Don’t sound too excited now.” Cyrus smirked and began to open the small box, his eyebrows raising slightly at the contents before Loire began to explain. He was silent for a while as he looked at it. Something felt so much more real now about finally moving in with them. Loire tried to quickly move past it all and take a drink of wine but Cyrus had other plans. He threw his arms around her where they sat and pulled her into a tight hug, rocking her back and forth and pressing his face into her hair. “Guys I think Loire likes me!” Cyrus teased, rocking her back and forth a few more times before pulling back and looking down at her to see if he achieved his goal of complete embarrassment. “Thank you love. It’s amazing and I’m sure Buttons will be super happy to have a mansion.”

The red haired male finally let Loire go before chuckling and moving to grab her gift, a simple black bag holding it all together. Cyrus had gotten her a very simple silver necklace with an enchanted looking glass at the end. It was spelled to always be able to track him, it was a promise that even if he did go further away than she wanted him, he would never truly run again. “I uh- I know I already promised you I would be around but I wanted you to know how serious I was about it. So here. If you don’t like the way it looks I can get another one, I tried to pick the one that reminded me the most of you but I don’t know, jewelry isn’t really my thing. So… yeah.” God maybe Cyrus was worse at this than Loire was.

 

[EclipseRosee]

Larkyn

“You’re right. I would.” This was all new to Larkyn, he was new to feeling this way about a person. It was different than with Dru, their relationship was just going through the motions, they were friends. Sapphira was something special. Larkyn wanted to be with her, experience things with her, talk, laugh, everything. He looked down at her, leaning slightly against him with their fingers laced together. “I would miss you like crazy I don’t want to imagine it.” Then she was off like a dart, leaving Larkyn standing there slightly befuddled. Well okay then.

Sapphira returned shortly, holding out a box and beaming. “What’s this?” Larkyn took the box and opened it, carefully setting it on the ground as he looked turned the actual gift over in his hands, opening it and looking at the pages. Once she explained it Larkyn quickly understood, “It does. I love it Saph.” The thought of filling these pages was bittersweet, all he wanted was to fill them with adventures he went on with her. At this point Larkyn was going to fight like hell for it because he was quickly realizing, he was in love with her.

“Yours hasn’t gotten here in the post yet… muggle mail. But- I got tickets to this play that Dixie told me about. It’s in New York, she said you love theater and that you’ve wanted to see it. I figured plane tickets to New York was stupid because you know, magic.” Larkyn was rambling as he often did. “Your other gift is also not here. I-“ He had bought her some stupid fancy bracelet because that was all he had ever done for the women in his life but he quickly realized he wanted to do more. He wanted to show her that he meant his promise to visit her in New York. So last night he pulled poor Dixie aside and begged for her help since he knew virtually nothing about America. “I just- I wanted to come do all of those things you talked about in New York with you. Maybe that can be the first thing we put in the book?” Larkyn moved closer to her and brushed some hair from her face before holding her cheek in her hand. “The first thing, then many many more to follow. If that’s okay with you?”

 

[Pax Pardus Hale]

Loire

Everyone telling Loire to take it easy on Larkyn made her roll her eyes. What, just because he's happy meant that he could go forgo manners? Absolutely not. But... it was Christmas and she wanted to have a nice time with Cyrus...and the others, she supposed. However, all semblance of a nice night went out the window when he practically mauled her with a hug and rocked back and forth with her. Loire's face turned a bright red shade of embarrassment and confusion and it caused her to nearly choke on her wine. He's lucky it was a fucking holiday, she'd normally punch someone in throat for something like that. Plus, she didn't exactly hate being in his arms. If he wanted to to embarrass her then he had achieved his goal. Quietly she cleared her throat once he released her and gave a small nod. "Well, glad you like it." Her heart was pounding out of her chest as she tried to calm herself down.

Thankfully as Cyrus moved to grab the black bag she was able to take a few deep breaths to settle herself down. Her big blue eyes focused as she unwrapped the necklace. At first she looked at it curiously and listened to him explain it. Happiness bubbled in her chest as he did, her fingers gently touching the looking glass. He did that just for her? It made her feel like she should have done more for his gift. She knew that he was reassuring her that he wouldn't leave again but just having something like this meant the world to her. Tears started to stink in her eyes and she quickly wiped them away as she shook her head back and forth. "S-Stupid. It's perfect."

He wanted to embarrass her, it went both ways. Gently she cupped his face and pressed her lips to his sweetly for a long moment, her long lashed eyes closing as she did so. For two years they had lost each other and it was the most miserable time in her life. He was finally back, there were no more secrets between them, Loire wasn't going to let anything stop them anymore. With a small smile she pulled away and handed him the necklace. "Now, put this on me. Please." Loire will forever be a bossy woman, but at least she was polite about it. With that said she pulled her long white hair to the side so he could see what he was doing.

 

[Pax Pardus Hale]

Sapphira

Suffice it to say Saph wanted to break down in tears. Of course they were happy tears, she was just so overwhelmed with emotions. First off, he loved the gift that she agonized over and was partially terrified that he wouldn't like it, so that was a relief. And second, probably the thing making her want to cry the most, was that he wanted to go to the theater with him. Sapphira loved the magical world, she loved everything it was about but it also wasn't where she came from. It was like they were from two different cultures, and as much as Saph loved the magical culture she loved her human culture as well. Art, theater, sports, she loved everything. Of course she was willing to leave her life behind to make a new one here but the fact that Larkyn was trying to embrace her culture too, that was what made the red headed woman's heart skip a beat. Back in school it was a crush, but all of this time with him had her completely and utterly head over heels in love with him.

"I-" Just as she started to speak her voice cracked slightly as she fought back tears, her eyes clearly glossy with tears. "I can't wait, Larkyn. I want to make a lifetime of memories with you." Saph smiled sweetly up at him, though she felt a surge of bravery wash over her as soon as he held her cheek. She wasn't imagining this between them, she knew that now. Without a second guess she stood on her toes so she could lean up and press her cold lips against hers. Her cool fingertips gently touched his cheek as they shared their first kiss. This was something she day dreamed of back in school as silly as that sounded but she could never imagine that it would feel so... right? Like time stopped, like nothing else mattered in the moment.

If it wasn't for the wind shifting the snow so that it was smacking into the pair she would have kept kissing him. Quickly she pulled away from him and shivered even underneath her coat. "C-Come on, we're going to freeze out here." With that said she laced her fingers together with his and escorted him inside. Once they were inside they could see Dru kissing Hunter and Loire kissing Cyrus. Everything today was just so...perfect. Was it bad that she had a sinking feeling that something bad was going to happen soon? They needed to soak up the good while they could.

"Here." With a wave of her wand the fire in the fireplace lit up brightly and radiated heat. Then she grabbed a throw blanket and wrapped it around Larkyn's shoulder's with a sweet smile.

 

[Colt Voltage]

Terran

There were no words to describe how much Terran loved his scarf. It was already wrapped around his neck because he loved it, from the colors to the material, but above all that it was made for him by Dixie. Honestly he'd probably wear anything she'd make him or got him just because it was, well, from her. And it was very Dixie of her to make everyone a scarf, even the troublemaking boys.

Seeing her reaction to the necklace, seeing her beautiful grin, all of his nerves washed away. She liked it, he knew she would but just the fact that he was getting her such a special gift made him nervous. "O-Oh, of course." His face lit up when her soft lips landed on his cheek and he gave a quick nod. Terran's tall figure stood from the couch and moved behind Dixie so he could help clasp the small lobster clip to the glistening chain of the necklace. He couldn't help but smile from ear to ear seeing it on her. Wait, she said boyfriend. Boyfriend. It took a minute to process the word and he quickly cleared his throat to try to hide his embarrassment. Despite relationships being brand new to him he was actually loving how happy it was making him. He had never thought he'd find a person to end his playboy lifestyle but he finally had and she was beyond amazing. "I-I'm glad you like it. It looks amazing on you."

Her gift? The scarf? It was gorgeous. His green eyes watched her move to the tree to pick up the brown paper tied in twine and his heart skipped a beat. Another? Shit. Maybe he should have gotten her more. He took the present from her and quickly opened it up like a giddy child on Christmas morning, his smile falling for a moment as he observed the gift. It was... gorgeous. Amazing. Thoughtful. He had never received such a thoughtful gift in all of his life, a wave of emotions washed over him and it took everything in him not to cry. With glossy eyes he cracked another ear to ear smile and took the bag and swung it over his shoulder, the bag falling perfectly to his side and fit him like a glove.

"Are you kidding me? I love this, I can't even put into words how much I love it. Thank you, Dixie." Gently Terran cupped Dixie's soft cheek and pressed his lips to hers for a long moment. Girlfriend, boyfriend. Staying somewhere just for a life with someone...this was all new to him. Part of him was terrified that he was going to fuck it up and break Dixie's heart, but he was going to give it his all. He just hoped he didn't let her down. "Merry Christmas, love." He pulled away with a bashful smile just as Larkyn and Sapphira walked inside.

They had delicious food for the day courtesy of Dru, but Terran always had a bit of a sweet tooth so he had a custom order decadent Christmas arrive earlier in the day. He tucked it away in the fridge but, now that everyone was together and opening presents, he felt like it was the right time to dole out some fancy cake decorated in fruits and chocolates. "Want to help me cut some cake?" With a big grin he took her hand and walked into the kitchen so he could pull it out of the fridge.

 

[Sir Damien]

Hunter


What part of he didn't care didn't Dru understand? He didn't care that she thought they were doomed. Marriage was what, a piece of paper? Even if they failed and she did have to marry Larkyn they all knew they didn't love each other, they all knew that it was because of their family's influence. The same could be said of him and Loire! Though, out of both couples he was sure that they'd get out of marriage the easiest just because, well, neither Hunter or Loire gave a rats ass what their parents had to say. Even if they had to get married he wasn't going to stop that from letting them live their lives to the fullest.

Seeing her reaction was a breath of fresh air. Hunter didn't plan gifts out like this, he made game plans for him and his men but gifts were a foreign subject to him. He planned her gift down to a T, maybe even overthought it a little, but he wanted it to be perfect. Seeing that she loved it, hearing how much she loved it, it made him feel so giddy. "I-I'm glad you like it." His smile was genuine and happy as she moved to put the chest on the table, though his brows raised curiously when she grabbed something from under the table. "Oh, what are you hiding there-"

Before he could finish his thought, however, Dru was grabbing him by his black pajama top and pulling him into the kiss. It took him by surprise there was no doubt about that, but it made him overwhelmingly happy. No matter the reason of course he'd be on board for a kiss, even if it was in front of everyone! His big hand was quick to gently hold her delicate face in it as he continued to kiss her, not even noticing the camera until it flashed. Before he could even ask she was pulling away and grinning like a madwoman. "You're a wild card, you know that?"

With a small chuckle and tinted cheeks he took the bag and was quick to give her a raised brow. "A camera, huh? I'm curious what you have up your sleeve." As he spoke he opened up the bag to pull out the photo album. He flipped through the album curiously as he tried to figure out what it was for. Honestly it probably took him longer than it should of to connect the dots completely. "OH! Camera! Photo album. Are we going to take some pictures together? For real, you promise?" Hunter was fucking beaming ear to ear. Was she finally on board with rebelling from her family? He was so, so, so thrilled and excited.

Gently he sat the photo album on the table before he engulfed her in his long strong arms, lifted her off her feet and spun her around. "Ahh! This is so cool. Probably the coolest thing I've ever gotten, thanks babe." He pressed his lips to her forehead with a small chuckle before setting her down on her feet. That's when he noticed Larkyn and Sapph finally joined them. "Well the gifts aren't going to unwrap themselves. Sit sit sit, these are your guys'!" And there it was, back to playing Santa.

This was the family he never knew he wanted or needed. This was the first Christmas he was actually enjoying, he wasn't sure what their next year had in store for them but he knew they should celebrate and be merry while they had the chance. "So Dru where do you think we should take our next picture? Anywhere special?"

 

[ZombieBaee]

Druella “Dru” Arville

Dru couldn’t help but laugh as she watched Hunter figure out the gift. When his arms moved around her she let out a small squeal that she didn’t know a human could make, she was embarrassed but honestly… who cared? Looking around this room all she saw were happy people. People who were being themselves and with the people they loved. Her eyes moved from Hunter over to Larkyn and Sapphira as they entered the room, noting their intertwined fingers. The look on his was was like an entirely different person, she was sure she looked the same. It was crazy that they ever thought that they were in love, now they knew what it really felt like.

Hunter sat Dru back down on her feet before turning to hand out presents, leaving her standing there with a soft smile, camera in hand.

“Actually I think the very next photo I take is going to be a group one. Come on everyone, in front of the tree!”

——

That entire month following Christmas was naive bliss, well at least three and a half weeks of it. There was no drama or anger between anyone, everyone went to their jobs and would come back at night and have dinner together most nights. Inside the house they were all able to just relax, hell Dru was so comfortable with everyone there that she actually told everyone her secret during dinner one night. Of course it took a lot of support from Hunter but still, it actually felt kind of nice to tell others.

But then five days before this wedding they had yet to find a way out of, Dru decided she was just going to tell her mom no. No job or lifestyle was worth giving up the happiness she had felt the last three weeks. That and Dru trusted Hunter that her vision wouldn’t come true, she believed in him and all the others to keep each other safe. However the conversation with her mother didn’t go as planned. At first her mom… well she kind of caved. Listening to her daughter explain how in love she was with someone must have melted her a little. But when Dru mentioned it was Hunter, then explained that Hunter was Drake… something unexpected happened. Her mother began to flip out, a full blown panic attack. Dru had never seen her mother anything other than composed so to see her like this? Scared? It wasn’t good. She explained that Dru could NOT get in the way of Loire and Hunter getting married, that it was too much for Dru to fathom or understand. That of course led to a fight and Dru learning that these two arrangements had something to do with their parents and their ties to the Dark Lord.

That was enough to scare Dru back into submission. And now here they were.

“I don’t want to do this.” Dru complained, looking down at the bouquet of wildflowers in her hands that felt like lead. This was her dream wedding, the only thing was it had been turned into a fucking nightmare. “I’m going to vomit.” She was standing with Loire, Sapphira and Dixie behind the large doors that led into the ceremony. She could hear the music and it was churning her stomach. Hunter had kept telling her it wouldn’t change anything but it still felt awful, and now knowing the death eater ties… ugh.

The point in the music for the girls to walk down came and Dru reached out and grabbed Loire, “I don’t think I can walk alone. You’ll literally have to drag me down there Loire.”

 

[ZombieBaee]

Dixie

“This is absolutely ridiculous.” Dixie scoffed from where she stood near Terran and the other boys at the end of the aisle. The wedding hall was huge, overly adorned with basically everything expensive in the world and then covered in greenery and wildflowers. It was actually really pretty but Dixie was so grossed out by the whole situation that she refused to admit it. For a long while Dixie didn’t understand why these four didn’t just tell their parents to fuck off, honestly! But after hearing Dru open up about her secret and her vision, hearing what happened when she begged her mom… Dixie realized there was a lot more at play here for all of them. But it was sickening! How could any parent use their children as pawns in some fucked up cult?

Dixie glanced down the aisle as Sapphira made her way next, heading to where the bridal party all stood together at the side rather than up by the couple. Larkyn and Dru said they wanted it this way so they could see everyone rather than the guests… to help them get through it. Sapphira looked absolutely gutted and Dixie couldn’t help but feel for her best friend. The poor girl finally opened up and let herself love someone fully, the boy she had been in love with since school. Now she had to watch him marry someone else. It was brutal!

“Hey love.” Dixie whispered as her friend joined them, her elbow tilting gently to give her a comforting nudge. This was not a good day. “This dress is so tight that people would believe it could make me vomit, should I do that now? Would it stall things or-“ She was trying so hard to make light of the situation and keep everyone in decent spirits but it was so hard. Plus it seemed they were out of time.

As the music changed Dixie looked back at Terran with a slight frown before turning to watch the doors open and reveal a very distraught looking Dru being pulled along the aisle by Loire.

 

[EclipseRosee]

Larkyn

Larkyns not going to go through with this. It was a decision he made ever since Christmas night. Everyone was SO happy the way things were that he decided he would be the one to ruin the idea of a wedding, not sure how but he would. So they kept working at finding a way, honestly his back up was to literally not show up and go missing but he realized that would only make things harder for others. Then when Dru came back with the information that her mother shared? Oh it was on. Larkyn didn’t like to be used, he especially didn’t like OTHER people being used for his parents game. They had been treating him and Loire like pawns since their birth but they weren’t about to pull other people in on their shit. They weren’t about to make a whole bunch of people miserable for SHADY dealings! Larkyn finally realized how naive he had been, thinking it was so important because of some sort of status symbol. Apparently it was … just in a different way than he had thought.

So Larkyn devised a plan. He would put on a show and everyone would get down the aisle. Then he would end it, publicly. There would be witnesses to what he said so no one could try and spin it. Dry would look like the poor girl who got left behind, Larkyn would be made the bad guy and his parents would be humiliated. Win. However, as much as he trusted everyone, he needed this to be as real and as raw as possible. That being said Larkyn only entrusted Cyrus with the information so that someone could handle getting everyone else out of the wedding and somewhere to meet up after Larkyn left.

Now Larkyn was standing at the altar, hands tucked in the pockets of his dark brown suit as he kept his eyes trained on the door. First came Dixie to join the men all standing near the first pew of the ceremony. Then Sapphira and got his heart hurt. She looked so upset, he wanted to tell her everything was going to be okay, to run to her right now and hold her close and kiss her before running off into the sunset. But the glimpse of his parents off to the side made him steel his reserve and stand tall as he waited for his sister and then Dru…. Only the next time the door opened it was the both of them.

It was so strange to think that just a year ago Larkyn truly believed this would be the happiest day of his life. He couldn’t dispute that his best friend looked beautiful but it didn’t make him feel anything, if anything he was actually really dreading the moment she reached him up here. Larkyn took a deep breath and took a moment to glance over at Sapphira again. She was worth it, she was all he wanted. Larkyn could deal with whatever wrath he got from his parents for her, whatever shit they pulled to fuck up his life. As long as in the end Larkyn had Sapphira at his side it didn’t matter; everything would be okay.

Dru finally reached them and Larkyn gave her a reassuring smile, leaning down and pressing a fast kiss on her cheek before whispering. “Don’t worry.” When he pulled away she gave him a strange look and he simply winked in response. The ceremony began and the officiant went though all of his ramblings. Then came time for the vows and Dru recited hers first, seemingly choking on the words. Then it was time for Larkyn… he got about one line out before he let go a big sigh and reached out to take both of Drus hands in his.

“I can’t do this.” Larkyn made sure to speak loudly enough that others could hear, his words gaining a gasp from the crowd. “I- I haven’t been honest with you. With anyone. I just wouldn’t feel right letting you marry me when I know I haven’t been loyal to you. You’ve stuck by me for years and I- well the truth is I just don’t want to marry you or be with you Dru. So I’ve found others over the years to keep me busy but… at the end of the day I just don’t want to do this.” Hopefully that was enough to brand him as a complete asshole. Larkyn leaned in again and whispered to her, “Act sad. It’ll really sell this.” Then he dropped her hands and turned on his heel, quickly making his way out of the hall despite his fathers yelling and his mothers sobbing.

Then as soon as he was out of sight, Larkyn apparated to the only place him and Cyrus could think of to hide out while things calmed down for the night. At least the only place they knew well enough to apparate safely to. Cyrus’ hideout.

 

[Pax Pardus Hale]

Loire

Call it what you will be it her instincts or her twin senses, something were telling Loire that everything would be fine. She tried to assure Dru and Sapphira that but the women didn't seem to look at the big picture. Larkyn said that this wouldn't be happening, hell, he wasn't sweating the wedding! He had to have something up his sleeve. The only thing that wasn't going to be fine though was Larkyn and Cyrus after she got through with them. The little shits were hiding something and they never hid things from her! She was not happy about that but that was a fight for later. Right now they just had to get through the shit.

Between the rainbow scarf and this green dress the girls were expecting her to wear way too much color. Unfortunately for Loire Dru was already having a rough enough day so she just decided to bite her tongue and wear the damn uncomfortable thing. "Oh, fine. C'mon." Dru just had to trust in Larkyn that he had a plan! They all had to. Still, if Dru needed her to drag her down the aisle then so be it.

If he had a plan he was sure taking his sweet time. Dru had already said her part with tears in her damn eyes and it was now Larkyn's turn. Only, he sighed instead of saying his part. Loire felt a small smirk proud spread on her face. Atta boy. Larkyn had always been a good boy and obeyed his parents wishes for them, he was never one to live for himself while Loire completely disregarded her family wishes. Finally he was starting to rebel, and it was about damn time!

"Loire!" Huh? As soon as Larkyn departed from the alter her father was already ripping into the petite woman like it was her fault! "I told you guys he'd snap one of these days, no one listens." With a small shrug she brushed off the burning anger her father was projecting and glanced over at the bridal party. "See, he had a plan all along. Come on." Her blue eyes spotted Cyrus and her smirk fell, her dark brow arched curiously. Without another word she walked over to the best man and grabbed his hand, pulling him to the back of the wedding hall out of sight of everyone. "So much for no more secrets, right?" Her words were slightly bitter and as much as she wanted to argue with him she just wanted to get the fuck out of there.

"Just--- whatever. Where'd he go?" With a quick eye roll she apparated to Cyrus's hideout. All she was saying was that it would've been nice to be included in on the plan. That way she could of calmed down the girls a little bit! "Color me impressed Larkyn, I don't even think I've made father that mad."

 

[Pax Pardus Hale]

Sapphira

Thank God, Merlin, Buddha, whoever the hell people worshipped that Dixie was there. She was the breath of fresh air that Sapphira needed during this crazy stressful time. Larkyn kept reassuring things were going to be fine and she believed him...to a certain degree, anyways. As the weeks dwindled down to days, days dwindled down to hours he still reassured her. They were at the friggin wedding hall and he still seemed so confident! She didn't quite understand how they were going to get out of this and it seemed Dru shared the same sentiment. "The dress is awfully tight, isn't it?" With a nervous giggle she smiled sadly over at Dixie. "Let's just have faith, yeah?" Gently she reached down and gave her best friend's hand a small squeeze for encouragement before the whole wedding procession began.

At the alter she felt like she was going to burst into tears. He looked amazing, the venue was spectacular, yet all Sapphira wished for was that they could just run out. It took everything in her to bite her lip and not cry as she heard Dru's shaky voice. Dru just wanted to be happy, she wanted to live her life without all of this stupid death eater, parent bullshit weighing on her. There had to be someway out of all of this, Larkyn assured her but her faith began to waiver.

That is, until she heard his heavy sigh. Her head perked back up and looked at the pair as she blinked the tears away. Was this his plan the whole time? Everyone looked just as surprised... did he not tell anyone?! Hell she wasn't even mad she was impressed, proud even! The lie was rather convincing and if Sapphira didn't know the truth then maybe she'd believe his lies. Everyone in the chairs of the large venue full of guests began to whisper. There were tears, shouting, and yet the whole entire bride and groom party were ecstatic!

Before she knew it Larkyn was running off and Loire was instructing the girls to follow, so follow Saph did! She wanted to celebrate! "Dru can you believe it?" Sapphira was over the moon excited, so when they all appeared in the hideout she clapped her hands together. "That was amazing! I am just blown out of the water impressed." Finally the gloomy sad hanging over her head was gone and she was feeling completely energized again. She couldn't help herself as she threw her arms around around Larkyn to give him a tight hug.

Sure, he royally pissed everyone off but for the first time he was standing up to his parents. "I'm SO proud of you. How are you feeling?"

 

[Sir Damien]

Hunter

Play it cool. Don't freak out. It's just a piece of paper. The words repeated over, and over, and over again in his fucking head as he stood at the side of the alter as part of the grooms party. What a rag tag bunch these guys made. Cyrus's flaming fucking hair, Hunter looked so good he clearly outshone the groom, and Terran's tall girly hair lookin' ass were the most mismatched bunch of groomsmen he had ever seen. It was comical, comical enough to distract himself for a few minutes from the overwhelming sense of dread he felt in his chest. Larkyn seemed sure everything would be fine but if it came down to the objection part then, well, Hunter couldn't guarantee he wouldn't make a scene. He'd try not to embarrass Dru but deep deep down he was NOT okay about them getting married, piece of paper or not.

Seeing Dru walking down the aisle was bittersweet. She was... breathtaking, stunning, perfect. He had only wished that it was him standing next to her. This whole death eater shit made no sense, he didn't comprehend why people were so hell bent on these marriages happening as their parents planned. His dark eyes never left Dru as she spoke through her nerves and, dammit, he just wanted to hug her. He wanted to hold her, cradle her in his arms and tell her it'd be ok. Take her the fuck out of here and live life according to how they wanted to, taking their bright photos whenever and wherever they wanted to with no shame.

Dru had finished and Hunter felt like he was going to barf. No, no Larkyn had do do something now to fix this. As if Larkyn read his mind he started his -dramatic- speech and Hunter found himself giddy. It took everything in him not to jump in the air and cheer the man on! Fuck yes! That was it, him and Dru were officially and publicly done, there was nothing their parents could do to stop it! The crowd was in an uproar and the next thing he knew was Larkyn was gone, the girls were making their way over to Cyrus and running off into the back. "W-Whoa! Not without us!"

Hunter sprinted after them and he struggled not scooping Dru up in his arms. Not here, not when she was supposedly getting dumped by her fiance. When they apparated to some hideout, though, he couldn't contain himself. His strong arms scooped up the gorgeous bride and spun around with her for a second. "You're free! It's all done, it's all over." His happiness was blinding him to the impending wedding with Loire, that was just completely off his radar. The pair already didn't do what their parents wanted, the wedding was 1000% not happening. "Wait, that means you're single, right?" Hunter sat her on her feet with a small smirk. "Wait, does that mean I can officially ask you to be my girlfriend?"

 

[ZombieBaee]

Druella “Dru” Arville

The moment that Larkyn leaned in Dru knew he was up to something, she just wasn’t sure what. Her eyes had gone wide for a moment after he pulled back, looking at him strangely for a moment before shaking off the feeling and focusing on keeping up the act. Honestly she was starting to get nervious again, they were already through her half of the vows and nothing had happened. However when Larkyn spoke up she knew it was time for whatever he had planned and oh boy what a plan it was.

Dru was so shocked that Larkyn had this in him that acting surprised and confused wasn’t too hard. The officiant was stammering and trying to keep everyone in the room from too much chaos as Larkyn stormed out after his speech. Dru however simply stood there stunned for a moment before turning and looking at her friends, Loire was the first to move, getting stopped by her parents and earning a wince from Dru as she listened to then yell her name. Her parents on the other hand were eerily silent, her mother especially so. The woman sat in her pew and just looked over at her daughter with tears in her eyes, shaking her head slightly before hanging it down. The others were already moving out of the ceremony when Dru finally realized and got moving, keeping her head down to avoid all of the people who were trying to talk to her.

As she passed where her parents were she felt a hand reach out and pull her close, it was her father. Dru tried to avoid his eyes but it was hard, they were now standing so close as he whispered leaning over her mother. “I am not naive enough to think this doesn’t have to do with that boy. The one I told you to stay away from, the one you went to your mother about just days ago. He is dangerous Druella! We’re only trying to protect you!” Dru ripped her hand away and scoffed. Finally she looked up at the man, her brows furrowed as she glared.

“You’re trying to protect me? From what? Others finding out I’m not an elemental or what about the fact that I’m a bastard?” Her father was stunned for once in his life and she continued, “That’s just to protect you and your ego. It has nothing to do with me. Hunter- he loves me for who I am. Even knowing all my dirty secrets he still loves me and thinks I’m good enough. Why isn’t that enough for you? Why is your status more important than your children?”

Her father simply scowled and pulled away with a glare before roughly taking her mother by the arm and leading her out of the room. Good. That gave Dru an out to get the fuck out of here.

By the time they left and apparated to the hideout Dru wanted to vomit, she felt like she couldn’t breathe and god was the anxiety taking over. But the suddenly Hunters arms wrapped around her and spun her around, the look on his face wiping away any bit of doubt she was currently feeling. “I- yes.” It was an answer to both questions but right now she could barely come up with more words than that. Dru reached up and wrapped her arms around Hunters neck, pulling him in for a long overdue kiss before pulling back and finally breaking a smile before erupting into laughter.

“Oh Merlin that really happened didn’t it. I’m not dreaming? That was real? I- I even told my dad off. Oh no. Hah.” Dru was transition quickly from laughing to hyperventilating before turning so her back was to Hunter, “Undo the buttons now. This thing is suddenly very very suffocating. “

 

[ZombieBaee]

Dixie

It wouldn’t be their friend group without things going absolutely bat shit crazy! Dixie was actually trying to hold back the giggles as it all went down, all these pretentious pure blood families gasping as one of their precious arraigned marriages failed in front of their very eyes. It was a hoot and a half! Then before they knew it they were all running off after Loire! They all apparated together once they were in a group and found themselves somewhere Dixie couldn’t even start to recognize.

“Well now where in the heck did you take us Cyrus?” Dixie looked around the dark room, it appeared to be an apartment of sorts? It seemed fairly large but it was quite run down, almost like it hadn’t been used in ages. Dixie turned and looked around at everyone as they all beamed, her eyes glancing over at Hunter and Dru as he spun her around with a grin. Kids. Her eyes widened slightly as she watched Dru begin to panic over the dress. “Calm down girlie. I think maybe we should all get some comfier clothing on yeah?”

Dixie pulled out her wand from where it was hidden in her dress and moved to where she found a mirror against the wall, waving her wand and watching as it rippled like water. Slowly it became an image of her loft in the greenhouse. “Terran mind helping me head back for a moment to gather some clothes? I assume we will be staying here for the evening to avoid prying eyes after that very public break up?”

Without waiting long Dixie climbed into the mirror and found herself exiting her own floor length one that stood in the corner of her loft. She made her way over to her drawers and began to go through them for things for everyone. “I have so many pairs of pajama bottoms and tops that everyone should be set. They may have flowers on them but I assume you boys aren’t so fragile that you can’t handle some fuzzy floral pjs yeah?” Dixie stood up with a stack of clothes piled in her arms, turning to look at Terran with a soft smile. “That was quite the wedding wasn’t it? Of all the things I thought Larkyn might do that was towards the bottom of my list.”

 

[EclipseRosee]

Larkyn

Larkyn was quite literally shaking when he left the room and apparated away, his legs felt like jello. Right before he left he could hear his father yell for Loire and he knew this wasn’t going to quickly go away. That was the reason to hide out tonight, at least come tomorrow he would regain his nerve and be able to face things again but for tonight he was absolutely broken down. All those people sounded so surprised or angry, it had nothing to do with them! It made no sense for anyone to be more invested than him and Dru were yet here they were!

It didn’t take long for the others to catch up with Cyrus and head out, as soon as they arrived Larkyn took note of his sisters slight disappointment with Cyrus not telling her the plan. “Loire don’t be too hard on him, I made him promise. I knew that if too many people knew what was going on I wouldn’t get the genuine reaction we needed. This way it really looked like it was all me.” Then suddenly Sapphira was running up to him beaming and throwing her arms around him causing him to chuckle. “I feel great. Really. Really great.”

Larkyn knew this would have repercussions, his parents would likely cut him off and plenty of folks in the pure blood world would think him a disgrace. He didn’t care though, he didn’t need their money and he didn’t need the support or influence anymore. He was successful on his own, he made his own money and paved his own path. It wasn’t going to be the same here on forward but maybe that was better… this way he got Sapphira. Larkyn looked down at her and adjusted his arms so that one was around her waist and the other pushing back some of her red hair to plant a quick kiss on her forehead. “I’ll be honest and admit I’m a little concerned about that’s to come, I still want to know what’s going on with the whole death eater side of this situation but… for now I’m just going to forget about that and enjoy this. No matter what happens it’s worth it. You’re worth it.”

 

[KAYDEN]

Cyrus

The plan was always to tell everyone what was going on, AFTER the fact. That doesn’t mean he lied or anything right? That was how Cyrus was choosing to be okay with Larkyns plan. Cyrus would stay hidden in the side hallway, waiting for Larkyn to head out and leave and then wait for the others so they knew were to go. The only real problem was that when people started to filter out of the hall, Cyrus quickly realized that he wasn’t very well hidden and he went to find a better spot. Of course that was when Loire found him. “Listen, it wasn't necessarily a secret! More like you played a part in our plan that required you to not know until now ?” Cyrus tried his best to give her a reassuring smile but it was clear Loire was pissed by the look on her face. “He’s at my hideout.” She disappeared before he could continue which left Cyrus stuck while waiting for the others.

“Beautiful ceremony Dru really. Now let’s please get the fuck out of here.” Cyrus held on to everyone then focused on his old hideout and away they went. Apparating always made him slightly nauseous so as they landed he lurched over slightly before fumbling over to the wall of the dark apartment to find the lantern, turning the wick and lighting the flame with his wand.

“It’s my old hideout, it’s technically an apartment but it’s been long abandoned. There’s an old herbologists shop downstairs that went under years ago and up here was where they lived. Folks in town say it’s haunted so they stay away. I’ve gone here since I was a kid to get away from my family and stuff so… my hideout is your hideout.” Cyrus responded to Dixie’s question before looking over to Loire who still looked slightly grumpy with him.

“See Larkyn MADE me. Straight from the horses mouth! He was close to making the un breakable vow over this one Loire.” Cyrus pushed off the wall as Dixie and Terran left to go find clothes. “We weren’t hiding it from you to be mean, promise. We just knew that if you didn’t act shocked your dad would know it was a lie.”

 

[Pax Pardus Hale]

Loire

Freeing Larkyn and Dru from their wedding was what Loire anticipated to be the most difficult feat. After letting things cool down with her parents for a couple days she received an owl from her father that summoned her and Hunter for an urgent meeting. It was odd, every time she went home she went with her brother, but she assumed that it was because of how angry he was at him? Loire had amped herself up regardless, that today was the day that she was going to tell her parents where they can shove the wedding.

Her father seemed to have the wedding on his mind as well, only his thoughts were to push up the wedding. Actually, it wasn't just a fact. The man had given her them a week to prepare for the wedding, that Loire needed to move home so that she would be available for whatever fitting they needed. Loire laughed, said that he was insane and that she would be doing none of that, and that if it was his way or the highway they might as well cut ties right then and there. There wasn't much that took Loire by surprise in life, but what her father revealed next definitely surprised her.

Drake, Hunter, was the son of the dark lord Voldemort, that it was an honor for both her and he family to wed him. If Loire's face had any color to it she would have lost it all. THAT was the reason they were pushing for this marriage so hard? She got angry, real angry. Said she didn't give a single fuck about their idiotic blood rites, she didn't care about status, she didn't care to marry Hunter and that was it. Her father was a smart, tactical man and seemed to have seen this coming. "Fine," he said nonchalantly, "it's a shame that I'll have to have your brother and boyfriend both sent to Azkaban." It took the white haired woman a minute to process what was happening. Larkyn was the youngest son, he was her twin and best friend, and he was willing to frame him for something to punish her? And how did he even figure out Cyrus and her were involved?

That was when Loire lost all of her fighting spirit. If she didn't have Cyrus or Larkyn then what would she live for? For the first time in her life she bit her tongue and agreed to her fathers demands. She'd move home, she'd move forward with the wedding, and that's that. She was now a willing pawn in her father's game.

Hunter and Loire apparated home to the deck and she stood there for a moment. Everyone would be waiting to hear how things went, hell, maybe to celebrate their freedom. How could she face her brother and tell him what happened? How could she tell Cyrus that the wedding was going to happen? The thought made her sick to her stomach. She couldn't do it. No, instead she simply walked in, walked past the lot of them and straight up the stairs to her room. Loire opened her black suitcase on the bed and began to empty her closet one black dress at a time.

 

[Sir Damien]

Hunter

The wedding coming to an end like that had to be a good omen, right? There was no chance that their parents would put on a whole other wedding just for it to end just as bad if not worse than this one did. The next few days were almost too quiet; he had expected that Larkyn's dad would have been furious and waiting for them back at the house, but to his surprise no owls came, it was as if no one remembered what happened.

That, of course, was far from the truth. An owl came summoning specifically Loire and Hunter and he felt something inside of him shift. This... wasn't going to be pretty, but Loire assured him that they could just end this ridiculous charade there. With a quick, encouraging hug from Dru he was on his way. After this him and Dru could just finally be together and happy and their parents couldn't stand in their way.

Oh, how wrong he was yet again. At first he just stood back and let Loire handle her father, the man had always been intimidating and he hated talking to him. Which, come to think of it, him and Loire were surprisingly similar. Stern, straight to the point, and rarely smiled so it was no wonder that Loire was so skilled at matching wits with him. That skill was fruitless as soon as her father spoke.

Voldemort's son, huh? Hunter wanted to say he was surprised, he wanted to be in a state of shock and awe, but... he always felt different, like he never belonged. For fucks sake, even his magic was to make things dark. Pair Voldemort's dark magic with an elemental Witch and, well, you got Hunter. It was no surprise that their father said how much glory it would bring their family if this union happened, and for a moment Loire stood strong against it. She quickly backed down once Larkyn and Cyrus were mentioned though. Could he blame her? If he was in this situation with his own parents, should they know about Dru, they'd threaten her too. It seems as if there were no more moves on the chess table for them to make.

Loire was quick to surrender and drag Hunter out. She was solemn, he couldn't tell if she was angry or sad or what but he knew she wasn't all right with everything that just happened. "W-wait, Loire!" They were on the porch for maybe a second before she was walking in the house and up the stairs without so much as an explanation. Shit. "Larkyn, your father is an even bigger piece of shit than I thought him to be."

The tall, dark haired wizard walked in with a small chuckle and avoided eye contact with Dru. What would she think, what would she do? Voldemort's son...the words left a bitter taste in his mouth. "Well, the weddings happening. Loire's moving in with your parents. I'm the dark lord's son... Oh! The wedding's happening next week, and if it doesn't Cyrus and Larkyn are going to be framed for Merlin only knows what and sent to Azkaban. I think that properly sums up the meeting,"

Okay, maybe he could have explained it a little better, but there were too many topics to dissect them all induvially.

 

[Pax Pardus Hale]

Sapphira

As usual Sapphira remained positive for everyone. No, this time she was EXTRA positive for everyone. Everything would work out! Loire and Hunter would break their engagement off and everyone could just finally be happy, free, and be themselves! She assured Larkyn that if they could get through this then they could get through anything. So, while everyone was waiting on eggshells for the pair to return she was doing everything she could to keep everyone, well, optimistic? Easier said than done of course, this was a hard to please crowd. that's why she whipped out Pictionary! She paired Cyrus with Larkyn, the cute Terran and Dixie duo, and that left poor Dru with Sapphira. The red headed woman would be the first to admit that she couldn't even draw a stick figure and that she was a considerable handicap.

Thankfully the game helped distract them while they awaited the news. They were in their third game, the other two pairs had won a game each, the all girl pair losing by more and more points each game. It was Saph's turn and she had to draw cheese, that wasn't going well and all she did was draw a big triangle. Suddenly the door flew open and her heart nearly jumped out of her chest. "W-Whoa, I don't think I've ever seen her that mad." Her big green eyes saddened as all of her hopes for good were for naught.

It wasn't often that Sapphira got angry, it wasn't an emotion that she found productive, but everything Hunter had to say made her blood boil. "I have had it with this silly pureblood, dark lord nonsense! Those are not excuses for behaving so terribly! How dare he threaten his own son? Who does that?" Well, technically her parents did, too, but not to this degree! With a red, angry face she paced the floor with her hands angrily on her hips. "So he just gets to do this and get away with it? Is there no one we can talk to? I mean we have two witnesses right here that heard him threaten you two, surly we can turn him or something, right?"

They had just freed Dru and Larkyn, they couldn't lose Loire like this. Hunter didn't seem like he would be going anywhere, but Loire was, like, leaving! She couldn't at least stay to help figure things out?

 

[Colt Voltage]

Terran

The short wait for Dru's and Larkyn's wedding felt like ages. Between the will they/won't they nerves to the tension in the air there wasn't a moment that Terran felt like they could just relax. And while he wasn't naïve to the fact that Larkyn's actions would have consequences, Terran was eating up the downtime. Before the group he was the king of relaxing, but now that he spent most of his days with Dixie who literally took care of everyone they didn't get this often. So the game of Pictionary to distract them while they wait to find out how bad the situation was, was welcomed.

Luckily he was paired with Dixie. Terran really didn't care if they win or lost but one win was nice. Terran wasn't by any means a professional at the game, but he was fairly adequate in drawing a picture in such a short time. Who knew that was a skill that would come in handy some day? And, hey, his partner was top tier cute. What more could he ask for?

Loire and Hunter came in like a hurricane. Loire was gone (apparently packing to move?) and Hunter was rambling so fast Terran could barely process what he was saying. Dark lord. Azkaban. Wedding. Week? Oh, shit. That wasn't a lot of time to figure anything out. It seemed as if Saph shared that sentiment because she started to angrily pace. "Well, nothing's going to get solved if we panic. Maybe we should let her go and we can figure out a way to get her out of the wedding, and plan to save the boys all at the same time?" Most people would have probably cared about Hunter being Voldemort's son, but it wasn't like he knew. It didn't make Hunter a bad guy, it didn't change him at all.

Hunter was an idiot regardless of who's son he was.