January - September 16th 2046
Aden Eli Brooks becomes pretty busy after he's proposed to be the main character of the adaptation of Insertion.
Thankfully, the technicians say that it will take some time for the final montage and the movie will diffused at the end of the year. Thankfully, because it's a horror movie (and the character he portrayed doesn't end well, /!\ spoiler alert /!\). And while he knows that Perry the youngest won't be afraid because he doesn't seem sensitive (or yes, he is but just won't show it) he's still nine and he knows that there are some of his little friends who are very sensitives and don't like horror. Which is totally understanding. So, it's fine if the movie is diffused this late.
And, in fact, he doesn't play for the movie immediately after they proposed him. First, he accepted, then they told him that they to find the others actors. Because, whilst the writer directly thought about him for the main character, the main actress to play the serial killer is more difficult.
To amount the spare time, he's quickly proposed to play in a telefilm (not show because it's one shot, but neither a movie because it'll diffused only on the tv. He never understood no-maj's logics and it's not now he will.)
Anyway, his point is that he meets a girl on this stage, Claire Yuan.
Before you could think or say anything, no he didn't compare her to the woman who influenced his life. Because they're too different.
Claire Yuan is 22, elder than him (well, he's just one year younger), she's a very bright and happy girl whose dream is to be movie actress (she's close) and is pretty funny. She becomes one of his close friend.
And the best part of the telefilm Link Me (where he plays the lead, an amateur hacker and hopelessly in love with his best friend, played by Claire) is that he re-contacts with Jun Hosokawa (of The Borough), and the three of them exchange in mandarin. (Because Claire is Chinese, Jun's half-Japanese and half-Chinese and he knows Madarin.)
But his busy agenda (with Insertion play, because when he finishes filming with the Link Me cast, the movie producer informs him that he will go after the movie adaptation filming since they find the whole cast and couldn't really film without the main character, well, the movie one, because in the book, it's the serial kill who's the main) intertwined with the R-Dream shooting. Whereas the usual season are filmed between March and June, the film of Insertion ends in April (starting in middle January). So when the film ends here, he quickly joins the R-Dream cast whose began the first episode without him. The director decides to make his entry at the end of the first episode and then he's just act like a brat as always. Even if at the end of the second season he seems to turn over a new leaf, but then again it could be a simulation just to bring Jason back. And the new season he has the same goal, how surprising. And they will film in Australia.
Actually, it's pretty fitting for him. Apparently the decade reunion of the 30 Legends and their heirs will take place in China. He doesn't know if it means that Claire will appear again or how did Adrian managed to find a house to settle all of them.
Anyway, he asks (begs) the director and producers three days offs before the end of the film (because yeah, the producer predicts the time that the their shoot will take but with his busy agenda it's disordered) so that he can attend the reunion.
Yes, he isn't a wizard anymore (just since four years but he didn't use any form of magic so he affirms that he isn't a witch) but there is 99,99 percent chance that everyone will be there (including Claire). And if his first thought is that he already know everyone, he's quickly shut down by Eileen. There will be everyone. Like the whole 30 legends and no 28 out of 30. Because Emil Stewart, Claire's former bestie, is out of Azkaban (don't need to ask why she's so depressing if her best friend is the cause). And Alfred Jeskar will come, by any method. So he has to be here too.
And he's here. He takes the last fly for China in Sydney airport (because like the season two, the cast pretend to travel the Oceania continent but they just film in Australia and New Zealand because this land is just too good to not visit) on the 27th. He didn't take a private jet because it will catch attention neither reserved a place in first class, he just walks around unknown with the economic class and all their mundane passengers. When it lands at Shanghai airport, he exits quickly the public place to find some private and desert place to huff calmly. He barely catches his case (just one, no need to be bothered), when he received Adrian's message. So, he really is the one who organized the whole thing.
The text he sent him indicates the address where they will reunite and the best hour to come. 'Cause, of course, some people will just annoy everyone by coming too late or too early. Then there is another address, and the description seems peculiar to him. A Chocolate maker. What? He's supposed to buy some sweets for the party? But when he opens the door with a chiming carillon, he immediately understands.
"Oh, you should be Aiden, or Aden or whatever you want to be called," the owner says as soon as he steps inside.
"Aden, even if it will be too blatant. But at least, it's more English," he mumbles to himself "and you are Emil, nice to finally meet you."
He reaches the man hand without asking and shakes gently. Emil's hand is pale and thin and really cold.
"Whoa, you're so sluggish."
"And you're so physical."
"It's the only method I found to be close with people I meet. I just want to give some love with my friendly gesture."
"Well, some people are too hopeless and lost in the abyss to feel the same way," another voice answers him.
Aden turns to see a tall dark man with brown sparkling eyes smirking at him. He doesn't ask who he is but somehow knows. The ginger turns back to Emil who just glares quietly the other.
"I know that you hadn't had an easy life and Claire didn't help but you are as broken as her that make me want to cuddle you until you feel better. So, can I hug you to share my genuine fondness to you?"
The Danish looks wordlessly at him, wide eyes. "I'm not sure..." He hesitates.
"You have nothing to lose. It's totally free and healing!" Aden beams then hugs him without his consent like earlier. They stay like this for awhile and he feels the elder melts a bit but then he says something that breaks the atmosphere.
"You're short." He yelps when Emil pokes him in the side before stepping back. "Sorry, just kidding."
"Ew, you guys are just disgustingly adorable," the last person comments.
"I know, people say I'm the cutest person in the word. Don't you think the same, Jeffrey?"
"Don't call me that." Jeffrey Link snarls.
"Why not? You prefer Link?"
"Much better."
"Well, I like Jeffy better. Nice to meet you, the man who is the origin of my birth."
Jeff looks quietly at him, dark mood. Emil intervenes: "We answer when we are polite. Even if we don't feel the same way."
"How could you say that? Everybody would like to meet me!"
"Well, you're pretentious." Emil arches his brow.
"It's what playing a sassy and prissy character do," Aden shrugs.
"You mean to be actor, basically, all the show-biz people become that presumptuous."
Aden's reply is cut by Jeff's answer. "I didn't know that he has a second son. I mean you don't look like him unlike your brother."
Aden gapes. He knew that his brother went to see him in Azkaban with Loan, because they thought that Claire might have visit Emil but they didn't find anything at this moment. "You really don't like me? But we just met!" Because even if he still isn't that close to his dad, it's still hurt when people tell you that you don't look like your parent. And it'll be one of his weakness for his whole life.
"You just have this face that makes me want to taunt you," he admits like it's nothing. "So, you won't shake my hand even if I'm the one who scared you off?"
"Well, you just say that my face brings your dark side and I worry that if we are close enough you will rip it. And not only I'm not masochist I also have to keep my form as actor."
Especially when they didn't end the film yet, because of him.
"You mean that your body don't belong to you anymore? Like a whore?"
"Wow, slut-shaming now?"
"Can we not have this conversation as late in the evening? I just kept the shop open to welcome and let you crash here, but If you couldn't bear each other I have to separate you, like we do to children."
"Sorry, we will behave."
Jeff just snorts.
Since the fly is at the noon, he comes in Shanghai at 7:30pm and now he just want to rest.
"Would you want to eat something for dinner?"
"Hm, yeah, tofu?"
"That's it?"
"And banana."
"How can those fill you?"
"I'm so tired with the jet-lag and the cast is over pressing me because they think I became obnoxious with my new success and that I do what I want without dealing with them, like a child. So yeah, I'm not hungry but Claire tell me to always eat during our meal time so I just eat few things."
"Ok. It will be quick."
And the night just goes calmly, the three men go in the apartment upstairs. There are two rooms, one bathroom with the tub and the toilet in the same room, a kitchenette (the main is at the downstair for the shop) inside of the living room. But there is just two beds, one for each room, twin size. And since it's Emil's house, he said he won't share so Aden sleeps with Jeff who just rolls his eyes.
It seems that the fly is really exhausting, the redhead falls asleep as soon as he touches the mattress making the elder man chuckle but he quickly backs when he discovers the younger sleep habits, pretty snuggling. This is how Emil finds them in the morning.
"You guys seem to go along," he comments while they're in the counter for breakfast.
"There isn't much place and human heat is always the most comfortable thing."
"You're old enough to not need a cuddy toy."
"Yeah, but I was neglected during my whole life because I wasn't desired by my father so now that I'm less neurotic I use to got what I want, therefore the human warmth. And since you're the one who causes that, bear with it."
"Well..." Jeff breathes out.
"And yes, you can gloat. Since your goal is to ruin his life when you first refused to see him. And indeed, he's a mess during all the twelve years between our conception and our first entry to Hogwarts."
There is silent where they just keep eating the breakfast. Eventually, Link stands up to put his cutlery in the sink and says quietly: "I changed now. I'm not the same prick teenager. I learned my lesson."
And he quits the kitchenette to his room. Aden bites softly his foods again after that and looks at Emil who doesn't say anything. "I hope so," he mutters finally.
After this, they have to be ready to go, and Aden discovers with surprise that Jeff is going too.
"Well, I won't let him alone in my house."
"But you think to bring him where Wyatt is is a good idea?"
There is beat of silence.
Then. "Oh, he's still alive?"
Aden and Emil look mixed at the last one.
"Kidding, I told you I turn over a new leaf. I will behave."
Aden seems more unsure since it reminds him what he said yesterday and that Jeff snorted at. He turns to the owner and suggests softly. "Maybe we should caged him like a puppy."
Jeff laughs darkly and heads to outside under the others men's gaze.
"I'm serious, though."
Eventually, Jeff stays free because even if Azkaban frees them, the prisoners exited keep a memory of the hell place. A beautiful necklace which flash and taser them if they use any dark magic.
Actually, they arrive before Cael and Loan. But they all expect a wonderful reunion between the Potters and decide to take some time before showing up. It couldn't hurt before breaking the atmosphere with one Jeffrey Link.
During the wait on the wood bench at the edge of the forest around the Chinese traditional house, a man walks close to them and stills as if something hits him. Aden is the first who turns toward him and tilts his head to stare, like he couldn't replace the man.
"Excuse-me, did we meet before?"
The man startles and turns his gaze toward him, because it was on Jeff. Maybe he should see that as a hint, but he shrugs it off. Because he realized who he is.
"Wow, already hitting on people? Eager, aren't you?" Jeff teases to distract him.
And it does, because Aden flushes and doesn't even look at the unknown (well, not altogether) man anymore. He defends himself with passion and nearly forgets to attend the reunion.
"Sorry, no, we didn't meet before because I would remember if I met a famous actor like you."
Aden smiles but little bitterly. He's not sure why the man acts like this, but he sure isn't doing this willingly. And when his gaze turns to Jeff who is smirking, he's sure that the Next has prepped something bad but he couldn't put a finger on.
Suddenly, Emil quits the bench they're sitting while waiting for the best moment. He finds his way to the house they are invited and knocks the door, alone. And there is the argue about Emil supposed beauty but Aden doesn't hear much because he still with the man. Klaes Eidursson.
"I know we just met but can I have something to contact you? I want talk business."
Klaes looks at him and nods. "Yeah, sure."
He gives him his number and Jeff talks lightly. "Maybe you should go. So are we."
"Yeah, sure. I wouldn't want to bother you," Klaes mumbles then moves back without turning a gaze.
"We have to go, Aden," the elder man says lowly and the younger could swear it looks like the devil's whisper.
"Who's the man you were talking?" His brother asks him as soon as he sees him.
Even if he's little startled to be caught, he shakes innocently his head like it's nothing. "No one important at the moment."
Well, right now, he isn't. Cael isn't convinced, so Aden adds to distraction: "You mean Jeff?"
The blonde glances at the man suspiciously but shakes his head. "Not him. But it's a good question to ask why is he here? In the same place of our parents and the 30 Legends."
The red hair opens his mouth and takes some times to find an answer. "Yeah, well, Emil said-"
"Of course, if it's Emil who said it," his twin cuts him darkly.
Aden smiles with empathy and pats his arm and leads him toward the rest of the presents. He's aware that there will have some burst if he brings Jeff with them, but he couldn't do anything else. The more they are close to the living room the more he tenses against his brother.
"You sure you want to do this?" Cael utters.
"There isn't any other choice, isn't it?" He breaths back.
He doesn't get an answer back they are already at the living room's doorframe. Chloe's the first to see them, because the other are all around Emil. She smiles but when her eyes catch something behind them she stifles and hisses.
"Why is he here?"
"What? It's not because I'm no-maj actor that I couldn't attend this reunion, I take days off," Aden tries to calm things by jocking.
But he knows that at his brother's look that his play isn't that well. And Chloe scolds him.
"Don't play at this game. Why is Jeffrey Link here?" She asks again, detaching each word to punctuate her feeling. Her containing anger.
All happens in the same moment. Every noises stop and every head turns to them. The adults become wary, Gabriel places himself ahead of Wyatt, ready to defends his mate, the children freeze looking the scene speechlessly and Jeff smirks like always but more smugly now. Aden purses his lips and glances at Emil. He's the one who's staying calm.
"Whoa, what's wrong here?" Clyde voices crosses the room and he claps lightly his hands calling attention. "Why are you so tense all of sudden? There is an unexpected guest? Well, go along with it! It won't spoil this day! Right?" Clyde directs his last part for Jeff and flashes his eyes in orange, showing his Divine Fox spirit.
All the atmosphere changes again to be very aware of the Kitsune presence and the threat of any problem the undesirable will cause. Although he feels that, Jeff maintains his smug face and just smiles a bit too wide, a little forced, but he still schools himself in front of the Kitsune. Quite brave. Or suicidal.
"Of course. It's not like I could do anything with the Damocles' sword above me," he says showing his necklace.
Aden notices that the few 30 Legends glances at that one around Emil. But turns back at Jeff because the man really likes to be reckless.
"I see you're really fine DucSiron, I mean I was really surprised when I feel my link with you being broken. I thought I could stem you for at least five years. Didn't prep for a cut like that."
"Well, Chris was really pissed off when he discovers this," Adrian replies tensely.
"Oh, yeah, the demigod. It's really impressing this story that you 30 have divinities counterpart in other dimension, or I should call this other earth, you know, like multiverse." He actually is very familiar with them, acting like they are his friends. Even if they doubt he's like that with his friend, if he has any.
Clyde is looking at him like he wants to rip his face off, and his eyes are mostly saying 'don't mess with my man". Jeff ignores him, he's already staring at someone else in the living room, whereof he steps in. He smiles and looks genuinely glad to see the only friend he had among them.
"Hey, Toby."
"Jeff," Finnigan father mouths.
"You look good. As are your sons, they're witty. I'm glad that I didn't break you too bad that doesn't effect your relationship with them." His smile just widens when he hears Aden sighs loudly. Yep, he's sly to use this information the young man just told him earlier, but remember he was at Slytherin house. Then his grin turns evil when his gaze slide to Thelma. "And you have a pretty young wife, congratulations!"
Tobias just lowers his head. "Thanks." Even if everyone feel the sarcastic tone.
Thelma is just as tense as them and she barely has the time to catch her boy when Castiel pops up behind his dad's legs.
"Oh, and a new boy, your genes is pretty good. Plus this one isn't a half-blood. Really great."
"I think you should stop talking," Claire says calmly.
Jeff turns to her. "Oh, still so loosen. How do you keep yourself sane? Thanks to Potter? You're lucky to be married to him. Even if you abandoned them for a while."
"You really should shut up," Loan comments lowly.
"Don't be so harsh. I just want to talk to someone. I was in the cell too long and there isn't people to talk to. Stewart isn't the best interlocutor."
"Maybe it's because you don't deserve to converse with sane people," Cael defends his partner.
"Ow, you wound me."
"It's not as mean as what you said, Jeffrey, you just slay everyone in this room," Aden intervenes too.
"Mean? I just speak up my feelings. And I'm sure I'm not as bad as your character. You know, Bastian is ten times more hurtful."
Aden gapes at him. "I really don't know if I have to be flattered that you see the show I've been cast or to be offended that you dare compare my play with your awful behavior."
"You're the one who's mean here. I'm just honest. And talking about show-biz; how are you Devon?" He beams toward Wyatt.
"As fine as I can't walk anymore."
"Ow, sullen? But you have to admit that the life you have today is better that if you stay in the magic world. Sure, you're in the wheelchair but you're famous."
"Sure it compensates."
Link has the audacity to chuckle. "Well, if you just abandoned the magic without my contribution like Aden did here, you would be able to still walk."
"You're sick," Clara blurts.
Jeff looks darkly at her. "Half-blood are just as good as to live without magic. At least Aden understood that, really smart this boy."
Aden holds his gaze for awhile but breaks away first to look at Emil. "I told you that we had to cage him like a pet."
"Yeah, and I actually prep this, the cage is in the entry."
"I'm more than volunteer to help you with," Claire growls.
Jeff laughs bitterly and turns away. "I'm hungry, there isn't any snack?"
"Well, not for you," a blonde girl replies.
"And why's that, little girl?" He arches his brow.
"Don't 'little girl' me, I'm more higher than you, whether in rank, in nasty comments and wealthy status, so if you keep being like that, you will not only be starved like bad puppy but we will kick you out like a shit."
"Whoa, calm down Malefoy junior", and Elena quirks a thin brow at him "I knew that with hairs like you and with that haughty and snooty face you belong to this old and boring family."
Scorpius Malefoy scowls and deepens it when he hears the next line:
"And if you want to punish me-"
"Oh my god, Jeffrey, please stop talking!" Aden hisses seeing red.
"As you wish, gorgeous," Link smirks again and heads to the corridor door.
"Where are you going?" The actor huffs.
"Taking some fresh air to calm myself a bit, although you need this more than me. Already taking care of me?"
"You'd like!" Is the response but the Next is already out of view. And when the ginger looks at his relatives he's little awkward. "Yeah, I know it's little ironic while I play in the R-Dream show but, it's exactly a show, so a fiction-"
"Okay, Aiden, we get it," Chloe soothes him.
He nods a few time trying to school his feelings. Then he turns toward the singer.
"You okay, Wyatt?"
The American looks up and nods smiling. "Yeah, it's nothing. I'm not upset."
"Yeah? Because, I have to be honest, I do enjoy my no-maj life. But unlike what he said, it's not because I'm half-blood. Even if I indeed feel more close because I want to be with my mum, but, it really is nothing about my status. So, yeah."
"You're rambling," Wyatt smiles amused.
"Yeah, I think he disturbed me more than I thought."
"Beside, you guys do seem pretty close," his brother comments.
"Yeah, well, I didn't expect that spending a whole night with him will be so informative about his person."
"I'm sorry you had to deal with him," Emil says.
"Yeah, it was just one night. If someone could let me crash at his place, I'm more than willing!"
After this, the tension is released and everyone starts to enjoy the moment.
Sometimes, he hears some subject about Jeffrey Link, like why is he with Emil, how long, etc... By the time lunch comes, they all forget the problem. Until it comes to them again.
The ring door announces the last guest, when Aden notices again Clyde's already up to welcome Alfred Jeskar. "Oh my god, where is Jeff?"
Thankfully, he doesn't mess with the no-maj Alfred, whose is warmly welcomed although really confused. But Jeffrey Link decides to show up again, and it's more difficult to acting well when he just play the prick whose annoying everyone. Aden just keeps calm when he feels plenty poke on his side with the complain of hunger. So, he eventually concedes at the end of the noon and sneaks out discreetly to buy him something to eat (because there isn't anything, there are more than 80 person, none the less). He informs his brother he will be absent for awhile and to not worry. Then goes out with Jeff and shops in the China streets. Fortunately he's less famous here and not many fan recognizes and stops him.
"You're a liar," Aden says once they are in the way to the house.
"Excuse me?" Jeff blinks at him.
"You're apologizing now? Well, even if I do stand for the 'later than never' policy, I'm quite suspicious with you excuses."
"Of course you are, because I'm not apologizing."
"Well, you should. This morning, you told me that you'll behave and what did you do at noon?"
"Hey, I couldn't help myself. It was my first chat in twenty-two years!"
"I really want to tell you that it's good for you. But it would be a lie and I was raised to avoid it as I can."
"Well, you really do enjoy your play in this way."
"Like you said, it's a play."
"Hm, I wonder how will you deal if you're injured."
"Wha-"
"Eli Fucking Brooks Finnigan, you traitor!" Cael cuts him when they comes in the court.
"Cal? What happen?" Aden asks his twin, concerned.
The blonde doesn't responds and walks to him, he doesn't let the redhead realized how angered he is that he throws his fist and punches hardly against his jaw. Both of them yell in pain. Because of the impact and the burn due to Loan's spell. Aden falls on his back, the bag of food still in his hand while Cael shakes wildly his injured fist. Well, not as wounded as his brother's face but still.
"Wow, the show begins," Jeff whistles unsurprised.
Actually, he's even amused. He helps the ginger stand up and takes the food bag. Then he moves back with a smile, enjoying.
"May I know what's going on?" Aden splutters.
"You want to know what's going on? Well, I tell you, bastard! Even if you should be the onetalking! Why didn't you tell me that you're know who erased her memories?"
No need to say the name that Aden understands they're talking about Sissy.
"How do you..."
"Don't deny it! I know that the man you talked earlier is Kales or whatever his name is, the Next with the erasing talent!"
"Klaes Eidursson," Aden mumbles. "And how do you know? Did he tell you?"
"Is it really all you can say?"
He sighs. "Well, what do you want me to tell you?"
"What didn't you tell me that you know him?"
"I didn't think that you'd be interested."
"Ha. This pretext again." Cael retorts cynically.
"What do you mean?" Aden frowns.
"You always say that! You never talk about yourself and when you did afterward you shrug it off sloppily like you don't mind. But you do. But you won't tell me, because you think I won't be interested. But who says? Did I tell you this out loud? Did I once tell you that I don't want to know? Why are you thinking that is good to hide from me-"
Eli didn't let him finish his sentence that he already punches him right in his left cheek, the same place that he's been punched. The burn caused by the spell is almost tearing them apart. But this time they hold back any noise except their heavy breathe.
"Are you kidding me? Do you really think that I will hide this to you on purpose? I never make my goal life a secret! I already told you at four that I want to look for her! I even tell you the name she gave you, I give you everything about her but you never say anything about wanting to find her!"
He is little started when the blonde hurtles on him and grabs his collar glaring furiously at him.
"And does that mean that I don't want to? She's my mum, Den! Do you really think that I don't care?"
"So why didn't say anything?!" Aden couldn't help but hit him again. He's so bitter right now.
And Cael responds back. Of course he will. The spell burn is like ten times more aware now. But they ignore it as they can while they just keep hitting each other because of the adrenalin. It seems that someone find them and shout at them to stop fighting, but they're not listening and Jeff suggests the person to call someone more able to stop them. The bastard seems to enjoy this too much. Aden knows that he's the one manipulated everything but he's now too busy to care.
"How could I say anything?" Cael yells painfully because the punch keep coming. "I don't even remember her! Guess what I felt when the first time you have a nightmare and panicked because you forgot her? Well, at this moment I totally forget I have a mum and just felt ashamed that you seem so upset!"
"So? You never said anything about, after that! You act like it doesn't bother you. And you climb at Claire calling her mum, I thought you were beyond that!"
"I could never be beyond that! Sure I hung to Claire, but she's the one mother present! I'm not you, Den! I couldn't bear all this pain in me and make my goal to find this woman who doesn't even know us!"
"So why are you so desperate now?! You couldn't follow me because it's painful, you couldn't act like nothing happen because it's painful too, what do you want to do then? I couldn't bring your pathology with mine, Cal! I suffer too! Do you know how it is when I see her so close with her children? And when she celebrates her daughter's birthday? The same daughter who is born the same date as us? What do you think I feel? She just blows all her happiness in my face while I'm just whinging to call for her attention, not by meanness because she doesn't even know me! She doesn't even remember that she has twins before the three she gets currently! And she will never know because it's painful for her too!"
"And what do you think I feel too? I haven't had anything that recall me to her, I hadn't your skill to sing or just drawing her, I haven't those memories you craves like your life! All I know it's this hole of emptiness! Even if I call other mother 'mum' it couldn't be the same with the first year, 'cause I know there was! But I couldn't remember! And I will never know what it feel like to have a mother love you, because she doesn't l-"
"Shut up! Shut up!" Aden hurtles on Cael until he straddles him and just keep boxing in his face, 'cause actually he just couldn't see it right now. "Don't even say that again! You didn't even give a try! You don't know that she won't! She loves her children!"
There is a hand that attempts to bring him back, far from his brother but they haven't finished this fight. Cal answers as madly. "But we aren't! Even if we know that we are! We're not her children anymore! Not since nineteen years ago!"
The blonde tries to hit him in the stomach, but a hand stops him. He doesn't even know whose and actually doesn't care, he stands up and glares hatefully at the actor. Actually Injured and just his brother, but well, at his eyes, he's a fucking actor who's just playing in front of his own mother.
"Is it what you think?" The said brother asks him calmly, almost broken. And it's understandable at his watering eyes. Plus the blood on the injuries. "You know what? I think it's what you convinced yourself. You're just too afraid to see the truth."
"What-" the blonde struggles between the arms wrap around him. And the voice who soothes him by calling softly his name should calm him but he's too focused on the ginger.
Who swallows and whips his messy face then continues. "But it's normal, you know? It's normal being scared of being rejected. No one would even like this, but she won't. Not her! Even if she doesn't remember us, she's still the woman who gave us birth. She's the sweet mother who likes her baby, even if they just keep growing up and will eventually leave her. She's the one who sang us lullaby to soothes us, she cuddled us, she fed us, she loves us. But if she isn't here today it's not because she doesn't anymore, she's afraid too, you know? She's alone, she didn't know any magic stuff, how could she handle two wizards babies? But that doesn't change her behavior, she's still the same person."
"What do you know? How do you know she's the same? We've been with her for just one year. One fucking year where we aren't aware at all! We could barely talk or move by ourself!"
His tone voice shows all the desperation but he doesn't care because he just wants his brother's answer. But the latter just shakes his head like he's the one who's hopeless. "I don't know about you, but did you realize how much she suffers to keep us? During nine months she carried us in her body, she was alone when we were born, she's still alone when she has to raise us but she doesn't feel lonely because we were here. But then our magic showed up. She's scared, Cal. Is it her who fecundated two abnormal babies? How could it happen? Will they become more powerful? Could she handle that? The only thing I could tell you is she still care about us. Because if she didn't she could send us in a random orphanage and let us deal alone with our power, she could ask Klaes to get rid of us, but she didn't and even ask him to give us to dad. Maybe it's not the best choice because there is also chance that the magic didn't come from the father, we could have been muggle-born she wouldn' know, but she wanted to give us at least one family."
"Shut up, you don't know. You know nothing, those are just assumptions!"
"I devoted my whole life to find her and now I could see her and call her 'mum' whenever I want, I can say without hesitation that she is as I described her. And you will know if you did the same. If you sacrifice nine months to carry two children impregnated by a stranger, if you raise those two babies during three hundred sixty-five days, you'll know that's nothing else than love. If you're brave enough to sacrifice and understand."
There is a beat of silence while the two wounded brothers just look at each other breathing hardly because of their fight. Then, Cael pushes off softly but firmly from his husband's embrace and heads inside without a word.
"Fuck you. Just fuck you!" He yells and vanishes behind the door.
Aden keep his eyes on him until he disappears, then he releases the tension of his tensed body and starts trembling madly and barely realizes Harley's supporting him. All he can notice is Jeff looking at him, but without amusement in his feature like earlier, he seems more compassionate and maybe even understanding.
"Will you tell me why you guys were fighting?"
Aden shakes his head and grimaces painfully when his wounded lip is shocked by Harley's disinfectant cotton. The latter takes his chin between her thumb and index to still him and places the ice cub bag against his black butter eye. The actor whimpers but stays quiet.
"I don't think it's my story to tell," he hisses.
"Don't talk," Harley bids him, grooming him at his lower lip.
"Fine, I'm going to ask your brother," Tobias Finnigan sighs.
Aden rolls his eyes, thinking that there is less chance to have an answer, but his dad is grown man, he'll eventually envisage this by himself.
"You sure you don't want help to heal?" Chloe asks.
The stubborn red hair shakes his head, earning a wince.
"Of course not, where's the appeal to live like a muggle if he uses magic for stuff like that?" Jeff intervenes.
"Shut up. I'm sure you're the one who did that," Claire growls.
"You don't have any proof," the Next hums.
"You always say that, and every time we discover that you are the one who operates from behind."
Jeffrey Link just smirks at his foe.
"Okay, shut up all of you, no, better, get out! I'm trying to treat our pretty wounded actor and you all are being too loud!"
The herbology professor kicks them out. Once they are alone, Harley finishes treating him and leaves him alone. To plain himself.
Right, he's actor and the R-Dream cast didn't finish filming this season, because of him, and now he's hurt and injured. Maybe he should make exception and asks Adrian or Clyde to heal him.
"I know you're tempted," a voice whispers in his ear.
"Wha- Are you sure you're not a devil?"
"Ow, come on, it's readable on your face," Jeffrey snorts. "But you won't ask them to heal you, right? You have sush an amazing pride and have to keep your words, right?
Aden pursues his lips but stops quickly, wincing in pain.
"I think that the pain is more decinding. Then again, I don't really want Cam to lecture me... God, he will kill me. Or if he doesn't, the director will," he whinges.
"I'm sure they will find a solution, they need the main character."
"Not so sure, it's my last year of the contract. And I don't think I will- well Bastian won't appear much in the first episode."
"Oho, spoiler?"
"Like you mind."
Jeff just hums. "I'm sorry."
"What for?"
"Like you don't know."
"I want to hear you say it."
"I'm sorry that's shit goes this far."
"Why?"
"Well, I thought it'd be interesting to see you guys have a feud. So I asked Klaes to come and let slip accidentally that he's the one who erased your mother's memory, this kid owned me, then using a wand that I found somewhere and send a message to your impulsive brother who doesn't bother to look for who wrote him and ran to Klaes to demand explanations."
"...A wand that you found somewhere? I hope you put this in found object box."
"Sure, I'm not a thief. Well, not anymore."
"Umm, actually, I was asking why you apologized."
"Oh! Right, I hear that some kids neglected by their parents never go well."
"...Are you looking for a pretext to explain your behavior?"
"Of course. I'm not that terrible."
Aden huffs a laughs. "If you say so. You're excused."
"So, give me some more spoilers?"
"For real?"
The man is surprising.
(Initially posted : 28 Février 2017 à 13:36)
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