Veilson Cemetery

[Chameleon]

Jamie nodded. She had expected it would be things like this. She knew how the things went on in the Wizarding world, as her father had taught her the rules, and she despised magical creatures.

"Of course not, Mr. Yaxley. I understand that," she agreed. "I live in Henry's apartment," she added, sending Henry a slight smirk, as it had been his suggestion to say it.

[G. Novella]

Henry listened politely to the conversation, keeping an eye on the others.

"She's at Moor Apartment at the moment," he told Octavius as he rolled his eyes at Jamie's smirk, "She can work out of there. And I have a lot to share with you as well."

Veronica eyed the wolf-boy in disdain. They were doing perfectly fine and hadn't needed his help.

"Thank you, but we're a little too old to be your damsels in distress, sweetheart," she said sarcastically.

[kumainpink]

At once, Maxwell felt some coldness inside him break. Brave. Heroic. A wonderful man. Alice really thought of him like that? Had she misunderstood what he had meant when he talked about selfishness? Was that why she avoided him, and not out of some newfound hatred?

To hear her so openly defending him, it was more than he could have ever asked for. It made him feel even more emotional than he had all day.

"I'm happy to hear that you feel that way about me, Alice." Maxwell replied sincerely, smiling warmly at her. "I was starting to think you hated me this week."

[kumainpink]

Octavius raised a brow at the mention of Henry's apartment. "Taking on a mistress, have we?" he inquired teasingly. "Sounds like someone has finally accepted his pure-blood heritage!" He nudged Henry playfully. He then got serious. "A lot to tell me, huh? It seems not a day goes by that there isn't some news to report."

[G. Novella]

Alice jumped when she heard Max-Mr. Rosebane- approach. She hadn't even seen him! And now her face was flushing a bright red.

"I-I yo-you d-don't ha-ha-hate," she stammered, embarassed out of belief. She toom a deep breath, trying to calm down.

"I w-wanted to g-give y-you sp-space," she said nervously, "I th-thought I was in-intrud-intruding."

Chris saw Olivia, Maxwell and some other chick standing around. Putting away his scotch, he signaled two guards to the situation. Time to earn his dues.

[G. Novella]

"She's a rather unconventional mistress. She talks back, refuses to massage my shoulders, and seems to think she's entitled to my attention," replied Henry in a bored tone. "And the news I have is both good and bad. Jamie, why don't you go talk to Cassie? I'm sure she and Veronica will set you up. Just show them my pendant."

He needed to keep the information he was telling Octavius private, and while he trusted Jamie, he need to ensure things were safe.

[Chameleon]

She scowled to Henry. "I'm not your property that you know it," she said lightly. She shrugged and glanced toward the arena. She had no idea who this Cassie was, but she supposed she could find them. "All right," she answered. It was clear that Henry wanted to be alone with Mr. Yaxley. "Have a good time, Mr. Yaxley," she said before she glided away.

[kumainpink]

"I admit your questioning was a little much, but you didn't need to avoid me all together." He said, still smiling at her. "Next time, I would appreciate it if you ask before jumping to conclusions. It saves us both a lot of worry, don't you think?" He then turned to Olivia.

"I'm sorry that you failed in your duties as a mother, but that doesn't give you the right to take it out on one of my friends. Leave now, or you will be made to."

Olivia glared coldly at him, a look that didn't bother him nearly as much as it did before. She wasn't as beautiful as he'd thought, either. He could see the beginnings of wrinkles, and her scowl did nothing to heighten her beauty. In the most surprising of events, she smacked him on the face, leaving a sharp pain in his cheek.

"You're the one who failed, Maxwell!" Olivia raged, showing even more of her uglier side. "I abandoned my son, it's true. I regret it more than I can say! But you were his father! You were supposed to care about him! And yet, he died because of your pathetic crusade! You brainwashed him and now Brayden is dead! I'll never have the chance to make amends with him, and it's entirely your fault!" She threw down a bronze ring that she had been wearing. He picked it up, and realized that it was actually the one he had loaned her so long ago - his mother's.

"Why didn't you return this?" he asked her coldly, doing his best to Occlude back his hatred of her. The last thing he wanted was another Vance incident. "You never had the right to this ring, especially after you left. Why did you keep it for so long?"

"Because I wanted to attend your funeral some day." she told him darkly. "I knew that you would die just like your parents did someday, and that it would leave me the perfect chance to speak with Brayden - maybe turn him against your ways. But it didn't work out like that, did it?"

He big back more of his rage, not wanting to make a scene.

Olivia looked at Alice with disdain. "Well, at least you have your fangirls to warm your bed, Maxwell. It's not much, but certainly more than you deserve."

Maxwell felt something in him explode. He wanted nothing more than to make her hurt and suffer, to wither and die. He could feel his magic starting to come up, just as it had during the interrogation. Inwardly, he screamed for justice against this foul woman, for daring to attack him today. And speaking that lie about Alice! No, that could not be tolerated...

[kumainpink]

Octavius snickered at their banter. Henry could be a real riot sometimes...

[Miss Wings]

I heard everything that Olivia said to Maxwell and I couldn't help throwing in one last parting comment. "I do remember that YOU tried to kill me. Did you know that Brayden was there that day? He's never truly loved you because of that, he was a spy FOR ME!" I yelled at him.

[Chameleon]

Jamie had meant to find this Cassie, but then her attention got put on Olivia. She winced. Oh Merlin, she had tempered Maxwell. She glanced around before she hurried toward the group.

"Hi Olivia!" she greeted brightly, and her tone was higher than usual. "What's going on her?" she asked, although she knew it must have been something. Olivia must have said something to anger Mr. Rosebane. She sighed with defeat when she hear the boy. Was he stupid?! It would only further anger Mr. Rosebane.

[G. Novella]

Chris arrived with the Aurors just as he saw Maxwell beginning to lose control. He could sense the magic, and while he wasn't interested in saving Olivia, the other girl was someone important. Probably.

"Maxwell, calm down. Madams, boy, I need you to step away. Guards, escort Ms. Olivia out. We don't need a scene today," he ordered.

Then to his immense surprise, the foolish little girl stepped forward. She did the unthinkable, and grabbed Maxwell's arm, while he was about to lose control. Dammit. Now he wasn't going to be paid properly.

"Maxwell, are you alright?" she asked in that impossibly innocent voice of hers. Idiot.

--

Henry turned to Octavius, the good mood evaporating instantly.

"Selwyn's made his move, he's seperating Hogwarts and it's surroundings from the UK administration, and he's offering students above fourth year a chance to stay and fight, he has allies offering him money to support the system. I have a list on me," said Henry quietly.

[kumainpink]

Maxwell's attention split between Ewan and Olivia. Now he had two people to destroy, main, rip and kill! Oh how he'd make them writhe in agony, stew in their own bodily juices... the magic was just at the tip of his fingers, readying itself to unleash untold terrors. He heard someone's voice in the background, and paid it no mind. He didn't care what the man had to say right now. He didn't care if anyone needed a scene or not!

But then, a sweet voice asked if he was alright, and it caught him off guard. The storm of his mind settled down, enough to see that Alice had anchored him by grabbing his arm. Soon, he felt his own magic begin to settle once more.

"I'll be alright, Alice." he said, once he came to his senses. He Occluded everything - his anger, his rage, his hurt, until only the positive emotions remained. He stepped away from the woman he once loved, and his disgusting half-breed godson. "I'm sorry for that display, everyone. Christopher, please remove these three from my sight. They're nothing but an eye-sore."

[kumainpink]

Octavius swore. "Thank you for telling me, Henry." he said, nodding his head in thanks. "I would greatly appreciate that list." He wanted to say something else, but caught sight of a fight brewing between Olivia, Maxwell, Alice and Chris. Merlin's fucking right testicle! Without even so much as a farewell, he stormed off, wand in hand.

[Chameleon]

Jamie glanced coolly at Mr. Rosebane, and showed him the pendant. "I arrived with Henry. Just came to see what was going on her."

[G. Novella]

Chris nodded, relieved. Another death would have meant a lot of paper-work. He turned to Olivia, a sadistic smile on his face.

"I think it's best you two leave now, with you're lover," said Chris cheerfully, "After all, it's only right to give the boy's family space to grieve."

As this was going down, Alice approached Maxwell, letting his eyes meet hers. She was worried. She'd never seen Maxwell look so angry, and a part of her wondered if it was for her. After all, Olivia had insinuated she was some kind of call-girl.

"Are you sure?" she asked quietly, "Don't listen to them, they're horrible, selfish people. Today's about Brayden, and you. Don't worry about me, I'm okay. I'm just hear for you."

[G. Novella]

Henry turned and followed Octavius to see Jamie right in the middle of some kind of scene. God dammit! Without a second thought, he moved to get Jamie out of there.

"Jamie!" he cried out

Veronica turned to see some kind of scene brewing, and a whole crowd following, and smack dab centre were Olivia and Maxwell. Well god damn!

"Come on Cassie, I think I found my alley-way!" she hissed angrily.

[kumainpink]

"Thank you, Alice." he murmured, meeting her gaze. "You're right. I just... got carried away. I don't appreciate it when my friends are pestered by selfish people like them." He didn't even glance at Olivia, whom he could tell was fuming. "I'll be fine soon enough. We Rosebanes are strong-willed. Shall we leave? I can see an angry Octavius headed right this way. And as Chris said, we should probably avoid a scene."

---

Cassalina followed Veronica, a mingling sense of dread churning inside her gut. Please, Maxwell, Veronica, don't do anything foolish!

---

Marigold felt the magic at once, and knew what it was. Cursing up a storm, she darted from her place at the buffet line, in order to see what the problem was. More likely than not, that Olivia bitch was to blame.

[Chameleon]

"Henry," she said pleased, as if she wasn't in middle of a scene. She had noticed that Chris had only old Olivia and her spawn to leave. Things were getting more chaotic, and more and more people were arriving.

[G. Novella]

"Ah, of course," said Alice with a nod. "It seems like quite a few people are moving here. don't worry about me, I'm okay. I'm here for you, after all. After you, of course."

Veronica could sense the magic fade. Maxwell had calmed down? She recognized the magic explosive from only one other time. Alice.

"I think Alice is directly involved," she said grimly.

[G. Novella]

"Jamie darling!" he called out pleasantly, "The croissants are excellent, do come grab one with me!"

With that, he grabbed Jamie's hand, and trained his eye on the scene, a questioning look searching Jamie's face for an answer.

[kumainpink]

Cassalina frowned. "This doesn't bode well. I know she's not a bad person...but what does that say about Maxwell's own state of mind?"

Maxwell and Alice left discretely, so as to not draw further attention. "I'm sorry you had to go through that." he apologized, after they were a good ways away. "I should have been looking out for you more. Normally, outings with me aren't nearly so...intense."

By the time Octavius and Marigold arrived, Maxwell and Alice had already gone, and the clusterfuck of random people kept growing. Knowing that it was her duty, Marigold used the Magical Signature spell to trail them. They shouldn't be left alone, according to Octavius and Veronica.

Olivia glared at everyone. "I don't see what any of this has to do with you." she said coolly. "That was business between myself and Maxwell. We had unfinished business to take care of."

[Chameleon]

She was careful with not rolling with her eyes. Honestly that excuse was lame.

"I didn't do anything," she explained. "Just noticed that something was going on there with Olivia, when I planned to find that Cassie, and went over there. Then the man arrived who Maxwell asked to escort them out, and that was all," Jamie shrugged. "Then you arrived, of course."

[G. Novella]

"And now that it's over, it's best you leave, unless you want to be forced out, I suggest you regain your dignity and walk out instead of bothering the poor man who's just loat his son. For a woman who likes to claim war as evil, you sure know how to start one with an injured man," said Chris coolly, enjoying the opportunity to take her down several pegs in public.



"Nothing good," said Veronica as they arrived upon Octavius and Marigold. "Where are they?"

Alice walked away with Maxwell, finding the two of them near a lake, like last time. As she listened to Maxwell, she couldn't help but smile. He always wanted to protect her. Walking close to him, she met his face with a smile.

"Let me protect you once in a while, after everything you've done," she began, "It's the least I can do. Besides, our last few outings are usually quite lovely."

[G. Novella]

Hemry pulled Jamie slightly away from the crowd to talk more freely.

"I need exact details Jamie, what drove Maxwell over the edge? Who was he with? Why was Olivia so angry?" he asked.

[Chameleon]

Jamie rolled her eyes, but understood. "There was this young woman, Alice. I think Olivia insulted Alice and called her several things, which in turn drove Maxwell over the edge. And then the werewolf asked Maxwell, if he remembered when he tried to kill him, something about Brayden having been there, and had never loved Maxwell truly since then, and he was spy for the werewolf. And then it got chaotic," she explained.

[G. Novella]

"Bloody fools," muttered Henry, "What happened after that? How did the Aurors get involved? What calmed Maxwell down?"

[kumainpink]

Cassalina and Veronica arrived to the same confused mess that was going on. Christopher was glaring coldly at Olivia, and had taken a few bits of her pride.

"What's going on?" She asked Octavius.

"I don't know. I just got here." he replied, looking very angry. "Though from what I can tell, bitch-tits here decided it would be a good idea to start a fight with Maxwell. Marigold followed after them."

Cassalina scowled. Oh no, Burning Venom wouldn't be enough. Death would be too simple. A brilliant idea was brewing in the back of her mind, one that would leave lots of room for suffering. Never let it be said that she couldn't be nasty when the situation called for it.

"Alright."Maxwell said, feeling a lot more relaxed than he had been before. "I'll let you take care of me. It is your job, after all." He added the last bit with a slight teasing tone, letting her know that this wasn't her duty to comfort him. It felt unnaturally good to be on even terms with her again.

Olivia scowled. "Fine then. I see when we're not wanted. Ewan, Daniel, we should probably head out." She vowed inwardly that this would not be her defeat. She would find a way to make Maxwell pay for Brayden's death. She would just have to be smarter about it from now on.

[Chameleon]

"That Aurors arrived just as I arrived, and Maxwell was just about to lose control.Then Alice laid a hand on him and asked him if he was okay, or something like that, and Maxwell calmed down after that, and he told the Aurors to escort Olivia and the werewolf out, and then you was there," she explained.

[G. Novella]

Chris watched Olivia go with a pleased smile. It was too bad he'd never gotten a chance to give his wife a similar dressing down. He then moved and began clearing the crowd away. This was a funeral after all.



"Damn it! She's gone! Now I'm going to have to wait for a dark alley-way moment! Tell me you've located Maxwell and Alice by now at least," asked Veronica as she watched Olivia leave.

Henry listened to Jamie's explanation with growing shock. Who was this woman? What was her relationship with Maxwell? He needed definite details.

"Alice," he murmured, trying to remember why the name sounded familiar, "Jamie, keep this entire thing quiet. I have no idea who or what Alice is to Maxwell. We don't need unneccessary rumors flying around. She's new, that's what matters."


Alice laughed at Maxwell's teasing nature.

"That's something you still have to let me work on," she teased back, "I feel like I'm taking advantage of you!"

Then she felt the guilt well up, and knew she owed him a proper apology.

"I'm sorry for avoiding you this week," she said, "I just didn't know what else to do. I've never been so up front with anyone before, or asked questions like that. I couldn't stop myself, and when I realized what I'd done, I was scared. I don't want to become selfish, after all. It's just, I want to know you even more, and I don't know whether I can respect the boundaries. I'm scared."

She felt her voice grow quieter and quieter as she stared at the ground, her face bright red as she tried to explain herself.