InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "Bitchin'."

James Potter has a great rack (marauda) wrote in flippedrpg,
@ 2013-04-25 00:43:00

Entry tags:

ch: regen: ara black, ch: regen: jamie black, p: kit, p: rachael

Who: Jamie and Ara Black^regen
When: Monday, April 22, at night
Where: WHAT IS SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE FOR 500, ALEC.
What: Some sibling bonding time, nbd
Warning: Most likely none

Ara had never apologized for being who she was. She was dramatic and bold with what she said, something that came as no surprise to being the daughter of an unnamed rockstar and Sirius Black. She had a tendency of running away when things weren’t going the way she wanted, something she had picked up from years spent on the boat with her father. She’d take off if she didn’t like the speed the barters were going, taking it upon herself to find a solution. She would discover everything from a new way to braid her hair, vegetables to cook for dinner, to a fisherman who would take her father’s fish for a better price. She called it ‘getting air’ or ‘going to find the circus,’ and it was their little code that she was about to go off the grid to find a way to deal with whatever problem that came up.

However, she wasn’t around the people that knew her little quirks. Ted and Aunt Hermione were around, sure, but she was certain that bits and pieces about her life had faded over time. She was just a blip on everyone’s radar, a set of finite dates; and that sucked. Ara’s dramatic nature had instantly kicked in when Sirius had reappeared, and while she was happy that he was now from her brother’s time, a bit of her turned green with envy. He’d remember his quirks, his marriage to Rosie – not hers. Her short life was far in the future, but, as she came to realize during her time here at the Compound, she had more family than just her father. She had Jamie and Rose now, and they were living and breathing, not entries in her father’s journals. They knew her here and could normally guess what her flounces and bawdy comments really meant, something that both amused and terrified her.

She had grabbed a bottle of water, a handful of treats for a midnight snack, and a blanket after dinner, determined to head outside to catch a bit of the meteor shower that, according to the books in the library, was supposed to peak that night. The pink streaks she had charmed into her hair that day looked brighter in the moonlight as she poked around the Compound, doing her best to find a place that was close enough where she wouldn’t lose her way back but far enough away that the lights wouldn’t interrupt her view. She finally settled on a group of rocks visible from the building and spread her blanket, determined to see at least a meteor or two to wish upon.

“When you wish upon a star,” Ara sang, propping her chin on her hands. Belatedly she worried if her low voice would attract any predators – Rosie had been adament that she thought Ara would get eaten by a mountain lion – but, like most things, her worry was short-lived. She had plenty of things to do instead of worry.

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

acciolightsaber
2013-04-26 03:56 pm UTC (link)

Jamie felt utterly awful about the fact that his dad was now from his time. It was odd, really, that he should be upset about that but a lot of it stemmed from being able to partially relate to Ara's predicament and his heart breaking, in turn, for her. It also made him realize how fleeting their lives were in comparison to someone who would never die and it overwhelmed him so much that he could only deal with it by being angry with Sirius. He didn't like being angry, though. Angry was an emotion that did not look good on him.

The only good thing he could gather from this whole thing (aside from Rose whom he always considered a good thing in all situations) was that he felt even closer to the sister who'd been born so many centuries after him. He wanted to protect her and make her feel better, all of the things older brothers were meant to do for their little sisters.

Having spotted her leaving the Compound with goods in tow, he decided to follow her. If not to just spend time with her then to make sure she didn't get attacked by any random wild animals. He'd raided hundreds of dungeons, surely he could take on a mountain lion? Jamie smiled at the sound of her tune and, as he approached, he added in a totally off-key line-finisher and sang, "Makes no difference who you are." He smiled a bit lopsidedly, knowing that was utterly awful. All of the vocal talent in the family had clearly been saved up for her.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

marauda
2013-04-29 05:35 pm UTC (link)

"Heyo, Jimmyjam." Ara couldn't help but crack a smile when she heard Jamie's tuneless voice floating down to her ears. Normally if someone had followed her she would have thrown a bit of a tantrum or shift into her tabby form to avoid the person, but truthfully she welcomed his company. Getting to know her brother here at the Compound was one of the best things about it; while she had read about him countless times over, she hadn't met him. There were bits and pieces that Sirius hadn't been able to capture - the way he smiled at an angle or the sound of his voice when he teased his wife - and Ara wanted to collect them all.

She rolled over and patted the blanket next to her, inviting him to sit down. "I wanted to see if I could catch a falling star and put it in my pocket," she lightly teased, glancing back up at the sky. She bit down on her lip slightly when her words registered with what she had said. It wasn't a secret that she was named after a constellation like her father; the apple truly didn't fall far from the tree when it came to those two.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

(Read comments) -