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Tracey Davis ([info]lacedtrace) wrote in [info]pandorarpg,
@ 2012-01-26 16:26:00

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Entry tags:!status: complete, ^date: november 13 2003, character: tracey davis, character: zacharias smith

Who: Tracey Davis and OPEN
What: Checking In
Where: Diagon Alley/Outside Tracey's flat
When: 12pm Nov. 13
Rating: PG

It was hard to believe it hadn't even been a week yet. Last Saturday, her brother had been killed. She kept waking up every morning hoping it wasn't true. That there had been some kind of mistake, and it was a terrible nightmare like everyone else was having. But then she'd wake up in the spare room at Theodore's house, and she'd be reminded that it was all real.

Tracey had only stayed one day at the hospital, and Theodore had been good enough to take her in. She didn't feel safe going back to her own flat and she had no desire to go home with her mother. The only time she went to see her mother was for John's funeral earlier in the week. That had been the last time she'd left the house. Tracey had cut herself off from everyone except Theodore, and she hadn't wanted to deal with it.

That was until she started getting owls from work reminding her that she only had the weekend left of her break before she had to come back. Maybe the her bosses at the Prophet would have been more sympathetic, if there was less turmoil going on in the Wizarding World. When she'd heard about the living-inferi, it was enough for Tracey to wake herself up and deal with the harsh reality. As much as Tracey appreciated what Theodore was doing for her, she needed to go back to London. She needed to check out her flat, and make sure it was still there after the creature attack yesterday.

Tracey had apparated into London, before going into Diagon Alley. Tracey barely even looked like herself. Her hair was a little unruly today, and Tracey hadn't even bothered with makeup. She wasn't in her usually stylish attire, something something comfortable to cover up. She looked around at some the damage still there and made her way through the alley, her hand firmly on her wand in her pocket. The last time she'd been here.... was last weekend. She'd been leaving the Leaky Cauldron. Tracey was watching everything as she walked down the street in the direction of her flat. She wasn't going to let anyone sneak up on her today.


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[info]overlooked
2012-01-27 02:46 am UTC (link)
Zacharias had considered her last owl, not really sure if it was a good idea for her to check out the flat on her own. He would later ascribe the sudden amount of caring to the fact the interns were bothering him more than helping him today and he needed an excuse to get out of the office. And really, checking on Tracey was a sort of noble excuse.

He was not even halfway to her flat when he spotted Tracey on the street. "Tracey," he called out after her. Zacharias walked briskly to catch up with her. "I know you said you wanted to go alone, but some company couldn't hurt and I was glad to slip out of the office." That and he supposed when it came down to it, misery did love company and in a twisted sort of way, he actually appreciated the fact that she was worse off than he was.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-27 03:12 am UTC (link)
Tracey turned quickly at the sound of her name, but it processed quickly that it was Zacharias and not an unfriendly. Her wand was kept firmly in her pocket, and she took a deep breath to calm herself down. It wouldn't do her any good to be seen shaking out in public. So she stood there thinking calming thoughts as Zacharias came up to meet her.

"Thank you Zacharias, that was nice of you to meet me," she said giving him a small smile. Whatever his reasons were for being there, regardless if the were selfish or noble, Tracey did feel more relieved to have someone with her. She had gotten herself to London and out of Theodore's house on her own. Baby steps.

"At least now if there is any damage to my flat, you can help me," Tracey said looking at the positives, and she started walking around when Zacharias was caught up. "I was supposed to get groceries last week, so I don't have much at my flat now. Just tea, really, so maybe after I check it out we can go somewhere else to eat."

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-27 03:37 am UTC (link)
Zacharias returned the smile because it was the expected sort of thing to do. While he could be a bastard to most people, he seldom found a reason to be a bastard to her because they were in similar situations in regards to their families.

"My flat got overturned last week so I'm not half bad if anything needs to be fixed." He had Ginny Weasley to thanks for that. The woman beating him so beautifully, destroying his flat in the process and then Virgin Boy showing up to deliver the news that his father was dead. "But heading out to pick something up doesn't sound bad. We may have to make due with someplace muggle because the living inferi didn't leave this place in the best of shape."

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-27 03:42 am UTC (link)
Tracey didn't feel much like smiling, but it was the social thing to do. She was trying to be normal again, even if she didn't feel it yet. Once she got back to her flat she could put on some better clothes, fix her hair and look a bit more like herself again.

"Thanks, I'd appreciate it," Tracey said, but didn't question too much about it. Zacharias' father died last week too. They were both going through their own family issues. Tracey did think her own were a bit higher priority though. She did watch her brother die in front of her. "I wouldn't mind so much going to a muggle place anyway. Stepping out of the Wizarding World for a bit wouldn't be a bad thing, with the state of things."

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-27 04:08 am UTC (link)
If they were ever to enter into a whose life is worse game, it would certainly be a close call. Not only did their immediate family's has tragedies and struggles to deal with, their wonderful mothers both Burkes, it sort of a shared experience or at least a more intertwined one. Not that he wanted to play that game. Zacharias might have enjoyed the misery of others, but he didn't have any desire to do that.

"Sure," he said offering her his arm to finish the short walk to her flat. "We can get to your flat, make sure things are sorted, and then find somewhere to eat." He didn't ask her if she was okay, he didn't really need to. It was a lot to handle and he supposed that small steps would be best. Especially because he didn't think her the sort to drink her troubles away with the family house elf.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-27 04:16 am UTC (link)
It was true that Tracey had more of a reason to be sympathetic to Zacharias since he was her cousin. Though she was never very close to Zacharias' father, he was still her uncle by marriage. And John was still Zacharias' cousin. They had their own pain, and their family had been through a lot.

Tracey gratefully took his arm as they kept walking. "It's not far now. We just have to turn to the next block," she said, not bothering to remember if Zacharias had been at her flat before. She was glad that he wasn't asking about how she felt. She was trying to ignore that right now, and try to be normal while out in public. Breaking down was not in the plan today till she was alone again.

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-27 04:33 am UTC (link)
He wasn't going to ask, wasn't going to assume how she felt. If she was anything like him, the best thing to feel was numb. And the best way to get to that feeling would be to not have to talk about it. Being the last Smith was a burden enough, now with his mother going a bit more crazy because John Davis was dead, well, it didn't make things any easier.

Zacharias looked around, a bit weary on the off chance one of the living inferi was still around waiting to attack. He might not have been particularly brave, but he supposed he could at least man up enough to stop one of those things from attacking them. That was probably the last thing that Tracey needed now. "This part of the alley doesn't look too bad. Your flat might even be untouched." It wasn't much, but a bit of a good news or even hope couldn't hurt.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-27 04:39 am UTC (link)
Tracey didn't want to feel numb. That's what she feared the most she would turn into, even before John died. But she wanted to be focused, and be able to go back to work and pretend things were normal. And what she wanted the most was to find that woman who killed her brother, and make sure she paid dearly for it.

She hadn't even been around for the attacks yesterday. She was relieved in fact, since who knew what state she'd be in after the terrible week Tracey had already. But looking at the damage in Diagon Alley she could only assume what had happened. "I really hope so. One less problem would be a good thing," Tracey said actually perking up at the sight of her block looking better than the rest.

They finally got up to the steps that lead to her flat, as everything looked good. "So far so good," she said letting go of Zacharias' arm so she could walk up the steps, and took out her wands to undo the locks to the front door, and held it open for Zacharias to follow her inside and to the door of her flat. "I think it's safe to say I won't have to do any damage control," she said undoing the locks on her door and going inside to turn on the lights. She'd have to remember to start adding wards now.

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-27 04:52 am UTC (link)
Zacharias pulled his wand out when she did, just to be safe. No need to be blindsided by one of those things waiting inside, even if it didn't seem likely. "Well, that's one thing in your favor." He looked around the flat. While he knew where she lived he hadn't ever been here before and nothing really seemed out of sort that was a good thing.

"Do you have wards up or anything that should be checked?" He didn't really know much about them. Zacharias had always felt that by virtue of living in a less than favorable muggle neighborhood, he didn't have to worry about magical threats. Some of his friends had felt differently and had put up wards for him. However, Tracey lived in a magical community and had recently experienced a rather traumatic situation.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-27 04:57 am UTC (link)
"At least that's something," Tracey said making sure to lock he door once Zacharias was inside. She really had no way of knowing if that strange woman knew where she lived... but it was something she'd been scared of ever since that day, and part of the reason she'd stayed with Theodore. She didn't even know if she could sleep here tonight, or if she'd end up going back to Bristol.

"I don't have any wards up. That's something I'll have to sort out soon," Tracey said going into the kitchen. She immediately filled up her kettle and turned it on. She really wanted tea now. Something to calm her down. "You want a cup of tea now, before we go back out?" Tracey offered and thinking better of it she went over to the fridge and found she did have some irish cream left. "Maybe make it a bit stronger, if you're interested." Tea and liquor did sound lovely right now.

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-27 05:07 am UTC (link)
Once they were inside and the door locked behind them, Zacharias decided it was safe to put his wand away. If something was waiting for them, he imagined it would already be upon them now. "Wouldn't Theodore be helpful with that sort of thing?" Certainly if you could break curses, you could handle creating a few wards.

However, he didn't really want to linger on that thought, but rather the offer of tea and something a bit stronger. He might need to go back to work later, but a few drinks at lunch wasn't going to hurt any. "I don't know, do you think you can live up to my Macallen standards?" Maybe it was a bit pathetic, but one of the 'perks' of his father's death was Zacharias had full access to an almost obscene liquor cabinet and it has certainly changed his tastes a bit.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-27 05:12 am UTC (link)
"Yes good idea, he probably would. I'll ask him later," Tracey said. That would be one easy fix to take care of her flat. She went over to the cupboards and took out too cups, and put a tea bag in each, setting them on the kitchen island

She smirked at the question and shook her head. "Sorry, just whatever is left in the fridge standards," Tracey said taking out the Irish cream bottle and a bottle of Vodka she found tucked away. Mental note, liquor store trip as well as groceries. "If you refuse I won't be offended," Tracey said taking a seat at the island waiting for the water to boil.

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-28 12:11 am UTC (link)
"Tea with a splash of the Irish Cream might be nice." Even if she said she wouldn't be offended, it was just rude to turn down any offer. And it might make things a bit better a drink shared between them. "Although you might have to restock the cabinets accordingly if you're planning to come back here."

Zacharias crossed over and joined her at the island. "It's not a bad place you have here," he said not sure what else to say and that was a nice sort of neutral comment. And relevant as he was on the market for a new place.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-30 04:15 am UTC (link)
"Then that is what you'll get," she said with a softer smile, but still stayed seated while she waited for the kettle to boil. She looked over at the cabinets when Zacharias mentioned that she'd need to pick up something. "I might go back to Bristol tonight, so groceries can wait," she said.

She smiled at the compliment, and how it was just simple small talk. "Thank you, it's a comfortable little flat. I should have invited you over sooner," Tracey said. But there was no point in regretting. He was here now. She heard the kettle start to ring, but before she poured she looked to Zacharias. "Do you like cream in first or second?" Tracey put the tea bag in her own cup, and poured in the boiling water.

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-30 04:59 am UTC (link)
"It's not like you've seen my charming flat in Brixon," he said with careless shrug. Zacharias didn't invite people over and he wasn't really the sort of person that you invited over. He just tended to show up with a standing invitation or not. "Which is probably better for everyone."

He watched her pour the first cut of tea before helping and tossing his tea bag into the second cup. "Cream second, please." Proving that he did sometimes have just a few manners he could call on.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-01-31 04:18 am UTC (link)
"Well you've never invited me," Tracey said with a laugh since he seemed to be sarcastic. "What's wrong with your flat?" she asked.

She poured water into Zacharias' cup, and handed him a spoon, so he could let the tea steep as long as he wanted. Tracey took care of her own tea, and added a good shot of cream, before stirring. She handed the bottle over to Zacharias so he could add the amount he wanted. "So, you know how my weeks been. What about you?"

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[info]overlooked
2012-01-31 10:22 pm UTC (link)
"My flat barely has space me and my ego," he said opting for some self-deprecating humor. It was nothing like the flat he had before when he had the money. "Although I am looking into moving now that I've been accepted back in my family's good graces." Not that either he or his mother truly had a choice in that because Grandpa Smith's word was law.

"Well, this week was my first week back at work after-" Well, she knew, she was doing the same right now or at least something similar. "So things have been busy and-" he stopped that line of thought because he wasn't sure that was something he wanted to share. Or that it was something she needed to know. "Generally bothered by gingers within my life at the moment."

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-02-06 02:57 am UTC (link)
"That does sound terrible. Though sometimes I think you'd need a palace for your ego," Tracey said with a teasing tone. It was good to feel some kind of mirth and being able to joke. "That's good. Will you be getting a new place or... going home?" she dared to ask. Tracey would never move home while her mother was still around.

"Yeah... catching up on work and all," Tracey said letting Zach trail on about that. She knew neither of them wanted to talk about the death of their family members. She did have to laugh at the mention of gingers. "Weasleys still bothering you?"

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[info]overlooked
2012-02-06 03:12 am UTC (link)
"Elaina would prefer that I move home, especially now," he stopped mid sentence, changing direction of thought. "I think she just wants to keep a closer eye on me." It was the sort of thing that Zacharias was only considering in passing. Regardless he was still going to acquire himself a flat more fitting for himself because he would still want a place to escape.

"Ginny Weasley does sort of seem to have an obsession with me at the moment," he said with a little smirk. There was more to that story, but he wasn't particularly inclined to share. Not that he wanted to talk about the other one, but he was tired of keeping it to himself even for just a the past few days. "And then Marietta is causing more than her normal sort of trouble at the moment."

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-02-11 10:56 pm UTC (link)
Tracey was sorry she'd asked, when she'd heard how Zacharias stopped mid sentence. "At least she wants you home," Tracey said. Not that she wanted to be home anyway. John and she had left as soon as she could. Her mother was not a happy woman, not after she'd been tricked into marrying a halfblood to have halfblood children.

"Really?" Tracey said with a smirk of her own. "She doesn't still think you murdered Potter, does she?" Tracey asked. Her cousin was a lot of things, but not a murderer. "Edgecombe is trouble. What did she do to you now?"

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[info]overlooked
2012-02-11 11:16 pm UTC (link)
"Who knows what she thinks, that woman isn't exactly the most sane." His tone was light, clearly amused at the thought he caught the interest of someone a bit off. Of course he neglected to mention the part where he let Ginny Weasley wail on him because he got off on it. No, that was a discussion for another day or better yet for never at all.

Oddly enough that was a crass way to describe his relationship with Marietta, at least when it came to the sexual end of it. "She managed to find herself pregnant," he said not even bothering to censor himself. It might not have been fair with everything she was already dealing with, but he needed to tell someone. Not that he was technically telling her, but Tracey was smart enough to fill in what he wasn't saying.

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-02-23 04:13 am UTC (link)
"I don't know if anyone has been exactly sane lately," Tracey said with a sigh as she lifted her cup to take another sip. But they didn't have to keep talking about Ginny Weasley, since Zacharias decided to drop another bomb on her.

"What?" Tracey said trying to gauge her cousin's expression to see if he was joking or if he was serious. And Tracey was smart enough to put two and two together. "Is it yours?" she asked though she already knew the answer.

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[info]overlooked
2012-02-23 04:23 am UTC (link)
He just looked at her. Zacharias knew he didn't need to answer that question, she knew. It was bad enough that he had said anything at all. Bad and yet kind of nice that he wasn't the only person who knew now - not that he wanted to talk about it. Even if it was still too hot, the more tempting option was just to throw back the tea in his cup.

"Drink your drink, I believe we mentioned getting you out to be human in public or something." It wasn't so much deflection as it was returning to a prior conversation point. "Not to mention I could stand to eat something before I need to get back to the office."

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[info]lacedtrace
2012-02-24 10:05 pm UTC (link)
Right so they were apparently going to avoid that topic all together. Which was just more of a confirmation to Tracey that Zacharias was the father. Another lovely mess on top of everything. Tracey almost wanted to ask if he'd told his mother yet, especially considering who the prospective mother was. But that would be a snarky comment reserved for later.

At the cue that Zacharias wanted to go, Tracey finished drinking down, which made she made a face about, since most of the irish cream settled at the bottom and she tasted it all in that last gulp. "Yes right, I'm just pacing myself," she said. Tracey had the liquid courage to face the public now. "Just give me a minute," she said leaving the kitchen and heading towards her bedroom. She tossed off the shirt she was wearing for something cleaner and neater, before heading into the bathroom where Tracey performed a quick charm for the bare minimum of make up.

When Tracey was fit to be seen in her own opinion, she headed back to Zacharias. "Alright let's go, I'm starving now."

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