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Tweak says, "Give me a dollar "

Bree Dennison (breehyhinny) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-17 19:42:00

Entry tags:

bree dennison, james potter, lily evans

Who: Bree, James and Lily
What: Testing boundaries
Warnings: Nope

Aubrey had been a little quiet for the past few days. Since she had moved in with James and Lily, she'd spent much of her time in her room, reading. It was a past time she regularly enjoyed, but she seemed a little sulkier about it. On occasion, she would even close her door. She didn't lock it, but the message of needing some time alone was clear.

She didn't completely avoid James and Lily. She sometimes read in the living room, or sat quietly. Sometimes she would lean against one of them while they watched a movie. Now she was sitting at the kitchen table with them for dinner. She bit down on a piece of chicken.

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noonescabbage
2008-06-18 04:37 am UTC (link)

James' face softened some. He was a great big wimpy thing when it came to discipline. And what Bree said, he could almost understand her being upset enough to throw a tantrum. "We care about you, love," James said gently. "It's hard to lose parents." He understood that feeling, at least. "And it's hard being here with everything that happens. But you can't go get so upset that you're breaking things like that. You have to talk. Or..." he sighed. "If you want to go out and shout or cry, you can. You can talk to us. Or just do things with us, if you can't or don't want to talk." He looked over to Lily to see if she had anything else to add.

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dislikestoerags
2008-06-18 04:49 am UTC (link)

"You might be right, you might be able to make sure that no one gets hurt, but we're responsible for you.. and each other. And that means not taking any unnecessary risks. You can push the limits some other way without someone getting hurt you know," apparently she was going to be stuck in the harsh parent mode for a while. "Besides.. we're not exactly made of money.. some of this stuff we're not going to be able to fix.." she sighed and stuck her hands back in her pockets again. "We know you miss him.. and if he ever shows up again.. then of course you'll want to go with him. But we do care.. we care enough to want to put your life before ours and protect you from bad things. But we can't do that if you don't let us.."

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	breehyhinny 2008-06-18 11:55 am UTC (link)
	"Okay," she said weakly, looking around the room. She thought she could fix most of it. Later, though. Right now, she was tired and wanted to go to bed. She couldn't just walk out while Lily was still talking, though. She sunk down, leaning against the table, her chin against the cool wood. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

noonescabbage
2008-06-18 02:28 pm UTC (link)

James thought back to his younger days. He tried to think of things his dad would tell him when he was in trouble. "Oi," he said, his voice not exactly strict but not too gentle, either, "You have to sit up when Lily's talking to you like this." James felt so weird and uncomfortable really disciplining a child. He was just trying to follow his girl's lead. "Think it's time for Bree to go to her room, Lily?"

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	dislikestoerags 2008-06-18 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	Lily was done for the most part, so she just nodded her head. "Yeah. I think so. Unless you want to talk to us about something.." she didn't know if the girl had anything else left to say, but she wanted Bree to feel like she could talk to them when she wanted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	breehyhinny 2008-06-19 12:16 am UTC (link)
	Bree sat up obediently, shifting in her seat. She rubbed at her reddened eyes. She didn't really know what else to say. Except maybe, "I'm sorry." It was genuine--not something she felt prompted to say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noonescabbage 2008-06-19 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	"It's o-" James cut himself short. It wasn't exactly okay and he didn't want Bree to think that. "Just make sure this doesn't happen again, love," he said instead. "Then we'll all be alright." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dislikestoerags 2008-06-19 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	Lily nodded her head, "We know.. if you want, James or I could tuck you in.." she figured that'd be okay with James. She didn't want Bree to go to bed thinking that Lily didn't like her or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

breehyhinny
2008-06-20 02:31 am UTC (link)

Bree nodded, fighting back a yawn. "You probably shouldn't open that cabinet," she said, pointing at the closed cupboard that they'd heard glass breaking inside earlier. "I'll fix it tomorrow." And they wouldn't be able to open it without an Alohomora now.

She rubbed at her eyes again. "Will you tuck me in?" she asked, looking to both of them. "Can I read in bed?" she asked, but it was obvious that she was practically asleep already. She wouldn't have been able to keep her eyes open long enough to find her bookmark, let alone read a chapter.

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noonescabbage
2008-06-20 02:37 am UTC (link)

He glanced over in the direction of the cabinet. James figured he could check it out later. He wasn't completely useless with a wand. "Alright," James motioned for Lily to come follow and then he got next to Bree. The use of power had knocked her out. Not sure if she would even make it to bed without some support, James leaned down and, with a quick warning, picked Bree up. "Come on, then," he said quietly, leading them to Bree's room.

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	dislikestoerags 2008-06-20 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Cleaning up could definitely wait until later, she was in no hurry to clean it all up anyway. "Sure," she smiled a bit and followed James and Bree up to her room. "Which book do you want?" though she wasn't sure she'd know where it was, there were a lot of books. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

breehyhinny
2008-06-20 11:35 am UTC (link)

She curled up into James' arms, her head resting against his chest as she got comfortable. Her eyes started closing even in the hallway, the gentle movement of his steps soothing her. "Ache to Shiver," she mumbled against James' shoulder, but it wasn't a book they'd find on her shelves. It wasn't a book in this universe, even. By the time she was put down on her mattress, her eyes were closed and her breathing was slow and even.

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