Main Bar and Sitting Area

[Kelly Black]

Jan 26, 2011 3:28:33 GMT 8 Caeleb Dracus said:

He rolled his eyes.
"You'd be surprised how many of the ankle biters have never even heard of me. And even more have no idea what I am. Besides, my dear, even you don't know what I really am. Besides, you and I aren't the only bitter and twisted individuals around here. There are plenty of little brats in that school feeling all hard done by like the world hates them. Just waiting for Uncle Caeleb to come along and understand them."
He explained with an edge of amused sarcasm to his tone.

"The plan is pretty simple. I pick one who's just bitter enough and just naive enough. Someone young and misunderstood. Someone who maybe has a few scores to settle. I take them under my sympathetic wing and, "Alohamora!". I have eyes and ears inside Hogwarts."

He leant back in his seat a little and watched her face for reaction.
"Doesn't seem so long ago that would have described you. Sweet little Kelly. So misunderstood and angry. Such a difficult childhood. Shame you're not still at Hogwarts. You'd have been perfect."
He mocked in a deliberately patronising tone.

Kelly's eyes narrowed again, as Caeleb spoke. He knows too much about you she thought to herself. "I'm not by far the same person i used to be" she said quietly. Ever since Danika was sentenced she had lost every weak emotion in her body. All that had remained had been vengeance, hatred, pain, anger and thirst. Most of those had died down over the last year. Everything but the burning thirst. The thirst for someone's touch. Someone's breath on her neck. Kisses filled with passion. Once it would've been Caeleb she would've turned to, to quench that thirst, but those times were long gone. Stop that! she ordered herself. Daydreaming was bad enough, but doing it in front of Caeleb was going to get her killed. She swallowed hard. "Like I've told you once before, we all have to grow up at some point and take responsibility for our actions."

[Emmaline Murphy]

Jan 27, 2011 7:30:08 GMT 8 Brogan Sullivan said:

His face fell when he heard how she'd been treated back in Ireland. He thought he'd had it bad stuck here alone at Hogwarts with no one but Clear to talk to. Poor Em had been stuck at home with the parents judging her and suffocating her this whole time.
He pulled her into a hug.
"I wish you could stay. I hate to think of you going back to that. And lord help you if they find out you've been gone." He sighed and released her.
"Well I guess we better make the most of the time we have together. What would you like to do? Anything you want." he asked with a soft smile.

When Brogan's smile fell, Emmaline shook her head. "Please don't frown... I don't like it when you're unhappy... and when I know you're unhappy from something I said it makes it worse." She melted into his hug. "I just want to be with you. I know that's cliche and vague, but that's all I want." She smiled at him, biting her lip slightly.

"I've already seen most of the village, I did that while I was looking for you. It's really pretty... What do you want to do? It's a wee bit cool outside..."

[Brogan Sullivan]

Jan 27, 2011 23:45:14 GMT 8 Emmaline Murphy said:

When Brogan's smile fell, Emmaline shook her head. "Please don't frown... I don't like it when you're unhappy... and when I know you're unhappy from something I said it makes it worse." She melted into his hug. "I just want to be with you. I know that's cliche and vague, but that's all I want." She smiled at him, biting her lip slightly.

"I've already seen most of the village, I did that while I was looking for you. It's really pretty... What do you want to do? It's a wee bit cool outside..."

"Hmmm..." Brogan mused thoughtfully. Part of him wanted to just take her to a room and make up for lost time, but it seemed so crass. He couldn't think of anything, though.
"I honestly don't know. Maybe I can sneak you into the castle and give you a tour? It's not exactly Dollar Academy, but it's interesting. Very...English." he said with a bemused grimace. "You can meet the ghosts." he added with a spooking tone and a grin.

[Caeleb Dracus]

Jan 27, 2011 17:00:58 GMT 8 Kelly Black said:

Kelly's eyes narrowed again, as Caeleb spoke. He knows too much about you she thought to herself. "I'm not by far the same person i used to be" she said quietly. Ever since Danika was sentenced she had lost every weak emotion in her body. All that had remained had been vengeance, hatred, pain, anger and thirst. Most of those had died down over the last year. Everything but the burning thirst. The thirst for someone's touch. Someone's breath on her neck. Kisses filled with passion. Once it would've been Caeleb she would've turned to, to quench that thirst, but those times were long gone. Stop that! she ordered herself. Daydreaming was bad enough, but doing it in front of Caeleb was going to get her killed. She swallowed hard. "Like I've told you once before, we all have to grow up at some point and take responsibility for our actions."

Caeleb watched her face as she spoke. She was struggling some emotion she was clearly desperate to hide. Was it sadness? No it was more subtle than sadness. Maybe lonelines? He found that amusing.
"Responsibility, yes. Like your girl I suppose. She accepted her responsibility and off she went to Azkaban like a good little traitor. I always said she was weak. She relied on her friends and lovers." She smirked slightly, deliberately accenting the plural on "lovers".
"If she couldn't stay loyal to you, I suppose Dara was foolish to think she'd be loyal to her till the end." he leant forward with his characterisitc dark, mocking smile.
"Just how many times did she cheat on you in the end, Kelly? You should have f****d me after all. Made sure she knew how it felt."
He chuckled cruelly.

[Kelly Black]

Kelly's hands pulled into fists as Caeleb spoke. When he sent her his last mocking smile, she was fuming. She smashed her fists on the table, staring Caeleb straight in the eye, with her own eyes turning red. "Do not talk of her like that! She never deserved to go to that horrible place!" she shouted, not caring if anyone was staring at her. "She was loyal to your killer of a wife till the end! That's why she's in Azkaban now! Rotting and losing 15 years of her life!!" she jumped up from her chair and leaned closer to Caeleb, with her eyes burning "It is none of your business whether she cheated on me or not and how many times. And I would not have cheated on her with you, even if you f*king paid me for it!" she took a step towards the door, before turning back around to face him "Don't you ever talk about Danika again! Atleast not when I'm around, cause I swear to god, I will kill you!" she walked across the room and sat down on a sofa in the furthest part of the bar. She let the shadows surround her, as tears fell down her face. She could forgive Danika everything, but not the fact that she wasn't around. She couldn't forgive the fact that she refused to stay by Kelly's side and ran after Dara instead. And there's Caeleb, rubbing everything in her face. Even cruelty has a limit, she thought to herself. "He should've just killed me.." a thought went through her head "even that wouldn't have hurt that much.

[Emmaline Murphy]

Jan 29, 2011 21:01:20 GMT 8 Brogan Sullivan said:

"Hmmm..." Brogan mused thoughtfully. Part of him wanted to just take her to a room and make up for lost time, but it seemed so crass. He couldn't think of anything, though.
"I honestly don't know. Maybe I can sneak you into the castle and give you a tour? It's not exactly Dollar Academy, but it's interesting. Very...English." he said with a bemused grimace. "You can meet the ghosts." he added with a spooking tone and a grin.

Emmaline shrugged. She didn't particularly want to sneak into the castle to see it. "Ghosts? They have ghosts?" She didn't know what it was, but the private school snob in her didn't like that. She tapped his shoulder playfully at his tone while telling her about the ghosts.

"Let's just go somewhere we can talk," she murmured

[Caeleb Dracus]

Jan 30, 2011 8:29:23 GMT 8 Kelly Black said:

Kelly's hands pulled into fists as Caeleb spoke. When he sent her his last mocking smile, she was fuming. She smashed her fists on the table, staring Caeleb straight in the eye, with her own eyes turning red. "Do not talk of her like that! She never deserved to go to that horrible place!" she shouted, not caring if anyone was staring at her. "She was loyal to your killer of a wife till the end! That's why she's in Azkaban now! Rotting and losing 15 years of her life!!" she jumped up from her chair and leaned closer to Caeleb, with her eyes burning "It is none of your business whether she cheated on me or not and how many times. And I would not have cheated on her with you, even if you f*king paid me for it!" she took a step towards the door, before turning back around to face him "Don't you ever talk about Danika again! Atleast not when I'm around, cause I swear to god, I will kill you!" she walked across the room and sat down on a sofa in the furthest part of the bar. She let the shadows surround her, as tears fell down her face. She could forgive Danika everything, but not the fact that she wasn't around. She couldn't forgive the fact that she refused to stay by Kelly's side and ran after Dara instead. And there's Caeleb, rubbing everything in her face. Even cruelty has a limit, she thought to herself. "He should've just killed me.." a thought went through her head "even that wouldn't have hurt that much.

Caeleb watched her go with a delighted and bemused look on his face. He still had it: that ability to touch the most painful nerves of someone's emotions. He chuckled to himself as she enveloped herself in the gloom. She was so easily riled:: an easy target. The girl just couldn't control her emotions. And people were dead because of it.

But this wasn't helping his cause. He had planned to get her onside and had instead just pi**ed her off. He couldn't help himself either. He just enjoyed causing pain too much. With a sigh and a roll of his eyes he got up and walked calmly towards her. He stood over her first, knowing sitting beside her wasn't a good idea.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself." he apologised with honesty. "I never claimed to be an angel. We are what we are." he added, turning his hands palm upwards in a gesture of openness. "For what it's worth I know she loved you. I know she struggled with the duties Dara placed upon her. I always saw it as weakness, but I suppose a weaker person wouldn't have cared at all." he conceded. He still didn't like Danika but he admired her courage.

[Brogan Sullivan]

Jan 30, 2011 10:35:42 GMT 8 Emmaline Murphy said:

Emmaline shrugged. She didn't particularly want to sneak into the castle to see it. "Ghosts? They have ghosts?" She didn't know what it was, but the private school snob in her didn't like that. She tapped his shoulder playfully at his tone while telling her about the ghosts.

"Let's just go somewhere we can talk," she murmured

Brogan grinned.
"Jeezus you are such a little Princess. I forgot how spoilt you were." he teased her. The way she'd turned her nose up at the castle was very amusing. But she had a point. "Ok then, something a little more relaxed and...private." he added with a warm smile. "We could always get a room here. Or we could sit by the Lake. It's cold but actually quite pretty. I'm actually liking the Scottish countryside. At least it's not England.". He couldn't help it. His Father had predisposed him to dislike England although he'd never even been there.

[Kelly Black]

Jan 30, 2011 22:31:26 GMT 8 Caeleb Dracus said:

Caeleb watched her go with a delighted and bemused look on his face. He still had it: that ability to touch the most painful nerves of someone's emotions. He chuckled to himself as she enveloped herself in the gloom. She was so easily riled:: an easy target. The girl just couldn't control her emotions. And people were dead because of it.

But this wasn't helping his cause. He had planned to get her onside and had instead just pi**ed her off. He couldn't help himself either. He just enjoyed causing pain too much. With a sigh and a roll of his eyes he got up and walked calmly towards her. He stood over her first, knowing sitting beside her wasn't a good idea.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself." he apologised with honesty. "I never claimed to be an angel. We are what we are." he added, turning his hands palm upwards in a gesture of openness. "For what it's worth I know she loved you. I know she struggled with the duties Dara placed upon her. I always saw it as weakness, but I suppose a weaker person wouldn't have cared at all." he conceded. He still didn't like Danika but he admired her courage.

Kelly glared at him, when Caeleb stood over her. She stared in his cold black eyes, watching her own red eyes reflect back from his. She clenched her hands into wrists again, stopping her tears from flowing. Her breaths were quick and shallow. Every one of his words felt like a knife in Kelly's heart. She forced her eyes shut, shaking her head. "You do not mean any of that" she whispered, opening her eyes again. "You do not have it in you, to sincerely apologize for anything." she could hear her words echoing in the dark corner.

[Caeleb Dracus]

He shouldn't have been surprised that she didn't believe a word of it, but he was. Maybe because he was actually partly honest. He was sorry. Maybe not for the right reasons, but he did regret his cruelty.
"You'd be surprised what I'm capable of. I surprise myself sometimes. And I do have regrets. I regret letting you kill my child for one." he said, his eyes burning into her.
"I have no reason to be here talking to you. If anyone should have trust issues, it's me, Miss Black. I have never harmed you nor anyone you cared about. You on the other hand have done great harm to me. If anyone should be distrustful, it should be me." he said in a low voice. His eyes narrowed. But it was with loss and sadness, not with anger.

[Emmaline Murphy]

Jan 30, 2011 22:52:49 GMT 8 Brogan Sullivan said:

Brogan grinned.
"Jeezus you are such a little Princess. I forgot how spoilt you were." he teased her. The way she'd turned her nose up at the castle was very amusing. But she had a point. "Ok then, something a little more relaxed and...private." he added with a warm smile. "We could always get a room here. Or we could sit by the Lake. It's cold but actually quite pretty. I'm actually liking the Scottish countryside. At least it's not England.". He couldn't help it. His Father had predisposed him to dislike England although he'd never even been there.

"Shut up," Emmaline grumbled mock-angrily when he called her spoilt. "It's not my fault, I swear. I didn't ask to be bought up like this." She grinned at him. When he caame up with a few ideas, and spoke about the fact he actually liked Scotland, she shrugged. "Too cold," she murmured in response to going out by the Lake. "I say we get a room... It'll be warmer... and more private..." She just wanted to spend time alone with him...

[Kelly Black]

Jan 31, 2011 8:21:37 GMT 8 Caeleb Dracus said:

He shouldn't have been surprised that she didn't believe a word of it, but he was. Maybe because he was actually partly honest. He was sorry. Maybe not for the right reasons, but he did regret his cruelty.
"You'd be surprised what I'm capable of. I surprise myself sometimes. And I do have regrets. I regret letting you kill my child for one." he said, his eyes burning into her.
"I have no reason to be here talking to you. If anyone should have trust issues, it's me, Miss Black. I have never harmed you nor anyone you cared about. You on the other hand have done great harm to me. If anyone should be distrustful, it should be me." he said in a low voice. His eyes narrowed. But it was with loss and sadness, not with anger.

Kelly stared up at Caeleb. He was telling the truth. He had never harmed anyone she had cared for, yet she had been responsible for the death of Kildara's baby.. She moved to the other end of the sofa as a gesture for Caeleb to sit down. "I guess we agree not to trust each other then." she rested both of her hands on the table, leaving her wand inside her robes. She let her eyes flow over the bar. "So, what's the plan then? We going to wait till one of the students walks in here?"

[Caeleb Dracus]

Caeleb saw as she resigned to his words and she seemed to relax. When she motioned for him to sit down he did, but kept some space between them. He shrugged in response to her question.
"That was my plan. I wasn't counting on you showing up to be honest. But one must be open to improvising." he grinned at her. "Having said that, no one appropriate has turned up. All these brats are far too happy with their lives for my liking." he grumbled, nodding towards the couple he'd noticed earlier who seemed sickeningly in love, judging by their body language. It made him think of Dara and the human emotions unnerved him.
"I'm open to alternative suggestions if you have any." he added, looking at her questioningly.

[Brogan Sullivan]

Jan 31, 2011 9:23:55 GMT 8 Emmaline Murphy said:

"Shut up," Emmaline grumbled mock-angrily when he called her spoilt. "It's not my fault, I swear. I didn't ask to be bought up like this." She grinned at him. When he caame up with a few ideas, and spoke about the fact he actually liked Scotland, she shrugged. "Too cold," she murmured in response to going out by the Lake. "I say we get a room... It'll be warmer... and more private..." She just wanted to spend time alone with him...

He chuckled at her retaliation to the "spoilt" comments and tucked a lock of her soft hair behind her ear. He'd missed the feel of it.
He smiled with a slightly dark hint in his eye at her suggestion of getting a room. Right now it did seem like an awfully good idea.
"A room it is, then." he agreed. "I'll just go and rent one." he told her, kissing her softly on the cheek before going to the bar to arrange the room.

ooc: moved to a private room.

[Kelly Black]

Feb 2, 2011 8:41:43 GMT 8 Caeleb Dracus said:

Caeleb saw as she resigned to his words and she seemed to relax. When she motioned for him to sit down he did, but kept some space between them. He shrugged in response to her question.
"That was my plan. I wasn't counting on you showing up to be honest. But one must be open to improvising." he grinned at her. "Having said that, no one appropriate has turned up. All these brats are far too happy with their lives for my liking." he grumbled, nodding towards the couple he'd noticed earlier who seemed sickeningly in love, judging by their body language. It made him think of Dara and the human emotions unnerved him.
"I'm open to alternative suggestions if you have any." he added, looking at her questioningly.

"Well I didn't actually come in here, hoping to see you either." Kelly said sarcastically. She glanced a quick look over the room and saw the couple, that Caeleb was talking about, get up and steer towards the rooms upstairs. She chuckled under her breath.
She stared back at Caeleb. "I don't really care, what's going on in that damn school, if I'm completely honest with you." That was a lie. She had wanted a reason to get inbetween those four walls, since she got back to England. That bloody place, was where Emilia was hiding herself from Kelly. That was the fortress she had to break into, to kill the last of her bloodline. She rested her head on her hands. "If you're so desperate to find out, what's going on, why don't you just slither in?" she said, hinting to Caeleb's animagus form.