Post by Admin on Aug 24, 2020 3:47:10 GMT
Tia's Mysteries (Invitation Only)
(OOC: Combined threads from the previous site)
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia could not believe that Mrs. Wright had not answered any of her letters. She would ask her why when she saw her. Tia had to tell her cousin Jayce and Miley that she had to go back to St. Francis' for Christmas. When Tia left the school it was with the promise that she would write her friends.
During the long train ride. Tia had the feeling she was being watched. 'Seth will know what to do.' ,Tia thought. 'First the board comes up missing and now this.'
Tia could not wait to see Seth Wright again. He was suppose to be meeting her here at King's Cross. 'Where is he?' ,Tia thought starting to get worried. 'Maybe he's just running late?' ,Tia realized. 'I don't even know what he does when he's not helping at the Orphanage. What if he works for the Ministry?' ,Tia thought deciding to wait for him. She decided to sit near the entrance so she could see him as he come in.
David Valentine
David Valentine leaned against one of the huge granite pillars at Kings Cross Station, Platform 9 3/4 as the train slowly approached. He took a deep breath, letting the steam from the Engine fill his lungs. Night was swiftly approaching and a chill was quick to settle on the inhabitants of the Platform, mostly parents or guardians there to pick up their children.
The train came to a slow stop at the station and the girl Valentine was waiting for got off the train amidst a group of other giggling girls, though she didn't look part of the group. His assumptions were confirmed when she quickly detached herself from them and went to sit down by the entrance. Her pick-up must not be here yet. Good.
Valentine's choice of attire that day was a little outside his norm, but it was rapidly becoming his new style. He wore black boots with zippers on the inside for easy on and off, dark blue jeans, black shirt, and a black leather jacket. Underneath his shirt was a bulletproof vest (military issue), and he wore a shoulder holster for his Glock Pistol. Sometimes killing the Muggle way was just as gratifying.
He leaned forward off the pillar and walked toward the girl and the bench she sat on. "Excuse me, but is this seat taken?" He didn't wait for an answer and sat down next to her anyway. He seemed pleasant enough, but the untrained witch couldn't hear the venom dripping from his words. She was the last. Not just the last in her family, but the last in a long line of vengeance. Every Auror on the team, their sons, daughters, wives, husbands, parents, grandparents, all were dead and by his hand.
David Valentine couldn't help but realize the irony of the situation. His whole life to this point could end in the space of a second. His family's ticket out of purgatory sat right next to him, but he couldn't help but think that he could be doing more. Killing her would be too quick, too simple. No, he wouldn't to toy with her first. Get inside her head and see what he could find.
He took his wand out and twirled it in circles in his fingers. He appeared uninterested in her, but in actuallity was observing everything she did. He faked a shiver, "Cold today."
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia saw the guy as he came up and asked to sit down next to her. She was about to answer him when he sat down. 'Where is Seth?' , Tia thought as she looked at the entrance. 'He's never this late. What could be keeping the old wizard?' ,Tia said to herself trying to stop herself from worrying.
Tia noticed that the guy had to be a wizard too. She had seen his wand when he said to her about how it was cold today. Tia answered, "Not really. You get use to it." Tia was starting to get mixed feelings about this guy. Tia reach for her pendent to relax herself. 'Marcus, would have known what was up with this guy. Marcus would also know why Seth was late.' Tia said to herself. Marcus always seemed to know what to do. Thinking, 'You always looked out for me, Marcus. You'd known if this guy could be a problem or not. Why does this guy make me so nervous?'
Tia watched how he seemed to be playing with his wand. He seemed to not care who saw him. She tried to read him like Marcus taught her.'He is a strange one. Who is he waiting for?' Tia had just thought about the fact that the guy did not seem to be waiting for a child. 'He has not even looked at the train since he sat down. I'll ask Seth about him. If Seth ever gets here?' Tia thought really worried now. 'Maybe that's why the guy made her nervous. Seth has not shown and now this guy shows up. If Marcus wasn't there, Seth was. I always had somebody watching me.' ,Tia thought finally realizing that she had always been with somebody. She realized has she played with the medallion, that she had another question for Seth Wright when and if he got there, 'Why did I need all that protecting?' She was almost certain that Seth had to work for the Ministry now. Thinking of Seth again, she started really worrying. Then she remembered the day Seth brought her here, 'He talk to the guard as if they were old friends. Maybe I should ask the guard if he seen Seth?' , Tia thought as she got up to go ask.
David Valentine
Tia stood up. Valentine didn't see the old man who was her ride there yet and it probably wouldn't be for awhile yet. That's what happens when you go out to the driveway and find that your car has no tires. David smiled at his handiwork. The poor man could have apparated, but David wasn't expecting him anytime soon.
"Tia, don't leave. It's dangerous out there on your own." Concern for her filled his voice, but only he knew that it was all a ruse. He stared at the girl while he waited for her to turn around in what he assumed would be shock or disbelief. Afterall, how did he know her name?
As he thought quickly what questions she would ask and what answers he should give, he also formed a plan. A plan to get inside her head. To miss with her emotionally. This should be fun.
Tocanema Tia Spellman
As Tia heard a name few called her; she started wondering, 'How could he possibly know that nickname? Only a hand full of people call me that. Marcus, Jayce and some of my friends at school. Not even Mrs. Wright and Seth call me that. They have always called me Tocanema.'
She started nervously playing with her necklace. She was looking around for anybody that might know this guy. 'Who is this guy? More importantly who sent him?' ,thought Tia wondering who could have given him that name. Then she realized something her mother's killer could know that name. Tia thought terrified if what her and Jayce thought was true, 'If Tia is my real first name then one other would know it. Could this be who they have been hiding me from? If so why would he show concern for me?' Tia did not notice that she had been rubbing the pendent all this time. When she finally realized what she was doing, she let go of the medallion. Tia didn't know the answer to her questions. She did know from what Marcus taught her how to treat a person until she did. She just hoped the guard was paying attention. If she was wrong, then she would apologize and hope the guy just thought she was overreacting because her ride had not shown up. And at least she would be able to ask the guard if he had seen Seth.
She said aloud, " How do you know that name? Who are you Mister?" Tia knew she was drawing attention to them. She wanted to get Seth's friend to look this way. This man had better have some good answers.
(occ: Tocanema means Wild Cat or Wild One .)
David Valentine
David Valentine smiled. The girl wasn't dumb, that was for sure. Trying to get someone's attention was smart. The girl had moxy. With a wave of his wand, he cast a spell that secluded the little area they were in. No one could hear what they were saying and that included if she started yelling, which he didn't plan on her to do.
"Well, let's just say that me and your father met a long time ago. You're so grown up now." He produced a picture out of his pocket. "This picture was taken when you were just born I think." He showed it to Tia and it was a picture of her mother in a hospital gown with a small babe in her arms.
Obviously, Valentine had found the picture in the coat pocket of her father's cursed and immobilized body the night he set his death date. "I know he is dead now. I"m sorry for your losses. I speak of the deaths of your mother and brother also. Where are you staying now?"
Tocanema Tia Spellman
When the man said he'd known Tia's father and showed her the picture, she felt foolish for her jumping the gun like she did. " I am sorry but Marcus taught me to be careful of people using that name." Tia looked at the picture and finally saw what Mrs. Wright said to her was true. She did look like her mom. Turning back to the man she said with glossy eyes, "I don't remember her or my father at all. I have lived at St. Francis Orphanage since I was about two." ,Tia told her father's old friend. "That is where Marcus found me when I was eight. He never said we were related; Eventhough he told me other things.He always seemed protective of me though. He taught me things too. He taught me how to play chess. Marcus always said, 'Life was like a chess game. Know your opponent and plan accordingly.' Was that a family motto? How do you know my dad? You and my dad must of been close for him to give you a picture of me and mom? Do you have any of Marcus and my dad?" She was hoping he did because she had none of her parents. 'This guy might be the one to help me uncover my past?' ,Tia thought playing with her necklace.
She thought remembering how he had asked her not to leave,]i] 'He thought I was leaving King's Cross. I better tell him what I was doing.' [/i]Tia said a little shyly, "When you said, not to leave, it was dangerous out there. I was not getting up to leave. See that guard over there (pointing out Troy to him) he's name is Troy, he is an old friend of Seth's. I was going to ask him if he had seen Seth? Seth is late in picking me up which has never happened before. Now that I know about you maybe we can both go ask him?"
Tia realized this man could know the connection between Mrs. Wright and her father. She started talking again, "The lady that runs the Orphanage worked for my father right? She changed my name when I was little to Tocanema Tia Spellman. Marcus said something about her owling his dad. What I can't figure out is why did they hide my past from me? Why did they keep my history a secret from me? Do you know why?" Tia started messing with her pendent.
She realized he had not answered her other question. So she asked it again, " Sir, what is your name? I can't keep calling you Mister. I don't know what could be keeping Seth. He should have been here hours ago. Him and my dad go way back too. Seth told me one time that him and my dad work together in America." Tia started messing with her pendent because she could not figure out what was keeping Seth. She decided to go ask Troy if he had seen Seth and if Seth had left a message for her. Since it was starting to get dark out and she still had shopping to do for Christmas. Thinking, 'I got at least one more present to get. I don't even know if he has any kids or who he was waiting for? Am I being too trusting of this man? Seth said, 'He knew everyone of my dad's friends', so Seth should know this one? I will be careful of what I tell him until Seth can say whether he's telling me the truth or not. I just hope that thing about my dad and Seth being in America wasn't a secret?', rubbing the medallion.
It was then that she felt the pain in her leg and looked down to see that it was bleeding again. She hated the fact that the scar on her right leg seemed to keep opening up. Grabbing something out of her robe she tyed it on her leg to stop the bleeding. At least she had gotten to it before she got weak this time.
(occ: Did Tia see you cast the spell to silence the area?)
David Valentine
He smiled. "Ahh, Marcus. He was a fighter that one. Always protecting others. Never looking out for his own self." He repressed the urge to add And that proved to be his downfall. "It would make sense that he protected you. And you certainly have a lot of questions, most of which I cannot answer. I am sorry, but I do not have the answers you seek."
He sat up on the bench. "I have only that picture. I found it on the ground during the last time I worked near your father. I never got a chance to give it back as he was cursed that same day." He looked down in a mock gesture of respect that would not appear fake. "My job at the American Ministry was undercover work. I was always on the other side working with the bad guys but I was secretly a Minstry Auror. Your father was an anomaly. He was my only friend and he had to keep my existence secret."
"We could, but I'll stay here with you until Seth gets here. So, it's up to you." He was pretty sure that there were no wanted posters up if him anywhere so he wasn't worried about the man recognizing him as a Seven member.
She then asked him what his name was. He thought about whether or not to tell him his real name, but that was probably a bad idea. He was spared having to answer the question by her leg starting to bleed. "Tia? Are you okay? Your leg was just bleeding."
(ooc: No. He used it silently. She didn't notice.)
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia said looking down at her leg, "Oh, that. It is from a long time scar. It should stop soon." Feeling a little embarrassed for having to ask so many questions all at once; she said, "I'm sorry, if I ask so many questions. It is just that you are the only one besides the Wrights and Jayce that know anything about my past. The Wrights don't tell me much." Rubbing the pendent that Marcus gave to her; she said to herself, 'The only one that talks about my parents is Seth. And that is very little.'
Thinking of Seth, he was still not there yet and it was dark out. Tia knew this was very much unlike him, something was wrong. She decided to ask Troy. Looking at her father's friend she said shyly, " I'm going to ask Troy if he knows what is taking Seth so long? Will you come with me? I don't know Troy all that well."
With that Tia went to talk to Troy thinking to herself, 'He still hasn't given me his name. Seth was my dad's Secret Keeper. Seth will know him, if he's telling the truth.'
When they talked to Troy, she found out that Seth had owled Troy with the delay. Telling him of all four of Seth's tires coming up missing. (Troy's instuctions were Tia was to wait there until him and some other Aurors got there. He was also told not to worry her.) Troy decided to tell her as little as possible; he said, " Tocanema, go back and seat down and wait for Seth. He should be arriving shortly. He was getting a ride with some friends." At seeing the two of them, Troy got a weird look about him. Tia just thought it was a trick of the light.
When they went back to the bench, she was more worried then ever thinking alittle out loud, 'All his tires missing? Something is not right.' (She didn't know that both Seth and Troy smelled a trap.) Tia started wondering if somebody didn't want Seth to get here. She looked over at Troy and saw that he was watching her and the man very closily. Troy's hand was in his jacket.
That made Tia even more nervous. She said quietly to herself with a worried look on her face, 'What is going on? Troy never goes for his wand. At least he's not pulling it out, what could Troy be up to? Is he responible for Seth not showing up? I have got to get out of here.' Tia started looking around for a way to get out of King's Cross without Troy seeing her. She had only been here one other time and that was with Seth.
She did not know if she could trust the guy that said he was a friend of her father's, but he didn't have the look in his eyes that Troy now had. Whispering to the guy, "I have got to get out of here. I think Troy might have set up trouble for Seth. He is a wizard who carries his wand in his jacket. The jacket he's reaching into now. Marcus taught me how to read people by watching them. I have watched Troy since we have sat back down. He is up to something and it is not something good. Look at his eyes, that is not love in his eyes, that's pure hatred. I have got to get out of here now! I think Troy might have lied to me about Seth coming. Will you help me? I don't know King's Cross or London all that well. All I know is there is a girl's restroom. It over there though (pointing on the otherside of Troy). "
She had been so worried about getting out of there and away from Troy. Tia didn't notice that her necklace had come undone and had fallen to the ground. She also did not realize that Troy wasn't looking at her as she thought. He was looking at the guy.
(occ: Things I have thought out loud or said to myself, you might have heard. Those I am going to leave to your decision. Those things in (***) if you are paying attention you might get a hint to.)
David Valentine
The murderous look on Troy Spellman's face made Valentine suppress a burst of mad laughter. It was one of his many joys in life, meeting the close friends and families of those he had killed and them thinking that they could beat him. There was another problem too though. Seth was on his way, but he wasn't alone. He would have some Aurors with him. How tempting it was to try and kill them all. Weaken the ministry AND even the fighting lines a little for the Seven but that would be suicide. David Valentine was good, but three or four Aurors at one time were better.
He scooped down and picked up the necklace that Tia had dropped and pocketed it. It might come in handy. "Yes, that's right. There is a girl's restroom over there around the corner. Walk as quickly as you can, like you are trying to contain your bladder, but don't look at Troy. I'll follow you and stop him if he trys anything. I'll meet you there in 3 minutes."
David Valentine watched her limp around the corner. Her leg was worse than she thought. He stood up and walked over to Troy. "Troy Spellman. Still preying on little girls? Take your hand out of your jacket before I curse it off." His wand was still in his hand, ready to block any spell flung at him
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia could not believe her bad luck. Her dad's friend being here must have move up Troy's plan. 'Why did Troy hate her so? She had only seen him that one time. When Seth brought her here to go to Hogwarts. He seemed nice.' ,Tia thought remembering what he did when Seth introduced them. Troy even helped Tia with her trunk. 'Maybe he acted nice because Seth was there?' ,Tia questioned.
Tia thought as she looked at her dad's friend, 'He's really going to help me.' Tia was glad that he was a quick thinker like Marcus. Tia said to herself, 'Maybe he was the one that taught Marcus, how to think on his feet.'She decided to ask him later. Tia hoped that he would tell her what he could. First they had to get away from Troy. Right now Tia would follow his plan to the letter, hoping it only took three minutes.
As Tia tried to quickly limp to the girl's restroom with her bleeding leg. She overheard him confront Troy. She realized that her dad's friend must have dealt with Troy before. Tia heard the phase, 'picking on little girls again?' Tia wondered what that phase meant. It seemed that Troy was going to pull his wand because her dad's friend said something that sounded like he was going to have to curse Troy. She wished she could hear the whole conversion, but the voices were being interrupted by the things going on behind her in the bathroom.
She wondered if Troy would say, what really happened to Seth? Could Troy have killed him? Tia remembered that Marcus had told her, 'Seth was way to trusting.' She was also but only to a point. She waited by the girl's bathroom, trying to hear anything that would tell her what had happened to Seth.
As Tia sat down to listen; she looked at her leg, to find that her extreme relief the bleeding had slow down. She could feel herself getting weak from lost of blood. Tia knew from what the doctors at the hospital said, 'It would not kill her yet. It was still in the early stages of the curse. It would make her weak and might make her pass out.' Tia tried to focus and stay awake. She had to be ready when her father's friend got to her in 3 minutes.
Tia wondered, "I thought they said, 'It would not do that anymore. That I was cured of this curse.' Why does it always happen when I need to move quickly?" Tia guessed that she should tell the staff at the hospital about it happening again. 'Later.' ,thought Tia. 'When I get out of this trouble with Troy and she got to the orphanage to make sure Troy had not harm anybody there.'
Troy Spellma
Troy had been on duty all day and was about to get off, when the owl had come in. It had been from Seth. After reading the letter, Troy thought, 'Four tires coming up missing on the same day that Tia is due home for the holidays? I agree with Seth! This has Valentine written all over it.' When he's relief come, Troy said, "How about I do a double today and you do a double tomorrow?" Troy knew the guy would jump at the chance since it was his anniversary today.
While he waited for the Hogwart's Express to get there, he started remembering when he met Valentine for the first time. Troy remembered that day very well. It was the day that several things happened : His dad was murdered, Tia's mother was murdered, Tia got that scar on her right leg, his dreams of them being a family was destroyed, but most importantly it was the first time that Troy had seen Tia scared. Troy thought wishing that Seth and the Aurors would get here, 'I could not stop him from hurting her then. But that will be the last time he hurts her. Where are they?'
When Troy saw Tia get off the train, it took all his willpower not to go to her and keep her safe. After she sat down, a man with his back to Troy went over and sat next to her. Troy could not hear what they were saying. Soon they both had come over to him and asked about Seth. 'Why is this guy even near Tia?', thought Troy trying to get a better look at the man.
When Troy saw him face to face, Troy's face change as he thought, 'Valentine, how dare you?' The man he had sworn, that he would protect Tia from was standing right next to her. How could he had gotten that close to her without Troy seeing him. Troy remembered that Seth didn't what Tia to get worried or scared no more then need be. Troy would have to just watch and wait for the others. Seth did not say that Troy couldn't be ready in case Valentine acted first. He gave Tia the message from Seth. When they went to sit back down Troy reached into his jacket pocket and grabbed his wand thinking, 'Valentine, I will not let you hurt her again.'
Troy realized that Tia had noticed the look he gave Valentine and thought that the look was for her. 'Great! Now I've done it. Tia's freaking out. How can I protect her if she bolts?' ,Troy thought seeing Tia so fearful that she was looking for a way out of King's Cross. This was what they were afraid of. When Tia got scared she did one of two things; she either bolted or withdrew into herself. That was why Seth did not want her worried or scared. Seth was going to kill him for frightening her like this. 'What are you doing Tia?' ,Troy scared for Tia as he saw her whispering to Valentine. 'Tia, of all the people you should be talking to he is not one of them.' ,Troy said to himself as he realized that for some reason Tia didn't remember that the man that she was talking to, happen to be the same man that killed her mother right in front of her. Troy realized that Tia was getting up and it looked like she had to use the restroom. 'Good. She be away from him.' ,Troy thought as Tia started limping towards the restroom.
Troy watched Tia closily as she went by and notice that her leg was bleeding again. He thought, 'After I deal with Valentine, I will try to undo what the curse has done to you, Tia.' Troy was glad when Tia turned the corner to go to the girls restroom; for now he could deal with Valentine. But Valentine had somehow managed to have gotten the drop on him. Valentine with wand in hand was saying something about Troy picking on young girls again. Troy did not know what Valentine was thinking with this little charade of his, but Troy did know that Seth would be here very shortly and playtime would be over.
"What are you playing at Valentine? You know Seth's coming and you're still here? I won't let you hurt her again." Troy said with hatred in his words hoping Tia would stay in the bathroom. There was no way Troy was releasing his wand. Troy said to Valentine, " Valentine, I hope you are not thinking of leaving here with her."
As Troy started realizing that Tia must have lost a fair amount of blood thinking, 'If I don't do something soon about Tia's blood lost, she is going to pass out.' Looking to where he hoped Tia was he said, "Valentine, what were you thinking? As soon as Seth gets here your little game is up. This time he will bring you down. Seth will also tell her about you. So what made you think of coming here alone?" Then Troy thought of something as he looked around, 'What if he wasn't alone? I didn't see him until he was right in front of me. What if more of his friends are here? '
Troy knew that Valentine could try and kill her. He looked at Valentine trying to let him know what a bad idea that would be. After thinking about it, Troy realized that was not David Valentine's intention. Valentine had somehow gotten Tia to trust him and he planned on that trust growing. He had no intention of being here or letting Tia be here, when Seth and the Aurors got here. Somehow Valentine had catch on to Seth's plan. Troy thought to himself, 'Valentine knows about Seth not coming alone. I think, He been thinking about how to get Tia out of here before Seth can get here and Tia, the little sweetheart has given him the prefect opportunity. I have got to stale.'
Troy knew that if he did not do something soon, Tia would passout. Troy just wanted to get to Tia so he could undo what Valentine had done years ago, but Valentine was in between him and Tia. Plus Tia was now scared of him because of Troy's stupidity. 'I should have called Valentine out while she was near me but Seth told me not to worry her. Plus if I had Valentine would have probably quit whatever sick game his playing and would have attack. All I got to do is wait and keep him busy until Seth and the others get here. Maybe I should remove my hand from the inside of my pocket but keep it close? I don't think he wants to kill me without a reason that Tia will accept.' ,Troy thought as he removed his hand from the jacket's pocket and laid it down on the pocket still semi-touching his wand.
"I don't know how you got her trust, Valentine? But Seth will be here very soon and your little charade will be up. So I will ask you again. What game are you playing this time Valentine? " ,Troy asked a little more louder hoping that Tia would hear and understand that he was not the enemy.
(OOC: Combined threads from the previous site)
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia could not believe that Mrs. Wright had not answered any of her letters. She would ask her why when she saw her. Tia had to tell her cousin Jayce and Miley that she had to go back to St. Francis' for Christmas. When Tia left the school it was with the promise that she would write her friends.
During the long train ride. Tia had the feeling she was being watched. 'Seth will know what to do.' ,Tia thought. 'First the board comes up missing and now this.'
Tia could not wait to see Seth Wright again. He was suppose to be meeting her here at King's Cross. 'Where is he?' ,Tia thought starting to get worried. 'Maybe he's just running late?' ,Tia realized. 'I don't even know what he does when he's not helping at the Orphanage. What if he works for the Ministry?' ,Tia thought deciding to wait for him. She decided to sit near the entrance so she could see him as he come in.
David Valentine
David Valentine leaned against one of the huge granite pillars at Kings Cross Station, Platform 9 3/4 as the train slowly approached. He took a deep breath, letting the steam from the Engine fill his lungs. Night was swiftly approaching and a chill was quick to settle on the inhabitants of the Platform, mostly parents or guardians there to pick up their children.
The train came to a slow stop at the station and the girl Valentine was waiting for got off the train amidst a group of other giggling girls, though she didn't look part of the group. His assumptions were confirmed when she quickly detached herself from them and went to sit down by the entrance. Her pick-up must not be here yet. Good.
Valentine's choice of attire that day was a little outside his norm, but it was rapidly becoming his new style. He wore black boots with zippers on the inside for easy on and off, dark blue jeans, black shirt, and a black leather jacket. Underneath his shirt was a bulletproof vest (military issue), and he wore a shoulder holster for his Glock Pistol. Sometimes killing the Muggle way was just as gratifying.
He leaned forward off the pillar and walked toward the girl and the bench she sat on. "Excuse me, but is this seat taken?" He didn't wait for an answer and sat down next to her anyway. He seemed pleasant enough, but the untrained witch couldn't hear the venom dripping from his words. She was the last. Not just the last in her family, but the last in a long line of vengeance. Every Auror on the team, their sons, daughters, wives, husbands, parents, grandparents, all were dead and by his hand.
David Valentine couldn't help but realize the irony of the situation. His whole life to this point could end in the space of a second. His family's ticket out of purgatory sat right next to him, but he couldn't help but think that he could be doing more. Killing her would be too quick, too simple. No, he wouldn't to toy with her first. Get inside her head and see what he could find.
He took his wand out and twirled it in circles in his fingers. He appeared uninterested in her, but in actuallity was observing everything she did. He faked a shiver, "Cold today."
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia saw the guy as he came up and asked to sit down next to her. She was about to answer him when he sat down. 'Where is Seth?' , Tia thought as she looked at the entrance. 'He's never this late. What could be keeping the old wizard?' ,Tia said to herself trying to stop herself from worrying.
Tia noticed that the guy had to be a wizard too. She had seen his wand when he said to her about how it was cold today. Tia answered, "Not really. You get use to it." Tia was starting to get mixed feelings about this guy. Tia reach for her pendent to relax herself. 'Marcus, would have known what was up with this guy. Marcus would also know why Seth was late.' Tia said to herself. Marcus always seemed to know what to do. Thinking, 'You always looked out for me, Marcus. You'd known if this guy could be a problem or not. Why does this guy make me so nervous?'
Tia watched how he seemed to be playing with his wand. He seemed to not care who saw him. She tried to read him like Marcus taught her.'He is a strange one. Who is he waiting for?' Tia had just thought about the fact that the guy did not seem to be waiting for a child. 'He has not even looked at the train since he sat down. I'll ask Seth about him. If Seth ever gets here?' Tia thought really worried now. 'Maybe that's why the guy made her nervous. Seth has not shown and now this guy shows up. If Marcus wasn't there, Seth was. I always had somebody watching me.' ,Tia thought finally realizing that she had always been with somebody. She realized has she played with the medallion, that she had another question for Seth Wright when and if he got there, 'Why did I need all that protecting?' She was almost certain that Seth had to work for the Ministry now. Thinking of Seth again, she started really worrying. Then she remembered the day Seth brought her here, 'He talk to the guard as if they were old friends. Maybe I should ask the guard if he seen Seth?' , Tia thought as she got up to go ask.
David Valentine
Tia stood up. Valentine didn't see the old man who was her ride there yet and it probably wouldn't be for awhile yet. That's what happens when you go out to the driveway and find that your car has no tires. David smiled at his handiwork. The poor man could have apparated, but David wasn't expecting him anytime soon.
"Tia, don't leave. It's dangerous out there on your own." Concern for her filled his voice, but only he knew that it was all a ruse. He stared at the girl while he waited for her to turn around in what he assumed would be shock or disbelief. Afterall, how did he know her name?
As he thought quickly what questions she would ask and what answers he should give, he also formed a plan. A plan to get inside her head. To miss with her emotionally. This should be fun.
Tocanema Tia Spellman
"Tia, don't leave. It's dangerous out there on your own."
As Tia heard a name few called her; she started wondering, 'How could he possibly know that nickname? Only a hand full of people call me that. Marcus, Jayce and some of my friends at school. Not even Mrs. Wright and Seth call me that. They have always called me Tocanema.'
She started nervously playing with her necklace. She was looking around for anybody that might know this guy. 'Who is this guy? More importantly who sent him?' ,thought Tia wondering who could have given him that name. Then she realized something her mother's killer could know that name. Tia thought terrified if what her and Jayce thought was true, 'If Tia is my real first name then one other would know it. Could this be who they have been hiding me from? If so why would he show concern for me?' Tia did not notice that she had been rubbing the pendent all this time. When she finally realized what she was doing, she let go of the medallion. Tia didn't know the answer to her questions. She did know from what Marcus taught her how to treat a person until she did. She just hoped the guard was paying attention. If she was wrong, then she would apologize and hope the guy just thought she was overreacting because her ride had not shown up. And at least she would be able to ask the guard if he had seen Seth.
She said aloud, " How do you know that name? Who are you Mister?" Tia knew she was drawing attention to them. She wanted to get Seth's friend to look this way. This man had better have some good answers.
(occ: Tocanema means Wild Cat or Wild One .)
David Valentine
She said aloud, " How do you know that name? Who are you Mister?" Tia knew she was drawing attention to them. She wanted to get Seth's friend to look this way. This man had better have some good answers.
David Valentine smiled. The girl wasn't dumb, that was for sure. Trying to get someone's attention was smart. The girl had moxy. With a wave of his wand, he cast a spell that secluded the little area they were in. No one could hear what they were saying and that included if she started yelling, which he didn't plan on her to do.
"Well, let's just say that me and your father met a long time ago. You're so grown up now." He produced a picture out of his pocket. "This picture was taken when you were just born I think." He showed it to Tia and it was a picture of her mother in a hospital gown with a small babe in her arms.
Obviously, Valentine had found the picture in the coat pocket of her father's cursed and immobilized body the night he set his death date. "I know he is dead now. I"m sorry for your losses. I speak of the deaths of your mother and brother also. Where are you staying now?"
Tocanema Tia Spellman
"Well, let's just say that me and your father met a long time ago. You're so grown up now." He produced a picture out of his pocket. "This picture was taken when you were just born I think." He showed it to Tia and it was a picture of her mother in a hospital gown with a small babe in her arms.
When the man said he'd known Tia's father and showed her the picture, she felt foolish for her jumping the gun like she did. " I am sorry but Marcus taught me to be careful of people using that name." Tia looked at the picture and finally saw what Mrs. Wright said to her was true. She did look like her mom. Turning back to the man she said with glossy eyes, "I don't remember her or my father at all. I have lived at St. Francis Orphanage since I was about two." ,Tia told her father's old friend. "That is where Marcus found me when I was eight. He never said we were related; Eventhough he told me other things.He always seemed protective of me though. He taught me things too. He taught me how to play chess. Marcus always said, 'Life was like a chess game. Know your opponent and plan accordingly.' Was that a family motto? How do you know my dad? You and my dad must of been close for him to give you a picture of me and mom? Do you have any of Marcus and my dad?" She was hoping he did because she had none of her parents. 'This guy might be the one to help me uncover my past?' ,Tia thought playing with her necklace.
She thought remembering how he had asked her not to leave,]i] 'He thought I was leaving King's Cross. I better tell him what I was doing.' [/i]Tia said a little shyly, "When you said, not to leave, it was dangerous out there. I was not getting up to leave. See that guard over there (pointing out Troy to him) he's name is Troy, he is an old friend of Seth's. I was going to ask him if he had seen Seth? Seth is late in picking me up which has never happened before. Now that I know about you maybe we can both go ask him?"
Tia realized this man could know the connection between Mrs. Wright and her father. She started talking again, "The lady that runs the Orphanage worked for my father right? She changed my name when I was little to Tocanema Tia Spellman. Marcus said something about her owling his dad. What I can't figure out is why did they hide my past from me? Why did they keep my history a secret from me? Do you know why?" Tia started messing with her pendent.
She realized he had not answered her other question. So she asked it again, " Sir, what is your name? I can't keep calling you Mister. I don't know what could be keeping Seth. He should have been here hours ago. Him and my dad go way back too. Seth told me one time that him and my dad work together in America." Tia started messing with her pendent because she could not figure out what was keeping Seth. She decided to go ask Troy if he had seen Seth and if Seth had left a message for her. Since it was starting to get dark out and she still had shopping to do for Christmas. Thinking, 'I got at least one more present to get. I don't even know if he has any kids or who he was waiting for? Am I being too trusting of this man? Seth said, 'He knew everyone of my dad's friends', so Seth should know this one? I will be careful of what I tell him until Seth can say whether he's telling me the truth or not. I just hope that thing about my dad and Seth being in America wasn't a secret?', rubbing the medallion.
It was then that she felt the pain in her leg and looked down to see that it was bleeding again. She hated the fact that the scar on her right leg seemed to keep opening up. Grabbing something out of her robe she tyed it on her leg to stop the bleeding. At least she had gotten to it before she got weak this time.
(occ: Did Tia see you cast the spell to silence the area?)
David Valentine
"That is where Marcus found me when I was eight. He never said we were related; Eventhough he told me other things.He always seemed protective of me though. He taught me things though. He taught me how to play chess. Marcus always said, 'Life was like a chess game. Know your opponent and plan accordingly.' Was that a family motto? How do you know my dad? You and my dad must of been close for him to give you a picture of me and mom? Do you have any of Marcus and my dad?" She was hoping he did because she had none of her family. 'This guy might be the one to help me uncover my past?' ,Tia thought playing with her necklace.
He smiled. "Ahh, Marcus. He was a fighter that one. Always protecting others. Never looking out for his own self." He repressed the urge to add And that proved to be his downfall. "It would make sense that he protected you. And you certainly have a lot of questions, most of which I cannot answer. I am sorry, but I do not have the answers you seek."
He sat up on the bench. "I have only that picture. I found it on the ground during the last time I worked near your father. I never got a chance to give it back as he was cursed that same day." He looked down in a mock gesture of respect that would not appear fake. "My job at the American Ministry was undercover work. I was always on the other side working with the bad guys but I was secretly a Minstry Auror. Your father was an anomaly. He was my only friend and he had to keep my existence secret."
"When you said, not to leave, it was dangerous out there. I was not getting up to leave. See that guard over there (pointing out Troy to him) he's name is Troy, he is an old friend of Seth's. I was going to ask him if he had seen Seth? Seth is late in picking me up which has never happened before. Now that I know about you maybe we can both go ask him?"
"We could, but I'll stay here with you until Seth gets here. So, it's up to you." He was pretty sure that there were no wanted posters up if him anywhere so he wasn't worried about the man recognizing him as a Seven member.
She then asked him what his name was. He thought about whether or not to tell him his real name, but that was probably a bad idea. He was spared having to answer the question by her leg starting to bleed. "Tia? Are you okay? Your leg was just bleeding."
(ooc: No. He used it silently. She didn't notice.)
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia said looking down at her leg, "Oh, that. It is from a long time scar. It should stop soon." Feeling a little embarrassed for having to ask so many questions all at once; she said, "I'm sorry, if I ask so many questions. It is just that you are the only one besides the Wrights and Jayce that know anything about my past. The Wrights don't tell me much." Rubbing the pendent that Marcus gave to her; she said to herself, 'The only one that talks about my parents is Seth. And that is very little.'
Thinking of Seth, he was still not there yet and it was dark out. Tia knew this was very much unlike him, something was wrong. She decided to ask Troy. Looking at her father's friend she said shyly, " I'm going to ask Troy if he knows what is taking Seth so long? Will you come with me? I don't know Troy all that well."
With that Tia went to talk to Troy thinking to herself, 'He still hasn't given me his name. Seth was my dad's Secret Keeper. Seth will know him, if he's telling the truth.'
When they talked to Troy, she found out that Seth had owled Troy with the delay. Telling him of all four of Seth's tires coming up missing. (Troy's instuctions were Tia was to wait there until him and some other Aurors got there. He was also told not to worry her.) Troy decided to tell her as little as possible; he said, " Tocanema, go back and seat down and wait for Seth. He should be arriving shortly. He was getting a ride with some friends." At seeing the two of them, Troy got a weird look about him. Tia just thought it was a trick of the light.
When they went back to the bench, she was more worried then ever thinking alittle out loud, 'All his tires missing? Something is not right.' (She didn't know that both Seth and Troy smelled a trap.) Tia started wondering if somebody didn't want Seth to get here. She looked over at Troy and saw that he was watching her and the man very closily. Troy's hand was in his jacket.
That made Tia even more nervous. She said quietly to herself with a worried look on her face, 'What is going on? Troy never goes for his wand. At least he's not pulling it out, what could Troy be up to? Is he responible for Seth not showing up? I have got to get out of here.' Tia started looking around for a way to get out of King's Cross without Troy seeing her. She had only been here one other time and that was with Seth.
She did not know if she could trust the guy that said he was a friend of her father's, but he didn't have the look in his eyes that Troy now had. Whispering to the guy, "I have got to get out of here. I think Troy might have set up trouble for Seth. He is a wizard who carries his wand in his jacket. The jacket he's reaching into now. Marcus taught me how to read people by watching them. I have watched Troy since we have sat back down. He is up to something and it is not something good. Look at his eyes, that is not love in his eyes, that's pure hatred. I have got to get out of here now! I think Troy might have lied to me about Seth coming. Will you help me? I don't know King's Cross or London all that well. All I know is there is a girl's restroom. It over there though (pointing on the otherside of Troy). "
She had been so worried about getting out of there and away from Troy. Tia didn't notice that her necklace had come undone and had fallen to the ground. She also did not realize that Troy wasn't looking at her as she thought. He was looking at the guy.
(occ: Things I have thought out loud or said to myself, you might have heard. Those I am going to leave to your decision. Those things in (***) if you are paying attention you might get a hint to.)
David Valentine
Whispering to the guy, "I have got to get out of here. I think Troy might have set up trouble for Seth. He is a wizard who carries his wand in his jacket. The jacket he's reaching into now. Marcus taught me how to read people by watching them. I have watched Troy since we have sat back down. He is up to something and it is not something good. Look at his eyes, that is not love in his eyes, that's pure hatred. I have got to get out of here now! I think Troy might have lied to me about Seth coming. Will you help me? I don't know King's Cross or London all that well. All I know is there is a girl's restroom. It over there though (pointing on the otherside of Troy). "
The murderous look on Troy Spellman's face made Valentine suppress a burst of mad laughter. It was one of his many joys in life, meeting the close friends and families of those he had killed and them thinking that they could beat him. There was another problem too though. Seth was on his way, but he wasn't alone. He would have some Aurors with him. How tempting it was to try and kill them all. Weaken the ministry AND even the fighting lines a little for the Seven but that would be suicide. David Valentine was good, but three or four Aurors at one time were better.
He scooped down and picked up the necklace that Tia had dropped and pocketed it. It might come in handy. "Yes, that's right. There is a girl's restroom over there around the corner. Walk as quickly as you can, like you are trying to contain your bladder, but don't look at Troy. I'll follow you and stop him if he trys anything. I'll meet you there in 3 minutes."
David Valentine watched her limp around the corner. Her leg was worse than she thought. He stood up and walked over to Troy. "Troy Spellman. Still preying on little girls? Take your hand out of your jacket before I curse it off." His wand was still in his hand, ready to block any spell flung at him
Tocanema Tia Spellman
Tia could not believe her bad luck. Her dad's friend being here must have move up Troy's plan. 'Why did Troy hate her so? She had only seen him that one time. When Seth brought her here to go to Hogwarts. He seemed nice.' ,Tia thought remembering what he did when Seth introduced them. Troy even helped Tia with her trunk. 'Maybe he acted nice because Seth was there?' ,Tia questioned.
Tia thought as she looked at her dad's friend, 'He's really going to help me.' Tia was glad that he was a quick thinker like Marcus. Tia said to herself, 'Maybe he was the one that taught Marcus, how to think on his feet.'She decided to ask him later. Tia hoped that he would tell her what he could. First they had to get away from Troy. Right now Tia would follow his plan to the letter, hoping it only took three minutes.
As Tia tried to quickly limp to the girl's restroom with her bleeding leg. She overheard him confront Troy. She realized that her dad's friend must have dealt with Troy before. Tia heard the phase, 'picking on little girls again?' Tia wondered what that phase meant. It seemed that Troy was going to pull his wand because her dad's friend said something that sounded like he was going to have to curse Troy. She wished she could hear the whole conversion, but the voices were being interrupted by the things going on behind her in the bathroom.
She wondered if Troy would say, what really happened to Seth? Could Troy have killed him? Tia remembered that Marcus had told her, 'Seth was way to trusting.' She was also but only to a point. She waited by the girl's bathroom, trying to hear anything that would tell her what had happened to Seth.
As Tia sat down to listen; she looked at her leg, to find that her extreme relief the bleeding had slow down. She could feel herself getting weak from lost of blood. Tia knew from what the doctors at the hospital said, 'It would not kill her yet. It was still in the early stages of the curse. It would make her weak and might make her pass out.' Tia tried to focus and stay awake. She had to be ready when her father's friend got to her in 3 minutes.
Tia wondered, "I thought they said, 'It would not do that anymore. That I was cured of this curse.' Why does it always happen when I need to move quickly?" Tia guessed that she should tell the staff at the hospital about it happening again. 'Later.' ,thought Tia. 'When I get out of this trouble with Troy and she got to the orphanage to make sure Troy had not harm anybody there.'
Troy Spellma
Troy had been on duty all day and was about to get off, when the owl had come in. It had been from Seth. After reading the letter, Troy thought, 'Four tires coming up missing on the same day that Tia is due home for the holidays? I agree with Seth! This has Valentine written all over it.' When he's relief come, Troy said, "How about I do a double today and you do a double tomorrow?" Troy knew the guy would jump at the chance since it was his anniversary today.
While he waited for the Hogwart's Express to get there, he started remembering when he met Valentine for the first time. Troy remembered that day very well. It was the day that several things happened : His dad was murdered, Tia's mother was murdered, Tia got that scar on her right leg, his dreams of them being a family was destroyed, but most importantly it was the first time that Troy had seen Tia scared. Troy thought wishing that Seth and the Aurors would get here, 'I could not stop him from hurting her then. But that will be the last time he hurts her. Where are they?'
When Troy saw Tia get off the train, it took all his willpower not to go to her and keep her safe. After she sat down, a man with his back to Troy went over and sat next to her. Troy could not hear what they were saying. Soon they both had come over to him and asked about Seth. 'Why is this guy even near Tia?', thought Troy trying to get a better look at the man.
When Troy saw him face to face, Troy's face change as he thought, 'Valentine, how dare you?' The man he had sworn, that he would protect Tia from was standing right next to her. How could he had gotten that close to her without Troy seeing him. Troy remembered that Seth didn't what Tia to get worried or scared no more then need be. Troy would have to just watch and wait for the others. Seth did not say that Troy couldn't be ready in case Valentine acted first. He gave Tia the message from Seth. When they went to sit back down Troy reached into his jacket pocket and grabbed his wand thinking, 'Valentine, I will not let you hurt her again.'
Troy realized that Tia had noticed the look he gave Valentine and thought that the look was for her. 'Great! Now I've done it. Tia's freaking out. How can I protect her if she bolts?' ,Troy thought seeing Tia so fearful that she was looking for a way out of King's Cross. This was what they were afraid of. When Tia got scared she did one of two things; she either bolted or withdrew into herself. That was why Seth did not want her worried or scared. Seth was going to kill him for frightening her like this. 'What are you doing Tia?' ,Troy scared for Tia as he saw her whispering to Valentine. 'Tia, of all the people you should be talking to he is not one of them.' ,Troy said to himself as he realized that for some reason Tia didn't remember that the man that she was talking to, happen to be the same man that killed her mother right in front of her. Troy realized that Tia was getting up and it looked like she had to use the restroom. 'Good. She be away from him.' ,Troy thought as Tia started limping towards the restroom.
Troy watched Tia closily as she went by and notice that her leg was bleeding again. He thought, 'After I deal with Valentine, I will try to undo what the curse has done to you, Tia.' Troy was glad when Tia turned the corner to go to the girls restroom; for now he could deal with Valentine. But Valentine had somehow managed to have gotten the drop on him. Valentine with wand in hand was saying something about Troy picking on young girls again. Troy did not know what Valentine was thinking with this little charade of his, but Troy did know that Seth would be here very shortly and playtime would be over.
"What are you playing at Valentine? You know Seth's coming and you're still here? I won't let you hurt her again." Troy said with hatred in his words hoping Tia would stay in the bathroom. There was no way Troy was releasing his wand. Troy said to Valentine, " Valentine, I hope you are not thinking of leaving here with her."
As Troy started realizing that Tia must have lost a fair amount of blood thinking, 'If I don't do something soon about Tia's blood lost, she is going to pass out.' Looking to where he hoped Tia was he said, "Valentine, what were you thinking? As soon as Seth gets here your little game is up. This time he will bring you down. Seth will also tell her about you. So what made you think of coming here alone?" Then Troy thought of something as he looked around, 'What if he wasn't alone? I didn't see him until he was right in front of me. What if more of his friends are here? '
Troy knew that Valentine could try and kill her. He looked at Valentine trying to let him know what a bad idea that would be. After thinking about it, Troy realized that was not David Valentine's intention. Valentine had somehow gotten Tia to trust him and he planned on that trust growing. He had no intention of being here or letting Tia be here, when Seth and the Aurors got here. Somehow Valentine had catch on to Seth's plan. Troy thought to himself, 'Valentine knows about Seth not coming alone. I think, He been thinking about how to get Tia out of here before Seth can get here and Tia, the little sweetheart has given him the prefect opportunity. I have got to stale.'
Troy knew that if he did not do something soon, Tia would passout. Troy just wanted to get to Tia so he could undo what Valentine had done years ago, but Valentine was in between him and Tia. Plus Tia was now scared of him because of Troy's stupidity. 'I should have called Valentine out while she was near me but Seth told me not to worry her. Plus if I had Valentine would have probably quit whatever sick game his playing and would have attack. All I got to do is wait and keep him busy until Seth and the others get here. Maybe I should remove my hand from the inside of my pocket but keep it close? I don't think he wants to kill me without a reason that Tia will accept.' ,Troy thought as he removed his hand from the jacket's pocket and laid it down on the pocket still semi-touching his wand.
"I don't know how you got her trust, Valentine? But Seth will be here very soon and your little charade will be up. So I will ask you again. What game are you playing this time Valentine? " ,Troy asked a little more louder hoping that Tia would hear and understand that he was not the enemy.