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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 20, 2012 3:05:07 GMT -5
It was time for the Radcliffe ball. Grand. Brennan had spent most of the day getting ready because it was one of the big ones. There were a few different kinds of balls. The ones held by people that didn't matter much in the pureblood community, like the Potters. The ones that people went to but if they didn't attend... oh well, like the Zabini's, then there were big ones. The ones that if you were invited, you went. The Radcliffe ball was one of those. It was a primo place to network for business or for future relationships. Brennan wasn't going for either. She was out to get plastered. Which she was well on her way to as she down her third glass of champagne. "Brennan, slow down on those." Her mother whispered in her ear. Brennan rolled her eyes and grabbed another one, taking a small sip then she went around to look for something to do, nearly running in to a blonde. "Watch it." She snapped. OUTFITSorin was a bit nervous. This was when they were going to announce to Lucy's parents... and Danbe, that they were dating, seriously, and thus she could no longer promise her hand to that skeezy slimeball. He dressed up, getting a tie that matched her dress and everything. He finished getting ready right before it was time to go. His mum called him down and he left with them. He was looking around for Lucy before someone told him she was upstairs in one of the bedrooms, finishing getting ready. He found the right room with the help of one of her cousins and he knocked. "Lucy?" He called through the door. "It's Sorin." He bit his lip, he was nervous, if this went wrong... he didn't even know what would happen. OUTFITColby felt horrible. she'd been sick for a while. She had figured out the reason, with her sisters' help. That made it worse, it meant she wasn't the only one that knew. But Monroe and Brennan both swore to keep quiet about it. They generally kept their word about these things. She walked around the party, keeping to herself. She hadn't found anyone worth talking to yet. She kept her head held high, not worried about running int him This was a party for purebloods, not half blood, half werewolves with puppy dog looks. She took a deep breath and smiled as she ran into some... aquaintances from Hogwarts. They started talking, but her eyes still roamed around the ball room. The ball was just starting, there were still some people who hadn't arrived. OUTFITReed hated balls. He hated being forced to play nice with people he barely knew. But this time his mother was demanding he go. Normally he'd lie and say he had a reason why he couldn't, but his father was currantly standing in the livng room of Reed's flat... so lying was out. He got dressed in the tux his mother sent. He dind' task how she knew his measurements, because the tux fit perfectly. Then he apperated out with his dad to the Radcliffe home. He stood awkwardly, waiting for someone to tell him why it was so important that he come to this stupid thing. However there was one good thing, he realized as He grabbed a glass of champagne. and he knew later there would be an open bar. they weren't about the skimp on anything in this family. To them, Money was power.Kendall sat in the room that Tyson had snagged for them. Being a Radcliffe meant that Tyson got to get ready in one of the many lavish guest rooms in the Radcliffe home. And Kendall wanted her to share. She fixed her make up in the mirror. "So why is your mom being so weird? Is she still pissed about the Greg thing? Oh and they did let him go finally. How was I suppose to know he legitimatly had a few warrants out on him? Though i did get a congratulations from the boss. don't think Harry'd be too happy to know I onoy picked him up to get back at him for dumping you." She chuckled and stood upright, smoothing her dress and glancing over at her best friend.
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Post by Tobin Radcliffe on Feb 20, 2012 4:11:50 GMT -5
Lucy was in her room she really didn't want to come out of that room. She was scared about going public with a lie like the one they were doing. Or the fact that her future husband was going to learn that he was no longer in for a free ride into the Radcliffe's world. She heard the knock on her door and a huge part of her was hoping it was Brennan to tell her that she needed to take a breath and calm down. But to no avail it was just the man she was crating a lie with. She let out a shaky breath looking herself over she looked decent not her normal comfortable look either it was dressed up to the highest degree. She walked over and opened the door ushering him in quickly. " Hey Sorin. Wow...You clean up very nice."" She said with a small smile. Outfit
Tobin closed his eyes looking himself over in the mirror. He knew he looked good in red and so he dressed in red. He really had no ambition to show himself to the public yet not that he was supposed to. His job was to stay hidden until they announced his engagement. His mother had ye led at him time and time again to wear anything but red but he wanted to so that was what he wore. He yawned looking himself over before finally just laying down looking for something to read while he waited for his blushing bride to be to wreck everything that his life was based on. He shook his head remembering a comment that Brennan had said while they went out drinking. He shook his head." I should not be thinking about her right now." He shook his head and looked for another book. Outfit
Teddy really wasn't all gun hoe on this come to the ball. Jaden was a very great friend from school who'd disappeared after school he hadn't heard anything from the man. But now rumors had it that he was resurfacing and that this would be the place to be if he were to be home his family would have drug him here and forced him to put on a good face for the family. Teddy walked around and mingled here and there but nothing over the top. Most of these people were annoying. He was mostly over by the kids making his hair and features turn colors because it made them laugh and it was mindless work. He spotted a familiar face across the way but he wasn't sure it was her so he made no move right away. Outfit
Tyson looked herself over in the mirror and looked over at her friend with a small smiled she really honestly couldn't help it. " He deserves everything that came to him the bastard.' She sighed looking her body over," I really don't know why my mother is acting the way she is but she is. She forced me to wear this specific dress." She bit her lip and shook her head," This has too mean one of two things. She either A want's me to look hot so that no one thinks anything less of us. Or she wants to to look hot so that when she pisses me off with something tonight I will still look attractive tonight to gain some contacts in the best way possible." She said listing off the many reasons her mother could be acting the way she was acting recently. Outfit
Jaden checked the time and as if on the dot his family was trying to get a hold of him. He shook his head pissed off he'd even agreed to move back with his family. He walked through his parents house listening to the chaos until he came to the kitchens where everyone was talking. They all welcomed him happily and then they were off to his Uncles house. He walked around the room a couple of times staying in the shadows. He really had no want to do anything. He drank some and walked over to his friend," Well you're a sight for sore eyes there Reed." He tt eased the man coming up and drinking some looking over at his old friend. Outfit
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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 20, 2012 4:36:29 GMT -5
Sorin nodded. "Yeah well, it's hard to look like shit in a tux this epxensive." He said. "At least when you're under eight hundred pounds and have it custom tailored." His eyes ran up and down, taking in every inch of her before settling on her face. "You look amazing." He added, then dug in his pocket, stopping after a moment. "Gum chewing probably isn't allowed out there." He realized and let his hands drop. He was nervous, duh, but for mroe than the obvious reason... he really wanted her parents to like him. He had no idea why. As soon as Danbe was married to someone else he was pretty sure that he and Lucy would 'break up'. Actually he had no idea how long they'd have to play this game but... whatever.
Brennan had spilled a bit of champagne on the other girls dress. "Aww, of all the times to not be drinking red wine." She pouted and downed what was left in the glass. She looked the girl up and down. She was blonde... that was really the only thing about her worth noticing. Well she had big tits, but that wasn't something Brennan really cared about. They looked almost comical compared to her thin body. "You really shoudl have asked for a size smaller." She advised, assuming the girl had breast surgery. She reached for another champagne and took a sip. "Good luck not busting right out of that dress sweetheart." She said then moved to walk around the girl. she'd insulted her and stained her dress, so brennan felt her work was done.
Colby did a doubletake. that was him. No it wasn't, it couldn't be, how would he end up... "Excuse me." She said to the people she was talking to before walking away to get a better look... yeah it was him. "shit." She muttered and quickly turned, walking away. Great now she'd have to work on avoiding him. She saw her dad, motioning for her, of course. She sighed and put on a smile, walking over. her dad introduced her to the man he was talking to, apparently someone interested in the company. She talked to the man, pretending to be the sweet thing a lot of people, who didn't realy know her, thought she was, then excused herself again. She looked around again, trying to find him so she could walk in the other direction. There was no way she could deal with him tonight.
Kendall shrugged. "Your mum is insane, who knows why she does half the shit she does?" Kendall asked, standing up. She kissed her friend's cheek. "I'm going to head on down. I'm sure my family is showing up and I get to represent Richard." She rolled her eyes. "If you need any help just shoot red sparks into the air, I'll come running." She half joked before walking out of the room and down to the party. Immedietly she saw her sisters. Blakesley was chatting it up with a man twice her age, Britton was talking to a group of girls and her youngest sister, Poppy, was.... well it looked like she was conspiring with a couple of others in a corner of the room, she made a mental note to keep an eye on them before going to talk to her uncle Michael, stopping to smile and wave at Reed and Jaden.
"I wish I were a sight for no eyes." Reed commented drily. "I avoided these things for years and suddenly i get an owl saying either I show up or I'm disinherited. I was ready to call the lawyers to let them know I was out, when my dad showed up with a tux and a threat." He rolled his eyes and took another drink. "So I'm going to stay for all of ten minutes then i'm off to do something the doesn't involve talking to people I don't like about people i don't know and the shit they're doing that I don't care about." He smirked at his friend. "but how are you?" He finished his drink and motioned for a new one to come over to him.
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Post by Tobin Radcliffe on Feb 20, 2012 5:07:29 GMT -5
Lucy looked over at him and smiled lightly feeling his eyes go over her body. She really never cared but it felt good to know he approved. She shook her head,' I don't think it'd be the most appropriate thing in the world to meet my parents. " She bit her lip and looked around worrying about everything. " Well if we want to get this over than we should go do it. Becuase if we don't announce us being together before the offical announcement well then nothing we do is going to help us get out of it." She nodded her head and looked at him and stopped looking over at him. She was feeling really wound up and on the edge she leanded over and hugged him. Normally she would have kissed him but she was holding back and she didn't know way. She just hugged him leaning against him lightly.
Tobin looked around and just gave up. He'd just go down stairs and get yelled at later. He walked out of the room that he'd been banished too and he walked off over to the stairs. He scannded the room Lucy's house was very big and nice. He shook his head and walked down the stairs. He was looking to see if he could find Brennan and go have some real drinks while they waited for the night to go to hell. He shrugged his shoulders and walked around stopping here and there to have a conversation about all the stuff that he was going to do and then some stuff was from the last couple of dollars. Though it didn't take long to find her. " Hey just because you think it is all tight to come to someones home and disrespect tthe girl. People are right about you. You are nothing but a sad and lonley decrepit being.
Teddy froze when the girl came closer to reveal that it was after all Teddy's well 'friend." He got up after she seemed to run away from him. He rolled his eyes standing to his full height and walking up behind her and asking," Who is it you are looking for?" He asked her and smirked a bit and how freaked out she was.
Tyson nodded and let her firend walk out she wanted her friend to stay but she was a big girl she could handel herself. She waited a moment and then finally she gained the courage and walked down to the stairs. She looked out over the crowd and saw her friend stop and wave flirtatiously at her cousin and she just roled her eyes not thinking much of it. She smiled a little bit and walked down getting a couple of nice glances but she also got glares. She was stopped to talk buisness and she started to she was very smart so she could hold her own in this kind of a setting."
Jaden was talking with his friend and nodded his head,' Yeah I was surprised that I saw you here." He shook his head and looked around and stopped his eyes settling on Kendall. He smirked and waved at her. " Well when the parents force you to come then it's never something good." He said and shook his head slightly worried for his friend.
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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 20, 2012 14:40:25 GMT -5
Sorin nodded. "alright, let's do this." the past couple of weeks they had been seen around school, more and more up until they were caught by a prefect, kissing in the hallway. There were very few people that honestly thought they were faking it. But those people didn't matter. He ran a hand through his already mussed hair and headed for the door, glancing back a moment before taking her hand. "Okay and your parents names are...?" He looked at her. He didn't know much about ehr family. he knew her and Tobin and... really that was about it. He bit his lip, trying to remember some of them, at least a little bit. He knew she had a cousin that played quidditch, professionally. Tyson... yeah. But that was about all he remembered.
Brennan stopped and looked back at the girl with a smirk. "You don't even know that Decrepit means do you?" She asked then shook her head, walking back over to her. "Alright, I'm going to be nice. You listen to me you over bleached, fake boobed, empty headed barbie doll, either you get the hell away from me, and stay away, or I rip out your silicon and give them to small children to use as pool floats." She quirked an eyebrow. "Got it?" She placed her free hand on her hip and smiled sweetly. "Enjoy your life." She turned to go, taking another drink. She intended to fine her dad, and whoever he was talking to, and make some sort of business connection.
Colby was hoping that he left. She didn't see him and she knew he didn't belong here. So hopefully that meant the man had left. She had been about to relax when she heard him behind her. She jumped about a foot and a half in the air and whirled around. 'What the bloody hell is wrong with you?" She snapped at him, resisting the urge to smack him. She glanced around to see if anyone had seen her jumping a food in the air and she fixed her hair. "No, I'm not looking for anyone." She lied and turned to go, she was sure something bad would happen if she stayed there next to him. Either she'd have to throw up or... she didn't even know what. She just knew that being with him had been a mistake. And now she had no idea what to do about the consequences of that mistake.
"No kidding. You'd think at my age i could tell my mother no but... go figure." He shook his head. "speak of the devil. I'll see you later." He sighed and headed over to his mom, who had been waving him over. She was standing with a woman. Reed recognized her. She was a Radcliffe. He smiled politly. "Mrs. Radcliffe." He nodded and looked at his mom with a questioning look. "Reed, I have some exciting news for you." Mrs. Yorke looked at her friend. Tyson hadn't made it down yet so she didn't want to announce it, but she was just so excited and Mrs. Radcliffe had made a comment that Tyson was probably on her way down because they'd seen kendall Vander Wende come down. She smiled and looked at her son, quickly smoothing down a couple of wild hairs.
kendall watched as Reed left Jaden to go talk to his mom... and Tyson's mom. She walked over to Jaden. "Since when do those two hang out?" She asked, then pulled her attention from the two women to the blonde male in front of her. "so what have you been up to Jaden? I hear you're changing careers." she commented and looked at him. She couldn't remember what he'd been doing, or why he stopped. and she also didn't know what it was that he was trying to get into. She placed her hands on her hips, glancing around. Great, there was Britton. "Britt, calm it down." She snapped at the blonde, who's neckline was slowly going lower and lower. Her sister rolled her eyes and pulled the top of her dress up so it wasn't.... quite as vulgar. "sisters." Kendall shrugged.
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Post by Tobin Radcliffe on Feb 20, 2012 16:29:05 GMT -5
Lucy walked over and she bit her lip she was scared. She found herself slipping her hand into his and she looked at him and raised her eyebrow a little bit at him as if asking if he was serious. But finally she nodded her head and said," Mom is Sandra. My dad is Randal. She said thoughtfully, my siblings though you really don't need to know, Is Bernard, Clarence, and Rufus, Bernice, Lenora, and Ezera. They are all with their wives and husbands tonight. Ezera is as you know fifteen and is betrothed and him actually like each other so they are together as well." She said to him. " But yeah so we go over to them and I'll introduce you as my boyfriend. Then they will be staring at us the entire night and every party to make sure this is how it is going to go." She said looking over at him and just ran her hand through her hair lightly and nodded walking with him.
Tobin looked around and rolled his eyes walking down the stairs and walked over to the table to get a drink. He watched as Brennan told his wife to be to step off before she resorted to violence. He stayed in the shadows and looked at the scene as it unfolded he had to admit it was very interesting to watch the two girls. Brennan was a pro and this other girl however was drowning.Valerie looked over at her and shook her head," First of all my boobs are real so get real your flat chested and cant get the attention you crave so bad? Pathetic." She shook her head and crossed her arms over my chest. ' Not my fault someone wrecked everything up for you and no one can ever look at you without having to be drunk off their arse." She said and shook her head glaring at the girl," Besides lets face it everyone who has ever come in contact you doesn't stand a chance because like everyone says you're unlovable."
Teddy looked over at her and raised an eye brow at her, " You were looking for someone I'm thinking it was me because now you have no desire to scan the room." He said to her and shook his head looking at her she was acting really weird very much not like her normal Colby self and that was the person he enjoyed hanging around with." What's got you wound up so tight? I mean wow you're acting completely like the people you said you hated." That's right Teddy could listen and remember things that she said. He was a bit surprised seeing as he'd never have thought he'd be into a woman like Colby. Up until a couple months ago he was sure he was going to marry his long term girlfriend but then he just couldn't get Colby out of his mind. So he didn't know what to say.
Tyson sighed and looked around before she finally she walked out of her room. She went toward the stairs and saw her mother talking with a woman she hadn't talked to in years. She wanted to say something but she thought it was just weird. Then her mother motioned her over and she shook her head and walked down the stairs. She made her way through the crowd and looked at her mother," What's going on mom?" She looked over at the guy she knew him," Hey Reed." She said knowing she'd seen him around the training ring to train the nastiest of dragons. She sort of wondered what her mother's dark mind was looking into. Everything scared her about her mother because her mother was able to put things together faster than anyone. So she was guarded knowing her mother was going to try and set her up at the very least.
" I'm not sure but knowing my aunt her hanging out with any new woman that hasn't is never good. So I'd say prepare for fireworks." H nodded his head and looked over at the younger girl and nodded his head," Sisters are the creation for older siblings to go insane. My siblings have been known to kill me on a weekly basis." He said agreeing with the girl she was very beautiful and very much his type. He shook his head," You know those sayings when if I told you I'd have to kill you? Well I spent the last couple of years doing things for the ministry." He shrugged," But recent events have called for me to stop and come home for a while so I'm coming home and getting things sorted with the ministry. I've heard you've become a very successful Auror. That's not a big surprise though you were always one to surprise everyone." He said to her in a respectful tone.
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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 20, 2012 17:45:43 GMT -5
Sorin nodded, trying to keep it all straight in his head. Sandra and Randel. that's all he needed to remember. "right, so let's fine them and get this thing started." He glanced around the party for his own mum. She was with his dad and Costin, talking about something or another. He smiled and, relaxing. he glanced around for her parents now. he had a general idea of what they looked like. He'd seen them a couple of times at least. He was ready for just about any question they could throw at him. He' spent a good portion of the day before thinking about it. Working out the best answers for everything. He wrapped his arm around her waist, walking with her through the crowds of people. He smiled at her, he was going to make sure he was totally convincing.
Brennan quirked an eyebrow at the girl. "If those are real then I'm the minister of magic." She smirked. "and I get plenty of attention." She shrugged, turning to go again, stopping when Valerie made some comment about no one loving her "Unlike you, I don't nbeed a guy to have self worth. I don't need love because I'm going to be my own person. I'm not going to be Mrs. Someday. I'm goig to be Brennan Vander Wende and while your giant fake boobs are sinking to your knees with babies crying for their mummy." she rolled her eyes and turned to go again, trying to pretend she wasn't seriously upset by that comment. It was a sore spot for her and she really wasn't going to let This bitch know that. "Enjoy your pathetic life."
Colby ran her tongue over her bottom lip and she looked up at him "I'm going through a lot right now." She said. "And you're just going make it worse. So leave me alone." She sighed. "Please." She turned to go, weaving between people until she got out to the doors. she walked into the cold rubbed her arms and took a deep breath "It's okay just... you can worry about it tomorrow. tonight, have fun." Yeah she wouldn't worry about it tomorrow. She'd be thinking about the ball her own family was working on. It was in two weeks and she had to be ready for it. She turned to go back into the ball room before anyone, mainly her mother, realized she had gone missing. Her mum would start to worry about her.
"Tyson." He nodded at her. "Reed, you know how I was worried about your future? Well that's not going to be a problem now!" Mrs. Yorke grinned, "Mrs. Radcliffe and I just set it all up, you're going to marry Tyson." Reed stared at her a moment. "No I'm not." He blinked. "What are you talking... no, wait... mum you didn't." Mrs. Yorke looked up at him, confused "I thought you would be excited about this." She said. "why would you think that?" he kept his voice down. "Why would you think i wanted you to set me up to marry someone I barely know? He glanced over at Tyson so see her reaction to it. he knew her family was one of the crazy ones that always set up these marriage things.
"what are they... oh god." kendall's eyes widened. "Oh god, she didn't. kendall shook her head. "Jaden... does Reed's family still do the betrothal thing?" She asked, forgetting abou ther sisters and their stupid drama. she looked at Jaden, her eyes wide. She didn't think Tyson's mom could work that fast. Most wizards Tyson's age were already betrothed or they would never be. She did't think that the yorkes did it but... she never really knew them that well.
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Post by Tobin Radcliffe on Feb 20, 2012 18:50:51 GMT -5
Lucy leaned into him a little bit she actually liked how natural things felt with him even if they were just lying. She let out a nervous sigh," You know I know you're doing this to help me but you really mean a lot to me. You just make things feel better I guess. So thank you so much." She said and went with him down the stairs already catching the eyes of Danbe and her parents. She looked at the guy and bit her lower lip nervous yet happy with everything that was going on. She looked over at her 'boyfriend' and then they stopped at her parents," Mommy, Daddy. " She said and let out a sigh." This is my boyfriend. Sorin Nicolae. Sorin this is my Father Randal Radcliffe and my Mother Sandra Radcliffe." She said to him and smiled a little bit.
Sandra's mouth dropped open and she looked over at Danbe and then she looked at her husband. " The rules state unless you are in love by a certain date under the truth potion then there is no marriage." She stated to her husband who was looking over at his business partner. " Well when did this happen?" She asked more specifically Sorin than she did her daughter because her daughter was very quiet and did as she was told so she was blaming Sorin for wrecking the arrangement before it was announced. Radal looked over at his daughter and then heard is wife's words. " Sorin Nicolae.... Do you understand what dating my daughter will entale....?" He asked the boy. " Her wedding day is set. July 23 of this year. She will be given the truth potion and will be asked a series of questions if she doesn't prove that she loves you and you her she will be married to Kingston Danbe." He said to the boy.
Tobin watched as everything played out and shook his head and stepped out of the shadows before his wife went to say another thing. " Why don't you go get me a drink Val. I'll meet you in your room and we'll hang out before the announcement." He said and looked at her and she walked off saying," Big bad Brennan really not so tough after all." He shook his head and walked over to the girl looking over at Lucy who was getting friendly with Sorin. He didn't think she woud ever go for a Gryffindor. But he shrugged his shouters and looked to Breenan." I must say you make her look embarrassingly stupid." He smiled at her and shrugged his shoulders offering a stronger drink.
Teddy shook his head and walked after her weaving in and out after her. He was quiet and listened to her. He raised his head and looked at her," So let me get this straight I make things worse when I'm the only person who is real with you and tells you the truth even when you don't like it." He shook his head," Yeah it makes total sense to make my and your life hell when we talk every day and yet now you can't stand being within the same house as me? Stand up and tell me to my face what the hell happened." He wasn't going to lie sleeping with here wasn't the greatest choice he'd ever made but he had done it and then broke up with his girlfriend and then they hung out a lot and now she wanted nothing to do with him. He was okay with it but he at least wanted to know if she was just playing him or if there was something actually wrong.
Tyson nodded at him and in the second the words left Reed's mother's mouth Tyson's eyes went wide her heart dropped and everything just stopped. " Mum! Peas tell me you are joking." She said to the girl and she shook her head and went to say she was serious and everything. Tyson shook her head and in a very deadly yet calm tone," You had no right to do that wreck my life along with Reeds. He's a co-worker. I'm not over Greg and that means absolutely to you." She shook her head and looked over at Reed," Glad we're on the same page." She shook her head and faced her mother," You're a monster and better hope I don't come and curse you." She said in a cold tone and walked over to the bar and didn't wait for it to open she grabbed a bottle of Jack Daniles and opened the bottle taking a very long drink of it.
Jaden looked over at Kendall he shook his head," No but I know that his parents are really concerned about his future because he doesn't date and all of the girls his age are getting married. He's just not showing any effort so. Yep those are the fire works. Looks like my aunt found a man for Tyson." He shook his head and looked over at Kendall," Go save my cousin before she drinks herself into some trouble and I'll deal with the problem??"" He asked trying to think of a way to get them out of this. His aunt was willing to work so that the marriages worked out and the couples were happy so he bit his lip and waited for Kendall to give her idea of how to fix this problem."
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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 20, 2012 22:12:47 GMT -5
Sorin smiled at her parents. "It's nice to meet you Mr and Mrs Radcliffe." He said politely, holding out his hand for Randal to shake. "Yes, Lucy told me about the customs in your family. And I'm willing to go through all of it." He nodded. He was nervous, it was really hard to beat a truth potion, but it could be done. he planned on practicing in the near future. "Well we've been going to school together, obviously, since Lucy transferred from Beauxbatons." He said. "But we never really paid any attention to each other. But... it was about a month ago we sat at the same table in the library to study. We got to talking... and then it just kind of escalated when I realized how brilliant Lucy is." He smiled at her, lookng like he was head over heels in love with her.
"Why in the hell would you want to hang out with that.... oh my god that's your Richards girl." Brennan realized. "You're marrying that stupid broad." She shook her head. "Oh my god I dont' even know how to react to this." She said honestly. She shook her head. This was... insane. She took the drink he held out to her. "You poor, poor man." She took a sip, just to test what it was, then downed it. She glanced up and her back automatically straightened when she realized who was coming up behind Tobin. "Brennan." Nigel Vander Wende glanced at Tobin, then at his daughter. "Your mother warned you about drinking tonight. And I agree with her. It's immature to drink heavily in front of future business contacts." He said in a cold voice. Brennan frowned, looking at her glass, then back at him. "Dad, this is Tobin Radcliffe. Tobin, this is my dad, Nigel Vander Wende." Nigel held out his hand to shake the younger boy's.
Colby turned and looked at him. "I can't tell you okay? You don't want to know anyway." She reached up to fix her hair. She glanced back at the house, mentally begging someone to open the door and save her. But no, it stayed closed. "Alright this is how it works Teddy, this is my world. This is the group where I'm going to find my husband, this is where I belong and that's what I want. I enjoyed spending time with you but it's just not practical. As much as I say I hate these kinds of people, at the end of the day I'd rather be one of them than scrounging for money." It hurt to say it, especially since she knew that she could lose it all. How many purebloods would want her now? She smoothed her dress down and turned to go back into the house.
Kendall nodded. "good luck." she hurried after her best friend. "You need to come up for air Ty." She said, watching this girl drink. "So let me guess, your mum wants you to be the future Mrs. Reed Yorke?" She asked, taking her friends hand and leading her out into the garden. It was a cold night, but it felt pretty good. Kendall looked back at her best friend and bit her lip gently. "Jaden is going to talk to your mum, hopefully between him and Reed they can talk them out of it. I don't see why your mum wants you married off so soon anyway, you're young." She sighed this wasn't helping. "Just... wait it out. Hey, Reed has to be better than that slime ball Craig you were engaged to." She added, that guy had been... gross.
"This isn't going to happen. Neither of us want to get married... we just won't show up on the wedding day." He shrugged "I am a grown man, you can't make me do this. No offense to Tyson, I guess, but I'm not marrying her, or anyone else for the matter. Not until I'm damn well ready to." He looked at his mum. He had seen Kendall running after Tyson so he wasn't really worried about her at the moment. He was going to have to convince his mum and her mum that this marriage thing wasn't going to happen. He wasn't some kid that they could pound this idea into. He was a man and he wasn't going to marry someone he barely knew just because his mum was worried that he might end up single for a few more years and she'd have to wait for grandkids.
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Post by Tobin Radcliffe on Feb 20, 2012 23:22:36 GMT -5
Lucy let out a sigh and nodded her head," Dad Sorin is the smartest Gryffindor I've ever met other than you." She said and looked over at Sorin and leaned against him but in a way that truely said she was falling for him. She looked over as her father and mother shook Sorin's hand. " I've told him everything mom and he still wants to try. I mean he's really cool and he plays a mean game of wizards chess." She smiled knowing she'd see her father perk up and he did. " You play wizards chess? " She smiled and used her outside hand and placed it over his lacing her fingers happily letting her parents see the affection that was gross puppy love state. She was however a little freaked out and how easy this being commited came with Sorin. BUt she wasn't going to say anything. She looked over at him and kissed his cheek. " Sorin is a good guy he is definately a challenge. But it's the best thing ever." She smiled and shrugged.
Tobin waited for it to sink in and 3...2...1... she got it. He shook his head and nodded ," Yes, poor poor me." He smiled and downed his own drink he looked over his shoulder and shook his head a moment and nodded. " Wonderful to meet you Mr. Vander Wende. Tobin Radcliffe. She wasn't drinking sir well not just to drink it was more of a peace offering. You see at school she and I got into an arguement about how each of our families buisness's could excel and single handedly become the most powerful companies in the buisness worlds." He sighed and looked over at her," But she was telling me about some things that was an interesting thought. So we left it on a bad note so I was offering a truce. One day when she's head of the company because she will take the company places. Especially if she can talk me into thinking about a merger." He shrugged and looked over at the girl. " I'd be proud to have Radcliffe Inc. Merg with any company smart enough to hire you as CEO." He nodded his head and offered his hand to her with a smirk. " Oh and that earlier thing with Miss. Richards. She was out of line. She obviously was feeling threatened with the fact that you got all of the buisness men in here to understand how to fix their monthly incomes by thousands of dollars.' He nodded," Mr. Vander Wende I'll be talking to my father CEO he's planning on announcing me his successor hopefully we'll be seeing more of you and your company soon." He nodded and with a final nod he walked toward the bar meeting with Richards.
Teddy looked at her and shook his head," Well Princess. You are very wrong I would love to know." He looked at her and shook his head and looked at her," Wow. You are worse then the people we went to school with." He said and looked over at her and he sat back." You are being the people you claim to hate. In case you lost track just because you're not a pure blood doesn't mean you're not freaking rich. You literally are still acting like that spoiled brat that we both know you're not." He shook his head and looked at her," I wasn't expecting to sleep with you Colby but we did. I was fine with being your friend because for the first time you were the person you wanted to be. But you are exactly like all of those people. Good luck finding someone who would actually give two sense about who you are instead of your blood and name. You're acting as pathetic as the freaks you hated in school and now. " He shook his head and walked to the door and opened it. " It matters so much then go be with 'your people'." He said hurt his hair was turning red along with his eyes. He waited for her to walk.
Tyson came up and there was a quarter of the liquid already missing. " What does she think she can do already." She shook her head as she was taken out to the gardens," I always loved it out here. " She sighed drinking again pissed off," What was she thinking. My mother is horrible at this. She doesn't know me she doesn't care. She wanted to partner me with Craig and he was beyond disgusting. Then Greg and she hated him. He hated my family and told me enough was enough and left. He left Kendall who the hell leaves after being together that long without being hurt? I mean I was expecting him to ask me to marry him I would have said yes and put the wedding off till I wanted it. But nooo. He goes and sleeps with another girl" She said and shook her head," She doesn't even give me two weeks to be upset before I'm freaking promised to a co-worker who says all of three words to a week and that's it. This is so stupid Kendall I outta go in there and hex her up oneside and down another." She said walking aroundthe garden.
Jaden walked over to his friend. " Aunt Jackie. There is no way that you can expect two people that have gone into adult hood with no one telling them how to live or in Tyson's case with a guy that knew her very well. Yes they work together but there is no way you can think that they are okay with this she just lost Greg. Give her some time." She said and looked around shrugging his shoulders. He really wanted to make her see that there was no way that they could expect them to be okay with this. So finally when his aunt said the papers were already signed there was literally no breaking it. Jaden found a solution. " Give them a couple of months a year even to date. To get to know who these people are. Kendall and I will go on the first date. But let them decide if this can work. Because if not I know of some guys for Tyson..." He offered looking at his friend hoping he'd be okay with the dating thing.
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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 20, 2012 23:59:47 GMT -5
Sorin nodded. "That I am." Okay he'd played a few times, but whatever. He turned and smiled when she kissed his cheek. "Lucy is one of the smartest, most interesting young women I have ever met. She has plans for the future and she has what it takes to actually make her dreams come true." He looked at her parents again. "You have raised an incredible woman." He wondered if they knew their incredible woman was bisexual.... now wasn't the time to ask. He glanced around, His mum was looking over at them. He smiled at her then turned back to Lucy's parents. "I'm more than sure that when the time comes, we'll pass the test with flying colors." He was just going to have to start convincing himself this all was true, so it wouldn't be lying.
Brennan quirked an eyebrow as he started in on the whole business thing. "Well I don't think either of you should be making these deals until you're officially made heads of the company. Neither of you are the eldest of your families and in Brennan's case she has her gender working against her. I agree, I think my daughter would make a fantastic head for the company, but I'm not the only one making this decision. We have a board and I have my brothers. As for you, I have no idea how the process goes with your family." Nigel said in a serious tone. They were old enough that he could honestly speak business with them. Tobin left and Brennan walked off, just in time to see her older sister hurrying into the room. Brennan headed in that direction, knowing something happened.
"You're right." Colby said as he called her horrible. Good, then he'd leave her alone. She turned and hurried into the building. Brennan was standing right there and the younger girl wrapped her arms around her older sister. Brennan glared at Teddy and hugged Colby. The sisters fought like cats and dogs, but at the end of the day they had each others backs. Colby just shook her head and tried not to cry. "Come on." Brennan took her sister's hand and started to lead her out of the room so she could be alone for a little while. Brennan glanced back over her shoulder and glared at Teddy again, for good measure. Brennan knew what was wrong and she was assuming that Colby told Teddy what happened and he had done something jack-assy to make Colby upset.
Kendall took the bottle from her and walked with her through the garden. "You're not going to hex your mother." She said. "We're going to wait until Jaden is done talking to her, then we'll find out what he managed to do... if he didn't do anything then we'll wait until tomorrow and sit down and have a conversation like the adults we pretend to be." Kendall said. "Then if that doesn't work, we fake your death and move you to Romania, my uncle has family there, I'm sure he could convince them to let you live with them under a fake name." She smiled. "Remember, if you do something crazy tonight you'll have your entire family to deal with and do you really want fifteen million pissed off Radcliffes on your ass?" She asked her best friend.
Reed looked over at Jaden. "No, I'm not going to agree to that either." He shook his head. "I work with her. If it didn't work out, if something went wrong, we wouldn't be able to work together anymore It would totally mess up the work place and we have no right to make the work place weird for anyone." He shook his head. "I'm not going to date someone, nor am I going to ask Kendall and Jaden to chaperone, just because you are worried that I might not get married. He shook his head and turned to go. His mother just rolled her eyes. "Reed, the paperwork is done. If this is broken, in a bad way then bad things will happen to your father and I. Do you really want to be responsible for that?" She asked. Reed stopped and turned to look at her.
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Post by Tobin Radcliffe on Feb 21, 2012 0:52:29 GMT -5
She shrugged her shoulders and leaned against him. " So for now I think Kingston will have to wait for the announcment because I would love to give this a go momand dad. She shrugged her shoulders and smiled when her parents nodded in agreement. She nodded," Well if you excuse us we have some other people to meet." She said. She leaned into the boy wanted to walk away before her parents started to talk to her about nothing important. She let out a long sigh and smiled," Well this is going to be a very fun times tonight. She smiled a little bit and looked over at his parents," Should we go over to your parents I feel like they keep looking over at us..." She said not sure what he wanted to do.
Tobin listened to him talk and shrugged it off the man was smart but he was also getting old and he wasn't going to be able to keep up. So he had no trouble just getting over it. He shrugged and wend back to lurking in the shadows. He was the heir and he was full well planning on getting the boared to love him. He was sure of it. He watched Brennan walk off with her sister and thought it was odd but he wasn't going to say anything. He just went back into the crowd hoping not to come across any one that would want to talk to him. He grabbed a drink and waited for the time where it was time to actually make an appearance. He wasn't happy about this at all and when it came to it he was a boy still at the mercy of his parents.
Sure make him feel bad she was the one pretending to be someone she wasn't. He looked at Brennan and shook his head she could glare all she wanted but he had no idea as to what was going on. He was just pissed that she honestly thought she could treat him like less of a person because of his blood status. She was the one who came on to him. He wasn't at fault here and now he was the bad guy that was stupid. He refused to let her wreck the night he was invited here because his friends were Radcliffe's and they asked him to be and he was. But no half blood or tainted blood wasn't good enough for a Vander Wende. He was actually hurt by the way the woman was acting toward him and he indeed had no plan on going to talk to her ever again. Because all of this was her doing.
Tyson looked over at her friend and she hated that when she was right she was right she glared over at her best friend and her eyes softened a little bit. " I hate that you're right and you know it so you know that I wont fight back with an emotional response because it wont get me anywhere." She stated walking through the garden," What gives her the right to dictate my life. They use an unbreakable Vow so if the arrangement goes through because the children refuse the parents lives are at steak! That's not fair to put on Reed and I work with him for fuck's sake I don't want to go home to him at the end of the day as well. This is going to be a match made in hell. I mean no offense to Reed but we are nothing a like." She said and pouted a little bit kind of put out about the whole thing.
Jaden looked over at his friend and nodded his head," He is right this is absurd." He shook his head and then let it all unfold that was until Reed's mother spoke telling him one thing no child should ever here. He looked at his aunt and shook his head," you weren't supposed to do things like that. Grandfather said that we were going to stop with those promises." He shook his head and walked past her and toward his friend looking at his face to make sure he wouldn't do anything that he would or might regret.
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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 21, 2012 1:16:52 GMT -5
"No, that's not a conversation I care to have yet." Sorin shook his head and headed in the other direction. He grabbed a couple of drinks, one for himself and one for her, handing her one. "So does this mean your parents talk to the Danbe's or what?" He asked taking a sip. He had never done anything like this before. He quirked an eyebrow as a couple of his cousins walked by, staring at the two of them. "Apparently people find it odd that we're talking." He said. he didn't mind it. He liked to confus his family. Just... cause it was fun. He looked over at the door as Brennan led Colby away, leaving Teddy Lupin behind. He noted that a few of his family members were no where to be found. Well... that was interesting. He shrugged it off and looked at her with a smile.
After letting Colby sit there a while, Colby had announced she was going to be sick and Brennan walked out. Despite her parents warnings, Brennan headed for the bar, flirting with the bartender until he started to serve her the hard stuff. She downed a few drinks, wondering when the hell the stupid annoucements were. She took yet another drink, this time though she only sipped, walking around the party. She was roped into a conversation with her cousin Britton and a couple other people. She nodded a hello at Lucy, who was hanging out with Sorin. That was weird. She thought about going over and talking to them, but thought better of it as she finished another drink. She realized that she did stupid things when drunk. She grabbed a champagne glass, just to take a break from hard liquor. Brennan glanced around, seeing Teddy across the room. Her eyes narrowed and she headed over there. She was going to talk to him about this. "Hey deadbeat."
Colby stayed in the bathroom a few minutes after her sister left. She hated what she'd had to do. But she couldn't get involved with Teddy. She had to find someone who could financially take care of her and... Nope, she still couldn't say, or even think, the word. She knew that Teddy had some money, but neither of his parents were actually rich. His grandmother was disowned for marrying his grandfather, so they hadn't gotten any of the Black family money. Sure, Colby's family had money, Colby's trust fund insured that she would live comfortably for the rest of her life, but she would need more than that. She got up and checked her make up in the mirror, then walked out. She would just hope to avoid him for the rest of the ball. He probably wouldn't want to talk to her anyway.
"She's your mum. That's what she thinks gives her the right." Kendall answered. "Okay well... honestly I hate to sound like a debbie downer, but if there was a way out of this... don't you think someone would have found it by now?" She asked, biting her lip gently. "People have been looking for ways to break commitment contracts for years and so far no one has." She looked at her friend. "And you could do worse right? I mean, Reed's good looking, he makes a lot of money... I hear he's a nice guy... albeit a bit on the dry side." She looked around the garden. "And if it doesn't work out... well... I dont' know, kill him I guess." She was thanking any and all meccas that her dad was too out of it to actually do anything like that.
Reed shook his head. "This is bloody wrong Jaden. I shouldn't have to marry her. My parent said they would never do something like this. My mum is just freaking out because I haven't had a proper girlfriend in a few years. I don't want a proper girlfriend. A shag once in a while is fine by me." He went to the bar and ordered a drink. "If they think I'm getting up there for that stupid announcement bullshit they're in for a surprise." He downed the drink and ordered another. He pushed his dark hair out of his eyes and downed the next one. He looked at Jaden. "And there's really no way out of these short of one of my parents dying?" he asked, a little hopeful that there was something that could be done, though he had a strong feeling he knew the answer wouldn't leave him happy.
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Post by Tobin Radcliffe on Feb 21, 2012 1:57:30 GMT -5
Lucy nodded a bit thankful for not having to meet his parents. It wasn't that she didn't want to meet them it was just this was her lie well he was lying as well but when it came down to it he shouldn't have to lie to his family more than usual. She yawned a little bit and nodded at Brennan. She looked over at him and sighed a little bit," Well they are going to tell Danbe's that I've chosen another guy and that by this set date if we don't honestly love each other than we break up and I marry Danbe. But he's free to date whoever he wants until the set date." She nodded and shrugged her shoulders," So my part of the announcement is not going to happen until after the set date." She explained and just took the drink he handed to her. " Thank you." She said taking a sip looking over at him.
Tobin looked around and sighed as his mother motioned for him to look cute with Richards which was annoying because he really didn't want to have to deal with her stupidity in and out. It hurt him to think that was what he was going to be living with every day of every week of every month of every year. That thought freaked him out a little bit. He was pretty sure he was never going to be able to deal with her air head. But he shrugged his shoulders he'd have to deal with it. He held back a yawn as the Radcliffe's took the stage. They got everyone attention and said. " We have a couple of announcements. It is our esteemed pleasure to tell you that Tobin Radcliffe will be marrying Valerie Richards. And Tyson Radcliffe will be Marrying Reed Yorke of this year. everyone clapped and then were given permission to go and mingle. Tobin rolled his eyes lightly.
Teddy grabbed a drink and sat down looking around. He sipped his drink clapped when everyone else did and then finally just went back to drinking so that he didn't have to deal with the fact that he hated the idea of commitment. He looked over at her and smiled a little bit. Brennan was a weird one but it was refreshing that way. He looked d over at his weird companion she was fun to be around. He raised an eye brow at the time. " What do you mean dead beat? he asked looking over at her and shook his head," Your sister is so hard to understand sometimes." He said looking over at her and took another drink She was really good at shutting him out which was really hard to take sometimes.
Tyson looked over at her and shook her head," You are way to logical at this moment and I am strongly upset. " She said shaking her he and and walking around. She didn't want to face anyone and was glad that she had a friend like Kendall it made everything a bit easier to Handel. " I have you so I can kill who ever I want to prove that I am right and they are wrong and you can help me." She nodded her head happily and walked in only to hear the announcements and then she turned on her heels and walked out of the house again. " Kendall I want to kick his face in or her's. She said and wanted to scream she wasn't marrying g him. She shook her head and looked around.
jaden sighed and followed his friend to the bar grabbing a stool and he looked at him and sighed shaking his head. " I'm afraid not sir. It's how all of us have been married off. " He said and looked over at her," I want to say something here where I support you but really it's better to drink right now. Get over the initial schock of everything." He said to his friend.
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Post by Brennan Vander Wende on Feb 21, 2012 15:43:26 GMT -5
Sorin nodded, he would deal wit his parents later, there was no real rush to letting them know about it. besides. It wasn't really like it was a big deal for them. Sorin dated, they knew he'd had girlfriends before. And Thanks to Costin's big mouth they also knew he wasn't a virgin. So He figured they were just looking... because. "Well then, I guess Danbe's going to find out fairly soon." As if on cue the announcement happened, and Lucy and Kingston were not announced. He smirked and took a drink, looking over at her. "You're free." He said. He glanced around again, the party in full swing, people were talking, there was some dancing. It was a fairly tame thing... at the moment. Sorin knew that in a few hours, when people were more drunk, it would get interesting.
"Yeah, that's what they call guys like you." Brennan nodded. She took another slow drink of her champagne. "No, I think she's pretty easy to understand. Thanks to you, her chances of getting a decent husband were just slashed." Of course it didn't occur to her that he didn't know the truth. That it might be taken that she was suggesting Colby's reputation was ruined because she'd been seen with Teddy. No, people around here actually didn't think... that little of Teddy. They probably wouldn't be inviting him to their own balls, but they weren't disgusted by the sight of him. "So grand job." She held up her glass in a cheers, glaring at him. "But if you think I'm going to let you get off that easy after hurting my sister the way you did, You're dead wrong."
Colby walked around the party, stopping when she saw her dad, he introduced her to a few people who she politly said hi to before going off to try and find something to do. She ended up going out to the garden again, sitting on the bench. she poured the champagne into the grass and buring her face in her hands, no idea what she was going to do. it was getting harder and harder to go about life, pretending like everything was okay. Nothing was okay. She had been laying to everyone for weeks now and she had no idea how she was going to tell them the truth, and she had no idea how she was going to keep teddy from finding out... and she didn't even know why she didn't want him to know. Probably because he'd felt bad enough after what they'd did. He had cheated on his girlfriend... now this.
Kendall shrugged. "Someone has to be logical and if you're not going to be then-" She cut off when she heard the announcement. "Ugh, whatever. Come on, we just have to suffer through this for a little while longer, then you and I will go to my place and drink and bitch for hours." She smiled. "Or we can go out and get drunk and flirt with guys we're not interested in at all." She smiled and looked over at Jaden and Reed. "No need to kick him in the face, he looks about as thrilled as you do." She shrugged and took her friend's hand. "Come on, just... stop thinking about it for tonight. Avoid Reed like the plague and tomorrow... or after our hang over goes away, we'll figure something out, something that will get everyone out of this happy... or at least alive."
"I'm going home." Reed decided, downing the drink in his hand. "I'm going to go home, drink beer and... I don't even know. I just know I can't be here." He got up and ran a hand through his hair, glancing around for Tyson, relaxing when he didn't see her. He started for the door, he would apperate out in the hall. He looked back at Jaden. "I'll see you later." He said right before running into someone. "Sor-oh." He frowned when he realized he's run into... his future wife He didn't like how that sounded, even in his head, no, he'd run into Tyson.
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