Escaping My Sister (Ariane, Cassie, + Anyone Else)

[xtina]

OOC: I really can't think of two separate things to post about. I hope you two don't mind sharing.

IC: Elle had just gotten home by floo powder, when her sister, Katie, started to talk non-stop.

"Hi Elle!" she squeaked, "I missed you! Where'd you go? Why'd you stay so long? Did you get in trouble? What's your school like? How come you get to go to a special school? Is it for stupid people? I don't think it is, but then why do you get to go there and I don't? How was your school year?"

Elle hugged her sister wearily, and then went upstairs to put her suitcases and her owl up in her room. She hoped this would give her sister a hint to leave her alone for awhile. She had to talk to her parents, who were completely clueless about the devastating attack at Diagon Alley, and thus they allowed her to continue her stay at Hogsmeade.

Even though Elle thought she had made it painstakingly obvious, her eight-year-old sister just didn't seem to get it. She continued her long trail of questions, and followed Elle up to her room.

"Hey um Katie?" Elle asked, "Will you PLEASE leave me alone for a second I need to talk to mom and dad."

"Okay," Katie said, and happily set off.

Elle entered her parents' room, and they all exchanged hugs.

"We're so glad you're home," her mom said.

"Hey um, I hafta talk to you guys about something, and I don't think you know about it yet," Elle said, and then proceeded in telling them about the Diagon Alley attack.

When she finished, her dad simply said, "Okay, well from now on you're not allowed to stay anywhere by yourself after the school year had ended, do you understand? And you should've sent us and owl however that works and told us earlier."

"Yes sir," Elle said, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. I just didn't want to worry you guys."

Her mom spoke, "Alright Elle, we'll let you go unpack now. And maybe go call Ashlie or Lauren and go hang out with them for awhile. You haven't seen them for ages, I'm sure they're wondering where you are."

As Elle strode out the door, she noticed that her sister had been waiting outside, and continued on with her relentless questions.

Finally, Elle had gotten fed up, "Katie, I'll answer your questions later. First let me unpack and then go find some of my muggle--I mean, my home friends."

But this didn't seem to stop Katie, who just continued on with, "What's a muggle? Am I a muggle?..."

Giving up on the unpacking, Elle sidestepped to avoid Katie, and walked out of her house, to see if she could find some of her friends. She knew Katie wasn't allowed out of the house by herself, and was glad she was finally rid of her annoying sister.

She went every single one of her friend's houses who lived in her community, but they all seemed to be away. Elle sighed, and chose to walk a mile to a nearby magical community, to see if any of her Hogwarts friends were available.

She walked down the sidewalk. So different from the little dirt roads in Hogsmeade, Elle thought. After walking for quite awhile, she finally arrived at her destination. Noticing that she hadn't gotten much exercise lately, and that she was wearing her sneakers, Elle quickly pulled her hair up into a ponytail with an elastic around her wrist, and decided to jog the neighborhood before finding her friends. Her tank top and shorts were the perfect outfit for exercise, although she did admit that the sweltering sun would soon make her very thirsty. Oh well, she thought, I can just pop in one of my friend's houses and get a glass of water in a sec.

[Cassandra Blackfire G7]

As the quiet neighborhood rolled by, Cass couldn't help but yawn. It wasn't a spectacular neighborhood, but the secret it held was one that many did not get to see. A small magical community lay behind one of the local businesses, and though not as big as Hogsmeade or Diagon Alley, it was still nice to visit the eclectic shops. Craig drove the black BMW down the road, looking for the small shop that hid the entrance. " I don't know why you come here. You can buy much better clothing at Diagon." Cass just shrugged her shoulders at her brother's remark. What did he care? All he wanted to do was strut his haughty pureblood nose up in the air and pretend like he was better than everyone else. Smoothing her khaki skirt, Cass decided to ignore her brother for the duration of the trip.

Finally arriving at the small book store, Cass grabbed her carry all bag out of the back seat as she heard her brother shout he would be back at seven to pick her up. Rushing into the businesses bathroom, the witch behind the counter smiled warmly at her. Not only did she like this shop, but the owner didn't seem to care that she changed in her bathroom. Locking the door to the restroom behind her, Cass pulled off her skirt and blouse in a hurry. Just as she was pulling her Green Day shirt over her head, there was a knock at the door. " Almost done!" she called. Pulling up her jeans, she she slipped her bare feet into a pair of brown Birkenstocks.

Opening the door, a rather shocked older man stepped out of the way as Cassie headed out the back door of the building. Throwing her carry-all bag over her shoulder, she pulled out her wand. Muttering the incantation, she was able to enter the small community that was teeming with back to school shoppers. Noticing a girl that was jogging along the way that she swore she recognized, she stopped her timidly. " Um, yeah, hi. Do you know where the music store is? I'm not really used to this this area."

[xtina]

Elle's breathing became heavier, as the sun grew higher in the sky. She wished she had brought her iPod or at least a walkman to keep her mind off of her pounding feet and tired muscles. But she kept herself going, knowing that she was pretty out of shape, and had also gained quite a bit of weight. If she ever wanted to be a horse jockey or a professional dancer someday, Elle would need to seriously consider thinning up a little.

Sweat began to roll down her face, as she noticed another girl about her age from afar, who looked rather familiar. Elle figured that she probably went to Hogwarts, seeing that this was a magical community and all. Nevertheless, Elle didn't think she ought to stop and inquire. If I stop, Elle thought, then it'll be hard to start back up again. I'll probably see her around Hogswarts, and I can talk to her then. She made herself keep a mental image of Cassie.

When she began to approach the girl, she was somewhat surprised that she spoke to Elle. She wondered how to not seem rude, but still not stop her jogging. Afterall, jogging was supposed to be about agility. Deciding to jog in place while answering her, Elle spoke, breathing heavily and having to take breaks in between just a few words.

"It, just that, way," Elle said, point left, "And then, at the second, right, you turn and walk, another half, of a block.

"Youre, Cathy, I mean, Callie, I mean," Elle just couldn't put her finger on the name.

Suddenly, it popped into her head.

"Cassie," she said, while still keeping up her relently jogging motion, "Hogwarts right? Oh, and by, the way, I'm Elle, 3rd year, Raven-, claw."

These few sentences had taken Elle more than five minutes to get out. She frowned slightly, noting how tired she already was. And it's only been fifteen minutes! she thought. She hoped Cassie didn't mind all this time Elle had wasted taking deep breaths.