Hidden Feelings? ((Jack))

[Padme Rendel S2]

Padme looked up from the magazine she was reading to face a very tired Tessa. "Darling, I must be going. I'm so sorry." Tessa ruffled Padme's hair and then turned away. Walking toward the door very fast, Tessa left without a backward glance. Padme sighed; today was going to be a very long boring day. Padme walked into the kitchen only to find Cameron eating cereal. She glared at him before sitting down and pouring her own cereal. She ate as fast as possible; she had a sudden inspiration to write to her brother, Jack. She didn't want Cameron to see in case he found out; Padme hadn't told him about her brother. She hastened out of the room ten minutes late, leaving Cameron to his eating. Padme walked over to Tessa's room, grabbed a piece of parchment, quill, and ink bottle.

Dear Jack,
How about going to Diagon Alley with me tomorrow? I have nothing better to do and I have lots of things to talk about. Hope you don't mind a motor-mouth. Tessa's gone for the day. I'm left with Cameron. Ugh! How about one in the afternoon? Sound good to you? Meet me at the ice-cream parlor.

Padme

Satisfied, Padme gave the letter to Tessa's owl, Symphony, and watched her fly out of the room. She then walked over to her room and took a long shower. It felt good and refreshing. Once done, Padme dressed in a green skirt and a green silk blouse. She smoothed it so there was absolutely no crease and then turned to the matter of her hair. She was going to put it in the normal bun on top of her head, but then decided to put it back in a braid. The braid reached half-way down her back. She smiled at herself in the mirror; she looked perfect. She smoothed her skirt once more before going down to meet Cameron again. He was still eating - the pig. Padme smirked at him as if daring him to stop her as she opened the door and stepped outside. It was a hot day, as it usually is in June. Cameron seemed to get Padme's warning - he did nothing to stop her.

The sunshine was bright and cheery as she walked down the streets of London. Padme glared at everyone in sight and once inside the Leaky cauldron, she smoothed her skirt once more before stepping outside the pub and to the brick wall. She tapped the bricks that one had to, and watched as Diagon Alley came into view. She stepped into the Alley and looked around. She spotted the ice-cream shop and and tried to look for a brown head. Seeing none, she took a seat after ordering her ice-cream and waited. She knew Jack would come; he wouldn't reject her invitation. She smirked and started tapping her foot like she always did when she was impatient.

[Jack Rendel S5]

Jack woke out of bed with a start when Bobby started poking him. "Bob, cut it out!" he mumbled as he rolled over. The pecking continued, however, and Jack noticed that it didn't feel like a finger that was pecking him. It felt like a.... Jack turned back over quickly and found himself face-to-face with an owl. Stifling a yell, Jack leaped out of bed and took the note from it's leg. It then took off again into the bright sun. Bright sun? But...it's only morning. Jack turned to see his clock and found that it read 12 in the afternoon. Cursing himself for sleeping in so late, Jack read the note that was in Padme's handwriting. She said that she wanted to meet him at 1. He only had an hour left to go there.

One hour later, Jack could be found inside the Leaky Cauldron and heading toward the door that held a brick wall behind it. He took out his wand and fingered it with longing before tapping the bricks to get them to move. Once in Diagon Alley, Jack paused, looking for the ice-cream parlor. Finding it, he noticed that a little girl with brown hair was standing there. Jack approached cautiously; he knew his sister was a burning wire waiting to be set off.

"Hello Padme," Jack said as he took a seat near her. He put his feet on the table and put his hands behind his back. This position was extremely comfortable, except for the fact that the owner kept on sending them disgruntled looks. Jack looked at his little sister, his eyebrow raised ever so slightly. "You woke me up early today you know. I had to get up at twelve, and that's way to early for me." Jack laughed. "So, why did you want to meet me today, then?"

[Padme Rendel S2]

Padme stood up and started pacing the interior of the shop. This caught a few people's attention and not to mention stares. Padme glared at everyone who passed, but didn't bother to say anything to them. She stopped her pacing right in front of the parlor door. She had seen her brother making his way over. Smirking, Padme took her seat as Jack sat down beside her and started working his mouth. Padme raised her eyebrow slightly and didn't laugh. "Only lazy people sleep in that late." Padme pointed out coldly. "I wake up at six every morning. I can't waste time being asleep, can I? I only get the sleep I need and then I'm out and about. It works better that way." Padme sneered at him before crossing her legs under the table, letting her left leg sway slowly up and down. She wasn't tapping her foot, which was a good sign. However, the position Jack was in made her frown.

"What are you doing?" Padme sharply asked, her voice slicing through the air. "Having your little fun, are you? I came here to talk, not to relax." Padme glared at him, waiting for him to go into a normal sitting position. Her honey-brown eyes stared coldly at Jack's electric blue ones. "All right, I'm going to go get some ice-cream and then I want to talk to you." Padme told him as she stood up and went to the counter. She ordered to sundaes and then sat back down. The man had said that he would bring the ice-cream to them. Exhaling loudly, Padme smirked at Jack.

"I met her sister. Yes, that's right, I met Big Sis. That's her name now. You know, Dixie Holden. I had a very...interesting conversation with her. Would you like to know what it was about?" She smirked at him before going on without waiting for an answer. "First it was about Mack and then about you, and then about the two of you. Do you get what I'm saying, dear brother? The two of you? Surely you can get that through your thick skull." Padme fell silent, keen on hearing how Jack would react to this statement.

[Jack Rendel S5]

Jack smiled at her. "Come on, Padme? Are you always this cold? Does it really matter how I'm sitting as long as I'm not on your lap?" Jack smirked at her before rolling his eyes. Apparently Padme was trying to make suspense from telling him that she had to talk but then going on to get ice-cream. Jack really did want to know what in hell she wanted to know, but he didn't let that show on his face. He knew that was why Padme was doing it and he wasn't going to let her have the satisfaction to seeing that it was working. When she came back, Jack layed his head back and waited for her to start talking. He would have never expected it to be something like this though. Maybe something about Padme's life or what Roger was like; something like that. Never had the thought occurred to Jack that Padme would want to talk about him and Mack. Jack grimaced slightly and put his legs back on the ground so he could sit up straighter.

"Big Sis? Since when do you call Dixie Holden, 'Big Sis?'" Jack raised his eyebrows, remembering the only time he had met the girl. She had seemed heartless at the time. Jack wondered if she had changed. He glared at Padme when she started asking if he knew what she was talking about. "No, I don't. What are you talking about? Mack is my best friend; is that what you're getting at?" Jack sincerely hoped that was what Padme was talking about. He shifted uncomfortable in his chair, but he didn't break the eye-contact the he had with Padme. He didn't want it to seem like he didn't want to talk about this subject. That would give it all away.