Darius/Keela

[Shava]

10 Jan 14, 10:57 PM
Keela S: She sits at her desk, grading first year essays and glancing at the door. Sending a Prefect after Darius had seemed the easiest way to find him without causing too much stir.
10 Jan 14, 11:00 PM
Darius: Arriving at the door, confused, he knocked on it then waited a moment before entering. Seeing Keela's face he suddenly lost any fear about this. "Yes Professor?"
10 Jan 14, 11:58 PM
Keela S: She smiled warmly. "Just Keela will be fine when it's just us, Dare" she told him. "Have a seat" she nodded at the chair in front of her desk. "Want some tea?"
11 Jan 14, 12:01 AM
[×] Darius: He nodded and sat saying "Okay." And then she mentioned tea. "Yes please. I'm not in trouble of some kind am I?"
11 Jan 14, 03:53 AM
Keela: She grinned and shook her head as she poured them both a cup from a tea service she'd found at a rather eclectic little shop while on her honeymoon. "Of course not" she hands him the cup and then settles back in her chair. "I wondered if you could help me with something?"
11 Jan 14, 03:56 AM
[×] Darius: Looks happy to know he is not, as much as Darius often shows emotions. Tilts his head. "Of course, Keela, if I can. "
11 Jan 14, 04:00 AM
Keela: She smiles, looking pleased by his answer and nods. "I was hoping you'd say that" she bites her lip. "Its about....well honestly its about Brier" She looks a bit hesitant as though she knows she's treading on dangerous ground. "Its just that after what happened with Madden...I..." She stops, tries again. "Darius how do you...that is...do you care about her?"
11 Jan 14, 04:03 AM
Darius: Notices the tea cup and looks it over curious, thinking it looks interesting. then looks up at her and sets the cup down. "Oh?" Looks worried suddenly or maybe hesitant. hears her question and nods, adding "Madden hurt her. I wouldn't hurt her."
11 Jan 14, 04:06 AM
Keela: She's gratified by the concern in his expression, and somewhat eased by it. The simplicity of his response is both relieving and frustrating. She nods, seeming to think carefully over what she wants to say, very unlike her in general. "You two...you're dating aren't you?" She'd gathered as much from talking to Brier, but she wanted Darius' take on it, mostly because like her husband, she wasn't quite positive Darius understood what that meant.
11 Jan 14, 04:07 AM
[×] Darius: Now he smiled slightly and nodded simply. "Yes Keela. She's very smart and she's teaching me a lot." Wonders why she is curious and then realizes it's because it's her sister. "I will protect her, no fears. Vin told me that was important."
11 Jan 14, 04:12 AM
Keela: She smiled back. "She is very smart" Keela agreed, and then "but she's also very young and I...just want to make sure she's in good hands..." The smile softens, "I know you will, Darius. I'm not really worried she'll get hurt I just...I want her to be happy, understand?"
11 Jan 14, 04:15 AM
Darius: he nods at her words, happy they agre eon that. "Keela...I'm fifteen and she is fifteen. How young do you consider too young?" Listens carefuly, noting she is choosing her words with care. "She seems pretty happy to me. I know I am happy. Does that help you?"
11 Jan 14, 04:18 AM
Keela: A smirk as she shakes her head ruefully at him. "Your brother and I have always disagreed on that front" she answers, then gives in a bit. "All right, how about 'she's my baby sister and if you hurt her I'll hide your potions supplies somewhere you can't get to for a month?" She grins at him, clearly teasing. "Seriously though, its hard enough for me to deal with the fact Cern's graduating let me have this one." She nods, "that does, and I'm glad."
11 Jan 14, 04:21 AM
[×] Darius: Listens and then grins; Brier would get him stuff he was willing to bet. "Okay. I know I won't hurt her so I don't like it but for her I will deal with that." Frowns. "But Keela, Brier won't graduate till i do. Isn't Cernenus more of a concern?" Eyes narrow wondering why the double standard as he sees it.
11 Jan 14, 04:26 AM
Keela: She nods, "of course, but Cern is going to go his own way, and for the most part he already has." She shrugs, "figuring out what goes on with him is like trying to do ancient runes with no key. You can try it, but you'll end up wasting a lot of time and its unlikely you'll get anywhere." A slightly abashed look. "I get what you're saying, but aside from the fact Cern is older and a guy, he and Brier are also different people. Cern does't get attached enough to anyone for me to worry about him being hurt. Brier does."
11 Jan 14, 04:28 AM
[×] Darius: Smiles at the Ancient runes comment. "Okay." which was the same as 'I see.' Tilts his head at her puzzled for a moment. "Attached? You mean like date? I only know of Madden. Have there been others?" Eyebrow raised concerned.
11 Jan 14, 04:34 AM
Keela: She shakes her head, "not that I know of, though I have been gone for a year and the two before that I was kind of focused on your brother." Though admittedly the first of those she'd been focused on getting away from him. She shrugs, "I'm pretty sure its just Madden, but the point I was making is that some people have more tendency to get attached than others."
11 Jan 14, 04:37 AM
[×] Darius: Looks thoughtful and speaks without seeming to realize how his statement could be taken. "Yes, you have to with Vin." Still not getting it, decides he will ask Brier what it means not realizing he probably shouldn't quote it verbatim. "Um, okay."
11 Jan 14, 04:39 AM
Keela: Sees it hasn't clicked and sighs softly. "Okay let me try another way of explaining what I mean. Before Brier you didn't have much to do with girls outside your family, right?" She waits for his response, "but Brier is different...why?"
11 Jan 14, 04:43 AM
Darius: Sips the nearly forgotten tea and holds it in his hand, liking the warm sides of the material. "Um. Keela, I have not had anything to do with either boys or girls outside my family, but she is part of my extended family."
11 Jan 14, 04:46 AM
Keela: She looks as though for the briefest moment she's wondering about the possibility of incest in Vin's family as being an acceptable thing. Then she seems to shake herself out of it. "That's...true" She takes a deep breath, "But...you feel differently about her than you do other family...right?
11 Jan 14, 04:48 AM
Darius: Watches her reactions, silently remembering what she told him and how she looked so he could tell Brier. "Of course. She's my girlfriend. And she cares. So I care too."
11 Jan 14, 04:51 AM
Keela: She nods, seeming very happy about the conclusion he's come to and even a bit distracted by the way he says the word 'girlfriend.' " Right, that is the attached I meant. What you feel for her, what she feels for you...." She seems to give up midsentence. "You know what? Nevermind Its really not important." She takes a long sip of her tea, glad to be in the same place as Vin for cases like this. "I just wanted to talk for a few minutes, make sure everything was all right."
11 Jan 14, 04:54 AM
Darius: Feels half way between confused and 'whatever Keela' but he has never used the word before. Sips his tea and says 'Okay. I hope I helped. What's it like being a teacher, Keela? Is it scary or power hungry?" Totally innocent look on his face.
11 Jan 14, 04:59 AM
Keela: She was never going to know how to talk to him, she worried, which would be even more frustrating if her sister married him...woah...getting ahead of herself. She grinned, "you kidding? What's it like taking orders from your dad all day every day?" She laughs, "its a blast. I love it. Though..." She wrinkles her nose at her desk, "grading first year essays I could live without."
11 Jan 14, 05:02 AM
Darius: gave a 'Oh-good-point' shrug and finished the tea holding up the cup again. "This is really nice, Keela." Wrinkles his forehead though at a stray thought. "Um, the same as my whole life? But I am glad you enjoy it! What's it like to know you will be a mother?" Nods at the first year part with a slight smile, imagining
11 Jan 14, 05:05 AM
Keela: She beams at him. "Thanks, I found it while Vin and I were on our honeymoon at this little shop. It was...very unique." She laughs, "exactly, but at least he can't ground me." Her hand goes to her stomach automatically and she smiles. "Terrifying...but amazing at the same time if you can imagine that..."
11 Jan 14, 05:30 AM
[×] Darius: Listens and nods, turning the cup over and over in his hands. He was not very familiar with Chinese culture, but the cup was unique in his experience. SLight smile again, more relaxed now that they were off the subject of him and Brier as he didn't want to lie to her, but he didn't want to tell her anything important either. 'Oh yeah." Shakes his head. "Why terrifying? Mom seems to think it's glorius and the best stuff in the world."
11 Jan 14, 01:42 PM
Keela: She smiles maybe a tad ruefully at him. "Oh, don't misunderstand, I'm very excited and Merlin knows Vin is over the moon. Its just that...well your mother has had a bit more practice than I have" she points out, "and I'm just a little nervous."
11 Jan 14, 02:27 PM
Darius: Starting a family must be exciting, he thought, but he didn't really have any knowledge about it except from his mom. "Oh so first time nerves? Okay, that makes sense. Never though of it as terrifying before so it threw me off when you said that."
11 Jan 14, 02:34 PM
Keela: She laughed, "well, I might have been exaggerating a bit" she admitted. "My brothers have bets going on what color hair they'll have" she confesses. Then smirks, "I'm hoping for blue."
11 Jan 14, 02:39 PM
Darius: Seeing her smile he felt good about the way this meeting had gone off, even though he would still be reporting to Brier later on, He smiled. "Nothing has repeated yet, we always have a bet going on and no one is ever close. I think clear was the big surprise and tiger stripes was one of mom's favorites."
11 Jan 14, 02:42 PM
Keela: She laughs, "oh Merlin I can't even...are there any normal colors left?" She still sometimes lost count of her brothers and sisters in law, especially if they weren't in school yet. She shrugged, "guess we'll see when they get here" she acknowledges. "I don't care as long as they're healthy."
11 Jan 14, 02:50 PM
[×] Darius: "We have had some variations too like Char's white, Ash's pale colors, Aruj's ultravilet, and then Jean's clear so you could get a vwesion of blue He nodded again about healthy. "You realize you will have the first of the new generation? I think .Even mom is curious "
11 Jan 14, 02:57 PM
Keela: She nods, "it'll be an adventure" Then she smiles, "trust me, I realize" She shrugs, "I'm curious too, especially since it'll be a boy and a girl" She shakes her head, "Brier's already volunteered to babysit during her free periods if I decide to stay at the school, but we'll have to see."
11 Jan 14, 03:03 PM
[×] Darius: Half paying attention looks an old memory. "I've helped with all my younger brothers and sisters, but only when they are older." Frowns, thinking. "I could see how Brier does it and learn."
11 Jan 14, 03:36 PM
Keela: She beams at him, "sure you could, and I'd feel better with two sets of hands around anyway. Brier did a lot with our cousins when they were young, she's always liked babies." A small smile, "I suspect she'll enjoy that part when she visits during the summer."
11 Jan 14, 03:42 PM
[×] Darius: Darius felt better with young children then with babies who you could not reason with,but if Brier liked babies then he would try. if nothing else he could just hold them or fetch things for brier. "Okay, I'll tell her I want to try and help then." She mentioned the summer, but he wondered about that as he had understood it would be September. "I thought they were due in september? Not the summer." If Brier liked babies then why did she not want to have them-- oh yes, it was a school thing probably which is why she cast that charm which he hadn't learned yet from her. He would have to remember she liked babies when they were graduated so he could give her some.
11 Jan 14, 03:59 PM
Keela: She shook her head, realizing he'd misunderstood. "Oh no, I didn't mean mine. I meant all of your younger siblings" she laughed, "September is right."
11 Jan 14, 04:03 PM
Darius: He brightened at that thought. Mom was due in the next couple of months so sure, brier could come and see that baby. And help him with his younger siblings. He nodded, realizing he had something he could show her for sure! "Oh! Good idea. Mom will have had the new boy by then it's true." He could talk to her about babies then for sure while she was enjoying those.
11 Jan 14, 04:31 PM
Keela: Another nod and a wink. "See? Sisters-in-law can be good sometimes" She tilts her head and a strange look comes into her eyes. "How is your mom? Have you heard from her?" Keela hadn't had the nerve to write her since the shouting match between she and Vin over the fertility potion mess.
11 Jan 14, 08:30 PM
[×] Darius: Gravely nods. "I know Vin loves you and you make him happy. So I already knew you were good for something, Keela. You are a nice person and you always try to talk to me." With that limited social interaction taken care of, Darius wondered why she was worried about his mom. "Would there be something wrong? Her letters are the same as always..."
12 Jan 14, 12:53 AM
Keela: She smiles warmly, "thanks Dare" She hesitates, obviously considering her words very very carefully. "Well...errr..." She bites her lip, "something happened with your mum and I and she and Vin disagreed over it" she says in a very general manner. "I have't talked to her since then and I'm a bit,...concerned about it."
12 Jan 14, 12:57 AM
Darius: "Oh." Well duh, everyone disagreed with things mom did cause she was that kind of person. Except Darius really. "Well I think most people don't like things she does, but she does it anyway. But if you are concerned, just go write her."
12 Jan 14, 01:00 AM
Keela: She smirked. Right 'Oh hi mom, sorry your son yelled at you for putting barely legal fertility potions in my food, hope you're not mad' she shakes her head at the thought. "I might give it a try later, If I don't have these essays graded by dinner I'll be in trouble." She grins.
12 Jan 14, 01:04 AM
Darius: Look slightly off put. "Even as adults you have homework? That's hardly fair. Do you learn anything from this though?"