Unicorns Lesson 1

[Professor Osiris Silver]

It was only a tad bit later in the day when Osiris didn’t have class and had offered to sub for Care of Magical Creatures, just one elective class he was fair at. The creatures in the forest were keen to him due to his animagus form, however even the gentlest of creatures were less weary of him. Being able to plan the first lesson was remarkable, something he had only ever seen one professor able to do. Unicorns were involved during their first class and the students would learn just what he did when he was younger, how to approach said unicorns.

The magical creatures that were in the forest were that of something in a different world, especially the unicorns. It was rare when you saw adult unicorns take any sort of liking towards an adult male, even a cautious one however Osiris had managed to gain their trust.

The foals and the adults were separated into respective groups much like they had been before in previous years so that both male and female students could approach. If the unicorns got giddy than of course Osiris would stop the lesson immediately to allow them to calm down, this is why he brought along a plethora of sweets. The students should be allowed to step back for this lesson due to the sensitivity to it. When Osiris found himself outside he breathed in the summer air which was crisp with blooming flowers, and warm breezes. Today had been a perfect day to hold this class as it was the best weather, rain would have of just set them back.

Osiris stepped down each step with a graceful landing making his way down to the edge of the forest where he knew the unicorns grazed. After he arrived he took out what was charmed inside of his bag, table cloths of the houses as well as the few snack items he got the house elves to prepare.

There were mini cakes, macaroons, wizard candies, butterbeer and pumpkin juice spread about the two tables that were under the forest. The clearing was only feet away from where the tables were setup underneath the trees that covered the inside from the out. Several adult unicorns grazed while four or five foals stood by their parents side as if waiting for what was to come.

Osiris allowed one simple look towards the closest unicorn and nodded his head in a slow movement. He knew that they were different than hippogriffs but they deserved just the same respect. When the unicorn went back to grazing Osiris turned to the entrance where students would be able to just barely see him, and headed towards it to wait for them. He leaned up against a tree with one foot firmly pressed upon it, arms crossed and eyes shut while feeling the warm breezes that flowed through the forest.

He had made sure to allow the students to know to come with nothing but their robes, and wands so that their book bags did not clutter the way. If they happened to bring their bags then he would simply have to push them off to the side with a sigh. Also the table happened to have a sign on it that read,

Please, make sure to tell me you are here than feel free to help yourselves until class begins.
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[Kastian Brennan]

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"Here. Smell this, Jazz," Kastian smiled and opened a small bottle of liquid he wanted Jasper Sinclair to smell. Kastian had a crush on Jasper over the past few days since school had come back into session. He did not know why the crush had come. But, it was strong.

Jasper collapsed to the ground, fainting upon smelling the bottle Kastian had. Kastian smiled and flipped the cap closed and caught Jasper. Jasper being unconscious made Kastian extremely happy. He had successfully completed the first step of the kidnapping of his future boyfriend, Jasper Sinclair.

Kastian Brennan shook his head coming out of a quick dream. He had taken a quick nap and had not even noticed it. He was just going to rest his eyes for a mere moment and than he had to go on dreaming about Jasper Sinclair once again. Kidnapping? Seriously Kass?! Can you be any more of an idiot? He criticize himself as he slowly rose to the ground keeping his right hand against the tree to keep his balance. He couldn't believe he had fallen asleep. He couldn't believe the dream. As far as Kastian Brennan was aware, he would never use chloroform to score with another guy.

As far as the seventeen year old was aware, he was going to use other methods. Though, if he had been in that Divination class, he would've thought something differently when seeing how Jasper reacted to Mihail. Because of the very fact that Kastian Brennan was not given a gift of possibly being a seer he had never consider taking Divination. Because he had never taken Divination he had never caught up to the same level as Jasper and Mihail. Because he was not on the same level, thus, was the reason why he wasn't in the class during the moment where Jasper became jealous of Mihail. Because of not seeing the jealousy, Kastian did not know Jasper was taken.

He had once heard from two Hufflepuff girls whom were gossiping about quidditch. One was obsessed with quidditch and talked about how she would like the cute chaser from the Gryffindor team. The other Hufflepuff girl had stated he played for the other team. Kastian smirked at that knowledge and since then had believed Jasper was gay. He was the cute chaser... Well, they both weren't bad looking, but, he wanted to hear what he wanted to hear. Kastian had a crush on Jasper Sinclair and wondered how to act upon it.

His heart was shattered just six months before when his boyfriend broke up with him. It was Kastian's first boyfriend, and, he enjoyed the experience. He wanted someone. For some reason his mind was stuck on Jasper Sinclair... So badly that he had a dream about him a few times. Luckily, he hadn't had a date with his left hand yet. He had stayed up the night before until his roommates fell asleep. He bought a few roses from one of the female Gryffindors. He wrote on a piece of parchment and wrapped the rose into them. He had asked her to give it to Jasper and swore her to secrecy. She agreed. He simply wrote, When you look at yourself through a mirror holding this rose, your handsomeness far outweighs the beauty of the rose. There was no other writing on the paper.

Now, it was time for a class he had with Jasper Sinclair. Care of Magical Creatures. Kastian rather liked Care of Magical Creatures. He had decided to do the rose thing once again. He bent over acting like he was tying his shoes, but, he loosened one lace. As he walked out to the grounds to the class, in the forest clearing, he was taking careful steps. Once at the class meeting place, he knocked his lace out and purposely tripped over. He lost his shoe. He scrambled back to get the shoe and slid his free hand into his robes pocket. He pulled out a rose with a note and left it on the ground, a bit closer to the tree line, hoping Jasper would spot it. He quickly put on his shoe, tied it and looked around making sure nobody was looking and stood up.

The rose note was folded with one word on the top, Jasper. Inside the paper actually revealed a photo of Jasper from the school's collection. Across the photo was handwriting in black ink that read: I could conquer the world with one hand as long as you're holding the other. - You're admirer. It was a cheesy, and sappy note. Probably too early for a second one. But, Kastian was planning to keep it going until he had Jasper or his heart broke and Mihail won him.

Kastian shook his head to clear his mind to pay attention. He was the first there, and was a bit embarrassed by it. But, he'd deal with it. He saw a unicorn and froze. He had only seen a unicorn once before in person, when he was running along the treeline. That was back in his fifth year. It was the main reason he still running along the Forbidden forest, hoping one would come back. Kastian spoke up softly, looking at the unicorns, "How?" He knew he should keep his voice soft and not make a lot of noise. He continued his question, "How did you get them to approach? The one I saw when I was running disappeared so fast that I nearly got detention for running after it in the forest."

He had not realized that he had admitted guilt to breaking a rule he had done almost two years before, when he was still a fifth year and new prefect. He was curious of them. His mother even had taken him out to some forests in hope of spotting a unicorn. Not once has he ever seen a unicorn so closely. He was afraid they'd disappear quickly. He had not noticed the professor leaning against a tree with his armed crossed. He refused to take his eyes away from the unicorns, and yet, he was afraid to step closer. He would wait. He had not even noticed the note on the table until a unicorn moved. He looked around and spoke once again toward the professor a few feet from him. "Professor? Are you asleep? Will they run if I get closer?"

The food and butterbeer on the tables were not even in his thoughts at the time. It was his mother's best subject and first love. It became Kastian's second love as a child. He loved helping his mother with stray magical animals and nursing them back to health. It was how he was raised. He was told the unicorn was one of the most exclusive. He never knew why. His mother told him a story before of how she touched one. But, he was afraid to do so.

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Rather happy about the next class, Vincent didn't waste anytime making his way down to where the Magic Creatures class took place. Along the way he enjoyed the sunny day, glad he didn't have the same problems of his mother and Darius in the sun. He did still have his bag, but he was planning on stashing it behind the hut near the edge of the forest which he passed along the way any way. And seeing the hut quiet, he put his bag down at the side of it partly behind the pumpkins from the path, and then headed on.

Wand in his pocket of course. As he neared the edge of the class area, a place sitting partly inside the forest itself, but safely set aside and protected from the more dangerous creatures inside (once he had heard about how big the giant spiders were, he'd lost all interest in going inside farther. A spider as big as a muggle car? No thanks), he spotted his dad up ahead leaning against a tree. A glance over his shoulder and seeing no one close enough to see what he did and the one student ahead of him looking away towards the creatures ahead, he speeded up and gave his father a hug saying softly "Hey Dad, s'up? Hear anything from mom yet?"

His mother had taken Darius with her on one of her ghost hunting trips along with a family house elf so he had no fear about them, he just wondered how she was doing and if she was making progress. Releasing his father before anyone else could get close or the other could turn and see him, he wandered over to the tables and looked over the spread before turning to look towards the unicorns. "Hey Kastian." He was not huge into sweets, but free food was free food and he'd probably get something eventually. The unicorns made him feel iffy however. He had heard stories about people being stabbed straight through by the horns and that made him wary of getting too close.

Listening to the question, however, he did have to admit curiosity. Maybe it had something to do with his father's form? But no, just cause you became an animal didn't mean you had an automatic pass in the animal kingdom. No, Vin had a feeling his father had more tricks up his sleeves then that. It wasn't like you could bribe them with money after all, something his father was free enough with. Vin wasn't stingy, mind, he bought plenty of what he actually wanted, he just didn't have a lot of urges to be a spending machine. Besides, how could you beat all the places they already went for family homes to begin with?

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The Care of Magic Creatures class was an issue for Mukhtar. The problem was he knew where he would be spending the majority of his life, nearly guaranteed. And despite all of that empty space and wild areas, very few magic creatures lived out there. So while the class was interesting in it's own way and he could see why it was important, reading the book told him he could expect to never use said information again. As much as he wanted to try hard in the class to get a good grade, this knowledge made it hard to get lots of mental will up for it. So as he exited the school to head towards class he wasn't in much of a hurry at all.

Especially because the class was held out doors. Ick.

It was a nice day for England which mean sticky humidity and partly sunny skies. Goodness! Why did it always seem to be on the edge of rain in this land? No wonder obscene amounts of greenery were everywhere he walked. Passing Hagrid's Hut he ducked as a low flying bird went by, checking to make sure it was not an Owl. It had taken him most of his first year to not dive for cover every time an Owl passed by in the school as in the desert they were there to take away one's soul. Finding out that the westerners used them everyday had been hard to take, even harder taking a couple of them home to raise for messengers. Finally he had managed a deal with the contact in Libya to be the in between, but still the idea of them unnerved people at home. Yet another reason why he was going to end up an outside amongst his people indeed.

Approaching the class he saw the Professor and a couple of students past him. He made sure to stay in the middle of the path away from the edges of the greenery. As he neared Professor Silver he gave a distinct head bow of respect (more an Eastern concept of course, but it was clear from his face he had Egyptian blood much as Muk did) and said "Good Day, Professor,". Traditionally a greeting required coffee in most of Egypt, tea in the desert, but he had neither for a class of course. Looking past the man he saw the tables and frowned slightly, wondering what was up before he saw the unicorns. Creatures of legend even he had heard of them, though there were no stories about them in the desert. Slowing down he stood near the other two boys and watched the beasts, gradually deciding from their behavior they were more docile then he would have expected. "Professor, is their a species of unicorn with hooves that make chiming sounds? I seem to recall having heard that before."

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Having grown up on a farm, Cernenus was rarely uncomfortable around animals, especially farm ones. Magic ones were a different case though and he was excited to take the class for the first time. Making his way out the front doors, he followed another student he could see walking the path that had been described to him. Around behind him were a few other wanderers heading the same way so he had no impression of being late or on time either way. He just didn't want to get lost. In the distance the student he was assuming was heading to the same place approached the edge of the forest and he had his first hesitation on whether he was doing the right thing or not.

But with others following him like he knew where he was going he couldn't exactly stop and figure it out; for looks alone he had to keep walking and keep his fingers crossed about it. As he got closer he felt a wave of relief and confidence both as he saw a teacher leaning against a tree watching in his direction as students came. Cernenus sped up just a little bit. As he got closer to the teacher he looked at the man's face more carefully, seeing he had a strong face, his eyes saying he knew what he wanted and how to get it. Giving him a nod of respect he passed, seeing a few students standing father in.

Seeing a refreshment table he turned to it instead. Mind you, he saw the unicorns and where they were, but they weren't close by and the food was. And he was a growing boy, so his mother complained when he went on an eating binge and she had to resupply. Picking up a snack he began munching his way through it while he looked towards the creatures, wondering if the subject of the day had them feeding them or working with young colts as he could see them from here. Personally, he didn't like horses. They had too much attitude, knew if you were unsure how to take advantage of you, and ate far too much for a small farm like his family's.

He wouldn't be getting closer to them unless required to.

[Jasper Sinclair]

Jazz had been up early that morning for a jog like usual, something he did every day for himself and one of the only things he did for himself. It made him feel refreshed and very awake after he did it so it was the perfect thing for him even if it meant waking up insanely early. Jazz was just the type to do something religiously when he really got into it, jogging was one of the few things. He kept in shape while he did it so it was a plus for him, something that he didn’t want to stray from. When he had classes he knew that taking his routine jog kept him awake and ready for most things he had to do, then grabbing toast before heading to class was the best bonus to the jog. Hearing this from him might be something odd but when you love something so much you’ll do anything to continue doing it.

The tall Gryffindor fidgeted with his tie to make it straight and neat looking, if it wasn’t he felt like a slob which was something he couldn’t handle even in the least. When he completely straightened it he sighed and looked down towards his feet where a very small meow was coming from, Misty was following him around the castle today and it was quite amusing. ”Go play with your friends sweetheart. Have fun today.” He murmured before stopping, bending down, and picking up his little kitten. He snuggled her to him and then placed her back on the ground while tapping her bum to push her away but she didn’t move. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out some catnip which he laid on the ground for her, Misty grabbed it up in her tiny mouth and ran off with a wag of her tail.

When Jazz got to the floor where the front doors were he quickly looked around to see if any of his friends were heading this way or… more specially Mihail who Jazz had, finally decided he had a crush on but sometimes he didn’t know. He couldn’t get that boy out of his head no matter how hard he tried, no matter what he did the boy was always there. Jazz continued walking until he bumped into someone near the doors which was when he looked around quickly, his cheeks red and ran outside into the courtyard. He rubbed his nose when he entered and looked around noticing that many students were hanging around in the courtyard, or making their way to class just like him. Care of Magical Creatures was next, one of his almost favorite classes. Osiris was the sub professor for the class for awhile so he loved it even more then he would originally.

As he walked from the courtyard to the lawns he looked around into the nature, the animals that scurried back and forth. Jasper was very in tune with nature and that showed when he bent down to pick up an acorn to feed to a squirrel. The squirrel went right up to him, grabbed the acorn and nibbled at it before running away which made Jasper smile. Then he straightened up and began to head to the class, he only stopped when he noticed something red on the floor. He bent down to get closer and noticed his picture on top of a red rose. He picked it up from the floor and stared at it unknowingly, then unwrapped the picture from the rose to read the words which made him blush immensely. He stood there reading the passage over and over, automatically believing it to be Mihail until he noticed the handwriting was completely different.

Jasper continued to stare however with the blush creeping up to his ears, he quickly rolled it back up and held it with his fingers but not before getting a cut. He yelped slightly and pressed his thumb to his mouth as he continued his way to class thinking about who this could be, in love with the romantic way it was portrayed. When he reached the clearing he noticed a few other students and pulled his thumb from his mouth before waving to Osiris, ”Hi Professor, Vince.” He called before heading into the clearing to see what Osiris had conjured up and behold there were Unicorns prancing around. He stood there with his eyes wide open watching them, only looking over at the other student who was speaking to Osiris.

”They get scared really easy, approaching them would be… bad I’m sure” He murmured to the other Gryffindor who caught his eye. He was handsome, but who exactly was he? He recognized him from the prefects group, and thought his last name was Bennet but he didn’t know.

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[Professor Osiris Silver]

Osiris blinked open his eyes a few time to look at the scene unraveling before him, the unicorns that were prancing about in the meadow were now grazing or what looked like it. They were the least skittish right now with Osiris there but certainly in just a few moments the students would begin to arrive and startle them. That’s why Osiris made sure the Unicorns were behind a stone barrier, one that you could walk around but not before passing by Osiris. His back was firmly placed against the tree as he settled into a light daze while waiting for the kids to come to his class.

When footsteps sounded from his side he didn’t look up expecting the student to speak to him before anything. The words that came next made him flutter his eyes open for a moment, ”Befriending them is easy as long as you know secrets” He murmured before closing his eyes again. ”Please don’t approach them until I say so. I will be doing it a certain way, I have gained their trust. No, I’m not asleep but if you could go help yourself to some snacks while everyone gets here” He spoke nodding his head over in the direction of the food before settling back in with a smirk.

It was early in the class so the few students that were here were lucky and would be getting extra house points for arriving. He only fluttered his eyes open when a body collided with his in a hug which he returned before pulling away, ”Hey kiddo. A few things, but none innocent enough for your ears” and when he spoke this he poked him in the ear.

”Unicorns today, you should be able to guess why they’re okay with this” He murmured before Vincent said hello to the Gryffindor who had been asking questions. Osiris smiled and leaned back up against the tree gently, closing his eyes not needing to be looking at his students to know what they were doing.

The sounds of more footsteps could be heard but only one voice spoke out to which he nodded to, ”Good afternoon. Ahh yes, I shall get to that when there are more of your classmates here if you do not mind?” He questioned kicking off from the tree. It was about time he get in the middle of all of the students, to say hello to the ones that didn’t say a thing. First was a hufflepuff who had veered towards the food table instead, ”Good afternoon.” He uttered with a slight smile as he passed by, ”Any questions?” He spoke looking back at the other students.

He could keep himself slightly turned away from the student at the food table but not the students who were near the Unicorns who were beginning to look weary of the incoming children. Of course Unicorns didn’t generally like males but in his old lessons when he was a student there was a trick that few knew, he was lucky enough to learn about it even without his animagus.

”We shall be waiting for a few more students, then we shall begin!”

[Valley Shieldheart]

Valley knew she was late for class, she had gotten caught up in her dorm, feeding Wilbert, and had almost completely forgotten she had Care of Magical Creatures right now. As she literally sprinted down to the school grounds, where the class was to take place, she accidentally bumped into and knocked over a few people as she went. She always shouted a quick "sorry!" behind her, but for fear of recieving a detention for being late, she did not stop. As she finally reached the area where the class was set up, she smiled when she realized she wasn't the only one late, there were still quite a few people late. She also noticed the group of Unicorns nearby, and became ecstatic. She loved Unicorns, they were such beautiful creatures. She noticed 2 of her friends, Kastian and Muk, were already there as well, and waved at both of them, grinning. It was nice to see Muk, but lately she had had a habit of partnering up with him quite often in class, so today, she made her way over to Kastian, skipping as she went.

When she reached him, she tapped him on the shoulder to gain his attention, since, although he had just asked the teacher a question, he looked a teeny bit dazed and distracted. "Hey there Kass!" she gushed, grin still planted on her face, "How's it going? You ok there? You seem a little... she giggled as she spoke in a somewhat joking tone, "...distracted. Is there some cute boy on your mind? Or did you forget to sleep last night? She continued to giggle as she finished speaking. She loved to tease her friends, it was all in good fun, and it made her laugh to see the look on their faces. And she was sure Kass wouldn't be too embarrassed by her comment. If she had thought at all he would be, she wouldn't have said it.

[Victoria Alden]

Victoria felt refreshed after her afternoon nap, which she had taken on a stone bench in the castle courtyard. Most people would've found it extremely uncomfortable, but like her cat, Sir Snuggles of Boots, Tori was able to sleep anywhere. She sat up slowly, yawning as she stretched, her shoulders, hips, and spine cracking loudly. Her long dark hair, which had been pinned up in a messy yet semi-fashionable bun, was now ruined. The majority of it remained up, though large sections had become unclipped and now hung over her shoulders and down her back in long, tangled strips.

She leaned forward, resting her elbows on her knees and letting her head hang limply as she removed the remainder of he bobby pins from her tangled hair. It didn’t do much…her hair was still as messy as it had been before, now it just…hung down farther than it had before. She straightened back up, loosening her tie and un-tucking unbuttoning her over shirt. It was nice out, but the niceness had caused her sweat…which made her feel slightly uncomfortable, and unbuttoning her shirt helped air everything out.

Hopping up from her seat she made her way out of the courtyard and across the school grounds. She wasn’t exactly excited for Care of Magical Creatures…she didn’t really like most…creatures. They only animal she actually liked was her cat, he was her one and only. She didn’t even like other cats…they were all too full of themselves. She just hoped they weren’t dealing with anything too nasty…like giant fire-breathing ants. If she saw anything like that she’d return immediately to the castle.

She heard voices, real ones, not voices in her head telling her what to do. They were the familiar voices of her peers, who had already arrived at class. She stepped out from around a tree, hoping she could stick to the back of the class and avoid any strange monsters that the teacher brought to show them. She scanned the clearing, recognizing a few familiar faces, but knowing only one of the other students by name, her half-brother Vincent. She wasn’t exactly close with Vin, but they got along, just like they had as children.

Her gaze drifted past thin redhead and stopped again almost immediately as she noticed the tall man next to him. There was a slight shadow over his face, but for Victoria there was no mistaking him. Osiris Silver, her father; a man she had never met and never planned on meeting. What was he doing there? Where was the bloody professor? She looked back to Vincent, why hadn’t he told her, warned her? She took a step back, and slammed into the tree behind her with unintentional force, knocking the wind out of her. She gasped, wheezing loudly in shock, and disrupting the peaceful calm that filled the clearing with a noise similar to one her mother’s stupid crow would make.

At that moment everything seemed to be going wrong, she was confused, and that scared her. She had no idea what to do, she wanted to run, but she couldn’t. She hated the feeling of vulnerability that filled her, she was weak…like an infant. She was letting this stupid man effect her so greatly, and he had no idea who she was.

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He grinned when his father poked him in the ear and moved away, satisfied. If his mother felt free enough to send back dirty notes to his father then they were safe and she was probably off bossing ghosts around somewhere. Many people would have found the Silver-Moon household rather bizarre, but he was used to a healthy dose of chaos in his daily life at home. He listened as his father answered a few questions and walked over to get a cookie or two. Vincent had just picked up a couple of macaroons and taken a sip of pumpkin juice when he heard the sound and his head snapped around, his eyes landing on his half-sister with nearly an audible 'click' as he realized what had happened. Putting down the juice with a hurry, he jogged over to where she was holding up a hand to his father as if to say 'I-got-this.' At best his father's presence near her would just make things far worse so it was time for him to step in.

Slipping an arm around her he leaned over as if whispering in her ear something soothing when in actuality he said "Better come with me like I'm helping you get over a problem before he steps over and involves himself. If I look like I'm succeeding, he won't bother us. So come on, let's walk..." He waited a second and then led her to the back of the class still within hearing and not out of sight, but effectively out of the crowd beginning to form. Turning her face away from the class, Vin let her face him so he could still see and hear the class as he said "I didn't know till this morning he was subbing the class, sorry. I would have told you otherwise, but if you don't pull yourself together he's going to want to know why. You didn't want him to find out, remember?"

He knew his relationship with Tori had been rocky at some points, but on some level she did recognize him as family. If she had trusted him enough to tell him about their connection, she surely also recognized he was fine with keeping the secret as well; if he told her something she needed to do to keep her secret from being discovered he was fairly sure she would listen and thank him later as well. Or at least she ought to; he loved his father very much and keeping a secret he knew his father would be interested in was a strain for him, but he did it for her. Family was important to Vincent, even his extended family and although it bothered him, she was his blood as much as his father in a way, closer possibly because of age and perspective.

[Victoria Alden]

Victoria didn't even realize Vincent was approaching until he touched her. She twitched in discomfort due to his closeness, being physical with others was never something she had enjoyed...unless she was very drunk and naked. Nevertheless, she let Vin lead her away from their spectators, listening to his words and simply staring at the ground as she stumbled along beside Vincent. They stopped and he positioned her, she allowed him though she was still uncomfortable with his touch. She looked up at him, staring him straight in the eyes which wasn't hard to do since they where the same height even if he was a year younger.

He'd turned her away from the others, though she could still hear them chattering away. For a moment she wondered if they were talking about her, but then she reminded herself that she didn't care. She couldn't care, if she allowed herself to care she'd be insane...just like her mother. She stared at him, not even having to put effort into keeping her face blank. It was her special ability, she was an emotionless brick wall.

"He's a teacher?" She asked, wrapping her arms around herself and bending one knee so she could slouch comfortably. She didn't know much about her father, her mother was never lucid enough to ask, and she'd never wanted to learn anything from the Moon children. She hadn't wanted to hear about how amazing their father was, how brave, or how much he loved their mother. Those were all things she could assume. When she was younger she'd made up stories...were he was the hero. He'd come save her from her hell of a life and together they'd go on fabulous adventures, to slay dragons, and meet mermaids. But as Tori aged she'd had to take reality into account, and when she'd met the Moon children and learnt the truth, that her father had a life and a family of his own, she'd had to give up her fantasy.

All she had of her father was a few singed photographs she'd found in an old hatbox hidden in one of her house's more obscure rooms. Sometimes she liked to think they looked alike...but only sometimes. "It doesn't matter anymore," She said, looking over her shoulder at the tall raven-haired man that still stood in the clearing behind her "He'll know soon enough, even if he doesn't know he's my...he'll know I'm her's." She turned back to Vincent, once again staring into his dark eyes.

She liked Vin to a point. She didn't mind being in his presence, but if she thought for too long about who he was it sickened her. She almost felt guilty for telling him and his siblings about their father's infidelity, but she knew they deserved the truth, and she wasn't going to make up some lie to explain her sudden disappearance from their lives when they were younger. Part of her hoped somehow Osiris finally knowing would lift a burden from them all, but she had a stronger feeling it would do exactly the opposite.