Ianto in his new world - OPEN!

[Ianto Parker]

Ianto had just left the room that was assigned to him after unpacking his small amount of belonging he entered the hallway to make his way to the kitchen to get some food the on to work for the day getting the school clean and gleaming.
Ianto was really happy about his new job he was now in a place that reminded him of home the grounds were green there had been a lot of rain for some reason he like rain and green.
It was probably the elf in him the half of his blood he hated the half his mother hid from everyone including Ianto and now to save himself from the public radical as he had been raised Pure blood and had treated all like he was better than them when it truth he was much less than them and now this school was home as he was never going back to wales as per his agreement with his mother.
Ianto decided to for go food and stepped out side in to the grey morning light he took a deep breath of the air his glamor firmly in place he head on to start the grounds work.
"Looks like it will be a nice day" Ianto said to the open grounds

[Tamika Parker]

This was unfathomable, Tamika's eyes had to boggle at the sight, green, big brown lumpish creatures chewing grass with their mouths open and Merlin beard was that a goat? Surely her brother, foolish as he was wasn't daft enough to have come to such a place.. my the stonework wasn't even a century old! "Savages" Tamika muttered under her breath as she stepped out of the charted horse drawn wagon and stalked her way across the green overgrown (meaning it was more then a precise 2" long) lawn with a piece of parchment in hand that had a clear X marking the guessed whereabouts of her brother. Uck MUD! Everywhere! Surely the wizards knew at least some basic drying spells but no here she was, Tamika Parker carefully treading her way though the mud on a mission to find her brother and give him a right talking to... a mission that had taken her half a world away from everything she knew and understood. But that was nothing when there was a principle at stake after all!

The sight of the cows chewing where making Tamika feel vaguely nauseous, how anyone could live in such surrounds where beyond her, no wonder her grandmothers books said that Muggles carried all sorts of horrific diseases. "Driver, you will wait for me, I shan't be more then a moment" she 'declared' to the old man behind the wheel of the 1 horsepower buggy, Tamika was traveling incognito, no Muggle would have noticed the carriage being pulled by a rather odd looking horse that if you looked on just the right angle, you'd have sworn there was the edge of wings poking out from under the horse blanket casually tossed over the creature. As the driver was left to unclip and lug the cabinet onto the gravel path leading up to the school Tamika had her own concerns, namely how a building made with such a lack of stone could even remain standing for any amount of time. Surely it would have been burnt down the first time a dragon passed by. For of course any building not built to withstand the attack of a Grumpy Welsh Dragon was hardly a building at all.

Taking a token glance around Tamika pulled out her wand and with a quick precise set of movements embedded herself in a assortment of protective spells, for surely in a land of savages she was not going to dare chance a 'encounter' with the natives. Of course it meant that quite a few moments had passed by the time she found the object of her search. "Ha! Nice, only one with but a fraction of the mind of a very small doxy would call this squalor 'Nice'" Tamika corrected as she stalked her brother, Professor Snapes Trousers had he always been soo.. soo.. "What in Merlin's Beard are you wearing?" Tamika burst out, did he realise what a fool he looked here, amongst all this vegetation? "Come, pack your bags I have the cabinet waiting" Tamika stated, no question at all in her mind that there was nothing her brother would want more then to do the sensible thing (aka what she wanted) and come back to Wales immediately and away from the horrible Mudloving primitives that where sure to inhabit such a ill-built castle.

[Ianto Parker]

Ianto could not believe his ears when from behind him came a voice that sounded not unlike his sister's (Half sister), Tamika, give a fake laugh and complain about quality of the school. But then is was confirmed when she demanded to know what he was wearing and then went on to demand that he pack his things to leave although, to his family, the way she demanded was like a request, a polite request really.

Ianto Gowned Ianto did not even think to try and cover it up. Ianto turned around to be greeted Tamika in what he could only guess was her trying to look Muggle and understated, which she was not doing well. "Tamika what a joy and a pleasure it is to see you," Ianto greeted her. " I was not expecting you." Ianto gave a slight bow "and in answer to your question, I'm wearing what I always wear," Ianto answered her. Ianto decided to get past the pleasant greetings and on to the request to leave. " I Have no wish to pack and go anywhere with you, mMy dear sister," Ianto said and the last part was overly sarcastic. "I enjoy being here," Ianto advised her as he began to to turn and walk on to survey the grounds of his new home and so he could take the time to reinforce his glamour so as not to give away his secret to her; the real reason he did not wish to go home the disgust of being half blood, half elven, the betrayal of his mother and the promise he made to her to not go back and to not tell his father or his sister his perfect sister , Tamika. " So to your carriage and leave me to my life," he dismissed her with the wave of his hand as he had seen his father (well the man that raised him use on him ) do so many times

[Tamika Parker]

Thankfully for Ianto Tamika was too caught up in her own hating of the place to overhear the groan, for of course until she turned her mind to someone why they might as well just not exist at all. "Indeed brother, I'd say that and joy and pleasure must be yours alone, this is a filthy place" Tamika started, the first of what no doubt would be a endless string of complaints about the school, Australia and the Muggle World in general. "Not expecting me? Oh I am so sorry brother but had you taken the common curtsy to write I could have announced my intent to visit with post hast. Alas it seems that one must resort to surprise just to get a moment of your surely pressing attention, but no worry for it is not like one has anything more pressing upon one's own life to be thinking about!" Tamika made a very obvious wave of her hand to show off the large yellow stone engagement ring, goblin crafted, a heirloom of the family that she was to marry into, passed though generations of witches who had lived in the peak of luxury and class (or so she'd been led to believe by the fairytale endings put forth in all the stories she'd heard growing up). "... surely one has nothing better to do then travel half a world away to some mud strewn mudpit of a Muggle loving cesspool." No Tamika was going to lay the guilt on thick all right.

Crossing her arms she calmed a momentary second when Ianto bowed however her eyebrows where soon arched in horror at both the sarcasm and the fact that he refused her word. Nobody refused her! Such a shock to the system took Tamika more then a few seconds to catch up and reprogram and shape the world around her to better suit her will as she plowed on to catch up with her brother (not a easy task being as short as she was). "Halt! Brother see reason! This building is sure to catch on fire and fall down any moment, why it's a wonder that dragons haven't already destroyed this entire village.. and Muggles.. they're everywhere.. like vermin!" Tamika pointed to a big metal contraption with wheels.. it looked like the carriages at Hogwarts but there was nowhere to affix the thestral's. "Stupid Muggles they cannot even make a proper cart". Tamika scoffed before hurrying again to meet the path of her brother. It was hard work in her needle thin boots but determination was sure to win out.

Of course her brother would play the stubborn oaf! Tamika's mouth turned into a o' of surprise as her brother waved his hand at her, what on earth did he think he was trying to be noble like their father? Tamika had to laugh, a sharp titter at how foolish he looked, how pathetic. "I will do no such thing!" starting to lose her temper she huffed as she waved to the coach driver and then gave two sharp points to direct him to move the vanishing cabinet into a safe place before leaving. "Clearly being on the wrong side of the world has made what little intellect you once possessed trickle right out of your ears" Tamika stated crossly, putting her foot down and firmly crossing her arms that no she was not going to move, a house could fall on her for all she cared but Tamika Parker always got her way, one way or another. "I am not leaving, not until you see reason to return to Wales where you belong" she repeated with the self assurance of one who was quite willing to do all it took to win out.

[Ianto Parker]

Ianto could not believe what his sister had said. Wales, where he belonged there less now than he did before? Ianto was so tempted to tell Tamika:

How he hated his family
How he hated the way they belittling him his whole life for being less magical and a Hufflepuff and it was all his mothers fault anyway for being with an elf and he had to live with the fallout and the magic that was suppressed by her spell to hide his elven side.
Now that he was just getting to understand what it was to be a half cast, his sister whas here to demand he return to Wales where he had promised not to return to help his mother to save face for her betrayal
But why, he asked himself, did he care what happen to her; but then he knew the man that he called father would kill her and make her disappear so he would stay quiet and just hope his sister would go away.

Ianto turned around. "Tamika, I happen to live in that building and you don't need to worry there be no dragons here and as for not writing, I did not think you would care as you have not before". Ianto stared Tamika straight in the eyes and said "Tamika I have no intention of ever returning to Wales as there are things happening in my life that you could never understand. I am quite happy here in Australia" Ianto swiftly turned on his heal and began walking on his way to town as he now really need a drink and very strong drink.

Focus keep up the glamour breath must breath count to 10

[GuestGuest]

Now if this were a movie with a sound track, one would hear a familiar soft gentle voice singing:

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood
A beautiful day for a neighbor would
You be mine?
Could you be mine?"

But this wasn't a movie, this was real life so the only one in this picture who was hearing that music was a certain little lady as she soared and dipped through the bright sky. She had been out hunting for her own amusement -- like a catch and release fishing trip -- rather than food since she had already raided Marcus Secret - not anymore - stash of Bertie's chocolate covered beetles.

She was happy in her new home and was glad to find some familiar faces that had made the move also like Kat and Chloe, Uncle Gerard, Aunt Tiffany, Auntie Mel and Uncle Ethan. Yes, Lady Macbeth did have lots of 'family'. You fed her, she adopted you. Simple as that. Everyone had their price and hers was food.

Perhaps that was why she had finally accepted Ianto as ... Well not quite friend yet but not enemy. Besides, he was staff and she protected staff.. Well, unless she really did not like you and then your life could become as much of a living hell as a small fire lizard could make it.

Which was why, as she flew overhead, she spotted above-mentioned Ianto talking to some one and even the little blue fire lizard could see that this stranger was upsetting the assistant caretaker.

Cue change in music to

Heeerrrreee I come to save the day!

Cue dive bombing fire lizard in straight line to target

Lock and load!

(uhm you spectators, might wanna move back, get fire extinguishers, you know minor protective measures)

[Tamika Parker]

Tamika should have known something like this would happen, her brother was so easily led and who knew how many Mudblood loving disgusting little people had been to warp his mind to actually liking such a place. Ianto was oh so easily led, no wonder the sorting hat had dumped him in Hufflepuff home to the useless wastes of wizarding blood that seemed to have no purpose other then to put forward the likes of Cedric Diggory.. HA! We all knew what happened to him didn't we? To Tamika the world was a simple matter of black and whites. Muggles where scum, her parents where wonderful and therefore it was her responsibility to ensure that her brothers antics where not going to bring the Parker name into disrepute. She was getting married and while no they hadn't yet set a date because of her insistance that she couldn't be married without her brother it just made it that more important that Ianto did what he was supposed to and came with her. "How can you be so SELFISH!" Tamika stamped her feet, fists balled as he went on about 'his life' "I'm getting married to a very important wizard and now you say you won't even come to the wedding? Do you want me to be a old maid for the rest of my life Ianto because if the word gets out that you are running around with this..this.. filth it will be the end of all of us!" There was no question whatsoever that Tamika believed every word. She was honestly somewhere, deep deep down actually hurt by the fact that her brother would hate their family so much to go out of his way to sabotage it.

This was very much not going to plan, Tamika stared at her brothers back, eyes narrowed as if willing the back of his head to burst into flames though sheer willpower alone. Of course it wasn't Ianto that Tamika should have been worried about. While she was having her fit it left her completely in surprise when a DRAGON! attacked.

There was a very, very, loud screech.

"IANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! SAVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! KILLLLLLLLL IT! GET IT OFF GET IT OFF!!"

While she'd of course done the usual flame-freezing charms it wasn't enough to stop her hair frizzing and clothes wilting under the attack of the HORRIFIC DRAGON!

"YOU SAID THERE WASN'T ANY DRAGONS YOU PROMISED IANTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Turning around and around like a mad person Tamika screamed at her brother, surely he wasn't such a coward that he'd just abandon her to be eaten by the MASSIVELY HORRIBLE DRAGON! (Tamika's imagination of course filling in a lot more of what a dragon was then her eyes when it came to such aspects as well.. scale?). Tamika hated creatures, animals especially but her love for dragons was such that she bought dragons blood and dragons slippers and dragon thorn necklaces in a bit of help them along the path to extinction. Had Tamika been more pratical she of course would have just run inside.. but purity might breed many things (increased risk of genetic defects for one thing) but intelligence clearly wasn't one of them.

[Ianto Parker]

Ianto was walking along listening to Tamika complaining about her life and how it would be ruined if people found out he lived here. Boy, was she in for a shock when and if she ever found out about his true Blood lines. So Ianto laughed. "Ha ha" then to his shock, his sister started screaming and he turned around to see Lady Macbath swooping down at Tamika and she screamed and her hair fizzed and everything. Ianto made no attempt to help her he was just laughing and began to look around in his pockets for the chocolate frogs he kept on hand to give to the lovely fire dragon, which he now loved more than life itself after her display with Tamika.

"Ah, found it," Ianto said between laughter as he pulled out a chocolate frog from the packet. and held it out to the Fire dragon. "It's just Lady Macbeth and she's a very nice dragon" Ianto used the word dragon as he knew how much she hated them. "May be you should go home and marry your important wizard and forget that I'm here. It would be much easier than trying to make me come home," Ianto said to Tamika as she fussed about herself. "So just call a carriage and go before you fall over and get mud on you Muggle clothes" Ianto emphasized the word Muggle before he turned and continued walking.

[GuestGuest]

Even though they had not hit it off when they first met just a couple of years ago, it seemed that no one was immune to her charms and wonderful personality. Well, that and she just wore Ianto down by constantly following him around trying to see what he was doing when she was bored on Sunday mornings (i. e. 'quagmire (tm) mornings'). Ianto won her heart with his gift (read that as she found where he stashed his rather plentiful supply) of chocolate frogs. Working out an agreement between themselves that he could keep all of the cards and every third chocolate frog, their friendship began and she became rather protective of Ianto, especially after he had returned from a trip home and seemed rather in despair.

Now it seemed, someone was upsetting her friend and there was no way she'd tolerate that. While Lady Macbeth did not flame the girl... Well, okay maybe a tiny burp of flame that would trim those frizzy ends for her... She did dive as a warning to not hurt her pal. Hearing Ianto's laugh, she turned toward him and hovered, delight evident at the treat he gave her. Munching the chocolate goody, she flew random lazy circles above the pair as Ianto spoke to his sister, maybe preening a bit at the words 'lovely' and 'dragon'. Not that Lady Macbeth had an ego issue or anything.

[Tamika Parker]

Tamika had thought her brother to be many things, stupid obviously, dense quite clearly and she'd even at times wondered a little about his sexuality being that a young man of such a good family would surely have at least brought one girl home by now. She had never thought her brother to be intentionally cruel though. Never, so when he just kept walking and indeed even laughed Tamika didn't know what to do with herself. Dare it be that she was going to cry? This was not at all going her way and what was worse was that now there was a DRAGON and where was her big brother to save her? Where was anybody? Truly this was the middle of nowhere. "You are a LIAR Ianto.. you said there was no dragons and SHE IS NOT. NICE!" Tamika stressed the words as a tear ran down her face. She was used to her brother being a pushover like mother and father where so this new Ianto laughing at her and calling down Dragons was something she didn't know how to deal with at all.

"How can I forget Ianto.. some people actually care about who shares their blood and how am I supposed to explain to our parents that you would rather be in the mud associating with muggles and creatures then with people who would do you better.. I mean look at yourself Ianto.. what possibly could this dump have that you couldn't find at home, with us." Tamika was talking on auto-pilot, laying it on thick with the emotional abuse, it was a stupid thing, everyone had said that she didn't need Ianto and that he was no doubt quite happy where he was but of course she had her dream of everything being perfect and like the damned was she going to give it up now. "I will.. not.. have you destroy our family.. " Tamika said, stopping and starting as she grunted in effort to free her heel from the soft soil it had got stuck in. Tamika almost ended up doing just what her brother had warned when she whipped her head around in shock "HOW DARE YOU!" the accusation that her clothes had been made by muggles scorched her to the core "THIS ARE DESIGNER IANTO.. From the latest T. Riddle Collection.. not that I'd expect you to know anything about that" Tamika scoffed, to her eyes her outfit was 'to die for' and yes, while she had tried to be a little more like how she had imagined people would dress in such a hostile land Tamika was not about to have her fashion taste insulted by her brother who was still wearing clothes from three seasons ago.

[Ianto Parker]

Ianto was so over Tamika's unwanted visit to him that he would gladly let a dragon eat her if one was to happen by but that was so unlikely that he would just have to deal with her as she let a tear roll down her face and then laid on the family guilt trip about this and that. He was so used to it that Ianto just tuned it out. But when he heard her say 'destroy this family', something snapped and just after she fell down, Ianto just let fly, not caring about the Muggle clothes defence.

"I am not the one distroing this family. I had no choice in what I am it and what has happened. I will be damned if I will stand here and be lectured by you who know nothing of the lies that sorrowed you in you Ivory tower of purity. I am the one betrayed. I am the one that was wronged not you," Ianto yelled. His glamour flicked as he yelled and he hoped she did not see as she was trying to fix her shoe. Ianto stopped before he told her the truth of hisself, the one thing he wanted no one to know, for now a least, until he knew how he was going to deal with it this. Being a bastard child of a big name family was really hard work.

Why did she have to come? Why did she not just stay away?

"So go home before you discover something you really don't want to know, Tamika. Please." Ianto added the last part as almost a plea, knowing that it would really not work on the sister. He knew she was so self-centered that she would stay till she got what she thought she wanted. No mather what the cost to those involved, no matter how much it was killing him not to rub her nose in his halfbloodness; the truth that there perfect family was built on lies and secrets. But maybe one day, she would find out on her own if she ever look edbeyond the bubble she lived in.

[Tamika Parker]

"HA!" Tamika said, acid in her voice "No choice.. you left Ianto, you where given everything and you left and now you go on like you are sooo much better. Who betrayed you? Nobody! If anyone you betrayed us. We could have been dining with the Malfroys had you not gotten sorted into Hufflepuff! But no oh it was never good enough for you was it? Never mind that mother and father gave you everything they had to make you happy.. no you just threw it all away over some stupid axe that DOESN'T EVEN EXIST!" Tamika screamed jumping up and down with balled fists. She hadn't been this angry since she had read how book six had ended. Of course hissyfits had their disadvantages, one being that her heel was most firmly stuck in the ground. Twisting it from side to side she glared up at her brother only to see.. not her brother.. for a second.. a flicker.. in her eye but gone just as soon as it appeared. "What was that?" Tamika asked giving up on her shoe for the moment and just glaring. "You Flickered! What kind of magic do you call that? Oh I bet you think your real smart... is it a draught of courage? Some kind of potion to make you feel more powerful and important well you know it's just rubbish.. no potion could make you anything but a failure Ianto" yep she'd moved from crying to out right attacking in her attempts to get her brother to do what he was told.

Yanking her heel out of the earth sharply she took a shaky step forward "Discover what Ianto? What worse could I discover that I haven't already? I'm already going to have to completely rearrange the seating plan of the wedding on account that my brother.. my only brother won't even be attending. What are you going to say Ianto? It had better be good because I'm not leaving this hellhole until you explain your actions!" and as much as it pained her to lose her brother that was what she wanted, she didn't like to not know some bit of gossip, especially when it came to people she knew. If it was possible she'd have had smoke coming out of her ears at this point, not just the odd fume from the few scotchmarks from the horrible evil dragon. "Just tell me Ianto and I will go away, I promise you will never hear from me again" she said, it was a lie of course. They both knew that she'd run straight home to their parents to tell them everything and force them to come bring Ianto home. You'd think with all the effort she'd made to come here Ianto would have at least been a bit appreciative that she cared. Apparently not. Tamika was vexed, just what had happened to her brother to turn him into this.. this.. monster??

[Ianto Parker]

Ianto could not believe he had let his control slip in front of the one person it had to stay in place in front of and she saw it if she were not so self absorbed she might have guessed but as it were she felt it was potion Just as Ianto was going come up with a cover story she went on to the seating plan for her wedding the wedding her parents had arrange for her even in love they had no chose it was what the wanted or the highway and Ianto had decided that highway was better after being away for some time.
"You Tamika have are nothing for others it all about you and what this dose to you and your life do you not care that i may like it here and that i have my own privet reason for staying here. And for your information axsum is real thro i rarely search for it now"
it had taken some years and the fact that he was not who he thought he was to realise that axsum was not that important. e then remember her saying that Father and mother had given him everything he needed
"father gave me nothing but his contempt" Ianto spat at tamika
" so do lecture me on our Family but you kno nothing you are te golden child who only see want see what to see." Ianto finished
Ianto Knew he had to et away from tamika before he said or did some thing to give him self away
he turned and started walking hoping that her stuck shoe would hold her up long enough to make his get away.

[Tamika Parker]

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! "Me? ME? What about YOU Ianto, do you really think that you can just disappear and it wouldn't have a effect AT ALL?" Deep down Tamika actually did care about her brother and didn't like seeing him in this place where nasty horrible dragons loomed and everything was so..so.. common! "Father is right that you have no ambition Ianto, maybe if you didn't waste all your time with daydreams and foolishness you'd see that" Tamika argued though maybe, just maybe she had seen that Father had always spoilt her more then her brother, but of course Tamika had earnt that in her mind. She'd worked hard (or at least done the right things) to get where she was now and it just mad the whole thing that much more infuriating that Ianto would be such a thorn in her side.

She was emotional, this was not good or proper but Tamika couldn't help it when she was faced with watching her brother throw everything away. Most of all she was confused, what had happened to her brother? Why had her parents been so indifferent about her insisting to bring him home. Nothing was like how she had imagined it, a one act play with Tamika saved the day, rescuing her brother, bringing her family into good standing and having a wonderful wedding where Draco suddenly stepped in and she was married to the one person in the whole world that she really wanted. Maybe it was wrong to think so little of her husband to be but to Tamika he was all but a stranger, a useful stranger surely for she had no problem stringing him along or getting what she wanted of him. No doubt once they where married things would probably be different, Tamika was afraid of that and so stringing out the engagement with foolish demands and quests to 'rescue' her brother was the best thing she could think of.

"Golden Child? I EARNT father's respect and maybe if you hadn't spent all your time in books and corners you'd have known that! It's not easy being a straight O student but of course you wouldn't know that would you Ianto.. no you and your Hufflepuff house just wasting father's money and barely getting enough NEWT's to graduate" Funny how not seeing someone for a long time could bring all the anger and petty annoyances to the surface. Tamika was furious at her brothers presumption, he didn't have to marry a stranger who smelt of disgusting clove cigarettes, he didn't have to wear horribly tight undergarments that barely gave her enough room to breath. Let alone the tedious dance routines and having to listen to Daisy and Maisy go on and on about how wonderful their life was. "You have no idea Ianto.. you think my life is easy? well your wrong!" Yes maybe it was petty compared to the million people staving in Africa but Tamika had never paid attention to outside affairs and so she could hardly be blamed for being a tad (okay well.. a lot!)self indulgent.

[Ianto Parker]

Ianto was so not wanting to continue this conversion, she was his sister and he was so over this it was always the same converstion when they acutely talked. Ianto yelled how unfair it was and she yelled back but now it was worse as he now no longer need his parents t care to even give a crap his mum hatted him as he was the sign of her infidelity and his father because he was not a good son who could cast a spell with out trying and he was an embarrassment.
" you know what Tamika I just can't do this any more' Ianto had lost his anger he was just lost
"why when we talk we end up yeling about father i'm so sick of this i just want to be left alone to find out who i am tamika not what i'm expiated to be and not the odd child just me tam's you can understand can't you i just need to find my self"
Ianto turned to face his sister who was looking very angry and Hoped against all hope that she would just understand and except his reason which were not a lie he was here now to find who he was now that he was a half blood elf and no pure blood so and so who even being the no so good one could get what he wanted if he asked his father and gave dad a promos to get a wife or some such thing to make him look good.
Ianto also hoped that by use the child hood nick name Tam's that she might remember the days before duty and position took over there day to day lives and when they were just brother and sister just two kids playing before it became a contest to see who could be the best child and to all the right things.
"Just let it go Pls Tam's" He looked her in the eyes silently begging her to go and let him be.

[Tamika Parker]

Tamika was used to fighting, she'd fought ever since she had been young enough to want the latest Polly Lockart toy and newest dress shoes. She'd fought with her friends who dared said that her brother was a squib and with the ones who had made fun of her teeth and hair. Growing up perfect was a constant struggle to always show up the others and be the best both in their parents eyes but then at school and into the world beyond. Tamika's entire world was based upon who was better, and those who acted odd or didn't keep up with the trends where soon cast aside, ridiculed and forgotten. Tamika had grown hard from playing the games, she'd learnt the rules and how to jump on any weakness that opened itself to her. Which was why she was utterly without retort when her brother stopped playing by them.

They where supposed to argue, he was supposed to back down and say that yes, she was right and he was foolish and would come with her to make amends. Either that or they would reach a stalemate and the fight would quell for a time before continuing at their next meeting. But to give up? Tamika was stuck, it wasn't that she was caught in the morals of not attacking one who wasn't defending themselves- after all wasn't that was mindless gossip was all about? Rather that she had never had such a situation come right in front of her face before. Had it been someone else she might not have made pause for breath but this was her brother. They had history and worse, when Ianto said he needed to find himself somewhere deep inside she was forced to wonder about herself, her engagement, her life. Questions that left her uneasy for reasons she didn't want to admit to. Her life was perfect, so why wasn't she happy?

Tam had been happy. For a time there had been tea parties and she would invite all their toys to come to luxurious parties where everything was good and proper and nobody spoke a bad word about anyone. Maybe it was a Muggle thing, all this Muggle air had got to him and made him like this? Maybe it was getting to her as well and making her think things that weren't true? Tamika eyed the dragon. Or maybe it was all the dragons fault for putting a 'fluence on her. "I can not let it go.. I just can't.." Tamika said softer, she didn't know what to do or say but for the first time since arriving the thought of running away felt like a good possibility. She just wanted to run home and cry and complain to her Mum and Dad and finance about how horrible it all had been and how they shouldn't stand for it. "I will be back.. you can not just pretend forever Ianto.." she said before turning her back on him, stalking her way towards the vanishing cabinet where the driver was left with the annoying sight of Tamika walking straight in and slamming the door behind her. Oh yes, she'd be back. With a vengeance (and possibly a full bottle of Dragon-be-gone spray for good measure).

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