Visiting the Giles'

[Laurette Jesper]

"Thanks, Your house is quiet lovely." Laurette said in a rather sweet tone. She was comanding herslef in her head to stay relaxed and not even think about her fangs showing. She had met the family once why was she feeling so affraid now?

[Romulus]

She smiled more widely. "Why thank you very much!" she said. "I do try to keep the place in order and neat, and I think I've succeeded quite well thus far... Except for Romulus's room, he can't keep it clean for three hours!"

Romulus rolled his eyes. "I knew you were going to bring that up," he said.

"Well of course I bring it up!" she replied. "If you spent ten minutes everyday to put things away where they belong, your room would be very clean!"

"If it bothers you so much why don't you go use your wand and clean it for me?" Romulus said, mischeif in his eyes. "Over the summer I can't perform magic, and I'm too lazy to clean it elsewise."

"Ooh, you!" she said and went back to her baking.

Romulus's dad laughed from the table where Remus was still talking quite fast and excitedly. "Calm down, Remus, I can't think straight myself when you're talking like that," he said. He stood up and walked over to Laurette, and a genuine smile was on his face. He held out his hand for her to shake. "Ah, we meet again. Good to see you, m'dear."

[Laurette Jesper]

Laurette took his hand and shook it. "Pleasure to see you again as well Mr. Giles." she said politely. Hopeing he did not see the scars left on her hand from her battle with her sisters days ago.

"You know Romulus I could clean your room... It would be good practice for me with my new found powers." Laurette said smileing at him.

[Romulus]

Romulus blushed a bit. "You don't have to do that, Laurette," he said.

Donald laughed. "Be careful what you wish for, Laurette," he said. "You start cleaning up after him and he'll never clean up after himself." Romulus glared at his father, but was grinning nonetheless.

"And you would know because that's what mom did, right?" Romulus retorted.

Donald laughed again. "Ah, touché, son," he said. "Touché." He shook his head. "I sometimes forget how quick you are to make comments like that."

[Laurette Jesper]

"I know Romulus but well if I'm ever going to fit in with the other mages I must master my power. Plus it would be a once in a life time deal." Laurette said with a smile.

[Romulus]

Romulus rolled his eyes and shrugged. "Alright... I dont know why I'm complaining, once it's clean my mom will leave me alone about it." Romulus grinned at his mom. "Then again..."

"Romulus," his mother said reproachfully.

"I'm just kidding, mom," Romulus said.

His mother just gave him a look before turning around to magic the dishes to clean themselves. "So, just decided to come see us, Romulus?" his dad asked from the table.

"Pretty much, yeah," Romulus replied, sitting down at the table as well. He gestured for Laurette to sit next to him. "We heard Squirt was doing better and decided to come visit." Romulus's family didn't know about the run-in with Nora and the Furtanis and the Were, and Laurette and Romulus had agreed not to discuss it with them and over-worry them.

"You came because I was doing better?" Remus asked from his mother's side, where he was now licking the cookie dough off of a spatula.

[Laurette Jesper]

Laurette smiled and nodded. "Yeah thats pretty much why I came with Romulus. I wanted to see how you where." Laurette responded. She wasn't sure how she sounded but in her mind thats how she would act if Remus was her little brother.

[Romulus]

Remus beamed. "Hey, mom, can I go play outside?" he asked.

"You just got home from the hospital yesterday and you're already wanting to go outside?" his mother asked exasperately.

"Pleeeeease?" he begged.

She sighed. "Alright, go ahead." She took the spatula back from him and added it to the dishes.

"YIPPEE!!" he said, and promptly ran to the front door and hurriedly put his shoes on before traipsing out the door.

Romulus shook his head. "He is a handful..."

"You're telling us," Donald said. "We're the ones stuck with raising him."

"You're enjoying it," Kathrina said, a glint in her eye. "It's keeping you young, so I don't see why you should complain."

"Not complaining, just making a true statement," Donald replied.

"Okay, could you guys stop the pretend lovers' spat while I'm in the room?" Romulus asked jokingly. "Besides, I have something I need to talk to you about..." He turned around and whispered to Laurette, "Why don't you go start on my room? I'm sure they'll be more likely to say yes and mean it if you aren't in the room to make them feel pressured into agreeing..."

[Laurette Jesper]

Laurette nodded and stood up. "I'm going to go start on his room... it might take me forever..." Laurette said with a smile that was somewhat real. That wasn't the reason she was leaving but only her and Romulus knew that.

Laurette walked upstairs and into the tree painted room. She looked around. "Hmm could take me awhile indeed..." she said to herself and began to work.

[Romulus]

"So, what do you need to talk to us about?" Donald asked.

"Well, it's about Laurette," Romulus started.

"Do you want me to leave the room?" Kathrina asked, a glint in her eye.

"Mom!" Romulus said, blushing. "I didn't mean it like that!"

Kathrina giggled. "Okay, continue."

"As I was saying," Romulus said, "Laurette's problems with her family have gotten worse since her father got that weird ambition of his to slaughter us all, and since we've been dating."

"That's logical," Donald said. "Especially considering these are Vampires we're talking about..."

"Yeah," Romulus said, ignoring the negativeness in the last part. "Anyway, she's afraid they might hurt her worse should she go home during the Christmas and Summer holidays, and I'd have to say they probably would... Anyway, I was wondering if you guys would mind too much if she stayed here instead..."

[Laurette Jesper]

Laurette was steadily working in Romulus's room. She had the bed made and his clothes all folded neatly. Now she had to do the heavy items such as the books. She waved her hand and watched as one book flew to her. "No no no thats not where your suposed to go." she whispered. Then trying again and concentrateing on the bookshelf she was able to get the book in its rightful place.

[Romulus]

Donald and Kathrina exchanged a look, and for a moment Romulus held his breath as it seemed like they were having a silent conversation. Finally, Donald said, "I don't see any problems with that, do you Kathrina?"

Kathrina hesitated a moment before saying, "Of course not, she's a very nice young lady... I'd be glad to have her stay here as our guest."

Romulus grinned widely. "Thanks mom, thanks dad!" He kissed them both on the cheek then ran up to his room to tell Laurette the good news. "Laurette, guess what!" he said as he stopped outside his room. "Wow, you've made some progress in here... I actually have a floor."

[Laurette Jesper]

Laurette turned arround after waveing her hand again and makeing the last of the books organize itself on the shelf. "Yeah you do.. and a bed as well. Plus I think that thing over there might be a desk." Laurette said with a huge smile. "What did they say?" she asked.

[Romulus]

Romulus grinned widely again. "They said it was okay for you to stay here," he told her simply.

[Laurette Jesper]

Laurette was so happy to hear that. She stood up and ran over to Romulus giving him a huge hug. "Yay!" she said.