~30th Dance~

[donttelldaddy]

[The handwriting you're about to see is nothing like Lili's neat, perfect cursive. This looks like someone gave a monkey a quill and told him to write.]

This is Emilie's butler. She doesn't tell me anything until the day before so I'm not sure If you had any plans with her for the rest of the summer, I'm afraid you'll have to reschedule.

[Private - Matthew. Alfred if he makes an effort.]

You should...she never gave me permission, but I don't think it's fair to just...

We should have a chat.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

...Alfred? As in Alfred Kirkland?

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

[As in, the dude who just APPEARED IN YOUR ROOM.]

Dude, come with me, we gotta go right now.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

A-Alfred?!

[ OH HOLY CRAP -- Matthew jumps back a step and drops his journal in surprise, quill and everything falling with a clatter onto the floor. He's been pacing around his room for the past ten minutes, uncharacteristically over-energized, jittery. ]

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

C'mon!

[No time for directions and shit, grabbin' ur arm. He's never done side-along apparition before, let's hope it doesn't fuck up.]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

Hey!

[ Matthew is distraught and confused, and if they make through this buddy-buddy apparition business in one piece, the first thing he plans to do is shove Alfred away from him.

If they make it in one piece, anyway. ]

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

[OH LOOK they're outside the hospital. Are the right parts on the right bodies? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW. But he's not bleeding this time, that's good.]

Lili's dad and her butler are in the waiting room. I said I'd come get you.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ As promised, Matthew automatically shoves Alfred off his person. He doesn't send Al tumbling down or anything, so yeah uh, those are definitely his not-crazy-strong arms at least. ]

Don't do that! You can't just -- what if one of us -- [ Matthew takes a deep breath, runs his hand through his hair. This was not the time to bitch out his brother. ] Alright. Sorry, okay.

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

[Secret: they've switched dicks Imean...]

It's fine we're at a hospital.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ NO. Matthew shoots Alfred a look. ]

Right. We'll save the grotesque injuries for next time we apparate to a hospital then. [ Calm down, Matthew. ] Now will you please take me to Lili?

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

Sebastian said they won't lelt anyone in with her. But c'mon, let's go. You'll have to talk to the ladies behind the desk, I don't think they like [How I butcher their language] me.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

That's nonsense, Al, you don't know that, they're very busy and --

[ Matthew's babbles quickly dissolve into French as he briskly makes his way inside the building, but he keeps speaking to Alfred as if he can understand him. ]

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

[And Alfred just rolls his eyes. Jerk thinks he's so special with his bilingualism and shit...]

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[Aaaaaaand Sebastian is waiting for them in the lobby when they get there. The ladies behind the desk won't bother them, because rich and influential daddy Rochefort said so~]

Matthew! It's nice to see you again.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

Monsieur Sebastian!

[ Matthew runs up to Sebastian, trying to smile and failing at it horribly. ]

It's - it's good to see you, too, but -- [ A meaningless gesture. ] Lili, how is she? What happened, I don't quite - I don't understand.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

She's...alive, so, better than expected.

[And now it's awkward. How much is he supposed to say? The gory details of the event don't make for very pleasant conversation, nor do the reasons for it.]

Emilie had a run-in with a dark wizard. One of yours over in England, the Death Eaters.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Matthew goes completely still, eyes wide. ]

A Death Eater. A Death Eater hurt Lili.

[ Give him a moment to process that. ]

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

[Awkward shoulder-pat?]

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Mmm. They caught him almost immediately, of course, the Ministry tracks Unforgivable Curse usage...

[Does that make it better, or worse? Sebastian decides he'll just be quiet now.]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

Why would -? Why would they...

[ Matthew leans into Alfred's comforting gesture, and again, his hand combs through his hair. His mind's blank, numbed down. Right now, he doesn't want to think. ]

... may I see her?

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

Alex--her father's given you his approval, so the healers shouldn't object, if they're not busy.

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

Can I come too?

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

I'm really not the one in charge of deciding that...

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Monsieur Sebastian.

...Alfred, I'm sorry, but may I please see her alone?

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[redwhiteandhero.livejournal.com]

[SULK.]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Have another look. ]

I'll take that as a yes.