What?!

[Shaylah Rouge]

Out of Character:

Found it

 

[Markov Kalforovich]

Markov sighed as he read through his letter on more time, he only skimmed it though, he was in a rush. The boy didn't want to leave his best friend alone for long. She was distraught by the news and he was worried what she might do. He quickly wrote his name at the bottom and attatched it to his owl.

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Shaylah,

I understand I am the last person you want to be hearing from right now but I have news I am sure you would like to know, even if it doesn't bother you. Your mother, Tracy Rouge, has been murdered.

I am writing this instead of your sister because she is sure you don't care. I'm not sure if I believe that or not but I thought you should know. Don't worry about your siblings, they have a place to stay. Don't try telling me you don't care about them either, I know you better than that.

I understand if you don't reply. If you need to know more feel free to ask.

Markov

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Of course he didn't put kisses or love in the letter. Markov didn't like her any more, that was a letter of courtesy more than anything else. He hoped she was upset but he knew better. Shaylah hated her mother more than anyone else. "Take this to Shaylah." He watched his bird fly away before turning to a school bird and attatching another letter to it. "My parents please." That letter asked them if Sydney and her siblings could come to live with them. their house had more than enough space in it and he couldn't let them go into an orphanage, they had no grandparents their mother was dead and the only remaining father figure was in azkaban.

 

[Shaylah Rouge]

Shaylah walked along the lawn. She'd just been sat by he lake and had decided she needed to get some homework done so she was going to the common room. She heard a bird screech above her and looked up. She was sure it was Markov's owl. But she wasn't completely sure. She walked to the owlery and found the owl sat in her pigeon hole. Why would Markov be writing to her. He hated her and, for all intense and purposes, she hated him. Shay took the letter from the owl and opened it. She read through it but wasn't sure how to react. There had been a time when reading it would have made her break down in tears. But not anymore. She hated the woman now. If that was the case though, why did she feel sad about it, even if she wasn't in tears.

Markov,

What happened to her?? Where's everyone going to stay if they can't stay with Tracy?? They wouldn't be allowed to stay with Tony would they??

If Sydney thinks I don't care then why do you think I do??

Shaylah.

Shay gave the letter to the owl after folding it and putting Markov's name on the side.

 

[Markov Kalforovich]

Markov was sat with Sydney when the latter came. She was still crying but looked up when she saw it was from Shaylah. He borrowed writing things from her and she watched him write the reply.

Shaylah,

The fact you've written back prove that you care.

Tony's gone aswell. A few death eaters saw your point of view and blamed her for your fathers imprionment. They were attacked visciously.

The kids and Syd are staying with me. My house is big enough and mum just wrote back saying yes.

Markov.

Markov curled it up, it had some splattering of Sydneys' tears on it but the ink was still ledgable. He hugged the blonde girl close as he gave it back to his owl to return to Shaylah. Markov helped Sydney up, they were allowed the next couple of days off school to move and get their lives sorted. He hoped his owl would know where to find him.

 

[Shaylah Rouge]

Shaylah read through the letter ad felt glad that someone else saw things the way she did. She wondered whether she should tell her dad. He still loved Tracy after all. Shay guessed it was going to have to be done but she didn't know how. She would have to think it over before she said anything to him.

Markov,

You didn't know I was going to reply. What made you think I gave a sh!t about the woman who sent my father to Azkaban??

I'm glad they're gone. Serves them right for betraying my dad. What goes around comes around.

plus, it's a good thing in you're all in the same house. You all suit each other.

Shaylah.

Shay didn't know whether she actually meant what she had written in the letter but she felt angry. Tracy was dead and she was going to have to tell her dad. It would hurt him that he was stuck in Azkaban and couldn't have been there to stop it from happening. He'd always wanted to keep Tracy safe.

 

[Markov Kalforovich]

Markov ripped up the letter when it arrived and thanked Merlin that Sydney wasn't next to her when that arrived. He walked over to the original letter, the letter that was very professional in telling Sydney her mother and partner had been murdered. It said the murderers had been captured so that was good, it also held a list of who had been informed. The list included a lot of Tony's family, he came from a large one, The children and, finally, Jay Rouge, they had been married when he was arrested and hadn't actually divorced so he was still down as an emergency contact. Fat lot of good he could do where he was. A dark glint crossed Markovs' eye as he wrote his reply.

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Shaylah,

What the hell is that suppost to mean? We all suit each other?

You don't have to worry about informing your father of Tracy's death. I sent him a letter straight after I recieved your letter. Don't worry, I informed him exactly how you feel about the brutal murder of the love of his life. Even if he doesn't believe me, the killers were caught so I'm sure they can tell him themselves.

Kalforovich

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Markov sent the letter off without even a hint of guilt. He wondered why he had ever liked someone like that. She had changed since they broke up. She used to be nasty but she wasn't that cruel. Not the way he remembered her anyway. e turned around and went to join the family and help them pack. He didn't expect another reply from Shaylah but he knew if there was on it wouldn't be a nice one.