Noel, though jumping a bit at the words, eyed the figure and nodded.
Harrison’s definitely going to have a hard time dealing with everyone while having Cora over. Noel thought he could help with some of them regarding their actions but some are just… too all over the place.
He stood there still, waiting for the two to finish.
"Come join us." The woman's eyes appeared to glow through the glasses as she stared at Noel.
Her drinks were placed on the counter, on a round black tray, which she carried on one hand while walking over to her children. She sat down on a cream sofa, leaving space for if Noel were to join her.
Harrison stood, frozen, throughout the entire encounter between the woman and Noel. He hadn't seen her for three days, and now she shows up out of the blue with her children? Instinctively his fists clenched, though he didn't dare speak out against her. Especially not in the company of others.
Noel mouthed a curse which he covered with his notebook. In the end, though, he walked towards the woman and sat down with her.
He wrote something on his notebook.
”Tell me what you need from me so we can get this over with”
The woman's back was towards Harrison and Cora, so they wouldn't be able to see her face when she removed her sunglasses, revealing two eyes that were completely glowing blue. No whites or pupils to be seen, and faint smoke seemed to radiate from them when she blinked. Her voice was hushed as she spoke, they didn't need humans eavesdropping on their conversation. "We have been in our human forms for too long, and already mine is starting to dwindle from fatigue.." she pointed to her eyes, and the top of her head where a wide brim fedora sat. "I need you to be careful, and should you notice a single change, find me."
Noel wasn’t fully agreeing with what she was saying. He had been in his human form for… who knows how long and yet he’s still feeling alright with it.
”Give me a brief of what you want to talk about if that chance comes…” he wrote down and showed it to her.
He smiled to the children a bit. God, they were troublesome but who’s to say, they’re still ‘young’ after all.
The woman knew that Noel didn't agree with her. There was a slight hesitance, and she wasn't a fan of it.
The children finished their drinks, smiling contently, finally calm. They turned to their mother, tilting their heads. They knew something was wrong.
In one sudden movement, the woman stood from her seat, replacing the glasses back over her eyes. "Perhaps coming home won't be such a good idea." she turned to look at Harrison, and smiled a beautiful cold smile. "I think I'll stay out tonight as well."
With those last words, she and her children made her way to the door and left. All that remained on the table from where that sat, was an untouched drink and a card with Harrison's name on it.
Noel shook his head in much disagreement. He stood up and noticed the card. He picked it up and went back to Harrison.
”She is still as mischievous as ever…” he wrote on the notebook as he handed the card to Harrison.
Harrison took the card, hesitantly, while his eyes were focused on the three moving figures outside. The two children had been replaced by what he assumed to be pups, while the woman remained as she was. "I miss having her around." he sighed, opening up the card:
'Harrison,
Things have been tough for me lately. My kids are growing up, and their father can't look after them on his own.
I know that I am bound to you, but I am willing to put my life at risk in order to make sure my kids are okay.
They're going back to their dad's tonight, though whether or not I will return home is another matter.
You know I don't belong there.
All my love,
Lyra x'
Harrison rubbed the back of his head, exhaling heavily when he finished reading the card. He took the drinks from the counter, passing Noel's his and turning to both Cora and the boy. "I think we had better be getting back, I would expect the others are dying from boredom."
Cora watched the figure of the women disappear in the distance, missing Harrison and Noel's interaction. She turned and smiled at Harrison. "Alright! Let's go then. Um . . . " She looked down at the card in his hand and then over her shoulder through the window. Her smile melted into confusion. "Who was that? Do you know her?" she asked, as they started to walk out of the shop.
“That woman?” Harrison asked after a moment, his eyes looked almost glassy. “She’s one of the room mates, though she hasn’t been home for a while.” he glanced at Noel, silently telling the boy that was all he intended to tell Cora. Now wasn’t the time to be explaining the complicated relationship between himself and Lyra. With a gentle smile, Harrison looked back at Cora. “Let’s go.”
He made his way to the car, drinks in hand, and stopped to look back at Noel. “Do you want a lift?”
Noel nodded, keeping the notebook and pen in his messenger bag as he got in after Harrison. He got out a cute mask and wore it adjusted himself to the backseat of the car. He gave Harrison a thumbs up, saying voicelessly that he’s ready to go.
(I’m just going to say that Cora is also in the car)
With everyone ready, Harrison started the engine up and slowly pulled away from the coffee shop. He reached back to put the drinks on the seat beside Noel, before carefully taking off down the long stretch to his house. It was a silent journey, though that made it all the more pleasant, and soon enough the house began to appear in the distance.
The car slowed to a halt in front of the house, at which point Harrison sighed and tried to brace himself for the amount of awkwardness that was about to take place.
(Whoops… fixed it, sorry ;~;)
Semele had been laying lazily on the biggest couch in the living room, popping a fat juicy grape into her mouth every few moments. She was utterly bored since it seemed that the entire house had other things to do than entertain her. All she wanted was to cast a few spells on them.
She perked right up as she heard the car along the drive, leaping up and darting to the windows beside the door. Her eyes flashed with excitement, as she peeked around the curtain. It has been so long since anyone else had been welcomed into the house, so it was certainly not a novelty that she was willing to miss.
((Sort do forgot about this sorry.)
Cat came down when she heard the car outside. She wanted to meet Harrison’s new friend. She won’t scare her away. Not yet at least. She saw Samele and walked behind her. “They back?” She asked.
"It would appear so." Semele spoke quietly, as if the couple outside could hear them scheming from so far away. Harrison's aura was surprisingly clear, and it took Semele a few blinks to truly recognize it. Not to mention the girl's aura was positively glowing. The maenad's grin grew and her eyes flashed once more. I see…
Cat saw the grin. “I’m hoping that means something good,” she says leaning on the wall next to her. “What do you see?” She’s nosy bitch not enough to peer out a window. She wished she could turn into her snake form. She’d slither into the garden and watch.
Harrison smiled to Cora, hiding the doubt in his eyes. "Well then, here we are." he reached into the back to take the drinks before getting out of the car. He let out a sigh, staring over his "house". You couldn't really call it a house—it was too big—however you couldn't really call it a mansion as it was too small.
Someone was watching. Two someones…
His eyes fixed on the window beside the door, noticing the two mischievous faces peering out at them. The fun was just beginning.
Semele threw a look over her shoulder at Cat before returning her gaze to Harrison–who had obviously spotted her–and winked at him. "A little bit of this and that." She said finally, responding to Cat's question. "I guarantee this should be a fun experience."
Cat didn’t realize she had been spotted. “It better be I cleaned up blood stains for her,” she said walking away. “You should probably move away from the window before they come in. Act all casual and stuff.” She walked into the living room sitting on the couch and turning on the tv.
Nas was upstairs when they heard the car. They bounded downstairs, muttering a quick charm or so to disguise their inhuman features. "Are they here? Are they here!" Nas squealed, looking absolulty ecstatic.
Rolling her eyes, Semele moved away from the door and back into the living room to take up her place in the window seat. She still had a good view of the couple outside even from here, and smiled as the young woman seemed stunned by the house itself, while Harrison's aura blushed a magnificent color. Semele noted it, a soft part of her otherwise hardened heart melting. He did deserve to feel a little proud, didn't he?
(I'll be responding later on, just a heads up)
Cora stared up at the house in shock. It took her a moment to realize Harrison had walked ahead of her and she had to run a little to catch up with him. "It's . . . certainly impressive. I can see why you have roommates. Probably get lonely otherwise." She kept staring at it as they walked towards the door, not totally paying attention to what she was saying. She looked at Harrison as they stood before the front door. "You seriously live here?"
"Yeah, I find it hard to believe too." Harrison chuckled, turning the door handle with a nervous smile. "Time to meet some of the room mates I guess." he pushed the door open, gesturing for Cora to enter first. He looked up at the house, taking a deep breath, secrets were kept within the walls and he could only pray that she wouldn't stumble upon them when the time wasn't right.