FAMILY PORTRAIT* katia winters

[marika]

Nike was lying in bed for some hours awake. She could not sleep that night. She had been thinking about what she should do. Her and her husband were at the movement separate but only for reason. Their little daughter. A seven year old wanted to be accepted by her other family members and the only way to do that was for Nike to leave her true love. Riana hated the thought but she loved her daughter so much.

She hated the thought of going against her own beliefs and leaving her husband. It made her very upset. Her eyes were all welded up in her bed, laying there looking up at the ceiling. Her heart was breaking. What was she to do? She wanted another way out of the solution. She wanted everything to work out so she could be happy too but Nike's sister, Ismena just made it hard for her. Nike saw that the sun was up now and it was pretty bright so she went downstairs.

Nike got up and throw on some clothes. She walked downstairs to see that her daughter was awake. "Good morning, my dear." She said giving a kiss on her cheek. "You up earlier today." She said to her. Nike thanked her house elf for making breakfast and for cleaning up for her. She thought that maybe since her twin's younger daughter did things against the family beliefs, maybe she could use it somehow for her advantage and resing from a stupid plan of leaving her husband for a while just because her family disowned her long ago.

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After some morning time spent with her little daughter, Nike thought that maybe they could go shopping together. Every since her daughter understood what her daddy did for leaving, she wanted an awesome pet. But she was always too young and magical creatures where too dangerous. But she was seven now and she was a very smart little girl. Maybe she could get a pet now.

So Nike took her daughter and they arrived to Diagon alley. They headed to Magical Menagerie. Her daughter had very excited expression on her cute face. A big grin, sparkling eyes and the way she was pulling her mommy towards the store made Nike very happy. She liked seeing her little daughter the way she was now. And they walked in. Little miss Flyer let go of Nike's hand and started to check out cages and other boxes with animals. Nike just smiled watching how happy she was at the thought of having her own pet.

[concerto]

So many creatures, so little time!

Katia entered Diagon Alley, wearing a scarlet robe which seemed to stand out against te gray, black, and browns of the usual inhabitants. She had just returned from an assignement in the field, the Dragons of Romania were quite alot to handle for anyone but she managed. She found the experiance overall enjoyable, as well as spending time with a few of her friends within the Ministry, it was pretty much a win win situation. She glanced down the Alley a few times with her light amber eyes, looking for something or someone of interest to hold her up, she didn't truly want to be rid of her little package just yet.

Hefting a large dark box with several holes along the sides, she made her way now down the alley. Inside the box a scratching noise could be heard as if something inside was ornery and seeking to be free of it's containment. "Just a little while longer little guy." she cooed gently as she was stopped dead in her tracks. She saw them out of the corner of her eye at first and almost hadn't stopped due to her work order, however she couldn't pass up a chance like this. Rarely did she ever see Nike out of her home, let alone with her daughter, but maybe that was just because she was often busy.

Pushing the doors to the shop wide open, she made her way inside with her dark box securely held by a handle on top and came strolling over towards the pair. Setting down the container she knelt down and smiled at Nike's daughter who was probably not paying any attention at all to those around her in a pet store. "Aunt Kat doesn't get a hug?" she said with a pouty face as she tried to get the young girls attention, although she assumed that she would be recieved warmly once she had spoken. Standing up afterwards she looked towards Nike with a smirk on her face. "It's been awhile since I've caught the two of you away from home." he said as she moved to hug Nike as well.

Meanwhile the box she had been carrying would make several more scratching noises, the creature upset by the noise in the shop. "What brings the two of you to Diagon Alley today?" she asked as she looked around. They were in a pet store, but she didn't truly assume why. She had always thought that seven was a bit young for some of the creatures here, but then again it was not her daughter to raise, she was just overly cautious due to her field of expertise. "Buying a new Owl or just browsing?"