The broken clock is a comfort - open

[petra]

Petra smiled at her mom, Alexis. “You’re welcome.” She smiling sweetly to her adopted mom. Then she heard Jack voice in her head, telling her to be prepared. She could feel the tension and could here the urgency in Alexis’s voice. Something wasn’t right and in her gut she knew that something will go down horribly.

She didn’t know what was happening after all she just came into the family and didn’t know a lot. She didn’t know about they secrets or anything else. All she knew was that Jack and Alexis was Death Eaters. The Riddle’s where still a mystery to her.

What’s the matter? She sent the thought to Jack. She wanted to understand what was happening. She didn’t like the tension that was in the air. “I think that’s a good idea, dad. I think my baby brother needs to sleep and so does Alexis.” She said smiling. She felt like she needed to say something to make the mood lighter.

[jack]

'She's going to betray us Petra. It's just you and me now. Don't let her leave.' He sent the thought to his adopted daughter. He then nodded to the cloak, and the bar miad took it into her grasp. He wondered if Alexis had wisened up to what was really going on. The bar maid moved to the door, and it unlocked only long enough for the woman to slip out. It then slammed shut, and locked again.

Steel bars slammed down blocking all doors, and windows leaving no exit. "Don't lie to me woman. you should no better. My blood alone is enough to keep you energised for the next twelve hours." He growled. Things weren't going exactly as he planned, but they would work out in their own way. Jack was not taking any risks. With a twist of his hand the bay disapeared from Alexis's arms and appeared in Petras.

"Protect your brother." He said to her never taking his eyes off of the woman accross from him. Then a hissing sound came out of his mouth, and in response was another hissing sound from beneath the floor boards. 'Turn away Petra.' He warned her. As soon as she did as he asked a great Basilisk broke through the floor a few feet from them. The hole immediatly repaired itself. "I'm sorry Alexis, but you've only giving me one option. You must die."

[alex]

Alexis’s kept her stance, her chin held high and her eyes never left Jack. This was what it had come to in a small matter of moments. She realized the possibilities of what could happen in the short period of time, but all the fear she previously had was gone. She was Gellert Grindlewald’s grand daughter, and Jack was Tom Riddle’s son, there was a fair amount of power between. The door slammed shut, and Alexis’s arched an eyebrow.

“Oh bloody whoop de do! Stop boosting Riddle.” She snarled with the roll of her eyes. Within the flick of the wrist, the child was removed from her grasp and placed in Petra’s. “Jack, what the hell! You’re really going to take my child off me?” Alexis’s asked moving closer to Jack. Lifting her index finger, she trailed it gently down his cheek, leaving behind a small cut. “Don’t be foolish Jack.” She whispered and rolled her eyes, “I’ll see you at home.” The witch mumbled, not giving a damn if the door where locked.

Alexis’s remained calm as Jack decided to take action against her. Wasn’t it obvious? It was merely impossible for two powerful wizards having a functional relationship. She looked at the Basilisk with an arched brow and then turned to Jack, “I must die? And why would that be love?” Alexis’s asked pushing a piece of her brown hair away from her eyes, a smile creeping upon her lips. “Don’t be so fucking stupid Jack!” Her hand whipped round and smacked Jack on the cheek. “You actually think that scares me? You think you scare me?”

Turning to Petra, she tilted her head, “Give me my son Petra.” Alexis’s took her son from Petra, and arched an eyebrow. “Fine, kill us.” [/blockqote]

[jack]

Jack immediatly stepped between Alexis, and Petra keeping her away from their child. "You will never touch him again." He said, and he grabbed her by the throat. The great Basilisk moved, and Encircled the wto children protecting them. "The snake is only here to keep you away from them. Idon't expect you to fear it, but you should fear me." He spoke in a harsh cruel tone.

He slammed her down on the table which she had just given birth on. "From the moment you told me of the child he did not belong to you. He belongs to my mother. He will be raised as a Lestrange." As he lifted his hand from her throat ropes shot up from the table binding her to it. Jack walked around her a cold gaze in his eyes. She had no idea what she had gotten herself into.

"Did I ever tell you that my blood can work to two extremes. On one hand it can heal a person, but if I so choose I can make it deteriate a person from the inside out." As he spoke everything began to quickly change inside the woman going from bad to worse. Jack couldn't care less about the woman. She meant nothing to him as most people did. All that mattered was Cass, and Petra.

[alex]

Alexis’s growled angrily at Jack, “He’s not yours. If you do not recall I had a boyfriend when I fell pregnant.” She finally said, hoping that Jack would believe it. Surely, it had been convincing enough. His hand’s wrapped around her throat, but Alexis’s did not struggle. She kept her eye contact with him, “Let me go Jack.” She attempted to remain calm, but it seemed harder to breath, ‘Anapneo’ The witch whispered, causing Jack’s to loosen his grip on her throat.

Alexis’s winced as Jack slammed her onto the table, “He will be raised however I please.” She snapped at him, clearly frustrated with her current position. The brunette did not struggle as the ropes snakes around her body, she just watched Jack. “A Lestrange? I am not having my son brought up into such a filthy heritage.” Alexis’s spoke in confidence, not caring about the conscience of her words.

“You’ve told me little Jack, and what you have told me means little importance.” Then within the few seconds, a small scream escaped her lips. “Jack, stop this.” She shouted at him, clenching onto the rope tightly. “Deprimo” Alexis’s whispered and the ropes loosened. After freeing herself, Alexis’s appeared behind Jack and with a swift movement, she smacked him over the head. “Your such an asshole.” Alexis’s struggled to get out, as her insides burned. Moving over to Petra, she snatched her son of the girl, and held her son close to her.

Then, with all the concentration she had, Alexis’s disappeared..

[petra]

“okay but she wouldn’t hurt her son.” Petra sent that thought to Jack. She was really confused. She now had her little brother in her arms. The baby wasn’t crying since he could feel the tension that was in the air. Alexis wouldn’t hurt her son, would she? She wanted to question jack but couldn’t. She had to trust Jack even though at the moment it seems crazy.

Alexis walk toward her and ask for her son but Jack got her by the throat and tied her up. "You will never touch him again." She heard Jack say to Alexis as he slammed her into the table. This was mad. How can he take her son away; when he loved her and made this child with her. Then it click he didn’t really love her. He loved someone else but who did he love.

All she could do was listen to her dad and protect her brother. She step back a little when see saw the Basilisk coming toward them and encircling her and her brother. She look down at her baby brother who just look up at her with such innocence. “I’ll take care of you.” She said softly and look back up at Alexis and Jack. She can barely hear what they where saying but by the tone of it, she knew it wasn’t good.

Alexis snatch the baby from her hands. She couldn’t do anything because she couldn’t take her brother away from his mother, she couldn’t. But could see that Alexis getting worse. It was like she was in horrible pain. She didn’t know what Jack did but she had to protect her brother. She got a hold of her brother and step back. “what do you want me to do?” She sent to Jack.

[jack]

'Let her take him.' Jack thought to Petra. Knowing that she had already made a connection with the child, it would be a hard thing for her to do. As soon as Alexis had the child Jack went to go stop her, but he fell short, and she got away. Jack hung his head in silence for a few moments. To Petra it may seem like he was sad, but he was just making sure that she was really gone. She was.

A cruel laugh escaped jacks throat as Alexis disapeared. She was far to naive. She didn't realise it yet, but she had already lost. Jack waved his hand and the basilisk that had just been an illusion disapeared. Jack walked over to his step daughter and he put a calming hand on her shoulder. He knew that she would be upset, but that was only because she didn't understand.

"Don't worry your brother is safe. That woman never even got to see him." Jack said to her then he kissed her forehead. "By now he is in a safe place where Alexis will never reach him. You'll understand that I can't tell you where he is or take you there. I can't even go see him until Alexis has been taken care of." He knew this would both worry, and confuse Petra so he decided to go more in depth.

"Alexis gave a way bits and pieces of her plan while she was in labor. The bar maid hid your brother with an illusinment charm as soon as he was born. What she just ran away with was a transfigured towel. I knew she would try to take him, and escape so I had to make her believe it was really him so i couldn't tell you. He is being guarded to the utmost. Even I would not be able to break through his protection."

He knew that it would not be long before Alexis came looking for him. Eventually she would realise that she had been tricked, and what jack had done to her blood would not stop no matter how far away she got from him. There would be no healer that could help her, and she would have to either go, and face Jack or die. There wasn't anything anyone else could do for her. She had no other options.

Jack wrapped his arms around Petra, and he pulled her close to him. "Don't you feel bad for her. Not one bit. She never cared about any of us she only wanted a child of the dark bloodlines. She wanted him for his power. We are better off, and you already have a real mother. You were right when you thought that I loved some one else. I do, and I am willing to tell you all about it."

He pulled back and he looked into Petra's eyes. "You have to understand I have alot of secrets and there is only one person who really knows me. I have only ever cared about one person. That is up until recently. For some reason I care about you. Because I care about you I am willing to let you know my secrets, but you must promice never to talk to anyone about them, and you must promise to be open minded."

[petra]

Petra felt tears running down her check. She didn’t know when she started crying, it was probably started when her brother was taking away from her. She listen to what Jack was telling. She was confused and somewhat scared of what he was going to tell her. She cared about jack as a dad and will never leave him for what he did or was going to do. “but when will I see him again.” She said wiping some tears.

She wanted her dad to trust him after all she trust him now with her life. If she wanted to be his daughter she will have to trust Jack and prove to him that he can trust her. “So Alexis hide him from us but why?” She asked.

She was so confused but a little of what Jack was telling her was helping her understand better. She kind of understand what Alexis was doing but she didn’t know why she trick her and Jack. She was still confused though about who he loved. She wanted to know since she was curious and she was a girl and she had to know the things. “I promise I won’t say anything.” She said meeting her father gaze.

[jack]

Jack sighed as he looked down at Petra. He could understand her pain, and he could see that she was confused. "As soon as Alexis is gone I will take you to him I promise. I don't know why she was very cautious about her thoughts around me. I was unable to trust her. Plus she was just another part of my cover." He knew that what he had to tell Petra now would be confusing.

He was willing to bet that she would freak out, but he had to tell her. "When I was growing up I always knew that I was different. My mind works so fast, and I can think of hundreds of things at the same time without being the slightest bit confused. I am always calculating my options and taking the road that has the greatest chance of being successful."

He lead Petra to a chair, and then he sat accross from her. "When I was seventeen I learned Legillimency, and I saw that my parents intended to use me for their own causes, and I took off. After that I never stopped using the skill, because I lost all trust in human beings. A race I have never considered myself part of. My mind works so differently I can't be human. Nor could I be ruled by one.

"When I left I thought that I was all alone, and would remain that way, but within a month of leaving my parents I found a girl. When I first heard her thoughts I almost feinted. Her mind worked exactly like mine did. We immediatly had a bond unlike anything I have ever had with anyone else. We are the only two people of our kind. Trust me we've searched the world for others.

"We work so well together it is just amazing. We know absolutely everything about each other. We always know how to make the other happy. There is no love that can ever come close to the one that we share. Now remember we do not consider our selves part of the human race. For us there is no question that we are meant to be together, and when you see us together you will know the love we share."

"Now was the hard part. He had to tell her who it was, and hear the accusations. He wasn't sure if he could take it without letting it effect him, but he had to try. He knew that it could get ugly fast, and he prepared himself for it mentally. Not positive as to what the outcome might be he proceeded. 'Here goes nothin.' He thought. "Her name is Cassandra Riddle, and she is my twin sister."

[petra]

Petra sat down on the chair that her father led her too. She listen to jack taking everything in but how can some love they own sibling. She could barely stand her brother. She loved Asher but not in a romantic kind of way. But who was she to question love when she doesn’t understand it herself. She didn’t understand it at all since she had crappy boyfriends who made her question everything she believed in. If Jack found someone that he loved, good for him. She should at least support him in his choice of loving his twin sister in a romantic way.

“That’s good you found someone.” She said smiling sweetly. She could tell it was taking Jack a lot just to tell her this. I mean if he told some normal person they will think he was pervert. “Dad what ever you do or will do, I will never leave you. I’m your daughter now and I love you like if you’re my real father.” She said smiling at her dad. “It will take a lot to make me stop being you daughter. So if you have any ideas of scaring me off, to bad. You’re stuck with me until you die or until I die but I’m to pretty die. So that won’t be anytime soon.” She joked.

“So when I’m meeting this twin of yours?” If his twin is anything like him she will get along with the woman. Well she hoped she did.

[jack]

Jack could hardly believe Petra's thoughts. Not once were they negative about him. She was completely okay with it, and that was more of a shock to him than anything else. The first person to know adout him and Cassandra had accepted it all to easily. He could see that Petra really did love him. This was good. This was more than good it was great. Now he wouldn't have to hide anything from Petra.

Now he could actually have his twin come and live with them, and not have to worry about anyone saying anything. If Petra was okay with it then nothing else mattered. Him, and Cassandra could really live life like they had wanted to for years. To make things even better they had a daughter. He couldn't wiat to tell her the news. He couldn't wait to introduce her to Petra.

As soon as the words came out of her mouth Jack jumped up from his chair, and pulled her into his arms for a tight hug, and he spun around in a circle with her. When he put her down on the floor he had a huge smile on his face. A real genuine smile of pure happyness that up until this point only Cassandra had seen from him. He knew that there had been a reason for why he cared so much about Petra.

"Thank you so much kiddo. You have no idea what it means to me to have you be accepting of this." He hugged her again out of being so happy and so excited. He then took a step back, and he whistled loudly, as the steel bars all disapeared, and the door unlocked. An owl flew in, and it landed on the table next to them. "You'll get to meet your real mother as soon as she can get her ass over here." He quickly wrote a letter, and sent it off with the owl.

My Dearest Cassandra
I have told Petra all ablout us.
She is very accepting of everything.
She can't wait to meet you.
I can't wait for you to meet her.
Come to the three broomsticks.

With all the love I possess
~Jack~

[petra]

Petra hugged her dad back and smiled. “I’m happy that I get to met my mother.” She said sitting back down. “but can we eat something.” She just realized how hungry she was because her stomach yell out for food. She smiled embarrassedly. She miss lunch and didn’t eat breakfast because she woke up late because someone didn’t wake her up early enough. Okay it was her fault for waking up late but that was because she forgot to set her alarm clock. “I bet you forgot that you need to feed a human almost 3 times a day?” She joked.

She laid her head down on the table. She could hear the flaps of the owl’s wing. She started humming to herself trying to distract herself from hunger but that didn't help. She stood up and started to walk toward the bar but trip on a chair leg. She fell on her face. “oww’ She rubbed her nose. ”Stupid chair being in my way” she thought to herself. She stood up with the help of a table and went behind the bar looking for food but couldn’t find any. She gave up. She will have to eat later and beside she’s been eating too much junk food. So 12 hours without food should be good for her. Who was she kidding she couldn’t survive without food ever 3 hours. She sat back down but this time she didn’t fell.

[cassr]

"He does that often"

The voice came from no where and yet some where as a woman materialized on the bar looking at the young blond girl. She had long curly dark hair that danced down her back down her bright red shirt. Clenched in her lap was a a poofy black Jacket, she swung her feet softly. She looked like she had been there the whole time almost. In her hand was the note Jack had sent her, her blue eyes took in the girl a little longer. "He doesn't eat like everyone else, or at least he doesn't like to show it." she said tipping her head slightly.

"I was already here Jack." she said turning her head slowly to meet his eyes. She raised her hand a little showing the ring. "It works a little too well." she said a little in shock as she looked back at the girl who had just called her mother. She tore her eyes off of her for a moment and looked down at her other hand which had a brown bag. "here have Jack's dinner, its just a sandwich and some chips. I kind of got distracted in delivering it." she said softly.

Cassandra didn't know what to think didn't know what to do, she was so lost in what had just happened that she was unsure of how to pursue in speaking she traced Jack's face waiting for him to speak. This was a first of any of there past voyages, and of there schemes, no one was ever dragged in like this, specially some one so young. "I've heard many things about you Petra" she said not taking her eyes off of Jack now.

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[jack]

Jack smiled as he saw the love of his life appear. It was so like her to act all non chalant about what had happened. Even though the ring kept him from hearing her thoughts, and she masked her expressions well he knew that she was worried. Though he may have been sure in everything he did. She always seemed to be a bit weary of it. Change in the plans was especially challenging.

Jack knew that this was a good change how ever, and it would make everything easier for them to be together. They would be able to be open about things at their home, and even in front of another person. This meant so much to him he was almost to the point of shaking with excitement. He finaly had that which he had so desired for many years. He had a family with Cassandra.

He rushed aross the room. The chair he had been siiting on fell to the floor from the abrupt movement. He went directly to the love of his life, and he pulled her off the bar into his arms, and he gave her a passionate kiss, but he kept it short so as to not make Petra feel awkward. However brief the kiss was his daughter would be able to see in the way he hled her, and kissed her that he loved her with his entire being.

He put his forehead to Cass's and smiled at her. "We have a family." He said and the glee in his voice would not be mistaken. He turned putting his arm around Cass's waist, and he held out his other arm for daughter. "Cassie this is your daughter Petra. Petra this is your mother. Now we are going to be the happiest family. So who's up to burning Alexis's stuff, and bringing in that which belongs there?"

[petra]

Petra look at the women that appeared in front of her. She was beautiful no doubt about it. "I wish he didn’t." She said smiling at her mother. "and thanks for the food and at least someone will be looking out for my well being." She said giving her dad a look.

She could tell that Jack truly did love Cassie. She just wonder if she can truly fit in this family. She knew that they where death eater and not to mention Jack is the dark prince but can she truly live up to her new family name. Will she be a disgrace to her parents or a burden? She didn’t want to be either of those things. She will talk to Jack about this privately. It wasn’t like she didn’t trust her mother it’s just that she knew Jack longer and felt more comfortable talking to him about it.

She open the bag of food and took a bite of the sandwich. After they were done kissing she finally spoke up. “I hope Jack told you good things about me.” She said putting a chip in her mouth. “And I heard wonderful things about you too, mom.” At first it was weird for her to say it because she never called anyone beside her real mom, mom.

“I guess I’m up for a little burning. “ She said smiling at her parents. “but I don’t think normal families burn things as a family activity.” She said joking a little. “Well every family is different.” She said shrugging her shoulder and going back to eating. “I think the next activity should be shopping.” She said hinting about shopping. She still need to get some clothes and the broom stick she been wanting since it first came out. She just hoped her parents got the hint.