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Artemis and Magi walked though the Memorial Garden until they came to Wally. Magi knew Artemis was crying. "Um, not to be rude or anything, but who's that?"

Artemis turned to her. "That was Wally. He died."

Magi muttered, "Yeah, I heard Batgirl say his name when she was yellin' at me. So, you love him?"

"Loved, past-tense. He died." With that she turned and left. Magi shrugged, I'll just go home. Dinah only said I had to meet the Team, I didn't have to stay. She snapped her fingers and vanished in smoke.

New York 8/5/16 4:15

"Where have you been, young lady? Answer me!" Magi had never seen Howard Claymore angrier in the five plus years she's lived in his house.

"I was in school." She told him the first lie the came to mind.

"School? Then, why don't you tell me why you at school two weeks before it will start." Busted...

"I was helping Aunt Charity with her classroom?"

"Morgan called 2 hours ago, asking where you were." He only called Charity by her real name when he was angry/annoyed/ irritated.

Magi sighed, "Fine, Dad. I was with-"

"Margret!" A voice yelled. Her twin brother, Cadmus, ran in. "Are you okay? Dad said you were missing. Did Lamia kidnap you? How'd you get home?" He is quite protective of her.

Howard sighed, just when he was to get an answer. He loved his step-children with all his heart, if a mistform could have one. After the war with Gaia, he and Alabaster had moved back to New York because Alabaster was welcome at camp. But, he didn't want to work for the 'Divine Mafia' as he calls it. Howard had said the boy could still stay with him. Hecate blessed Howard with Mystiokinesis; on the condition to he took care of all her children that didn't fit in at camp. He agreed. The goddess manipulated the mist so all the children knew who and where Howard was so he could help them. He had only met three, other than Alabaster, and one rarely comes.

Then, Lou Ellen was… different, even from her brothers and sisters. She had come to go to school in the human world some 20 years ago. But, after she took off Alabaster's nose, and was turned in to a statue for the rest of the year… she didn't come back.

Magi and Cadmus Sorcellerie had shown up five years ago, because their father killed himself. He was a magician, this being how he caught Hecate's eye. He was going to perform a trick in honor of the goddess and their children, but a rival messed it up, ending his life. Hecate sent her children to Claymore to care for them. Except, Magi was adopted by someone else, but she basically lives with her brothers. Claymore is a father to her.

The sound of barking brought Howard out of his trance. Wolfs Bane came running in to the house. Magi bent down to pet him. "Hey, boy. How're ya."

Trivia leap down to the floor. The dog then chased the cat. On instinct, Cadmus ran over and opened the door. The boy and the animals went outside, leaving Magi and Howard alone in the living room. The doctor was still waiting for an answer. The demigod was hesitant to give one.

"I was… uh… I… Where's Alabaster?"

"That's not important."

"Right, well, ya see…"

"You joined the Team, didn't you?" Howard already knew the answer. "Go to your room."

Magi was heartbroken. She never wanted Claymore to be disappointed in her. She walked to her room.

Later in the month:

New York 18 1:00

Jaime, Bart, and Virgil walked though New York. Bart groaned, "Why are we here?"

Virgil pushed ahead, "Because girls don't just vanish from the Watchtower. The zeta-beam never recognized her leave."

"How did you find out where she lived?"

"Scarab did it." Jaime muttered. He was embarrassed that he had done it.

They arrived at the apartment building. The doorman looked at them. "Can I help you?"

Jaime walked up. "Um…Are the Claymores home? We're friends of the daughter."

The doorman was trying to decide if they were worth it. "Fine, go ahead."

The trio walked to the elevator. Jaime pressed the 13th button. "Isn't it bad luck to have a 13th floor?" Neither of the other two boys answered.

The Magi is more than bad luck.

The doors opened and they saw there was only one door on the hallway. They walked over to it and knocked.

"Coming," a voice called. The door opened and a man about 40 with green eyes appeared. He looked familiar. He had curly brown hair, like Magi. "Can I help you out?" His tone was more like Can I help you leave?

They looked at each other. Virgil stepped up. "Is Magi here?"

"Yes, but Howard grounded her."

"Can we talk to her?"

A scream came from in inside the apartment. "Canari, quand partons-nous?" (Canary, when do we leave?")

Jaime looked inside. A black haired, teenage boy was standing in living room, glaring at the stairs. A man walked in and tried picked up the boy.

"Leo called and said they're about a mile away, Mouse."

The boy's voice became stone, cold ice. "Don't call me that, Dad! I'm thirteen."

A third voice, a more familiar voice, called, "Cade, we're almost 16."

It was Magi.

The girl in question walked into the room. She held a basket in her arms. She noticed the boys at the door, and walked over. "Hey, guys. We can talk in my room. This may be strange if the others hear."

Virgil and Bart followed her, but the brown haired man grabbed Jaime's hood. "If there are less than four inches between you and my little sister, Howard will kill you. Then, I'll finish the job."

"Alabaster let him go."

The demigod let go of him, and went back to the others. The man turned to Alabaster. "Where's Maggie going?"

Teenager yelled, "Better question: why didn't you tell me I'm 15?!"

"They'll be down in a bit, Claymore. These are her friends Dr. Lance introduced her to. How much longer 'till their cousin's egotist husband gets here? "

"Dr. Lance?" Jaime asked once they were safely down the hall.

The magi shrugged. "Do you want me to tell my family that I work with the Justice League? 'M sure that'd send me to Canary's after that. That's how I met her actually… anger issues."

They walked up stairs, and down another hallway. Magi opened the third door, and they walked in. Jaime took in the view. It was HUGE, 50 by 50, at least. A staircase went up to the next floor. Windows lined one whole wall, which looked out over Central Park. A piano was in the middle of the room. A canopy bed was over to the side. Magic equipment was everywhere.

Jaime did a one-eighty. "How big is this place?"

Bart nodded, "Yeah, its crash. How can you afford it? Who lives here?"

Magi sat down on the bed. "It's six and a half floors; we get part of the rooftop. And my step-dad's a writer, and rich. There's Dad, Alabaster, me, and Cadmus."

Virgil snickered, "You have brothers named Alabaster and Cadmus? And you're the only girl?"

"Charity and her kids come by when Leo needs the whole home alone, so he can think."

Jaime noticed she said she had a step-dad, which would mean her mom remarried, but she didn't mention her. "Where's your mom?"

Magi looked away. "She's gone…"

"Like… dead?" Bart asked.

"Kinda."

"So, dead."

"Dude!" The other two yelled. Jaime switched the topic.

"So, are you going to a party or something?"

She smiled, "Yeah. It's my cousin's half-brother's birthday. And their oldest daughter's birthday. And their wedding anniversary." She then lowered her voice and said something Jaime couldn't hear. "And the day the titans were stopped."

"Popular day."

"Yeah, so did ya'll come for somethin'? Like a mission?"

"No, we just didn't know where you been."

"Well, I've be here."

"And," Virgil said. "Megan wants you to come to the Watchtower sometime. Saturdays, some the Team plays Truth or Dare."

Magi heisted. "I… Guys, I don't know. I mean, I've barely been on the Team for a month, and I haven't even been on a mission."

"That's why we want you to come. Megan said it would be a great way to build teamwork."

Magi looked a Jaime. "Is this even optional?"

"Not one bit." They all said.

Suddenly, a call rang out. "I'm back. Has my favorite sister-in-law missed me?"