Ares
The station was crowded with them. Everywhere.
"muggles" he spat under his breath as he tried to control his disgust. His dark eyes scanned ahead for the three beautiful blonde wizard children. His children.
He pushed into a few people as he went up ward through the crowds.
Leslie he knew would be following at least 20 feet behind him, he wondered if she felt the same level of hatred being here. 'It's for your son' he had to remind himself a few times.
He was about to tear the heart out of the next person to bump into him when he spotted the large group.
"NOAH! STOP!" a little blonde girl screeched happily as she ran behind a tall man in black. Trying to get away from a slightly taller blonde boy with a water pistol.
The man in black turned in time to see the water splash in his face "NOAH" he out stretched his hand "gun, you know the rules in here. you'll get it back when we leave"
Ares watched in confusion, his father never took their play things away even here. His attentions were locked onto the two so much that he barely had time to see the man who bumped into him. His rage erupted and before anyone could blink he held the man up by his collar, snarling in his face "touch me again muggle and you will wish you haven't taken your first breath"
He was about to strangle the man when he noticed the stares he was getting, and the small but familiar touch to his arm. "Ares, not here you fucking moron" Leslie's face was covered part way from the hood of her black leather trench coat she always wore in public.
Ares dropped the man and brushed her off "you my love are supposed to be falling behind, so do so now, remember you didn't want to see the 'brats' so why did you even come?" he shot her a look of cold confusion.
She did nothing, but the slight turn of her head told him her intentions were more than she would like anyone to let on to.
Ares let out an aggravated breath "you love them as I do, admit it darling"
He could hear her cursing him under her breath even over the roar of the crowds and rolled his eyes, unaffected by her anger. "Well I don't care what you do right now, but you are not taking away from the only time I get with them"
He pushed away from her and headed toward the dwindling group of the Salvatore clan. However before he could take another step. He was spotted by a few of his family members.
Selene, Ares's younger half sister glared at him as she grabbed her children and pushed them through the passage way to the hogwarts express.
She never really cared for him but the feeling was mutual. He eyed the group again and almost all eyes were on him. The young girl and boy from earlier who had been scolded by the man in black were standing in the front of the group, but their older brother was no where to be found.
Ares glared at his father as he adjusted his collar and shoved his hands in his pockets, watching his son with cautionary eyes. "Kids, you remember your dad?" He said to them.
Noah's pale green eyes matched Branin's caution but Isadora's darker eyes lit up "DADDY" she squealed happily as she ran through the few stray people who had went across the way. Ares hated them instantly but his eyes did not leave the small girl's figure. She was built just like her mother but her jaw was coming in ever so slightly like his. He hated that, she would not be pleasant to look at when she is grown unless she gets her grandmother's traits that had skipped Leslie.
He knelt down and outstretched his arms, trying to recall what he what to do. He had seen a muggle movie earlier that week where a father had lost then found his child. He wasn't really cut out for this, he felt stupid, he felt Leslie laughing at him and his attempts to be a 'good parent'
Isadora crashed into him with a force he could be proud of "hello my dove" he said as lovingly as he could. She giggled as she threw her arms around his neck. He scooped her up and carried her back to the group where it still grew smaller, and still Anubis was no where in sight.
The girl in his arms began to turn her nose up, twitching her small button nose a little "daddy you smell like smokey stuff and that gross burny liquid Grampa Branin drinks" Ares's eyes narrowed at Branin "how would you know that dove?"
Branin narrowed his eyes as well, fully aware of what Ares's occupation was. "Some got into the rug in the study, she never touched it, I made sure of it" Branin snapped, trying to keep a light tone.
Noah stayed behind Branin but he watched the strange man he knew to call father. He was foreign to him. Nothing about him was familiar, except maybe the smell. Along with the smoke and whiskey smell, he smelled like.
"Blood" Branin said as he spotted a bit on Ares's shirt. "Give me Izzy" He out stretched his hand to receive the girl.
Ares pulled away and glared "No, where is Anubis?" He insisted. A quick glance at Noah told him he wasn't going to get anywhere near him with out him causing some sort of fit.
Branin still insisted that he take Isadora but answered "He's coming with the rest of the family"
Ares rolled his eyes, getting angry but he could feel Isadora begin to push away from him. "If you must know where the blood came from, it was a nose bleed, nothing more" he lied to cause Isadora's nerves to calm. "Daddy, did you get hit?" she asked as she reached up and touched his face.
He couldn't help but smile "no, it just happened on the way here to see you, and your brothers" He was about to pull her closer when he felt her being pulled from him. Not wanting to cause a scene he unwillingly let Branin take her.
"The rest of these a-" he cleared his throat "our family should stop reproducing" he snarled as he met Noah's eyes.
"Noah" he knelt down to his level "can I have a hug at least?" he asked.
He clung to Branin's pant leg and shook his head "n-no" Branin patted him on the head "it's alright...I'm right here" Noah's big green eyes went up to Branin's then to a very confused looking Izzy.
"okay" he bit his lip and stepped around Branin and went to Ares. He hugged him quickly then stepped back, feeling a weird bubbling feeling in his stomach. "Hi Dad"
Ares rolled his eyes, that at least was more than what Leslie was going to get, if she even stopped her stubbornness for three seconds to say hello to her children.
Branin looked as if he was about to yell, or curse at him in whatever his latest language was but he caught sight of someone and he smiled "well there is your mummy" he was genuinely surprised "wow, both of you at once we must be special" Branin sneered. Isadora moved in his arms to see who he was looking at.
When she spotted the blonde woman who was approaching them she went star struck "OHH GRAMPA SHE'S SO PRETTY!"
Leslie's silver blonde curls bounced slightly as she stepped closer to them. Her black heals clicking loudly on the stone floor. Her black trench coat flowed behind her with each step.
She had finally taken her hood down and the rare smile on her face made Branin and who ever was left out on the platform uncomfortable. Ares however loved her half smile half grimace, and had been graced enough to see if at least once a week when they were ''doing their jobs''
"hello sweetheart" she said to Ares as she laced her arm with his. She stayed a step behind Ares for good measure, not exactly wanting to be there but out of her wounded pride she stood still.
"Hello Isadora, Noah" she ignored Branin's presence as she always did to those she deemed unimportant.
Isadora's mouth hung open slightly as she stared at Leslie "Mummy you are so pretty!" She wanted to get out of Branin's grasp and go to her but he just tightened his grip on her.
Leslie was getting aggravated with his presence the more she saw him holding her daughter "LET HER GO DOG!" she commanded before taking her arm back from Ares and grabbing Isadora. She snarled at Branin as sh stepped back behind Ares with Isadora in her arms.
"Leslie Lou!" Branin thundered "how dare you, you have the least right to be here"
He moved to take Isadora back when Ares stepped in between them. Noah began to move with Branin to get his sister back. "MUM GIVE HER BACK!" he called but she ignored her son "thank you Isadora, maybe if your jaw doesn't end up like your father's you will be pretty when you are older" she meant her words to hurt the small child but they didn't register all the way.
"REALLY! do you think so!?" she giggled and Leslie scoffed, holding her out at arms length for someone to take her "take this idiotic child from me" Her eyes were already on Noah as Ares took the girl who had began to tear up and protest
Leslie had had enough of the children for the year and her patience was thin enough "and you...you don't appear to look like your father, you do need a hair cut desperately or you will look like a woman!"
She turned to Branin "YOU! You should be competent enough to give him a good hair cut, or at least let Gaylord-Mitchy do it...as I recall he loved doing that stupid shit"
They were all silent, Ares's face was turning red and his eyes grew dark as he glared at her "Get out of her Les before-" he spotted his mother followed by a few more people in the background. "Just leave Leslie"
She matched his glare and shrugged "whatever, goodbye children good luck to who ever is going to that hell hole they call a school"
Isadora's temper flared "IT'S ANUBIS! AND HE'S NOT EVEN HERE!" she screamed.
Branin saw Charisse and the rest of the group as well and reached out to take Isadora "give her to me Ares before your mother gets here"
Leslie had began to walk away, pulling her hood up above her face she had just barely began to step out of view when she vanished out of thin air leaving nothing but a black cloud of thin smoke behind.
Branin shook his head, looking around to see if any of the muggles had seen her. Unfortunately they did and Branin had received some odd looks. He knew he would have to answer to the later.
Ares's eyes were locked on the boy in front, happily conversing with a cousin. Charisse however had her dark eyes on him. "Hello son, long time no word..." she was angry and Branin could tell something else had already irked her today "Ares was just saying goodbye when you lot showed up"
Along with Charisse and Anubis, Violet and Kody had come to see the kids who were off to hogwarts for the first time off.
Branin gave Kody and Violet a look that said they should move along and take the kids "the train is almost ready to leave, best to hurry along" he said with a motion toward the passage way.
Ares was struck by the similarities in his and Anubis's features. He smiled softly and stepped closer "hello son" he said.
Anubis's heart must have been beating in his chest because his expression was as uncomfortable as his must have been.
"I just wanted to wish you luck in slytherin" he went to put a reassuring hand on his shoulder but he drew back. "er...and I wanted to give you this" Ares shoved his hand in the pocket of his old dark brown jacket and pulled out a small ring.
Charisse's heart stopped as she recognized it "where did you get that thing" Her frantic eyes went to Branin for help, but she shook her head to stop him when she saw Isadora in his arms.
Ares's eyes flickered to her, narrowing slightly "that is none of your concern mother" he returned his attentions to Anubis who was looking back and forth between the ring and Charisse. "I um...don't need a stupid ring" he bit his lip and cleared his throat "I mean I don't need a ring"
Ares let out a short humorless laugh "This stupid ring was your grandfathers...your REAL grandfather" he offered it to Anubis.
"I don't want it" he said as he attempted to take a step back.
"Anubis" Ares demanded "take the ring, it is your birthright as is much more than some silly wolf crests" He offered the ring again more urgently.
Not knowing what else to do he took it.
"I have to go now" Ares said as he stepped closer, wrapping his arms around the boy and pulling him closer. "I will see you later"
Charisse pulled Anubis back, her eyes full of rage that none of the children had seen before "Ares, leave now"