Hey all and it's May 1st and I'm updating. This looks promising doesn't it? I head down south for a few days at the weekend and am due to travel back north around the time that I will next update so we'll see how it goes. Once again the reviews and views have me speechless. It's times like that when I get reminded about why I choose to write. Thank you all so much. Special mention to Daughter of Ares 74 77 for taking the time to review.

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Flora-Part 11:

Tina was running late with Newt and and Jacob was running late leaving Queenie and Flora alone in the apartment. It was a few days after Flora had heard the conversation between the President and her sister and she hadn't told Tina or Queenie about what she had heard. She wasn't really talking to either of them anyway.

She was deep in thought when she felt someone in her thoughts.

"Queenie get out of my head!" she thought, knowing it only be her older sister in her head.

"Sorry I don't mean to read your thoughts. People are always easiest to read when they're hurting," Queenie said in her mind. They weren't even bothering to open their mouths as they were in each other's heads.

"Why are you even bothering to talk to me?"

"Because you're hurting and your thoughts are so strong and messed up."

"Well maybe you should be looking at Tina as she's part of the reason everything is so messed up!" Queenie was on her feet but still inside Flora's head,

"Don't you dare say that! She did everything she could for you!"

"Yeah until she decided to wash her hands of me!"

"That was a joint call by both of us!"

Flora just glared at Queenie; their mouths hadn't moved the whole time they had been arguing. The two just stared at each other before the door opened and Tina walked in with both Newt and Jacob. She stopped walking when she realised what was happening.

"Mercy Lewis! Stop it you two!" she said.

"Don't worry. We have," Flora said before crossing the room and heading towards the door. Tina grabbed Flora's arm and pulled her away from the door,

"You're not going anywhere," she said. The youngest sister just sighed and headed to her room and, to everyone's surprise, she closed the door instead of slamming it.

Newt walked around before Queenie hurried off to make some hot cocoa for everyone. He was wondering what had been said between the two younger sisters. They couldn't hear anything as they had walked in but could tell by the looks on the girls' face that it had been a heated one. Queenie was also reluctant to talk about what the sisters had been arguing about. Clearly she wanted to keep the discussion private from her older sister but he didn't understand the reason why.

Once the cocoa was made Newt grabbed the mug that was meant for him and headed in the direction of Flora's room. He ignored the death stare that he knew Tina was giving him and knocked on the door. He waited a few moments before pushing the door open and walking in to find Flora lost in her thoughts. He could tell from the look on her face that her thoughts were troubled and he rested his hand gently on her arm, causing the witch to jump.

She looked up and then sat up and accepted the mug from his outstretched hand.

"Who are you?" she asked, "Can someone please just give me an answer?"

"I will. My name is Newt Scamander and I'm a British Magizoologist that was on my way to Arizona to release Frank the Thunderbird back into his home when I got a little delayed by some of my creatures that escaped from my case. It caused a whole lot of trouble and Jacob got caught up in it, he's a no-maj, and a boy called Credence was killed, you know that part, because he was an Obsurial." He waited to see if Flora said anything and, when she didn't, he continued for her,

"Tina and I were sentenced to death by your friend Grindlewald…"

"He's not my friend…" Flora said quickly, "he's the one that should be dead." Newt looked at her,

"You sure about that?"

"Ignore what Queenie says. She doesn't know half of what is going on in my head," Flora told him, "so Grindlewald was captured by your Swooping Evil, Credence died and Jacob?"

"Was Obliviated by the Swooping Evil venom but has somehow regained his memories and is now part of the four."

"Thank you for telling me. You'd better go before Tina and Queenie start accusing me of stuff." Newt just watched her before he headed out of her room and closed the door.

Tina glared at Newt as he sat back down,

"Cosy little chat?" she asked.

"No actually. I gave her the answer to the question she's wanted answering," Newt replied, "and she says Grindlewald is not her friend and Queenie doesn't know half of what's going on in her head." Queenie scoffed,

"Well that's a lie. She keeps thinking about their last interview and she's taking a very risky approach to finding things out from him," she said, "it really is risky."

Newt looked up and saw Tina looking at him before he looked away biting his lip and looking uncomfortable.

"Jacob honey, let's head into the bedroom and give these two some space," queenie said suddenly before pulling Jacob towards and into the sisters' bedroom and sliding the door closed.

"What was that all about?" Jacob asked.

"Those two tripping around each other and wanting to kiss each other," Queenie replied airily as she sat on her bed and rested a hand on Jacob's cheek.

Tina looked at Newt,

"Well come on. We're alone now. Come over kiss me." Newt looked at her awkwardly before walking over to Tina.

"I want to but it has been a while…" he said before Tina kissed him softly. The kiss was awkward at first but then they began to remember how each other's lips felt and Newt stumbled around as he wrapped his arms around Tina's waist and held her close as they kissed. Tina giggled softly as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I'm glad the President let you stay," she said.

"So am I," Newt said before just holding Tina close.

Flora had been listening to the thoughts of everyone and she felt extremely alone and uncomfortable as she sat on her bed. She was wishing she hadn't been able to read thoughts as she really felt the odd one out. She had nobody to love or to give her love, nobody to partner up with. She knew she really was alone but also stuck where she was because of the protection spell. She laid down after finishing the cocoa and closed her eyes and began to slowly fall asleep.

She suddenly sat up when she felt someone in her thoughts that was fairly new inside her head.

"It's ok," she heard inside her head, "I'm here now. Somehow." Flora gasped as she realised it was Grindlewald.

"How…?" she thought inside her head.

"When you have a connection with someone you can read their thoughts no matter how far away they are," he replied to her thoughts, "lay down now and get some sleep."

"OK," Flora thought before laying down and closing her eyes, eventually breaking the connection as she fell asleep. Meanwhile Grindlewald sat in his cell smirking, knowing that he was getting Flora on his side… and fast…