A/N: sorry 4 the cliffhanger except 4 the fact that I did it on purpose *grin*.

…UP!

"…break up" Ivie had expected this but it still hurt and before Venetia could even pry off the other wristband she ran out the door and in number 14 up to her bedroom and screamed into her pillow and cried. A few minutes later Venetia and Eustacia appeared in the doorway and Venetia said "Ivie?" Ivie ignored her. "Ivie? Please listen to me"

"Go away" Ivie's voice was muffled from the pillow

"Why do you want us to go away my pet"

"Because…just go away…please" Venetia sat down beside Ivie

"You're still going to need that wristband off you know." Ivie sat up with a wary sigh and held out her wrist. "Fine"

"You were right he tried to double cross us but he also said that he wanted to date Olivia Vertigo"

Ivie started crying again "But why?" she sobbed.

"I don't know pet, why don't you ask him?" Ivie shook her head "no it wouldn't help" she said

Venetia tugged off the wristband and Ivie allowed fire to fill her hands, _ just because_ extinguished them and managed a weak smile. "Thanks Mrs. Shellhorn"

"Don't mention it darling" she smiled slyly, and this didn't go unnoticed by Ivie "what?" she asked then it suddenly hit her "you're going to want me to do something for you now… aren't you?"

"You are a smart girl, you know that?"

"So I'm told" muttered Ivie "so what do you want from me?"

"I have a few choices for you"

Ivie waited for Venetia to say what her choices were, it didn't happen.

"So what are my options?" she asked nervously

"Your first option is to help Ezekiel out for a while."

"You said a while. How long is a while?"

"You would be dismissed from your classes for a month and would be expected to work for Ezekiel during that time." Ivie nodded "and what are my other options Mrs. Shellhorn?"

"You may become my bewitching apprentice."

Ivie nodded and waited

"And your last option is to go with Manfred to France, China, Japan, and Oceania for a year."

"Why is going to France, Oceania, etcetera an option?" asked Ivie suspiciously.

"You would be expected to help Manfred find new endowed children." She said Ivie considered the options: The option that would take the least time was being Ezekiel's 'servant' for a month and the longest time was becoming Venetia's apprentice because that would probably be forever. Ivie would love to travel the world but a year alone with Manfred sounded like pure torture. Then again she could get away from the city and stop thinking about Charlie. "How long do I have to decide?"

"Tomorrow night by homework, and don't forget that you have to stay at Bloor's until three weeks have passed but if you choose to go with Manfred you will leave on Sunday and your going to be taken out of school for the year , choose to work with me as an apprentice and Eustacia picks you up at four thirty Saturday afternoon and I'll set you up a room in my house you'll be expected to have a flexible schedule and be okay with leaving what you're doing at any time to assist me, choose to work for Ezekiel and you would be given a room in the west wing at Bloor's and would be taken out of school starting on Monday and would begin working for him on Saturday you will be expected to arrive in his room at exactly noon and would be put back in school all debts paid December 16th the last day of school. Ivie gasped "December sixteenth is my Brother Lee's birthday_ I called Fin on his but I wanted to see Lee_ he's coming to visit." Ivie looked stressed

"I'm sure you could be let off of your duties early_ hold on a second." She exited the room and came back ten minutes later "If you end up making the decision to work for Ezekiel he has agreed that you may be let out on the fifteenth instead of the sixteenth." She smiled "now Eustacia is going to take you back to school." Ivie nodded, Eustacia who was still standing by the door said "come on Miss Rowan" and exit the room "goodbye Mrs._ Auntie V."

Venetia smiled silkily.

Ivie followed Eustacia into the car and she didn't even notice the severe bumps and swift turns that Eustacia made on her way to Bloor's Manfred had already arrived and dragged Ivie out of the car, into the building, and into her dorm. "You'd better not try running away from school again young lady" he growled

"Who are you my father?" she snapped "NO! I didn't think so Bloor."

"Go to sleep Rowan NOW!" he roared

"Yes sir" she said and lay down on her bed at 7:30 PM thinking about her options of debt:

Becoming a temporary servant.

Searching the world for endowed alone with Manfred for a year.

Or

Becoming Venetia's apprentice

She wanted none of them but she figured that some sleep would help her decide besides she had lessons tomorrow_ her last lessons for at least a month unless she decided to be Aunt Venetia's apprentice. She sighed and fell asleep.