A Birth day

Jack and Jessie fought with several of Toms's's men taking them down easy but at seeing Suzzane Yu paused " is she for real?" he asked Edward motioning to Suzanne " shes terrible, someone take that wand away from her, please, and do us all a favor" he said making Jessie laugh out loud.

"Thats my guy" Jessie said as he took down another man as he laughed continuing to take down guys. Jack ludged at a large man swiping with his claws causing several lines to appear across the mans chest then hit him sending him flying " Angus, you good?" he called out as Yu took down two men that ran at him sending them flying back the way they came. Jack saw Robert be hit and made his way over to him.

"your on fire Robert, and I mean litraly" he said patting down Roberts shoulder to put ot the flames from the blast.

Ruby looked at the woman in front of her as she heard David talk. She smiled at her " I know. " she said nodded as she was asked about Caprice, " her names Caprice, she's ours, as in Angus and mine." she said smiling down at the sleeping baby in her arms then back up to Claire.

"I'm good," Angus said, holding onto Abbey as she continued to cling to him.

Robert hadn't even noticed he was on fire.

"Was I?" Robert frowned. "Oh. Thanks! Hey, Tom, your wife is a moron! Take her home before she turns my entire estate into a fruit market. Come back when your staff has grown up."

Fenrir had clearly bested James, and now, as Fenrir was backing away, considering the fight to be over, some of the pack came over and just started randomly chewing on James because they just didn't like James and the damage he was causing the pack was part of why all werewolves in England were being hunted with such a vengence. These were adults, many of them with children, and they had a bone to pick with James and his lot. Edward knew that if James didn't bear off and leave with is pack, a good portion of the werewolves with James were going to be mauled.

Tom began firing fireballs at the main house, and his men divided their efforts, half at the main house and half at the duplex.

"Again?" Edward rolled his eyes. He began firing water spells at the duplex while Michael and Robert began firing water spells at the main house. Angus held onto Abbey with one hand and began firing at Tom. Kate landed the hippogriff and joined Angus at firing at Tom. Kate got off a particularly good shot, and blood spurted from Tom's face or neck. Kate couldn't tell just which. One of Tom's men whistled and Tom's men started to apparate out, one of them clutching tight to Tom and taking him away.

"Come on, you worthless twit," one of the goon's said, grabbing Suzanne by the arm. Simone fired one last parting shot at Suzanne, and Suzanne began to screech for all she was worth as one of the goons apparated out with her.

"What did you do to her?" Edward asked.

"I filled her knickers with fire ants," Simone said. Edward burst into hysterical laughter.

Jessie heard Simone and laughed out loud as he heard what she ahd done "nice, I like her style Edward" he said still laughing. Jack stood back while Fenrirs pack delt with James but after amoment he took orr running after Tom and his crew. " And don't come back" he called after him. Jack looked at the buildings and sent buckets to te duplex to put out the fires several men ran over to him and he sent them to start to repair the protection charm. The other half he sent to help at the main house while he went to Angus and Abby " okay mean doggies gone." he said " he'll be licking his wounds for a few months but Im hoping he'll think twice about coming back" Jack accioed a blanket and placed it over Abby knowing she might be cold he was also hoing it would hide her from the sight of the dead bodys around them.

Jesie moved around checking the area for any men hiding and found one older man recovering from a large lump on his head. Picking him up he carried him to Robert.

"put me down Im not part of that rabble" he said as he was unceramoniusly dumped on the ground in front of Robert.

Abbey shook with fear, and when Jack came over and draped a blanket over her, Angus spoke softly to her.

"Look, Abs. Look. It's safe. It's Uncle Jack. He drove the big doggie off," Angus said. She turned her little head and looked to see it was indeed Jack. Angus wiped away her tears and accio'd a handkerchief and wiped her nose.

"'Sanks," she managed to say to Jack in a tiny voice, trying hard to remember her manners.

"Good girl," Angus said, kissing her forehead.

"No let him come back, Unca Jack? Pweeze? He scary."

Robert looked down at the lump of  a man on the ground in front of him.

"Well, okay. Who the devil are you? And why are you here?" Robert asked.  He saw that Edward and Simone had the fire out. Marcus was walking Khaat back to the house, and she saw that Angus had Abbey. Khaat came over and kissed Abbey softly.

"You alright, Baby?" she asked her. Abbey nodded, fresh tears on her cheeks. Khaat looked at Jack.

"Thank you, Jack. And can you thank Fenrir and his pack for me, please?" she asked. "Especially that little girl. She's the sort of spitfire we could use when she's old enough. She was wonderful. She saved Abbey's life. If there's something I can do for her and her family, let me know."

Jack smiled at Abby when she looked at him " your very welcome" he said softly to her then heard her say not to let him back " you have my promise" he told her softly stepping back when Khaat walked over to them.

The man looked up at Robert and sighed "My names Zacharias Black, I heard you have a man called Jessie and a woman called Ruby living here." he said " I just came to talk to them when Suzanne Tyler caught me off guard, im not here to harm any one and if I wasn't unconsious at the time I would have kicked her incompident fowl mouthed as, um...back to what ever stone she crawled out of." he said chosing not to swear in front of a child.

Jessie walked over hearing his and Rubys name but didn't say much. He could see the familier facial features on this man as on himself and looked to Robert suprised.

Angus saw Anise get up and start to walk away, and he called her back.

"Anise," Angus said, "let me introduce you." She turned back, surprised he thought she was important enough to be spoken to, except this man always had spoken to her with some respect.  "Anise, this is Abbey. She is Minister Lupin's granddaughter. Abbey, Anise is the person who took you right away from that big doggie."

"Hi, Abbey," Anise smiled at her, drawing the blanket closer around Abbey.

"Hi," Abbey said, in a small voice. "You see things too. Like me." Anise looked at her, not sure she understood.

"Abbey has the same gifts that you do, Anise," Angus told her. "She sees things and hears things that some of the rest of us don't. You're a seer, Anise. So is Abbey, just like her mother and her grandmother."

"Other people...they see things too? Really? Like me?" she asked. Fenrir had said there were others but she had never met one.

"Yes," Angus said. "My grandfather sees too, and some others here. You are not alone. You're not weird. You have very special skills. We can introduce you maybe tomorrow if you want."

"I...I'd like that," Anise said. "So I'm not alone."

"No. Not at all," Angus said.

"She's a doggie," Abbey told Angus. "Like Unca Jack."

"Yes," Angus smiled. "Not like that other doggie. She's like Uncle Jack." He looked at Anise. "She has figured out you are a werewolf but one she doesn't have to be afraid of you."

"I would never hurt you," Anise told her.

"Sanks," Abbey said.

"You're welcome. Oh, and I found something," Anise said. "I found these on the grass. Are these yours?" She had the plastic baggie of cookies in her hand. Most of them were broken now. Abbey grew sad, seeing the beautiful cookies were broken. Anise took the baggie in both of her hands and focused and when she removed her hands, the cookies were mended.

"You fix 'em!" Abbey brightened.

"It's not a big thing. Those are cool cookies, though."

"You wan' one?" Abbey asked.

"Can I?" Anise asked. Abbey nodded, and Anise took a cookie from the bag, resealed it and handed it to Abbey. She bit into the cookie. "Strawberry! My favorite. Thanks!"

"'Welcome," Abbey said.

"Anise, let's go home," Phoebe called her.

"That's my mom," Anise said to Abbey. "I'm glad you're okay." She turned and went with her mother, and they walked back towards the camp.

"Alright, Mr. Black," Robert said. "Perhaps you should start at the beginning. What's your connection to Jessie and Ruby Tyler, and how did you find and get access to this unplottable estate?

Jack stood close to Angus and Abby as he listened to them talk to Anise he glanced over and smiled at them both " yep" he said then ordered some men to clean up some siding that had fallen into the herb garden before looking back at them all.  He heard Angus talk to Anise and chuckled " shes a quick one our Abby" he said and smiled at her as Anise gave her back the bag of cookies. " oh I know what broken cookies are good for and I know Angus can make it, cheesecake, yummy sweet strawberry cheesecake." he said and smiled at her.

The man stood up and brushed down his slacks and looked at Robert " your Robert Lupin, " he said in a moment " sorry, I'm Zacharias Black owner of silver Phoenix imports and exports, we ship for muggles and magical folk alike, anyway that's not why I'm here , about twenty odd years ago I, kinda had a fling with a woman by the name of Suzanne Whitaker, well she disappeared on me and only recently I heard she had children, well I also heard threw the grape vine that Reginald tyler was barren so I wondered.." he paused looking at the young man who stood next to Robert with a stern look on his face " look I'll be straight, I want to know if she used me and if Jessie and Ruby are my children, if there not then I will leav and say no more, oh and she brought me , all be it tied up in a sack and against my will, but , yeah" he brushed his hand threw his hair as he stood looking and waiting

Robert listened to Black. It only made partial sense to him. He could believe Suzanne took up with more than one man. He could believe Reginald wasn't perhaps their father. He had no idea what in the world he wanted with Jessie and Ruby now, though. Even if he had heard that Suzanne had had children, surely he knew they had been adults for a long time now. And, what was Suzanne doing by allegedly taking Black and tying him up in a sack when she was married now to Gelding? What was the purpose in that? And, the biggest question was why the hell had she dragged him here? What did she think she would accomplish by it?

Angus had heard the whole business. The story between Black and Robert, and Angus didn't like it at all. The whole thing stunk like an overfilled cat box as far as Angus was concerned. Robert could deal with this guy.

"Khaat, Abbey was going to stay with us for a couple days because of Ginger and Fenrir's wanting to see her," Angus said.

"Ah, yes," Khaat said, breathing some relief, understanding how Abbey might not be able to process an evil werewolf who was coming into the house but who had no plans to attack the residents. That would clearly be problematic for a toddler. "She does not need any more trauma tonight," Khaat said, her own heart aching that her daughter had been through so much tonight because of James. She brushed Abbey's hair affectionately and kissed her. "You still want to stay with Aggie tonight?" she asked her softly. Abbey nodded, cuddling into Angus. Khaat looked at Angus and nodded.

"She'll be safe with me," he reassured her. She nodded, knowing full well Abbey was always safe with Angus. He looked at Jack. "Thanks again, Jack. I'm going to get this one home and settled for the night." Abbey looked at Khaat and held out the bag to her.

"Aggie and I maked cookies. Can Molly have one?" she asked.

"Absolutely," Khaat smiled. "They look delicious. Thank you. I'll give it to her myself." Abbey nodded."

"Goodnight, All," Angus said, apparating out to go home to the duplex. Mr. Black was not his problem.

Jack saw Angus leave and headed over to where Jessie stood " problem" he asked as he noticed the man step back from him.

Look, I don't know what was going threw that lunatics mind but, well my wife and I can't have kids thanks to an acident I had ten years ago, I didn't come here to cause trouble or to take them away or anything like this hugh ass guy did, I would have prefer to go the legal or informal route, not this way, and Im sorry to have been left on your door step like I was." he added his hands up in surrender as he looked from Robert to Jessie and every one else that was stood in front of him. Slowly reatching into his inside jacket pocket he took out a small card and held it out to Robert "Here, you can ask at the ministry about me, Im lagit." it was now he just stood looking at Robert.

Ruby sat and sipped her tea as she calmed down feeling things might have finished but she kept hold of Caprice rocking her gently and humming softly to her.

"Jessie," Robert said, reading the card and handed it to Jessie, "I don't need to be involved in this unless you choose me to be." If Jessie needed him to check Black's credentials, he could do that, or so could Brian or Michael. However, at the moment, his shoulder hurt from being slammed with a fireball.

Michael wasn't interested in having to remove the corpses. walked up on the deck and saw Robert burned shoulder.

"Let's go take care of this," Michael told Robert. Robert glanced out to where Fenrir's pack were still chewing on James. Michael followed Robert's gaze and shrugged. "Meh. Leave 'em alone. If we're lucky, they'll eat him."

"Shall I take care of that for you?" Khaat offered her father.

"Nah, we'll manage. You go get out of that harlot's costume," he replied. "The glamour spell is fine, but you get rid of the dress or I'll set it on fire."

"I only did it to bait him," she said

"Oh, I know. I know full well, but I hate it. Next time, you pick a costume with some fabric to it," he said.

"Let's let Nigel handle him while he's snarky," Michael told her. "I'll page him to deal with him."

Angus took Abbey home and got her a quick bath and her pajamas. Then he made her some warm cocoa and gave her a cookie, and he had one with her to help her lighten her spirits. Then he simply draped a soft blanket over her and rocked her in the rocker near the fireplace in the living room until she fell asleep. The whole thing had taken a little because she still insecure and rattled. Now, however, she was curled tight to him and sleeping. He had no idea where David had taken Ruby, but he opened the floo and tried to call to her. hoping he might reach her.

Jonathan came upstairs with some fudge to try. This was a creamy white chocolate fudge with pastel dark chocolate and milk chocolate coated candies in it and all sorts of pastel sprinkles. He set a platter of it on the coffee table and told Claire and David and Ruby to help themselves. It wasn't long before there was a little flash from the fireplace. Jonathan went over and opened the floo.

"Ruby?" Angus called again.