The Beach, Sunday Afternoon

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah and K-Mart had decided that taking the kidlets outside for awhile would be a very good idea.

They gathered up everyone and headed out to the beach. The way the girls thought, the beach would give plenty of room for running and playing...

...and maybe Storm and Alice-Claire would burn off some of that energy that they seemed to have an unending supply of.

"Can we call Daddy?" Storm demanded.

"In a little bit," Savannah promised. "He's probably not awake yet."

Unlike Savannah and K-Mart, who had been awake since four a.m. Johnny should be very grateful that Savannah loved him too much to wake him up at that ungodly hour.

"Storm, no magic in the water!"

She doubted that either of the girls would listen to her on that. She sighed and looked at LJ. "LJ?"

He grinned, already moving after the two girls. "Don't worry, Aunt Savannah. I'll keep an eye on my sisters."

Savannah and K-Mart collapsed on the sand after spreading out towels and blankets. It was probably going to be a very long day.


[[OOC: For the rest of the intermingled family brood and open to any one else, too.]]

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[littletoughguy.livejournal.com]

"I'm not encouraging her to kill anyone!" LJ protested. "I'm trying to keep her crazy sister from killing me! She says I can't be with Mairin!"

Yes, in his mind, this was justification enough. Not entirely unlike his father in that regard. Because nobody got to control who Johnny Storm was with, and that certainly translated to his son.

Damn Johnny!

[supernovawitch.livejournal.com]

"And no one gets to talk to my family like that," Storm yelled. "If LJ wants to be with Mairin then meanie head Telyn can go pound sand."

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

"Storm Amber Levine, we don't talk like that," Eve said sharply. "I am taking this barrier spell down now and so help me if any of you makes a single move to hurt one of the others..."

That was the voice that could cow just about anybody.

[supernovawitch.livejournal.com]

Storm smiled at Eve. "Grandma Eve, Mairin doesn't need our help. She's doing fine on her own."

Oh, Eve. That really did sound like Savannah, didn't it?

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

"That may well be, but if any of you does anything, you won't be able to sit for a week."

And with that, Eve canceled both the flames and the barrier spell, at the same time using knock-back spells to shove Mairin and Telyn apart. "I SAID play nice!"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"You said civil, Mama, not nice." Mairin said in response to Eve.

Savannah had managed to grab Mairin when Eve did the knock-back spells and was holding a shrieking Mairin out of range of the other girl. For her trouble, she got kicked by Telyn.

"DON'T KICK MY SISTER!"

That was Mairin fighting to get out of Savannah's arms and attack Telyn again.

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

Eve let out one of those sharp whistles that only dogs and small children can seem to hear.

"Telyn, I'm your Aunt Eve. And if you kick anybody again, I will beat your ass until you can't walk."

Okay, no she wouldn't. But maybe the threat of it would work. Nobody ever claimed she had traditional parenting skills.

[orbingarcher.livejournal.com]

Telyn glared at her. "You touch me and my Mommy will shoot you and my Daddy will hang you and --"

That would be a snowball smacking Telyn right in the face.

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

"Sweetie, I touch you and your Mommy would just ask me why."

Eve couldn't help smirking as the snowball hit.

"You are going to behave or I'm sending a letter back with you detailing JUST how much of a snot-nosed little brat you've been -- and I'll use magic to secure it to you so you can't throw it away the second you're through the portal."

She arched an eyebrow. "Because what do you think your mother would say about you acting so rudely to people she cares about?"

[orbingarcher.livejournal.com]

Telyn didn't answer her, but the glare spoke volumes.

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

"That's what I thought." Eve sighed. "Is everybody going to behave?"

"I didn't do anything!" LJ protested. "She's the one that came over to me!"

"Lloyd Jefferson Storm, I don't want to hear it," Eve said sharply. "You encouraged your little sister into using a spell that is very dangerous for someone her age and with her unpracticed skills. Don't think I'm not telling your mother about that."

[supernovawitch.livejournal.com]

Now, Storm couldn't be quiet and let LJ get into trouble when he didn't do anything.

"Grandma Eve, no! LJ didn't know I wassa gonna do the spell until I dids it. I saw Telyn trying to hurt him and I came to help." She shook her head, looking at Alice-Claire for confirmation. "I'm a witch like my mommy and I can do magic."

[supernovawitch.livejournal.com]

Alice-Claire nodded vehemently. "She was just trying to protect her family, Grandma Eve. You're always saying family is important."

Okay, kid, low blow. Clearly well learned.

"That doesn't change the fact that he set the barrier on fire and encouraged her," Eve said.

"He was just trying to make it stronger so Telyn couldn't get at them!"

[orbingarcher.livejournal.com]

Mairin had been quiet and now she looked at Eve.

"Storm pr'tected them so I coulds fight the bad guy."

Because in her eyes, Telyn was so the bad guy.

[blackmagic-eve.livejournal.com]

"Your sister is not the bad guy," Eve said firmly. "Maybe you don't like her, and maybe she's not very nice, but she's still your family. And you don't hurt family like that."