bother or brother [nathaniel]

[david leonardo styx]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=border,0,true] [style=overflow: auto; width: 346px; height: 300px; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 100%; background: #ffffff; opacity: 1.0; text-align: justify; -moz-border-radius: 450px; border-radius: 30px 30px 30px 30px; border: 4px solid #99CCCC;] David had a lot going through his mind recently, he'd found out his family indeed weren't his family and had just involuntarily adopted him. It was a lot for him to take in, his entire life had been one huge lie to himself and he hadn't even realised, not even a suspicion. His father was Jonathan Styx, the new headmaster and head of the nex domino, David wasn't sure how to feel or how to react. David didn't know much about his mother apart from her being very beautiful and not being around, he wasn't sure if he wanted to know more, he still wasnt even sure how to react to everything currently going on he didn't need another bomb shell dropped on him. He hoped however that she was a nice caring person and had valid reasons for not being around, he also hoped all this was a weird nightmare, so far he wasn't doing so good with his hopes. David also now had an older brother, this was also weird, he'd come to terms with maybe one day having a younger brother, but an older one was just a weird shock. He'd hadn't really had a good chance to speak to Nathaniel yet, he wasn't even sure what he wanted, but he'd asked to be met here at the lake at the current time David was standing there. David's mind was so much all over the place he needed help, he wasnt sure who to talk to or what to do, he was kind of hoping his new big brother would help him out a little, because that's what brothers are supposed to do. He was still trying to get to terms with having a new father and mother but having a new brother, that was something that could have possibly been a good thing, David had always needed a little help that he just wasnt getting, now maybe he would. He wasnt good with girls, he wasn't good at being popular at all and from what he could tell from being in Nathaniel's lessons, he seemed to have all that come easy. Now he just hoped that Nathaniel wanted what he wanted which was a brother who was going to be there, something good in all this change that could help him come to terms with all the other things going on. David slowly came back to reality as he heard footsteps approaching him, he didn't bother to turn he just kept looking into the depths of the lake hoping for something good to come from all this. [style= font-family: times; font-size: 30px; color: #; line-height: 35%; text-align: center;] In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round

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[nathanielstyx]

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don't look now but i think
the ghosts are watching us

[/style][style=width:450px; height:300px; background-color:#423F43; text-align:justify; font-family:arial; font-size:09px; color:6d6d6d; padding:8px; overflow:auto;]nathaniel was a tad on edge this day, he wouldn't lie. he still managed, despite his worries, to keep his calm and cool exterior. it was something he'd been born with, he thought, to keep his emotions inside. either that, or he'd learned it from his father. either way, his face was the picture of happy, calm and cool. he could always pull that off unless his temper was really on fire, then everything would betray how angry he was. what was he worried about? well, the founders had come back, and everyone knew it. they made sure of course, to make a great entrance. his face had nearly fallen when they stepped inside. suffice to say that he probably looked as if he had just seen a ghost. in actual fact, he wished that was all he was seeing, as the founders had died years ago. they should have been long gone, and moved on by now. but they were back, defying the laws of nature and avoiding death. they were the smartest wizards of all time, yes, anyone else might think it'd be great to have their brains back. but nate and the nex domino were sure that there was some ulterior motive. the founders wanted to be back to save the world. what would happen after that? would they die once again? would they willingly return to their portraits? he thought not.

who, after dying once and then getting a second chance at life, years into the future with everything they now knew, would willingly give that up after their job was done? he knew he probably couldn't resist, and the founders were only human. well, dead humans, now. portraits? no, they couldn't be called that when they no longer hung on the walls. and something told him hanging the founders off the walls in the current state wouldn't be a good idea. in fact, it might mean he ended up in azkaban, and he didn't really want to go there, despite any improvements made to the way it was ran. he just hoped that the world would see the view of the nex and the founders would be rejected. that's what he was hoping. that was also what he was hoping his brother would do. speaking of his little brother, nathaniel was wandering around the castle trying to find him. he'd asked a few students if they'd seen him, and after a while, he found himself heading toward the lake on the directions of a couple of female students who almost couldn't get words out between blushing and giggling. yes, nathaniel was very good looking, and yes he knew that. in fact, it was something that he took almost complete advantage of.

it wasn't long before his brother came into view and a successful smile spread across nate's face. it was his job as an older brother to be someone that david could look up to, and after all his success within his job and the nex domino, he felt like he was a good role model. david had been lucky in a way, growing up with a family that displayed affection often. if he'd stayed with nate and jon, he'd have had a very different upbringing, nate was sure of it. jon wasn't the type of dad to show affection, and this made nate crave his attention. of course it was part of his drive, as being successful would make his dad proud and that was one of the things that he wanted. he dropped himself down on the grass next to david and smiled warmly at him. "hey brother, mind if i join you?" he asked, although he'd practically already joined him, he was just asking now to be polite. nate analized the look on dave's face. he seemed more confused than anything. like he didn't know what to think. "is there anything or anyone troubling you?"

[/color] nate asked, concerned. if anyone was doing anything to trouble his brother, he'd be the first to get involved. he had responsibilities now.[/div]

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tagging david styx, thanks dan for setting this up, nate's wandering around in these clothes.[/style]

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[david leonardo styx]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=border,0,true] [style=overflow: auto; width: 346px; height: 300px; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 100%; background: #ffffff; opacity: 1.0; text-align: justify; -moz-border-radius: 450px; border-radius: 30px 30px 30px 30px; border: 4px solid #99CCCC;] David turned to look at Nathaniel and nodded "Knock yourself out" he said simply then turned back towards the lake, apparently the look on David's face must have been a clear window into his mind, he never had been good at hiding his feelings and emotions like his father and brother, he tended to show everything yet somehow people would overlook it or not realise what he was feeling, or at least it seemed this way. David nodded at Nathaniel's question, he had no reason to lie to his brother, he wanted a strong relationship with him and it couldn't be built on lies. "I'm not cool or good looking, i'm terrible with girls, i'm having some trouble sleeping, oh! and my entire life so far has been a lie... so just the usual" he told Nathaniel trying to make a little bit of a joke out of it. He was so confused, he didn't feel like a Styx, he didn't have the charm the other Styx men did. What was he doing wrong. David sat and threw rocks into the lake, skimming some and just watching some of the others plop into the lake and sink. "I'll get used to it i guess" he told his brother with a shrug then looked over at Nathaniel and added "What about you? Anything bothering you?". David was much better at dealing with other peoples problems than his own. He was pretty good at giving advice he just couldn't ever think of any advice for himself. He was hoping he wouldn't need to. [style= font-family: times; font-size: 30px; color: #; line-height: 35%; text-align: center;] In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round

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[nathanielstyx]

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don't look now but i think
the ghosts are watching us

[/style][style=width:450px; height:300px; background-color:#423F43; text-align:justify; font-family:arial; font-size:09px; color:6d6d6d; padding:8px; overflow:auto;]nathaniel was used to getting what he wanted, that was something he'd not grown up with, but something he'd ensured for himself with his charm and ability to make almost anyone like him. that wasn't true for everyone, of course, but almost everyone, most certainly. he could be whatever they wanted him to be. for his father, successful and strong and smart, for his brother a shoulder to cry on, so to speak, someone he could trust, and rely upon, and someone who would always be there. for evelyn, the charming and handsome stranger, who travelled hundreds of miles just to spend a few hours of one day with her. and to the students, someone they could look up to, and someone who only had their best interests at heart. he was a professor at the school, this was only to be expected after all. nate took care to make sure that no one was disappointment in him, it was something that he was almost scared of. he especially didn't want his father or brother to be disappointed in him. he'd hate that. "thank you, brother"

[/color] he said with a smile.

yes, david had grown up away from him, but that didn't make him any less than nate's brother. not at all, he was still a styx, still family, and although he had a completely different upbringing to nathaniel, that didn't change the fact that they shared the same blood, the same father, the same mother. nathaniel was not going to let that fact pass him by. he was going to be there for his brother, always. nothing would change his desire to do so, either. nate sensed the tones that attempted to make that sentence a joke and smiled a tad. it wasn't funny though, that everything was effecting him that much. "anyone can be cool, only one person can be you, david."[/color] nathaniel's words of wisdom fell off his lips. "and it wasn't a lie. they still loved you like you were their son. why can't you be their son and dad's son? now that you know the truth, i know it may seem like everything's different, but you're still you, the boy they raised you to be, and you're still my brother. the only thing that's changed is the size of your family"[/color] nate was being the supportive brother as best he could.

anything bothering him? probably not the time to all out hate on the four returning founders, and so he opted instead to just ask for david's opinion on their return to life. "the only thing on my mind is the founders coming back really, what do you think about it?"[/color] nate asked, trying to sound as if he was passive and had no solid opinion on them right now. david would learn all about them and how he felt about them later, now wasn't the time. he needed dave's trust first, and then later he could bring him into the styx family properly, with all the family secrets and things like that. the founders were a problem, he knew it and soon, dave would too. nate was kind of hoping that he'd feel that way himself, but he wasn't counting on it as some people believed the founders coming back was a miracle. nate wasn't convinced, and he wasn't the only one.[/div]

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tagging david styx, thanks dan for setting this up, nate's wandering around in these clothes.[/style]

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[david leonardo styx]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=border,0,true] [style=overflow: auto; width: 346px; height: 300px; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 100%; background: #ffffff; opacity: 1.0; text-align: justify; -moz-border-radius: 450px; border-radius: 30px 30px 30px 30px; border: 4px solid #99CCCC;] David just shrugged at Nathaniels thank you, he had nothing to be thankful for, it wasn't like everyone was trying to make appointments to have some of David's time. David had plenty of spare time to go around, he hated it as he preferred to be distracted by something so he wouldn't have to think about everything going on, it was seriously beginning to stress him out. "That.." David began trying to find the words to say "Is one of the cheesiest things anyone has ever said to me" he admitted, it was also wrong in his opinion, not just anyone could be cool and David didn't like being himself, he just needed to be a little bit more of a bad ass. He wasnt quite sure how the hell he was going to become that though. David listened to his brother and nodded "Yeah i guess.. except i made dad erase their memories and put happy ones without me there instead, they thought i was theirs so when i learnt the truth well.. look anyway, i'm a Styx now, that's who i am" he said talking mostly to himself towards the end. "Are you always this nice?" he asked his brother raising an eyebrow, nice people usually got walked all over, Nathaniel didn't seem like that kind of person and David didnt want their relationship to start off with him being deceived. David shrugged when asked about the founders, he didnt really have an opinion on it yet, he hadnt really met any of them and they didnt really seem to be doing much yet. "I dunno, they haven't really done much so i guess i don't mind them much". David then began to wonder why they'd even come back in the first place seeing as a lot of worse things had happened in the past and they hadn't come back for them, so a teacher was attacked and one went missing, that was nothing compared to the battle of Hogwarts, or at least everything he'd read about the battle of Hogwart's it might have been a little exaggerated. [style= font-family: times; font-size: 30px; color: #; line-height: 35%; text-align: center;] In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round

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[nathanielstyx]

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don't look now but i think
the ghosts are watching us

[/style][style=width:450px; height:300px; background-color:#423F43; text-align:justify; font-family:arial; font-size:09px; color:6d6d6d; padding:8px; overflow:auto;]nate laughed and nodded in agreement. "i know, it was a bit cheesy. but hey, it's true. you're my brother, man, that means something to me. although i can't promise that i can make you my favourite student, kind of against teacher rules"

[/color] he joked, running his hand through his hair. "but to be frank, i don't think you need a jump on grades, you're smart enough. although i could give you homework extensions."[/color] he offered, trying to lighten the mood and throw out the perks of having a teacher as a brother. although he would have to be careful not to abuse that fact as if nate lost his job, he'd be out of the loop when it came to his father and the plans within the school. he knew that his dad needed him in the school as a sort of nex domino back-up. besides that, the school was where nathaniel needed to be, because evelyn was there, and she was a key part of his future life plans. well, a pretty damned huge part of them, actually. though he wasn't about to disclose this, and they hadn't very much been put into action yet. but he was working on it. and he was sure he'd manage to succeed too, as his charms were pretty effective when it came to women.

nate smiled at that question. "in all honesty, it depends on who i am talking to."[/b][/color] he started, trying the best way to phrase this. "you're my brother, and i trust you, i don't think you're going to walk all over me or take advantage and so i have no reason to not be nice to you. there are people who will walk all over you, and to people like that, i let them know that they shouldn't dare try, i'm not the type of person who takes kindly to being used."[/color] nate clarified. this was true, he was usually the one to manipulate others, and not to get manipulated himself. he wasn't going to be a doormat, he'd sworn that to himself. but he had no reason to think dave would walk all over him, so why wouldn't he be nice to his brother? "that was a good question."[/color] he complimented, a smile on his face. was dave a good judge of character? or did he just think that no one could be that nice all the time? that was something he'd have to try and find out at some point.

"it worries me a bit, to be frank, that they haven't done much. they're supposed to be here to help the school out with some unknown threat. you'd think that they'd have jumped into action. all i've seen godric doing is eating through the schools supply of chicken. not that i can blame him, he's been dead for hundreds of years and that chicken is pretty tasty. have you tried it?"[/color] nathaniel asked, casually slipping in that question. hey, he didn't know as much about his brother as he liked, and that way he could find out if he was a veggie or not.[/div]

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tagging david styx, thanks dan for setting this up, nate's wandering around in these clothes.[/style]

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[david leonardo styx]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=border,0,true] [style=overflow: auto; width: 346px; height: 300px; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 100%; background: #ffffff; opacity: 1.0; text-align: justify; -moz-border-radius: 450px; border-radius: 30px 30px 30px 30px; border: 4px solid #99CCCC;] David shrugged a little, he didnt feel like anything. Which in itself was a weird feeling, he always felt something, like he'd feel like he was a loser sometimes and sometimes he'd feel great like he'd accomplished something. At this very moment though he didn't feel anything, he was void. "I guess.. actually i could do with some extra work just to take my mind off stuff" he said honestly with a shrug, care of magical creatures was actually his favourite subject, he was actually planning on doing something in that field of work, he wasnt exactly sure what yet though. David listened carefully to his brother's response, he knew there was no way someone like him could be nice all the time, David tried to be nice all the time and it was getting him absolutely nowhere. "So.. how would you act towards someone you dont like?" he asked curiously and then added "and how would you act towards somebody you like a lot?". David needed some help when it came to working out how to act towards people, so far everyone just seemed to think he was just trying to be friends with everyone it seemed. This was completely wrong, some people he genuinely didn't like but didnt want other people to consider him rude and some people he liked a lot but they only considered him friends. "Thanks" David said, he'd always been pretty good at asking the right questions at the right time, it was a weird skill he'd just picked up somewhere. "Maybe they think the chickens evil?" he joked with a small shrug and then nodded "Yeah i've tried the chicken, it's okay.. why?" it seemed like rather a random question to ask, it just came out of nowhere. One moment they were talking about the founders and how to act towards people the next thing they were talking about eating. He figured it was a way for Nathaniel to get information about something, he wasnt entirely sure what information he was trying to get though, maybe if the chicken was good. "You dont have to be all subtle with your questions, you can be really blunt with me, i dont mind" [style= font-family: times; font-size: 30px; color: #; line-height: 35%; text-align: center;] In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round

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[nathanielstyx]

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don't look now but i think
the ghosts are watching us

[/style][style=width:450px; height:300px; background-color:#423F43; text-align:justify; font-family:arial; font-size:09px; color:6d6d6d; padding:8px; overflow:auto;]nate raised his eyebrows when dave asked for extra work. well, his little brother was in ravenclaw, what else could he expect? he hadn't actually believed that ravenclaws were as work driven as they liked everyone to believe, but he could come up with extra homework if dave wanted it. "oh, ok, um. i take it you won't be interested in taking care of a flobberworm?"

[/color] he joked. this was not what dave should be learning. "i'll head back to my office later and see what homework i can put together that will be useful for you, and will keep you distracted"[/color] nate offered, knowing he probably would find some sort of assignment that he could give dave to work on. it was odd that to distract himself he turned to homework. nate had always turned to drink or girls. that probably wasn't the best thing to turn to though when you had an exams, so he was going to encourage his brother to turn to homework, it would give him a leg up on the class and at least he'd be helping his brother toward a good grade at the same time. he felt accomplished as a big brother.

"hm, snide comments, very sarcastic, depends on how much i don't like them. why, is there someone that you don't like?"[/color] nathaniel asked, wondering if anyone really was bothering dave. he could give david an actual example if there was, because if someone was bothering dave, it was immediately nate's problem now too, and he would help david deal with it. "well i like you a lot, so you have a first-hand example there. but if you're talking about a girl, be a gentleman. ask her to go for walks with you, offer her your arm. if she's cold, give her your jacket, etc. some girls won't go for it, but most girls love that sort of thing. it's like you're trying to take care of them. if they refuse your jacket twice then i wouldn't push them. usually they'll refuse your jacket once and then take it. if they refuse it twice then the complete gentleman thing isn't for them and they like to take care of themselves"[/color] nate added, trying to give him the best advice that he could. most girls did love the old school gentleman though, as the level of respect they felt would be brilliant.

nate couldn't help but laugh at the evil chicken comment. "plausible. maybe i'll help them take out the evil chicken threat tonight at the feast"[/color] he joked. he probably would eat the chicken, it tasted so good. that was another perk of working at the school. you had your accommodation sorted, he could see his father and brother whenever he wanted, really, and he got free breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and snacks. it was all about going to the kitchen portrait and tickling the pear. that was something he'd learned during his years at the school, probably like every other student. the kitchens were brilliant to know about, you could go in and the house elves were more than happy to prepare whatever you were craving. "sorry, i usually do things subtley to get a feel of who i'm talking to. i guess it's become a habit.[/color] nathaniel said with a small shrug. "so, have you met anyone you like?"[/color] nate asked, quite obviously meaning a girl. was this being nosey? no, just brotherly? yes. definately.[/div]

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tagging david styx, thanks dan for setting this up, nate's wandering around in these clothes.[/style]

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[david leonardo styx]

[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=border,0,true] [style=overflow: auto; width: 346px; height: 300px; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; line-height: 100%; background: #ffffff; opacity: 1.0; text-align: justify; -moz-border-radius: 450px; border-radius: 30px 30px 30px 30px; border: 4px solid #99CCCC;] David shrugged at the flobberworm comment, he knew it was a joke but he honestly wouldn't have minded taking care of a flobberworm, he liked looking after animals, they were like they needed his attention and affection which David didnt get a lot. "Thanks" he said with a smile, having a brother so far hadn't been that bad, he'd definitely realised the perks that he could have being a Styx but it was still an unusual thought, he had an older brother, when a while ago he'd had no brother at all, he hadnt even thought about having a brother. David made mental notes on how to make sure everyone would know when he disliked someone "Yeah, there's a few people" he told his brother, lying slightly, it was only really the one person but he didnt want Nathaniel getting involved so he'd have to lie a little. David then made mental notes on how to get a girl he liked.He wasnt sure if any of the stuff he was being told would work, it seemed slightly old fashioned but he'd give it a go at least, maybe girls liked old fashioned kind of romance. "I may as well help, i havent got much better to do" he said with a small smirk, he kind of liked the idea of saving the world just by eating some chicken, actually he just liked the idea of doing some amazing really easily. He doubted anything good in life would come easy to him, he'd have to work at it and work at it was exactly what he planned to do. "It's fine, i just have nothing to hide so you can be more open and blunt with me" he told his brother, again slightly lying, he wasnt going to reveal everything yet, he barely knew Nathaniel. "Like anyone?No, Not yet.. there's plenty of good looking girls around though" he said, trying to act like he didnt just have eyes for the one girl although truely he'd never had eyes for any other girl. [style= font-family: times; font-size: 30px; color: #; line-height: 35%; text-align: center;] In one single moment your whole life can turn 'round

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