Adventures Await Us PV Elsian Closed

Elsian's day had been good so far. He hadn't slept in for once, had gotten the things he needed easily enough, and now was ready to go see Logan.

Or he would be, if Matilde stopped stalling her own responsibilities.

"I have to go now," he huffed, slipping his satchel bag over his head and plucking at the dark marron t-shirt he wore slightly eager to leave, "and you have to go meet dad!"

His auntie, the madwoman simply groaned pitifully. Draping herself over one of the larger sofas in the den like a woman scorned by the entirety of London. "Yes, yes, that opera. I can't believe you're abandoning me, do make sure to say nice things at my funeral dear." she sniffed, flipping long strands of ebony hair from her face.

"I promise," he droned, stepping into the large stone fireplace, "have fun with Dad and don't insult the actors too much."

Matilde fretted, quickly standing and shuffling over to the fireplace whilst dusting off her pants. A hand twisting Elsi around to look at her before roughly ruffling his hair with a smirk, "you brat, at least sound sincere."

"That is my sincere," he groaned, halfheartedly pushing away the others hands," goodbye auntie."

"Oh fine." she laughed, stepping away to pluck a box from the table. Opening it she offered it to him, "have fun Elsi."

He offered a small smile, scooping up some of the glittering powder with a nod. Closing his eyes he lifted up his hand.

"Baird Manor."

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It was always odd the first time you went somewhere new via floo. At least, it was for him. Stepping away he dusted off his jeans of any extra dust, like usual not finding anything on the black fabric but unable to stop the urge. It was simple muscle memory at that point though, something that was harder to stop than just go along with as habit demanded.

Moving on he exited the space, eyeballing the sight of Baird Manor. It was pretty, lush and very nice and...could distantly hear screaming? Looking down his eyes followed the path leading ahead. She had said just to follow this one right?

"If all else fails, just follow the screaming I guess." he hummed, swiping his bangs away from his eyes whilst making his way down the path. Lo and behold, it was just as Logan said.


His eyes were drawn to the roses lining the way to the door, fragments of that story about...wonderland he believed, filling his head. It seemed like it should belong in a story, this type of place. Forcing his gaze away from the flowers he raised a hand to the door, knuckles rapping against the white surface before taking a step back.

Hearing the door open Elsian looked back up, eyes meeting the woman's with a small smile, "yes, hello-" he trailed off, words swept away when the woman, Hannah, pulled him into a hug. Ushering him inside in a way that he definitely wasn't used to from strangers.

"O-oh, I don't mind," he waved off easily, "thank you for having me." he offered, the words practically muscle memory for him as his gaze slipped from her to the two newcomers. Small smile twisting into a look of amusement he ran a hand through his hair, pushing some of the strands at bay while the two 'knights' slid down the railing in a blur of noise and speed.

Tilting his head slightly he simply nodded along to the boys words, eyes following as they sped off and giving a small wince at the sound of a crash that was easily missed as the woman scurried off just as quickly as she came.


Figuring he shouldn't make her wait he followed the others words and waltzed down said hallway until he reached the doors, letting himself in. Closing the door behind him he looked around, taking in the room with a small hum.


It didn't take long for his eyes to land on Logan, blinking in surprise at the piles of work and the very obviously asleep girl. He simply stared for a minute before walking up quietly, kneeling next to one of the piles atop the couch and skimming over the books around them. Studying indeed. This much work though was ridiculous! Still, the irony of this was not lost on him. Peering up at her from his crouched position he shook her gently, waiting a second before doing so again and only getting a small shift and mumble for his troubles.

"hmm..." standing up he moved behind the couch, leaning over her shoulder to peer down at her with a teasing smirk.

"Logan~" he cooed, finger poking her cheek, "You should get up now~ Or is this your way of saying I can take a nap?"

Elsian grinned sharply at the other, snickering at the unladylike squeal his wake up call had earned him as she dragged a book out from under her. "Oh it's fine when you nap, but itslazy when I do." he teased, slightly leaning back as the other stood up.

The smirk faltered for a moment, twisting into a smaller smile as the other hugged him. A small pause before he hugged back, half bemused at the other grogginess. He couldn't remember the last time he'd been the one to wake someone else up, let alone been the most awake out of his friends. It was just unheard of. But honestly with all the books around them? It was kinda easy to see why she' fallen asleep, hadn't she just gotten back from that school trip? And already she was working again.

"I'd be asleep too, if I had to do that much work." he hummed, pointing at the stacks. "you wake up pretty fast though compared to me so I guess it's fine."

Shrugging at the other he smiled, "yeah, she did. Didn't really expect it, also met your brothers lady Logan," he teased brightly, "also, the red suits you~ Very brave, much courage my book carrying knight."

With her words he gave the room another look around, actually taking it in not unlike before his attention had been caught on Logan fast asleep. "Just lessons?" he hummed surprised, "I'm surprised, I'd have expected you and your brothers to have made this prime pillow fort territory with how they act."

Then again, he didn't know if they had better spots for things like that. Would make sense in a place like this though.

...Would a fort even last long though between the three? Somehow he had the horrible feeling it'd turn into a pillow war.

"Oh yes, if the crash I heard is anything to go by I'm sure your aunt is having a wonderful time," he remarked dryly. A rather scandalized look replaced the smile on his face when she mentioned the fort rules, part of him wanting to be surprised at the news but simply hearing her brothers this first visit was quickly forcing him to realize just how crazy Logan's house life seemed to be.

"I don't even want to think about the trouble you three caused to get fort privilege's of all things taken away. I mean really, did you guys get into fist fights or something?" he questioned jokingly, not really expecting her to say yes. It was a ridiculous thought! He couldn't even picture it but then again, he didn't have siblings now did he? So... "you didn't right?" he asked, quickly padding after her when she swiftly moved to the hallway.


Following her lead he stretched his arms, crossing them behind his head as they walked along. Down the hallway, up the very stairs her brothers had come down in a whirlwind of energy and forwards to someplace new. He eyed Logan bemused, speeding up to fall in step just in front of her as she waltzed backwards on the tips of her toes. He hummed in question, just as she twirled away to show off said 'favorite place'.

Pausing for a moment he eyed the doorway with a mock seriousness, arms dropping from behind his head and up to his chin as he stepped forward. "So this," he hummed, twisting on his heel to give the library a once over whilst moving deeper into the room, "is the the best napping spot?"

Tilting his head towards Logan he took in her grin as she flopped down, a small grin of his own growing on his face. "9.5/10 very nice napping choice. You have a very bright future as a Ballerina tour guide." he clapped lazily, waltzing over to one of the couches across from where she'd rested to sit atop the edge with a forlorn look.


"Sadly you lost that .5 on account of showing me the best spot after saying no to napping. Very cruel of you lady Logan." he sighed, letting himself fall backwards to sprawl out atop the couch dramatically. One arm cradling his bag to his chest and the other thrown over his head like a dramatic princess in an old fairy tale book.

Logan genuinely laughed at the thought of her and the boys getting into a fist fight over pillow forts. "No, we didn't get into any fist fights, I am not one for physical violence," the young girl clarified as she decided to sit criss-cross on the couch she was perched on.

"I told you my family is awful at cooking. My aunt burnt a batch of scones so we hid them in our pockets during dinner, somehow we figured out how to make catapults out of different objects we found around the house. We had a full on war to see who could take out the others fort the fastest." A smile was present on her face at the memory of the day they had the scone war. "Our father walked in to get a paper he had left on the table in the living room and a scone ended up hitting him in the side of the head. A few things ended up getting broken because we had such awful aim and he got mad enough because he got hit that we ended up getting grounded for two weeks and we weren't allowed to make forts any longer." Logan finished her long winded explanation with a huff and a smile on her face. Her father had been so mad about getting hit with a scone she could remember her and her brothers taking off out of the room to try and hide from him.

Logan managed to flip herself over while she was talking, her feet hanging over the back of the couch and her head hanging over the side. Her now red hair dangling onto the floor as she grinned up at her closest friend. "It stays warm in here most of the year because of the sun and because of my brothers, my father put a spell on the room to keep it quiet in here. I can go with the 9.5 but I showed you just in case you decide you ever want to come back."

Quickly Logan rolled off of the couch and onto her feet, dusting off her clothes as she stood up again. She spun around rather quickly and started to make her way towards the stairs that led to the second part of the library. "Come on, we need to continue with the tour Sir Elsian," she called out as she stood at the top of the stairs, waiting for the Gryffindor to follow her.

"Scone warfare. Polishing your skills for a food war at Hogwarts aren't you?" he accused, pointing a finger in her direction like a detective figuring out some grand scheme. However, the look horribly ruined by the way he sprawled across the sofa.

"Yes, it's all coming together," he hummed, twisting to mirror Logan's upside down pose with one of his own. Looking at her with fingers pressed against each other he looked much like a private eye about to reveal the big plan, a man whom had the the answers. Granted, it probably would have looked more serious and less ridiculous had both of them not been dangling upside down on plush sofas. "That's why you brought me here. You wanted a brave Gryffindor to help you with your master plan but jokes on you Logan," at this he pointed a finger at her, the other coming to rest at his hip, "because my schedule is packed with sleeping!"

On anyone else this sort of banter would most likely sound childish and like just what it was. A fake banter of Elsi being melodramatic. But on Elsian, with the blank poker face and typical manner he spoke? A person who didn't know him might have thought he was being serious, ridiculous as the tangent he went on against Logan may be.

Dropping his arms immediately after, like a puppet whos strings had been cut he continued on as if talking about something as typical as school or a book. "Or something like that. I'll give you this, if you're trying to bribe me to come back it's working. 10/10 very devious Huffpuff. You picked the right person to target, I'm weak to peer pressure. I'll help you take down everyone at Hogwarts during the inevitable food war you have planned."

Watching the other roll onto her feet he practically whined when she quickly moved on. "We're moving? Now?" he groaned dramatically, sliding down the rest of the way off the couch with a huff, "I expect the best tour ever from you in return for this harassment Lady Logan. The best"

Still, right side up Elsian did follow her rather easily for all his dramatics. Curiosity a hell of a motivator.

That and the fact for all the moving Logan was actually fun to be around.