#{noah 02}

“Really, I think we’re approaching the point of redundancy.” Nina frowns from her position on her brand new sofa, heeled feet propped against the ottoman, fingers pinching the bridge of her nose. “These wards are surely going to cancel each other out eventually, and I have quite headache brewing, so I think I’m finished with that.” As if enchanting her apartment with protective spells wasn’t enough, Noah is working on bolstering the locks on the door, so Nina stands and crosses the room to observe. Once he’s finished, the younger Ismail raises an eyebrow. “Does this give you more peace of mind, then? The heavy padlock doesn’t do much for my decor, but I’ll allow it.” The truth of the matter is that this reassures her as much as it does her brother, headaches be damned. But there’s something worth telling him about -- something she saw, something that still hasn’t come to fruition. Perhaps it had been a figment of her imagination rather than a true vision. Her gut says otherwise. Still, Nina bides her time, sighing and tracing her fingers over the screen of her new security system. “Suppose this means you can stop sending patrol cars by my house now.” Her gaze turns to her brother, gauging his reaction. “Oh, you couldn’t possibly think I hadn’t noticed, Noor. They’re practically on the hour. It’s not worthwhile, I do not need surveillance. Surely police resoruces can go towards something more worthwhile.”

When his sister informed him of a lake in Ashbourne it goes without saying that Drake would have to check out the spot for himself. He figures that he could visit the lake whenever he needs a tranquil meditation by the water without anyone really bothering him. The only thing that would become a bit of a problem is if anyone else was there, so to remedy his psuedo-situation he thinks up the brilliant plan to go in the middle of the night when most people would be either asleep or just further away from the lake in general. 

After a quick nap once he got home from work, Drake woke up to his midnight alarm feeling refreshed and less groggy than he previously felt. He quickly changed into his activewear he set aside earlier and he picked up his gym bag filled with extra clothes, a few water bottles, his taser gun, and now his cell phone. What can he say, this witch likes to be prepared for anything. It took a bit of time to get there but after following the jogging trails he finally was able to get to the lake without any hiccups. The crescent moon shines high above him and its reflection glistens on the calm waters. As a gentle breeze kisses his skin, Drake closes his eyes to fully embrace the wind and wandered closer to the water. 

Once he was at the edge of the lake, he dropped his bag onto the grass a little ways away from him, stopped dead in his tracks, and he started to intake some air. With his eyes still closed he shifted into a neutral stance, gestures his hands in a way to summon the water closer to him, and he gently started to move into one form to the next allowing the water to move with him in one fluid motion. It wasn’t until he heard a voice calling out to him that Drake opened his eyes and switched to a more aggressive stance, the water floating around him suddenly retracts and hovers above him. His eyes narrow at the man slowly approaching him and he sighs heavily when he realizes it’s just Noah. 

“Dammit Noah! I could have seriously hurt you with you sneaking up on me like that.”