Hey, I can ask questions too!

[Professor Syn Kimaki]

Syn had been thinking. Was it wrong to hide the fact that Voldermort now had a price on his head from his wife? I mean, when they got married they did say for better or for WORSE. Well, this could be one of those "worse" times.

On the other hand, he didn't want to make her nervous. She didn't need to worry about him every blinking minute. She freaks out enough when he's gone for a few days already and could just see what she would be like if she knew about the head thing. Oh God, I haven't talked to him in four days. He's dead, He's dead, I just know it.

He knew she would find out eventually, but would delaying the inevitable help? He decided to ask his long time friend, Ericus Black, who knew about the thing with Voldermort for a few weeks now.

Knock. Knock. Knock. There he was, standing in front of Mr. Blacks office.

"Ericus, are you there?"

[Professor Ericus Black]

Ericus awoke to the sounds of knocking on his door. Who can it be at this hour? he asked himself looking for a clock. Noticing one he shook his head. Well, its later than I thought it was. Ericus rubbed his eyes and stood up from his desk. A lot of weird things seemed to be happening lately. Mostly things involving Voldemort and Syn. Especially the, as Ericus called it, the bounty. He shut the book that he was reading closed and slid it into a drawer. Most of his drawers were full of used parchment and other weird junk.

Ericus began motioning himself over towards the door and pulled his wand out of the inside pocket of his robes. Awfully dirty in here. He thought, looking around. Ericus unlocked all the locks on the door and opened it poking his wand out before him just to make sure it was safe. Who knows what could've happened if he had just thrown the door open. Someone dangerous could be behind the door. Ericus yawned and focused his vision and noticing it was Syn. Ericus stepped to the side, allowing Syn full view and entrance to the room. "Welcome, Mr. Kimaki, Pleasure to see you. What brings you to my office this time?"

[Professor Syn Kimaki]

Syn grinned at the half asleep Eric. His hair was a little scruffy, and he had the "sleepy" look in his eyes.

"Eric, how many times have I told you not to call me Mr.Kimaki? I've known you since you were a 4th year, just because I'm headmaster doesn't mean you have to be all formal and stuff."

He looked around the office, it was pretty dusty and grimy and dirty looking. Oh well, Syn wasn't going to complain, he hated cleaning things too. Delaying the point for a little bit, he continued to look around.

"Eric, do you think I should tell Starr about, the umm, bounty? She's my wife. I just don't want her to worry about me."

He smiled. "I must seem pretty lame, right? Coming to you with Relationship advice?"

[Professor Ericus Black]

"I'll call you Mr. Kimaki if I want. Just remember, since we left school, I pretty much had to protect until you married Starr. Just remember that Syn." Ericus said starting to chuckle. He flicked his wand and a bunch of papers and books flew into a black box that opened when the papers flew in and slammed shut and magically locked itself. He doesn't need to see that. Ericus looked back at his friend and put his wand back in his robes. "Well, you should probably tell her before she finds out. If she finds out herself she'll be angry at you for not telling her. Or I might tell her."

Ericus smirked as he kicked some of the things on the floor to the sides. Syn was always getting himself in trouble. Now it was something big. Something life threatening. "Its not like you've never come to me with relationship advice before. The only thing I think you did on your own, and I'm not making fun of you here," He said, pausing to catch his breath. "Was ask Starr to marry you."

[Professor Syn Kimaki]

"I'll call you Mr. Kimaki if I want. Just remember, since we left school, I pretty much had to you protect until you married Starr. Just remember that Syn." Syn nodded. "You know I was never good at this spell stuff Ericus." Little did Syn know, that Ericus had more influence in his fate then previously known.

"Well, you should probably tell her before she finds out. If she finds out herself she'll be angry at you for not telling her. Or I might tell her." He sighed. "Yeah, I know... I just don't want her to worry. I mean Voldermort is after me. Its serious. My entire family is in danger. All of them."

He continued to look around. This place really was messy.

"Its not like you've never come to me with relationship advice before. The only thing I think you did on your own, and I'm not making fun of you here, Was ask Starr to marry you."

Syn grinned. "Yeah. But that was easy. I've loved her since I was a young 2nd year."

[Professor Ericus Black]

Ericus sat down in the chair behind his desk and saw a small glint coming from one of the corners and flicked his wand a little and a dirty robe covered it. Ericus stretched his arms behind his neck until they cracked. He shook them a little and looked back up at Syn. "Why don't you take a seat, this seems like it could take a while. You always seem to talk a lot when having relationship problems." Ericus said pulling a couple of mugs out of his drawers. "So Syn, I heard you got a relative here. I thought you, well, ya know, with your family and everything. I mean, its gotta be dangerous having him here."

Ericus pulled a dusty bottle of firewhisky out from under his desk. Hmm, this should still be good. Ericus poured it into the two mugs. He noticed that the bottle was empty before it finished filling Syn's glass. "Ah, whatever." He said angrily, and threw the bottle against the wall. Ericus pulled the fuller mug towards himself and took a sip. "So, Headmaster, why don't you tell me everything thats wrong."

[Professor Syn Kimaki]

"Why don't you take a seat, this seems like it could take a while. You always seem to talk a lot when having relationship problems."

Syn nodded at the bit about sitting down. It shouldn't take to long, but you never know. He sat down in an old wooden chair, it wasn't exactly a comfortable one, but he didn't mine.

"So Syn, I heard you got a relative here. I thought you, well, ya know, with your family and everything. I mean, its gotta be dangerous having him here."

Yeah, Ryu Elli. He's a slytherin. He's my nephew. He isn't exactly too fond of me though, but hey, neither was anyone in our entire school career.

"So, Headmaster, why don't you tell me everything thats wrong."

I told you, I just want to.... look, Ericus, if Starr.... (He tried thinking of a way to say this without it sounding like an insult or rubbing it in her face.) If Starr had chosen you instead of me, and you were in this situation, what would you do? Tell her? Because I want to. I just don't want her worrying about me every second of her life. Its my problem, not hers.

He laughed a little, trying to joke around a little. "Who knew something as little as telling your wife that an evil maniac had a price on your head could be so hard!"

[Professor Ericus Black]

Ericus just sort of nodded and tried listening intently to whatever it was Syn was saying. He didn't think he was going to stay awake for too long. Ericus rubbed the back of his neck a little. Syn's first question sort of intrigued him."Well Syn, I'm not going to lie, but if she had chosen methis would be an entirely different situation. And you can trust me on that." Ericus smoke with a small grin on his face. Syn still didn't seem to think that Starr was different than most girls. As well as she seemed to be his sort of protector. "Yes well, telling your wife will be a whole lot easier than her possibly finding you dead somewhere. She's going to have to know at some point and its not going to be easy telling her." Ericus, taking another drink from his mug

[Professor Syn Kimaki]

Well Syn, I'm not going to lie, but if she had chosen me this would be an entirely different situation. And you can trust me on that."

Syn smiled. Yeah! Your right Ericus, if she had chosen you, we'd all be dead by now.

"Yes well, telling your wife will be a whole lot easier than her possibly finding you dead somewhere. She's going to have to know at some point and its not going to be easy telling her."

Syn nodded. Yeah, I guess your right. He sighed. I'll tell her tonight.

Syn got up from his seat and nodded. Well Ericus, I'd better be off. I have important things to attend to. Stuff you wouldn't understand in a million years.

Syn started to leave the room when something caught his eye. In a room as black and dark as this, one thing stood out. It was white, but he couldn't tell what it was. It looked like it was covered up. Syn walked towards it, and reached his arm out, ready to pick it up....

[Professor Ericus Black]

Ericus saw Syn going for the robes. There must be still some showing. Ericus almost flew over the desk at Syn and stopped him by covering it with himself. Ericus sat on top of the trunk that the white thing was on. "Why don't you go see Starr? You said you were about to." Ericus said with a kind of nervous tone. Boy, that was close. He thought to himself. Ericus reached his hand up to the back of his neck and zoned out for a second. But not to seem weird, he just tried to play it off as an itch.

"And just so you know, we wouldn't all be dead now. Just remember, I protected you last time they came. Without me, I don't know where you'd be, Syn. Just remember that when the time comes and I'm not there." Ericus said with a joking grin. He didn't want his friend to think of him as insane as well. He was ok with feeling paranoid, but he didn't want his friend to think he was insane.