A phone call

[water_wizard]

Alec’s closing up the shop when the phone in his pocket rings. When he sees who’s calling, he answers immediately.

“Hey, sis, what’s up? You okay?”

Alyce hardly ever calls for no reason.

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[whenthewindblows]

“Oh, and hey, Neville’s family uses. They’re very powerful, but they’re good people. I'm glad to be with someone I can just, you know, not lie to all the time.”

Alyce told Alec everything when she first came home. How could she not? She had to tell someone, and he already had guessed a lot. He uses magic himself.

[water_wizard]

Alec bites back the immediate "be careful" that springs to his mind. He knows she’s more than able to take care of herself physically, but powerful witches and warlocks sometimes bypass the whole physical aspect of things.

"I know how important that is. Being yourself, I mean."

[whenthewindblows]

"I'm happier than I've ever been. Oh, and I’ve been casting more lately myself. I’m getting the hang of drying spells.”

[water_wizard]

“I miss calling up storms with you.”

They only did it as kids, before she was taken away, and they never knew they were using magic for real.

[whenthewindblows]

“Alec, I want you to come visit, like you said. Do you think you can? I miss you. And I want you to meet Neville.”

[water_wizard]

“Aw, sis, I miss you, too. I probably can’t make it for the holidays, but I think I may be able to come, like, around the new year? Retail job. You know how that goes.”

[whenthewindblows]

“God, yes, I was just telling Neville I needed a job with the weekends off.”

[water_wizard]

“I hear that. Although for me, surfing’s better on the weekdays when the gremmies aren’t around.”

[whenthewindblows]

"You are so weird."

[water_wizard]

“This observation has been made before.”

[whenthewindblows]

Alyce giggles and decides that if she uses up all her minutes tonight, that’ll be okay. She’ll buy a new phone card tomorrow. The expense is worth it to talk to Alec for a while.