not so s w e e t (family/open)

[malfoy]

"Anytime," said Isaac, his words also feeling slightly awkward on his lips. It had been so long since he and Bellatrix had gotten along well, they were only small children then. Things had gone downhill when he started screwing up, and had gotten even worse of late. "Bella," Isaac began, turning the vehicle effortlessly down the winding country road without really looking at the road. "What exactly have I done wrong?" He sighed a bit, no, he knew what he did wrong. "I mean, how can I fix it?" Isaac said quietly.

[gooddontalwayswin]

Bella sighed slightly; this wasn't the conversation she wanted to have with her brother. As far as she could tell, there was nothing he could do to help her other than letting her free her mind once in a while. This was about as good as it got for Bella these days. "God Isaac, I don't even know," Bella replied. She just wanted to forget, but that was easier said than done.

[malfoy]

Isaac frowned, he had never been the best person at apologizing, and now was the hardest as he wasn't sure if there was anything that he could do. Girls were so confusing, especially Bellatrix. She was put together differently than Safira or Vivienne, it made it harder for him. "I don't like not being on good terms with you," said Isaac, switching lanes because he knew this one ended in a few kilometers. "I know I fucked up. Badly. But I don't think anything I can say could make it up to you."

[gooddontalwayswin]

Bella turned away to stare out at the open road. "No, I don't think so either," she replied, wondering what else there was to say. She was being more truthful with Isaac than she had been in a long time, but it didn't even seem to matter. What could they do? They were driving too fast to stop. There was no turning back. "I wish there was something I could say to you, Isaac," Bella added with a regretful sigh.

[malfoy]

"I wish so, too," said Isaac with a sigh, turning the car without even looking at the road. He wondered what Draco would do when he discovered that he and Safira had been "borrowing" his cars in his absence. He'd probably be pissed as hell, but Isaac didn't care. He could easily take his stupid oaf of a father. Isaac fell silent as he continued to drive, acting as if he were watching the road, but really his mind was elsewhere.

[gooddontalwayswin]

The car fell silent and Bella was left to her thoughts once more. It turned out that driving fast didn't really make her forget anything. It only made her feel more distant to the world, just like riding around on trains did. Bellatrix felt almost like her life was a movie and she was a silent observer, hoping to save the main character's life but having no impact at all. It was impossible. And what would Draco do if he found out she was traveling around with Isaac? Bella pushed that thought aside. She didn't want to know.

[malfoy]

Isaac sighed lightly, if he kept up this speed they would reach the outskirts of London within fifteen minutes. When commuting at or below the speed limit it usually took two and a half hours, sometimes three if the traffic was bad. Perhaps he would turn around soon and go the other way. Maybe he would drop Bellatrix off and then get on that one train that went under the English channel to Calais. Isaac had not been abroad in a fairly long time.

[gooddontalwayswin]

"Anywhere in particular we're going?" Bella asked after a few more minutes of silence which mostly consisted of her staring out the window and Isaac sighing a couple of times. Bellatrix really didn't care where Isaac was taking her, as long as it wasn't back to the manor, but she figured she might as well make some conversation. Silence was only good for so long.

[malfoy]

Isaac held in a groan as he was forced to slow down. They were getting closer to where more people were, no need to get pulled over by the muggle police for going double the speed limit. "Not really," said Isaac, feeling as if they were going at a snail's pace. "Unless there's somewhere you want to go," He came to a stop at a deserted intersection, the stoplight was currently red.

[gooddontalwayswin]

Bella shrugged slightly, not knowing what to say to that. Isaac seemed to have just as little of a plan as she did. "Anywhere's fine, I suppose," Bella replied, still staring out the window. They had slowed down now, which was probably a good thing, as Bella spotted a Muggle police car a little ways away.

[malfoy]

As the light turned green, Isaac kept to the speed limit down the road, stupid muggle police. Why did they have to be around here? "Did you want to get something to eat?" Isaac asked, he knew that he probably ought to cater to Bella's human needs, he was certain that she would want something. Isaac openly sighed when he had to slow down for another cop.

[gooddontalwayswin]

Bellatrix shrugged slightly. She wasn't really hungry, but she doubted dinner would be served at home unless she begged one of the many house elves to make her something. She might as well eat. "Sure, that sounds good," Bella replied. "Anyplace you had in mind?"

[malfoy]

"I'm not really hungry," said Isaac, running a hand through his hair. "What do you want?" He had yet to tell Bellatrix about his being a vampire, he wasn't sure if he was ready for her to know yet. He definitely would not tell Vivienne, not until she got older. There was no need to scare her away when she was so young. But would she be angry if he told her later? Isaac sighed again, his sisters were confusing.

[gooddontalwayswin]

Bella paused, trying to decide if she wanted anything in particular. It was a bit weird that Isaac was never hungry anymore; Bella had wondered about that a couple of times. But she wasn't going to pursue the matter. She didn't spend enough time with her brother for her to know his eating habits. "Actually, a chicken salad sounds quite good right now," Bella commented. "I haven't the foggiest idea where I could get one, though."

[malfoy]

"There's a mum-and-pop type deli a couple kilometers from here," said Isaac, he knew this because it had used to be one of his favourite places to eat at. "They might have some," He recalled from his human days that their menu changed on a day-to-day basis, it depended on what their small staff had decided to whip up.