Who: Seth Wadcock and Mira Jasper!
What: awkward run-ins
Where: the most magical place on earth... diagon!

Seth frowned as he stood with his arms folded staring down the street at Gringotts Bank. He had put off going for far to long, especially since switching teams and moving south, there was paperwork and forms to file. Not to mention he should probably put the jewelry that his had hidden in his drawer into his vault. He really had no use for it now, yet he couldn’t bring himself to sell it.

He hadn’t been to Diagon Alley since he broke up with Mira. There was just to much chance that of accidentally bumping into her. And Seth wasn’t sure just how he would react if such a thing were to happen. He sighed as he shoved his hands in his pocket. Now or never. He most certainly couldn’t continue to stand here all day, too bloody scared to walk by one store front.

He flipped the ring box over in his pocket a couple of times before moving his feet making his way down the street. It took all the effort he had not to speed up and run past the front of Ollivander’s, but he managed. And once he noticed that it wasn’t Mira sitting behind the counter, the tension left his shoulders as he left out a small sigh of relief.

Seth stared in the window a moment longer, before continuing on his way. All that stress for nothing. Mira wasn’t even there. He looked over his shoulder when he heard a door opening, still a bit on edge, but it was just a little girl walking out with her first wand, and Seth couldn’t help but smile a bit at the sight. Distracted by the sight, Seth didn’t even see the the other person until they bumped right into each other.

“Watch where you’re going!” Mira burst, her eyes following the boxes that she had been carrying in her arms fall to the ground. Immediately, without looking up, she knelt down to quickly pluck them up before the wet ground got to them. It wasn’t even that there were that many, or that the ground was soaked; the contents were more important than a month’s worth of her salary, and usually Ollivander would come out to meet core extractors himself but it was too cold for that old man’s joints so she had offered--- and now looked what had happened!

Visibly frustrated, she jammed each box back into her arms, waiting until she was about to collect the last one to look up at her offender. The scathing remark on the tip of her tongue lost all its burn once she realized who she was talking to, and Mira felt her entire body seize up and freeze.

What was he doing here. This was where she worked. Nothing about that had changed, you didn’t see her waltzing through quidditch stadiums under the pretense of wanting a scenic stroll--- a chilled breeze caught her opened mouth, which made her cough and sputter. Maybe even for the best, because it allowed her to thaw enough to quickly move her head to let her hair become a thick curtain between them.

This was--- nothing she couldn’t handle. Despite the undeniable nauseous feeling swiftly spreading through her entire system, Mira smoothly stood back up, her chin held high. Seth would not be made aware of her racing heart, or the rolls of ice making her skin prickle alive.

“What are you doing here?” she demanded fiercely, now clutching the contents with her arms wrapped around them.

“Damn.” Seth cursed under his breath as his attention turned back to in front of him. “I’m so sorry,” he said as he started to lean over to help pick up the boxes that were scattered on the ground but he froze mid-motion. Of all the people he could have ran into, it had to be the one person he was avoiding. Well, not exactly avoiding, but he wasn’t exactly making an effort to find her either.

He couldn’t move, and his mouth went dry, not that it mattered because he couldn’t think of anything to say. All he could think about was how beautiful she was despite how angry she looked. How could he had ever thought that ending things with her was even close to a good idea. All because she wouldn’t move in? No, it was bigger than that. He couldn’t let Leanne get attached to yet another woman unless he was sure she was around for good, and Mira wasn’t committing. That was a good reason, right? And it had nothing to do with the fact that he was ending things before she had a chance to end things with him and hurt him.

Yet here he was standing in front of her at a loss for words, and incredibly wounded despite the show he put on for others. What a complete and utter mess everything was. And Mira, she didn’t even attempt to understand. She just hissed her hurtful words and was as done with everything so quick, it almost made Seth glad he ended things. And while his heart ached he couldn’t help but be angry. At her, at the situation, and though he’d never admit it himself.

He wasn’t sure how long he was standing there before he managed to find a train of thought stable enough to form a sentence. “Well there is only one wizarding bank and it just so happens to be located here, ergo...” he swept his hand out in a small gesture that said ‘here I am’.

Feeling herself bristle, Mira tried her best to feel that, and only that, as she looked up at Seth. Her feelings and emotions toward him still hadn’t completely died away, making this interaction’s potential aftermath very painful. It was important that she stayed strong and did not give in to his... him. So while she noted that yes, he looked as handsome as ever, and yes, a part of her had been waiting, even wanting, to see him again, she would not let those things effect her at this current time.

So--- Mira squinted a judgemental stare, unsure whether or not to believe his words. Yes, Gringotts was located relatively close, but that didn’t explain how he had literally run into her here, at Ollivander’s. Had he been looking for her? No, she wasn’t delusional enough to let herself believe that he hadn’t purposely planned this--- nothing was ever that accidental. Or maybe he actually hadn’t; he indeed had the ultimate goal of visiting his vault, but that did not make her less suspicious of his intentions. The end result was still going to be the same: he was just here to be obnoxious. Or even worse, check up on her.

An old anger revved inside her at this thought, and she began to feel wound up. “Fine,” Mira snapped, her grip becoming dangerously tight for her own good. “Sure,” she made her doubt perfectly clear in her tone.

In a sudden movement, her legs sprung forward to push past him, but she misjudged and bumped her shoulder into his in the process. Her face immediately began to burn for reasons more than one, and she had never in her life felt such the urge to make up for it. She threw her next words over her shoulder, knowing before they came out of her mouth they were more for her than him. “I’m sure that’s what you’ll tell Anya later.”

“Last time checked, you didn’t reign over Diagon Alley.” Seth said snidely, rolling his eyes. She had no right to be upset that he was there. Every english wizard had to pass through at some point in time or another. It was just bound to happen.

He had every intention of just letting Mira walk by and let that be the end of that, but she had to go and bump into him, and make some snide remark about Anya. Which was completely uncalled for. It was New Years eve... and he was drunk... and lonely... and well really there was no excuse, but they were broken up, so she had no right to judge. And it wasn’t like it even meant anything.

Seth couldn’t help but turn to stop her from moving on after the physical contact. The last time they had even seen each other in person, they were still together, and the urge to kiss her wasn’t out of place. “Don’t---That was---We aren’t together. I do not tell her things.” he said not grabbing her arm but definitely stopping her from walking away from him. “What ever you think is going on between us, its not like that.” he said with a hint of desperation to his voice. He didn’t want her to think that he had moved on so quickly.

Although it wasn’t like she hadn’t already. It didn’t take her long to accept the offer from Spinnet to go out for drinks. She certainly didn’t seem to care what he thought at all, Mira obviously didn’t care at all. “I’m sure its no different than you and Charles.” he said coolly after taking a moment to compose himself. Why should he be bending over backwards to be nice. This was equally her fault. He didn’t need to feel guilty.

Mira had already stopped at the sound of Seth speaking up, unable to control her curiosity. Though, quite an anger began to build inside her once she realized he had dare planned to stop her anyway. Not turning to face him, she buried her chin into her chest and closed her eyes, hoping for the best. And she had almost felt a twinge of something.... until he opened his mouth again.

Of course he had to go and say--- that. In a fury Mira whipped her wand out from her pocket, sending everything in her arms inside the store with a flourish. Charlie. Charlie?! There was such a difference in those two comparisons that her rage practically brought on a blinding headache. There was nothing, nothing, there never would be and for Seth to keep--- felt something pop and her anger boil over into quite a frenzy.

“CHARLIE!?” she practically screamed, her hair whipping her face as she turned to face him, wand brandished. Sparks flew out as she gripped it tightly, so distracted by what Seth had said that she forgot what she was holding. “I was literally fifteen when we dated! Fifteen! Fifteen! How many times ARE YOU GOING TO BRING HIM UP?” Mira’s empty hand went to the side of her head in a vain attempt to control her fuming thoughts. He-- there--- wasn’t--- that was what--- “You are unbelievable!” Delusional! “There is nothing-- nothing to do with him!”

Seth tried multiple times to cut in during her rant. Of course he was going to bring up Charlie, because he was jealous. So very jealous of how easy the two of them could converse and how much it looked like flirting. It didn’t help the history they had, no matter how young they were. When you had something that you thought you clearly didn’t deserve to have, of course you were terrified that any moment it would be taken away. And Charlie was obviously a threat, or at least, that’s how Seth perceived him.

And the fact that he had swooped in mere moments after they had broken up, offering to take her out, of course Seth was upset. Of course he was going to dwell. But he couldn’t get a word in edgewise because she was yelling and ranting and just not shutting up. Didn’t she understand just how crazy she drove him. That he had not once had even been this much of a jealous person with any of his other girlfriends. Was it really that bad? Perhaps it was only because he was so fucking terrible at expressing how he felt and what was going on in his mind.

So Seth did the only thing he could think of that would simultaneously shut her up and convey how he was feeling. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her soundly on the lips. He was most likely going to get slapped but he did not care. Everything was messed up between them, it couldn’t get any worse. He should have never broken up with her in the first place. That’s when everything started to spiral.

“You drive me so fucking crazy, that I can’t even explain how I feel. So yes I bring up Charlie, and say the stupidest things possible because some how, the way I feel about you, the way I love you causes every thing I want to say that is nice and caring to come out horrifically wrong. And I couldn’t stand the thought of you leaving me so I did what I thought was the smart thing to do, and ended things first. Go figure that it was the stupidest decision I could possibly make.” Seth had no intention of saying any of that, but again, with Mira standing right there and him just kissing her like he did, he couldn’t help himself.

What--- was happening? Mira felt a chill go down her spine through her arms and to her finger tips as Seth suddenly assaulted her with his lips. He--- she--- she could not tell what exactly was causing her mind to implode at that very moment exactly, but it was, which caused her to go limp for a few moments. She relished, within those few moments, his warm familiarity, and pleasant burning sensation of his touch--- until, all her thoughts descended at once.

What the hell was he doing? He--- was not---- allowed---to do--- this! He could not just do what he wanted with her, expecting her to bend to however he felt that day. She was at work! They were in public. It was inappropriate! You just don’t go around snogging people! It-- it-- no!

“No!” she cried, and at the same time felt a jolt spark out of her wand toward him as she spoke. Mira jumped back in surprise, having all but forgotten that her wand had even been in her hands. Had it just... shocked him? Her wand--- the wand chose the wizard, it was an extension of herself and therefore her feelings---

“I didn’t mean to---” Mira started again, giving a faint look to her hand. No, that wasn’t--- “You can’t just--- I don’t want to hear--- you broke up with me!” Mira sputtered, finding that she was having difficulty controlling her usually quick tongue. What he had said... “I don’t--” she started, then stopped herself. This was not how she had wanted to be acting when she saw him again. It wasn’t how you got over people, you didn’t get over people by saying... those... things. Or listening to them. So she needed to--- do this for the both of them.

Feeling like in a frenzy, Mira stomped her foot to the ground and held her chin high to look Seth in the eye. Enough was enough. “I’m seeing someone else,” she spoke firmly.

Seth practically jumped back at the sudden shock to his chest. Did she just hex him? Did that really just happen. He lifted his shirt, mostly because he could not believe she actually did that, to find a welt already forming and just... ow. That was certainly not on the list of reactions he expected. Granted it probably should have been, but still.

“I guess I deserved that.” He said dropping his shirt looking up to Mira as she was sputtering out half sentences. He tried to gather his thoughts, he probably screwed this whole meeting up horribly, and if he said anything else wrong he could probably just forget about any chance he might have had fixing things.

He had an apology on the tip of his tongue, ready for when she finally settled on what she wanted to day. Because while he wasn’t sorry for taking into consideration how Leanne would take it if things wouldn’t work out, he did feel bad about how he handled it. Throwing in his own insecurities on top of everything.

Seth’s lips quirked up into a tiny smile as he watched her stamp her foot, finding it quite adorable. That and it meant that she had finally gotten what she wanted to say together, but it certainly wasn’t at all what he was expecting to hear. His face fell the second the words had left her lips, and it felt like he had just had the wind knocked out of him. She was seeing someone else. What could he possibly say to that? Not that he had any room to judge, or get angry, or really say anything. They had broken up after all. He had broken up with her. She had every right to be seeing someone just like he had every right to get drunk on New Year’s Eve and act like the person he use to be before he had Mira in his life.

But that was different. He wasn’t stupid enough to say it aloud, but it was. What he did was in some drunken attempt to ease the pain he was feeling, which didn’t work at all. Mira seeing someone, it sounded so final. Seeing someone meant that she had already moved on in the month that they’ve been apart. He couldn’t fix things if she had moved on.

“Oh.” he said finally because that is all he could come up with. He cleared his throat as he absentmindedly rubbed at the sore spot on his chest while he tried to find any words to respond to that. “I--er-- I’m sorry then. For kissing you that is, since that makes it even more wildly inappropriate than me just randomly kissing you on the street...in front of your work.” Seth shoved his hands in his pockets, instantly regretting the decision to do so as it reminded him what exactly he had in there.

He closed his eyes and took a breath trying to compose himself. He had just told her he still loved her, and he made a horrible choice breaking up with her, granted in his on special brand of stupid way, but still. And she responds with I’m seeing someone else. That was it, wasn’t it? He done fucked up beyond repair and now he was going to have to deal with it, because throwing a fit over it wasn’t going to help his case at all. “I---I should probably go. I’m sorry. For this. For everything. I just---I should go. Sorry.”

Seeing someone might have been a tad strong to say but--- what else could she say? It was... true, just not as serious as the phrase implied. Derek was very nice, but they had gone out less than a hand's worth of times, making them no where near the intensity level that she and Seth were now, even broken up... Mira bit the inside of her lip, some of her previous resolution beginning to diminish. He looked so sad...

Mira closed her eyes, wanting nothing more than to debunk these thoughts. No. Seth was too much older than her, too famous, too volatile, too--- what else had Bianca told her to remember when she felt herself getting weak? Too... too.... unrealistic. Though he didn’t seem that unrealistic now...

Her lips formed into a flat line, finding that all her vigour had vanished. “It was an accident...” Mira spoke in a vague tone, indicating a small gesture toward Seth’s chest. She looked away, turning to look over into the store front. Ollivander! The boxes were still floating in the foyer, and she had no idea how long they had been out here...

“I have to go,” she rushed suddenly, not wanting stand here anymore. Quickly tucking her chin low, Mira turned to reenter the store, burying her face in her hands for only a few seconds before wiping it completely blank. What else could she do?