Wedding Plans

James gasped loudly as he sprang out of bed to the floor in a cold sweat and heard feet running into his room. His bedroom door was kicked open as Angus came in fell to the floor gathering James in his arms and hugged him as James became to cry.

Angus rubbed his back saying nothing for several minutes while James shook with fear and cries. It was an until and hour later the James straightened up out of Angus' arms to look at him. Angus stared at him with clear eyes but dangerous energy was around him. James felt the power of Angus' rage just barely held back.

"James. I'm going to start training you in Occlumency."

James pursed his lips. "Yes. I'm sorry. I'll do better. I should have been ready for this."

Angus shook his head. "No. You've only been in the game for three months now. I promised to train you and I've been slipping on getting you to the level you need to be at. I'm going make sure you get all the tools and ability to get stronger or I'm going to find somebody that can help you. I promise. What happened?" He said.

James shook his head. "A thief was breaking into a safe that was at a family's home. The family was asleep. He had been hired to get what was inside the safe. He was having trouble doing it because he was stressed. He had used up half the money he got from his client on love charms and rent. There was a girl that came into the basement. He hit her with a paralyzing spell and then he invaded her mind and found out the combination to the safe from her mind. He opened the safe took out a wizard staff and left her there." He said pausing and shook with anger now.

Angus nodded. "Okay. Anything else?"

James nodded. "Yeah. The father of the girl is named Archer Saint Walker he told me lives in north Texas. He told me that needed to get in contact with you."

Angus nodded. "He knew you were watching."

James nodded. "Yes. But how?"

Angus shook his head. "He has a similar high ability you do and he's magi. He felt you watching him because we are magi as well."

James nodded his head. "He told me it wasn't my fault. But, If I could-"

"No buts." Angus said. "It wasn't your fault. You can't stop events that happened in the past for you. You didn't know anything was going to happen and you couldn't have stopped it if you were there.

The thief is a stronger wizard then you are and more experienced. You would have suffered worse then the girl. I'll look him up and get into contact with him and his family. In the mean time. We're going to begin your training. I'll have to make a few calls and you'll have to tell your mother. What's going on?"

James stared at him. "She's only going to worry even more about me."

Angus shook his head. "Can't be helped. She's your mother and she's back sight. She'll have to start giving you tips as well about handling this type of situation."

"Dad. How the hell was he able to attack my mind from such a great distance? I didn't even know that was possible. How were you able to protect my mind like you did?"

Angus sighed and patted his shoulder. "It's a lot to explain son but we'll get to all of it. First though you need to get washed up and get some breakfast inside of you." He said and started to raise to his feet. He held out his hand to James.

James ignored Angus' hand and he got to his feet on his own. "I'm going to become stronger. I'm not going to allow myself to let you and mom down."

Angus stared at James and then smiled and rubbed his head. "I know. Get washed up. I'll make breakfast. We got a lot of work to get started with and don't forget that you have to tell your mother about what happened." He said and headed out of the door.

James stood in place and looked down at his shaking hands and balled them into fist for a few moments until they stopped shaking. He took off his shirt and turned to his bedroom mirror that was over his dresser draws and stared at his girlfriend and newly fiancée Mara Scamander who was dressed in a hot pink T-shirt and tiny shorts grinning at him.

"Hey."

James stared at her. "Hey. How are you do that?" He asked her.

Mara giggled. "It's something new I was working on. I put it in your mirror the last time I was over to visit you." She said and then frowned as she stared at him.

"What's wrong. Something happened. Don't lie."

James sighed and started for the dresser to get some clothes and underwear. "I had another back sight vision. This time though someone invaded my mind as I was coming out of it and attacked me. No. Don't worry. My dad saved me but I'm going to be doing some training with him to perfect my mental walls against outside attacks on my mind."

"I want to see you." She said immediately.

James shook his head. "I know. Not right now though. I have to work a case with my Dad and I have to train in perfecting my Occlumency before I get to all that."

"Get to all of what?" Mara asked in pensive voice.

James looked at her. "I promised your Dad we would wait until we got married to start having kids. Let's time you came over here I barely kept that promise. You come over here now you aren't going back."

"Do you promise?" Mara asked.

James shook his head at her. "Your a trouble maker. Minx. Just give a break. I really have a case with my father that's just come up. You can come over in a few weeks." He said and turned away.

"I can help you with Occlumency." She said.

James shook his head and smiled sadly. "No you can't."

"Of course I can. I am smarter then you are." Mara said.

James looked up at her. He then looked at the mirror and ran his finger along it. "Mara. How often have you been staring at me through this mirror?"

Mara stared at him. "What does that have to do with anything I said. You avoiding talking to me about this subject because. I can come over tonight or better I can stay at the ranch while you and your father start get the house built."

James stared at him. "Mara. This is what I'm talking about. I told you to calm down. If you came to stay over here do you promise to not sneak into my room late night."

Mara stared at James with an open mouth. "Your purposely trying to change the subject. I'm not inventing an excuse to just come over and have sex with you."

James laughed making Mara cheeks heat up. "Nice try Minx. I'll talk to you later. I have to go eat breakfast and have a meeting with my Dad." He turned to go.

"James. I want to come over." Mara said softly.

He turned to look at her. "I know. But, it isn't a good time right now. The person we're hunting knows we're coming for them and he's already attacked me. It's not time yet after the case we'll talk about it. What about the wedding plans?"

Mara pursed her lips and then turned her head slightly. "I'm coming." She said and turned back to him. "I got a go. We'll talk later. I love you."

"I love you too." I said as her image disappeared.