Theseus Scamander One Shot

Only a Matter of Time

"Mother, it's been over two decades. Who says she would say yes?" asked Theseus, it sounded like he was pacing the room.

"How do you know she won't say yes?" asked Diane.

"She made it clear last time. I don't think she'd want me to ask her again. I love her, but I don't want to ruin the relationship we have."

"Theseus," said Perseus. I took a few steps away from the door. I shouldn't have been overhearing the conversation. It was a private conversation. I went back into our room, twisting my pendant. I opened the closet door and pushed my feelings down. It was none of my business. I changed my skirt from the muddy one into a new one, placing the dirty one into the laundry bin. I placed my shoes next to the bed. There was a knock on the door before it opened.

I saw Theseus close one side of the closet and propped his open side. "How's Illiana?" asked Theseus. I finished tying my shoes and stood up.

"Good."

"We should talk soon." He fidgeted with his cufflinks. "I have something to ask you."

"Are we okay?" I asked him. Theseus stared at me, dropping his arms to his side. "I heard a little bit of the conversation you had with your parents. I didn't mean to eavesdrop on it, but I was passing. I was going to ask you a question."

"Oh," Theseus said. "How do you feel about marriage?"

"I'm not against it, but I don't need some paper to prove our love to each other. But the question I had for you was about your time in Bhutan."

"I wish you were there. You would have loved it, Margaux." I took a few steps closer and rested my chin on his shoulder. I wrapped my hand around his arm. "Would you have me?" asked Theseus. I smiled into his shoulder, giving it a small kiss.

"Of course." Theseus kissed me on my forehead and placed his hand on the small of my back. "Come on, we should get to work. Love you."

"Always and forever."

We walked into the lobby. Theseus walked towards his office on the left while I went to the right. Newt and Tina sat on a bench, waiting for someone. I walked up to them, "Hi. I'm assuming you're here to see me?" I asked him.

"Yes," he said, standing up. "You don't have to come unless you want to, Tina."

"I'd like to come," Tina muttered. We started to walk down the hall towards my office.

"It's a Qilin, right, Newt?" I asked him. "The one we need to give clearance to?"

"Yes. A Qilin. Tilly still works for Muggle Relations, right?" asked Newt, looking back into the hall as we walked.

"Yeah. She would have told me if she was changing positions. Why?"

"No, I saw her on the way in and sent Queenie and Jacob with her. They want to gain residency here."

"Does Jacob not have a bakery in New York?" I asked.

"Yes, but they can always start a new one here," Tina explained. "He has a few people in New York that he can leave the store to. Here they can live openly together and they have some people they know here. They don't mind staying here."

"Would you not miss them?" I asked Tina as I opened my office door. "Or would you decide to stay here?"

"I haven't thought about it, but I might stay here. Who knows." I went behind my desk to look through some slips I had kept out. Q, Q, Q... Ah, here it is. I took the slip out and placed it on the desk in front of Newt. I gave him a quill and ink pot.

"Just a few small things to fill out. I couldn't figure out all of their habitat, and foods."

"Margaux," said Tilly breathlessly, "A Russian delegation is here for you. It's the other delegation. Aurors are coming, but we need to get going. They have weapons, and they think you're the target."

"Stay here," I told Newt and Tina. I moved to swap my name tag outside my office. Margaret Tudor. I moved my name off of my desk and shoved it into a cabinet.

"We have to leave, Margaux. Did you not hear me? They want to hurt you, probably kill you," Tilly snapped. "We have to leave, now."

"I'm not leaving," I told Tilly. "I'm not afraid of them."

"You should be." I glared at Tilly before leaving for the lobby. "Fine. Go. I'm not joining you. Owl Diane and Marcy, would you, Newt?"