To the Forbidden Forest~!

[dualpistols]

Jake glanced over his shoulder on more time as he slipped out of the Great Hall and into the courtyard. It had been three devilfucking long days since he'd been able to get away from his pernicious housemates. He really didn't see why the hat had decided to put him in the dungeons.

Okay, so the cold, damp, dark, did remind him a bit of his home, but the other inhabitants were worse company than the monsters on Hellmurder island ever were. The castle itself was fun to explore during his free period and after classes were over before curfew, but it was still just a building. An enormous magical building with even more secrets than his Grandma's house, Jake was positive of, but it still had an end.

The Forbidden Forest was much more like home. The plants were different, and Jake had to remember to wear a jacket (fuck the cloaks they were the hardest fucking thing to adventure in) because it was colder and dry, but it still had the same magical feel. In the castle the magic was everywhere, but wrapped up in things and people. Lessons were fine because magic started leaking out everywhere from the other students, but the forest was still the best.

It was wild like his home island so he made the effort to break the rules and escape out there whenever he could.

Now for instance.

With a quick wish that none of the professors were looking out their windows, Jake darted across the grounds straight for the dark of the trees.

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[flashstepirony]

He really hadn't been sure what it was but something about the new kid attracted his attention. This all in itself was a rather new thing. Very little seemed to attract the attention of Dirk Strider, who rarely seemed to have anything to do with anyone outside of his little brother and occasionally Roxy Lalonde. He was usually too busy with Dueling Club or working on trying to adapt Muggle robotics to the magical world to pay attention to anyone. Most people generally thought he was just too full of himself, an arrogant prat. He was okay with letting them think that.

This kid was different somehow. He was definitely attractive, Dirk wouldn't deny that at all. It took a lot more than just looking good to attract Dirk's attention though. He hadn't failed to notice the kid sneaking out at night, often times watching him from the window until he disappeared into the Forbidden Forest.

Tonight was going to be different though. This time he was going to see exactly what this kid was doing out there. He had already slipped on his cloak and started after the other male. Luckily, stealth was not a quality that was lost on the blonde.