thattimeofthemonth | Open RP Post

"Not saying you are, but it's a bit like walking a minefield. Never know when I'm going to step on something that's going to blow up." A touch of his smile returned. "I don't want to accidentally stumble on a really bad subject. So... how about this? Either of us comes onto a bad topic, just say goosebumps. That's the key word. Means new subject, no judgement."

"Thank you," Draco replied looking a little relieved. "I would never have thought of doing something like that."

At this point their food arrived, and Draco was quite happy to have this little distraction. Plus, he was really hungry at this point.

Jake, from the look of it, seemed to be glad of the distraction as well. He nodded when they offered more cheese, then dug eagerly into one of the large meatballs centered in the heart of his plate. He could act like a gentleman when in Draco's presence, but it wasn't until he glanced up from his food and watched the other eat for a few seconds that he began to realize the vast difference that really lay between them.

Draco ate with the perfection of someone raised by a lot of money. He caught himself looking for several seconds before his gaze dropped again, his thoughts going faster than what he knew what to do with. Maybe the whole idea of befriending Draco was a terrible idea, but he didn't care. He liked the other and if Draco wanted to make it work? Well, he'd give it a go.

Draco could feel his face blush slightly noting how different he was as he settled down to eat. He saw how Jake noticed and felt bad for making him feel uncomfortable. It was so ingrained into him to eat properly no matter who he was with. Tonks had even made a comment at one point saying to relax and enjoy the meal. But even then he proceeded to do what he was taught.

No matter how he tried to blend in something he did or said would stick out. He only hoped that over time it would get easier and he didn't fail.

"So now that your free, are you staying here until you find the University you want to go to, or will you end up back home before then?" Jake asked, trying to be a little better in his manners with Draco there but it didn't match the built-in, unconscious motions Draco made.

"I plan on staying here till I find a university. Unless, something happens where they need me home. For now there seems to be no set schedule." Draco replied. He had already almost finished his meal.

Jake grinned a little with that; so Draco wasn't just going to up and leave in a week. Extended vacation. He thought about it, then perked up. "We should take a trip into the city. I'm sure you've seen London before but there's a thousand good clubs and dives. Curry places and thrift shops and all sorts of places I've bet you haven't gotten to go."

"Only if you let me show you some places as well," Draco replied with a mischievous smile. His family had been to London quite often. He got to see various shows and plays and see some of the museums. His mother had insisted he had some culture in his life. He had been surprised that they went to some of the Muggle places, Those were rare and discreet. And his father had often argued about it.

He never got to see the nightlife there, but knew of places to go to. A good chance to get into some trouble. The idea of seeing other parts of London looked promising.

Good choice, Draco. It showed in Jake's face when it split into a wide grin, clearly excited. "That's bloody brilliant! We'll trade spots, then. I bet you can show me some places I never knew." If only he knew the half of it. The kind of world he was never meant to know.

"Great, we'll have to figure out when to plan for this." Draco was glad to see Jake excited. It would be nice to actually show him a few things and be the one in charge. He hated feeling like he had to be shown everything... when he necessarily didn't need it. He hoped that Jake would become aware of this.

Jake had no idea what Draco did and didn't need to be shown. Hippie rich kid who was hunted by the mafia or some shit? There was a whole world of no idea on what Draco did or didn't know. The whole minefield bit was very true and it made walking with Draco.. difficult.

But kind of really exciting, too.

"Since next weekend's spoken for, maybe the weekend after?"

[How's that the weekend Jake finds out Draco's missing sort of thing?]

"Sounds good. I'm going to have to start writing all this down," Draco replied somewhat amused by all of these sudden plans. He hadn't been this busy in a long time and it felt nice.

"You're not going to get into trouble for taking all this time off are you? He never worked before, but he also didn't want his friend to get into trouble for trying to do all these plans. These plans could always wait.

[That can work!]

Jake's brows went up, then he waved his fork a little to dismiss the idea. "Weekends are always booked up, so I never get hours there. I work during the day as much as they'll let me. Really, I should probably get another job or something but... Part time jobs aren't my thing."

He looked thoughtful about it, leaning back. "I've thought about becoming a writer. Or-- something that works with people. Everyone's always saying I'm good with people."

Draco simply smirked since he didn't have input there. He really didn't even have to work, but he wanted to. It would be the only way to earn his own name.

"What about working for the newspaper? You usually interact with a lot of people with that and get to go to various events depending on what you write for," he suggested.

"Huh." Jake looked thoughtful about that, pausing to look up at the ceiling before he grinned slowly. "Yeah. I could see myself doing that. Journalism... it would be a fun gig, huh?" He peered back to Draco. "Get to meet a lot of interesting people and write. Though, getting involved in politics..."

He smirked. "Piss my parents off more."

"It's something to think about. You could probably find out what area you enjoy writing the most for and stick to that." Draco replied glad to see that it interested Jake.

Politics was always never a good topic to discuss with a lot of people. He often kept quiet when his parents got into a heated debate. It was safer that way. "I tend to avoid the discussion."

"I've never..." He shook his head. "I just wanted to find the right thing. What calls to me. I know it's pretty foolish and I've got my head in the clouds, but I don't want to be doing something I hate in twenty years. I know some time the perfect opportunity is going to come into my life."

He gave a nod in understanding. "Just don't get too lost in your dreams. Opportunity can show up when one is least expecting it as well. It's also all about forming connections."

He couldn't stress connections enough, knowing how much the Malfoys had progressed through the connections they had formed.

Jake looked up to the handsome guy he was currently eating dinner with and gave a grin he couldn't help. Sometimes, good things did just walk into your life when you least expected it. "Hmm. Connections. Not sure I have much in the way of connections, unfortunately. You're in the know... who would you say is the best to connect with?"

Draco folded his hands on the table having finished eating. He gave it some thought before continuing the conversation.

"It really depends on who you want to be associated with. I honestly can't help here. But I can provide you advice on what to do," he replied.

Everyone he knew were not people Jake should associate with or could associate with. He didn't know anyone in the Muggle world. He was going to have to learn who to associate with as well.

Right, the kind of people Draco and his family must have been associating with... probably not for the better. Still, every thing he ended up hearing about the Malfoy family only made things more and more confusing when he tried to piece it together. It was like there was something he was missing, and a little part of him wondered if maybe Draco was making the whole thing up. Not the kindest thought, but it was all so strange.

"I'm all ears, then. I've thought of doing a lot of different things, though journalism never came to mind. Maybe opening up a comic shop. Not exactly a lot of things in the area for that sort of thing. Like working with Lucky, thought about going into something with pets, but that usually involves a doctorate, doesn't it?" He chuckled at his own words, knowing it wasn't really true.

Draco hated the fact that he couldn't tell the full story. He knew alone it sounded outlandish. There seemed to be no other way he could explain things. He only hoped Jake wouldn't tell the rest of the group as he knew they wouldn't believe one word. If Jake was willing to roll with it for now, Draco would do his best to continue to tell as much truth he could. He just wondered how much longer Jake would continue to believe or accept it.

"Well I'll show you a few things just as you're taking the time to show me things. You're helping me, I'm helping you sort of deal." He said after a while.

Jake hadn't said anything about the stranger things Draco had told him. It seemed pretty confident, and while they might be new as friends, he wasn't the kind to go telling people other people's secrets and issues. Maybe it helped that it felt like he had a little piece of this otherwise weird, good-looking guy who had shown up out of no where.

"Sounds like a deal to me," Jake agreed pretty readily, then suddenly had an idea. "So, dessert here, or there's an ice cream place down the place if you'd prefer?"

"Ice cream sounds pretty good," Draco admitted. He also didn't mind the walk either. It would help use up his nervous energy. Granted, it hadn't been a bad night so far. Awkward, but not bad.

"Then that's what we'll get." Jake flashed a smile to Draco but wondered about that tone in the other's voice. He'd hoped for a good date, but he wasn't so sure that Draco was enjoying it as much as he. He'd just have to work a little harder, that was all.

When the bill came though, Jake snagged it quickly with that waggle of the brow. "I invited you out, so it's my treat."

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