thattimeofthemonth | Open RP Post

That sounded like his people. Draco couldn't help but chuckle a bit. He remembered how Melinda said that the wizards here couldn't dress like Muggles. He only had help because of Tonks.

He did make a note to avoid the area as he wasn't ready to deal with the possible animosity from them.

"Sounds weird...but then they might just want to be left alone as well," Draco replied with a shrug.

"I think most people avoid them. Say hello once or twice if I see them, but they don't seem terribly friendly towards everyone. Other than that... Just nice people around here." He shrugged again, leaning back with one ankle on the other knee.

"What's it like where you come from? What's the town?" Jake asked, since they were talking about their lives.

"Well Wiltshire is a very rural area. We lived away from everything so it would take a while to get to the nearest town. Our house was so huge...that I could get lost in it if I wanted to or avoid people easily." Draco hesitantly replied. He wasn't too keen on talking about his home because of the dark memories now associated with it.

"Because of the fact we were away from everything it was a good meeting ground for everything. We had to witness a lot of things I don't want to see again."

Wince. Jake looked a bit ashamed because he should have guessed it wouldn't be good to talk about. "Sorry. Sorry. I didn't mean to bring up anything bad." What could he talk about that wouldn't get him in deeper on the side Draco clearly didn't want to talk about?

He looked down, for the first time since they'd met, looking a little awkward. He wasn't sure what to say or do. Draco's life seemed so... limited.

"No need to apologize," Draco quickly replied picking up on how awkward this got for them. Yet, they were learning about one another. It was bound to happen that they would find topics that weren't good to discuss.

"Just expect the good and the bad with this. There's no need to sugar coat for me or sympathize. I'm not exactly a fragile person."

"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.

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