It's Gareki's turn

[gizmoe]

[ The night had been agonizing in one way or another. From teenaged hormonal libido to the humiliation of everyone in Ravenclaw finding out about Rin sneaking into the tower. The only thing he can be glad about is that none of the professors found out.

Yet.

But with the way everyone's spreading the word, it's only a matter of time. Gareki can kiss his free time goodbye soon, he's sure of it. So instead of going into the Great Hall, where he's also sure that he'll get stared at by everyone and talked about IN FRONT OF himself... He skips breakfast.

Instead, he stays at the scene of the crime (his bed), where a vote has been made to strip his bunk of the curtains so last night would never happen again.

Gareki, good student and someone who preferred to keep his head down, is now notorious for a love life he's still not sure he even had at the moment. How about that shit.

He spends the morning in his bunk with his mechanics book. When he ventures out of the tower into the rest of the school, he gives anyone who so much as looks at him a murderous glare. But he doesn't stay in Hogwarts for long. Instead, he makes a b-line for the sanctuary that was Hogsmeade. Away from a majority of stupid people looking at him like some god damn horny rule breaker.

There's a book in his hand, butterbeer on the table in front of him, and he's nicely tucked into a corner of the Hogs Head. Here, he hopes to take comfort in the fact that only the bravest of souls decide to visit. ]

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The bravest of souls right here.

[ultimatehousekeeper]

[Chisa didn't have class to teach right now, so instead she had made a quick trip to Hogsmeade and the Hogs Head. She had someone she needed to meet there anyway and now was the best time as any. As she entered she looked around. This place could use a good cleaning was a thought that went through her head. But it wasn't in there for long when her eyes glanced around to see if she could spot them, only to see a student instead.]

I thought students didn't come out here unless it's during a set time? [She was at least loud enough to be heard purposely.]

[kiramekiouji]

[The Great Hall that morning has been lively, to the point that it surprised Yogi how loud it was. He didn't mind it, it just seemed odd, since most of the ruckuss didn't even come from the Hufflepuff or the Gryffindor tables, but uncharacteristically, Ravenclaw. He just shrugged it off and smiled, because it was somehow reassuring that even the serious people could have sometimes a good time. He however didn't make a point of listening in on other people's discussions, so he just sat down to eat breakfast and didn't think too much about it. But when, after a while, he heard the names "Oshitari", "Matsuoka" and "Gareki", all people he knew, one way or another, one of them his best friend, he couldn't but listen in. Only to have his face go green, then blue in rapid succession. Oh no... No... Impossible, Gareki would never... Never... RIGHT? But then Ryota-chan swings by, with a similar expression that Nyanperowna does, whenever she catches a mouse and... Oh Merlin, please help him. He even asks Taichi, which is awkward and weird, but... Apparently. This is. True... He's torn between feeling mortified and worried. He did NOT need that mental image, but his concern over Gareki is ultimately stronger. His friend is however nowhere to be seen, so Yoogi does the first thing he can think off. He pulls out his wizphone.] Are... are you ok? Where are you?

[fireredspear]

[It's impossible to not listen in, that morning. The whole Great Hall is buzzing with a manic energy, that leaves Sano startled the moment he walks in. And with that manic energy coming from the Ravenclaw table, Sano's natural curiosity is turned up too 100 in a second. He only needs a walk to the teacher's table to get the gist of it. The rest he gets by hiding behind the daily prophet, sipping on his tea and listening. It's not that he participates in rumors, he just likes knowing them. He considers them powerful and underrated weapons and they have served him very well in the past. It's also a very welcome distraction from everything else he's dealing with.

By the end of the breakfast he's wearing a face splitting grin and his stomach strains from keeping in the laughter, less he gives himself away. It's a pity that the Slytherin vs Ravenclaw game is only in February. He' give good money to see it, even if he's got the free spot. What's even more amusing is the poetic justice Matsuoka gets by being dragged into the infirmary by several of his team mates, and the fact that the boyfriend in question - the genius dark haired Ravenclaw, as Sano came to realize, from practice - is nowhere to be seen.

Sano doesn't expect to find said boyfriend later that morning in the Hog's Head. He's out of fire whiskey and the pub is the only place in close proximity to have his brand, and he's in no mood to apparate all the way to Ireland for it. That he meets the school's hottest topic there is a cherry on top of the icing.]

This is where you've been hiding? Should have figured. Castle's quite abuzz.

[gizmoe]

[ Apparently one of those brave souls was a professor. Calling him out for being off school grounds so early in the day. Gareki's jaw clenched, teeth grinding as he hunkered down. Great. This was exactly what he needed right now. A professor up his ass after a long night and plenty of talk. His life had been much nicer before he started dating Rin. Before hormones got in the way of things. ] I wasn't hungry this morning. [ That was his answer. Pure and simple. And, oddly enough, the truth. Any appetite he might have had that morning had been worn away by knowing what his bloody housemates would be talking about. ] Are you going to give me detention for wanting some peace and quiet?

[gizmoe]

[ Does Yogi really want to subject himself to Gareki's horrible mood? Really? He feels his wizphone buzz in his pocket, insistent and annoying, and he can feel like it's Yogi trying to reach out to him. It has that same quality that his best friend seemed to have, nagging and nosy. Whether he wants to deal with anyone now or not, it doesn't matter. He pulls his wizphone from his pocket and looks at the message, fully intent on slipping it back where he couldn't see it again. Sure enough, it's Yogi. But the message... A weird thing happens. Gareki's fingers are flying across the on screen keyboard ready to send him a message almost instantly back. ] I'm fine. Leave me the hell alone. [ Which would probably translate to Yogi speak as "come find me". He knows this, and yet he sent it anyway and hates himself for actually wanting to talk to the blonde idiot. Maybe he could be a distraction instead of actually talking about what was going on? ]

[gizmoe]

[ Sano's voice cuts through the quiet of the pub, through the concentration of Gareki reading. It's almost ear splitting, if not for the fact the professor had a decent voice to listen to. Dark blue eyes turn up to look at the grinning man, and the perpetual scowl on his own - a key staple that morning - seemed to deepen. His eyes narrowed. This particular professor knew. He knew and he was taking pleasure in knowing. That set Gareki on edge quite a bit. Like he was ready for punishment to come his way. ] I'm not hiding. [ Yes he is. It's an obvious lie. ] And I don't give a damn what the castle is doing right now.

[ultimatehousekeeper]

Then you could have gone to your common room, dorm room, room of requirement...

[She is just going to start listening rooms that one could get peace and quiet in the school.]

There are a lot of places in the school that doesn't require going off grounds without actually letting a professor or the headmistress know. It doesn't mean detention because I don't think it's worth being that harsh, maybe some point deductions at best.

[kiramekiouji]

[Yogi isn't thinking about what he's subjecting himself to, or not, he's just worried about Gareki. He knows his friend's temper, but he also knows that Gareki hides other things behind that temper. Like disappointment and sadness. Besides, even if he wasn't, his friend is in trouble and Yogi wants to help him, in any way he can. He however doesn't expect such a quick reply. He'd been completely prepared to send another message, and then another, and then another, until Gareki finally gave in. Gareki really must feel awful and lonely, if he needs to talk.] Can I get you something? Is there anything I can do for you? Where are you?

[gizmoe]

[ He fights with himself not to roll his eyes or snap his book closed and walk back out of the Hogs Head. If he did any of that, she would get suspicious and he didn't want to deal with more bullshit than he already had over the course of the night. ] I'll consider it. [ He won't, though. Not at all. The point of even coming to the Hogs Head was to get away from the school and students in the first place. ]

[gizmoe]

[ Between the message he sent and the one he received, there's not a lot of time and he's surprised by how fast Yogi has learned to type. He sighs, staring at his wizphone, the device tight in his grip. Where are you is the repeating question and he doesn't want to say. He doesn't want to have to say it. ] I know that you know what happened. [ The first message is quick, this second one on it's heels. ] Just go away.

[kiramekiouji]

[He looks at the message with a clenching heart. Even Gareki's texts sound sad. The need to go a look for his friend and go give him a hug is awful.] I heard, but I don't know what happened. What happened? @_@ [Because no, he doesn't know. He just heard what others said, he has no idea what had really went on. Just that Rin had snuck into Ravenclaw and got caught. In Gareki's bed, apparently. With... with... with his pants down. The thought still mortifies Yogi, but it's all he knows. He has no idea even which of those things are true. And he has no idea what Gareki's feelings about it are, so no, he really doesn't have a single clue what happened. He just knows his friend is in trouble, possibly suffering.] Are you in the castle? [He needs to find him, but repeating the same question all over again would take the entire day fo Gareki to reveal his whereabouts. Time to try a different approach. He can at least try narrow down his options. It's like a game of guessing.]

[gizmoe]

Rin's an idiot. That's what happened. [ Not... that Gareki was completely innocent either, but it felt better to blame it on Rin since the idiot was the one who snuck up to the tower in the first place. Bastard. He's not even sure how it escalated so fast in the first place, but he wished that fucking Kenya would have kept his nose out of his business like he'd told the dumb blonde to. He growls at his phone, annoyed all over again suddenly. This whole god damn thing was such a mess. ] No. I'm not coming back to the school until nightfall.

[kiramekiouji]

['Did he really break into Ravenclaw tower to have... that with you?' Is the reply that Yogi starts writing, but then erases it. It sounds nosy and he isn't asking because he needs, or wants to know that, but because it happened to Gareki and it didn't end well. He however can't come up with anything better to ask, so he decides to drop that. Besides, if Gareki's upset about it, Yogi doesn't want to be the one to make him think about it.]

Are you anywhere on the grounds?

[gizmoe]

No. But I damn well might think about sneaking into the forest.

[ Good call on not asking. He'd have shoved his phone down Yogi's throat the moment he saw him. That's not the kind of shit you ask someone, and definitely not over technology. ]

Stop playing 20 questions and either just get here or leave me alone already.

[kiramekiouji]

That's dangerous! x_x

[Once he knows that Gareki is nowhere even close to the school Yogi's already gotten up from his seat and out of the Great Hall. There's only one place left Gareki could be - if he stayed in the area and didn't just floo over to London. Yogi's afraid he might have.]

On my way :D Are you in Hogsmeade? Three Broomsticks?

[gizmoe]

I'm not answering that. Use your god damn head for once!

[kiramekiouji]

What's that supposed to mean?! [Yogi exclaims and pouts. He IS using his head, he's trying to figure ot where Gareki is! Mouuu...] You're mean! T_T [He sends, but then tries to think what's the likeliest place in Hogsmeade for Gareki to go. He didn't say no to 3 Broomsticks, so maybe he's really there. But Gareki didn't really like 3 Broomsticks, did he? He always said it was loud. Maybe he's holed in a book store. Book stores are quiet and Gareki likes books. Or someplace with stuff to tinker with.] Tomes and Scrolls? Dervish and Bangs? [Once he's out of the castle Yogi starts runnig. The earlier he gets there, the better.]

[gizmoe]

[ This time there are no texts back. No indication of where Gareki would be. Just the quiet snick of his phone going to sleep and him pointedly ignoring any other texts Yogi would probably send to ask him more questions. Maybe he wanted to talk, get a distraction from everything, but he also didn't want to make it too easy. He still wanted to be alone. It was such a complicated contradiction that he didn't like.

So he stays in his corner of the Hogs Head, back against the booth as he props his head up with his hand. Life was a lot more complicated now than it used to be. What the hell. ]

[kiramekiouji]

[Yogi arrives in Hogsmeade panting for breath and looks around. Gareki was't answering again and Yogi run out options to ask. He passes the 3 Broomsticks and sticks his head in, just to make sure, but as expected, Gareki is nowhere to be seen. The inn is in fact as loud as the Great Hall had been ad Yogi leaves again. He jogs down the street, looking around for some sort of clue, when he passes one of the narrow, secluded alleys and his eyes fall on the Hog's Head. He blinks. It's a quiet place, Yogi's heard, but he's ever been there, because it seemed to be a dark place. But it's the last remaining place that Gareki could be, so he enters, still slightly out of breath.] Oh thank Merlin's grace! [He almost breaks out in tears, from the sheer relief that he's found his best friend, and runs up to him, to give him a tight hug.] Gareki! I was so worried....

[ultimatehousekeeper]

Great.

[She had gone to take a seat near by at least.]

But for now I'll allow you to stay here so long as I am here.

[She probably won't bother him too much, but would probably look over at him now and again while she was meeting the person. Tapping her nails lightly she was continuing to wait before glancing over.]

Are you enjoying your book?

[gizmoe]

[ The sad truth is that he should have known that Yogi was going to go into full blown idiot by hugging him. Gareki didn't want to be touched, didn't want physical affection because that's what got him into this mess in the first place. His hands instantly move up to push at Yogi, lips curling into a scowl. His voice is more of a growl than a greeting, an explosion of anger. ] Get the hell off of me, you idiot!

[gizmoe]

[ Gareki's expression sours, annoyed with this woman (as he is with everyone at the moment). He at least has the good grace not to backtalk a professor. At least not aggressively, anyway. ]

It's fine.

[ The book, obviously. But he's annoyed and it comes out gruff. He sighs and lets it snap closed, putting it on the table in front of himself. ]

Why only until you leave? It's Sunday... A weekend. I may have gotten here earlier than I should have, but it's not like I'm breaking a rule technically since third year and higher students are allowed in Hogsmeade on the weekends.

[kiramekiouji]

[Yogi, with years of training and experience of having Gareki push and struggle against him, is not that easy to shake off. Gareki looks like he needs a hug very badly, so Yogi is giving it to him. Only after a few moments does he pull away, but not letting go completely, hands still holding Gareki's arms.] What happened? [Genuine worry is seeping into his tone, worried about everything that happened to his friend.]

[gizmoe]

[ The question was something that he knew would come. Yogi was predictable, with a million different questions for things. A million more he wanted answered. But instead of continuing to push at his best friend to peel him off, he sags. Though he's still scowling, deeply in fact, he looks away from Yogi instead. Years of friendship with Yogi prepared him to just accept when he wouldn't leave him alone. He still wanted to fight, to bat him away, but he's guilty now. If he doesn't actually talk he's pretty sure his best friend will think he's the biggest pervert in the world. ] I told you [ It comes out as another growl, though far less heated than before. ] Rin's an idiot. Took his bloody broom up to the tower, and so he didn't freeze I helped him inside. I should have told the shitty redhead to go back to his room. [ He's back to pushing at Yogi to get off of him again. Just... give him some damn space. ]

[kiramekiouji]

[Yogi quietly listens, hating how defeated and lifeless his friend looks at that moment. It confirms some of the things Yogi's heard, but it doesn't really answer anything.] Why would he even do something like that? [He immediately regrets that question, for how stupid it is. It should be obvious why, right? People in relationships did that. He knows that. It's completely okay too, he tells himself and tries not to blush. But was it necessary to break the rules for it? Gareki pushes against him again, but it doesn't have the usual spitfire quality and Yogi hates it. With a sigh he lets his hands fall to his lap, but doesn't budge an inch front where he's sitting.] How much trouble are you in? [That's really all he's concerned about. Well, that and Gareki's mood. He hates it when Gareki's sad.]