Magic, earth, and illusion. ◇Guss X Matt◇

11(edited)

"Why are you late? You should have been here forty minutes ago." Augustus sighs with a worried glance rubbing his temple while shaking his head. "Urgh! Chill dude I just overslept." Matt threw his bag over the tree and crossed his arms. "Okay let's get started." The brunette half huffs while rushing to help the next trap.

After three hours of working and having a few minutes of lunch, Matt took out the book from his bag while also re-reading Construction 203. "What are you reading?" Augustus smiled leaning over to light read, "Nothing much, I have to create a tower. For a test. I just can't get it right." Matt groans while trying to read over the book also sleepy.

"Can I see?" Augustus smiled tilting his head slightly, Mattholomule sighed and rolled his eyes but gave a small nod, making a yellow circle, Augustus's wide eyes stared at the small tower, barely 5 feet tall, "It looks good." Augustus raises a brow confused. "What's wrong with it?" Matt groans pointing over all the flaws, "The door is not big enough and it's supposed to open, it has to be taller, plus it has to be well built! It looks like it will crumble with just a punch."

Augustus rubs his chin but smiles, "Well then, how about, you keep practicing? We can stop building traps anyway. This place is already filled with it." The brown eye glances at him but he shrugs and makes a couple of circles, Each time he makes it, it improves but he just can't make it taller than six feet.

"Hmmm, why don't we take the rest of the day off? You can go home and relax and study? Maybe find the problem?" Mattholomule groans and lies down on the soft ground. "I can't, I have to practice illusions the next exam is to cast an illusion on ourselves of someone else. Plus, I don't want to go home to Mara-" The shorter boy stops and stares wide-eyed at the sky, he calls her the nickname he made for her, and... He said her place was like his home not, the house he lives in with his 'family'.

With a small blush on his cheeks and his ear, he looked away. "I can help with the illusion magic!" Augustus quickly stood up. Okay, show me what you got!" He smiled brightly lifting a fist in the air, Mattholomule just ended up groaning and standing up. Starting the spell, it just flickered away, making the boy groan. "How hard can it be!" Augustus held back a small chuckle before holding the other boy's wrist and making the yellow circle, simultaneously holding his free hand on his upper hip, making the shorter boy's ears twitch pink. "Think of the person you want to become. Someone you admire. A family member maybe even a friend? Picture them and only them..."

Mattholomule had red cheeks and ears, trying to contain the fast betting on his heart. "Oh-kay?-" Matt then coughed when a small cloud of smoke filled him, looking around him, he saw Augustus with a small tint of pink on his cheeks. Mattholomule still had a small frown before looking down at himself, his yellow and grey colors changed to blue and light grey. He had to admit he liked bit the of color but never out loud. "I-i uhm." Mattholomule eyes widen, his ears going down pink with his red cheeks. "I-I was thinking of my brother- you distracted me!" Augustus just held a hand on his mouth holding down a small chuckle the taller boy had a small blush as well. "It's fine. If you keep practicing, you'll get the hang of it. Let's go."

Mattholomule rolls his eyes crossing his arms while smoke engulfs his form, transforming into himself. "Squirt." Augustus chuckles slightly pushing him, "Jerk." Both snickered and joked longer while slightly shoving one another. "Hey, Matty?" Mattholomule just rolls his eyes at the nickname, "What is it squirt." Augustus smiled softly shrugging a bit. "Well, want to meet again?" Matt raises a brow while continuing his steps, "Didn't we finish setting up traps?"

Augustus shook his head smiling, "I mean. Out of that, we can still hang out here anytime but... I was thinking that we go on a little adventure. Just the two of us?" The dark-haired boy looked away scratching his nape while smiling, "Wait- W-" Mattholomule ears lowered pink as he tried to hide them with his hood, Clearing his throat as they approached town Matt smiled, "Sure thing squirt." With a last shove, they laughed. "Fine, jerk. Also! Want to exchange numbers?" Matt still had his ears hiding with his hood, they turned crimson and his cheeks as well, but the dark woods hid his red cheeks. "Sure why not? Hand it to me." Augustus smiled brightly making a small circle to bring his scroll and handing it to the shorter boy.

"See you around! Or you know. Send a mail or crow me." Matt blush and smiles nodding, "Yeah right."

......

"How was the date man?" Amara hums while arriving late at her apartment, Matt had a spare key she made sure he did, "How was work?" The boy tried to hide his blush with the book, "It was horrible. I think I'll have to work in the night market with Tibbles." Amara half groans while dumping her heavy bag on the table while also taking the groceries out and shoving them on the fridge, Matt glanced up from his book before shrugging, "I can get a part-time job to help you." Amara quickly straightens glaring dangerously at the boy. "Oh no, you won't! If I see or hear that you're working, I'll personally drag you out by the ears. And tell Steve! If you work the money is yours, don't you dare, give me a single snail."

The boy gasps putting the book down, "You wouldn't dare!" Amara smirks crossing her hands. "Yes. I. Would. It's your turn to make dinner, I'll shower first." The boy half groans but smiles seeing the tired girl walk away. Times like that Matt wonders if Amara had it thought, no parents or siblings around -that he knew- studying so many different magics, while also focusing on providing for herself. Now he was there, bugging her. With a tired sigh, Matt made dinner, something simple but filling for both, Amara always had plants around that helped her a lot, with food!

After Amara showered she quickly cleaned her dishes and groaned cracking her back, "Oh! Steve is supposed to be free next week. Want me to walk you home?" Amara smiled tilting her head at the boy, he just glanced down at his empty plate. "That's not my home. That's just a house I live in often." The girl had a worried frown while sighing softly, "Alright but still. Do I walk you there or will you meet your brother elsewhere?" Matt nods slightly while smiling at her, "Chillax Mara, go to sleep." The girl smiled brightly and nodded quickly rushing to her room to finally get some sleep in. Matt followed soon after to the land of slumber, remembering the warmth of Augustus's hand over his wrist, his smile, and all the awesome spells he showed off. He woke up from his daze when he heard a small ding making him open his scroll.

New message:

???: Hey! It's me! Gus!
Matt: Hey, squirt
☆Tall nerd☆: Jerk. What's up!
○Shorty○: Nothing much, I was reading over a book.
☆Tall nerd☆: Cool. Yeah. So! I was thinking, Matty.
○Shorty○: Yeah?
☆Tall nerd☆: I was thinking that maybe. We could you know.
○Shorty○: ??
☆Tall nerd☆: You know. Hang out by the fair one day? I heard it's fun next month.

Matt blushed deeply holding down a small smile while hiding his face with the sheets he didn't know why but the idea of having more days with Augustus sounded more and more appealing.

○Shorty○: Yeah sure. Whatever.
☆Tall nerd☆: Great! Thanks, man, night!
○Shorty○: Yeah, night, Gus.
☆Tall nerd☆: Night Matty!

Mattholomule blushes disappearing with the soft sheets. While on the other side, Augustus was jumping happily squealing, "Gus? Everything good?" The young boy smiled nodding furiously at the video orb, "Yes! Night, Luz, Willow!" He quickly turned it off and jumped on the bed smiling brightly while seeing from afar the 'phone' of whatever Luz calls it, about being super, close to what humans use. "Night...Matty." he sighs cuddling over his sheets and smiling.