Fire & Flame

Seven

Louis rolled his eyes, picking at the food on his plate while trying to ignore Niall's puppy dog eyes that were desperately trying to capture his attention. "Please Lou! You have to tell me, you hated this guy forever but you went on your first date last night." Niall begs, his blue eyes shimmering. "I am dying to know what happened, I'll do anything to know."

Louis lets out a laugh, shoving his friends head away from him when Niall tries nuzzling his nose against Louis' cheek. "Alright! You win, you big baby, now sit down and eat your damn food. You look like a walking stick." Louis reprimands, shoving Niall's tray closer to him. He was aware of Niall's financial issues and knew the man was embarrassed about it so Louis pretended not to know, only acting as a overly concerned friend (which he was) when it came to forcing Niall into accepting his help.

Niall pouted sitting back down in his seat, picking up his fork before he stabbed it into a piece of chicken on his plate. "So where did he take you?"

"To Tenebrae."

The forked holding the flavorful chicken dropped centimeters from Niall's mouth, clanging on the table. Louis flinched at the sound and raises his brows at the look of utter shock on Niall's face.

"You actually went to Tenebrae?" He asked incredulously, his hands slamming onto the table in front of them. "You went to Tenebrae and survived?!"

"Do you truly doubt my capabilities of survival? Have you forgotten what family I come from?" Louis frowned.

"But, but its you! I have seen you use your bloodline powers merely once in our friendship and it was to make an officer let us go!"

"I am more than just my bloodline powers too Nialler. I'd like to say that I'm stronger than your average Joe. I'm stronger than you."

"I barely count!"

The two men stare at each other for a moment in silence before they both burst into laughter. Niall relaxed into his seat once more, picking up his fork before finally biting into the piece of chicken. "Where did you go in Tenebrae?"

"We went to a hidden restaurant named Ambrosia. Very expensive but the food was divine." Louis pushed his green beans aside and fiddled with a piece of steak on his plate. "We had some fae wine, ate dinner, laughed, and honestly I had a lot of fun." Louis softly admits, finally pushing his food away towards Niall who leans over and steals a piece of steak from the rejected plate.

"That was before I was attacked by a demon." Another clang resounded this time the fork being adorned by the piece of steak. "You got attacked by what!"

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"With every flicker of the hand, every whispered charm, and every surge of energy that you summon forth, you will come to realize the profound connection between magic and the world around us." Zayn drones as he paces across the front of the classroom. "As you hone your skills and expand your understanding, may you also glean the wisdom to wield your powers with humility, compassion, and integrity."

Louis tapped his finger against his notebook, his eyes drooping closed before snapping back open again. Niall sat beside him, his blue eyes trained solely on Zayn as he spoke unable to look away. Louis sat up, stretching his arms up above his head, letting out a small sound when his back cracks.

He hears a soft whoosh pass by his ear before a piece of paper folded up appeared on his notebook in front of him. He frowns and lifts his head, looking around for where the source came from. Blue meets green when Louis catches Harry's gaze and the dark warlock grins, nodding towards the note. Louis rolled his eyes but picked it up nonetheless, taking his sweet time unfolding it.