One hell of a party! [Warning, alcohol usage] [Open to all!]

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There were very few times in his life where Xayden had ever turned to alcohol as an answer to his problems. He was better than that, was raised better than that and yet as he was forced to endure the hellish treatment from his evil mentor he could feel his strong resolve beginning to waver with each and every passing moment until finally, he felt as though he could not deal with the stress any longer. He needed to have fun, needed to escape and that was exactly what it was that he was intending to do tonight on his day off. He would not get into any trouble [ his punishment from Aito the one time that he had had stuck with him and despite his lover's sweet demeanor, he was still slightly scared of that particular side of his love.], no all he wanted was to have a few drinks and loosen up, maybe forget about his problems for a few hours as he proceeded to forget about that evil, dark smirk that the evil man wore on his face when he put him through pure and utter hell.

All he wanted was to loosen up for a single night and perhaps have some fun, maybe even enjoy himself for the night. So he got dressed in his favorite outfit, a dark blue shirt and a tight black jeans that were paired with his favorite jacket and a pair of dark leather boots and he set out to a pub that he thought would be mostly if not completely empty on a night like this, not noticing that he was being followed by his curious mentor as he walked, his mind only set on one thing and one thing only.

Alcohol and lots of it.

He could not remember when the last time he had actually drank had been, could not remember just how long it had been since he had gotten drunk and as he made his way into the bar, he froze at the sight of so many people that had already beaten him here, some of them being people that he actually knew. It was something that was so surreal and yet he honestly could not help but be amused by the sort of party that seemed to be going on and as he made his way further into the crowd, he was greeted and handed a shot of some sort of amber liquid, something that made him shrug before tossing it back, wincing slightly at the burn of the liquor as it went down his throat. Oh yeah it had definately been far too long since the last time he had drank and as his gaze moved around and landed on the form of his mentor, he blanched before walking over to him, hissing darkly with a burning face.

" What the hell are you doing here?" His mentor looked amused, smirking down at him before answering him in that annoying accented voice of his. " Vhy, I am only making sure that you stay out of trouble. Don't get too drunk for you have one hell of a training session tomorrow." It was with that warning that a musical laughter filled the air and the vampire made his way over to speak with someone that he didn't care to see and he groaned again, walking over and getting another shot of the liquor that seemed to be handed out everywhere.

This was going to be one hell of a party.

[Professor Antia O'Shea]

Antia was on a mission. Some would call it unprofessional..but since when has anyone called her the proper and professional type? Besides, as long as nothing bad happened no one would be the wiser and they were both of age! It wasn't against the rules.

She had come across the knowledge that one of her favorite students to harass was now of age...and had moved into Hogsmede. So she had plotted carefully, hidden behind the stoop, then pounced when the unsuspecting girl came out of the shop and dragged her off cackling evilly. "There's no escape now Tepes! I've got you and I'm finally going to get you to loosen up.”Tia said in a sing song voice as she dragged the poor girl along.

She had been trying to get the girl to loosen up a bit for the past 2 years to no avail. She'd tried setting her up, pulling pranks on her, trying to switch out her wardrobe secretly, but now....now she could introduce the girl to the sweet nectar that was liquor. It just might do the trick.

"Professor...I really hate you...I hope you know that.” said Meggera, glaring at Antia as she was dragged down the lane to Merlin only knew where. This woman had a very...very unhealthy obsession with her students. She just wished she could figure out why it had to be her right now. Couldn't this crazy lady pick on someone else for a change?

"Suuuuure you do pumpkin, you'll thank me once you loosen up a bit.” said Antia with a laugh, dragging the girl all the way to the pub before shoving her inside before she could run away. Meggera squeaked and nearly lost her balance from the push, but Tia was there to string her arm through hers and pull her through the crowd to acquire some shots that were being passed around. Antia downed one before forcing one on Meggera, who nearly choked on the burning liquor. Antia smacked her on the back. "Bah, you'll get used to the burn….”

"Merlin I hope not...that was disgusting…” she said, coughing from the burn that seemed to be stuck in her throat.

Tia shook her head at the girl, her eyes scanning the area before seeing former student and waving, "Xayden! What on earth brings you here?" she said, making her way over him, dragging Meggera with her rather abruptly, causing the girl to nearly fall yet again.

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He could honestly say that he had not been expecting to see one of his professors here on this particular night and yet he could not hide his amusement as he looked and saw just who it was that had been calling him. While he was still not overly fond of females despite not hating them as much as he once did, this particular professor was one that he had always liked despite her being a woman. " Hello professor." He greeted her with a lazy grin before turning an amused gaze to the girl that she had dragged over with her, a girl that he remembered fell clear off of her broom when she tried to fly the first time that he met her. " And Meggera Tepes. How have you been? Still falling clear off of your broom or have you managed to get past that stage since I've been gone?"

It was obvious that he meant nothing by it, something that was given by the way that he smiled at her, almost in a teasing way before his gaze moved back to the female professor. " I'm going to take a good guess here and say that you brought her here tonight? No offense Meggera but you don't seem like the type of person who enjoys a good glass of liquor to help them unwind." This definately seemed like it was out of her zone and as another round of shots were passed around, he quickly snatched up two of them, handing one to Tia and one to Meggera before snatching one for himself. 

" Just in case I'm wrong." He clarified with a smile before tilting his head back and downing his shot, grunting again and grinning at the burn before answering Antia's question. " As for what I'm doing here, I came here to relieve some stress and forget about my mentor from hell but as it turns out, he seemed to follow me here. So now I'm just here drinking for the hell of it." As if he heard his name being called, he could feel a presence behind his back and rolled his blue eyes, muttering quietly to himself with a dark expression. " Speak of the devil and he shall come. Damn it all." His statement was rewarded with a swift smack to the back of his head, causing him to sputter as he choked slightly on his drink, causing Aleksandr to smirk slightly at his apprentice's pain and discomfort before turning his attention to the two ladies who had arrived since his last appearence.

" Forgive my apprentice, he seems to have no tact vhen he drinks, I hope he has not offended any of you in any sort of vay." Xayden rolled his eyes slightly, a gesture that was rewarded with a stern stare from the vampre before the Burman smirked. " This is the mentor I was telling you about professor, he's the one whose supervising my auror training and was also the reason why I came here tonight. Maybe you can help him loosen up a little bit while he's here? After all what's a party without a bit of liquor in your system?"

[Professor Antia O'Shea]

Antia laughed out loud at what Xayden said about Meggera falling off her broom. “Awww still? We need to get you some proper lessons one of these days.” she said, tugging a lock of the girls hair teasingly. Meggera had to be one of the most stubborn girls she had ever met when it came to flying, she was actually surprised the girl had been on a broom at all!

Meggera shook her head at the memory. Oh Merlin now Professor O'Shea would be teasing her about that as well... “It's difficult to fall off a broom if I avoid them like the plague.” she said, the shot she had been forced to take making her head feel slightly weird. “And yes...she brought me...though I suppose abducted is the more correct term...” she added, shooting the red headed professor a glare.

Antia put on her most innocent face. “Abducted is such a harsh word. I prefer...forced to have a good time.” she said accepting another shot with a grin and shoving the second at Meggera. “Just enjoy it deary. You can't stay cooped up in that house forever.” she added before downing the shot with a grin. Ah...she just loved that familiar burn. “Mentor from hell? Tsk well drink away then! Best way to relive stress in my opinion.” she said with a smirk before the man who she could only assume was said tutor came up and smacked Xayden upside the head.

She laughed at his comment, “It takes far more to offend me then this lad could ever say, I think.” she said shaking her head, “So you're this mentor? Tell me..you're not mistreating my little Xayden are you? I shall be very cross if you are.” she said with a playful wink at the two of them before noticing Meggera just standing there holding the shot.

“Tsk, if you don't drink it I'll make yooouuu...” she said with an evil grin at the girl who quickly paled at the thought of being force fed another shot. Meggera tried to drink it slowly, but the burn seemed to feel even worse that way so she quickly drank the rest, wincing visibly. Merlin that stuff was awful...and it made her head feel weird... She really didn't get the appeal of it.

[Professor Takumi Satoshi]

"Are you sure about this? Merlin's sake, I haven't drank in years." Takumi's hands were shoved deep into the pockets of his jeans, and he was looking plaintively over the tops of his glasses at his colleague who strolled quietly beside him with a contemplative smile. It had been a difficult week with potion explosions and rowdy students, and the drink would likely do him some good. Jamie had suggested a drink to unwind and he had reluctantly decided to come along. Perhaps it was a decent idea.

"Of course, you don't haf to drink much! At least, if ve do...it is ze veekend." Jamie tossed the curtain of crimson hair over his shoulder and looked over at his older colleague with a smile. He enjoyed the company at the older professor and they were able to talk about the joys of students and healing potions. "Besides, zere is a friend of mine from London zhat I sink you vould like to meet. All of ze healink herbs and tonics I use, I get from him. He is a good person to get ingredients from if Kaya does not haf vhat you need."

The pair of them moved toward a petite male with beautiful blonde hair and the most striking blue eyes that Takumi had ever seen. "Haru, pleased to see you again, my friend. Zhis is Takumi Satoshi, he vorks vis me at ze school."

"Charmed, Takumi." Haru crooned in a sweet voice, a mixture of accents within that voice that Takumi had trouble placing. He was a very beautiful male, petite and delicate, with porcelain skin that held no marks, he was far shorter than the other two men, but he was admittedly far more charming. He seemed to be repeating a gesture a few times before finally falling still and shooting a gorgeous smile upwards at them. He joined them when Jamie waved him over and went into the bar with them and took a quick look around.

Nope, no Kazuki. Thank Merlin.

Jamie slid up to the bar and ordered a scotch as Takumi moved up beside him and Haru on the other side of Takumi. Takumi ordered a warm sake, and Haru was quick to order a glass of Chartreuse before turning to talk to the others. "Did Jamie tell you what it is that I do, Takumi? It actually is similar to what you do. I make potions in Diagon Alley."

"Really now? I don't think that he mentioned that to me before. I do hate to pry, but where on Earth are you from?"

"I am from Japan, like you. But, I attended Beauxbatons Academy." He was softly swirling the green drink in his hand softly before making a delicate gesture to raise the drink to his lips. His movements were sublimely graceful and Takumi smiled. "Well, that explains a lot."

Jamie chuckled, taking a sip of his drink before speaking, "Haru is a very gifted potioneer as you are, you should see his shop in London sometime."

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There were honestly many things in her life that the young Demetriou woman never thought that she would ever do and if she were to be completely honest, sitting alone in a bar that was located somewhere in London was one of them. Yet here she was, thin and boyish form leaning forward and resting casually against the wooden bar top as she slowly nursed her drink, [something that she honestly could not remember the name of, but it was strong and bitter, something that she rather liked] trying to relax and forget the troubling events that had happened only a few days prior, an encounter with another one of those hellish creatures, a damned vampire. Just the thought of that arrogant smirk and that annoying manner of hypocrisy with which he spoke was enough for those features to darken as a scowl played across her lips for a moment, hinting at her displeasure before it faded away beneath her normal mask of emotionlessness.

She swore that after that one encounter a few nights ago, she could feel a constant gaze on her, watching her whenever she left where she was currently staying, something that reminded her of her troubles with Nikolai in the past, something she absolutely did not like and while she could never catch just who it was that watched her with such an intense interest, (it seemed as though they were far too clever to allow themselves to get caught) she knew that someone was watching her.

What she did not know was that the gaze that was watching her was not the vampire, nor was it anyone that wished to harm her in any sort of way. It was a protective and loving gaze of someone who would protect her from anyone or anything, even if he ended up getting hurt in the process. A cautious Sebastian sat at a booth in the bar, away from plain sight with his gaze moving from his young niece to the people around her, observing and making sure that she was in no immediate danger. Sitting by his hand was a half empty drink, one that he would slowly sip at in order to keep the appearance up that he was here to drink as well when in reality he was watching and waiting. As long as he was here no one would harm or even come close to touching his niece, he would hex them into oblivion if they even tried.

A sigh left her lips as she turned her gaze up to the ceiling in boredom before her attention was stolen by a scene of sorts that was going on. In the middle of the slight ruckus was none other than Xayden Andrews, who was surrounded by two women much to her obvious amusement. He seemed to be choking on a drink and there standing behind him was a beautiful man who wore a smirk on his face, one that seemed a bit too proud of what he had done. For a moment, the young Demetriou was slightly entranced before a realization of what the man probably was shook her from her thoughts and she became slightly disturbed by the fact that she had even looked at a vampire for longer than a moment. For a moment, she sat quietly and determined whether or not she should approach the two of them before deciding that a chance to see and mess with a possibly drunk Xayden was too good an opportunity to pass up and she rose from her stool, drink in hand as she made her way over to the small group, speaking quietly when she met Xayden's gaze.

" It seems almost fitting that the one place I run into you again after you left the school would be a bar, don't you think Xayden?" She mused as an amused smirk played across her lips before turning her attention to the other two women that were there. " Good evening, professor." A nod of the head to the older woman. " Good evening Meggera Tepes." Another acknowledging nod of her head before her attention turned to the vampire with a blank gaze. " And Stranger." She spoke again before turning her attention back to the people that she actually knew. 

Sebastian watched her movement from across the room, his eyes lighting up at the appearance of his partner and he waited for a moment until the vampire's gaze met his before motioning for him to come to him, waiting patiently for his arrival.

[Loukas Souris]

Of all the places in the world, Loukas was quite surprised that he was here of all places. Walking down the road with a tall bloke that managed to keep the attention off of him for a moment or two so he could collect his thoughts. "Say, mate, might I ask your name?"

Andrei looked downward at Loukas, stolen away from his thoughts long enough to answer. "Andrei Winter. No need to introduce yourself Mister Souris, given the last few crowds we passed have all but shouted it. The rolling of the Grecian's eyes made him laugh, before he nodded toward a bar. "You look like you could use a drink. I was headed out for one myself. Care to join? I will keep the fans away if you like."

The two entered the bar and instantly Andrei winced at the smell, which Loukas did not seem to even notice. Following the smell of the liquor was the smell of...familiar people. The Healer, the potions professor, Luna, Xayden, and....Her. Instantly his eyes darted around and they settled upon Meggera. His momsterous heart slammed erratically against his chest.

It took Loukas a moment of curiosity to loon from his newfound walking companion, to the dark haired girl near a group of people. "Friend of yours?" "You could say that." "I know that look on your face mate, you could talk to her. I think I can handle myself in...here..." The Grecian's blue eyes stayed a moment on the waves of dark hair speaking so matter of factly to the group and caught himself smiling. Andrei blinked in surprise, "Please tell me you know her, because if you're even thinking of trying some playboy stuff on her, it will not work and we will be scraping you off the floor."

"I know Luna. Our families have been friends for years. I am just surprised to see her here." "Uh...huh. You are more transparent than I am." "Be that as it may, do you know what sets me apart from the rest of them? The rest of the blokes that court her? I treat her like a person. I want to understand her mind and her thoughts. Her beauty is third to her mind and heart." Andrei blinked. It was rare to find someone who thought as he did about Meggera. "You're a good man, mate. What's your poison?" "Whiskey." "First one is on me, if you go talk to her."

While Loukas could easily get his own drinks, and drinks for the whole bar, he opted to silence his protest and casually move over to the group, casting a smile to Luna. "What a pleasure to see you again, Luna." Andrei ducked in beside him after a moment, followed by Jamie, Takumi, and Haru. "Hello, Luna, Xayden, Professors, Meggera..." The wolf handed the drink to Loukas as Jamie gave a tickle of laughter, "Aleksandr! I had not seen you from ofer zhere." The redhead's arms wound about the blonde man's waist. Almost three glasses of Scotch were in his system, making him a bit more open than normal.

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Oh yes, coming here had definately been one of the better decisions that he had made in a very long time. His lips turned up in sheer amusement at his favorite professor's antics, especially when she began to tease Meggera about falling off of her broom, though his brow did raise slightly when Meggera mentioned something about the older woman abducting her. A part of him was curious about just how the red headed woman had managed to pull kidnapping a student off, but there was another more rational part of his mind that stated that asking such a thing was probably not a good idea. Some questions were better left unasked after all. His amusement seemed to grow when Antia turned her attention on his hellish mentor, asking him if he was mistreating him before stating that she would be very cross with him if he was mistreating him and while he knew that she was kidding, it seemed rather obvious that his mentor did not, if the flustered expression on his face was anything for him to go by. It was time for him to get his revenge and have a little bit of fun at his mentor's expense.

" Oh merlin, he's awful professor. He calls me his toy and tells me that he's going to break me to the point where I won't even have a personality anymore. Then he works me to the bone and expects me to do everything right the first time and if I don't..." He trailed off, taking one look at his mentor's horrified expression on his face before bursting out into a bought of laughter. Merlin the expression on his face had been absolutely priceless! " I'm just kidding. While he does border on being physically abusive at times with his physical punishments and his training and while he does make me take over his shifts sometimes when he wants alone time with his lover, he's really not so bad." Most of the time anyways. He grabbed another shot of the liquor that was being served and took a swig of it, only to choke a moment later when that very familiar voice filled the air, cringing when the burning liquid went down the wrong tube before turning his eyes to that cold matching gaze to the one person that knew how to push his buttons slowly, almost fearfully much to the amusement of the sadistic Aleksandr.

Luna Demetriou. Frenemy number one.

" What the bloody hell are you out of all people doing here?!" His tone was laced with disbelief, especially when seeing the drink that she carried so carelessly in her hand. He didn't know that she drank! Hell the only time he had ever seen her in bars was to glare at him as he drank, trying to guilt him into leaving the bar sober so she wouldn't have to carry his drunken self back to the bar. When he heard her words, his cheeks darkened slightly and he growled lightly at her, eyes narrowing. " Don't make it sound like I have a problem, you know I don't drink too often. I am entitled to go to bars for a night of fun the same as you!" Merlin, some things just did not change and that cold smirk and those icy eyes on her were one of them, though in hindsight she didn't seem as condescending as she had once been, thank Merlin. Last thing he wanted was for a duel to break out in the middle of a pub, especially since he had a feeling that the smaller woman would be the one who walked away from it as the victor despite his training. He would never live that down.

Thankfully, her attention was drawn from him by his mentor who stepped forward with a smile and a bow, introducing himself to the young woman who stared at him with such a blank and unimpressed look that he couldn't help but laugh at the surprised look on his mentor's face at the lack of reaction from her. " Luna's a special case Dombrovski. Tricks like that won't impress her in any way, shape, or form." He had already tried when he had had a crush on her, he would know. It was then that they were greeted with quite a surprise and were approached by someone that he would have never expected to meet at a bar, a famous quidditch player who was known by many as Loukas Souris, or rather he should say that Luna was the one who had been approached. A single brow rose at the way that the player looked at the stoic girl and a large smirk crossed his lips as he called out teasingly to the girl. " Demetriou, you actually have a boyfriend and you didn't tell me about it?! For shame and here I thought we were much too close for secrets." He snickered quietly, eyes shining in slight amusement as he teased the stoic girl, not expecting much of a reaction from her but he never had an opportunity to tease her about anything and he would be damned if he let this chance slip him by.

It seemed as though this man's arrival had been the signal for all of the others to show up, for it was then that Andrei Winter followed by a few other people showed up at their small little gathering place and while he was busy messing with the Demetriou female, he did not notice the near amused expression that crossed Aleksandr's face when his Jamie threw his arms around him. " I have not been here long Lyubvi, you probably did not see me because I just arrived not too long ago and vhen I did get here, I immediately came to my apprentice's side to ensure that he does not get himself into trouble." Though it seemed as though his watchful eyes would not be needed. His gaze traveled over to Xayden and the annoyed female that he was bothering and smirked, before his eye was caught by something or rather someone else.

Was that Sebastian?! What the hell was he doing here? A brow rose as the other beckoned to him and he simply gestured down to his lover before motioning for his partner and friend to come and join them where they were at. After all, the more the merrier, right?
 

[Professor Antia O'Shea]

Tia couldn't help but smirk at the way Xayden teased his mentor. His horrified expression was just to funny. She shook her head "Tsk tsk making your trainee take over so you can sneak away for romantic liaisons...I don't know what to think of you Mr. Mentor.” she said shaking her head before they were joined by several people all withing the span of a few minutes it seemed. This certainly was turning out to be a good time! "Luna darling! What a pleasant surprise.” she said right before the others joined them.

Her eyebrows shot up when Jamie went directly to Xaydens mentor. "Le gasp Jamie! So this is your boyfriend eh?” she said, pulling out a small camera from her pocket and snapping a picture of them. "Aw so cute together...I think I'll keep this one for a scrapbook.” she said giggling and stashing the camera again before snagging another shot and shoving it at Meggera.

Meggera, however, had been trying to slowly back away from the professors grasp when everyone else had arrived. Merlin she felt weird...maybe she would feel better if she sat down? She didn't get the chance though because Tia had noticed her trying to escape and pulled her back, looping her arm through Meggera's tightly to keep her there and handing her another shot. "Professor I really don't think...” she started but was quickly shushed by Tia and the shot glass forced into her hands.

She looked down at it blankly until Andrei joined them and passed some guy who had came with him a shot. "H-Hi...” she said, really really wishing she could sit down. She was seriously starting to feel unsteady and a little to warm for her liking. There was also a weird..almost giddy-like feeling that seemed to be growing with every shot. She wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not....

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Upon both seeing and hearing the sort of reaction that the Burman had to her reaction, she could not stop the corners of her mouth from rising in a cold smirk. It was amusing to her just how scared Xayden still was of her despite their temporary truce of sorts. When he spoke to her, asking what she was doing at the bar, a single thin brow rose as she lifted her beverage wordlessly, snickering quietly at Xayden's defensive behavior before she spoke again, her cool tone filling the air with every single word that she spoke. " I see that our time apart has not managed to change you much if even at all. You are still as loud and as defensive as you ever were Andrews, I do wonder how it is that Aito has not gone deaf yet." She was willing to bet that he used earplugs or some sort of tool to help him avoid the loud screech that was Xayden's voice. She would be sure to ask him the next time that she saw him. It was a moment later that her thoughts were interrupted by Xayden's mentor who introduced himself in a way that had the young woman staring at him like he was one of the biggest idiots that she had ever seen. Was he trying to impress her by making himself seem charming or something like that? It seemed as though Xayden thought so and as he spoke to his mentor, her eyes rolled upward towards the ceiling with an annoyed look in her eyes.

Men were all the same and it was starting to get tiring for her to deal with such stupidities. 

It seemed as though fate had taken pity on her, for it was mere moments later that she was greeted by the one person who she could actually have an intelligent conversation and while it was a surprise to see the man here, she was not about to look a gift horse in the mouth. As she looked up at her friend, her eyes softened slightly, the only sign that she would give to prove that she was actually happy to see him before she spoke. "Hello Loukas. It is nice to see you as well." She paused and had been about to say more when Xayden so rudely interrupted her with his mindless accusations, something that caused her lips to form a frown and her brow to furrow slightly before turning her narrowed gaze on him. " I know not how serious you truly are but my personal and private affairs are none of your concern, Andrews. That being said, he is not a lover of mine, he is a family friend. Please do not make any more assumptions about my personal life unless your wish is to make yourself appear even more foolish than you already are." She was no fool, she knew exactly what it was that Xayden was doing and it would be a cold day in the depths of hell before he ever bested her, especially when it came to things like this.


She would not lose.


Despite her cold denial of Xayden's ridiculous assumptions, it seemed as though he was relentless in trying to get her to admit to something that was not true, something that was seriously trying what little patience she had for him. While she was trying her best to restrain herself from hexing him, she did not notice the exchange between the vampire and the strange man that was watching them. 

Sebastian bit down slightly on his lip before rising with his drink in hand and slowly making his way over to the rather large group of people. Shyly he approached his partner and smiled weakly. "Hello Aleksandr, long time no see..."

[Loukas Souris]

The drink had barely passed his lips when Luna's friend made a mention of him being her boyfriend and he choked quietly, before she quickly put him in his place. As he steadied his breath, he smiled over at her and passed a silent gesture of admiration as he found his shot quickly replaced by a new one. He wasn't sure how that happened, but he was far from disappointed. Blue eyes cast from Luna's antagonist, to Andrei who was beside the other girl.

Andrei looked over at Meggera as she took a seat. "Are you alright?" He wished he were not nearly so hesitant to be affectionate with her so she might feel more safe here. He set a hand on her slim shoulder and softly massaged her muscles as she tried to relax in her spot. Despite drinking himself, he would protect her.

Jamie cast a gaze up at Aleksandr and smiled softly at him, the fourth serving of his drink slipping down his throat. "I missed you, Alek. I'm glad I haf been gifted vis your company." He crooned softly, softly twisting a lock of blonde hair through his fingers. Leave it to the liquor to make him far warmer and infinitely more affectionate. He'd found a niche in his love's arms and lingered there, before finally remembering that he came with people. "Oh, Aleksandr! Zhis is Takumi Satoshi and Haru Yokimura. Takumi vorks at ze school as ze potions professor. Haru runs ze the shop in Diagon Alley vhere I get my herbs and healing tonics."

Takumi made a gesture of greeting, shocked to see the cup of warm sake fully replenished in his hand. He smiled over at Sebastian as he joined the group. "Hello Sebastian. I hope you are fairing well this evening. My brother has been off in Iceland on an assignment for a long while now, but he should be due back any moment."

Haru peered up through long lashes with a dazzling gaze and smile. The petite vampire crooned softly, "Pleased to meet you, Aleksandr. Jamie speaks of you fondly." He canted his head and brilliant golden curls danced over the bold blue satin of his shirt as he continued to nurse his drink down, content in the warmth that spread through his body.

He took a moment to look at the others, looping an arm through Takumi's arm. "Takumi..." He crooned affectionately, looking up at him with an expression of tenderness that almost shocked the older man sober, "Would you inform me of who people are? I think Jamie's distracted."

Takumi laughed, "That is Xayden Andrews, my nephew's fiancée, that is Luna Demetriou, a student at the school. That is Meggera Tepes, another student. The guy beside her is Andrei Winter, a former student. The lady with red hair is Antia O'Shea, another professor at the school. The tall guy by Aleksandr is Sebastian, my brother's boyfriend. I'm not entirely sure of who that other gentleman is."

The next person that came into the bar was a thin girl with shoulder length blonde hair and stunning green eyes. She was dressed in a pretty pin up style blue dress and a black sweater over her shoulders along with heels. She looked exhausted, though still very pretty, and Takumi straightened up. "Bella? What are you doing here?" The girl jumped slightly, and looked over at the grouping before smiling softly. "Oh! Good evening, professors! Luna, Xayden, Jamie, Andrei, Meggera. Goodness, is this a party? I'm just in need of a little break from studying before I sleep in my book again. I thought I'd have something to drink."

Of course, she did not mean alcoholic, but the girl that served her had brought her over a drink had brought her something stronger than she'd expected. As the spiced rum passed over her lips, her eyes widened quickly. Quickly she coughed and Takumi made a lurch toward her to ensure she was alright. "Are you, okay?"

"I...yes. Thank you, professor." She smiled, choosing to nurse down another sip of the drink, standing near the professors quietly.