The feel of the cool, damp soil felt amazing under Murphy's paws. The wind that whipped through his black fur was nothing compared the adrenaline rush of chasing after Bellamy into the forbidden forest under the moonlight. His bright blue eyes were wide with energy as he leaped and bounded to keep up with Bellamy's long strides. Transforming into his animagus felt like freedom. Though maybe not as impressive as Bellamy's transformation into a grey wolf, Murphy's black dog form was still a rush. He felt more at home here than cooped up in the castle.
Murphy picked up Bellamy's signal and caught the scent of the buck he had been tracking. His tongue fell from his opened jaws and picked up his pace, catching up with Bellamy. Their eyes smiled at one another as they chased the buck on until the late hours of the night. After their hunt, they retired to the base of a tree where they curled up with one another and fell asleep.
The next morning, Murphy fluttered his human eyes open to the glittering light that filtered through the trees of the forest. He looked up at Bellamy, who he was nestled against. His skin was warm but the two were incredibly dirty, covered in mud and quite possibly the blood of their prey from last night.
Murphy stared at Bellamy as he continued to sleep. His face was so calm. So beautiful. Murphy reached up and brushed a dark lock of hair from Bellamy's face and the calmness stirred. Bellamy's eyes rolled under the lids as he stretched.
"Morning," Murphy whispered to him, smiling.
"Morning," Bellamy smiled back as his eyes opened, rather groggy.
"How'd you sleep?" Murphy rested his head on Bellamy's bare, muscular chest.
"Fine," Bellamy stretched again, "But we gotta get back."
Murphy frowned at this statement, lifting his head. His eyes quickly looked Bellamy up and down, drinking in his naked body.
Bellamy turned on his side and put a heavy hand on Murphy's hip, leaning in to kiss him. Murphy was caught off guard for only a moment and finally sank into the kiss, pushing his hand up Bellamy's chest, running up his neck and tangling his fingers into his curly hair. Bellamy pulled back slowly and stared at him longingly.
"Come on, before you convince me to cut class…again," Bellamy smirked at him, teasing.
"Jerk," Murphy mumbled, watching Bellamy stand up. He followed him back to the edge of the forest and observed the cloudy sky that hung over Hogwarts.
"If we get caught going in this early, we'll get in trouble," Bellamy stated, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Then let's not get caught," Murphy smiled slyly at him as he started for the castle. The two transformed and ran back up to the castle, nipping at each other's ankles playfully as they made their way across the grounds. They both entered a tunnel that led under the castle and made their way up through the pipes, water splashing under their paws. They reached the end of a tunnel and transformed back into their naked, human bodies, sliding the wall to the side, peeking out into the corridor from behind a portrait of the castle to see if anyone was present. Nothing.
"Get back to your common room and don't get caught," Bellamy warned him.
"Sure thing," Murphy kissed Bellamy one last time before running off down the hall as a black dog. His claws clicked against the stone floors and Bellamy watched him as he turned the corner before turning back into a wolf and running off to his own common room.