Rustling in the wind, the branches of a withered tree creaked and groaned. The branches like gnarled sharp fingers slicing the air above a head of silken hair. The tree was covered in little green ferns and small purple flowers. Their beauty almost like a frame for the man resting among them, his sharp dark eyes able to pierce the soul of all who gazed upon him.

Looking down at the book in his lap the man's lips quirked up in a gesture of amusement as he flipped to the next page, the sun's ray heating the tanned flesh of his hands. Rays of light danced across his dark locks lighting up strands of burgundy that shimmered like a banked fire ready to once again erupt into flame. Turning the page, the man reached a hand up to tuck a wayward strand of hair behind his ear, the light almost bouncing of his honey like skin in the process. Smiling down at the book, the man paused in reading for a moment, before closing the book and raising himself partway off the ground to steady himself on the tree.

"Hey Raven!" The man, or Raven as most who knew him would call him, jumped slightly in shock unfortunately losing his grip on the tree in the progress and face planting into the grass below him.

"Oh shi-! Are you alright Rave?!" Releasing a sigh of fond exasperation, Raven slowly placed his hands underneath himself and hoisted his face out of the ground. Looking up he came face to face with what he would simultaneously call the most beautiful face in the universe and also the most annoying at the same time. His boyfriend.

Tempus stared down at Raven worriedly, his pale hair swinging from the light sway of the branch he was perched on. Jumping off it, he hurried over to make sure that his lover was alright. Brushing the dirt off his lovers face, Tempus smiled lovingly at the expression of fond exasperation that flitted across the man's angular face.

"I'm fine Temp. Now... how did it go with Hadrien?" Standing beside his boyfriend, Tempus grinned at the slightly taller man as the cog that was his left eye whirred and clicked in its socket somehow sounding cheerful yet cheeky in the process.

"It went brilliantly Raven! I managed to tell him all he needed to know in time for us to go on our date!" Raven would never understand why the being of time was always so impatient when it came to them hanging out. He was so excited for their dates that there had even been occasions where he'd tried to skip through time to their next date (which never went very well when he wasn't getting help from a white phoenix and usually resulted in him getting lost in some ancient period of time for a week or so before the birds found him again and brought him back to just after he got lost back in time). Of course it didn't mean that Raven didn't look forward to them too, but he liked the feeling of having something to look forward too. Releasing a sigh of relief, Raven smiled at his boyfriend before bending over to pick up the book he'd dropped.

"That's good then, I can tell his parents I found him then." If it had been anyone other then Raven they probably wouldn't have heard it, but as it was Raven he quite clearly heard the 'meep' that escaped Tempus's lips. Straightening up, he slowly turned until he was facing Tempus.

"Tempus..." Staring into Raven's dark eyes, Tempus wondered for a moment if it was possible for a god to die. Taking a deep breath he prepared to run away at a moments notice.

"You did remember to discuss his parents with him didn't you?..." Barely concealing it in time Tempus shivered from how deep Raven's voice was in that moment whether it was from fear or something else he couldn't tell. Releasing his breath Tempus let out a small squeak as he replied.

"I might... have forgotten to?" Releasing an aggravated sigh, Raven bopped Tempus on the head causing him to wince and grab the top of his head and pout.

"Well we're going to have to cancel our date now then aren't we?" Before Tempus could interrupt, Raven glared at him and poked him on his forehead.

"Before you complain, Hadrien most likely hasn't thought of the fact that he has a family and is probably just assuming that he is still an orphan... Can you see how this might just be an issue?" Tempus winced as he listened to Raven. Pursing his lips, he released a sigh as the sound of a deep clock chime echoed sadly. Feeling a little guilty, Raven leaned forwards and brushed a kiss across his lovers forehead.

"If all goes well we can go for our date right after." A chirpy click echoed out as Tempus stared before smiling gleefully at Raven.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Raven turned away, before twisting his body in a manner similar to a witch or wizard apparating, and disappearing in a swirl of autumn leaves and ashes. Tempus quickly followed with the sound of whirs and clicks echoing out.

Wearing a dark cloak, Hadrien wearily trudged into the leaky cauldron, his belongings floating behind him in the air accompanied by the angry clicks of a slightly disgruntled white owl whose cage was also floating alongside Hadrien's luggage.

Spotting the barkeeper tom, Hadrien quickly skirted around some rambunctious drunks before stopping in front of the shortish man.

"I'd like a room for the night please." Placing a galleon on the counter, Hadrien reached into his pocket and also pulled out a letter stamped with the Gringotts seal. Grabbing the letter, Tom quickly flipped it open and read it before nodding his head and passing over a key without saying anything. Quickly letting go of the letter, Hadrien watched with tired interest as the letter disintegrated into dust. Nodding goodbye to the barkeeper, Hadrien quickly plodded up the staircase, very glad that he was legally considered to be an adult due to creature inheritance laws and didn't have to carry his suitcases up the stairs without magic.

"Who was that Tom?" A small woman with blond hair and a red dress robe sat in front of the bar watching as Hadrien disappeared up the stairs.

"Just a young man who needs to get away from a few things for a while." Turning to look at Tom, the woman noticed that he was wiping down the counter with a rag clearly lost in thought. Turning her vibrant green eyes to the stairs that Hadrien had disappeared up, her peach coloured lips pinched together before releasing a sad sigh.

"Poor guy."

After entering his room and setting his belongings on the floor, Hadrien closed the door with a snap before leaning on it exhausted. His bones were aching and he felt like he could sleep for a week. Looking around the room, Hadrien paused as he caught sight of a full length mirror on his right. Curiosity outweighing his tiredness for a moment, Hadrien walked over until he was standing directly in front of the mirror. After a few seconds of staring at the mirror Hadrien's jaw slackened before slowly opening from shock.

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Sorry for the late chapter everyone but I'm back! Learning has started up so I've been a bit busy, but here's another chapter for you all to sink your teeth into and I hope you enjoy it ? *dodges flaming knives* so the next chapter will be very soon and I am very sorry about how late this one was I had writers block for how I wanted the chapter to go but I know how it will go in the next chapter so we're all set! *dodges flaming piano* Anyway see you guys in a week or so for the next chapter as an apology for how late this one was! ? *ducks as an axe and a dictionary goes flying past*
~ Turtle Out ?