Title: The Cousin Of Ipswich
Author: Kyra
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don't own it! If I did, I probably wouldn't be writing fanfiction.
Summary: After refusing the Dark Mark the summer after 5th year, Draco Malfoy runs to his cousin Reid Garwin in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Pairing: Draco/Tyler…And I'm still not spoiling the others! So, you still have to wait for them!
Spoilers: HP – Starts the summer after 5th year, so everything up through OotP. Covenant – Starts the summer after the movie, so almost a year later. Chase is dead and all four Sons have just graduated and they've all Ascended.
Warnings: Slash! You have been warned!
A/N: Okay, so I was hoping to get some Drake/Tyler interaction in this chapter since there wasn't any in the last one, but it didn't work out. I promise there will be some in the next chapter though!
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Chapter 9: Magic And Motorcycles
"Wingardium leviosa," Reid said as he concentrated on the book on the table in front of him. After a moment when nothing happened he let out a frustrated curse, "Damn it!"
Drake stifled a laugh at his cousin and looked at the book. "Wingardium leviosa," He said almost lazily and watched in satisfaction as it gently lifted into the air.
Reid turned and glared at the younger blonde. "I hate you," He said a bit petulantly and Drake snickered and gently lowered the book back down to the table.
"You aren't concentrating enough," Drake said.
"What the hell! If I concentrate any harder, I think my brain's going to explode!" Reid exclaimed.
Drake snickered again. "Okay, maybe I should explain a little better," He said, "You're concentrating hard enough, but you start out concentrating on the magic but then switch to concentrating on the book. You need to keep concentrating on the magic, too; split your concentration between them instead of switching from one to the other."
Reid let out a huff of breath in frustration before closing his eyes and focusing in his Wizarding magic. A moment later he opened his eyes and focused on the book as well, "Wingardium leviosa!" There was a split-second pause before the book slowly lifted off the table. Reid grinned in triumph, "I did it!" It was at the moment when his concentration slipped and the book dropped back onto the table with a 'thump'. "Damn it!"
Drake started laughing again at the look on the older boys face; it was a cross between frustration and a pout. "Hey, at least you got it," Drake said as his laughter died off. "And don't worry; it took me a while to get the hang of it as well. It gets easier the more you work on it."
Reid nodded before focusing and levitating the book once more. This time he held it for a full minute before his concentration broke and the book fell back to the table.
They worked on Reid's wandless levitation for a while longer and at the end of an hour, Reid was able keep the book in the air for five minutes while having a conversation with Drake at the same time.
After gently floating the book back to the table Reid through himself back on the couch with a sigh. "God, I'm exhausted," He said, "I can see why hardly anyone bothers with learning how to do this shit without a wand; much, much easier to just use the damn stick!"
Drake nodded his agreement as he leaned back in one of the armchairs. After a few moments of silence he looked over at Reid to see the older boy lightly dozing. He glanced down at his watch before looking back up at Reid. "Hey, wake up," He said as he concentrated hard and managed to wandlessly and wordlessly levitate one of the pillows on the couch and smack Reid in the face with it.
Reid jerked up right and glared at Drake, "What was that for?!"
Drake grinned and shrugged. "It seemed like a good idea?" He replied. "Anyway, I'm supposed to be at Pogue's soon; you gonna let me use the Cabriolet or do I have to take Aunt Lilah's spare car?"
Reid flopped back on the couch. "Why don't I take you over to Pogue's and drop you off? We can all meet up at Nicky's later," Reid said. "You can either have Pogue take his Corvette and catch a ride with him or get him to let you drive the 'Vette to Nicky's. I'll go with you to drop it back off at his place after and bring you home if he wants to take the bike."
Drake nodded as he slowly made his way to his feet, "Let's go then. I wanna get as much practice in as possible before we head to Nicky's.
The two headed out to Reid's car and he once again tossed Drake the keys, opting to doze on the drive over to Pogue's while his cousin drove.
As they pulled to a stop in Pogue's drive the older teen walked out of the garage and raised an eyebrow at them as Drake stepped out of the driver's side of the car. "He let you drive his car?" Pogue asked surprised.
Drake nodded, Yeah. He even let me drive it to my driving test, for my test and home."
Pogue blinked for a second as he glanced at Reid, who was still dozing in the passenger's seat. "Is he sick?" He asked jokingly, "Or maybe high? I never thought he'd let you driver his baby."
Drake laughed while Reid just lazily lifted his hand and flipped the two of them off. He then slowly got out of the car and stretched before going around to the driver's side.
"As much as I'd love to stay and watch Drake crash into a tree or something, I'm exhausted, so I'm gonna go home and take a nap before we go to Nicky's tonight," Reid said. "I'll see you guys there."
They watched as Reid drove off and Pogue turned to Drake. "You ready to learn how to ride a motorcycle?" He asked with a grin.
Drake grinned back at him, "Hell yeah!"
They moved over to Pogue's yellow motorcycle and stopped next to it, Pogue turning back to look at Drake. "Okay," He started, "So this is just like riding a bike as far as the balance goes. Possibly just like riding a broom, since I'm assuming you have to be able to balance really well on one of those."
Drake nodded and watched as the older teen motioned to different parts of the bike as he continued his explanation.
"Now, on your right handle bar is the front brake and the throttle. The left is the clutch. The throttle is what controls your speed. Got it?" He asked as he looked back at the younger boy once more.
The blonde nodded again. "Right handle bar has the throttle and the front brake; left is the clutch," He repeated and Pogue nodded.
"Your right foot controls the back brake and you use your left foot to shift gears. Shifting is kind of like driving a car. You let of the throttle, engage the clutch, shift and then throttle up again." He looked over at Drake to make sure he was still following the explanation.
"Throttle, clutch, shift, throttle; got it," Drake said.
Pogue nodded his satisfaction at Drake's understanding and motioned to the bike once more. "Go ahead and get on and start it up," Pogue told the blonde.
Drake climbed onto the motorcycle and lifted the kickstand before engaging the clutch and starting the engine and let it idle while he put on the helmet that Pogue handed him and turning back to Pogue for more instructions.
"Okay, now slowly let off the clutch and turn the throttle, just like with a car," Pogue instructed. "Don't accelerate too fast and I want you to stick with first gear for a bit before you switch to second, okay?"
Drake nodded and turned his attention back to the bike and following Pogue's instructions. He slowly turned the throttle while easing out the clutch and as the motorcycle began to move he lifted his foot from the ground. He slowly accelerated, speeding up until the point where he'd need to shift before slowing back down. He did this a few times, driving up and down a short stretch of Pogue's driveway in first gear.
Pogue watched Drake carefully as he drove up and down the driveway for about five minutes. As the blonde turned around and passed him once more he called out to him, "Okay, switch to second this time and do the same thing." He saw Drake nod before the other boy sped up once more, going a little faster this time before switching to second gear. They continued this way for another five minutes until Pogue told him to practice switching back and forth between first and second. The next five minutes was spent with Drake driving down the driveway in first before turning and coming back in second then down shifting back to first to go back down the driveway. After Pogue was sure that the sixteen-year-old had the hang of shifting and down shifting, he told him to go ahead and try all of the gears. Pogue watched for the next thirty minutes or so as Drake got the hang of driving the motorcycle then motioned for the boy to park the bike.
Drake parked and set the kickstand before turning off the bike and pulling off the helmet. He turned to Pogue with a huge grin on his face. "That was so awesome!" He exclaimed with excitement.
Pogue grinned back at him. "You wanna head out to the road? See how fast you can go?" He asked.
"Really?" Drake asked and Pogue nodded.
"Sure, I'll take the 'Vette and meet you at the end of the driveway," He said as he headed over to the aforementioned Corvette. It was a yellow Corvette Z06 coupe that perfectly matched the color of his motorcycle. He quickly slipped into the car and started it up, waiting as Drake put the helmet back on and restarted the bike. He watched Drake take off down the driveway and followed after him. At the end of the driveway, he carefully pulled off to the side and parked the car, getting out to watch as Drake slowly turned on to the empty stretch of road.
Drake pulled onto the road and sped up quickly and smoothly. It wasn't long before he was zipping up and down the road, pushing the bike to its limits. After about forty-five minutes of this, in which Pogue simply lounged against his Corvette watching Drake carefully, ready to intervene if the younger teen lost control, Drake pulled up to a smooth stop a few feet from Pogue letting the engine idle as he pulled off the helmet.
"You ready to head to Nicky's?" Pogue asked.
Drake nodded, "Do you want me to take the bike back up to the house and ride with you in the 'Vette or are we going separately?"
"Why don't we go separately?" Pogue suggested. "I'll take the 'Vette and you can take the bike."
Drake grinned at him. "Really?" He asked. "Cos I can take the 'Vette…"
Pogue shook his head. "Nah. Go ahead and take the bike. Just don't crash it or anything," He warned. "And try not to speed too much; we don't need you getting stopped since you don't have a motorcycle license."
"Sure. No problem," Drake replied and slipped the helmet on as Pogue got back into his Corvette.
Minutes later both teens were speeding down the road towards Nicky's.
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Voila! I hope you liked it!
Just to let everyone know, I've never driven a motorcycle before so if I got anything wrong, I apologize. I actually got Pogue's instructions from 'The Choice' by Nicholas Sparks. (Awesome book! If you haven't read it, you should!)
Next chapter, Nicky's and some more Drake/Tyler interaction! Yay!
Until then,
Kyra