Edouard and Eros had been dating for nearly six months and boy had it been a wild time. The two had met under some strange circumstances but they had overcome that quickly enough and ended up at Ed’s place. Ed did his best to make the first date as magical as their first encounter had been, taking him to a charity Quidditch match for the Hogwarts benefit put on by the Ministry of Magic. The two of them had also travelled halfway around the world to Africa to attend a benefit for Eros’s work as well. Tonight however, Ed had suggested that they meet at a club in London. Clubs were certainly not Ed’s thing, but he knew that Eros would enjoy it and Ed had decided how they spent the last several nights together so he felt that he owed him the chance to enjoy himself, after all Ed could enjoy anything as long as he was with Eros.
The young French man had travelled quickly from practice that afternoon. The practice had gone well, but he had been rather preoccupied thinking of the date that was coming up later in the evening. As such, Ed had ended the practice for his reserves a little early and headed home. After a quick shower, Ed had donned some of his “sexiest” robes for the occasion. The young man liked being show off as much as he liked showing Eros off. He was very proud of his incredibly attractive boyfriend, but he was also somewhat vain when it came to being compared to his arm candy. Tonight was a little different however, the two of them were meeting at the club, and they had agreed to keep it rather ‘unmagical’ as they were right one the edge of the magical section of London and heading into a Muggle club. While Ed hated the idea of being surrounded by so many mudbloods, he was more than a little excited to see just how much skin Eros would be showing off for the evening.
As he did his last check, Ed realized he didn’t have any wizarding coin and would need a little of the Muggle money if he was going to be able to treat Eros to anything tonight. Apparating to the Leaky Cauldron, Ed entered Diagon Alley and sped down the winding street to the wizarding bank where he withdrew a few handfuls of gold, silver and bronze coins. Heading to a small counter, Ed passed a portion of the money bag to a goblin and received several strange looking coins and bills that he put in his pocket. Loathing the uselessness of Muggle money, Ed walked back down the street. It was only as he walked back down the wide alley that he realized how late it was. Shop keepers and employees were shutting the doors, some already locked up for the night. Ed looked down at his pocket watch, noticing the time and seeing he still had about half an hour before he needed to meet Eros for their date.
Making his way over to the Quidditch supply shop, Ed ducked in for a moment to review some of the wares. He and the owner had known each other a while since taking the job at Puddlemore so Ed was always welcome, even moments before closing. Remembering that he needed a new pair of gloves for practices, Ed grabbed one and took it to the front desk. Making arrangements for it to be sent to the front offices, Ed paid the man and made his way back to the street. Walking past the street where Knockturn and Diagon Alley connected, Ed stopped. He saw someone in the shadows. It only took a moment for him to cross the distance to the place where the shape was. Reaching into his trousers and ensuring the wand was still there, Ed spoke “Hello friend, is something wrong?” The French man had no interest in helping, but he wanted the other person to know he had seen them lurking about.
