flirting with danger (Jaxon)

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Gemma had wanted to take the Care of Magical Creatures Class, but she didn’t see a need for it when it came to the job she wanted for her future. Gemma wasn’t even sure she still wanted that job. She found herself walking towards where the class took place again even though classes were over for the day. Was it because she wanted to learn? Or was it because she found the professor attractive? Gemma looked down at the ground. She knew it was wrong for her to flirt with him, which she did, but it was so hard not to. As she starred at the ground she almost ran into the professor. Gemma looked up to see such a handsome man in front of her. How could she stop flirting with such a beautiful specimen?

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Classes were done for the day. Well, at least for Jaxon they were done for the day. He was sure that there were professors that were still teaching, but for him, it was three classes and he was done. He'd already said goodbye to his mother who'd brought in a creature for his class, and she'd already left. For now, he was cleaning up whatever the students had dropped or left while they were there. If the things were important, he was sure he'd being seeing their owner sooner or later to claim their forgotten object.

Jaxon had just stood from collecting a scrap of balled up parchment - an item he was sure wouldn't be claimed - when someone bumped into him, the piece of parchment winding up back on the ground. Looking down, he saw a ginger-haired female; she was a pretty thing, but he hadn't seen her in any of his classes. However, he had seen her lurking around before, and was sure he'd heard her name in some way.

"Careful there, Miss......Valentine, right?" he said, a hand holding to her arm to make sure she didn't fall over. He was a rather sturdily built guy, so he knew he wasn't hitting the ground any time soon. "I haven't had the pleasure of seeing you in any of my classes. What brings you all the way out here to my little spot?" he asked with a light smile.

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TAGGED: @gemma

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She should have known that walking and looking at the ground was a bad idea. It always was. Gemma almost got knocked over by someone, but they had been able to steady her before she fell on her butt. Gemma’s jaw almost dropped when she saw who she’d ran into. Professor Jacoby! He knew her name! Well, sort of. Valentine. It was her last name, but it was enough for Gemma to feel giddy, but it quickly went away when he mentioned that he didn’t see her in classes. Gemma rubbed the back of her head, “I didn’t sign up for them.” she admitted as she dropped her arm back down to her side. “I thought I knew what I was gonna do when I got out of Hogwarts, but no I’m not too sure. So, I drop by and watch you teach... when I can.”

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As the young female let her arm drop back to her side, Jaxon let his hand linger against it for just a moment before lifting it to run through his hair, freeing it from the piece of leather he used to tie it back during his classes so that it didn't get in his way. Now, it fell about his shoulders and down his back in gentle waves.

"Oh I see. Well, what did you originally want to do, Miss Valentine?" he asked as he resumed the task of cleaning up. He looked back at her, a sign that she was welcome to follow him if she wished, but he still needed to get cleaned up so that he'd be ready for his classes tomorrow. He gave her a warm smile, the tone of his voice just as warm when he spoke. "You must like watching me teach," he teased her a little as he tossed the bits of parchment trash in the fire pit nearby, using his wand to set them ablaze.

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Wow! His hair was long. Well, Gemma had figured it was but he looked pretty damn fine with it down. “Gemma. You can call me Gemma.” she said. Miss Valentine seemed so formal and it sounded weird to her.  She hadn’t gotten to answer the professor when he began to walk away, but he motioned for her to follow and Gemma wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity. “For awhile, I wanted to be an Auror, but by the time it came to pick electives I wanted to be a Healer. I still want to, but... what if it isn’t something I enjoy? I love animals. All kinds.” Gemma was smiling until another thought popped in her mind.  “My parents want me to become a healer and take part in the craziness against the ministry, but I don’t care about that stuff. I wanna do something I love.”

Gemma shrugged, “You’re lessons are nice, but I enjoy the view even more.”She said and winked at the professor. That’s right. She winked at him! 

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He listened to her talk, taking in all that she said; contrary to what many may think, Jaxon was interested in hearing what the students had to say, whether they were his students or not. He listened to them all; that's what he was there for.

Sitting down on a huge log that was by the firepit, Jaxon looked thoughtful for a moment as he motioned for her to come sit beside him if she wanted. Well Gemma......if you like animals, have you ever thought about becoming a magizoologist? My mother is one, and they work with animals all the time. They study them, interact with them if deemed safe enough, and they even help heal the sick or injured ones. If you love animals, I'd say that's the job for you," he told her. Looking over at her, he immediately noticed the wink; oh my, she was flirting with him, but instead of telling her no and that she shouldn't do that, he grinned at her. After all, he was a man, and he honestly didn't mind a little flirting; he knew how to flirt back just as well. "Well......seems the view is what you're here for now as well, huh Gemma," he noted, his voice having dropped in tone a little so it was slightly deeper than normal which made it purr a little. He could flirt too, and he could do it well.

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Gemma hadn’t expected him to wave her over after she winked at him. She had expected him to tell her how inappropriate it was for her to do that. Gemma cautiously made her way over to sit next to him and slowly sat down just in case this was some sort of dream.. or a trap. “I’ve thought about that, but I would need your class to become a Magizoologist.” She said and nudged him playfully, “Too bad I didn’t take it.”

A smile crept across Gemma’s face as she tucked her hair behind her ear, “I won’t even deny that.” 

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That was one thing about Jaxon that most people never saw coming - expected the unexpected; this situation was the perfect example. Gemma had most likely expected him to chastise her about how wrong it was to flirt with a professor. Well, technically since he wasn't in class, Jaxon didn't consider himself a professor at the moment. Then there was the fact that she was at least seventeen from what he could tell, maybe eighteen if her birthday fell just right. Yes, he was probably eleven or twelve years her senior, but she was still at consenting age, so she was - by all rights - acting of her own volition. That, and Jaxon was a single guy sitting next to a beautiful young woman; who was he to deny her flirting and not flirt back?

"If you want, you may start attending my class, and I will talk to the headmistress about giving you credit for it. Plus, I could always help to tutor you outside of class to catch you up to where everyone else is," he offered, hoping it would help. He would also talk to his mother to see if there was any way she could help Gemma out as far as getting her dream job.

Jaxon chuckled a little, the sound like a low rumble in his chest, but it was a warm sound. "No way you could. But why would a beautiful young woman like you wanna flirt with a scruffy rough houser like myself?" he asked, genuinely curious about it.

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There was nothing wrong with her flirting with Jaxon. She was technically an adult. Her birthday was in December, but her family hadn’t done anything special for her birthday. They never did. There was cake and they sang happy birthday way off key and it was super embarrassing, but it wasn’t much... not for her eighteenth birthday.

Gemma’s eyes widened a such a gesture. It was her last year here and he was going to let her attend his classes AND catch her up? That was a lot of catching up to do. “I- That’s quite the gesture.” she said unsure if she should refuse. Of course she didn’t want to when the idea of one on one tutoring came in. Gemma smiled, “Sure. If the Headmistress will allow it.” 

She chuckled when he said that there was no way that she could deny it. Why would she want to? “Maybe I like scruffy.” she teased. 

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