What The Tea Gave Me

[Noah Hatchitt]

Noah had never even kissed a woman before and now he was naked in a bed with one. He knew how some things worked, of course, because even Amortentia didn't give you sex ed, but he'd only know that stuff on a theoretical level. As mentioned before, Noah had always been the sort of man to blush at women he fancied. 

As if things weren't awkward enough, his nakedness was fully exposed. Freaking out, Noah launched from the bed and ripped a curtain off the window to cover his body with it. 

What? It was the nearest piece of fabric he could find.

"What is happening?!" Noah demanded in a quite frankly comical way, if you weren't him or Tuesday. "Who are you?!"

@'Tuesday Hatchitt'

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

"Who are you!?" Tuesday nearly shrieked back, refusing to remove the blankets from over her head even as the man launched from the bed in a mad dash to cover himself from the view of a woman who couldn't even see. She didn't know where she was or how she'd gotten here and because of the situation was already nearly on the verge of crying.

Somehow she managed to control herself, at least a little bit, although she was still shaking terribly. At least she could rule out being kidnapped, for the man was just as panicked as she was. That was... somewhat good, right?

Just barely did Tuesday remove the blanket from herself, but only enough to allow her to peek out and still keep her body completely covered. "W-where are we?" she questioned, looking around the unfamiliar room and at the man.

@'Noah Hatchitt'

  

[Noah Hatchitt]

That Noah could answer. His mind was in a weird state right now. He knew where they were and he could sort of recall how they'd ended up there and, at the same time, he didn't know why. No way he'd end up naked in India with a stranger in his current state of mind.

"India," Noah replied. He then remembered his parents. He could remember having a need for them. No way he'd tell the girl he'd apparently shared a bed with that his parents might be around, though. He didn't know her, but he didn't want to cause her further embarrassment.

Oh Merlin. Her family was probably looking for her now and once they found her in such a state... They'd want to kill him and they'd probably disown her.

"D-do you like... Understand what just happened?" Noah asked her. Most girls didn't know these sort of... things before marriage. And she looked too young to be married. She couldn't be older than seventeen... Oh God, he'd bedded a teenager, as if bedding a stranger wasn't enough!

@'Tuesday Hatchitt'

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

"No!" Tuesday exclaimed, obviously dismayed by his words. Oh, she could assume what had happened between the two of them, for she wasn't quite that naive. What she couldn't understand was how they were in India!

How did they get there!? How long had she been gone!? As far as she knew, it took weeks --if not months-- for a ship to sail all the way there! Magical means of transportation did not even cross her mind at the moment, for she was far too embarrassed and scared. What had happened for her to be out of it for that long.

Everything crashed for her then and Tuesday immediately began sobbing, hiding her face in her knees as she did so. None of it made sense, for the last she could remember clearly was being on shift at the Casino in Irvingly. "How... did we... get to India?" she sobbed, the muffled words barely understandable. Not only was there that, but there was also the fact that she was no longer a virgin. If being poor didn't hurt her chances at marriage one day, this certainly did, for her reputation --what little of one there might have been-- was ruined now!

@'Noah Hatchitt'

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[Noah Hatchitt]

Noah was unable to understand her question so he assumed she'd exclaimed something about being disowned or her life being over, or something of that sort. He felt a pang to his chest. He had done this, because, for better or for worse, he was the most capable between them to initiate a sexual act.

He felt unclean. 

"I'm so sorry!" Noah cried. He made a step towards her but then it occured to him that offering her comfort in any sort of physical way would only make matters worse.

"I didn't mean for this to happen. We must have gotten cursed, or something! I heard that people are planting tiny cupids because of the season and... Maybe a love potion, or something!"

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

Despite Noah’s comment being an attempt to explain what happened, it only served to make Tuesday even more confused than she had been. Lifting her head, she tried to rub her cheeks dry with the back of her hand and looked at him as if he were crazy.

“Curse?” she echoed. “Cupids?” She wasn’t entirely sure what he meant by that at first. It took her a few more moments to understand. “Y-you mean like m-magic?” If she wasn’t already uncomfortable enough, adding that to the mix did not help matters!

Luckily, Tuesday suddenly remembered something before she started to panic again and that kept her focused for at least a brief moment. “The tea?” she suggested, her voice shaky. “W-was it the tea?”

@'Noah Hatchitt'

  

[Noah Hatchitt]

Oh God, was the teenager a muggle too? This made matters even worse. She could explain a love potion incident to a magical family, but to a muggle one? They'd want to burn him alive, and rightly so!

"P-probably!" Noah replied. No wonder it'd smelled so peculiar... Oh, he should have realized what was going on before they'd drank it! He was a bloody healer, for Merlin's sake!

"I'm so sorry... So sorry! I'll make amends. I'll marry you if need be!" He suspected that he was the last person she'd like to marry.

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

"Would you really?" Tuesday questioned, actually surprised by the offer. Somehow, as the whole incident was apparently some kind of magical accident, she expected it to be blown off as such. She didn't know this man and jumped to conclusions when she heard that magic was involved. But perhaps she was wrong?

Even so, she did not feel comfortable asking him to do so, even if it was the proper thing to do. Chewing on her lip, Tuesday struggled with her words before softly speaking. "We're already in India and we've already..." she broke off her sentence, because it was obvious what they had done and even more difficult to say. "You would marry me, even if you don't know me? What if you end up unhappy?"

@'Noah Hatchitt'

  

[Noah Hatchitt]

"It's the right thing to do." And the only thing he could do. How happy would he be knowing that he'd gotten a girl disowned for being unable to control himself, even under the strong influences of Amortentia? And disowned could be the lightest punishment she might received. Some families went as far as to kill their daughters for straying away! She was a muggle and Noah sort of foolishly believed that there was less control over such things.

"Do you have family?" he asked.

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

Tuesday nodded. "Two older brothers, an elder sister, and a younger brother," she replied. Of course thinking about her siblings made her feel even more embarrassed. They were going to be so disappointed of her. While she didn't really think that they would disown her for what had happened, she didn't really think she could bear being unmarried and living with them still after this...

It was then that she remembered she knew nothing about this man. "What about you?" she questioned. "I'm Tuesday, by the way."

@'Noah Hatchitt'

  

[Noah Hatchitt]

No parents? At first, that sounded comforting. Then again, older brothers could be even more protective over their younger siblings. Noah wasn't a strong man, but he'd be a force to be reckoned with if someone had stolen one of his sisters away.

"Noah," he replied. "And I have two sisters. Around your age. It's just the three of us, our parents sort of decided to ditch us to go on a second honeymoon." Why was he sharing all this with her? Well, they'd already shared a bed, so fuck it. Noah needed to get these things out of his system at times.

"Actually, they're supposed to be in India right now. I must have brought us here in search of them."

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

At least you have parents to go to if you need them, Tuesday thought, hearing Noah's slight irritation in his voice. But she could understand being agitated with family, for it was a normal thing, especially if you were particularly close.

Tuesday just really hoped that hers wouldn't be too irritated with her...

"Should we go find them?" she questioned, for she didn't really know what else they should do right now. Maybe going home was a better option, at least so that no one would think she was dead. They didn't have to get married right now, did they? Of course, getting that over with wouldn't leave it hanging in the air either. But she would let Noah make that decision, she supposed.

Moving to stand, Tuesday placed her bare feet on the ground before she remembered that she was still naked. "Uhm... I'd like to get dressed," she told Noah, hoping that he could leave the room, or at least turn around for a moment.

@'Noah Hatchitt'

  

[Noah Hatchitt]

Noah wasn't exactly eager to see his parents. Their relationship was awkward as it was, showing up with a girl he'd bedded would only make things worse. Still, they knew India better and they'd probably be able to help them, having eloped themselves.

"Oh. Right." Noah picked up his trousers from the ground and slid them up his legs. Then, still shirtless, he grabbed his shirt and headed out. 

He waited for her outside.

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

While Noah pulled on his pants, Tuesday averted her eyes. She wasn't really certain why, as they'd already slept together, but she still felt a little awkward being in the room with him in such a state of undress. Maybe that feeling would fade over time if they did get married, but right now, she just didn't know what to do.

After he'd left the room, she pulled on her own clothing and shoes. Sighing, Tuesday took a moment to look out the windows, taking in the unfamiliar city. She had imagined that normally, if she'd ever been able to go anywhere else, she would be excited about it. Now she was simply nervous.

But she left after Noah and they both moved to leave the hotel. "You know," she spoke up as they walked out of the front doors and onto the streets. "We don't have to go to your parents, if you don't want to." It was probably the right thing to do, but she could tell that he wasn't too keen on it. "We can always go to a priest, i-if this is what we are going to do... If wizards even do that, anyhow..." Tuesday had no idea what the customs of magical folk were when it came to marriage. Was it even the same?

@'Noah Hatchitt'

  

[Noah Hatchitt]

She was being so good. That made him feel even guiltier about getting her roped into this. 

"Oh no, we have to," Noah replied. "I don't really know much about India. And we'd need at least two witnesses to get married, yes?" Assuming that they'd agree to be witnesss. But really, they couldn't judge. They'd eloped themselves and now they had abandoned their children to travel  the world. 

"You'll like them, I promise. I mean, they're not scary, or anything." Noah had taken after them, where personality was concerned. Adventurous, slightly silly, a little bit too trusting.

A thought occurred to him them. "They're staying at a hotel called the Smiling Cobra."

  

[Tuesday Hatchitt]

Tuesday shrugged, for she really did not know what was required for a couple to elope. It wasn't like she'd ever been in this situation before! But she at least had wanted to give Noah an out from talking to his parents, maybe even an out from this entire thing, even if she didn't say that aloud.

Truth be told, Tuesday was still terrified, even if she outwardly seemed calm, albeit somewhat pale. She didn't want to marry a stranger, although she felt compelled to in order to fix her mistake! It was just so much change for one day!

At Noah's reassurances, she nodded quietly. "D-do you know where that is?" she questioned, looking around the streets. There were so many people and everything looked so different. But India was part of Great Britain, right? Surely someone spoke English, especially since they had to be in a more British area due to the hotels. "We could ask someone?"