~Love Letters~

~Chapter 3- An Unfortunate Accident~

When Louis arrived back at his dormitory, he was happy to see a letter lying on his pillow. That was quick. He only left the reply yesterday.

Louis quickly rushed over to the bed, sitting cross legged and ripping the envelope open. He didn't yet know who it could be. It could be any girl in the school. He hoped that could start to narrow down the possibilities if he had a few more clues.

Hello Louis,

You have no idea how happy I was to find out that you replied. Just realising you had read my letter was enough.

I will answer some of your questions, except some which I think might reveal too much. I promise one day, I will tell you who I am but for now, I am happy to be just talking to you like this with you, knowing how I feel for you.

I hope you will decide to write back soon. Feel free to ask some questions. I might not answer all of them but I will try to answer as many as I can.

Louis wasted no time in getting out his quill, ink and paper, and forming a reply.

Hi!

I'm really excited by this. I don't know if it's just all the mystery behind this as well as how different you are from everybody else who has written me a love letter or announced their love.

Well, where to start? I guess I'll ask the simple questions first. Are you a girl or boy? What house are you in? I'll probably ask you more questions later.

Bye for now,

Louis

Louis put the reply near the window sill before happily collapsing down onto the bed and burying his face in his pillow, all with a smile on his face.

~X~

"So, you did reply to the letter?" Albus smirked as they walked across the courtyard.

"Mmm-hmm. They said I can ask a few questions." Louis grinned, bobbing up and down as he walked.

"What if it's some kind of freak...?"

"Don't be negative."

They both giggled, when screaming was heard from down the corridor. The cousins turned around abruptly when a rogue bludger came shooting towards them.

Before either of the boys could react, the bludger hit Louis' right arm and a loud crack was heard. A pain shot through his arm and he hissed, cradling his arm.

The bludger continued to bolt around the courtyard and students ducked and shrieked in fear.

Suddenly there was a yell of 'Depulso!' and the bludger vanished. Scorpius stood there, with his wand held in the air. He glanced over at Louis, who was being supported by Albus, then rushed to his side.

"Are you okay?" The Slytherin asked in concern.

Louis clasped his eyes shut and shook his head frantically, "No! I think it's broken! I can't move it!"

"We need to bring you to the hospital wing."

Scorpius didn't even give Louis time to protest, when he scooped the other blonde up in his arms. People stared at the two on their way, as Louis kicked and thrashed his good arm, telling Scorpius to put him down. The question everyone was asking; why was a Slytherin helping a Gryffindor?

Albus felt a pang of jealously as he trailed behind the two blondes. Scorpius had always paid so much attention to him and made it come across as if he liked the Potter. What was with this sudden change of face? Albus worried... Did Scorpius like Louis now?

Once in the Hospital wing, Scorpius placed Louis carefully on the bed. Albus sat on the side of Louis' bed, rubbing a supportive hand over his shoulder, although he was still fretting about why Scorpius was being so nice.

Scorpius informed Madam Pomfrey about the situation, and she started preparing to mend Louis' bones.

By now, it was no surprise that a number of worried students, mostly girls, had started to crowd the wing, looking to find out if precious Louis was okay. Even Lorcan seemed to have heard and had rushed to the Veela's bedside. There was anxious mutters exchanged and Louis sunk into the bed in embarrassment when Albus started sniggering.

"Everybody, get out! Get out! I'll never be able to fix his arm if you keep pestering!" Madam Pomfrey shooed the concerned girls and Lorcan out, leaving Louis alone with Scorpius and a jealous Albus.

"Er… thanks for helping, Scorpius." Louis muttered, eyeing the covers of the bed.

Scorpius grinned and sat on the chair next to Louis' bed, "No problem."

~X~

After Madam Pomfrey had fixed Louis' bones, which had been very painful for the blonde, she put a support on his arm. Scorpius and Albus had stayed there until dinner, skipping their classes. Albus said he would bring Louis his dinner.

The Veela let his mind wonder back to the letters. Was the person who wrote them here today, when he hurt himself? No, the mystery person seemed more reserved. They seemed the kind of person who would admire him for afar. And would also worry about him from afar.

Albus strolled into the hospital wing, holding a plate of food in his hands. He watched Louis, who was turned over on his side and hadn't noticed his cousin enter.

Albus stroked Louis' hair and he shot up. Albus chuckled and placed the plate on the side table. He took a seat next to the Veela, who leant his head on the Potter's lap.

"Does it still hurt?" Albus said softly.

"It aches." Louis shrugged.

"Your dinner has got a bit cold. I took a detour to our dorm and found this."

Albus held out another letter and Louis' face instantly brightened. He snatched it from the other's, sat upright and ripped the letter open.

Louis,

I was devastated to hear about your accident. I'm so worried about you. I wish I could be the one there, by your bedside, comforting and looking after you. I hope you get better soon. I don't want to be in any pain.

I can't tell you what house I'm in. I feel it will reveal too much. I'm sorry, I just cannot tell you quite yet.

And you will probably be disturbed by this now, but I'm a boy. I know you probably like girls and are not interested in boys, but I would still like to communicate with you through these letters. I felt if I kept such an important fact from you wouldn't be considerate and it might have disrupted things later on.

I hope that hasn't bothered you too much but please, still hear me out. I hope you feel better, my love.

Louis couldn't help but blush at the last bit. My love.

He also thought he would be disgusted about it being a guy. But Louis wasn't at all. He didn't know whether he liked guys or girls. The thought of being with a guy didn't repulse him and the feelings didn't shock him. He wanted to continue to be in touch with this guy, because even though he didn't know who it was, or even know them that well, for some reason, he found him special. He wanted to know more about this boy and what's more… this was the first person he liked. Louis couldn't explain it. He just knew he had these new feelings and wanted to know this boy more.

"He's a guy." Louis whispered.

"Oh…" Albus said with wide eyes, "Well… does that bother you?"

Louis shook his head and then smiled at his friend, "No. It actually doesn't at all."

"Really?"

"I'm not sure about my sexuality." Louis admitted with a shrug.

"Well, you know if you did like guys, that wouldn't be a problem, right?"

"I know you wouldn't mind. You like Scorpius after all, don't you?"

Albus sucked in his breath, "How did you know?"

"It's obvious. You're always flirting and it's not just in a I want to get you into bed way. It's more than that. I understand." Louis placed a hand over Albus'.

"Nobody would ever understand. He's a Malfoy and I'm a Potter. We're supposed to hate each other."

"He likes you too though…"

"No, Scorpius likes you," Albus said with slight frustration, "Didn't you see today? He cares for you… he doesn't just desire you. He actually cares for you."

Louis scoffed, "Stop being an idiot. He hasn't paid any attention to me before."

"Yet, he's been googly eyes around you for the past month or so."

"You're being paranoid. He was just being nice."

"It doesn't matter. That wouldn't get between us."

"You know, I wouldn't do anything, if he did like me?"

Albus smiled softly, pulling Louis towards him, careful not to hurt his arm, and embraced him warmly. They held each other before separating with Louis leaning up against Albus' shoulder.

"I know you wouldn't. Cause you're the best, you know that?"

"Oh, I know."

~X~

A/N: Aw, so there we are! I decided that I'm going to slip in another pairing, later on in this story. I've planned most of the story out, and it just felt right that way. So I hope you all enjoyed that chapter, and please remember to review!

Preview:

"Have you got fatter?" Louis teased with a smirk.
Victoire's jaw dropped and she hissed, "How dare you? You're not the one who just got divorced and has lost the love of your life!"
"Louis, be a bit more zenzitive. Victoire has been through a hard time. She needz zupport right now." Fleur said firmly.
"Yes, because that arsehole, has broken up with me for no good reason at all." The blonde girl spat, leaning up against the counter.
Louis rolled his eyes, "I'm sure he has his reasons."