"Ouch!" Albus yelled out as James and Scorpius helped him back into the house. "Watch it!" he grimaced as his foot smacked into the doorway.
Ginny saw the three boys and exclaimed, "What happened?"
"We were playing Quidditch, and Al fell off his broom," James explained.
"You crashed into me!" Albus yelled.
"Is that true, James?" Ginny asked.
"It's…possible," James said, "But Albus wasn't even paying attention to where he was flying. He was making goo goo eyes at Scorpius here, and I couldn't avoid him."
Scorpius' eyes grew wide as he stared at James.
"Shut it!" Albus said defensively.
Ginny helped James set Albus on the couch, and she looked at his ankle. "It's only sprained," she announced, "I can fix it easily. I'll go get my wand."
She left the room and Albus glared at James. "Goo goo eyes?" he exclaimed.
James laughed. "Relax, little brother, It's just a joke."
But Albus bit his lip and stared past James at Scorpius, who looked nervous. Ginny came back into the room and quickly mended Albus' leg. Albus stood up.
"Thanks, mum," he said, "It feels perfect."
"Be careful next time," she smiled at him and left the room. James walked into the kitchen, leaving Albus and Scorpius alone.
"He's so full of it," Albus scowled.
Scorpius sighed. "He's figured it out."
"No, he's just like that. He always makes fun of me like that, saying that I love you."
"Well…do you?" Scorpius asked.
Albus stuttered, "I- I don't know. Maybe."
Scorpius smiled. He took a step towards Albus, but stopped when he heard Lily's voice. "If you don't want everyone knowing, you two might not want to start snogging in the middle of the living room." She had come in from outside and was now standing by the front door.
Albus blushed. "Just saying," Lily added with a smile.
"Albus, Lily, Scorpius, It's dinner time," Ginny called from the kitchen, and the three of them followed her voice.
Later in the night, Scorpius was sitting in Albus' room and they were playing a game of Exploding Snap. Harry walked into the room and said to Scorpius, "Your dad is here, Scorpius. Time for you to go."
Scorpius followed Harry downstairs, Albus close behind. Albus squeezed Scorpius' hand as he was leaving and they shared a look that clearly wanted a kiss goodbye. Draco eyed them with curiosity.
"You and Albus seem to be getting…ah- closer," Draco noted to his son after they'd Apparated back to Malfoy Manor. It wasn't in a cruel way, more of an observation.
"Uh, yeah," Scorpius said cautiously. Draco knew, and accepted, that Scorpius preferred guys over girls, but never really suspected he would end up with Harry's youngest son.
"It's not what you're thinking, Dad," Scorpius said, but he really was an awful liar. Draco watched his son go to his room with a small smile on his face, and went to join Astoria in their bedroom.
"What is it, love?" Astoria asked him as he lay on the bed and chuckled slightly.
"I think Scorpius and Albus have something together."
Astoria smiled. "It wouldn't surprise me. Every time Ginny's invited me to the house for dinner, Albus asks me how Scorpius is. He's all he ever talks about."
"I thought Albus liked girls."
"Just because someone never says they like blokes, doesn't mean they don't," Astoria said.
"I can't believe we're talking about this," Draco said with a slight laugh. "I thought the biggest surprise came when Scorpius told us he was a Hufflepuff. Now he's falling for a Potter."
"You know Harry and Ginny are your friends," Astoria said, poking Draco in the side.
Draco sighed. "I'm a sad excuse for a Malfoy." He laughed and looked at his wife. "Friends with Weasleys and Potters."
"I think you're great," Astoria smiled, kissing her husband.
A few weeks later, Albus was at Malfoy Manner for dinner and he and Scorpius were sitting on the porch.
"Are we ever going to tell anyone about this?" Scorpius asked suddenly.
"I- I don't think I'm ready yet," Albus said evasively.
"Ready for what?" Scorpius asked.
"For everyone to know that I…that I like blokes."
Scorpius looked slightly offended.
"What did I say?" Albus asked, "And for that matter, I know something's been bothering you for the past week or so. What is it?"
"Well….It's been weeks, Albus. Why won't you tell anyone? Are you ashamed that you like me? That you like blokes in general?"
"No!" Albus exclaimed. "It's not like that, Scor. I just…I want to take things slow and telling everyone would make that hard."
"How?" Scorpius asked, "We'd still be the same Albus and Scorpius we've always been. I want to tell our families."
"No," was all Albus could think to say.
"Do you love me or not?" Scorpius asked. It was a subject Albus had avoided since that say in the living room when he'd sprained his ankle. Albus didn't reply.
"Ok," Scorpius sniffed, "I get it. It's been a short time since we've gotten together and you're not ready to use that word. I just…I don't know. I figured….we've known each other for so long…that maybe….maybe you'd have fallen in love with me the way….the way I fell for you."
He stood up and ran into the house and Albus watched him go. Finally, he stood up and walked into the house. Instead of going to comfort Scorpius, like he knew he should, Albus asked Draco to take him home.
"Oh, ok," Draco said, "You want to go say bye to Scorpius first?"
"No….that's ok."
Draco raised his eyebrow. After watching Albus and Scorpius sneak around for the past few weeks, he was surprised to suddenly find Albus being so distant.
"Ok, then…Let's go."
Albus grabbed a hold of Draco's arm, and they Apparated back to the Potter house.
Don't hate me! It needed some drama. XD I love the amounts of reviews I got on the last chapter. I'd love the same amount on this one, even if it's just to yell at me for making poor Albus and Scorpius argue. XD
