Chapter Eleven
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Two chapters in one day…
Sebastian Prince entered Heathrow Airport in a state of awe- he'd never been in an airport before. He glanced over at his professor, no! he's dad now, and thought about how weird it was to see the man in Muggle clothing. Alekzander Prince wore black jeans with a green jumper and had his hair pulled back- he looked nothing like Severus Snape. Seb wondered what the man had done to make them look different yet so alike.
"Seb?"
He looked up, "Yes father?" said Seb.
Alekzander smirked, "I'd prefer dad. Would you like some fro yo? It's my favorite."
Seb froze in his tracks, what the hell is a fro yo? "I'd like to try one," he said.
They snacked on their strawberry fro yo as they walked toward their gate and ended up at the gate early. Seb sat with his nose plastered to the window staring at the 737 they were about to fly on.
Alekzander took the moments of silence to think. I think maybe he's improving; he hasn't changed between personalities at all today. I wonder how he's going to take it when I explain that he can't use magic and that we are going to be living as Muggles. Oh shit, we skipped Christmas! "Uhm, Seb… was there anything you wanted to do for Christmas?"
Seb looked up, "All I wanted to do was run away with you. Why? Did you want to exchange presents? I don't normally do Christmas, ya know."
He sighed, thank you god, or whatever deity is looking out for me. "That works. To be honest I don't celebrate it either- that's why I completely forgot about it." He went back to his thoughts until the lady at the gate announced that the plane was boarding. He stood, "Come on, Seb. Time to board." Seb stood and followed him onto the plane, silently saying good bye to England.
Three connections later, they landed in Seattle. Home, thought Alekzander as he stared up at the gray sky. It fit with his color palette quite well.
"It's really pretty here…dad," said Seb.
Alekzander grinned, "I'm glad. I went to college about six hours from here, you know. That's the reason I chose to move us here- Washington's more of a home to me than Hogwarts is." Seb was listening so intently that he walked head on into a man. Alekzander grabbed Seb's shoulder. "I'm terribly sorry sir, my son is just excited. Now come along Seb, we have a subway to catch."
He released his grip on the boy's shoulder then reached down and grabbed the boy's hand. When they reached the flat, he relinquished his grasp.
Seb grinned through the entire tour but froze when they reached his bedroom. "I can't accept this sir; you've already been so kind. Just give me the closet and I'll be happy."
Alekzander froze, they made him live in a fucking closet? He knelt so that he was at eye level with the boy. "Listen to me Seb, you are a good boy. You deserve to have your own bedroom, good food, and nice clothes. We'll go shopping later today for clothes and such." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the boy's trunk then resized it. "Here you go, unpack then meet me down stairs and we'll go shopping." He checked his watch, "Will half an hour do?" he asked.
Seb nodded then got to work unpacking.
As soon as Seb finished they took the subway back downtown. Their first stop was Sears. Alekzander took Seb to the boy's section. "Alright Seb, I want you to choose at least five trousers, three shorts, twenty shirts, and seven sets of underwear. Oh, and a few jackets or sweatshirts. I'll be right over there in the men's section."
With wide eyes, Seb nodded. He glanced around and checked a few price tags. Not only are these nice, they're cheap too! The grin returned to his lips as he fetched a shopping cart and began to fill it. Choosing trousers was easy; he grabbed three pairs of blue jeans- one dark, one faded, and one stone washed- one pair of black jeans, and one pair of kakis. It was even easier to choose shorts; he grabbed two pairs of brown and one pair of black. He chose mostly t-shirts and polo's in an assortment of colors and a few long sleeve button ups. Then of course there were underpants and sweatshirts. I hope he likes what I picked out as much as I do.
A few minutes later, Alekzander arrived with his own shopping cart. "Are you ready to check out Seb?"
He nodded, "Yes dad, I'm ready."
Alekzander nodded then led Seb to the checkout. In the end, the total came to over $700 and Seb felt sick to his stomach. After they paid and Alekzander shrunk their bags, he spoke. "I'm so sorry sir; I didn't mean to spend so much. I'll pay you back I promise. I'm sorry…"
"Don't worry about it," Alekzander interrupted. "We didn't spend nearly as much as I thought we would. And it's my job to provide for you now, that's what dads do. Just understand that neither of us will be getting new clothes for a while. Now we need to get school supplies." He looked around them, "We'll go to Staples. Have you had any problems with your school subjects lately?"
Seb shook his head, "No sir."
"Good."
It was nine o'clock when they arrived home with all their bags- they had clothes, school supplies, and food. They'd even stopped for dinner at Taco Bell- which Seb decided he loved.
They put away the food they'd bought together and organized the kitchen. When they finished, Alekzander spoke. "I'm going to bed. Don't stay up too late." He ruffled the boy's hair. "Good night Seb. Sleep well."
Seb smirked, "You too sir." He ran with his bags upstairs to his room where he hung all of his clothes in his closet and organized his school supplies on his desk. Once he was satisfied with how everything looked he picked up the book he was supposed to read before school started. He flipped open the cover of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and began reading.
