Author/ff.net: Azrael
Paring: Percy W./Oliver W.
Rating: Parental Guidance is advised. (as if? ^_^)
Disclaimer: All of them does not belong to me. You know that, I know that, heck
I bet even Oliver and Percy knows that.
Warning: **slash alert**
Notes: This part took quite a bit of time for me to write, hopefully it's
worth it. We meet Percy's first, and Oliver and Percy shares their first
moment (hopefully not their last.) I'm going back to school in a few days,
so i won't know when I'll get a chance to write again, so bear with me, I'll try
to finish the story but when still remains to be seen. I think we all know
how this is going to end, but as they say the fun part is in getting there, I hope
you're all enjoying the ride. Read and Review. Thank you
kindly.
This is for my Angel, you know who you are. (I promise we'll finish it eventually **smiles**)
Chapter 5 : A Kiss is just a Kiss or is it?
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Percy wasn't asleep any longer. He'd woken up earlier when Oliver stopped for a carton of milk and a box of cookies. Still, he didn't give any indication that he was awake. He needed this time to think and to sort and collect his thoughts. The wedding would be fraught with chaos and mayhem, with the twins, Fred and George, Percy's sure that it would be a safe bet. It's a pity that his family has improve their financial situation since the defeat of Voldemort. He never thought that the day would come when he wouldn't be glad that his father Arthur Weasly was declared as Minister of Magic. If this hadn't been so, then Molly Weasly, his mum would have just bought ---- uhmm, a ladder and ask her to elope. He was kidding of course his mum wouldn't do that, they'd just keep the wedding for the immediate family, not this gala of sorts.
If only Percy had begged off the wedding at the last moment and claimed that he was ill – which at the moment his stomach can lay legitimate claim to. But that excuse wouldn't wash for long anyway, it wasn't going to work, with the kind of family he has, they'd probably just bring the wedding to him. Not for the first time, Percy wondered, why he hasn't succumbed to losing his mind entirely, he hasn't been committed…. At least, not yet, but the week isn't over, at this rate he'd be confined at the loony bin before Monday.
He opened one eye and too a peek at Oliver, who was, surprisingly for a first time driver, looked completely relaxed behind the wheel of the car.
What would his parents think of him?
What would his brother's say about Oliver being his date for the wedding?
What would Fred and George say about their former team captain being their brother's boyfriend, although a pretend boyfriend at that?
He's just might glad that Penelope or some former lover of his wouldn't be there. Percy smiled, Oliver was an old flame's nightmare, heck he was Percy's nightmare. But he was fun to be around, that much Percy can admit, the energy that he exudes continues to have a positive effect on Percy's character. The fact that he laughed more times today, than the whole week is proof of that.
Maybe, he was being too pessimistic in thinking that the wedding is going to be a disaster. Maybe the weekend wouldn't be so bad, after all. In reality in would only be just one weekend out of his life and when this is all over. His life would go on as before. Normal and Boring, just the way he liked it.
"Well, Now I've done it." Oliver said, looking over at Percy who he noticed was already awake.
"What?"
He pointed to the bridge that was a landmark, as their car started across the bridge. "We'll be there in no time."
The words were no sooner out of his mouth, when the car conked out and coasted to a stop.
"Come on, start." Oliver coaxed, as they sad in a dead car in the middle of the road. They weren't causing a traffic jam, because traffic was light on that particular afternoon. But it wouldn't be long before there was one if they couldn't get the car started again.
"Maybe we're out of gas." Percy said dryly.
Oliver gestured towards the gauge. "No, it looks fine, it isn't on empty yet."
With Percy's patience long gone, he swore inwardly and got out of the car and lifted the hood.
"What are you doing?" Oliver asked perplexed.
"I'm checking under the hood to see what's wrong. " Percy explained, his head still on the task at hand. "Luckily, my dad taught me a thing of two about cars."
After a few minutes of tinkering, Percy returned to the car and walked over the driver's seat window.
"Well, what's wrong with it?" Oliver inquired.
"I've checked under the hood and everything looked fine to me. If I could hazard a guess if probably something that we don't see, inside the engine, or maybe the electronic modulator."
"Can we do something, like maybe with our wands."
"What would be the point? it wouldn't work, since we don't exactly know what's wrong with it. Besides, there's a lot of cars passing by us, someone might notice."
"So what do we do now?"
"We'll probably need a tow truck." Not exactly what Percy had planned, but what can he do.
"Is that you Percy baby" someone called from a black Toyota sedan that had passed them. The Toyota pulled over in front of them and a guy came out.
On no, Percy groaned to himself. This really isn't his week. Of all the people that could have stopped, why did it have to be this person. No one worst could have stopped to give them a hand.
It was Marcus Flint, his first boyfriend. His first, the one that he just admitted to Oliver a few hours ago.
The one who dumped him, when his father was the object of ridicule in the Magic world. Now that his father was back on top, Percy supposed that Marcus has changed his mind, and Percy was good enough to talk to again.
He'd be polite of course. Because they needed a ride.
"Flint?" Oliver remarked, watching the man approach.
Flint was short and stocky, someone who thought of himself as handsome. You could tell this by the way he swagger as he walked. He was cute, Percy would have to admit to that (he still had taste, after all), but in a pesky sort of way. Now that Percy had matured, he realized that the man walking towards him, was the wrong choice for him. As far as Percy was concerned, Marcus never happened. He'd almost convinced himself of that fact. Almost forgotten that library incident in their fourth year. Unfortunately for Percy, the twinkle in Marcus Flint eyes said that it had happened and that it wasn't forgotten.
"Uh-huh." Percy muttered, answering Oliver's question, hating having to admit to his bad judgement.
"So he was your **Good** friend at school?" Oliver prompted. "The one that you were talking about, your first?"
Percy didn't dignify that with an answer.
Oliver slid down the window of the car. "Hey Flint, it's been a long time."
"Wood, is that you" Marcus was genuinely surprised to see Oliver. When they were all in Hogwarts, Oliver and Marcus were rivals, both being captain of their house Quidditich team, and they weren't too fond of each other.
"Yup, in the flesh. Good thing you stopped by, we're stuck the car's dead." Apparently Oliver was man enough to cast aside their past. "Could you give us a lift?"
Remarkably Marcus seemed to as well. "Sure thing. Why don't we load all your things in my car and we'll call for a tow truck on my car phone while I run you over to the Weasly's. You are here for the wedding, aren't you Percy baby?"
"You know about the wedding?" Percy asked surprised.
"Heck, I'm in the groom's wedding party."
Great, the scenario just worsened. Not only was he attending Ginny's wedding with a pretend date, Marcus was the one his mum Molly was talking about. If he was going to be there for the wedding, then he'll probably be there for the whole weekend too. Percy looked up at the sky to cast the blame on it.
"Hey, Percy Baby, what do you want to do?" Oliver asked, showing him his killer grin.
Percy glared at Oliver. "What I want to do isn't legal." He retorted.
"Percy Baby!!! Shame on you. Not in front of company." Oliver teased.
"Murder, I meant murder." Walking to the back seat and getting his things before Marcus could do it for him.
"So did Fred and George invite you to the wedding?" Marcus asked as he and Oliver placed the trunk on the, well, trunk.
"Actually I'm Percy's date." Oliver looked at Percy for confirmation. "Isn't that right, Percy Baby?"
"Quit calling me that." Percy said between clenched teeth.
"Yes, dear." Oliver just grinned at him as he opened the trunk of the car and began lifting their things out. Percy continued to glare at him.
"Muggles are starting to stare, we'd better get a move on and call a tow truck." Marcus interjected.
Oliver slammed the trunk closed and followed Marcus to the car, carrying the heavier of the trunk and the wedding gift. Bringing up the rear, Percy wondered whatever did he see in Marcus. Though he didn't much like Oliver's teasing, comparing him to Marcus, showed Oliver in a much better light.
Oliver was taller, definitely cuter and had some charm, and somehow he didn't think that status was that important to him. Unlike Marcus, he found that out the hard way.
Marcus made the call for a tow truck. Oliver at the moment seemed occupied in looking at the contraption (car phone) that Marcus just used. Marcus turned his attention back to Percy at the backseat (he dived in it the first chance he got, so he wouldn't have to sit beside Marcus) and gave him a wry grin. Percy didn't pay him any mind and chose to look on the cars beside them.
"So Wood, still playing Quiddtich? I reckon you don't make enough money at that, that's why I gave it up. The pay's lousy and much worse if you're on the reserve team."
Oliver didn't take offense. Percy didn't know what Marcus did for a living now, but he wasn't going to let him get away with being the first class jerk that he was, even to Oliver.
"Oliver isn't on the reserve team any longer. He does very well, in fact he plays for the Appleby Arrows now, he's the team captain." Percy defended Oliver.
Oliver just chuckled at the front seat.
"So how about you Percy baby, last I heard you were doing really well at the Ministry." Marcus said, his eyes on the road. "Your father said that you just had a promotion. You a head secretary now or something?"
"He's just been promoted as Director of the Department of International Cooperation." Oliver informed hi,. "How about you Flint, what do you do now that you're not playing Quidditch?"
"I've taken over my father's business in car dealerships. This baby right here." Marcus said patting the steering wheel, "is one of our brand new models. What do you think of it, Percy baby?"
Percy didn't want to burst Marcus' bubble, but his business while impressive, is not that much of an accomplishment since he didn't even lift a finger in establishing it. The rest of the ride were spent in silence.
"Well, here we are folks." Marcus said as they pulled into the long winding drive that led to the Weasly's home, The Burrow.
When the car stopped. Oliver stepped out and held the back door open for Percy. As Percy slipped out of the car, he noticed that Marcus was watching them, and he impulsively threw his arms around Oliver's neck and kissed him on the mouth.
The kiss that he laid on the surprised Oliver was as passionate as he could make it and Oliver returned it in kind until his knees turned to putty.
"Golly, Percy baby, I guess we're much better friends than I thought." Oliver whispered beneath his breath as Percy broke the kiss.
Percy just glared at him.
"Oh, that was for ol' Flint's benefit was it." Oliver said, as if he didn't know that all along.
Percy had to repress the urge to kick him where it hurts. It would have ruined what he just did as Marcus would have noticed the truth. Although after that kiss, he really wasn't sure what the truth is anymore. In any case, one thing is for certain. Oliver knew his way around a kiss.
When he didn't answer, Oliver persisted. "What the hell did Flint do to you anyway?"
Before Percy got a chance to answer him, a shorter version of Percy came running from the house to embrace Percy. Where Percy's hair was a darker shade of red, and the child was almost strawberry like. But all in all, this kid could have been Percy himself, or anyone of the Weasly's 20 or so years ago. "Uncle Percy!"
"Guess I'll be leaving then." Marcus said. Percy gave him a wan smile and Oliver shook his hand as he lifted their things off the car.
The young lad was chattering away as Marcus drove away leaving Oliver standing with his arms laden with packages. "These trunk weighs a ton. What did you do anyway, bring your work with you?"
Percy's guilty look told him that he had.
The kid pouted. "Uncle Percy, I thought that you were going to teach me some magic this weekend."
"I will, child, I promise, I wouldn't even open my folders."
"You Promise?"
"I promise." After being assured that his uncle meant what he said, the boy looked up to Oliver and sent him a questioning look.
"Hello, my name is Oliver." Oliver offered his hand, the boy shyly took it.
"My name is Ruelf, nice to meet you sir."
Oliver smiled at the well mannered child. "Okay, kiddo why don't you show us to the house." Percy prompted and the child ran ahead of them and waited at the door, where a female that Oliver didn't recognize was standing.
"What is this I hear that you brought your work with you." The blonde woman admonished Percy.
"Don't be silly Percy is going to be busy having a great time this weekend to think about work." This sentence coming from another woman, this time a female replica of Percy. "Oliver? This is a surprise. Percy didn't say that you were coming. This blonde here is my sister in law, Fleur she's Ron's wife. And I reckon that you already met Ruelf."
Oliver took the offered hand and gave her a smile. "Ginny, it's been a long time." He said and looked at Percy, "Percy wanted to surprise all of you so he didn't say a word."
"Percy!!!"
"We're here to celebrate your wedding Ginny, so don't go putting any silly ideas into mum and dad's heads, promise."
"Okay, I'll behave, but you know Mum, she'll want to find out more about this dishy guy that you brought. Wait 'til Fred and George sees who you brought. They'll freak." Ginny said.
"Why did Marcus bring you anyway?" this question coming from Fleur.
"Well, the car that we brought broke down and we had to call a tow truck. Marcus came along and helped us." Percy shrugged.
"Okay, so how long have you been dating?" Ginny inquired.
Percy and Oliver looked at each other, this one they had not talked about.
As Percy didn't answer, Oliver answered for the both of them. "About three months."
"Percy!!!" both women exclaimed.
"It was a… ahhh…. Errrr…" Percy began to try and explain, but his thoughts and were nowhere to be found, as well as his ability to speak.
"Well, we weren't exclusive until about two weeks ago. Percy didn't want to jinx it, you see. That's why he didn't say anything." Oliver supplied.
"Well, come on inside then. Before things starts to go crazy around here." Ginny offered as she gestured both of them inside. Ginny gave Percy a map. "Dad changed the outlay of the house quite a bit, so here's a map. Why don't you bring Oliver up to your new bedroom Percy, so that you two could freshen up and rest before mum and dad gets back. They took the twins to the airport to collect Bill and Charlie." She explained. "That map would tell you where to go."
Oliver followed Percy upstairs, both carrying their trunks. Once they found the bedroom, he set down the trunk and went to test out the bed. Bouncing on it, Oliver declared it to his liking.
"Percy baby, why don't you come here and join me." Oliver coaxed.
"No and stop calling me that. You make me sound like some sort of tramp. They told us to go to my bedroom to freshen up, not for you to get fresh."
"Guess we're not such good friends behind closed doors, hun?"
"We are not going to be anything behind closed doors together. I'm sure that there must be an extra bedroom for you to use around here."
"Now, now, Percy baby how would that look?"
"Like we're not sleeping together, that's how?"
"The kiss that we shared outside before, looks like we're doing much more than just sleeping together."
"I only did it for Marcus' benefit and you know it."
"Want to do it for my benefit." Oliver teased.
Percy simply threw an empty bag at him.
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Next time : Oliver meets the rest of the family and he and Percy goes out.
