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Step Six

Returning to his bedroom to find Alexei naked and waiting Hugo smiled widely, taking a moment to appreciate the too alluring for words sight with marked interest. And given his extreme extensive vocabulary that was really saying something, Hugo silently acknowledged as his gaze ran over his lover's body like hungry hands. Rationally speaking Alexei was too short and slender for typical male beauty, the firm muscle tone the Slytherin had slaved to get visible only when the man flexed as he was now under his watchful eyes. Maybe that was what appealed to him most, Hugo thought not for the first time, the fact that you wouldn't know just to look at him just how much power and strength had been incased in that slim package.

"Get naked, Weasley."

Just to tease Hugo made as if he intended to climb onto the bed with his clothes on, looking down when Alexei's foot shot out to press against his stomach, pushing him back. Lifting his head to meet the other man's gaze Hugo did his best not to betray his excitement as he stated that he'd rather Alexei took his clothes off for him.

"No. Strip."

Feigning reluctance Hugo lifted each foot in turn to remove his socks, letting them fall from his hand to the floor before grasping the hem of his long sleeve shirt and pulled it up and over his head. Letting that join the socks Hugo could feel the man's eyes on his chest, appreciating the warmth of the gaze since he was well aware of the fact that the best you could say about the trunk of his body was that there wasn't a bit of fat thanks to his Weasley metabolism. What muscles he had were in his arms and legs, the former from hours spent hauling around books and the latter because he had to walk more than any other wizard or witch he knew.

The usual forms of transportation used in the Wizarding World tended to end badly for people who couldn't focus solely on their intended destination, and asking him to clear his mind enough to do that was like asking Sev to forgo a dessert buffet. It was theoretically possible, and had happened once or twice, but sex usually had to be involved for that possibility to occur.

Smiling a little at the thought Hugo finished off his undressing by removing his trousers and then moved forward again, Alexei allowing it this time as he slid onto his bed to join the Slytherin.

Shifting over so that Hugo could stretch out beside him Alexei moved on top of the Gryffindor as soon as he was settled, leaning forward to press their lips together in a possessive kiss that made it clear who was in charge even though neither would ever forget it. It was one of the reasons they fit so well together.

When he finally raised his head Alexei took a moment to appreciate the redden lips beneath him, lifting a hand to brush a finger over the facial hair that circled his Gryffindor's very inviting mouth. "So what made you decide to grow one again?" Hugo had sported a beard before, but only for about a month and then he'd shaved it off a couple of years after they'd graduated.

A rueful grin greeted the question as Hugo stroked his hands up and down Alexei's back as he answered. "Three months ago I was asked to go to a weeklong conference in Germany, and I sort of picked up a stalker…who looked like Father Christmas. He kept going on about my curls and young looking body and since I promised my Gran to never cut off all my curls again…well the beard thing was the best I could come up with. It seems to keep the pedophiles after me down to a minimum."

Groaning Alexei shoot his head, his brain hurting as he remembered the very real problem Hugo had when it came to sexual predators. The combination of curls and adorable innocence Hugo had radiated as a child had attracted people to him like bees to honey, and naturally some of those people weren't the sort any sane person would want near a little kid who didn't have the sense not to talk to strangers. It had been so bad that Rosie had adopted the 'kick in the shins first, ask questions later' policy towards anyone who tried to remove her brother from her eagle eye vigil.

And you'd have thought that would end once Hugo reached his teen years, but oh no, it hadn't. Men and women old enough to be the Gryffindor's grandparents had been known to target the often clueless until he was hit over the head with it Weasley even today. Point in fact, this latest incident.

"You should have just jinxed the hell out of that old man. You're Harry Potter's nephew for fuck sakes. You'd get off without a warning."

Hugo shook his head at the idea, he would never use his uncle or what the man had suffered to get out of trouble. Not that he'd ever really been in serious trouble with the law before, or even a little trouble in all honesty, but he wouldn't if he ever were to find himself in that situation. It was the principle of the thing.

Having a pretty good idea what the Gryffindor was thinking Alexei just rolled his eyes. "I'd say you need a keeper like Lily, but that wouldn't be enough. You need a warden."

Deliberately raking his nails down the Slytherin's back Hugo smiled knowingly. "Know someone who'd like the job?"

"I already have a job."

"Who says I was talking about you?"

Making a sound of displeasure in the back of his throat Alexei lowered his head and dug his teeth into what little meat there was in Hugo's right shoulder, lips curving slightly at the excited gasp that greeted the gesture. And mark and point made Alexei turned his attention to sucking on the spot to both soothe and insure that the claiming would stand out like a brand on the man's pale skin.

Hips bucking at the gesture, because oh damn but he loved when Alexei was deliberately possessive, Hugo moaned and squirmed both for the pleasure of their bodies meeting and because he knew he'd be rewarded for it tenfold once Alexei decided his neck had received enough attention.

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When Hugo had activated the shielding around his flat he'd also disabled the doorbell, not wanting either he or Alexei to get distracted while in the throes. Well that and he would have felt guilt knowing that someone was on his doorstep trying to get ahold of him, ignoring him or her like they weren't important enough to talk with. And if Alexei was shagging him it went without saying that answering the door would be the last thing on his mind. So the doorbell didn't work and thus neither man had any idea that while they were enjoying their mutual exploration of each other's bodies two men were on Hugo's doorstep trying to get someone to come to the door.

And when those two figured out the fact that the place had been locked down one jumped to the worst case scenario and the other couldn't get it into his best friend's head that he was overreacting and that there was a likely explanation, which was that Hugo didn't want his whole family descending on him like locust because he'd apparently lost his mind and decided to start dating a Dolohov. But alas, that didn't go over any better and so with a resigned sigh the still rational member of the duo lifted his wand and pointed it towards the flat, ridiculously thankful that at least the shielding allowed patronuses to pass through it.

The silvery fog flowed through the flat and down the hallway, heading straight through the door and over towards the bed before becoming a rather large stag, both men on said bed instinctively forgetting all about shagging when The Chosen One's voice came from the apparition.

"Hugo, I'm sorry, but I really need you to come to the door and let your father see that you're okay. When he couldn't get into your place he checked out the wards and he's convinced that Alexei Dolohov is currently holding you hostage in there. I tried to explain to him that there's no way that he could possibly have create shielding this complex and sophisticated, but he's convinced Sev helped him. You know how he's feeling towards Sev at the moment." A pause. "And you have to come, he says your patronus won't do. And if you don't come he's going to call in reinforcements." Longer pause. "I can't talk any sense into him…you better get out here before his head explodes."

Alexei scowled at the stag as it disintegrated. "I could too shield this place as well as you can."

Not about to tell the man he was currently naked with that his uncle was, in fact, correct, Hugo groaned and then patted Alexei's ass in resignation. Without his mum there to keep his dad in line there was no choice but to give it to stop the insanity. "I'll get rid of them and be back as quickly as possible. Promise. He really will call the authorities on you and you are a Dolohov. They'll blow it epically out of proportion."

Pinning Hugo's shoulders down on the bed Alexei had no intention of letting him go anywhere and said so. In fact he deliberately pressed down hard on the place he'd bit the man earlier to make it plain that he'd fight dirty if necessary to keep Hugo right where he was.

It was a testament to his ability to multitask even in high pressure situations that Hugo didn't forget about the men at his door then and there. "Alexei…I'm the Chosen One's nephew and you're a Dolohov. Things could get very ugly very quickly out there. Just let me go, it will take me five minutes at the most. I'll make it quick, believe me." It went unsaid that they both knew he'd much rather be in bed naked with him than talking to overprotective family members.

Considering the situation Alexei cursed under his breath and then withdrew his hands, surprising Hugo by getting off the bed and going over to where he'd draped his trousers at the foot of the bed.

Eyes widening when the Slytherin retrieved his wand and then headed for the door, still butt naked and showing no intention of changing that fact, Hugo dropped the trousers and shirt he'd just picked up from the floor. "Alexei…what are you planning to do?"

"Stay in the fucking bed and wait for me." Was the man's hot response from the doorway. "They need to talk to someone about our relationship…oh I'll be happy to make sure they get it through their thick Potter and Weasley skulls just what the nature of our relationship is."

Mouth dropping open Hugo actually couldn't process what his man intended to do for several heartbeats and then, seeing that Alexei wasn't kidding, Hugo all but hurled himself off the bed and ran after his very naked and pissed off Slytherin, catching up with him halfway down the hallway.

Without giving warning or any follow up Hugo pushed Alexei back against the nearest wall and then dropped to his knees in front of the Slytherin, ignoring the man's growl of warning as he shifted Alexei's attention from their visitors to him. Lifting one of the man's legs over his shoulder, thus preventing Alexei from being able to get away unless he dissipated, Hugo turned his attention and his mouth to the task of bringing the man to orgasm as quickly as possible by taking his lover's erection between his kiss swollen lips.

Automatically digging fingers into Hugo's unburdened shoulder and into the man's curls, Alexei knew he was being distracted but couldn't quite bring himself to give a damn as he let go of his anger and let it fuel another kind of fire. This was even better than possibly giving Ron Weasley a heart attack as far as he was concerned, and he would be justified in punishing the man currently going down on him for getting in his way which was an added bonus to his way of thinking.

Humming his pleasure when he realized that Alexei wasn't going to fight him or argue, Hugo wholeheartedly got into what he was doing, knowing just how to use his tongue and the suction of his mouth to drive the Slytherin crazy. He was also learning quickly just how to use his beard to his advantage, Alexei's inner thighs as sensitive to the rasp now as they'd been earlier. He was sorry that he couldn't drag it out longer, he did so love to take his time and torment the Slytherin a little when he was in this position, but the situation demanded as quick a finish as possible.

Even though he knew Hugo knew how he liked it Alexei told him anyway, tightening his grip on the man's curls when Hugo deliberately did the opposite of what he'd just told him to do. Oh he knew what the man was doing, challenging him, and loved that about him as he told Hugo exactly what he would do to him once they got back to bed if he did as he was told.

Moaning wantonly, damn but he was going to have to go to the door with one hell of a painful erection, Hugo immediately set about earning the down and dirty sex Alexei had waved in front of him as a reward, wanting it so badly he shuddered with the need.

And just like that the Gryffindor was doing that thing with his tongue Alexei loved, and the heat that had been pooling in the Slytherin's stomach began to boil, so that he forgot about everything but his impending climax and the man who could drive him wild without even trying.

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Not about to deny either of them Hugo enjoyed every moment of Alexei's orgasm when it came, remaining where he was until the other man was spent and obviously struggling to remember why he should stay up right. Smiling over that fact Hugo wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and then took Alexei's leg off his shoulder so that he could easily lift the man into his arms, rubbing his cheek against the Slytherin's hair as he carried the temporarily blissed out Slytherin back to his bed. Gently laying his man down he took a brief moment to enjoy the view before scooping up his own trousers and hurrying back into the hallway, attempting to put them on while he ran for the door knowing he had a very small block of time to get to his father and uncle and get rid of them before Alexei recovered enough to follow through on his previous threat.

Needless to say he had the start of a few new bruises by the time he'd gotten the trousers on and arrived at the door, but he got there and after checking the nearby mirror to make sure there wasn't anything that betrayed what he'd just been up to pulled out his wand.

Undo the wards around his place Hugo opened the door as soon as they were down, not surprised to find his father standing there with his wand, obviously trying and failing to deconstruct his shields while his uncle stood off to the side with a resigned look on his face.

"Hugo!"

"Hi, Dad. Uncle Harry. I'm fine, no need to worry. And sorry for the future worry but I am all grown now and I do know what I'm doing. And now I really do need to get back to what I was doing because that blow job is only going to hold him back for so long. Love you both, see you next family dinner if not sooner. Bye!"

Giving his uncle an apologetic look Hugo closed the door again and quickly sent the shields back into place, resetting all the minor, surface spells his dad had no doubt disabled in the time it had taken him to get to the door.

And vaguely aware of the sound of his father freaking out, he shouldn't have mentioned the blow job now that he thought about it, Hugo forced himself to have faith that his uncle would be able to drag his father off now that they'd seen for themselves that he was in one piece and not being held hostage by a badass Slytherin. Oh please let him succeed for the sake of all their sanities.

Hugo didn't even want to think what would happen if the two stuck around, especially if they got his mum to come since it would drive her nuts when she discovered that she couldn't get through his shields despite her considerable skills. That would not go over well, Hugo mused as he headed back to find Alexei waiting for him in the hallway looking decidedly peeved with him.

Doing his best to look contrite Hugo didn't try to excuse himself, knowing that would be pointless. He just acknowledged the finger Alexei was pointing in the direction of his bedroom and hoped that he would be able to sit down on Monday.

Though if he couldn't, it would so be worth it.