For the Chocolate Frogs Competition (emotion: giddiness; location: Burrow; song 'Happy,' Leona Lewis, specifically the lines "Holding on tightly / Just can't let it go"); the Rainy Days Drabble Challenge (AlScor); the If You Dare Challenge (504. Rain) and the Song Fic Bootcamp (song: 'Happy,' Leona Lewis; 30. jump)
For Uni :3
"Boys! Come back in!" Grandma Weasley's voice came from the silvery animal. "It's about to start raining!"
Arthur and Molly Weasley were the type of grandparents who doted on their grandchildren, willing to give in to their every desire. After all, as Molly had often been heard saying, grandchildren were nature's way of allowing parents to give their children the grief they had given them.
So it wasn't any surprise that they enjoyed having as many grandchildren in the Burrow as possible. And Molly Weasley, being the loving mother that she was, was more than happy to welcome them into the fold.
Even if those friends just so happened to be Scorpius Malfoy.
Albus waved his wand lazily, his own Patronus erupting from his wand. "Tell Grandma not to worry, and that we'll be fine," he murmured before sending the animal on its way.
Scorpius turned, supporting his weight on one arm, and looked at Albus. The two boys were lying in the middle of the grass on the little hill near the Burrow. "Why exactly are we staying out in the open when we know it's about to start pouring in a moment?" he asked the brunet archly.
"Just wait for a few moments," Albus replied, flashing Scorpius a charming grin. "I promise you'll see why I enjoy the rain so much."
"I still think you're an idiot, and I'm a bigger one for agreeing to this with you, but fine," Scorpius said resignedly. "Whatever you say."
The boys waited for a few moments, Scorpius drumming his fingers against the ground impatiently. And then, with a thunderous roar, the skies burst open.
In a blink of an eye, Albus had leaped to his feet, pulling Scorpius up with him. As his friend watched bemusedly, Albus let out a giddy laugh, spinning around in the rain in sheer bliss.
"What is wrong with you?" Scorpius asked in confusion.
Albus paused in his odd dance, and grabbed Scorpius' hands. "Come on!" he exclaimed, forcing Scorpius to spin around with him.
After a couple of seconds, Scorpius forced him to stop. "I still don't get it," he complained, looking at Albus from under drenched hair which was sticking to his forehead. A quick glance of the blond boy revealed that he was soaked to bone, and, unlike Al, emphatically not enjoying it.
Looking at the shivering boy, Al sobered up quickly, stepping close to Scorpius and hugging him. "I'm sorry," he murmured, "We can go back if you'd like."
"N-No, it's okay," Scorpius replied, shivers becoming lesser as Albus' warmth reached him. "You're enjoying it here; I don't want to force you to leave."
Looking down at his best friend, all Albus could think was that Scorpius looked heartbreakingly adorable with that earnest expression on his face. He had hidden his attraction to the blond boy very well over the last year, but he couldn't control himself any longer.
Slowly, so as to make sure that Scorpius understood what Albus was about to do, and to give him time to pull away if he wanted to, Albus bent down to press his lips against those of the other boy.
It was meant to be nothing more than a gentle, chaste kiss, but the boys were fifteen, after all. Within moments, it had stopped being innocent and deepened into an exploration of feelings and sensations, the two boys sinking into the new emotions they were experiencing. It was only when the need for air became a pressing matter that they pulled away from each other.
"Suddenly," Scorpius whispered, pressing his forehead against Albus', "I can definitely see the appeal of the rain."
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