Chapter 38

At the end of the day, Albus, Alek, and Luis were all put into St. Mungo's mental word. Today was open for people who came to see the patients here.

"Albus, how are you feeling okay? Harry asked. James was there with him.

Albus didn't say anything He just leaned against the wall, much like he was most of the time they were here. The doctors said they were doing everything they could to help him, but it was hard to get through to him.

"Do you want to see Alek?" James asked. They didn't think it was a good idea to put the two together yet, but they thought it might get Albus more responsive. They were getting desperate to get Albus to respond to anything. He ate and took showers and all of that, but he never spoke or even seem to notice what was going on around him.

Albus' lit up. "Can I see him?" he asked softly. "I miss Alek."

They nodded and let Alek came into the room. Alek went over to Albus and hugged him. "I'm so sorry. I never met you hurt you. I love you more than the world."

"B-but you did those horrible things," Albus said, his voice soft and gentle.

"I was being controlled by something. That wasn't me. You know me. You know I'd never do something like that," Alek said.

Albus buried his head into Alek. "I-I knew you could never do those horrible things. I've missed you so much. Where are we?"

"You don't know where you are?" Alek asked.

"No I don't. Am I at the hospital? Why am I at the hospital?" Albus asked, clearly confused.

"What's the last thing you remember?" Alek asked.

"Being told you were evil, and see the bruises, cuts and burns on my dad. I knew you couldn't have done such horrible things if you weren't being forced. You're a good person." Albus started to cry. "I've been so lonely. I thought I might never see you again. I love you so much." Albus was soon sobbing. "I don't know what was going around me. Everything is kind of a blur. But you're here now so everything will be okay right?"

Alek held Albus close. "Yeah everything is going to be okay now." He kissed Albus. "You need to get better though. You're sick. I'm sick too. This is the best place for us for right now. Promise you'll do what the doctors want you to do, okay? If you do that we can see each other more often."

"Why can't we share a room or something? I don't like being away from you for long periods of time. I love you and I want to be with you." Albus said "I love you and I want to be with you."

"We're still sick. Once we're better, we can hang out as much as you'd like, but we need to get better. Okay?" Alek asked.

"I guess. I'll do what the doctors want if it means I can spend more time with you," Albus said.

"Good. Good. I want you to get better," Alek said.

"How am I sick? I feel fine," Albus said.

"You've just been through a lot. You just need sometime to calm back down,"Alek said.

"Like what happened at the end of last year?" Albus asked.

"Yeah. So you know how this works. We're working on the same kind of thing. You got through it once, so you know you can do it again. I believe in you."

"Okay. I understand, I think. I'll work hard to get better," Albus said. "I don't want to be sick, even if I don't understand what's going on."

"That's all anyone can expect you to do," Alek said.

"Alek I think you should head back to your room. We want to talk to Albus too," Harry said.

"No! Please don't take Alek a way," Albus said.

"Its okay. I'll see you soon. Remember you said you'd do what you can to get better? I have to go, so we both can get better." Alek pulled back. He kissed Albus. "You'll see be again soon."

Albus turned a way. "I guess it's okay. As long as you promise we'll see each other again soon."

"I promise," Alek sad. He then left the room with a doctor.

"How are you feeling?" Harry asked.

"Okay. I'm still confused why I'm here," Albus said.

"I'm glad you're talking again. You wouldn't even notice us before," James said.

"I don't remember coming here and I everything is hazy since I got here," Albus explained.

James went over and sat down next to Albus. "You're strong. You'll get though this. I know you can do this."

"I still don't know what 'this' is, but I'll do my best,"Albus said.

"That's all anyone is asking for. We just want you to get better," James said. "And we'll be here for you the whole way. You won't have to deal with things all alone. Everyone is with you on this. I mean, you're just not alone. Dad and I will be here as often as we can. Maybe, after a little while, Lily can come when things down here too. We all want you better."

Harry went over and hugged his youngest son. "James is right. Everything is okay. You're so strong. Your mother would be so proud of you for dealing with all of this."

Albus started to cry again. "W-wait mom's dead?"

"You didn't know?" James asked.

"N-no one told me," Albus said, starting to sob. "How did she die?"

There was a silence. "Alek had her killed when we tried to save you from us," James said.

"No-no." Albus shook his head. "Alek's men had be have been confused. He would never do something that killed mom." He went into Harry's arms and just sobbed. "She's really dead?"

"I'm sorry. I thought you knew,"James said. "Mom saving you. She loved you so much she was willing to die for you. Just remember how proud she would be of you for getting the help you need. I'm sure she's looking down on you, helping you, praying for you." Albus didn't answer, just cried

Harry held onto Albus for a good half hour before Albus did anything else. "Have anyone else died?"

"No one close to you," James said. "But yes, a lot of people died."

"All because of Alek?"Albus said.

"Yes. All because your boyfriend wanted to take over the world,"James said.

Albus started to sob more. "James, stop it," Harry said. "He can't handle all of this at once."

"He needs to know the truth," James spat out. "How will cuddling him help him get better?"

"He's still mentally weak. You might end up breaking him completely. Now be quiet," Harry said, anger in his voice.

"S-stop fighting!" Albus cried. "Please." He burred his head into his father's chest. He just wanted the comfort of his father holding him right now. Everything was so much to take in. Albus was still crying.

"Shh, we're okay. You're okay. We're not fighting. Everything is good. We're only here for you," Harry said.

"Alek really didn't do those things right? He-he was under a spell or something right? Alek- he's not evil right?" Albus said.

"We don't know," James said.

"James-"

"He deserves the truth. We have no proof one way or another. Right now we're going with that he was under a spell. We're trying to help him. If he can be helped, we'll help him. If he can't be helped, well, we'll worry about if and when that happens," Harry said.

"But Alek is a good person inside. I'm sure he'll get better too," Albus said. "He was also so nice and sweet and -and protecting me. I can't see him doing anything wrong on purpose. Are you sure Alek was in charge? I mean, the fighting is over right?"

"Sadly, no. We thought the war was over when we took out Alek and the people in his castle, but there were other strong holds more evil working against us. We're still fighting. There was some peace and everyone thought things were good, but then another attack," Harry said.

"See I told you Alek could never do all of this," Albus said.

"We're worried that they'll break him out. We have upped security around the hospital and Askaban. We don't need the ones we already have go back to fighting us. No matter what happens, you need to stay here. Even if Alek tries to take you away from here, you can't go."

"B-but it's Alek. He'd only be taking me a way if it wasn't safe here. He wouldn't take me from here if he didn't have to. Remember he said he wanted me to get better too. If I need to be here to get better then this is where he'll leave me," Albus said.

"If Alek breaks you out of here it'll be because he wants you near him. It'd be all about him. He doesn't care about you getting better. He just wants you. You're like a trophy to him. Look I got a Potter to do whatever I want. I'm sorry to be harsh, but," James shook his head. "I have no doubt that he loves you, but here has to be some tactful thing about it too. He wants you as like a pet."

"You're lying!" Albus screamed. He then went limp in his father's arms.

"Damn it James. I told you this would happen if you weren't careful. We finally get him to talk and you put him right back to how he was before. He couldn't handle all of that at once. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll recover enough to talk again soon, but who knows if and when that will happen," Harry said.

"If? You really think he might be like this forever?"

"And it would be all your fault," Harry bit back harshly. "I'm sorry. I know you didn't mean harm, but Albus is weak right now. He can't handle everything that happened. He needs to learn these things slowly. I'm hoping he wakes up, or at least gets over this state he's in now. He's completely shut down. Even if he does wake up, he might not talk or something like that. Who knows what damage you did to him right now."

"I thought he needed the truth. Lying to him won't do him any good either," James said. "What was I suppose to say? The wars done, mom's alive and we're sure Alek's really a good guy?

"There were better ways to say it. Look, fighting over this won't do any good." Harry lifted Albus up and onto the bed. "We should go. There's nothing more we can do here anymore. We can come back soon. The nurses will keep us informed of how he's doing."

XXXXX

"I like that they gave us a shared room," Luis said.

"Well we're both here for some trauma. They also know how close we are to each other. I think it was done to help us deal with what is going on. Are you doing okay?" Ciel asked.

Luis looked down. "I freak out every time I see a man I don't know. I'm only working with female doctors and nurses. I'm just so afraid that something horrible will happen if I'm with a man. It scares me so much. I screamed and cried the first time they tried to put me with a male doctor."

"I don't trust anyone but you. I do what the doctors want so I can leave here, but I really don't trust any of them. Alek had people everywhere. What if they too out and took out the hospital?"

"Do you really think Alek would do something like that?"

"I think getting captured was part of his plan. I think he's going to kill my uncle this time, maybe Jaems too," Ciel said. "And then go back to taking everything over. Maybe, some sick, idea of giving us some hope before destroying us completely. That would be horrible,"Ciel said.

"Alek is in the hospital. If he were giving orders though the nurse he could still be running everything," Luis said.

"Do you think that's what's going on?" Luis asked. "Y-you don't think he'd take me back and- and-"

"No. I won't let them take you. I'll do anything to stop them," Ciel said. He hugged Luis. "Even if that does happen again, you need to stay strong. You were saved once; you can be saved again."

"I don't know if I could handle it happening again," Luis said.

"Like I said, I'm going to do everything in my power to protect you from that, but if I can't you have be strong for me. You have to promise not to do something stupid," Ciel said.

Luis looked down, "OK. I promise I won't do something stupid if it happens again."

"I love you Luis," Ciel said.

"I love you too Ciel." Luis leaned against Ciel. "Can we put the beds together and sleep together? I don't want sex, just to sleep in your arms will make me feel better."

"I think we can do that."