Hello! Quick warning, the fluff in this chapter got way out of control. So prepare yourself.
xo
It was half past eleven at night on Valentine's Day. Scorpius had been pretending to read an article in the Daily Prophet sitting by the usual fireplace in the Slytherin common room. Andy and Tess had disappeared long ago, making goo-goo eyes at one another, which everyone only let them get away with because of the holiday. Jaysen ran off not long after with some girl. Sullivan had gone to bed not long ago, which just left Scorpius with Wendy and Steph. Both of them hadn't left him alone all evening, asking him a ridiculous number of questions about his plans for the rest of the night. Wendy had a whole lot of advice for him, what to say, how to act, while Stephanie had just constantly reminded him not to fuck it up. Scorpius didn't want to be rude, so he let them prattle on. In truth, they were just making his stress worse. Scorpius had already decided days ago what he was going to say to Albus. Then of course Albus had practically run away from him on Monday night and basically avoided him since then.
Scorpius realized that he had re-read the same sentence in the paper a dozen times. He sighed and dropped it on the floor of the dungeon. Wendy and Stephanie both looked at him, expectantly.
"Well. I'm gonna go." Scorpius said, starting to stand up. "We all know Albus is very punctual. Wouldn't want him to get there first."
For all the advice they had earlier in the evening Wendy and Steph now just sat in silence, suddenly seeming very serious. It made Scorpius even more nervous somehow.
"Good luck." Steph said finally. Wendy nodded earnestly.
"You two need to get a life." Scorpius laughed, trying to lighten the mood. "It's Valentine's Day, and you have nothing better to do than micro-manage my love life."
"Well so-rry for trying to help." Wendy said rolling her eyes.
"Keep in mind that without us you wouldn't have a love life Scor." Steph shot back, "You should be thanking us."
Scorpius chuckled, feeling much better now that his friends were back to their normal attitudes
"Thank you ladies, for all your help." Scorpius said sarcastically. "Now, if you don't mind, I have a date to get to."
Scorpius left the Slytherin common room and was greeted by the dark and silent hallway. He began making his way towards the prefect baths, silently praying that Albus would show up. The Gryffindor had never actually given Scorpius an answer. The "we'll see" on Monday night had been the last time Scorpius had talked to Albus, besides telling him the password to get into the baths earlier that day. Ever since Monday Albus had been avoiding him and Scorpius didn't know what to think. If he was being honest with himself, Scorpius was terrified. Had he scared Albus away by asking him to spend the night? Or was there something going on that Scorpius didn't know about? Scorpius sighed, and shook his head. These thoughts weren't helping him. He needed to calm down. He had decided what he wanted to do, now he just needed to do it.
Albus stared at his reflection in the mirror of the bathroom. He had spent the last half hour agonizing over what to wear, before remembering that it wouldn't matter once he got in the baths. Then he had come into the bathroom to fix his hair before remembering again, that the moment he got in the water it would be a wet mop on the top of his head. Albus kept staring, giving himself a silent pep talk. He got a lot of his confidence from his new appearance and the thought of facing Scorpius without it was an aspect of this night that he hadn't considered until just now. He had, in fact, considered every other aspect of this evening very, very carefully. In fact, he had been avoiding talking to Scorpius since the blond suggested the date earlier that week. Albus tended to not think too clearly whenever Scorpius was involved and he didn't want to make the wrong decision here. He needed to decide what he wanted to do before he got there, and once he decided he needed to follow through.
Do I want to have sex with Scorpius? He asked himself the question in his head and then stared at his reflection, but all he could see staring back at him was a scared little virgin. He felt disgusted with his own inexperience. Why was he so afraid? It wasn't like he was saving himself for anything! And he liked Scorpius! And if he didn't have sex with Scorpius the Slytherin might not like him anymore! That last thought left Albus visibly shaking. He realized that that is what he was really afraid of. Scorpius was more experienced than him, and much more casual about sex. If the rumors were true (and Albus didn't dare ask if they were) then the blond had had enough one-night stands to fill a book. But Albus couldn't let that affect his decision. He had to decide if he was ready or not on his own, he couldn't let Scorpius scare him into it by threatening to ignore him. Albus wanted to believe that Scorpius wouldn't do that, but he couldn't be sure. He still couldn't trust Scorpius completely after what had happened between them, as much as he wanted to. Albus took a deep breath, and once again thought about Sullivan's advice earlier that week. "Just do what you want." He had said. Albus knew he didn't want to have sex with Scorpius, not yet. Not when he was this scared just thinking about it.
The moment Albus made the decision he felt immensely relieved. So, he would tell Scorpius to wait, and if the blond moved on because of it, then fuck him. Albus smiled at himself in the mirror. His reflection no longer looked scared, it looked assured. He left the bathroom, grabbed the invisibility cloak that he had taken out of James' trunk earlier that day and walked down to the common room. Even though it was late at night there were plenty of couples still cuddling by the fire. As he walked past he noticed Rose and Jeremy wrapped up in one another. They were too focused on their snogging to notice him. He wrapped himself in the cloak and left the common room without a word.
Albus had made his way down to the baths without running into a single living soul, or even a non-living soul. It seemed that no one was expecting young lovers to be running around the castle, or that he had just gotten lucky. As he approached the door to the prefects bath he began to feel nervous again. He tried to remind himself of what he had decided in the safety of his dormitory, but it wasn't working as well as it had before. Scorpius was on the other side of this door, waiting for him, and possibly naked. Albus took a deep breath, and said the password. The door swung inwards and he walked inside.
The room was humid, the air full of steam from the bath. There was a sweet fragrant scent coming from the large pool. It took Albus a moment to find Scorpius, he was sitting on the edge of the bath, with his feet in the water and his back to the door. He was dressed in one of the plush robes that were hanging on the far wall. The Slytherin hadn't heard Albus come in over the sound of the water flowing into the bath. Albus gave himself a moment to calm himself before walking over to where Scorpius was sitting. The blond seemed lost in thought, he was staring into the water, and didn't even notice as Albus walked up right behind him. Albus finally had to put a hand on his shoulder for Scorpius to notice him.
"Albus!" The Slytherin turned and smiled at him. "Sorry I didn't realize you were here." Scorpius got to his feet and pulled the Gryffindor in for a kiss. It was soft and sweet and left Albus feeling a little light headed.
"Hi." Albus said, when they broke apart. Scorpius smiled at him again. Albus began to feel a little uneasy. Scorpius was being so sincere, which wasn't normal for him.
"You can change into a robe if you want." Scorpius said, pointing to the far wall where the robes were hanging up, "They're really soft. Now I understand why Trey puts up with being a prefect."
"You think he does it for a bathrobe?" Albus asked his skeptically.
"You haven't tried it on yet." Scorpius retorted, "Go ahead, you'll see."
"No thanks." Albus said. "I prefer to stay in my clothes."
Now it was Scorpius' turn to look uneasy. "You're going to stay in your clothes… all night?" he frowned, "I brought you here because I thought it would be romantic. Do you not like baths or something?" If Albus didn't know any better he would have thought that Scorpius was pouting.
"Romantic?" Albus almost chuckled. "Since when are you a romantic."
Now Scorpius really did pout. "Maybe since today." He grumbled. "I just wanted it to be special."
Albus took a deep breath. He had to be clear with Scorpius, and it was better to say it right off the bat. "It's not happening Scorpius." He said firmly.
Scorpius looked shocked, and then confused. "What's not happening?" Scorpius asked cautiously.
"I know why you asked me here tonight, and I do like you, but I'm not ready. And if that means that you don't want me around anymore than I understand. But I just want to keep doing what we are doing for a while. I don't want to go too fast, and well, I hope you can accept that." Albus finished, and stood there, waiting to see what Scorpius would say.
Scorpius' face went slack. He didn't say anything, but took a step away from Albus, looking almost… hurt. He shook his head and sat back down on the edge of the bath without a word.
Albus just stared, that was not the response that he was expecting.
"Um, Scorpius?" Albus asked.
"Shit." Scorpius said under his breath. "How is this possible?" He asked, still not looking at Albus. "I had all these things to say and you didn't even let me get a word in."
Albus was getting more confused every moment. Scorpius had prepared to speech to give before he deflowered him? What was going on?
"I'm sorry. I don't even know how I thought this was possible. After what I pulled on New Years of course you wouldn't want to." Scorpius still hadn't turned around. Albus got a weird feeling that he was genuinely upset. Was he trying to guilt Albus into doing it?
"It has nothing to do with that Scorpius." Albus said. He felt weird looming over the blond, so he sat down next to him, pulling his knees in close to his chest. "I'm just not ready." From this angle, he could see Scorpius' faces. The Slytherin looked more upset than Albus had ever seen him. Something wasn't right.
"What's going on Scorpius?" Albus demanded, "If you're trying to guilt me, that's a dirty trick."
Scorpius took a deep breath and let it out, then he turned to Albus and gave him a small, sad smile. "I'm not." He said quietly. Then, he suddenly began laughing, which almost scared Albus even more. "Merlin, I was so nervous." He kept chuckling. "How pathetic."
Albus still didn't know what was going on, but he was starting to get angry. Scorpius was acting like Albus had done the wrong thing, but he hadn't.
"Shove off." Albus said angrily. "What do you have to be nervous about? Imagine how I feel! You've done this a hundred times before, so don't act like I should fall at your feet like every other girl. That's not who I am!"
Scorpius' brow furrowed, and now he looked almost angry, "Is that what you think?" He asked incredulously, "Albus, I have never done this before, not with anyone ok? I promise I am just as nervous as you are ok? So, cut me some slack."
Did Scorpius really think he was that stupid? "Do you really think I am that stupid?!" Albus almost yelled. "Even if I believed only half of the rumors, no, a QUARTER of the rumors about you- Never done this before, you prick. Don't fuck with me like this."
Scorpius face changed from anger back to confusion. "Wha- Albus, what are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about the fact that you have slept with more girls in this castle than I can even fathom, and I don't want to be just another notch on your bedpost!" Now Albus really was shouting. He had no idea how the conversation had gotten to here. Scorpius was acting like a lunatic; did he really expect Albus to believe that he had never slept with anyone before?
Scorpius' eyes widened and he stared at Albus for what felt like an eternity. "You- you think I asked you to come here to have sex?" Scorpius finally asked. Now it has Albus' turn to stare, wide-eyed.
"Wha-" he began, but Scorpius leaned forward and put a finger to his lips.
"No, shh, no talking. I have something to say and you are going to let me say it." Scorpius pulled his feet out of the water and turned till he was facing Albus. He cleared his throat nervously. "Albus, I want you to know something. Actually a couple of things. The first is that I have treated you badly in the past and I know that, and I'm sorry. I played with your emotions, and my friends and I brought you into our circle as a joke. We were terrible, and I'm so sorry if I hurt you. I've broken your trust enough times that I know I don't deserve it anymore, but I'll ask for it anyways, because… I want to be with you. I have never felt like I do when I am with you. I admire so much about you, how hard you work, and how kind you are to others, your ability to forgive and care for the people who are close to you. I want to be one of those people Albus. I want to be selfish and keep you all to myself. I want people to know that you are mine. I want to wake up next to you and see your crazy bed-hair. And yeah, I mean I wouldn't mind the sex, but I am willing to wait. I'm pretty pleased with the pace that we have going now, but we can slow down if that's what you need. I really want to make this work Albus. I know it won't be easy, and I know that you may have doubts, but-" Scorpius took a deep breath, "I want you to be my boyfriend."
Albus had felt himself go redder and redder as Scorpius talked. He was sure that his face looked like a tomato. When Scorpius said the word boyfriend, Albus had actually gasped. This must me a joke, he thought. There was no way.
"Are- are you serious?" He stammered.
Scorpius nodded earnestly. "Yes."
"Oh god." Albus moaned. He buried his face in his knees and continued moaning. "Why am I such an idiot. I ruined everything. I can't believe it, this is the most embarrassing thing I have ever done in my entire-"
Scorpius reached over and pulled Albus' arms away from his face. The Gryffindor slowly sat up, his eyes brimming with tears.
"What's wrong?" Scorpius asked hurriedly.
"I ruined it." Albus mumbled, "I'm such an idiot."
"We're both idiots." Scorpius replied, "But you still haven't given me and answer."
Albus stared at Scorpius, still looking vulnerable, waiting for Albus' reply. Did Scorpius really not get that he was the one in control here? Sure, Albus had pretended to string the Slytherin along for a few weeks, but he had come running back eventually. Did Scorpius really think that Albus would say no? His face seemed to say that he did.
"Albus…" He said uneasily.
Suddenly Albus launched himself at Scorpius, they both tumbled backwards as Albus wrapped his arms around Scorpius' neck and kissed him deeply.
"Of course I will." Albus said, starting to tear up again, "You really are an idiot if you thought I would have any other answer."
Scorpius grinned widely. "Hey, don't call me an idiot. Is that anyway to talk to your boyfriend?"
Albus felt his heart skip a beat. Boyfriend. BOYFRIEND. He still felt like he was dreaming, but no, Scorpius was right there, under him, smiling up at him.
"Besides, don't act like you haven't been ignoring me all week." Scorpius teased, "I thought you were sick of me."
"Never." Albus said, leaning down to kiss his boyfriend again.
"Yeah, and what about ignoring me at the beginning of the term?" Scorpius prodded.
"Just a stupid game." Albus confessed. "I recall you playing a few on me in the past."
"I guess that makes us even." Scorpius smirked.
"Guess so." Albus replied. "No more games from now on ok?"
"No more games." Scorpius agreed.
Once Albus had calmed down the two boys snogged for a good long while. Scorpius finally did convince Albus to change into a robe, but it didn't take long before the robes came off and they were exploring each other's bodies with fingers, lips, and tongues. After they were finished they finally got into the bath. Albus sat, between Scorpius' legs, leaned back against his chest. He couldn't recall ever feelings happier than he felt in that moment. In the bath, Scorpius told Albus all of the feelings he had for him all year long, how awful he felt for bullying Albus, and how stupid he felt for taking so long to realize his feelings. Albus told Scorpius about how meeting him was the best thing that had ever happened to him, how he had never felt more confident or comfortable then he did with the Slytherins.
The conversation drifted to a wide variety of topics. Scorpius told Albus about his friendship with Stephanie, and all of the crazy stories from when they were kids. Albus told Scorpius about his god-brother Teddy, and how he had relied on Teddy's advice and support for more things in his life. Scorpius eventually started talking about his father, and how their relationship got worse year by year, and how Scorpius could barely stand to be at home with his dad for 3 days before they began screaming at one another. Albus told Scorpius about his relationship with James, and how he had never felt good enough for his brother. They also discussed school, their futures, the food they had for dinner that night, and how completely impossible it was that they had started officially dating before Andrew and Tess. The more they talked the more comfortable they both felt. They listened, offered advice, commiserated, and did a fair amount of flirting.
Eventually the conversation circled back to how the evening had begun.
"So, you really thought I was trying to fuck you tonight?" Scorpius still chuckled at the memory.
"Can we please never mention that ever again?" Albus asked, "I can't believe I did that."
"Oh, come on, it's funny." Scorpius said, pulling Albus up against him he whispered, "And besides by the time we actually have sex, you'll be begging for it. Just wait and see."
Albus couldn't deny how his body tingled at Scorpius' words. Scorpius chuckled again. "To be honest, I wouldn't expect you to be so adamantly against it." Scorpius wondered aloud. "I mean, we've gone pretty far already, and you clearly aren't embarrassed by this." He said gesturing to them, cuddling naked in the prefect's bath.
"I just didn't want to feel used." Albus confessed. "After I spent the night on Sunday Tess and Wendy just assumed that we did and I began to feel like I was obligated to do it."
"I never meant to make you feel that way." Scorpius said quietly.
"I know." Albus smiled, "It was all in my head, don't worry. I just didn't have enough time to think about it. I mean it's a lot to consider you know. It's not as straight forward for us as it is for boys and girls."
Scorpius shrugged, "It's still pretty straight-forward Al." He smirked.
Albus blushed, feeling embarrassed again. "Well, you have to prepare, don't you?" he added obstinately, "Otherwise it really hurts."
"Only if you do it wrong." Scorpius grinned again, "Besides that's only one kind of sex. If you're worried about that there are plenty of things we can do before we get there."
Albus' face must have shown his confusion because Scorpius grinned even more. "Oh come on, you can't think of anything? What about oral? You know, blowjobs?"
Albus blushed again, "I know what oral means you prick."
"So, what about that?" He questioned.
"What about what?" Albus asked nervously.
"What about oral?" Scorpius continued, "Do we have to wait for that too, or can we do it now?"
"Now? Like, now now?" Albus asked nervously.
In response, Scorpius shifted, and picked Albus up, setting him down, perched on the side of the pool. Scorpius stayed in the water, leaning dangerously close to Albus' lap.
"Like, right now." Scorpius purred. Scorpius hadn't even touched him yet and Albus felt himself reacting. He thought he might pass out. Scorpius, who was now his boyfriend (he had to keep reminding himself), was offering to suck him off.
"What do you say?" Scorpius asked. Albus just sat their frozen, too embarrassed to respond.
"Oh, come on Albus. I can't do anything unless you tell me to. I wouldn't want to go too fast for you." Ok, Albus decided, Scorpius was definitely teasing him now.
"Ok." He said nervously.
"Ok what?" Scorpius smirked, "Tell me what you want."
"I- I w-want you to suck me." Albus said, almost stuttering. His words obviously had an effect on Scorpius. The Slytherin made a contented noise in the back of his throat, and then slowly leaned down and began licking Albus' growing erection. He started at the tip and then begin licking down the shaft, slowly. Albus couldn't stop the sounds he was making, gasps and pants and moans. Then Scorpius took Albus' entire cock in his mouth and began sucking it. Albus yelled out in surprise and Scorpius laughed, which caused a vibration that had Albus panting even harder. Scorpius began moving up and down, changing tempo just enough that Albus could never seem to prepare himself for what was going to happen next. It wasn't long before Albus felt himself building towards a climax.
"Scorpius, st-stop, I'm gonna come." He panted. Scorpius didn't react, and a moment later Albus came in his mouth. Albus rode out his orgasm, and couldn't help himself from reaching out and pulling on the blond hair in front of him. Scorpius didn't seem to mind.
Once Albus was finished Scorpius spat into the water unashamedly and then rinsed out his mouth. "Sorry, it's kind of an acquired taste." He explained. "Nothing personal." Albus watched the little blob of his cum get sucked down under the water and pulled into the drain. Magic baths were really something.
Albus had no idea what to say. His brain felt like it was made of cotton. "Um, thanks" was the best he could come up with.
"I didn't expect you to be a screamer." Scorpius chuckled.
"I didn't scream!" Albus defended himself, "And I didn't expect you to be that good."
Scorpius grinned, pulling Albus back down into the water. Once the two of them were face to face Scorpius began snogging him passionately.
"I'm good at everything." Scorpius teased, when they stopped to catch their breath. "You'll learn that soon enough."
Albus for the hundredth time that night had to convince himself that this wasn't some extended dream. This was really happening. Suddenly, a thought came to him, "Do you want me to do you?" He asked. He was pretty unsure of his blow job abilities. But he felt like he had to offer.
"Eventually." Scorpius said, kissing down Albus' neck, "I'm good for now though."
"Really?" Albus asked, he felt strange that he had been the only one.
"Really Albus," Scorpius responded, "I don't want you to be nervous about these things, do it at your own pace. Besides, I like seeing you become undone by the things I do to you."
Scorpius' words had Albus' heart pounding.
"Merlin, you're so hot." Albus thought, and a moment later realized he had let the words slip out. Scorpius was eyeing him in a way that was making Albus' insides churn.
"You're not so bad yourself Potter." Scorpius replied. He leaned in and began snogging the Gryffindor whole-heartedly. His tongue was moving in Albus' mouth leaving him in a puddle underneath.
Eventually Albus had to pull away, panting and feeling very light-headed.
"I don't know if I can take much more of this." He confessed. They had been in the water for a while now, and he was beginning to feel a little over-heated.
Scorpius nodded, and moved off Albus, to allow him to get out of the bath. "Probably for the best. We wouldn't want to wear ourselves out after just one day." Albus laughed, kissing Scorpius on the check and then climbed out and walked over to his clothes, still feeling a bit woozy. It took him a minute to realize that he hadn't heard Scorpius get out. He turned around to see the Slytherin was staring at him.
"Just admiring the view." Scorpius confessed. Albus figured eventually he would have to get used to comments like these, but tonight it was still all too new, he blushed furiously and grabbed a robe to throw at Scorpius.
"Get out of the bath you perv."
"Come on now, is that any way to talk to your boyfriend?" Scorpius asked, faking offense.
"Dunno," Albus replied with a grin, "I've never had one. What do you think?"
"Oh, I think you must be much nicer to him." Scorpius replied also grinning. "You should tell him how dashing he is and how good of a kisser he is. How sexy and funny and romantic he is."
Albus smiled, "He is all of those things. But also a perv."
"I think I can live with that." Scorpius agreed. He began to climb out of the bath and Albus couldn't help but to steal a look of Scorpius' naked body, dripping wet, and with quite a few kiss marks courtesy of himself.
"Who's the perv now?" Scorpius laughed, when he noticed Albus staring.
"I guess that makes us even." Albus grinned.
Once the boys had dried off and dressed they spent a few more minutes kissing in the doorway of bathroom. Albus spent a few moments looking back into the room. This was the room that held his happiest memory, he felt a strange urge to stay in here forever, just him and Scorpius.
But, it was late, and they both had class in the morning, not that that meant anything for Scorpius.
"Are you sure you don't want to come down to my dorm?" Scorpius almost begged as they walked down the hallway together.
"I told you, I can't. I wasn't kidding about having an essay due tomorrow. I need to wake up early and proofread it. I wrote it in a daze today, and it's a large portion of my grade." Albus was getting less and less resolute each time Scorpius asked. He felt like if the Slytherin begged one more time he would cave, essay be damned. Thankfully Scorpius didn't push again. Instead he wrapped Albus' invisibility cloak around him until just his face was still visible.
Albus leaned forward and gave his boyfriend a goodbye kiss.
"Sleep well my little lion." Scorpius said, as they parted ways. "Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day."
I wasn't kidding about the fluff. Hope you enjoyed it! I know it might seem like an abrupt turn around for Al and Scor, but don't worry, I have plenty of angst in store for them, I just wanted to get to the cute stuff already 3