~What Am I Feeling?~
~Chapter 26- Perfection In The Meadow~
James went to apologise to Scorpius early in that week. It was a pretty pathetic sorry Scorpius thought, but nevertheless, it was an apology. And the point was James had stopped bullying him and Scorpius was sure he wouldn't ever again after Albus' threat. James was a family man after all, he wouldn't want to lose Al.
Again, everything was going smoothly with Albus and Scorpius. They had fallen back into their comfortable routine of sleeping in each other's bed, spending as much time together and stealing secret kisses at every opportunity. They were happy, happier than they had ever been.
Saturday came and it was time for their first date. They were both excited just to get to spend time with each other outside school, as a couple. It was something special, only special to the people involved.
Their dorm mates had left already but Albus had waited for Scorpius to wake up of course. They were both getting ready, sneaking peeks up at each other. It's not that they hadn't seen each other change before, it's just that now it had brought a whole other dynamic. They were attracted to each other… seeing each other… without clothes was different. They knew one day something would happen… physically between them. They had to be cautious it didn't happen too quickly.
Scorpius pulled his jacket of a hanger and looked over his shoulder at Albus who was putting his t-shirt on. Scorpius blushed, hiding behind his bangs.
"You aren't picking me up outside like a normal date, are you?" Scorpius smirked, nibbling on his lower lip.
"Oh dear, I'm such a bad date." Albus placed a hand over his heart, rolling his eyes.
Albus playfully skipped out the room, Scorpius giggled as he watched him. The door slammed behind Albus and Scorpius waited for a second. Soon enough, a knock came at the door and Scorpius opened it again, only to see his boyfriend leant up against the doorframe.
"Oh Scorpius you look stunning today," Albus said in a totally over the top voice which sounded nothing like himself. He leaned forward to press a courteous kiss to Scorpius' cheek, "I'm sorry, I didn't get you any flowers because I only just got dressed."
Scorpius chuckled, sliding a hand up the older boy's arm, "Flowers always make me sneeze anyway."
Albus swooped down, scooping Scorpius into his arms. Their lips pressed together in a passionate kiss, Albus lifting the smaller slightly off the floor. Their smile shone through their lips.
The ride to Hogsmeade was a short one, the two boys just speaking of nothing in particular, mostly joking and flirting relentlessly.
At the moment, their relationship consisted of living in the moment. To avoid the problems they would face in the future and just enjoy their time together now. They wanted to be together always of course, but neither knew what the future would bring for them and their relationship. It could either be absolutely amazing, or quite tragic.
Albus' arm was draped over Scorpius' shoulders as they walked through the village, whispering into Scorpius' ear. For anyone who didn't know how close friends the boys were, you could easily assume that they were romantically involved but for any Hogwarts students who saw them, it just looked like they had returned to being the way they were before they were in relationships with Chris and Danielle.
As they were walking along, Albus suddenly pulled out the Marauders Map. Scorpius' eyes widened in surprise as he pushed in carefully back under Albus' jacket, "Al, what are you doing? Someone could see that!"
Albus pulled it out discreetly so no one could see, "Don't worry. I just want to find a place for us where we can get a bit of privacy."
Scorpius' heart picked up, just thinking about being alone with Albus in public. Worries about whether they could get caught consumed his mind but he tried his best to filter them away. He was there to be with Albus, enjoy being in love.
Albus led Scorpius to a field near the Shrieking Shack, on the side of a hill. They had a view of the 'haunted' house but even then, it didn't look so bad for some reason. It was a beautiful day, typical for the beginning of Summer; not too hot, but the sun was strong enough to keep them warm just in a t-shirt. The grass was an emerald green, much like Al's eyes, with small daisies poking out every so often. The sky was as clear as crystal. It was perfect for their first date.
Albus suddenly pulled out his wand and conjured up a picnic blanket. Scorpius was watching his curiously when he also picked out a tiny picnic basket, no bigger than his little finger. He then cast a spell to enlarge the basket, looking to Scorpius for his approval.
Scorpius shook his head, laughing but took the basket out of Albus' hands, "You shouldn't have, Al."
"Well, I wanted to. Cause I wanted us to have the perfect first date. And you can consider it part of your birthday present." The brunette grinned as he spread the blanket over the grass.
Scorpius willingly plopped down on the cover, getting comfortable, "Well thank you. It's lovely, truly lovely."
"I feel like we're being awfully formal today," Albus took a seat next to his boyfriend, "We've known each other for an incredibly long time Mr Malfoy and I thought you were completely and utterly comfortable around myself."
Scorpius felt like hitting Albus for making fun of his 'poshness' as the elder called it. Al often teased him for it, but this time he thought he would just play along, "Seeing as it is our first date and all, I thought I would make extra effort with the formality so you do realise that I do not put out on the first date." Scorpius smugly said.
Albus slapped a hand over his heart, feigning hurt, "I can't believe you would postulate I would desire such a thing!"
"You can't use 'postulate' in that sense Al. 'Postulate' means you assume the existence of something."
"Alright smarty pants, enough of the poshness then."
The two boys chatted as they munched on sandwiches, sharing small kisses and touches every once in a while. Albus had prepared a whole range of treats for them, sandwiches, chocolates, strawberries and even a few crisps which Albus severely disliked but Scorpius loved.
Scorpius sat in between Albus' legs, his head rolling over Albus' shoulder as they talked. He glanced over at the Shrieking Shack curiously.
"Why do people think that place is haunted? It's obviously just a normal house. And even if ghosts are in there, it's not like Wizards don't see ghosts often, especially Hogwarts students."
Albus grinned, happy that for once he could actually answer one of Scorpius' questions, "I know this one."
"You do?" Scorpius raised his eyebrows.
"I do," Albus rubbed his cheek against the blonde's, "You know Remus Lupin and how he was a werewolf? Well when he went to Hogwarts, he was sent to the Shrieking Shack every full moon, though it wasn't called that then."
"How did he get to the Shrieking Shack from Hogwarts?"
"Well… there's a secret passageway from the Whomping Willow to the Shrieking Shack so he was sent through there every month. But people in Hogsmeade could always hear him screeching you see, that was the problem. Teddy said that when his dad was alone as a werewolf… because he couldn't attack anyone else, he attacked himself. It was his screams of pain that people could hear. That's how the rumour about it being 'haunted' started."
"That must have been so lonely." Scorpius whispered.
"What?"
"Going to that abandoned house every month on your own. When you're going through something so hard… all by yourself," He shook his head, bowing his chin, "I couldn't even imagine it."
"He wasn't alone later…" Albus smiled softly at Scorpius' thoughtfulness, "My granddad, Sirius Black and Pettigrew learnt how to be animagi so they could sneak in the house with Remus. It meant they could stop him if he tried to harm himself and stuff like that… Teddy told me. It wasn't a happy ending to the story… but was a sort of relief."
"I need to catch up with Teddy," Scorpius sighed, "It feels like ages since I've seen him."
"Same… we can go visit him together this Summer."
"He'll be done with his Wandlore course by then so hopefully he'll come over."
"I want to spend all Summer with you." Albus nuzzled their noses together messily.
Scorpius merged their lips together, a smile playing on his lips. Albus grinned into the kiss, nipping on Scorpius' lower lip playfully and without hesitation. Scorpius parted his lips, expecting Albus' tongue to slide against his but it didn't. Albus continued to tease, spreading his tongue across those plump lips.
Scorpius whimpered, impatient. He turned his head more, gripping onto Albus' collar to pull him closer. Albus continued to smile arrogantly and caught the younger boy's lip between his teeth. Scorpius yelped in surprise but soon gave into the teasing. Albus loved all the little reactions and noises he got from Scorpius when kissing him. He knew Scorpius wasn't that used to this. Scorpius had never kissed anyone before Chris so it was still all new to him. It was new to Albus too though; Scorpius was the first guy he had kissed. It felt very different with Scorpius than it had done with Danielle. Most the time he didn't have to do all the work and Scorpius gave him just as good as he got, even though he was the more dominant one. It was also different because it felt so much more special with Scorpius.
At last, Albus' tongue met Scorpius' in a mess of passion. Albus' hands slid down the blonde's sides, until they came to rest on Scorpius' hips.
A few more minutes went by as they remained in this embrace, kissing and gently touching. Soon Scorpius was gasping for air, proving too much for the younger, still inexperienced boy.
"Need to breathe…" Scorpius panted with a shy smile, their lips still within a centimetre.
"You breathe but… I'll keep kissing…" Albus smirked.
And kept kissing he did. Albus' lips moved to the side of Scorpius mouth, to his cheek and then sliding down Scorpius' jaw line fervently. Scorpius let out an audible moan, not of pleasure but more of passion.
The kisses were gentle and soft as they ventured into new-found territory. Scorpius felt comforted by the small pecks against his skin, entwining his fingers through Albus' hair.
Albus' lips brushed over Scorpius' neck smoothly and naturally. It was like a set of velvety wings caressing a plush leaf. So natural it came to the two of them, they didn't even think. Albus' lips moved over Scorpius' skin like he had been doing It forever.
Scorpius' breathing had started to come out in heavy panting as the kissing became hotter. Albus' lips smothered Scorpius' neck fiercely, gasping against skin himself. He felt the heat pooling in the pit of his stomach; Scorpius wasn't even touching him and he managed to get Albus so fired up. But he knew it was getting too much and couldn't go any further. Neither were ready for anymore.
Albus tore himself away unwillingly, resting his temple against Scorpius'. They both took a moment to regain their breath, shuffling away from each other to be careful about no further… heat.
"W-well…" Albus chuckled breathlessly, "Sorry about that…"
Scorpius smiled gradually, tugging on his lip with his teeth, "It's okay. It felt good… I liked it."
"I just… didn't want to go too far," Albus sighed, "You have no idea what you do to me Scor…"
"I feel the same though… it's just… w-well- I…"
"I know Scor," Albus pecked Scorpius' forehead, "Only when we're ready."
Simultaneously, they collapsed back onto the blanket, limbs entwined in a gentle jumble.
"This is perfect."
~X~
A/N: I didn't decide who said that at the end. I guess I imagined it as Albus but I'll actually let you decide it yourself.
So as I said at the end of the last chapter, this is the end of what I would consider 'part 1' of the story (long? I know right! I'm the one who has to write it all! xD) Just going to say a few things about the next 'part'. I've said before, I'm going to be introducing a new couple which I'm sooo excited about and I hope you are too! Still no guesses as to who it is? ;)
Next 'part' will be just the progression of their relationship really and about the new couple. I will be adding extra chapters to Snapshots I think. I think it's only going to be about 11 chapters long, looking at my story plan.
Alrighty, thanks to athenarox, ShadowofaDarkSlytherin and NekoAkitsuki for reviewing the last chapter! Please more reviews everyone!
Next chapter:: The Summer holidays have come and what are the boys going to get up to?