~What Am I Feeling?~
~Chapter 55- Blood~
"I have an idea."
Albus grinned in response, grabbing Scorpius' face and kissing him forcefully, "I was waiting for you to say that!"
Scorpius allowed a small chuckle before he jumped up nervously. Albus watched as Scorpius pressed himself against the door and slowly slid his necklace off with the Baralime stone hanging on the end. The blonde's palms and ear were pressed against the wood in concentration.
"What are you doing?" Albus asked hurriedly, standing up and stepping behind Scorpius.
"Trying to feel if there's anyone around…" Scorpius pressed his lips together attentively, trying to block out Albus' rush of adrenaline floating around, "What did they do with your wand?"
"They put it on a shelf outside… they may have moved it though…"
"Let's hope not."
"Will you explain to me what you're planning please?"
Scorpius tiptoed to whisper into Albus' ear, quickly explaining their escape. Albus listened carefully, his grin growing and growing as he heard more. He again kissed Scorpius, in an almost congratulating way.
"Do you think it will work?"
"Yes… I don't want to do it… but we need to at least get a wand or something… to get help, make sure they know where we are…" Scorpius sank back into focus for a few moments, Albus just holding him in his arms. He didn't know why, but Albus felt immensely proud of his boyfriend right now. Maybe it was because of Scorpius' brains, or his sheer determination to get them out. Maybe it was even how calm he had turned out to be after being so panicked, so calm that he was able to think out a whole escape plan.
Scorpius' eyes widened slightly and he looked up at Albus, "Hide behind the door."
Albus hid on opposite side of the door to the hinges and waited. Scorpius stood a good few feet away from the door, his heart thumping in his chest. Nerves wracked him; he didn't want to do this. But he wasn't going to let Albus die, for anything. Not in a million years. If this was necessary, he would do it for Al.
Scorpius heard thumping footsteps coming from down the corridor. As the door swung open, Scorpius stared for a moment at the harsh, big man, the one with the scary eyes he recognised. He felt guilty. But he was quick to push those thoughts aside and wished pain on the man.
The man immediately dropped down to the floor, doubled over in pain. He gasped and writhed, groaned and cried. The man looked so fragile then, lying down, clutching his head, stomach, chest. Scorpius couldn't stop a blubber escape his own lips, knowing he was doing this. He was hurting someone. But he had to do it. For he and Albus.
Albus breathed heavily himself, watching the man suffering. He looked between the man and Scorpius. He couldn't believe someone so innocent could cause that… His Scorpius; so precious and good, but had a power that could cause such evil. But Albus would always know Scorpius' heart was pure. No matter what had been forced upon Scorpius, he was still good.
Scorpius stood there, stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do now. The man was recovering, still coughing and groaning. Tears ran down Scorpius' face and he shook, already regretful for what he had done. But Albus was the one to take the initiative this time. He grabbed Scorpius by the arm, whispering a few encouraging comments before pulling him out of the room and to safety.
Albus slammed the door, locking the man inside as quickly as possible. It was then he turned to Scorpius to comfort his boyfriend. The blonde was still sobbing helplessly, his face buried in his hands.
The older boy held Scorpius' wrists, trying to drag Scorpius' hands out of his face without being too rough, "Scorpius, come on… it's okay. It's okay…" Albus enveloped Scorpius into a hug and let his boyfriend blubber into his chest, "I know it's hard, I know you didn't want to do that but we need to go now, you need to think straight. We're going to get out here together…"
Scorpius nodded against Albus with tear stained cheeks, "Y-Yeah… I-I know…"
"You're so brave, Scor… So, so brave… I'll make sure you never have to do that again…" Albus kissed the top of Scorpius' head, then released Scorpius from his arms, "Okay, come on… let's go," Albus took his wand off the shelf while holding Scorpius' hand warmly. He attempted to apparate. But it wouldn't work, "I can't apparate… We're going to have to find our way out of here… I need you to tell me when you feel someone around…"
Scorpius wiped his eyes with his dirty sleeve and again nodded, "Y-yeah…"
The Potter kissed Scorpius' forehead gently to reassure him, "Okay?"
Scorpius tightened his grasp on Albus' hand, "Okay…"
Albus and Scorpius walked quickly but carefully down the long, winding halls of their captor, all while holding hands tightly. Adrenaline pumped through their veins, coming out in short, heavy pants of their breaths.
"There's someone down the left corridor…" Scorpius whispered as they crouched against the wall.
Albus peeked round the wall, spotting the man who had his back to them, "Do you think you can… maybe feel the way out of here?"
"Al, I feel people's emotions… not the building's." Scorpius hissed.
Albus wanted to laugh but couldn't bring himself at this moment in time. Without hesitation, he drew his wand, yelling "Stupify!", knocking out the man at the end of the corridor.
Scorpius stared, shocked for a moment. He looked at Albus who was fully concentrated on getting them out. He guessed Albus had always been rather good at Defence Against the Dark Arts… It had always been one of his favourite classes. Plus, his father was Harry Potter who had faced the Dark Lord on numerous occasions and eventually defeated him; Harry must have taught his children a few things.
Albus lunged forward and stole the man's wand from him, handing in to Scorpius so they were both armed and ready.
They ventured further down the corridors, hand in hand, keeping as close as possible. When Scorpius turned a corner he suddenly felt that wherever they were, was very familiar.
"It's like my house. It's like Malfoy Manor." Scorpius thought out loud.
"What…? You think we're in Malfoy Manor?"
"No. This isn't my house… my mother has decorated the whole house. If we turn here and open these doors…" Scorpius threw open two large doors, revealing an eerie large space with shelves knocked down and books scattered around, "We get to the library."
"It's the same layout as your house?"
"Which means it must be in the area of Malfoy Manor… or at least this place belongs to someone close to my forefathers that they would have a house built with the same layout… "
"It's not lived in though…"
"No… But this means I can find our way out."
"Let's do it!"
Scorpius led Albus round the corridors expertly. Albus had to Stupify a few more people on the way and they were starting to see how big this whole thing was. There were a lot of people involved… a lot of people who wanted Albus dead. Which meant they were in a lot of danger.
"They've escaped! Find them!"
Albus and Scorpius exchanged panicked looks when they heard the shouts and Scorpius could feel the auras of different people heading straight towards them, "Run!" He ordered Albus.
They sprinted towards the exit but when Scorpius felt the different emotions enveloping in on them, he knew they were trapped. The only thing they could do now was duel.
"We have to fight, don't we?" Albus said with a shaky breath, holding up his wand to prepare himself.
Scorpius followed Albus' movements tensely, "Yeah… Yeah, someone will be here for us soon… we just need to fight until then…"
Albus looked at Scorpius longingly, "I love you, Scor."
Tears escaping his eyes, Scorpius dropped his wand to his side and wound an arm around Albus' neck. He lovingly pressed his lips to Albus'. Albus could feel the emotion in Scorpius' lips and he poured all he had into the kiss, his whole heart. If something was going to happen to them, then this could be their last kiss. He would cherish it.
Both of them thought of that first kiss; they had been so scared of their feelings, so hesitant but driven by this mutual desire to be with their best friend in a way they didn't think they would ever understand.
How far had they come since then. They had been through far more than any eighteen year old boys should. So many more kisses, so much more. They had grown closer and closer, as well as building stronger relationships with others, Teddy, George, Louis, Martino… All of it had come from that first kiss.
That first kiss had been so explosive… such a wake up call. And this felt… just as good. After all the kisses they had shared, it still felt so special.
Their lips hovered against each other, ever so slightly touching. Hot breaths mingling, they didn't even need to speak to express their love for each other. They knew this could be it and that petrified them. However at the same time, they were satisfied with their lives and their love for each other.
The next few minutes were a blur. Within seconds, Wizards were coming from all directions, with the intention of killing, or at least maiming. Albus and Scorpius fought with all they could, working together to throw spells and counter-curses, tackling their opponents.
Five minutes in, they had defeated about ten Wizards who were all knocked out. A lot of them were older, ex-Death Eaters the boys presumed, and weren't as fit as they probably once were. Albus battled them all with ease and proved able to protect Scorpius as well. Scorpius, although found it harder, adrenaline pulled him through it.
Albus faced an opponent who was strong and young. He could feel himself being overpowered by him second by second and inside he was losing his nerve. Inside, he was already preparing to say goodbye to the love of his life.
And when his wand was knocked out of his hand by a spell, all hope was lost. The man he was duelling glared at him with malice and viciousness. He wouldn't hesitate to kill him, Albus knew that.
Thankfully, Scorpius had a moment's pause and noticed what was happening between Albus and the other Wizard. His eyes widened and he cast a curse at the man in anger, knocking him back and away from Albus.
Albus couldn't stop himself from beaming in happiness, pride and relief, but then another horror hit. While Scorpius was distracted with helping Albus, another Wizard approached him from behind and threw a dark curse at Scorpius.
Scorpius fell to the floor, clutching his stomach where it felt like there was a sword twisting in his gut. Blood seeped through his shirt, pouring out of the slash marks across Scorpius' belly rapidly… dangerously.
Everything seemed to slow down, the only thing Albus could hear was a thumping heart beat in his brain. He couldn't move for a few seconds, only stared in despair as he watched his boyfriend cry out in pain.
Anger bubbled up inside him and he harshly waved his wand to create small explosions, knocking all the few Wizards left who were still trying to capture them.
Albus threw himself down onto the floor next to Scorpius, holding the younger boy's head in his hands and resting him on his lap. Blood was pooling around Scorpius, leaking from him. Tears flowed out of his green eyes as he tried to cover the cuts on Scorpius' stomach and stop the blood.
"Scor… Scorpius…" Albus whimpered, brushing his fingers through Scorpius' hair, staining his blonde hair with blood. Scorpius' eyes were fluttering closed and Albus could seem him floating into unconsciousness, "Scorpius, please don't leave me… please, stay awake… open your eyes…" The Malfoy couldn't keep his eyes open any longer and let them droop. Another wave of panic hit Albus and a gut-wrenching sob broke through his throat, "No! Scorpius! Wake up… don't leave me! You can't leave me! You have to stay with me…"
Albus dropped his forehead onto Scorpius', his tears running down onto Scorpius' face, "Please Scor, no! I c-can't live without you… Please!"
The last thing Scorpius remembered before falling into the darkness was Albus telling him over and over he loved him and the tender kisses scattered all over his face.
~X~
A/N: ... I KNOW I'M SO CRUEL!
Cliff haaaaanger... I will update this in a few days! Promise you! I don't want to leave you all hanging for too long!
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Next chapter:: The after effects of Albus and Scorpius' capture.