Chapter 29

"So…this is it, then?" Albus said to Scorpius' back as he checked the digital screen for his flight. Scorpius turned back to face his best friend; his newly acquired, ministry approved, travel documents in his hand and his trusty, magically extended rucksack on his shoulder.

"Yeah, I guess it is," Scorpius replied in the same cheerless tone.

"I still can't believe it," Albus muttered.

"Look Al," Scorpius started as he put a hand on Albus' shoulder. "You're going to be fine; I'll write you as often as I can and it isn't forever." Albus nodded as Scorpius looked over his friend's shoulder at Alison with a smirk. "Think on the up side…you'll have a whole flat to yourself and plenty of time to spend with your gorgeous girlfriend." Scorpius winked and Albus blushed a little as he shoved Scorpius back lightly, the two best friends laughed. Scorpius walked around Albus, towards Alison, arms wide open.

"Look after them," Scorpius whispered as he hugged her. Alison knew he was not only talking about Albus. She was sure he was referring to her best friend as well. They had claimed to have already said their goodbyes.

"I will," Alison promised as she pulled back from his hug, smiling. "Look after yourself, and have fun."

"Doesn't he always," Albus interrupted, smirking at his mate. Scorpius and Albus shared a smile before Hugo came running in and practically launched himself at the blonde, grasping him in a fierce bear hug.

"I'll miss you, mate," Scorpius said, awkwardly returning the hug. The airport intercom announced the check-in was now open for Scorpius' flight; however, when Scorpius tired to let go, Hugo wouldn't. Scorpius looked over at Albus and Alison for help only to see them holding back their laughter.

"Hue," Albus said giving in to Scorpius' pleading look.

"Just a minute, we're having a special, non-gay moment," Hugo said, clapping Scorpius on the back. Just then Lily and Lucy appeared.

"Gosh Hugo, let the man breathe," Lily chuckled. Hugo released Scorpius, just as James and Fred joined them.

"Yeah, people might get the wrong idea," Fred added, as the rest of Albus' cousins appeared, all except one.

"What are all of you doing here?" Scorpius asked with a gleeful smile as he went around hugging all of them.

"Figured you deserve a good send off, mate," James said.

"And we all got you a Christmas/New Years/Going Away present and we all wanted to see your reaction," Lucy exclaimed, in her usual chirpy voice, bouncing with excitement. Dominique stepped forward with a large, shinny gift bag in hand.

"We all pitched in to pay for it, including those who aren't here," she said as she handed the bag to him, referring to the only one missing from the cousins. Scorpius looked in the large bag to find a classic Polaroid camera along with boxes and boxes of film.

"Rose thought it would be easier to send pictures back to us with this," Hugo said, completely unaware of letting it slip that it was Rose's idea. "See, she said you can just use the duplicating spell on them once they print instantly and send us the copies." Scorpius smiled.

"Thank you so much," Scorpius said addressing the crowd. "Really, thank you."

"How about we take one to signal the start of your journey?" Victoire suggested.

"I'll take it, everyone gather up," Alison said, as she prepped the Polaroid. Everyone gathered around Scorpius as James and Fred literally jumped in front of the group, striking poses on the floor, while Lily, Lucy and Roxanne knelt behind them but in front of Scorpius and the others. Scorpius wrapped his arms around Albus and Hugo as they stood on either side off him.

They all squeezed in tight and Alison took a few steps back to fit everyone in the frame.

"Okay, everyone say cheese," Alison called, as she looked through the camera.

"CHEESE!" they all said in unison, making funny faces as the camera's small flash blinded them momentarily.

The photo printed instantly and Scorpius duplicated it, a copy for everyone there. Then after their final goodbyes, everyone left, except for Albus. The two mates turned to each other, as Alison whispered in Albus' ear and left them alone.

"Well…" Scorpius started, but was cut off by Albus' crushing hug.

"I'm gonna miss you, Scorp," Albus said in a strained voice, as though he was holding back tears. "You're my best mate."

"I'll miss you too," Scorpius replied, clapping Albus on the back, trying to look as manly as possible. "Don't worry, I'll write you all the time," Scorpius said as they pulled back and detached from each other. "The time will go quicker then you think."

"Yeah, well…you better get going," Albus said in his normal tone. "And when you do write, I don't want to read a multi-page letter about how the plane works, okay?" he added with humor. Scorpius rolled his eyes and laughed with his best friend.

"Yeah, alright," Scorpius said as they shook hands. "See ya, mate," Scorpius pulled his bag up onto his shoulder and turned to walk away at the same time as Albus.

Albus walked out of the airport, finding Alison waiting for him. She gave him a sad smile as he approached her.

"Are you okay?" she asked, looping her arm through his as they made their way to the Apparition point.

"Yeah, he'll be fine," Albus said, leading her through the people.

"I didn't ask about him," she responded, resting her head against his shoulder. He stopped walking and turned to face her. Albus smiled as he looked down at the woman he loves. Bringing a hand up to caress her cheek, he gazed into her eyes knowing everything would be okay. He pressed his lips to hers in a sweet kiss. Alison closed her eyes as his lips softly traced her own. They both pulled back slowly, their eyes fluttering open at the same time. Albus' smile lit up his whole face as he gazed into Alison's eyes.

"Never better," he said, causing Alison to smile just as brightly. Albus chuckled as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and they continued on their path.

Goodbye Scorp, have a nice trip :) Nah, it's not really goodbye because that's the beauty of stories; we can skip the boring parts ;) Stay tuned, because the next time we see Rose and Scorpius, there will be some new additions to the Weasley Clan and to Rose's life. There you go, how's that for a teaser :) *insert evil laugh*

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