Oh Me Oh My~Albus

He really was in no mood at all to deal with the hustle and bustle of everyone shopping around him for the holidays and getting those sales before it was too late. Nope, Benny sat at the bar of the Three Broomsticks instead. He loved the dimly lit little pub, the smell of bourbon, smoke and slight pine always a comfort to him. He had sweet talked the waitress into giving him a fully bottle of whiskey for only half the price of course and he was sipping on it little by little. He glanced around the semi empty pub, sooner or later it would fill with the rest of the students who had finished up their shopping and were all ready to chit chat and mingle in their little booths, squishing close to keep warm. He rolled his eyes at the thought before he got to his feet pushing himself away from the bar counter and skimming his bottom lip with his teeth. Who could he bug? He saw a lone little boy in the corner a smirk creasing across his lips when he realized who it was, perfect. He always loved messing with Albus's head a bit and even more so he knew something was up with the kid, he was always surrounded by either shy girls or overly loud girls and he tended to shut himself off to the male population at times, in a sense Benny knew what the case could be because he never saw Albus look at a girl in an interested way when it came to how they looked. He walked over and slid into the booth seat across from the Ravenclaw boy and he slid the whiskey bottle across the table,"Drink up kiddo the year's almost over, what ya fretting in the corner by yourself about?" he asked tilting his head and raising an eyebrow looking the boy over in an amused fashion.

The blurry clock read ten O' clock, wait ten O' clock? Albus forced himself to sit up. He had over slept on the release day of his novel. Albus obsessed over these books, and when ever a new book to the series came out he was the first in line. Most of the students were already in Hogsmeade and his dorm was empty, he was defiantly late. Albus crawled to the bottom of his bed lifting the top of his trunk. What would he wear? Albus shifted through his trunk pulling out his black skinny jeans and his grey jumper. The boy quickly got dressed looking around his sleeping area. The window caught his attention as he scanned over the grounds from the tower. He did love the view. The weather was getting colder so he would need more clothing. It was going to be beautiful, the snow glistening like diamonds. Albus' thoughts always made him swoon it was quite pathetic to say the least. After putting on his sneakers he grabbed his navy blue pea coat putting it on, then he wrapped his grey scarf around his neck. Then it was out to Hogsmeade.

Albus made his way down the floors giving an occasional wave to his scattered professors. Once on the ground level he walked out the doors into the cold air. Albus took in a breath exhaling seeing his breath. It was truly winter time, his favorite time of year. He rushed to Hogsmeade hearing the snow crunching under his feet. When he arrived in the village he went right to Tomes and Scrolls. Al burst through the door walking to the section where his novel would be and he sighed. "Shit, Merlin's beard!" He said ruffling his hair. He was late, and now his whole mood would be off til they got their next shipment. Albus walked to the counter inquiring about when the shop would be back in stock. He just figured it was easier to order it and have it delivered to Hogwarts. Albus paid in advanced and walked out the store.

His spirits were low, he was not exactly happy. He needed something to ease his tension. Albus walked to the Three Broom sticks and took a seat in the corner. A sigh escaped his lips as he looked down at the table counting the speckles in the wood. A voice caught his attention and he looked up to lock eyes with Ben. What would the Ravenclaw prefect look like getting drunk with a trouble maker like Ben, not to mention he was underage? To be honest at this time he could careless. Albus took the bottle and looked up at Ben. "You better make sure I get back to the castle later Ben." Albus said all seriousness in his tone. Ben knew him for a while, the two had a little bit of a friendship through James and school. Albus took the bottle back taking a long drink as he felt the burn flow down his esophagus. He gagged a bit but held back from tossing his...wait he didn't eat today. "What am I fretting about? Well, let me see, I over slept, the sequel to my novel is sold out, I could use a milkshake and I am drinking in a pub underage what else could go wrong?" Albus asked sarcastic. He didn't mean to be moody but when he was stressed out it tend to happen. Albus took another drink and placed the bottle on the table. "Keep me company Ben?" Albus asked pouting a bit, he didn't want to be alone at this time. "I could ask what your doing here as well, tis odd not to see you surrounded by your posse of fan girls." Albus added eying the older boy.

He was actually surprised when the little Potter took the bottle with almost no objection whatsoever. He raised his eyebrow as he listened to the boy explain his woahs and troubles and he rolled his eyes slightly,"OK Shakespeare I'm sure you'll get your book soon enough" he said and he grinned at the mention of a milkshake, the boy could be child like at times and Ben somewhat admired it because it was something he never really got the chance to act like. He got to his feet grabbing the whiskey bottle, capping it and hiding it in his leather jacket before he reached down and grabbed Albus by the scruff of his neck,"I think you're a vanilla shake kind of guy but I could be wrong"

[/color] he said as he dragged him toward the door and he waved and winked a goodbye at the bartender and he exited the pub dragging little Potter with him. He let go of the boy's scruff when they were outside and he shoved his hands in the pockets of his jacket heading down the cobblestone path,"Zoey makes the best milkshakes, can you handle that?" he asked as he led the way to the sweets shop where he knew the owner. He opened the door for Albus and walked inside making his way to the counter he put down a few galleon pieces and grinned cheekily,"Two vanilla shakes, keep the change gorgeous" he said with a wink to the girl before he watched her turn to make them. He looked to Albus,"OK so I usually ain't this nice but is there anything else ya wanted besides the book?" he asked and he took the milkshakes from Zoey and handed one to Albus as he leaned against the counter and sipped on his waiting for the boy to give him something to work with, he liked seeing the boy smile, it actually kind of made him feel bad when the kid was down though he'd never admit to it, he was kind of protective of the boy.[/blockquote]

Albus eyed Ben with a highly unamused glare, licking his lips before speaking. "Shakespeare was foolish, I am not. You don't get it Ben this is tragic, two weeks of waiting when everyone else gets to read it because I over slept, I have a lot to be stressed over." Albus corrected shaking his head. It was not like him to over sleep, maybe obsessing over exams and staying up all hours of the night in the library wasn't his brightest ideas. Yet when he started to take in knowledge he got greedy and didn't stop til his ego was satisfied. Albus watched Ben put the bottle away and at his assumption he shook his head. "Only sometimes, I do like strawberry as well." Albus admitted and soon he was being dragged out of the tavern and walking along side of Ben. Albus rolled his eyes and adjusted his collar once Ben let go of him and when the door was open he smiled and walked into the establishment. His eyes widened. "Your brave Ben. Dare to get me all hyped up on sugar, I become quite loquacious. Probably will never shut up." Albus admitted nudging him a bit.

At the sight of Zoey he smiled and waved lightly. Albus knew her from his years of venturing to Hogsmeade. He was probably known for how many chocolate frogs he could buy in a single session in attempts to complete his fathers collection. "Please add a scoop of strawberry in one of those as well?" Albus asked loosening his scarf. When Ben asked him what else did he need he raised his eyebrow. "What do I need, well I need to get straight O's on all my owls. Become head boy next year and eventually become head master, that is what I need but if your offering to spoil me I can't allow that." Albus said taking his shake off the counter. He sipped it enjoying the cold sweet liquid that danced on his taste buds, not caring that it was cold outside as well. "I mean you keeping me company is enough, I want to do something fun however. I'm feeling rebellious." Albus admitted. It was rare for him to feel this way but it did happen from time to time. Albus walked toward the door sipping his shake once more purring at the taste in satisfaction. He held the door for Ben and walked the street. "Tell me something fun, you know something you and James would get into. We can do something adventurous, as long as it's not too dangerous and we're not completely drunk beyond functioning." Albus said logically glancing up at Ben. He was well aware of those two and how much trouble they got into. He would never do it on school grounds of course but it was the weekend and today he felt mischievous.

He listened to the boy correct him here and there and the kid was lucky he was who he was cus if any other person tried to correct him as much he'd beat their heads in. He finished off his shake and tossed it in the trash on the way out the door and once back into the snow he chewed the inside of his cheek contemplating how to answer Little Potter's question. He wasn't ready for the big boy leagues just yet but he took the shake from Al's hands, poured some of the whiskey in it, swirled it abit and handed it back,"For starters, drink up, and next I dunno normally we just smoke, ocassionally I roll on some E and we get trashed and hit on girls or just talk philosophical bullshit" he said. He couldn't think of pranks to pull in this weather and he really didn't feel like shopping,"We could always head back to the castle, sit by the iced over lake, throw a few drinks back, if you're testy we can try ya on a pill but I don't know Potter ya ain't got the tolerance levels to keep up I'm sure of it" he said before he ruffled his hair again and shoved his hands back in his jacket pockets,"Or we could go to the room of requirement and just relax I dunno you pick something I don't wanna push your danger levels to a point of no return trust me that could be brutal" he said in all honesty as they headed out of the edge of the village.

Albus allowed his drink to be taken from his hand as he watched the brown liquor being poured into his flawless milkshake. Oh that Benjamin Dearborn ruined his serenity in a cup. Albus took the shake and sipped it scrunching his nose. Perhaps it would taste better in a root beer float but whiskey and strawberry didn't taste appealing, but he sipped it down tolerating the flavor clash. "You know smoking is not good for you Ben, I always tell you that. Your not smoking today every time you try I will intervene. Call me loony for caring for your health and lung care but I do." Albus stated looking up to Ben. Was he stepping over a boundary and admitting he cared for the boy's well being? "I mean em..well.. girls probably wouldn't want to exchange saliva when you have cigarette breath.." Albus tried to correct himself. Oh it was better to just leave it where it was. "As for me I don't really hit on girls..." He admitted Albus looked down at his feet and blushed a little placing his hands into his pockets casually. Girls did flirt with him, yet maybe it was because he was handsome or they just wanted a crack at Harry Potter's second son, who knew. "I mean they hit on me but they mostly they make me stutter and over think everything. I get nervous and I am not always attracted to them if you know what I mean." Albus admitted, it was no secret he wasn't into girls as much as a boy his age should be. His studies prioritized over all most of the time.

When Ben spoke of suggestions his aqua eye widened. Was Ben suggesting he do drugs? "Absolutely not! Drinking is one thing dulling your mind with drugs is another." Albus said his tone almost scolding. This is what Ben and James did, well he did ask but honestly he couldn't imagine seeing and feeling things that were not really there. "However I like the idea of going to the lake, it's pretty this time of year." Albus admitted with a shrug. As the two exited the village he walked toward the lake. Now he knew James was not as innocent as he acted around Mum, yet could he not say the same about himself. Albus had a wild streak when it came to his wants. The boy was not always straight edge, he was almost placed in slytherin for a reason. If he hadn't intervened and asked to be placed in Ravenclaw he probably would have been green and silver dress robes. Being in Ravenclaw he got used to acting as one, shaping his whole personality through the years.

Danger levels? Did Ben know how dangerous life was simply with his last name being Potter he didn't think so. "I can so do danger!" Albus said stubborn, Ben had no idea and didn't really want to give him the chance to prove his judgments incorrect. As the pair traveled through the forest to the lake side he looked at all the small creatures and smiled at the cuteness. Okay maybe we was innocent most of the time but he could be broke from that right? Al popped out the woods lake side and smirked up at Ben. "Okay so lets drink and talk more. I must see what your so cocky about Ben." Albus said sitting down in the snow, alcohol would get the emotions flowing. He loved winter, he waited for the older boy to join him as he examined his features. He always wondered why the boy seemed to think so highly of himself. The way he spoke, the way he walked everything. "I mean I don't really get to talk to you alone, you seem nicer when not surrounded by my idiot of a brother and your normal cloud of smoke." Albus added quirking his eyebrow.

Here the boy went with his nonsense, he asked for it so why was he going to start lecturing now. Ben got quiet and just let the boy ramble on as he tilted his head back and looked up at the almost foggy sky. He toyed with his lighter and cigarettes in his pockets but he knew the boy beside him would fuck it up if he even tried to light one. He glanced down at Albus and shrugged lightly,"I never asked you to do drugs, correction, I told you that is normally what I and occasionally your brother do, remember you asked," he said turning the correcting streak back on the younger boy. As much as James liked to think he was smarter than Ben in retrospect, Ben wasn't stupid he actually was quite smart he just didn't always like to show it, that didn't make him stupid. As they reached the lake he walked over and sat down at its edge, the ice was beautiful yes, but he didn't like it as much as he enjoyed watching the water ripple against itself and pull back away from the land. He pulled out his wand and glanced around, for the moment he could do this but he'd have to return it back to the ice when he was done admiring it. He muttered a spell pointing his wand at the water and he watched as the ice cracked away and fell into the water, leaving the lake thawed as it pulled itself around. He actually smiled as he shoved his wand back into his pocket and he took out the whiskey bottle taking a long drink before handing it to Albus,"You wanna drink, then drink but I'm tellin you drinking does just as much brain damage, hope you can afford that" he muttered. He let his eyes dance over the water before glancing sideways at Albus,"Why am I so cocky? Have you opened your eyes long enough to look at me Al? girls swoon over this, whats there not to be cocky about?" he asked, he'd always been cocky even if he had insecurities here and there he was never one to show them.

A smirk toyed on either side of his lips with Ben attempted to correct him. Oh it was sort of cute, Al crossed his arms over his chest and listened pursing his lips. "Perhaps you didn't tell me to do drugs yet you implied with you 'we'll start you out on a pill' comment. As for alcohol, I am quite aware it's awful for me Ben but when doing it once or twice a year It doesn't do too much harm." Albus came back. It wasn't him to let someone have the upper hand when it came to knowledge. Although he knew Ben to be quite intelligent he was no match for Albus' headstrong Ravenclaw personality. Albus was sure not many spent as much time as he did in the library and following his teachers around begging for extra credit when all his marks were already perfect O's. Recently he had been tutoring to expand his knowledge. The young Ravenclaw was caught up in his own thoughts and dreams for a moment while Ben melted the ice. The water rippled and he smiled watching a couple fish surface to eat the algae floating on top of the water. Life was so precious.

The bottle was handed his way as he looked at it taking a good drink. It was harsh on his throat and he actually missed the milkshake mixer. His aqua eyes locked with Ben as he asked him a sarcastic, rhetorical question. Albus looked at him highly unamused. He being a male that judged other males appearances on a regular basis he had something to say. "Oh Yes Ben, I have seen your attractive features, muscular physique, perfect skin, dark mysterious eyes and those big front teeth are bloody adorable." Albus admitted playing off his little swoon state to cater to Ben's ego. He was being sarcastic of course even if he really did believe all those things were true. With a roll of his eyes he took another sip of whiskey and handed the bottle back to Ben. He was feeling loose, nice even with his little buzz. "Yet it's not what's on the outside that counts." Albus corrected one more time, this time he wasn't being sarcastic with his critiquing. Al moved a little closer to Ben and placed his hand over where Ben's heart was. The beating under his hand caused him to smile as he locked eyes with Ben. "What's in here?" Albus asked blinking a couple times awaiting a response. It wasn't like he just expected Ben to spill his emotions all over the place, if anything the two were close enough for him to share a little on his feelings.

He rolled his eyes lightly,"Correction, I said we can start you on a pill not we would necessarily, I never said it was a definite thing" he said turning the correcting back on him again. He ruffled his hair and reached for the bottle downing a decent chug of it before he soon found the boy scooting closer to him and he wasn't sure what the kid was doing. When he felt Albus's hand on his chest he listened for a moment and he shrugged,"I dunno maybe one of those little heart boxes of chocolate ya get for Valentines day is in there or something..."

[/color] he said answering avoiding answering the question in an emotional manner but he reached up taking the boy's hand off his chest and putting it down absently holding it in his lap now. "And I don't appreciate your fake swooning over me, I am rather adorable fake swooning or not,"[/color] he said grinning. He looked down turning the boy's hand over in his hand a few times just looking at their hands for a moment. "What exactly do you want to know about whats inside of me and I'll answer but you have to be more specific Albus, generalizing and asking whats inside I'll give you a general answer and that just won't get us anywhere now would it?" he asked now absently lacing his fingers of his hand with the younger boy's, the boy's hand slightly warmer than his own made him smile a little.[/blockquote]

Albus ruffled his own hair obviously this bantering with Ben wasn't taking him anywhere so he decided to drop it. It was a blow to his own ego letting someone win a debate but honestly he was too buzzed to care at this point. Nothing more on the topic he listened to Ben explain this Valentine heart theory. Al chuckled and shook his head. "Your are filled with chocolate, you haven't proven to be that sweet Ben." Albus teased chewing his bottom lip. After all he knew Ben to be as flirtatious as his bother, being flirty didn't always imply you had to be sweet. Albus rolled his eyes and nodded. "I never said you were not adorable, I complimented you even if I was catering to your ego. Yet enough of that, you buff your own quite well." Albus added looking down at his hand in Ben's. The smaller boy quirked his eyebrow but kept silent for now about the awkwardness of the situation. Maybe Ben's hands were just cold and the other boy just wanted to hold Albus' hand for warmth. Yes that was it no need to over think, which he always did anyways sooner or later.

What did he want to know about Ben? Albus hiccuped and took the bottle taking another large sip, he'd have to think on this one. The feeling of Ben's fingers lacing with his struck a question that was for sure. "Why, are you doing that?" Albus said looking down at their hands. He smirked and crawled into Ben's lap. "Are you trying to hint at something Ben?" Albus mused, normally he was incredibly shy but this liquor had him feeling at ease and a bit open. Albus looked into Ben's eyes, oh how James would kill him for being so close to his friend but he was interested in why Ben was acting so different and if getting close got him answers he'd just go with it. Al traced his fingertips over Ben's cheek and down his jawline. "Your secret's safe with me." Albus vowed, maybe he was pushing a bit far but it didn't matter. His eyes were glossed over at at this point. Oh this was why he didn't drink becoming flirty and boy crazy was one of his downfalls, he could kick himself for how many times he had rotten judgement in the past. "I mean if you have one that is." He whispered, his eyes never leaving the older boys.

He had been almost lost in his own mind as he glanced over at the water watching it ripple again and some of the fish swim around creating more ripples along the surface. He was pulled out of his daze though when Albus asked him what he was doing, well more why he was doing what he was doing and as he went to open his mouth to answer the boy's question he found the Little Potter crawling into his lap. His eyes narrowed slightly,"I could ask you the same thing Al, what ya doin and why?" he asked slowly letting go of the boy's hand when he felt the boy's other hand brushing fingertips along his cheek and jawline. He had to admit, his attraction to boys had been just that, attraction, he'd never much gotten too close before. He pulled his face back slightly out of nervousness and he swallowed hard,"What secret? I ain't gay if that's what your trying to get at,"

[/color] though his voice faltered making it obvious that he was half lying on that. He found himself being gazed upon right in his eyes and he almost melted at the sight of Al's ice blue hues,"Damnit why do you have to have pretty eyes," the words slipped out before he could stop himself, shit. He looked down embarrassed and he half wanted to push the boy off of him but he couldn't. He pulled out his wand though and muttered the spell that turned the water back to ice, the serenity gone, nervousness and discomfort surfacing. He hadn't even told his best friend the truth about his attraction to both sexes so why was he even slightly admitting it to Albus. He now moved the boy from his lap and scooted back grabbing the bottle and downing a decent amount before setting it aside in the snow. He let his eyes glance up at the slowly darkening sky and he tried to avoid the questions he knew that would be coming next. He tried to avoid looking at Albus but he couldn't he looked at the boy,"I know you like boys too..." he muttered as he pulled his knees to his chest and rested his arms on his knees. "I just can't be as obvious about the truth as you can,"he muttered, he had an image to uphold.[/blockquote]

Albus broke his gaze with Ben, what was he doing? This was highly typical something most girls probably did to Ben. Albus looked down disappointed in his own actions, ashamed of himself now as his cheeks heated up and tinted pink. "For once I don't have an answer." Albus muttered his tone soft and a little saddened. Albus always had some type of snappy answer no matter what the question was. Even if he was wrong, which was rare he would still answer to the best of his ability. He tried to avoid Ben's eyes but when Ben insisted he wasn't gay Albus shot him a glare. "I never said you were gay, I mean hell I'm not even gay." Albus explained he wasn't hinting at that. In his mind what if Ben were just bi-curious when drunk? This was why he didn't assume. Lucy always asked him why he wasn't one for dating and he could ramble off a number of answers and scenarios to prove his failure accurate. A sigh escaped his lips as he was removed from Ben's lap. He twiddled his own thumbs and looked down now hearing the ice refreeze.

No more beauty because he was foolish and ruined it. Merlin, what was wrong with him? Albus hiccuped and looked up to Ben and nodded. "Ay I do like boys but I don't hide who I am." Albus said not implying Ben was hiding his own attraction even if he was. Why did others hide it, maybe Ben feared James not approving the two were best friends for a while. At Ben's words he got defensive, Obvious, he wasn't obvious or showing about anything. Albus was who he was and that was that. He pushed himself to his feet balancing himself as he glared at Ben. "I don't expect you too ruin your precious reputation! What everyone thinks about you really bloody matters!" Albus snapped, he disliked people that thought that others saw in them mattered. If you were not happy in life what was the point in living? The small boy was raised to seek happiness not approval. Albus was perfectly fine with who he was, he couldn't assume the same for Ben. "So let everyone drink and spend time learning and taking interest in you, Good night Benjamin." Albus hissed, he had a temper at times but he felt a little hurt as he stormed off leaving Ben sitting there holding his knees. He stumbled into the forest and when he got far enough away in he sat down on a tree stump. He didn't want to cry, he wouldn't not over a boy.

Woah the kid went from lovey and naïve to mean and defensive within a millisecond. Ben scowled,"You know what!," he got to his feet even though Albus's back was turned to him,"Its for this reason right here I don't admit that shit to people, because they walk away like you! I hope that makes you feel better ya little Prick!" he hollered. He watched the boy's back for a long moment, he didn't mean it but now he was defensive and he was hurt. Blimey did the kid not understand it wasn't socially acceptable for him, he was a ladies man not a man eater. He scowled and huffed a bit to himself for a moment before he realized the boy had gone into the forest,"Shit.." he muttered glancing up noting the full moon before he rushed into the trees,"Al? C'mon I didn't mean it" he hollered until he saw the boy now and he rushed over and in an instant he grabbed Albus and pulled the boy to his feet pushing him up against the tree, holding him by his chest,"I...Damnit what are you doing to me?" he asked his hands shaking slightly as he looked the boy in the eyes unable to find words to get angry at the boy or even to explain an apology, he didn't know what to do.

Those last words upset him, no he was not a prick nor was he a jerk but when upset you could see why the sorting hat had trouble when debating on putting him in the Slytherin house. Men they could be so typical yet so unique. He liked them bad, naughty Ben. That rebellious spirit and confidence in everything, everything except his sexuality. Oh did it peeve him. Then Ben's voice caused Albus to look away, did the boy not get he wanted to be alone. His emotions were best handled on his own. Al's eyes drifted up to meet the full moon, so Ben did care about his well being at least. He didn't mean it? Oh he sounded like he meant every word. "Piss off." Albus said crossing his arms over his chest stubbornly. Oh he was stubborn like his mother at times.

Soon he was being pulled to his feet and he avoided eye contact being forced against the tree. He closed his eyes trying to ignore Ben but at his question he opened them wide locking eyes with Ben once again. He was growing accustom to this. "What am I doing to you, I believe I left you sitting back there with your thumb up your arse. So why'd you follow me? I can handle the full moon, I'm a big boy." Albus stated not wanting to try to answer the question himself. It was one what he shouldn't answer as he narrowed his aqua eyes. "You tell me Ben, what am I doing to you?" He asked not letting go of Ben's gaze.

He cringed slightly at the boy's harsh tone and use of words, and a slight smirk crossed his lips at a slightly naughty thought when Al said he was a big boy, well he'd find out the truth of that one on his own some day. When Albus demanded slightly that Ben tell him what he was doing to him Ben wasn't sure what to say. His mouth got dry, his eyes flitted up to Al's and then back down and up again, he could feel his heart racing slightly, his hand lessening its pressure against the small boy's chest and before he realized or could even stop himself, he pushed Albus against the tree again abit harder but in an instant he captured the boys lips with his own. He didn't pull back right away he needed to know what it felt like, with a boy, with someone who actually showed an interest in him not just for his looks but for what was on the inside. He pulled back after a moment, howling of distant wolves catching his ears and he looked at ALbus before he dropped his hand from the boy's chest and stepped back,"That's what you're doing to me"

[/color] he muttered before he turned his back to ALbus and slowly started making his way out of the trees avoiding further embarrasement or question, if the boy wanted to follow he could, if not that was his choice.[/blockquote]