What should've happened

Chapter 7

After their breakfasts were cleaned up they left the Dumbledore house, stopping by bathilda bagshots so Gellert could change into fresh clothes before they went to the cemetery. "This is what I wanted to show you" he clears off some dirt of a line of writing on the grave "it's from another book".

Albus looks at the line "really? Do you think it's connected" he looks at Gellert and sits down. He smiles when Gellert sits with him and he leans on him. "How about we spend the day out, not doing anything related to the hallows, because I can see even you are getting bored a bit"

"I'm not getting bored, I'm never getting bored with the hallows." he looks at his lover affronted. He's been occupied thinking of other things, mainly Albus, but he wasn't bored in his search. Was Albus getting bored? Did he not want to search with him anymore? It had only been a few weeks he couldn't already be bored could he? Or did he fake it to get close to him if so he was a threat. He's brought out of his thoughts by Albus touching his shoulder.

Albus held his hand, Gellerts thoughts were so loud that he could hear them without trying. "I'm not bored of the hallows in general, I just need other mental stimulation than just one thing for almost a month." he gets up and pulls Gellert up "sometimes we need a break to find the things we are looking for." he holds his hand as they walk into the woods.

"There isn't much to do out here, and we can't go into a town to do things without people attacking us"

Albus sighs and looks at him "I know, but I need to do something other than read and so do you. No matter how stubborn you are to admit it." He smiles as Gellerts glares, getting up and pulling him up. Albus kisses him "please" he lets his hair fall a bit over his eyes

Gellert looks at Albus as he asks one more time to go out of Godric's hollow, knowing exactly what Albus was doing "ok, we can" he fixes Albus' hair and hums "you know how to get people to do what you want" he walks out of the cemetery with him.

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They had stopped by a small inn after a few hours of Albus showing Gellert around diagon alley. Gellert was looking at the food and then looks at Albus "this all sounds horrible" he says quietly to Albus.

Albus laughs and orders some food for them "it's a lot better than it sounds" he drinks his drink. Albus watches Gellert draw with his finger on the table and he smiles a bit "what are you doing?"

"This table is disgusting" Gellert looks at him and wipes off the face he was drawing in the dust. "Why are we eating here?" he looks at his lover then looks around.

"Because I'm hungry and I like the food here" Albus smiles. He thanks them as their food is set down and starts eating, "try it Gellert, it really is better than it looks"

Gellert tries some and starts to eat. It was, in fact, actually nice "we should go back soon" he finishes his food and watches Albus eat quietly. He wanted to leave and get away from people, he wanted Albus all to himself, even having people maybe watching them was annoying him. He wouldn't care if it was a normal fling in public with him, he would touch them as much as he wanted, not caring if some attacked them, but he didn't want to hurt Albus. He is pulled out of his thoughts and looks at Albus after he kicks him under the table, "yes?"

Albus puts his spoon down "you were glaring a hole into the table, and I am also done" he gets up. "Let's go".

Gellert pays, even if he had limited funds until his father dies it was still far more than what Albus could spend. Gellert grabs Albus' arm once they're outside and Apperates them into the clearing in the forest, pulling him to lay down. He smiles a bit as Albus' laughs and looks at his auburn haired lover "has anyone told you that your laugh sounds like a mermaid's song..when they aren't above water". He smirks, satisfied when Albus' face turns a light rose.

Albus loved and hated how easily Gellert could flatter him, it was like he instinctively knew what he wanted to hear. "I told you a day off was good, you're back to your charming self" he kisses him and lays his head on his chest.

They lay like that for a bit until Gellert feels Albus start to become uneasy. "Mm..what is it you English folk say? 'Knut for your thoughts?'" He looks at Albus and plays with the hem of the olders shirt. "Even if I am wrong on that saying, I still wish to know what you think of, my love."

Albus looks at Gellert "I'm not English I'm Irish, and it was the correct saying.." he looks back at the tree across the field "I'm just thinking, what if our plans don't work..what if a war happens and many people, wizard and muggle both die"

"I have seen a war but not against us and the muggles, even if I think it would be just, after years of murder of innocents at their hands, it was the muggles against themselves" he holds Albus closer "you have a large heart for anyone you meet, that's what would make you a great leader, you don't judge based on status or blood."

Albus had looked at Gellert as he was speaking, he didn't know what Gellert had seen was so tragic. He also knew Gellert to be cold when talking about muggles "but we can't kill them Gellert"

Gellert looks down at him "why not, they have killed us for centuries just for existing. They drove us to hide when we are the better, and our governments let them. Just last month a child in Scotland was found beaten to death solely because they thought she was a witch. Your sister forced her magic down, locked it away until it exploded because of them"

Albus sits up a bit "I know, and we are better than them because we don't kill them just for existing. Killing them for no reason makes us no better than them" He puts his hand on Gellerts cheek "you struggle with empathy but you don't have none Gellert, I've seen that multiple times." he rolls up his sleeves since it was slightly hotter than normal, wondering how Gellert wasn't hot since all the other wore was darker colors. "Aren't you hot?"

Gellert smirks "am I? You tell me Albus" he pulls Albus back down, and a cooling charm goes around them. "It would be less hot without clothes on" he looks at his lover with a smirk

"With you? No it wouldn't we just wouldn't notice" Albus laughs a bit and lays his head back on him "this feels nice though" he mumbles yawns. They had moved around more today than they had most of the summer and it tired Albus out greatly.

"Take a nap Phönix, I'll keep watch" Gellert whispers to him, watching as the red head falls asleep on his chest. He plays with the others hair as he naps, content with laying there boring nothing for the first time in his life. He couldn't believe how much this enchanting half-blood from a small village could change him so much.

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When Albus woke up it was dark and he was being carried. He noticed tiredly that they were almost back to the hollow "mm, you should put me down this looks weird.."

Gellert makes a non committal noise and doesn't look at him "nothing 'weird' about a friend carrying his sleeping ally home" he sounded vexed as he said it. Gellert keeps walking until Albus starts wriggling out of his hold.

Albus looks around then puts their heads together "you know I didn't mean it like that, you just know what would happen if people found out about us" he holds his hand as they walk quietly until they get to the edge of the village and separate their hands.

They walk to Albus' house and Albus opens the door, looking back at Gellert "stay the night, I'd rather not be alone tonight."

Gellert rushes him inside and kisses him, shutting the door. "I was hoping you would say that"