What should've happened

Chapter 14

It was nearing Christmas and Albus was handling Thesues' excitement, it was his first Christmas where he wasn't still weary of being part of Albus and Gellerts family. He was currently helping him with making a present for Gellert. "Oh I'm sure Apu will love this" Albus wraps it for Theseus and puts it on the dresser. He hums and casts a tempus to check the time "speaking of Apu, how about we go get him, it's almost dinner time". Albus gets up and holds the boys hand as they walk to Gellerts office. Albus stops Theseus as the boy tries to open the door "no, what have we told you about randomly opening doors. Knock first."

Theseus nods and knocks on the door "apu?" He looks up at the door. The door opens after a moment "yes my beautiful boy?" Gellert kneels down and fixes his own hair. "Dinner time" Theseus smiles and hugs his father, giggling as he's picked up and tossed in the air a bit. They go down to the dining room and sit down for dinner. "Szóval milyen volt a napod szerelmeim?" Gellert picks up his fork as their food appears, and takes a bite. Albus smiles "tell him theseus." he motions to their son. Theseus looks at Gellert and whines "nem lehet...". Gellert hums "the only way you will get better at speaking is if you practice, you already know the words." he continues eating, "now tell me". Theseus looks down "mi.... mi.... ajándékot adott neked karácsonyra. és ol... olvas..." he looks at his father worried that he got something wrong. Gellert drinks some wine "very good, and I am looking forward to that present" he finishes his food and orders a second plate.

Albus rolls his eyes and takes a bite of his dinner "maybe if someone actually ate lunch then he wouldn't need seconds". Gellert returns his statement with a glare and he swallows his food "I'm sorry are you the one dealing with muggle outbursts against our people". Albus puts his hand on Gellerts "sarcasm, and I told you I will help you just don't think the nanny's are to be trusted alone with Theseus." Gellert brings Albus' hands to his lips and kisses it, he then goes back to eating and stops Theseus from taking some of his wine. "But-"

"No buts young man you're too young for wine, wait until you're 11" Gellert gives his plates to a house elf and sits back. Albus hums "I would prefer for him not to drink until he's 16" he looks at his lover "I didn't have my first drink until I was 16". Gellert laughs a bit into his wine glass "that's because you were a goody two shoes" he puts his glass down and picks up Theseus "let's get ready for bed, why don't we?"

Theseus whines "but Apu i'm not tired!". Gellert walks out of the dining room and down the hall to the stairs "no buts, if you go to sleep now Santa will come faster". Gellert goes upstairs with Theseus and gets him in his pajamas, "pick out a story, kicsi". He sits on the bed as Theseus takes a book from his bookcase and climbs back on the bed. He tucks the boy in and takes the book to read it to him.

Once Theseus was asleep and quietly shuts the door and goes back to the sitting room, pouring a glass of wine for him and Albus "he's asleep". He sits with his lover and gives him a glass of wine. Albus takes a sip and leans against him "you were in a hurry to get him to bed". Gellert nods and puts his glass down, kisses Albus' cheek and gets up again to take a box out of the cabinet. "Remember last month how my trip to the english rally took a little longer than planned". He goes back over and sets the box on Albus' lap and watches as the other slowly opens it.

    "Obviously, Theseus was very upset." he opens the box and takes out a feather, looking at his lover, confused, he holds it up "this is a phoenix feather." Gellert nods and hands him a key to a room in the castle "I might've snuck a phoenix into the house." He falls back as Albus kisses him "where the hell did you find a phoenix in the UK, they're native to the Middle East and Africa, not to mention incredibly rare!"

Gellert smiles a bit at his loves excitement and sits back up with him, bringing him to the room he was keeping the bird in "I had to stop to get a few things I left at my aunts and this one came from nowhere and wouldn't stop following me, I remember you told me the legend about your family and phoenix's and decided the best place for him was here since he obviously isn't fit to be in the wild". He watches as Albus slowly goes up to the bird, fascinated. The bird caws and leans it's head down to let Albus touch him. Albus smiles and pets the majestic bird "I think I'll call your Fawkes" he lets the bird tic around his hand, resting if he had food.