What should've happened

Chapter 22

It was coming up on Newt's first year of school. Albus was busy with his lesson plans so Gellert took this opportunity to get the boys fitted for their robes. Though currently he was fighting with his youngest about Pick.

"Newt you can put pick down for five minutes" Gellert sighs and tries to take the bowtruckle from his youngests shoulder. Newt yells and shakes his head, grabbing his wrist.

"NO APU!" He backs up "pick wants to stay, he gets difficult if he's away!" Newt gets Pickett to let go of his shirt and puts him in his trousers pocket. Then gets with the measuring assistant.

Gellert sighs and sits next to Theseus "Theseus, you're going to have to look after your brother. I'm afraid he's going to land on both sides of trouble in school." He looks through the stores display jackets within reach.

Theseus looks up from a book and nods "he's going to be made fun of. Dad is probably going to try and get the headmaster to allow Newt to stay in his quarters." Theseus gets up as another assistant comes to measure him and gets on the podium. He watches as he takes various measurements and looks up, he's able to see a glimpse of Newt who didn't look too comfortable.

As they both finish, Newt runs back to Gellert and stands behind him, checking on Pickett. Gellert goes to pay and approve their uniforms, Newt staying close behind him as a female assistant was fawning over him. Of course who wouldn't fawn over a small shy little boy who still hid behind his father, it's adorable. He looks up and Gellert looks down at him "jól vagy kis kelpie?*"

Newt makes a noise "pick wants to go home" he was holding the little stick creature to his chest. He looks away as Gellert kneels down, trying to pull his head away when his father tries to get him to look at him.

"Newt, nézz rám kérlek" Gellert says gently and waits for the boy to look up at him "you don't have to lie and say one of your creatures wants to leave" he rubs his back gently and hums. "How about We get something quick for lunch then go home?"

Newt shakes his head then lets Pick back into his pocket. As they leave the shop Newt draws closer to Gellert and Theseus, looking at the older boy. Theseus looks back at him and makes a face. Newt laughs a bit and holds Gellerts hand as they go to apperate back to the castle.

Newt runs back inside to the animal room. The 11 year old has acquired many different creatures over his youth, Albus argued against letting Newt take them in at first but then he saw how happy Newt was with them. Gellert set up an enlarged room to keep them in, in almost perfect conditions since Newt wouldn't let them live in any other condition.

Gellert goes to the kitchen to get some tea to bring up to Albus. As he goes into the office and hums as he sets the tray down "my love it's time for a break." He sits on the desk and pulls the lesson plans away. He smiles as his love looks up, they both have matured more over the years, Albus had cut his hair short but kept the beard. Gellert on the other hand, kept his hair styled in a spiked style with the sides shorter and slicked back, his hair had also gone almost completely white which Albus was blaming on his use of dark magic, Gellert is set stubborn on it being whatever genetics made him blond in the first place.

Albus looks at him "Gellert..."

"Love, you've been working since breakfast." Gellert kisses him and pulls the chair away, setting the tea to self pour with a charm and picks up the cup. He smiles as Albus takes the cup and leans back. Watching as he drinks it, calming down, Gellert takes his own cup and drinks too.

Albus moves to lean on Gellert "how was the unnecessary fittings" he looks at his partner and scratches his face at him.

Gellert hums "not unnecessary. I don't want my children to have Ill fitting clothes." He takes the cup then leads him out of the office "you need a break, you're stretching thin with all this lesson planning" he brings them outside and walks around the grounds with him. "We only went for fitting, Newt wanted to go home after it. He's claiming that it's Pick that wants to go home again."