Uncomfortable Truths

Chapter Ninety-One - Spring Break Ends

Kenneth is wandering the penthouse. Everyone's in bed. Everyone stayed over, ok, not everyone but a lot of people. He had to give up his room and bunk with Toby. Everyone celebrated his adoption. Kenneth Evan Rosier Potter, yep, he kept his last name, sort of. He was named for his late father's older brother. His father loved his brother, and he loved his father. It seems right to honor his father's wish for him to carry his uncle's name.

Toby kicked him out of their room, sort of. It's why he's wandering the penthouse, he can go back, just not right away. He won't. He'll sleep on the couch or maybe conjure a mattress in the office; it doesn't matter, he's not tired. Too much happened today for him to sleep. Easter at the Burrow, Harry's adopted home, that was nice. He got to meet Oliver Wood from Puddlemere United. He knew the Weasley family was big, but that was a lot of Weasley's. Then the drama with Simon, Kyle's friend. Kyle, Draco and Harry left with Snape to get Simon and his little sister. Which was good, they needed to get the little Hufflepuff away from that woman, but... no, he's not going to think about the buts. They left you at the Weasleys. That's the voice with all the buts. That voice sounds a lot like his sister, ex-sister. He'll ignore that voice, that voice is a bitch. They took Kyle though, didn't they? Ignoring the voice, starting now.

Simon's parents were at the Burrow by the time they got back. Greg was able to find them quickly. They stayed for dinner, which was good. Simon looked shook, but that didn't stop him from speaking non-stop. He likes the kid, he does. He's the polar opposite of his sister, who maybe said six words the entire time she was there. Maybe you don't have to speak when Simon's your brother. He did have a knack for speaking for her. Asking for things she wanted without her saying anything, including food items. Yes, Simon's a sweet kid. He loves largely. Does that make sense? The way that kid loves Professor Snape and Blaise Zabini, he loves them with all his heart. He loves his little sister and his parents; you can just see the kid's heart on his sleeve. He loves Kyle too, with all his heart. Ignore, ignore, ignore. Watching Simon's dad cry kind of sucked. The man was crying, he's never seen anyone's father cry. Maybe it's a muggle thing. Simon said his dad was a muggle. It was probably more about the man's mum being horrid to his son. Whatever was in the letter... Kyle read the letter...

"It was his bloody letter, wasn't it." Kenneth snaps at himself, at the voice that sounds like his sister.

It's dark in the Penthouse, it lets the lights of London filter in through the windows. He can see the Tower Bridge, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and that wheel thing that spins, Harry told him what it was called. Something with eyes, that sounds creepy, no, one eye. The London Eye, dipshit. Yes, it looks peaceful from up here, London. It would probably look better from the rooftop. Maybe he'll sit in the hot tub for a while. It might calm him down and let him sleep. Maybe a drink too.

Kenneth is quiet as he enters the kitchen. Blaise and Ian are sleeping on the two couches in the sitting room? Family room? Living room? Whatever, he needs to be quiet. The kitchen is connected to that room, and he doesn't want to wake them. Ian had to give up his room, no, he didn't have to. He volunteered to, but they wouldn't let him bunk with Kyle. He can't blame them for that, those two are pretty handsy already without letting them bunk together. Kyle was supposed to give up his room, but Ian gave up his instead. Such a gentlemen. He is, Ian's one of the nicest guys he knows. Kyle's lucky. He is.

There's one Pepsi left in the fridge, and he grabs it. Harry stocked the fridge for the adoption party tonight. They had a nice little party afterwards. His new godparents Ron and Pansy, and Hermione, Blaise, Greg, Ernie, Daphne, all the Weasley's and the Wadsmore's, Professor Snape, Andromeda, and baby Teddy, even Lucius Malfoy showed up. He wasn't invited and he admitted to checking nearly half of Draco's properties before he found us. They wanted to kick him out but they didn't. He spouted some bullshit about family and making amends. Whatever! His former grandfather was a prat too, he can deal with Lucius Malfoy. He's a typical pureblood wanker.