Welcome to Hogwarts(Boyxboy)

Chapter 42

"Happy birthday!"

Flint gasped as the air was knocked from his lungs as Thad jumped from the stairs into him, wrapping his arms around his neck and hanging there happily.

"Morning, pet," Flint gasped, laughing as he held Thad around the waist and spun him around.

Thad looked up at him, beaming as Flint lowered him to the ground.

"Happy birthday," Thad repeated breathlessly.

Flint grinned and kissed him on the cheek.

"Here," Thad said, blushing faintly as he held up a wrapped package.

Flint accepted it, not bothering to conceal his pleased look.

"Open it, open it," Thad said excitedly.

Flint shook his head, laughing as he peeled back the gold wrapping paper. It fell away to reveal a delicate, silver picture frame, which cased a moving picture of him and Thad from their last weekend in Hogsmeade. They were sitting close to each other in the Three Broomsticks, their hands clasped on the table, Thad giggling about something and Flint watching him fondly as he fell against his shoulder in his laughter.

He smiled down at the picture before looking up at Thad, who was biting his lip nervously.

"Do you like it?" he said, his dark eyes expectant.

"I love it," Flint said, looking at the picture again before slipping it carefully into his bag. He smiled fondly at Thad before wrapping his arms around him and kissing him soundly.

Thad squeaked in surprise before he seemed to melt a little into the kiss, his hands resting on Flint's broad chest. He looked slightly rumpled when Flint released him, a shy smile on his lips as he glanced up at Flint through his lashes.

Flint turned around and patted his shoulder. "Climb on up, you," he said, bending his knees a little.

"What?" Thad said, frowning.

"Get up here," Flint said, patting his shoulder again.

Thad gave him a skeptical look but wrapped his arms around his neck and held on tightly.

Flint reached back to grab his knees, hitching him up as he stood.

Thad yelped and giggled as they set off, his chin resting on Flint's shoulder.

"I can see!" Thad said, looking around from his new vantage point.

Flint snorted, squeezing his legs fondly.

There were rapid footsteps behind him and he looked over his shoulder around Thad to see Jeff and Nick running towards them, grinning.

"Me next!" Jeff said excitedly.

"Yea, Thad, stop hogging him," Nick said, smirking.

Thad scowled at them, tightening his grip around Flint's neck.

They sniggered, falling into step on either side of Flint.

"So, Flint," Jeff said, his tone serious. "Now that you're becoming a man—"

"—we really think it's time for the two of you to learn about certain things," Nick finished for him in that strange way they often did.

"What sort of things?" Flint said warily.

"Well, really, Kurt and Blaine know more about it that we do," Jeff said, frowning.

"Rabbits," Nick muttered.

"But I don't think they're talking," Jeff said.

"For some reason, they think it's strange discussing it," Nick said, shrugging.