The Newest World Order

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ALBUS POV

Everyone felt really bad for teasing Blaire and Rick once we saw her leave like that, especially Ronnie. Scorp and Tony were trying to calm her down because she started crying and her brother got mad at her for making Blaire upset before he left too. It all happened yesterday and today I was going to find Blaire and ask her why she got so upset.

I asked Jasmine Longbottom if Blaire was in the dorms or common room and she told me she left that morning with her homework assignments so I went towards the lake, where I know she loves to study.

I spotted her sitting under a large tree throwing a stick. I raised an eyebrow and was about to ask what she was doing before she summoned the stick back towards her and threw it again. I smiled at her dedication to charms class and took a seat next to her.

"What are you doing here?" She asked before summoning the stick again.

"I was looking for you."

"Well if it is to see how I am doing, I am fine." She glared at me as she threw what was in her hand.

"Uh...Blaire? You just threw your wand."

"Shit!" She scrambled to her feet and ran towards the edge of the lake where her wand was resting a few feet away from the water.

"Sure you're okay?" I asked as she sat next to me again.

"Honestly? No. But I don't want to talk to you about it."

"Oh come on. I'm your best friend. We tell each other everything."

"Oh do we?"

"What's that mean?"

"You waited to tell me about you and Scorp dating Zach. And you never told me you liked him in the first place."

"I didn't think I had to. Ronnie said it was obvious."

"Maybe to her, but I wasn't paying attention to how you treated Zach! I was paying attention to how you treated me!" She looked away quickly and threw the stick before summoning it once more.

"Blaire. What do you mean?"

"Oh my Merlin, Albus! Isn't it obvious?" She leaned over and kissed me quickly before looking away once more. "I'm sorry. I just... I know you love Zach and I'm happy for you, but... I loved you Albus. You were more than just a best friend to me. And I know you like men and I respect that but it's hard watching the person you fell for be with someone else."

I sat there in shock at her words before smiling at her and pulling her into a hug.

"Blaire. I love you too, bit more like my sister and my best friend. You're a gorgeous girl and any guy would be lucky to have you, but like you just sad, I fancy men. And Zach takes care of me, and Scorp. Just like I am sure some lucky guy will take care of you one day."

"I don't know. It's silly. I always thought I would be your first kiss." She laughed a little and I smirked at her.

"Well I sure wasn't your own. So who was it?" She turned red and stopped her laughing before biting her lip and looking down.

"How would you know?"

"Well I have kissed plenty of guys and you, my dear girl, have what one would call experienced lips. So who was it? Jasmine Longbottom?"

"Oh Merlin, no." She laughed. "Besides, you know Jasmine is Aro anyways. She wouldn't agree to kiss me unless I was her cat, Fish."

"Then who was it?"

"If I tell you, you can't tell anyone."

"I promise."

"Rick and I have kind of been... practicing on each other? We started in second year and whenever we are left alone we just sort of practice flirting and other things on the other one."