Andante - R. Lupin

20.

His once spotless room was now what could only be described as a mess and he had looked so pale because he hadn't eaten anything properly and hadn't had any sunlight it sent Ally into a frenzy. She pressed a hand to his forehead to see if he had a temperature, thankfully he didn't but she still ushered him back to the bed anyway so he wasn't exerting too much of his energy.

He moved so he was up against the headboard, ally sat next to him and he wrapped his arm around her shoulders as she wrapped her arms around him. She knew Caspian needed comfort, he needed it more than anyone. She cast a locking charm on the door and she squeezed Caspian's hand.

"I'm not the most skilled with love Caspy but do you want to talk about it?" She asked sitting up after a while

If she was honest she had never realised Caspian and Regulus would be together. She knew they were friendly but she felt as if she had completely misread their relationship. It was natural that Caspian and Regulus were friends, they always had been but Ally wondered when it had moved to the next stage.

Especially as she thought she and Regulus were best friends, they were clearly good at keeping secrets the two of them. Ally moved so she could hold caspian's hand and he wiped the tears that fell down his face.

"I'm gay Cece," Caspian whispered looking up at her "I was with regulus one night in the common room and we had been star gazing, it calms him down. He had a bad night and he didn't want to disturb anyone in his dormitory so he came to me," Caspian said with his voice breaking

"That's ok Casp, you're ok and you don't have to explain anything to me," she reassured and he shook his head

"It was after that we'd spend more time with each other, regulus would wink at me across the corridor, it was strange because he's always the logical and more shy one out of us. Then I'd do the same and then we'd throw our arms around each other a bit more, it was like every touch made me realise things I hadn't before. Do you know how that feels?" He asked

Ally tried to think, the only romantic interaction she had was holding Remus Lupin's hand and she had noticed small details about his hands. She just shook her head at her brother not wanting to embarrass herself by saying she was thinking about Remus Lupin, or his hands.

"He made the first move, which isn't like Reg, he asked me to go star gazing and then we'd do that a few times and... he kissed me on top of the astronomy tower. How cliche right?" Caspian laughed wiping tears that fell from Ally's eyes, she thought her brother was so incredibly brave in this moment

"Caspy I don't really know what Cliche means," she cried honestly causing them to both laugh through their tears

"I just love him so much Cece and knowing he ran back in there terrified me and I didn't mean to leave you, I just couldn't think straight and it doesn't mean I love you any less. I love you more than the moon always and forever you know that don't you?" He asked

Ally brought her hand to her brothers cheek and wiped his tears, Caspian couldn't believe how nice Ally was being to him right now when she could have been horrible for what he had done but ally understood. She knew that Caspian had acknowledged regulus had nobody to look out for him in that moment. Caspian had Wolf and Atlas and even Oberon when he had turned up. Walburga and Orion were cowards, they'd never protect Reggie like that. Somebody had to.