Gary chuckled, "Would you please think about yourself for once?!" he said, brushing Alex's hair out of his eyes. "I can swim whenever i want so i wouldn't worry about it. Just needed to stretch the old limbs." He chuckled again and kissed Alex's forehead, quite content to just lie in the sun with Alex on his chest.

"I do think about myself!" Alex retorted kissing Gary on the neck, "I think about myself and you," he whispered in the boy's ear, "together. Kissing. Licking. Sucking..." Alex paused and sat up on the boy's bare chest and bit his lip, "F*cking." Alex laughed lightly and leant forward kissing and nipping the boy's neck gently.

Gary moaned, "Mmmm they are good things to think about," he breathed as Alex kissed his neck. He ran his hands down Alex's back, tilting his head to the side to allow him better acess to his neck.

Alex smirked as he continued to kiss his boyfriend. Stopping suddenly he looked up and frowned, something was moving in the forest. Standing he dried himself properly and pulled on his trousers before going to investigate. Reaching the edge of the forest he looked around, not seeing anything in particular but hearing a lot. He bit his lip and looked back at Gary, "Can you hear that?" he asked quietly.

Gary frowned and sat up, closing his eyes and listening to the surroundings. He could hear creatures moving in the forest, but nothing really out of the ordinary. "No, just things moving in the forest like usual. Why? Is there something there?" he asked, standing up and moving over towards Alex. Even with his vampire hearing, he still couldn't hear as well as Alex.

"I'm not sure," Alex whispered, trying to hear it again. It was defiantly a large creature. "Come on," he said tugging on Gary's hand. He knew the chances were that it was dangerous. Whatever it was. Chewing on his lip he looked expectantly at Gary, not sure whether actually going in would be a good idea or not.

Gary looked at Alex and nodded, "Let's go see." An excited gleam tinged his eyes as he looked back at Alex. "Against a vampire and a werewolf? Whatever it is stands no chance," he said, tugging on Alex's hand and leading him to the edge of the forest. He had always liked adventures and was always getting into some sort of trouble.

Alex bit his lip as the thing seemed to be stepping closer towards them as though it could smell them. He frowned. Part of it sounded human. Alex stepped carefully over the branches, he never brought shoes into the forest if he could avoid it. Although on his travels he had seen many shoes belonging to other people and once a shirt that had smelt of Gary. But he would never say anything.

Gary smirked and followed after Alex, wondering what this creature might be. He could hear the thing now and it made him even more curious. He had left his shirt behind but he was used to being shirtless around the forest. "What do you think it is? It smells kinda human," he said, sniffing the air. He ws thoroughly confused by what this thing was. And he could hear it now.

The thing stopped, and Alex knew immediately what...or who it was. "It can't be," he whispered stepping carefully over the twigs. The person was still far away, but Alex knew what had happened. The swoosh he had heard was from a broomstick, the thud from the landing and the murmurs from the person itself. The mummers were still going on now. "I don't think this is a good idea," he mumbled stopping suddenly, "We should go back."

Gary looked at Alex with confusion, "Who is it?" he asked, tugging on Alex's sleeve like a small child. "I don't understand, who is it?" he demanded.

"I don't know," Alex replied honestly as the stranger walked closer and closer to them. A strong smell of alcohol stung Alex's nose. Sneezing, Alex closed his eyes and in that split second a very tall thin man entered the space surrounding them. His hair was long and grey and his eyes a dark red. He looked like a skeleton, his skin sagging with age over his bruised and stained body.
"Well, well, Aleksandr. I thought I'd find you here. You can thank the Dark Lord for pointing me int he right direction," the man sneered, his voice dark and cold. Just like his posture.
Alex opened his eyes and looked at the man; stunned.
"F-Father?"

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Gary's lips curled back in a snarl as his postion changed into a defensive one. He didn't like the smell of this person. He glanced at Alex and shifted closer to him so that their shoulders were just touching. "He's your father? I thought he was dead..." he said, still staying in his defensive position. He wasn't sure whether to believe this man or not, and he stank of alcohol which was never a good thing.

"So did I," Alex said quietly not taking his eyes off the man in front of him.
Said man laughed darkly, "Oh how I've been waiting for this day to come my boy!" he said, quite cheerfully as he stumbled towards his son, "Aleksandr, my dear dear boy, it was a trick! All of it! Don't you see? A trick to get you to join up!" The man frowned at the other boy who was with his son, "Aren't you going to introduce us? It's nice that you've made friends so quickly. Shame you're leaving so soon..."

Gary snarled and stood in front of Alex, "Don't you dare touch him," he snarled, his lips curling back over his teeth. A feral, inhuman growl escaped his lips as he glared at the man. "You aren't taking him anywhere away from me," he spat, clutching ahold of Alex's hand. This wasn't going to be pretty, not one bit. But the last thing he wanted was Alex to go with his supposed 'father'.

The man stopped in his tracks. Pulled out his want and cast a charm that locked Gary's arms and legs together. Smirking the man stepped closer and touched the boy's cheek, just for added effect.
Alex pulled out his own wand to try and free his boyfriend but it was stolen from his grasp. His father had always been an expert with wand work.
"Let him go!" Alex growled his eyes narrowing at the other man.
His father's eyes widened, "He's just a boy Aleksandr, just a worthless little friend. You can find others where we're going," he said tiredly grabbing onto Alex's wrist. Wincing in pain as his father's eyes bared down on him Alex turned away. This was definitely his father. Suddenly a hand collided with his cheek, "LOOK AT ME WHEN I AM TALKING TO YOU!" his father bellowed dropping his son to the floor.

Gary froze, "Leave him alone," he snarled, his mouth not being frozen. He couldn't see what was happening now but he heard the slap. A growl erupted from his mouth. It wouldn't take long for the spell to wear off, they never worked as well on vampires as they did on humans. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down slightly. 'Emotions get in the way, emotions get in the way,' he chanted to himself.

Kolzak smiled at the vampire, "Why do you care? Friends forget each other quite quickly you know. He doesn't mean that much to you. He's just a boy." Nevertheless Alex's father pulled out his wand and pointed it at his son. "You come near me and I'll kill him. Don't think that I won't."
Alex brought his hand up to his cheek, which stung like mad. He choked slightly as he get to his feet.
"Stop it! Both of you!" he snapped, not knowing exactly what was going on.

The spell wore off and Gary spun around, facing the two people. He took a step forward but froze when he saw the wand pointed at Alex. His eyes darted nervously between Alex and his father. What were they meant to do now? He wondered briefly if he would be able to move faster than Alex's father could wave his wand, but he doubted it. He wasn't one of the fastest vampires in the world, and it really didn't take much to swish a wand.

Kolzak saw the vampire step an inch closer, "Let me explain. I faked my death too make Aleksandr believe he should follow in my footsteps. I didn't expect Karkaroff to send him here - though I am greatfull. I was going to return and then take my son away and train him. But it has come to my ears that he was bitten by a werewolf. Therefore he has dirty blood and is no son of mine!" Alex's father ran his boney fingers down his son's cheek, his wand pointed at the boy's stomach, "Crucio," he whispered.
Alex screamed and collapsed to the floor, his pain unbearable. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!!" he screamed, "Stop, please. I'll do anything!" He curled up in pain on the cold floor.