【GGAD ABO】Nirvana

The smell of food floated in the kitchen, and the cups and plates jingled to their correct positions.Just as the last glass fell, Gellert emerged from the fireplace, bent over, and brushed the soot off his robes.

"How was your day?" Albus asked with a smile, leaving the table.He was immediately hugged tightly by the blond man, Gellert's lips were cold in winter, but the kiss was extremely hot. "As usual meeting with idiots, wrangling, cursing subordinates - they don't have a brain thing," he said, and sat down on the sofa with his arms around Albus, before undoing the jewel buttons on his collar. "Did you do that, dear?"

"Ruanrou was a great help," said Albus. "She's a lot better at it than I am."

"You're too modest." Gellert smiled on his handsome face, "Your self-esteem is always too low... How are you doing in school?"

"There are still a few kids in the fifth grade who can't master the basics of Transfiguration," Albus concluded, after talking for a while about the match-and-needle disaster, "they still have a lot to practice, and the exam is still some time away..."

The room was warm, with a fire burning in the fireplace, paintings on the walls, and flowers blooming in vases.The sofa is soft and comfortable, it just lacks a few proper cushions.Albus felt some pain in his neck, he took Gellert's hand, "Going out for a weekend?"

"Of course." Gellert agreed, "Where do you want to go?"

"I want to buy some cushions, we can choose several different patterns." Albus looked at the pair of strange-colored pupils, his heart beat faster, "Also, I haven't seen Aberforth for a long time, I think, After the market, you can invite him over for a meal, along with Ariana's family."

Gellert's smile disappeared, his expression gradually serious, "Albus, this is a pity, but—"

Albus was at a loss, "What?"

Gellert took his hands. "Aberforth is dead."

"Ah no—" Albus couldn't open his eyes, and his breathing suddenly became short of breath.His whole body was aching, like swallowing a red lump of coal, burning and stinging all the way from his mouth to his stomach.Darkness enveloped the entire bedroom, leaving only a few jumping spots of light on the ceiling.He was soaked in cold sweat for a while sober, and for a while he was confused. After an unknown period of time, his hearing returned to his body, and he heard someone arguing in a low voice in the living room.

"I know, I understand, but you have to think about Albus's feelings!" It was Ariana, his little sister, who seemed to be throwing a tantrum, which is rare, "I hate him too! He saved My life, I'm grateful to him; but if he thinks he can play tricks on my brother, I'll... yes, I thought too—"

"Then I'm right, they were in a relationship before." This is Aberforth, Merlin, he didn't fight Gellert on impulse... God, Albus couldn't help but move At the corner of his mouth, he breathed a sigh of relief.Hearing his irascible younger brother raise his voice slightly, "That German bastard——"

"Shh-"

"Shameless German, who bullies people like Albus. Albus is a scholar, a teacher who has been buried in the pile of books all his life. He has a thin skin. Why are you stopping me? Shouldn't you ask him about this matter? Do you understand?"

"Grindelwald is not German, you idiot." Ariana sighed, "What's the question? Will he choose Albus instead of those pure-blood young masters and ladies? He will only be more proud! Spread the word If you said that Albus is thin-skinned, he is obviously in pain and shame now. No one will feel sorry for this kind of thing happened to him...he was deceived by love!" She muttered a few words, Seems to be cursing angrily, "Let's just pretend this never happened...don't bring it up again. When Albus starts seeing other alphas, he'll forget about Grindelwald."

Aberforth was skeptical. "I don't see it. Did you notice the look in his eyes—"

"The eyes of lovers are like that." Arianna said firmly, "I heard that as long as he falls in love again, he will forget about that guy immediately. This is the law of falling in love, and no one can violate it. In addition, I I will tell Albert that the Abbots on the other side of the valley are moving out and want to sell their land and house. Bagshot is a good neighbor, we get along very well, and she took care of me when I was a child. But for Albus, it's not a choice. If it doesn't work, we'll move back to Fertile Plains, and I heard that Devonshire is also very good, and there are many wizarding families settling down."

Aberforth obviously agreed, "I saved some money, you can use it for moving."

The two brothers and sisters secretly discussed the matter of moving for a while.Albus was even fully awake, but sweat was sticking to his eyelids, he moved his fingers, trying to raise his hand to wipe it, and immediately there was a burst of jingling music, like a bell playing a nursery rhyme.Arianna rushed in from the living room immediately, holding her skirts up, and she lit her wand, surprised and delighted, "Oh, Albus, you woke up after all - I did a little magic, so I didn't disturb you Are you hungry? God, you sweat so much." Then he pulled out a hot towel, wiped Albus's face carefully, and muttered: "I made porridge, potato soup, The bread is also freshly baked and very soft. You passed out... I was scared to death. I was going to take you to St. Mungo's, but we dared not move you... The doctor from the school hospital came to see and she said You're malnourished. You've had alcohol, and both alcohol and mints are bad for your stomach... What's wrong with you? Still hurts?"

Tears trickled down the corners of Albus' eyes, "It doesn't hurt anymore," he shook his head, "Why doesn't Aberforth come in?"

"He's embarrassed—" Arianna chuckled. "He's shy, you know, he's been tough since he was a kid. He pushed you before, but he didn't mean it. He felt he hurt you, so he didn't dare to come in." Heavy and dragging boots stomped outside the door, Albus coughed twice, "Aberforth, please come in, I want to see you."

The footsteps stopped, and a few more seconds passed before Aberforth pushed open the door, with a grudging face. "Good evening," he said, looking away. "Would you like something to eat?"

Albus stretched out an arm, and Aberforth took over Ariana's duties, helping his frail brother to his feet, with a few cushions tucked between his back and the head of the bed.Ariana lit the lamp in the room, and Albus looked at his sister, then at his brother, "I want to talk to you."

"You can talk about it after dinner." Aberforth grumbled coldly, "Alcoholism! Peppermints! Misuse of potions..." Arianna glared at him threateningly, and he quickly softened his tone, " The doctor almost tried Muggle medicine on you! Look what you've done to yourself! I care about him," Aberforth tugged at a cushion so Albus could lean on it. More comfortable, "Who told him—forget it, I'll shut up."

Declining his younger siblings' request to feed him, Albus slowly drank half a bowl of porridge and a few spoonfuls of soup by himself.Aberforth was sitting in a chair, eating biscuits and cakes from a wicker basket.Arianna knocked on the picture frame and told Albert to let Annie go to bed early.Albus let the bowl float onto the table and patted the place beside him.Aberforth reluctantly wiped his beard and hands under Arianna's accusation, and then sat on Albus's left, and Ariana sat on his right.The three siblings cuddled together, just like they did when they were kids.

"I want to… explain," Albus began, "about—"

"You don't have to explain anything," Arianna said nervously, her voice surprisingly high-pitched. "Why don't we talk about Christmas...Aberforth, have you got your present for Anne?"

"Naturally, I bought a bunny doll, the singing kind." Aberforth smirked loudly, "I bought Albus—"

"Gellert proposed marriage, and I refused," said Albus, "so you don't have to blame him, it's all because of me... I have my own problems and I can't solve them."