One condition
Our tale begins in Nicolas and Nick's house. Nick has something he has to tell his husband which he should have told him a long time ago.
Nicolas asked, "Why in Merlin's name do you have that awful frown on your face, Nicky?"
Nick muttered, "No reason."
Nicolas said, "I would hardly say that there is absolutely no reason whatsoever why you have been so quiet and reserved of late. There must be a reason."
Nick told him, "As always, you are right. I'm afraid of what you will think of me if I tell you.
Nicolas promised, "I promise that I will still love you. No matter what you say next, Nicky."
Nick sighed. "I lied to you when I left Hogwarts to be with you all those years ago. I told you that Professor Dumbledore just let me leave the castle and that I owed him nothing for doing so. That isn't what really happened. He let me leave on one condition..."
Nicolas insisted, "Well, do not keep me waiting any longer. What was this one condition?"
Nick frowned. "That when I decided to move onto the afterlife, I would willingly give my soul to the wizarding equivalent of the Devil."
Nicolas gasped. "You cannot be serious, Nicky?"
Nick mumbled, "I wish that I was joking, but I made a promise to him."
Nicolas grabbed Nick's hands and stated, "No, I cannot allow you to do that. For one, we will never leave the Earthly realm. Two, you will not be giving your soul to anybody, even if we ever did decide to 'move on'."
Nick looked at him sadly. "I made a promise to a dying man, Nicolas. You must understand why I can't break it. I'm sorry for dragging you into this mess I made, but I have sealed my fate."
Nicolas squeezed Nick's hands tightly and replied, "This is not how things shall end for you or for us. To hell with what Dumbledore made you promise him, he is dead and buried. We owe him nothing."
Nick winced. "I wish it were that easy."
Nicolas reassured him, "We will figure a way out of this, I will help you."