Hey yous guys! I'm back in full swing at last and all I can say is Hallelujah! I was on kind of a writer's block type hiatus for a week or two there but now I'm back and in full action. Yeah I know what a lot of you are thinking. Thanks goodness! It's about freakin time! Yeah, me too. I'm in Kansas all this week, so I'm doing nothing but updating EVERYTHING! I hope all of you are excited. I know I am. I'm soo glad to be getting back to work. I've done a new chapter of Paved so far. I'm going to post everything at once. One enormous posting Updatathon. I'm doing nothing but writing all this week.
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Chapter Three
Severus sat in his husbands arm chair with a glass of strong fire whisky cradled in both of his hands. Lucius stood by the window, staring out at the onslaught of rain. The boys had gone with Blaise, Vince, Greg and Theodore into Diagon Alley despite the downpour. His nerves were shot. Poor Lucius…Poor Harry…All this time, and the poor boy could have been treated so much better. Vaguely, he wondered if Dumbledore knew. Something told him not. He would have kept Harry even closer if he had known.
"Did you even suspect…?" Lucius asked in a whisper from his place.
Severus took a gulp of the burning liquid and felt regret for the first time in a long time. He knew that Lucius was hurt but it was a long time ago and…damn the rum! He knew that he shouldn't have drinking then but did he listen to good sense? No!
"Not at all…If I'd known, I would have done things so differently."
"You would have treated him better." Severus cringed inside. Draco had been his saving grace with Harry. If it hadn't had been for his son…Lucius walked over and squeezed his shoulder affectionately. "It was a long time ago, Sev. We can hardly fault each other. The Potters were our dirty little secrets. We can hardly feel guilty for a one night stand. Now, what are we going to do about this?"
Severus polished off his glass with a grimace before smiling up at his husband. Lucius was everything to him. He was so good.
"We do what any good parent does."
Harry and Draco burst through the fireplace, laughing and sopping wet. They had gotten into a makeout war with Blaise and Theo to see which couple could make the girls they were hanging out with squeal the most. They had won of course. Harry and Draco were just too pretty for their own good. They ended up against a wall, dropping their wet robes to the floor with careless abandon. Dray pressed his boyfriend and best friend against the wall, pushing the rain soaked hair from Harry's flushed face. The kiss that came burned through him and Harry had never felt so…complete before. It was as if
something between them was forever pulling them together and was only satisfied when they were together or touching. He was miserable when they were apart and Harry knew that when the time came that they had to part again, he would be the saddest he had ever been. Draco's silver eyes burned into his own and their fingers entwined lovingly. How could he ever stand to be away from him? Even now, he felt tears prick his eyes when he thought about having to be away from him. Somehow, Harry knew that Draco felt the same. Someone cleared their throat, making them break apart in surprise. Severus stood in the doorway to the rest of the house, with a raised eyebrow. The corners of his eyes looked tight though as if he were stressed, despite his obvious amusement.
"Can the two of you come into the study with me? Your father and I have something to tell you both."
Draco was frowning as if he noticed the stress his father was under and was confused by it. They were home, why would his father be stressed? Harry was suddenly anxious. Had they decided that his presence with them was more trouble than it was worth? Were they worried for Draco for taking up with him? They silently followed the potion's master, their fingers still entwined.
Lucius was already sitting down in the arm chair with his favorite brandy( can you tell this family isn't shy about drinking?) in hand. He smiled tightly at the as they entered. Draco's grip on him tightened and Harry squeezed back in return. He didn't want to leave Draco! What would he do if he couldn't see him anymore? If he was forbidden from him? Something cold and hard tightened inside him and his grip on Dray's hand tightened. His boyfriend's thumb stroked the back of his hand as the blonde sensed his distress. They did not sit down although Draco was wondering if he ought to sit Harry down lest he collapse from nervousness.
"We have discovered the cause of Harry's allergic reaction to your bite, Draco." Severus began calmly, eyeing Harry with something unfamiliar in his eyes.
Draco frowned, looking to Lucius for an explanation. His Father did not disappoint him.
"It seems that one of Harry's parents was a vampire or part at least. He didn't know this, obviously, but when you fed off of him, his vampiric blood reacted, bringing his less than human heritage to the surface."
Harry was fighting to keep his face blank now. He had managed to keep his nervousness down but now he was just confused. There had to be some mistake.
"You must be mistaken. Neither James Potter nor Lily Potter had any sort of creature blood in them. They would have been red lighted by the Commission if they did and we would know immediately." Draco countered, "Harry can't have vampire blood. I would have known."
Severus shook his head and looked to Lucius for support. He seemed anxious. Lucius stood, wrapping an arm around his spouse, lending him his strength. Draco was watching them with calculating eyes that were just beginning to gleam silver. He must have been very protective over Harry, Lucius thought, if he was letting his creature side peek out. They had not only vampiric blood but incubi blood as well. It made for interesting stories when their family got together at Christmas at least.
"You are right, Draco. Neither Lily nor Potter had any creature blood. That's because James Potter is not your true father, Harry."
Harry's emerald eyes widened comically. What the-! His world was suddenly tipping sideways and he found himself sitting on a couch suddenly with Draco at his side. What was wrong with the world?!
"We did blood tests, Harry. It's all true through some very interesting circumstances." Lucius supplied helpfully but Harry just stared up at them both.
He didn't doubt what Severus said. He had given him his blood and he was close enough to Severus now to know that the man would never lie to him. They had forged a certain respect and loyal camaraderie with one another. What was really going on then?
"Who is then?" He asked, his voice low and quiet.
Severus looked down at him and wasn't quite sure what to say. He didn't want to tear this boy's world apart. It was almost cruel in itself but if he didn't then what would happen to him? The Headmaster would likely get him killed in his stupid war.
"I am."
Draco's jaw dropped and he stared at his dad as if he had never seen him before. Harry remained silent, his hair dripping wet and his clothes still soaked form before. Draco was in no better shape. They had forgotten all about their state of wetness.
" I swear, Harry, I didn't know. Merlin, if I had known I would have never left you to that old man. I would have never let him send you to those muggles!" Severus burst out and touched the boy's head gently. "I'm sorry, Harry. You have no idea how much."
Harry looked at Draco, unable to keep the rawness from his gaze.
"I guess…we're brothers then." He said in a trembling voice.
"Twins actually. Fraternal. Sort of. You see, while Severus and I were 'in bed' one night, which coincidentally happens to be the night Draco was conceived, we got into an argument. In fact, it was the biggest argument we have ever been in. We each ran off that night and had two separate affairs. It just happened that it was with each of the Potters."
"Damn rum." Severus cut in with a sigh.
"While Sev had just gotten pregnant with Draco, he got Lily pregnant with you, Harry. While you and Draco were still in the womb, because of the closeness, the two of you developed a bond of sorts and that heavily influenced your development before and after birth."
Both boys looked successfully weirded out. Draco shook his head and looked at his newly discovered twin brother.
"Only our parents could fight while having sex."
"No doubt." Harry countered, still trying to wrap his mind around his new found situation.
The two adults shrugged in agreement.
"Now what?" Harry asked weakly.
Severus and Lucius looked at each other for a second and the blonde man smiled gently.
"Well, that is up to you, Harry. Would you join our family?"
Harry seemed unsure, not about being a Malfoy but about the whole situation. Severus put his hand once again on his son's sopping wet head comfortingly. Those emerald eyes looked up at his own onyx ones with uncertainty.
"Are you sure that you want me?" He asked softly.
Draco leaned over and kissed his neck with a tenderness that belied his feelings for the boy next to him.
"We want you, Harry. In fact, if it's the same to you, we went ahead and got the paperwork from the Ministry to make you a true Malfoy. If you'll have us, that is." Severus said, sitting next to his sons on the couch.
Harry nodded shakily.
"I will. I want to stay."
Even though Harry had been given his own, equally large bedroom right next to Draco's, he found himself curled on his brother's bed that night, letting him run his fingers through his midnight locks. They had looked at each other in the mirror just after coming up and their facial structures were remarkably similar. They did look like twins. Severus, their dad, had remarked on an ingenious spell that Lily had laid on Harry as an infant that kept people from seeing the similarities between himself and Severus unless the person knew there was something there. Now that they did, it was apparent. Draco had just smiled when he had crawled into his bed not half an hour after going into his own. They had just curled around each other lovingly, allowing the bond between them to grow. They could feel it now, pulling them towards each other. There was no end to it. They were just one being split into two bodies. They were even beginning to read the other's thoughts. Their parents had surmised that their being lovers would make their bond grow even quicker.
"So…Does this mean that we can't…you know." He asked Dray, nuzzling deeper into his neck.
He could hear his brother's heart beat and knew that his own matched the pace perfectly.
"I don't see anything wrong with it. We were together before, and even though we didn't know we were brothers, it doesn't change the fact. I don't see why knowing about it should change anything."
Harry nodded sleepily. He had finally caved and let Draco put some sort of product in his hair before bed to prevent it from frizzing and getting all crazy while he slept. It left his hair smelling heavenly and Harry was glad he had let him do it.
"You're right. I love you, Draco."
"I love you too, Harry."
I thought this chapter was so cute!! The adorable kinshinsoukan! Twincest is the most awesome thing ever. Sorry for those who don't agree. I did warn you.