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WARNING: Slash, rape, abuse…..I think that's about
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'thoughts'
"Speech"
Chapter 4
When Severus woke up, he woke up to Harry sitting across from him. Severus sat up slowly wondering how long Harry had been sitting there.
"Where's Lucius Harry?" Severus asked lightly.
"He went home last night and I haven't seen him this morning. Is this a dream may I ask?" Harry asked perplexed.
"No. It's real." Severus answered expectantly. 'About time it hit the boy.' Severus thought.
"You mean-that yesterday-and I-and then Lucius. Oh no." Harry fretted. He got up and started pacing.
"What do you mean? Lucius what?" Severus asked bored.
"He saw me…naked." Harry whispered.
"Yeah. It was bound to happen anyway Harry." Severus explained. "You're mates, remember?"
"Yeah. But he saw all the bruises and then after I wouldn't tell him he trashed my room. Everything was everywhere. Then I woke up this morning and everything was fine. It was as if last night hadn't happened." Harry stated, more for himself then Severus.
"Yeah, I have a house-elf named Lass. She would have fixed it. What do you mean bruises Harry?" Severus asked suspiciously.
Harry stopped pacing and went pale. "Nothing. I don't mean anything. So what are we doing today?" Harry responded, quickly changing the topic.
"Nice try Harry. Tell me. What happened?" Severus asked, pulling Harry onto his lap and slowly nuzzling his mate's neck.
Flashback
He felt his uncle's crushing weight on top of him. He could hear his uncle's frenzied breaths and his cousin's badly hidden laughter from the door. He felt his uncle breath on his cheek and could feel the tears running down his face as he had begged his uncle to stop. The tears were never-ending. The pain was unbearable. He felt as if he was being ripped open from the inside. His uncle had just started this odd behaviour. His uncle kept calling Harry his little 'whore' and his precious 'slut'. He kept telling Harry how no one but his uncle could love him. Harry felt ashamed and dirty. He just wanted to throw up and scrub his skin until he had gotten his uncle's filth off of him.
When his uncle had finally finished he then pulled Harry onto the floor and beat him saying that the only thing he was good for was for his uncle to 'use his tight, fuckable ass'. Harry just kept crying. The pain mixed in with the humiliation and fear was too much for Harry to pretend to be strong. Harry just wanted it all to end. Eventually it did and his uncle screamed at him for no food for the next 2 days and slammed the door shut.
End flashback
Harry was in tears by the time he finished telling Severus and all Severus could do was sit there, hold his Sub and nuzzle his neck to try to sooth the boy in his arms. Underneath, Severus was seething. He couldn't wait until he could rip them limb from limb. Eventually Severus noticed Harry's change in breathing and picking the boy up, carried him to his room and placed Harry under the covers, kissing his forehead. He then wrote a little note saying that Harry needed to read that book as soon as possible and that Severus was going out and wouldn't be back until late. He then left Lass in charge and got her to make sure Harry ate and had his needed bag of watered-down blood.
Severus then left to see Lucius. Severus felt the wards shudder, announcing his arrival to the Malfoy's within the house. The first to greet him was Lucius. He looked troubled.
"What's the matter Lucius? You look as if your mum had died all over again." Severus asked.
"I was helping Harry get changed last night and he had bruises all over his body. I asked him about it and he said things in the past shouldn't be brought up." Lucius answered, concern lacing his words.
"I have the answer to that Lucius. Can we speak in private?" Severus asked as Narcissa and Draco came into the room.
"Of course. My study should be fine. This way." Lucius answered turning to lead the way. Severus followed behind in a daze. Harry's relatives weren't going to live to see tomorrow.
After they were comfortable with a couple of privacy and silencing spells were made on the room, Severus proceeded to tell Lucius about that morning, from the moment he woke up to the letter he wrote. Lucius was livid. He was pacing the room, sending everything in his study flying. Severus just sighed. He should have expected this. He should have waited to tell Lucius. It wasn't his story to tell after all. But it needed to be done so Harry's relatives could be dealt with and Harry could move on. It wouldn't happen overnight but the sooner the better and that was all that mattered. Harry would be alright once the process was finished.
After a while, Severus got fed up with Lucius being all high and mighty. He was upset as well, but did Lucius see him walking around breaking everything in his path? No. He had control, the Lucius also had but wasn't using. "Will you knock it off? I'm pissed too. Do you see me acting like you?" Severus snapped.
Lucius looked sheepish while he sat down on his seat. "Sorry. So what are we going to do about it?" Lucius asked politely.
"We are going to even the score." Severus answered simply.
"I like the sound of that." Lucius answered. Lucius then followed Severus out of the room and as they hit the foyer, they both apparated to the Dursley's house.
When Harry woke up, the first thing he noticed was a letter written in Sev's handwriting.
Dear my precious,
I'm sorry that I had to leave so suddenly but something urgent has come up and Lucius and I won't be back until late. While I'm away, Lass is in charge. Do as she tells you.
Also, while I'm away take the chance to catch up on your reading. The book I gave you is on your bookshelf. If you need anything, ask Lass. She'll be more than happy to help.
Lots of Love
Sev
Harry looked up and sure enough, right near the entrance to the bathroom was the bookshelf. Harry got up to look at all the books his mates had put on there for him. There were all different types ranging from cook books to fantasy to science fiction to biographies. There were even a few romance novels that Harry spotted. Harry quickly spotted the book he was given by Severus the day before while wondering where he could read. He didn't want to read in his room and he didn't know where the library was.
"Lass." Harry called, a bit unsure of himself.
"Yes Master Harry." Lass answered after a loud pop signified her arrival.
"I was wondering if you could please take me to the library." Harry asked politely.
"Of course. Right this way." Lass stated and quickly walked out the room, walked to the end of the corridor to a set of French double doors. She pushed them open and Harry couldn't hold in his gasp of surprise and awe. It was lined from floor to ceiling bookshelves with the only breaks being the windows in between making the room brightly lit. There was also dozens of bookcases around the middle of the room that weren't half as high as those on the walls but still higher than most people Harry knew. Where there was space, there were a few beanbags, a few comfy-looking wing and club chairs that didn't seem out of place and the occasional table with a few ordinary and plain chairs around them.
Harry quickly settled himself in one of the wing chairs near the fireplace and opened the book to its contents. There was a lot of information that was in this book. He figured he'd start with the important stuff such as courting and mating. He then settled down and started to read.
Vampire Courting for the Submissive Vampire
Depending on where in the clan one is depends on the courting they should expect. For a submissive, then the sub would go through 4 stages.
These stages are called:-
-Passiveness: - the stage where the submissive will avoid a confrontation with their mate/s and will accept whatever they say and do whatever they can to keep their mate/s happy. The submissive will also usually avoid looking in their mate/s eyes.
-Aggressiveness: - the stage where the submissive will take every opportunity they can to challenge their mate/s to make sure that their mate/s can dominate them and protect them. The sub will normally always keep eye contact with their mate/s.
-Acceptance: - the stage where the submissive will accept that their mate/s are right for them and thus will do anything in their power to please their mates yet aren't afraid of confrontation if the situation would arise. Signs that a sub is in this stage may include doing spontaneous things such as making breakfast in bed, buying presents for their mate/s, etc. Sub will try looking for eye contact but not in a challenging way but as a way to convey their love and acceptance of their relationship. The submissive will also start letting off a pheromone that lets their mate/s know that they are ready to be claimed.
-Claiming period: - Not much is known about this stage except for the vampires themselves as it is a very secretive stage. During the stage of claiming, Vampires will lock their sub away to claim them. It has been said that the claiming period has to do with a sub's first hit of undiluted human blood as well as their first time having sex with their mate/s.
After the claiming stage has been complete, the sub will then have a mark warning other vampires and creatures away and thus have free reign to do what they want. Each stage lasts about a week to a week and a half on average.
Vampires and Mating
Not much is known about vampires and their mating rituals as they are usually very secretive. However what is known include Vampires have children as it is one of the essential reasons that they mate for. However, a submissive Vampire can only get pregnant when they are on heat. The submissive will again let out a pheromone that tells their mate/s they are ready and while a submissive may be very sexual during this month, people are advised to avoid them. The reason for this is because the submissive's mate/s will become overly protective of their mate and may hurt anyone they feel threatened against.
Harry continued reading well into the night learning about his mates and their behaviours. Harry also had guessed what this 'urgent business' that had come up was. He wasn't disappointed as they came home that night covered in blood that Harry had only seen after they had both startled him by nuzzling his neck while purring. Harry just rolled his eyes while blushing. It was partly because he was honoured that anyone would care enough to hurt those that had hurt him and partly because while it had felt good he was embarrassed being caught on the page he was reading. He was on a page about how Vampires mated and while it embarrassed him now, he knew in 3 weeks, he would be singing a different tune. Harry also couldn't really find the difference between the Alpha and the Beta was. The book he had mainly differentiated between the sub and all the rest in the clan. He could always ask Severus. At the moment Luc was trying to tug the book out of his hand while both Luc and Sev were nuzzling his neck and probably smelling his scent.
"Hey Sev, can I ask you something?" Harry asked innocently.
"Hmmm…" was the only indication that Sev was listening.
"What's the difference between you and Luc? I mean, I know you're the Alpha as you seem to speak more as if you're speaking on behalf of all of us which would leave Luc to be the Beta." Harry thought out loud.
"Luc is the Beta, as you've guessed, which means that in a hierarchy, I am higher than him but he is higher than you. Having said that, while he has to listen to me, he also has a power of his own. You will quickly learn, precious, that even though I am your Alpha, you will mainly come to me for protection. You will normally go to Luc for everything else, especially sexual desires. He will be the one looking after you if you are sick whilst I may be at your bedside I will only be enjoying the view. It would be different if someone was to intentionally hurt you, but that is for a different day." Severus summarised, not fussed at all by the conversation.
"Ah…" Harry responded quickly followed by a yawn.
"I think it's time for bed, dear." Luc said, as if proving what Sev was saying.
"Will you guys come sleep with me?" Harry asked sleepily.
"Sure precious." Sev answered. Luc picked Harry up and rushed before Sev to get him changed before Sev got into the room. Sev, as an Alpha, also wasn't allowed to see Harry naked before the claiming stage which he had left out. Harry would find it in the book if he hadn't covered it yet.
When Severus walked into Harry's room, he was greeted with the sight of Harry all rugged up with Lucius in pyjama bottoms. Sev quickly changed into his before crawling into Harry's bed with Harry and Luc. As they were drifting off Sev, kissed Harry's forehead and missed the small smile that played on Harry's lips.
