The next day Tony awoke alone with the blazing sun in his eyes. He was unaware that it was the afternoon not morning but he still felt rejected. He rolled on to his back and stared at the canopy top in thought. He had gone 'all the way' with Harry last night. There was grunting and pulling and pushing and crying. Tony couldn't remember all of what he said but he knew he talked a lot and Harry never once told him to shut up.
Tony had desperately needed the comfort that Harry had provided and despite last night being the first time Tony had sex, it was the last thing on his mind this morning. Rudolph had occupied all of the blonde's thoughts until he fell asleep and now that he was awake, his mind resumed torturing him again.
When would it end? Why was he doing this to himself? Tony picked up one of his pillows, pressed it against his face, and let out a howl of frustration. He wouldn't cry again if he could help it. There was a clearing of someone's throat, meant to grab his attention but it went unnoticed because of the pillow.
Footsteps made it to Tony's bedside and plucked the fluffy white annoyance away from his face. Harry stared down at the blonde with a box in his hand. He tossed the pillow aside and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Good afternoon. Did you sleep well?" he asked.
Tony quickly covered his look of surprise with anger, "Why didn't you wake me?" he demanded.
"I skipped breakfast to stay with you and then it grew closer to lunch time and I was hungry. I thought you'd sleep while I was gone and you needed it, so I let you sleep." Harry replied reasonably.
Tony nodded, the anger melting away as he accepted the explanation. He turned his attention to the box in the other boy's hand then. "What's in there?"
"Lunch. I was given permission to bring some up to you since you weren't…feeling well yesterday."
Harry popped the plastic lid off the top of the container and the smell of fried chicken filled the air. "There's chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, and a roll in here. I also managed to get you a drink as well." The raven haired boy reached into his back pocket and produced a chilled glass bottle of butterbeer.
Tony pulled himself into a sitting position, the feeling of being abandoned disappeared as quickly as it had came. He smiled at Harry and pushed the covers away from his body to climb into the other boy's lap. Curling his arms around Harry's neck, Tony leaned in to press a passionate kiss to his lips. Tony was more grateful then he could ever put into words for the care that Harry showed him.
While still gripping the lid in one hand and the plastic box container of food in the other hand, Harry slipped his arms around the blonde's waist and pulled him up against him. The kiss only broke when both participants needed air and with that came the reality of their current situation. While Harry was bathed and clothed in a new outfit, Tony was still naked from last nights events.
Harry leaned his forehead against Tony's own and smiled. "You need a bath" he said playfully and sat the box of lunch down on the bed side table, along with the lid. He then cupped the round globs of Tony's rear and squeezed them gently. Tony's cheeks instantly filled with color. "Or maybe you need something else.." Harry amended.
"You're so cute when you blush" the raven haired boy said and leaned in to kiss Tony again. The blonde pushed against Harry with a hunger that surprised both of them. Harry pulled back and gave Tony a reassuring smile, "Slow down a bit Tony, I'm not going anywhere."
The blonde grinned back and placed a chaste kiss on the other boy's lips. "But I am. I'm going to take a shower. I never liked baths, I don't feel clean afterwards." He climbed off of Harry's lap and wiggled into his clothes from yesterday just until he could make it to the shower, it would be pointless to dirty clean clothes before then. Harry had to shut his mouth after a few seconds of imitating a fish. He thought a shower sounded good but only if it was a cold one after the state Tony had put him in.
After a quick shower, on Tony's part at least, the boys redressed in clean clothes and graced the others' with their presence. Hermione nearly jumped the blonde boy, her expression was crossed somewhere between relief to see he was in a better mood and worry because she didn't know the cause behind everything in the first place.
"Anthony Thompson!" Hermione scolded, her hands on her hips in true mother-hen fashion. Tony gave her a sheepish look, "Yes?"
"Don't give me that innocent look! You know what! I want to know what yesterday was all about and I want to know now!"
Tony threw Harry a look as Hermione attacked him verbally. This was something he would expect from Ron but not her, he wasn't sure how to react.
The bushy haired girl caught the quick exchange of looks and huffed but it wasn't enough to cover the slight hurt in her voice, "I'm your friend too, Tony and I'm worried about you. When you came in with red eyes I knew you were crying…please tell me what's going on!"
Harry gave Tony a single shoulder shrug and a small smug smirk. Like everyone else in their small, tight knit group Tony knew Hermione's mother-hen side, maybe more so then the others. Tony threw his boyfriend a glare and turned his attention back to Hermione. He wasn't sure what to tell her while standing in the middle of the open Gryffindor common room. Rudolph or anyone else could walk in and over hear everything.
Tony knew it was stupid but he didn't want to start any more rumors and potentially cause more problems for Rudolph. He decided he would tell Hermione but it would have to be at a later time. When he told her, she seemed less then thrilled by the idea but she accepted it. Then, while keeping on the current topic of Tony but swinging her attention towards Harry, Hermione asked him if Tony had eaten lunch.
Harry's eyes widened in realization and his cheeks burned as he shook his head. "No.." he replied, he was about to say something else but stopped himself and trailed off instead. Tony's cheeks were burning as well but he was looking conveniently away from the others.
Hermione looked from one boy to the other before she broke into a fit of giggles. "Could you two be any more obvious?"
"Obvious? About what?" Tony asked innocently, still looking away. Hermione seized Tony by the arm and dragged him towards the couch parallel to the fire place. She pulled him down next to her, her face was lit up like a child's at Christmas. "It was your first time, wasn't it?" she asked excitedly.
The blonde's eyes grew to the size of saucers at the question. He knew Hermione to be perceptive but he didn't expect to have talk about his sex life, considering he just started having one last night and he wasn't entirely sure how he felt about it. The sex itself had been perfect but his head and heart hadn't been in the right place. Tony hadn't said no to Harry because he wanted the comfort and he knew Harry had wanted sex, they both benefited from it and he wasn't about to complain.
Looking down at the floor, Tony attempted to gather his thoughts before he answered. The portrait hole filled with light, taking Tony's attention. He held his breath as both hope and dread filled him. Rudolph entered the common room, his satchel thrown over his shoulder. He was dressed in something Tony would have expected to see Gregory in; slightly baggy black pants with a silver chain looping from the front of the material and ending in his back pocket, a long sleeved black shirt, pulled tightly over his built frame.
Tony didn't know what the raven haired boy could have possibly done to become built but he was glad that he still seemed to like black, it beautifully contrasted his pale and smooth skin.
The blonde's eyes roamed freely over the other boy's body. He hadn't even realized he was doing it until he lifted his gaze to see Rudolph staring back at him tensely, the left side of his mouth was pulled up in half a sneer, exposing just a hint of fang.
Tony swallowed hard and dragged his gaze away. He felt a hand slide on to his shoulder then it withdrew quickly. He looked up slowly to see Hermione giving him a reassuring smile. He flashed her a hesitant smile back.
The tension was so thick it could be cut with a knife. Despite the looks exchanged between Hermione and Tony, no one made any sudden movements or spoke for what seemed like forever.
"Was it your first time?" Rudolph asked, breaking the silence but not the tension. His tone was even and serious as he spoke. Tony wished that the ground would open up and swallow him; he couldn't believe Rudolph was standing here asking him if last night was his first time having sex. That was the kind of thing someone would talk about with a close friend or anyone else they hadn't just had a serious fight with!
Tony shrugged one shoulder with a look of bewilderment. "First time for what?" he asked, playing the dumb card. He didn't even have to look at Rudolph to fill the glare pointed at him.
"Was it your first time having sex?" Rudolph repeated himself and when he received no further reply from Tony he went on. "You don't have to tell me. You're not the only one with special gifts here. You have visions, The-boy-who-lived can speak the snake language, and I can read your mind."
Tony did lift his gaze to meet Rudolph's then with shock written all over his face. Rudolph continued on, his own expression was indifferent if not a little amused to be getting to Tony so quickly. "I don't know why I can read your mind but how do you think I have been getting such good grades in all my classes when I transferred into Hogwarts in the fifth year."
Harry scoffed from the middle of the room where he and Tony had originally began. He had been so quiet until now that the pair on the couch turned startled looks on him, obviously forgetting he was there. "Dumbledore wouldn't allow someone with mind-reading talents to cheat like that! How would you actually learn anything and be able to put it to use? ?" Harry shook his head after a moment, "I don't believe you."
Rudolph allowed a smile to grace his lips but it was cold and far from friendly. "Tony thinks the sex last night was great, but do you want me to tell you what he was thinking afterwards while you slept?"
Harry narrowed his eyes on the other boy and made it a point not to reply, calling his bluff. Tony's eyes narrowed into a sharp glare, "Rudolph, that isn't funny!"
Rudolph shifted his calculating gaze from Harry to Tony. "You're right, it's not funny!" The raven haired boy snapped and in a swift movement he crossed the room and had Tony by the arm. He jerked the blonde to his feet and pulled him forward until they were mere inches apart. Hermione gasped somewhere in the background.
"You were in need of comfort last night and he took advantage of you and you let him Tony!"
Tony covered his look of surprise with trying to pull his arm free of the other boy's hold. Rudolph tightened his hold and used his other hand to grip the blonde's chin as well.
More students had entered the Gryffindor common room and a large group of spectators were beginning to form around them causing Rudolph's grip to slacken. "What I do with my body is my own business, Rudolph!" Tony growled and jerked his chin and arm out of the other boy's grasp. "And I love Harry, that's why I did it!" Tony stormed to the portrait hole and stepped through it, bumping into Ron on his way out.
Rudolph composed himself before following in Tony's direction. Harry hesitated a moment before following both of them.
