AN: Sorry it was so late. Been busy with life. Here it is anyway. Hope you guys like it.
"Good morning Alex." strong, warm arms wrapped around him as he was pulled towards his husband's bare chest.
"Good morning," Alexander smiled as he put down the spatula he'd been using to butter the waffle maker. He put his hands on top of Jacob's and snuggled closer to the warmth he provided. "How was your sleep?"
"It was okay, but I wish you were there when I woke up."
"I needed to make breakfast."
"You didn't need to do that."
"Actually," Alexander turned in his husband's arms and wrapped them around Jacob's neck. "I did. I got hungry from all the activities we did last night."
"Care to repeat those activities?"
"Maybe later, once I've gotten some more nourishment."
"You're such a killjoy." Jacob whispered against Alex's neck. "I really, really would like to have you for breakfast."
"Haven't gotten enough yet?" Harry rocked against Jacob's growing erection.
"I think I'm never going to get enough."
"It is our honeymoon." Alex agreed. "But I also want to explore the city. I have never been here before."
"Fine." Jacob pouted making Alex smile.
"We'll eat breakfast and then we'll leave okay?"
"Alexxxxxx," Jacob whined.
"Please? I promise I'll make it up to you."
"Promise?" Jacob grinned wolfishly at his words.
"I promise."
XoxoxoX
"Are you okay baby?" Jacob asked Alexander. His mate had almost been run-over by some teens on a broom and it took his extremely fast reflexes to safely pull him away from the line of fire.
"Yes, I'm fine." Alexander smiled at his husband feeling safe in the strong warm arms around him.
"Are you sure?"
"I love you Jake." Alex leaned up to peck his husband's lips and smiled. "Are you willing to try something for me?"
"Of course babe." Jacob agreed as he pulled Alexander up.
"Come on," he tugged his husband down the street in the direction he'd been going in the first place.
"No, no, no, no..." Jacob started to try to pull Alexander the other way when he saw the building that the younger man was doing to.
"But, you said you'd try anything for me," Alexander stopped walking and pouted as he faced Jacob, bright green eyes shining with unshed tears.
"Alright, alright! Just please stop looking at me like that."
"Come on Jake. I will show you how wizards do it." They were standing at a mini Quidditch pitch where wizards could play a practice game in half a pitch.
"This is a very bad idea."
XoxoxoX
Jacob had no idea how many times he'd almost fallen off his broom because of the stunts that Alexander was pulling. How many times had Alexander done the freaking Wronski feint? It was a move that had his heart jumping to his throat every time his husband did it. He had no desire to see Alexander plummeting to the ground and suddenly pulling up on his broom. It was too much to see and would probably give him a heart attack sometime soon.
"He's really good on that broom." a gruff, husky voice stated from beside him. Jacob was standing on the sidelines, a broom that he had rented and tried to practice with held on his left hand. "In fact, I know of only two people in the world who knew that particular stunt. Unfortunately one of them is dead." Jacob turned to his right only to be greeted with amber eyes and the musky smell of another wolf. Though he could scent the man, he knew that the other man was not the same kind of wolf as he and his tribe. He immediately stood straighter as he sensed another wolf in his territory, especially one who is apparently interested in his husband.
"Excuse me?"
"Do you know that man?"
"Who the hell are you?"
"An old friend."
"Viktor?!" Alexander zoomed past both men to greet the newcomer. Jacob was distracted from the man he'd been speaking to as he watched his husband jump off his broom and throw his arms around a bulky young man. A deep growl escaped from tightened lips at the scene. The man beside him chuckled and as Jacob looked back at him, the man was gone. A shiver ran up his spine at the strange encounter but before he could think on it, he was interrupted by his husband. "Jake!" the green-eyed young man called out.
"Hmm?"
"Jacob, this is Viktor Krum. He's a world famous Quidditch player and he's been mentoring me on my broom since I was eleven years old." he was smiling. "Viktor, this is Jacob Black my mate and bonded." the two young men shook hands.
"Eet eez a pleasure to meet you."
"Good to meet you too." Unable to shake off the feeling of being watched, Jacob tugged his husband to his side and put an arm around his waist. "I'm a bit hungry babe, why don't we grab a bite?"
"Okay, would you like to join us Viktor?"
"Eef that ees okay weeth your 'usband."
"That's fine with me."
XoxoxoX
"Hello."
"Jax?"
"Hey Jake! How's the honeymoon going?"
"It's been great."
"Yeah? Then why are you calling?"
"I just had the strangest encounter with a man."
"What do you mean?" Jacqueline sat up straighter on her bed where she had been lounging before Jacob called.
"Alex and I were at the mini Quidditch pitch here and he was teaching me to fly."
"And how did that go?"
"Pretty good but I don't think I would ever want to watch Alex on an actual game."
"That's how Dad felt the first time Alex ever played a game."
"Anyway, there was this man who was way too interested in Alexander's moves."
"Which move?"
"The Wronski Feint."
"I told Alex to be careful with that particular move. It's Harry Potter's signature move, one that he adapted from Viktor Krum."
"Oh. I met Krum today. Alex said he was his Quidditch mentor since Alex was eleven years old."
"Of course! Alex studied at Durmstrang because Dad was making his research in France at the time." she was quiet for a few moments and then she asked, "Can you describe this man?"
"He smelled like a wolf but different."
"Babe?"
"I gotta go Jax, don't tell Alex I called you about this. He doesn't know."
"Alright, I'll talk to Dad about it." she frowned at the tone in his voice. "Enjoy the rest of your vacation and Jake, don't think too much on this okay? You'll worry Alex."
"Jake?" Alex's voice came again.
"Right here Alex." she smiled at the sleepy tone in her brother's voice.
"Go Jake, I'll talk to you later." the call ended and she was left once more staring at the ceiling inside her room. She dialed another number and waited for the other person to pick up. "You wanted a chance to make it up to us, didn't you? I'm giving you this chance, find a man named Remus John Lupin. He's a former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts and he's a moon wolf. He's hunting Harry Potter under Dumbledore's orders. He cannot know that there's a connection between Harry Potter and our family or we'll all be in danger." she ended the call without giving the person a chance to speak. "Damn it all! Why can't they just leave us alone?" she rolled over on her bed and sighed. "Time to get up, got some work to do."
XoxoxoX
"Where were you?" Alex whispered sleepily at his approaching husband.
"Just talking to Jax. They were checking up on us."
"Why didn't she call me?"
"You've got five missed calls on your phone already," Jacob smirked as he settled next to his husband and wrapped his warm arms around the younger man. "So she texted me and I called her."
"Hmm..." Alexander mumbled sleepily in response as he snuggled into the strong arms around him.
"Are you okay baby?"
"Yeah," he whispered. "I'm just so tired."
"It must be all the tricks you were doing yesterday."
"But I barely use any magic when I'm flying."
"It's okay baby, you just rest. We've got plenty of time."
"I love you Jake,"
"I love you too Alex." Jacob held him closer as he thought about the man and the possible threat it brought to his husband. The Prince family had been his family since they were children but now that he'd been married to Alexander, he just gained more reason to protect them all. Jacob sighed deeply as he closed his eyes, he would do whatever it took to protect his husband - he swore it on his grandfather's grave.
XoxoxoX
"What are you doing here?" Jasper had gotten used to cold welcome he received from Jacqueline in the past week but it still stung. He didn't blame her though, he knew exactly what he'd done to warrant it but it didn't mean he wouldn't still try to gain her forgiveness. She was after all, still his mate.
"Carlisle received your message and he wanted to have the complete details before he did anything."
"Why didn't he come talk to me himself then?"
"Because I wanted to be the one to speak with you."
"I have nothing to say to you Jasper."
"No? Then let me talk." he stood still in front of her and waited as she regarded him with a calculated look. "I know I hurt you terribly, not just you but your whole family. I apologize for all the pain that I caused even though I know that it is not enough." He looked down as he tried to form the words he needed to tell her. "When a human is turned, he retains next to no memories of his human life. Everything becomes blurred, new memories pile on top of each other and eventually you'll just forget your human past. As a newborn vampire, it's all about the thirst. Newborns are known for their strength and speed and sometimes, there are those who have special gifts. But what no one tells you is that you are run by instincts for most of your newborn life. The instinct to hunt your prey, to quench the thirst for blood." Jacqueline's heart melted at the site, she just knew that if he were able to then Jasper would be crying. "Maria took advantage of that. When she turned me all I could feel was the burn of the thirst and the need to feed. I also felt incredible loyalty to her for giving me the strength to fight in the war. It took me a while before I could finally figure out which thoughts were hers and which were mine and then it took me a lot longer to break free of her control over me. It was difficult because of all the instincts telling me to bow down to my sire's desires." he took a deep breath, not that he needed it but it helped to relax him. "When I met you, I felt the connection immediately. After your father's birthday, I felt our bond grow stronger. Two days later I felt the need to see you."
"Jasper."
"I didn't do anything because up until now I'm afraid to trust my instincts." there was a soft hand touching his face and topaz met bright jade.
"You hurt me." she said softly. "But I accept your apology."
XoxoxoX
"I'm so happy they're finally speaking to each other again." Orion whispered to the man holding him in his arms. Sebastian hummed in a non-committal manner but did not say anything otherwise. "Seb?"
"I still do not like the way he hurt our daughter."
"I know that love, but we both know that there is nothing we can do about their bond. It's stronger that even ours when we were younger."
"I am aware of that." Sebastian's arms tightened further around Orion as he cupped his hands on his husband's rounded stomach.
"I love you." Orion snuggled further into Sebastian's arms and sighed to himself.
"I love you too."
XoxoxoX
"Alex, you're back!" Jacqueline threw herself into her brother's arms and breathed in deeply. "How was your honeymoon? Where's Jacob? Are you hungry?"
"Why are you so hyper?" she smiled at him as she pulled back.
"I'm just really happy to see you." she kissed her twin's cheek. "And I really, really want to give you my present."
"You have a present for me?" this time Alexander's eyes also twinkled.
"What about me?" Jacob strolled up to the pair with a cocky smirk.
"You're lucky you're married to my brother." she rolled her eyes at him. "Otherwise you wouldn't be seeing my gift for him either."
"Jax," all three of them turned to look in time to see Jasper exiting the front door wearing an apron.
"What the hell are you wearing?" Jacob asked as he pointed at the topaz-eyed vampire.
"Esme and Orion are calling for everyone to come and eat."
"Thanks Jaz," she smiled at him when he just went back inside the house without regarding the still gaping young men around her. "Come on, Papa's been teaching Esme how to cook vamp specialties and we've been testing everything."
"What's he doing here?" Alexander asked his twin who promptly blushed.
"Come on, they're waiting for us inside!" she tugged her best friend and her twin brother inside the house without waiting for a response.
XoxoxoX
"Did you make this for us?" Alexander couldn't keep the tears from his eyes as he looked up at the two-storey house standing in the middle of the forest. It was placed a few kilometers away from the Prince home, a little closer to the Reservation.
"Well, I had a lot of help." Jacqueline tugged her brother towards the front door and handed him a key wrapped in a green bow. "Esme designed it and all the boys helped me build it."
"All the boys?"
"The pack, Jasper, Emmett and Edward helped a lot too."
"Not Adrian and Dominic?"
"No, they would've just pranked the others." he put the key in the lock and turned it. As he opened the door, Jacqueline stepped back.
"You're not coming inside?"
"You should see it on your own." she smiled. "But you know, Dom and Adrian did actually have some part in this house."
"Which one?"
"I'm sure you'll see it."
"Jax,"
"Go on Alex." she smiled in encouragement.
"Thank you for this Jax." Jacob murmured softly as he pulled Jacqueline to his chest. They watched as Alex looked around in wonder. The living room was designed in soft reds and burgundy, matching the tint of the wood used in the framework of the house. There was a bookcase on the far left corner already filled with Alexander's tomes. A fireplace was on the right side, the intricate design surrounding it similar to that of a master craftsman.
"You're welcome." the door closed behind the pair and Jacqueline smiled. They would be so shocked when they finally saw what the twin menaces made for them. She turned around to leave and smiled at the man standing behind her. Dirty blonde hair curled in small tufts around his head, topaz eyes softening as they met with her own jade orbs. He was leaning against a tree seemingly relaxed as she walked towards him.
"Are you ready to go home?" she took the hand he offered and leaned against the arm she was holding. There were still a lot of things they had to figure out but they were taking small steps and they were beginning to understand each other better now. "Jax?"
"Yeah?"
"Everything okay?"
"I'm just happy that Alex is home." he kissed the top of her head.
XoxoxoX
"Alex?"
"Yes Jake?"
"What's this on the door?" the couple had been exploring the house in both their paces and had reached the second floor where there was a small library and three different rooms. One room, obviously Jacqueline's, had been decorated in her favorite color. The walls were a soft lavender, a four-poster bed in the middle with a study table in one corner of the room. They had already passed the master bedroom where their things have been placed when Jacob stepped out of their room to look at the last door just across theirs.
"These are wards," Alexander traced his hand against the carvings on the door jamb. "They protect the room's occupants from a lot of things. I can feel Jax's magical signature on them." he continued to stare at the runes until they reached the doorknob. He tried to turn it but it wouldn't open.
"Is it locked?" Jacob asked.
"The doorknob itself isn't." Alexander shook his head as he retraced the runes and read through them. "Protection. Health. Life." he muttered as he touched the carvings. "It's set only to open when we both open it and if there's another criterion met."
"What criteria?"
"I don't know."
"How do you think we can open this?"
"Put your hand over mine and we'll turn the knob together. The runes will read both of our magical signatures and will open if all the criteria are met." he breathed deeply as the large hand wrapped around his own. He could feel the magic of the runes tingling through his palm and turned the knob without any resistance. They pushed the door together only to gasp at the contents of the room. The walls were painted with an underwater design. There were two large clam shells on the wall from which intricately carved cribs seemed to nestle. The ceiling was painted with a sky complete with twinkling stars. Jacob thought it might be imitating the conditions outside as he could see the the northern lights in the far left corner of the room which could also be seen from the outside of their house especially at this time of the year. There were two different dressers and two changing mats on the other side of the room.
"Alex?" Jacob whispered as his husband went into the room and looked around, smiling softly at the mobiles dangling atop each of the cribs. "Was this what you meant when you said there was something else needed before we could open the door?"
"Jake... I..." Alexander stopped right in the middle of the two cribs and looked at his husband with teary eyes. "I think I might be..." he couldn't finish speaking as he was overcome with worry.
"Hey, hey. If we are pregnant then we'll get through this together baby." he took his husbands into his arms as Alexander let his tears go.
"You're not alone in this Alex. I'm here for you." the younger man smiled at the alpha male.
"Alpha for a few weeks and already with a mate and cubs." Alexander giggled softly at his own observation.
"Cubs?"
"There's a reason why there are two cribs in here Jake." he snuggled into Jacob's warm chest. "Twins are hereditary." Jacob paled at the thought but tightened his hold on Alexander. He might be a bit young to be a father but he would do his best to become a good one anyway.
AN: So, what did you think? Read and Review please.
aLy0:)
