Disclaimer: Well the usual note that JK Rowlings owns Harry Potter and the characters from his world. Trouble Comes in Small Packages Universe is from my dreams as are Rocky and Bubby. And Potter Island is my paradise home for them all.
Warning! Warning read at your own risk! Spankings of children ahead. You have been Warned! Don't complain if you still read it!
Ch.9 Little Boys Tempting Daddies
Sirius Black was slowly pulled from his wonderful dream. He had been dreaming of James and him sharing Harry's first Christmas with their baby. It was such a wonderful dream he didn't want to open his eyes. He just lay there until the sound of giggling and yipping dog barks made him sit up.
He looked around and realized that he had spent the whole night asleep on a chaise lounge on his balcony. The aroma of the perfumed flowers and the music of the tiny insects must have lulled him into a wonderful sleep. He turned and noticed he had left his balcony door open. He had also left Harry and his bedroom doors open, because he wanted to hear Harry if he needed him. And truthfully he was hoping Harry would see that as a sign he should come to his Daddy in the night if he wanted or needed too.
It was the fact that he left all three doors open that made it possible for him to hear his son's laughter. It brought a smile to his lips as he stood up. There would never be more beautiful music in the world than his Puppy's laughter to Sirius Black.
When he entered his bedroom he realized that he had slept in his clothes the night before. His pajamas were still laying on his bed where he had put them last night. He had only meant to go on the balcony for a few minutes before getting ready for bed. Shaking his head at the fact he had fallen asleep like that he grabbed a change of clothes and went and got dressed for the day. All the while he was listening to the sound of his son's laughter.
He walked into the little boy's room when he was ready and just stood there taking in the scene. His Puppy was jumping up and down on his bed and the toy dog was bouncing with each jump. Childish laughter and excited yips were accompanying each landing on the bed. He wanted to tell Harry that jumping on the bed was not allowed, but he couldn't bring himself to scold his son for having so much fun. He walked over to the bed quietly not wanting to startle the child who had his back to the door. When he was close enough to catch his son if his talking should make him fall he said.
"Hey Pup having fun?"
The little boy turned in mid jump. The delighted smile that lit his face made Sirius's heart swell in gratitude that his son was not mad at him for being punished the night before.
"Daddy!" He squealed as he jumped right into Sirius's arms. "Did you see Paddy bounce when I jumped?"
Then as if realizing what he had said his laughter stopped. He knew jumping on a bed was not allowed. Was his Daddy mad at him? He kept his head down afraid to see his Daddy upset with him again.
"I sure did see Paddy bounce. You both seemed to be having fun?" Sirius said in an upbeat voice.
"I'm sorry for jumping on the bed. I didn't mean to, but when I climbed back on the bed to get Paddy after I got dressed. Well he started bouncing as I walked on it to get him, and I thought it would be fun to make him bounce when he started barking." The little boy now looked miserable. "I'm sorry Daddy. Am I in trouble?"
"No Baby, you aren't in trouble." Sirius hugged his son close. "Yeah jumping on the bed isn't a good thing, but that is because you could get too close to the edge and fall off. Then you would get hurt, so maybe let's try not to jump on beds anymore. Okay? But no you aren't in trouble Puppy. You were just having fun." Sirius soothed.
"Okay Daddy." The smile was back on the little face.
Sirius leaned down so Harry could pick up Paddy. "I'm hungry so why don't we go find us some breakfast?" Sirius said as he carried the tiny child who was carrying the toy dog out of the room.
As they started down the stairs Harry's little eyes lit up with excitement when he noticed the wooden banister. That looked like a fun thing to slide on. But to the child's disappointment his Daddy noticed what he was looking at.
"No Harry James, you are not allowed to slide down that banister." When shocked grey eyes met his he added. "Yes I know that was what you were thinking, because it is the same thing your Da or I would think looking at it. But it is very dangerous and will get you in trouble if you try it." A stern look went with the tone as he said. "Do you understand?"
"Yes Daddy." was the meek reply. He was disappointed though because he knew it would be fun. He didn't understand how he could get hurt when he noticed it curled at the end. All he would do was land on his butt on the floor. He landed that way all the time when he used the slides. His Daddy was just worrying too much.
When Sirius set him on his feet at the bottom of the stairs somebody knocked on the door. He put Paddy down as his Daddy let Uncle Remus and Neville in.
"Morning guys. Did you sleep well?" Sirius greeted them.
"Good morning Sirius, Harry." Remus smiled. "It was a wonderful night. The bed was very comfortable."
"Well some of us slept in our comfortable beds." Regulus commented coming in the still open door. Draco's hand was clasped in his much larger one. "But some of us decided to sleep outside under the stars all night." He teased.
"What?" Remus looked confused.
At the same time Sirius looked sheepish. "How did you know?"
"I saw you and even more importantly I heard your snores." Reg explained. "I thought you would wake up after a little bit and go inside, but when I woke up around four and went out on my balcony to check you were still there."
"Yeah I slept there all night. I guess I was more tired than I thought. Only Harry's laughter and Paddy's barking woke me this morning." He admitted sheepishly.
Regulus was looking around the house now and a disappointed pout could be seen on his face.
"What's up Reg?" Sirius asked in concern. "Why are you pouting?"
"Well with my house having green in every room I figured yours would have rainbows." He said sulkily.
"I was thinking the same thing since mine had gold in every room." Remus chuckled.
"Hey that would not have been a good look." Sirius protested.
"Reg looked at Remus before saying. "We know but your reaction would have been priceless." Both men were now laughing at the dumbfounded expression Sirius had.
"Harry, my Pup your uncles are mean." Sirius told the little boy as he took his hand. "Let's go to the big house and see if Rocky will feed us. I haven't had time to check if this house has any food or not."
They left the others to follow. Sirius had his nose in the air pretending to be mad. But truthfully he knew if one of them had gotten the Rainbow house he would have wanted it decorated that way too.
Rocky met them at the door of the big house. "Masters need to hurry youse food will be getting cold."
"Oh Rocky, you lifesaver you." Sirius smiled in delight at the elf." I think the sea air is making me hungrier. I could eat a horse."
"Master eat the pretty horse?" Bubby asked looking ready to cry.
"What?" Sirius looked around confused. Were these elves really going to feed him a horse?
Regulus noticed the tears and said. "No we aren't going to eat a horse Bubby. That is just a saying. It means my brother is really hungry."
Bubby let out a sigh of relief. "Good the horse is too pretty. She won't let Bubby touch her, but she lets me watch her."
"There is a horse on the Island?" Sirius was surprised.
He couldn't imagine the Potters leaving a horse here for all of those years. Mum really loved horses and she wouldn't abandon one like that.
"The Masters never had a horse. Bubby says he has seen one a few times, but I isn't seeing it." Rocky explained.
Bubby gave his Poppy a sad look. Poppy never believed him about the pretty horse. It was black with white feet and had a little bit of white on its head. It was shaped just like the mark on the littlest Master's head. But every time Bubby would take Poppy where he had seen the horse it was gone. Then Poppy would get mad at Bubby for lying. The tiny elf slunk from the room feeling sad now.
The rest of them headed to the dining room and a banquet of breakfast foods. Sirius had not seen this much food on a table at once since he graduated from Hogwarts. Mum Potter hadn't even put as many different types of food on the table for holiday meals. Harry was totally shocked. He never knew there were so many different types of breakfast food. He was happy when his Daddy gave him some hotcakes and bacon to start with, but when he looked up after a couple of bites he noticed something he thought was strange.
"Why isn't Bubby and Rocky eating with us Daddy?"
Draco answered before Sirius could. "Because they are servants and servants don't eat with the family." His tone said that Harry should have known that.
Sirius and Regulus opened their mouths to speak at the same time, but stopped in shock when they saw Harry push away from the table and run from the room. Sirius jumped up to following his little boy, as Regulus turned to his son.
"I will have you know Draco that if we could get Rocky and Bubby to eat with us they will be very welcome to. I also don't like the tone you used when talking to your cousin. When he comes back you will apologize to him. Is that understood young man."
"Yes Sir." A very contrite little boy responded.
Regulus reached over and ruffled the blond head. "I love you Little Dragon, but I don't want you talking mean. People won't like you if they think you are a mean person. And we don't want that do we?"
"No Daddy. I'm sorry." Draco looked to his Father with questioning eyes. "Why did Harry run away Daddy?"
"I don't know Draco, but hopefully your Uncle Sirius will find out and make it better."
"I didn't mean to upset him." He promised his Daddy.
"I know." Regulus reassured him.
Neville was feeling very bad for Harry as he sat there and didn't eat anything while the other two talked. His own Daddy seemed to notice though because he said.
"Cub, why aren't you eating?"
"Shouldn't we wait for Harry and Uncle Sirius to come back?" He answered with a question.
Remus looked towards Regulus who nodded. "I think you are right we will wait for them."
They were still sitting there talking and waiting for the other two to come back when Rocky popped in. "Is something wrong with youse breakfast Masters?"
"No Rocky. We are just waiting for Sirius and Harry to come back." Remus smiled at the elf.
"Rocky, would you and Bubby join us for breakfast?" Regulus asked.
"On no Master Regulus we can't be doing that. House elves don't eat with their masters." He shuddered at the thought.
Harry ran out of the house and Sirius found the tiny child sitting in front of the door of Rainbow house. The child was curled up on himself. His little knees were drawn up tight to his chest, and his arms wrapped around them. He had buried his face in the space between his arms. Sirius could hear deep racking sobs coming from his baby. It broke Sirius's heart to hear such anguish coming from a child, let alone his son.
He rushed over and picked his Puppy up. He held him close while whispering soothing words into the messy dark hair.
"Baby what is it? Please tell Daddy why you are crying. Daddy can't make it better if I don't know what is wrong." He rocked his precious baby back and forth trying to give him the comfort and love he needed to calm down. "Come on Baby talk to Daddy please."
He sat and rocked the tiny form for at least five minutes before Harry spoke. "I not supposed to eat wit you Daddy. I's a serbant like Rocky and Bubby."
Sirius couldn't help noticing Harry was talking more babyish than he had ever heard him since he was a baby. He wondered why it was. Could it be he was having memories when he was younger? He hoped it was just the result of how upset he was and not more prove of his abuse.
"Pup, you are not a servant." Sirius stated firmly but gently. "And you most definitely are supposed to eat with us." Sirius felt like a knife had been stabbed into his heart at the next words.
"I am a serbant Daddy. Serbants clean and cook and aren't allowed to eat with the family. I always cleaned and cooked and neber got to eat with the family at the Dursleys. I had to eat my bread in my cupboard after I cleaned up when the Dursleys was done eating."
"Oh my sweet Baby that wasn't because you were a servant. That was because those horrible Dursleys were sick monsters who should never have been around any child let alone you." Sirius hugged him closer as if to try and protect him from his past.
"But..."
"NO buts Harry James. You listen to your Daddy now. You are a wonderful little boy and you are a major part of this family. I promise Pup." Sirius smiled reassuringly. "It's time to go eat, because I can hear that little belly growling loud enough to make me think it will eat me if I don't feed it soon." He teased giving the little belly in question a tickle.
Harry giggled as his Daddy stood up and headed back to the big house still holding his beautiful boy. They were both surprised to see everybody waiting for them without eating.
"Is something wrong with the food?" Sirius raised an eyebrow questioningly.
"Nah Neville thought we should wait for you two to rejoin us before we ate." Remus smiled proudly down at his son.
The little boy blushed under the praise, but he couldn't hide the little smile it brought on. It really felt good to have a Daddy of his own, and his Daddy seemed proud of him.
Regulus gave his son a little nudge and nodded towards Harry when he looked at him. Draco nodded back at him.
"I'm sorry I upset you Harry. I didn't mean too. Daddy says if we can convince Rocky and Bubby to eat with us they will be allowed too. Daddy tried already, but Rocky didn't think it was right, but maybe we can convince them some other time." Draco rambled on.
"It's okay Draco. It's not your fault I got upset." He told him as his Daddy placed him back in his chair.
Breakfast went off without any more hitches. They all headed outside to enjoy the beautiful morning. The three men sat on the veranda while the children played with their stuffed pets. That was the only thing they could be called. The stuffed toys were too lifelike to be considered anything but pets.
The adults had been sitting and watching the kids for about twenty minutes when Rocky and Bubby brought them out some coffee. Sirius seeing the tiny elf waiting on them while looking longingly at the playing children decided this would not do.
"Rocky I hope you won't be offended, but I would like you to let Bubby play with the boys. He is too little to be working all of the time with no fun. It will also teach the boys to be accepting of others despite their differences."
"Master wants a house elf to play with young masters." Rocky asked shocked.
'Yes I do, and I don't want you to call the boys master. They are just little children, and I don't want them to think they are better than others. I wish you wouldn't call us master either for that matter." Sirius commented, but he could see the elf wasn't taking to this idea at all.
"But Rocky must show his Masters the respect they deserve." He protested vehemently.
"Fine you can call me and the other guys master if you must, but I mean it about the children. That is an order neither of you are to call them master."
"If Master Sirius wishes we won't call the little mas... boys, master."
"Thanks Rocky. Bubby, do you have a stuffed toy to play with?"
The little elf shook his head no. "No Master Sirius Bubby has no toys."
"Well we can't have that." Sirius said with an outraged look. "Do you see that the boys all have an animal toy that I fixed so it could play with them?" When the little head nodded he went on, "well if you tell me what kind of animal you like I will make you one and make it be able to play like theirs."
Harry having heard this told the other two boys and they ran over to watch. Their little companions nipping at their heels.
"Bubby likes horses like the pretty horse on the Island."
Sirius picked up a teaspoon off of the tray with the coffee pot and turned it into a beautiful white horse about the size of Draco's dragon.
Regulus seeing the sad little face asked. "Is there something wrong Bubby?" He saw the elf child was going to deny it, but it knew there was. "It is okay if there is we just want to know so we can fix it."
The little elf looked hesitant. "It doesn't look like the pretty pony."
"Oh that is right. How silly of me." Sirius grinned. "Everybody knows the prettiest horses are black." He changed it to the color black as he said it
The little guy clapped his hands excitedly at the new color. "It has white feet and a white patch on its head like that." He said pointing to Harry's scar.
A minute later the teaspoon now turned toy horse looked just as Bubby described. The little elf couldn't help dancing around in his excitement.
"So I take it this is right then." Sirius grinned at the elf's happy face.
"Yes Master Sirius. Thank you Sir." Bubby exclaimed happily.
"Well it needs just one more thing then." Sirius waved his wand and the horse gave a realistic whinny and ran around the ground when Sirius sat it down.
The little guy knelt down in front of the horse and petted it. It was as if the toy knew he belonged to the elf as he nuzzled his hand.
"What are you going to name him?" Harry asked in awe. He couldn't believe his Daddy made the little horse from a spoon. His Daddy was the coolest Daddy in the whole wide world.
"I don't know." Bubby mumbled as he picked the horse up to hug.
"Why don't you name him Lightning?" Draco suggested. "He has a mark like lightning just like Harry.
"Is Lightning, a good name?" The little guy looked towards Sirius.
"It sounds like a perfect name." He reassured him. "Why don't you go play with the boys now?"
Bubby looked at his Poppy for permission. When the elder elf nodded he ran to play with the boys and the four toys.
When Rocky walked away Regulus brought up the subject from last night. "Sirius you said you would help us with rules and consequences that gave you and James."
"Okay when need some parchment and a quill so we can write them down." Sirius told them.
He wasn't the least bit surprised to see Remus pull both items and a bottle of ink from his pocket. The man always carried items like that with him.
"I'll write them down." Remus dipped the quill in the ink and wrote Rules at the top of the parchment.
"The number one most important rule to Dad was, never do anything to put yourself or somebody else in danger. This means no hitting or hexing anyone to hurt them either. This always earned a spanking if this rule was broken." Sirius told them not noticing Rocky standing in the shadows listening to the conversation.
"Really that seems a little extreme." Remus looked worried. "I never knew that."
"Why do you think that almost all of the pranks we played were humiliating instead of causing harm, even to the ones that hurt us or others?" Sirius asked. "It was because we were sent back to Potter Manor by floo, or the man would come to the school and tan our bums as soon, as he found out about any incidents where we endangered someone even if it only bruised them."
"Ouch." Reg sympathized. "So you are saying this is definitely an important rule."
"That is the most important rule of them all. The only reason I didn't spank Harry for the incident on the plane was because he didn't know the rule." Sirius said solemnly.
"But nobody got hurt?" Regulus looked confused.
"Not this time, but they could have died, because they had no idea where that thing went too." Sirius frowned at the thought of losing his child.
Regulus looked embarrassed as he asked.. "What exactly does a spanking consist of?"
"Really, Reg? Maybe I should spank you so you know first hand." The man teased his little brother.
"Thanks but I'll pass." He muttered while flushing. "What I meant is they are so little and been through so much. Won't they think we are abusing them?"
"Not if you do it right." Sirius assured him. "They are little so no matter what at their age no more than a swat per year. That does not mean every spanking they get will consist of that. I would say anywhere from two to six swats as Harry and Neville are almost six. You need to remember to keep the swat to stinging but not bruising, as they are hardly more than babies spank with your fingers more than your hand." He noticed both men were paying rapt attention.
"But how do we know how many swats to give?" Remus questioned with a furrowed brow.
"It will depend on each incident. I can't say for sure how many will be needed, but the more dangerous stunts get the worst spanking or if they break a lot of the rules at once. They are still pretty young so that will probably come the older they get where they test out how many rules they can break at a time." Sirius felt strange telling them this, because it was almost as if he could hear his Dad explaining these same things to him again. "I have to tell you though guys remember to offer comfort, love and forgiveness after each punishment no matter what it is. That really is as important as the discipline to help them learn right from wrong and even more so for our boys since they have been through so much."
"Okay what other rules and punishments?" Remus had started another parchment with the title Suggested Punishments on it.
"Rule number two no lying this should earn a mouth washing, two swats at least or both depending how big the lie is." Sirius showed no compromise on this topic.'
"Why are you so adamant about that rule?" Reg wondered aloud.
"Dad had a real big pet peeve about lying. He felt it was one of the worse things a kid could do to their parents."
"Oh I guess that would make sense." Regulus acknowledged.
"Number three is no stealing or going through people's things without permission. Rule number four is to always be respectful." Sirius continued when they didn't say anything. "Rule number five is they are not allowed to disobey a direct order and six is no cursing. I am sure we may come up with more as we spend time parenting the boys, but these six rules are the main ones and pretty much all scenarios will fit in here."
"That is true." Remus nodded in agreement. "What about other forms of punishments?"
"Well we have the spankings and remember at this age never use anything but your hand. When they get older we may add the slipper and by the time they are a teenager the brush will probably be added for the more serious punishments." Sirius laughed at the looks he was getting. "Dad never used anything worse than the brush, but no matter what he used he never left more than a red bum, no bruises ever. There is also the mouthwashing that can be used for lying, cursing and backtalk. Corner time is another good punishment, but as young as they are never go over a half an hour and make sure they are sitting down if you do the half hour. You can decide how long they should be there when you know the offense, but never less than five minutes."
Remus was writing everything down as if Sirius was a professor, and he was taking notes for a final exam.
"We can use groundings but as young as they are never more than two days. All of these things will change the older they get on duration or amounts of the punishment." Sirius informed them. "Early bedtimes, taking away privileges or special items, but since they really only have their toy pets at the moment I wouldn't suggest that until they can accumulate more things. We can also make them do small chores like maybe sweeping the porches of the cottages. They aren't a very big area and if we shrink the brooms the boys should have no trouble with it. I'm sure as the longer you are with them the easier it will be for you to decide your son's punishments for each necessary time. These are just a list to help you get used to being a disciplinarian." Sirius finished off with the same words the man he considered the best father in the world told him when he was giving him this advice.
The grateful look the other two were giving him was making him uncomfortable. "Look guys I'm pretty much just telling you what Dad told me so stop looking at me like that."
"Well we are lucky to have you pass on the knowledge he gave you, because I for one would be lost without it." Regulus smiled in relief.
Remus was making three copies of the list and nodded in agreement. Rocky walked up to them at that time and asked. "Master Sirius, would it be okay if I had one of those list, too?"
"Rocky. Why do you need a list?" Sirius said worriedly.
"Rocky wants to make sure to raise Bubby right. I has never been around a small elf before I became a Poppy. When my Mitzy died Bubby was just a baby elf, and I want to do right by him."
Remus handed the little guy one of the list before making another one. Rocky looked so happy that all of the guys smiled at him.
"Thank you Master Remus." Rocky bobbed up and down on his feet.
"Hey it looks like the four of us are going to be learning to be good fathers together, so no thank you is necessary." Remus told him.
The men drank their coffee before deciding they needed to get some things done. Remus took the trunk to his cottage, so he could unload his and Neville's possessions and stock the kitchen from the food storage room in the trunk. Regulus decided to stay and keep an eye on the boys. Sirius went into the office in the big house. He needed to find out where the ward stone was and also anything about their Island home they would need to know. He was still there when Rocky came to announce lunch.
"Master Sirius lunch be ready Sir."
"Thank you Rocky I'm ready for it. Paperwork has never been my forte." He smiled at the elf in gratitude.
"Master Sirius, can I ask youse something?" Rocky asked nervously.
"Of course you can Rocky. You can ask me anything at anytime." Sirius reassured the elf.
"Would Master Sirius bond with Bubby?"
"What? Why Rocky? I don't understand." Sirius frowned in confusion.
"The Island has a house elf ward up Master Sirius, so only elves bonded to the Potter family and the Island can get on it. Bubby was born after the Masters and Mistress left the last time, so Bubby has never been able to leave the Island case he couldn't come back." Rocky explained.
"But haven't you needed to leave to get supplies since Bubby was born?"
"Yes Master Sirius, but since my Mitzy died I've had to leave Bubby here alone." He answered to Sirius's horror.
The man could not imagine leaving his Pup alone on the Island even now let alone when he was younger. "I will bond with him right now if you call him." Sirius promised.
Fifteen minutes later Sirius was sitting down to lunch with his family. The elves refusing once again, but he at least felt better knowing the tiny little guy was not now imprisoned on the Island. When they had all finished a very fine meal he took all of them to the ward stone and made sure they were all added to it. He also removed anybody else from it.
When they were done he decided that they should all take their boys home and have a talk to them about the rules. He felt they should probably let the boys rest even though all three boys complained they were too old for naps. Sirius convinced the other two men that the boys should lie down for an hour whether they fell asleep or not. They had played hard all morning running around and having fun, but he could see they were drooping a little. The other two decided to follow his lead much to the dismay of their sons.
Sirius led Harry into their house by the hand. He knew his Pup wasn't happy about having a nap but that didn't stop the man from taking the child straight to his room. The closer they got the more of a defiant scowl the little face was sporting. Once they were there Sirius sat his son on the bed, so he could remove his shoes.
"I don't want a nap Daddy. I'm not tired." He pouted as he tried to scoot away from his dad.
Sirius sat down on the bed. "Puppy, you have had a busy morning. I can see you are tired, so if you want to stay up until your bedtime tonight you need to rest now. Otherwise you will fall asleep too early. You don't have to sleep as long as you lay down on the bed and rest." He promised.
"Really I don't have to go to sleep?" "He asked in awe.
"No Kiddo not if you're not sleepy, but you need to rest to have energy for more play." He smiled tenderly down at the tiny boy who was now snuggling close to him. "Pup we need to talk though about the rules and consequences if you break them."
"Okay Daddy." Harry said staring at him wide eyed.
"You can't do anything that will put you or anybody else in danger of being hurt or lost. That means no hitting anybody either. Do you understand that rule?"
"Yes Daddy. I won't hurt anybody." Harry promised.
"That means you have to be careful not to do things that will get you hurt either. " Sirius noticed the furrowed little brow so he explained a little more. "It's like when I told you that you can't slide down the banister. That was because you could get hurt by falling off or going too fast so you would get hurt."
"Oh I didn't think about that." Harry admitted sadly. He really wanted to slide down that banister, because he knew it would be fun.
"Pup I have to tell you this that if you break that rule that Daddy will have to spank you, because that is the most important rule Daddy has for you." Sirius heart broke as he felt his son's tiny body tense.
"You would use the belt on me?" He asked so quietly that Sirius was thankful for his enhanced hearing due to his Animagus form.
"No Baby I told you I would never do that nor will I ever let anybody else." He picked his precious child up and sat him on his lap. He gently raised the little chin with two fingers, so he was staring into the terrified little eyes. "Harry I know that you think what Vernon Dursley did was a spanking, but that isn't what a spanking is. That was a beating not a spanking."
"I don't understand Daddy." Harry frowned worriedly.
"I know Baby. What Dursley did was to really hurt you. He would bruise or make you bleed even break some of your little bones, right?" The timid little nod had him going on. "A spanking Puppy is to remind you not to be naughty again. I will use my hand and give you a few smacks on your bum. It will hurt for a little bit, but just long enough to make you think about being naughty again. I will never bruise you or any of the other things I promise. The only reason I will spank you is because I love you, and I want to keep you safe and help you to be a great man like your Da when you grow up." Sirius reassured the tiny child while kissing the top of his head. "I hope and pray I never have to spank you Puppy, but please know if I do it is only because I love you and want to keep you safe and teach you right from wrong."
"You would still love me even if I was naughty enough to get a spanking?" The disbelief was clear to hear in the little voice.
"Harry, Pup nothing could ever make me stop loving you. I know that you will be naughty sometimes. All little boys and girls are they just can't help it, because that is how they learn right from wrong." He smiled tenderly at the little face of doubt. "Trust me Pup your Da and I were always in trouble with your Granddad. He gave us many spankings, but he still loved us very much. And I have to tell you Puppy I loved your Granddaddy very much too even if he did spank me, because I knew he loved me no matter what."
"And you are going to love me no matter what?" Harry asked hopefully.
"No matter what you have my most solemn promise," Sirius told him while looking him in the eyes.
"Okay Daddy. I don't want no spankings but I love you, and I will try to be good."
"That's my boy." Sirius kissed the little messy head again while his heart filled with pride that this child was his. "The next rule is no lying. That is a really big no-no and will get you in trouble. Do you understand?"
"Yes Sir."
Sirius didn't correct the sir to Daddy, because he wanted Harry to take this conversation seriously, and he felt that by saying sir Harry was doing just that.
"Rule number three is no taking anything or going through somebody else's stuff without their permission. Do you understand that one?" Sirius wanted to make sure his son knew exactly what was expected of him. Harry nodded in affirmation so he continued. "Rule number four is you must be respectful. You aren't allowed to yell or talk nasty to Daddy or your Uncles."
"Okay Daddy I won't." Harry agreed..
"That's my good boy." He beamed proudly at his child. "Rule number five is you are not allowed to disobey a direct order. That means if Daddy or your Uncles tell you to do something you do it, or if we say no then you can't do it. Do you understand that one?"
"Yes Sir."
"And the last rule is no saying naughty words." Sirius ended the list.
"That is all?" Harry asked shocked. He was wondering about all the rules for the chores he was supposed to do.
Sirius chuckled. "That is plenty Puppy. I also want you to know that you won't get spanked for all of those things. You might have to stand in the corner, go to bed early or even get your mouth washed out with soap." Harry grimaced at this remark. "Harry James are you telling me that you have experienced a mouth washing already?"
Harry shook his head frantically. "Not because I was naughty Dudley made me eat soap once when he caught me."
"Baby I won't make you eat the soap. I will make you hold a little in your mouth for about a minute and then you would spit it out." Sirius promised while wanting to get his hands on Dudley Dursley to give him a mouth washing and a spanking. That little brat should have kept his hands off his Pup.
"Okay Kiddo time to lay down for your rest." Sirius tucked the child in the bed and kissed his head before leaving the room.
Meanwhile the other two cottages had similar conversations going on. Neville seemed to take it in stride. He was used to rules and being spanked or punished, but not actually abused so he thought this was normal and had no problems with it. He was actually asleep by the time Remus left his room.
The Lime house the conversation had went pretty much the same, but Regulus Black could tell his son did not think very highly of the thought of his getting punished for anything. The man realized that he was going to be having a fight each time with the child until he realized he wasn't the one in charge. He was praying to Salazar as he tucked his defiant little son in that the kid would be a perfect angel for him.
The obstinate look he was receiving as he said. "Now Draco you are to lay there until I come back for you even if you don't sleep." This had the man snorting internally. Yeah my kid is an angel alright. He was raised by Lucius Malfoy. Please Sirius trade me kids until we get rid of Malfoy's influence. He begged inside his head. His only answer was a huff as the kid turned away from him angrily.
Draco was fuming as he lay in his bed as he heard the door of his room close. He was six years old. That was too old for naps. His Uncle Siri was an idiot. Why was his Daddy making him take a nap? And those rules were just dumb. To think he would get a spanking for doing something that would make somebody get hurt or that could hurt him. Wouldn't him getting hurt be enough of a punishment? He was pouting even if he would never admit it.
He had a funny feeling he was going to get into a lot of trouble. Harry was already trying to talk them into going to find Bubby's pretty pony friend. He just knew their Daddies wouldn't like that, but when Bubby said the pony wouldn't be around when his Poppy came Harry said they couldn't take their own Daddies. He had tried to talk sense to them, but he just knew Harry would win. He didn't know why but Harry seemed to make his ideas sound like they would be lots of fun. Hopefully they wouldn't get caught was the last thought he had before he gave a gentle little snore.
When the men went to get their sons it was to find each child napping. So much for not being tired was the thought going through all of their heads. They spent the rest of the day with one or the other of the men watching the boys as they unloaded their items from the trunk and stocked their kitchens. That night as Sirius was lying on his bed he was thinking what a wonderful day they all had. He could see all of their tomorrows going just as perfectly. He had no way of knowing that very soon the new version of the Marauders was going to be born. Trouble and pranks were the plans for the four little inhabitants of the Island.
The family had been on the Island for a week when Sirius decided it was time for to go to Oahu to get the boys a few more toys. He was mainly concerned about getting Harry and Neville a few more since Draco was asking everyday for his possessions that he had brought from Malfoy Manor. They felt bad about not giving them to him, but it felt wrong that he would have almost two dozen toys while the other boys had only two. He knew he wanted to get all three boys a toy like Reg had and Remus was feeling the same way so Draco would not be left out. He had no plans on going overboard for Harry and Neville, since they did have a birthday coming up. He was planning on buying all three boys a training broom for their birthdays, since he had missed Draco's, but he would wait until they had a party for all three boys at once to give it to him.
Two days after they had been on the Island Reg had given him the beautiful Nimbus 1900 that he had bought for him. He had also given Remus his old Cleansweep six while apologizing profusely for not buying him a new Nimbus like his and Sirius's. He remembered the shock on Reg's face when Remus had told him that was okay because a Nimbus was too fast for his taste anyway. The man really wasn't that keen on flying.
Sirius had to smile remembering that day as they all had went flying. Each Dad had taken their little boy on their broom with them and flew over the Island. It had been such a wonderful experience well for everybody except Remus and Neville. It seemed Neville had his new Daddy's thoughts on flying. He could take it or leave it. Harry and Draco on the other hand were whooping and almost bouncing off the brooms. He and Reg had their hands full trying to keep their sons from falling off while controlling the brooms. It had taken the threat of landing and a spanking for the boys to settle down enough that they weren't in danger. That incident had decided for Sirius that training brooms were needed, because until the boys learned more control on a broom he refused to take them back up so high on a broom.
The family had just finished lunch when Sirius told the boys that Remus and he were going to leave the Island for awhile, but that Uncle Reggie was going to stay with the boys. Three little mutinous faces were now staring at him.
"But Daddy we want to go too." Harry complained.
"I know Puppy and we will make another trip soon for the whole family, but I want to get some idea what is going on in England before we take you boys from the safety of the Island." He explained patiently. "We aren't going to be gone for more than a couple of hours this time, so you boys need to be good for Uncle Reggie, and we will bring you all a surprise when we get back."
The three little kids looked at each other as if silently talking. Sirius could not believe how close the boys had become. It was as if they had known each other their whole lives. They had been lucky so far as the boys hadn't even argued with each other. Every day they played together and Bubby was with them most of the time as well. The boys had stopped taking naps, since they had only fallen asleep that first day. Sirius figured the traveling the day before was what had made them so tired, and it was decided as long as they could stay awake during the day without falling asleep before their bedtimes the naps could go. This decision had earned each father a super tight hug from their little guy. Sirius was brought out of his musings by Harry's voice. His son had somehow become the spokesman for the group which was strange as he was the youngest and smallest.
"Okay Daddy, but can we go the next time?"
"If everything is fine then I don't see why not, but only if we make sure this time you guys won't be in danger." He said cautiously to all of the boys.
It was almost immediately after lunch that Remus and Sirius left after hugging all three boys goodbye, but each spending a little more time on their own son. They took the coconut express as Sirius teasingly called it.
Regulus had taken the four little boys out to play in the area between the four houses. The adults had duplicated the outdoor play items from the trunk into this area. They had four tire swings hanging from the trees close enough for the boys to talk normally but far enough apart no getting tangled up with each other. The treehouse had been harder as they had done it in pieces and then put it together in one of the sturdier trees. It was perfect though and they had furnished it with four beanbag chairs. Each boy had a different color chair. Draco's was green, Neville's red, Harry's blue and Bubby's yellow. They had also made a sandbox. Remus had thought it was unnecessary since they lived on an Island with beaches all around it, but Sirius said since the boys could only go to the beach with an adult this way they could still have fun in the sand. The only problem they had just finished it the day before, so it was now empty of sand until they went and got some from the beach.
They had been playing for about twenty minutes when they heard Regulus call out to them. "I'll be right back boys I'm heading to the loo."
He had entered the big house as he had been sitting on the veranda. Little did he know this was a big mistake, he had no sooner shut the door behind him when Harry gathered all the boys around him.
"It's time." He was almost jumping up and down in excitement.
"Time for what?" Draco asked nervously.
"It's time too go see the pretty pony, silly." Harry frowned at the looks Neville and Draco were giving him. "Ahh... come on guys we don't know when we will get a better time. The Daddies never leave us alone. Will hurry and come right back." He cajoled.
"But Harry my Daddy won't be gone that long he just went to the loo." Draco tried to reason.
"Oh he will take forever. Grownups always do Au...Petunia always complained how long Vernon took in the bathroom." Harry explained. "Please guys don't you want to see the pony that Bubby told us about?"
"It is a pretty pony just like my Lightning." Bubby chimed in.
Neville couldn't say no to the pleading look on Harry's face. "I'll go with you Harry."
"Fine," Draco said, "but we better hurry before my Daddy comes back out."
The four little boys ran off into the forest behind the cottages. Now normally they would not have been able to get very far before Regulus came back out, but the man decided he was bored just sitting out there, so he headed to the Library and looked for a book to read while he watched the boys. He spent about fifteen minutes in the Library before going back outside. When he saw the boys missing he was worried at first until he noticed the four stuffed pets in the empty sandbox. He figured this meant the little guys had to use the loo, too and they all went inside and were taking turns. He sat down and opened his book figuring they would be back in a few minutes.
It didn't take long for Regulus to get caught up in the book he was reading. It was muggle novel called 'Rosemary's Baby', and he was hooked right away. He was so into the book it never dawned on him the boys had not come back. He was on chapter ten when he felt a slap to the back of his head startling him.
He jerked around in shock. "What the bloody hell?" He realized then that it was Sirius who had smacked him, as he rubbed the offended area. "Why did you do that for you prat?"
"To get your attention as I had called for you twice and you didn't answer me." Sirius glared at him.
"Well what did you want?" Reg demanded his head still smarting from the smack.
"For the third time, to ask where the kids are?" Sirius growled.
"Huh?" Reg looked around and just then noticed that the boys weren't in sight, and that the toys were still in the sandbox. "I figure they went to the loo."
"I'll go check." Remus called over his shoulder, as he entered the big house.
"How long ago did they go?" Sirius asked he had an uneasy feeling in his stomach.
"I'm not for sure." Reg told him, but seeing the angry look in his brother's eyes added. "They were gone when I came back from getting my book from the Library."
Sirius grabbed the book from Reg's hand and noticed the man was halfway through chapter ten, but before he could comment Remus was back and said the boys weren't in the big house. He had Rocky checking to make sure, but he had used the Homenum Revelio spell and they weren't there.
Regulus was squirming in his seat from the furious glare his brother was giving him. "You have read almost ten chapters, and that isn't counting the length of time it took you to find the book, and you haven't seen the boys in all of that time? Regulus Arcturus Black what were you thinking? I want the truth when was the last time you saw the boys?"
"I went to the loo about twenty minutes after you left and then to the Library." Regulus admitted sheepishly.
Sirius pinched his nose to keep from wringing his little brother's neck. "Do you realize that has been over two hours ago?" Sirius seethed.
"What? No, that can't be right." Regulus checked his watch. When he saw the time a horrified look appeared on his face. "Oh sweet Merlin I swear I didn't realize guys."
Remus tried to sooth both men's nerves. "It could happen to any of us."
"But it happened on my watch." Regulus looked like he was going to cry. "I can't believe I lost our sons."
'Let's check the cottages and see if they are there." Sirius said running into his home.
He didn't bother with the spell he entered each room yelling for his Pup only to find the place completely empty. When he went back outside he met the other three worried fathers all with the same results. He climbed into the treehouse but it was empty as well. He was fighting the panic that was ready to overtake him.
"Rocky you stay here and if the boys come back let us know." Sirius ordered before turning to his younger brother and saying. "I wasn't going to show you this until after The Talk, but I can't wait anymore. I need to find my Pup." He then changed into Padfoot.
Regulus's jaw dropped when he realized that his brother's Animagus form was a larger form of Harry's toy Paddy. He now knew why his brother had been so emotional when he realized that Harry had remembered him from when he was a baby.
"Regulus, snap out of it and come on." Remus shouted as he was following the giant dog into the forest behind the cottages.
At the time the men were finally looking for the boys the little guys were getting to the top of the third highest spot on the Island. They hadn't even realized they had been climbing as they had been going in more of a zigzag pattern up the large hill. None of the boys had realized how long they had been gone all they wanted was to find the pony. They hadn't seen any sign of it, so they just continued in their search.
Harry was about seven feet in front of the other boys when all of a sudden he gave a yelp of fright and disappeared from sight. The other three little guys were crying out his name in shock. Neville and Bubby were running towards the spot to see what happened when Draco shouted out.
"Stop!"
The other two skidded to a halt. "Why, Draco? We have to find Harry." Neville told him anxiously.
"Look." He pointed to where Harry had disappeared. They saw an empty space ahead. "We are on a hill or mountain. He must have fallen. He is smaller than us if he fell we might too."
"But we have to find him." Neville snapped thinking his cousin was being mean.
"I know but maybe we should lie down and crawl forward just in case."
Two little boys and an elfling belly crawled to the edge and looked down. They saw that Harry was lying on a ledge about halfway down the side of the hill. They started calling for him, but he didn't move or answer.
"Bubby can you go get him?" Draco asked through his tears, as he wrapped his little arms around Neville's shaking shoulders.
"Bubby is too little to take people when he pops." The child elf told him.
"Well can you go see if you can wake him at least?" Neville sniffled.
"Bubby can do that." He popped away, and the boys looked back down at their cousin and now saw Bubby trying to wake him up.
"Harry won't wake up." Bubby called up to the boys. "He is bleeding on his head."
"Bubby, come back up here." Draco cried out. He was really afraid for his little cousin now.
"Bubby can you go get my Daddy and your Poppy?" Draco asked desperately.
"Bubby can only pop short places at a time. I can go but I will have to pop more than once." He explained sadly. "That is why I could never find the pretty pony with Poppy, because I could never get back soon enough."
"Well just do your best, please. Harry needs help." Draco pleaded.
Bubby popped away and the boys laid back down calling out to try and wake Harry up. They didn't know how long Bubby had been gone when they heard loud barking coming from the trees behind them. They scooted away from the edge and sat up as a big black grim came out of the forest. Screaming they scrambled up and away from the dog. But thankfully as least for the two little boys their Daddies ran into the clearing. They skirted around the massive dog and ran right into their Daddies arms crying hysterically.
Sirius Black turned back into himself demanding. "Where is Harry? Where is Bubby?"
Draco turned at the words and saw his Uncle Siri behind him. He looked frantically for the grim but calmed down when he didn't see it. "Harry fell over the edge over there." He pointed, but shouted when his uncle started towards the edge. "Be careful Uncle Siri. The dirt keeps falling around the edge. We laid down when we looked."
"That was smart thinking boys." Remus praised as he watched his friend look over the edge lying on his stomach.
"He won't wake up." Neville cried into his Daddy's shoulder. "Bubby went down to him, but he said his head is bleeding."
"Where is Bubby?" Remus asked.
"He is trying to pop back and get help. He said he is too little to pop someone with him or pop long distances." Draco explained as he watched his Uncle Siri scoot back and stand up. The man disappeared with a small pop.
"Where did he go?" Neville wailed afraid for his Uncle now too.
"It's okay Cub. He went to check on Harry." Remus soothed the small boy.
But just then Sirius popped back on the hill with Harry wrapped protectively in his arms. "Let's get back to the house." He ordered before popping away again.
When the men had all Apparated back to the house Sirius strode decisively towards the big house. He was just opening the door when Bubby popped into the yard.
"Poppy." He yelled before realizing that the others were there.
Rocky also popped into the yard with hearing his son yelling for him. "Bubby are youse okay?"
"I'm okay Poppy, but Harry is hurt." He cried into his father's chest.
"Sirius, where are you going?" Regulus called out.
"I'm taking Harry to Gringotts, so a Healer can check him out. I think his arm is broken, and he is bleeding from his head." He informed them as they followed him into the house.
He picked up the coconut from where he had placed it when he and Remus had gotten back earlier." I'll be back as soon as he is okay. "He promised before activating the portkey.
"Is Harry going to be okay?" Neville sobbed heartbrokenly.
"I'm sure Harry will be fine." Remus reassured him rubbing his small back." Uncle Siri will make sure."
Regulus decided since he could do nothing for his nephew but worry then he would get some answers. "Boys, why did you take off? You know you are not to leave the yard without an adult."
"Harry wanted us to find the pretty pony." Draco defended. He was still in his Daddy's arms, and he could tell the man was upset at them.
"So you are saying it is all Harry's fault that the four of you took off?" Regulus asked skeptically?
"No." Neville protested. "We all wanted to go."
"Why didn't you just ask Uncle Reggie to take you?" Remus questioned his Cub.
"Harry didn't think the pony would let us find him, since Bubby could never find him again when Rocky was with him." Draco admitted.
"Dragon, why are you blaming everything on Harry?" Regulus looked at his son sternly.
He did not like that his son wasn't taking responsibility for his own actions. It reminded him too much of how Lucius got out of trouble for being a Death Eater. He couldn't let Draco get away with thinking it was okay to blame others when he did wrong.
"Because it was his idea Daddy." Draco muttered defensively. "I only went because the others all went."
"Are you saying you knew it was wrong to go off like that Draco?" Reg asked sternly.
"Yes, but they were going anyway." Draco stated proudly not realizing that his Daddy didn't think this made him innocent.
"Then why didn't you come and get me instead of following them?" The man looked into the stubborn little face waiting for an answer.
Draco Black realized that his Daddy still thought he did wrong, so he refused to answer. When Regulus realized he wasn't going to get any answers he decided he needed to take his son home. It looked like they were going to have a discussion about breaking rules, as the boys had broken two of them. The number one rule and the rule about disobeying as all of the boys had been told to stay in the yard without an adult present.
He looked towards Remus. "Draco and I are going home to discuss the consequences of his misbehaving." He started walking toward his cottage.
"Yes Neville and I will be having that same conversation." Remus agreed as he walked toward the Gold cottage.
Rocky grabbed a hold of Bubby's arm and popped them into their little apartment off the kitchen in the main house. It was a small sitting room and two bedrooms. When Mistress Dorea had came to the Island she had made the elves take this as their own personal space before that time they had slept in a little cubbyhole in the basement. Rocky took Bubby straight to his room.
"Bubby I's so disappointed in youse." Rocky scolded. "Youse told the Masters' sons about the pony, and now Master Sirius's little boy is hurt. What if he decides that youse is a bad elf and sells you now?"
Rocky was wringing his hands in worry. He knew Master Sirius was a good Master but his puppy as he called him had been hurt. Rocky didn't want to lose his elfling. He loved the little guy so much.
"I's sorry Poppy." Bubby cried quietly. "I didn't mean for Harry to get hurt."
"I is knowing this Bubby, but he did and youse was told the same rules as the Masters' sons were told. Poppy must punish his naughty elfling and hopefully Master Sirius will not sell you." Rocky told him as he pulled the little elf over his lap.
"Ow… Poppy that hurts." Bubby wailed as he felt the sting of the first smack.
"Youse was a naughty elfling Bubby and youse has to mind youse Poppy." He gave two more smacks accompanied by the little guy's crying.
When he had given the little elf three smacks he sat him on his lap and held him close just like Master Sirius had told the other fathers. "I love my Bubby and youse must be good. No more doing bad things so Master Sirius won't sell us."
"I sorry Poppy. Do you think he will sell me?" The terrified little elf asked clinging to his father.
"I don't know Bubby, but I will ask him when I can. Youse is to stay in these rooms until I knows for sure. We don't want to make him madder." Rocky ordered as he rocked his little guy.
"But what if he does? I don't want to leave youse Poppy." Bubby sobbed.
"If Master Sirius wants to sell youse I will beg him to sell me with youse." Rocky assured him kissing and hugging his son tightly. "It is okay Bubby wes be okay now. Youse has been punished and it is over."
Remus carried Neville straight up to his room when they entered their cottage. He sat on the bed holding his Cub close. He knew what he had to do, but the man had never spanked anybody in his life. He was feeling out of his depth. He could tell by the way Neville was clinging to him that he knew what was coming.
"Neville we need to talk about you leaving the garden like that." Remus said quietly.
"I know Daddy."
"Are you going to tell me why you disobeyed the rules?" Remus questioned gently while rubbing soothing circles on the little back.
"I wanted to see the pony just like the others. We weren't planning on going very far, and I didn't know Harry would get hurt." Neville admitted with a shamed face.
"I know you couldn't have known anybody was going to get hurt, but even if Harry hadn't gotten hurt you all could have gotten lost." Remus explained. "The only way we found you so easily was because of Uncle Siri. Harry could have been stuck on that ledge bleeding for a long time if we hadn't found you. This is why we give you rules, so you boys don't get hurt or lost."
"I'm sorry Daddy. We shouldn't have gone." Neville cried quietly into his Daddy's shirt.
"I know Neville but Daddy is still going to have to punish you so maybe the next time you want to take off you will remember it isn't a good idea."
"I know Daddy. I'm sorry." Neville squeaked as his Daddy laid him over his lap.
"I love you Neville and I'm sorry to have to do this, but you can't get away with disobeying me." Remus scolded as he brought the first swat onto the little bum.
He remembered what Sirius had said and made sure it was mainly with his fingers. It broke his heart to hear his son cry out even as he added two more swats to the little bottom.
No more taking off Cub." He told him sternly, as he turned him over and hugged him close. "I love you and I don't want to lose you, because you want to go exploring."
"I won't Daddy." Neville promised through his tears. He clutched at his Daddy's shirt as he cried.
"It's okay Baby, you are forgiven now." Remus soothed as he held his little Cub close.
He kissed the little sandy head that was buried in his chest. Thankful his child was safe. He would have never believed he could love a child as much as he did the little boy clinging so desperately to him. He was truly thankful that Sirius had insisted he adopt this precious child. He continued holding his child until he calmed down, and then they went to the big house to wait for Sirius and Harry to come back.
The Lime cottage had a similar scene going on. Regulus was holding a squirming child as he walked up the stairs to the boy's room. "Draco if you don't stop that I'm going to drop you."
The boy didn't desist instead he was trying harder to get out of his Daddy's arms. He knew by the look on his Daddy's face he was going to get a smacking, and he wasn't going to let that happen."
"Draco Regulus Black I said stop it before I smack your bum." He ordered the little boy.
Draco stopped at once. Did this mean he wasn't going to get smacked after all? He hoped that was what his Daddy meant, as he carried him into his room and sat down on the window seat.
"Draco I'm not real happy that you seem to think every time you do something wrong that you should blame Harry for it. You are the oldest of the boys, and I know you know better than to disobey me. I need you to tell me why you think it is okay to blame somebody else when you do wrong." Regulus informed his son
.
"It was Harry's idea." Draco pouted.
"It might have been Harry's idea, but he didn't make you leave the yard. Did he?" Regulus raised an eyebrow at the child.
Draco knew his Daddy was right, but he also knew if he admitted it then he was going to get punished. He didn't want punished. He looked down at his lap and refused to answer.
"Draco." Regulus lifted the little chin so he could look into the eyes that matched his. "Answer me please."
"I don't wanna." Draco whined. "You are going to punish me."
"Yes little Dragon I'm going to punish you. " The pout on his son's face got bigger. "You knew you were breaking the rules and what you did was dangerous."
Now Draco looked alarmed. He knew that dangerous things meant a spanking since he remembered the rules. He didn't want a spanking, so he tried to squirm off of his Daddy's lap.
"That is enough Draco." Reg scolded holding the little body tighter. "Do you have anything to say before I punish you?"
"You can't punish me." Draco shouted. "You're not my Father."
Regulus felt as if his child had stabbed him in the heart with those words. It was the first time in a week that Draco had even mentioned anything like that. He slipped on a mask so the child wouldn't know just how bad his words had hurt him.
"I'm sorry you feel that way Draco, but I am your Father, and I am going to punish you. I will not let you do things that are dangerous for you or anybody else, and you are not allowed to disobey me." He flipped his son over so he was laying face down on his lap.
"No don't." Draco cried out. "Please don't smack me Daddy. I'm sorry."
"I don't want to Draco, but you broke the rules." He told him before smacking his child's bottom. He only gave the little bum another swat, before he turned his son back over and held him close.
Draco was shocked. Yes he was crying because those two smacks stung, but he had expected his Daddy to hit him harder and longer than that. Why had his Daddy stopped so soon? He knew his other Father would have been hitting him for a long time for disobeying him. He was even more surprised when his Daddy started rocking him.
"I'm so sorry I had to do that Little Dragon." Regulus crooned into his son's blond locks. "Please don't make Daddy do that anymore."
Draco hugged the man close. He felt bad when he realized his Daddy sounded so sad. "I'm sorry Daddy." He said as tears still fell down his face. "I'll be good from now on."
"That is my beautiful Dragon." Reg praised his son. They sat like that for a long time before going to the big house to wait for Sirius and Harry to get back.
They were all worried about Harry. The boys stayed on their Daddy's laps as they needed the comfort from the spankings, and their fear for their little cousin. They were all grateful when Rocky announced dinner, as it gave them something else to think about besides the littlest of them being hurt. They had barely started eating when Sirius and Harry came back. They saw at once the little boy looked fine in his Daddy's arms.
"How is he?" Regulus demanded worriedly. He felt so guilty that the tiny child had gotten hurt on his watch.
"He is fine now." Sirius assured everyone as he sat Harry at the table. "He had a broken wrist, a cut on his head and knee and some bruises, but the Goblin healer fixed him up as good as new. Right, Puppy?"
"Yep, Daddy," Harry smiled as he took a bite of his roast.
They all talked about other things then the children's misbehavior and Harry's accident while they ate. Sirius seemed to notice that Rocky was upset, but when he asked the elf what was wrong he always said nothing. He decided to wait until tomorrow to talk to the elf. He still needed to take care of things with his Pup. When dinner was done he made their goodbyes and picked his tiny son up and headed back to Rainbow cottage.
Sirius carried his son to his room. He grabbed the boy some pajamas before heading to the bathroom. He gave Harry a bath washing the blood from his hair. His heart was hurting when he saw the water turn red from his Baby's precious blood. He pushed the fear from his mind. He needed to make sure his son never pulled another stunt like the one he did today. When the child was ready for bed he walked into the room having picked him back up. He couldn't help himself he just had to hold him to be reassured that his Baby was still alive.
He sat on the bed and turned his son to look at him on his lap. "Harry James, we need to talk about what happened today."
Harry all of a sudden tensed up. "I'm sorry Daddy."
"I know Baby, but you did wrong today and you know that, right?" Sirius asked in a stern voice.
The little head nodded. Harry looked down at his Daddy's shirt, so he didn't have to see his Daddy's sad eyes.
"Look at me Puppy." Sirius ordered gently.
Harry raised his eyes to meet the ones so like his own. When he saw the look in his Daddy's eyes he started silently crying. It took everything in Sirius not to let his tears fall at this moment.
"Harry what you did today was very naughty. You broke two of the rules Daddy gave you. Didn't you?" Sirius kept his face with a stern expression.
"Yes Sir." Harry sniffled. "I'm sorry Daddy."
"Why did you take off Harry James? You know you are supposed to stay in the yard unless you are with an adult."
"I wanted to find the pony Bubby told us about." Harry said sadly. "I didn't think it would let us find him if we had Uncle Reggie with us."
Sirius sighed he hated what he knew he had to do next. "It was dangerous for you to take off like that. You got hurt today because you didn't follow the rules Harry James. You know what that means right?"
Harry nodded as more tears fell down his little face. "I'm sorry Daddy."
"I know Kiddo." Sirius gently turned the tiny child over his knee. "You are to follow Daddy's rules Harry James and I mean it." He emphasized his statement was a stinging swat on his Baby's bottom.
Harry whimpered at the pain, but didn't cry out. Sirius hated doing it but he added three more swats, two on each of the tiny bum cheeks. His Baby cried but didn't ask him to stop. He knew this had to do with his time at the Dursleys. He felt guilty for spanking him, but he had to make sure that his son didn't endanger his life again. He picked his Puppy up and held him close. He rubbed soothing circles on his back, as he offered comfort to the tiny child.
"I love you, Baby. I'm sorry I had to do that, but you have to listen to Daddy so you don't get hurt." He kissed his son's tiny head right where it had been cut open today.
"I'm sorry Daddy. I'll be a good boy from now on. Don't give me back to the Dursleys. Please Daddy." Harry sobbed into his Daddy's neck.
"Never will I give you to anybody Harry James. And one day I will convince you of that, you silly little Puppy. You are here with Daddy forever." Sirius spoke in a teasingly chiding voice.
Sirius stood up with his Baby still in his arms. He grabbed a blanket off of the bed and wrapped it around Harry. He walked over to one of the beanbag chairs and turned it into a large wooden rocking chair. While he held his son close he sat down and rocked his son. There was no way he could lay the child down at the moment. When his son finally fell asleep in his arms he continued to rock, but only then did he allow the fear he felt today make itself known.
He rocked as tears ran down his cheeks while clutching his Baby close. He remembered the horror when he first looked down that ravine and saw his little son lying so still. He had thought for a couple of horrifying moments that his Baby was dead. It was only when he Apparated on the ledge and placed a hand on the tiny back that he realized he wasn't dead. The quiet beat of his son's heart had made his own heart start beating again. He had ran his hands over the small back and neck making sure neither had been broken before picking his child up and Apparating back to the clifftop. He had wanted to go straight to the big house, so he could take his Baby to a Healer, but he knew he had to tell the others where he was going.
It was only after the Healer had assured him his son was fine that Sirius believed his child wasn't going to die and leave him just like James had. "Oh James I almost lost our Baby today. If that ledge hadn't been there he would have fallen at least eighteen feet onto a bed of rocks. Please Jamie, help me keep our son safe. I can't lose him too." Sirius closed his eyes as the tears continued to fall.
He sucked in a breath as he felt the slightest touch on his cheek. He opened his eyes expecting to see Harry's hand on him, but his Baby was asleep with both hands clutching his Daddy's shirt. Sirius couldn't understand it he could swear somebody was gently caressing his cheek still. He closed his eyes and concentrated on the touch, but when he drew a long breath through his nose he smelt something for the first time. He would swear it was James's cologne. He reached up and touched his cheek as if holding an invisible hand there. He pulled his child tighter with his other and rocked that way until sleep overtook him, His hand still on his cheek with the smell of his husband's cologne lingering in the air.
Sorry it took so long, but another chapter done. I hope I still have fans after they read four little guys getting spanked. My friend says she doesn't care about any of them, but Draco's spanking and that I was mean for doing it.
