A/N: Warning: fluff. :) 😊 and a little bit of language (nothing major).
Draco let the pair have their moment not liking how his apparent mate was crying because of him. It hurt him to know that Ares didnt think that Draco liked him. Draco did like him.
He liked the male's hair that looked like flowing obsidian. And he loved how the teens eyes sparkled when he was happy. Draco also loved his mates fierce protectivness.
One of Ares' statements bothered him thou. What did he mean when he said that he liked him when he wasnt himself. Draco didnt dwell on it too long thou seeing Voldemort leave his son alone in the room. The moment Voldemort left the room Draco removed all the spells hiding himself and stepped out of hiding.
"Ares?" Draco called out letting his hurt fill his voice.
"Draco! How long have you been there?" Ares eyes were wide with shock.
"Long enough." Was Draco's answer.
Silence permented the air as gold eyes met grey. Draco could see the anguish in his mates eyes and it broke his heart to think that his mate almost ruined his life so that Draco could have a choice of whom he wanted to spend his life with.
Draco reached forward and cupped Ares' cheek, "Do you really think I dont like you? That if I was given a choice I wouldnt've choose you?"
Ares leaned into his mates hand and replied quietly, "I didnt want you to feel obligated to be with me."
"I dont Ares, I like you for you and if I had a choice I would still choose you." Draco leaned forward and brushed his lips against Ares' soft ones.
Ares pulled back and questioned still uncertain that his mate actually wanted him, "Are you sure? I wont hold it against you if you reject me."
"Ares, why would anyone give you up you're perfect. My little dark angel." Draco hugged his mate tightly and Ares basked in the reasuring pressure.
That night Draco slept in Ares' room. They didnt do anything but sleep thou, they both felt that it was too soon to have sex.
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The next morning when Ares woke up snuggled in his mates arms. A small smile graced his lips before he got out of bed and got dressed in jade green robes. He shook his mate awake and whispered in his ear.
"Wake my dragon, its time to eat."
Draco and Ares made their way down to the dining room holding hands. When they arrived Tom looked at his son curiously but Ares didn't sate his curiosity. All the inner Circe members sat at the table already eating, Ares and Draco being the last ones to arrive.
"Got yourself a boyfriend, huh Ares?" Rabastian teased the dark prince.
Ares didn't answer just smiled goofily tightening his grip on Draco's hand.
"Enough of this nonsense," Tom said, amusement making his red eyes sparkle, "We actually have business to attend to."
"Ah, yes. The great Dumbledork, do you have a plan father?"
"Don't speak like that its unbecoming of one of your status. And to answer your question I have yet to formulate a plan, I'm still thinking." Tom turned to Severus, "How much longer do you think you'll be in the headmasters good graces?"
"I fear that he is starting to doubt my loyalty. He is mad that I'm not letting my *nephew* near his clutches. I told him that I didn't want Ares to be a part of this war."
"I don't want Dumbledore near my son."
"Jinx and I will protect him M'lord." Felix told Tom.
"As will I." Draco added leaning protectively towards his mate.
The dark lord eyed his son's mate, "Draco, we will be having a conversation later."
"Yes, M'lord."
"Father I think I have a plan, but it requires me to have a little sit down with Dumbledork."
"I will not allow you to be alone with Dumbledork!" Every one looked at him with wide eyes and Ares was stifling a giggle. "Dammit now you have me saying it."
"Sorry, father." But the looked on his face showed that he truly wasn't all that apologetic.
"Yeah right, brat. What does your plan consist of?"
"I need to have a meeting with the headmaster, and while during the meeting I need a distraction to draw the old man out of his office," Ares grinned deviously at the twins, "and then I'll spike his lemon drops with a slow acting, almost untraceable poison. The poison will take a month-ish to kill him, and the whole time he'll be in excruciating pain. It gives us time to find a way into Hogwarts without the whole school being in complete panic if we killed their headmaster right away."
Tom sat contemplating the plan. It was a good idea, and since Dumbledore didn't know Ares was 'Harry' his son wouldn't be in complete danger.
"Fine. Do as you'd like just don't get yourself killed."
"Of course not father."
"Professor, we have-"
"-the perfect idea-"
"-to distract-"
"-the headmaster-"
"-would you mind-"
"-helping us make-"
"-the potion?" Jinx and Felix asked their professor. In truth the twins could've made the potion themselves they just wanted some time alone with the sexy potions master.
As if reading their thoughts Ares gave the former weaslys a smirk knowing exactly what they were planning in both aspects.
"What will you two use as a distraction?"
"We found a potion that makes all who drink it see their worst fears until potion wears off. We can spike everyone pumpkin juice at breakfast seeing as it takes a fees hours for the effects to start showing." Jinx answered as Felix had stuffed his mouth with food.
"Devious." Remarked the professor watching the two teens. He thought that their new looks suited them, much more so than the hand me downs and the red hair ever did. They looked like proper pure bloods now.
Everyone ate in relative silence the rest of the time, and when everyone finished Tom motioned Draco to follow him. Ares gave his mate a kiss reassuring him that his father wouldn't hurt him and left to exploding snap with the LeStrange brothers.
"So you were listening in on our private conversation last night, were you?" Tom wasn't really mad at the kid he just wanted to scare him to make sure that he'd never hurt Ares.
"Yes. Im sorry, M'lord. I wanted to know what was wrong with Ares."
"What made you believe that you were allowed to just disobey orders whenever you felt like it?" The false venom in his voice made Draco flinch back.
"Im sorry, M'lord." Draco was scared he didn't want his mates father to hate him, especially since the man was the Dark lord himself.
"You better be. If you ever hurt my son i won't hesitate to skin you alive and feed you to Nagini."
That slightly startled Draco, "You'll let me be with Ares?"
Tom let his angry façade drop his eyes softening, "Of course I will. He was happier this morning than I've seen him in a long time."
"Thank you, M'lord"
"Tom, please. You're practically part of the family."
"Alright, Tom. Thanks."
After the conversation Draco left to find his mate. He found him in his room reading a book, having finished his game with the death eaters.
"When will we be going back to Hogwarts?" Draco asked while snuggling into his mates side.
"At noon, Uncle Sev has a portkey that'll take us to hogsmeade."
Draco leaned over and kissed his mates neck making Ares moan.
He whispered in Ares' ear, "We have a few hours, I know a perfect way to spend that time."
Draco pushed Ares flat on his back grinding his pelvis against Ares' hardening cock.
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A/N: so next chapter there will be a lemon. I don't know how good it'll be though since it'll be my first one.