Author's Notes:Finally! It's been a LLOOOOONNNNGGG wait, and a new chapter is finally up. I feel accomplished now and since I'mback in action, the new chapters will be coming in faster than they have before. But for now, I hope you enjoy chapter 10! DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW! plz k thx.

Living a Life of Choices

During dinner, Draco led Harry back to his room, glad the sitting room was empty and all of his family had left to go to dinner without him. He shut the door behind Harry and watched as the raven-haired boy looked around and began studying his surroundings.

Draco let him be and walked around the room putting on all the lights in the room, making the room lively and bright. Draco paused, however, when he felt Harry gazing at him and in fact when he turned around, Harry was staring at him with a thoughtful expression.

"See something you're interested in?" Draco asked with a small smirk.

"Yeah…" Harry said a little dazedly and then he blinked and realized what he had just said. "I mean, I was just thinking. I was interested in my thoughts, is all." Harry tried to cover up, but he knew that Draco had a look of skepticism on his face.

Sighing heavily, Draco fell down on the couch, nuzzling his head in the cushions and Harry stared at him for a moment before walking over and sitting beside Draco on the couch. The blonde felt the dip in the couch and he looked up and quickly scrambled over until his head was resting on Harry's chest and he wrapped his arm around Harry's shoulders, burying his face in Harry's warm body.

"You are too good to be true," Draco muttered, his voice half muffled into Harry's clothes. "I have never met anyone like you." Draco said honestly, and he ran a hand through Harry's hair, smiling a bit at the soft hair falling through his fingers.

"What is your life like? What are your parents and family like?" Harry asked and Draco sighed and pulled away from Harry to look into a nearby mirror as if his life was being reflected back.

"Well, it's been kind of secluded. I hate it. My mum is great and I love her a lot, but my father… he thinks he has my best interests in mind when he has no idea what I want. Then of course there's Tom…" Draco laughed bitterly. "Enough said. I'm just not free to make my own choices and I've been trying to change that all of my life, but it always seems to come back at me with revenge." Draco said and he took Harry's hand in his and began stroking his skin with his thumb, staring at the movement in a daze.

"But not anymore, I have made my choice to change… I have made my choice to become what I want and do what I want to do… and that's to stay with you." Draco said and he looked up to meet Harry's eyes and he saw Harry smiling at him.

Leaning forward, Harry captured Draco's lips in a soft kiss and then pulled away, a light blush evident on Draco's cheeks. The blonde leaned forward again and rested his head on Harry's shoulder, closing his eyes slightly.

"I'm so tired…" He mumbled and Harry wrapped a protective arm around the blonde's body and pulled him closer.

They sat together for what felt like an eternity until Harry heard the smooth, even breathing coming from Draco indicating that he had fallen asleep. He smiled when he saw the serene look on Draco's features with his lips slightly parted and his hair falling gently into his eyes. Slowly, Harry edged his way from underneath Draco, being careful not to wake him up and he smiled when he was able to stand in front of the sofa and watch Draco sleep. He pulled up a chair and pulled out his folder of drawings and a newly sharpened piece of charcoal and set to work, drawing the beautiful god in front of him.

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When Harry was finished, he blew lightly on the picture and held it out in front to bask in the beauty of Draco… and he wasn't talking about his drawing. As soon as Harry went to close the book, Draco's silver eyes fluttered open slowly and he sat up, staring confusedly ahead of him before he remembered where he was.

"How long was I asleep for?" He asked, rubbing his eyes tiredly and stretching his arms above his head.

"I'd say about thirty minutes. It wasn't too long. Just long enough for me to draw you." Harry said smirking slightly and Draco's eyes shot open and he suddenly looked very awake.

"What do you mean 'draw me'?" Draco asked standing up and taking a step forward to where Harry was sitting.

Harry grinned and held up his drawing of the blonde and Draco reached for it to, but Harry was too quick and pulled his hand away.

"Let me see that, Harry!" He demanded but the raven-haired boy grinned and got out of his chair with the blonde following behind him, reaching for the paper. When Harry refused to give in, Draco pouted then turned around, crossing his arms over his chest saying, "Fine. I don't want to see it anyway. I'm just going to go change." Draco said and he walked away from Harry towards his bedroom.

The raven-haired man smirked in triumph, but was caught by surprise when he felt himself being knocked to the ground and one proud Draco Malfoy sitting on top of him, with his self- portrait in his hands, examining it completely.

"Who is that devilishly handsome man?" Draco said and he chuckled as Harry rolled his eyes. "Not bad. You are actually very good. Mind if I keep it?" Draco asked, looking down at Harry who was still trapped underneath the blonde.

"Sure. You can have it." Harry said with a smile and Draco leaned forward and kissed Harry on lips gently whispering a soft 'thank you'.

Getting off of Harry, he walked over to the safe and wrote a quick note to Tom, sliding it in with the drawing, settling it next to the diamond necklace. Harry came in to view just as Draco was closing the safe and he kissed the blonde again, wrapping his arms protectively around Draco's waist, smiling slightly as they kissed.

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Meanwhile, Peter Pettigrew walked into the smoking room, grabbing the attention of Tom and pulled him to the side where they could speak privately.

"None of the stewardesses have seen him." Pettigrew said and Tom clenched his hands into fists, growing angry with every passing second.

"This is ridiculous. It's a ship. There are only so many places he could be." Tom said and he took a deep breath to calm himself down. He looked up at Pettigrew, finally saying in a demanding tone, "Find him. Whatever it takes, I want him found."

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The captain, Albus Dumbledore, stood at the window staring out at the calm water in front of him, listening to the footsteps of the other crewmembers as he stirred the tea in his hands absentmindedly.

One of the higher crewmembers came up and stood next to the old captain and stared out the window with him.

"Clear." He said and Dumbledore nodded his head.

"Yes." Dumbledore said absently and continued to stir his tea.

"I don't think I have ever seen such a flat calm. Though it will make the icebergs harder to see without any breaking water at the base." The crewman, Mr. Moody, said sounding slightly worried about it and the captain looked down into his tea and thought for a minute.

"Well, I'll be off. Maintain speed and heading, Mr. Moody." Dumbledore said and he turned and began walking away leaving the young crewman staring uncomfortably out at the water.

"Yes, sir."

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Harry leaned over the ledge of the open window, his breath coming out in puffs of fog escaping his lips with each breath in the searing cold. He took a step back and rubbed his hands together, pulling his jacket closer around him, walking back into the room to see Draco emerging from his bedroom in a fresh pair of black dress pants, a black button-up shirt, with a coat thrown over it.

Harry put his hands in his pockets for warmth and looked up at Draco with a smile. "You look nice," Harry said and Draco smiled back when he heard the door to the room open and the blonde quickly grabbed Harry's hand and led him through a passage and through a door just as Peter Pettigrew called out his name.

Draco's heart beat quickened when he heard footsteps approaching on the wooden floor as he closed the door and led Harry through another door and out into the corridor of cabin doors, letting out a breath he didn't know he had been holding. Glancing over at Harry who was smiling at him, he took his hand and chuckled lightly, turning around when he heard a door shut behind him. The two males sped up their step when they saw Peter Pettigrew several feet behind him, when they felt that he had noticed them, Draco tightened his grip on Harry's hand and pulled him down the rest of the corridor.

"Run!" Draco commanded, rushing down the hallway with Harry stumbling behind him. He looked to his left and noticed people just exiting an empty lift. "Wait! Wait! Hold it!" Draco pulled Harry into the lift and shut the gates, urging the man inside to take them down.

"Take us down! Hurry!"

As the lift began descending, they both looked up as Pettigrew banged his fists against the closed gate, watching them escape from his grasp. Just before they disappeared, Draco stuck out his tongue and flicked him off, the two of them bursting into fits of laughter.

Getting off the lift at the bottom, Harry opened the gate and staggered out, Draco running into his back, laughing hysterically and pulling him down the hallway and down a set of stairs and through another door where they paused to catch their breath from laughing and running. Draco leaned against a wall with his hand on his chest and smile spread across his face, the two of them finding this very amusing.

"Pretty tough guy for a valet. Seems more like a cop." Harry said between deep gulps of air and staring out the window of the door in front of him.

Draco chuckled. "I think he was."

Looking up into the window, Harry saw Pettigrew come down the stairs they had just came from and look in his direction.

"Run!" Quickly grabbing Draco's hand, he ran down a corridor only to come to a dead end with Pettigrew behind them. Turning around, Harry found a door and fumbled with the lock, hearing footsteps behind them. Swinging the door open, he pulled Draco in and shut and locked it behind them.

Inside, the room was dark and the loud roar of the engines of the ship echoed around them, the walls and floor seemingly vibrating from the noise. Keeping their hands over their ears, they looked around for another path or door to lead them out.

"Now what?" Draco yelled with his hands over his ears and Harry turned around to face him.

"What?" Harry yelled back and they both laughed.

Behind them, Harry found a ladder that led down into the boiler room where men worked hard to keep the ship going on its desired course. Jumping down the ladder, Harry looked around for a second before helping Draco to the bottom, sweat beginning to trickle down his forehead from the heat.

"Hey, what are you two doing down here?" One of the workers said and Harry took Draco's hand and ran off in one direction, the man stilling yelling after them, and saying, "Oi! It could be dangerous!"

Running down the steaming hot room, the workers turned in their direction, watching in confusion as the two men ran past.

"Don't mind us. You're doing a great job. Keep up the good work!" Harry said as he ran by and Draco laughed from behind and stopped running only when they came to a door, opening it to reveal the cargo hold with boxes and crates piled on top of each other and tied down to the floor of the ship. Upon exiting the boiler room, a rush of cold air was felt through the steel walls even though sweat covered their skin. Draco's footsteps reverberated off the walls as he looked around, passing stacks of crates.

"Wow," Harry said and Draco followed his eyes to where he was looking and he saw a car in the center of the cargo hold, nicely polished and gleaming in the light. Harry walked over to the side and let his fingers run across it's smooth surface and looked up when he heard Draco clear his throat as he stood patiently beside the closed door. Harry smirked and pecked a quick kiss on his cheek before opening the door and holding out his hand.

"Thank you." Draco said and he got into the backseat and ran his hands across the seat, looking around until he saw Harry sit in the front part of the car and honk the horn twice. Draco smiled and slid down the window dividing the front from the back and he leaned forward, placing a light kiss on Harry's neck, who chuckled in response.

"Where to, sir?" He said and Draco leaned closer to him.

"To the stars." He whispered in Harry's ear, and grabbing Harry's arm, he pulled him through the window and into the seat beside him, Harry wrapping his arms around Draco's body and kissing him passionately…

(-)

"Wait, Harry! You remember what happened next, right? Or don't tell me you forgot." Draco suddenly interjected the story and Harry jumped slightly at the unexpected interruption.

"I remember. How can I forget? It was the first time we had—." Harry was saying until Draco's hand suddenly slapped over his mouth. Harry looked confused for a moment before Draco indicated the children that were sitting on their laps and listening intently and then he understood.

"What happened next, Daddy?" Andrew asked and Harry rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Well… it wasn't very important, so we can skip that part and move on." Draco cut in to answer for Harry.

"No! You can't skip any part. We wanna hear it all." Alex said and Draco looked at Harry with a look that clearly asked how they were going to get out of this.

"Nothing happened, really. Just very important Daddy business that you two wouldn't want to hear about." Harry said and Alex and Andrew exchanged looks.

"Oh. Does that mean that was the first time you guys ate sex?" Alex asked and Harry coughed and looked over at Draco with a mixture of nervousness and surprise.

"What makes you think something like that, Alex?" Harry asked and the young boy fixed Harry with a stern gaze.

"We heard both of you talking about how you want to have sex. Andrew and me thought it was a food, so we were gonna help you find sex. It must taste really good because we hear Daddy asking for more—."

"Okay, that's enough. You two will learn… uh… what sex is in the future." Draco said blushing furiously.

"Remind me that the two of us should go eat some soon." Harry whispered into Draco's ear so that the other two wouldn't hear and the blonde smirked at Harry.

"Okay, Harry, skip that part and continue." Draco said and the little boys began complaining about not wanting to skip anything.

"But!" They were both saying out loud and Draco shook his head.

"No buts! Not another word on the subject. Please, continue, Harry." Draco said and he pulled the sheets tighter around his body.

"Remind me never to get on your bad side." Harry said and Draco rolled his eyes.

"You might as well change who you are then because you get on my bad side every day." Draco said and he leaned over on Harry's shoulder and the raven- haired man grinned.

"Okay… this is when everything begins to happen…"

IMPORTANT! There is another section to this chapter, which would be the scene where Harry and Draco get intimate in the back of the car. For those who want this section, please review or e-mail me and state that you would like this part and leave an e-mail address and I will gladly send it to you.