Don't hate me! I know I said this chapter would be the wedding but I came up with this and I wanted to put something out there. So here you go, read on...

Kitty Paradise

Chapter 10

The days before the wedding were chaotic at best. House elves scrambled about the mansion with decorations, flowers and other wedding necessities. Narcissa was over constantly; directing house elves with the wedding arrangements. Everything was coming along and the house looked absolutely beautiful. Tom and Harry were busy all day long, Harry rearranging things as he saw fit and Tom making sure everything ran smoothly with the warding and that the Ministry Official would arrive at the appointed time. But the nights were theirs. Then, they could find comfort and relaxation in each others arms…but that was it. All they did was lay there. Harry had declared celibacy at the beginning of the week and had stuck to it no matter how much Tom pleaded.

"I said no! And that's final!"

"Why?"

"I already told you," Harry muttered turning away to adjust the centerpiece on one of the tables.

"No, you didn't. You just said 'No sex until we're married' and that was it," Tom said, clearly irritated.

"Yeah, that's what I said."

"That's not an answer. Come on Harry, I'm dying here!"

"What from lack of sex?" Harry asked dryly.

"Yes!" Tom answered seriously.

Harry blushed, "It's…kind of stupid."

Tom rubbed at his forehead and prayed for patience. "I just want to know why you won't let me touch you."

"It's just that…" Harry fidgeted, smoothing the tablecloth repeatedly to erase invisible wrinkles, "The wedding night is supposed to be the first time a couple…you know. And I know we haven't followed that, but…I just want…" Realization hit Tom and he smiled softly. Harry blushed and looked away. "See, it's stupid."

"It's not stupid," he said folding Harry into his arms, "I just wish you would have told me sooner."

"You're not mad?" Harry asked peeking up at him.

"No. But it makes more sense than 'because I said so.'"

"Sorry."

"It's okay."

So Tom had to suffer through the rest of the week of having Harry so close yet so far away; it was starting to drive him mad. It helped a little that Harry was just as antsy as he was, but only a little.

The day before the wedding came bright and clear and with a loud knock at their bedroom door.

"Who's that?" Harry asked Tom sleepily.

"Don't know. Maybe they'll go away," Tom muttered into Harry's neck.

The knocking persisted. "Ugh! Who the hell is it so early in the damn morning?" Tom grumbled as he stomped over to the door, swinging it open with a glare.

Hermione and Ginny blinked stupidly at a half naked and clearly angry Tom.

"Uh…H-Hi" Hermione stuttered.

"Ms. Granger," Tom said icily, "What, pray tell me, are you doing here so early?"

"Oh, well, uh…"

"Will you please put some clothes on!" Ginny burst out, face as red as her hair.

Tom looked down at his bare chest and low riding pajama bottoms and smirked down at her, "I do have clothes on."

"T-That's-" Ginny stuttered.

"Tom put a shirt on," Harry said from behind him.

"You're wearing it."

Harry looked down at the overlong shirt he was wearing, "Oh," he blushed and pulled the hem down over his knees, "A-Anyways, Hermione, Ginny, what are you doing here?"

"To get you of course," Ginny said.

"What?" Tom and Harry asked.

"The wedding isn't until tomorrow," Harry said confused.

"Wait, wait. What to you mean by "get"?" Tom asked.

"It's tradition for the bride and groom not to not see each other the day before the wedding," Hermione explained

"That's preposterous!"

"No it's not. It's for good luck," Ginny put in.

"B-But I'm not a bride," Harry stated.

"It's close enough. You're getting married so you can't see each other until then."

"You're not really considering this, are you?" Tom asked rounding on Harry.

"Well…"

"You are unbelievable," Tom exclaimed.

Harry glanced at Ginny and Hermione and they got the hint and left to wait downstairs. "It's only one day."

"Yeah, one day away from me," Tom growled possessively.

Harry flushed with pleasure and wrapped his arms around Tom's waist, "But after that I'll never leave your side again," Harry said dreamily.

Tom looked at Harry's blissful face and his tail twitching in suppressed excitement, sighed in defeat and hugged him tight. "I don't get why we need luck anyway."

"Well with our record, which isn't a good one, we could use all we can get."

"Yes, but because of your bad luck you ended up here with me," Tom pointed out.

"True," Harry admitted and fell silent, "I can't wait to be married to you."

"Me neither." They fell silent again, holding onto each other. Tom sighed after a while, "It's just twenty-four hours, right?"

"Yup."

"Okay. I swear you really are trying to kill me."

Harry giggled and squeezed him tight. After a minute his ears twitched in a way that was entirely too familiar.

"The twins wake up?"

"Yeah. They're yappin' away to each other."

Tom chuckled, "They're really getting big."

Harry nodded, "From what I read, they should be starting to crawl soon."

"Oh great."

Harry laughed, "No kidding. I should go get them dressed."

"I'll do it. You get packed," Tom said moving to get dressed.

"You sure?"

"Yes, I'm guessing you're taking them with you. I want to spend time with them."

"Okay…Thanks for putting up with this."

"It's fine. It's the least I can do."

With that decided, Tom spent as much time as he could with the three of them until they left. It was an emotional parting, mostly for the twins. They seemed to know that they were not coming back later that day and cried loudly at having to leave their daddy behind. After much reassurance that they would definitely see their daddy tomorrow, the twins finally settled down enough to go through the floo to the Burrow.

It wasn't long before Tom got a visitor as he wandered the now empty manor.

"Lucius, what are you doing here?"

"I came to see if there is anything else to be done. The wedding is tomorrow."

Tom looked at Lucius, narrowing his eyes in suspicion. "Harry sent you, didn't he."

"Ah…" Lucius sighed and nodded. There was no hiding anything from the man. He had been a Dark Lord after all. "Yes, I got an owl earlier asking me to keep you company. Harry didn't want you to be lonely."

Tom scoffed and shook his head, "I am just fine. Nevertheless, thank you for coming by."

"It's not a problem. I probably would have come over anyway. Narcissa is in full out wedding mode." At Tom's questioning look he elaborated. "She hasn't stopped talking about the wedding since it started. It's not even about her, yet she's still just as excited. It's beginning to drive me mad."

Tom chuckled, "Yes, there is something about weddings that drive women crazy."

"It's no wonder you never went for the other side," Lucius commented.

Tom smiled slightly, "Yes well, they were never appealing to me. Anyway, enough about my preferences. I have some things I need to work on, you may help me."

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The day passed similarly for Harry. He mostly kept the twins occupied from missing their father, much like he was. Ron's family and Hermione kept him distracted with making the centerpieces for the tables. They were simple small flower wreaths of red and white roses wrapped around a glass container that held a candle. The flowers had a preservation charm on them to make sure they didn't wilt. They also folded napkins into large triangles to pass the time.

Eventually night fell and Harry put the twins down for bed in Percy's old room where Mrs. Weasley had set them up for the night.

Hermione knocked on the door, "You dressing?"

"No, you can come in."

She opened the door and came in, "The twins asleep?"

"Yeah, they're knocked out. Fred and George sure know how to entertain them."

"No kidding, they were mesmerized," Hermione said with a laugh.

"I just hope they don't pick up anything from them. The last thing we need is another pair of troublemaker twins," Harry said, looking down into the crib with a fond smile.

"They might turn out like that anyway. You are their mother," Hermione commented.

"Oh god, that's not good."

They both laughed softly and then fell silent.

"You should get some sleep. You have a big day tomorrow."

"Yeah, I will. Night."

"Good night, Harry," Hermione whispered and left.

Harry climbed into bed and closed his eyes with a sigh. It was weird to sleep by himself now. He had been sleeping next to Tom for what felt like forever. He sighed. I wonder what Tom is doing, he thought. Probably going to bed too… Harry lied still, trying to go to sleep, but would toss and turn every few minutes. "This isn't working," he muttered to himself.

…Tom?... He waited with baited breath, hoping that this would work. When he heard nothing, he sighed in disappointment. Oh well worth a shot…

-rry? Harry?

Harry's eyes shot open, Tom? Is that you? He asked hopefully.

No, it's someone else you have a mental connection with. Of course it's me.

Harry smiled in joy as he felt Tom's sarcasm through the link, I wasn't sure it would work this far apart.

Well it seems it can. What's wrong?

…I can't sleep.

Me neither… I miss you, came the soft whisper in his mind.

Harry smiled, I miss you too.

They fell into a comfortable silence, Tom's presence still there in his mind. Did you keep yourself busy today?

Yes, Lucius came over and we went over last minute details.

That's good, Harry thought and nodded his head.

How are the twins?

They're good... Sleeping. They miss their daddy.

I miss them too…You'd think I would be okay being away from you for just a day, but this is driving me mad!

Harry had to stifle his laugh with his hand, I'm sorry. It's probably because we haven't had sex in a week.

And whose fault is that? Tom asked his irritation loud and clear across the link.

Sorry, sorry. I feel the same way. I'll fix it, I promise, Harry purred across their link. He felt a stirring of emotions from Tom, the most prominent was arousal.

You'd better…We should get some sleep.

Okay, Harry said with a sigh, will you stay here with me?

Yes, get some sleep.

Harry snuggled up into the covers and closed his eyes, Good night, Tom. I love you.

I love you too. Sweet dreams, kitten.

Okay so here you go, this should tide you over until I get the next chapter out, I am working on it. Hopefully I can get it out before Christmas, but I'm not making any promises.

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