Chapter 9:

Draco wondered around the school trying to find Harry, but he was coming up short where ever he looked. He told himself that if he didn't find him by the end of the day he would talk to his Father, Remus, and see if there was a way to denounce a mate. The pains were starting not to subside with the potions any more and he couldn't stand it for much longer.

Just before he was going to head back to his common room for the night he literally ran into Harry, landing on his ass in the process. He held his breath and winced at the pain in his stomach for a moment before he stood up and grabbed a hold of Harry's arm.

"Please come with me. I really need to talk to you." Draco pleased looking Harry right in the eye, he released his breath when he saw Harry nod. He quickly pulled the boy into an empty room, warding the door locked and silenced.

"Alright Malfoy what did you want to talk to me about?" Harry asked sitting down.

"I know you grew up with Remus and Sirius and I was wondering if either one of them told you about mates for werewolves?" He asked keeping his head down.

"Remus has mentioned a couple times in the past and a lot recently, why?" Harry asked and Draco could tell he was fidgeting with his hands.

"Probably preparing you for this, what did he tell you about him and my dad?" Draco asked wanting to know exactly how much he had to tell Harry himself.

"He said that the moment that James turned sixteen he could smell his scent and he was grateful that they were in the same room, otherwise he would go through a lot of pain until James accepted him as his mate. He said if he didn't he would have eventually died because of the pain unless he was able to renounce him as a mate himself, which is very difficult to do and many die from even attempting it." When Harry stopped talking Draco gasped, he didn't know he could die if he tried to renounce his mate. Now he was more than determined to have Harry accept him.

"Well obviously I am the son of Remus. I haven't be cursed with having to turn into a wolf myself but I have gotten some of the other things to deal with. Like finding my mate."

"Oh. Have you, found your mate that is?" Harry asked.

"Yes, and it has been very painful. Severus has been giving me a potion to lessen the pain but it is slowly beginning not to work. He told me I had to tell my mate but I'm scared." Draco dropped his head and felt his whole body shaking.

"Why would you be scared. I thought it would be great for you knowing who it is. Just tell them. If they reject you just try denouncing them and find someone new." Draco snapped his head back to Harry and he felt rage flow around his body.

"I'm afraid because I know my mate will reject me, I know this and I wish it was different. I would love to be with the person who is my mate but I know I will never be able to. I was going to talk to my dad about denouncing my mate but you just informed me I could die because of it, then what happens if my new mate rejects me too, I don't think I could go through with that twice. I wouldn't be able to denounce the second one, you can only do that once." Draco felt a tear sliding down his face as he looked into Harry's eyes.

"Look I know that we have not gotten along all these years, but would you like me to help you tell your mate." Draco couldn't help but laugh, it made him sound like he was going crazy, he knew it.

"That is what I am trying to do right now, tell them." Draco caught Harry's eyes with his own and saw the look of horror behind them. He knew the rejection was coming and tried to brace himself against the table he was now leaning against.

"No. You must be mistaken, I can't be your mate." Draco was thankful he didn't outright reject him, that way he could still talk at least.

"My fathers told me a wolfs mate is usually the first real close friend they had when they were younger. My father James was My dad Remus' first real friend ever, and you were mine from what I have been told." Harry was shaking his head violently from side to side, quietly saying no over and over again.

"I have to go. I'm sorry Malfoy but I can't be in here right now." When Harry turned his back on him one of his hands flew to his stomach and another to his chest. Draco tried to hold back any painful sounds, and let out a small whimper just as Harry walked out the door.

The room started to get dizzy and all he could now see was nothing but blackness surrounding him. Moments later he felt himself hit the floor than nothing but dark.

"I'm glad you found him before something serious happened." Draco heard when he started to wake up.

"What do you think happened, he was screaming out in pain when I found him." Draco started to move, trying to open his eyes but felt nothing but pain.

"He was supposed to talk to Harry today. I think the other boy rejected him." The voice was saddened and he knew it was Severus.

"I wish Harry would understand but every time I had talked to him about mates he would just sit there and not comment. I don't think Sirius is helping in the matter either. Severus you need to talk to him, he is your son too after all." Draco knew this was Remus talking now.

"He won't even look at me, let alone try to be in the same room as me. He hates me and I don't think he will ever accept me as his father." Draco had enough of the pity party, he needed his mate and Severus was about the only one that could make him listen.

"Sev. Show memories." Was all Draco could gasp out before the pain started to take over. He curled in on him self and began rocking back and forth.

"Rest Draco. Don't talk, you need your strength."

"Talk Harry." He gasped out before he passed out again.

The next time he awoke he saw two dark figures sitting at the end of his bed talking quickly to each other. He shook his head and looked back to see who they were. He silently gasped out when he saw that Harry was sitting there staring at Severus with his brow crinkled together in aggravation.

"Remus dragged me in here now what did you want to talk to me about?" He heard Harry ask.

"I need to show you some of my memories for you to understand why I didn't tell Sirius about you. I want you to see that I loved you and was doing every thing I could to have you back with me. Just do this one thing for me and then if you so choose I will leave you alone. You are my son and I just." Severus stopped talking and looked over to Draco for a moment, nodding his head before standing.

"Fine. I will look at these memories and then I am done with you." Harry got up and followed Severus out of the room.

Draco laid there hoping with everything that he had that Harry would find some compassion within him and accept Severus as his dad. He also hoped in doing this he would accept him as his mate. He let the darkness take him over once more and prayed that when he awoke he would have his mate by his side.