Rating: M

Warnings: Slash/Yaoi, Het, blood and stuff, underage (technically)

Diclaimer: I dunno, I could probably pass for Rowling...maybe...with lots of plastic surgery and an audience with bad eyesight...

Note: Okay. I'm posting this a little earlier than I'd planned (haha, like I plan my posts at all)because it's a little shorter than I've been attempting to make my chapters. I figured it should stand alone because it was a complete event and the next bit would have made it abnormally long (which I'm sure most of you would have loved). Also, look at the bottom for important info concerning shippuden.

Nervous, Remus twitched in the reinforced room. On the other side, Kathryn fretted around Mark worriedly. Her fiancé bore the twitchy witch with grace, though Sirius wasn't so mature. He sat beside Remus and watched the other pair with a poorly hidden grin.

The door opened and Mikael slipped in, carrying two large bowls full of raw meat. The pair of werewolves stared at him unblinkingly. "Harry says that this might help distract you from the humans. Easy meat usually wins out over something you'll have to fight for after all."

Not able to refute the logic, Remus didn't protest. "Where is Harry, Mikael? The moon will be rising soon."

Golden eyes looked over at Kathryn, whom Mark had pulled into his lap to calm her down. "He had a meeting earlier today. We only just now got back so he's checking on Jonathan and Percy."

Remus shuddered, swaying a little in his chair. Sirius reached out to catch him and Mikael frowned at the older werewolf. "You look ill. We can do this next full moon if you'd like?"

"No! I mean, I always look this bad around the full moon. It's better when I have the potion, but Harry said I couldn't take it." Remus grimaced and Kathryn shot him a sympathetic look. Her own moon-sickness wasn't nearly as bad, but she hadn't spent her whole life fighting her wolf either.

For the second time, the door opened. This time Harry came through and tapped it with his wand to lock down the room. "All the werewolf customers are safely locked in. I also charmed your bar shut so no one would come in while you were away."

Mark murmured a thanks, gently kissing his fiancé's bare shoulder. Neither she nor Remus were wearing clothing, though both had a blanket on to cover their modesty. When they felt the first tinge of the moon they hurried onto the floor.

Watching them, Mikael shrugged out of his open button up and shimmied out of his loose pajama pants. Harry stepped up between them and settled his hand on Mikael's head when the large wolf shook his fur out. "You watch them. I'll do Mark and Kathryn first."

Throwing Harry a slightly hurt look, Sirius didn't even notice when Mikael came to stand beside him. "Try not to get bitten before I can get to you Black, and no transforming! Magic can't be used on either of you."

A snarl from across the room made him turn away. Harry saw Mark dodge the sharp teeth going for his hip. "Kathryn!"

The gray wolf turned to him with her teeth bared dangerously. Harry snarled at her, exposing his own lengthening canines. She barked once, sharply, and her tail lifted into the air in challenge. Green eyes took the pricked up fur and the dangerous stance in; then he lunged forward.

She snarled at his attack, but when she went for his hand it was gone and Harry's human form melted into the black wolf. The pair snapped at each other, trying to pin one another to the floor.

When she lunged forward again, Harry jumped back and let his body ripple back into human shape. He snatched up his shikomizue from against the wall and whapped her hard over the head with it. She stumbled, and Harry looked over at Mark.

"Jump on her back and hold tight to her neck." Mark did so, eyes closing tight when the body beneath him gave out briefly and the she-wolf collapsed to the floor. "Good, now wrap your legs around her and don't. let. go!"

Harry hurried forward and began to form hand seals. Kathryn thrashed a little, but her vision was swimming and the weight on her back made it difficult. When a pain started in her chest, she worked harder and managed to stand back up. It didn't last long. As she attempted to turn and bite the human beside her, the pain flared and she toppled over.

Shuddery breath escaping him, Harry stepped back from the panting pair. He could see the swirling anger of the wolf being replaced with Kathryn's own mind, he didn't need to worry about them.

A yelp made him turn to look at the other side of the room. Remus was thrashing Mikael, gleefully ignoring Sirius. Sirius had moved forward to try and stop him, but being unable to transform made it very difficult. Harry snarled when Mikael let out a wolfish scream and rushed forward.

He shoved his shoulder into Remus' side, then kicked at the wolf's head. Sharp jaws clamped down on his ankle and a soundless scream made his lips part. The wolf held tightly, despite his slight struggles, so Harry threw an angry look at Sirius.

"Get over here and touch him Black, or I will kill you both!" Mikael whined on the floor behind him, but Harry didn't dare look away from the heavily breathing wolf on his leg. He saw Sirius touch Remus' flank out of the corner of his eye and quickly raced through the hand seals.

The pain was over so quickly that neither male really felt it. Remus was startled into letting Harry's leg go, however. Given his freedom, Harry stumbled back and sat heavily on the ground beside Mikael. He had black spots dancing in his vision and an intense pain lancing up his leg.

Another whine from the canine beside him had Harry reaching out with his hand to touch bloodied fur. "I'm okay." He didn't sound okay.

Mikael stretched his neck to lick at Harry's wound and the Gryffindor grimaced a little at the sting. Letting the magic shudder through him, Harry transformed again. He delicately lapped at Mikael's own wounds, cleaning them for his cub.

When an extra tongue joined his, Harry growled. The gray wolf backed away a little, her ears going back. She lowered her body to the ground and whined apologetically at him. Harry growled at her, but didn't attack at her second approach.

However, when a dirty blond wolf sidled up to them, Harry whirled away from a panting Mikael to snap his jaws at it. Remus backpedaled quickly, yelping in shock. Harry growled angrily at him and stood between Remus and Mikael.

Despite his injured back leg being tucked against his belly, the raised tail curving over his back and the bristled fur along his neck made him big enough to be frightening. Remus cowered back and whined at him hopefully.

Not feeling merciful, Harry returned it with a harsh bark and mock rush. Remus hurried back again, pressing against the wall.

Jumping between the two, Sirius barked at Harry. He'd transformed now that the binding was cemented. Harry barked back, a growl trailing the end. When Remus stayed behind his partner, and Sirius had given his own cautious growl back, Harry turned to Mikael again.

Kathryn was lying beside him, cleaning his chocolate brown head. Harry settled on his other side and finished with the lower portions of his werewolf bonded.

On the other side of the room, Mark cleared his throat. "I can heal you both somewhat, if you'd like." Kathryn perked up and stood to drag him over with her teeth. He laughed a little nervously, slightly freaked out about the werewolf's teeth being so close to him.

He looked at Harry questioningly and smiled when the wolf animagus nodded. "Salus." ((Mild healing charm, I made it up from some words I got off a translator)) The clean wounds on Mikael closed up, though it was obvious that the skin was very tender. Mark repeated the spell on Harry, pulling the edges of his bite marks together.

It felt like to much movement would split the skin again; almost like having stitches put in. It would work for the night though, and that was all that mattered. It should be properly healed up by the morning anyway.

The only untransformed man looked around at all the canines in the room, then sighed. "I suppose I'll have to learn to be an animagus if this continues."

A dejected Remus perked up a little at the prospect of a gathering happening again. Harry barely twitched his ears from where he sat vigilantly beside a resting Mikael. "Will this bond effect what my animal is?"

Glancing up, Harry gave a decisive nod. Mark sighed, but sat down on the floor and let Kathryn settle her large head on his lap. They remained separated into two groups, Remus and Sirius rebuked whenever they tried to integrate.

Eventually the two outsiders started a game of tag with each other and raced around the room alternately chasing one another.

When the sun rose, Kathryn hugged Harry and Mikael tightly. "Thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me. Would you be willing to help others this way?"

Harry yawned widely, then frowned at her. "Unless they could swear to never go against me, I wouldn't."

She looked startled, then glanced over at Mark worriedly. "But we didn't…?"

Mikael giggled a little, wrapping himself tiredly around Harry. The boy had yet to put on clothes, so Harry opened his robe up and covered him with it. "You didn't have to. Harry's lived with Mark for the past three summers. It's not very likely Mark will suddenly turn on him." He cuddled up to Harry's warmer body and inhaled his scent deeply.

"And because I'm now bound to Mark, I can't really go against you either." She smiled a little at the sneaky way he'd trapped her. "What if they promise not to go against you then?"

Humming a little, Harry banished the mostly empty meat bowls. "I suppose it would have to be on a case by case basis. I want to know the people I'm risking my life for." He shrugged, still feeling a little weak. His chakra reserves had been pretty strained because he'd done two so close together.

They looked worried at the admition of the danger he'd been in. When he didn't elaborate they decided not to press. Obviously he'd thought he would be okay, and had been right, so it was a moot point now.

"We're going to head to bed for a while. We should be down for a late lunch." Harry looked at all of them, making sure they knew that the conversation was done. The adults nodded; Mikael cuddled a little closer to him and whined.

Harry smiled down at him in amusement, scooping the protesting boy into his arms. It was a little awkward since Mikael was only slightly smaller than Harry.

Settling the werewolf on one side of the bed once he got upstairs, Harry moved to check on Jonathan and Percy. The redhead was doing some kind of paperwork while Jonathan played on his blanket. Harry let Percy know he was going to get some sleep until lunch, then slipped into the opposite side of the bed.

Probably feeling the heat, or maybe just wanting to cuddle, Mikael scooted over to Harry. The younger boy wrapped himself around Harry's torso and legs. The familiarity of the gesture, and the extra stressful night, lulled Harry quickly to sleep.

I want to let you know that I'm working through shippuden in case you guys chose that. It started at chapter 245 and one manga has up to 490-something posted already. That's a lot to work on. This will make it much less likely that my updates will slow down, because I plan to have the timelines integrate before shippuden even starts. The slow down wouldn't have happened for a while anyway, so chosing shippuden likely won't effect it anymore. Only 14 voters so far with a 50-50 split. Go on my profile and let me know if I should include shippuden content or not!

Or, you know, just tell me if you think doing an AU of my own AU was in bad form. That works too. :)

Taku