"Yes, Draco's been dating around actually, found a guy perfect for him. Ah, here they are." Lucius was saying.
"Come on, Harry." Draco said, grinning. Sirius's head snapped up toward us.
"H-Harry?" Sirius was staring at me, his hand still entwined with a gray haired man.
I half hid behind Draco, who looked confused.
"You two know each other?" He asked. Surius nodded.
"I'm..his godfather." Sirius said.
"Oh." Draco's eyes widened, turning to look at me. "Is that why you got ready so fast?"
I nodded and peeked at Sirius. He walked toward me slowly and Draco stepped out of the way. He ran his hand down my face, looking at me closely. My anxiety skyrocketed and I looked around for Draco, but he'd gone to find his mom. I did, however, see Lucius. I cast him a nervous glance and ran over to him, hiding behind him. He twisted a bit and looked at me worriedly.
"Harry, he's not gonna hurt you. He's not like Vernon." He said, his voice understanding. I didn't care. I barely remembered Sirius, how did I know anything about him? "Come on, let's go eat, you can talk with him later."
I sat stiffly through dinner and barely touched my food. Draco was rubbing my leg under the table, letting me know he was there. Sirius was a friend of my parents, so why didn't he take custody of me? What was the point? I stared at my lap most of dinner. When everyone was finished Lucius and Sirius went into the sitting room and talked for a little while, then they pulled me into the room. It felt like everything was happening too fast. I sat in the arm chair curled up.
"Harry, come here." Lucius said.
I gripped the chair for a moment, then did as I was told. He stood up and walked over to Sirius with me. He took one of my hands and put it out to Sirius. Sirius took it and just held it for a moment.
"Harry, come on. I'm not gonna hurt you. Don't be scared." He said.
I felt Lucius rubbing my back and I tensed my already rigid body. I closed my eyes and thought about what was going on. If Sirius was Draco's uncle..and my godfather..did that make us incestual? I mentally slapped myself. No. It didn't. It meant Sirius was my godfather as well as Draco's uncle. There was no blood relation. I let out a slow, shaky breath.
"Harry?" I opened my eyes and looked at Sirius. "Come on.."
I pulled my hand away from his and started signing slowly. Where..have you been?
"Fighting, Harry. Fighting the whole world." He said. "They wouldn't let me take you because I was a single gay male."
So what?! Where were you?! Why didn't you come see me?! Why didn't you make someone take me out of there?! I could feel my mouth trying to form words, but the ones I needed, I hadn't learned yet.
"Harry, calm down." Lucius said, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and turning me so I was looking at him. "He didn't know what was going on, and your aunt and uncle convinced the courts that he would corrupt you. He wasn't allowed to see you."
I could feel myself trembling. But..he...there's nothing wrong with being gay! I could hear Sirius laughing.
"Exactly, Harry." I looked at Sirius. Lucius took my hand and brought it to Surius's face. I tried to pull away, but Lucius was stronger than me.
"Harry, I'm telling you, he won't hurt you. He's not like Vernon." I saw Sirius's nose wrinkle a bit at the mention of my uncle. I stopped resisting, but I was still shaking.
Sirius moved his hand to rest on mine. I didn't pull away. I just waited. Slowly he stood up. I took a quick step back, pulling my hand away again. He reached out to me and ran his hand on my hair. I inclined my head a bit toward him. I loved people playing with my hair. He pulled me into his arms and hugged me. I tensed instantly and then, as I felt him pulling away, I hugged him back. I heard him gasp and hug me back to himself.
"See? It's okay, Harry." He said.
"O-ok.." I said. He pulled back and looked at me in surprise.
"You can talk?" He asked. I crossed my arms.
"N-n-no." I said, trying to talk even though I was limited.
"Then why are you saying things?" He asked, raising a brow.
"I'm teaching him." Draco's voice entered the conversation. I spun to look at him. He smiled at me and I went over to him.
"He really trusts you, doesn't he?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah, it took a few months, but he does." Draco said, wrapping his arms around me.
"I see." He said. I pressed my face into Draco's shoulder and inhaled. He laughed softly and ran his thumb gently on my lower back.
"Don't worry. He's just going through a lot." Draco said. "Everything he's used to is changing."
I felt like a kid. I looked at Draco and glared. He smiled at me.
"Come on, time for bed." Draco said, pulling me out of the room and up the stairs. By now we were laughing as we got into his room. Why, I wasn't sure. Maybe the release of tension was more exhilerating than I thought.
I jumped onto my bed before he sat down and smiled at him. He moved onto the bed with me and I just looked at him fo a few minutes. Then I kissed him. I was expelling all the emotions from my body as I did so, except for the love which seemed to be growing every day. I wondered if his was, too. He kissed me back, just as gently as me.
"Come on, babe. Time to sleep." He said. I rolled my eyes.
"Okay, panda.." I said, kicking of my shoes and pants.