Today was my first day of school after the vacation. It went well. Now, enough about that and onwards to the story! Hope you like the chappie, even if I add a "mean cliffie". Enjoy!

~ Kitty

THIS IS YAOI! BOYxBOY! TWO GUYS BEING TOGETHER!
DO NOT READ ON, IF YOU DON'T LIKE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
I DO NOT OWN THE CHARACTERS AND WILL NOT CLAIM SO!

"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Parseltongue"
Letters
Flashback

Harry woke up as soon as the sun shone through the windows. With a squeal, he jumped off the bed, not even caring that his mates were still sleeping, as he made his way to the living room, where the Christmas tree was glittering and the presents were lying underneath it, begging to be opened.

Harry stopped when he noticed his mates weren't there, and he went back to the bedroom. "Get up! I want to open presents!" he squealed, as he started jumping on the bed. Lucius was lying close to the edge, and the vibrations of the jumping soon had him on the floor.

Lucius got up and jumped to catch Harry, but with a perfect jump, Harry was off the bed, and Lucius managed to knock Severus and Tom off the bed. The jump woke up Draco, who had taken over Harry's spot on the middle of the bed, keeping him safe from falling.

Two angry glares were directed at Lucius, as Severus and Tom stood, but Lucius had no time to notice, since he was chasing Harry, who was squealing and giggling. Draco just ignored them all and snuggled back into the bed.

Harry ran from the room into the hall, where the almost naked Lucius eagerly followed. Tom and Severus suddenly felt like the rush of the chase as well, and soon the three males were hunting Harry through the manor.

It didn't take long for Draco to wake up again, since his instincts told him to join the others. He calmly got dressed and walked out in the hall. Harry crashed right into Draco's arms, and the two teens were lying sprawled out on the floor when the three older men caught up. Harry, like before, was giggling happily, and the men knew Harry wouldn't allow them to go back to sleep.

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Draco could barely hold Harry back. "Harry, wait! Tom needs to bring the snacks in before you can unwrap the presents!" Harry kept struggling. How could they wait so calmly? Harry felt he was bursting with excitement!

Luckily it didn't take long for Tom to get there, so Draco finally let go of Harry. Mere seconds later, all four Slytherins were holding a package, while Harry was jumping with joy.

The men quickly noticed the packages were the ones they had found on their little hunt the previous day, and they instantly knew why Harry was so eager. He wanted them to open their gifts.

Lucius started, and the others watched calmly. The oddly shaped package changed shape as soon as the gift paper was off, and Lucius understood why Harry had made sure they couldn't shrink them. If they did, it would have gotten the real shape much too early. Lucius was stunned when he saw what was in the package. The books Harry gave him were not only priceless; they had been thought to be lost on that day, when Harry gained his scar and the home was wrecked.

Lucius was too stunned to notice Draco was opening his gift. He looked at the variety of bottles and read the labels. Scented massage oils and bath oils, all of them specially made to keep the skin healthy and heal minor wounds and bruises, as well as soothing sore muscles. Draco carefully put the box down, before he hugged Harry.

Harry was giggling, and Tom calmly started opening his gift. His gift was... A potion…? "Harry, what's this?" he asked nervously.

Harry smiled softly. "Sev helped me make it. It is specially made for creatures with harmed souls. It will take the pieces of your soul back, forcefully if someone tries to keep it. It will heal your soul and make your whole again…" Tom didn't know what to say, so he carefully put the box down and pulled Harry into a kiss, while Draco was still holding him.

Lucius had finally snapped out of his trance, and Severus opened his gift. A book? He took the book out, but no title was written on it, so he opened it and froze when he saw what it said. Harry had given him a book about potions written by Salazar Slytherin!

Draco and Tom finally left Harry alone, as they wanted to find the gifts they had bought for the others. Harry in the meantime was showered with kisses from Severus and Lucius, who were overjoyed with the books they got from him.

Draco found four identical gifts and curiously brought them out in the light. They were identical, except for the names of the receivers. Severus was the only one not getting one, so Draco expected them to be from said man. "Let's open these ones!" Severus' smirk told Draco that he truly was the giver of those similar gifts.

The four men the gifts were for took them and unpacked them calmly. All four gifts were the same; a diary and a necklace. "The books are connected, so we can write each other without needing to wait for owls to bring the letters forth and back, in case we aren't together. And the necklaces are charmed to instantly alert the others if one of us is hurt. If any harm falls upon any of us, the necklace will work as a portkey and send us to a safe house Lucius allowed me to use once." He smiled, as his mates all seemed so happy that he cared, and he knew Harry was overjoyed with the gift, when he saw the bright smile and the single tear running down the boy's cheek.

More gifts were dragged forth, and suddenly, Lucius held two gifts he had to open. He calmly opened the first one, which was from his son. In it was a ring, which made Lucius smile. "An antidote ring. How thoughtful, my dragon," he said softly and hugged his son. Harry tilted his head in confusion. Wasn't that just an ordinary gold ring with a ruby? Lucius chuckled. "This ring will magically test my blood if I'm getting any symptoms at all pointing to poisoning, and if it finds even trace amounts of poison, it will prick my finger and inject a small amount of antidote, all depending on what type of poison, of course." Harry nodded, and Lucius reached for the other one, which was from Tom. The book in the box almost had Lucius drooling. This rare book had been among the books Voldemort had gathered in his searching, and he remembered how he'd stared longingly after the book when he saw it; apparently Tom remembered as well.

Before anyone could say anything, Draco was opening a gift with his name on it. He was surprised by the content, considering it was from his father. Who would have thought Lucius would buy a dozen bottles of lube with different tastes, as well as a dozen bottles of scented massage oils and a book about proper massaging? A small note was attacked on the cover. 'Even the most submissive person can be in charge with the right equipment,' it said.

He quickly opened the last gift with his name on it, and with a grin, he counted up the rare potions ingredients Tom had given him. He loved the gifts! As soon as Draco had put the gifts aside, he grabbed a small package and held it to Harry. The raven-haired boy opened it, and saw the most beautiful bracelet ever! It was made up of five colors, presenting the five of them, and in the middle of each color was a small picture of each of them, fitting the color.

Harry showered Draco in happy kisses, and neither of them even noticed when Severus opened his gift from Draco. When Harry finally let go of Draco, Severus pulled him into a hug instead. The vials and boxers in the package were all filled with rare ingredients that Severus needed for some of the potions he wanted to sell in the shop he wanted to open.

Tom's squeal was the only thing that told them the unpacking of the gifts weren't over. They all looked at Tom, who was kissing Lucius so deeply, that Harry even had time to take his camera from a nearby shelf and take a picture of their kiss.

When they finally parted, they found a small gift and gave it to Severus. He opened it, and was surprised to find a key. "It's for your new shop. I bought you a full stock of potions ingredients and Luc bought the shop for you," Tom said softly from Lucius' embrace.

Severus couldn't stop staring at the key. They really did that for him? A small sound snapped him out of his thoughts though, as he saw one of the last three gifts were moving a bit. Lucius picked it up and handed it to Harry, who carefully put it down on the table and opened it.

A little kitten peeked up at Harry as soon as the lid was taken off the box, and Harry couldn't help the happy squeal. The white kitten was surprised by the sound, but it didn't mind the cuddling when Harry picked it up and held it to his chest. "It's SO cute! Thank you, Lucius!" he said happily.

Tom held the last gift for Harry over to the boy, while the kitten curled up in his lap. The box was quite alike to the one the kitten was in, and Harry wondered if that was an animal as well. As soon as he opened it, he was eye-to-eye with a beautiful white owl. It looked so much like Hedwig, except the grey coloring the edges of the owl's wings and the tips of the tail feathers.

The owl and the kitten didn't seem to notice each other, until Harry took the owl out on his lap. The owl, which was a female, instantly adopted the kitten and literally took it under her wing, when she heard it whine from having its nap disturbed. Harry watched, as the kitten snuggled up to the warm bird, while he thought of names for them.

Draco picked up the last present and held it to Tom. This box clearly also contained an animal, and everyone knew what it was instantly. Tom opened it, and saw a small snake curled up in its sleep. It had a bulge on its tiny body, and he knew it was resting peacefully after a great meal Draco had given it the previous day, before the box had been moved under the tree.

The snake stayed asleep, and Tom decided to wait until it was asleep. He brought it to another room, where he put it in the old aquarium, which Lucius had kept since Draco had asked him to. And now he saw it had been suited for the snake as well. He carefully levitated the snake in and closed the top, so it wouldn't escape and bite anyone. He saw how Harry brought the kitten and the owl into the room as well. He made sure there were a bowl with water and a plate with some food, as well as a soft blanket for them to sleep on, and the two wizards quietly snuck out to join the others.

When they reached the others, the room was cleaned up, and they could enjoy the last bit of the day in their bedroom. Harry suddenly realized most of the day had passed, and so, he ran off to the bedroom.

His mates were surprised and curious, and after making sure the candles were all off, they went to the bedroom. They didn't get any time to ask Harry what he was doing, seeing as they were frozen by the sight that met them in the room…