Hey everyone,
From Terra, Aqua and Ventus to Lea, Harry and Daphne. What can I say? This chapter is set on Valentine's day and I do want to work a little more on the relationship between these three before closing off this story. not just because it has been an important part of the plot since the prequel – Keyblade's Light – but also because, obviously, Lea is one of my favorite characters.
Let's have some fun,
Venquine1990
Shout-Out To:
Wishfull-Star
Chapter 29
Three Hearts, Three Dates – Part 01
14th of February 1993
Great Hall, Hogwarts
Harry's POV
If anyone were to ask me what the last few weeks have been like, I would say they were more or less exactly why my birth parents enlisted me all those years ago. Classes are running smoothly, my homework and the way I perform in class make me tie in first with Hermione and a few others several times over. And I also get to have more free time for personal activities as well as taking actions that further prove I am ready to take the throne.
There is still bullying going on around the school, but while I usually handle it myself when I see it, do the ghosts, portraits and House Elves report the rest of the bullying to the teachers. And most of it really stays with just a bit of name-calling and a bit of pushing or tripping here and there. The only time it actually almost went bad was when one student tried this on the Grand Staircase.
And while his friends were sad to see him go, did the Fifth year Gryffindor accept that he had to as the tripping could have caused horrible injuries due to the location. And any other cases are constantly taken care of by our new friends/mentors. And if there is one activity beside classes that I have grown to enjoy, it's definitely Aqua's new classes.
Yet there really is nothing that I enjoy more than the warm sensation of the corridor of darkness that comes up behind me as I sit down at the Hufflepuff table for breakfast and from it a pair of muscular arms wrap themselves around me, the body following and a voice that makes pleasant shivers run down my spine whispers in my ear: "Happy Valentine's Day, my lovely. Would you and our other partner perhaps care to join me for a breakfast date?"
At this I twist my neck a little to look past Cedric and over at Daphne, who is smiling at us both, something she usually only does when around us as she still keeps her Ice Queen persona up around everyone else. This did cause for some of the other Snakes to get angry at either her or us, but the blonde and I both proved that they had no reason or right to.
"There is nothing wrong with someone wanting to be open to those she cares for and to not be so with others, especially if you only meet her when passing through the doorway of a classroom or something. Or do you think you have more right to be her friend than someone who has known her since birth and felt the need to make friends with her again after being apart for ten years?"
Blaise Zabini had been the one I had asked this to and the tanned lad had been proud enough to agree with me. Daphne herself moves over to our table and puts a hand on Lea's shoulder as she asks: "Where are we going?""You'll see." Lea says and this is the only hint we get as suddenly the corridor envelopes us all together. Daphne gasps as this as she has only used the corridor a few times since we got together, yet the trip is nice and quick.
And when we arrive, do my eyes widen as I realize that we are at the top of the Astronomy tower with a simple table for three seeming to have been build up against one of the walls in such a way that the three of us will be able to watch the sunrise as we eat. "This is – gorgeous." Daphne gasps, only for Lea to smirk and say: "This – is only the beginning. I have much more planned for the rest of the day. Though it will only be the mealtimes that it will be all three of us."
"What do you mean?" I ask my beloved mate and the redhead smiles at me with great love as he says: "Well, I plan to spend the morning with Daphne, then meet you again for lunch and then spend the afternoon with you before having dinner with all three of us again." And just by looking at Daphne do I know that the girl is just as excited about an idea like this as I am. "You really are just the sweetest, Lea." Daphne says, kissing Lea on the cheek.
And while we go to sit down, do I again spot that hint of annoyed desire that shines in Daphne's eyes for the shortest of seconds, which I know is because she has been wanting to share her first kiss with Lea for the last two weeks to longer. And while I smile widely at the sight of my favorite meal on my plate do I know that the Ambitious Snake will make this happen, probably before lunch.
Daphne's POV
This year has been everything I wanted when I first stepped onto the Hogwarts Express a year and a half ago. Slytherins are actually getting a chance to make friends with other Houses, the hatred for Half-bloods and Muggleborns actually being sorted into Slytherin is getting less – though Draco Malfoy still voices his beliefs from time to time – and I am growing closer with my partner.
Harry is doing amazingly himself, making closer bonds and even a few friends with students other than Cedric, the twins and Neville, helping those who have trouble making friends outside their own House or who are even bullied against this. And all the while he also goes to classes, does his homework and even meets with either his birth or adopted parents for one night a week. And the fact that he makes time for me as well makes me feel beyond special.
I am well aware that I am the secret – or not so secret – envy of some of the girls of Hogwarts and have started testing and checking anything and everything I get handed by someone, unless they are one of my friends, one of Harry's friends, the teachers, Harry or Lea. And every time I find something suspicious, a Dusk takes it to the Organization where King Zexion has Vexen investigating it and then has Xaldin take the culprit to the Ministry.
Every time this happened, Harry and Lea spend the entire day in my presence, bar one of the times when it happened at dinner and they spend the following day near me, keeping a close eye on everything that happened and everyone who passed me. And while this strong form of guarding me had looked intimidating, had I been amazed at the fact that it happened at least once every week.
Dumbledore had been less happy with the fact that each of these students had been expelled and arrested, but had agreed to the sentence of being re-educated on morals, right, wrong and the law or risk losing their chance to move along with everyone else. And the first student who had tried this, a Seventh year from Ravenclaw, has already passed the re-education and apologized to me.
And now it's Valentine's Day and while I had been hoping on some sweet gestures or perhaps a gift or two from Harry, do I feel my heart flutter at seeing just how hard Lea has worked on this entire plan of his to spend the entire day with Harry and me, even splitting the day in half to make sure he can spend more or less equal amount of time with both of us. And while I'm sure there's more time between lunch and dinner than breakfast and lunch, do I not care.
"Just the fact that he is evening this fact out with the fact that he wants to spend time with me first is absolutely perfect. Though this day won't be perfect until I get my own chance to claim that hot pair of lips." I think to myself as I shine at the fact that there is a delicious bowl of warm porridge with a clear line of caramel syrup crisscrossing across the top. And the rest of breakfast is spend making simple small-talk and having conversations that have absolutely no context or meaning.
Yet thanks to my years of growing up the Heiress of a Neutral family and spending two years in a House where even your own House Mates can try to outdo you to assert their dominance in the hierarchy, do I still feel as if I also learn small things about the lovely two men I am currently sharing my time with.
"So Harry actually only feeds Silen at certain times and Lea still train with his Chakrams more than his Keyblade. That is so intriguing." I think to myself as I sip at the delicious cup of raspberry tea that Lea seems to have used his fire power to keep at just the right temperature for me. And while I subtly try to let loose small things about my own quirks, do I think: "Even when we're not trying, do we grow closer. I am so glad the Potters –."
Only then do I realize something vital and I say: "Harry, I haven't met your parents yet. Lily and James, I mean. I haven't had a chance to meet with their portrait yet." Harry turns red at this and mumbles: "Right. I forgot. We moved it to Where Nothing Gathers a few months after moving it from Godric's Hollow and you've yet to go there." And then Lea says: "Worries for next weekend. Let's just enjoy our time for now." And we both agree to this.
It takes us only a few more minutes to finish our breakfast and Harry bids us goodbye after, kissing Lea on the lips and me on the cheek as we talked about me wanting my first kiss to be with Lea. And when I spoke of this, I had been pleasantly surprised to find out that Harry didn't care or got jealous over it. All he did was laugh and say: "
Trust me, you're not the only one who wants that hot hunk of fire. I hear the portraits whispering at me about the girls fantasizing over him all the time." And this had actually led to us having another topic to both bond and laugh about as we actually imagined what it would be like for Lea to kiss other people and how he would probably make it go horribly wrong, just because of how loyal and dedicated he is to his bond with us.
The subject of my memory then speaks up and breaks me out of my train of thought as he asks: "Ready to have some fun?" I smile at him widely and while I silently hope that he caught the way Harry looked from him to me after kissing Lea on the lips, do I ask: "Absolutely, what do you have planned?""Well, I heard from your father that you like this very much."
Lea says, astounding me even more with how well he did his research before setting this day up and my shock makes it so that I barely feel the way we take another corridor of darkness to another part of the castle. I look around and realize that we are in a part of the school that is, unofficially, considered Snake territory. "The Snake Reading Den? Why are we here?" I ask and Lea says: "Look down and you'll see for yourself."
I look at the table we're sitting and my eyes widen as I see an incredibly complicated and intricate riddle laid out before me, the riddle written in paper, but the subjects of the riddle laid out before me through various items. "Father hardly ever tells anyone how much I love puzzle-solving. How did you get him to –?" I ask and Lea smirks: "I am the destined partner of your betrothed, remember?
Besides, I got a few more set up. Zexion helped and so did Larxene and Marluxia. We're going to be here for a while." Yet while I love the way that he says this, does my smile also grow in size even more as I think: "If I can pretend to have trouble with enough of these, Lea will try to sit closer to me and I'll have an easier chance to get that kiss I want."
Yet then suddenly Lea fells me with a stare and a grin that is almost predatory and makes me feel like an antelope staring at the hungry jaws of a lion or a tiger. "And finally, you might want to keep this memorized. If you can do enough of these by yourself, you'll get a very welcome reward. I want to see you at your best, Daphne. Care to show me?" And while I think: "He knows. He knows and I love it." Do I instantly look down and start to focus on the riddle.
Two hours later
I actually managed to solve all five riddles that Lea had laid out for me, even the one where he told me even Larxene felt sure I wouldn't be able to crack it, though that one did require Lea's help. The teen in question is actually pouting and I can't help but ask: "What's wrong?""I was hoping you'd take the whole morning on these things, not just two hours. Guess I should have brought more riddles. I just thought that one would take the better part of the morning."
I rub the back of my mind in shame and mutter: "Sorry. It's a habit of mine. I've been doing this since I was five years old. Figured out a few that grandpa made up before his death when I was nine. And he was a real trickster. Even Sirius could never manage to pull a prank on him when they were at social gatherings and met each other. And well, you know me, Slytherin and all."
Lea grins at this and says: "Yeah, I should have had that memorized. Still, I'm a man of my word." And again that predatory grin appears on his face, startling me so badly I feel my whole body tensing up. And only two seconds later, my body melts again as a hot piece of flesh and cloth is parallel with my own, Lea's lips softly tucking at mine as he starts to gently peck me on the lips, the way his lips move inviting me to kiss him back.
The sensation of his lips on mine, the way that his hands softly thread and move through my hair, the way that he sits across my lap, yet his length makes it so that his whole body weight isn't pressing down on my legs as he must still be standing up somewhat is actually everything Harry told me when he told me the story of his first kiss with Lea. "It's home, Daphne. It's just home." He had said, confusing me and slightly annoying me.
Yet Harry wasn't wrong as everything about Lea and the way that he smiles as I start to kiss him back just feels right. His body is warm and makes me feel strong, his hands are soft and make me feel like I'm brushing my hair with my favorite comb and I can almost feel his emotions settling into my skin and rushing to my heart, filling me up from within.
I feel Lea's body as it wraps itself around me in my seat, I feel his heart beating against my skin, I actually feel my breasts react to the close pressure of his abs against my chest and feel his own excitement growing as well against my belly. Yet I also feel every emotion that Lea conveys, not just with how he has planned all of this, but with how he holds and kisses me as I kiss him back. And as I do, do I actually lose the fear of being inexperienced compared to him and Harry.
At the Same Time
Harry's POV
After leaving a delicious breakfast meal and giving Lea a clear sign that he needs to give Daphne what she wants if he wants to make this a perfect Valentine's day, did I decide to just spend time with a few other people that are just as dear to my heart as Daphne and Lea. And while he was surprised was Andreas happy at the idea of heading home and spending time with Sirius, Molly, Remus and Father Saïx. So I opened my own corridor, which my fathers taught to me over the last year, and we stepped out in front of a door with the roman numeral for seven.
Yet before we can knock does Sirius open the door and say: "You two have perfect timing." Confusing us both. "Come on, Xemnas wants everyone who can be present in Where Nothing Gathers right now." The man says and he actually pulls the both of us with him as he rushes down the stairs, only to be caught by another corridor that engulfs us and spits us out at our destination. Sirius turns red and turns around, grinning at Father Saïx who grins at him.
We all phase up, me helping Andreas and Father Saïx and Xemnas helping Sirius and Remus respectively and I notice that Father Vexen and Xaldin are here as well. Instantly I feel both intrigued and concerned as Father Xaldin rarely leaves the restaurant he has been able to set up around his own cooking skill over the last year and I just know this is something big. "Harry, Andreas, I cannot begin to express how happy I am to see you both here."
"Father, what's going on? I don't mean this offensively, but why is your partner here? Father Xaldin never leaves his kitchen in the middle of the day." My father in question nods to affirm this and Father Xemnas says: "That is correct. However, the reason behind this summoning is both highly important and very personal. Therefore, Xaldin saw it as his personal duty to me to come here." Yet this just confuses me more.
"Wait, is this what I think?" Andreas asks, making me turn to him, yet I also notice that everyone else grins and smirks as they hear him ask the question. "Ever the observant one. You definitely got that from your mother." Father Vexen says before he goes on: "However, we, unfortunately, need to wait one more minute before I can confirm this news for Xaldin." And silence reigns after this as everyone seems content to wait this one final minute.
Yet because I still feel greatly confused and concerned do I find myself fidgeting in my seat and releasing a sigh of relief when a small ice crystal appears in front of Father Vexen, one that seems to light up emerald green from within its core. The Chilly Academic smiles at this in a way that actually reminds me of my own partner, Lea and he says:
"Congratulations, Xaldin. It would appear that Xigbar has joined the lucky fold alongside Sirius, Remus and my partner. Though it will take some time before I can deduce to what capacity, but that actually goes for all four of them." And as the man speaks, does the realization of what might be going on here hit me. Andreas turns to me, his grin growing as he spots me catching on and he says: "That's right, Harry. We're going to be older brothers in a few months." And this news makes my grin as wide as that of everyone else in the room.
CONGRATULATIONS!
And no, I'm not done with this part of the plot. I'm just splitting it in two as the whole thing, kind of, grew out of proportion. It's just something that happens to me when I write about time skips. Even if one character has already covered the skip, I feel like giving other characters their own POV about this skip, give them a chance to develop.
So yeah, expect the lunch date and Harry and Lea spending time together to be in the next chapter. After that I am going to have a chapter describing a meeting between Zexion, Fudge and the Prime Minister and after that will probably be a time skip to the graduation/official nationwide move. After that will be the chapters describing the characters I mentioned at the start of the last chapter and there will probably be time jumps between each character.
We're in the endgame now,
Venquine1990
PS. I am NOT sorry for that obvious Marvel Reference, that movie was AMAZING!
