AN!: At the end of the chapter I have a few Questions at the end of this chapter that are extremely important. The faster I get answers the faster I can get the next few chapters out.
Harry walked down a dark alley as a foggy misty rain rolled in just hard enough to dampen his hair. His black leather shoes made clicking sounds on cobblestones lining the alley as he glided from shadow to shadow in his black suit and dark red shirt. He was being tracked, followed from the shadows of the shadows of the roof tops. He could feel her, smell her in the air. As he approached the red door at the end of the alley a slot opened up and two glowing blue eyes looked at him.
"Name." A gruff voice barked.
"Harry… Potter." Harry said almost getting hung up on his old name.
"You're on the list." The man said and the heavy metal door was pulled open for Harry.
As soon as the door opened the heave base of techno music came wafting out of the underground club. Harry felt his watcher drop off the building across the way and he smiled. He walked into the club and his senses were assaulted by the base, the tin smell of blood, and the darkness of the club. His eyes adjusted to the low light level and he saw about a hundred men and women dressed in black in the club. Some of them were dancing to the slow hypnotic beats flowing out of the do booth. Some of them were sitting in booths around the outer edge of the dance floor feeding off each other. Harry walked over to the bar and got the big bartender's attention with a 100 Euro note.
"What can I get you?" He asked eyeing Harry with obvious distain. While the cub was open to anyone on the list, the vampires frowned on non-vampires. Especially if they weren't there for food.
"Two dragon chasers, Ridgeback, top shelf, no ice, with shell and a twist of lemon in one of them." Harry said placing the 100 Euro note on the bar.
"Good choice." The bartender said nodding his head with respect as he poured dark green dragon's blood into a shaker. He added Russian vodka to the shaker along with a dash of white powder and mixed it softly. He put salt on the rim of two rocks glasses and filled them with the dark green mixture. He added a lemon twist to one of the glasses and handed them over. Harry took them with a nod.
Harry walked over to a dark corner booth. He sat at the booth and cast a privacy charm blocking out the thumping base. As soon as he sat down he could feel her enter the club. It was crazy how strong his connection to her was even after three years. He looked up and locked eyes with her as she walked down the stairs. She was as beautiful as he remember her. Tall, thin, toned, and curvy in just right places. He blond hair was up off her long neck they way he liked it. A sexy little smirk playing at the corners of her lips that promised him unspeakable pleasure. She was wearing a black lace shirt that sowed off her sexy black bra, skin tight black leather pants, and black five inch stilettos. Harry could try to deny it but Erika was the sexiest woman her ever have the pleasure of pleasuring. She gliding to his table and Harry stood up as she approached. She walked right up into his personal space until their lips were just a few inches apart.
"Erika." He said with a smirk.
"Harry." She said back.
"It's been awhile." He said softly staring deep into her glowing blue eyes.
"Three years. Now that we have that out of the way." She said slipping her arms around his neck. "We can get to the fun part." She finished pulling him down a few inches for a passion filled kiss. It took everything Harry had to break the kiss after thirty seconds. She pressed her body against his and lowered her head to smell his neck. She shuddered as she pulled back to look into his eyes. "I missed the way you smell. But I missed something else more." She said slipping her hand down to his crotch.
"Wow Erika, slow down, take a seat, I got you a Dragon Chaser." Harry said turning her around and setting her on the booth bench.
"I see you remembered." She said smiling as she took a drink for the glass with the lemon twist.
"How can I forget, you severed me my first Dragon Chaser, in bed, naked." Harry said sitting next to her. She leaned in close and placed her hand on his thigh.
"They're a natural aphrodisiac." She said licking her lip.
"You know you were followed here right?" Harry said leaning into her personal space.
"What?" She asked looking confused.
"You were followed here by two very large vampires. Death Dealers by the looks of them. Did you tell anyone that you were coming to see me?" Harry asked slipping his arm around her back to pull her to his chest.
"No… wait, yes, I told Charlotte I got a call from you. What's going on Harry? Why did you call me?" She asked narrowing her eyes.
"Do you trust me?" He asked.
"Should I?" She shot back.
"Yes, drink." Harry said slitting his wrist and presenting it to her.
She looked at the bleeding wrist and wanted to say no but the memory of his taste made her latch on. As she fed his memories flooded her brain and she saw everything. The end of the war. His banishment. Meeting Abby. His family. His new life. His meeting with Amelia. The reason he was meeting with her. She pulled away and Harry healed his wrist. He took two potion out of his jacket and drank them.
"I should get up and walk away from this table right now." She said baring her fangs.
"But you're not going to do that. You're not going to do it because even though you live in the compound under Viktor's crest you're still Amelia's girl. You also know deep down that Kraven is an evil shit. He would destroy blood storage houses just to make a war in her house. You know more then anyone that you don't mess with the food supply. The punishment for such an offence is death." Harry said drinking his Dragon Chaser.
"Damn you! Damn you Harry to hell for doing this to me. For putting me in this position. But most of all, damn you for making me come here thinking I was going to get you back only to get a bucket of ice water poured over my head." She said looking like she wanted to cry and kill him at the same time.
"It's just the way this all went down. You think I like sitting here doing this? Using our relationship to get you here? No. You know I don't like it. But it's the way it had to be. Look at how Kraven is keeping an eye on everyone in the house. Just think he sent two Death Dealer to watch our date. What would he have done if a wizard with allegiances to Amelia's house called you and asked to meet with you? You need time to think about what I said. About what you saw. This is my card. When you're ready to hear more call me. But no matter what you choose to do this is for you." Harry said huge teardrop blue sapphire on a silver chain out of his pocket.
"I don't want anything from you." She said turning away for him.
"Please Erika, take this. It's a paired portkey. If you break the chain it will bring you to me no matter where we are. No matter what we are to each other I still care for you deeply. War is coming to the three houses, I want to make sure you're safe." Harry said slipping the chain around her long slender neck. When he did up the clasp she leaned back into his chest and sighed softly.
"You know you're the first human I ever loved, and I'm sure I still love you." She said softly.
"You are the only vampire I ever loved, and deep down I still have feelings for you too." Harry said closing his eyes breathing in her sent.
"Then be with me. Love me like you once did. Like I was the only thing in the world. Hold me while I sleep. Make love to me when I wake up." She said holding his head in the crook of her neck.
"As nice as that sounds, I can't. I'm with Abby, and you know what? Abby is the kind of girl I need. I want a family, kids. To grow old with someone. I don't think you thought this out Erika, have you thought about ten years from now? Can love me if I stay a human? I don't think you can. A part of you will always want me to be a vampire and I just can't make the change. I love magic too much. Even though I don't use it all the time I love the comforting feeling my core makes in my chest." Harry said holding her close. This was the part he was dreading the most. Not meeting with her, or telling her the truth, but facing the fact that he still had deep feelings for her. Three weeks might not sound like a lot of time but they shared things with each other, deep and meaningful things. For some people three weeks could be a lifetime, Harry knew that because of Erika. Had they met under different circumstances three years ago he was sure they would still be together. Of all the past women he was with, Erika left one of the deepest holes in his heart.
"Then be with me. I don't care if I have to share you with your human wife, I'm from a time when lords had many mistresses. I can be that for you. For her too if she's open to things. Vampires are sexual creatures. I've been with my fare share of women. In some cases I like them better anyways." Erika said smiling as she turned around in his lap.
"As tempting as that sounds that's just not me, and it's definitely not her." Harry said shaking his head.
"But it could be you if you tried. You have more than one title. You can have more than one wife. I'm sure I could talk your mate into it. She looks like she likes to have a good time. Think about it Harry, two gorgeous blonds in your bed every night catering to your every fantasy. You want kids? Who said I didn't? I just never dreamed I could have them without you. You know it's possible for me if I was with a powerful mage like you. There are half bloods born every ten years." She said smiling. By this point Harry was caught between two thoughts. A part of him was thinking about how crazy this whole thing was. Another part of his brain was caught in a loop of very dirty images involving two very beautiful blonds and a king sized bed. As much as he was waving the idea off he was still a man, and his pants were very uncomfortable at this point.
"Erika, as entertaining as that idea is I'm going to have to put my foot down and say no." Harry said blinking his eyes to wipe the thoughts out of his head.
"I want to speak to your mate. You are a useless man and it's up to her anyways. I want to meet with her." Erika said crossing her arms.
"Wait, what? Useless man?" Harry asked looking shocked.
"Yes, this is between me and her. You will accept the outcome no matter what. Now take me to your mate." Erika said.
"No." Harry said trying not to laugh.
"Then I will wait until you get home and activate the portkey." She said turning her nose up.
"That's for emergencies." Harry said looking agast.
"It is an emergency that I talk to your mate. For my happiness, her happiness, and your happiness. I will speak to her." She said smiling.
"Look don't do that. We are coming to Italy in a few weeks. I will give you a portkey to meet with her then. In the mean time keep your head down and eyes open. If you see anything bad or suspicious, call me. If you think you're in trouble, get out of the compound and call me. If you can't then use the portkey." Harry said holding her to his chest.
"I will, now take me back to the compound. They know I met with you so take me back. I still can't believe he sent Death Dealers to watch me. I wonder if Selene knows about this?" She said pulling him up.
"I doubt it, as I remember it she's not very found of Kraven. Still keep it to yourself for now. Amelia has a way of turning her back to her house. As I understand it all of you guys banded together during Markus's last reign?" Harry asked.
"Yes, his cult of freaks comes in out of the cold every two hundred years and they take the compound by force. Most of us move to the UK or Canada. We have compounds in those places. When his hundred years are over we take the compound by force and put his ass back in the ground. This usually takes a few years. It's why the hand off keeps getting pushed up every three turns. It's Markus's turn next, I think I'll move to Canada this time." She said as they walked out of the club and up the alley to Harry's black Ferrari F355. Harry opened the door for her.
"Well hopefully you won't have to worry about Markus or Viktor again. It's Amelia's plan to make one house under her. I think it's a good idea." He said as he drove her back to the compound making sure to drive fast, but not too fast so the two Death Dealers could keep up.
He stopped by the gate of the compound and got out. He came around the other side of the car and opened her door. He handed her out of the car and she slipped up close to him. She reached up and kissed him hard and long. She forced him at first with her strength, but he let go and kissed her back. His hands automatically slipped down her back and grabbed her ass making her moan. She leaned back and smirked.
"Sure you're done with me. Your mate and I have a lot to talk about. I'll see you later tiger." She said grabbing his crotch and licking his neck before walking through the gate.
Harry stood there trying very hard to get his breathing under control. He blinked a few time to clear his head. He turned and walked back to his car. He got in and rolled to the end of the block where the two Death Dealers were sitting in a parked Jaguar. He rolled down his window and knocked on their window. When they rolled their window down he nodded at the two.
"Word of advice boys. If your following someone on foot through a crowd, try to wear different clothes. Matching suits and shirts draws attention to you and makes you stand out. Also try to stay three cars back on a driving tail. Also a black Jaguar in a poor city like this make you stand out. Until next time boy." He said with a smile before speeding away.
Harry drove around for a bit making sure no one was following him before pulling over in an alley and shrinking his car. He took a portkey to his new home in Vienna thanks to the Ogden estate. He landed in the entry hall and was met by Abby, Neville, Hermione, Amelia, and her lady's maid. Abby walked up to him leaned in and sniffed him. She pulled out a tissue and handed it to him.
"You have lipstick on your face." She said with a smirk.
"You know, for a women who's man just walked in smelling like a woman and covered in lipstick you seem oddly cheerful." Harry said wiping his face.
"I know what tonight was. I knew she would kiss you. Touch you. Try to get you to go back with her. I figured she would glimmer you and make you have sex with her." Abby said shrugging.
"And you have no problem with that?" Harry asked as Hermione ran a few scans on him.
"No, I know you're coming home to me. Did that happen?" Abby asked.
"No, but she did make a very passion filled plea to be my second wife." Harry said.
"Of course she did. Did you expect?" She asked smirking.
"No! I'm with you. She does want to talk to you though. She thinks she can convince you." Harry said shaking his head.
"She might if she made good points. What her stance on children?" Abby asked.
"Wait what?" Harry asked looking confused making Abby laugh hard. "Funny. Laugh it up. Just make sure you say no when you talk to her in a few weeks." Harry said going to pour himself a drink at the bar in the study.
"All jokes aside how did the meeting go?" Amelia asked with a smirk.
"Good, I did a blood transfer and she knows everything I know." Harry said.
"Is that a good idea Harry? I know and love Erika, she's a good girl but can she be trusted with all that information? The last time I saw her she was hanging off on Kraven's arm." Amelia asked.
"I trust her completely. She latched on to Kraven because she thought he was the best she could get. The second I spotted the two Death Dealers that followed her to the club she went cold. She'll keep her eyes open and report anything she finds out. She want's to stay in my good graces and she has a lot of love for you Amelia." Harry said.
"Sure she wants to stay in your good graces, she thinks she's getting the second wife position." Abby said laughing.
"Keep joking around like that and she can have the first wife spot." Harry said downing his drink as he fell into a big wind back chair.
"Acting like the old you took a lot out of you didn't?" Abby asked in a hushed tone as she sat on his lap.
"She's well, you'll see. She has a way of getting in my head. She attacks all of my senses and I can't fight off the thoughts that pop into my head. She's works you on more then one senses at a time. She touches you while she gets close enough to you to inhale the smell the natural vampire pheromones, and she speaks in a tone of voice that cuts right to your sex. I agreed to a meeting between you two because she's our spy in the compound now and I want to keep her happy. She can turn on us after all. I doubt she will, but the chance is there and that would be very bad. But when you meet with her you tell her no. Just keep saying no." Harry said shaking his head to get the rest of the haze off his mind.
"Unless she makes a very good point." Abby added.
"WHat?" Harry asked just picking up what she said.
"What?" Abby asked innocently.
"Don't even say that. Let's try to put tonight behind us and move on." Harry said.
"Let's head back home, I have research to get back to." Hermione said.
They portkeyed back to the office. It was a little after 6pm. Everyone went their separate ways. Harry went up to Marcus's office to tell him how it went. Neville headed to his office to check on the team. Hermione went back to her lab to see how the research into Daylight stones was going. Amelia was going to take a portkey back to the west coast office when Abby stopped her.
"Amelia, can I have a few words with you?" Abby asked when the group left.
"Sure dear." She said taking Abby's arm and walking with her through the atrium to the back garden. "Was there something in particular you wanted to know?" She asked with a knowing smile.
"You're going to make me ask?" Abby asked smiling.
"It's the way this works dear." Amelia said.
"What is your thoughts on this situation?" Abby asked.
"Very good dear, very diplomatic way of phrasing the question. Erika is a good girl when she has something to believe in, and a master to follow. I say girl because even though she's close to four hundred years old she still acts like a young girl. The downside of being a pampered princess her whole life. But overall she is a very reliable girl with a good heart and a not too bright head on her shoulders." Amelia said with a soft smile.
"What is this talk about a second wife? Is that something that happens in Europe? Is it a wizard or vampire thing?" Abby asked.
"It's a wizard thing and until as recently as the 1940s it was a regular practice for a powerful mage to take a wife and a mistress to produce more offspring. It's still a common practice for a lord with more than one house title to take a second or even third wife. Take Harry for instance. He is the Lord Potter, head of the most Ancient and Noble house of Potter. Big title for such a down to earth guy don't you think?" She said laughing. "But, he's also Lord Black, Head of the Ancient and Noble House of Black. By right of the ICW Harry could legally marry two wives. One under the name Potter and the other under the name Black. Really he could marry three wives because he's also Harry Steel now as well." Amelia said filling in the magical history Abby was missing.
"And Erika wants to be Lady Black?" Abby asked feel funny saying it out loud.
"Yes. And before you ask, yes it's possible for her to bare children. Harry is powerful enough to get her pregnant. In fact he's about the only one that could. It take a massive blood magic ritual to restart a vampire's reproductive system. I should know, Katrina here is my real daughter. I gave birth to her five hundred years ago. She was a half blood until she was struck down in battle. I turned her to save her life." Amelia said looking to her Lady's Maid with a soft smile.
"Right." Abby said looking deep in thought.
"You're really contemplating this aren't you?" Amelia asked looking shocked.
"I don't know." Abby said looking at the setting sun.
"If you really are thinking about it I'd very much like to throw my own hat in the ring. Harry is by far the most powerful mage I ever had the pleasure of tasting. If I could get that on a regular basis then I would do some very compromising things. Like take a third wife position." Amelia said smiling at Abby. Abby looked the older woman over and blushed.
"Um, I'm not sure. I need to mull this all over. I must say this is one of the more random conversations I've ever had in my life." Abby said shaking her head.
"Well, think about it, I love kids and contrary to my titles and outwardly cold exterior, I make a great nanny." She said smiling a big smile.
"I can attest to that. She is one of the best mothers a girl could ask for." Katrina said.
"Well, I have to get back to work. As for a supply of Harry's blood, I think we can work something out. Keeping you at the height of your power for the duration of this new war is a good idea." Abby said.
"It's so good of you to offer up Harry like that dear." She said kissing Abby on the cheek before she took her portkey back to the west coast.
That night when they were getting into bed Abby rolled over and curled into Harry's side.
"Hey Harry, do you want a second wife?" She asked. Harry was about to say no or start laughing when he saw the honest look on her face.
"No, I think one wife will be good enough." Harry said smiling as he held her to his chest.
"I wouldn't judge you if you said yes. Apparently it's your right as the head of two noble Houses." She said.
"Abby, are we really going to talk about this or is this a joke?" Harry asked looking down at her.
"I don't know. I can't say it would be the first time I've shared a man with another woman nor would it be the first time I shared a bed with another woman." Abby said turning red.
"Wait what?" Harry said looking shocked.
"Hey! No judgments! I don't have that look on my face every time I meet one of the women you've had sex with." Abby said climbing on to his chest to look down at him.
"True, I'm not judging you by the way, I'm trying really hard to school my face is all. I'm shocked more than anything." Harry said kissing her.
"Well okay." Abby said nodding.
"Oh no you don't! you can't drop a fact like that on me without elaborating. What happened? This I want to know about. Here I was thinking I had the better bedroom past." Harry said with a smile.
"Look, I'll tell you on one condition, I have to make a call first. If the answer I get is no I'm only telling half the story. Deal?" She asked holding out her hand.
"Deal." Harry said trying to shake her hand in the awkward position she had it at.
"Okay, silence bubble." Abby said grabbing her phone. Harry waved one over her head and she made a quick two minute phone call. When she hung up she was laughing and blushing. "Of course that's her answer, I should have known." Abby said shaking her head as she laughed.
"Melissa?" Harry asked with a smile making Abby roll her eyes.
"Yes. Look, I had a boyfriend about a six months ago. We were going out for about a year. He made a few passing requests for a threesome. At a certain point I knew the relationship wasn't going to last, he had a wandering eye. So when Melissa told me she always wanted to try it with a guy I agreed to a… supervised pairing?" Abby said shrugging.
"Supervised Pairing?" Harry asked looking confused.
"I sat on a chair and watched as my boyfriend disappointed Melissa for a half hour." She said giggling and blushing as she hid her face.
"Oh My God." Harry said looking shocked.
"It gets worse!" She said not looking at him.
"Well I would have died of embarrassment. To think that was her first opinion of a man in bed." Harry said shaking his head.
"She's had others since then. She's also had me." She said burying her face in a pillow.
"So you and Melissa?" Harry asked and instantly his mind was full of x-rated images.
"Yes, and she wasn't the only one. My ex and I picked up a girl at the bar and we, well you get the point." She said rolling over to see him smirking and looking dazed. "Hey get that look off your face!" She said hitting him with a pillow.
"I'm sorry, I can't!" Harry said laughing.
"That's why I didn't want to tell you!" She said hitting him again.
"Look, I'm sorry. I just keep seeing images of you and Melissa and well my brain is working with a limited blood supply!" Harry defended.
"I get it but you can't be weird around Melissa!" She said pointing at his face.
"I swear I won't, but you know it's the first thing she's going to say the tomorrow." Harry said.
"I know. I should have never said anything." Abby said turning purple from blushing.
"So when you're offering me a second wife, it's because a part of you want's a girl to play with?" Harry asked.
"Look I'm not saying anything. In fact I'm done talking tonight. All I'm saying is I'm not… opposed to the idea if I like the girl." Abby said.
"Right, um I, Okay then!" Harry said not knowing what to do.
"Oh shut up." She said pouncing on him. He kissed her but pulled back.
"I love you." He said locking eyes with her.
"I love you more. Now make love to me." She said rolling them over.
AN!: At this point I could keep going like it's been going or I could attempt my first Harry/Multi fic. It's up to you dear readers. Here's how this could work.
Option 1) Harry and Abby only. The story keeps going. After about ten more chapters we'll start making jumps in time to cover more events and less day to day. Like JKR does in the HP books. IE: (Fall brought more classes and quidditch practice. The next big thing happened right before Christmas.) I'm willing to add a few more minor crossovers. But we'll keep going until it get boring.
Option 2) Harry, Abby, and Erika. This would be the same as option 1 but it would be like adding a second Melissa to the story. Erika would be fun loving and happy. A protector to the kids and a confidante for Abby and Harry. The glue that keeps everyone happy. She would also bring in blood magic, something I could play with as a catch all and a plot hole filler. Basically this pairing will break up the monotony and keep things going. This would be my first Multi however. It's something a bunch of you keep asking me to try and I think this could be fun. It could also tank the fic. I make no promises.