THIRTY-SEVEN

Severus burst out laughing, he silenced himself when he finally felt the daggers shooting from Harry's eyes.

"I'm so glad you find this situation hilarious Sev."

"It not my fault your exploits have come back to bite you in the ass."

"Bite me Sev." Looks over at Openus who seemed frozen to the spot. "Openus!" he snaps out of his gaze. "You wanna explain."

Openus stands and walked towards them, the two blonde's following his every move.

"Um they've recently told me that they want me as their mate."

"What the hell do I have to do with this?"

Openus flinched at the fiery temper in Harry's voice while Orion and Ajax stiffened with protectiveness; their mate was obviously afraid of the youth.

"Well their Mermen and the laws of their people demand they have to challenge my former lovers as proof of their affections and also to get their blessing."

"And if they don't get they're blessing?"

"They fight to the death"

"That's great." He sighed. "What part do I play in this?"

"Well someone blabbed about our previous relationship."

"But don't you have other lovers that they could fight."

"You were my only lover."

"So you were when-"

"Yes."

"Sure didn't act like it." Notices twitching in the blonde's eyes and they're hands tightening on the swords at their waists. "Doesn't explain why they're so pissed at me."

"Well the one that blabbed made it look like you seduced me and dumped me after you got bored leaving me with a broken heart."

"I really am cursed." He heard more snickering. "Severus you laugh I'll tell Sirius about you accidentally drinking that gender switching potion, I still have those pictures of you in a skirt." The snickers died down. "Where's your sister?"

"You don't want to call her."

"Why not?"

"Her mate is gunning to challenge you too."

"Why? I never touched her."

"I tried to tell her that but she's just as stubborn as her brothers."

"Whoa She?"

"Yes my sister is partial to women. You didn't know?"

"Doesn't matter call her."

"Fine."

Openus let out a loud shrill trill and his sister came through the doors with her mate in tow, she was a carbon copy of her brothers only prettier, she saw Harry and launched herself into his arm.

"Ow dammit!"

"I missed you Harry."

"I missed you too, now get off me you harpy."

She pulled away and assessed him. "Why is your shirt covered in blood?" looks at Narsis and Verik. "Oh never mind. So why am I here?"

"Openus's suitors have challenged me."

She looks over at them. "Sorry Harry I can't don't anything."

"I'm getting married, I'm already pushing my luck with Draco by being here."

"I would help but I can't, but if it helps I was able to talk Helli out of challenging you."

"No it doesn't and who the hell has been badmouthing me."

"Michael." Said Openus.

"Michael as in Draco's ex."

"Yeah he's part Octonian but we casted him out when we found out he joined Voldemort."

"Good more satisfaction when I rip his head off his shoulders." He sighs. "I can't refuse."

"No."

"Can't just give them my blessing can I?"

"No you have to fight them."

"Is it to the death?"

"No but drawing first blood would make it end faster."

"Fine."

Orion and Ajax took off their tops and pulled out their swords, Harry took off his shirt most of the spectators gasped at the scars, he tossed it to Severus and spells his trouser into his fighting pants, his Athemey appeared in it's usual fashion and extended into a sword. He looked over at Narsis and Verik, shoots a blue beam at them, their wounds healed to scars, they looked at him astonished and confused.

"Your punishment is fulfilled, remember what I said." Points the sword at him. "But you attack my friends or loved ones for any reason again, I'll show you the meaning of a 'fate worse than death'"

Orion and Ajax raised their eyebrows in impressment of the boy's use of magic and power, no wonder Openus fell for the Raven Haired sex organ they heard the stories of him and his group the silver snakes, also curiosity stirred in them of what transpired between the three of them.

"Lets get this over with shall we?" Harry said in a bored and lazy tone.