Family Business

Disclaimer: I only own James' stepsiblings and step mother, I haven't thought of names for the siblings yet though.

AffectedMangoO: Ah James/Remus, yes I do have a couple of James/Remus stories and I still haven't gotten around to editing and uploading Living With Men, like I have promised several people.

Rin: Ooh, how soon is everyone going to find out about Lucius? Probably before Chapter 5, I'd have to say. My mind powers aren't working? Oh bugger… :-D

Eleonora1: I'm glad you like it! No, the stepfamily doesn't know that James or his father are wizards. Ah the other pairings, I will probably make it a threesome of Siri/Sev/Rem, cause I don't want any of them to be straight and I don't like Peter enough to give him someone. Ah, Jamie's absence, he will explain it quite bluntly. Oh and Lucius' age, well, I don't think its obvious that he's six years older than MWPP and Sev, but it is obvious that he's older. I only make him six years older now cause you grilled me about it once on my old account :-P

Jadwiga: Ha ha, I'm glad you despise Michael Potter, I didn't intend on anyone liking him. But I promise, James' mother is so much nicer and she isn't an adulterer :-D Very few know of the Lucius/James relationship, just James' friends really, but then again, Dumbledore knows pretty much everything, doesn't he?

FREAK014: Thanks!

Black-Sichan: I will!

Beth5572: No need to thank me, I'm happy to do the writing.

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Pairings: Lucius/James, Sirius/Severus/Remus and of course, James' dad and his new wife, Michael/Clarise. Lots of gay goodness, he he…

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Chapter 2: Facing the Music

The next morning James was rudely awakened by someone tapping his face, hard. He groaned and tried to put his head back under the covers where it had been most of the night.

"James!"

James blearily opened his eyes to see a rather irritated Lucius Malfoy hovering above him, "Hi…"

"Oh finally." Said Lucius shaking his head a little. "I'm going out, the House-elves will fix you breakfast when you get up." James rubbed his eyes and nodded. "…And when I come back, I expect to find you gone."

James groaned again, "But what if I've already been home and then I came back?"

Lucius hesitated and then nodded, "Fair enough. At least make an attempt at it though."

"Yes Sir." Replied James rolling his eyes. "Anything else, Sir?"

Lucius smirked, "No." he kissed James on the lips. "Goodbye."

"Au revoir."

After Lucius left, James sighed and gazed up at the dark green canopy above the huge bed. I wonder if Lucius would know if I didn't go and I tell him that I went and I stormed out again? …Nah, he's too clever to fall for that, he'd probably forcefully drag me back home.

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A couple of hours later, after having breakfast and asking the House-elves for advice about what he should do, James left the manor and Apparated home.

Upon arriving at his home, James was stopped at the front door by one of his stepsiblings.

"You're in trouble…" Said Jason is a sing-song voice, he was fourteen years old and quite a lot smaller than James.

"Not as much trouble as you'll be in, if you don't get out of my way, you little shit." Snapped James before shoving Jason aside and storming into the house.

"Where the hell have you been?!" Demanded Michael as soon as his son entered the living room.

"At a friend's." Replied James coolly. "He let me stay the night, thankfully."

Clarise scowled at him, tutting at his behaviour.

Michael stood up, he was clearly trying to intimidate his son but it definitely wasn't working, "What friend is this?"

James folded his arms and gazed back at his father defiantly, "A friend you don't need to know about." And I won't be telling you who he is because you'd kill me and then go after him… I wonder how he'll react when he finds out I'm gay? "Anyway, why do you care who it is? I thought you'd be glad to get rid of me."

Michael sighed and clenched his fists at his sides, this boy could be so annoying sometimes, "James, I am your father. I have a right to know where you are, especially at night…" James glared at his dad. "Now I want you to go up to your room and stay there until I say you can leave."

James shook his head, "No. I'm old enough to do as I please now, so I'm leaving. See you later." With that, he stormed back out of the house and Apparated away, not caring in the slightest if anyone saw him this time.

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"I have never met such a disrespectful boy before." Said Clarise almost as soon as James had left the room. "I don't think you're being harsh enough with your punishments, Michael."

Michael sighed and nodded, "You're right, of course. He'll be back and he will be disciplined accordingly, mark my words."

Clarise smirked victoriously, she couldn't wait until James came back.

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James stormed up the road to Malfoy Manor, he kicked stones as he went sending them flying into trees and sheep filled paddocks, all the while swearing about his father whom he greatly disliked now. He was still cussing loudly when he got back to the manor gates just as Lucius Apparated in.

"You kiss your mother with that mouth?"

James jumped and stopped muttering at once; he hadn't heard the Apparition pop when Lucius arrived, "I went home, you happy now?!"

Lucius raised an eyebrow; "Calm down or I won't let you back in." James folded his arms and narrowed his eyes. "James, you are not the only teenager in the world that has ever had a spat with their parents. I fought with my parents all the time."

James continued scowling, "Yeah but unlike you, I like my parents…or I used to like my dad…"

Lucius sighed, as much as he hated his lover's father he did at least think James should make a bit more of an effort. "Come on inside and tell me what happened…" He put an arm around James' waist and led the young Gryffindor up to the Manor.

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A/N: Long wait, short chapter…I am terribly sorry.

Next Chapter: You will meet Mrs. Potter and you'll also see Sirius.