Harry awoke the day after Christmas to Draco's stormy silver orb's staring down at him and he couldn't help but smile.

"You always stare at me." Harry said in a loving fashion.

"Along with everyone else in his sodding world." Draco commented keeping eye contact.

"Not in the way you do love. Any way how long have you been watching me?"

"Ever since I woke up." Draco said cryptically.

"An hour ago, you know you look so peaceful when you sleep, like an innocent child."

"I was innocent until I met you." The two kissed softly on the lips not going any further. Harry glanced over at the clock and groaned. Today was the day of the Christmas party, something he wasn't looking forward to.

"Please don't say we have to get up." Draco moaned kissing Harry's shoulder in a pleading way, trying to convince Harry that he could stay in bed a while longer.

"Sorry Dray, I promised mum we'd help set up for tonight." Harry smirked at the expression of disgust on his boyfriends face.

"Isn't that what hired help is for?"

"Draco." Harry said sternly getting out of bed and rolling the blonde onto the floor with an ungraceful thud.

"Harry, what did you do that for?"

"To get your Arse out of bed."

"But it hurt." Draco growled rubbing his arse.

"Serves you right now get dressed."

Once fully dressed (which took longer than usual because Draco kept trying to undress Harry and vice versa) in jeans and t-shirts the couple went downstairs to help.

The sight that met their eyes was amazing; the entrance hall had been decorated with streamers of all the colours of the rainbow.

The front doors were wide open showing the newly cut lawn and rosebushes that lined the path from the front gate to the doors, which was covered with a red carpet.

Lily appeared out of the dinning room, which had been cleared of its one long table and replaced with a buffet table and about ten others with five chairs around each.

"Oh there you boy's are, James has gone out god knows where and I need a hand."

"I think your father had the right idea." Draco whispered, Harry had to stifle a laugh.

"Oh but before you do anything a package arrived for you yesterday and I forgot to give it to you, I left in it the front room."

"Thanks mum."

The two teens glad for the excuse to get out of helping for a little while traipsed into the front room. Draco flopped down on one of the black leather sofas while Harry went to examine the package.

He picked up the envelope attached to it, opened it and read.

My dearest Harry
Soon you will be mine, this gift is...lets just say something
For you to think about. I hope you like it, I picked out it's
Owner with you in mind. I will see you soon my love. Secret Lover.

"It's from that person who keeps sending me mail." Harry said handing Draco the letter so he to could read it.

"What do you think it means by 'I picked out its owner'?"

"I have no idea but I don't think I want to open it. Help me."

"Sure." Draco went and knelt besides Harry and fiddled with the string that decorated the black wrapping paper.

Inside was a box that smelt strongly of rotting flesh, opening the box and they saw what they thought was a human heart. Harry screamed turning his face into Draco's neck so he didn't have to look at it. The blonde wrapped his arms around his waist and led him from the room.

Lily had heard the scream and come running to her sons aid, colliding with them in the entrance hall.

"What is it, what happened?" She asked panic in her voice.

"Someone sent him a heart." Draco explained as Harry cried.

"What do you mean a heart?"

"I mean an actual heart."

Lily went through into the front room but had no need to look into the box as the stench had filled the room.

"I'll call James, we'll cancel the party." Lily said rejoining the others at the front of the house.

"No, I'm alright just a bit shocked, don't cancel the party, I'll be fine, so what do you need help with?"

"Nothing, you and Draco go upstairs and have a nice hot bath, I'll be fine, Sirius and Remus said they would be here early."

"Thanks Mum."

With Draco's help as Harry was still shaking slightly the two of them made their way back up the stairs, tears still trickling down Harry's cheeks.

"Who would do something like that?"

"Shhh don't think about it, I've got you, nobody can hurt you now."

"But they threatened to hurt you." Harry whimpered remembering the letters. "What if they take you away from me?"

"They won't because I'm not going to leave you, don't worry nothing bad is going to happen." Draco said comfortingly trying desperately to keep the doubt from his voice, he had to be strong for Harry no matter what.

Draco sat on the bed leaning against the headboard with Harry curled up on his lap. They stayed there for hours with the older boy stroking Harry's raven hair in a comforting way listening as soft moans escaped his lips at the slight touch.

James came up to see them with Sirius and Remus accompanying him. They to sat on the bed but they did not comfort him they questioned him. Well James did, the other two sat in silence and watched the young couple.

"How many letters have you had before this?"

"I don't know." Harry whimpered.

"At least ten maybe more." Draco answered for him. "Don't get annoyed at me for him not telling you, he only told me a couple of days ago."

"Any way." James said grinding his teeth trying to keep the venom out of his voice. "What did they say?"

"That they loved me and would kill Draco just so they could have me." Harry clutched at Draco firmly now just to be reassured that he was not going anywhere.

"But this is the first...object they've sent to you?"

"Yes."

"Right, I'll tell Lily to cancel the party and I'll call the police."

"No, we can deal with this tomorrow, we can't cancel the party."

"Harry, we can't keep going like nothing has happened."

"Yes we can, just go and help mum, I'll be down stairs later at the party ok."

"Alright then but for the duration of the party George is to keep an eye on you, no arguments."

"Yes Dad."

The three adults left the room smiling at the teens who continued to lie there just holding each other as if nothing else in the world mattered.

'Secret Lover' was missing the show in Harry's bedroom, as he was preparing for the long night ahead where he would gain his prize and no one would stop him, no one would dare stand in the way of him and his true hearts desire.

So any one care to guess who they think 'Secret Lover' is. One person has guessed correctly, only one. Thanks to all those people who reveiwed I love you guys, anyway way unless I get the night off (highly unlikely) I will have to work tonight and won't get the chance to write the next chapter until tommorow. I will try to have it up soon but I have a huge exam week now so if I don't post in a while you know why. So enough of my pointless rambling. SS