Secrets Withheld

Chapter four

Family Values

"I told you no." Harry said forcefully pushing his mother off of him.

Harry made a rush for the door but his brother came in at that moment and stopped him. It was no good Harry was trapped; there was no way he was going to go through with this. They couldn't force him, if they did it would be rape, would his family really stoop that low?

"What's going on?" Will asked looking around.

"I found Harry a client, but he won't go through with it."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want to end up like you, I won't be someone else's whore."

Will punched Harry directly where he had hit him that morning sending the smaller form of Harry sprawling to the ground, however if Will hadn't have hit him then Lily wound have slapped him. Severus got up from the couch and walked over to the three of them standing by the door.

"Perhaps it would be best if you refund my money." He suggested.

"No, you'll be getting what you came for; this is Harry's first time so he's just a bit nervous."

"That is why I paid such a high price." Severus snapped irritably. He went forward and helped Harry up from the floor. "It would be so much easier for you to come willingly." He said kindly to the young boy who was crying and clutching his cheek.

"Get off of me." Harry said trying to no avail to push the man away.

He turned around and managed to open the door a fraction where he saw Draco walking along just outside the door so he called out to him however Will slammed the door shut and pinned him to the wall by his neck.

"Who's Draco?" He hissed, glaring at his younger brother.

"My boyfriend" Harry managed to reply even though his brother was practicality choking the air from him.

At that moment James came out of his room looking extremely angry. It was clear that he had been woken up and he had a years worth of hangovers plaguing him.

It didn't help matters that Draco had started banging on the front door demanding to be let in. There was obvious panic in his voice as he thought that something was happening to his boyfriend, Harry was glad that he cared so much.

James stormed over and through the door open, Draco looked a little nervous about being confronted by this man who looked so every much like Harry apart from his eyes that he couldn't think of anything to say. The fact that James had the 'I'm a psychopath on the edge' glint in his eyes didn't help much. Harry took his chance and ran out of the door grabbing Draco's hand and pulling him along.

"Get back here boy." James shouted. Harry ignored him. As he was walking away he heard his mother beg the man to have Will instead but he wasn't interested. He wanted Harry and intended to get him no matter what.

While descending the stairs Harry stopped and turned to face Draco.

"Why did you come back?"

"You still have my jacket."

"You hate me don't you?"

"Why do you say that?"

"My family isn't exactly normal Draco, I'd understand if you never wanted to see me again..."

Harry's words were cut short by Draco pulling him into a passionate kiss that seemed to last life time. When they pulled away they just stood there staring into each others eyes.

"Harry...I don't care who your family are or what they do...I care about you."

"Really...do you mean that?"

"Every word" Draco paused before continuing. "Where will you go?"

"To Sirius' I guess, he's my godfather he'll help me, he'll understand."

"I'd offer you a place at the manor but my father would never allow it."

"So many obstacles, I mean there's your father and my parents and then there's school next week, what are we going to do?"

"We're going to stick together and get through this."

Draco and Harry continued down the stairs. They then headed towards the restaurant where Sirius was going to be preparing for that nights custom. It had never got this bad before, his mother had always suggested to him constantly that he should be more like his brother, but she had never acted upon it. He hated her for it, he was going to prove her and the rest of his family that he was worth more than the price a man was willing to pay to get him into bed, he was going to make something of himself and he was going to do it with Draco by his side.

The blonde must have recognized that Harry needed time to think and remained silent while they walked. It wasn't until they got to the main high street where all the shops were beginning to shut up for the night and the restaurants and nightclubs were beginning to open that he spoke.

"Are they always like that?" He said.

"Yes" Came the soft reply "Now you understand why I never wanted you to know about them."

"I understand, you don't have to justify your actions to me, I won't judge you for that."

By this time they had reached the restaurant which was just opening, Sirius saw the two outside and went out to see them, he noticed the bruising on Harry and knew at once what had happened, he rushed out to them at once.

"Harry, are you alright?" he asked coming to a stand still next to his god-son.

"I'm fine Siri, well I am now, I want you to meet Draco Malfoy...my boyfriend."

They stared blankly at each other for a moment before Draco offered his hand to Sirius, who was still standing there looking like a fish out of water.

"So let's go through this again, you two are dating?" Sirius said.

"Yes." Harry sighed exasperatedly; they were all now sitting in the employer's room at the back of the restaurant where Harry was tending to his bruises with an ice pack, Draco sat next to him holding his hand rubbing comforting circles with his thumb and occasionally smiling at him.

"What do your parents think?"

"They had a man waiting for me Siri, when I got home, they wanted him to be my client, I got the impression he'd paid a lot of money to be my first." Harry said disgusted.

"How could they do this, god, it's not right." Draco said outraged that someone had dared hurt his Harry, and yes Harry was his, James and Lily were his best friends but they were the sort of people that didn't deserve to have kids, especially ones as great as Harry.

"I'd like to see your father's reaction when he discovers you're dating Harry."

"Finally sunk in then Siri?" Harry said half smiling, it was all he could manage.

"Just about"

"My personal life is none of my fathers concern; I don't intend to let Harry get hurt no matter what the price is, disinheritance and all."

"I can't go back there Siri, I can't live there any more...I was wondering...can I stay with you and Remy?" Harry asked giving his best puppy dog eyes, his voice pleading.

Sirius considered this for a moment. "So you're telling me Lucius doesn't know about you two and you my little Harry have been kicked out of your own home and you want to live with me?"

"Yeah, I think that pretty much sums it all up, so is that ok?"

"Are you joking, you know how long Remy and I have wanted a son and your already that to us, of course you can live with us, I'm surprised you thought you had to ask."

"Thank you." Harry said embracing his godfather across the table. "I just need to go and collect my things, Draco can come with me and I'll see you at home."

"Sure, just be careful going back there, I don't want to see any more bruises when you get back."

"I'll be careful, see ya Siri, come on Draco."

Taking the back way out of the restaurant they walked through the town, not daring to hold hands or act as if they were anything more than friends in case anyone like a business associate of Lucius Malfoy's saw them together. It wasn't a long walk to Harry's 'home' but it seemed so much longer when walked in uncomfortable silence. Harry searched his mind for something, for anything to say but found nothing.

It was Draco who was the first to speak as the tower block of flats loomed ahead of them causing Harry's stomach to lurch, he really didn't want to go back, especially not with Draco in tow.

"I don't want you to ever think that I could in anyway dislike you for who your family is Harry."

"I know that now, I was stupid, but I thought you'd think I was one of them, I thought you'd see me as a whore, because that's what they are."

"You are anything but a whore Harry, you're smart, beautiful and you're a good person, you don't need them, they're only holding you back. You just need someone to care and look after you, you've got into one of the best colleges in the area that alone should show you that your better than them."

They began to climb the stairs up to the floor that Harry lived on. It was as usual deserted and covered in litter and smelt strongly of bodily fluid that I won't go into, you get the picture. Harry was used to this but Draco was not and wrinkled his nose at the smell, stepping around the empty beer cans and needles that littered the floor. Harry stopped at his front door; inside he could hear raised voices and screams of fury. Biting his lip as he did so Harry put his key in the lock and slowly opened the door.

The voices stopped at once as Harry and Draco entered the flat, glares were sent at him, they all looked at him disgusted. Will made to go over to his brother but his father stopped him just as Draco stood in front of Harry.

"What are you doing here?" James asked furiously.

"I came to collect my things, I'm moving out."

"Where are you going to go, nobody would ever willing take you in." Will said, his tone openly disrespectful.

"I would." Draco said in Harry's defence, something that Harry appreciated more than he was wiling to show at this point.

"And who are you?" James asked furiously eyeing Draco for the first time since they had entered together.

"Draco Malfoy." There was a deafening silence as Draco said his name. "Go get your things Harry." He instructed kindly.

Harry leant forward and whispered in his ear. "Come with me."

"OK baby, come on."

They walked into Harry's old room where his things lay scattered on the floor and under the bed. He managed to throw them all in his backpack in a matter of minutes. When they reappeared Lily was in tears and no one was trying to comfort her, Harry didn't rush to do so either, he hated her for trying to force prostitution onto him and for forcing him to do this.

"I don't ever want to see you here again." James warned a hint of vicious aggression obvious in his voice, he was acting as if Harry wasn't his own flesh and blood, but this didn't affect Harry in the slightest.

"I wouldn't want to come back." Harry said his voice as equally full of hate as his fathers.

At his words Lilly burst into tears of sorrow, she stood up and went over to her second son who backed away from her, eyeing her suspiciously, as if checking for sharp implements, you may think that sounds a bit extreme but Harry wouldn't have put anything past his family at that moment in time.

"Don't go Harry; we'll give you a second chance with your client." She said almost pleading with him; she was his mother after all.

"You don't get it do you Lily, I'm not like you and I never will be, I have Draco now, I'm going to make a respectable life for myself, something that you never managed to do, I'm rising above it all and I'm leaving you behind."

"Isn't this a life, I've given you a roof over your head, I've fed and clothed you not to mention loved you."

"It's not enough."

"Come on Harry, we should go." Draco said taking Harry's hand in his own.

"I won't hurt him; he'll be safe with me." Draco reassured the room but he didn't think any of them cared that much, if anything it disappointed them to know that Harry wasn't going to suffer a slow and agonizing death anytime soon.

Without any goodbyes Harry and Draco turned to leave and they didn't look back once as they departed, shutting the door as they went and as soon as they had raised voices started up again. Harry's family apparently onlyhad two volumes, loud and louder, he was surprised that the neighbours had never complained, then again they were probably too doped up to care.

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