Chapter eight
During the car ride it was much debated who would fill the post at Blade, Harry was expressing the wish that Draco might want to seeing as he might want to actually do something worthwhile after coming along with them however being a Malfoy made him instantly recognizable not only as a deatheater but his white blonde hair didn't exactly blend in with the crowd, besides that he was looking a little peaky.
"Are you alright Dray?" Harry asked as they neared the house they would be staying in for the foreseeable future, Harry was getting a little worried seeing as Draco seemed to be a couple shades paler than normal and that was saying something.
"Yeah, just a little nauseous, I don't travel well." Draco replied as the car came to a stop, "I'll be fine, don't worry."
They had decided that Clayton would take the job seeing as he looked more the part than the others and Harry had just not wanted to do it, preferring to spend his evenings wooing Draco.
As soon as they got in Harry and Draco picked the only room in the house with a double bed, leaving everyone else to settle in themselves. It was a nice enough room, the walls were a pale purple, the carpet a slightly deeper shade. The bed covers, pillows and curtains were all white and were embroidered with purple flowers.
"Are you okay now Dray?" Harry asked, "You still look a little pale but then again your always pale."
"I'm okay, I just don't travel well that's all and I'm really tired."
"Then we should rest."
"Well, I was more thinking that we could use the rest of our energy to …"
"Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest, not that I'm against the idea or anything." Harry said pulling Draco towards him for a passionate kiss.
"Maybe you were right, we should rest first."
"Not a chance." Harry said and fell down onto the bed pulling Harry with him.
Meanwhile Drew sat with Megan and conversed in the kitchen/dinning room. Drew had made tea for them both since Megan was finding it hard to drift off and Drew didn't really need to sleep just yet.
"So what's with Harry and that blonde, he's not one of you is he?" Drew asked as Megan took a sip of the scalding liquid but quickly put the cup down so that she could allow it to cool.
"No, Draco was a student at our wizarding school, Hogwarts, we stopped there via travelling here, his parents were deatheaters and are now in our wizarding prison, Azkaban, he claims that he wants to make amends for his parents mistakes however its really because he's got a crush on Harry."
"So are those two dating?"
"Pretty much, they've been going at it whenever they got a free moment, in fact, I think if you listen carefully they're even at it now."
Sure enough as silence descended between them they could hear the familiar sounds of love making above them and they both burst out laughing.
"You certainly know your friend well."
"We grew up together, although I never knew that Harry was such a sex manic." Megan said jokingly.
"What do you mean?" Drew asked as he caught his breath, recovering from his laughing fit.
"We've never had the chance to interact with others our age, the Allure is our family so we've never dated each other, too complicated."
"So you're single."
"I didn't mean it like … yes."
"I could, you know, take you out some place nice if you wanted."
"Are you asking me out on a date?"
"Yes, are you going to except my offer?"
"I think I may do that, however for the moment I think I may head up to bed, you don't mind do you?"
"Not at all, I'll see you in the morning." Drew replied, he was a little shocked when she placed a soft kiss on the corner of his mouth before disappearing into the hallway and up the stairs.
The following morning, after a good sixteen hours of sleep the Allure, Draco and Drew all assembled in the kitchen all of them eating breakfast after having fended for themselves in the battle for the fridge, counter, stove and microwave.
As their hadn't been enough seats around the table Sydney was sat upon the counter along with Megan, Draco was sat on Harry's lap however he wasn't eating anything, he was still feeling a little off however he had managed a slice of toast, not wanting to be left behind when the others went off to do whatever they were going to end up going today.
"So what's the plan?" Drew asked, he was dressed in a school uniform of sorts, a white shirt, red and silver tie and black trousers.
"Well, Trinity and Nicholas will accompany you to the school this morning, Sydney and Clayton will take Megan and watch the club, see if they can find the others, where they live and anything else you can find out. Trin and Nick will also follow Landon and Cass."
"And, erm, what will you be doing?" Megan asked eyeing both Harry and Draco suspiciously, they both smiled innocently.
"We're going to be checking out the surrounding area, getting to know the land, you know, just in case."
"In other words you two are going on a date but calling it something else so you don't feel so guilty about sending everyone else out to work while you and him have fun."
"That's pretty much it, see if you can't pick up a date Clay, maybe it'll make you that bit more sociable."
"Or maybe if someone" Here Clay gave Harry and Draco an evil glare, "hadn't kept me up all night you wouldn't be complaining about my lack of social graces."
"Sorry" Harry mumbled having the decency to look slightly ashamed of himself until he pulled Draco down for a kiss.
"Apparently you're not that sorry." Clayton mumbled, the others were watching in amusement at the show until Drew suddenly stood up and announced that if he didn't leave now then he was going to be late.
This spurred them all on, they got up, pulled shoes and jackets on and were all heading out the front door. Trinity, Nicholas and Drew went first closely followed by Sydney, Clayton and Megan and then finally Harry and Draco also departed.
Harry and Draco strolled down the street hand in hand, it wasn't far from what they could only say was the high street although it was only a small row of charity shops, cafes, restaurants, clothing stores, a supermarket and a night club with letters above the door that announced the name Blade. At night they could clearly see that the letters would illuminate.
Harry cast a subtle glance over to the Riverside Café (that was not in fact by a river but by a busy road) that was situated across the street. He saw that Clayton and Sydney were sitting there with a newspaper and two steaming mugs. At the bus stop close by sat Megan, as Harry's eyes swept over her she checked her watch as if the bus were running late.
Harry walked straight by them all and headed for the opposite end of the high street so they could claim that they were indeed surveying he streets and not just 'having fun' as Clayton had accused them.
They settled on a café called Shaun's Shack; they sat down on one of the tables set out on the street itself. At once an enthusiastic waitress came out to serve them. "My names Brandi, is there anything I can get you two gentlemen?"
"I'll take a sparkling water please." Draco said, his stomach was still not settled and he was beginning to wonder if he had some sort of bug, however he would have never admitted this to any of the Allure's let alone Harry.
"Make that two and that chocolate chip muffin in your window looks delicious, we'll take one of those as well thank you."
"I'll be right back." Brandi said cheerfully turning from them and practically skipping back to the counter where a grouchy old woman stood.
"Well the locals seem nice enough; let's just hope we don't cause trouble for them." Harry said, Draco never got a chance to respond as the waitress returned with their water and the muffin.
"Harry, you just had breakfast" Draco said as Harry removed a chunk and bit into it.
"Well I was slightly distracted from my food because A) I had a weight in my lap that was turning me on slightly and B) because you hardly ate anything."
"I'm not hungry." Draco said flatly, "And if I was turning you on that much you should of said, I wouldn't have minded a long shower before we left."
"Tempting but we have a job to do." Harry said grinning, "And please eat something, we may not be able to have lunch."
"I'll risk it." Draco said, and the two of them lapsed into silence, Harry eating his muffin and Draco occasionally sipping at his drink until the blonde asked: "What is it we are actually meant to be doing besides stuffing our faces?"
"Getting to know the area, looking for possible clues to who removed the memories of our four brightest Allure's and looking for our friends."
"Our friends, I haven't even met them yet."
"You will when we find them, your one of us now."
"No I'm not Harry; I'll never be one of you."
"I'm in charge and I say you are."
"You may want me to be Harry but I didn't grow up with you, I didn't train with you and I haven't been on all those back packing holidays that you guys went on together. I flew all the way around the world because I thought that I might actually love you, I'm yours Harry but I'll never be one of you."
"Draco I …"
"You don't have to say anything, I can except that this is hard and that we have a job to do so lets just agree to say no more on the subject."
"Okay but before we close this topic of discussion can I have my say please" Draco blushed and signalled that Harry should continue. "I know how you feel, I was reluctant at first because I thought I may have to leave you behind but I let myself go when you decided that you wanted to come along. I realise that you'll never be an Allure but you are still going to be a permanent part of this group."
"Thank you Harry."
However Harry wasn't paying attention, he had just spotted Carrie walking down the street with a beautiful golden retriever. "I'll be right back Draco, wait for me here." Draco just nodded as Harry got up and walked over to this girl, apart of him was slightly confused but there was a small flare of jealousy as well hidden deep down somewhere.
"Excuse me do you have the time?" Harry asked her.
"Yes, its ten thirty." She replied smiling at him as if she had never met him before, she certainly didn't recognize him.
"That's a beautiful dog that you've got, what's his name?" Harry asked conversationally.
"Thank you, her name is Sandy."
"I know this may seem a little off but I think your gorgeous and I'd like to get to know you a bit better, are you going to be doing anything this evening?"
Carrie actually seemed to blush at the compliment that Harry had given her. "I'm working actually, but you could always drop round the club." She suggested, "I work at Blade."
"I'll see you there tonight then, what time are you likely to be there?"
"All night."
Then realising something Harry continued, "I've been so overwhelmed by your beauty that I have yet to get your name?"
"Lily, and yours?"
"Harry, I shall see you tonight my beautiful flower." Harry said knowing full well how cheesy that line actually sounded. He kissed her hand and then began to walk back to Draco who still sat at the café discretely watching the two interact. The small flare of jealously had raged when Harry had kissed her hand.
When Harry sat back down Draco gave him a questioning look, Harry smiled at him, checked that Carrie had gone on her way before grabbing the blonde and kissing him. "That was Carrie, I've got a date with her tonight, but you're coming with me."
"So you're telling me you just chatted her up?"
"Yep, not jealous are you?"
"No" Draco said this a little too quickly and both just smiled at one another knowing full well that he was clearly lying.
"Don't worry babe she isn't my type, she isn't you, besides that she's my sister, that's kind of gross."
"So true"
Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'm enjoying writing them but I'm not too sure that this story has much direction left, let me know what you think okay, is this story getting worse with each chapter? Please leave a review.