Can they make a difference?
Chapter 6: Accepting part 2/3
Pairings: Goku/Vegeta, Harry/Draco
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Harry Potter or DBZ
WARNING: This is about male/male relationships if you have a problem with that then I suggest that you go elsewhere.
~oOo@oOo~
September had passed rather slowly for Harry. He still wasn't talking to Ron, he was still upset about the incident in his common room. Hermione had tried to patch things up between the two friends but Harry was being stubborn about it. Ron tried to see him to apologize but he couldn't get within two feet of Harry because of Vegeta.
The Saiyan prince sent a glare of death to him that promised everything but mercy. Goku had told the redhead that Harry would talk to him when he was ready.
Over the next several weeks Harry and Draco took things slowly. They would talk about their feelings towards each other. They would cuddle and kiss at night, but nothing more for fear of scaring each other off. They were content for the time being. They also decided that it would be best to keep their relationship to themselves for fear of retaliation from Slytherin, or even worse, Draco's father. He still wasn't sure how he was going to break the news to him.
Vegeta and Goku were also helping. The teens saw how they freely interacted with each other, even in public. On more than one occasion the Saiyan couple had been spotted making out around school.
During that time Harry and Draco noticed that they weren't leaking magic wherever they touched. Plus, they were feeling quite comfortable holding hands or hugging in front of Goku and Vegeta.
Hermione was visiting more often, which Harry was thankful for. She had found some information for him in a book called "Magical Bonding between Witches and Wizards". They had discovered that they were indeed connecting, or rather bonding, with each other; that was why they could feel each other's emotions.
Once they reached the age of maturity their magic would be at full strength. Not only that but they would be able to perform complex spells, which included casting spells together to double its strength. However, the downside of that would be that Harry and Draco would be joined forever on the night of the binding ceremony. She wasn't sure if she should tell him about the ritual, and if Draco knew about it.
Even if they were intimate, the Ministry wouldn't permit casting double spells unless they were legally bound. Hermione didn't think that Harry was ready to be tied down to Draco for the rest of his life. That was one of the clauses associated with binding rituals - it was for life.
Hermione figured that she could to talk with either Goku or Vegeta about the subject.
"Harry, it says here that whenever a witch and wizard, or in your case, wizard and wizard, can feel each others emotions they are meant to be together. There is more, but I think you two are soul mates." Hermione said.
"Okay, so?"
"So, Harry, you and Draco were meant to be together," Hermione replied, then she changed the topic of discussion. "When are you going to let Ron off the hook? He feels really bad about what happened."
Harry stiffened a little. "I don't know. He still hasn't fully accepted the fact that I'm gay."
"Yes, he has. It was just a little bit of a shock that's all."
"You mean that he's disappointed that I'm not dating Ginny," Harry countered.
"No, it's not that Harry. He has accepted that you are gay, he just doesn't understand why you would want to date Malfoy when there are so many other guys to chose from," Hermione said.
She understood why her friend was attracted to the gorgeous blonde. They were each other half. The threads of Fate had made sure that they would be together. She was just glad that Harry's soul mate wasn't Snape. She cringed at the thought. At least Malfoy was pleasing on the eye.
"At any rate I'm glad that you're happy. Have you told Sirius and Remus yet?"
Harry shook his head. "I'm not sure how Sirius would react. He still blames Lucius Malfoy for my parent's deaths. Remus will probably be okay - you know him - he'll forgive just about anyone."
"Well, I guess Mr. Malfoy being a Death Eater doesn't help either."
"No, it doesn't."
"Listen, I have to go. I'm meeting Ron in thirty minutes. I'm helping him with Potions, so I'll talk with you later." Hermione gave her friend a hug and left.
A few moments later Draco walked in.
"Draco, I need a favor. Would you apologize to Hermione and Ron?" Harry asked as he plopped down on the bed next to Draco.
"If that would make you happy I'll try, but I'm not promising anything." Draco bent down and kissed Harry on the top of his head.
"Oh, man Draco. You need a bath," Harry said, holding his nose and waving his hand in the air to get rid of the foul scent.
"Sorry about that, but you know how it goes." Draco was stripping out of Quidditch uniform. Quidditch practice had started at the beginning of October.
"You could have showered before coming back here." Harry was frowning at the dirty patch Draco had left on the bed when he got up.
"What? And miss the way you look when I undress?" Draco teased, casting him an innocent look.
Harry threw a pillow at the blonde but missed as he ran into the bathroom giggling. Harry was the same way. He waited until he got back to his room to shower after an intense practice session. However, his boyfriend didn't turn red with embarrassment.
~oOo@oOo~
Later that night Vegeta and Goku retired to their bedchambers after dinner in the Great Hall. It was becoming quite clear to Draco that the prince was more tired than usual. He even caught the royal dosing off in class a few times. Vegeta also was looking a bit more pale as the days dragged on.
The prince was eating less and that was starting to worry Draco. He wondered if that was just part of being pregnant or something else.
Harry and Draco were in Potions one day when Goku and Vegeta showed up late. Vegeta had been sick all morning and didn't get any rest the night before because of his morning sickness. Harry was sure that if they were students Snape would have given them detention and deducted house points.
Even though Vegeta was sick that didn't stop him from his nightly activities with Goku.
Draco was thankful that he was back in the room with Harry. The common room was still under renovation and it probably wouldn't be finished until Thanksgiving. Goku and Vegeta were being a bit too noisy to handle. Harry groaned into his pillow as he tried to shut out the cries of passion from the Saiyans. He didn't know that the pair was like that! Maybe he should go back to sneaking out night again. At least he would be away from all that racket.
He even went as far as to put the pillow over his head. "God! What are they doing?"
"Now, Harry you should know better than to ask that question," Draco smirked.
Harry looked confusedly at his boyfriend. "Well, I've kind of got a good guess."
"Man, I swear. You're too innocent for your own good." Draco just laughed at Harry's reddening face. "Okay, okay. If it will make you feel any better I'll cast a spell or something on their room."
It was a little after midnight and neither one of them was going to be able to get any sleep with all that noise going on down the hall. It was going to be torture no matter how they looked at it.
~oOo@oOo~
It was the middle of October, just two more weeks until the Halloween party. The students and staff had kept a wary distance from the Saiyan prince. After the last run-in with Professor Snape nobody wanted to be on the receiving end of the royal's wrath.
People had started to notice a change in the interaction between the silver- eyed Slytherin and the raven-haired Gryffindor. It seemed strange that Draco didn't taunt the Golden Trio or go out of his way to embarrass them. They were even civil to each other whenever they got paired up in class.
Slytherin House was not happy in the least at the change in their revered prince - especially one person in particular.
Pansy had missed flirting with Draco at dinner in the Great Hall the past few weeks. She had also noticed that Gryffindor's Golden Boy had started missing dinner as well.
"Blaise, where's Draco?"
"Don't know, Pansy. Why?"
"Well, the only time that we get to see him is in class or breakfast and lunch and even then he seems preoccupied with something," she replied.
"He told me that Dumbledore moved him to his own personal quarters," Blaise answered, going to back to his meal.
"Look I have the strange suspicion that our dear Draco is keeping something from us. Don't you find it odd that he hasn't been making Potter's life and that of his friends miserable this year?"
"No, I don't Pansy, and it's really none of our business," Blaise said hoping that she wouldn't pursue the matter any further.
He snorted to himself. He knew Pansy thought she was his girlfriend. He was only going out with the self-centered witch because Draco had asked him too. Blaise understood that Draco didn't like her. Pansy had a way to bring out the worst in people. Her ego drove her to make advances towards the entire Hogwarts male population, especially one sexy-looking Draco Malfoy.
He remembered a conversation that they had at the end of their sixth year concerning Pansy.
~ Flashback ~
Blaise was sitting in a chair of an unused classroom watching his friend pace the floor. Draco had wanted to meet with him about something.
"Dra, just spit it out. Whatever it is that's bothering you can't be all that bad," Blaise said, hoping that it would prompt his friend to talk.
The blonde turned. His black robes twirled from the sudden movement. "Look Blaise, I need you to do something for me."
"Okay."
"I need for you to go out with Pansy or keep her occupied."
"Why is that, mate? I thought your father wanted you to marry her, or something like that."
"That was just a scare tactic to get me to produce an heir. Believe me, if Parkinson was the last female on earth I wouldn't touch her with a ten foot pole, let alone have sex with her," Draco replied.
Blaise laughed at his friend. "Dra, why don't you just tell your father the truth?"
"And have him kill me? No thanks."
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news Dra, but I don't think that you would want that bit of information coming from someone else," Blaise said.
He knew for quite some time that his best friend was gay. He found out at the beginning of their fifth year. Blaise had always wondered why Draco never had a girlfriend. After all, there were plenty of girls throwing themselves at him but Draco never seemed interested in any of them. When Draco told him, he was surprised at first but he wasn't going to turn his back on his friend because of his sexual preferences.
"I know." Draco dropped into a nearby chair.
"Well, mate. You have all of summer to tell him," Blaise said.
"And what am I suppose to do in the meantime? I mean, he wants me to be married by my 18th birthday. It's not like I can take an ad in the Daily Prophet: Young Malfoy Heir seeks single attractive wizard. Must love Quidditch. Prefer dark hair, jade eyes, and dazzling smile."
"If I didn't know any better Dra, I'd say that you just described Potter," Blaise replied in between fits of laughter.
The Slytherin looked at his friend with bright silver eyes. "Oh, for the love of Merlin! You like Potter!"
"Don't say anything Blaise or I'll hex you three ways from Sunday," Draco threatened.
Blaise threw up his hands. "Perish the thought. So, are you going to tell him?"
"What?! Are you mad? I can't tell Harry that I like him. He'll probably curse me or worse. . ."
"Yeah, he could like you," Blaise said smiling.
"Don't give me any false hope," Draco said dejectedly.
All joking was cast aside when Blaise said, "Then don't tell him. You have another year and a half to find someone and marry him. Don't let your fear of being rejected keep you from being happy."
Draco didn't respond to his friend's advice. Instead, he stood up and said, "I have class and you should be going too. I'll see you at dinner." The blonde removed the privacy spell he had put on the room and left.
The Slytherin watched his friend walk away. "I just hope you just don't take to long or else some one will catch his eye," Blaise said to the empty classroom.
~ End flashback ~
Blaise had to admit to himself that if didn't like girls he would go for his friend. As he thought about it Draco was extremely handsome. His features were slightly feminine, but Draco was all male. He stood at an impressive height of six feet. Draco had filled out in all the right places and even had a six-pack from playing Quidditch. The blonde recently stopped adding gel in his hair. The silky blonde hair cascaded down his back like a river. Despite the long hours out in the sun from practicing and playing Quidditch, his skin was still pale but that only enhanced his beauty.
The Slytherin was brought out of his reverie when he heard, ". . .and I'm going to find out what!" Pansy left before Blaise could voice his objection. He got up quickly to follow her, but she was already gone by the time he stepped into corridor beyond the double doors of the Great Hall.
"Damn! Dra's going to kill me," Blaise said to himself as he hit his head on the nearest wall.
~oOo@oOo~
Defense Against the Dark Arts was in session, and had become Harry's favorite class. Today's lesson was in hand-to-hand combat. Sirius and Remus alternated days with Goku and Vegeta in teaching the class. The lucky group for the afternoon was Slytherin and Gryffindor.
Sirius teamed with Goku to teach Gryffindor, while Remus teamed with Vegeta to teach Slytherin. Remus didn't care for the Saiyan's company. Vegeta was becoming more of a jerk than ever. Remus couldn't really blame him, since the pregnancy was making him grumpier than usual.
The past two months had been pure hell with Vegeta. He would go off on teachers and students alike. Madam Pomfrey said that mood swings were normal with any pregnancy, but it would be worse with the prince because he was male.
The royal even split the head table in half because he couldn't get rocky road ice cream. While Dumbledore found the whole situation amusing, the teachers did not.
Today, Remus had the dubious pleasure of being in Vegeta's company. He was praying to whatever deity that would listen would have mercy on him that Vegeta would not lose his temper. He had warned the class the previous day that Vegeta had been a little moody and they needed to watch what was said around him.
Pansy was shooting daggers at the prince. She hadn't gotten over how he had humiliated her in the common room, but she knew better than to ever try anything else with him. Her thoughts shifted back to Draco, heir to the Malfoy fortune. She smiled to herself as she looked at him. He was quietly chatting with Blaise.
She didn't understand why he put her down or dismissed her the way that he did - after all she was pretty. Her father was not pleased with her for failing to attract the pureblood wizard. Her father wanted her to marry Lucius' only son. Mr. Parkinson wanted the prestige of the Malfoy name, and so far Pansy was no closer to the young blonde than when they had first met.
Something about Draco was an enigma to her. She knew that he didn't have a girlfriend. The more she thought about it - she had never seen him with a girlfriend. /Oh, my god! Could he be. . .?/ Whatever thought Pansy was about to have would have to wait as the lesson got under way.
"All right class! Now, today you're going to be paired off," Professor Lupin started. "As you know you will not be able to defend yourself properly if your wand is somehow taken from you, or if you're cornered. This should allow you to take your opponent by surprise so that you can either cause them to lose their wand or recover yours," the professor explained. "Any questions so far?"
Remus looked over the class and saw one delicate hand raised. "Yes, Miss Parkinson."
"How can you demonstrate this when *he* doesn't know a thing about magic?" Pansy refused to use Vegeta's name.
Remus cursed to himself. He should have known that Slytherin wouldn't heed the warning. He could feel a headache coming on. Remus was about to reply but Vegeta answered.
"Who says that I know nothing of magic?" Vegeta stalked around the group. "I may not be a wizard but I'm equally as powerfully as one."
Vegeta stopped right in front of Pansy. She gulped. "How about you showing your classmates the correct way to fend off an attacker." Vegeta gave her his trademark smirk.
She hated that look. Pansy knew that she should not have said that. She shyly made her way to the center of the platform that had been erected for the class. For some reason, Dumbledore had requested that the class be held outside.
The teacher pulled the royal aside before he took his position. "What is it, Wolf?"
"I'll pretend that I didn't hear that remark," Remus hissed. He hated when people called him that, and Vegeta was no exception. "You are in no condition to do this."
"I am perfectly capable of protecting myself."
"Vegeta, don't underestimate Parkinson. She already put you in the medical ward once. Besides, I promised Goku that I wouldn't let you spar."
"The girl fights dirty, but she will not get the best of me this time," Vegeta said tugging free of the professor's hold.
Vegeta stood across from the Slytherin girl. "Alright ningen, show me what you've got."
"I am a witch," Pansy huffed. She had no ideal what that word meant but it couldn't be good.
"And I'm the Prince of All Saiyans!" he replied, already moving.
Vegeta dropped below the aim of her outstretched wand and swung his leg behind her ankles sweeping her off her feet. She tried to stand up again, but before she could get to her feet, he had grabbed her hand. She began to speak and Vegeta clamped his other hand over her mouth gagging her. He used a wristlock and twisted her wrist until she dropped the wand. He then let go and flipped away from her, forming a ki ball in his hand. Vegeta was about to launch the orb at her -
"Stop!" Remus interrupted.
Vegeta let the ball of energy dissipate into the air. He smirked at the female as she rubbed her sore wrist as she retrieved her lost wand. Her anger was clearly written on her face.
"Can anyone tell me what Miss Parkinson did wrong?" Again the professor looked around the class. "Ah, Mr. Malfoy."
"Miss Parkinson lost her concentration when she was knocked down and for that brief interval Prince Vegeta could have cast a spell. Well, in his case, a ki blast." The class had been informed that Goku and Vegeta were able use powerful blasts of energy that they produced from their own body, instead of needing wands and magic.
"Very good. Ten points to Slytherin. For the remainder of the class we are going to work on the sweep and wristlock that Prince Vegeta demonstrated. Practice with your partners."
Vegeta was starting toward the stairs of the platform when he heard a spell cast. Even though he was prepared this time, he was still knocked to the ground. Remus began to move to help, but Vegeta waved him away, glaring at Pansy.
"Miss Parkinson, fifty points from Slytherin for attacking a professor," Remus called out.
"He's not a professor," She argued not happy that she just lost her House much needed points.
"As long as he is in this class he is."
Vegeta got up and dusted himself off. "So you wanted another go," he said. He voice was low. "Fine, but I warned you not to mess with me."
Vegeta shot a bright white sphere into the sky. Obsidian orbs looked directly into it. The students wondered what the royal was doing. Pansy ignored the light show and walked back over to Blaise and Draco, but when they stared at something behind her she turned in curiosity. She shrieked as the prince as grew in size and his appearance changed.
"Oh, good Lord," Remus said as he craned his head back to look up at prince's altered form.
The rest of the class went into a state of panic as the giant, growling ape loomed over them.
This was not good. The prince could trample everyone. Dumbledore never warned him about this and here he thought that having a werewolf teach Dark Arts was bad. Remus would have passed out but somehow he just couldn't do it. The prince stomped and roared. The birds that hid in the trees all flew away.
Remus quickly turned to Draco. " Mr. Malfoy please go to Professor Black's class and inform him of the situation."
Draco left without another word. The only thing that he could think of was how could Pansy be so thick as to try and attack the same person twice without thinking of the consequences.
~*~
The Gryffindor class was going along with no problems. Sirius had paired up Ron and Harry. The latter was still not speaking to the former, and the professor didn't care if they were talking or not. Sirius hoped that Harry would knock some sense into the young Weasley.
Goku was in the middle of showing his group of students how to block a strike. He had a feeling of foreboding wash over him when Draco came rushing into the class.
"PROFESSOR BLACK!" he yelled.
"Yes, Mr. Malfoy." Sirius was demonstrating a punch when the blonde Slytherin ran in.
"You have to hurry!" Everyone turned to stare the teen.
"Slow down, Mr. Malfoy."
Draco took a few calming breaths. "It's Vegeta. Pansy tried to take him out with another disarming spell, but it didn't work. Vegeta got pissed off and threw something into the air and he changed into this gigantic ape."
When Ron and Hermione heard that they froze. Harry saw the scared look on his friend's face. "Ron, what's wrong?"
The redhead started backing away. "Harry, he going to kill us all!"
"Vegeta!" Goku took off before Draco finished explaining.
Sirius and Harry were right behind the large Saiyan male as was the rest of the class. Ron and Hermione ran in the opposite direction. They knew what lay in wait for them and they wanted no part of it.
~*~
"Do you know that your life is nothing? You have challenged me one too many times little girl. Now I will show you what a Saiyan is capable of," Vegeta said. His voice was harsh. His elongated snout accented every word.
Everyone was frozen in fear where they stood. They didn't know what the beast was capable of.
"Vegeta, let's talk about this!" Remus yelled.
"I will not have my unborn child threatened by some know-it-all witch who can't even take an ass-whooping like a big girl," Vegeta snarled.
"Unborn child," Pansy whispered, as did the rest of the class.
Vegeta's massive head turned toward her. Hard crimson eyes chilled her to the bone.
"Parkinson!" The class turned to see Goku and the others heading toward them. The earth-raised Saiyan grabbed hold of the scared girl.
"I warned you not to mess with my mate. . ." Goku abruptly ceased talking. He looked up at his lover only to have his eyes home in on the bright glowing orb in the sky. He roughly pushed Pansy away from him.
"Remus, what the hell happened?!" Sirius asked.
"Miss Parkinson took it upon herself to try and beat Vegeta and this is the result," Remus answered pointing to the prince.
"What's wrong with you?!" Harry yelled at Pansy.
"Harry calm down," Draco whispered, he was trying to keep his boyfriend in check.
"It's not my fault that he went ape," Pansy said. She was warily eyeing the two males in front of her.
"Apologize to them right now Parkinson," Harry demanded.
"And if I don-"
"AIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!" a student screamed.
All eyes were now trained on the other great beast.
"Oh, shit!" Remus said.
"Moony we've got to get the students out of here. Whatever Vegeta threw into the sky made him transform."
Harry and Draco ran over the professors. "Sirius, there is no way we can get by them without being noticed."
"What are you saying?" Sirius looked at his godson.
"Vegeta and Goku would sense us before we even took a step to leave. Vegeta is responding to a threat and he's going to eliminate it no matter what." Harry glared at Pansy.
Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape arrived to see the to two Saiyans roar at each other. Hermione ran into Professor Snape's class, much to his annoyance, she told him that Vegeta was on a rampage but not before he deducted twenty points for disrupting his class.
Ron likewise found Dumbledore and pretty much said the same thing. Vegeta and Goku faced off ignoring the insignificant humans below them.
Snape gaped at the couple. He never seen a Saiyan transformation and wondered if this was the reason why they disappeared whenever there was a full moon. He had heard stories when he was younger of a great beast that would wreak havoc around the countryside where he lived, destroying the forest and surrounding area.
But why were they like this now? There was no full moon. So, what had made them change? Then he saw it.
"Finite Incantum!" The ball of light exploded with such force that everyone had to shield their eyes from the blinding light.
Immediately, Goku and Vegeta shrunk back to their normal size. Luckily, Vegeta fell face down on top of Goku or else they would have been on full display for the students.
"Class is dismissed!" Sirius called out. None of the students were willing to leave. "I will take off fifty points if you do not leave at once." That got them going with the exception of Harry and Draco.
"How were they able to transform like that?" Remus asked.
"That was a Moon Sphere." The teachers turned to Harry. They had completely forgot about the two students standing there.
"A what, Mr. Potter?" McGonagall asked.
"Moon Sphere. It gives them the ability to transform at any given time without the aid of a full moon," Harry replied.
Draco cut in, "None of this would have happened if Pansy didn't let her temper get the best of her."
"What do you mean?" Snape asked, his dark eyes shifting back and forth between the boys.
"Vegeta showed her up in class and she didn't like the fact that he out-did her," Draco replied.
The teachers shared a look. "I will deal with Miss Parkinson," Snape said.
"But one question remains?" Draco said.
"And what would that be young Malfoy?" Dumbledore inquired.
"Why didn't the Moon Sphere effect Professor Lupin?"
"Ah, that is a good question. The reason for it is that the Moon Sphere is artificial. Therefore it does not coincide with the natural effects of a lunar cycle. Furthermore, the Moon Sphere triggers the transformation response with those of Saiyan blood," Dumbledore explained. "Professor Black could you and Professor Lupin please take them back to their room along with Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy. Professor McGonagall please make sure that no one was injured during their brief escapade."
Once everyone was gone Snape turned to Dumbledore to protest. Before he could voice his objections, Dumbledore said, "Severus, when Prince Vegeta is up to visitors I'm quite sure that he will answer any questions that you might have regarding today."
"Albus. . ."
The Headmaster held up hand to cease all questions. "Return to class, Severus, I am sure that your students are creating some interesting potions in your absence," Dumbledore said smiling at Snape's horrified expression thinking of his beloved classroom in ruin.
The wizard popped a lemon drop in his mouth and chuckled as the black clad figured disappeared from view. Dumbledore was having a grand time this year and it was only the beginning. They still needed to get through Halloween and Christmas. He also wondered how Valentine's Day was going to turn out. He just couldn't wait.
The professor clapped his wrinkled hands behind his back and proceeded to the castle humming some Muggle tune that he didn't know the name of.
~ TBC ~
A/N: The teaser is the same as from chapter 5: Enter the Dragon
How was that for excitement! Tell me your thoughts and any questions that you might have.
Nemesis
Chapter 6: Accepting part 2/3
Pairings: Goku/Vegeta, Harry/Draco
Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Harry Potter or DBZ
WARNING: This is about male/male relationships if you have a problem with that then I suggest that you go elsewhere.
~oOo@oOo~
September had passed rather slowly for Harry. He still wasn't talking to Ron, he was still upset about the incident in his common room. Hermione had tried to patch things up between the two friends but Harry was being stubborn about it. Ron tried to see him to apologize but he couldn't get within two feet of Harry because of Vegeta.
The Saiyan prince sent a glare of death to him that promised everything but mercy. Goku had told the redhead that Harry would talk to him when he was ready.
Over the next several weeks Harry and Draco took things slowly. They would talk about their feelings towards each other. They would cuddle and kiss at night, but nothing more for fear of scaring each other off. They were content for the time being. They also decided that it would be best to keep their relationship to themselves for fear of retaliation from Slytherin, or even worse, Draco's father. He still wasn't sure how he was going to break the news to him.
Vegeta and Goku were also helping. The teens saw how they freely interacted with each other, even in public. On more than one occasion the Saiyan couple had been spotted making out around school.
During that time Harry and Draco noticed that they weren't leaking magic wherever they touched. Plus, they were feeling quite comfortable holding hands or hugging in front of Goku and Vegeta.
Hermione was visiting more often, which Harry was thankful for. She had found some information for him in a book called "Magical Bonding between Witches and Wizards". They had discovered that they were indeed connecting, or rather bonding, with each other; that was why they could feel each other's emotions.
Once they reached the age of maturity their magic would be at full strength. Not only that but they would be able to perform complex spells, which included casting spells together to double its strength. However, the downside of that would be that Harry and Draco would be joined forever on the night of the binding ceremony. She wasn't sure if she should tell him about the ritual, and if Draco knew about it.
Even if they were intimate, the Ministry wouldn't permit casting double spells unless they were legally bound. Hermione didn't think that Harry was ready to be tied down to Draco for the rest of his life. That was one of the clauses associated with binding rituals - it was for life.
Hermione figured that she could to talk with either Goku or Vegeta about the subject.
"Harry, it says here that whenever a witch and wizard, or in your case, wizard and wizard, can feel each others emotions they are meant to be together. There is more, but I think you two are soul mates." Hermione said.
"Okay, so?"
"So, Harry, you and Draco were meant to be together," Hermione replied, then she changed the topic of discussion. "When are you going to let Ron off the hook? He feels really bad about what happened."
Harry stiffened a little. "I don't know. He still hasn't fully accepted the fact that I'm gay."
"Yes, he has. It was just a little bit of a shock that's all."
"You mean that he's disappointed that I'm not dating Ginny," Harry countered.
"No, it's not that Harry. He has accepted that you are gay, he just doesn't understand why you would want to date Malfoy when there are so many other guys to chose from," Hermione said.
She understood why her friend was attracted to the gorgeous blonde. They were each other half. The threads of Fate had made sure that they would be together. She was just glad that Harry's soul mate wasn't Snape. She cringed at the thought. At least Malfoy was pleasing on the eye.
"At any rate I'm glad that you're happy. Have you told Sirius and Remus yet?"
Harry shook his head. "I'm not sure how Sirius would react. He still blames Lucius Malfoy for my parent's deaths. Remus will probably be okay - you know him - he'll forgive just about anyone."
"Well, I guess Mr. Malfoy being a Death Eater doesn't help either."
"No, it doesn't."
"Listen, I have to go. I'm meeting Ron in thirty minutes. I'm helping him with Potions, so I'll talk with you later." Hermione gave her friend a hug and left.
A few moments later Draco walked in.
"Draco, I need a favor. Would you apologize to Hermione and Ron?" Harry asked as he plopped down on the bed next to Draco.
"If that would make you happy I'll try, but I'm not promising anything." Draco bent down and kissed Harry on the top of his head.
"Oh, man Draco. You need a bath," Harry said, holding his nose and waving his hand in the air to get rid of the foul scent.
"Sorry about that, but you know how it goes." Draco was stripping out of Quidditch uniform. Quidditch practice had started at the beginning of October.
"You could have showered before coming back here." Harry was frowning at the dirty patch Draco had left on the bed when he got up.
"What? And miss the way you look when I undress?" Draco teased, casting him an innocent look.
Harry threw a pillow at the blonde but missed as he ran into the bathroom giggling. Harry was the same way. He waited until he got back to his room to shower after an intense practice session. However, his boyfriend didn't turn red with embarrassment.
~oOo@oOo~
Later that night Vegeta and Goku retired to their bedchambers after dinner in the Great Hall. It was becoming quite clear to Draco that the prince was more tired than usual. He even caught the royal dosing off in class a few times. Vegeta also was looking a bit more pale as the days dragged on.
The prince was eating less and that was starting to worry Draco. He wondered if that was just part of being pregnant or something else.
Harry and Draco were in Potions one day when Goku and Vegeta showed up late. Vegeta had been sick all morning and didn't get any rest the night before because of his morning sickness. Harry was sure that if they were students Snape would have given them detention and deducted house points.
Even though Vegeta was sick that didn't stop him from his nightly activities with Goku.
Draco was thankful that he was back in the room with Harry. The common room was still under renovation and it probably wouldn't be finished until Thanksgiving. Goku and Vegeta were being a bit too noisy to handle. Harry groaned into his pillow as he tried to shut out the cries of passion from the Saiyans. He didn't know that the pair was like that! Maybe he should go back to sneaking out night again. At least he would be away from all that racket.
He even went as far as to put the pillow over his head. "God! What are they doing?"
"Now, Harry you should know better than to ask that question," Draco smirked.
Harry looked confusedly at his boyfriend. "Well, I've kind of got a good guess."
"Man, I swear. You're too innocent for your own good." Draco just laughed at Harry's reddening face. "Okay, okay. If it will make you feel any better I'll cast a spell or something on their room."
It was a little after midnight and neither one of them was going to be able to get any sleep with all that noise going on down the hall. It was going to be torture no matter how they looked at it.
~oOo@oOo~
It was the middle of October, just two more weeks until the Halloween party. The students and staff had kept a wary distance from the Saiyan prince. After the last run-in with Professor Snape nobody wanted to be on the receiving end of the royal's wrath.
People had started to notice a change in the interaction between the silver- eyed Slytherin and the raven-haired Gryffindor. It seemed strange that Draco didn't taunt the Golden Trio or go out of his way to embarrass them. They were even civil to each other whenever they got paired up in class.
Slytherin House was not happy in the least at the change in their revered prince - especially one person in particular.
Pansy had missed flirting with Draco at dinner in the Great Hall the past few weeks. She had also noticed that Gryffindor's Golden Boy had started missing dinner as well.
"Blaise, where's Draco?"
"Don't know, Pansy. Why?"
"Well, the only time that we get to see him is in class or breakfast and lunch and even then he seems preoccupied with something," she replied.
"He told me that Dumbledore moved him to his own personal quarters," Blaise answered, going to back to his meal.
"Look I have the strange suspicion that our dear Draco is keeping something from us. Don't you find it odd that he hasn't been making Potter's life and that of his friends miserable this year?"
"No, I don't Pansy, and it's really none of our business," Blaise said hoping that she wouldn't pursue the matter any further.
He snorted to himself. He knew Pansy thought she was his girlfriend. He was only going out with the self-centered witch because Draco had asked him too. Blaise understood that Draco didn't like her. Pansy had a way to bring out the worst in people. Her ego drove her to make advances towards the entire Hogwarts male population, especially one sexy-looking Draco Malfoy.
He remembered a conversation that they had at the end of their sixth year concerning Pansy.
~ Flashback ~
Blaise was sitting in a chair of an unused classroom watching his friend pace the floor. Draco had wanted to meet with him about something.
"Dra, just spit it out. Whatever it is that's bothering you can't be all that bad," Blaise said, hoping that it would prompt his friend to talk.
The blonde turned. His black robes twirled from the sudden movement. "Look Blaise, I need you to do something for me."
"Okay."
"I need for you to go out with Pansy or keep her occupied."
"Why is that, mate? I thought your father wanted you to marry her, or something like that."
"That was just a scare tactic to get me to produce an heir. Believe me, if Parkinson was the last female on earth I wouldn't touch her with a ten foot pole, let alone have sex with her," Draco replied.
Blaise laughed at his friend. "Dra, why don't you just tell your father the truth?"
"And have him kill me? No thanks."
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news Dra, but I don't think that you would want that bit of information coming from someone else," Blaise said.
He knew for quite some time that his best friend was gay. He found out at the beginning of their fifth year. Blaise had always wondered why Draco never had a girlfriend. After all, there were plenty of girls throwing themselves at him but Draco never seemed interested in any of them. When Draco told him, he was surprised at first but he wasn't going to turn his back on his friend because of his sexual preferences.
"I know." Draco dropped into a nearby chair.
"Well, mate. You have all of summer to tell him," Blaise said.
"And what am I suppose to do in the meantime? I mean, he wants me to be married by my 18th birthday. It's not like I can take an ad in the Daily Prophet: Young Malfoy Heir seeks single attractive wizard. Must love Quidditch. Prefer dark hair, jade eyes, and dazzling smile."
"If I didn't know any better Dra, I'd say that you just described Potter," Blaise replied in between fits of laughter.
The Slytherin looked at his friend with bright silver eyes. "Oh, for the love of Merlin! You like Potter!"
"Don't say anything Blaise or I'll hex you three ways from Sunday," Draco threatened.
Blaise threw up his hands. "Perish the thought. So, are you going to tell him?"
"What?! Are you mad? I can't tell Harry that I like him. He'll probably curse me or worse. . ."
"Yeah, he could like you," Blaise said smiling.
"Don't give me any false hope," Draco said dejectedly.
All joking was cast aside when Blaise said, "Then don't tell him. You have another year and a half to find someone and marry him. Don't let your fear of being rejected keep you from being happy."
Draco didn't respond to his friend's advice. Instead, he stood up and said, "I have class and you should be going too. I'll see you at dinner." The blonde removed the privacy spell he had put on the room and left.
The Slytherin watched his friend walk away. "I just hope you just don't take to long or else some one will catch his eye," Blaise said to the empty classroom.
~ End flashback ~
Blaise had to admit to himself that if didn't like girls he would go for his friend. As he thought about it Draco was extremely handsome. His features were slightly feminine, but Draco was all male. He stood at an impressive height of six feet. Draco had filled out in all the right places and even had a six-pack from playing Quidditch. The blonde recently stopped adding gel in his hair. The silky blonde hair cascaded down his back like a river. Despite the long hours out in the sun from practicing and playing Quidditch, his skin was still pale but that only enhanced his beauty.
The Slytherin was brought out of his reverie when he heard, ". . .and I'm going to find out what!" Pansy left before Blaise could voice his objection. He got up quickly to follow her, but she was already gone by the time he stepped into corridor beyond the double doors of the Great Hall.
"Damn! Dra's going to kill me," Blaise said to himself as he hit his head on the nearest wall.
~oOo@oOo~
Defense Against the Dark Arts was in session, and had become Harry's favorite class. Today's lesson was in hand-to-hand combat. Sirius and Remus alternated days with Goku and Vegeta in teaching the class. The lucky group for the afternoon was Slytherin and Gryffindor.
Sirius teamed with Goku to teach Gryffindor, while Remus teamed with Vegeta to teach Slytherin. Remus didn't care for the Saiyan's company. Vegeta was becoming more of a jerk than ever. Remus couldn't really blame him, since the pregnancy was making him grumpier than usual.
The past two months had been pure hell with Vegeta. He would go off on teachers and students alike. Madam Pomfrey said that mood swings were normal with any pregnancy, but it would be worse with the prince because he was male.
The royal even split the head table in half because he couldn't get rocky road ice cream. While Dumbledore found the whole situation amusing, the teachers did not.
Today, Remus had the dubious pleasure of being in Vegeta's company. He was praying to whatever deity that would listen would have mercy on him that Vegeta would not lose his temper. He had warned the class the previous day that Vegeta had been a little moody and they needed to watch what was said around him.
Pansy was shooting daggers at the prince. She hadn't gotten over how he had humiliated her in the common room, but she knew better than to ever try anything else with him. Her thoughts shifted back to Draco, heir to the Malfoy fortune. She smiled to herself as she looked at him. He was quietly chatting with Blaise.
She didn't understand why he put her down or dismissed her the way that he did - after all she was pretty. Her father was not pleased with her for failing to attract the pureblood wizard. Her father wanted her to marry Lucius' only son. Mr. Parkinson wanted the prestige of the Malfoy name, and so far Pansy was no closer to the young blonde than when they had first met.
Something about Draco was an enigma to her. She knew that he didn't have a girlfriend. The more she thought about it - she had never seen him with a girlfriend. /Oh, my god! Could he be. . .?/ Whatever thought Pansy was about to have would have to wait as the lesson got under way.
"All right class! Now, today you're going to be paired off," Professor Lupin started. "As you know you will not be able to defend yourself properly if your wand is somehow taken from you, or if you're cornered. This should allow you to take your opponent by surprise so that you can either cause them to lose their wand or recover yours," the professor explained. "Any questions so far?"
Remus looked over the class and saw one delicate hand raised. "Yes, Miss Parkinson."
"How can you demonstrate this when *he* doesn't know a thing about magic?" Pansy refused to use Vegeta's name.
Remus cursed to himself. He should have known that Slytherin wouldn't heed the warning. He could feel a headache coming on. Remus was about to reply but Vegeta answered.
"Who says that I know nothing of magic?" Vegeta stalked around the group. "I may not be a wizard but I'm equally as powerfully as one."
Vegeta stopped right in front of Pansy. She gulped. "How about you showing your classmates the correct way to fend off an attacker." Vegeta gave her his trademark smirk.
She hated that look. Pansy knew that she should not have said that. She shyly made her way to the center of the platform that had been erected for the class. For some reason, Dumbledore had requested that the class be held outside.
The teacher pulled the royal aside before he took his position. "What is it, Wolf?"
"I'll pretend that I didn't hear that remark," Remus hissed. He hated when people called him that, and Vegeta was no exception. "You are in no condition to do this."
"I am perfectly capable of protecting myself."
"Vegeta, don't underestimate Parkinson. She already put you in the medical ward once. Besides, I promised Goku that I wouldn't let you spar."
"The girl fights dirty, but she will not get the best of me this time," Vegeta said tugging free of the professor's hold.
Vegeta stood across from the Slytherin girl. "Alright ningen, show me what you've got."
"I am a witch," Pansy huffed. She had no ideal what that word meant but it couldn't be good.
"And I'm the Prince of All Saiyans!" he replied, already moving.
Vegeta dropped below the aim of her outstretched wand and swung his leg behind her ankles sweeping her off her feet. She tried to stand up again, but before she could get to her feet, he had grabbed her hand. She began to speak and Vegeta clamped his other hand over her mouth gagging her. He used a wristlock and twisted her wrist until she dropped the wand. He then let go and flipped away from her, forming a ki ball in his hand. Vegeta was about to launch the orb at her -
"Stop!" Remus interrupted.
Vegeta let the ball of energy dissipate into the air. He smirked at the female as she rubbed her sore wrist as she retrieved her lost wand. Her anger was clearly written on her face.
"Can anyone tell me what Miss Parkinson did wrong?" Again the professor looked around the class. "Ah, Mr. Malfoy."
"Miss Parkinson lost her concentration when she was knocked down and for that brief interval Prince Vegeta could have cast a spell. Well, in his case, a ki blast." The class had been informed that Goku and Vegeta were able use powerful blasts of energy that they produced from their own body, instead of needing wands and magic.
"Very good. Ten points to Slytherin. For the remainder of the class we are going to work on the sweep and wristlock that Prince Vegeta demonstrated. Practice with your partners."
Vegeta was starting toward the stairs of the platform when he heard a spell cast. Even though he was prepared this time, he was still knocked to the ground. Remus began to move to help, but Vegeta waved him away, glaring at Pansy.
"Miss Parkinson, fifty points from Slytherin for attacking a professor," Remus called out.
"He's not a professor," She argued not happy that she just lost her House much needed points.
"As long as he is in this class he is."
Vegeta got up and dusted himself off. "So you wanted another go," he said. He voice was low. "Fine, but I warned you not to mess with me."
Vegeta shot a bright white sphere into the sky. Obsidian orbs looked directly into it. The students wondered what the royal was doing. Pansy ignored the light show and walked back over to Blaise and Draco, but when they stared at something behind her she turned in curiosity. She shrieked as the prince as grew in size and his appearance changed.
"Oh, good Lord," Remus said as he craned his head back to look up at prince's altered form.
The rest of the class went into a state of panic as the giant, growling ape loomed over them.
This was not good. The prince could trample everyone. Dumbledore never warned him about this and here he thought that having a werewolf teach Dark Arts was bad. Remus would have passed out but somehow he just couldn't do it. The prince stomped and roared. The birds that hid in the trees all flew away.
Remus quickly turned to Draco. " Mr. Malfoy please go to Professor Black's class and inform him of the situation."
Draco left without another word. The only thing that he could think of was how could Pansy be so thick as to try and attack the same person twice without thinking of the consequences.
~*~
The Gryffindor class was going along with no problems. Sirius had paired up Ron and Harry. The latter was still not speaking to the former, and the professor didn't care if they were talking or not. Sirius hoped that Harry would knock some sense into the young Weasley.
Goku was in the middle of showing his group of students how to block a strike. He had a feeling of foreboding wash over him when Draco came rushing into the class.
"PROFESSOR BLACK!" he yelled.
"Yes, Mr. Malfoy." Sirius was demonstrating a punch when the blonde Slytherin ran in.
"You have to hurry!" Everyone turned to stare the teen.
"Slow down, Mr. Malfoy."
Draco took a few calming breaths. "It's Vegeta. Pansy tried to take him out with another disarming spell, but it didn't work. Vegeta got pissed off and threw something into the air and he changed into this gigantic ape."
When Ron and Hermione heard that they froze. Harry saw the scared look on his friend's face. "Ron, what's wrong?"
The redhead started backing away. "Harry, he going to kill us all!"
"Vegeta!" Goku took off before Draco finished explaining.
Sirius and Harry were right behind the large Saiyan male as was the rest of the class. Ron and Hermione ran in the opposite direction. They knew what lay in wait for them and they wanted no part of it.
~*~
"Do you know that your life is nothing? You have challenged me one too many times little girl. Now I will show you what a Saiyan is capable of," Vegeta said. His voice was harsh. His elongated snout accented every word.
Everyone was frozen in fear where they stood. They didn't know what the beast was capable of.
"Vegeta, let's talk about this!" Remus yelled.
"I will not have my unborn child threatened by some know-it-all witch who can't even take an ass-whooping like a big girl," Vegeta snarled.
"Unborn child," Pansy whispered, as did the rest of the class.
Vegeta's massive head turned toward her. Hard crimson eyes chilled her to the bone.
"Parkinson!" The class turned to see Goku and the others heading toward them. The earth-raised Saiyan grabbed hold of the scared girl.
"I warned you not to mess with my mate. . ." Goku abruptly ceased talking. He looked up at his lover only to have his eyes home in on the bright glowing orb in the sky. He roughly pushed Pansy away from him.
"Remus, what the hell happened?!" Sirius asked.
"Miss Parkinson took it upon herself to try and beat Vegeta and this is the result," Remus answered pointing to the prince.
"What's wrong with you?!" Harry yelled at Pansy.
"Harry calm down," Draco whispered, he was trying to keep his boyfriend in check.
"It's not my fault that he went ape," Pansy said. She was warily eyeing the two males in front of her.
"Apologize to them right now Parkinson," Harry demanded.
"And if I don-"
"AIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!!" a student screamed.
All eyes were now trained on the other great beast.
"Oh, shit!" Remus said.
"Moony we've got to get the students out of here. Whatever Vegeta threw into the sky made him transform."
Harry and Draco ran over the professors. "Sirius, there is no way we can get by them without being noticed."
"What are you saying?" Sirius looked at his godson.
"Vegeta and Goku would sense us before we even took a step to leave. Vegeta is responding to a threat and he's going to eliminate it no matter what." Harry glared at Pansy.
Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape arrived to see the to two Saiyans roar at each other. Hermione ran into Professor Snape's class, much to his annoyance, she told him that Vegeta was on a rampage but not before he deducted twenty points for disrupting his class.
Ron likewise found Dumbledore and pretty much said the same thing. Vegeta and Goku faced off ignoring the insignificant humans below them.
Snape gaped at the couple. He never seen a Saiyan transformation and wondered if this was the reason why they disappeared whenever there was a full moon. He had heard stories when he was younger of a great beast that would wreak havoc around the countryside where he lived, destroying the forest and surrounding area.
But why were they like this now? There was no full moon. So, what had made them change? Then he saw it.
"Finite Incantum!" The ball of light exploded with such force that everyone had to shield their eyes from the blinding light.
Immediately, Goku and Vegeta shrunk back to their normal size. Luckily, Vegeta fell face down on top of Goku or else they would have been on full display for the students.
"Class is dismissed!" Sirius called out. None of the students were willing to leave. "I will take off fifty points if you do not leave at once." That got them going with the exception of Harry and Draco.
"How were they able to transform like that?" Remus asked.
"That was a Moon Sphere." The teachers turned to Harry. They had completely forgot about the two students standing there.
"A what, Mr. Potter?" McGonagall asked.
"Moon Sphere. It gives them the ability to transform at any given time without the aid of a full moon," Harry replied.
Draco cut in, "None of this would have happened if Pansy didn't let her temper get the best of her."
"What do you mean?" Snape asked, his dark eyes shifting back and forth between the boys.
"Vegeta showed her up in class and she didn't like the fact that he out-did her," Draco replied.
The teachers shared a look. "I will deal with Miss Parkinson," Snape said.
"But one question remains?" Draco said.
"And what would that be young Malfoy?" Dumbledore inquired.
"Why didn't the Moon Sphere effect Professor Lupin?"
"Ah, that is a good question. The reason for it is that the Moon Sphere is artificial. Therefore it does not coincide with the natural effects of a lunar cycle. Furthermore, the Moon Sphere triggers the transformation response with those of Saiyan blood," Dumbledore explained. "Professor Black could you and Professor Lupin please take them back to their room along with Mr. Potter and Mr. Malfoy. Professor McGonagall please make sure that no one was injured during their brief escapade."
Once everyone was gone Snape turned to Dumbledore to protest. Before he could voice his objections, Dumbledore said, "Severus, when Prince Vegeta is up to visitors I'm quite sure that he will answer any questions that you might have regarding today."
"Albus. . ."
The Headmaster held up hand to cease all questions. "Return to class, Severus, I am sure that your students are creating some interesting potions in your absence," Dumbledore said smiling at Snape's horrified expression thinking of his beloved classroom in ruin.
The wizard popped a lemon drop in his mouth and chuckled as the black clad figured disappeared from view. Dumbledore was having a grand time this year and it was only the beginning. They still needed to get through Halloween and Christmas. He also wondered how Valentine's Day was going to turn out. He just couldn't wait.
The professor clapped his wrinkled hands behind his back and proceeded to the castle humming some Muggle tune that he didn't know the name of.
~ TBC ~
A/N: The teaser is the same as from chapter 5: Enter the Dragon
How was that for excitement! Tell me your thoughts and any questions that you might have.
Nemesis