Chapter 22: The Holidays
Serenity was sent home the week before Christmas break a changed person. Dragon had passed his test and made a compromise with Mat, that he would do his work before Quidditch practice, and the rest of the night would be dedicated to spending time with each other. It was two days before Christmas vacation. "Mr. Malfoy, Mr. Mcguire, please follow me." Dumbledore said, coming into the common room. Dragon and Mat got up and followed Dumbledore out of the common room and towards their new suite.
"What is going on?" Dragon asked, wrapping his arm around Mat's waist.
"We have a surprise for you both." Albus opened the door, Harry and Draco were standing inside the sitting room. Dragon and Mat slowly made their way into the room they set up as the nursery, they hadn't had a chance to prepare it yet. Opening the door, they noticed that the room was done in yellow and white. Everything they would need and then some had been placed strategically around the room.
"Dragon! Did you-"
"No, oh Merlin you three thank you so much." Dragon said, turning around and hugging his parents and Dumbledore.
"It wasn't just us, Chastity and Severus pitched in. So did Mat's parents, Lucius, James, and Mat's brother."
"My brother helped? Really?" Mat asked, looking around the room.
"Yep, he can't wait to see his new niece or nephew. So have you guys decided on a name yet?"
"You'll just have to wait and find out." Dragon then went into the sitting room to finish his holiday homework, Mat followed a few minutes later. About nine that night, Dragon was sitting watching the tele while Mat finished his homework.
"Mr. Malfoy, I've been sent here to inform you that miss Black went into labor." Dobby said coming into the room.
"Go on, I'm going to finish my homework." Mat kissed Dragon before Dragon stood up and went to the Floo.
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Dragon quickly Floo'd to St. Mungos, he wanted to be there for the birth of Melissa's child, for his and Mat's child. "Mr. Malfoy, this way, Melissa is only letting you enter the hospital room along with the doctors of course." The nurse said, ushering Dragon into the room.
"You came." Melissa said, smiling and holding out her hand.
"Of course I did, you need me right now. How are you?" Dragon held her hand, and kissed the back of it.
"I'm good, they gave me pain medication because the pain was really bad. If you want to know the sex of the baby, they can tell you. I didn't want to know, I want it to be a surprise."
"Then I'll be surprised also. I swear to you Melissa, I'll take care of it with every fiber in me. They will never go hungry or wanting, and they will know you better then they know themselves, I swear."
"Thank you. Please, tell them that I love them, that I wish what happened would have ended differently."
"Every day, I'll tell them that every day." Dragon kissed Melissa's forehead. "Anything I can get you?" Dragon asked, looking down at the tired and sickly looking Melissa.
"The cup of ice chips on the table over there. Dragon, please tell Chastity I'm sorry for everything."
"I will, you worry right now about having the baby okay. Don't think about what'll happen in the future. Chastity will forgive you, I promise." Dragon handed Melissa the ice, sat down in the chair next to her and just watched, thinking over all the stuff they had been through together, everything they helped each other with, and now Melissa was dieing. 'She'll never get to see her kid grow up, she won't be there for it when it's sick, cut, it's first trip to Hogwarts, first crush or kiss. She's dieing and there is nothing I can do to help her.' Dragon squeezed her hand reassuringly, faking a smile. Early the next morning, Melissa went into labor. "Breath Mel, it'll be okay, just breath and push." Dragon encouraged, Melissa squeezing his hand, it hurt but not as bad as when Mat had done it.
"Easy for you to say you don't have a fucking watermelon coming out of any of your places do you? No! You wouldn't Knooooooooow." Melissa said, falling back onto the bed to rest before the next contraction.
"I know it's easy for me to say, but you have to rememeber, I've been through this with Harry and Draco. You can do this, I believe in you." Dragon coached as Melissa went back to pushing. After a few more pushes, Melissa's baby was born.
"Congratulations Miss Black, it's a beautiful baby boy." The nurse said, handing Melissa her child. "You have ten minutes Mr. Malfoy." The nurse whispered.
"That's so little." Melissa said, overhearing the nurse.
"I know Mel, I know I wish it was longer I really do. We're going to name your son Tiger Noah Mcguire-Malfoy, Noah after Mat's brother. Merlin Mel, I love you okay don't ever forget that and I forgive you for everything. I promise to raise Tiger right okay? I love you, I have always loved you." Dragon said, holding Melissa's hand and crying. Melissa's grip getting weaker with every minute.
"I love you too Dragon. I might have been a bitch and started with the wrong intentions, but that doesn't mean that I didn't fall in love with you at the end. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry for what I did. I love you." Melissa closed her eyes, Dragon took Tiger out of Melissa's arms, and placed him in the crib.
"I love you Melissa. Your child will love you too." Dragon kissed Melissa's forehead, his hand still hold onto hers even though her hand wasn't holding back. Dragon sat there for hours afterwards.
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"Mat wake up babe." Dragon said, walking into the bedroom and crawling on the bed.
"What is it Dragon?" Mat asked, rolling over to face Dragon.
"I want to introduce you to someone." Dragon sat besides Mat, who pulled himself into a sitting position. "This is your son, Tiger Noah Mcguire-Malfoy."
"Hello baby, how are you?" Mat said, kissing Tiger's forehead. "I can't wait to show you off to everyone. Aw, you're tired, come on let's get you to your room." Mat and Dragon both went to take Tiger to the Nursery.
"Madame Pomfrey said that she will be in and out of the nursery regularly at Malfoy Manor for a few days, just to make sure Tiger will be fine. Come on love, let's go to bed." Dragon took Mat's hand and led him back to their bed. Dragon held Mat, until Mat fell asleep, before crawling out of bed and going into the nursery. He pulled up one of the rocking chairs, and looking into the crib through the bars.
"Tiger, your mother loved you with every ounce of her being. Please, don't think badly of her when you grow up, and don't think badly of me either. I didn't mean to disown you at the begining, it's just it was very hard for me to know that she cheated on me, even though it seemed like I did it first. She loved you with her last breath." Dragon whispered, slowly rocking back and forth on the chair before falling asleep.
Mat woke up the next morning and noticed that he was in bed, alone. Quietly he got up and walked into the nursery. "Don't worry Mr. Mcguire, I magic'd Mr. Malfoy back to Malfoy manor a few minutes ago. He fell asleep watching over Tiger here, Dobby has already picked up your things, but left an outfit out for you. Go on, you can get ready while I check over Tiger." With that Madame Pomfrey went back to making sure that Tiger was well. Mat qucikly took a shower, got dressed and went back into the nusery.
"Congratulations again Mat, here's your son." Madame Pomfrey handed Tiger to Mat.
"My son." Mat whispered, looking down at Tiger.
"Yes, now go on. No one wants to be here during Christmas. Your parents are at Malfoy Manor visiting." With that Madame Pomfrey left the room. Mat picked up the nearest portkey and activated it. Once he got to Malfoy Manor he was bombarded with questions.
"Is that him? Oh he's so cute." Chastity said, peering over the group of tall guys.
"Yep, this is Tiger Noah Potter-Mcguire-Malfoy, or Tiger Noah Mcguire-Malfoy for short. You know it's really hard to name your children when the other parent has more then one last name." Mat joked.
"Yeah, tell me about it." Dragon said, coming down the stairs. "There's my little man." Dragon bent down and kissed Tiger's forehead.
"You've really taken to fatherhood." Mrs. Mcguire said. "Oh, come one let me hold my grandson." Mat handed Tiger over to his mom. The rest of the day passed by with the adults cooing over Tiger. That night, Dragon pulled Mat alone towards the Piano room.
"Mat, secretly Ralphie and I have been working on my album and it's almost complete. Which means this summer, I'm going to be traveling the world and I want you to come with me, you and Tiger. You don't have to answer now, but I made you a song and I want you to hear it." Dragon said, but instead of playing the piano, he picked up a guitar before pressing play on the CD player behind him. "This is just the back up beat."
"There's a new wind blowin' like I've never known. I'm breathin' deeper than I've ever done, and it sure feels good, to finally feel the way I do. I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you."
"An' I'm lettin' go of all my lonely yesterdays. I've forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made. Now there's just one thing, the only thing I wanna do, mmm, mmm. I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you. Yeah, I wanna feel the sunshine,
Shinin' down on me and you. When you put your arms around me, you let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do..."
"I used to run in circles goin' no where fast. I'd take, uh, one step forward and up two steps back. Couldn't walk a straight line, even if I wanted to, mmm, mmm. I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you. Whoa, here we go now! I wanna love ya baby."
"I wanna feel the sunshine, Shinin' down on me and you. When you put your arms around me, well baby there ain't nothing in this world I can't do... Oh, sometimes it's hard for me to understand, but you're teachin' me to be a better man.
I don't want to take this life for granted like I used to do, no, no. I wanna love somebody, love somebody like you. I'm ready to love somebody, love somebody like you.I wanna love somebody, Love somebody like you."
"That's so sweet Drag." Mat said, taking the guitar out of Dragon's hands and placing it in it's stand. "I love you. Come on, we both have had a long day, let's get to bed. Santa Claus should be here tomorrow."
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Thanks to Dobby caring for Tiger last night, Mat and Dragon were able to sleep in. Mat got up first and wanted to surprise Dragon. Sitting up, Mat ran his eyes down Dragon's bare chest. 'I am so lucky to have him.' He thought to himself, watching Dragon shift in bed and the blanket barely hanging onto his boxer clad hips. Carefully Mat pulled down the sheet, followed by Dragon's boxers, he had to smile at himself. 'How had I not noticed how well endowed he was?' Mat mentally kicked himself. Slowly as not to wake up Dragon, though he knew it was inevitable, Mat lowered his mouth onto Dragon's member, careful of his teeth. He started to slowly bob his head up and down, flicking his tongue over the head.
"Oh Merlin." Dragon moaned, bucking his hips, but yet awake. Mat looked up at Dragon, but held back his smile, before he started humming. "Merlin, Oh gods Mat." Dragon said, opening his eyes. Mat continued what he was doing, making Dragon wiggle on the bed. "I'm...about..to."
"Don't worry." Mat said, before going back to sucking Dragon off, swallowing everything Dragon gave him. "Mat came up to rest besides the panting Dragon. "Happy Christmas Dragon." Dragon turned a mischevious smile towards Mat.
"Happy Christmas to you too." Dragon kissed Mat, flipping him over.
"Dragon just what are you doing?" Mat asked, taking note of the lack of boxers he had on.
"You'll see and trust me, you'll like it." Dragon said, kissing the small of Mat's back.
"Oh!" Mat yelped in shock, 'well that's definitely different.' Mat thought before moaning.
"I told you you'd enjoy it." Dragon said, wrapping his arms around Mat's waist, and started slowly teasing Mat's cock before running his hand up and down his shaft. Making Mat moan and squirm.
"Are you two up yet? We're all waiting for you two before opening presents." Draco called through the door.
"Yeah, we'll be down in just a few minutes. We're just going to take a shower." Dragon called, as Mat tried to keep in the rest of his moans. ONce Dragon was done getting Mat off, both boys went off towards the showers.
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"What took you two so long?" Mrs. Mcguire asked, holding her grandson.
"Sorry, I accidently over slept and Mat has a hard time waking me up." Dragon lied, picking his son up, and walking over towards the tree.
"Yeah, the HOgwarts motto is right, never tickle a sleeping Dragon." Mat pretended to rub his arm.
"I can sympathize with you there. I tried that once adn nearly lost an eye in the process." Snape said, patting Mat on the back. Harry and Draco started passing presents out to everyone. Mat had gone through opening all his present, but it was obvious that one was missing.
"Looking for this?" Dragon asked, holding out a wrapped box. Mat's frown turned into a huge smile, Dragon was currently wearing the gold chain he had gotten him. Mat took the present and slowly started unwrappnig it. Inside the box was a dozen roses, and another ring.
"I'm not a girl you know?" Mat teased, taking the ring off of one of the flowers.
"Fine then, let's not have a long engagement, let's just be promised to each other forever." Dragon blurted, not taking Mat's teasing for what is was.
"Are you serious? You're asking me to marry you?"
"No I gave you a bloody ring so you can keep it in a box, and then chuck it at my head when we decide to break up."
"Dragon now you're just being sarcastic. That's not very Malfoy like." Draco reprimended.
"Sorry, yes I am serious. I want a long engagement. Wear the ring, don't wear the ring it's completely up to you." Dragon said, taking the ring out of Mat's hand and getting down on bended knee.
"Oh my Merlin." Mat said, before looking around at their friends and family.
"Oh go on before someone else takes him off the bloody market. " Noah called out, smiling at the sight in front of him.
"Of course." Mat took the Potter male engagement ring and placed it on his finger.
"I love you." Dragon whispered, before kissing Mat soundly on his lips.
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"Sevie Wevie, guess whose herie wry." James said walking through the front door.
"Potter, if you do not stop that nonsense I'm going to have to kill you myself."
"Aww, but if you killed me then you'd miss me too much." James sat down in Snape's Potion lab. Snape was currently trying to recreate the copreal potion.
"Trust me, I would be one of the last people to miss you."
"Fine, I was just trying to be a nice guy. Ya know, but no mister poopy head over there has to be all mean and negative." James said, turning towards Chastity who was standing in the door way.
"I know, that wasn't very nice. James here is a sweet person and I'd sure as hell miss him. By the way hello James, nice to see you again." Chastity came in to the dungeon and hugged James before turning towards her husband. "We need to talk about something, I didn't know we had company or I would have come down at a later time."
"No please stay, I am intruding I can wait outside."
"No it's okay. You'll hear about it anyways. Babe, I'm pregnant." Chastity said, turning towards Severus. Severus' eyes grew huge and he dropped his empty beaker.
"Are you sure?"
"No, ya know I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive, but no I don't think I'm pregnant. The test was one hundred percent wrong. Great, now I sound like Dragon."
"Sorry, it's just we're having another baby. I mean, it's just so sudden."
"Yes, well that is how it tends to be. People don't just wake up one day and go oh I think I'll be pregnant today."
"Chastity, Severus, congratulations! Cap is going to have so much fun with his new sibling." James said, picking up Chastity and twirling her around while giving her a hug.
"Thank you James. At least some of us are excited."
"I'm excited, I'm just shocked."
"I know babe, so am I. Well, I'll let you guys do whatever you were going to do." Chastity said, kissing James and Severus before leaving the room.
"I'm going to let you go, Happy Christmas Severus."
"Same to you...James." Severus said, looking up and him and smiling before going back to his potion.
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"Yous bad daddy." Michael said, shaking his finger at Harry, whom bent down and picked him up.
"How do you figure?" Harry asked, tickling his son.
"Yous promised izzie and I big kid beds and yous no gives them to us." Michael started pouting.
"Where is your sister?" Harry asked, looking around the play room. Michael got a thoughtful look on his face.
"Drag's room."
"Why's she there?"
"She's trapped." Michael said smiling, knowing that Dragon was about to get in trouble.
"She's trapped huh? Why's that?" Harry changed directions and started heading towards Dragon's room.
"I's don't know daddy. I's not knows everything." Michael said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Harry gave him a suspicious look. "No need to knock daddy, Dragon's not in there." Harry looked once more into his son's michevious face, before knocking on the door.
"Anyone in there?" Harry didn't give anyone time to respond before opening the door, thinking his son had been right all along, except for where Michael wasn't.
"Dad!"
"Mr. Potter!' Came the cries of Mat and Dragon, who were trying to pull up their pants and cover themselves.
"Dragon, What have we talked about?" Harry yelled, carrying Michael into the room.
"Not to have sex, but we weren't having sex. We haven't had sex."
"Yeah where have I heard that one before." Michael pointed to where Elizabeth was, Harry quickly walked over and picked his daughter up. "And infront of your sister." At this both Dragon and Mat turned red.
"Mr. Potter, seriously we weren't doing anything that implies sticking anything anywhere." Mat said, trying to help Dragon out.
"All three of you hush!" Draco yelled coming into the room. "Mat, Dragon Harry and I can't yell at you for whatever you have been doing in here, as you are engaged. However, we would not like to see either one of you popping out children yet.Tiger is a special case."
"Yes sir." Dragon answered, looking between his two parents.
"However, I am going to have to ask you to put your pants back on, and the next time you consider fooling around in anyone's bedroom locking and silencing charms are a must." With that Draco, Harry, and the twins left the room.
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D/N: Mat: Runs and hides of embarrasement. Hey everyone, hope you enjoyed the chapter. Happy Holidays by the way. Kime has the last of her finals tonight! Whoo hoo, that gives her more time to write! Anyways, there's only about 10 chapters left of this story.Anywho on to the reviews.
Orlin: It's okay Orlin, we forgive you! Of course, cause Mat's good at things like that. You go pick the ball up! Lucius: Thank you Orlin, that's very nice of you. Gang: HI ORLIN!
Sarahamanda: No I haven't read the Narnia books, nor do I want to see the movie. I hope you have fun though.
Heather: I have no idea what you were talking about.
Bitcake: Back to normal I see. Who knows who'd believe her if she did, there are those weirdos out there though. My mom's not too approving of Ryan right now, even though she has yet to meet let alone talk to him. He told me what happened, all he remembers is swerving out of the way of a rabbit or something he can't remember what, and the next thing he knew he was waking up in the hospital. Well it happened a year and 4 months ago, so it could have been on the news there. Mat: Yells from hiding place Great, seen you then. James: Whatever... Harry: I'm glad you enjoy that movie too. Kime: What's not the point? I'm lost. uh huh..Sev: No one is taking anything anywhere...And crapcake, who'd care about you? Serenity: Whoo I'm so scared. Ties you down with barb wire and stuffs acid pop down your throat and tapes your mouth shut. Have fun.