Yay, I almost updated in time for Christmas! Happy whatever holiday you celebrate ya'll! I hope this chapter serves as a nice late gift.
Ejje: Yes, and Nyrufa if you even bother to read this any more, I'd like to wish you a happy sacrificial day.
Cal: Which reminds me love, I still need to give you you're present…
Ejje: oh, well then M.E. we'll just be leaving you for awhile…
O.o, err, ok so guess I have to do the disclaimer myself seeing as those two (loud moan is heard down the hall) are uh, yes well. Anyway, I only own Xintil and Evan, and of course that soon to be adorable little baby! Does anyone here who's read my other stories picked up on my love for m-preg? I don't know why, I just do! Enjoy this chapter; it has lots of H/D action (sorry no deep action yet, just fluffy goodness), with a bit of E/X on the side for extra fun…
Oh, that Alona challenge is still on! Hint Hint! You guess right, you get a slash story one-shot of the couple of your choice, as long as it's not exceptionally weird though. Yay for challenges! Another challenge: A cookie to whoever can guess the closest to Evan's deep dark secret which is mentioned briefly in this chapter!
Chapter ten
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(Normal P.O.V.)
"Harry, what's wrong?"
The black haired boy shrugged and turned to look at his boyfriend. "Hard to explain there, I'm not sure."
Draco cocked an eyebrow and moved to wrap his arms around Harry's waist and placed his chin on the taller boy's shoulder. They were currently in the Room of Requirement, finishing up homework while just enjoying each other's company. They had grown exceptionally close in the time they'd been together, and they'd been doing a lot of this kind of thing lately.
"Care to tell me?"
Harry sighed lightly. "You're going to think me odd for this, but since the beginning of the year my friend Xintil has been acting very strange, and call it my hero complex or whatever I've been somewhat investigating. It's been driving me crazy lately, as things have become even stranger."
"Well, what's been so strange about him, I'd like to help. Playing detective sounds fun!" Harry stared at the wide grin on Draco's face before he started to crack up. "What?"
"I never though I'd ever hear you say something so, well, ridiculous!" Harry explained through laughs.
Draco made a small snort and raised one of his hands to lightly whack Harry's head, making the other teen give him a sharp, playful look before he tackled Draco to the floor tickling him mercifully.
"Ah, Harry, stop!" Draco yelled trying desperately to get his attacker off him. "I, need, to breath!"
Harry released him, only to be shoved back and tickled by Draco. "Hey, no fair!"
"Why is it not fair? We each were tickled, seems fair to me!" (A/N: by the way I CAN NOT see Draco saying the word 'tickled', can you?)
Harry grinned up at him before leaning up and giving him a light kiss on the mouth. "Fine, we're even then."
The blonde smiled back at him before bringing their lips together in a deep kiss. Harry made a light moan into it, and Draco gently slid his fingers through his ebony hair.
"I love you, you know that?" Harry whispered as they parted.
"Yes, and I love you too, but I'm sorry we can't continue this as of now, I need to speak with Professor Snape about something." The blonde said sitting up, pulling Harry up with him.
Harry groaned. "What do you need to see him about?"
"A project I've been working on." Draco replied standing up. A light 'dinging' noise reached his ears and he sighed deeply at the sight of the clock. "Drat, its curfew time!"
Harry grabbed their cloaks and handed Draco his. "Well, if you really need to see him I can take you down there with my invisibility cloak." Harry always kept his dad's old cloak handy with him those days, just incase someone might see him and Draco together.
Draco gave him a wide grin. "Perfect, let's go then!"
Cautiously they made their way to the dungeons, having to stop only once when Ms. Norris crossed their path. As they edged nearer to the Potion's classroom they heard voices coming from the other side. Giving each other a similar look they crept up to the door and began to eavesdrop.
"You know exactly what I mean! He's dangerous, more dangerous than Lupin was when he taught here!" Snape's voice rang out, and Harry clinched a fist at hearing him speak ill of his friend.
"Yes Severus, I understand your concerns, but he is perfectly safe! He has no communication with his family at all!" This time it was Dumbledore's voice that met their ears, and both were anxious by then to find out just who they were talking about.
"How do you know that? Grim has some very odd secrets in his chambers; I can assure you of that!" Snape snapped.
Harry's eyes widened and he saw Draco's eyes do the same thing. What could Professor Grim possibly be hiding? Was it possible that he was a werewolf too, or something else?
"And what of Xintil's odd complication?"
Draco gave Harry a small, excited smile. Maybe now they'd learn about what was wrong with the dark-haired Gryffindor!
They heard a chair being forced back and a person standing. "His 'complication' is perfectly fine, everything is under control."
"Under control, how could you possibly be saying something like that?" Snape responded. "He brewed that potion, and as far as I can tell none of my supplies are missing, which means somehow he got them on his own, or with help."
"Are you implying that Evan helped him? Why would he let a sixteen year old boy have control of such dangerous ingredients for a potion which is against the school rules?"
"No, I'm just saying that only a wizard of his stature could come across those ingredients easily enough for no one to notice!"
Harry sighed lightly. At this rate all they were going to know about was Grim has a secret and Xintil is brewing strange potions. When would they say something actually useful?
"Actually Severus, I know exactly how he came across everything, but for certain matters I can't tell you."
They heard footsteps coming their way, and both immediately fled down the hall so they wouldn't be caught. As they rounded the corner the Slytherin dorms were on, Draco whipped the cloak off.
"Well, I think we learned an awful lot today, and I'm going to bed. Good-night Harry." Draco gave him a short peck on the lips and left.
Harry pulled the cloak back over him, and slowly began the ascent to his own dormitory. He had a lot to go over in his head that night…
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(Xintil's P.O.V.)
The next day
Damn it, how was I supposed to tell Evan I was pregnant? Not only could it drastically hurt our relationship, it could also force him to lose his job! Why hadn't I been more careful and realized I'd hit my kleezex? (1)
"Xintil, are you paying attention?"
I whipped my head up and blushed as I realized the whole room was looking at me. "Yes Professor, sorry." The tiny professor nodded and went back to teaching about advance cheering charms, something I could use at the moment.
I pressed a hand to my stomach and sighed. What a dilemma! Pregnant, and not even in my own time! There goes my plan for not affecting the future, unless that Rid gets around to tracking me down. But then…
What a dilemma indeed. If I were to go back now I'd leave my sweet Evan forever, but if I didn't there was a chance the entire future would be different! Well, there was the chance of 'if it happened then it happened before', so maybe I was supposed to fall back in time, maybe my child would be the one to go on and do something very important. Time travel is such a complicated thing…
"Mr. Alch, once again I find you off daydreaming. Care to join us in the real world anytime soon?"
"I'm sorry Professor, I'm not feeling too well so can I go to the infirmary?" I lied, but only slightly. I didn't feel too good, but I didn't plan on going to the nurse. I decided I was going to tell Evan, since he doesn't' have a class that period.
Could my life get any more messed up?
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(1) kleezex- the time when young men of Xintil's species are able to bare children, also referred to as 'second puberty'. Usually occurs around ages sixteen to eighteen.
Next chapter, Xintil tells Evan! Hmmm, I wonder how that'll work out…
Ejje: But don't you already know?
Um, kind of… I haven't exactly planned that far, but no fear fans, I shall hopefully get that next chapter up before February! I just changed schools and I don't have much time to write…
Ejje: Anyway, please review and tell us what you think of this story! We'd appreciate it!
Cal: Yes, we would.
Ejje: By the way Cal, do you think you can give me next year's present in advance…?
Oh dear, those two are so bad! So review now fans, takes at least two or I don't update at all for a month! Bum-bum-bum!
