Author's Notes: I redid this chapter without even posting it. It sucked, so I hope this one is better. I started a new fic called Disguises and it's a HP/LV fic. I assure you this won't be abandoned and a lot of my fics will be deleted - check my profile for further details. Thanks! I'm so sorry that I took so long with this chapter. My first edition sucked as I said before, so I hope this story is a better one. I'm not sure when this story will be finishedm but it will be finished soon. Maybe at 20 chapters? Breathe No More is finally done and some of my fics are going to be deleted this weekend so read them while you can! I will be posting them on Anime Crave and on -Harry Potter Yaoi World- which are both MSN Groups sites.


Betrayals and Secrets

Chapter 16

The Returnof Narcissa Part 1


Draco Malfoy stalked the many roads of Hogsmeade, looking for the perfect gift for Harry. He had two days until Christmas, and he had no idea what on Merlin's beard to get Harry. Lily was the same way. Though he and Harry had been in the same building for seven years, the only thing Draco really knew about his lover was that he was obsessed with Quidditch. He had asked Sirius and Remus for ideas but they never really knew Harry that long to get an idea, either. And Weasley was no help. He tried asking Hermione, but she really didn't know, either. She just got him books on Quidditch, she had said. So it appeared he was on his own.

He looked in the window of the Quidditch shop and sighed. Maybe he should just get Harry a broom cleaning kit or something. That'd make him happy. But for now he'd just go from store to store looking for gifts for his lover. He wanted to spoil him rotten since Harry had all ready given him everything he ever wanted. A lover, a friend, a family, a precious daughter, and a life he thought he didn't deserve.

"Find anything you like?" a woman asked him. Draco turned to see the owner of the store. "Oh um--I'm looking for a gift from my love."

The woman smiled. "He likes Quidditch, does he?"

Draco nodded. "But I have no idea what to get him."

"Well, let me know if you find anything you like," she said, smling before walking away. Draco only nodded and continued to walk around, eerily feeling the eyes of someone watching him, but yet couldn't see anyone for a few blocks, except the woman, but she wasn't staring at him. Maybe he was just being paranoid?

He glanced at a moving model of the Bulgarian team and decided on that for Harry. He brought it to the woman and she grinned. "He likes the Bulgarians?" Draco nodded. "Well, me too. My favorite team. That'll be 20 galleons, please." He paid the witch and left the store.

He then noticed a store he'd never seen in Hogsmeade before. Maybe it was new. A jewelry store. He walked inside and looked around. Maybe he'd find something here for Harry--though he wasn't sure if Harry even liked jewelry. Hell, he was still recovering from giving birth to sweet baby Angelique! He had been in bed for a week since the birth and Draco had been starting to get worried, but the Headmaster told him it would be no big deal, he would just be sore for a while. Harry hated it, of course. For he had to be stuck in the Hospital Wing. It had become like a second home to him--unfortunately.

"See anything you like?" a voice asked. Draco found that it looked oddly familiar, but brushed it off. "Erm...I'm looking for something for my love."

"Ahh, do you know what he likes?"

"No, but I think I found something..." he replied, spotting a silver charm with a yin yang symbol and a snake at the top. The woman smiled and said "That'll be 15 galleons." Draco paid her and gasped when he got a really good look at her. Blond hair and blue eyes (I think...). "Mother!"

It was a good thing Draco had the gift, or she would've dropped it. She hadn't known it was Draco... "Draco, dear?" she asked.

Tears welled in Draco's eyes. "Stay away from me," he replied, backing away.

Narcissa quietly approached her son. She almost cried when he flinched and yelled "Don't touch me!" and ran out the door. She collapsed to the ground in tears.

What had Lucius done to Draco?


Harry jumped as he layed back in bed in the Hospital Wing. The door barged open and Draco was standing there in tears. Harry sat up in bed and beckoned Draco over. The blond sat down and Harry put an arm around his shoulders. "What happened in Hogsmeade?"

It appeared that Draco was too hysterical to talk, so Harry just rocked him back and forth. Something dreadful must have happened in Hogsmeade to put him in such a state, Harry thought worriedly.

When Draco's cries softened, Harry cupped Draco's chin and brought it up so that they were eye level. "What happened?" he asked gently, wincing at another pain in his back.

Draco looked at him in concern before answering. "I saw my mother."

Harry's eyes widened and he enveloped Draco into a hug. "Ohh, I'm sorry...I wish I could've been there...if I was there I could've done something..."

"No it's OK, Harry," Draco said. "Really, it is."

"Draco?" a voice asked. Dumbledore came into the Hospital Wing. "I heard you had a recent meeting with Narcissa."

Word gets 'round fast, Draco sighed as he leaned in Harry's chest. "What of it?"

"Well, it appears she's back, Draco, and for good," Dumbledore replied. "She wants to see you and apologize."

"Apologize?" Draco choked on tears. Harry held him tightly, feeling another bit of pain in his back. "She bloody abandoned me! I don't think there is an apology for that!"

Dumbledore looked at him sadly. "She wants to see her son, Draco. I'm afraid I cannot refuse her that privellage."

"Harry, I don't want to see her," Draco told the emerald eyed boy with tears in his eyes. "You know what she did."

Harry nodded and turned to the Headmaster. "Is there a way she can't see him? He's under enough stress and I don't want him hurt again! By his mother."

Dumbledore sighed. "I'm afraid not, Harry. She has to see him sometime. You cannot avoid her forever. Why not just talk to her and see how it goes?"

"See how it goes?" Draco laughed with sarcasm. "That's a laugh--we never talked at home! No matter how much I loved her and tried to start something with her she'd say she was always too busy or had to go out into Diagon or Knocturn Alley! I'm NOT talking to her, Professor, and you can't make me! No matter how many tears from her."

Dumbledore nodded his head. "I will inform her on that, but I'm not sure if she'll take it lightly."

"I don't fucking care!" Draco exclaimed. "She abadoned me! You think I took that lightly?"

Harry held Draco tightly. He rubbed a hand on his back and placed a kiss on the back of his forehead. "Shh..."

"Oh Harry..." Draco sighed and rested his head on Harry's chest. "I can't deal with this anymore. I know I have to deal with her sometime, I will...but I just can't seem to want to live with this life anymore..."

"Draco," Harry said worriedly. "Please don't go. I couldn't bare it if you left me. We have Angelique to consider as well...and our relationship."

The blond was about to scream from stress. He wrapped his arms around Harry and held on tightly. "I wouldn't even consider leaving you--don't hope for it--don't even think of it. I love you, but sometimes this is just hard."

"I know Dray, I know..." Harry said soothingly, rocking the blond back and forth. Dumbledore smiled and left the room quietly.

Narcissa Black (she changed her name because now that Lucius was in Azkaban she didn't want to be wed to him) made her way to the Hospital Wing and hid behind the wall. She peeked into the Wing and smiled sadly, tears going down her cheeks. Draco was in the arms of his lover, who was rocking him back and forth. Draco brought his head up and captured their lips in a breathtaking kiss--something that shocked Narcissa, especially when she saw who Draco's lover was. She heard a baby's cry and looked beside the bed. There was a chuckle and Harry walked over to a crib and took out a bundle. He then sat back down on the bed and Draco wrapped his arms around Harry's waist. "Hey, Babe. You're awake."

Angelique made noises that only would be counted as cooing. Narcissa's eyes widened even more. This was Harry and Draco's baby! A baby they had made...together? Male pregnancies? She had heard of them but they were rare and only extremely powerful wizards could get pregnant...they didn't know everything about them yet (there was still much to uncover).

This was her grandchild. It was overwhelming. Narcissa ran from the Hospital Wing, and her footsteps alerted Harry and Draco.

Draco walked to the door and looked out. He saw Narcissa running. "She spied on us. She must've seen Angelique and ran." But when he turned to look at Harry (who had passed him Angelique), he was asleep in his bed. Draco smiled. He kissed Angelique on the forehead and rocked her until she fell asleep. Then he put her back in the crib, and walked over to the bed. Then he got into bed himself. Madam Pomfrey said he could sleep in the bed with Harry to watch over him ("Don't try and funny stuff. you know what I mean"), and wrapped an arm around his waist, pulling him close protectively, and fell asleep.

"I won't let anything happen to you, my love," Draco whispered before closing his eyes.


TBC

A/N:

The reason for the lateness of this chapter is up above in the beginning of this chapter. I have a lot of time before the bell rings at school. Lol. Thanks for your reviews! Please continue to review!

Later days!