Ok I'm not even going to say how sorry I am for not updating lately. I have a job you know….

The lemon thing… well, I just couldn't post a real lemon here on I have been thrown out before and I don't want to risk it again. I'll write a lemon but I will only post that part on Sorry.

I'll make two chaps and post them. I promised Love Lost In Misery that I would. Hopefully my beta reader won't break down from all the work…

Beta reader: Princesspepper

(Princesspepper's notes): Of course I won't break down! I love to proofread!

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Chapter Fourteen: I'm Not Scared

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Lucius bowed before the fireplace before straightening his back. "My Lord," he mumbled, looking at the dancing flames.

"Lucius, has my order been carried out?" a deep rumbling voice asked from the flames.

The tall blond man nodded once. "I would never let you down, My Lord. My son will come home during Christmas like you wanted. I sent the letter with our most trusted messenger," he said. He didn't tell The Dark Lord that it had been Narcissa that had sent the letter. That woman wouldn't get any credit for this.

A low chuckle made the flames dance faster. "Good. You have never let me down thus far, Lucius, don't let me catch you doing so now."

"I will not, My Lord"

"There is one thing that has been bothering me for a long time, Malfoy. Something that I fear will have to be taken care of before this year ends."

Lucius looked up. "And what is that?" he asked. He had never heard the word 'fear' come from his Lord.

The flames suddenly stopped dancing. "Your wife. I have felt that her loyalty to me has failed."

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Narcissa placed her hand above her chest as she listened to the two. She swallowed and started to walk down the hallway. 'So he knows of my betrayal. That leaves me with no choice. I must flee,' she thought as she vanished into the darkness of Malfoy Manor.

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'Tap tap tap.'

Draco mumbled as he tried to block the annoying tapping out.

'Tap tap tap tap.'

"Go away…" he muttered, turning his head. Feeling his chin sliding along something soft and warm he blinked his eyes open. He groggily looked around and tried to remember where he was, and what he had done the day before.

When the 'bed' grunted under him, all memories came back with a bang.

Harry stretched his sore muscles and yawned. His arm was wrapped around the body on top of him, and the other was placed behind his head. Emerald eyes opened to look at the fuzzy image of Draco. Smiling, he let the hand that was resting on the blonde's back run up to tangle itself in his blond locks. Bringing Draco's head down, he kissed his lips. "Morning…"

The blond Slytherin groaned and sat up on the couch, his knees on ether side of the black haired teen under him. "Good morning," he said, rubbing his back. He gasped as a burning pain ran up his spine. "Dear God… ow!" He mumbled as he got of the couch, taking the sheet that had covered the two with him.

Harry sat up and fetched a blanket to cover himself with. He fumbled for his glasses that lay on the floor by the couch. "Are you alright?" he wondered, running a hand through his tousled hair. He could clearly remember what happened last night. "I mean both body and mind," he asked. He really didn't want Draco to be mad at him. The blond had after all been stressed and confused, and he really should have refused Draco's request.

"You know that I'm still in the room, Harry. You really must work on the link thing," Draco said from where he was standing before the full-length mirror.

The black haired teen stood up and let his head drop. "Do you regret… you know…? I mean…"

Draco sighed and laughed. "I couldn't be happier," he said, and then turned around, the blanket covering his whole body. "Last night you truly showed me that you loved me. You treated me like a person instead of a little kid that can't take care of himself, or an object like my father does. From the start you have treated me like anyone else, and you even let me choose the pace of our relationship. You have activated the symbols for me, not for your own selfish needs like Voldemort would have done. And I can proudly say that I'm not afraid of the future, now when you have showed me that you truly care about me," he said, letting the blanket drop down to his waist.

Harry blinked and looked down at the blonde's pale body. A pinkish mark covered the creamy skin of Draco's belly. At first it didn't look like anything he recognised, but just as his eyes had traced the symbol it started to shift. "What the…"

Draco just smiled as Harry's confused look. "Snape told me that all the symbols would vanish when they were all activated. The last symbol will stay, but it will change form into something that symbolises our union," he told the scared teen.

Emerald eyes snapped up to meet two silver orbs. "You mean that all symbols are gone now? Will I still be able to use your sight and such?" he asked. He didn't see any of the symbols that had marked Draco's body anymore and his eyes had once again returned to the liquid silver they once were. This was good. Now Draco didn't have to worry about his symbols in public, and hopefully people would stop asking him about his duo-coloured eyes. But would he still be able to read the blonde's mind and see through his eyes? He would feel so much safer if he knew that he always would know if the blond was in danger when he wasn't around.

The blond nodded. "Yes. You are still able… why?" he asked and lifted one eyebrow.

"N-nothing! Promise! I was just wondering that's all" Harry quickly said and let his gaze drop back down to Draco's belly. His eyes widened as he realised what the symbol on the pale skin looked like now when it had stilled. It was the Slytherin house emblem, the snake, with wings that came from the Gryffindor emblem. It was curled protectively over the blonde's stomach and its wide mouth was open, daring anyone to touch it. Harry let his hand slide down the snake's form and then he blushed hard. "Um… you said that all symbols had to be activated to make this one change shape right?"

"That's right."

"Does that mean that you also had a symbol… down there?" Harry asked, blushing a bit harder.

Draco blinked before turning red as a tomato. "W-why do you a-ask that?" he asked.

Harry shook his head and smiled. "Forget it. It was a stupid question anyway," he said before blinking. He looked behind the blond and frowned. "What's that?"

Draco turned his head to see what Harry was asking about. He frowned as he heard the same annoying tapping on the door. Wrapping the sheet tightly around himself he moved towards the door. He stopped when Harry placed a hand on his shoulder. "What?"

"Let me do it. Unlike you, I don't have another life to take care of," Harry said, and then nodded towards Draco's stomach.

Draco turned a nice shade of pink when he realised what Harry was talking about. How could he have forgotten about that? He placed a pale hand on his stomach and blushed. The last symbol had been… did that mean that he…? "I…. I…."

Harry smiled, forgetting about the odd noise for a minute. He took Draco's free hand and nodded. "Remember what you just told me? All symbols had to be activated in order to create the symbol that you have on you now. That also includes the symbol you were afraid to activate…"

"'My future heir will be'…. I'm having a child… and I'm not afraid of the fact…" Draco whispered before looking up. He smiled and threw his arms around the black haired teen and laughed. "I'm not scared!"

Harry caught the blond but couldn't keep his balance and fell backwards on his butt. He winced as he hit the floor, but at least he was the one that took the impact and not Draco. He looked down at the blond and laughed. "I'm glad that you aren't. And WE are having a baby," he corrected, pushing Draco away from him slightly. "Draco… you know that I'll be by your side every step of the way, right? I won't leave you, or the child, and I'll never let any harm come to you," he said, stroking Draco's cheek.

Draco nodded. "That thought is the only thing that kept me going the last few months. It's the only thing that's keeping me form breaking down and crying right now. I know you will be here for me and the brat," he said with a smile.

Harry frowned and smacked Draco on the behind.

"OW! What did you do that for?" Draco exclaimed as he rubbed his assaulted bottom.

Harry shook his head. "Not 'brat.' Baby," he corrected and moved to get up. "Sorry about the spanking but I just couldn't accept that you called it a brat."

Draco stood up and warped the sheet harder around him. "I guess old habits die hard. Damn my father," he said as he remembered who had taught him how to act and talk.

'Tap tap tap tap tap.'

Harry suddenly remembered the noise. "Stay here," he said to Draco before moving to the door. He reached out to turn the handle, looking back once to make sure Draco didn't follow. Then, he opened the door…

"SQUARK!"

"AHH!" Harry exclaimed as something black and white slammed into his face. He waved his arms around to avoid falling over.

"Harry!" Draco gasped as the black haired teen cried out. He calmed down when he saw who had "attacked" his lover. "Skata!"

The bird heard her little master's voice and quickly flew over to land on his naked arm. Cooing, she nuzzled the boy's cheek.

Harry spit out one black feather that had gotten into his mouth when the bird had slammed into him. He turned around to see where the black and white being had gone to. Seeing the bird on Draco's arm he calmed down. "You know the bird?" he asked, going over to the blond.

Draco nodded and carefully removed the small note attached to the bird's leg. "Her name is Skata, and she is a magpie from Europe. Hold her please," he said and placed the bird on Harry's shoulder.

Harry winced as her claws scratched his naked skin, reminding him that he and Draco still were dressed in just blankets.

Skata tilted her head as she looked at the emerald-eyed teen. Using her beak, she plucked some old breadcrumbs from under her feathers. She used her beak to offer the crumb to the boy, cooing as she did.

Harry lifted one eyebrow as he noticed what the bird offered him. "Um… where did you get that from?" he asked, politely shaking his head at her offer.

"Unlike owls, Skata lacks a lot of stamina. She needs to eat often. She is mom's bird, so whenever mum uses her, she puts crumbs under her feathers so she doesn't have to stop as often to search for food. Mom relies on her more then she would with an owl. She must really like you, because she doesn't offer her food to those she doesn't trust," Draco said as he read the note.

"What was that noise? Are you okay, Harry?"

"Oh my God! I'm blind!"

Harry quickly turned around to see his best friends stand behind him. He noticed that Ron was covering his eyes while mumbling and whining. Hermione was gaping at him. Looking down, he blushed hard and quickly covered himself up better. "Ron! Hermione! What are you doing here?" he asked.

Hermione blushed and turned her gaze away. "We were wondering where you were and came here to look for you. Then we heard you shout and we rushed over…"

"Only to see a butt naked Malfoy! Oh the horror!" Ron whined and rubbed his 'abused' eyes.

Harry frowned. "Correction, Ron. Neither of us is naked. We have blankets covering us, you know," he said, looking at Draco. He noticed the tensed shoulders and the shocked eyes of his lover. "Draco? What does the note say?" he asked.

Silver eyes looked up to meet emerald ones. The silver orbs were filled with fear and shock. "My mother… father…" he began before looking down at the note again. After a few minutes he looked up again. "My father has promised to give me to The Dark Lord by the end of the year… and my mother is in trouble…"

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Whewww….. I'm beat.