EEK! Forgive me my still loyal fans! I'm sure some of you have given up on me, as I SUCK at updating in a regular pattern. Still, here's the eighth chapter of Destiny of a Star Child! YAY! Um, Ejje and Cal shall not be joining us today…You see, if you didn't know this already, they just had new baby last Saturday! It is a cute baby girl! Her name is Trin, and since they are good parents they are staying with her and not helping me….So I brought Nyrufa here instead!
Nyrufa: Can I kill them all?
NO! Just say the disclaimer and you can go…okay?
Ny: Fine…If you moronic humans actually believe this idiot owns Harry Potter you deserve to be tortured and mutilated in the worst possible ways and -
Thank-you Nyrufa for those lovely thoughts! Heh-heh, he doesn't like humans that much…:sigh: anyway, on with the story! (And PLEASE don't take those threats personally...he really is a nice guy…deep down…)
(Warning: Romulus and Harry here folks! Sorry, but I find them cute together! And this chapter is humorous, why? Because I just felt like it needed it.)
Chapter eight-Late Night Chat
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Harry couldn't get to sleep that night. His mind was plagued with images from the dreams he'd been having. For some reason, he truly believed that Romulus held the key to bringing Sirius back, but he couldn't figure out why. He was pretty sure it was because he was Sirius' son, but then what did Harry himself have to do with anything? He'd been having the dreams as well, so could that mean he had something to do in bringing Sirius back as well?
A soft rustling of cloth from his left drew his attention away from his thoughts and he turned to see Romulus awake and watching him with sleep filled eyes. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Harry made a light sigh and turned onto his side to face the younger boy better.
"What's wrong, you look troubled?" Romulus whispered his voice full of real concern.
Harry shook his head and responded, "Nothing, don't worry about it."
Romulus sat up on one arm and brushed his free hand through Harry's bangs, sending a slight shiver of pleasure through the older boy. "But I do Harry, you're my friend and I care for you."
Harry smiled and nodded. "I know you do, but I guess I don't understand what's wrong either."
"How so?"
He sighed deeply that time and shut his eyes. "It's hard to explain. I, well…" His thoughts of the dream were forgotten and all that was on his mind was his new feeling towards Romulus. He felt as if his mind was going to be overloaded with the close proximity already; he just couldn't think.
"Harry?"
He felt the hand return to caress his hair and he took a glance up to see the other boy giving him a worried look. Their eyes caught and Harry couldn't pull away his gaze. He saw Romulus' eyes widen as he slowly leant his head forward, the distance between them vanishing gradually.
"Rom?" Harry whispered.
"Hmm?" The younger teen answered less than intelligently, his eyes not focusing as he too moved his face forward to meet Harry's. The faintest of brushes between their lips made his eyes shut fully before the distance was closed altogether.
After a few seconds Harry seemed to realize just what he was doing and pulled away quickly in shock. Romulus seemed to have gotten the same idea and the two sat there for awhile just staring into each others eyes in fear; of what the other was going to do and of what exactly these feelings were.
"Um, well…" Romulus finally whispered. It may not have made much sense, but it made Harry sigh in relief that the younger boy hadn't hexed him into oblivion.
Harry swallowed before opening his mouth, closed it again, then opened it once more. This time though words actually came out. "Yeah, uh, what exactly was that?"
The brown haired boy across from him giggled (yes, that's right he giggled), before stating quite plainly, "That was a kiss Harry."
This made Harry start to shake in silent laughter (Ron is sleeping, remember?), and he pressed his face into the pillow to try and smother it some more. Romulus did the same thing, and when the two looked up at each other again the process of laughing started over again. Finally they calmed down enough and just lay there with big smiles on their faces.
"So, what exactly is this then?" Harry asked, turning his head to look at Romulus, who was currently staring at the ceiling.
He shrugged. "I don't know, but it sure explains why you can see the phoenix."
Harry paused and that this over before blanching in surprise. He sat up on one arm and stared at the other. (Wow, lots of staring in this chapter.) "Don't tell me you had to have kissed another guy!" Romulus nodded which made Harry groan and fall back onto his pillow with a flop.
"So, who was it before me?" Romulus asked while Harry covered his face in embarrassment.
"It was actually an accident," He explained. "I tripped over the doorframe one morning at school and landed on Seamus. He tried to sit up while I was trying to get up, and well, let's just say we couldn't look at each other for days without blushing."
Romulus began to crack up, again. This resulted in Ron waking up (Amazing!) and yelling for them to shut up and go to sleep. They shut up, but neither could actually go to sleep. Actually the younger caught Harry's mouth with his own again, leaving little room for talking at all.
Ron found the two in a very awkward position the next morning. Apparently he woke up first, as the two didn't fall asleep unto much later. (No, they didn't do THAT, minors here folks.) Harry was spooned up against Romulus, who had his head buried in the other's chest. Ron couldn't resist the urge and grabbed his camera to snap a few shots before poking them awake. When they were they jumped away from each other quickly.
"Come on lovebirds; let's go downstairs to get breakfast." Ron laughed as the two blushed bright red. He left them alone, and the two turned to look at each other with guilty expressions.
"So, breakfast?" Harry asked, and Romulus smiled and nodded. They went downstairs, and when Ron saw them again he began to crack up once more.
Hermione looked at the red head with an 'are-you-insane' expression before smiling at the newcomers to the kitchen. "Good morning, sleep well?"
Harry nodded and took a seat to her left as he waited for Mrs. Weasley to finish cooking. Romulus sat across from him and next to Ron, and luckily no one noticed his faint blush except Harry. Remus came in a few moments later with a loud yawn, followed by Ginny and the twins.
"Good morning everyone," "Sorry we can't stay for breakfast mum," "But we must get to the shop, after Christmas sales and all," "Bye everyone, see you later!"
The enthusiastic twins waved to them all and exited, and Romulus was once more left with a feeling that somehow they really were one person and had charmed him into thinking they were two. They just had that effect, like when you cross your eyes and see two of everything.
The rest of the day was pretty uneventful, until Remus brought up the dreaded subject of when Romulus was going to leave. The teen sighed and shook his head as he sat down on the sofa, Harry sitting beside him with Dai in his lap.
"I don't know dad, I really don't want to." He replied solemnly.
"You have to soon, I'm sure the people you're staying with are beginning to worry." The werewolf said, taking the seat on the other side of Romulus.
The teen nodded sadly. "I know, I know, it's just, you guys are the only true family I can say I've ever had, even if I've only known you for a little while."
Remus made a small smile, and Harry did too. Romulus must not have had a good life, the black haired teen realized. Moving all the time just because he was the son of a werewolf and no one thought him safe. It was unfair.
"Romulus, I'll do everything I can to make sure you can visit again. I know I haven't been reliable in the past, but I'll try harder." Remus said softly. "You're my son, and though I've said it a thousand times nothing will stop me from having you near me always, just remember that."
Romulus smiled and nodded. "Thanks, I'm sure you will."
It was always a good thing to know you had someone who loved you after all, no matter who or what you were.
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YAY! I finished the chapter, finally! Please forgive me again my loyal fans! Oh, there won't be much Harry/Romulus later, as this is where the real plot to get Sirius back begins! If you want more Harry/Romulus stuff say so, and I'll include it. It is just not that important to the plot see, k just liked it is all.
Nyrufa: REVIEW, or I shall make fire rain down upon you…
…I really hope Ejje and Cal come back soon…
