Time

As soon as Harry fell out of the fireplace at Godric's Hollow the connection to Hogwarts closed so nobody would be able to follow them. Draco also nestled himself close to Harry with his head on the dark haired vampire's shoulder. Harry, who was still on the ground, put his arms around Draco and held him tightly. He still couldn't believe that Draco and Hermione thought Ron and he had slept together.

/I told you I'm sorry/ Draco said poutingly without looking at Harry.

Harry kissed the top of Draco's head and hugged him tighter. It didn't matter really. Draco was sorry and it was no point in making a fuss over it now. Draco yawned and drew Harry's attention back to earth. He suddenly remembered that he had to drag Draco out of bed and the guilt came back all over again.

You tired baby? He asked and kissed the blonde's forehead gently.

Draco yawned again and nodded. Harry smiled at his half shut eyes and lazy smile. He got up from the floor and lifted Draco's surprisingly light weight into his arms. As he walked out of the room he glanced over at Ron and Hermione who were sitting on the couch.

"Ginny's coming tomorrow and I bet Snape is coming with her, so you two better have stopped fighting by then!" he said sternly and then walked out of the room.

He had no idea where he was going, but as long as the room had a bed, he really didn't care if it was meant for them or not. He pushed open a big oak door and saw that it led to a bedroom. He nodded, pleased that he had found one so fast.

He walked into the room and put Draco down on the bed. The blonde was already asleep. Harry smiled and waved his wand over his mate so his clothes disappeared. Draco whined a little at the cold air and Harry pulled up the covers over him so he wouldn't be cold. Then he took off his own clothes and climbed into the bed beside Draco.

The blonde immediately curled around Harry. His head just above Harry's heart, a fist on his stomach and a leg thrown over Harry's. But the other vampire didn't mind. He liked to have his mate this close. So he could smell his scent and hold him, hear him breathe. And of course, he could protect him more easily when he was this close. He didn't have to run across the house when he felt like something was wrong.

Harry was soon asleep again, lulled by Draco's breathing and scent. He dreaded what tomorrow might bring, but that was tomorrow. There was no point in worrying about it now. Not now when he had his mate safe in his arms.

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Harry woke up suddenly. He sat up quickly and looked around the room to try and see what had woken him but he couldn't see anything that was amiss. Then a whimpering sound drew his attention to the blonde by his side. He was sweating, his hair stuck to his forehead and a pained moan was heard from low in his throat. It didn't really occur to Harry that his mate was dreaming until he saw his eyes moving wildly under his eyelids. For a second he had thought he was going into labor.

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...Dream...

It began peaceful enough. He and Harry were lying on one of the couches in the living room at Godric's Hollow. Harry was slowly caressing his big stomach as their child kicked. He saw that the blonde in Harry's arms was almost asleep and Harry was whispering something in his ear. The on looking Draco smiled slightly he could tell that Harry was once again whispering sweet words to him about how everything would be alright.

Then suddenly Severus Snape fell out of the fireplace. The Draco on the couch was now asleep and didn't wake by the sudden and rather loud entrance of his Godfather.

"It's time." was all Snape said as a greeting. "I recommend that you wake him now and say your goodbyes because the Dark Lord is moving fast in this direction." said the onyx eyed man more calmly then he surely felt.

"How did he find out where we were?" Harry asked as he gently maneuvered Draco so he was lying more comfortable.

"I don't know. It most probably is a student who is a Death Eater. There are rumors going around you know." Snape pointed out.

"Yeah I know." Harry said quietly. "I just wish they could wait a while longer."

"I know you do." Snape agreed with a nod. "Draco will be safe here with Granger, Weasley and Gin."

Harry nodded.

"Can you give us a minute?"

Snape inclined his head and walked out of the living room to leave Harry and Draco alone.

Then the scene changed.

They now were somewhere with wild forest all around them. Draco could see Harry with his wand raised against the Snake Faced Bastard himself. Voldemort. And all around them other Death Eaters were fighting Order members so it was really hard to hear much of what was going on.

"...da Keda...!" he heard Voldemort hiss.

He knew it was a dream, that it wasn't really happening but he felt tears well up in his eyes as the green light of the Killing Curse shot towards his mate. He cried out when Harry fell to the ground, dead.

...End Dream...

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Harry shook Draco again when he cried out. Then the blonde's eyes shot open and he stared at the ceiling for a few seconds before turning them to Harry. When he saw that Harry was alive and well, he threw his arms around his Dom and started to cry.

"You were dead! I saw you!" he cried into Harry's neck.

Harry was dumbfounded at first when Draco threw his arms around his neck and started to cry. Then he came back to his senses and wrapped his arms securely around his small mate and held him tightly.

"Shh, Dragon. It was just a dream. Nothing to be scared of I promise." he soothed the distressed sub.

It took a while, but finally Draco calmed down and went back to sleep.

"It wasn't just a dream." he mumbled just before he fell asleep. Harry never got a chance to answer him.

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The next morning, or by lunch time really, Harry and Draco got out of bed. Draco had grumbled about vampires that didn't keep their promises but followed Harry to the kitchen anyway. It wasn't very hard to find. The house elf's had already started lunch so it was just had to follow the smell. And following the smell of food was something Draco was very good at in his pregnant state.

In the kitchen sat Ginny, together with Ron and Hermione. The bushy haired girl was still glaring at Ron, Harry noticed. But he just shook his head at his friend's narrow mindedness and sat down by the table. Ginny smiled at them and Ron muttered something that sounded like a greeting, Hermione just raised her hand at them.

"Where is Severus?" Harry asked Ginny.

Gin raised an eyebrow at the use of her mate's first name but said nothing. She shoved the last of the sandwich down before answering.

"He's talking to the Order members about what You-Know-Who is up to. He probably won't be here until tonight." she said with a shrug.

Harry felt Draco tense next to him when Ginny mentioned Voldemort and he frowned. Why would Draco be like that just from the mention of the Dark Lord? He had never been before, so why now? He leaned over and kissed Draco's neck gently.

"It's alright, baby." he whispered to Draco so only he could hear him.

Draco made a mewling sound and turned his head towards Harry's. They kissed and Harry tried to reassure Draco. To his surprise, Draco didn't seem to be content with just a kiss. The pregnant vampire stood from his chair and straddled Harry's lap facing him. Harry kissed him once again before the blonde buried his face in his neck.

"What's with him?" Hermione asked like Draco wasn't even there. "Haven't you bitten him in a while or something?"

"I'm not sure." Harry murmured as he nuzzled the skin behind Draco's ear and ran his hands up and down his back softly.

"He looks scared, man." Ron pointed out around a mouthful of cereal.

Harry just nodded and continued to attempt to reassure his mate. He had forgotten the food that occupied the table in favor of comforting his blonde mate. He really did look scared. But Harry couldn't figure out why. Why would Draco be scared when Harry was so close by? Didn't he believe that Harry would protect him? Then it hit him. Draco wasn't scared of Voldemort. He was scared that he would lose Harry if, when, he went after Voldemort.

He kissed Draco's neck again, pushing his nose against the skin to smell the blood underneath. It calmed him and he knew Draco liked it as well because of the shivers running down his back.

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It took a while for Harry and the others to get Draco to eat something, but after they had all eaten Harry carried Draco out to the den. The blonde was unwilling to let go of Harry and protested even when Harry rearranged him so he could carry him more comfortably and not accidentally harm their child. And then he protested further when Harry shifted him again when they sat down in the couch.

"Shh, Dragon. I ain't leaving." Harry soothed him softly and Draco latched onto him again.

The blonde whimpered in distress and Harry desperately tried to soothe him. Ginny quietly walked into the room and without saying as much as a word, she handed him a small phial with a blue-ish potion inside. She smiled at him and gave Draco's head a kiss before disappearing out the door again.

Harry gently made Draco drink the potion in the hopes of him calming down or going to sleep so he wouldn't hurt the child with his anxiousness. It really wasn't good for the baby for him to be this upset. He gently told the blonde this but Draco only whimpered in response and burrowed closer to Harry.

When Draco had taken the potion and had settled down some, Harry started to murmur sweet nothings in his ear. Draco choked back a sob and started to slowly go to sleep.

It wasn't until three hours later when Draco was totally asleep, that the fire roared to life. Draco wasn't disturbed, thank the Gods, when Snape stepped through the emerald flames.

"It's time." Snape said in way of greeting.

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