If y'all don't know the drill by now, you obviously don't read these things anyway, so why should I bother?
Also, I lost my disk with my story and we've been doing tests in my classes, so I had to re-type this all over again and prepare for the tests, sorry for the delay.
sydney: Oh, come on admit it, you like it where you're left hangin'.
texasjeanette: This is Draco we're talking about no? The one who's hated
Harry from the first year?
Fantasy101: You'll have to read on to see.
Isis-mystic: looks at Kevin, who's stubbornly refusing to answer the
question Sorry, he is the one who would know and he refuses to tell me,
so I don't know yet.
superstar09: Thanks.
Eadon: thanks and I hope it doesn't disappoint. Also, I'm not really good
with long chapters and the longer they are the longer it takes me.
BlackVirgin: Thanks, and I haven't really figured that out yet, if Draco
can accept this, probably Harry, after all he was the first one with a
dragon and his would be the dominant dragon.
SailorBaby16: The answers to those questions and many more right after
this word from our sponsor. commercial comes on
Delia: This would have been up sooner, but points above
kichigai Kougeki: I've noticed that, but not in that many. I try to avoid
it.
The Pink Fuzzie Elephant: Here it is.
Misty-Malfoy: I'm not planning on stopping anytime soon.
Luna: Your wish is my command.
darkanglefrmhell: Thanks and here it is.
Hell bitch, darkness and light: It's okay; fics can take over us all.
Also, I need who you guys think should be Kevin's mate, he's agreed to tell me if I guess right and I also need who you guys think should be dominant Harry or Draco in their possible relationship.
And finally, if anyone tried to IM me a couple of days ago and I didn't answer it, I'm sorry and try again. I was away and didn't see it 'till I had already closed out.
Heartsick Kindred: Chapter 5
As Kevin, Harry, and Draco walked to Dumbledore's office, they all had mixed expressions on their faces. Kevin looked smug and pleased for Harry, who had now found his mate. Harry looked like a mix between happy for finding his mate, and worried about what he would do when he found out. Harry's life literally depended on his decision. Draco looked mad, mostly at being dragged to Dumbledore's office, and confused, over why Potter and Mitchell were called down as well.
When they reached the stairway, Professor Dumbledore was waiting and he led them upstairs and told them to sit down. He had this twinkling in his eyes; Draco knew he would hate what was coming next.
"Mr. Malfoy, this year your sleeping arrangements will be slightly altered. You will still be a Slytherin of course, but do to some new circumstances you will be in a dorm with Mr. Potter and Mr. Mitchell, and there may be another person joining you later."
Draco was frowning and glaring at the same time. "May I ask why?"
"Yes, you may, but it's not my place to answer you. It's Mr. Potter's as it was him who brought the circumstances to my attention."
Draco glared at Harry and almost snarled so hostile was his look. Harry on the other hand was calm looking, even if he did wince slightly, but Draco didn't see it. "Well?"
Harry sighed, "Well, over the summer, on my birthday, I was sent a letter I went saying that I had a dragon waiting for me, I can't tell you where right now. This dragon was not a normal dragon, but a special kind called Kindred Dragons. I followed the instructions in the letter and arrived at a . . . well, I guess you could call it a . . . a city or a settlement. I bonded and stayed there a few months; time is different there then here. That's where I met Kevin. They taught us about potions, self-defense, herbs, and healing . . ."
Draco interrupted, "Wait, don't tell me. You guys want to teach me these same things?"
Harry shook his head, "Let me finish. They also taught us what, as a rider, we can expect in our lives. One of the major changes happens when we find our mate. KD riders are one of those who can find their soulmates. When they find their soulmates, they offer them the chance to bond with their dragon's mate."
Draco sighed impatiently, "And this has what to do with me?"
Harry groaned inwardly, "I assume you were listening to the whole part about me being a rider part?"
Draco nodded, still looking bored. Then comprehension dawned; you could see it in his eyes. "No, you can't be saying . . . absolutely not. I hate you. You're the boy who lived. I'm the son of a deatheater. That's so screwed up."
Harry winced again, "I know, it's not as if I chose this Draco."
Draco thought about this for a moment. "If I wanted to get your dragon's mate for my own, could I do that and have nothing happen between us?"
Harry nodded, "Yeah, you could without any consequences to yourself."
Kevin opened his mouth, not about to let Harry sacrifice his life for this person, but stopped when Harry jabbed him in the ribs and shook his head slightly.
{You should tell him, he has the right to know.} Alexander sounded.
{I want him to decide on his own, not with my fate resting on it.} Harry sounded tired.
"Alright, as long as you say nothing will happen between us, unless by some miracle I change my mind." This was a sincere rejection on his part. (A/N: If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go back to the first chapter and re-read it carefully)
Harry nodded again. "Okay, I can take you there whenever you would like."
Dumbledore stood up, "Mr. Malfoy, a house-elf will take you to your new quarters. Mr. Potter and Mr. Mitchell please stay behind."
Draco got up and left and the other two stayed, Kevin with pain on his face for Harry and Harry with his head down, accepting what would come.
"Mr. Mitchell care to say what you were going to?"
Kevin nodded, "Giving Draco his dragon will not affect Draco, but it will severely affect Harry." He explained the things that would happen.
Dumbledore frowned and looked at the black haired boy sitting with his head down and again regretted his self-sacrifice for others nature. "You may go Kevin."
Kevin left and Dumbledore turned to Harry. "Why didn't you tell Draco? He might have changed his mind."
"I don't want that to be his reason for accepting our relationship that may come to be. I want him to decide that of his own free will. And if it gets to the point of me in a coma, then so be it, just don't tell him if I die, that it was his fault. I know what's coming and I've accepted it when I found out. I never expected to live this long."
Dumbledore looked at him and cursed the circumstances that had made this boy's life so hard. "Alright, you may go."
Harry nodded and left.
When Harry arrived at their new rooms, he went into his room to see Kevin quietly talking to Draco, when he looked questioningly at him, Kevin shook his head and went on talking, mostly talking about what it was like to be a rider.
Harry went to his room and lay down to sleep.
Harry slept badly that night, waking up Kevin and Draco with his screaming, only quieting when someone talked to him or touched him. Finally, Kevin conjured up a cot and stayed the night there, with his hand resting lightly on Harry's. He slept pretty calmly the rest of the night.
The next morning Draco woke up and came into Harry's room, he was concerned about Harry. Though he would not admit it to anyone, he had realized he was gay last year. He couldn't do anything about this though as his father would turn on him and beat him. This was the reason he rejected Harry, but he wished he could be with him. This was apparently his soul mate. He was jealous of Kevin being able to be close to him when he couldn't. He took one last look and left the room sighing at what could never be, but atleast he could have some connection with him through their dragons.
Kevin was awake through this and decided he needed to talk to Draco, he had saw the look of the boy when he saw Harry and him in the room together, it looked stricken and sad. He gently got up, figuring Harry would be able to sleep better now, with a whole night's worth of someone's contact, as it wasn't yet at the stage that it had to be his mate's.
He headed out into the common room and then headed to his room to get dressed.