yaoi-is-gay-13: Thanks, but no glomping, it makes them irritable.
kichigai Kougeki: Thanks, and Harry's kinda what I'm leanin' towards.
Isis-mystic: If you close your eyes and wish real hard, he just might, or
if you read on and see what happens.
Lollo: Well, thanks and don't pout, its funny and it doesn't work on me
my mom and sister used to do it all the time, not so much anymore though.
Eadon: Shared dominance is another option I'm leaning towards.
Sheree: Hermione can't be Kevin's mate, he's gay. But any other male
suggestions are game.
runespore: Thanks. I agree about the someone not from Gryffindor for
Kevin's mate, we need variety.
Pyro: Ron's with Hermione, so he can't be Kevin's mate. Thanks.
Signeous: Thanks.
IceAngel8: Thanks, sorry for taking so long.
Hell bitch, darkness and light: No prob, once again sorry for taking so
long, I've been busy lately.
JadelynIlandra: Wow! That was a long review! It was cool to get one
though. And thanks for the great review.
Black Dragon Lady: Thanks, and you're right hearing that is really nice
and people do need nice words from time to time, even though I've gotten
nothing but good reviews. knocks on wood
Beloved: Thanks and here you are.
Trinity-Potter Malfoy: I love Anne McCaffrey's dragon books, along with Harry Potter and Tamora Pearce.
Evil Story Penguins: Thanks and I love your name, that's soo cute and funny.
Sydney: Hehe, I knew it!
a-yolanda13: Thanks, and Harry knew it wasn't a trap or something because, like I said about the tattoo.
Sowen: Here it is!
darkanglefrmhell: I know, it would be too easy for Draco to just accept him.
mai-chan: That'll happen eventually, don't you worry.
The Fuzzie Pink Elephant: I'm really glad you like it.
Wynter Flame: Does Alex know that Draco is Harry's? Or who his own mate is?
And the final score for dominants are Harry: 4 and Draco: 1 and Shared: 1. Only two of you answered the Kevin's mate thing specifically, and Kevin is gay, so it can't be Hermione, besides she's with Ron and this also boots out of the Ron idea, even though I'm not to fond of that relationship. Sorry.
Heartsick Kindred: Chapter 6
When the three of them were finished dressing, it was still pretty early, so Harry and Draco headed down into their training area, deciding to let Ron and Hermione sleep. Kevin looked back at Draco and motioned.
"Since you won't be able to train there like we did, we'll have to train you." Kevin gestured for him to follow.
Draco did and looked around, surprised to see Kevin and Harry in different clothing, and then he looked at himself and saw the same kind of clothing.
Kevin saw his face and grinned, "Special feature Harry and I added. When we found out how impractical it was to train in regular clothing."
Draco looked around some more; they had everything (A/N: For a description see chapter 4.) Kevin explained what each area was and then threw him a staff to start training with.
Harry stood beside the two and walked Draco through certain stances, then showed him how to block and strike.
When, Draco didn't look like he was getting it, Harry would take get summon a staff to him and show him with Kevin, step-by-step how to do that particular move until he had it down.
After they had taught him the basics, Harry left Kevin and Draco to go let in Hermione and Ron, who should be outside their dorm by now.
After letting them in, he warned them that Malfoy was there and not to be harmed. Then, he led them in.
"Hey Harry, how come he's here now?" Ron, as always, didn't waste time getting to the point.
"Well, I didn't say so earlier when I explained about this summer, I forgot to mention something. As dragonriders, we have a certain person who is our mate . . ."
Ron interrupted him, "And so Draco's Kevin's mate?"
Hermione watched Harry and gasped, "He not Kevin's is he Harry? He's yours!"
Ron frowned, "No way 'Mione, he wouldn't be mates with a deatheater's son. Would you Harry? . . . Harry?"
Harry smiled ruefully, "Actually, Hermione's right. He is my mate, though he won't accept it."
Hermione, who had obviously read up on what having a mate meant, from Harry's book, gasped again.
"What?"
Hermione looked at Harry, who shook his head, he wanted as little people to know about what was to come as possible. Besides Ron would probably tell Draco and he didn't want that to happen.
"Nothing, I just remembered that that means Draco gets a dragon." Hermione sounded lame even to herself.
Ron frowned again, but then shrugged and went down.
"Has it started yet?" Hermione looked worried.
Harry nodded, "Last night was the beginning, Kevin ended up having to stay in my room because I would keep waking up and screaming."
Hermione frowned, "Draco doesn't know what's happening then?"
Harry shook his head, "No. I don't want him to have to worry or be forced into something he doesn't want. But he will get his dragon, luckily the effect of being rejected don't happen to my mate. He won't feel anything unless I die. Hopefully he will change his mind before that happens."
Hermione patted him on the arm, feeling sad at what her friend was going to have to go through 'till Draco came to his senses. "If you ever need anything, don't forget Ron and I are here also, when Kevin gets his mate, it'll probably be worse for you."
Harry sighed, "I know, but I won't want to bother you and Ron. You two are only just now getting together and my problem could 'cause problems."
When they reached the training area they trained for a bit until Hermione, Ron, and Draco convinced Kevin and Harry to give them a show of what they could do once they got better at hand-to-hand fighting.
Harry and Kevin got down to their breeches and got into their favorite sparring position. Hermione played the ref of sorts and told them to begin.
Draco watched Harry's naked chest as his muscles rippled and flexed as he sparred with Kevin. He was entranced. He snapped out of it however when Hermione gasped. Then, he took in more of what they were doing and realized how fast they were moving and how they seemed to know what the other was gonna do almost before he did it.
Finally, the two stopped when Harry pinned Kevin.
They all quickly jumped into the showers, now where the pool used to be and then left for the Great Hall for breakfast.
When, they got there the hall watched interestedly as Kevin, Harry, and Draco sat together, while Hermione and Ron went to the Gryffindor table. Dumbledore had done this, as Dragonriders can get very possessive of their mates. They now had a table that would seat four people, close to the staff table.
Harry looked at Draco, "We can go pick your dragon today if you want. You don't have to go through the same ceremony I did and the training, so we can go anytime.
Draco nodded, slight surprise and happiness showing.
Suddenly, Harry groaned and doubled over, hissing in his breath through his teeth.
Kevin reached over and rubbed his back until it passed, then helped him out of the Great Hall, Draco followed closely.
They headed out to their dorm, stopping once more for Harry to get over a pain attack and when they got there, Harry was asleep, his body's reaction to pain. They laid him down and Draco looked at Kevin, "What was that all about? Voldemort?"
Kevin frowned and thought about whether he should tell him or not, he decided to tell him. "It comes along with being rejected by your mate. It'll steadily get worse, going from painful episodes, to pain all the time, to depression, to a coma, and finally death. You aren't supposed to be told, but you need to be. It won't affect you, as he was the first with a dragon. But soon it'll be painful all the time without your contact. If nothing happens between now and the end of the first week of mating season, he'll go into a coma. Then, he can only be brought back by a mating ceremony, meaning you two and your dragons."
Draco sat down shocked, "And he wasn't . . .going to tell me this? He would rather suffer than be with me?"
Kevin quickly went over to his side, "No! No, that's not it at all. He just cares about you enough, possibly even loves you, but I hesitate there, to not want to force you into a decision. He's had feelings for you for a while now, he even told me it was you that made him realize he was into guys."
Draco sighed and buried his hands in his hair, "Same here, but too much can go wrong. My father could find out. Voldemort could find out. Other people could find out and then it would all be for nothing."
Kevin frowned, "If you're worried about what other people think, then maybe you shouldn't be with Harry. You think it's easy to be famous? Always having people dictate what you should do, especially being as powerful as he is, one wrong move and people could say he's a danger to them and have him put in a prison or something. As to the other about your father finding out and coming to hurt you guys, you think your dragons wouldn't do something to protect you. Or what about Harry, you think he would hesitate to protect you?"
"It's not me I'm worried about, it's him."
"He's been facing danger since he was born, the sad thing is it barely affects him anymore. He's lost so many people. He needs someone who will love him for him and not for his fame or anything like that. And I'm not talking about the fatherly love from Remus, I'm talking about the can't live without them, they make you whole, do anything to make them happy, make you cry just because they're sad kind of love. Can you learn to let that happen?"
Draco frowned, "When does mating season start?"
"About a week and a half from now why?"
"I want to know how long I have to get used to this."
Kevin got up and went into his room and got his cloak, "Here while Harry's asleep, we can go get your dragon. Alex'll fly you there and I'll ride Nic. Then, I can get you your book and you can learn about all this."
Draco nodded and they put a note on Harry's beside table and then left.