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WARNING: Slash, rape, abuse…..I think that's about
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'thoughts'
"Speech"
Chapter 6
After he had finished his breakfast (including his watered down blood), Harry made his way to Sev's library to read. After he was settled in one of the wing seats near the fireplace he began reading again.
Submissive etiquette
As an overall race, vampires have an etiquette that is led by the Sub and enforced by the Alpha. It changes depending on the circumstances, but normally there are only 2 musts for etiquette for Vampires. One is in regards to eating/drinking and the other one is when meeting people.
For the etiquette of eating/drinking, the Alpha always eats first, no matter what. If the Sub is serving then they serve the Alpha, Beta, so on and so forth until they then serve themselves last. Once everyone is finished eating, no one can leave until the Alpha gets up to leave first.
When meeting people, the Alpha is always at the front, leading the clan with the Sub in the middle and the Beta bringing up the rear. This ensures the protection of the Sub.
Harry looked up from the book to find Sev and Luc watching him.
"What?" Harry asked placidly.
"Nothing. Just observing." Luc answered, sitting on the arm.
"Oh….ok." Harry looked back down at the book and continued reading.
What all clan's have agreed upon though is that the Alpha isn't allowed to see their new Sub naked until the claiming stage. The reason for this was mainly because an Alpha's instincts would push them to claim within the hour of seeing them regardless of whether the sub had finished going through the stages of courting. Sub's very rarely say no to their Alpha. They think they owe it to them as payment for their protection.
"What a load of bullshit." Harry stated out loud.
"What is precious?" Sev asked from the other arm.
"Sub's saying no to their Alpha's. They don't not say no because they feel like they owe it to their Alpha's. They just want to do what their Alpha's do as well. That's why they don't say no. They just don't want to admit it." Harry answered, throwing the book away from him. "I'm going for a walk."
Harry got up and stormed out of the library and around the manor. How dare the book just automatically assume that Subs were there for the Alpha's enjoyment. Without the Sub, the Alpha wouldn't have any kids and thus wouldn't have any heirs. Subs agreed with their Alphas because it was something that they wanted as well. The writer of that book had some nerve just assuming something like that.
"He's progressing way quicker than others." Sev said to Luc after Harry walked out of the room in anger.
"It's only been a few days." Luc agreed. "But we can't do anything can we?"
"No. The time will come and until then, we can do nothing." Sev agreed. Sev then got up, grabbed the book and closed it. He then grabbed a book from one of the shelves, sat back down in the wing chair that Harry had occupied and started looking for something.
"Shouldn't we go look for him? Make sure he's alright?" Luc asked worriedly.
"He'll come back once he's calmed down." Sev answered lazily.
"What if he doesn't? What if he gets lost? What if something happens to him? He doesn't know the manor like we do Sev." Luc argued.
"Then Lass will find him and put him to bed." The potions master supplied.
"Then I'll go out and find him myself. Do you care for him at all?" Luc asked getting up.
"Of course I do. But if I am right, he'll come back as we are his mates and he'll be looking for a fight." Severus retorted back, looking up from the book. Lucius shook his head, turned on his heel and went to find Harry.
Lucius followed Harry's slightly tangy smell throughout the hallways. He couldn't believe Severus could be so indifferent about their Sub. Their sub needed them just as much as they needed their Sub. When Lucius eventually found Harry (sometime after lunchtime), he found Harry swaying himself on the swing outside. Harry looked almost peaceful with his long hair blowing around his face. The only reason he didn't look peaceful was because his face stated otherwise. Lucius walked past Harry to lean against the oak tree the swing was attached to.
"What's the matter, dear?" Lucius asked politely.
"Why do you want to know?" Harry retorted back angrily.
"Because I care. Because I want to know so that I can help." Lucius answered calmly.
"That book just frustrated me. The book makes it seem that the Sub is only accepted because it ensures the survival of the clan. That's not what I want. I want to be loved for me. I want mates that love me for me. Not to just accept me because I'll ensure that their blood will continue. That their line will continue." Harry answered.
"So don't read it anymore." Lucius offered.
"I don't need mates that tell me what to do either." Harry started at Lucius angrily, daring him to contradict what Harry was saying.
"I wasn't telling you what to do. I was merely offering a solution to a situation that made you angry." Lucius explained calmly.
"What? So you think that I can't think for myself? You think I need your opinion on everything?" Harry stood, attempting to look intimidating, yet failing.
"No. I know you can think. I just thought it was an option." Lucius supplied.
"In future, if I want your opinion, I'll ask for it." Harry explained before he stormed off back into the house away from Lucius.
Lucius merely sighed before heading to the dining room for dinner.
When Lucius got to the dining room, he found only Severus at the table.
"And where is the Sub that you were so determined to talk to as he entered his aggressive stage?" Severus mocked.
"Somewhere in the manor I guess." Lucius offered, sitting down.
"That he is." Severus supplied uselessly.
As they ate in silence, each stuck in their own thoughts, Lass popped into the room.
"Master Harry is asleep sirs." Lass stated before popping away again.
A/N:- Sorry about the wait. Just been a bit busy. I hope to get the next chapter up soon. Until then, keep reviewing and tell me what you wouldn't mind in the story…..