Chapter 13: Relaxation and Summer Vacation

Note: Heyy Lovelies I'm back and I have missed you all! I first want to thank everyone for the support and love during my little break land understanding that I needed to take it. 3 I am now back in college and this might be last year (not too sure yet because I am still have few hours short) so I will be trying to get back into writing when I can. With that being said I still have no update schedule since I am slowly writing when I have the time to write between classes and homework. My hope is to have maybe a bi-monthly update, but if not that continue on the trend of once a month at least. So please be a little patience as you guys have been with me for more than a year (this fic is over a year old!). To those who read TBTSTS I will try to get to updating that fic as well, when I have the chance so keep but that will happen at a later date. If you would like faster updates I am more likely to update on AO3 then on here. the title and username is the same over there, and I like the mechanics better over there.

The next few days where spent relaxing. Between my recovery from my "lovely family" and then the purification chamber; Draco would barely let me on my feet for a moment. It took me an hour to convince him that I will be fine going to take a shower.

At first, I thought that was cute, and my Sub side ate it up; but after the first day it just went downhill. I don't mind that I was being doted on; but I am also my own person that can do my own thing. Of course, Draco wouldn't hear that, his Dom side was too protective. Only a little over a week ago he saved me from Deaths hands and healed my wounds. Then not even two days' worth of rest then we were moving about. Going to see Nev, and then heading to the bank. The purification took a toll on my body and magic; along with using a lot of Draco's magic, and the strain on his Dom side while he watched his sub suffer through pain that he was able to help relieve only a little bit.

So now we are on day 3 of trying to work around healing and a stupid Dom thinking that he had to cater to my every whim. That I did not know my own limits of my body, that I was made of glass and at any moment I could break. I was getting annoyed real fast. I was used to my independence, from all the years I was left to fend for myself. I am also a bloody Gryffindor! I do not do sitting still.

It was a big relief when Draco's friends came over to visit; even though I was extremely nervous at meeting them. I mean all in my Hogwarts year and Slytherins and Gryffindor's never got along.

* * * * * Flashback * * * * *

We were sitting out in the gardens, one of the few places outside Draco is comfortable with me being, enjoying the warm summer breeze with a cup of tea, biscuits, and a book. Every once in a while, I would ask questions about the book I was reading, and Draco answered each with such patients; sometimes even admitting that he didn't know and would either ask Severus or his Father. An hour into this of this picture-perfect summer moment, two owls came flying to the table. Hedwig bringing letters from the twins and Nev (I've notice that Ron or Hermione haven't sent me any this summer), and also my supply's list for the up and coming year.

Draco's own Golden Eagle owl (who was just as stuck up as Draco) Zeno carrying 2 letters. One being the supply list, but another one from a friend. I felt bad because Draco knows all about my friends and my adventures, but yet I haven't asked him about his, and what they are like.

Draco reached across the table and gave my hand a squeeze. "Harry it's alright, we have a while to learn about each other. And I am always willing to tell you about them."

I gave Draco a weak smile. Sometimes I love the connection we have, but other times I wish that he wasn't so attuned to me.

I shook the thoughts away focusing my gaze on Draco reading the letter, "So who's it from?" Might as well start here in learning more about Draco.

Draco just looked over his letter and gave me a sexy looking smirk, that would cause girls (and me it seems) to blush and almost do a squeal (It's soo sexy okay!).

"Just from my friend Blaise, he was writing to see if him, Theo, and I could meet up and go together to get our supplies since we haven't seen each other all summer. It was the summer of inheritance, so we wanted to take the time adjusting to the creatures and new instincts."

I just gave a smile, it sounds like what me Hermione and Ron used to do; but it seems like this year there would be no golden trio.

I had an idea. "What if we had everyone meet here? So that way I can meet your friends and you can meet the twins, maybe even Charlie? So that way when the school year commences we are already acquainted?" I said a blush already forming across my face, it was such a stupid idea! "Or never mind, I don't think you would want to be seen with me."

I felt Draco gently brush under my chin, slowly raising my head up to where I was looking at him, "Harry, I would love to be seen with you, I would love to shout from the rooftops that you are my mate." I blushed at that but cringed at the same time, Draco just smirked, "But I don't think you would like that with all the press that would bring. But never think that I would not like to be seen with you; you are my treasure and you will be treated as such." Draco said before letting my chin go with a soft smile. "I do like your idea of a group outing, spending time together; but at the same time with our friends. Why don't you write your Longbottom asking him to meet us here, tomorrow at say 10? Then message the twins, and their brother if he is available, seeing if they would like to have lunch in Diagon ally. Our treat."

I just smiled loving that idea, I couldn't wait till I saw the twins, and possibly Charlie, since all we have been doing is owling one another.

* * * * End of Flashback * * * *

Now here I am waiting with butterflies in my stomach waiting for Nev, and the other two Slytherins to show up. I think today will be an interesting day and knowing my luck something was bound to go wrong.