So I owe you guy's one giant apology. My life is just so damn hectic. But I finally have an update for you. I don't think it's that great and it's not all that long. But I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I own no characters they're the property of JK Rowling.
Harry pulled on the clothes Draco handed him. They fit more snuggly than he was used to. Looking himself over in the mirror he made a face.
"What's wrong Harry? Don't you like them? You can pick something else out if you'd like."
Harry frowned, "no Draco, it's not that. I'm just not used to such nice clothes . . . or ones that I didn't have to charm to fit me."
Draco wrapped his arms around Harry's waist. "Well you won't have to worry about any of that ever again. I'm going to make sure you never have to go back to your Aunt and Uncles house again." Draco kissed Harry on the neck and walked away. "I think the food is ready. "
Harry touched his neck and blushed. Looking in the mirror one last time he turned and followed Draco through a second door in the closet, this door to his surprise brought them out into the hallway. Harry looked behind him but saw nothing except a wall.
"This place is full of secret passages. Or in this case not so secret" Draco held out his hand. Harry just stood looking at it. Draco dropped his hand. "It's ok. I understand, I apologize for getting ahead of myself." Draco tried to hide the pain the slight rejection had caused him.
Harry just looked down and began following Draco.
"Hello Harry dear!"
Harry jumped at the sudden noise not realizing they had made it to the dining area. "H-hello." He stuttered looking around the room at the elder Malfoy's.
"Good morning Mother, Father. " Draco walked over and kissed both his parents on the forehead. "I'd like you to formally meet my mate" he beamed. Harry only stared. "Come meet my parents Harry, It's alright." When Harry still didn't move Draco walked over to him lacing their hands together and tugged him over to where his parents were sitting. "Come on" he whispered softly. He could feel Harry shaking.
After they'd reached his parent Draco released Harry's hand and instead placed his own on the small of Harrys back to reassure him. "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy" he extended his hand to each vampire.
"Nice to truly meet you Harry, I hope we can put the past behind us." He smiled showing his razor sharp teeth. Something Harry hadn't seen yet from Draco. He took a step back startled by the sudden realization that the situation was all too real.
Draco reached for Harrys hand again. "It's ok. Please don't be startled. He didn't mean to scare you, we just don't usually glamour ourselves at home. "
Lucius began to stand "I am sorry Harry. I didn't mean to startle you, I want you to feel comfortable here."
Everyone watched as Harry moved from foot to foot nervously, waiting for him to speak. Suddenly Harry jerked his hand from Draco's and ran from the room.
Draco glared at his father, looking back and forth from him to the door before speaking. "I knew we shouldn't have come down yet" Draco dropped into a chair putting his head in his hands. "I should've just kept him to myself for a couple days."
"I just can't believe you haven't shown him your true form yet Draco." He hadn't really noticed because he and Narcisa could always see Draco glamour or not.
"I just wanted him to be comfortable with everything else first. It's just so much. But now I fear he'll reject me. . . "Draco stood and kicked the table leg in frustration. "I need to go find Harry. Please have a plate made for him and send it up to my rooms."
Harry ran down several long corridors before finally coming to a door that looked like and exit. Harry wrenched the door open only to find it lead to a greenhouse with no external exits. He was trapped. Harry stopped running and slumped to the ground putting his head in his hands he began to cry. Why was it that everything always happened to him? First he loses his parents to a physco with a snake fetish and then he's sent to live with his abusive relatives so that he can be protected. But as if fate hadn't screwed with him enough he gets stuck being a vampire's mate, but no not any mate a submissive mate. Harry began to sob in earnest as he thought of all the ways his life had gone terribly wrong.
Draco opened up his senses reaching out to his mate. Draco smiled feeling Harry safe and asleep in the northern greenhouse. Flashing to the greenhouse, Draco found the door already open, he walked in and saw Harry slumped against a tool shed fast asleep snoring lightly. Scooping the sleeping form into his arms he flashed back into his rooms and lay Harry on the bed.
Harry awoke again to the feeling of safety. He snuggles into the embrace taking a deep breath. He wrapped his arms around a thin well-toned waist. Harry opened his eyes and looked up to Draco smiley softly down at him.
Harry sat up slowly "Sorry" he said looking down at his hands.
"For what?" Draco ran a hand through Harry's hair
"For running like that, I was just. . . "
"Over whelmed?"
"Yeah" Harry sighed
"Do you want to talk about it?"
". . . "
"Harry?"
"It's just . . . well everything. . . I'm beginning to realize that I'm never going to be free. If it wasn't Dumbledore it was my relatives. And now just when I think I'll be free, I find out I have a Vampire mate, and a dominant one at that. Fate has just really screwed me. . . "Draco frowned deeply before throwing up his Malfoy mask. "Draco?"
"If you don't want to mate with me, it's ok" Draco could feel his heart ripping apart as the words left his mouth.
"Draco I didn't"
But Draco cut him off "no, it's ok, really. Just come with me. Ill set you up in a room while I try to get a hold of the Weasleys. I don't want you to have to go back to your relatives." Draco got up and walked to the door.
"Draco please just listen, I didn't mean to upset you. " Draco started to open his mouth "no listen!" Harry sighed "I don't know what I want" he then frowned "I'm just confused I know I feel safe when I'm with you. I just don't know if mating with you is what I want. . . "
Draco stood there a moment letting his mask fall down. "I understand. I won't owl the Weasleys just yet, but I will put you in your own room. It was going to be yours through the mating anyways. . . "It wasn't what I wanted to hear . . . but it's better than a full out rejection. . .
Draco led Harry to a door down the hall from his. Opening the door Harry walked into a room painted in a deep red color with French door type windows looking out onto the gardens. There were a couple of book shelves around the room, taking a closer look Harry saw they hold volumes on DADA, Vampires, and Quiditch. "Did you pick these out?" He looked to Draco
"The books?" Harry nodded "Yes, I thought youd want to know about what you were getting into and I know that DADA and Quiditch interests you so. . . "
"Thank you, it was very nice of you."
Draco smiled "you're welcome. If you don't like anything in the room you're welcome to change it. It's yours now. "Harry only smiled back "well I'll just leave you be now. I'm just down the hall if you need anything." And with that Draco walked from the room on the way to his father's study.