Harry sat up straight, clutching the bed sheets.
"That sounded like Oliver" Harry thought and stared straight at the door. After a while when he heard nothing more, he slowly lay down again and was about to settle back down to sleep, when the door to Draco's room opened. Harry sat back up again, feeling very nervous as he stared at the doorway. He was hoping that it wasn't Oliver coming back to get revenge for what happened. As he continued to look hard into the darkness that was in the hallway outside, a figure started to appear. He couldn't really tell who it was, even though his sight was accustomed to total darkness. As the figure came closer, Harry could just make out the figure's slender frame and whoever it was, seemed to be around the same height as himself. Harry focused his vision harder and he could see a pair of familiar looking red eyes. He gasped when he realized who it was and fumbled around for his wand. When he found it, he cast a spell that made the candles in the room light up.
"D-Draco?!" Harry stuttered, shocked to see the other standing in front of him. Harry looked him over and found Draco to be covered in blood.
"Why are you covered in blood?" Harry asked. Draco closed the door and walked over to Harry, stopping as he reached the foot of the bed.
"He hurt you, so i hurt him back. You don't have to worry about Oliver anymore Harry, he won't ever be coming back" Draco said, smiling cruelly.
"What do you mean, won't be coming back?" Harry said, slightly confused.
"I killed him Harry, that's what i mean" Draco said and sat on the bed. Harry covered his mouth and his eyes grew wide. Draco had done exactly what he asked his friends what to do.
"But why? The others had already attacked him and made it clear what would happen if he ever touched me again. How do you know what happened anyway, you weren't here" Harry said, putting as much hurt as he could into the last three words of his sentence. Draco looked away from Harry, as he was reminded of the stupid mistake he had made.
"I saw Oliver crawling along the floor as i was making my way to here. I could smell his strong vampire scent as i got closer to him, along with a slight werewolf scent too. I was wary of him, but i asked what happened to him. He briefly told me what had gone on and before he could finish i turned into my full vampire form and killed him. In his weakened state, he didn't stand a chance" Draco explained and looked back to Harry. The other just stared at him, trying not to believe what he had been told. Sure he loathed Oliver for what he had done to him, but after the beating he had received from Ron, Hermione and Neville, having him killed just seemed too over the top to him. Oliver had already had his punishment and that was enough.
"But i'm here now, so nothing like that can happen again" Draco said, his eyes starting to change back to their normal light blue colour. Harry wanted to hate Draco. He could feel so much anger rising, but not all of it was for killing Oliver. Most of it was purely for the fact Draco left and was now acting like everything was going to be okay, now that he was back. Harry kicked off the bed sheets and got out of bed, and stormed over the other side of the room.
"So what if you are here now. Where the fuck was you when i needed you?" Harry spat at the other. Draco was about to speak when Harry raised a hand and stopped him from doing so.
"If you think you can waltz in here like some honourable hero because you just killed Oliver and expect me to forgive you for leaving and be happy, then you are sorely mistaken!" Harry growled, glaring at Draco.
"I'm not expecting that from you Harry. If you let me explain, then maybe you can at least understand" Draco said, getting up off the bed. Harry sighed.
"Okay then, explain it to me. I just hope it's not one of those explanations every idiot gives, saying how deeply sorry they were and that they just needed some thinking space" Harry said. Draco felt like even if he did explain, Harry still wasn't going to listen. But he sat back down on the bed and was going to tell the boy anyway.
"Firstly Harry, i am sorry for what i did. It was stupid of me to leave you at such a vulnerable point in your life. The reason i left was because i was getting stressed out about the baby situation. It was a shock for me and i didn't know what to do, so what i did seemed like the best option at the time. But after leaving i realized how lonely i was without you, although i felt i couldn't come back to this, so i went back to my house and spoke to my mother" Draco said and looked at Harry. He really didn't know how the other would react, knowing that Harry would have wanted Draco's family to be the last know about this whole thing.
"Your mother? Oh great, now i suppose we are going to get some big lecture from your father too" Harry said, throwing his arms up anguish.
"Well i didn't know what to do Harry" Draco muttered.
"You could have come back and talked to me before Oliver got his hands on me!" Harry shouted as he turned to face the other. Draco knew he was fighting a losing battle. Everything he said, Harry would just shout him down with sarcasm.
"Harry, i'm just trying to make things better. I'm sorry i left you and i always will regret that. I just don't want you to be angry with me anymore" Draco said quietly, looking down at his feet. Harry sighed and walked over to Draco, stopping in front of him and looking over his mate. The boy's blonde locks were now stained crimson, as well as his pale skin and clothes. He noticed Draco's claws were still out, but they seemed to be slowly retracting. Harry reached a hand out and lifted Draco's chin.
"I'm sorry Draco. I'm just so frustrated right now and my emotions are clashing with each other, making me snappy and judgmental. I don't want to be angry with you" Harry muttered, leaning in and placing a gentle kiss to Draco's forehead. This made the other smile and Draco placed his hands on Harry's hips, pulling him closer. Draco then began placing little kisses around Harry's stomach, being gentle as he placed kisses softly across the pouch. He started to kiss lower, when his face brushed against something rough. He pulled away and looked at what it was. It was then Draco realized Harry still had his jeans on.
"Were you going to sleep in these?" Draco said, looking up at Harry.
"Er, kinda. I was just so tired from what happened today, that after the fight that occurred in here i just wanted to sleep and forget about everything" Harry said, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Well, i'll get those off for you" Draco whispered and started to undo Harry's jean button. Harry smiled and leaned in again, this time burying his face in Draco's hair. He deeply inhaled, his mate's strong scent beginning to fill his senses. The scent then suddenly changed to that of an unpleasant one. He started to smell like Oliver. Harry pushed away from Draco and looked at the blonde. Draco cocked an eyebrow as Harry moved away from him.
"What's the matter?" Draco asked, standing up from the bed.
"It's Oliver's blood, the smell of it is making me nauseous" Harry answered, now holding a hand over his nose.
"Oh, i forgot about that. I'll go wash it off" Draco said and walked across the room and into the bathroom. He removed his clothes and cast them in a pile on the floor. Draco then grabbed a towel from the rack and put it into the sink. Being a vampire, he wasn't allowed to touch running water, so he would have to dampen the towel and wipe himself clean. He turned on the tap and let the water soak into the towel. After a few seconds, Draco turned the tap off and picked the towel up carefully, holding it above the sink to let the excess water drip off. Scrunching it together, he began to wipe himself clean, making sure that every bit of blood was gone from his body and that Oliver's scent was long gone. After having cleaned his body, he started on his hair. He tried his best to wipe all of the dried blood from his it. He managed to get most of the blood off, although there were faint streaks of red mixed in with his now darkened blonde locks. Throwing the used towel onto the pile of his dirty clothes, he grabbed a fresh one from the rack and dried himself off and walked back into the bedroom. There he found Harry already tucked up in bed and noticed the boys discarded clothes on the floor. He smiled, now knowing Harry wasn't going to bed half clothed.
"Do i look better now?" Draco said and gave a little twirl so Harry could see all of him. Harry giggled and nodded. He then quickly sniffed the air and couldn't smell Oliver's scent.
"Much better" Harry said. He then lifted the covers up and patted the empty space beside him. Draco grinned as he was more than happy to snuggle up next to his mate again. As he made himself comfortable, he pulled the covers back over and started to place little kisses along Harry's neck and jaw line. Harry smiled and began mewling at the pleasant contact he was receiving. Draco then started to nip at Harry's flesh, dragging his fangs along sensitive parts, making the other boy moan out. Draco revelled in Harry's sweet little moans and it made him want to do so much more to Harry, but tonight wasn't the right time, they both still had things to sort out before anything like that could take place again. Placing one last little kiss to Harry's lips, Draco wrapped his arms around the boy and settled down. Harry started to mewl out in protest, but once realizing Draco wasn't going to give him what he wanted, he started to quieten down. Harry fumbled around for his wand and when he found it, he cast a spell that made the candles all burn out. Harry then put his wand away under the pillow and snuggled into Draco.
"You know, as upset as i was, i'm really glad you are back" Harry whispered.
"Well, i had to come back. As well as having to watch over you, i now have the responsibility of looking after something else" Draco said and placed a protective hand on Harry's pouch. Harry smiled and stroked the other's cheek.
"I named it while you were away" Harry said.
"You did?" Draco said, sounding surprised.
"Yeah, i was hoping we could have named it together though. I was so scared that Oliver would have killed it, that i thought i would name it before anything happened" Harry muttered.
"Oh, what did you name it?" Draco asked, gently stroking the pouch.
"Bartholomew" Harry said, a smile now appearing on his lips.
"How do you know it's a boy?" Draco said naively. Harry rolled his eyes.
"Well that's pretty obvious isn't it? If you look closely enough, you can see the makings of little boy bits" Harry answered and couldn't help but grin. Even though Draco was pretty smart, he could be a real thickhead sometimes.
"Hmm, Bartholomew...I like it" Draco whispered and kissed Harry's cheek.
Both vampires woke up about mid afternoon the next day. Harry was glad they were still off timetable, for he feared they would both be seriously failing a lot of grades because they always got up late. Harry was feeling a lot happier today and had been speaking to Draco for a few hours, straightening out a lot of lingering problems they had. He was most happy at the fact that Draco was being more supportive this time round and not having second thoughts.
"So Weasley, Granger and Longbottom are all werewolves?" Draco said casually, as if it wasn't much of a big deal.
"Yeah, i didn't know what to think when i saw them transform. They did well to hide it from me, their best friend. But, it also make me want to ask you something" Harry said, pulling on a jumper.
"Whats that?" Draco said as he lounged around on his bed, waiting for Harry to get dressed.
"Well, why was i not able to smell their werewolf scent? I thought vampires could do that" Harry asked, now slipping on a pair of jeans. Draco smiled and sat up.
"Even though you have been a vampire for a while now, you are still considered a baby in vampire society. You still have a lot of developing to do, especially with your senses. Although, i must admit, they have learned to hide it well. I couldn't even smell it on them and i'm fully developed" Draco said. Harry furrowed his brows and sat down on the bed.
"But even if i couldn't smell it on them, surely i would have tasted it in Hermione's blood when i feed from her that night" He said. Draco shook his head and laughed.
"I just said your senses need to develop still, they also include taste as well as smell. Don't you listen?" Draco chuckled. Harry sneered at the other vampire and threw a pillow at him. This action made Draco laugh even more, much to Harry's displeasure. He stood and glared at Draco.
"Are we going or am i going to have to kick your ass?" Harry growled, placing his hand on his hips.
"Aww don't be like that Harry" Draco pouted and cuddled the pillow. Harry rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"I won't beat you if you get up and go already" Harry said and turned his back to Draco. The other grinned and took this opportunity to lunge at Harry, grabbing the boy's hips and pulling him backwards on to the bed. Draco straddled Harry, pinning him to the bed so he couldn't escape. Harry then burst out into laughter as the other started to tickle his sides.
"No not there!" Harry shouted out as Draco started to tickle under his arms.
"Promise you won't beat me?" He said calmly as he continued his assault on Harry. The other managed to nod as he wriggled about and laughed uncontrollably.
"I promise...Just please...Stop tickling me!" Harry managed to say through fits of giggles. With a triumphant look, Draco ceased tickling and rolled off Harry.
"Thank you" Harry breathed out, trying to compose himself. He sat up and straightened his clothes, and to the best of his ability, his hair.
"You know, i really hope Bartholomew doesn't develop your style of hair as he gets older. I don't want an unsightly child" Draco said, grinning. Harry turned and looked at Draco.
"And i hope he doesn't develop you previous snobbish attitude either. I wouldn't want him to become a Slytherin" Harry said. Draco made a pained expression and bit his bottom lip.
"You cut me real deep there" He said, a little smile playing on his lips.
"I know, but you still love me" Harry chirped and leaned in to kiss the other. After a very heated kissing session and having to adjust themselves once more, they both finally made it out of the bedroom and into the Great Hall. There, they were accosted by small bands of their friends. Of course, this was no surprise to them. Since having first become mates, both Harry and Draco spent most of their time in Draco's dorms or flitting off together to Hogsmede and other locations by themselves. They rarely saw their friends and after having nearly been tackled to the ground by a horde of Gryffindors, it was clear to Harry that he had both been missed and accepted for what he was. Draco on the other hand, didn't like the attention Harry was receiving. He managed to grab Harry's hand through the sea of friends and pulled his mate to him.
"As much as i am happy for you that your friends still love you, i'm also worried about the way they are bombarding you. Don't forget, we have a little one to protect" Draco whispered to Harry, as he eyed up the boy's friends.
"It's okay. They aren't being as rough as you think they are" Harry said. After being greeted and answering a few questions, the Gryffindors began to disperse and go their own ways. Draco was now a lot happier and less worried about the baby being pushed about. The blonde grinned and leaned into Harry.
"So, now we've said hello and everyone's gone, can i take you back upstairs and get reacquainted with your body, even more so with this" Draco purred and ran a hand over Harry's behind, giving it a firm squeeze. Harry jumped a little and let out a squeak, before batting Draco's offending hand away.
"No! We've only just got down here. Besides, i'm pregnant and you might hurt the baby, maybe give me even more than what i have" Harry said, dreading the though of having more babies right now. Draco laughed and patted Harry's back.
"You've never complained before. I promise i'll be gentle with you, and you won't have to worry about having more babies" Draco said. Harry glared at him and smacked the boy's arm.
"I said no!" Harry growled and pouted, folding his arms.
"Fine, be like that. I know what to say next time you come begging me for sex" Draco huffed and shot Harry a devious look. Unfortunately for Harry, two third year Ravenclaws were passing by when Draco decided to say that sentence aloud and they both began to giggle and whisper.
"Draco!" Harry yelled and smacked Draco on his arm again. The other just laughed and moved away before Harry started to go into a hitting frenzy.
"Harry" Hermione said as she walked into the hall, followed by Ron. Harry turned and smiled.
"Hey!" He said and walked forward, embracing his friend. Hermione smiled and hugged him back.
"How are you feeling today?" She asked, still concerned about what happened the night before.
"Oh, much better thanks. Although i have started to develop this pain in my backside. I think it might be named Draco" Harry said and glared at Draco once more. Hermione and Ron both looked and saw Draco standing there, laughing at the look Harry was giving him.
"Cheer up Harry, you're lucky it was only two people who heard me" Draco said.
"I don't care! Two people will eventually become the whole school!" Harry hissed. Draco grinned and moved closer to Harry, wrapping his arms around the boy.
"So what? They might find it interesting news, but they'll be dead jealous that they aren't the ones banging you every night" Draco said, his grin getting even wider. Harry sighed and gave up and dealing with Draco discussing their private life in public. Hermione and Ron just looked at each other, exchanging confused looks and wondering if they really wanted to know what was going on.
"So, you came back?" Hermione said. Although she was happy to see Draco back in Harry's life, she was still annoyed with him at the fact he left Harry when he really needed him.
"I had to. I can understand if you don't like me for leaving Harry. I hate myself for doing it" Draco said and clasped Harry's hand. Hermione looked at Ron and then back to Draco.
"We don't hate you Draco, but we were a bit angry with you for doing what you did. Although we are much happier now that you are man enough to admit your own mistakes and more importantly, that you are back" She said and smiled. Draco smiled back at her and was relieve that he wasn't going to get pummelled by two fully formed werewolves. Their though were broken however, by a small hiccup sound coming from Harry.
"Oh you guys" Harry said and looked like he wanted to cry. Draco started to gently rub Harry's back, as the other laid their head on his shoulder. Clearly Harry's mood swings were kicking in. Hermione started to rub Harry's arm to give him extra comfort.
"Me and Ron were going to walk around the school grounds, would you like to come with us?" Hermione said, hoping that maybe a change of scenery might help Harry out of his overly sentimental mood. Harry nodded.
"We'll be able to catch up on things then" He said.
"Yeah, and we'll find a nice little place to sit down so we can chat" Hermione added and smiled at her friend. After Harry had calmed himself, they all walked out of the hall and outside into the courtyard. As it was still winter, there were small patches of snow built up in places, mainly the parts that didn't get much sun. They walked through the courtyard and through another small archway, which brought them out into the vast amount of land that surrounded Hogwarts. In the distance, near the black lake, they saw an old oak tree nestled near the bank of the lake. They thought it a perfect spot for both Draco and Harry. They didn't have their cloaks with them, so if the sun did decide to come out, the tree would provide the perfect shade for them. As they sat down underneath the oak tree, Harry made an audible squeak and rubbed his stomach gently.
"What's wrong?" Draco said quickly.
"Oh, it's alright, the baby just kicked" Harry said, giving a reassuring smile as he sensed Draco had begun to panic slightly. The other let out a sigh of relief and breathed out an 'Okay' as he sat behind Harry. Draco leaned up against the tree and placed his legs either side of Harry, urging the boy to lay back and relax. In previous situations, Draco and Harry had found that when the baby kicked it usually took a while for it to settle down. But they had also found out that if Harry lay back and rub his stomach, the baby settled down a lot quicker. So, Harry did just that and laid up against Draco, still rubbing his stomach gently. Ron and Hermione sat opposite and stared almost shyly at them. They had both been together only a few weeks and were still shy about doing things publicly, and privately, like kissing or cuddling, but they did occasionally hold hands. They had kissed once, but it was very brief. It was a week ago and they were on their way to Divination. For a moment, the hallways were clear and they both took that opportunity to have their first kiss. Although, as their lips meet, Ron's nerves got the better of him and he bolted for the class. After that, it had left them both feeling a little awkward when left alone together and had put them off of kissing for a while.
"Has he settled down yet?" Draco asked.
"Not yet, but he's getting there" Harry said and smiled as he looked up at his lover. Draco leaned down and placed a kiss on Harry's forehead.
"You know, mother did say she wanted to see the baby as soon as possible after it's born. She seemed very happy that she was going to be a grandmother" Draco said.
"I'll be the first to see it, but after you two of course" Hermione said. Ron rolled his eyes at her and started to mumble something about women and babies. She too was happy about the baby and she had discussed with Ron on several occasions, that she would adopt herself as Bartholomew's aunt and be as helpful to all three of them as she could. Hermione had also suggested to Ron that he be Bartholomew's uncle, seeing as he was also one of Harry's best friends. But she'd always be met with a blank stare and a 'You're mental' from Ron. Harry couldn't help but laugh a little at her. He then turn his attention back to Draco.
"Did your mother care that you happen to be having the child with me?" Harry asked, very curious as what the answer would be. He knew Draco's father hated him and he would probably never accept the baby as his grandson, but he never knew much about Draco's mother. He didn't know whether she hated him or didn't mind him.
"Well, she was surprised when I told her that my mate happened to be a boy. And I think she nearly fainted when I said it was you and that you had also fallen pregnant. But, she is supportive and she said as long as I'm happy, she doesn't mind who I'm with" Draco said, giving Harry a little hug.
"What about your father? He won't stand in front of the Ministry and start to say what a bad vampire I am, forcing you to get me pregnant so that I can become part of the family, therefore having access to all your families wealth and that I should be in Azkaban for it, will he?" Harry said worryingly. Draco stared down at Harry in bewilderment. Even that sentence caught Ron and Hermione's attention.
"Harry…I know my father over reacts a lot, but I don't think he would go that far. Besides, do you think that I'd let him do that to you? I would either make him change his mind or I'd be going to Azkaban with you" Draco answered, a little smile on his lips.
"I think your hormones are making you worry too much mate" Ron said. Hermione nodded in agreement.
"Ron's right. I mean look at you earlier in the Great Hall. I think we would have gone through at least ten boxes of Kleenex if you could cry" Hermione joked. All of them started to laugh and it wasn't long before they all started to make jokes about Harry's ever changing hormones. Of course it was all in good fun, so Harry didn't mind. He couldn't get mad at his friends, if he did, it wouldn't be for long. The hours passed and they all chatted away like there was no tomorrow, catching up on things they had done and things they planned to do. Harry was glad his mood swings had ceased for the moment, because he was really enjoying the time he was spending with his friend and his lover. Before he became Draco's mate, he never would have imagine the four of them ever spending time together like this. It was one of those rare times in Harry's life that he wanted to last. On the other hand, he wished his blood cravings didn't. It was that time again where the baby feed from his blood supply and he started to feel a little weak. He casually grabbed one of Draco's wrists and put it to his mouth. His fangs grew long and sharp and before Draco could protest to anything, he bit in. Draco winced as he felt Harry's fangs sink into his wrist.
"Uh, Harry, remember that vampire blood can't sustain you as long as human blood can. And don't take too much, you know it starts to hurt after a while" Draco hissed. He didn't want to complain, but Harry had a habit of forgetting things and he often took too much of Draco's blood when he needed a quick feed. Harry just nodded and made a little noise to let Draco know he had acknowledged what he said. After a moment, Harry let go, his mouth smeared with dark red blood. Draco pulled his wrist away and looked at it.
"That's gonna scar" He said and looked down at Harry, who was looking up at him.
"Scar? I thought vampires had self healing like werewolves do" Hermione said.
"Well then you should know that if a wound is caused by that of the same kind, it scars instead of heals" Draco said. Hermione went to say something, but decided not to. It was clear to her that even though Draco seemed a lot nicer than he used to, he hadn't completely lost his arrogant side. After another hour of talking, they decided to head back to the school. Hermione and Ron had gone their own way after saying goodbye to Harry and Draco at the entrance. Walking back to Draco's dorms, Harry grasped the other's hand and stopped him.
"Why did you have to be so snappy at Hermione earlier?" Harry asked, looking a little sad. Draco sighed and placed his free hand over Harry's.
"I didn't mean to sound snappy. It's just, her being a werewolf, I expected her to know that a vampire's wound scars over if caused by another vampire" Draco said, giving Harry's hand a squeeze. Harry looked into Draco's eyes and then tugged on his hands to keep walking.
"I'll tell her you were sorry tomorrow" Harry said.
"No. I will. I was the one that said it, not you" Draco said. Harry looked back at Draco and smiled.
"It's nice to see you are trying to be friends with them" Harry whispered and he could feel his overly sentimental side coming back as he hiccupped, just like he did earlier.
"Only for you" Draco said in a hushed tone. He cuddled his almost sobbing boyfriend and walked him slowly back to his dorms.