CIVILIZED
I'm back! Seems like it has been a long time I've uploaded and I'm sorry for the continuous tardiness. My inspirations were put down for these last days and I couldn't write a single word until I was sure of it.
I'm sorry if I missed any questions from the reviews and to answer the missed question, Harry is currently soon to be 18! But same thing really.
I really appreciate for those of you who read, review, follow, and favorited CIVILIZED. Thank you very much!
This is a SLASH content story, so please leave if you it's not to your liking.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter series nor Twilight sagas. The pleasure goes to J.K Rowling and Stephanie Meyer.
CHAPTER 6
"Harwy! Listen!"
Teddy placed his sticky hands on Harry's cheek to take back his undivided attention. It wasn't long before Harry realized he was being called upon. He snapped back and asked the pouting little boy in his arms.
"Harry, you alright?"
Draco was sitting on the sofa with his glasses on to read the book in his hands. When he heard Teddy's attempt to have Harry's attention for the 5th time, he looked back from his seat and asked, looking slightly concerned.
"Oh- yea.. I'm fine"
After taking a look on Harry's flustered face, Draco got up and stood in front of Harry to place his large had on Harry's forehead.
"You don't seem have any fever. What's the problem?"
"Nothing-"
Harry placed Teddy in Draco's arm and passed by Draco as he grabbed the towel on the table.
"You know you already cleaned the table"
"Oh- Well, I... saw a spot"
Draco raised an eyebrow at Harry and Harry nervously played with the towel in his hand. Draco sighed and placed Teddy down and bent his waist to level his gaze with Teddy and softly spoke.
"How about you and I read some books in your room, later? I'll be there in a moment after I talk to Harry."
Teddy squealed happily and darted across the house. When the enthusiastic foot steps have faded away, Draco turned to Harry who shrugged his shoulders.
He took Harry by the hand and sat him down on the table.
"Alright. What's the problem"
"What problem?"
"Don't play dumb with me, Potter. I know you far better than you give me credits for"
Harry looked up to Draco who was looking down on him. The invitation has startled Harry but it really shouldn't have bothered him since it's only a friend to friend hang out.
After all, he could talk to Draco about anything.
Harry took a deep breath and pensively chose out the words that won't bring misunderstanding.
"Edward Cullen asked me out"
And that was how Harry screwed up by saying the total opposite of what he thought of.
Both of them were speechless for few seconds until Harry realized what he had said and spluttered. Harry turned bright red and shook his head while Draco looked a little baffled and at the same time slightly amused.
If Harry wasn't busy spluttering, he would've seen Draco's hardened jaws.
"No- Yes! I mean, to hang out as a friend!"
"I never said anything, Harry"
Draco put up a smug smile and watched as Harry glared.
"He wanted to take me out to the city and show me around since I'm the new kid."
"How come nobody else offered?"
Draco easily questioned him and Harry had to huff before he answered. Draco was either being purely curious or cheeky. Most likely, the latter.
"Because they still don't have the guts to ask me or they simply don't like me"
Harry pouted and Draco almost scoffed out loud if it wasn't for Harry's clear discouragement in lack of other student's cooperation and camaraderie. Draco thought better before reacting and placed his firm hand on Harry's black mop of a hair.
"You? Nonsense. Well, perhaps a little"
Harry looked up and saw an encouraging smile on Draco. While Harry appreciated his approach, he knew Draco felt differently about what he had said.
He was always the smug bastard.
"I'm serious, Draco"
"Last time I checked, I was with one Harry Potter, not Sirius Black"
"You know, that joke is getting really old. It's not funny"
Harry huffed out and turned his back and left, living one amused and curious Draco Malfoy. But Draco didn't seem to like the idea of Harry walking away without answering few of his concerns.
"What did you say to him"
It wasn't a question.
"Sure, I'd go. Although he's a bit weird, I'd like to know him better. He's going to pick me up here this Saturday"
"What if I say no"
Harry stopped for a moment and looked back to see Draco's unreadable expression. Tension seemed to seep into their silence and their gazes locked with each other.
Harry honestly didn't know how to react at Draco's bluntness.
"I still remember you in the hospital"
As attempting to ease the tension, Draco exasperatedly spoke and worry clouded over his unreadable expression.
It sounded like as if Draco really didn't want Harry to go.
"And Why not, you bastard. It wasn't my fault"
Harry defensively spoke for himself, trying to find an argument that will shut Draco's mouth. But never so serious.
Draco almost smirked in response but held it in.
"Believe it or not, I never want to see you again like that, Harry."
Draco sighed at the slight ease of tension by Harry's half-hearted banter.
It was somehow endearing about the way Draco was protective of Harry. Harry knew this and he tried to be smug and proud of the fact that cold-hearted Draco Malfoy was protective of him.
"Don't worry. Edward Cullen also didn't seem to like the idea of having me in the hospital"
Harry thought of Edward's approach today at school. He glazed over the words, and tried to decipher the meaning behind those ambiguous words. Also, Harry found Edward's eyes very unnerving and strange. They held no emotions. But no matter.
Harry smiled and left Draco to his thoughts.
After watching Harry's retreating back, Draco's hand that touched Harry's messy mop clenched tightly into a ball of fist and loosened up a minute later. Draco stared at where Harry just stood and he pictured Harry smiling at him with reassurance and exuberance. He regretted the words he said that made the atmosphere slightly awkward. He didn't cope well with awkwardness.
Before anyone could see it, he hid his frustration and slowly made his way towards Teddy's room where the little tyke would be waiting with a picture book in his arms.
Later that day, Harry found Draco and Teddy sleeping soundly together on Teddy's bed with Teddy lying down on Draco, head on chest. Harry picked up the opened book which fell underneath Draco's hand. He must've dropped it since his arm was hanging on the edge of the bed.
The scene was absolutely precious and so adorable that Harry had to get his camera and take a picture before he sat down on the other edge of the bed to see if Teddy was sleeping without any difficulty.
Harry caressed Teddy's blue-black hair and kissed his chubby and soft baby cheek.
As to unconsciously notice Harry's presence, Teddy shuffled for more comfort and Harry inwardly cooed at the kid who found comfort on Draco's person. Feeling tired, he lay down next to them and stared at Teddy until he eyed Draco's peaceful expression.
Although he was often expressionless, Harry had to admit that Draco was clearly distressed by the sudden change of the environment. Even in Sirius's enormous house, Draco couldn't cope because of his claustrophobic aspect. Many kids called Draco as a snob who can't stand something less than his standard, but they never knew Draco suffered from claustrophobia. While Draco declared that he was cured, Harry hardly believed it.
Harry raised his hand and traced Draco's hairline with his finger tip to brush off the disorganized hair from his brushed hair. Draco scrunched his nose and tilted his head towards Harry and Harry chuckled and took back his hand even though he thought about playing around a bit.
Harry closed his eyes to relax for a moment in this perfectly reticent and serene atmosphere.
It wasn't long before Harry fell asleep and dreamed of Edward Cullen.
Draco woke up an hour later and found himself sleeping beside one Harry Potter on Teddy's bed. He blinked to see if he were dreaming and glanced at Harry who was sleeping so soundly with his body turned towards him.
His glasses were crooked upon his nose and the black mop of hair were spread across the pillow in swirls. The lashes that lined his eyes were long and dark and they cast a shadow underneath the eyes. Before Draco's thought went further, he quickly searched for the Teddy who he fell asleep with. When Teddy was nowhere to be found, he knew he had to wake Harry up.
"Harry. Wake up-"
Draco gently patted Harry's shoulder but Harry didn't even move an inch.
"Potter!"
He shook the smaller man and Harry woke up rather violently, hitting his head on the bed board with a loud thud that even made Draco flinch.
"Son of a-"
Harry clutched his head, which stopped him from finishing what he was about to say and Draco disdainfully looked at him, but soon worriedly inspected Harry's head to see if there was any bump. When they've settled down, Draco told Harry to look for Teddy.
They got up and called out Teddy's name. After checking room by room, they went nearly frantic and Draco got his phone, ready to make a call.
"Uncle Draco! Harwy!"
When they heard Teddy's voice behind them, they swirled around to find Teddy looking up to them innocently.
"Honey- where were you? We were looking for you"
Harry sighed in relief and picked up the giggling Teddy. Teddy seemed completely unaware and oblivious of their worries. Harry exasperatedly laughed along Teddy when he place his sticky hands that held piece of paper around Harry's neck.
When Draco pointed out the paper he was holding, Teddy proudly held up the paper to show them.
It was a drawing with crayons of a scene with Draco, Harry, and himself
"Did you draw this, Teddy? This is really good!"
"Really, Potter. You don't say"
While impressed at Teddy's drawing, Draco rolled his eyes at the obvious fact that Harry seem to be missing.
"Oh shut up, Draco. Look at this! This is absolutely beautiful! We are going to frame this and hang up on the wall!"
Teddy held up his head in triumphs, an act that he learned it from Draco.
"Who's this?"
Draco pointed out the dark man with long hair next to himself, whose hair was colored in vanilla.
Teddy was in between Harry whose glasses were drawn crookedly upon his eyes and Teddy's plush wolf was drawn next to Harry. Both had no idea who the other man was.
"Is it Sirius?"
"No! It's Jacob!"
While Harry looked confused, Draco looked very surprised. Not only did Teddy gave off his name, but also he included Jacob Black, the stranger they met in a supermarket for 10 minutes, in the drawing that used to only have Harry, Draco, Plushy, Remus, Nymphadora, and Sirius. Occasionally the Weasleys and Hermione.
Did Teddy really had taken liking towards the odd stranger?
"Who's Jacob?"
Harry suspiciously eyed Draco while asking Teddy.
Draco cursed inwardly before explaining the encounter with Jacob Black that very day. He didn't plan to tell Harry about it, but there he was, briefly explaining. Harry listened without interrupting him and Teddy giggled every time Jacob was mentioned. Draco showed no indication of his reaction towards the new stranger.
"Do you like him, Teddy?"
"Uh-huh! Jacob is nice!"
Even Harry was surprised at Teddy who was extremely exclusive with people who he liked.
After sending Teddy to the playroom, Harry pointedly eyed at Draco who was trying to look indifferent.
"So- someone flirted with you while I was at school and you never bothered to tell me about it? I'm hurt, Malfoy"
"No one flirted with me, Potter. And I should ask you the same thing"
Harry huffed at Draco's smugness in annoyance. Didn't he told Draco few hours earlier about Edward's invitation?
"I told you!"
"You weren't going to tell if I didn't ask you. I'm hungry. Make us some dinner, woman"
Draco chuckled while fuming Harry cursed and furiously chopped the poor chicken in the kitchen.
Chapter 6 mainly portrayed the domesticity among Draco, Harry, and Teddy. And yes, Draco has been acting weird around Harry from behind and I'm sure many of you would have guessed. if not, don't worry because you'll find out eventually.
I wish to include Jacob back in the story as soon as possible but I don't have any plans for him as of yet.
Next chapter will be about Harry and Edward's friendly date. While I have the main plot planned out, I take suggestions for side tweeks or not-so-trivial details.
Thank you again for those of you who reads CIVILIZED and I'll try harder to upload sooner!
Any mistakes, comments, suggestions, thoughts? Please let me know. And I repeat, I take any suggestions under my considerations and I'm more than willing to have some suggestions regarding the plot whether if it's a small side story or a main plot.
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