Four Fathers
Ch 9: Dominance
They laughed and played around for a while. Blaise played keeper while the other two played chaser. They had both only managed to score three or four times because Blaise was very good at his position and with a shared look between the two, they decided to double up. Now it was them against Blaise instead of all one on one on one. Blaise was getting swamped. He couldn't keep up with both of them and they were playing in circles around him. Eventually they managed to get in about fifteen more and Blaise gave up with an all right you win to the both of them. They laughed and they all touched down back to earth. They were all happy and their eyes were alight. Flying was a natural for them, be it with their wings, or on a broom. They went and restored the brooms and headed back to the stands to talk without worry of being overheard.
Eventually talk turned to the Ravenclaw girl and Draco told Shadow of the story of the Chamber of Secrets that he had heard when he was younger. They all thought it could be possible but knew the Hogwarts library would have nothing on it. They would have to talk to their parents, see if they knew anything more.
Draco asked what the snake had said and Shadow told him. Draco said he hadn't heard it but that he should have considering his father's ability and that he could typically understand Nagini. Shadow found that strange but just accepted it. He couldn't do anything with it.
The Gryffindor team spotted the three first year Slytherin's sitting in the stands and decided that they needed to be kicked out so they could start their practice. They went to them and coughed politely or as politely as one can anyway. The captain opened his mouth and then closed it again, as they seemed to not pay attention to him.
"Excuse me." They turned to him. "May I help you?" Shadow asked. "Yes, you can leave the Quidditch stands so we can practice." Draco turned to them. "And if we don't want to as we were here first." The Captain pulled out his wand but before it was even fully raised Shadow had a blade at his throat and he was facing his teammates. "I suggest that you do not raise your wands against what is mine to protect unless you wish to die," he told the Captain. "Should I let you go is the question? Draco?" "Why not, he's not worth it." "Very well." He threw the captain away from him and then turned to them and they stood gracefully and fell in beside him as they all walked back to the castle.
Darkness could tell Shadow was no longer in a good mood, and a Shadow in a bad mood with a bunch of idiot children would not do. So far there had been no deaths and he was going to attempt to keep it that way. He met Shadow, Draco, and Blaise at the door and pulled Shadow into his arms. He pulled him into the shadows and gently bit into his neck forcing the tension to leave his body. He sighed and relaxed then nodded. He turned and kissed Darkness before giving a thank you.
They all met back up and headed for Sev's quarters. A while later they ran into the Headmaster that said he must speak with Shadow alone. Darkness refused and the headmaster told him pointedly that Shadow could answer for himself. What he did not understand however was that Darkness was his Dom and did indeed have the right to answer for him if he thought it could affect his Sub. Shadow then answered in the negative and the Headmaster goaded him. "Must you always listen to someone else my boy." Darkness was not happy. In fact, he was downright furious. No one had the right to claim what was his. "You have the right to make your own decisions." Ha ha. Oh how wrong he was thought Draco, and Shadow knew it too. He was trying not to laugh.
"You seem not to understand Headmaster, but I trust them as to where I do not trust you. I know that he will make a decision that will benefit me even if I do not agree with it, but in this case, I do wholeheartedly agree with him and have no wish to talk to you. Good day." He wrapped his arms around Darkness and they continued but did not stop at Sev's quarters because they knew the headmaster was still watching. He told Draco and Blaise goodbye before pulling Darkness into their room.
As soon as they were fully in the rooms and the door closed and warded to all but Midnight, Darkness flipped Shadow over and pinned him to the bed albeit sitting. He did not want to frighten his sub. Shadow slipped into his role as full submissive knowing Darkness needed to regain his control, and that the vampire would not take to well to his sub not submitting. The vampire in Darkness was furious. His control of his sub had been challenged and by an old man no less. He was pleased though. His sub knew whom he belonged to. Shadow waited knowing he was trying to pull himself back together from full vampire mode to Darkness again. Eventually he sighed and turned to Shadow. He pulled him into his arms. "You are mine." "I am yours," Shadow reinstated. "Only mine." "Only yours, and Mid's." He knew better than to say 'And Mid's also, without the only yours.' The vampire did not like it. But reminding him he was shared was fine. "Our mate." "Shared mate." Darkness was almost there, he was including Midnight. "Ours." "Yours." Darkness smiled and pulled his sub into a kiss dominating him. Shadow did not fight it but gave as good as he was getting. When they broke apart they both reigned in the vampire in them. Darkness sat and pulled Shadow into his lap. "Sorry." "It's not your fault." "No, but it is good you did not go with him. The vampire would have seen it as a betrayal." Shadow shivered. That would not have been good. They just relaxed and lay against one another.
Midnight walked into the Common Room and then saw all the wards on their door so instead decided it would be worthwhile to go see Blaise and Draco as Shadow had been with them. He knocked on the door and after a second a 'come in' was heard. He walked in and bowed and then took a seat at the foot of their bed after a nod from Blaise. It seemed that whatever had happened had affected Blaise as well, and then he understood. Someone must have challenged Darkness's dominance. That would not have gone well and now he needed to know what had happened.
"The Headmaster tried to get Shadow to come to his office alone. Darkness answered for him and the headmaster tried to goad Shadow into going. Dumbledore has no idea that he just challenged Darkness's dominance but he was not happy. You might want to go check on Shadow."
"Actually that is not a very good idea. When the vampire comes to the fore it is unwise for me to be there as well because even though it knows and agrees with sharing Shadow it still feels threatened. If Shadow would have gone with the headmaster the vampire would have been pissed and the headmaster would most likely be dead." Draco's eyes widened.
"I didn't think it was that bad." He looked to Blaise.
"It wasn't."
"No, but you must also realize that we have always had to fight for what we wanted as well as had to fight to be able to keep it."
They understood then. "When we were outside the Gryffindor Quidditch team tried to kick us out of the stands so they could practice. The captain drew his wand and Shadow reacted, I believe his exact words were 'I suggest that you do not raise your wands against what is mine to protect unless you wish to die.' I understood it meant something, but what, I do not understand," Blaise told him.
Midnight looked shocked but then slowly a smile spread across his face. "It means you are family."
"He's very possessive."
Midnight laughed. Long and hard. "You have no idea. But yes he is." He turned to Draco and gave him a look.
"What?"
"By normal standards would you be more protective or possessive of your mate?"
"Possessive," he answered without hesitation.
"Most subs are, I've noticed. No one touches what belongs to them."
"It may be your duty to protect us and love us but no one will take you from us. We will not allow it." Blaise kissed Draco. "I see." He smirked back.
He sent a tag to Darkness knowing that it would not be a good idea to do so to Shadow because Darkness would know. After a moment the connection opened and he was told he could come in. He closed it and stepped into their room. He climbed in bed beside Darkness effectively making him the middle. It was the safest course of action at the moment. For all of them.
Shadow spoke up. "If we aren't going to see Sev we should let him know so he does not worry." Darkness pondered for a moment. "Give me a bit longer then we can go. I am almost in full control of myself. I know that he will not hurt you so that should make it easier." They nodded. He pulled Shadow over him and placed him in between himself and Midnight, a silent apology to both of his mates that he was keeping them from each other, but they understood if their smiles were any indication."
A while later they met Sev at his quarters and slid in. They talked about how their classes were going. By far they all hated DADA and Shadow had a firm dislike of the Astronomy teacher whom equally disliked him. Shadow had been kicked out more than twice. His father sighed. "I was never liked in that class either, nor was Draconis's Papa. It seems that we are firm in our beliefs." Shadow told him that he actually loved looking at the stars and that he liked the subject just not the class. Severus readily agreed. Forty-five minutes later an alarm went off. Severus quickly led them back to the dorms and told them to stay.
Shadow and Draco ran along side holding one another's hand so not to be seperated or lost. Elbereth and Lorien were along for the ride as well as Ruri, Draco's pet dragon that was clinging to his shoulder. They had both heard the serpent this time. They would find it. They had to. They also knew their mates would be furious but they had no choice they couldn't let someone else die. They kept running until they came across a girl's bathroom. They had passed it up but their familiars had told them to go back. After a glance to one another they did so. Their familiars slid off or flew off in Ruri's case and inspected the bathroom. Eventually they all ended up at the same place. A sink. They glanced at one another.
They shrugged and gave their familiars their attention. Shadow paused and stared at the sink. "Open," he hissed. It did so and they jumped back. They looked at each other again. Their Dom's would be so pissed. They nodded and when he was about to jump Draco hissed "Stairs." He nodded and they began their descent. They found where the snake had come from and they were told it was a basilisk. Great. They were so dead. They talked about what they would have to do if it would not agree to their terms.
Darkness was angry, angry didn't even describe it but no words could. Midnight and Blaise were in no better condition. The rest of the Slytherin's had long since fled to their own rooms. Their sub's had blocked their bonds so that they could not be traced and they wanted nothing more than to tare out of there and go looking for them but if Sev came back and found them all gone he would be pissed. As it was they needed his help to find them. They could be anywhere but he was the head of their family, he could find Shadow, and Draco would be with him.
The serpent slithered in and immediately smelled the intruders. She had killed two already this night but what was two more. She would have them for later. She moved to attack but they spoke. They spoke the tongue. And together. She had to listen. She wanted to know more about these speaker's. It had been so long since one had been in her home.
"Lady, we beseech you. Hear our call. We mean you no harm. Please speak with us."
She hissed back. "I speak with you." She saw them relax but still they kept their eyes closed. Coming upon them she noticed they were just younglings. "Why do you speak?"
"We must ask you Lady not to harm any more innocents. They must be protected not killed."
She hissed. These younglings should know better, but then again they were young. They would not know that she would not kill innocents. "I kill no innocents younglings. The younglings must be protected yes. That is why I have been called again. To get rid of the one's that cause harm to the young."
Shadow smiled, now he just had to get her to understand. They had been lucky thus far. "Lady, the student that was killed was still a teen, she was innocent and did not deserve to die. She did no wrong."
"You are wrong there younglings. She had hurt the another youngling."
"Did you see her do this yourself Lady?"
"I did not." She did not understand. The tone was not accusing but was telling her she had missed something.
"Then you have been lied to Lady." She hissed at him but then the other spoke up. "He does not lie. May I ask how you found out?"
She had a bigger problem. "And the two teens tonight?" she asked. She saw them both pale and the first one slide to the ground and bow his head. "Innocent," he whispered. She hissed. The one whom had told her would pay. Turning to the second she answered his earlier question. "The old one that reigns here." They hissed and she glanced at them. She shielded her eyes to her second lens. "You may now open your eyes younglings. My eyes are shielded."
"Thank you Lady. It is an honor." And it was. Not many had ever been allowed to look a basilisk in the eye. "You have been used Lady. In an disgusting way. How may we help you so that he cannot hurt you." She hissed soothingly at the younglings. "I will take care of him. No more young shall be hurt by me. Thank you for telling me this younglings. I will offer you what protection I can."
"Thank you," they again hissed together. They started the journey but before they disappeared from sight Shadow asked if they could speak with her again and she nodded. She got lonely down here.
They knew they would be in trouble.
Severus went back to the Common Room to check on his snakes after the two bodies had been found and the teachers dismissed. When he got back he found three certain Slytherin's pacing and all others out of sight. He coughed and they all whirled around. He noticed two certain Slytherin's missing. His eyes narrowed. "Where are they?"
"We don't know. You are our last hope. They have blocked us." Severus hissed. They were in so much trouble. He opened his awareness and they all headed out.
They walked the stairs hand in hand, knowing that once their mates found them they most likely wouldn't see the light of day for quite some time and that was if Sev didn't know they were gone.
They reached the top and climbed out. They both hissed, "close," and sighed when it did so.
They walked into a girl's bathroom and stopped. Their sub's looked up at them and gulped.
Midnight looked and saw the two were holding hands as did Blaise and Darkness. They all growled and as one turned and walked out not looking back. Both Shadow and Draco were shocked. Never had they thought. Then they looked and saw their still enter-twined hands. They looked at each other, let go, and slid to the floor. There was no point going after their Dom's. They wouldn't listen.
Severus was shocked. Nothing in the past thirty seconds had processed and when it did his eyes widened. Oh shit was the only thought in his head. He touched both of their shoulders and they flinched. He picked them both up with a bit of difficulty, as they weren't heavy but not light either. It was more awkward. He used a few notice-me-not charms and took them to his quarters. He as well understood that talking to Darkness, Midnight, and Blaise right now would yield no results. Right now he needed to help Shadow and Draco. They needed it the most.
He set them down on the couch and went to grab two glasses of blood. They needed it right now. By the time he got back to the living room from re-securing his stash, they were gone. A quick sweep of his rooms found them both in separate corners of his room. He sighed. At least he hadn't lost them.
He sat and then let out his dominance. This was going to take a while. "Come," he called. Both whimpered but crawled to him. They sat on opposite sides of him but neither would look up. Both were crying, not caring. Their Dom's didn't want them. What reason was there to live for them. Severus caught these thoughts and tried to figure out how to deal with this. James had never been this…delicate…fragile. But then again, he hadn't found his mates or mated until after 15, not before 11. Draco had always known Blaise was his Dom from the age of 2. Who knew with the other three. They had at least been more matured.
He pulled both of them against him and they rested their heads against his legs. "Draco. Tell me what happened." He whimpered but nodded. He took a breath and then started. "We heard the serpent again and we had to stop it from killing. We kept running but then our familiars told us to go back. It was the girl's bathroom. We went in and eventually they landed by the sink. We went down and asked the basilisk to stop killing the innocents. She hadn't known they were innocent. Dumbledore lied to her. We came out together and then." He stopped, he couldn't.
"And then?"
He trembled. " Then our Dom's don't want us." He was crying. "It's all my fault."
"It is not your fault. Do not blame yourself." Shadow flinched and Severus raised his head. "Nor do you blame yourself. It is neither of your fault. It was misunderstood and when your Dom's are calm again we will speak with them." Draco looked up to him, hope in his eyes, and he nodded. He sighed and closed his eyes leaning against Severus for support. Shadow shook his head.
"Why not?"
"He has already been challenged by Dumbledore today. If I would have went it would have been a betrayal and then he comes and finds me with another holding hands. He deserves to be mad at me. I have betrayed him." He stopped, shaking and then closed his eyes.
Severus forced him to look at him. "Open your eyes. You have not betrayed your mate. It may seem that way but you have done nothing wrong to state otherwise." He shook his head and closed his eyes again, he too leaning against Severus for all the support he could get right now.
"We will see what we can do later. Sleep." They nodded and did so. There was no point in being awake.
Blaise was angry. He did not understand how Draco could have. His Dragon belonged to him. No one else. He could not be angry with just one of them. There had to be a reason but he was so angry the reason didn't matter right now. He pushed open the other's door, asking them if there was somewhere they could go to get rid of the anger. Midnight turned to Darkness and the two communicated silently for a while before he was asked how well he could fight. He had answered well enough. They had asked to kill and he had said yes. Right now he could. Midnight told him that there was a place where criminals all went and every now and then they would wipe it out. Blaise agreed, he could handle that. They dressed appropriately and left.
Shadow and Draco let out a cry after shooting up. Their Dom's. They were gone. The bond was gone. They panicked. They didn't know what to do. Severus quickly rushed in. He pulled them both into his arms. He had lain them on the couches in his rooms so that they would know where they were.
"Shh. Shh. What's wrong?"
"It's gone. It's gone."
"What. What's gone?" Severus didn't understand.
"The bond. It's gone. It's so cold. So cold." That's all he could get from Draco.
"Shadow?"
"They don't want us. They left. They left together. All alone. Alone again. Always alone. The one's I love always leave. Always leave me. Freak." Severus stopped him there.
"You are not a freak. They are angry. Let them dispel their anger and then they will come back." Shadow shook his head. He was beyond helping or caring now.
Slowly, Shadow started fading before Severus's eyes and there was nothing he could do about it. A Sub could not live without their Dom. He had finally found his son only to loose him over something so petty as this. He hated not being able to do anything. Draco sat by stroking his hair knowing that eventually, he too would follow. Severus could do nothing but watch.
They arrived at a run down pub and Darkness stopped. He took out a piece of paper and then it disappeared. "Three minutes for the bartender and the spies to get out. All others die tonight." They nodded. After the three minutes were up they let out their vampires and every single person, creature, whatever, was killed that night. Darkness bottled the blood and vanished some of it to a hospital that paid well when they got it, and kept the others for when it was needed after handing a good bit over to Blaise who nodded.
It was some time later now that Blaise wasn't angry that he realized. "Oh Kali, what have we done?" They turned to him. "Think about it. Have you ever heard of a Sub that has cheated on his Dom? They have no reason to. They love us. We take care of them and provide for them. It is impossible for two subs to cheat. It would be easier for one of us to cheat then either of them."
Their eyes widened and they understood. They fled back to Hogwarts as if the steeds of hell were at their heels. Once they were there they had to figure out where to go. "Sev's quarters. He wouldn't have sent them back," Blaise answered.
"Will he let us in?"
"I don't know, but we have to try." The two nodded and once more they took off. It was a good thing they did not come across the Headmaster.
When they arrived at his quarters they begged to be let in. The door flew open and they ran in. By then, even Draco was unable to stay sitting. He had one hand rested on Shadow's head and the rest of him was leaning against the couch. Both's breathing was labored. They had almost killed their Sub's.
Severus stood and blocked their way. "Please." They needed to their sub's now. Couldn't he see that.
"Until you understand you will not touch them." They growled but nodded. They had no choice. Time was of the essence.
"They went to try to save the students from being killed. From what I have figured out they knew we would all be angry. They were taking comfort from one another knowing that they would be punished, especially Shadow." Their eyes widened and they nodded. "Please," they asked again. He nodded and they rushed to them.
They both flinched when they touched them. All of them closed their eyes and calmed themselves. They knew it would take a lot to get their mates to trust them again. They pulled them into their arms and turned to Severus. "You will have the day off tomorrow. Do what you must, but we will be talking." They nodded. They jumped to their rooms.
Shadow was spooned between the both of them. Both of their arms wrapped around him. He was facing Darkness as that was who had carried him until they got to their rooms. They knew that he was dying because their bond had been broken. What they didn't understand was how it had been broken. Hopefully Severus could tell them that. Darkness bit into his neck on the left at the same time Midnight bit him on the right. Something similar was occurring in Blaise and Draco's room. The bond came back but not as strong as they wanted it to. Quickly Darkness cut his own left shoulder and forced Shadow to the cut. He was too weak to bite but he wouldn't drink either. He wouldn't hurt his Dom even if his Dom didn't want him.
"Drink." He tried to shake his head but couldn't. "Please. Drink." His head was forced to the mark and he drank, crying the entire time. It healed over and he pulled away. Darkness cut again and forced him back. He struggled but to no avail. His instincts told him drink even as his mind fought telling him he was hurting his Dom. This happened twice more before he was finally able to bite and then he couldn't stop the tears, but still his Dom forced him to drink. He eventually managed to lick it healed and his Dom let him pull away. His tears were gently wiped away and then Midnight moved forward and took him.
He shook his head widely. He wouldn't hurt his second Dom either. Midnight cut his right shoulder and forced Shadow to the cut. He tried to pull away but Midnight would not let him. Once it healed, he bit and drank, knowing he had to but not wanting to. He let him go and then sat with him on the bed. "Shh. Don't leave us luv. Come back to us our Lightening." Shadow still sat limp but curled into his arms. They had left him. What did they mean?
"We're sorry luv. We overreacted. We know that you would never do that. I do not know how to ask you to forgive us."
They wanted him. It had been a misunderstanding. He tried to lift his head but couldn't but he had to know. "Want?" he whispered.
"Yes, yes. We want you luv. Forgive us? It was never supposed to be this way. We love you."
Shadow smiled and cried. His Dom's were crying to. They rarely cried. He knew then that they were sorry. That they hadn't meant it. He tried to lift his arms but couldn't. "Want." They understood the difference and Darkness moved to him and brushed a chaste kiss to his lips. They climbed into the bed and curled him into the both of them. They wouldn't let him go again. And they vowed they would never react fist without finding out what had happened. They would never do this to their Sub again.
A./N. Okay, at first I couldn't get past the first three pages, and then after that this chapter just wrote itself. This is totally NOT what I had planned for this chapter but whatever. Here it is. Sorry about the long wait. Hope you enjoyed.