Like the sound of silence calling
I hear your voice and suddenly
I'm falling
Lost in a dream
Like the echo of our souls unweaving
You say those words my heart stops beating
I wonder what it means

What could it be?
That comes over me
At times I can't move
At times I can hardly breathe

When you say you love me
The world goes still
So still inside
And when you say you love me
For a moment
There's no one else alive

De La Haut - Josh Groban

Harry closed his eyes as the soothing melodies of Debussy seemed to almost glide from the headphones into his ears. Edward had allowed the Wizard free range through his music collection as long as he always wore the headphones; the volume at which Harry liked to listen to his music would most probably cause all the vampires in the house a certain degree of discomfort. The music was absolutely beautiful and he gave another smile as he replayed Arabesque. This alone time, although it was keeping him in bed which he didn't enjoy, gave Harry time to think through his new relationship which seemed to be escalating to impressive heights. Without a doubt Harry knew that he loved the young Vampire which made sense considering they were soul mates but also seemed absolutely ridiculous because he'd had never let anyone so far in such a short time, the only person that knew as much as Edward did was Luna and he had known the witch for years before opening up to her.

Harry couldn't even think of any words which could describe Edward to anyone, the closest he could get was awesome. Awesome with the original meaning and not the Americanized version he'd heard thrown around while in Forks. Awesome meaning he couldn't even find words to talk or air to breathe while he was around the Vampire. His stomach and heart became mangled up inside his body every time he heard his mates musical voice or saw his beautiful eyes. Harry had to take a deep breath while he even thought of the amazing young Vampire that chose him...and speak of the devil.

"How are you feeling?" Edward asked as he entered the room, Harry paused the music and slipped the big headphones off so he could hear properly.

"Not too bad actually."

"Good." Edward smiled as he joined Harry on the bed.

"I know. I'm pretty chuffed actually it usually takes ages for me to feel this good again."

"Erm, okay?" Edward didn't really have an answer for that he assumed the sentence would make more sense if he knew what 'chuffed' meant. The Vampire manoeuvred his body so that he was laid down the length of Harry's and he placed one of his hands on the bare skin of Harry's hip where his shirt had ridden up slightly.

"Cold!" Harry exclaimed after a yelp of surprise. Edward withdrew hastily as though he'd been hit by something very heavy and very big, "No, no, no." Harry caught the withdrawing hand and placed it back on his hip, "I don't mind, my magic will adjust, it was just a bit of a shock."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes." And with that Edward curled his fingers around Harrys defined hip bone and slowly pulled the Wizard to face him, Harry complied with the gentle urging and soon the pair of them were laid facing each other. Edwards fingers followed the hem of the jumper around Harrys back, his cold fingers pressing carefully against his slightly tanned skin until his hand reached Harrys spine.

"Eddie-" Harry half moaned half whispered. Edward smiled at his mate as the young man subconsciously arched closer to his body to escape the cold touch.

"Are you sure you're ok with this?" He asked again for complete confirmation.

"Of course."

The Vampires long fingers traced his spine upwards underneath his clothes until he could rest his hand flat against Harrys warm back which was slowly being heated with long tendrils of magic which had started to collect as soon as Edward touched his skin. The tendrils almost seemed to caress the flesh that Edward had exposed to Harry's skin; the magic wove in and out of his fingers over the back of his hand and around his wrist.

"Can I kiss you?" The Vampire asked in a whisper.
"If you kiss me now we'll be bonded forever or at least until I die. Do you think you'll want me for that long?"

Edward didn't dignify the question with an answer just leaned in while pulling Harry forward and pressed their lips firmly together. The magic that was previously concentrated on having as much contact with his hand as possible seemed to shoot up to their joined lips. They opened their mouths simultaneously with a gasp and fell naturally into an opened mouth but still chaste kiss. Edward pulled Harry even closer then they already were and wrapped his arms fully around his mate's soft, warm body. Harry surrendered everything he could give his magic, his body and his soul as the Vampire drunk it up like the blood he needed to keep himself sane.

"Edward-" Harry groaned when he was finally able to rip his lips away.

"Harry?" The Vampire was breathless as he murmured his mates name even though he didn't even need to breathe.

"I-I...Oh just kiss me!" Harry magic seeped through Edwards body, much like it did when they first touched, but this time it seemed to be charged from Harry's raw passion for the Vampire. Edward could almost feel his organs jumping to life and his heart shaking off its cobwebs to begin pumping his newly made blood around his body.

Now he knew why Vampires needed their mates...they make their lifeless bodies feel alive.

But all too soon the connection was broken again so Harry could draw in gulps of much needed oxygen.

"Harry? You okay?" Edward asked as he pressed their foreheads together with a sigh.

"I -I think that I love you." Harry answered, letting his eyes drift closed and his mouth tilt into a content smile.

"Well I know that I love you." Green eyes shot open in astonishment at the barely whispered statement. His wide eyes met the calm golden of his partner as his brain attempted to process the information, "You don't have to say it back if you-" Harry's lips cut off Edwards next statement as he claimed the Vampire as his own.

"I love you too Eddie." The Wizard reciprocated once their lips were broken and the carefully uttered statement brought a beautiful smile to Edward's face which in turn caused Harry to adopt a similar expression.

The minutes passed in silence as the couple were content to stare into each others eyes and hold each other in their arms. Edwards hand was still resting on the centre of Harry's back his fingers idly tracing random circles on the heated skin and his other twirled a lock of hair.

"Do you need anything to eat?" The Vampire asked, breaking the moment.

"I could really go for a Bacon Butty, or even a Chip Butty." Harry stated in a chatty tone, not noticing his mates confusion he continued, "Oh and did Esme get any crisps?"

"I...don't know. I'll check." Edward climbed off the bed and gave Harry's forehead a peck.

"Thanks." And with that Harry was returning the headphones to their rightful place over his ears while Edward exited the room looking baffled.

"Hey Luna?"

"Yes Edward?"

"What does - chuffed - mean exactly?"

"Has Harry slipped back into English slang again?" She didn't wait for him to answer before she prattled on, "Chuffed means happy and pleased. I did warn him that he had to tone down the amount of slang he uses but I guess he's just become so used to you." Edward gave Luna one of his half smiles and carried on into the kitchen.

"Problems with the human?" Emmett asked with a massive grin. He was sat at the large round table that stood next to the kitchen island; in front of him were sheets of paper which was obviously some sort of school assignment and one hand held a pen while the other was spinning a red apple between his fingers.

"No, the Hu-Harry-and I are just fine thank you very much. He asked me to get him a - Bacon Butty?"

"Just a Bacon sandwich dude, nothing to stress over."

"Right. Did Esme get any Bacon?" Emmett just shrugged in answer and went back to his assignment.

"Are you going to stink up the Kitchen?"

"Probably." Edward said while musing over the pack of meat he had in one hand.

"I'm out then, catch you later Bro."

"I don't mean to inconvenience you Emmett; I can eat later if you're busy in here." Harry said from the doorway. Edward stopped in his tracks for a moment and surveyed the young Wizard that stood in front of him. Harry's fingers were slightly curled around the end of the arms of the sweater he had borrowed of Edward. The black clothing seemed to bring out his pale skin making him look - if it were possible - even paler and slightly sicklier looking.

"No, it's okay Little Human, I was getting bored anyway. Later."

Edward rolled his eyes at his 'brother' and motioned for Harry to sit on one of the stools that surrounded the small island. Harry smiled at Emmett as he left and took the offered seat while folding his arms in front of him. Edward leaned over and stole a quick lingering kiss. The human smiled as Edward placed a frying pan on the cooker and peeled the Bacon out of the packaging.

"Are you okay with that?" Harry asked.

"Yeah...I think so."

"Have you ever cooked Bacon before?"

"No...I don't think I have." Harry gave his mate a small laugh and walked around the island to stand by his side.

"Well it's really simple when it goes brown turn it over." Harry stood behind Edward and wrapped his arms around the Vampires slim waist. His eyes were fixated on those hands which were shuffling the meat around the pan every few minutes.

"You know within normal human society its custom to use a spatula."

"Sorry," Edward wiped his fingers on some kitchen paper, "If it makes you uncomfortable I can."

"Actually I think it's kinda fascinating." Harry said and was awarded a dazzling smile.

A/N – Sorry for the late update, 5 members of my family have died in the last couple of months, putting my writing majorly on hold. So this is to kick-start myself back into writing (although it's probably not that good) in time for Christmas.

So Merry Christmas guys and thanks for reading still.

Xx

E.V.S.