prompt- bond.
Also all other stories are on hold, and for a good reason. My laptop which i write everything on has been killed, the power pack is broken. Also the screen is smashed, so ermmm yeah
I will update when and if i can even if i have to borrow my sisters computer to do so.
Little Harry ran as fast as his legs could take him, after all his cousin wanted to play 'Harry Hunting' and Harry didn't feel like been hunted today. Running down a dark alley Harry hid behind a bin making sure that no one could see him, Harry heard a noise it sounded like a groan looking around he spotted a man in a suit on the floor of the alley. making sure that he was quiet Harry walked over to the strange man and asked
"Mister are you okay?"
The man turned around, he had veins under his eyes and fangs? Harry knew that the man was a vampire after all he was friends with a couple, but they couldn't stay with him as they had things to do but that was fine with Harry, after all they said when he was older he could go and visit them. But Harry knew that there were bad vampires in the world, ones that would hurt him if given the chance. So Harry asked again
"Mister are you okay?"
The man shook his head, it looked like he was trying to clear his mind, or maybe he had hit his head?
The man opened his mouth and hissed
"You need to get away from here!"
Harry shook his head, his stubbornness coming out in full form and shook his head. looking around he spotted a shard of broken glass dragging it across his wrist he winced but held his ground, offering his bloody wrist to the vampire he spoke
"You need to feed."
He only had a second to think before the man was on him, lips wrapped around the bleeding wound on his wrist.
It wasn't exactly a pleasant feeling for Harry but he had gotten used to it. He did this for his other vampire friends sometimes, they said it lasted longer than normal blood. It had taken an inordinate amount of time for harry's friends to figure out why. Finally they had realized that little Harry was a wizard. Harry's friends promised to help him with his magic the next time they came, but the vampire's came at random times and sometimes Harry wouldn't see them for a year.
The removal of fangs from his wrist brought Harry back to the present. The vampire, who was looking much better now, had stopped feeding and was beginning to stand up.
"Are you okay now Mister?"
Harry asked tearing a part of his filthy shirt off to wrap around his still healing wrist. Harry knew from experience that it would be healed in an hour or two but that didn't mean he could let himself bleed the entire time.
Elijah looked down at the strange boy, who in their right mind would give a vampire blood? Elijah was tempted to bite his wrist and feed the small child his blood, but if something were to happen and the child to die. That was something that Elijah did not want on his conscience, looking at the small child Elijah kneeled down and looked right into his eyes
"You will not remember what happened, only that you hurt your wrist."
Harry tilted his head to the side and said
"Your eyes went funny."
Elijah looked at the small child, he couldn't be compelled?
Still it didn't matter, he needed to get out of the alley and back to his hotel, looking down at the small child he picked him up before running back to his hotel room, placing the child on the couch he walked into the bedroom to get changed, after all his suit was ruined and he felt disgusting after been in that alley for so long.
Elijah walked into the bathroom and picked up the small first aid kit that he kept incase any of his staff hurt themselves, after all most of them didn't want his blood, just incase they died and became vampires. Walking back into the front room he noticed that the child hadn't moved at all, what a strange child.
Harry kicked his legs back and forth as he waited for the vampire to get back. He hadn't been eaten yet so he assumed the vampire wouldn't hurt him. Besides little Harry wasn't afraid of death and, as long as he was here, he couldn't be hurt by his cousin. Harry took a look around the room noting its soft, warm colours and tasteful decor. I wonder where I am. Harry thought curiously. I hope the vampire is okay. he seems really nice.
The door to the bathroom opened and out stepped the vampire looking better than he had before.
"Hello," Harry chirped happily. "Are you feeling better? I can give you more blood if you need it. I have lots!"
The vampire chuckled before a slightly horrified, slightly shocked expression came over his face. Confused Harry watched him wondering what he would do next.
Elijah pulled his rage in, the sheer bruises and scars that covered the small one's torso and legs were not something he ever wanted to see, it was bad enough that his own childhood was bad and Niklaus's was even worse but in this day and age?
Something was wrong and Elijah wanted to find out what it was, but first he needed to take care of the wound on the wrist and feed the little one after all he had given him blood so the lest he could do was feed him, but first he needed to reply
"Yes little one i am fine."
Harry gave a blinding smile
The smile blinded Elijah for a moment. How could someone in this little one's position be so happy? That smile didn't hold even a bit of bitterness. Quickly Elijah started moving again calling down to get food.
"What is your name little one?" Elijah asked turning back to his guest. Large green eyes looked back at him as the child answered.
"I'm Harry!" He sounded so excited about it. "And I'm seven!"
"Nice to meet you Harry." Elijah replied. "I'm Elijah and very old."
Harry giggled smiling happily up at the vampire, Elijah. All vampires were old, everyone knew that
Elijah looked down at the child and asked
"What is so funny?"
Harry looked at Elijah and stated
"All vampires are old, even i know that!"
Elijah looked at the strange child, and it was true the child was strange, first he offered his blood to a vampire knowing full well that he could die. Then he offers Elijah more blood if he needed it, then the was the scars and bruises, and now it seemed as if Harry knew vampires already which would mean that Harry had fed a vampire before a thought that nauseated Elijah, Elijah had never fed off a child until Harry and now he was feeling guilt about it. In his very long life he had never harmed a child, but then again Harry had slit his own wrist with the glass, so in truth Elijah hadn't done anything to Harry. That helped to alleviate some of the guilt that Elijah was feeling.
Harry looked at the vampire in front of him, and knew that he was feeling guilty taking Elijah's face in his small, work hardened hands Harry smiled
"You dont need to feel guilty."
Elijah looked at Harry, how had the child known what he was feeling?
Harry smiled softly his eyes wide and innocent yet somehow holding a knowledge far beyond his years.
"One of the others taught me." He stated. "He said i was good with feeling and stuff. So now I know what people are thinking and feeling if I want. But it makes me tired."
And Harry yawned his little hand coming up to cover his mouth.
Elijah frowned just slightly wondering if this 'other' was a vampire. It would explain how little Harry knew about his kind.
"Are you tired little one?" He questioned. Elijah would have preferred to feed the child first but food could wait if Harry wanted to sleep.
"I'm okay." Harry replied immediately forcing his eyes open. He wanted to talk more with his new vampire friend.
"Sleep little one." Elijah commanded picking the boy up and placing him down on the bed,
"We will talk more when you wake up." Harry wanted to argue but his eyelids wouldn't stay open and he quickly succumbed to sleep
Elijah had moved back into the front room and picked up a book, he was planning on reading it but he couldn't. Not with the recent conversation going around his head, but it didn't matter. Elijah knew that if Harry knew other vampires then he would become a target to hunters and werewolves that's if he hadn't already. To Elijah the child was strange he was wise beyond his years yet still held that innocence that most children carried, and Elijah didn't want to know what would happen to Harry should he ever lose that innocence, would he turn out like Niklaus? or would he be worse?
But whatever harry turned out to be Elijah knew it would be interesting. Maybe he should stay with the child for a while? it couldn't hurt anything and life had been rather boring for Elijah recently. Elijah sat down beside Harry's still form running his hands through the matted black hair.
"You will make ripples in the world." Elijah decided. "And I will be by your side to see it."
As if sensing that someone was next to him, Harry rolled over and cuddled into Elijah's side making the original's eyebrows raise up into his hairline after all no one had ever dared to cuddle with him, not with the presence and danger that he gave off, and those that knew of him well they tended to run far away as possible. looking down at the sleeping child Elijah murmured
"You are indeed an interesting one."
But he let the child cuddle up to him all the same. It had been a long time since anyone had been this comfortable near Elijah.
Harry woke quickly, it was something he had to do if he wanted to survive at the Dursleys. Of course the second he woke up Harry realized he was most definitely not at the Dursley's. Mainly because he was curled up next to a vampire. Elijah, Harry remembered.
"Good afternoon little one." Harry raised his eyes to meet those of the vampire.
He grinned at the laughter in those eyes.
"Hullo!"
Elijah chuckled at the accented voice.
"Are you hungry?"
Harry nodded his head and Elijah began to move intending to get the tray of food that lay across the room.
"No!"
Harry panicked when Elijah attempted to move. Elijah stilled immediately eyes wide in shock at Harry's vehemence.
"Child?"
He questioned but Harry would not meet his eyes.
"Child?' he questioned again.
Harry sniffled but refused to look up.
Harry could see it, there was something wrong with the food. And not in the way that he would of liked, making sure to keep in Elijah's line of sight he walked to the food and shuddered he could see some sort of strange wiggly lines coming off the tray and off the plate looking at Elijah Harry moved the plate off the tray before picking up the tray and holding it up to him.
Elijah's eyes darkened vervain someone had spiked the tray with it! And the little one had noticed. Yes spending time with the little one wouldn't be a bad move at all.
"How did you notice that?"
Elijah questioned impressed and silently furious that it had somehow made its way all the way up here.
"It felt bad." Harry stated staring at the strange lines that were floating off the tray "I don't like it. It wants to hurt someone."
Harry lowered his head, he could feel the anger in the room. and normally when someone was angry they would hurt him, but this new vampire Harry had no idea what to think after all he had been nothing but kind and caring to Harry but Harry knew that every vampire had a beast inside of them, the opposite to what they were and if Elijah was angry enough then he could snap and then Harry could get hurt.
Not that Harry really cared better him than some innocent person
Harry hadn't been innocent since the night he was left on his Aunt and Uncle's door step. He knew just how dark and cruel the world could be but that was okay. It wasn't like Harry deserved any better any way. His Aunt and Uncle had taught him that well.
"I'm sorry," Harry said immediately. Giving a quick apology often lessened punishments, though nothing could make them stop altogether.
ELijah froze as he finally took in the child cowering before him. Harry's shoulders were hunched inwards and his eyes were lowered, body trembling in fear. When the child apologized Elijah felt his heart go out to another being for the first time in a very, very long time.
"Why did you apologize?"Elijah questioned. "You did nothing wrong."
"Its always my fault." Harry replied with certainty. "Whenever someone is angry its my fault. I always get punished for it." Harry replied
Rage, it was all Elijah could feel it burned through his body at an alarming rate. He felt his fangs extend and veins under his eyes pulse, he wanted, no needed to kill something. Elijah had not been this bad since he had a newborn and fledgling.
Harry's eyes widened when he saw the fangs, he allowed his mind to blank out after all if he blanked out he couldn't feel the pain.
But oddly enough it never came. When Harry awakened from his trance he was alone in the room, Elijah no where to be seen. Harry looked around slowly before walking to the door. What had just happened? He wasn't injured at all.
Harry tried the door knob only to find it locked. 'He must be coming back for me.' Harry thought sadly. Even this seemingly nice man was only going to hurt Harry in the end, just like they all did.
On the other side of town Elijah was stalking through a silent neighborhood following his little ones scent. He was going to kill the dipshits that dared hurt his little one. It didn't even occur to Elijah until he had finished with his job that he had begun calling Harry his. It felt right
Elijah walked back at a pleasurable pace, after all he had killed the ones that had harmed his little one. While it felt right Elijah was wondering what had occurred for him to call Harry his, a deep rumble came from his chest as the thought of Harry. Then it clicked into place, he had heard about mates but had brushed it off believing that they were myth.
Elijah stopped at a park, he needed to think. Elijah considered calling his witch to see if it was true, but shook his head he was only here for a few more days then would be leaving, Elijah's chest tightened at the thought of leaving Harry. But he needed to, he needed to find Niklaus and kill him for what he had done, but he could end up dying then that would leave Harry alone. That alone caused pain to run through him.
Elijah looked at a fountain and tried to remember what he had read or heard about mates but he was coming up blank, after all since Elijah had dismissed it he had no knowledge of it something that he was beginning to regret now.
By the time he got back to his room Harry was asleep under the bed curled up in a tight ball, Elijah frowned that wouldn't do. Picking up Harry he placed the child in the bed and climbed into next to him, Harry immediately cuddled into Elijah.
Before Elijah drifted off he thought that he could get used to this, but if Harry was older than he would show him all the things he wanted to.
Harry woke up warm, warm and comfortable. He shifted slightly turning his head only to stiffen completely. Elijah was curled around him and,worse he was curled around Elijah. The vampire was back to punish him.
Elijah was asleep when it happened. His little one had stiffened in his arms and the smell of fear permeated the air. Elijah rolled out of bed snarling, intending to find and destroy whatever had caused his precious child to be afraid. But when he was awake enough to look around he found nothing. Curious and confused, Elijah turned to ask Harry what was wrong when he noticed that his little one was missing.
Elijah cocked his head listening for a heartbeat...there beneath the bed. Looking under the bed he found Harry curled up in the middle, wide green eyes looking at Elijah in fear.
"What's wrong little one?" Elijah questioned confused.
"I dont want to be punished." Harry murmured. Elijah froze, it felt like he was doing a lot of that lately.
Elijah picked up the bed and moved it, picking up his little one he cuddled Harry to his chest, slowly but surely Harry relaxed. Elijah looked down at Harry and spoke
"i will not harm you little one, on that you have my word."
Harry looked up at Elijah, his green eyes wide and so innocent, and Elijah felt as if he could get lost in those eyes for the rest of his long life.
Harry relaxed completely in Elijah's arms and Elijah was grateful for it, he had no idea how to deal with children especially abused ones. After all it had been years since he had been human and even longer since he had been a child, and it wasn't just that times had changed what once was acceptable then was not now.
Elijah looked down at Harry, it had been twenty four hours since Harry had ate, and with what had been going on Elijah had neglected to feed Harry and that wouldn't do, after all how was Harry supposed to grow if he had no food?
Placing Harry down on the floor Elijah walked over to the phone and called down for room service. Harry watched as Elijah walked back to the front room and sat down, Harry carefully and quietly sat down next to Elijah. Elijah gave a small gentle smile, but Harry wasn't a vampire so he didn't see it, and that was fine for Elijah after all he didn't want Harry to know the nature of their bond just yet.